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Ethelyn Gibson

The refusal to accept Draft:Ethelyn Gibson shocks me and appears counter to policy. Would you be able to help dig up some good nespaper coverwge of her so she can move to mainsapce? Thabks again for all your help. If you're busy no worries and I understand if you are doing other projects. Regards. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:56, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

I think I'm done with the article. What do you think, @FloridaArmy:, @Whisperjanes:? SilverserenC 00:22, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Thanks! In the Lord Heath source her original family bame is said to be Strouse. And he parents and siblings are identified. I'm not sure how reliable that source is considered but it seems legit. Can we (ie. you) confirm? FloridaArmy (talk) 02:28, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
@FloridaArmy: There's a list of sources at the bottom of that article, so I'd just use those instead. It looks like the family stuff came from the FamilySearch website, which contains census information. Which is reliable, yes. I'd just cite it directly rather than this other person's personal site. Hmm, @SusunW:, think you could help with this one too? SilverserenC 02:33, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
I think the article looks great. Thanks so much, Silver seren, for adding all that content.
@FloridaArmy: I do wonder about the family name "Strouse", as well as the date of death - I can't find an Ethelyn (or Ethel) Strouse in Ancestry.com or FamilySearch records that was born in Ohio in 1897. There are a couple Ethel Gibson's born that year in Ohio, but none that seem related to a "Strouse" name (and no way to tell if any are her). I believe the 1897 Ohio birth is correct, since a 1920 census that includes her and her husband says she was born in Ohio, and specified her age as 23 (and there was at least one newspaper article that referred to her as 14 in 1911[1]).
Since I can't find it in other sources, I feel like it's likely that the "Strouse" name originated from a marriage index between a "Roy Weisberg" and an "Ethelyn Strouse" on January 22, 1916, from Cook County, Illinois. It's possible they were married there, since Chicago is where Weisberg/West was from in the U.S. However, unless we can verify that that was the date of their marriage, I think it's better not to include the name Strouse - I'm just not sure if that's the same Ethelyn or not.
Other than that, the lordheath website mentioned the date of 1972 death was incorrectly written in sources. I know this book mentions that death date, but I'm not super sure where the date originally came from. So if it isn't widely printed or there aren't other sources other than that one, I might err on the side of caution with that too and remove it from the article. But I think that date could go either way - so, thoughts? - Whisperjanes (talk) 06:19, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
@Silver seren and Whisperjanes:, sorry, had an entire day of family emergencies. Since we are far flung across the globe, it was a lot to deal with. But, thank goodness for technology. I'll look around and see if I find anything more than Whisperjanes, but her research looks pretty thorough. SusunW (talk) 13:59, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Wow, this one is really hard. I tried to see if I could make any connections between Horatio/Robert/Ruben Strouse and Ethelyn Gibson. Nothing at all in any sources. Tried to find an obit for Billy West and no go on that either. Found this which says she made the first sound serial. Looking for a non-snippet view so I could backtrack to the source (footnote 22) I found this link, but can't get to the notes or 386. I found an alternate copy of that source here, but it requires a program called DJVU to open the formatting. I have no clue what that is. According to this she produced that sound serial for Gibson Productions. This may have a bio on her. Perhaps research exchange or clicking on one of the "ask a librarian" links here might get you pages 98 and 99. Gotta go. My mom is enroute to the ER. SusunW (talk) 16:17, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Geez, I don't know what's going on, but I hope everyone ends up okay. You didn't have to do all that while dealing with personal crises, Susan. Thank you for it, but still. SilverserenC 16:21, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Silver seren. I thought it might relax me a bit and diffuse the stress to focus on research. Just as I finished typing the stuff I found they messaged that she was enroute, so it obviously escalated. Still no clue what's going on, but I kinda doubt I'll be back until we get answers. SusunW (talk) 17:27, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
I hope everything goes alright, SusunW. Thanks for the research help - I hope it helped diffuse some stress, as you said. But either way, I'm thinking about you and your mom and wishing for the best. - Whisperjanes (talk) 05:17, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
@Silver seren and Whisperjanes: Thanks. Been a wild several days, but she seems on the upswing finally. Thank you so much for your thoughts. May you both enjoy your holiday season. SusunW (talk) 14:53, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

What do the archives tell us?

