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DYK for Vilenica International Literary Festival

On 6 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vilenica International Literary Festival, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the main event of Vilenica International Literary Festival takes place inside a cave? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vilenica International Literary Festival. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Vilenica International Literary Festival), 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, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic)

Hi, I've set up a page, feel free to begin listing your entries on the 1000 list. Can you spread the word and alert the others? Cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:37, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Will do! Thanks a lot for setting it up, looks great! Yakikaki (talk) 19:46, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Merge

I think you will find instructions on merging articles somewhere in Wikipedia. At the simplest level, it is a matter of combining the two articles, but normally it is then necessary to edit out duplicated material. In all cases with article merging, the article merged from is replaced by a Redirect to the target, but it is also necessary to check for double redirects and change them. See Wikipedia:Merging. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:05, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Peterkingiron for your kind answer. I'm embarrassed as I could easily have looked this up myself rather than bother you. I will do it in the coming days. Kind regards, Yakikaki (talk) 19:20, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Oooooh!! :)

This is looking very promising! :D Even if the code is re-used, you are certainly giving it your very own personal touch. Very good design, I'm impressed! And the little fire is sooo appropriate and welcoming. cart-Talk 23:29, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, thank you! :) I'll keep working on it but I'm also quite satisfied with how it's taken off. Thanks again for letting me use your code. Yakikaki (talk) 07:11, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
You're welcome. Don't remove the clock, it works as well as any of these "userbox clocks" do. It will reset to the correct time every time you refresh the page or click on the "refresh" sign on it. They are not ticking continuously as some you can mark for your own view in your 'Preferences'. And you also have to set it on the right time zone. cart-Talk 12:56, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to Women in Architecture & Women in Archaeology editathons

 
 


October 2016

Women in Architecture & Women in Archaeology editathons
Faciliated by Women in Red

 

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DYK nomination of Sundveda Hoard

  Hello! Your submission of Sundveda Hoard 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! --DYKReviewBot (report bugs) 22:48, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

Baltic challenge

Hi, enough to do with Nordic region as it is haha but I vaguely remember you doing Latvian lighthouses or something. If you think you might do more articles on that region sometime or know anybody who might be interested, comments and input welcome at here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:26, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Hi Blofeld! Haha, yes it suddenly became a lot... But I'm very interested, trying to increase the coverage of the Baltic states was why I started on Wikipedia in the first place – I'll sign up and hope I can find the time for it! :) Yakikaki (talk) 15:58, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
PS: I think it might be an idea to send out invitations to respective country's, i.e. Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania, project page (though I guess you've already thought about it). Yakikaki (talk) 16:03, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Yes, the project members were notified. Perhaps it's best not to start another one for now. It does add to the workload for me because I feel compelled to keep contributing when I can to help out!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:17, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Haha, yes that's perfectly understandable! But I'll be there when you want to in the future ;) Yakikaki (talk) 16:19, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Blofeld: Another idea, if you're anyway going to expand the Nordic challenge, is to include the Baltic states in it. It would be quite natural I think considering the strong links between the regions anyway and this way you'd be saved the extra trouble. Yakikaki (talk) 19:21, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Haha, great minds think alike! I was going to suggest the same thing. Would we change the challenge naming slightly to Nordic/Baltic, or can we get away with including those nations in nordic?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:33, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
@Dr. Blofeld:I think it would be more correct to call it Nordic-Baltic (or why not the NB8?) since, as far as I know, neither Latvia nor Lithuania aspires to be called Nordic and the Nordic can be a bit sensitive about it. Best, Yakikaki (talk) 18:13, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Anders Planman

On 29 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anders Planman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Anders Planman was one of the first people to make systematic astronomical observations in Finland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anders Planman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anders Planman), 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, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sundveda Hoard

On 9 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sundveda Hoard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that of the 482 coins found in the Viking Age Sundveda Hoard outside Stockholm, only one came from Western Europe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sundveda Hoard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sundveda Hoard), 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, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Gustaf Nyström

