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Backlog Elimination Drive Has Begun
Hello, I just wanted to take a moment and announce that the July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive has started, and will run for a month. Thanks for signing up. There's a special prize for most edits on the first day, in case you've got high ambitions. Enjoy! ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 04:15, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Island templates
Thanks. I'm glad that someone finds them useful. Enter CBW, waits for audience applause, not a sausage. 08:26, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Son Ferrer at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 10:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Son Ferrer
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— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
Nice one. If you create any more Majorcan villages can you categorize them as Category:Populated places in Majorca? Dr. Blofeld White cat 21:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
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- I understand that the problem has now been dealt with, but you did add copyrighted text (from here.) Could you expand a bit, please? Thanks :), Acather96 (talk) 08:37, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hello. I created several articles in the past of Cal Historical Landmarks, and included the plaques' inscriptions in those articles. I hadn't done one of those articles in awhile so I looked at List of California Historical Landmarks#Nevada County, and went to the first article that was only a Cal Hist Landmark, and not a U.S. National Register of Historic Places or a U.S. National Historic Landmark. That brought me to First long-distance telephone line. The article includes the historical marker inscription. I used that article as a go-by. When I started Holbrooke Hotel, I hit show preview several times before save page, but inadvertently hit save page before adding one of the two website citations that showed the inscription. Then I added the inscription refs, and went on to expand the article. I kept thinking about how to handle the corenbot issue but I wasn't sure if the corenbot tag was addressing saving the article before adding the reference vs. the inscription being considered copyright material. So I decided to delete the marker inscription altogether, at least for the time being, until I researched the issue. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:13, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
- Oh right, good to know :). Thanks,Acather96 (talk) 15:39, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
Vandal
Hello again! There is an unregistered vandal, and since I've never reported one before, I thought I'd start by letting you know. The user added the words, "they are all black" to the Cali Swag District Discography section, although due to the users apparent lack of experience on Wikipedia, the words never actually showed up on the page. I checked for other edits by this user, User:76.112.212.44, and discovered that the person had vandalized the St. Mary's Preparatory page, and that edit was much worse. I vandal rollbacked the persons edits on both pages, and put the first and second vandal warnings on his talk page. But, someone needs to watch this guy, I doubt he is done. Michaelh2001 (talk) 17:56, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hi! Well, maybe he'll heed your warnings, and I always try to AGF, but AIV is the place to go for reporting vandals. Make sure to follow the instructions. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:50, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
- I am usually Mr. Assume Good Faith, but when I saw the edits to St. Mary's Preparatory using language like "nutsack", etc., I knew it was more than a misguided yet otherwise good faith edit. Thanks for your help, as always! Michaelh2001 (talk) 19:49, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
I wondered if you would be interested in translating this from spanish wiki. Important spanish writer even included in my 25,000 article book encyclopedia! Dr. Blofeld White cat 18:49, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey thanks for the work on Greenland! User:Algkalv has just left for his trip to northwest Greenland. Expect tons of new photographs when he returns!! Dr. Blofeld White cat 13:29, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Holbrooke Hotel
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The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
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The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
Alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
Just did whatever was linked on the page; I'll have a look at more tomorrow to see what I can come up with. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:24, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
- Any time - happy to be of help. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:46, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
DYK for François Spoerry
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DYK nomination of Emilie Demant Hatt
Hello! Your submission of Emilie Demant Hatt at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Nsk92 (talk) 16:13, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello. You recently added a citation to a book from the "Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases" series published by Icon Group International to this article. Unfortunately, Icon Group International is not a reliable source - their books are computer-generated, with most of the text copied from Wikipedia (most entries have [WP] by them to indicate this, see e.g. [1]). I've only removed the reference, not the text it was referencing. I'm removing a lot of similar references as they are circular references; many other editors have also been duped by these sources. Despite giving an appearance of reliability, the name "Webster's" has been public domain since the late 19th century. Another publisher to be wary of as they reuse Wikipedia articles is Alphascript Publishing. Fences&Windows 16:36, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
Chinese Arctic Administration
Hi Rosiestep,
No problem adding the Chinese characters and pinyin to your article. There is also some more information (in Chinese) available on the official website. When I get a chance I will translate and add it.
