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DYK for Monique Mbeka Phoba

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tristram Coffin (Nantucket)

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Narayanan Komerath

Orlady (talk) 08:03, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alfaguara project

Orlady (talk) 00:02, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Doctor Who

Wow, thank you. Looks like I'm going to have to start watching the show now. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:18, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Abasse Ndione

Orlady (talk) 08:03, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions

Thank you for your contributions to wikipedia. Just an additional thought: Pls have a look at wiki page for bofors and update it with any missing info, if possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_scandal Onkar 20:39, 27 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onkarr (talk • contribs)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for all your contributions to improving Wikipedia.

Hopefully this will help in improving the accountability of the system and leads to making this world a better place to live.

Keep up the good work! Onkar 08:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Rajinder Sachar

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:05, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Olkaria

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Guy Kabeya Muya

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:03, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Entre la coupe et l'élection

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:04, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Thierry Michel

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:04, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Katanga Business

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:05, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for the citation sorting

I appreciate sorting out the citations for the Trade Unions of Albania article. You made it look very good. --Ismail (talk) 17:33, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

In fact, is it possible for you to direct me to where you can make such detailed citations? --Ismail (talk) 15:51, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
I understand how to cite articles now, thanks. One last question: I know how to cite journals in a list of references, but not within the actual text in a footnote using this method, so how do I do that? --Ismail (talk) 09:35, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Quack quack?

Do you hear a quack quack? — Abhishek  Talk 18:14, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Could you explain this? And please reply on your talk for continuity of the discussion. — Abhishek  Talk 18:36, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
I don't think I can explain it, really. Just noticed there is an opportunity to hear some music today and contribute to a cause. "Squawk" was obviously not a comment on the music, just on the quack link: "1. To utter a harsh scream; screech. 2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly". Aymatth2 (talk) 18:56, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
The above is disingenuous. There have been short periods of activity on this article, long periods when nothing happens. Today an editor relaunched the familiar sequence of edits and abuse. I wondered if there was a correlation between these spurts of activity and the fundraising campaigns, and checked for news items. But even if there were a correlation it would be entirely understandable, none of my business. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:57, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Havo voor Muziek en Dans

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Codarts

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Espérance Langlois

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject assessment tags for talk pages

Thank you for your recent articles, including Lucrezio Gravisi. When you create a new article, can you add the WikiProject assessment templates to the talk of that article? See the talk page of the article I mentioned for an example of what I mean. Usually it is very simple, you just add something like {{WikiProject Keyword}} to the article's talk, with keyword replaced by the associated WikiProject. You do not have to rate the article if you don't want to, other WikiProject members will do it. Those templates are very useful, as they bring the articles to a WikiProject attention, and allow thm to start tracking the articles through Wikipedia:Article alerts and other tools. This can help you too, as the WikiProject members will often defend your work from deletion and try to improve it further. Feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like more information. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 17:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

PS. You may also want to expand it and nominate it at T:TDYK. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 17:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Wyman-Gordon

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Gravisi-Barbabianca Palace

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK nom: Altiatlasius

I have left a reply to your question at Template:Did you know nominations/Altiatlasius. Thank you for the review. – Maky « talk » 02:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Lufilian Arc

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Cavalieri Addobbati

Can you find something on this I believe it was a name for Italian knights, also known as Cavalieri di Corredo, especially during the Risorgimento era.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Wow, that's an amazing start!! Well done!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:23, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

African Wildlife Foundation

Hi. See WP:COI/N#African Wildlife Foundation. You have edited this article, and might be interested in helping the AWF's representatives update it without making it non-neutral. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

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Two more opportunities

Did you know … that Harriet Hanson Robinson, bobbin doffer, went on strike at age eleven? Uncle G (talk) 10:48, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Secondary sources

