A barnstar for you! edit

  The Editor's Barnstar

Without your guidance and expertise the Irataba article would not be an FA today. Thanks for your patience and encouragement during the challenging process. This has been a great learning experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. Thanks for being a part of it! RO(talk) 16:21, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks RO!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:47, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Archaeological Museum of Lamia edit

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DYK for Isla San Telmo edit

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Pathala Bhairavi edit

Hello Doctor! I will always be thankful to you for reviewing Mayabazar which has considerably changed content-wise after its GAR. Now, i have nominated Pathala Bhairavi to GA-status, the film whose success was the reason we all are watching Mayabazar today. Jaguar has just copy-edited the article and i request you to conduct a GAR on Pathala Bhairavi. :D Pavanjandhyala (talk) 16:37, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

All the issues have been addressed Doctor. Please have a look. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 14:45, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

File:AbuDhabistamps1965.jpg listed for deletion edit

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Why can't this file be licensed as {{PD-United Arab Emirates stamp}} and moved to Commons? The following Abu Dhabi stamps are there with this license:

We hope (talk) 18:35, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

I uploaded a few more images in like 2007 I think but they got deleted.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:38, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

The last 2 are your 2007 uploads. We hope (talk) 18:43, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
They moved house :-) We hope (talk) 22:00, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Many thanks We hope :-)!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:18, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Niuean mythology edit

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DYK for Fao (god) edit

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Template:Did you know nominations/Hold Me While I'm Naked edit

Minor suggestion. Cheers! 7&6=thirteen () 12:51, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Alt 1 checks out. Gets rid of the ambiguity. Dr. Blofeld are you good with Alt1? 7&6=thirteen () 10:00, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Mayabazar/archive1 edit

Pavanjandhyala has opened the peer review for Mayabazar. Feel free to leave comments. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 04:19, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

A gentle reminder! Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:46, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
I reviewed it for GA, I'm unlikely to be of much further assistance!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:49, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
I understood. Thank you, doctor. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 12:54, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
I think my only advice Pavanjandhyala is expand on themes and some of the detail if you can, but I'd imagine it's already pretty comprehensive.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:12, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
I'm trying real hard, doctor. There are no special write-ups which highlight the film's themes and intentions. They are only "praising" it. Full of hype. They cant be used for critical reception also. Such worse they were. Pavanjandhyala (talk) 13:20, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Coconut production in Niue edit

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DYK for Hold Me While I'm Naked edit

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DYK for Adolphe Demange edit

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DYK for Robert Bruce Napoleon Walker edit

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Orphaned non-free image File:Suhaag.jpg edit

 

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Obscure blues bands edit

I stumbled across The Sacred Mushroom by a random Google search and thought "if they've got an AllMusic page, perhaps they can have an article", created it, then released it had been speedy deleted a few times. That just shows that people don't bother searching for sources and just reach straight for the "zomg non notable deleted now dammit" buttons doesn't it? :-/ Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:43, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Well it's lasted 10 minutes so far anyway haha!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:48, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

What, the band or the article? As I'm now an admin I can see the previously deleted versions, which are substantially the same, except for the sources. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:51, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

DC Jazz Festival edit

I'll see if I can find some. Don't think I'll be attending myself - I have concerts this weekend, and a huge chunk of my time about to be taken up with a variety of things. And it's not really my scene, though perhaps I'll have a look in. There's a Flickr user who might have some good free pictures, though...he's fairly active around here. Here's his stream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kathmandu/sets/ --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:18, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

We shall see - I'll have to take a look and see what venues it will be in. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:29, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! edit

Thank you for the prompt and timely GA review of Ahmed Zayat. Tomorrow is the Belmont! Montanabw(talk) 03:34, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

reference to out of print book that is helpful on South American film edit

Don't know if you have this reference, but it is in English and gives plot synopses, background, etc. South American Cinema. Apparently the entire book is now available via pdf. SusunW (talk) 16:49, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

And this lovely thing from Chile, from 1947 could prove invaluable, though it doesn't help resolve my question on the dispute Pampa Film had with Lumiton and San Miguel Studios. 1947 Chilean film magazine SusunW (talk) 20:31, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

I like the sound of it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:39, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 9, 2015 edit

In the lead and in the TFA column, Royal Conservatory takes you to a stubby article that doesn't mention the Royal Conservatory. Would it be better to drop that link and link Royal Danish Academy of Music, which appears later in the TFA column and in the lead? - Dank (push to talk) 17:59, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

@Dank: Yes that's it, please tweak accordingly, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:50, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Done. - Dank (push to talk) 19:43, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
9 June 2015
Carl Nielsen made
Main Page history
and you were part of
working for his works!

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Nomination of Mohabbat Ki Kasam for deletion edit

 

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Krimuk90 edit

Please Dr. You have to helpregarding this user. This user has threaten me that he is planning to get me blocked with the help of hisadministrator friends. He is manipulating Chopra's article for showingshe is nothing as compared to Her favorites Ranaut and Padukone. When I told himthat I will make it clear how much he is wrong, he threatened me with block warning. Please helpme.—Prashant 03:29, 7 June 2015 (UTC) You have to look at |this. First he changed the referrnce and added in Summary that the source says a different thing. This user is manipulating so much. Also, you were the one who added this. As you said it was not neccessary to say this was hit and this was flop. But, this user is doing so much worse. He does not use same thing for his articles in Ranaut and Balan and Padukone. Please help.—Prashant 05:20, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Krimuk in my experience is mature enough to make decent editorial decisions. I haven't looked into what he has changed, but I doubt he'd falsely add content or manipulate the content in an article. I'd rather stay out of it, sorry.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:41, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

So, where I should go? Tell me. He always starts a new problem for me. I feel you even care about me. I suppose you were my friend. You should have helped me. —Prashant 08:34, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
You know, I have started feeling that my edits are bad and Krimuk's is good. It just seems only, by getting reverted all the time without proper reasions. That quote was added after alot of discusssion as she received mixed reviews for that. If someone received a mixed review we have to add both things and not only negative.—Prashant 10:53, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
Why do you have to keep being a childish asshole all of the time? You take everything personally. The wordpress source doesn't look a mainstream authoritative source and the quote doesn't really add anything of value. Krimuk is a very good editor and he might have a point about some of the quotes, that doesn't mean I devalue anything you have to say. Grow up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:56, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
OKya, Now you gave a reason that ite source was not reliable. Yes, Krimuk90 is a good editor, who is good at manipulating. LOOK this at Kangana Ranaut's article. The two of her films which bombed miserabley and was panned by critics are discussed though this "Ranaut followed Queen by playing an aggressive politician in the the black comedy Revolver Rani and a medical intern in the political drama Ungli (both 2014)." Is it NPOV?, which he is accusing me of by reverting things. I am just neutral. See it yourself.—Prashant 11:07, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Hey, I think the part which you removed was okay. Yes, she does not got much praise for Krrish 3 (a joke of a film). It looks fine. Atleat reply.—Prashant 11:45, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

