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Gildo Pallanca Pastor page

Hello,

My edit on Gildo Pallanca Pastor was reverted because you think that it was "poorly cited and/or promotional". Can you please explain why and provide examples? All the changes I made are accurate and up-to-date.

Thank you

--EV fan EV (talk) 14:34, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Fresenius (company)

Hi I've corrected the Grammar on Fresenius (company), having no space between the hyphen and the word is incorrect. There must be a space between them or no hyphen, which was my first edit which you undid.

Regards Devokewater (talk) 13:36, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

You've changed again to incorrect Grammar.

Devokewater (talk) 15:34, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your message, Devokewater, and sorry for undoing your first edit. To me, "U.S.-based" looked worse than "U.S. based". I have now changed it to "US-based", which I hope will keep everyone happy. See MOS:US and MOS:HYPHEN for more. Edwardx (talk) 15:35, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

OK, thanks Devokewater (talk) 15:39, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

No problem, Devokewater. Wikipedia has endless policies and guidelines, and when it comes to grammar issues, just about everything has been discussed in exhaustive detail. Edwardx (talk) 15:43, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Devokewater (talk) 16:25, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Notable persons

Please explain how a tobacco company CEO meets the notability requirements set out in Wikipedia's definition here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(people). A job position does not make you notable unless specified in this link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathrogers7 (talk • contribs) 01:22, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

• New sections go at the bottom of talk pages, not inserted part way down.
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• I've explained at your talk page. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:09, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Boing! said Zebedee. Edwardx (talk) 10:20, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

14th anniversary on Wikipedia!

Hey, Edwardx. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 20:18, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Chris Troutman. Hard to believe it was 14 years ago that I first fell into this rabbit hole. Edwardx (talk) 10:27, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Thank you, CAPTAIN RAJU and the Committee. 14 years? - seems like yesterday. Edwardx (talk) 10:29, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Overdue QPQs

Edwardx, while it's great that you are continuing to write articles and submitting them to DYK, you currently have three older nominations that are still waiting for QPQ reviews, from April 11, 19, and 26. It feels like I have to regularly remind you of missing QPQs, and that's not something either of us wants, really. QPQ is a necessary part of of DYK, and I'd appreciate it if you would take responsibility for promptly doing your own. I realize that not everyone has time to do the QPQ prior to nominating, but it shouldn't take more than seven days to supply a missing QPQ.

There have been complaints at the DYK talk page about nominations stretching out for a long time, and this is one reason for it. DYK used to be stricter about how long was allowed for lack of response before nominations were closed as unsuccessful, and I think you'll see fewer tacit extensions given in future. Thanks for taking care of these QPQs. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:41, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, BlueMoonset. Your tact and diplomacy are much appreciated. One QPQ done yesterday. Hope to do the other two today. Edwardx (talk) 10:50, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Other two now done. All up-to-date. Will endeavour to "bank" a QPQ in advance of my next DYK nom. Edwardx (talk) 13:43, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Pierre Schlumberger

Hello! Your submission of Pierre Schlumberger 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:51, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for São Schlumberger

On 27 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article São Schlumberger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that art patron and collector São Schlumberger had her portrait painted by Warhol and Dalí, but did not like the one by Dalí? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/São Schlumberger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, São Schlumberger), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Kazakhstani mining businesspeople

A tag has been placed on Category:Kazakhstani mining businesspeople requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the category has been empty for seven days or more and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 14:36, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Christine Holgate Article

Hi, @Edwardx:. I am new to the Wikipedia world. I am working on the article as part of my unit of study. Thank you for helping me fix my errors. Do you how to reference information in the infobox? Thank you! Quinndo (talk) 13:49, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Quinndo Very few were really errors, merely opportunities for minor stylistic improvement. Writing biographies of business people is tricky as the sources tend to talk up the person, and we need to rephrase things such that they comply with Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. As for Christine Holgate, there is generally no need to reference anything in the infobox (or the article lead), as long as it is mentioned and cited elsewhere in the article. The infobox and the lead are intended to summarise content found elsewhere in the article. Keep up the good work! I learn new things about Wikipedia editing every day. Edwardx (talk) 20:34, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

