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I have unreviewed a page you curated edit

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DYK for The VelociPastor edit

On 4 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The VelociPastor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the director of the film The VelociPastor thought of the idea when his phone autocorrected "Velociraptor" to "Veloci Pastor"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The VelociPastor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The VelociPastor), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Orphaned non-free image File:A Report on the Party and the Guests.jpg edit

 

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DYK for Liparis liliifolia edit

On 6 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liparis liliifolia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the correct spelling of "liliifolia" in the name of the orchid Liparis liliifolia has been debated for decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liparis liliifolia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Liparis liliifolia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Julie Dretzin edit

On 15 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julie Dretzin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Julie Dretzin has narrated audiobooks using Russian accents for some characters and Maine accents for others? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julie Dretzin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Julie Dretzin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Litsy edit

On 17 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Litsy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Litsy is similar to Twitter and Instagram, but is only for books? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Litsy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Litsy), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 17 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

2019 US Banknote Contest edit

  US Banknote Contest  
November-December 2019

There are an estimated 30,000 different varieties of United States banknotes, yet only a fraction of these are represented on Wikimedia Commons in the form of 2D scans. Additionally, Colonial America, the Confederate States, the Republic of Texas, multiple states and territories, communities, and private companies have issued banknotes that are in the public domain today but are absent from Commons.

In the months of November and December, WikiProject Numismatics will be running a cross-wiki upload-a-thon, the 2019 US Banknote Contest. The goal of the contest is to increase the number of US banknote images available to content creators on all Wikimedia projects. Participants will claim points for uploading and importing 2D scans of US banknotes, and at the end of the contest all will receive awards. Whether you want to claim the Gold Wiki or you just want to have fun, all are invited to participate.


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DYK for Betty Flint edit

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November 2019 at Women in Red edit

 
November 2019, Volume 5, Issue 11, Numbers 107, 108, 140, 141, 142, 143


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New Page Review newsletter November 2019 edit

 

Hello SL93,

This newsletter comes a little earlier than usual because the backlog is rising again and the holidays are coming very soon.

Getting the queue to 0

There are now 813 holders of the New Page Reviewer flag! Most of you requested the user right to be able to do something about the huge backlog but it's still roughly less than 10% doing 90% of the work. Now it's time for action.
Exactly one year ago there were 'only' 3,650 unreviewed articles, now we will soon be approaching 7,000 despite the growing number of requests for the NPR user right. If each reviewer soon does only 2 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero and the daily input can then be processed by every reviewer doing only 1 review every 2 days - that's only a few minutes work on the bus on the way to the office or to class! Let's get this over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
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Our next newsletter will announce the winners of some really cool awards.

Coordinator

Admin Barkeep49 has been officially invested as NPP/NPR coordinator by a unanimous consensus of the community. This is a complex role and he will need all the help he can get from other experienced reviewers.

This month's refresher course

Paid editing is still causing headaches for even our most experienced reviewers: This official Wikipedia article will be an eye-opener to anyone who joined Wikipedia or obtained the NPR right since 2015. See The Hallmarks to know exactly what to look for and take time to examine all the sources.

Tools
  • It is now possible to select new pages by date range. This was requested by reviewers who want to patrol from the middle of the list.
  • It is now also possible for accredited reviewers to put any article back into the New Pages Feed for re-review. The link is under 'Tools' in the side bar.
Reviewer Feedback

Would you like feedback on your reviews? Are you an experienced reviewer who can give feedback to other reviewers? If so there are two new feedback pilot programs. New Reviewer mentorship will match newer reviewers with an experienced reviewer with a new reviewer. The other program will be an occasional peer review cohort for moderate or experienced reviewers to give feedback to each other. The first cohort will launch November 13.

Second set of eyes
  • Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work, especially while some routine tagging for deletion can still be carried out by non NPR holders and inexperienced users. Read about it at the Monitoring the system section in the tutorial. If you come across such editors doing good work, don't hesitate to encourage them to apply for NPR.
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Arbitration Committee

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Community Wish list

There is to be no wish list for WMF encyclopedias this year. We thank Community Tech for their hard work addressing our long list of requirements which somewhat overwhelmed them last year, and we look forward to a successful completion.