  • Selden, Bernice (1983). The mill girls: Lucy Larcom, Harriet Hanson Robinson, Sarah G. Bagley. Atheneum. ISBN 9780689310058. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Danzer, Gerald A. (2006). The Americans. Houghton Mifflin College Div. pp. 242–243. ISBN 9780618015337. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Boroush, Dorothy (2000). "Harriet Hanson Robinson". In Emerson, Dorothy May; Edwards, June; Knox, Helene (eds.). Standing Before Us: Unitarian Universalist Women and Social Reform, 1776–1936. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. pp. 80–84. ISBN 9781558963801. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Bushman, Claudia L. (1981). "A Good Poor Man's Wife": Being a Chronicle of Harriet Hanson Robinson and Her Family in Nineteenth-Century New England. Hannover, CT: University Press of New England. ISBN 9780874518832. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Tertiary sources

Primary sources

  • Davis, David Brion (1979). Antebellum American Culture: An Interpretive Anthology. Penn State University Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 9780271016467. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Hanson Robinson, Harriet (1898). Loom and Spindle, or Life Among the Early Mill Girls. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Hanson Robinson, Harriet (1999). "Names and Noms de Plume of the Writers in The Lowell Offering (1902)". In Ranta, Judith A. (ed.). Women and Children of the Mills: An Anotated Giude to Nineteeth-Century American Textile Factory Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 299. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

I've listed Babitskaya 2012 as a tertiary source because, as explained on page 7, xe has relied in turn upon sources such as Bushman 1981 and Hanson Robinson 1898. Like the Gale biography, though, it's a readily available source that's on the WWW, even though going directly to the sources that it relies upon is of course better in this case. Uncle G (talk) 17:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

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Welcome to cotton

Just a quick note as I have a busy day ahead. Great to see a co-worker in the mills. One of the problems we encounter is US terms are often wildly different to UK terms- a case in point is the role of a doffer. As a student I doffed pirns- and we never user the term bobbin for other than sewing thread. In ring mills the person was a doffer. In woollen I believe that that the doffing roller- was also called a doffer <Geraint Jenkins ISBN 0 7100 6979 p79.> In such cases I try always to explain AMEng usage and BrEng usage in an article. Sorry this is brief-- loofk forward to a longer chat. --ClemRutter (talk) 08:50, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Pirn was certainly used for the "bobbins" that would be placed inside a shuttle to carry the weft. However what was the warp held on? Was this a pirn, a bobbin, or something else? Andy Dingley (talk) 15:31, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
The mystery is starting to clear up. The shuttle in some looms would contain a bobbin, evenly wound and rotating within the shuttle. Manual looms often still have bobbins like that. In the other looms (newer ones?) it would contain a pirn, wound from the bottom and not rotating within the shuttle, but with the weft pulled off the end. Doffers, the human type, would replace either pirns or bobbins depending on the type of shuttle the weft was to be used in. No idea what the warp was held on - presumably it could be either. On a manual loom it is typically wound onto a drum before weaving starts. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:09, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Review neurologique

Thought you might be able to find some info about this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:39, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

An encyclopaedia

While looking at the work of Adolfo Costa Du Rels, I came across a source that you're going to like. Some of the entries start with short biographies. Uncle G (talk) 11:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

  • Mamani, Elías Blanco (2005). Enciclopedia Gesta de autores de la literatura boliviana (2nd ed.). Plural editores. ISBN 9789990563627. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

DYK for Cholodny-Went model

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Harriet Hanson Robinson

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Doffer

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Adolfo Costa du Rels

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Battle of Collecchio

I wondered if this would interest you. Appears a notable battle in Collecchio in WWII when the Brazilians fought the Germans.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:14, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Tremendous start! Close to GA standard already!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:43, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Still, a notable article though. I think I'll nominate both the main article and that together tomorrow as a double. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Boston Caucus. Can you look into this one? It was pretty important in the lead up to the American independence I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Terrific start. Yeah it was most associated with Samuel Adamson, that's how I came across it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:34, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Will nom that in a day or two for DYK. Perhaps you could find something on Battle of Amgala (1976). We have Battle of Amgala (1989) but the 1976 battle is more notable and caused a major upset when Algerian forces supported the Western Saharans against Morocco.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Yowzer! That's quite brilliant. I was going to start it but you've proved to me you're better at me at writing on such topics.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, it is a strange part of the world. The heat of the desert causes the people to behave oddly I think! Most of the Islamist nutjobs are from countries where it hits 50 degrees celsius in the summer too!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:17, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Can you find anything to add to International Journal of Medical Microbiology? Plenty of gb hits but can't find much about the journal itself.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:14, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