List edit

I have just created a list of films that I have seen. What do you think of it, doc?  Ssven2 Speak 2 me 07:37, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Very nice! Where's the Hollywood films you've seen?♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:28, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

The list as of now is only on the Indian films that I have seen. As for Hollywood films, I will add them soon enough after my exams. BTW, I'm not doing any major editing on any article right now (just countering vandalism and helping Pavan with Mayabazar's PR mostly apart from the list). I created Panama Pasama recently though as I liked the film as it was a jolly outing and it had beautiful songs.   Do let me know if you have watched any of my films on my list that you haven't watched yet.  Ssven2 Speak 2 me 08:35, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
Imagine how my list would look with loads of those films on your list haha!! Getting subtitles is a problem unfortunately for Tamil films. I long for the day when Amazon Prime Video literally provides access to any film across world cinema as well as Hollywood and subtitles are provided in an array of languages for every film.. I'd happily pay a decent annual fee to get access to everything!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:38, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
True, but Thiruvilaiyadal (which I have given 5 stars) has subs. This is in case if you still haven't watched it. 1.7 million views on YouTube and counting! — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 08:41, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll try to see it sometime soon! Convenient period too as I'm watching mostly films of the mid 60s at the moment.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:44, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ngounie River edit

Thanks for this article Victuallers (talk) 07:48, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

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50 years edit

Today, we celebrate 50 years St. Martin, Idstein, open for GA review - someone picked Art & architecture for subtopic, - I am not sure, there's more music ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:01, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Happy anniversary! Seems Yash beat me to it on the review though?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:02, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, - you noticed that sooner than I did! - Next to come BWV 75, the one Bach wrote to impress Leipzig in his first service as Thomaskantor, 14 movements, - he did that only one more time for a church cantata, a week later ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:28, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
If you'd told me on the 3rd when you nommed if would have passed a few days ago :-)!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:30, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
But a decent article appeared only yesterday ;) - Will nom the cantata now, how is that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Brown edit

Can you make each of these dark brown/medium brown (such as Template:Herbal teas is dark green/medium green): Template:Coffee, Template:Coffee production Template:Starbucks, Template:Types of coffeehouses? Dunno about Template:Fair trade, the only other one in Category:Coffee and tea navigational boxes. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:22, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

I would, but a lot of people are anal about coloured nav plates. Before long it would be back to the boring generic blue! In some cases, like colleges they're a bit annoying but a nice subtle brown for coffee articles I like.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:28, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, I know about those folks. Lol! But I think a brown color-convention for coffee nav templates makes unifying sense, just as the tea nav one is green, and Coca cola is red. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

I like having colour themes for the agricultural industry series, but I think most of the other ones I started have been altered to standard now. Template:Tomato production should be red, Template:Orange production should be orange etc!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:37, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Noo, check out these deletions [1] . Can you recreate them as they were, and we can start more than one or two articles. Disappointed that they were deleted.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:38, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Yup, I can restore them, but one template at a time, me thinks, after we've got the "List of..." created and maybe 3? country articles for the crop. Which one next? --Rosiestep (talk) 20:21, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Yeah let's wait until we've got Coffee and mining out of the way first!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:13, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Amelia Bence edit

Longest thing I ever translated. I cannot look at it any more. Someone needs to proof it and I am absolutely positive that it is more than start class, but have no idea what it is. The documentation was well cited and on Spanish wiki that is amazing. I did change some of the referencing if I could not find the source. I also took out a bunch of quotes and flowery stuff, but it is still a really, really long file. Have worked on it all weekend. I am going for a glass of vino. I deserve it. SusunW (talk) 23:40, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Albert Ouzoulias edit

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Re: La Caravelle edit

We can try. The only down side is that this wasn't the type of place that generated publicity (celebrity photos at the restaurant, etc.) material. Where Billingsley had a house photographer, went out of his way to get the press in the door and printed postcards and the like, I have yet to find a photo of the restaurant's interior--original decor or re-done--that isn't on the couple's website. You can find photos from Toots Shor's and El Morocco because they wanted publicity the same as Sherm did for the Stork. Maybe they would release some photos via OTRS if they were contacted, since the restaurant has been gone foe a while now. BTW-I have more Stork Club photos to upload when I get a minute (and I've had to resort to archiving some of my backlog). Life magazine forgot to renew the copyrights on all of its 1944 issues and some of its 1945 ones-the issue with the article & photos of the Stork Club is one in the 1944 lot. We hope (talk) 19:25, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Re: map edit

on the board :-) We hope (talk) 19:50, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Time for a PR? edit

What's up, Doc?, Tim riley and I have been working on P.G. Wodehouse and have now launched him on both the main page and now at PR. If you have time, or inclination, your thoughts would be much appreciated. Pip pip! – SchroCat (talk) 21:04, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Carnival in French Guiana edit

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P. G. Wodehouse edit

SchroCat and I have this article up for peer review, and would welcome your thoughts, if you have time and disposition. Tim riley talk 16:14, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Yes, Schro informed me recently. I had misread it as the FAC not the peer review though! I will try to look at it tomorrow. Regards.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:18, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Maasella edwardsi edit

I have done some more work on Maasella edwardsi. For some peculiar reason, the Ozalp & Ateş article was fully available to me earlier in the day but now I can only get the abstract. Anyway, I had read the whole article and it was apparent that this coral does not grow on sand but on rocks, often those overgrown with coralline algae, so I had to remove part of what you wrote. I will be working through the list of corals at my leisure. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Salon des arts ménagers edit

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DYK for Stallerhof edit

Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:35, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for filling a red link of years ago! It's featured also on Portal:Germany, - if you have other DYK related to Germany, please feel free to add there yourself, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:41, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Capon Chapel FA candidacy edit

Dr. Blofeld, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that I finally nominated Capon Chapel as a featured article candidate. Please feel free to re-review and weigh in and comment, as your suggestions and guidance are always appreciated! (Psst, I also have several outstanding GANs, so if you ever have a spare moment...) -- West Virginian (talk) 15:11, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Albert Ouzoulias edit

Thanks for your help Victuallers (talk) 23:49, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Iglesia de San Felipe edit

Thanks for your help Victuallers (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Cristo Negro (Portobelo) edit

Thanks for your help Victuallers (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Shiny stuff edit

Hey Blofeld, how many DYKs does SusunW have and should she get a shiny award for them? Also, I just passed 50 DYK and I want a shiny award too, but not sure if it's copacetic to give it to myself or not. Also, Tigerboy1966 has probably topped his last milestone and could use a shiny thing too. Wanna be a prize-hander-outer? Montanabw(talk) 22:47, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Many of Susun's weren't nominated for DYK though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:56, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Château de Boursault edit