Greetings Silver seren. Any chance you could peek into the past for Draft:Fanny Belle DeKnight and Draft:Susie Sutton? Both seem to have not so many theater and film credits but they span several years and were in significant productions. Open to your thoughts. I was thinking I might have to merge one or both. FloridaArmy (talk) 16:55, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

I can't find anything of note on Fanny, @FloridaArmy:, but there seems to be plenty on Susie, so I think I'll be actively adding that to the draft over time like we've done with past articles. SilverserenC 21:24, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

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A gift

Hello Silver

Hello to you too @Missvain, Sorry for the late response, I’ve been down with Malaria, in the last five days, it was quite serious, I couldn’t move or eat in five days just got better today, coming from here which indicated that the same editor created all the articles, this led to the mass nomination I did here, now I think we are forgetting a basic principle for bundle nominating, which is, we bundle nominate when dealing with article spamming/spam articles which the aforementioned report clearly indicated. I’m still recovering from my ailment but I’m well enough to answer any questions you may have for me. Celestina007 (talk) 16:45, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Furthermore Silver, I’m unhappy you insinuated a proper before wasn’t done, it was, and none of the sources used rose to in-depth significant coverage in secondary reliable sources independent of them thus they all did not meet GNG nor ENT for the model, I’m unhappy you made such assertion which in-fact is incorrect. Celestina007 (talk) 17:24, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
Celestina007 - Sorry you have been so sick, I hope you are on the mend, especially given the holiday season! Since I commented on it as a participant (as opposed to a reviewer) I'll leave it to the closing admin to decide what the best process is for them. Regardless of who the article creator is (even if they are banned, sometimes they create articles for notable subjects whether we like it or not), I prefer to review most articles individually. It's also a less confusing process for reviewers (like me). Missvain (talk) 16:52, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
@Missvain, thanks Missvain, Gosh!! Malaria is actually a terrible ailment I appreciate your sympathy, I understand your concerns, mass nominations are quite daunting, you are correct, but i checked the articles and they all reeked of UPE and were using the same “Reference trickery” in all the articles where they cleverly use good Nigerian sources but almost all the reliable sources are “unreliable pieces” in almost all the articles. I deemed it bad faith editing & an attempt to game the system, but all the same Missvain, I indeed hear & understand you when you say individual nominations are easier to follow. Celestina007 (talk) 17:28, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Disagree you may, Call it "Bullshit" you may not

Please do not forget to be polite at all times. The creating editor is a Sockpuppet of a blocked editor. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 21:10, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

You are actively trying to undermine an AfD discussion because of some dumb revenge nonsense against blocked editors. SilverserenC 21:12, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
I can object to the wording you chose, but policies are clear on this. Please stay civil. We may disagree with total civility on matters we disagree on. Other matters we agree on cordially and we should disagree just as cordially. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 21:17, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
@Timtrent, I did not see this exchange, before I made this comment at the AFD, if they can’t be civil with their choice of words, then I have to report this to the relevant notice board. Celestina007 (talk) 22:50, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
@Celestina007 I choose not to do so. I prefer less confrontational methods. I think "have to be reported" are stronger sentiments than I have about it. I see it as a strongly held view, but expressed in a manner not to my taste. I have objected. They have not retracted, but that is unimportant to me. They know my views, even if they disagree with them. The old adage of "Least said, soonest mended" holds true here.
I truly appreciate your concern. Thank you. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 23:05, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
@Timtrent, if they discontinue the condescending remarks or personal attacks then there wouldn’t be a need to, but if not, I’d indeed notify the relevant authority, I believe we both do not deserve the condescending remarks. Celestina007 (talk) 23:14, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

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Your userpage redirect

May I ask why your userpage redirects to User:Silver seren/Userpage? More specifically, I request that you undo that; it breaks the popular User:PleaseStand/userinfo.js script, which assumes your user page is not a subpage. Making it worse, you've apparently got some custom CSS which eliminates or obscures the automatically generated link back to the source of a redirect. We generally give people wide latitude to do whatever they want with their userpages, but what you've got here is breaking useful functionality. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:03, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

