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==Photo program==

I've written a Python program designed to find Wikipedia articles that need photos near a given location. If you're interested, you can find it at [[User:Mx. Granger/Photo program]].

==Barnstars==
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Copyeditor's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks as always for helping clean up my quick work! [[User:Thebrycepeake|Thebrycepeake]] ([[User talk:Thebrycepeake|talk]]) 03:21, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hi thanks for removing the derogatory remark on Dr K Loganathan's page. [[User:Machupichu5678|Machupichu5678]] ([[User talk:Machupichu5678|talk]]) 05:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Great work! [[User:Terose92|Terose92]] ([[User talk:Terose92|talk]]) 23:52, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''The Editor's Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For not being fooled by a fake reference and removing a hoax at [[Henry David Thoreau]].  See this article if you haven't already: https://medium.com/message/how-to-lie-with-wikipedia-129b92e55ac [[User:Gamaliel|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">Gamaliel</span>]] <small>([[User talk:Gamaliel|<span style="color:DarkGreen;">talk</span>]])</small> 18:02, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | I just read [https://medium.com/message/how-to-lie-with-wikipedia-129b92e55ac this article] (from 2015) about a probably fake statement (involving [[Henry David Thoreau]] and [[neckbeard]]s) making the rounds on the internet. Fortunately, as mentioned in that article,  you had already spotted and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_David_Thoreau&diff=next&oldid=599691298 removed] it from the Wikipedia article the year before, after diligently checking the sources. Thanks for defending Wikipedia's reliability! [[User:HaeB|HaeB]] ([[User talk:HaeB|talk]]) 05:15, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thanks for all your hard work maintaining the site. (Particularly against the enthusiastic Tims!)  [[User:Greggydude|Greg]] ([[User talk:Greggydude|talk]]) 09:30, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
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|style="border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thank you for cleaning up the [[MOS:SELFREF]] issues in the lead sentences of all those coronavirus articles! [[User:Bait30|<span style='color: #ffffff;background-color: #bf5700;'><b>&nbsp;Bait30&nbsp;</b></span>]]&nbsp;[[User Talk:Bait30|<sup><span style='color: #ffffff;background-color: #bf5700;'><b>''Talk 2 me pls''?</b></span></sup>]] 23:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
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{{user precious|header=gnomish help to Chinese|thanks=for quality articles around Chinese culture and its people, such as [[Zhu Min (Russian language professor)]], [[The Sacrifice (2020 film)]] and [[Afong Moy]], for presenting women especially, for gnomish help to Chinese names, photographs, categories and much more, -}}
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The 25 [[Wikipedia:Did you know|DYK]] Creation and Expansion Medal'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Mx. Granger, thank you for your contributions to DYK! Keep up the great work, and I look forward to seeing more of your DYKs!  I added you to the list [[Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_DYKs#DYK_creations_and_expansions_list|here]] too. [[User:Upjav|Upjav]] ([[User talk:Upjav|talk]]) 19:03, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your good work at [[Chinese government response to COVID-19]]. Thank you for being a helpful editor to collaborate with!
|} ––[[User:FormalDude|<span style="color: #0151D2;font-family:Trebuchet MS; font-size:101%">'''''FormalDude'''''</span>]] [[File:Emojione 1F427.svg|18px|link=Special:Contributions/FormalDude]] <sup><span style="border-radius:7em;padding:1.75px 3.25px;background:#005bed;font-size:80%">[[User talk:FormalDude|<span style="color:#FFF">'''talk'''</span>]]</span></sup> 08:48, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to [[COVID-19]]. Awarded by [[User:Cdjp1|Cdjp1]] [[User_talk:Cdjp1|(talk)]] 8 March 2022 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I see that the first of the AFD's I recently created has been closed as ''Keep''. I'd like to award you with this barnstar as a gesture of my appreciation for your substantial participation in the AFD's. 