@Edwardx: Thank you! It is really hard to find her year of birth. I found some sources said her birth of year was in December 1963 (http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/3149496/CHRISTINE-WENDY-HOLGATE) but no quality source confirmed this information. Based on information "Christine Holgate was 54 in October 2018" (https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/management/australia-posts-christine-holgate-is-on-a-mission-to-win-back-trust-20180911-h1584v) and simple calculation, I could confirm this information. Should I include this information and how should I reference it? Thank you!Quinndo (talk) 04:27, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Quinndo Good question. This is a perennial problem with business bios, and other people who are not very prominent. We must follow Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, and in this case particularly the section WP:BLPPRIMARY. So, a site like checkcompany.co.uk would be considered by many/most editors to be primary. It is most likely scrapped from old data produced by Companies House and their website, Search the register. As you can see, their are several Christine Holgates, and none are likely to be "ours", as there is nothing in her article to suggest that she has ever been a company director in the UK. AFR meets our Wikipedia:Reliable sources criteria. A good resource for this is Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources. If you are unsure, you can ask at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard, BUT do search the very extensive archives first (link to the right of "Contents"), as many sources have already been discussed.

For the "birth_date" field in her infobox we would use the {{birth based on age as of date |yy|yyyy|mm|dd}} template to show that she was 54 on 11 October 2018. Of course, it is very likely that AFR have based that on primary sources, perhaps using the Australian equivalent of the UK's Companies House data. AFR is fine for our purposes. Wikipedia is essentially a tertiary source summarising information published in reliable secondary sources (such as AFR). And coming back to an earlier question, this is something for which a reference in the infobox would be appropriate. Edwardx (talk) 10:38, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you @Edwards:. I am also working on her views towards Women and the Asian market. However, I am just worried that my style of writing will potentially violate WP:NPOV. Do you know where I could upload the work and get checked without publishing? Thank youQuinndo (talk) 11:09, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

If no article yet existed, one could start Draft:Christine Holgate. The alternative would be to suggest changes on the talkpage, which would be best practice if one was a paid or COI editor, but this can otherwise be quite cumbersome. Your NPOV concern is valid. It is difficult to write good bios of businesspeople without slipping into PR-speak, as that is what happens all too often even in reliable sources. Do your best, encourage other more experienced editors to tweak your efforts, and try to learn from their changes. The key is to cite everything. Edwardx (talk) 11:49, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Valerian Rybar

On 28 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valerian Rybar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that interior designer Valerian Rybar's dining room was lined with 400 fake books with titles about episodes in his life, including International Boredom, allegedly about his ex-wife? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valerian Rybar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Valerian Rybar), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Margaret Harker

Hi Edward. If you disagree with my removal of the photo of the church at which Margaret Harker's buried, then you're very welcome to revert my edit. -Lopifalko (talk) 10:21, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Lopifalko, that is fine with me. My vague recollection is that I only tend to add that sort of photo when there is no other image in the article. As we have an image of her, all is well. Edwardx (talk) 10:29, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

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22:31, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pierre Schlumberger

On 4 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pierre Schlumberger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pierre Schlumberger ran the family business, was a "visionary" art collector, and hosted guests including Audrey Hepburn, Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warhol, and Rudolf Nureyev? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pierre Schlumberger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pierre Schlumberger), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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"The Prince of the Pagodas ((MacMillan)" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Paul Stone

Hi, my name is Lauren with Hertz. I noticed the birth date listed on Paul Stone's page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stone– “(born 1968/1969)” – does not match the verifiable source provided on the page, The Street: “Stone, 50, has replaced Kathryn V. Marinello.” Currently, the page suggests he is 51/52 and the source confirms he is 50 as of May 19, 2020. Due to my COI, can you please help me make this change? Thank you so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.146.164.1 (talk) 17:43, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lillie Hall

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DYK for Spanish Galleon, Greenwich

On 11 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Spanish Galleon, Greenwich, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there has been a Galleon inn on the same site as the current Spanish Galleon in Greenwich, England, since the 17th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spanish Galleon, Greenwich. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Spanish Galleon, Greenwich), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your draft article, Draft:Katherine Fletcher

Hello, Edwardx. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Katherine Fletcher".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! JMHamo (talk) 08:44, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

JMHamo, I forgot to move it into mainspace, and someone else started the same article the next day. Edwardx (talk) 10:20, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