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Salon des arts ménagers edit

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:22, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Martín Fierro Awards edit

Don't even ask how I found this. I must have searched a million times and just stumbled onto it. I put it in Wayback. Martín Fierro Awards by year SusunW (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Check the link, on mine it says "www.isaproduccion.com.ar is unavailable or may not exist"♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:44, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

How timely that discovered it today and put it in Wayback. Here's the archived link [2] SusunW (talk) 07:20, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Can you create an article on Premios Martín Fierro then?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:40, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Did a redirect. There is an article on Martín Fierro Awards SusunW (talk) 14:41, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
Okay, I expanded it some with sourcing. I have no idea how to create tables for subsequent years and need to get back to my women. While I was looking, I discovered the only link cited was dead, and fortunately was able to find it in Wayback. Hopefully someone can create the years or even one awards page from the references I found. SusunW (talk) 16:08, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

M/c Guardian edit

Saw your ping. I've been thinking about it and doing some research, as well as talking to a few people. The Guardian contains a potted history anyway and the gist seems to be that simply renaming and moving a newspaper doesn't justify a separate article: its outlook etc remained the same, it remained under the Scott Trust etc. So, I'm a bit torn here: it might be better to try expanding the history in the existing article and then wait for someone to say "hey, this is getting a bit big - fork it". - Sitush (talk) 10:25, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

I think the main The Guardian article ought to have a summary of Manchester period and then a main article link to one in more detail. Given how many articles cite The Manchester Guardian I think it's a pretty important article which should quite rightly have its own article on here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:30, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

OK, I'll give it a go. - Sitush (talk) 10:33, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
I'll quickly gather together some material from the main article to set it on its way.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:33, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

@Sitush: The Manchester Guardian, we're up and running...♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:55, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

So I have seen. I'm staying away from that - it is awful, sorry. - Sitush (talk) 11:59, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
I can't be bothered then, I've reverted back.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:01, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
@Sitush: I've left it as a clean stub with the book sources I'd gathered. Hopefully that is almost acceptable to you now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:12, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Coffee Production Award edit

  Coffee Production Award
Thank you for jumping in and working on the many coffee production articles. Your work is much appreciated!! --Rosiestep (talk) 23:51, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Oh thankyou Rosiestep, love it, very innovative!, but you deserve this the most for starting them all off haha!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:34, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Paola Borboni.jpg edit

 

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File:Asíeseltango.jpg edit

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Wodehouse, again edit

Thank you so much for your comments at the recent PR for P.G. Wodehouse. The article is now at FAC should you wish to comment further. Many thanks once again. – SchroCat (talk) 01:07, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Potential film issue edit

As you already know, I've been working on the Thanhouser films - though it seems that someone thinks they don't meet N. To make them FA - films would need appropriate context and that is somewhat difficult to do with more than century having past. I've gotten new sources and new materials, but with each work found and discovered it becomes clear that Thanhouser is very unique and very special. At peak produced 25% of the Independent films, those outside the Edison Trust - Universal later forming and rising to exceed. However quantity was not a problem because Thanhouser films helped define and found the techniques of the industry, even bring political and social issues to light. Narrative structure and the quality of the productions far exceeded the other studios - namely The Star of Bethlehem (film). Ugh - I don't want to feel like USROADs, but considering the information and details which exist it seems going about it from specific to broad is not someone's cup of tea. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 06:08, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

A lot of them won't be potential FA material of course because the info may be very sketchy so not read like an FA, but I reckon there's a few of them with more content and quality of info which could be brought up to FA. There's absolutely no question about notability though, Thanhouser and Edison Studios were the studios at least in my mind for that late 1900s - early 1910s period, and I think you've done very well to find what you have on all of them. Whoever thinks they're not notable is clueless about the history of film. Which ones do you consider your best articles to date? One of my favourites is A Dog's Love which I also started, that's a real gem, I'm not sure there would be enough to get it to FA level though! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:29, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Well, new material has come out and there was some more information on even A Dog's Love which went into how the film was unique for the special effects with the double exposure. Its not as if the information is going to remain static - though many films are lost, much information is still being found and archived. A lot of the Falstaff ones will not get their own pages and numerous ones will be combined, but I the most interesting one will probably be The Cry of the Children. Just need to get to it. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 15:27, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Official historical monuments edit

It's about time to start splitting these by department, no? I believe a stab has been taken at it. I can help out with AWB and my other tools, but I'm going to be rather busy these next few weeks, so I can only do a little here and there. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

I took the liberty of doing Bas-Rhin for right now. Category:Official historical monuments of Bas-Rhin, though I think the name could be changed. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:41, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, Alsace would be a good place to start.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:22, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

I'll break down what others I can in the short-term, then. Off and on today, most likely. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:35, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I've started it for Bas Rhin Château de Birkenwald. The others can be stub sorted like that. Best to do it gradually, region by region.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I've begun a few of the monuments categories. Have a look at Dordogne - there are a lot more chateaux listed than there are historical monuments, and I have a feeling that a lot of the former would fit into the latter category. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:30, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I've stub sorted Bas-Rhin, I count almost 50 struct stubs in Template:BasRhin-struct-stub, mostof the articles seemed to be start class! Another 10-15 stubs to create and it can have its own category.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:30, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: You're probably right on Dordogne. You know what, I'd be more comfortable with the formal "Monument historique" in xxx. What about you? Category:Official historical monuments of France in Bas-Rhin IMO should be Category:Monument historique in Bas-Rhin. We use Bien de Cultural in xx for Spain too.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

I have no problem with it - monument historique is the title we use on the main article. Double-check the French, though - I believe it should be Category:Monuments historiques in Bas-Rhin. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:43, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I'm not sure, I don't think we're referring to it as a plural, we're referring to it as a title of a listed monument. Bien de Interes Cultural in xx isn't the plural either. Perhaps Category:Monument historique sites in Bas-Rhin would make more sense?.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:47, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Well, no, because monument historique is a singular noun and not an adjective. (I can't comment on the Spanish as I don't know the language.) It would sound peculiar to me as an adjective. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 15:51, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Yes I agree, I think it should be OK then as Monuments historiques in xxx. For some reason it didn't seem right initially, I was thinking along the lines of National Heritage sites. I'll propose a change at CFD.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:00, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Done here Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 June 16 . It should be easy to rename all using AWB later anyway.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:07, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Renaming won't be a problem - I have a script that can help. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:09, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: See the naming on French wiki here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:54, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Huh. That's surprising. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:56, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I took the liberty of changing the CFD entry, then...best to do what the French do. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:57, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
"Of" or "in" France?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:02, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I'm not sure it makes any difference, honestly. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:09, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I think "of" works fine.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:22, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
Actually, the more I think about it, the more I think "in" is better than "of". "Of" implies that they were recognized by the department; "in" merely locates them geographically. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 17:57, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
@Ser Amantio di Nicolao:, the reason I asked originally was not because it particularly mattered, but you did sau best to do what the French do, and "en" I think would be "in". I've now struck 60 stubs anyway and started the category. Scary how organized and how many files are in the commons on some of those missing churches like this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:29, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I'm not too terribly surprised - there are large numbers of articles on monuments in French that have yet to be transferred over. Talking of which, most of the chateaux in Dordogne appear to be monuments as well. I'll add them to the category tonight using AWB. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 19:38, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I've updated the by-department categories and filled them using a script. Everything should match now. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:57, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:49, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Any time. Did a little jiggery-pokery with AWB yesterday, and I think the chateaux missing from the two subcategories have been sorted out as well as can be. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Château/castle edit