That'll do eh. It has zillions of hits in google books as a reference but couldn't find much about it itself...♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Mmm do you think Yaoundé Hospital could be Yaounde General Hospital or Central Hospital? I'm pretty sure it should be moved to one or the other and we should have an article on both? Can you look into it. The main source source Yaounde Referral Hospital but it appears to be like Hopital General de Yaounde etc.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:52, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ramón Ortiz y Miera

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Collecchio

Please note the following which I just posted for the DYK nomination. Although I approved my more than one version of the hook, I note that the nominators should choose the final version.

I much prefer the idea in the original hook as modified by ALT1. I could accept the original hook but would change "came to heads" to "fought each other." I think the interesting aspect of this battle is that Brazilians fought Germans in Italy during WWII. In that regard, I would also add "during World War II" to ALT1 after "Battle of Collechio." ALT2 does not identify the general or the force as Brazilian. The Battle article is new, is long enough, is quite interesting, is well sources, is well written, is neutral, is free of copyright violations, plagiarism or policy concerns - in fact some of the sources are U.S. Government sources and others have text and information obviously taken from those sources. The original hook and ALT1 are interesting, supported by citations and well within the length limit. QPQ is done. No image. Side comment: I changed the name of the major in the infobox to conform with the text. The infobox name is taken from one of the sources, but it is wrong; the text is right. The source confused the similar name of the major with the famous bridge over the Rhine.
So ALT 3 would be: :... that in the Battle of Collecchio during World War II, Brazilians fought Germans in Italy at Collecchio?
I don't see how Collecchio qualifies as an article to be included. It already existed and was only expanded about 1.5x during a recent 10-day period during which the Battle article was written and posted for DYK. I would take the bold font off of that.
In summary, I think the original hook and ALT1 are both ok but I would slightly modify each of them as state above as to the hook or as stated in ALT3 as to ALT1; with ALT3 being my most preferred alternative. Good to go on either of the two hooks, as modified or not, but with no bold on Collecchio. Since a choice is to be made on the final wording of the hook, I would prefer that the nominators make the final choice on that rather than simply saying my amended version is the best. I will leave them a message. Donner60 (talk) 22:19, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I posted this on the DYK page after seeing your reply:

You are right about Collecchio, it qualifies. I looked at the history but failed to look carefully at the previous article. Most of the bytes in the previous version were taken up by the infobox and map in the box. The prose text has been expanded well over 5x. I should have been more careful and not judged the increase just on the increased bytes in the history. Sorry. So ALT3 is the choice and it is ok to go as far as I am concerned. Both articles qualify and should be included as bold for the DYK hook. Donner60 (talk) 01:05, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Collecchio

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

The culture of Guyana is not Pokémon.

Whilst cleaning up after a Pokémon vandal, I noticed that you might not know that Donald Locke was the last person to receive a British Council scholarship in art in Guyana, in 1954. Uncle G (talk) 09:02, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

El emigrante

Can you find more on this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:01, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Moved to Ella sigue de viaje.. Thanks♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:51, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, if Luis Felipe Lomelí is expanded further I think we might get away with a triple hook based on the fact it has changed dramatically, worth a try at DYK when we come to nom but should be an easy double if Lomeli is expanded.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:58, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Can you nom the 3 Lomeli articles then as one for DYK? I'll help out with QPQ if you nom and review one article I'll review two. Can you see if you can find anything on National Highway 126 (India) and National Highway 128 (India). An editor attempted to speedy them who has done some work on Indian highways and I think he might be right that they might not exist and were wrongly listed as highways.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:54, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Eek, its an encyclopedic nightmare when governments change numbering systems and merge municipalities and such. Wondered if you'd be interested in expanding my start on Communism in Sumatra?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