On 7 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gustaf Nyström, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Finnish architect Gustaf Nyström has been described as a "legendary teacher of architecture"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gustaf Nyström. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gustaf Nyström), 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, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Beautiful article!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:51, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Yakikaki (talk) 15:35, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Royal Stables (Sweden)

On 12 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Royal Stables (Sweden), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Royal Stables of Sweden (pictured) were established in 1535 and still serve the Swedish Royal Family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Stables (Sweden). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Royal Stables (Sweden)), 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, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to Women in Food and Drink editathon

 
 


November 2016

An opportunity for you and your country to contribute to the
Women in Food and Drink online editathon
Faciliated by Women in Red

 

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POTD notification

 
POTD

Hi Yakikaki,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Mõdriku mõisa peahoone.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on November 6, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-11-06. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:47, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

"Winter Is Coming"... to Gotland

Hey! Latest gossip about Gotland: Game of Thrones could be coming to Sweden. Wouldn't that be something! :) Ciao, cart-Talk 13:48, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Hey! Cool, but I'm not surprised, that island is really enchanting. :) Cheers, Yakikaki (talk) 15:14, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge

Hi, it's up, I guess the Baltic ones go into that :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:59, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Great, I'll dig into it at once :) Yakikaki (talk) 15:15, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

For the Nordic ones, continue adding them to the Nordsic challengre rather than the European one. Every 100 articles I'll then "tip" in the entries to the main 10,000 one, so that Swedish one can go on the Nordic one for now. Thanks for the recent entries!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:58, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

About talk pages

Hey man, could you add the Biography WikiProject template to the talk pages of biographies you write? You do really good work, but I think that you should try to save a wikignome or two some work by adding the Biography template. Best wishes; Non multa, sed Vicipediae. --Vami_IV 04:28, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Okay, I mostly retract my statements. Just had to add the bio template to some of your articles, and the listas parameter to a lot of others. --Vami_IV 04:37, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
Hey there, thanks for the heads up, I know I should pay more attention to the talk pages in general - I'll try to keep it in mind! Ciao, Yakikaki (talk) 17:06, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Europe 10,000 Challenge invite

Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject Europe/The 10,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more countries than they might otherwise work on. There's also the possibility of establishing smaller country or regional challenges for places like Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Iberian Peninsula, Romania, Slovenia etc, much like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of countries regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for Europe and your specialist country like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every country of Europe, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any country sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thank you. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:09, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Soviet occupied Latvia et al.

Replied to yours on mine. Feel free to follow up if needed. Best! VєсrumЬаTALK 02:32, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991

  Hello! Your submission of Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991 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! Yoninah (talk) 00:03, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 19:24, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Talsi

On 17 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Talsi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Talsi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Talsi), 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:51, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Yakikaki. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

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DYK for Kronkåsa

On 24 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kronkåsa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a kronkåsa (pictured) was used by the Swedish nobility as a drinking vessel during the Renaissance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kronkåsa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kronkåsa), 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) 00:01, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991

On 25 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that everyone eligible to receive the Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991 from Latvia has already received one? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991), 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, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bernt Notke

On 26 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bernt Notke, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spikes of the dragon in the sculpture Saint George and the Dragon (pictured) by Bernt Notke are made of moose antlers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bernt Notke. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bernt Notke), 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, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Saint George and the Dragon (Notke)

On 26 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saint George and the Dragon (Notke), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spikes of the dragon in the sculpture Saint George and the Dragon (pictured) by Bernt Notke are made of moose antlers? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saint George and the Dragon (Notke)), 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, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

POTD notification

 
POTD

Hi Yakikaki,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Toompea loss 2014.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on January 9, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-01-09. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:13, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for European Hansemuseum

On 12 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article European Hansemuseum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the European Hansemuseum (pictured) is the largest museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/European Hansemuseum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, European Hansemuseum), 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) 00:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Korpo Sea Jazz

Hi, can you find enough on this to start it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:21, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

I'll see what I can come up with. Yakikaki (talk) 16:03, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
I think I meant to ask Tappinen first haha.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:33, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ubina Hoard

On 19 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ubina Hoard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the Ubina Hoard was looted on the day after excavations had started, members of the Estonian Defence League were dispatched to guard it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ubina Hoard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ubina Hoard), 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.

Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Pärnu (river)

On 4 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pärnu (river), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the river Pärnu (pictured) has been called "the Mississippi of Estonia"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pärnu (river). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pärnu (river)), 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.

Mifter (talk) 12:01, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

 
Hello, Yakikaki. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Tsukemen.
Message added 07:13, 8 March 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

North America1000 07:13, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Voronenkov

Happened to see your note here. In case you're not aware of it, I believe canvassing for ITN votes is against the rules. Sca (talk) 18:09, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Oh! Sorry about that, I wasn't aware of it. I guess it makes good sense. Thanks for telling me Sca, I'll keep from doing it in the future. Yakikaki (talk) 20:59, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
 
Any friend of Beethoven is a friend of mine. Sca (talk) 00:30, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
PS: I have Baltics experience, having lived in Lithuania for a time. Sca (talk) 00:35, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
Aha! I always wanted to go there, it's the only country around the Baltic Sea where I haven't been yet. It seems really nice! Best, Yakikaki (talk) 08:03, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
It's a lovely little country with some surprising attractions, including the Baroque Old Town of Vilnius and the seaside resort of Palanga. The language is something else, though. Sca (talk) 14:19, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
Haha, yes I heard about the ancient language! I've tried to learn more about Lithuania with the intention to go there but so far there's always been something else coming up. Latvia I've been a lot and Estonia I used to live in, but Lithuania has so far eluded me. Hopefully soon, though! Kaunas seems like an interesting place, too, being the former capital and all. What would be your suggestions for places to go, if I may ask? Vilnius and Palanga? Yakikaki (talk) 19:58, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
 
Lovis Corinth: Kirchhof in Nidden

Yes, and Nida, a former fishing village which when it was part of Germany (as Nidden) became an artists' colony of sorts. It's fairly touristy nowadays, but Thomas Mann's old summer house has been restored and contains a museum about that unique area of the Curonian Spit (Kurische Nehrung). It's very close to the Russian (Kaliningrad Oblast) border.

You might also like to visit Druskininkai, down near Belarus. It has a number of attractions, including a house once occupied by the Lithuanian composer and artist Čiurlionis, a favorite of mine. (A few years ago I did quite a lot of work on our Čiurlionis article.)

I've been to Kaunas but I personally didn't find it particularly interesting.

I've read that Estonian is not any easy language, either. Latvian seems to be sort of a simplified version of Lithuanian. Sca (talk) 23:46, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

  The Barnstar of Diligence
This Barnstart of Diligence I award to Yakikaki for his immense contributions to the 10,000 challenge. Gott mit Uns! Vami_IV✠ 18:53, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Vami! I'm humbled, you are the one who is truly diligent! I really like the project, I was just sitting here thinking of how we could attract more contributors. Let me know if you have any ideas. In the meanwhile I sen you my best regards, Yakikaki (talk) 19:15, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Well, its a bit of a grueling idea, but we could run down the lists of each involved WikiProject and send invitations to active users. –Vami_IV✠ 19:17, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
Hm, it seems (?) that something like this was done already when the project started, but I'm a bit unsure. Ah well. I'll send invitations out when I stumble across serious active users, I guess. And we'll keep the banner flying high. Yakikaki (talk) 19:21, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Dezinformatsia (book)

Thanks for the review, I responded at Template:Did you know nominations/Dezinformatsia (book). Thanks for your compliment about the new article I wrote. Sagecandor (talk) 17:44, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

I should thank you for an excellent article. It should be good to go now! Best, Yakikaki (talk) 19:08, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
Thank you! If you want to make a note at Template:Did you know nominations/Dezinformatsia (book) to just go with hook 1, that's fine. Or if you think nothing more needs be said there and it'll get used, we can just leave it at that. Sagecandor (talk) 05:56, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
I think it's fine to leave it as it is, the hook's all right, I just wanted to clarify my reasoning a bit. Cheers, Yakikaki (talk) 16:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Confidencen

  Hello! Your submission of Confidencen 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! Edwardx (talk) 19:28, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Confidencen

On 16 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Confidencen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Confidencen (pictured) is the oldest Rococo theatre in Sweden? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Confidencen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Confidencen), 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.