Sorry, I've just rather brutally reverted or partially reverted some of your edits. You added the Category:Châteaux in Haut-Rhin to some articles about castles. In English (and this is, of course, English Wikipedia) "château" is used to refer to French examples of what in English would be called palaces or mansions or stately homes. The French are less fussy, having a smaller vocabulary. They use "château" in that sense, but also for castles, vineyards and even water towers ("château d'eau"). It causes a lot of confusion, even for the French. (Direction signs can be quite interesting! You can never be sure what you will find if you follow a sign to "Château de XXXX". An English friend of mine was bemused to find himself staring at a water tower when he expected s medieval defensive structure!) In English, "castle" is for the military building. This has caused considerable confusion here before,, hence the page List of castles in France and the categories for castles in each French region, e.g. Category:Castles in Alsace.

There are, of course, some structures that are both castle (as originally built) and château (after later modification): Château d'Amboise is a classic example. Emeraude (talk) 06:31, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Emeraude You're preaching to an experienced editor with chateaux who knows fully well this, I've known this since about 2007. Why do you think I created all of the chateaux categories separate from "castles". I don't see where I've called something a castle. All I did was stub sort, and copied the existing Template:France-castle-stub which includes both castles and chateaux in one for convenience in stub sorting. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:09, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Apologies. I didn't mean to preach - I was up very early - and I do fully acknowledge your experience in this field.Emeraude (talk) 07:43, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Ah I see what happened, I categorized some of the castles with titles Chateau de with Chateaux without looking at the articles and realizing they were castles. Sorry about that. I still think then you should create Category:Castles in Haut-Rhin rather than clog up the main department category.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:12, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

You may be right, but it took some time to create categories for castles in regions! (These categories had been deleted some years ago in a rather silly discussion.) The reason for using the département category is really just to make a categorical link with the département. If an article fits into some sub-category (e.g. Structures in Haut-Rhin) it's not necessary. The good work you are doing on categories ought to mean that this happens. Emeraude (talk) 07:43, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

It's part of the stub sorting proposal in Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. We ought to have struct-stub templates by department and at least 60 articles on chateaux, castles, churches, museums and theatres etc for each. Any help creating them and ordering them would be most welcome it'll take a long time to go through them myself!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:01, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Makes me think of German Schloss vs. Burg, - should we do something about page moves (or at least more redirects) and categories? Many a Schloss started as a Burg though, so would be in two cats. Example Schloss Weimar vs. Pillnitz Castle, - move requests on both, one done confirming Schloss, - problem is that many German websites ttranslated Schloss to Castle --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
(Don't want to start a new thread:) If you create a composer such as Esteban Servellón please add them to the List of composers by name, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

What about the rest of them?♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:18, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

You may be interested edit

You weighted in on this individual and this topic last year: [3]. Also related pages, he edits one guideline and then cites another page to it. Sigh... Montanabw(talk) 08:14, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. If he continues I'd consider proposing a topic ban on him from editing templates.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:23, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Oh, he's continuing: [4] And I'm at 2RR for the guideline pages. Montanabw(talk) 08:33, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Link to guidelines page, please, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:19, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
Meat you at ANI (where I suggested an RfC on the question), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:17, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Vanilla production in French Polynesia edit

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DYK for Coffee production in Puerto Rico edit

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DYK for Esteban Servellón edit

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Anushka Sharma edit

Hello, can you please review it for GA. -- Yashthepunisher (talk) 18:03, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but your near blanking edit

…of the E.S. Turner article beggars belief, and is disrespectful insofar as it zeroed out masses of previous editor work. Would you care to speak to the issue of reasoning, and motive, here, and resolve it, before it is taken up elsewhere? This is not a BLP, and the sourcing issues was a matter of ongoing, productive discussion between myself and another editor (that your page blanking disrupted). Leprof 7272 (talk) 19:04, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

The article was a mess, plastered with tags and some copyvio concerns. The prose was difficult to read. As I said in the edit summary it can be restored once those issues have been sorted out and rewritten. Why don't you do just that instead of moaning about it here?♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:40, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
OK in looking, it seems Leprof 7272 you've been subject to some unwarranted tags. You should watch for paraphrasing from The Guardian and all that but it did seem to have unnecessary tags in places. I've restored it, but please sort out the previous concerns and avoid having it plastered with tags. Sort out the sourcing, use Wikipedia:Citation templates and this to draw up citations for books instead of messy url links which are poorly formatted. "see [16]" is poorly done.♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:46, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
I will not begin to address the generally prevalent academic concern over plagiarism at WP; it is a subject far too broad for brief attention. Suffice it to say that WP has created a perfect intellectual conundrum and morass, having no easily used internal tools for plagiarism detection, low standards with regard to the cribbing of material from sources by its editors, and perfect ease for outsiders to replicate (mirror) its content, thus making external plagiarism checking a lifelong vocation should anyone be so foolish as to commit to it. (Even sources with Creative Commons status, and out of copyright status, available for free use, carry the implicit legal or ethical stipulations that the source be acknowledged where its information is re-used; one needn't look far here to see these standard intellectual expectations being broadly, generally ignored.)
With regard to the use of tags here: Different editors have differing philosophies regarding tagging. The preponderant philosophy appears to be, we need to hide article imperfections from general readers—making an article appear "fine" is important, regardless of the issues associated with it, large or small. As an academic, and a person devoted to openness in intellectual endeavours (and one committed to the survival of WP in its next stages of evolution), I oppose this preponderant view, and fight for articles appearing tagged, if there are clear, unequivocal reasons for tagging them. (An unsourced section is an unsourced section. A long section completely sourced from a single source is just that. URL only sources are a clear problem. Etc., etc.)
In the case of this article, I always do what I can, quickly, to fix what I can. But I do not leave an article with issues that will take many tens of hours to address, without tags, just because I cannot fix all myself, in one session or set of sessions. We are a community. If we are an honest one, we can endure tagged articles, for the very simple reason that they reflect the real status of the encyclopedia, rather than an impression we would wish to create in a reading, public group of WP users. (Benign and malignant growths that are present in a body need attention called to them, so that intervention takes place, even if they cannot be seen by the casual, external observer.)
Otherwise, in closing, your specific concerns for this article are noted, and I am always committed to seeing tags consolidated, their messages shortened, etc. The truth is, long messages in tags are sometimes the only way to quickly convey issues to a population of editors, first, many being ready to revert at an impulse, and second, even when more patient, many fairly ready to act without thoroughly reviewing relevant Talk sections.
The bottom line, from me: I will always take concerns of other editors seriously, and attempt to accommodate them, but I will not submit to a fundamental philosophy that says that appearance is more important than reality, that readers should be allowed to perceive an article as being without flaws, when in truth it is is substantially out-of-compliance with Wikipedia's own, limited intellectual standards for veracity or accuracy.
Cheers, thanks for returning the article, and I and others will return for further work. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 18:28, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nelly Omar edit