You might find more on 1960s decor, we seem to have overlooked a topic which is very notable indeed!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:00, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Well done on Kalervo Kurkiala: I couldn't have done this, and I am very impressed. Drmies (talk) 16:25, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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an SS-Obersturmbannführer who went to pastor Seamen in Australia

The challenge is before you. Yes, this is fallout from the Neogeolegend affair. I've observed before that it's strange how these things work, haven't I? ☺ Uncle G (talk) 20:26, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for a superb job. It took me some time to figure out you really do not know Finnish. Well, writing articles based on languages you do not know is the best part of Wikipedia :) -- Petri Krohn (talk) 19:31, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Questia

Sign up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:12, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Surprised to not see your name down for access to such a substantial resource.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:50, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Токарев, Сергей Александрович

Psst! There's a biography of a Russian encyclopaedist, who is in the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia, up for grabs. Uncle G (talk) 08:40, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal

The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Congrats on getting to 100 DYKs. :) LauraHale (talk) 20:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations! Are we dealing with #101 then, the 4-word-story? Someone raised a question, please see nom, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Boston Caucus

Hello! Your submission of Boston Caucus at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mikenorton (talk) 21:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC) - nearly there, just one issue left to clarify.

DYK for Luis Felipe Lomelí

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for El emigrante (short story)

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your amazing articles on the Working People's Art Class and Edward Rupert Burrowes - I found myself wishing these articles existed when I did a little bit of work on the Aubrey Williams article and all of a sudden they've appeared, and not just as stubs but packed with information!! Absolutely brilliant - thank you :) Loriski (talk) 11:37, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Good to see a member for WP: Guyana in Loriski! Congrats on 100 DYKs BTW.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Ach, thanks Dr. Blofeld! Loriski (talk) 17:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Guyana Sugar Corporation, Peanut production in Guyana , Skeldon, Guyana and Agriculture in Guyana are mine!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Ha ha! I'm all about literature, art and a wee bit of history and culture (mainly Amerindian) - so you're safe!!! Who knows though - maybe we will get to collaborate on something one day ;) Loriski (talk) 18:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Well I recently started Surinamese literature, the Dutch text is still hidden in the article and needs translating! Aymatth, can you add to Housing in China, a lot could be written about rural housing types as well as more on the property boom. If you have time watch the video in the external link, a good insight into how important the issue is.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Can you think of anything to add to Black Lake (Nova Scotia)?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:25, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Most excellent, exactly what I was thinking. Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:43, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

You might find more for Amikwa people if it interests you.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Boston Caucus

Yngvadottir (talk) 16:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your amazing effort -- and fine results -- at Symbols of Francoism Orlady (talk) 14:39, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Just a sign of my appreciation of your work after reviewing your DYK submission on Cameroon. Secretlondon (talk) 23:33, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kalervo Kurkiala

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Albert Ndongmo

Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ernest Ouandié

Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Donald Locke

Orlady (talk) 00:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Edward Rupert Burrowes

Orlady (talk) 00:03, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Narbona Pass

Orlady (talk) 08:02, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Esteban de Perea

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Pedro de Peralta

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Providence Island colony

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Philip Bell (governor)

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Diego Ramírez de Arellano

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:02, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Eloyi

Thought you might find more on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

How about Numaga?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:33, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Excellent! Hope you enjoyed it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:12, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Phallic architecture

Can you expand this? Andy the Grump has rather put me off it but I was looking forward to seeing "DYK that the leaning tower of Pisa suffers from erection problems" on the front page.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Shashe Dam

Hello Aymatth2,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Shashe Dam for deletion, because it doesn't seem to have any encyclopedic content.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Skyshadow382 (talk) 17:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Sadly asking some articles

Dr. Blofeld mentioned that you might be the man for this job. Can you take a look at User talk:Dr. Blofeld#Sadly lacking some articles. Ryan Vesey 21:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Numaga