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DYK for Adaora Adimora edit

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December events with WIR edit

 
December 2019, Volume 5, Issue 12, Numbers 107, 108, 144, 145, 146, 147


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DYK for Zenas King edit

On 27 November 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenas King, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 19th-century bridge builder Zenas King built thousands of bridges across the continental United States, some of which are still standing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenas King. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zenas King), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 27 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Oecanthus fultoni edit

On 1 December 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oecanthus fultoni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the chirps of the snowy tree cricket can be used to estimate the approximate temperature in Fahrenheit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oecanthus fultoni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Oecanthus fultoni), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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New Page Review newsletter December 2019 edit

 

Reviewer of the Year
 

This year's Reviewer of the Year is Rosguill. Having gotten the reviewer PERM in August 2018, they have been a regular reviewer of articles and redirects, been an active participant in the NPP community, and has been the driving force for the emerging NPP Source Guide that will help reviewers better evaluate sourcing and notability in many countries for which it has historically been difficult.

Special commendation again goes to Onel5969 who ends the year as one of our most prolific reviewers for the second consecutive year. Thanks also to Boleyn and JTtheOG who have been in the top 5 for the last two years as well.

Several newer editors have done a lot of work with CAPTAIN MEDUSA and DannyS712 (who has also written bots which have patrolled thousands of redirects) being new reviewers since this time last year.

Thanks to them and to everyone reading this who has participated in New Page Patrol this year.

Top 10 Reviewers over the last 365 days
Rank Username Num reviews Log
1 Rosguill (talk) 47,395 Patrol Page Curation
2 Onel5969 (talk) 41,883 Patrol Page Curation
3 JTtheOG (talk) 11,493 Patrol Page Curation
4 Arthistorian1977 (talk) 5,562 Patrol Page Curation
5 DannyS712 (talk) 4,866 Patrol Page Curation
6 CAPTAIN MEDUSA (talk) 3,995 Patrol Page Curation
7 DragonflySixtyseven (talk) 3,812 Patrol Page Curation
8 Boleyn (talk) 3,655 Patrol Page Curation
9 Ymblanter (talk) 3,553 Patrol Page Curation
10 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 3,522 Patrol Page Curation

(The top 100 reviewers of the year can be found here)

Redirect autopatrol

A recent Request for Comment on creating a new redirect autopatrol pseduo-permission was closed early. New Page Reviewers are now able to nominate editors who have an established track record creating uncontroversial redirects. At the individual discretion of any administrator or after 24 hours and a consensus of at least 3 New Page Reviewers an editor may be added to a list of users whose redirects will be patrolled automatically by DannyS712 bot III.

Source Guide Discussion

Set to launch early in the new year is our first New Page Patrol Source Guide discussion. These discussions are designed to solicit input on sources in places and topic areas that might otherwise be harder for reviewers to evaluate. The hope is that this will allow us to improve the accuracy of our patrols for articles using these sources (and/or give us places to perform a WP:BEFORE prior to nominating for deletion). Please watch the New Page Patrol talk page for more information.

This month's refresher course

While New Page Reviewers are an experienced set of editors, we all benefit from an occasional review. This month consider refreshing yourself on Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features). Also consider how we can take the time for quality in this area. For instance, sources to verify human settlements, which are presumed notable, can often be found in seconds. This lets us avoid the (ugly) 'Needs more refs' tag.

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January 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
January 2020, Volume 6, Issue 1, Numbers 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153


Happy Holidays from all of us at Women in Red, and thank you for your support in 2019. We look forward to working with you in 2020!

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DYK for Mack Garner edit

On 14 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mack Garner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American jockey Mack Garner was posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1969? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mack Garner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mack Garner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Bella Jarrett edit

On 15 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bella Jarrett, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American actress and romance novelist Bella Jarrett was a member of Mensa International, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bella Jarrett. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bella Jarrett), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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February with Women in Red edit

 
February 2020, Volume 6, Issue 2, Numbers 150, 151, 152, 154, 155


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New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020 edit

 

Hello SL93,

Source Guide Discussion

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

Redirects

New to NPP? Looking to try something a little different? Consider patrolling some redirects. Redirects are relatively easy to review, can be found easily through the New Pages Feed. You can find more information about how to patrol redirects at WP:RPATROL.

Discussions and Resources
Refresher

Geographic regions, areas and places generally do not need general notability guideline type sourcing. When evaluating whether an article meets this notability guideline please also consider whether it might actually be a form of WP:SPAM for a development project (e.g. PR for a large luxury residential development) and not actually covered by the guideline.

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Proposed deletion of Dustin Fitzsimons edit

 

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March 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
March 2020, Volume 6, Issue 3, Numbers 150, 151, 156, 157, 158, 159


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April 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
April 2020, Volume 6, Issue 4, Numbers 150, 151, 159, 160, 161, 162


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May 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
May 2020, Volume 6, Issue 5, Numbers 150, 151, 163, 164, 165, 166


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Proposed deletion of Nick Picks edit

 

The article Nick Picks has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Poorly verified list of non-notable DVDs containing selections of cartoons.