Alex ShihTalk 12:01, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Arpad Weixlgärtner

On 31 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arpad Weixlgärtner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, Arpad Weixlgärtner refused to hand over the keys to the Imperial Treasury to the SS? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arpad Weixlgärtner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arpad Weixlgärtner), 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.

Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations – over 12,000 hits! Best, Yoninah (talk) 22:21, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
Thanks a lot Yoninah! :-) Best, Yakikaki (talk) 20:08, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Precious three years!

Precious
 
Three years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Revenge

Sent you an email reply via Wiki. Sca (talk) 20:39, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mikhail Eisenstein

  Hello! Your submission of Mikhail Eisenstein 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! Morganfitzp (talk) 19:30, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Morganfitzp, thanks for the review! I've replied on the DYK nomination page. Kind regards, Yakikaki (talk) 14:43, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mikhail Eisenstein

On 24 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mikhail Eisenstein, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that architect Mikhail Eisenstein and his film-director son Sergei fought on opposite sides of the Russian Civil War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikhail Eisenstein. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mikhail Eisenstein), 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.

Alex ShihTalk 12:02, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Note

Sent you an email on Sept. 24. Sca (talk) 00:14, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Sca, I finally sent you a reply. I must apologise profusely for not writing you earlier. Yakikaki (talk) 18:50, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest

Hi. Thankyou for your participation in the challenge series or/and contests. In November The Women in Red World Contest is being held to try to produce new articles for as many countries worldwide and occupations as possible. There will be over $4000 in prizes to win, including Amazon vouchers and paid subscriptions. If this would appeal to you and you think you'd be interested in contributing new articles on women during this month for your region or wherever please sign up in the participants section. The articles done may also count towards the ongoing challenge. If you're not interested in prize money yourself but are willing to participate and raise money to buy books about women for others to use, this is also fine. Thankyou, and if taking part, good luck!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:08, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for August Volz

On 18 October 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article August Volz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the workshop of August Volz supplied decorations for the Latvian National Opera, Latvian National Theatre, Latvian National Museum of Art, and Art Academy of Latvia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/August Volz. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, August Volz), 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.

Alex ShihTalk 00:19, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

  The Special Barnstar
Thank you for creating August Volz! Great article. Happy to see this level of writing on the Main Page. MX () 00:49, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

Challenge: 100 years of Finland

Hello Yakikaki, we are going to start a new challenge in 2 weeks. I would greatly appreciate, if you as a "challenge veteran" could take time to look at the instruction pages and tell us if all the necessary information has been provided. (And, if interested, you could also register...). The challenge is here: Wikipedia:Finland100 challenge. Kind regards, --Tappinen (talk) 20:10, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello Tappinen, nice to hear from you! Sorry for the late answer. I can take a look but the only challenges I've been involved in are the Nordic and the European challenges, and only as a participant. The go-to person about challenges would be Dr Blofeldt I think, have you contacted him? Also I'm happy to participate in the challenge, as far as my abilities let me. All the best, Yakikaki (talk) 08:49, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
Great! I was mainly looking for a participant's perspective so you are just the right one. Yes I wrote to Dr Blofeldt already last year. (We have been preparing this since 2015 to be sure the 100 articles in Finnish are ship-shape.) --Tappinen (talk) 09:01, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
Super, I'll take a look with that perspective and write you back. Also, forgot to say – happy centenary! It's an honour to have you as neighbours! :-) Yakikaki (talk) 09:05, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
Hi again Tappinen, I've looked at it now and I think it looks very nice, well-designed and pedagogical. The only thing that wasn't clear to me is how the list of article is intended to work, are the participants supposed to list articles they've contributed to there or is it a list of suggestions? Yakikaki (talk) 09:12, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
It is a closed list. Only edits to these articles, and their translations in other languages, give you points. Thank you, I will clarify this in the instructions. --Tappinen (talk) 13:26, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