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

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Great job on your Dams and reservoirs in Botswana articles! NortyNort (Holla) 14:47, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Bibliography of Encyclopedias

You are invited to join in a discussion at User talk:Dr. Blofeld#Bibliography of encyclopedias over my plans to develop a comprehensive set of bibliographies of encyclopedias and dictionaries by topic. I hope you see the potential of such a project and understand that while highly ambitious it will be drawn up gradually over time.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:58, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gaborone Dam, Dikgatlhong Dam

Hello, Aymatth2. I thought I should let you know that I have nominated these two articles by you. I didn't want to miss the 5-day cut-off for nominating Gaborone Dam. Hope this helps. Happy editing. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 23:36, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for North-South Carrier

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Albuquerque Basin

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Gabarone Dam and Dikgatlhong Dam

Hi: Looking at these articles preparatory to moving the prep set to the Did You Know queue, I think the hook is a bit inaccurate. The newer dam is larger; when the reservoir is filled, that will supplant the older reservoir, or in other words the capacity will be larger, which is what the cited source says. May I tweak the hook wording to one of those, or do you disagree? Yngvadottir (talk) 02:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, that was what I'd thought. I've changed it to the "far larger" version you suggested, because I don't recall seeing "three times as large" explicitly stated in the sources. Another admin had already moved the set to a queue, but it should now be ready for prime time :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 16:41, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Gaborone Dam

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Template:DRC_Muzito_Cabinet_I and accessibility

Hi! There is a discussion about the accessibility of the proposed changes at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility#Template:DRC_Muzito_Cabinet_I. Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 17:20, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Special Barnstar
For demonstrating notability with Flat Bastion Road. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:09, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

There's some issues brought up on the talk page which you might respond to.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:58, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Can you try to find anything further on Abuwtiyuw? Its at GAN, I've improved it but I thought you might find sources I missed. Could use more background info about the expedition and discovery. If you could improve, naturally you could claim it as a GA. An ancient Egyptian dog struck me as a very cool subject.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:40, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

I'd appreciate it very much if you could try to find more on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:14, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, you may be right, but I thought that about Flat Bastion Road and you turned up whole late 19th century accounts and even a historical picture which nobody else could find! Do what you can anyway, there was a few sources in google books which I couldn't access, you might find something in them.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:08, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Gibraltarpedia DYKs

Please be aware that some editors who did not participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/GibraltarPediA Options are suggesting that a moratorium on Gibraltar-related DYKs should be imposed, overturning the earlier agreement. This would impact some of your nominated DYK articles. If you have any views on this, please feel free to comment at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Time-sensitive DYK nomination. Prioryman (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Great man

The Article Rescue Barnstar
Many thanks for the timely rescue of the historical figure. It's now in the queue at DYK. Warden (talk) 18:40, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for continuing to expand the article - a prodigious tour-de-force. I don't want to jog your elbow and so am just making minor edits where they seem appropriate. Please note that I have started some talk page discussion on more substantial issues. I don't have strong feelings about them but think that it's good to have some discussion to show interest and provide a model for any other interested parties. Warden (talk) 09:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Muhlenbergia pungens

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Gregorio Petrocchini

Hi mate, thought I'd drop you a note about the above. Because of the articles I work on regularly, many of the pages you edited today happen to be in my watchlist (though you're working in an era about 50 years earlier than most of the ones I have been working on). Was nice to watch you build the article and then make each edit to thoroughly link it from relevant pages. Is looking really good. Nice work! Cheers, Stalwart111 (talk) 00:48, 25 October 2012 (UTC).

A great analogy! Stalwart111 (talk) 01:38, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Charles V Wall

Hello! Your submission of Charles V Wall 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! The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 07:48, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

An award from us (and the signpost :-) )

The Signpost Barnstar
This month the Signpost said that the Gibraltar project was a " ludicrously productive GLAM project". Thank you for helping us with that achievement. We have got behind with the barnstars so this is one to say thank you for helping. Gibraltarpedia.org is now showing the list of about 100 plaques - do take a look and see the languages we will be featuring. 10:44, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Historical figure

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

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