All the best, Philg88 contact 16:51, 11 May 2024 UTC [refresh]
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Please see Local hero's comment
at DYK:Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren. The pavement issue has been resolved, anything else, please let me know.--Sulmues (talk) 17:36, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
- Hi Sulmues. It all checks out and is good to go. Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:37, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
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Courcelles 00:04, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Rosiestep, congratulations on converting a redir into a well-written, well-sourced and interesting article. Your excellent work contributes to the coverage of Cornwall. Have you thought of joining WP:Cornwall? We'd certainly benefit from your input.
You may wish to add Caerhays Castle to the list of new articles on WP:Cornwall. You might also consider adding the {{Cornwall|state=collapsed}} geography template to your article. Best wishes, Andy F (talk) 12:23, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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Church bells and organs
Hi, if you're going to be writing a lot of articles on churches, you probably find Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers - http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/home.php - and the National Pipe Organ Register -http://www.npor.org.uk/ - useful. As you'll see from your article on the Church of Saint Laud I was able to significantly update the 1870 information on the bells! The late 19th century and 20th century saw significant numbers of rings being recast, so info as old as 1870 is most unlikely to reflect the current state of the bells. David Underdown (talk) 09:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
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-- Cirt (talk) 06:03, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Hello Rosie. How is everything? We seme to share interests in Majorcan villages, Greenland/Nunavut islands and old English castles and biographies! Dr. Blofeld 11:06, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Great to hear from you. Mmm. Would you be interested in helping expand Hotel Arctic a tad to meet the 3kb DYK requirements? We could nominate it as a DYK for the most northern 4-star hotel in the world. I'm not sure if there is enough web info on it...There is amass of work to do on British listed buildings, we could collaborate on a few of those two, like haunted Tudor manors etc... Dr. Blofeld 17:49, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks! My sister stayed in Jukkasjärvi, near Kiruna a year or two back in the fmaous ice hotel. This is not an ice hotel although it seems to have 5 igloos for rooms which I found rather interesting!! I don't know about you but I find very northern places really interesting. There's something explorer like about them, unchartered territory if you know what I mean. I love the Faroe Islands and Iceland too. The lego houses and cute polar bears!... Dr. Blofeld 17:54, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Yeah me too. Shockingly I've never been particularly "north" or "south". The furthest north I've been I think is Yorkshire!!! Esjberg is probably further south I think. I've been to British Columbia and as far across as Manitoba and to Ontario and the lower part of Quebec (staying with my uncle on a lake) but most of my holidays have been exotic like Lombok, the furthest south I've ever been. Last years my parents went on a cruise all along the Norwegian coast up to Kirkenes and said it was spectacular visiting the fjords. Yeah I was thinking about some places like Maesmawr Hall etc. Have you seen the British History website? That has some fascinating detailed info on local manors and history. Dr. Blofeld 18:21, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
I love kayaking! In regards to old biographies you may which to comment on my proposal at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). I've proposed a bot to transfer the article text from the national dictionary for biography from wiki source. About 4000 in total. Sometime we'll find a bot operator to make the transwiki project a success by geenrating content. One can only dream at the moment... Dr. Blofeld 18:41, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
Edit conflict. I was writing the article! Can you ensure anything you added during the time I expanded it is readded? I've nominated it for joint DYK, I hope its the first of many collaborations... Any luck with Hotel Arctic? Dr. Blofeld 20:07, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
I'll see what I can find on ONDB later. Does Amankila interest you? "Aman" means peace and each hotel has a different theme. There should be plenty of sources available... See Amanjiwo and Amantaka... Dr. Blofeld 15:48, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
I love novelty hotels whether they are old english manors or exotic lavish ones like the Aman Resorts. Dr. Blofeld 15:51, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Cool! oh yeah there should be enough to scrape start class. There is a boutique hotel site called Mr and Mrs SMith and also the Daily Telegraph link which has more info. Check out this. It has to be one of the most stunning hotels I've ever seen the Amanjiwo. I just love the furnishings and architecture of posh hotels, they really appeal to me. And it is such a neglected part of wikipedia when they could be made into encyclopedic articles. Dr. Blofeld 16:02, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Yeah it looks almost out of this world doesn't it like some timeless palace fit for the gods!! Imagine having a hotel room like this... Thanks for your expansion I've expanded William Piers and nominated for joint DYK. I actually think this is good working together as it means if you get tired on one article we can self support each other and finish it off to a start class for DYK. Dr. Blofeld 17:16, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