It used to be fairly common (like over a decade ago) to have a cool splash image link on your userpage that led into your actual page (which is the one at /Userpage). But eventually the 3D animation I had for that stopped working because of other changes to Wikipedia and, since everything was already at /Userpage, I just redirected my username page to that. And I didn't put together the CSS accomplishing all of that, someone else did it for me. Anyways, RoySmith, what exactly is this script you're talking about and what does it do? SilverserenC 19:04, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
It adds a heading with some quick summary stats for the user. For example, on your real userpage (for which I had to manually construct the url (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Silver%20seren&redirect=no) to be able to see, it adds An autopatrolled user, extended confirmed user, pending changes reviewer, and rollbacker, 15 years 6 months old, with 33,115 edits. Last edited 3 minutes ago. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:10, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
I've put up a Request Move request, so it should be fixed fairly soon. SilverserenC 19:18, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, much appreciated. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:28, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Victory Obasi has been deleted

has now been deleted. Fundamentally, i understand your frustration, I am correct to say the article was a product of “Women In Red” ? If yes then I appreciate your indignation. I too would react negatively. MER-C was right to have nuked the articles they did as it was in violation of G5, I understand your resentment towards that tag, but we aren’t in the business of supporting banned/blocked editors so the G5 was apt. Celestina007 (talk) 11:46, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Don't worry. A bunch of us at WiR are actively in the process of restoring the articles on these notable people. And so if they were made for promotional reasons by the banned users, then they're going to exist again anyways. SilverserenC 18:17, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for understanding, I feel sometimes a lack of communication or understanding is the crux of most misunderstandings, furthermore, I want to thank you for your tires-less work at WIR, & I’m also sorry it was my fellow country man who undermined your efforts, if Ugbedeg who is Nigerian as I am also, didn’t create those articles, this problem would never have occurred, as a show of good faith and will, please if you create the articles on the notable subjects, do leave me a message on my tp to review them and I would be more than honored to do so. Thank you for your time and do have yourself a happy holiday. Celestina007 (talk) 21:57, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Susie Sutton

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DYK for Lou Swarz

On 1 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lou Swarz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lou Swarz became famous for her "One Woman Show" involving monologue performances as various characters, including Phillis Wheatley and Sojourner Truth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lou Swarz. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lou Swarz), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Karen Ferguson

Hi Silver, if you have the time, can you use your powerful search skills to see if there are any write ups about the two books Karen Ferguson wrote? I haven’t been able to find much. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 20:17, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Here's what I found, Thriley. A lot more for the Pensions In Crisis book than the other one. And some of these are going to need ProQuest access to see, but the full article is there.
And then I found a number of things on ProQuest that look to be reviews and other things, but don't show me the full articles. You should take them to Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Request, fully formatted as a reference of course, and see if anyone else has alternative access to the below articles.
That's all that I was able to find. SilverserenC 21:10, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
Looks like plenty! I’ll start making those requests. Thank you so much! Thriley (talk) 02:59, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Personal crusade

Please provide evidence that I am on a "personal crusade" or retract the allegation. Levivich 20:56, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

The various threads and your replies therein are their own evidence. SilverserenC 21:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Which various threads and replies evidence a personal crusade, or a crusade at all? I've started one thread, the COIN, and I was correct about the editor having a COI. How is that a crusade, much less a personal one? Levivich 21:14, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

June Preston

Just a word to thank you, Silver seren, for your efforts to look into sources and improve the article on June Preston. In spite of earlier threats, I would be surprised if it is now taken to AfD.--Ipigott (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Hélène Bergès

Sorry for causing problems with the Hélène Bergès page. I thought by putting up the {{in use}} I could make multiple edits without ending up with conflicting versions of the page, but that appeared to be wrong. I will step away until everyone else is done. DaffodilOcean (talk) 19:22, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

You can still edit, DaffodilOcean, just do individual additions, not the entire page. It was inevitable that other people were going to start editing the page to improve it once it was added to Articles for Deletion, so trying to make long whole page changes was going to end up with edit conflicts with other people. You should add in any improvements/changes you wanted in steps. I saw the part in your version describing the research she does, that would be good to add again. You can find and copy things from old versions of the history. Here's the version you implemented. SilverserenC 19:26, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
I will add things back later, but I thought that the inuse template would prevent the overwriting. Next time I will know to not rely on that. DaffodilOcean (talk) 19:36, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
The template works, just not usually for things up for deletion, since we're kind of on a time limit to show improvements. :P Sorry, by the way, for interrupting your edit. SilverserenC 19:45, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Henrietta Loveless