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Nomination of Nick Picks for deletion edit

 

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Nick Picks is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nick Picks until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Drmies (talk) 15:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

June 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
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DYK nomination of Hope Runs High edit

  Hello! Your submission of Hope Runs High at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! --evrik (talk) 03:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago edit

Awesome
 
Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 16 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Template:Did you know nominations/Hope Runs High edit

SL93, the creator of the article has just shown up, and would like the nomination to proceed; unfortunately, they forgot to sign their post so their attempted ping to you didn't go through. Please stop by when you get the chance. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:06, 17 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

@BlueMoonset: Thanks so much for the message. I looked over the article and the creator got it almost ready to go. SL93 (talk) 21:40, 18 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020 edit

 

Hello SL93,

Your help can make a difference

NPP Sorting can be a great way to find pages needing new page patrolling that match your strengths and interests. Using ORES, it divides articles into topics such as Literature or Chemistry and on Geography. Take a look and see if you can find time to patrol a couple pages a day. With over 10,000 pages in the queue, the highest it's been since ACPERM, your help could really make a difference.

Google Adds New Languages to Google Translate

In late February, Google added 5 new languages to Google Translate: Kinyarwanda, Odia (Oriya), Tatar, Turkmen and Uyghur. This expands our ability to find and evaluate sources in those languages.

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  • Also at the Village Pump is a discussion about limiting participation at Articles for Deletion discussion.
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DYK nomination of Chasing 3000 edit

  Hello! Your submission of Chasing 3000 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hog Farm (talk) 02:28, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

July 2020 at Women in Red edit

 
Women in Red / July 2020, Volume 6, Issue 7, Numbers 150, 151, 170, 171, 172, 173


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DYK nomination of Hope Runs High edit

  Hello! Your submission of Hope Runs High at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:02, 29 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Hanging of Patrick O'Connor edit

On 30 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hanging of Patrick O'Connor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first murder trial in Iowa led to the hanging of Patrick O'Connor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hanging of Patrick O'Connor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hanging of Patrick O'Connor), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 30 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Precious anniversary edit

Precious
 
Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:40, 9 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hook visuals edit

Hi SL93, thanks very much for pitching in and building prep sets! FYI I moved your Prep 5 down to Prep 6 because there were two people image hooks in a row. We try to vary the image hook among people/plants/buildings/paintings/graphs, etc.

It was recently brought to my attention that the look of the prep sets could be improved by staggering the way the bolded links appear. Instead of running one hook after another that has the bolded link at the beginning, we are trying to vary the placement of the bolded link for a more pleasing overall look—see for example Preps 1 and 4. It does take more time, I'll admit, and sometimes I'll promote hooks over 2 sets while I'm looking to achieve a nice staggered look, but I think it pays off in the end. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:39, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

@Yoninah: The bolded link placement seems more trouble than it's worth. I was just focusing on building a balanced set while trying to clear out old nominations. SL93 (talk) 14:23, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
Agreed. But it does look nicer. Yoninah (talk) 15:03, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
I probably won't be doing preps if it is a new requirement. SL93 (talk) 16:39, 13 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Yoninah: I gave what you said a go in prep 5. SL93 (talk) 01:09, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
Wow, it looks great! Did it take longer than usual? Yoninah (talk) 09:30, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Yoninah: It look a bit longer than usual, but it's fine. SL93 (talk) 17:16, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:17, 20 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi again. I see you're working very hard to stagger the bolded links. I just want to mention that you can preview the set as you build it by clicking on the link under the edit window for the prep set you're working on. You might see that even if you run two hooks in a row with a bolded link in the beginning, a longish hook will also separate out the bolding nicely. Best, Yoninah (talk) 10:19, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Yoninah: I tend to mess things up when I do some things on Wikipedia all at once. For example, I tag articles that I want to expand with an in use tag so I can write the article in parts and section by section. SL93 (talk) 10:38, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi again. Thanks for building sets! I just wanted to mention that I and other prep builders have been putting 3 bio hooks in each set instead of 4, since we seem to have less of them. Best, Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 23 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Joanna Cole (author) edit

Noticed all the good work you're doing at Joanna Cole (author). I have just nominated the article for inclusion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates. You may want to at least support the nomination, and perhaps add further comments. HiLo48 (talk) 04:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

