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DYK for Nun (pigeon)

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Vbos The Kentuckian

I have just tried to update the Show History section of this article. I'm afraid I haven't done it properly as I cannot fathom how to insert the reference link correctly. The reference is in a pdf file on the website shannas.co.uk (the link to open the pdf file is under the 'Updates' on the home page). Would you be kind enough to sort this out, please? Sagaciousphil (talk) 14:03, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you; your help is appreciated! Sagaciousphil (talk) 20:27, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Araki Fabulous Willy

The DYK project (nominate) 16:05, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Dorothy Manley

The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

GA review

Hello Miyagawa, I left a review of Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at its talk page, I don't know if you've seen it or not. Best, Albacore (talk) 22:20, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Eric Lanlard

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Hollywood

Orlady (talk) 08:03, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tyke (pigeon)

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DYK for Shirred eggs

The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Berry (food writer)

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Yutyrannus

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DYK for Tyke (pigeon)

The DYK project (nominate) 16:22, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Theo Randall

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:48, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Salty and Roselle

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

DYK for John Merton Aldrich

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hang on, this QPQ was used on another DYK nom (i believe A Young Man's World), i cant be revisited on each nom. [1](Lihaas (talk) 10:45, 21 April 2012 (UTC)).

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Lomography article help

Hello Miyagawa, Thanks for showing interest in helping out with the Lomography article. I have actually done some research and found credible sources outside the official website. I still have to organize it and make a rough draft. Would you be open to reviewing the draft after I have finished it? Thank you very much and I am looking forward to your response. Amalalle (talk) 04:53, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Hello again Miyagawa! I was finally able to come up with a draft complete with external references for the Lomography article. When you have the time, I would really appreciate it if you can take a look at my draft and let me know what I can do to improve the content and make it neutral. Thank you so much for your help. Amalalle (talk) 14:10, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Thank you very much for your help! The article does seem more organized with the subsections and the summary at the top. I will find more external sources and add these citations to the article in the future. As for having this draft reviewed by the Wikipedia community and editing the main article, do you have any advice for me? I was thinking about posting a link to the draft in the current article's talk page, but if you think there is a more effective way to do it, please let me know. Thank you so much again for sharing your editing expertise. Amalalle (talk) 09:36, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Roy and Silo

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:10, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 April newsletter

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DYK for White Vision

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:08, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Jules Rimet

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:03, 4 May 2012 (UTC)


Your GA nomination of Charles Cruft (showman)

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DYK nomination of Radley (company)

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DYK for The Football Battalion

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DYK for Radley (company)

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DYK for MS Volendam

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:34, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for 1948 Summer Olympics torch relay

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DYK for Lindsey Kelk

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You can continue with the review of the hook since the article was kept. There was no consensus for deleting it. — Tomica (talk) 18:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

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We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is   Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader,   Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall.   Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by   Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

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Europeana meets World War I Edit-a-thon

Hi Miyagawa,

I am sorry to inform you that Europeana cancelled the Edit-a-thon in Leuven in its current form late last night as only two people had signed up so far (they apparently had to cancel the reservation for a rather costly facility already today). I hope that you have not yet booked any tickets, but if that would be the case I am sure that we can find a way of solving that. I also hope that we will have a chance to meet at another time! All the best, John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 09:00, 7 June 2012 (UTC) clarification 09:09, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

I will provide you with a little bit more information later on when I know a bit more what we will do instead (if anything). Cheers, John Andersson (WMSE) (talk) 09:09, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Torums Scarf Michael

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Queenie Newall

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DYK for Mhairi Spence

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Amy Oliver

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:04, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Fast Girls

Wow, I leave the article for one day and return to find you've expanded it. I hope the sources I placed on the talk helped. :) - JuneGloom Talk 22:19, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Fast Girls (film) DYK issue

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DYK for Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Aya Medany

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. players at WP:FLC

Hi Miyagawa, just wondered if you were going to re-visit this FLC which has had several comments for some time? The Rambling Man (talk) 16:57, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Myron Mixon

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Fast Girls (film)

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Daniel Clifford (chef)

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Midsummer House

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Wilson (sport shooter)

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Offline citations

Hello! I am the author of the article about Elizabeth of Toess. You've reviewed the DYK nomination of the article and mentioned "offline citations". Could you please explain to me what that is so that I can try to fix it? Thanks! Surtsicna (talk) 14:25, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Ah, thanks! I thought you were referring to inline citations. The actual meaning of the word offline did not occur to me because the sources can be found online. In fact, I found all the information using Google Book Search! :D Surtsicna (talk) 15:47, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kat Driscoll

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Greg Dashes

Dear Miyagawa, would you direct me to the page to get the dash converter that you demonstrated on Saturday please. Regards.Keith-264 (talk) 09:21, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorted! Thank you very much. Keith-264 (talk) 10:27, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Liam Tancock

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DYK for NeverSeconds

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DYK for Johnny Trigg

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  The 200 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Congrats. :D Well earned! LauraHale (talk) 21:22, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Book of Spells

Thanks from the DYK team Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:15, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

 
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Thank you for nominating Book of Spells to DYK and improving the article! I'm glad to see as many E3 2012 nods on the front page as possible. Also.. how did you get a custom font on your talk page? It looks like Century Gothic, yes? CaseyPenk (talk) 14:14, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for John Leake (DSM)

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 01:44, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kil class sloop

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DYK for Josh Wolf (comedian)

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DYK for Pétrus (restaurant)

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Bahamian Olympics article

Hi, Miyagawa. I believe I have satisfactorily addressed all comments raised on the review of Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It should be ready for a second lookover. Thanks again for reviewing the article. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 02:27, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

 

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's   igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's   Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's   Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's   Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talkemail) and The ed17 (talkemail) 11:02, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Georgina Harland

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Liam Phillips

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 1912 Summer Olympics

  Hello! Your submission of 1912 Summer Olympics 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! LauraHale (talk) 09:15, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Questions about Wikipedia & SuggestBot

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A barnstar for you!

  The Special Barnstar
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Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.

At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.

If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:25, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Olympics and DYK

Hi. I'm trying to clear the backlog of unreviewed Olympic DYK reviews today so I can better start to organise the prep area for these. I can't review my own and there are a number of them sitting around. If you get the chance, can you review a couple of them? It would be really helpful as the more lead time to organise, the better. (And mild hell as I think we're going to head into a range of around 120 hooks. We were at 62 the last time I checked in the special holding area.) --LauraHale (talk) 21:23, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Dash it all.

Just another thank you for the advice about the dash script, it's come in right handy. ;O)Keith-264 (talk) 16:20, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on DYK prep area issue

Hi. As an active participant in DYK discussion, if you have a minute, can you drop by Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Number of Olympic hooks per day? and offer an opinion on how to address this? I'd rather get it dealt with sooner rather than later as I feel like the sheer volume will require a discussion as all people involved in building prep areas will need to be aware of whatever decision is reached. --LauraHale (talk) 21:27, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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