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DYK nomination of Independence of Panama from Spain edit

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Per Holknekt edit

Please take a look at the article Per Holknekt that I recently created. I am planning to nominate it for DYK in the next few days so any help or improvements are welcomed. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:30, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

Danish musicians edit

Holger Gilbert-Jespersen (in prep for DYK) has five red links ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

It does, but I'm rather tired of this place right now, too many twats about!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:11, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

User:KAVEBEAR/Maputeoa edit

Please, do not move my articles in my userspace. This is an extreme problem and I won't allow it. I'm moving it back and deleting the article. You have no right to touch move my userspace. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:01, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

I wasn't aware you were active. In fact for some reaosn I looked at it and assumed you hadn't edited in three years. Fine, we'll create it ourselves, but do you have to behave like a spoiled little brat? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:05, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Regardless if an editor is active or not. You shouldn't create article from stuff in their userspace. I have the same problem with another user already and I really don't need it again. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:07, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
If you're not retired remove the bloody retired tag from your user page to avoid misleading editors.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:09, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Regardless what my userpace says, it is still not proper etiquette to use other user's userpaces to create articles. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:12, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Fine. But it still doesn't explain why you've got several dozen notable article Polynesian subjects, some of which look quite decent in your user space for years. You don't own the article subjects. Why don't you create them?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:17, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
I have a dozen draft in my userspaces because none of them are finished yet. That's why I don't create them, although I strongly encourage others to create articles for these figures as long as they don't copy my drafts word for word; although I understand similarity will arise if editors use the same sources.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:22, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
It's a pity that you don't finish them as the material generally looks good.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:29, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
In my opinion, they don't look good and still need work whenever I can get to them. Also the article on the king would be more appropriately titled Maputeoa instead since historians generally use the native names in cases of Polynesian monarchs who used Western names.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:43, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Yes, but even if stubified and left basic it's more beneficial for wikipedia to have them in the mainspace than sitting for years in your sandboxes when readers could be benefitting from the information.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:48, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for resparking my interest. I've recently created articles for Joseph Gregorio II and Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Delighted edit

Nevertheless, I am delighted to receive that message from such a great contributor. Thank you for your industrious efforts! Faizan (talk) 20:30, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw your name and thought it was somebody I met back in 2006 on here. It was something like Faisal or Faizan I'm sure. He was an admin and stood out as one of the few who encouraged me! He left in late 2006 or early 2007 unfortunately and not heard from him since.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:32, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you! edit

  The Pakistan Barnstar of National Merit
For a really incredible range and number of industrious and untiring contributions. Your dedication is amazing and is an ideal example of commitment. Faizan (talk) 20:46, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
I cannot stop myself from giving you an award after visiting your talk-page. Faizan (talk) 20:47, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi edit

I replied to you on my talk page. Caden cool 21:12, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Tita Merello edit

I was hoping to finish with the Argentine actresses this weekend, but I'm not going to be able to. Merello's sourcing is bizarre to say the least. (Almost worse than having no sourcing whatsoever) For example, this source on the Spanish Wiki page "Cavallaro, Diana (2006). La Nación, ed. Tita Merello: la morocha argentina. Argentina: Aguilar. ISBN 987-04-0577-0." is actually "Delgado, Josefina (2006). Tita Merello, la morocha argentina (in Spanish) (1a. ed.). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Aguilar. p. 13. ISBN 987-04-0577-0." So I thought, okay, maybe one author just got screwed up, next source, same thing, it says the author is Göttling, Jorge but the actual author is Ernestina Herrera de Noble. I checked them both with an ISBN and google search. I then started checking links and either they don't support the text, or go to dead sites. Makes me suspect all the citations. So...I am having to document from scratch and am not finding any book links. Anyway, I will probably lose a bunch of the hyperbole and some of the text which I cannot verify. Since the citations are clearly incorrect, I don't trust that any of it can be simply translated and wanted to give you a heads up that the sourcing is bad. SusunW (talk) 00:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Italiano edit

Un poco, but not much...just enough to get by with a "basic" designation. Depends on the subject, really - what did you have in mind? --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:49, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Nelly Omar edit

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Re: La Caravelle and Gates edit

The restaurant was in the Shoreham Hotel in NY (We have an article on the Shoreham in Washington, DC, but not in NY), located at 33 West 55th Street in Manhattan. This ref is used re: the Jammets deciding not to renew the lease in 2004.

Let me first of all, work on the Gates "panic" section to pare it down. I think the details should go into footnotes so it's understood what Gates' position in all of this was. Basically Morgan used the panic to gain Tennessee Coal and Iron without trying to buy this company, which was a serious competitor to his US Steel. Then I'll tackle the Waldorf book for Gates. We hope (talk) 13:31, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Have put many of the company-related details and the USG hearings post-panic into footnotes in case someone is interested in how this happened. See what you think now. We hope (talk) 16:36, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
@We hope: Can you sort out the licensing for the images I uploaded for La Caravelle (New York), I think we can claim fair use on an image as it no longer exists. Also the logo is standard for articles like this. Will expand the lede and nom this evening.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:13, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Doc, I think this one needs to be sent up as a G-7 file. I found the NYT article it was in and this isn't La Caravelle, but La Côte Basque. See the caption. How about this one of the dining room from the La Caravelle website? We hope (talk) 17:31, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Haha, OK I'll delete and will reupload. Do you think we could find enough to start La Cote Basque though? That's a gorgeous looking restaurant!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:35, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
@We hope: I've uploaded a new one and requested Ritchie to delete the old one. That OK?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:40, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Doc. can Ritchie restore the new La Caravelle photo you most recently uploaded and just delete the first upload? We've now lost everything but the logo. When we can get this photo restored, I'll take care of the license and stuff. We hope (talk) 17:50, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

I know LOL, it's probably easier you just reupload it yourself with licensing, is that OK?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:51, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
OK, started the Waldorf-Astoria book. There's about 2 pages on Gates and about the only thing there that's presently not covered in the article is that the Waldorf "rubbed off" a bit on Gates, as he gained a small appreciation of art from being a long-time guest there. However, Gates said he didn't like the work of the "old masters" and was trying to hire a young artist to almost mass produce some paintings with more life to them for an art gallery he planned to build at his home.
The book will be very helpful when it comes to expanding Oscar's article, (He had a home and small inn in New Paltz, New York for many years. After his wife died, Oscar kept the New Paltz property but moved into a suite at the Waldorf. Upon his death in 1950, Oscar's will called for the New Paltz property to be turned into a home for retired hotel employees.) and in starting one for Lucius Boomer. (Boomer's death came in a small Norwegian town called Astoria. He'd located a Hotel Astoria in the town and wanted to get some postcards with photos of the place to mail back to those in New York. As he was walking up the hotel's steps to ask about postcards, he had the fatal heart attack.) It will also help us expand the one on George Boldt too. We do have a stub on La Côte Basque and from a quick check of hits, I think with enough time to bang on the keyboard with searching, we could expand that also. We hope (talk) 01:07, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

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The file shouldn't be deleted before June 29 so you should be fine. -- Whpq (talk) 17:46, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

@We hope: Can you reupload from here as Ritchie deleted the whole thing!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:50, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Will do that in just a minute--hang on. :) We hope (talk) 17:53, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
OK-it's in the article now. The La Cote Basque was another fine French restaurant in NYC that also closed in 2004. No idea how much is out there about it re: history, etc. We hope (talk) 18:23, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Chers WH. No worries on that for now, let's get the gambler to GA!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:24, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

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All Saints Church, Fleet edit

Shocking. [5] KJP1 (talk) 11:06, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Indeed, I think enough to make Burges turn in his grave!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

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Cheers Sagaciousphil and Ritchie333 for your help!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:59, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Esther Seligson edit

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Augustin de Saint-Aubin edit

Is there some "it is art, it is over 300 years old" commons tag so that we can use this self-portrait on his article? Augustin de Saint-Aubin SusunW (talk) 17:35, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Template:PD-art?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:53, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Yay! I'll go for it. Surely no one will object, certainly not the creator ;) SusunW (talk) 18:10, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

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Well done We hope, and thanks for starting it Ritchie333!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:57, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jaguar: Thanks, but remember to list an article on the appropriate GA page once you promote something!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:58, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Well done chaps. Although I did start the article and got it into an acceptable shape, it's really We hope's sterling efforts that got us there, plus your good work yourself, so I can't really take any credit for this! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 13:05, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Agreed, well done! And sorry for not listing the article on its GA page, I need to go back and do that for the last 20 GANs I forgotten about... JAGUAR  21:35, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

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Sure - I'll get to it when I have a moment. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:46, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Done. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

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Before any further bandwidth is spent by people arguing over things where they seem to have forgotten what they were arguing about, I proposed this. Just an FYI, as you have a RfC going there also, and I think we are basically on the same page, but people are getting confused, so I decided to make it really simple. May not keep anyone from wasting bandwidth with further argument, but if you concur with my idea, great (and if not, we're still pals anyway!) Montanabw(talk) 02:06, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

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Walsingham House edit

Take a look at the photo and now take a look at The Ritz in 1907. It looks like the Walsingham House was neatly erased and replaced by the Ritz. I have something for the Walsingham House interior I'll upload next. Then (we both hope), on to Bath House. :) We hope (talk) 16:17, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! @We hope: I couldn't find any images except that one I put as an external link from Mexico. I was also surprised at how very little I could find on the Bath. It stood for over 115+ years and I found no photos and very little coverage. Thank goodness for newspapers.com and that subscription, because it cleared up the inaccuracy that the Walsingham was formerly the Bath. I also couldn't figure out WHAT the Walsingham's address was. If it was adjacent to the Bath (150 Piccadilly) and clearly would have been adjacent to its restaurant at the Isthmian Club (105 Piccadilly) what was its address? Why wouldn't the number be between the two? But, if it was on the site of the Old White Horse Cellar then it would be at 155 Piccadilly. Surely there is an old London directory that I cannot access from here which would clear that up? SusunW (talk) 17:18, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks both. I think it's important to also go back in time and look at cities at different time periods. I'd sure like to see a detailed map of London from that period with detailed landmarks, same with New York. We should have articles on all those buildings which once existed!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:54, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Just pulled File:Design for decoration of a room at Walsingham House 1897.jpg this from HathiTrust; while I was working, the copy of The Builder it's in became temporarily unavailable. SusunW, I don't know if you're in the US or not; if you are, some time and patience in searching there will probably turn up old London directories with the listings. Sometimes the search can be frustrating when trying to find exactly what you want. While I do like what can eventually be found there, it's a bit of a thorn to know that one's IP determines what one can view on the site. The drawing above came from an 1897 British trade journal. Dr. B., who's in the UK, isn't allowed to view it there. There are just so many wonderful old drawings, photos, floor plans and articles for buildings in the UK and elsewhere which could be put to great use if people from outside of the US would just be allowed to see them. We hope (talk) 18:04, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Ooo, interior now, excellent find!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:20, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

@We hope: I'm in Mexico. Have the same issue with what I can see or not see. Lots of stuff I cannot access. Will search the Hathitrust site and see if I can access anything. Amazing that Ritz tore down the Walsingham as not being elegant enough. From the few descriptions I could find it was extremely lavish. SusunW (talk) 18:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
@We hope: which issue are you looking at? A whole bunch of them have locks on them. Don't know if that is for everyone or just me. I haven't found any with a search in The Builder with a hit for the Walsingham or the Bath. May have a bit of a lead on when the Old White Horse moved. Says in More London inns and taverns / by Leopold Wagner. Wagner, Leopold, 1858 that it moved when the Bath was built. First date I found on the Bath was 1789, so it moved before 1800. SusunW (talk) 18:51, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Sorry, I feel like I'm taking over your page Dr. B. BUT, if the Bath replaced the White Horse and the White Horse was located at 155 Piccadilly and both were on the "corner of Arlington Street" (verified by 2 different sources I just realized) then the Bath was at 155 and the Walsingham would then have been at 150? Is my logic flawed? SusunW (talk) 19:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
No idea, I just go by what a source says, We hope too!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:03, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Well, I am claiming I am not "deriving" because the Old White Horse is verified at 155. 2 sources say the Bath and the White Horse are on the corner of Arlington and Piccadilly. The Ritz (150) says it is on the site of the Walsingham. Thus, I fixed the addresses. Bath at 155 and Walsingham at 150. I cannot access any of "The Builder" after 1871. 1872 is locked for me, so I think it *is* IP specific. Since Walsingham wasn't built until 1887 those I have no access to, but will look for the Bath. SusunW (talk) 19:31, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

We now announce the opening of the Ernst Blofeld Library All of these are in the PD in the US :-) We hope (talk) 19:37, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

@We hope: Wow! just Wow. Working on the Bath now. Info in Piccadilly in 3 centuries. Starting on page 96 in the PDF numbered 71 in the book. SusunW (talk) 20:56, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Wow, amazing We hope! It would be good if somebody could draw up some missing articles from those resources!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:32, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Bath Hotel edit

I may have found the answer re: the Bath Hotel. pages 86-87 The White Horse Cellar was listed as 150 Piccadilly and described as well known because of the many stage coaches which made a stop there. This was taken from an 1850 London guide. A map from circa 1869-1874 says there was a Bath Hotel at the corner of Arlington and Piccadilly. This is where the current Ritz stands, but there were other businesses also: a coach builder, a coal merchant, a stationer and Cockburn's, the wine merchant. The businesses had buildings of their own. The story goes on to say that Lord Walsingham purchased the properties circa 1886, demolished the structures and began building Walsingham House. The White Horse Cellar was considered a famous coaching inn. We hope (talk) 01:03, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

It looks like the Bath Hotel was gone after Lord Walsingham built Walsingham House, Go to the Blofeld Library and start Reports of Tax Cases. What you want starts on page 247. Walsingham House was partly on Piccadilly and partly on Arlington. It was described as two blocks of buildings; Block A was on Piccadilly and Block B on Arlington. The two blocks shared things like staircases and lifts. Block A had 6 stories and an attic, Block B had 5 stories. Some of the space was rented out while some was for Lord Walsingham and his servants--see the breakdown of the rooms in the table on page 249. We hope (talk) 01:33, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
And now I don't know what to think--see the page from the 1902 Builder re: the new hotel to be built. We hope (talk) 01:48, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
The Artist October 1899 published in New York. See the 3 pages in the Library for frescoes at Walsingham House. We hope (talk) 02:26, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
Yes, Susun started Old White Horse Cellar the other day.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:33, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Old and New London: Westminster and the western suburbs is now in the Library. There's a large section on Piccadilly starting at page 253 and continuing to page 314. A lot about the White Horse Cellar-pages 259-261. We hope (talk) 13:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, was a celebratory day yesterday and I ended up off-line most of the day. It's all rather confusing. The bath was definitely still standing in 1901 as the newspaper article for the Ritz states that it's freehold was purchased separately from the Walsingham's leasehold. All of the articles I read yesterday about the Bath were confusing. I could never figure out if they were talking about William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath's house or the hotel. But it said the House was on Arlington and Piccadilly. I think it will take more reading to sort it out. I'll peruse your articles above. Thanks for the library, it's amazing. SusunW (talk) 13:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
@We hope: These are truly fabulous sources! The Walsingham article is looking great and the interior you found is described well by the frescos article. The Builders article point blank says what I figured out yesterday – Walsingham’s address was 150-154 Piccadilly and the Bath’s address was 155 Piccadilly. Cannot access the Old Coaching Days article from Google books. But, I am positive that the Bath took over the original site of the Old White Horse Cellar and that the Bath was still standing in 1904 and was demolished simultaneously with the Walsingham. SusunW (talk) 17:52, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

And this is the shame of it--no access provided to those not in the US. The publications you can download either at HathiTrust or Google Books are so old they're safely out of print. If you wanted to buy a copy of one, you'd need to do it on the secondary market. There's no more money to be made on them by the publisher. If this is worrying them, why not allow downloading for those in the US only but permit viewing of the material in the US PD to everyone? Not sure what the viewing status of Life magazine is outside of the US at Google Books, but in the US, you can freely view it (most are still under copyright)-you just can't download it. I wish they'd use a system like this. Have just tested a proxy server. This one's been around a while so there are no nasty surprises--the worst that happens is that you have to click off on an ad before you can start viewing. The spam filter won't let me post the link but you can search for hide my a** and find it. Select the United States and give it the url of the book at Google you want to see. While you can't view the item, you can download the PDF of it, so you can ultimately have the book to refer to. We hope (talk) 20:27, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

@We hope: Let's try to make some use of the Evil Library. Can you identify any missing articles mentioned in the sources you looked at and note the pages they're on?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:16, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

The book Vanishing London has information on many interesting buildings which were either gone or on the verge of being razed as of 1894. His first entry is Emanuel Hospital, Westminster {pp 7-9, plates after the index on pp 23-24). The hospital dated from the time of Queen Anne and was demolished in January 1894. Roland Willmot Paul was a London architect, who specialized in restoring churches. He died in 1935. The link here is the Internet Archive copy of the book. Since it's been more than 70 years since his death, any drawings in the book should be fine; the book is pre-1923-abroad. We hope (talk) 17:49, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
BTW-the book received renewed 21st century interest. It was reprinted in 2010. We hope (talk) 18:25, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

The White Horse Cellar by George Cruikshank :) We hope (talk) 19:36, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Those old depictions are cool. I remember the ones while working on the paper mill. Perhaps put them in a gallery at the bottom of the article?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:44, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

There's more here on various subjects. I'm now trying to track down a source of maps like the one at the link where buildings of note were shown on them. We hope (talk) 21:20, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
This one (internet Archive link) could be used to expand Le Méridien Piccadilly Hotel. We hope (talk) 23:49, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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Adminship edit

Got it...thanks for being first to back me. :-) Especially for the kind words.

This doesn't mean I'm hanging up AWB, though...promise. It just may take me a bit longer to get to than it used to... --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:40, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Oh, don't worry. I have my eye on a few of 'em. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:25, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Hitchcock films edit

My exams have finished. It went rather well. I managed to watch a few Hitchcock films these past three days (Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), The 39 Steps (1935), Dial M for Murder (1954), Sabotage (1936) and Rebecca (1940).) Rear Window was the first Hitchcock film I had seen in my life. All these films, especially Dial M for Murder, really showed me why Hitchcock is called "The master of suspense". All of his films, besides the thrills, have a great humour quotient in them, especially Rear Window in the scene where Jeffries speaks to Stella about Mrs. Lonelyhearts. When Stella wishes for Lonelyhearts to find the right man and happiness along with the man, Jeffries retorts that the man will lose his happiness. ROFL.  Ssven2 Speak 2 me 08:04, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

All great, except Sabotage Ssven2. Psycho, Shadow of a Doubt, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Wrong Man, Northwest, To Catch a Thief, The Lady Vanishes, Frenzy and the Birds you must see asap too. Psycho in particular on first viewing you'll consider it probably the greatest film you've ever seen. I've seen every film of Hitchcock's from 1935 onwards, but I've managed to find the vast majority of his oldest ones which I'll be watching in the next few weeks. I've seen two or three of the silents I think but soon enough I'll be able to say I've seen every film of his which isn't lost ;-). Not many duds out the lot, most are masterpieces or very good-great films, I suppose his weaker efforts off the top of my head are Jamaica Inn (a shambles of a film which didn't capture the true essence by Hitchcock's own admission, it needed sinister actors and we got jovial Charles Laughton!) Lifeboat, Under Capricorn and Torn Curtain. Jamaica Inn does stay in my mind as one of the worst films I've ever seen actually, perhaps because I rated the novel so highly and had high expectations of Hitchcock to capture the true atmosphere of it and it came off just the opposite, like a pantomime in fact. It was included in the The Fifty Worst Films of All Time which I'd have to agree with, although there's undoubtedly much worse films made such as low budget horror type ones, but for a director like Hitchcock it was abysmal.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:22, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Sabotage's plot of the time-bomb interested me. So I gave it a look. I found it to be good but not up to expected levels, which is why I gave it 3/5 in my list. Caught Strangers On A Train just now as well. Another great film. Going to catch one of Hitchcock's big fishes, Psycho, right now. :) — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 09:55, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
@Ssven2: Haven't seen Psycho yet? A non-movie buff, I watched it long ago! :) Vensatry (ping) 10:01, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Best to watch Psycho on a cold wet night with the curtains drawn, thunder and lightning outside and in solitude ;-) Honestly though, see as many of his films as you can, more often than not you won't be disappointed. Even ones like Family Plot are entertaining ones and have their charm. If you want atmosphere I highly recommend The Birds, incredible really the hostility he created in that film, quite frightening at times. Psycho, Vertigo and Rear Window are in my top 25 greatest ever film list, and believe me, given how many I've seen it has to be a special film to cut the mustard!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:04, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

If you haven't seen some of the ones on my top 25 list they're vital to see!!:

@Vensatry: Doc and Vensatry, I just finished watching Psycho — WOW!!! What a film! Both horrifying and thrilling!, and yes, I watched it alone and it's cloudy in Chennai. 5/5 for this. Definitely. It focussed on the concept of dissociative identity disorder (like Manichitrathazhu and its remakes, and Anniyan, which are inspired by it, I guess.) — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 12:15, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
@Ssven2: Moodu Pani should rightly be called the Indian version of Psycho. Have you seen it? Vensatry (ping) 12:20, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Glad you enjoyed it! Especially if you consider the year it was made in 1960. People would have been dumbstruck coming out of a cinema seeing it. Another monumental film from 1960 I urge you to watch is Peeping Tom (film), an all time masterpiece and still shocking to this day. In fact if you read the Peeping Tom article you'll find "Chris Rodley's documentary A Very British Psycho (1997) draws comparisons between Peeping Tom and Hitchcock's Psycho; the latter film was given its New York premiere in June 1960, two months after Peeping Tom‍ '​s premiere in London. "♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

What about Notorious (1946 film)? A while ago, some friends had recommended this. Vensatry (ping) 13:03, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

It's an excellent film, but IMO a bit overrated in comparison to some of the others.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:15, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

@Vensatry: Will definitely catch up on Moodu Pani and Agni Natchathiram tmrw.  Ssven2 Speak 2 me 15:37, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
Oh, you haven't forgotten Agni? :) Vensatry (ping) 15:45, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello all. The very first time I saw Psycho was on Mother's Day - how appropriate was that? :-) If you can find them it is worth seeing more of his Alfred Hitchcock filmography#British films especially the silent ones. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a treat. It is also interesting to compare and contrast the ones that he remade in his Hollywood days like The Man Who Knew Too Much MarnetteD|Talk 16:35, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm so good at finding films I've even seen The Mountain Eagle ;-) Got that one up to GA a while back.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:58, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: I see you've now seen The Kid (1921 film) and rated it the full 5 stars, told you so, Krimuk90 still hasn't seen it :-). I see three of the greatest films of the 90s and of all time are not on your list, trust me on this, urgently check out The Shawshank Redemption (1994), LA Confidential (1997) and Barton Fink (1991). After watching Shawshank for the first time it blew my mind, it got better and better as it progressed to the point at the end I thought "wow, this really is the best film ever made!!". In terms of plot and twist I still say it is very close to that. Isn't it the top ranked film on imdb too? For a very good reason!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:49, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ssven2: Yup, the highest ranked film on imdb! The order of the rest of the list is dubious though, Django Unchained better than Once Upon a Time in America? Not even 1/10th as good, and I'm sure Tarantino himself would agree!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:01, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Aniello Desiderio edit

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Thank you for another good one. Many red Bach related links here, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:35, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. Put the BWV 243 red links up on the board for next month at Intertranswiki, but hide them until the 1st!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:40, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
I heard criticism of too churchy ;) - here's more [de], for a change, will propose that, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Now part of Berliner Kunstpreis, - I wonder if we should include it there? Needs beautification anyway, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Tamil cinema task force edit

I decided to create this page, so that Tamil films can correctly be distinguished from other Indian language films; after all, we Tamilians have our own distinct identity from other Indians, and "Tamil Nadu" translates to "Tamil country". Does it look worth creating? Kailash29792 (talk) 08:44, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Definitely, you might just want to propose it on the WP:films main talk page though. Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Indian cinema/Tamil task force I'd have thought would be better though, which shows it's still a part of Indian cinema but specializing in the Tamil film.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:49, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Looks like a better choice, because I want to create the task force for keeping only Indian Tamil films, rather than those in Sri Lanka and Singapore. Kailash29792 (talk) 08:54, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Well, there's a fair few working on Tamil films, so long as you demonstrate there'll be active editors joining it from the outset then go for it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:56, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Created, now it can be visited at: Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Indian cinema/Tamil cinema task force. But I only created the page, hoping others would expand it. Kailash29792 (talk) 09:06, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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Vandalism edit

@User:B. Excuse me?? Kww's edits to the Hoffman article list were blatant vandalism and quite rightly should be reverted as such, so don't you dare get all sanctimonious with me.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:02, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Umm ... no. That's ridiculous. Please see the definition of vandalism. Vandalism is a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia, not a good faith attempt to improve it, even if, as presumably you contend, that attempt was misguided. --B (talk) 14:08, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
No, you're being ridiculous. An editor blanks nearly 20 kb of valuable information because he can't be bothered to get off of his fat, hairy arse and source it, when there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. However warped his intentions were, that's still blatant vandalism to us as an encyclopedic resource. It would have been different if he'd just removed a bit of it as unsourced but he blanked the whole thing!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:17, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Premios Sur Award for Best Actress edit

Because it is difficult at best to keep all of these awards straight and because I found pages (and saved them in Wayback) for all of the years included in the chart, I have done the Best Actress Awards for the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards. If any of the watchers on your page want to take up the project, it would be easy to create the other categories, as it would only be a matter of changing the name of the page and then the award winner and the film since I have documented the link for each year. I am trying desperately to finish Tita Merello before the end of the month. SusunW (talk) 17:02, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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How serious!! I know. Let's have no fun in life and sit around like politicians discussing things the public don't give a monkey's left tit about. Great idea!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:26, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

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