@HiLo48: Thanks for letting me know. I was annoyed that her article was almost total crap because I grew up with her Magic School House books and she lived in the same city as me (Sioux City, Iowa). SL93 (talk) 04:40, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
I come from just a little further away, Australia. But even some of us foreigners have heard of The Magic School Bus. In my case it was as a teacher, where I made use of some of the video games. Very engaging for students. HiLo48 (talk) 05:20, 16 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination for Mildred Hope Fisher Wood edit

Hi I've reviewed the hot off the press article at Template:Did you know nominations/Mildred Hope Fisher Wood and had some minor questions about it, please feel free to ping me when you've had time to look at it. Mujinga (talk) 17:04, 18 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

@Mujinga: How does the nomination look now? SL93 (talk) 16:41, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Chasing 3000 edit

On 19 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chasing 3000, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the film Chasing 3000 was meant to premiere at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but was held back since the filmmakers wanted a better chance to secure a distribution deal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chasing 3000. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chasing 3000), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 00:02, 19 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of A Piece of Eden edit

  Hello! Your submission of A Piece of Eden at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 13:32, 26 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

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A pie for you! edit

  Thanks for your help with the Wrens of Curragh lead! Lajmmoore (talk) 12:14, 27 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Agnes Samuelson edit

On 1 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Agnes Samuelson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that educator Agnes Samuelson was posthumously inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame and had a Des Moines elementary school named after her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Agnes Samuelson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Agnes Samuelson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Maria Ovsiankina edit

  Hello! Your submission of Maria Ovsiankina at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Soman (talk) 11:10, 2 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Your DYK nomination of Helene Odilon edit

Hiya I've reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Helene Odilon and left some comments. All the best, Mujinga (talk) 14:37, 3 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Molly Neptune Parker edit

  Hello! Your submission of Molly Neptune Parker at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 18:44, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hook interest edit

I don't really appreciate your comment on Template:Did you know nominations/Casilda Iturrizar. My interest has never been to advocate for my opinion but to get the best hook possible on the main page. I do appreciate your asking me to explain my objection so we can get a consensus. It does seem to me that these articles you've been nominating lately (Molly Neptune Parker and this) are rather sketchy and don't have much to work with to develop a good hook. Yoninah (talk) 19:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

@Yoninah: I honestly disagree with you on Casilda Iturrizar. SL93 (talk) 19:39, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
I submitted a new hook that mentions two things that were named after her, as well as mentioning the street plaque that memorializes her. SL93 (talk) 19:45, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Yoninah: From what I've seen at DYK for awhile, the best possible hook is always what matches your opinion. It's actually a really annoying common occurrence. Maybe it's because other editors don't have the guts to disagree with the person who promotes their hook. SL93 (talk) 20:17, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
@SL93: Sorry to barge in, but this is simply not true. As someone who has disputed with Yoninah in the past, they turn out to be right about consensus more often than not. If you disagree with them, you can try what I did, bringing it up on WT:DYK for broader discussion. For me that was a humbling experience: Yoninah is a veteran, and pretty much understands Wikipedian consensus regarding what DYK hooks should look like. Of course they are human and make mistakes like all of us, but they've been doing this a lot longer than I have, that's for sure. I was sure they were wrong and other editors would see my side; in the end everyone who commented agreed with Yoninah. For what it's worth, I read hooks ALT3 and ALT3.1 and agree with Yoninah, there is a real hook interest problem here. Psiĥedelisto (talkcontribs) please always ping! 23:48, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Psiĥedelisto: I was wrong about what I said and I apologized on Yoninah's talk page. As for the hook interest, we would really need to backtrack on hooks about things that are named after other things if we can definitely say such things can't be considered interesting. I don't feel like being the guinea pig for that. There have been a few times when others have claimed my hooks are not interesting and I'm glad that I stuck up for those hooks because they received enough views while on the main page. SL93 (talk) 23:52, 6 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
For example, Template:Did you know nominations/Teshio River which is in a prep now and my hook Template:Did you know nominations/Agnes Samuelson which was on the main page recently. For the first DYK, most of the places in Hokkaido came from Ainu language. SL93 (talk) 00:14, 7 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Alexander the Last edit

On 8 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alexander the Last, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the film Alexander the Last, which was shot with a Handycam, credits the lead actors as also being the screenwriters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander the Last. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alexander the Last), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 8 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for A Piece of Eden edit

