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Xavier Prep

You commented here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Xavier_College_Preparatory_High_School_%28California%29 that there needed to be more information. What kind of information is necessary to avoid deletion? As can be plainly seen, I'm new here. ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.247.21.245 (talk) 17:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

RE:DYK thx

Thanks a lot! But maybe some Admin should remove the word (pictured) from the hook, because it has been published without picture... ;-) Thanks again, Alex2006 (talk) 15:14, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Frauenfriedenskirche

Thanks. It's an odd building, isn't it? I'm a bit disappointed that my updated translation of Brick Expressionism didn't make it to DYK, as it's one of my current favourites. Wp seems fairly poor on European modern architecture, so far... athinaios | Talk 15:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK on a Waffle

Thanks again for the recent updates. I addition to writing hooks for my new articles, I have truly enjoyed rummaging through the list of bot-detected new articles and writing hooks for articles that deserve the additional attention they get from appearing on the main page. Thanks to you for all of your contributions and for the janitorial responsibilities of selecting and posting DYK items. Alansohn (talk) 16:31, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome Alan .... although it is a number of peoplw who make DYK work .... you can select other peoples hooks for next update... admins are requireed only to do the copy to the main page you joust need to make sure the hooks and articles are ok by dyk and wiki rules. Nomming is good as it thrills editors who think no one has read their article Victuallers (talk) 16:40, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I had started rummaging through the bot-listed articles and I was amazed at how many really good articles are being created for which a truly-worthwhile to read hook could be written. It astounds me how many have made it through to the DYK box on the main page. I still make a mistake now and then, but now that I think that I understand the rules, I check the article size, make sure that the hook is reliably sourced, verify the length of the hook and add it in, with very few errors detected by your fellow DYK crew. Thanks again! Alansohn (talk) 16:50, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

New Question - Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Victuallers

Hi,

Just leaving you message to let you know I have left you a new question on your RFA.

Thanks,

The Helpful One ^{(Talk) (Contributions) (Review Me!)} 21:00, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 17 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nicholas Straussler, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 00:38, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Question about Victoriatown

I have done a major overhaul of the above article. I'm wondering if you could take a look at it, and see if I've expanded it enough to qualify for a 19 January nomination as an expansion at DYK? -- Bellwether ^B_C 04:06, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

• I can't do it until much later today (early tomorrow UTC), as I have a birthday thing for my nephew (five years old today!) that will last all day. If you have time to work on it, that would be great, but if not, I'll take a look when I get home this evening. Thanks, and best regards, -- Bellwether ^B_C 13:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

• Why did you remove the book cover image? I think that the fact that an award-winning novel was set in Goose Village is important, and the book cover is used in the "In popular culture" section to illustrate the importance of the book being set in the village. -- Bellwether ^B_C 03:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

• While I don't necessarily agree with the article being too "image heavy", in retrospect, I can see how the book cover might make it feel a bit cluttered. As for the bus driver information, it's included in the "history" section, is referenced, and illuminates the human past of the town. This was my reasoning in putting it in the article. Were you just feeling like it felt dropped in or something? I don't think it's absolutely essential for the article, but I like the information in the article for the "human past" reason I mentioned above. Can you think of maybe a better place to include it in the article? -- Bellwether ^B_C 15:51, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 20 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Le Gendre, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Maxim_(talk) 16:06, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK!

On 21 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article City Academy High School, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Majorly (talk) 15:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

congratulations

Officer Victuallers with his vandal-fighting sword

A consensus has been reached by your peers that you should be an admin. I have made it so. Please review Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list and keep up the great work. Sincerely, Kingturtle (talk) 18:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

• I add my sincere congratulations. -- Bellwether ^B_C 18:31, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Well, that went real well! I think that doing Wikipedia:New admin school should be a required exercise. It's not, so I strongly urge you to do the practice exercises. Let me know if you want directions or help with updating DYK. Congratulations on your new mop! Royalbroil 19:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
    • You might want to add {{Administrator}} to your user page. It puts the little mop in the upper right hand corner. It's actually time to do a DYK update right now if you're interested. Royalbroil 22:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
      • Congratulations! I hope you enjoy wielding your new 'sword' and have fun with all the tools. Dahliarose (talk) 23:08, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
        • Congratulations from me, too. If you decide to start putting some stick about, you might like to remember what was said of Frederick Temple "A beast, but a just beast". Xn4 04:00, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations on becoming an admin! :) Tom H (talk) 21:52, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

And I almost forgot to add my support. It allowed you to reach 60, which is better than in the 50's! Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 23:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on getting the tools, I wish you the best of luck, use them well. Camaron | Chris (talk) 17:54, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats! Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 14:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations! Hope the toolset treats you well! Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 22:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, and best of luck :) It's coming up on my one year anniversary, I remember what it was like. Orderinchaos 16:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

About your RfA

The admins' T-shirt. Acalamari 22:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful request for adminship. I am glad you passed, and you are welcome for the support. For information on using your new tools, see the school for new admins; you will find it very useful. Good luck! Acalamari 22:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

I send my congratulations as well. Enjoy your new tools. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 22:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations, and by the way "i found the bucket!!" hurray! Tiptoety ^talk 22:48, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats (even though you often beat me to awarding the 25 DYK medal!) I think you'll do a great job! Also meant to mention in the RfA how much I love the clicky images you do. The map was a great addition to Queluz National Palace. Keep up the good work! --JayHenry (talk) 00:45, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on you new tools. I love the image map thing too.--Ѕandahl 05:29, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on your adminship, some would say you "won" by a landslide! 0 opposes and 0 neutrals! Well Done! -- The Helpful One ^{(Talk) (Contribs) (Review)} 08:00, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats from here. Spencer^T♦C 12:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats also on myhalf on being a new sysop.--JForget 16:44, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

[1]. Tiptoety ^talk 19:47, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on the new tools. I'm overjoyed to see that you've hardly used them. Your time is far better spent on the great article writing we've become accustomed to seeing from you. Put the tools in your trophy case and let them get good and dusty! —Wknight94 (talk) 14:48, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. KillerChihuahua?!?

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Sydney Girls High School references

Hi there. I agree that we should make articles look as good as possible, but unreferenced and refimprove tags aren't intended only to inform readers that there are not any/enough references. Adding these tags to an article adds that page to a category showing that it needs additional references, and it helps other users to know which articles need work on references. For more details, see here, here or here. For now, I'll put the refimprove tag back on the article. Feel free to contact me on my talk page. Cheers, Cdlw93 (talk) 21:46, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

You have mopped the floor!