O wow have a browse of the hotels by country in Elegant resorts when you have a moment Dr. Blofeld 17:27, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Excellent, thanks for that. Yes there is an art to writing articles on hotels which takes practice. The trick is usually to play down the amentities and focus on the architecture/history. History is not always possible though. Don't worry I'll give it a copyedit shortly -actually it looked like you did an great job already in sorting that out. Nicely done Rosie!. I may have a an old haunted manor in store tomorrow for us... Dr. Blofeld 18:00, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, anything old and architectural or culturally rich/obscure is what I enjoy writing about, preferably articles which meet all requirements! Hotel articles are best when there are loads of book sources on its history and plenty of photos. Unfortunately that is rare but plenty have coverage in specialist books and that which is good. There are a few quoits like Zennor Quoit missing in the St. ives area you'd probably be interested in. We could also work together on some Spanish municipalities and geography sometime. Nothing too demanding though!!! My main focus at the moment though is on Vietnam, Burma and Laos. Dr. Blofeld 18:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Mmm I have Dunyvaig Castle in mind for tomorrow. I saw it linked in one of the Pierce related articles. Dr. Blofeld 20:37, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Ahh. Actually there is little I can find too to add to what we already have....Maybe I'll try another later... Dr. Blofeld 07:59, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
I'll begin editing Mitford Castle tomorrow, I'm going to be lazy this evening. Dr. Blofeld 15:15, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Great, I'll add to it tomorrow if I can.. Dr. Blofeld 16:31, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Nevermind. The best thing is to ask to share the load if you don't feel like completing the article. Whenever you have such an article next give me a bell. Dr. Blofeld 20:45, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi. I have Sisimiut and Air Greenland awaiting GA review. When the time comes to be reviewed I was wondering if you could help pass them? Little work is needed, I just need some support to ensure they pass. Dr. Blofeld 20:54, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. I've added a bit and the infobox/pics. There doesn't seme to be much solid info on it just repetition on various sites. You'd need specialist books in order to expand it fully I think. Good work though! You know that I am Welsh right? Dr. Blofeld 09:34, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
I've started Sisimiut Museum. Expand it if you can find more info. Dr. Blofeld 15:25, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Request comment at Wikiproject Old West
As a listed member, your input would be valued at this discussion on the coverage of fiction for WikiProject_American_Old_West. Jason Quinn (talk) 09:38, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
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-- Cirt (talk) 06:02, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
- Please address the comment on 8th baronet on its talk page. Materialscientist (talk) 08:21, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
New DNB WikiProject
For information: I have set up Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography, since the time has certainly come when there should be a place for collective discussion of the DNB adaptation effort. Please come and participate. Charles Matthews (talk) 09:32, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Church of Saint Laud
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I wondered if you would be interested in helping me expand this. The prices of the houses are very interesting, ridiculous really... Dr. Blofeld 14:08, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
Don't worry I've expanded it. Dr. Blofeld 08:34, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Amankila
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DYK for Thomas Tregosse
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DYK for Samuel Eyles Pierce
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The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Rosie. Richard Funkhouser needs a bit more text for DYK. There is further details in that valley source. Only need s little expansion and if possible a few other sources. A personal life section could be extracted from the valley source and more details on his various positions in the oil industry ... Dr. Blofeld 20:08, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
That's wonderful Rosie, thanks for that. Dr. Blofeld 12:28, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Amankila
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DYK for Mitford Castle
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Hi. Somebody presented an AFD at me on this at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lake Lobake National Park. I think though it is a redirect issue not an AFD. Interested in expanding it? Its bedtime here now but I'll continue on it tomorrow. There should be enough sources (see article talk page) and German wiki google translate. Dr. Blofeld 21:50, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
I've started expanding the Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve. You might want to clarify though in the Cameroon article about governance as I think the initiative is actually run by the Central African Forest Comission (COMIFAC) but the WWF are highly active in running it/funding it. We may as well expand the Congo park too and make it a triple DYK, providing the sources can be found. I'll ask Nvvchar if he is interested. Dr. Blofeld 09:49, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
Mmm, depends on how many hits it gets. I think the current name is OK as it says the other name in the intro, change it though if you are unhappy with it. I'll wait and see what Nvvchar has to offer for the third one and then we can add to it if needs be, providing he is interested...