On 8 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Piece of Eden, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that A Piece of Eden was filmed at the director John D. Hancock's home, with the main location being his apple orchard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Piece of Eden. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, A Piece of Eden), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 8 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Special occasion hooks for August 14 edit

Hi, there are two special occasion hooks for August 14. I don't think either needs a picture slot, but they should probably go into Prep 4. Best, Yoninah (talk) 00:08, 10 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yoninah Done. SL93 (talk) 00:19, 10 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 00:20, 10 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Prep 1 edit

Hi, you have two death hooks in the same set. Also, execution by hanging isn't "quirky". Best, Yoninah (talk) 10:32, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

The quirkiness is in its phrasing and not that it was an execution by hanging. Though I don’t care if it’s moved to another prep. Also, no one is going to be dumb enough to think that she came back to life. SL93 (talk) 12:08, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah SL93 (talk) 12:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Mildred Hope Fisher Wood edit

On 11 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mildred Hope Fisher Wood, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that educator Mildred Hope Fisher Wood was the originator of learning-disability courses, which she taught to prospective teachers at the University of Northern Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mildred Hope Fisher Wood. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mildred Hope Fisher Wood), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 11 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Molly Neptune Parker edit

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 13 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Margaret Mercer edit

  Hello! Your submission of Margaret Mercer at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:08, 13 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Joy Parr edit

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Sensing Changes edit

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Helene Odilon edit

On 18 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Helene Odilon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 1902 magazine article called Helene Odilon "currently the greatest actress in Germany"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Helene Odilon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Helene Odilon), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Maria Ovsiankina edit

On 20 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria Ovsiankina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Maria Ovsiankina studied the Zeigarnik effect of how people remember unfinished tasks more than completed ones, and described the Ovsiankina effect of how likely they are to resume those tasks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Ovsiankina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maria Ovsiankina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 20 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Cabinet of Folksongs edit

On 21 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cabinet of Folksongs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Cabinet of Folksongs, which contains all the Latvian folksongs collected by Krišjānis Barons, was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cabinet of Folksongs), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 21 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Symbolon edit

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Conte (literature) edit

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 23 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Margaret Mercer edit

On 24 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Mercer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American abolitionist Margaret Mercer freed the slaves whom she inherited from her father, Maryland governor John Francis Mercer, and sent six of them to Liberia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Mercer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret Mercer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 24 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Draft:Future Leaders of Manitoba edit

An article created in February by a user blocked in March, with no evidence that the author was the sockpuppet of a user blocked at that time is not eligible for WP:G5. Cabayi (talk) 10:05, 25 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Cabayi Sorry. I misread the policy and I undid my edit. SL93 (talk) 10:07, 25 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. I don't see any way forward except waiting for G13 in February. It may serve as a honey pot for other paid editors in the meantime. Cabayi (talk) 10:16, 25 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Origins of the Hermit Brothers of the Order of Saint Augustine and Their True Establishment Before the Great Lateran Council edit

  Hello! Your submission of Origins of the Hermit Brothers of the Order of Saint Augustine and Their True Establishment Before the Great Lateran Council at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MartinPoulter (talk) 16:59, 25 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Prep 7 edit

Hi, I appreciate your taking the time to build Prep 7. I'm happy you chose that lead hook and image. Did you notice that you have two U.S. hooks side by side, and two U.S. college hooks in the same set? Feel free to switch them out with other sets. Best, Yoninah (talk) 18:25, 27 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yoninah I'm having difficulty with that so I will wait for a new prep to open up. SL93 (talk) 20:15, 27 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah I think I fixed it. SL93 (talk) 20:21, 27 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Excellent! Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:42, 27 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Ruth Robertson Berrey edit

On 29 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ruth Robertson Berrey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as a medical missionary, pediatrician Ruth Robertson Berrey helped reduce Nigeria's incidence of leprosy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruth Robertson Berrey. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ruth Robertson Berrey), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Rejection of Draft: Wintershall Dea edit

Hi, SL93. You recently rejected Draft: Wintershall Dea by Merger2019. While I fully agree that the draft lacked of independent reliable sources, there is no doubt about the notability of this subject as a broad media coverage of that subject exists. I expanded this draft (mainly translating the 'History* section from de:Wintershall Dea) and added additional references. I hope you will take a look of the re-submission. Thank you in advance. Beagel (talk) 11:02, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Beagel I appreciate your work and message. I accepted the article. SL93 (talk) 16:31, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