I see that you have mopped your first floor (deletion of one article). Good luck! Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 21:06, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Salisbury Cathedral School

I haven't got time to work on this one at the moment but it is a newly created article on a very old and interesting school and a prime candidate for DYK if some more content and a few references could be found. DYK... that Salisbury Cathedral School, founded in 1091 by St Osmund, is one of the oldest schools in the world? Or ...that Salisbury Cathedral School has two world-famous cathedral choirs? Can you help? Dahliarose (talk) 11:18, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks. I see it's all set for the next update. I don't know that I deserve a credit as a co-author as I only added one sentence! Dahliarose (talk) 20:21, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 28 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salisbury Cathedral School, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bookworm857158367 (talk) 22:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Sure, First you have to download the image onto wikipedia. I am doing that just now. Woody (talk) 12:28, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Yep basically. What I did was, save the file to my computer, copy the licensing info from commons and then upload it to exactly the same file name. I then add {{C-uploaded}} to it. Then you are ready to go. Woody (talk) 12:32, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thx. OK I looked at the image you loaded and its protection. Do you just copy it onto the template?

How do you mean? Now that it is on wikipedia, it is protected due to the cascading protection. The template is just added to the summary. In terms of the DYK template, you simply copy the next update over onto the main DYK template. Then you have to update the Template:Did you know/Next update/Time. All done now Woody (talk) 12:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Not much more, just blank the next update with a clean version from Template:Did you know/Next update/Clear. Then all you have to do is give out the credits and you are done. Woody (talk) 12:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

No problem, (and remember to blank the credit list when you have finshed. ;) If you have any more questions, just ask! Woody (talk) 12:55, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't around at that time. It was fairly early in the morning here & I was catching up on sleep after doing a marathon 51 hour trivia contest this past weekend. I'm glad to see that Woody showed you the process! Royalbroil 14:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: dyk

Hello Victuallers. No, I wouldn't call myself an "Imagemap Fan" - I just needed to use it for the archives (on the top of my talk page near the TOC). Also, do you get one of those DYK awards if you expanded (a good amount) of an article that was then featured on DYK the next day? - Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:02, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

BTW - Congrats on becoming an admin! - I recall voting 'support' on you RFA :) - Milk's Favorite Cookie 20:04, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm.. I guess I could call myself an Imagemap fan. Why do you ask?   jj137 (talk) 20:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually, no, I don't have a gallery (although I probably could/should create one). I'm not sure what you mean by protecting the code with a template, though.   jj137 (talk) 20:50, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm still confused by what you mean.   jj137 (talk) 22:12, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

OK, I see what you mean now. As for protection, I'm not sure; if it starts to receive vandalism/non-constructive edits, we probably could protect it, but I think it's fine for now. About imagemaps: honestly, I'm not that good at making them that I could make one like that; I know how, but I keep making mistakes. The most recent one I can think of is an extremely simple one [2] (obviously not even much, but it's the first one I thought of).   jj137 (talk) 22:31, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me about that tool; I had no idea it existed, and it was very helpful. Wow.   jj137 (talk) 03:06, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Sorry to trouble you, but would you mind putting the "DYK was updated with a fact from the article _________, which you created or substantially expanded" template on my talk page, as I believe is customary? I nominated Son Goku (band). Thanks. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 20:25, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. Sorry for my impatience. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 21:41, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Confused

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I did receive a DYK for today. But regarding Dorothy Canning Miller, which I expanded - and which was featured on DYK - do I get one for that? Thanks! - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:30, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! - And it's Ok. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:53, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Confused (Dukes of Normandy)

Victuallers, thanks for your note, which has prompted me to look at the numbering of the articles we have on Dukes Robert of Normandy... Our article Robert II, Duke of Normandy is plainly about the Duke usually called Robert I, or Robert the Devil, or Robert the Magnificent, and not about the Duke usually called Robert II of Normandy, who is his grandson and has an article at Robert Curthose. In the lead of that article, Robert Curthose is introduced as Robert II. We can see why he is sailing under the name of Curthose. I tried to move Robert II, Duke of Normandy to Robert I, Duke of Normandy, but it can't be done except by an Admin, perhaps because there's already a page at Robert I, Duke of Normandy, which redirects to Rollo of Normandy. At Rollo of Normandy we read that some sources call him Robert, but so far as I'm aware he isn't known as Robert I, Duke of Normandy. I'll copy this note to Clio, who may be able to say if I'm missing something before we ask you to Do Something. regards, Xn4 01:06, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you are quite right, Xn4, there is some confusion here. I have never come across any source that refers to Rollo as Robert. Besides, it is uncertain if he was ever known by the title of Duke of Normandy. Robert the Magnificent, father of William the Conqueror, is thus generally recognised as Robert I, which makes Robert Curthose, or Courte-Heuse, his grandson, the second duke of that name. In fact you will find them with the proper numerical identity if you look at the genealogy on the page for Robert the Magnificent, and at the list on the Wikipedia page on the Dukes of Normandy. I was under the impression that title changes could be made by any editor? Anyway, I'm copying this note to your talk page and that of Victuallers. Best wishes to you both. Clio the Muse (talk) 23:10, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Clio.

Victuallers, I don't entirely understand why I need to trouble an Admin for these moves, but -

1. would you please consider moving Robert II, Duke of Normandy to Robert I, Duke of Normandy?
2. That move will create a new redirect page called Robert II, Duke of Normandy, redirecting to Robert I, Duke of Normandy, but could Robert Curthose please be moved to Robert II, Duke of Normandy, nevertheless?
3. Robert the Magnificent should then be redirected to Robert I, Duke of Normandy instead of to Robert II, Duke of Normandy

Many thanks. Xn4 01:28, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

I was able to sort this out, with some redirecting of redirects before I tried again to move the articles which wouldn't move. In the event, I've moved the article on Robert I to Robert the Magnificent, with a redirect to there from Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and I've left Robert II at Robert Curthose, with Robert II, Duke of Normandy redirecting to him. I've also done some consequential tidying up of wikilinks and redirects. Xn4 12:31, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Confused (T:TDYK and Robert A. Good)

I'm confused by your comments on this item. Were these comments intended to apply to Robert A. Good, or perhaps to some other entry on the list? --Orlady (talk) 19:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that. --Orlady (talk) 20:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Computer schools

That's what the source says, and I had no reason to second guess it. The US often leads the world in this kind of trend in any case, so I think there's a good chance it's correct. But if you are really concerned about it, I suggest changing the hook to "that Georgia Tech claims its...blah blah blah is the first...?" Gatoclass (talk) 20:43, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

brilliant work on checking DYKs!!