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21:38, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

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Mooky Greidinger

Addressing systemic bias on Wikipedia of lack of articles about people named Mooky. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:44, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Had a looky in a booky (okay, a few webpages) about Mooky. Much expanded. Perhaps a hook about building the world's largest cinema chain. Edwardx (talk) 13:00, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

His board is worth looking into. I suspect some wealthy families. Philafrenzy (talk) 17:25, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Had a quick look at all of them, and nothing to suggest any real wealth apart from Greidinger and his brother Israel. Alicja Kornasiewicz, chair since May 2020 already has an article. His mother, Dahlia Greidinger, has an article. His brother might merit one, but I have done this as a redirect to Mooky for now. Edwardx (talk) 18:58, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

I was going to join in the conversation... but do not understand either of you. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:53, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Good to know in these turbulent times that there are some things you can rely on. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:06, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

While you are making even more no sense...can i have a hook for Rose? Whispyhistory (talk) 21:16, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Please Whispyhistory (talk) 21:17, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Eminent brain specialist Frank Clifford Rose was of the opinion that red wine may cause a headache. Or if you want a serious one that FCR developed an emergency stroke ambulance service? Philafrenzy (talk) 21:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

My own extensive "research" drew the same conclusion, but Frank beat me to it. Edwardx (talk) 21:45, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

I was just looking to see if he did "research" it as that would make a better hook, but it is unclear what research if any he did. I will happily help any new study set up, as long as I am not in the control group. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:48, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Just noticed that "he established a specialist clinic for headache at Charing Cross Hospital". I had a choice of seeing a consultant neurologist there or at another hospital about my migraine issue, and would have chosen the Charing Cross if I had known you two were one day going to do an article. Edwardx (talk) 22:01, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Your brain was probably addled by too much Wikipedia. One day we or our descendants will receive reparations. Philafrenzy (talk) 07:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I have never let my lack of understanding of a subject stop me editing on it. Anyway, it is now of DYK length so you are most welcome to join in. Edwardx (talk) 21:21, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

A fine expansion. I also don't let ignorance put me off. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:37, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Red wine might trigger a migraine but alcohol can provoke a headache? Whispyhistory (talk) 05:00, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Now you are thinking like a hook writer. I would write it as "that any alcohol might give you a headache, but red wine might give you a migraine." Philafrenzy (talk) 07:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

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18:48, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Good morning. Thank you kindly for your recent edits. Whispyhistory (talk) 04:59, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

You are too kind. Edwardx (talk) 09:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Bourla‎

Hey. I've requested page protection and will report the IP to WP:AIV as soon as they have had sufficient warnings so please give them one when reverting. Also, be careful of 3RR, which is why I stopped. Robvanvee 11:54, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Robvanvee. I will endeavour to leave a warning if and when I revert again. In my experience, this sort of editor usually eventually gives up and goes away, and (on average) reverting them repeatedly is less work than reporting them and posting warnings on their page which they rarely read, and even then, almost always ignore. Perhaps I am too cynical. And as per point 7 of WP:3RRBLP, I would hope that this sort of revert to Bourla would be exempt from the 3RR rule, although I realise that it is a grey area. Edwardx (talk) 12:39, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Okay, Robvanvee, they have reverted me, but I have reached my 3 in 24 hours limit, so have left them a warning instead. Edwardx (talk) 13:20, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Peninsula Business Services for deletion

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• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 July. It will be on all wikis from 1 July (calendar).

Future changes

• The Modern and Monobook skins use the ID searchGoButton for the go button. This is searchButton for Vector. To have the same ID for all skins it will change to searchButton in Monobook and Modern too. This will affect gadgets and user scripts. It will happen on 23 July. They should be updated to use searchButton. You can read more and see a list of affected scripts.

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16:30, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cale Street

On 1 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cale Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that St Luke's burial ground, on the south side of London's Cale Street, once had a 9-foot-high (2.7 m) wall and railings to protect against grave robbers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cale Street. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cale Street), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:03, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Kensal House

On 6 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kensal House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kensal House, the UK's first modernist block designed for the working class, was used by Abram Games for his 1942 poster "Your Britain. Fight for It Now" (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kensal House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kensal House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Tech News: 2020-28

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Problems

• The Score extension has been disabled for now. This is because of a security issue. It will work again as soon as the security issue has been fixed. [17]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 July. It will be on all wikis from 9 July (calendar).