OK. Dr. Blofeld 14:57, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
I could probably make an open street map of that part of the country but I wouldn't be able to do a sector map. Our best bet is to find a public domain UN one or something. Dr. Blofeld 18:07, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
I made an outline File:Dzanga-Sangha Complex.png. Sectors I can't do though. if only we at decent map making facilities... Dr. Blofeld 18:15, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
I wonder if that triangular part has a name like "Ndoki triangle" or something like the Caprivi Strip? Dr. Blofeld 18:29, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
Some further info can be found at here. Dr. Blofeld 12:44, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
I've expanded Ambam and nommed it as I didn't think you would be able to find info on it, I've started expanding Batoufam. you might find some info on history in google books or here and cultural info here if you are interested although as its Sunday like me you probably want to take it easy. Dr. Blofeld 16:51, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Yeah sometimes you just don't feel like editing/writing, other times you do. No rush, if you feel like adding to Batoufam later in the week, go for it. Once Nvvchar has added to the R Congo park then we can get the noms sorted out. Take it easy for now! Dr. Blofeld 21:17, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
ooh keep in mind Sirmilik National Park. I definately want us to collaborate over that one this week. Check out the German wiki article! Dr. Blofeld 21:57, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
Excellent. i've got a horrendoud headache at the moment, hopefully it will clear by later and i'll add some paragraphs to it. Yeah I love Nunavut and northern places! Dr. Blofeld 14:17, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Charles Grene Ellicombe
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DYK for Church of Saint Andrew, High Ham
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DYK for Nipisat Island
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DYK nomination of Lobéké National Park
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Rosie, I've nominated the lot for the September 17. Lobeke included in it. Hope you don't mind but I've merged it into the multiple hook nom. Dr. Blofeld 09:01, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
You may wish to translate the info on history and culture of Padilla, Bolivia from Spanish wiki and any other sources you can find. Dr. Blofeld 12:36, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
Nice one. As you can see I have an interest in most countries.... Dr. Blofeld 08:50, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
I've translated from Spanish wiki but it needs proof reading and referencing. I've found some sources but it seems more are about Juana Azurduy de Padilla than Manuel. Are you still interested in Sirmilik National Park? Dr. Blofeld 09:17, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks! OK, I'll resume with my Antarctica stubs today. I did also ask Blackkite if he could translate some of the wildife info from German but no response yet.. Dr. Blofeld 09:35, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
Haven't been to California in 13 years but loved every minute of it when I went. Driving up Pacific Coast highway and visiting Yosemite and Sequioa. I can see why Clint Eastwood lived in Monterey and Carmel. Dr. Blofeld 09:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Charles Grene Ellicombe
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Hopefully you remember me for the little "cookie" you gave me some time ago. You are the only user which I can still have some little trust in the whole Wikipedia. Could you please help me clean the mess created by Binksternet+Romaniantruths since July this year in all articles releated to Coanda-1910 aircraft. I'm sorry that I'm such and ignorant, but I don't know how to escalate officially problems in Wikipedia. Thank you in advance! With very little hope left: Lsorin —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lsorin (talk • contribs) 20:42, 22 September 2010 (UTC) ( Lsorin (talk) 20:46, 22 September 2010 (UTC) )
Could you please help me nominate Coanda-1910 for deletion? Please read the [2] for explanation. --Lsorin (talk) 19:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC
Lsorin, I've never taken an article to Afd and I won't start with this one. --Rosiestep (talk) 23:14, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
When somebody like Binksternet does not even wanna participate in building up the consensus, can we ban him from the discussion? What what is the procedure? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Coand%C4%83-1910#Consensus_proposition. Thank again in advance for any kind of answer. --Lsorin (talk) 19:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
As wikipedia is edited by volunteers, no one has to participate in doing anything they don't want to do, including consensus building. What I've seen with some articles is that consensus building takes time, often many months or more than a year. This requires patience, of course. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Edward Nicholas Kendall
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I've made a good start on this. But it needs sections on other components of the industry like processing, transportation, coffee products, notable coffee companies, schemes, subsidies and debts and other areas etc. You can find further info from here to expand it if you are interested its from source 1 of the article and there might be a lot of info in the 2007 review in the external link which I can't access - I had to copy the text from ref 1 into my user space as I am having problems with the adobe reader on my new PC which means I could only access it through google not wikipedia; I couldn't even access the 2007 review but it looked as if it would be useful. There is also more info on the research in ref 11 in the New Scientist magazine. Also google Sigri Coffee, there is probably enough for a seperate article on it.Dr. Blofeld 12:55, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