Thanks :) But I might as well warn you, I may not have much time to do it over the next couple of weeks, as I am expecting to be rather busy off-Wiki. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 20:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Crispin Conroy DYK

It happened again with Crispin Conroy. Well, so far I did not recieve one of them DYK templates for expanding the article. Could you please explain. If this was an error, it is okay. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:35, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it! - Besides there is no place (except the history of the article) that says who expanded what, if you know what I mean. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Fixed it - I see what a "substantial contrb" is. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 21:58, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Ralph Barton

I think an image map would be great. It hadn't occurred to me that the image was out of copyright, or I might have uploaded it myself; but you did a better job than I would have, I think. Thanks for the help, and the DYK nom. Mangoe (talk) 21:40, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

And thanks again for filling in the image map! Mangoe (talk) 14:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I moved the picture out of the infobox. I could never get the caption to come out well there and anyway it seemed better to have it appear a little later in the article. I also took out the external link since it's there in the image's page. Mangoe (talk) 20:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

On 3 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ralph Barton, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 02:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. I figured that since you'd obviously spent a great deal of time putting the imagemap together (and it's something I'd like to see us use more), you wanted to try it out on the Main Page. Although at first I was afraid it would skew the formatting (initial previews showed everything going into a narrow column), it looks like it worked out OK. Daniel Case (talk) 22:22, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

North Community High School

On 31 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North Community High School, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--howcheng {chat} 23:28, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Byron Reed

Hi Victuallers. Knowing how these things sometimes get swept under the rug, I hope you can take a second look at my listing of Byron Reed on the DYK talk page. Thanks. • Freechild'sup? 12:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Deletion Review for Josh Tyrangiel

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Josh Tyrangiel. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Esprit15d • talk • contribs 21:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Victuallers, what happened here? This is such an obvious overturn, how did you come to delete this article? Mangojuice^talk 13:19, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok. I see you're a relatively new admin. Take this as a learning experience, then. WP:CSD#A7 applies only to articles that don't even make any claim to significance or importance, and that don't have clear evidence of notability. It's best to avoid deleting any marginal cases, and especially don't delete ones that are sourced under A7, because sourcing presumably asserts that the subject meets WP:N. Don't worry about it, though, we all make mistakes and have to learn the ropes one way or another. Mangojuice^talk 19:09, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Clicky maps

Hi Victuallers, I was wondering how you do the clicky maps? Is there a help page somewhere on the technique? I was thinking it would be nifty to add clickiness to the range map at a recent featured article on which I worked, Sumatran Rhinoceros. Each of the little red spots is a different national park, and I was hoping if one dragged their mouse over the park it would identify which one it was. Is that possible and, if so, can you show me how it's done? Thanks greatly! --JayHenry (talk) 01:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 5 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gregorio Perfecto, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 17:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK Help...

Hi Victuallers,

Any chance I can finally have a go at this DYK? Perhaps I could do Tramcars of the National Tramway Museum instead?

In theory, all I have to do is make it 5(?) times bigger than it is - presumably this can be done with Tramcar notes, as well as further explanations about Tramcars in general?

Oh and well done on the DYK - I forgot to vote... :$!

Oh and i returned after solving the dispute! :D!

Thanks,

BG7 17:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

copied from my talk page!

Cheers Vic!

I'll copy it into the same box the other DYK is in - Box 4. Please let me know how i'm doing!

Does it matter if all (or most of) the refs go to the same place? (The guidebook/British Trams Online/LCCTT/Official Site)?

More pics will follow - I have one of nearly every tram!

So the text should be the intro and then the bits about the cars? How big is a factor of five would you say?

Thanks,

BG7 19:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Since writing that i've added some more info, and a lot of refs! Please let me know how i'm doing!

BG7 21:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Tramcars of the National Tramway Museum expansion by Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) at User:Bluegoblin7/Sandbox4.

Hi Victuallers!

Can you please let me know when I get past the fivefold mark, and also how i'm doing! References are plentiful, but do emails from Crich, linked from a forum, and links from other wikis work as refs?

Thanks,

BG7 14:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I've replied to your reply on my talk page... keep it in one place!

BG7 16:27, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm... alreadry i've expanded it 4.9 something something. I gues if I can ref the hidden bit about 869 i'll be ready! (there's more, can i get a RYK twice on an article?)

BG7 18:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Vic,

I've replied on my Talk page! BG7 15:35, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Vote!

User:Milk's Favorite Cookie/elections - Milk's Favorite Cookie 01:16, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for DYK Medal

Thanks for the DYK medal. I'm an infrequent participant on Wikipedia these days but appreciate the pat on the back nonetheless. --House of Scandal (talk) 05:52, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Battle of Kelja

Hi Victuallers,

You recently moved the Battle of Kelja nomination from the suggestion page to next update, even though I had pointed to problems in the article. These problems have not been addressed and remain. The article is based on several non-reliable sources.--Carabinieri (talk) 02:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK Note #4,598 on your talk page

Thanks for the DYK. Now, who do I have to strangle to get a picture up there too? =) Cheers. – Scartol • Tok 22:08, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Dude! You mean someone thought those pine nuts were more attractive than lovely ladies at a loom? What the ..? – Scartol • Tok 00:21, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Encore Computer speedy - please restore

Hi, Looking for info on Encore Computer today, I was surprised to discover that there wasn't an article -- it had been recently speedied for non-notability. This is surprising because the company is definitely notable; on the other hand, not surprising since, looking at the cached article on Google, no one had ever bothered to add references...

Anyhow, I'd like to go ahead and edit the article to establish notability; would you be able to restore it to bring back the edit trail and such?