September Women in Red edithons edit

 
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Set building edit

Hi, could you build a prep set? We're back to running two a day and no one else seems to be active. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:06, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yoninah I can. Interestingly, something went wrong with a hook I promoted. I'm not sure how to fix Template:Did you know nominations/Joaquín Bilbao and what went wrong. SL93 (talk) 18:18, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
The coding got split in half. I fixed it. Yoninah (talk) 18:24, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi again. I was going to build Prep 5, and left a note at Template:Did you know nominations/August 2020 Midwest derecho. But we must have edit-conflicted and you promoted it. Could you undo your promotion please? Yoninah (talk) 18:38, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah I undid it. I apologize that I didn't know how to unpromote it without removing your comment. SL93 (talk) 18:40, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
No problem. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:42, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah I have two more hooks to promote to prep 4, but I have to get ready for work now. SL93 (talk) 18:43, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
OK, I really appreciate your help. Do you want me to fill the last two hooks? Yoninah (talk) 18:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah That would be perfect. SL93 (talk) 18:46, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah My ride will be here soon, but I'm checking back to ask about Template:Did you know nominations/Elastomeric respirator. I thought that the article could still be promoted with clarification needed tags, but that may have been unacceptable. Would you be to double check my promotion? SL93 (talk) 19:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
I wouldn't promote it with those tags. Yoninah (talk) 19:04, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah Alright. I unpromoted it and notified that nominator. Adding back to nomination page now. SL93 (talk) 19:09, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. I'll also add back my comment on the nomination. Yoninah (talk) 19:09, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Origins of the Hermit Friars of the Order of Saint Augustine and Their True Establishment Before the Great Lateran Council edit

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Great stuff! Thanks for all you did with this! Mccapra (talk) 04:57, 4 September 2020 (UTC)Reply
September
 
Thank you for another good one! - Every once in a while, I have a TFA, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:02, 4 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Bare-shanked screech owl edit

On 7 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bare-shanked screech owl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nesting of the bare-shanked screech owl has only been studied once, within the cavity of an oak tree? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bare-shanked screech owl. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bare-shanked screech owl), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Template:Did you know nominations/Vlashnjë edit

Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 16:15, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yoninah I looked at the note, but I’m not seeing the issue. It really is personal preference.SL93 (talk) 16:38, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply
We will just have to disagree on this one. SL93 (talk) 16:41, 7 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Night Patrol edit

On 8 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Night Patrol, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Unknown Comic in the 1984 film Night Patrol is a real-life stand-up comedian? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Night Patrol. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Night Patrol), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Roy James Carver edit

On 8 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Roy James Carver, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American industrialist Roy James Carver's company supplied self-priming pumps to the United States and Allied Forces navies during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Roy James Carver. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Roy James Carver), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hi, did you answer your question? ALT1 just moved the bolded link in the approved hook. Oh, I see you promoted it. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:21, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Request on 08:01:57, 9 September 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Schnoebi edit


I am disappointed and rather disheartened that you concluded that this article reads like an advertisement. This is not an advertisement. It describes a well established and internationally recognised educational charity that is encouraging the designing and making of medals. It works with art collages in the UK and overseas to encourage the craftsmanship of medal making (coin design); a tradition that spans over a 1000 years. It is supported by the British Museum. I could go on, but I am deflated... The article is informative and accurate.

If someone can assist me in restyling the article to read less like an advertisement, I would be very grateful. --Schnoebi (talk) 08:01, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Schnoebi An article should not use promotional language such as "were instrumental", "internationally acclaimed", and "its aim". SL93 (talk) 13:07, 9 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

--Schnoebi (talk) 12:37, 11 September 2020 (UTC)Ok. I will review.Reply
I have modified as follows:

  • "were instrumental" - the two people were instrumental in the formation of the society. This does not promote the society. I have replaced with the word "Key people"
  • "internationally acclaimed" - Yes, that is promotional. Sorry about that. I have changed to: "international"
  • "its aim", ambiguous and changed to "the project was designed to"

I could not find any more promotional language. Thank you SL93 for your input.
Thank you again. Schnoebi

DYK for Matchstick Marvels Museum edit

On 10 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matchstick Marvels Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Iowa's Matchstick Marvels Museum has large models created out of thousands of matchsticks that are glued one at a time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matchstick Marvels Museum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Matchstick Marvels Museum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 00:04, 10 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Diguetia edit

On 11 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diguetia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that female spiders of the genus Diguetia stridulate while mating, and make a noise loud enough for humans to hear when they are harassed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diguetia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Diguetia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 11 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Request on 23:42:09, 12 September 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by JamesSerieDno4 edit


Disagree with assessment. I disagree with the assessment that the Draft:Radical Monopoly article does not have sufficient coverage, it deprives the community of the opportunity to develop the concept that has been cited in social science papers and re-shared around the internet for over 30 years, and predicted a concept that is more relevant in current culture than the original author could have predicted.