These were the first AFDs I started, and discussing them with you was certainly an educational experience. I especially appreciate that you took the time to respond to me in detail, as I was a new user, when you could have just as easily dismissed my opinion. [[User:33ABGirl|33ABGirl]] ([[User talk:33ABGirl|talk]]) 14:56, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding:2px; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Chinese Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thank you so much for your work on China and Chinese-related articles, it's an inspiration to me.
|} [[User:Remsense|<span style="border-radius:2px 0 0 2px;padding:3px;background:#1E816F;color:#fff">'''Remsense'''</span>]][[User talk:Remsense|<span lang="zh" style="border:1px solid #1E816F;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;padding:1px 3px;color:#000">诉</span>]] 15:22, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | I'm not in need of any Wikipedia mentorship; however, I wanted to express my appreciation for your mentorship of others! [[User:Joeyquism|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; color:black; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;">joeyquism</span>]] ([[User talk:Joeyquism|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; color:black; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;">talk</span>]]) 17:05, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
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==Did you know...==

* ... that '''[[Abudureheman Abulikemu]]''' was the first [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Xinjiang]] to compete at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]?
* ... that '''[[Arora Akanksha]]''', the first [[Millennials|millennial]] candidate for [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], believes the organisation is wasteful?
* ... that as part of '''[[Bahrainization]]''', the Bahraini government prohibited foreigners from driving taxis?
* ... that when '''''[[Big Red Envelope]]''''' was released, nearly half of its audience came from [[Chinese city tier system|fourth-tier Chinese cities]]?
* ... that a three-minute segment of '''''[[Boonie Bears: The Wild Life]]''''' took an average of 20 hours per frame to [[Rendering (computer graphics)|render]]?
* ... that the 2020 crime film '''''[[Caught in Time]]''''' is based on the real-life robber and serial killer [[Zhang Jun (serial killer)|Zhang Jun]]?
* ... that '''[[Chicecream]]'''{{`s}} ice cream flavours include aged cheese and [[Edible bird's nest|bird's nests]]?
* ... that a '''[[Condor (options)|condor]]''' is a stretched [[Butterfly (options)|butterfly]]?
* ... that the '''[[Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation]]''' has argued that [[octopus]]es should be considered sentient?
* ... that the '''[[dual circulation]]''' policy calls for China to prioritize domestic [[Consumption (economics)|consumption]] while remaining open to [[international trade]]?
* ... that two versions of '''''[[Embrace Again]]''''' were released, one in [[Standard Chinese|Standard Mandarin]] and another in the [[Wuhan dialect]]?
* ... that [[counterterrorism]] expert '''[[Esperanza Casteleiro]]''' used to work in [[human resources]]?
* ... that '''[[Fan Hongwei]]''' and her husband turned a failing textile factory into the largest fiber producer in China?
* ... that according to [[Viktor Kožený]]'s lawyer, '''[[Fox Hill Prison]]''' in the Bahamas is known for "breaking even the toughest of men"?
* ... that the heads of '''[[Ganfeng Lithium|the world's largest producer of pure lithium]]''' grew up in poverty?
* ... that [[Jia Ling]]'s directorial debut film '''''[[Hi, Mom (2021 film)|Hi, Mom]]''''' has made her the highest-grossing female director in Chinese box-office history?
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* ... that [[Burger King]] was taken to court over the '''[[Impossible Whopper]]''' ''(example pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Izkia Siches]]''', who was re-elected as president of the Chilean Medical College in 2020, has ruled out running for [[President of Chile]] in 2021?
* ... that '''[[Jelly roll (options)|jelly rolls]]''' are sensitive to [[interest rate]]s?
* ... that billionaire '''[[Julia Koch]]''' once worked as a fashion designer's assistant and did fittings for [[Nancy Reagan]]?
* ... that '''[[Kangmei Pharmaceutical]]'''{{`s}} financial fraud was initially described as an "accounting error"?
* ... that long '''[[ladder (option combination)|ladders]]''' have unlimited risk?
* ... that '''[[Lisa Nishimura]]''' started out in the music industry before producing [[Netflix]] documentaries including ''[[Chef's Table]]'' and ''[[Making a Murderer]]''?
* ... that May 4 is celebrated both as '''[[Literary Day]]''' and as '''[[Youth Day (China)|Youth Day]]''' in honor of the [[May Fourth Movement]]?
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* ... that '''[[Lixia]]''' traditions include weighing people, brewing seven-family tea, and making rice dogs ''(examples pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that of the ten Taiwanese delegates at the [[19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|2017 National Congress of the Communist Party of China]], only one, '''[[Lu Li'an]]''', was born in Taiwan?
* ... that although '''[[Mayu Island]]''' has an area of less than one square kilometer (0.4&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi), it has two different temples honoring the same goddess?
* ... that '''[[Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day]]''' has a memorial [[Ding (vessel)|tripod]]?
* ... that '''[[Negative pricing|prices can be negative]]'''?
* ... that [[Zheng Kai]] first lost weight and then gained 20 kilograms (44&nbsp;lb) for his role in '''''[[Never Stop (film)|Never Stop]]'''''?
* ... that the [[cyberpunk]] setting of '''''[[New Gods: Nezha Reborn]]''''' is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930s [[Manhattan]] and [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]]–era [[Shanghai]]?
* ... that the director of '''''[[Only Fools Rush In]]''''' said motorcycles are harder to film than cars?
* ... that the world's richest farmer, '''[[Qin Yinglin]]''', started out with just 22 pigs?
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* ... that the towers of '''[[Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza]]''' ''(pictured)'' are inspired by [[sail]]s and [[bougainvillea]]s?
* ... that '''''[[Sister (2021 film)|Sister]]''''' has sparked discussion about [[gender role]]s in China?
* ... that some [[TikTok]]ers make videos about whether to '''[[Smash or pass?|smash or pass]]''' Disney characters?
* ... that "'''[[Spotlight (Xiao Zhan song)|Spotlight]]'''", the best-selling digital single in Chinese music history, saw its [[Douban]] rating drop from 10.0 to 3.2 less than two days after its release?
* ... that the '''[[Temporary Protection Directive]]''' went unused until the [[Ukrainian refugee crisis]]?
* ... that '''''[[The Battle at Lake Changjin&nbsp;II]]''''' uses [[frostbite]] makeup and [[fake snow]] made from white sand?
* ... that '''''[[The Scout Mindset]]''''', a book about being able to change one's mind, took five years to be published partly because author [[Julia Galef]] changed her mind about what to write?
* ... that according to legend, the '''[[Third Month Fair]]''' was originally held on the Moon?
* ... that [[Chang Chen]] lost 12 kilograms (26&nbsp;lb) for his role in '''''[[The Soul (film)|The Soul]]'''''{{-?}}
* ... that [[Sylvia Plath]] criticized '''[[Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea|her own award-winning poem]]''' for its "old crystal-brittle and sugar-faceted voice"?
* ... that the lobby of '''[[Wenzhou Museum]]''' includes [[Kuafu]] chasing the sun and [[Chang'e]] flying to the moon?
* ... that in ancient China, '''''[[Xiazhi]]''''' was the day to sprinkle [[chrysanthemum]] ashes on [[wheat]] plants?
* ... that the world's richest self-made woman, '''[[Zhong Huijuan]]''', started out as a middle-school chemistry teacher?
* ... that while held in a concentration camp, '''[[Zhu Min (Russian language professor)|Zhu Min]]''' sabotaged Nazi [[cartridge box]]es by spitting into them?
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==Links I find useful==
* [[Wikipedia:Dashboard]]
* [[:Category:Pages with broken reference names]]
* [[:Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log]]
* [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia requested videos]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fix common mistakes]]
* [[:Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests]]
* [[:Category:Orphaned articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links]]
* [[:Category:Articles with dead external links]]
* [[:Category:Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias]]
* [[User:Rosiestep/Gender Gap]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women writers/Missing articles]]