As a notability placeholder for now, please see:

• http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history/De-En/Encore-Computer-Corporation.html
• Google Scholar search on Encore Computer
• Google Scholar search on Encore Multimax, one of their products

I'll of course get this or similar info more formally wrapped into the article once it's back up, but this should be enough to at least move it from "speedy" to AfD consideration. Thanks, NapoliRoma (talk) 22:20, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!--NapoliRoma (talk) 22:32, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Thanks for the DYK. I notice though that there's a glitch in the USS Queens entry (two "that"s), can you fix that? Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 11:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Unprotected image on Main Page

Hello. When you updated DYK earlier today, you placed an unprotected image on the main page. Please be sure to read the instructions at Template:Did you know before you update. --- RockMFR 15:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Two Dr Robertons

Thanks for the DYK nom. Isn't t'internet fantastic. I was researching for the Stockdale v. Hansard article, found the McGrath book on Google Books, found out about one Roberton, looked in ODNB for Roberton and found the other. How long would that have taken in a library?Cutler (talk) 16:37, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK:Atatürk Dam

Hi. Thanks a lot for your contribution. Cheers. CeeGee (talk) 20:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi again. I missed the entry in the Main Page and could not find the hook in the archive. Can you help please? Thanks. Cheers. CeeGee (talk) 19:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks for your help.

Cool

Hi, thanks for your helping hand. I've done the {{dyktalk}} notice thing so could you do the rest? Thanks again. --BorgQueen (talk) 20:31, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

cabinet

Thxs, but don't forget User:Wetman, who began the article! Johnbod (talk) 20:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Can't see it - did you press enter? Johnbod (talk) 21:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

John Roberton (1776/1797)

On 14 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Roberton (1776) and John Roberton (1797) , which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 02:41, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Peer review??

I'm wondering if you would be interested in doing a peer review on an article for me. I think it's close to GA and I would like a non-American who's not a racing fan to review it to weed out the American racing biases. I will review one of your articles in exchange for your review. What do you think? I'm watching your talk page, so you can respond here. Royalbroil 05:04, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

So what do you think? Feel free to turn me down if you don't plan to work on any GA/FA articles. Royalbroil 12:38, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Tell me the article RB and I'll see if I can help ... obviously I'd like too Victuallers (talk) 12:46, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The article is Alan Kulwicki, and I want to propose GA. Would you start of list on the article's talk page of things that should be added to make things clearer to a non-American who's not a racing fan? Especially background things like explaining, say, the 1970s stock car scene in America. Let me know which article to review or save the credit for future use. Thanks! Royalbroil 13:13, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm curious if you were planning on continuing the peer review. Your peer review so far has been extremely helpful and is appreciated. Royalbroil 22:20, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I want to propose the article at GA. Would you hold off with the rest of your review until after it's done with the GA process? Royalbroil 13:40, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Template:Gunpowder plotimage

A tag has been placed on Template:Gunpowder plotimage requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.

If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).

Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 05:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Otto Königsberger

On 15 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Otto Königsberger, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

And thanks from me for nominating this! --Bazzargh (talk) 17:07, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar. It's been fun - and, more to the point, I hope it's been of value to the readers. Peter I. Vardy (talk) 17:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

Hi there, I was wondering why my Shiv Chowrasia nomination was withdrawn by you in the Next Update? Thanks, Mspraveen (talk) 11:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi there Victuallers, there was nothing wrong with Mspraveen's hook, I approved it myself. I think you misread the text on the suggestions page, Mspraveen just withdrew one hook when he realized an article on the topic already existed, but then he just copied his new content onto the existing article and got a x5 expansion. So I believe his hook was legitimate. Gatoclass (talk) 13:20, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Update: I've now promoted his hook for the next update, so there's nothing more you need to do about this. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 13:31, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The Tribute Money

Actually, that one seems to have had its DYK already :) Gatoclass (talk) 12:18, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

RE to my talk page threads...

Hi Vic,

I'm back from skiing now and have replied!

BG7 16:04, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

My DYK...

Ok, i've moved it across... more expansion will take place.... LCCTT 106 the first, then the bullets!

Thanks,

BG7 17:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Any good for DYK?

Home Office Baby - any good for DYK?Cutler (talk) 19:07, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Thx for the James Lithgow DYK + contribution.Cutler (talk) 11:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Your DYK nomination for Cornwall Central School District was successful

On February 17, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cornwall Central School District, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 22:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

My DYK (2)

Hi Vic,

Can we add a pic, just in case we get first?

Thanks,

BG7 11:09, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your nom...

Thanks for finding out the extra snippet about St Leonard's Church, Aldrington and building a DYK hook around it. Hopefully it will be accepted! Funnily enough, I saw that Hove Civic Society page when searching around for sources, but didn't actually notice the first para where the road naming is discussed. D'oh! Hassocks5489 (talk) 13:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:Pictures

I've replied on my talk page!

BG7 13:13, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

S. Arulappa

On 18 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article S. Arulappa, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Labworth Café

Thanks for nominating the Labworth Café article for the did you know? section. I appreciate it. Oneblackline (talk) 17:55, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Sparrenburg Castle DYK

Hello and thank you for the nomination of the Sparrenburg Castle article. I have to mention that I am just the translator of the German article. Another important thing is that–as I understand–the right name for the castle is either "Sparrenburg" or "Sparrenberg Castle" because "Burg" already means "castle" and the hill on which it is situated has the name "Sparrenberg". Maybe we should move it to the right name first. Kind regards, Tirkfl^talk 08:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I moved it to Sparrenberg Castle and already changed the two articles linking to the redirect page. If the translation is considered to be okay I don't have a problem with featuring it at the DYK. Kind regards, Tirkfl^talk 08:42, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Secondary education in the Borough of Halton

Glad you like this way of dealing with schools which are not necessarily "notable", yet (in my opinion) still have a place in Wikipedia, and especially as part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Cheshire. I was "driven" to this by the addition of a "should be merged with Runcorn" tag attached to one school (which is not a good idea). It took a bit of time but I am quite pleased with the outcome and it may be a sensible model for dealing with schools in other areas. If any particular school is "notable", a separate article could be written about it with a {{main}} tag in the general article. Thanks for adding the links to the redirect pages. I had sort of thought about doing this but had not got round to it. I'm intrigued though why the titles on the Categories page should be in italics - presumably to show that this will take you through a redirect page. Peter I. Vardy (talk) 12:58, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Various NTM Tramcar Stuff...

Hi Victuallers...

I will be at Crich on Sunday - are there any pics that you can think we might need (I dunno, one of the depot perhaps?)

Also, could possible alternative hooks be some things from the "trivia" section (it will be gone SOON!!! I've reffed one more part, which I will incorporate 2moz... (about London 1622!). Blackpool 166, Prague 180 and Jo'berg 60 should be the next ones up!)? For example: Of all the Tramcars of the National Tramway Museum, Prague 180 has had more press coverage than the rest put together!?