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Um, why? Yakikaki (talk) 09:05, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Look at his contributions: nothing but undoes, and he's been warned about inserting jokes. I think you can redo the undo without discussion. He may just be experimenting and discovered the Undo button! WesT (talk) 17:40, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

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On that point, I think something is missing from the following sentence: "Gustaf Gabriel Hällström took the initiative to the first meteorological observations in Finland". He took the initiative to _what_ the observations? Note them? Document them? Standardize them?
Just as a reminder, you did the edit on 2018 July 18 at 10:30.
Thanks for looking into this. WesT (talk) 17:47, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
To make them. That's not clear? Yakikaki (talk) 18:00, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Yes, make them would be good. I'll do the edit and you can verify that it sounds right. Thanks! WesT (talk) 20:36, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

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Should that have been 'main' instead of 'mail'? Shenme (talk) 01:36, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Haha, yes - main. Thank you! Yakikaki (talk) 06:12, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you Gerda for your sweet reminder and kind words! Vielen dank! Yakikaki (talk) 14:57, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

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Dr. Blofeld: I'm not sure whether GB vs Europe would be the best approach. Why not just Continental Europe? Are you again thinking about a mainly geographical exercise? If so, it might be better to cover one country or one major region at a time, e.g. Scandinavia or German-speaking countries. Let's first of all wait for the results of GB and Ireland. There may be some lessons to be learnt.--Ipigott (talk) 14:24, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Well we won't know until something is run, I'm willing to try a range of ideas. The problem is that we largely don't have the editors to support smaller contests for non anglo world areas. Of course if I organised a Nordic destubathon or something we'd probably work out something decent. Ultimately I want to set something up so more people can run them without my input. Typically those would be continent wide ones with editors who participate in the challenges and perhaps one for the US and Australia. Wikipedia:De-stub-athon is what I currently envisage anyway.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:10, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello you two, nice to hear from you. I'm currently involved in a few personal projects of my own here, so I'm sorry but I wouldn't have the time for it. I'm also very busy these days with work. A note though - I do agree with Ian that it would be a bit unfortunate, given how things are in the world today, to frame any such things as a UK vs Europe thing. In any case, I wish you good luck with it. Kind regards, Yakikaki (talk) 19:14, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge

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Sure, will do - though I'm not sure I will focus too much on destubbing in the near future. But I'll keep it in mind. Take care, Yakikaki (talk) 13:06, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

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Dear Yakikaki, I award you The Christianity Barnstar for all your hard work in WikiProject Christianity-related articles, especially your recent creation of Church murals in Sweden. Keep up the good work! Your efforts are making a difference here! With regards, AnupamTalk 20:30, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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You have done quite impressive work on both Lund Cathedral and Fin (legend). I wanted to create a barnstar for you with Finn at Lund Cathedral, but this is such a great barnstar for you. You have a remarkable understanding of the English language and are a particularly good writer of English content! I am impressed! You are also a joy to work with! –CaroleHenson (talk) 22:21, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you CaroleHenson! It's very kind of you, and encouraging! Have a great weekend, Yakikaki (talk) 08:44, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
My pleasure, you, too.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:49, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

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Thank-you

Just dropping by to say thank-you for Lund astronomical clock – I'd long been curious about the history of the clock and was very glad to read a well-written and comprehensive article about it. I made a handful of minor changes as I read through which I hope you don't object to. Good luck at GAN! Wham2001 (talk) 09:31, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi, thanks a lot! Your message made me really happy, I'm glad someone else is interested in that curious old timepiece. And thank you for the copy editing, it's exactly the kind of thing I always appreciate. Have a great Sunday! Yakikaki (talk) 10:46, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

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