Mmm looks like Nvvchar and I have pretty much done all that needed to be done. Maybe you would be interested in expanding Yonki Dam?♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:09, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
I've started Pasquale Tola and Alba Cathedral. Can you find anything to expand either of them?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:47, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
Excellent. Did you know that Amalfi Cathedral is actually one of the most special places I've ever visited? To hear the church bells in the middle of the night is an amazing experience. I'm going to be cutting down the work I do on other topics from now on and I will be concentrating on developing Burmese geography. But I still want to work on articles with you on any topic!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:42, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
I'd love to see more coverage of little Inuit settlements for sure, also I think there should be more articles on the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The Burma project will take at least a year I think and thats stage 1. I won't feel like editing them every day but I will try to as often as I can. A lot of the villages can be expanded a little using google books and scraps of info from The New Light of Myanmar newspaper site and the online Burma library. The situation has improved also with google maps so a project I gave up on a few years back I think it is worth resuming. Some of the smaller towns have been improving on here with sources and I think its a country which needs to be put out there on the web and it will also surprise people browsing I think in a few years time to see Burma has moved towards developing on here. Thanks to google books I think we can force something encyclopedic out of a lot of the small towns and villages eventually, putting together scraps from old British Burma gazetteers and related books. The goal eventually would be to have an article on any settlement in Burma looking like Myinmu ideally with beautiful photographs!!,♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
You should definately visit Amalfi Coast. Its stunning. You'd love Amalfi and Ravello and the views. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:02, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Sheesh I got my work cut out. There are at least 38,000 towns and villages in Burma. Imagine though eventually having 38,000 articles like Myinmu! Won't happen for 20 years maybe but I think I can lay the foundations anyway....♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:06, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Nope its Burma, reliable population census data is not even available for most of the main cities. The trick will be to locate them initially and then find scraps of info to be added from google books. Not ideal but somebody has to do something to at least work towards covering these places..♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:19, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
As I go through them I hope the improve some of the existing town stubs along the way. I'll probably be calling on you and Nvcchar from time to time to try to get them past the stub class status if you are interested. Very tough though finding web sources. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:27, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Task is too much I think to do all the villages but we'll see how it goes...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:40, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Honestly I still want to do a regular DYK with you or Nvvchar as I can't solely work on Burma even if most of my editing time is now going to be spent on developing it. Rosie do you have Microsoft Word? I don't have it on my new PC. Let me know as if so the lists of villages by township could be wikified within seconds rather than 30 minutes. I'll show you how to do it. I would draw up the raw lists by township say for the rest of the Sagaing Region. Then it would only require a few minutes to wikify using Microsoft Word. Then I can dab them and create the templates ready for starting the articles.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:12, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Richard Funkhouser
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Sirmilik National Park
Sorry about that. I was away for a while and grabbed the wrong computer leaving me with no Internet access. I see that you got the answer anyway. Enter CBW, waits for audience applause, not a sausage. 14:44, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Lobéké National Park
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Hi Rosie. Somebody tried to AFD this so I thought it would be a good idea to make a DYK out of it. Can you expand it? I was thinking we could also make it a double hook by an article on the Chateau de Colombières. I love French chateaus. If you are interested I'll make a start on it. Hiesville has a lot of hits in google books from WWII but I'm not sure if info about the commune is readily available. As for Burma any article in Category:Township capitals of Burma could probably be expanded. By goal "eventually" is to get everyone beyond a stub class with some sources...♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:53, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Sirmilik National Park
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DYK nomination of Amalfi Cathedral
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