Thanks,

BG7 20:52, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I think a different hook is probably preferential - there are actually on 13 operational tramcars, as Leeds 180 was withdrawn with electrical problems yesterday. It needs a body lift and a complete rebuild of the resistance box - a big job, and there isn't space for a body lift at the moment in the workshop!

No worries about pics! I'll upload those I have to commons later on. Online hook... I guess that means it has to be on a site. If it came from a guidebook, and I copy it to my site, does that count?

Thanks,

BG7 11:15, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

dyk nom

• ...that Enea Bossi, Sr., an Italian-American aerospace engineer, designed a human powered aircraft that flew for several hundred metres in 1936? by Thisisbossi OK? Victuallers (talk) 22:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

o .... type "table" into help.... sortable ones are quite easy Victuallers (talk) 22:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Looks good! And thanks for the tip on tables... I know it's something I could learn, but it's still a bit low on my priority list at the moment. Perhaps someday... Cheers! --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 22:21, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK (again)

On 20 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Polytrichum, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks once again. Bencherlite^Talk 00:26, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Sparrenburg Castle

On 20 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sparrenburg Castle, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:22, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

On 21 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Leonard's Church, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 04:24, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Sir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet

On 21 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 09:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

NTM Stuff...

Hi Victuallers,

Heres a reply to your comms!

(It was above, but you may/may not have seen it!)

I think a different hook is probably preferential - there are actually on 13 operational tramcars, as Leeds 180 was withdrawn with electrical problems yesterday. It needs a body lift and a complete rebuild of the resistance box - a big job, and there isn't space for a body lift at the moment in the workshop! No worries about pics! I'll upload those I have to commons later on. Online hook... I guess that means it has to be on a site. If it came from a guidebook, and I copy it to my site, does that count? Thanks, BG7 11:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

BG7 11:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Gordon Parks High School

On 21 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gordon Parks High School, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 15:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

North Friesland Railway, DYK

I've replied to your comments on the hook. The evidence is that the section the station was on opened in October 1901 and Wetsens station closed in May 1902, less than eight months later as per hook. If you can squeeze the article in feel free to do so. Mjroots (talk) 18:39, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Have added the fact to the History section, with the reference. Mjroots (talk) 18:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Mystery

Hi. Any thoughts on this oddity which seems to be a problem with a whole lot of artists? For an example, at François de Troy, on the left of my screen, I can see eight interwiki links, two of them apparently to the French Wikipedia. The last three of the eight (including one French) are real, can be found embedded in the text of the article and lead to real articles elsewhere, but the first five (including the other French) are ghosts which lead only to templates. It's much the same at another article I recently started, Alexis Simon Belle. I can't find anything to show what's causing this ghosting, but the problem seems to be something to do with other wikipedias whith have interwiki links from Template:Infobox Artist. Xn4 20:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

... Solved!!! Victuallers (talk) 20:21, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh I love a challenge .... and Ive impressed myself. Look here The extra 5 are being called in by the Artist template. Not sure why every user of this template hasn't complained. Victuallers (talk) 20:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Good so far, but do you know how it can be fixed? Xn4 20:27, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Kill the disinfobox; kill all disinfoboxen! Johnbod (talk) 20:33, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Failing the Dalek Solution, I've posted a question at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). Tagishsimon thinks the changes Victuallers has made may have a slow fuse. Xn4 21:23, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

All's well today, your changes clearly did fix the problem, so many thanks! The culprit is SashatoBot. At this edit, the bot added interwikis to Template:Infobox Artist outside the <noinclude> tags, causing ghost interwiki links on all pages which used the template, as discussed above and here. And the links were already included in the template's documentation. On the bot's User Page, I see the message "Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it. Would you please consider doing that, until its owner, Sasa Stefanovic, has got it under better control? Thanks again. Xn4 16:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 21 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Labworth Café, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 21:54, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

On February 22, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tramcars of the National Tramway Museum, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks again Vic. And well done on the RfA. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:57, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks Vic for all your great help with the DYK!

I have to go now, but i'll give ya a barnstar later!

BG7 11:25, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Nicholas Fitzherbert

On 22 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nicholas Fitzherbert, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:53, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

50 DYK medal

Thanks :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:41, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

• Oh, is there a 50 DYK medal? (hint) - House of Scandal (talk) 15:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Vanity Fair

Thanks for the DKY note. On the 1921 Vanity Fair cartoon from Commons, "Bill Hart" is misidentified as baseball player Bill Hart, who was born in 1913. It should be actor William S. Hart. I fixed it on Commons; you may want to revise your userpage. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 22:05, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK image upload

Hey. When you're uploading images for the main page, make sure you don't upload it under non-commercial - otherwise it might get deleted, as Image:HMS Calliope 1880s.jpg was. --- RockMFR 23:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Enea Bossi, Sr.

On 24 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Enea Bossi, Sr., which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 09:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Too many noms?

Please check tomorrow's main page balance. -- BorgQueen (talk) 18:10, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, it is going to stay on today's main page for only about 2 hours, and tomorrow's main page for about 4 hours (assuming it is updated at the appointed time). That's why I wrote in the edit summary that a bit too long for today, a bit short for tomorrow. We should always think about the balance, shouldn't we. --BorgQueen (talk) 18:33, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your DYK!

On 24 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James Redfern, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations and keep up the good work! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 22:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

User talk:Alexevo91

I appear to have edited your warning to him. I was trying to give him the same warning levels as you. I hope you don't think i was playing around with your warning. Bevo74 (talk) 08:46, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK Awards

Thanks (again?) for the 25 DYK award you gave me while I was away on hiatus. Wow, I didn't even know there was such things as 50 DYK and 100 DYK awards until I saw them just now on your user page. I am maybe 3 or 4 away from the 50 mark. If I want 100, I had better get back to work! Best wishes, -- House of Scandal (talk) 11:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK Anthony Bacon

Thanks for the nom. I was a bit surprised. I am still looking for more information about him, which is not directly from a webpage.

wikibiohistory (talk) 16:53, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Help...

Hi Victuallers,

Could you possibly help me out and have a look here? It's getting quite heated, and i've had an attack about my spelling by an IP. I've tried to keep cool, but I may get into a dispute if it's not sorted!

Also, could you be a really nice admin and close it? (As a merge/redirect!).