I made the changes the initial editor requested, and then it was declined for another unrelated reason. I've taken it as far as it needs to go, and this process seems shady.

JamesSerieDno4 (talk) 23:42, 12 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

JamesSerieDno4 While you did include other papers, you didn't reference them correctly (look at the references section to see how it should be). There shouldn't be external links in the body of an article. If you reference the papers correctly, I will accept the draft. SL93 (talk) 23:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)Reply
JamesSerieDno4 I took care of it for you and I accepted the draft. SL93 (talk) 00:13, 13 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot edit

  You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Alex Anderson (quilter) edit

On 16 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alex Anderson (quilter), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alex Anderson became interested in quilting after finishing her grandmother's quilt, which had been started decades earlier, for a college credit? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alex Anderson (quilter)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 16 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Laura Marholm edit

  Hello! Your submission of Laura Marholm at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:16, 16 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Leonhard Lechner edit

On 20 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leonhard Lechner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Leonhard Lechner, who trained as a chorister in Bavaria under Orlande de Lassus, composed a Passion for choir in 1593 that strongly influenced the genre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leonhard Lechner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leonhard Lechner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Jeanne Humbert edit

  Hello! Your submission of Jeanne Humbert at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:14, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Draft:The Spirit of Israel edit

Hey there, I dont understand why you declined the draft...i added more links but would love to better understand since The Spirit of Israel is a huge and importent non-profit organization in Israel and has been so for the past years. Please help me better understand and also fix what needed.. I also would like you to know that I submitted it only after I spend hours on the live chat and did eveything I was asked. When I finished 3 editors told me it is now "safe" to submit since it looks fine... Please help, thanks! --Shir2020 (talk) 09:49, 21 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Shir2020 I noticed two aspects of what is typically advertising jargon - "with the aim of" and "aim to empower". I try to be extra careful for such language when there is a declared close connection to the subject. While it isn't required for approval, making sure that every statement is referenced would be a huge help if you felt like doing such a thing. SL93 (talk) 09:55, 21 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Laura Marholm edit

On 21 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Laura Marholm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some works by the Baltic-German writer Laura Marholm were part of "feminist literary criticism", known as gynocriticism, 70 years before the term was coined? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laura Marholm. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Laura Marholm), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

October editathons from Women in Red edit

 
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DYK for Claire Etcherelli edit

On 22 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Claire Etcherelli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that French novelist Claire Etcherelli's 1967 novel Elise, or the Real Life gained a brief cult following and was adapted into a 1970 film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Claire Etcherelli. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Claire Etcherelli), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Jeanne Humbert edit

On 24 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jeanne Humbert, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that writer Jeanne Humbert was repeatedly arrested for spreading information about birth control and abortion after they were banned in France in 1920? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jeanne Humbert. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jeanne Humbert), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 24 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thank you edit

Thank you SLN93 for your review of my article on Absolute Monarchs!!Truth is KingTALK 14:14, 26 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for James Barney Marsh edit

On 27 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Barney Marsh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that bridge designer James Barney Marsh gave Archie Alexander, the first African American to graduate as an engineer from the University of Iowa, his first job? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Barney Marsh. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James Barney Marsh), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Request on 12:03:13, 28 September 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Torresjrjr edit


I believe this article submission deserves to be accepted, not rejected.

I cite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(software)#Reliability_and_significance_of_sources

> Common sense and an awareness of historical context should be used in determining whether coverage in sources found for an app is in fact reliable and significant. Factors that may impact on the evaluation of sources include: > The way the app is distributed. It is reasonable to allow relatively informal sources for free and open-source software, if significance can be shown. For instance, Usenet posts may be acceptable sources for some guy's homebrewed Unix clone [refering to Linus' Linux].

Pleroma's notability is not temporary. Pleroma is Free and Open Source, which is important because it will hardly ever recieve a reference from an established news source since it isn't a product. It's notability stems from it's history and community. You could consider this an article regarding a community based on some software. Therefore, I believe the following citation is *not* applicable to this submission.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(software)#Promotion_and_scope

The Mastodon_(software) and PeerTube article are perfect examples of what the Pleroma article could and should be. Pleroma is arguably as notable as those two. It's certainly more notable than PeerTube in terms of numbers. I've written this article with the stub template, beacuse I think this submission is capable of expansion regarding newsworthy internet history.