Future changes

• Abstract Wikipedia is a new Wikimedia project. It will collect language-independent information that can be easily read in different languages. It builds on Wikidata. The name is preliminary. You can read more. [18]
• The iOS Wikipedia app developers are thinking about new experimental tools. If you use an iPhone you can help them by answering the survey.
• Some rules for user signatures will soon be enforced. Lint errors and invalid HTML will no longer be allowed in user signatures. Nested substitution will not be allowed. A link to your user page, user talk page or user contributions will be required. You can check if your signature works with the new rules. This is because the signatures can cause problems for tools or other text on the page.

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20:18, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: June 2020

This Month in GLAM – Volume X, Issue VI, June 2020 Headlines Albania report: Wikigap 2020 in Albania Australia report: Taking training online Brazil report: Wikimedia in Brazil in times of pandemics France report: Association des archivistes français Mexico report: México free and diverse representation Netherlands report: Wiki goes Caribbean meetup and media donation & Making references to Dutch newspapers in Wikipedia more sustainable North Macedonia report: More than 130 new articles about insects Serbia report: June Highlights - Let’s make new agreements Sweden report: Free music on Wikipedia Switzerland report: Diversity in GLAM Program Taiwan report: Research Case of the White Paper Cooperation Writing Between Taiwan Gallery and Wikidata Taiwan UK report: New project on Islamic art USA report: Juneteenth2020 +Pride Special story: Creative Commons invites Open GLAM stories from underrepresented communities WMF GLAM report: Departure of Sandra Fauconnier Calendar: July's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

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Wikiprofessionals

A company called Wikiprofessionals is claiming on their website that Helen DeVos and Robert Citrone were created by them as paid editing projects. I note that you are the creator of both articles. Do you have any idea why they might be claiming that? BD2412 T 16:27, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Vinod Adani for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Vinod Adani is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vinod Adani until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Hatchens (talk) 04:13, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Claude Watney

On 15 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Claude Watney, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that brewer Claude Watney was one of several Old Etonians involved in the motor trade in Edwardian London? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Claude Watney. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Claude Watney), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Leonie Schroder

Hello! Your submission of Leonie Schroder 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Flibirigit (talk) 00:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Emily Sheffield

On 19 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emily Sheffield, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Emily Sheffield, the new editor of London's Evening Standard, left British Vogue as part of what was called a "posh girl exodus"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Sheffield. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Emily Sheffield), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:03, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:Bennet family has been nominated for renaming

Category:Bennet family has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 14:15, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

re revert

Hi Edwardx. Thank you for paying attention on my article Sana Ben Achour.To earn more experience the sentence you deleted I translated it directly from the same article in Wikipedia French. It didn't have any source there.Do I have to add anything to It? I also can add these sources ,1, 2 Do you have any consideration? Thanks for your help. Alex-h (talk) 10:13, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

New message from Narutolovehinata5

Hello, Edwardx. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Leonie Schroder.
Message added 11:18, 22 July 2020 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:18, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Lillie Hall

On 22 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lillie Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Rolls's first car showroom, Lillie Hall, was on the site of a disused skating rink? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lillie Hall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lillie Hall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

"Alex Aiken" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Alex Aiken. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 July 22#Alex Aiken until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 17:00, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pippa Wicks

On 28 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pippa Wicks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pippa Wicks, the deputy chief executive officer of the Co-operative Group, has supported the company's initiative to employ people who have escaped modern slavery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pippa Wicks. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pippa Wicks), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 28 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aggrey Burke

On 29 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aggrey Burke, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1988, an enquiry confirmed Joe Collier and Aggrey Burke's findings that racial and sexual discrimination operated in the selection of students at London medical schools? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aggrey Burke. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aggrey Burke), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mooky Greidinger

Hello! Your submission of Mooky Greidinger 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Are you continuing with this nomination, or should we close it as unsuccessful? Yoninah (talk) 13:14, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Real Life Barnstar
	If you had not created Aggrey Burke, I may have not expanded it. It makes a difference to many lives...thank you Whispyhistory (talk) 19:21, 29 July 2020 (UTC)