Thanks,

BG7 17:33, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I just saw and corrected the link to where i think he\she means. Simply south (talk) 17:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Gregory XIII

Hi!

Thnx for the nomination of my article Papal conclave, 1572. However, the note about first canonized Pope since Celestine V does not refer to Gregory XIII himself, but to Pius V, whom Gregory XIII succeded in the papal chair. I think that Gregory XIII is the best known because of the Gregorian Calendar. Best regards! CarlosPn (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 09:18, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Payback for that Christmas card!

Happy Leap Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just couldn't let it pass unremarked.
Noroton (talk) 03:42, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Changes not displayed permanently

Dear friend Please help edit the article on Col. Satsangi's Kiran Memorial AIPECCS Educational Complex

Please remove the bottom 2 paragraphs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajay rathee (talk • contribs) 16:19, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I will include photo citation. New to this could you explain how this is done. —Preceding unsigned comment added by OoOKT (talk • contribs) 21:36, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

William Newton (poet)

On 3 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Newton (poet), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 07:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK – Rodger Wylde

Hi, the above article has so far been overlooked for DYK. Any chance of getting it in the next update before the nom expires? I don't want to move it across myself as the nomintor, but it's a nice article and well referenced, so should pass the criteria easily. Cheers, Dan1980 (talk | stalk) 20:37, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for adding this to the next update. I have slightly expanded the hook again as the shortened hook was inaccurate. It's still shorter than the original hook though, and well under 200 characters. Dan1980 (talk | stalk) 22:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

The Stockport player is important because it is his broken leg that was being treated by Rodger as the club physio. The two spent a lot of time together and ended up deciding to form a band. I think that it's important that this part is left in as it adds to the "interestingness" of the hook (in my opinion anyway). Dan1980 (talk | stalk) 22:39, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I only just got your message about adding the other hooks. I was doing a major expansion of an article and didn't get the new message box for some reason. I would normally have put the other hooks in to the template, but I didn't want to get sidetracked from the major edit that I was in the middle of. Dan1980 (talk | stalk) 23:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

1917 Pinar del Río hurricane

Hello. I noticed that a portion of the article has been featured in the "Did you know?" department. Unfortunately, it incorrectly states that the cyclone was 949 mbar at landfall in Cuba. The minimum pressure of 928 mbar (27.42 inHg) was the actual reading in Cuba. I clarified that fact in the article. The 949 mbar reading is estimated for the Florida landfall. Can you correct 949 mbar to 928 mbar in the DYK? Thanks! CVW (Talk) 21:44, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Brunswick High School

You said:

Your school article is a very good start. Refs are good - there are some nice facts. I'd like to propose this for the front page. Is there any chance it could gain about 1000 characters of text about its history and a picture or two in the next 3 days?

I would love to add more, but unfortunately this isn't a good week time-wise. I plan to make a trip through Frederick County in the near future and get pictures of the high schools, but I cannot promise a date. Sorry. But thanks for the recognition. Wallstreethotrod (talk) 17:42, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Drakelow

A tag has been placed on Drakelow, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Invite

Hi Victuallers!

I noticed you were a member of WikiProject Education, and thought you might be interested in WikiProject Homeschooling. In this "WikiProject," we have been together working on the collaboration of Homeschooling-related articles. As a member, I really hope you can join, and let me know if you need any help signing up or with anything else. If you have any questions about the project you can ask at the project's talk page. Cheers! RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 23:19, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Any good for DYK?

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007? (No! Really!) Thanks for all your interest.Cutler (talk) 22:32, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Padley

Padfield, Padley-- You have got me confused! ClemRutter (talk) 21:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Padfield

Padfield. Yes- I am honoured- though the way you phrased it, it looked as if I had given it away too!ClemRutter (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Reporting Regs

I will have a go at the Regs - at least I can pretend that I am working then. I think you might be right about the fair use but I suspect that some of the other articles it's used in might be a problem too.Cutler (talk) 19:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK welcome back

I usually feel anonymous when editing Wikipedia so I am surprised that you remembered our exchange of a few weeks ago. Thanks! --House of Scandal (talk) 17:49, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

You're right

I was looking forward to a picture slot for a change (Borgqueen doesn't seem to like ship pics much), but I have to agree, the bottle pic is pretty cool :) Gatoclass (talk) 18:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

• The bottle is pretty cool, but the pic itself is a bit dark. I took it early morning last October and the sun was still low in the sky. Eventually I (or someone else) may get a brighter one. --House of Scandal (talk) 20:30, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Update is ready, would you like to post it? Gatoclass (talk) 16:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

It's short because the main page is short. It fits in neatly with the page as it is, if I add another one it will be uneven.

I can do the notifications if you don't have the time. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 16:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, hang on a sec, I'll add another one... Gatoclass (talk) 16:31, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Oops, I added another one after you updated. Do you want to add that one, or will I throw it back in the pool for next time? Gatoclass (talk) 16:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Looks like you've gone offline, so I'll throw it back. Anyhow, thanks for the quick response :) Gatoclass (talk) 16:48, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

Well done on this. Definitely one of the better legal articles now. We deserve a pint (also because WBA won 5-1).Cutler (talk) 22:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the recognition! How long we can keep all this going before somebody trashes it I don't know but until then ... Cutler (talk) 19:04, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

James Bert Garner DYK hook

Your nomination for him struck me hard that James Garner invented the gasmask?. There's a famous American actor named James Garner, which you inadvertently hit, and it caused me to laugh. It caused me to think about using the hook and especially the image for the April Fool's DYK! Would you object with saving the DYK nom for 1 April, and then spicing it up a lot? Americans would really appreciate knowing that a famous actor sent two of his associates into chlorine gas filled room, especially with a picture to prove it! Royalbroil 02:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I have moved your suggestion there (to Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know) and struck it from the current DYK suggestions. I would appreciate your help there: we need some more noms by April Fool's Day.

A bigger concern is the Featured Article because that takes lots of time. Last year someone came forward with a rushed FA starting on March 25th, so anything's possible. All FA only get featured once, so one needs to be done before that day. There aren't any good nominees at this time, although I just suggested a spoof using the delisted GA Garbage (band). Discussion is found at Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Featured Article. There are 2 or 3 appropriate Featured Pictures to decide from, so that is not a concern.

GA nominations normally take several weeks, so the Alan Kulwicki article is holding for now. I'll like you to wait with finishing your review until after GA review has been completed. Royalbroil 02:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 11 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 09:10, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

holbeche

thanks for adding the picture. i couldnt work out how to do it —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hugarh (talk • contribs) 13:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 12 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Padfield, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--—Dark ^(talk) 10:22, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

You mean Clem Rutter's notification was missed?

Hmm, had to go back through the history to see what happened. What happened is that basically DarkFalls did all the notifications, but he didn't clear the page and I wanted to start the next update. So I clicked through a selection of the links to ensure he'd done them all, and as he'd done every link I looked at, top, middle, and bottom of both the article and the creator/nominator columns, I assumed he must have done the lot and I cleared the page. But I guess he must have overlooked one, so my methodology of logical selective checking was foiled :/ Gatoclass (talk) 16:39, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, George Stanhope, was selected for DYK!

On March 12, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Stanhope, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 17:44, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

3/5 hook

I see you just did the update. Is there any chance you might add the David Franczyk 3/5 hook to the next?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 17:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

sure.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 18:02, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

On 14 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Knut Rød, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 22:20, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Belated and deserved== Thank you; I am honored! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:05, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Thomas Phillips

Fine indeed. I had worried that people might be getting bored with my obscure seventeenth century naval figures, but I think your hook is a good one! Benea (talk) 22:41, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK Adm Wes McDonald - Thank You!

Thank you very much for mentioning the article about admiral Wesley L. McDonald on DYK! Quite an honor. Skeet Shooter (talk) 03:06, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Emancipation Proclamation draft error

Seward and Smith are misidentified/mislinked in the image. Seward is seated but is identified as Smith. Smith is identified as Seward, and both link to Smith when clicked. It's a neat piece of work, but I'm not sure how to fix it. Red Harvest (talk) 14:23, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that fixed it. Thanks for the quick response and good work. Red Harvest (talk) 14:40, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

on DYK

Yup, I doubt we'll find 24. Even if the updates are 8 hours apart I don't think we have 18-20. I'll try to find an Irish-born baseball player to expand, but virtually all of them are pre-1900, making sources hard to find. I'll try though since we could use some more. Wizardman 20:39, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK update

Vic, didn't you read my edit summaries? I hadn't finished organizing that update. I just finished, and I turned around to find you posted it ten minutes ago! Gatoclass (talk) 16:54, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'd really appreciate that if you'd repost the updated version. There are not too many hooks on my monitor, the last one fits perfectly, but I'll leave that up to you whether you want to include it or not, I thought it was a nice quirky one to finish off with. Gatoclass (talk) 17:07, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, the only thing to do is take the green out. I only added a bit for consistency, but it seems other users don't like it. Gatoclass (talk) 17:14, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the trouble to repost it Vic. Much appreciated :) Gatoclass (talk) 17:22, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Sami Hadawi

Hello, I do not completely understand your message. Are you going to nominate the article for a DYK, want me to do it or think that the fact he was not buried in his hometown (upon his request) should be included in the article. --Al Ameer son (talk) 18:58, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Ohhhhh, well thats great. Thank you for nominating it and I didn't even think suggesting its placement on the main page. Again thanks and Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 19:03, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK Nom

On 19 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Phillips (engineer), which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 01:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm glad to see that you are actively participating updating DYK, and that everything appears to be going well with you! Royalbroil 01:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK nomination

On 19 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel Juslenius, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

(That's Daniel Juslenius, the fickle Finnish Fennoman, for fear of forgetfulness). --Gatoclass (talk) 09:04, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm upset. That one was supposed to saved for April Fools Day! Royalbroil 16:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK correction

FYI, I didn't edit this article. I just proposed a better hook... —Wknight94 (talk) 14:59, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Nods

Okay I'll do a few, but I really should be hitting the sack right now... Gatoclass (talk) 15:23, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

All done :) Gatoclass (talk) 15:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Just before I go, I can see a couple of minor tweaks might be in order. The last hook contains the word "actually" which is superfluous. You might want to remove that. The second last also says "showed openly" when it probably should be "openly showed" for grammatical correctness. Anyhow I'll leave it up to you if you want to fix them or not. Gatoclass (talk) 15:50, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK Image

Did you upload and protect the image? I don't see {{C-uploaded}}. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:16, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

What happened is that you uploaded it with the default extension, which is .jpg . The actual extension should have been (capital) .JPG . Luckily no one vandalized the image on Commons. I took care of it. I always click on the image before loading (in the "Next Update") to make sure that the capitalization issue doesn't come up. Luckily Victuallers page is on my watchlist. Royalbroil 17:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you would watch my back too! I am not perfect either. Besides some DYK updates (although I did 4 or 5 straight DYK updates on Christmas) I occasionally do some speedy deletes that are real bad (attack, zero notability, and ones with no content or context). I tend more inclusionist, so I pass over most speedy nominations and remove some nominations that I think don't meet speedy criteria. I found an awesome source for the 50 best drag racers in the U.S. and I'm able to write B-class type articles just from that source! (I do add other sources of course.) Big name drag racers had tiny stub articles, and many had none. I'm also been working on getting the Alan Kulwicki article up to GA level. The completion of your review will be appreciated after it is a GA. Many people have already reviewed it, so I'll propose it for FA after you look at it, as long as there aren't any major concerns raised by you or the GA reviewer. Royalbroil 02:21, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Eva archaeological site

A lovely article and a good hook. I only wish I could say it was mine. User:Bms4880 is I think the proper author, but hopefully he'll approve as well. Kind regards, Benea (talk) 21:48, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 20 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Samuel Lines, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 09:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

RIDDOR riddle

Article on front page under dyk that was done by a Bamkin. but not Bamkin or Bamkin? Victuallers (talk) 21:35, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

You mean it was given DYK status by a Bamkin? Was not me. (Added it to List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1995... Now there's a WikiProject!) So there is another WikiUser using the name Bamkin? Bamkin (talk) 15:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Oh congrats on how many DYKs —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bamkin (talk • contribs) 15:40, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

thanks for informing me about DYK

Hi there, thanks for letting me know about my article on cell-free protein array making it onto the DYK section! Not sure how messages work on Wiki, but u can delete this after reading it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeester (talk • contribs) 17:41, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

william s hart museum help!~!!!!!!

im doing a progect on william s hart museum and i need to find out why its important can u help me its due tomorrow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.113.101 (talk) 01:46, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Patrick McLaughlin - DYK?

Hi, Victuallers. I can't find a good DYK hook for Patrick McLaughlin (1909-1988). Also, I've just expanded this by about twelve times from a stub created by Neddyseagoon yesterday, and I'm not at all sure how it should be nominated! Can you help, please? Xn4 02:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 21 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sami Hadawi, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Interesting article, thanks for suggesting. --Espresso Addict (talk) 03:01, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Eggs

Bit late now, but I thought we were saving that one for Easter Sunday? Feels like a waste of the rather pretty picture of the white-eye. Espresso Addict (talk) 15:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Today is Good Friday -- symbols of death, crosses & the like; Sunday is Easter Sunday -- symbols of resurrection & rebirth. Celebratory symbols while Christ is missing presumed dead seem a bit odd. Espresso Addict (talk) 15:29, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Easter is a holiday about resurrection and rebirth - is xmas eve about getting turned away at an inn? nuff said. Victuallers (talk) 15:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Secure Archbishop Arulappa's picture

Hi, on 14 February 2008, you asked for a picture of Archbishop S. Arulappa. I have uploaded a picture as well as a picture of the book he authored. Kindly secure the photos and sanitize them against deletion. Pradeep (talk) 10:22, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

consult others

Hi, maybe you could consult others but the idea is to "secure". Watch out ! in another few minutes, a completely revised update is on its way.Pradeep (talk) 11:38, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

The reference for Harry Carlton info is www.harrycarlton.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobclayton (talk • contribs) 16:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 23 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eva archaeological site, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Maxim_(talk) 01:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Bee

On 23 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helen Bee, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bencherlite^Talk 08:51, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Eggy

Yeah, it was eggy, but it wasn't religious. I thought a religious lead would be better, and anyhow, there was already an egg hook and we still have one update to go :) Gatoclass (talk) 15:42, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Load what, the second egg hook? You mean you want to restore it to the current update so there are two egg hooks? That's up to you Vic. I don't really mind, maybe two egg hooks would be better since there's plenty of religious ones already. Gatoclass (talk) 15:46, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe pull out the one about the Pakistani speaker. That's a bit out of place with the rest, isn't it? Gatoclass (talk) 15:47, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Actually I didn't finish editing them, because Daniel Case happened along and posted the lot while I was still fiddling around with them. This sort of thing happens quite a bit, and it's getting to the stage where I'm starting to wish I had adminship myself just so I could keep tweaking them :) Gatoclass (talk) 15:57, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I really like the idea of the "red flag"! Kind of like the "under construction" tag for article pages. Yeah, I think we really need that. It's very annoying getting edit conflicts and other problems when you're trying to fix things up, so I would certainly support any such proposal. Gatoclass (talk) 16:19, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey

On 24 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 11:36, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Hello there

Thanks for the nom. :-) AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 23:06, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Late again. Can you get it? Gatoclass (talk) 12:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, that's okay, I'll do the notifications. Gatoclass (talk) 12:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

PS -- you forgot to c-upload the image. See WP:AN#Main page image. No harm, no foul this time. howcheng {chat} 17:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK screwup

I replied on my talk page regarding my screwup at DYK. It should be fixed now. Sorry. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 20:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 29 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Blackner, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 02:23, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

On 29 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theophilus Browne, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 21:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes it was

But from what I've heard, it's a movie most people preferred to forget ;) Gatoclass (talk) 16:18, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK nomination

On 30 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Evergreen Lutheran High School, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bobet 17:50, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Ivybridge Community College

Hi I see you're on the assessment team for WikiProject Schools. I need an assessment for Ivybridge Community College. Please find some time to assess this article. Bsrboy (talk) 00:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 31 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Rawson Birks, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 01:47, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

:)

You are welcome to finish the update. --BorgQueen (talk) 14:42, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok, nevermind, I can do the update. :-) --BorgQueen (talk) 14:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

well now I am confused Victuallers (talk) 14:50, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

No, please don't be. :-) I thought you were interested in updating it but you said you were just checking, so I decided to continue what I was doing. Keep up the good work. --BorgQueen (talk) 15:04, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Stonton

Thanks! Just noticed I put a duplicate reference in- just going to delete itNing-ning (talk) 16:55, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

April Fool's Day DYK

On 1 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James Bert Garner, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for contributing to the successful April Fool's Day tomfoolery! --Royalbroil 13:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Peer review, part 2

The Alan Kulwicki article passed GA without comment. I would appreciate the continuation of your review. I appreciate how you were so detailed in the first part of your review. Royalbroil 15:37, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

?

Your recent edit puzzles me a bit. It was a good idea to add another hook for the main page balance, but replace the image...? The image I've uploaded does not have any problem, does it? --BorgQueen (talk) 16:51, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh I see. It appears that we updated almost at the same time... (it is strange you didn't get an edit conflict though) Anyway, thanks for the clarification. Those things happen sometimes. --BorgQueen (talk) 17:00, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

what you on about?!!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.15.117 (talk) 14:54, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Umm... who are you and how am I expected to know?. Please sign your comments. Victuallers (talk) 15:22, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Thurston Rostron

Thanks for the note - I'm happy with the proposed DYK link. It's nice to know someone reads what I write! One day I will have created an article on every single England player - there's still about 350 to go.

I'm off on holiday for 2 weeks so no more new articles for a while. Cheers. Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 19:07, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Images

How do you make those images like Jersy City where you can click on a building to identify it? I would like to have those on all buildng list. So if you could tell me how to or do it yourself that would br great. Alaskan assassin (talk) 03:33, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

RE:Next updates of DYK

Just browsing through the Scottish noms, seeing most of 'em are mine just now. Is it frowned up for self-nominators to drop their own noms into next update? BTW, the Bernard nom is particularly appropriate because Tartan Day commemorates the Declaration of Arbroath, of which Bernard is supposedly the author (in popular writings, though actual historians these days don't believe that). Regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 10:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

You mean drop notices on the relevant users' talk pages? Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 10:43, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I can keep my eye on it. In four hours the next one's due, yeah? Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 11:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:DYK

Thanks for the DYK. MPerel helped expand the conservation and nomenclature section so she deserves one too. :) —Viriditas | Talk 11:21, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

April 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Kettlewell, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Tanvir che (talk) 15:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for place this here. I assume that, It was just a mistake of you. I've just reverted your good faith edit. Thank you and cheers. Tanvir che (talk) 15:17, 6 April 2008 (UTC)