Please reconsider this submission. Thank you for your time.

Torresjrjr (talk) 12:03, 28 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Template:Did you know nominations/Wahan Ke Log edit

Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 19:49, 28 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Hargovinddas Kantawala edit

  Hello! Your submission of Hargovinddas Kantawala at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! --evrik (talk) 04:39, 29 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of One Piece Bounty Rush edit

  Hello! Your submission of One Piece Bounty Rush at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:30, 30 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Anna Langfus edit

On 1 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anna Langfus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Polish-French author Anna Langfus, a Holocaust survivor, wrote novels that had her own life experiences interwoven into the fiction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Langfus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anna Langfus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 1 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Need help reviewing Draft:Atif Afzal (music composer) edit

Hello, I have drafted this page - Draft:Atif Afzal (music composer) - adding neutral information per WP:NPV using WP:SIGCOV and WP:RS references. I have also worked on improving with the help of other community editors, as you can see in the page history. Requesting you for your kind review. Thanks.

--AAComposer (talk) 22:21, 2 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Request on 07:15:01, 8 October 2020 for assistance on AfC submission by Whitebella edit


Hello, My article was reviewed and declined citing that article does not show significant coverage. If i am reading into this correctly should i be adding more links in citation from independent sources to get it approved? Thanks for your consideration. Whitebella (talk) 07:15, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Whitebella That is part of it, but there also needs to be independent reliable significant coverage such as articles and reviews. SL93 (talk) 14:21, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Margueritte Harmon Bro edit

  Hello! Your submission of Margueritte Harmon Bro at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 14:31, 8 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Orphaned non-free image File:Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power.jpg edit

 

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DYK for Angela Haseltine Pozzi edit

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hook promotions edit

Hi, the next time you promote hooks, could you promote some more of my nominations and hooks that I've written that I can't promote? The older ones are:

Yoninah I sure can. I will work on promoting more tomorrow. SL93 (talk) 00:16, 11 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 00:19, 11 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yoninah I promoted two of the above nominations. I requested someone to promote Template:Did you know nominations/List of Arjuna award recipients (2000–2009) on the DYK talk page because I was the one who approved your alt. SL93 (talk) 02:39, 11 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 10:30, 11 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of The Sociology of Housework edit

  Hello! Your submission of The Sociology of Housework at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:54, 12 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Nan Wood Graham edit

On 13 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nan Wood Graham, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nan Wood Graham, the sister of painter Grant Wood, posed for her brother's 1930 painting American Gothic (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nan Wood Graham. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nan Wood Graham), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 13 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Prep 3 edit

Hi, thanks for doing a set. You have 2 hooks by the same nominator, though. Please move one to another set, preferably a few sets down, as we have quite a few of these television play hooks.

There's also a DYK credit line missing. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Yoninah I fixed it, but moving it a few sets down isn't possible with only one empty set. SL93 (talk) 22:40, 14 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
OK. So I returned it to the Approved page for a later promotion. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:44, 14 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Alright. Although I feel like such a thing isn't necessary when there will soon be more empty preps. SL93 (talk) 22:45, 14 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yes, but this editor is nominating lots of 1950s American television play articles, with pretty much the same hook angle for each one (i.e. a quote praising the production). We need to space them out, just like we do the recent spate of Arjuna award articles. Yoninah (talk) 15:47, 15 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for One Piece Bounty Rush edit

On 18 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article One Piece Bounty Rush, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pre-launch test of the mobile game One Piece Bounty Rush had one million players? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/One Piece Bounty Rush. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, One Piece Bounty Rush), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 18 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Niu Yingzhen edit

On 19 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Niu Yingzhen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 8th-century Chinese poet Niu Yingzhen was reportedly able to learn texts by dreaming that she ate the actual copies, then discussed them with deceased male scholars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Niu Yingzhen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Niu Yingzhen), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 19 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for The Sociology of Housework edit

On 22 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Sociology of Housework, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ann Oakley published the first sociological research that shows housework as being actual work? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Sociology of Housework. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Sociology of Housework), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Hargovinddas Kantawala edit

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Prep 1: Bob Hindmarch edit

Hi, there was a lot of discussion (and, in my view, confusion) about the hook choice, but I think the one you chose is the most wordy and hard to parse. Any chance of replacing it with ALT2? Yoninah (talk) 14:27, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

I will do that now. SL93 (talk) 14:28, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks. Yoninah (talk) 14:29, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply