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DYK for Monique Mbeka Phoba
On 3 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Monique Mbeka Phoba, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that most active filmmakers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such as Monique Mbeka Phoba, live and work abroad? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Tristram Coffin (Nantucket)
On 4 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tristram Coffin (Nantucket), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tristram Coffin led a group of investors who bought Nantucket for thirty pounds and two beaver hats? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tristram Coffin (Nantucket).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Narayanan Komerath
On 7 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Narayanan Komerath, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that with the help of the IDRF, Narayanan Komerath, a professor of aerospace engineering, launched a fund to aid families of people hurt in the war against terrorism? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Alfaguara project
On 8 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alfaguara project, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Alfaguara project has photographed and identified over 350 individual blue whales? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alfaguara project.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Doctor Who
Wow, thank you. Looks like I'm going to have to start watching the show now. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:18, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Abasse Ndione
On 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abasse Ndione, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abasse Ndione's first novel, La Vie en spirale, discusses the use and trafficking of "yamba" (marijuana) as a social metaphor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abasse Ndione.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. 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
Thank you for your contributions to wikipedia. Just an additional thought: Pls have a look at wiki page for bofors and update it with any missing info, if possible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_scandal Onkar 20:39, 27 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onkarr (talk • contribs)
A barnstar for you!
DYK for Rajinder Sachar
On 3 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rajinder Sachar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar was taken into custody at the age of eighty-seven for defying a ban on public speaking? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rajinder Sachar.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Olkaria
On 4 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Olkaria, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that geothermal power plants being built at Olkaria in Kenya could generate two gigawatts of electricity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Olkaria.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Guy Kabeya Muya
On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guy Kabeya Muya, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Entre la coupe et l'élection
On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Entre la coupe et l'élection, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Thierry Michel
On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thierry Michel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Katanga Business
On 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Katanga Business, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:05, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for the citation sorting
I appreciate sorting out the citations for the Trade Unions of Albania article. You made it look very good. --Ismail (talk) 17:33, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- In fact, is it possible for you to direct me to where you can make such detailed citations? --Ismail (talk) 15:51, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- I understand how to cite articles now, thanks. One last question: I know how to cite journals in a list of references, but not within the actual text in a footnote using this method, so how do I do that? --Ismail (talk) 09:35, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
Quack quack?
Do you hear a quack quack? — Abhishek Talk 18:14, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- Could you explain this? And please reply on your talk for continuity of the discussion. — Abhishek Talk 18:36, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't think I can explain it, really. Just noticed there is an opportunity to hear some music today and contribute to a cause. "Squawk" was obviously not a comment on the music, just on the quack link: "1. To utter a harsh scream; screech. 2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly". Aymatth2 (talk) 18:56, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- The above is disingenuous. There have been short periods of activity on this article, long periods when nothing happens. Today an editor relaunched the familiar sequence of edits and abuse. I wondered if there was a correlation between these spurts of activity and the fundraising campaigns, and checked for news items. But even if there were a correlation it would be entirely understandable, none of my business. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:57, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Havo voor Muziek en Dans
On 20 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Havo voor Muziek en Dans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that students at the Havo voor Muziek en Dans are taught music and dance by teachers from Codarts? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Codarts
On 20 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Codarts, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that students at the Havo voor Muziek en Dans are taught music and dance by teachers from Codarts? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Espérance Langlois
On 21 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Espérance Langlois, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois drew Gothic fantasies but his daughter Espérance painted porcelain? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
WikiProject assessment tags for talk pages
Thank you for your recent articles, including Lucrezio Gravisi. When you create a new article, can you add the WikiProject assessment templates to the talk of that article? See the talk page of the article I mentioned for an example of what I mean. Usually it is very simple, you just add something like {{WikiProject Keyword}} to the article's talk, with keyword replaced by the associated WikiProject. You do not have to rate the article if you don't want to, other WikiProject members will do it. Those templates are very useful, as they bring the articles to a WikiProject attention, and allow thm to start tracking the articles through Wikipedia:Article alerts and other tools. This can help you too, as the WikiProject members will often defend your work from deletion and try to improve it further. Feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like more information. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 17:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC) |
PS. You may also want to expand it and nominate it at T:TDYK. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 17:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Wyman-Gordon
On 13 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wyman-Gordon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to ASME, Wyman-Gordon's 50,000-ton press was the largest machine in the world when completed in 1955? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wyman-Gordon. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Gravisi-Barbabianca Palace
On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gravisi-Barbabianca Palace, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Giuseppe Lorenzo Gatteri painted the ceiling in the Gravisi-Barbabianca Palace? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK nom: Altiatlasius
I have left a reply to your question at Template:Did you know nominations/Altiatlasius. Thank you for the review. – Maky « talk » 02:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Lufilian Arc
On 15 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lufilian Arc, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lufilian Arc supplies 80% of the world's cobalt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lufilian Arc. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Can you find something on this I believe it was a name for Italian knights, also known as Cavalieri di Corredo, especially during the Risorgimento era.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Wow, that's an amazing start!! Well done!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:23, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi. See WP:COI/N#African Wildlife Foundation. You have edited this article, and might be interested in helping the AWF's representatives update it without making it non-neutral. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
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Two more opportunities
Did you know … that Harriet Hanson Robinson, bobbin doffer, went on strike at age eleven? Uncle G (talk) 10:48, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Secondary sources
- Selden, Bernice (1983). The mill girls: Lucy Larcom, Harriet Hanson Robinson, Sarah G. Bagley. Atheneum. ISBN 9780689310058.
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(help) - Danzer, Gerald A. (2006). The Americans. Houghton Mifflin College Div. pp. 242–243. ISBN 9780618015337.
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(help) - Boroush, Dorothy (2000). "Harriet Hanson Robinson". In Emerson, Dorothy May; Edwards, June; Knox, Helene (eds.). Standing Before Us: Unitarian Universalist Women and Social Reform, 1776–1936. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. pp. 80–84. ISBN 9781558963801.
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(help) - Bushman, Claudia L. (1981). "A Good Poor Man's Wife": Being a Chronicle of Harriet Hanson Robinson and Her Family in Nineteenth-Century New England. Hannover, CT: University Press of New England. ISBN 9780874518832.
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Tertiary sources
- "Harriet Hanson Robinson". Encyclopedia of Biography. Gale.
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(help) - Tager, Jack (2004). "Harriet Hanson Robinson". Massachusetts at a Glance: A User's Guide to the Bay State. University of Massachusetts Press. pp. 206–207. ISBN 9781558494404.
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ignored (help) - "Robinson, Harriet Jane Hanson.". [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2012.
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(help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - Babitskaya, Inna (2012-05-26). "Malden's outstanding mill girl and suffragist". Malden Observer. Malden, MA.
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Primary sources
- Davis, David Brion (1979). Antebellum American Culture: An Interpretive Anthology. Penn State University Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 9780271016467.
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(help) - Hanson Robinson, Harriet (1898). Loom and Spindle, or Life Among the Early Mill Girls.
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(help) - Hanson Robinson, Harriet (1999). "Names and Noms de Plume of the Writers in The Lowell Offering (1902)". In Ranta, Judith A. (ed.). Women and Children of the Mills: An Anotated Giude to Nineteeth-Century American Textile Factory Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 299.
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I've listed Babitskaya 2012 as a tertiary source because, as explained on page 7, xe has relied in turn upon sources such as Bushman 1981 and Hanson Robinson 1898. Like the Gale biography, though, it's a readily available source that's on the WWW, even though going directly to the sources that it relies upon is of course better in this case. Uncle G (talk) 17:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
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- Dublin Metropolitan University got whitewashed. Since that text is a copyright violation, given that it was ganked wholesale from a WWW page that says "© Dublin Metropolitan University 2007", I've reverted the whitewashing. Uncle G (talk) 06:55, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to cotton
Just a quick note as I have a busy day ahead. Great to see a co-worker in the mills. One of the problems we encounter is US terms are often wildly different to UK terms- a case in point is the role of a doffer. As a student I doffed pirns- and we never user the term bobbin for other than sewing thread. In ring mills the person was a doffer. In woollen I believe that that the doffing roller- was also called a doffer <Geraint Jenkins ISBN 0 7100 6979 p79.> In such cases I try always to explain AMEng usage and BrEng usage in an article. Sorry this is brief-- loofk forward to a longer chat. --ClemRutter (talk) 08:50, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
- Aymatth2 already knows. See User talk:Uncle G#Doffer for the naming discussion. Uncle G (talk) 10:17, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
- Pirn was certainly used for the "bobbins" that would be placed inside a shuttle to carry the weft. However what was the warp held on? Was this a pirn, a bobbin, or something else? Andy Dingley (talk) 15:31, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
- The mystery is starting to clear up. The shuttle in some looms would contain a bobbin, evenly wound and rotating within the shuttle. Manual looms often still have bobbins like that. In the other looms (newer ones?) it would contain a pirn, wound from the bottom and not rotating within the shuttle, but with the weft pulled off the end. Doffers, the human type, would replace either pirns or bobbins depending on the type of shuttle the weft was to be used in. No idea what the warp was held on - presumably it could be either. On a manual loom it is typically wound onto a drum before weaving starts. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:09, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Thought you might be able to find some info about this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:39, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
An encyclopaedia
While looking at the work of Adolfo Costa Du Rels, I came across a source that you're going to like. Some of the entries start with short biographies. Uncle G (talk) 11:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
- Mamani, Elías Blanco (2005). Enciclopedia Gesta de autores de la literatura boliviana (2nd ed.). Plural editores. ISBN 9789990563627.
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DYK for Cholodny-Went model
On 7 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cholodny-Went model, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, according to the Cholodny-Went model, the roots of plants grow downward and the shoots grow towards light because of the plant hormone auxin? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Harriet Hanson Robinson
On 10 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harriet Hanson Robinson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Harriet Hanson Robinson (pictured) went on strike from her job as a bobbin doffer at age eleven? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Doffer
On 10 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Doffer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Harriet Hanson Robinson (pictured) went on strike from her job as a bobbin doffer at age eleven? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Doffer. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Adolfo Costa du Rels
On 15 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adolfo Costa du Rels, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Franco-Bolivian petroleum prospector and poet Adolfo Costa du Rels was the last President of the League of Nations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adolfo Costa du Rels. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
I wondered if this would interest you. Appears a notable battle in Collecchio in WWII when the Brazilians fought the Germans.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:14, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Tremendous start! Close to GA standard already!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:43, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Still, a notable article though. I think I'll nominate both the main article and that together tomorrow as a double. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Boston Caucus. Can you look into this one? It was pretty important in the lead up to the American independence I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Terrific start. Yeah it was most associated with Samuel Adamson, that's how I came across it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:34, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Will nom that in a day or two for DYK. Perhaps you could find something on Battle of Amgala (1976). We have Battle of Amgala (1989) but the 1976 battle is more notable and caused a major upset when Algerian forces supported the Western Saharans against Morocco.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Yowzer! That's quite brilliant. I was going to start it but you've proved to me you're better at me at writing on such topics.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Well, it is a strange part of the world. The heat of the desert causes the people to behave oddly I think! Most of the Islamist nutjobs are from countries where it hits 50 degrees celsius in the summer too!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:17, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
Can you find anything to add to International Journal of Medical Microbiology? Plenty of gb hits but can't find much about the journal itself.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:14, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
That'll do eh. It has zillions of hits in google books as a reference but couldn't find much about it itself...♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Mmm do you think Yaoundé Hospital could be Yaounde General Hospital or Central Hospital? I'm pretty sure it should be moved to one or the other and we should have an article on both? Can you look into it. The main source source Yaounde Referral Hospital but it appears to be like Hopital General de Yaounde etc.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:52, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Ramón Ortiz y Miera
On 19 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ramón Ortiz y Miera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the New Mexico authorities opposed efforts by Ramón Ortiz y Miera to repatriate Hispanic people to Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ramón Ortiz y Miera. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Battle of Collecchio
Please note the following which I just posted for the DYK nomination. Although I approved my more than one version of the hook, I note that the nominators should choose the final version.
- I much prefer the idea in the original hook as modified by ALT1. I could accept the original hook but would change "came to heads" to "fought each other." I think the interesting aspect of this battle is that Brazilians fought Germans in Italy during WWII. In that regard, I would also add "during World War II" to ALT1 after "Battle of Collechio." ALT2 does not identify the general or the force as Brazilian. The Battle article is new, is long enough, is quite interesting, is well sources, is well written, is neutral, is free of copyright violations, plagiarism or policy concerns - in fact some of the sources are U.S. Government sources and others have text and information obviously taken from those sources. The original hook and ALT1 are interesting, supported by citations and well within the length limit. QPQ is done. No image. Side comment: I changed the name of the major in the infobox to conform with the text. The infobox name is taken from one of the sources, but it is wrong; the text is right. The source confused the similar name of the major with the famous bridge over the Rhine.
- So ALT 3 would be: :... that in the Battle of Collecchio during World War II, Brazilians fought Germans in Italy at Collecchio?
- I don't see how Collecchio qualifies as an article to be included. It already existed and was only expanded about 1.5x during a recent 10-day period during which the Battle article was written and posted for DYK. I would take the bold font off of that.
- In summary, I think the original hook and ALT1 are both ok but I would slightly modify each of them as state above as to the hook or as stated in ALT3 as to ALT1; with ALT3 being my most preferred alternative. Good to go on either of the two hooks, as modified or not, but with no bold on Collecchio. Since a choice is to be made on the final wording of the hook, I would prefer that the nominators make the final choice on that rather than simply saying my amended version is the best. I will leave them a message. Donner60 (talk) 22:19, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
I posted this on the DYK page after seeing your reply:
- You are right about Collecchio, it qualifies. I looked at the history but failed to look carefully at the previous article. Most of the bytes in the previous version were taken up by the infobox and map in the box. The prose text has been expanded well over 5x. I should have been more careful and not judged the increase just on the increased bytes in the history. Sorry. So ALT3 is the choice and it is ok to go as far as I am concerned. Both articles qualify and should be included as bold for the DYK hook. Donner60 (talk) 01:05, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Battle of Collecchio
On 31 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Collecchio, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during World War II, Brazilians fought Germans at Collecchio in Italy? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The culture of Guyana is not Pokémon.
Whilst cleaning up after a Pokémon vandal, I noticed that you might not know that Donald Locke was the last person to receive a British Council scholarship in art in Guyana, in 1954. Uncle G (talk) 09:02, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Can you find more on this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:01, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Moved to Ella sigue de viaje.. Thanks♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:51, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Yes, if Luis Felipe Lomelí is expanded further I think we might get away with a triple hook based on the fact it has changed dramatically, worth a try at DYK when we come to nom but should be an easy double if Lomeli is expanded.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:58, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Can you nom the 3 Lomeli articles then as one for DYK? I'll help out with QPQ if you nom and review one article I'll review two. Can you see if you can find anything on National Highway 126 (India) and National Highway 128 (India). An editor attempted to speedy them who has done some work on Indian highways and I think he might be right that they might not exist and were wrongly listed as highways.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:54, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Eek, its an encyclopedic nightmare when governments change numbering systems and merge municipalities and such. Wondered if you'd be interested in expanding my start on Communism in Sumatra?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:15, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
You might find more on 1960s decor, we seem to have overlooked a topic which is very notable indeed!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:00, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Well done on Kalervo Kurkiala: I couldn't have done this, and I am very impressed. Drmies (talk) 16:25, 9 August 2012 (UTC) |
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an SS-Obersturmbannführer who went to pastor Seamen in Australia
- Kalervo Kurkiala (AfD discussion)
- User talk:Uncle G#A beer for you! And a Finnish Nazi added for free.
The challenge is before you. Yes, this is fallout from the Neogeolegend affair. I've observed before that it's strange how these things work, haven't I? ☺ Uncle G (talk) 20:26, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for a superb job. It took me some time to figure out you really do not know Finnish. Well, writing articles based on languages you do not know is the best part of Wikipedia :) -- Petri Krohn (talk) 19:31, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Sign up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:12, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
Surprised to not see your name down for access to such a substantial resource.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:50, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
Токарев, Сергей Александрович
Psst! There's a biography of a Russian encyclopaedist, who is in the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia, up for grabs. Uncle G (talk) 08:40, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
Congrats on getting to 100 DYKs. :) LauraHale (talk) 20:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC) |
- Congratulations! Are we dealing with #101 then, the 4-word-story? Someone raised a question, please see nom, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Boston Caucus
Hello! Your submission of Boston Caucus at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mikenorton (talk) 21:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC) - nearly there, just one issue left to clarify.
DYK for Luis Felipe Lomelí
On 19 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luis Felipe Lomelí, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the flash fiction short story "El emigrante" by Luis Felipe Lomelí has only four words? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for El emigrante (short story)
On 19 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article El emigrante (short story), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the flash fiction short story "El emigrante" by Luis Felipe Lomelí has only four words? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
A barnstar for you!
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Thank you for your amazing articles on the Working People's Art Class and Edward Rupert Burrowes - I found myself wishing these articles existed when I did a little bit of work on the Aubrey Williams article and all of a sudden they've appeared, and not just as stubs but packed with information!! Absolutely brilliant - thank you :) Loriski (talk) 11:37, 14 August 2012 (UTC) |
Good to see a member for WP: Guyana in Loriski! Congrats on 100 DYKs BTW.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
- Ach, thanks Dr. Blofeld! Loriski (talk) 17:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Guyana Sugar Corporation, Peanut production in Guyana , Skeldon, Guyana and Agriculture in Guyana are mine!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Ha ha! I'm all about literature, art and a wee bit of history and culture (mainly Amerindian) - so you're safe!!! Who knows though - maybe we will get to collaborate on something one day ;) Loriski (talk) 18:10, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Well I recently started Surinamese literature, the Dutch text is still hidden in the article and needs translating! Aymatth, can you add to Housing in China, a lot could be written about rural housing types as well as more on the property boom. If you have time watch the video in the external link, a good insight into how important the issue is.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Can you think of anything to add to Black Lake (Nova Scotia)?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:25, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Most excellent, exactly what I was thinking. Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:43, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
You might find more for Amikwa people if it interests you.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Boston Caucus
On 21 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Boston Caucus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Boston Caucus, of which American patriot Samuel Adams was a leader, was an early example of the "smoke-filled room" in politics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Boston Caucus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
A barnstar for you!
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For your amazing effort -- and fine results -- at Symbols of Francoism Orlady (talk) 14:39, 22 August 2012 (UTC) |
- Yes. It's on its way to the front page. Drmies (talk) 14:39, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
A cupcake for you!
Just a sign of my appreciation of your work after reviewing your DYK submission on Cameroon. Secretlondon (talk) 23:33, 23 August 2012 (UTC) |
DYK for Kalervo Kurkiala
On 24 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kalervo Kurkiala, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Finnish priest Kalervo Kurkiala, a chaplain in the Waffen-SS, believed that military service was good for "country boys" and for "numerous bookworms and spoilt sloppy idlers"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kalervo Kurkiala. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
- This is something to be proud of, Aymatth2. Thanks for helping--first with saving, then with DYKing the article. Drmies (talk) 14:37, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Albert Ndongmo
On 26 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albert Ndongmo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1971, bishop Albert Ndongmo was sentenced to death for allegedly plotting with Ernest Ouandié to assassinate President Ahmadou Ahidjo? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Ernest Ouandié
On 26 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernest Ouandié, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1971, bishop Albert Ndongmo was sentenced to death for allegedly plotting with Ernest Ouandié to assassinate President Ahmadou Ahidjo? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:06, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Donald Locke
On 27 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Donald Locke, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guyanese artist Donald Locke started painting in a class taught by Edward Rupert Burrowes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Edward Rupert Burrowes
On 27 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Rupert Burrowes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guyanese artist Donald Locke started painting in a class taught by Edward Rupert Burrowes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Narbona Pass
On 29 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Narbona Pass, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Narbona Pass in New Mexico is named after Narbona, a Navajo headman killed in 1849 during peace negotiations with the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Narbona Pass. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Esteban de Perea
On 3 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Esteban de Perea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Brother Esteban de Perea was the reluctant jailer of New Mexico governor Pedro de Peralta, founder of Santa Fe? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Pedro de Peralta
On 3 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedro de Peralta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Brother Esteban de Perea was the reluctant jailer of New Mexico governor Pedro de Peralta, founder of Santa Fe? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev
On 5 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Marxist ethnographer Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev considered that shamans were almost always mentally ill? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Providence Island colony
On 13 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Providence Island colony, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Philip Bell was governor of the puritan Providence Island colony, which turned into a haven for pirates? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Philip Bell (governor)
On 13 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Philip Bell (governor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Philip Bell was governor of the puritan Providence Island colony, which turned into a haven for pirates? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Diego Ramírez de Arellano
On 14 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Diego Ramírez de Arellano, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Diego Ramírez de Arellano set a southern navigation record in 1619 that was unbroken for 150 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diego Ramírez de Arellano. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:02, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Thought you might find more on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:30, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
How about Numaga?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:33, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Excellent! Hope you enjoyed it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:12, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Can you expand this? Andy the Grump has rather put me off it but I was looking forward to seeing "DYK that the leaning tower of Pisa suffers from erection problems" on the front page.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Shashe Dam
Hello Aymatth2,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Shashe Dam for deletion, because it doesn't seem to have any encyclopedic content.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Skyshadow382 (talk) 17:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Sadly asking some articles
Dr. Blofeld mentioned that you might be the man for this job. Can you take a look at User talk:Dr. Blofeld#Sadly lacking some articles. Ryan Vesey 21:16, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Numaga
On 19 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Numaga, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Numaga (pictured) was one of the leaders of the Paiutes during the Paiute War of 1860 on Pyramid Lake, Utah Territory? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Numaga. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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A barnstar for you!
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Great job on your Dams and reservoirs in Botswana articles! NortyNort (Holla) 14:47, 19 September 2012 (UTC) |
Bibliography of Encyclopedias
You are invited to join in a discussion at User talk:Dr. Blofeld#Bibliography of encyclopedias over my plans to develop a comprehensive set of bibliographies of encyclopedias and dictionaries by topic. I hope you see the potential of such a project and understand that while highly ambitious it will be drawn up gradually over time.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:58, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Aymatth2. I thought I should let you know that I have nominated these two articles by you. I didn't want to miss the 5-day cut-off for nominating Gaborone Dam. Hope this helps. Happy editing. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 23:36, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
DYK for North-South Carrier
On 28 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North-South Carrier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 360 kilometres (220 mi) North-South Carrier is the largest engineering project ever undertaken in Botswana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North-South Carrier. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Albuquerque Basin
On 2 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albuquerque Basin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that people were hunting bison in the Albuquerque Basin 12,000 years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albuquerque Basin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gabarone Dam and Dikgatlhong Dam
Hi: Looking at these articles preparatory to moving the prep set to the Did You Know queue, I think the hook is a bit inaccurate. The newer dam is larger; when the reservoir is filled, that will supplant the older reservoir, or in other words the capacity will be larger, which is what the cited source says. May I tweak the hook wording to one of those, or do you disagree? Yngvadottir (talk) 02:40, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, that was what I'd thought. I've changed it to the "far larger" version you suggested, because I don't recall seeing "three times as large" explicitly stated in the sources. Another admin had already moved the set to a queue, but it should now be ready for prime time :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 16:41, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Gaborone Dam
On 10 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gaborone Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the newly built Dikgatlhong Dam has far more capacity than the Gaborone Dam, formerly the largest in Botswana? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Template:DRC_Muzito_Cabinet_I and accessibility
Hi! There is a discussion about the accessibility of the proposed changes at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Accessibility#Template:DRC_Muzito_Cabinet_I. Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 17:20, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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For demonstrating notability with Flat Bastion Road. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:09, 11 October 2012 (UTC) |
There's some issues brought up on the talk page which you might respond to.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:58, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
Can you try to find anything further on Abuwtiyuw? Its at GAN, I've improved it but I thought you might find sources I missed. Could use more background info about the expedition and discovery. If you could improve, naturally you could claim it as a GA. An ancient Egyptian dog struck me as a very cool subject.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:40, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
I'd appreciate it very much if you could try to find more on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:14, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
Yes, you may be right, but I thought that about Flat Bastion Road and you turned up whole late 19th century accounts and even a historical picture which nobody else could find! Do what you can anyway, there was a few sources in google books which I couldn't access, you might find something in them.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:08, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
Gibraltarpedia DYKs
Please be aware that some editors who did not participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/GibraltarPediA Options are suggesting that a moratorium on Gibraltar-related DYKs should be imposed, overturning the earlier agreement. This would impact some of your nominated DYK articles. If you have any views on this, please feel free to comment at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Time-sensitive DYK nomination. Prioryman (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
Great man
The Article Rescue Barnstar | ||
Many thanks for the timely rescue of the historical figure. It's now in the queue at DYK. Warden (talk) 18:40, 18 October 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks for continuing to expand the article - a prodigious tour-de-force. I don't want to jog your elbow and so am just making minor edits where they seem appropriate. Please note that I have started some talk page discussion on more substantial issues. I don't have strong feelings about them but think that it's good to have some discussion to show interest and provide a model for any other interested parties. Warden (talk) 09:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Muhlenbergia pungens
On 23 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Muhlenbergia pungens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Muhlenbergia pungens (pictured), a tussock grass that grows in the western United States, was used by the Hopi people to make brushes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muhlenbergia pungens. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Hi mate, thought I'd drop you a note about the above. Because of the articles I work on regularly, many of the pages you edited today happen to be in my watchlist (though you're working in an era about 50 years earlier than most of the ones I have been working on). Was nice to watch you build the article and then make each edit to thoroughly link it from relevant pages. Is looking really good. Nice work! Cheers, Stalwart111 (talk) 00:48, 25 October 2012 (UTC).
- A great analogy! Stalwart111 (talk) 01:38, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Charles V Wall
Hello! Your submission of Charles V Wall at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 07:48, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
An award from us (and the signpost :-) )
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DYK for Historical figure
On 28 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Historical figure, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the historical figure Lady Godiva (pictured) probably did not ride naked through the streets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Historical figure. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
- FYI, I have started some discussion of the results. Warden (talk) 14:00, 30 October 2012 (UTC)