Greetings Silver seren. This entry could use some archival newspaper sources if you habe some time. I hope 2022 is treating you well. Take care. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:03, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Akane Yamaguchi

Hello. Help improvements. Thanks you. Rudke (talk) 05:54, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Oh, hey, you're back. You know that your account is just going to get blocked again, right? SilverserenC 05:57, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ethelyn Gibson

On 12 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethelyn Gibson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that actress Ethelyn Gibson was the first person to star in and produce a serial film that had sound? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethelyn Gibson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ethelyn Gibson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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querying

Hi how are you @Silver seren: I think this artist https://www.qatarliving.com/forum/welcome-qatar/posts/watchql-exclusive-interview-multidisciplinary-artist-suzana-joumaa - en.everybodywiki.com/Suzana_Joumaa meets Wikipedia standards for biography and has Local Prize in Qatar. Can you take a look and create the page if you have the time thank you --Wiki 2022 Wiki (talk) 11:17, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Susie Sutton

On 12 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Susie Sutton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 1920s actress Susie Sutton created her own vaudeville troupe and toured her company throughout the TOBA circuit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Susie Sutton. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Susie Sutton), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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DYK for Man's Genesis

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All Ears to Gaspé

Are their reviews for this film? (Draft:All Ears to Gaspé) FloridaArmy (talk) 18:58, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Policy

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I have restored the rest of sources but in a proper context. TrangaBellam (talk) 21:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

If I had any intention to "strip down the article" for biasing the AfD, I won't be adding more details about sources etc. TrangaBellam (talk) 21:43, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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Draft:Theresa Pulszky

Seems an onteresting and quite notable subject to me but go figure. Is there coverage of her in the newspaper archives? FloridaArmy (talk) 02:50, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Alright, @FloridaArmy:, I think that's everything I can do with this one. It was fun though. What do you think? SilverserenC 03:08, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Awesome. I think she and her written work are fascinating. Are you going to work up a DYK submission? When some subjects get rejected as AfC submissions I just shake my head and wonder, really? Fascinating part of European and American history. Thanks so much. FloridaArmy (talk) 15:52, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Already did it before you replied. :) SilverserenC 16:19, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Some stroopwafels for you!

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DYK nomination of Theresa Pulszky

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DYK for Henrietta Loveless

On 1 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Henrietta Loveless, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that singer Henrietta Loveless performed at the New York World's Fair with the Chocolate Éclair Family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henrietta Loveless. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Henrietta Loveless), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Fanny Belle DeKnight

Does this actress have coverage in newspapers? (Draft:Fanny Belle DeKnight) FloridaArmy (talk) 18:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Thoughts? FloridaArmy (talk) 21:01, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
I can't find anything of note. Is there an alternative name she might have used? SilverserenC 23:21, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
Fannie Belle Johnson of Richmond, Virginia. She married Samuel Knight. I think according to IMDb.. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:41, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Theresa Pulszky

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DYK for Sylvia Froos

On 4 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sylvia Froos, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that child actress and singer Sylvia Froos was noted for her ability to mimic the vocal styles of famous celebrity performers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sylvia Froos. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sylvia Froos), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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This is a very interesting entry for a lot of reasons. Thanks so much for your great work on it. FloridaArmy (talk) 00:21, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson

On 6 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York's Wieting Opera House burnt down and was rebuilt on three separate occasions by its proprietors, John Wieting and Mary Elizabeth Wieting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wieting Opera House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 12:04, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Yara Salman

On 8 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yara Salman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bahraini businesswoman Yara Salman founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yara Salman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yara Salman), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Indent

Thanks. I couldn't edit the section on my tablet because it was so long, and the Reply tool I had to use wouldn't let me unindent. BilCat (talk) 01:57, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 49

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Issue 49, January – February 2022

  • New library collections
  • Blog post published detailing technical improvements

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Draft:Lillian Biron

Greetings Silver seren. Are you able to do anyrhing with this draft? FloridaArmy (talk) 03:33, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Dorothy Van Engle

I could also use a bit of help with this subject if you habe the time.and inclination. Thanks for all your help! I hope all is well with you. Take care

FloridaArmy (talk) 03:20, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

There is a mop reserved in your name

  You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator, in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified. You personify an administrator without tools and have gained my support already!

You are on Wikipedia for over one and a half decades, and have quite some achievements to your name. I'd be willing to nominate you for administratorship in future. Anerisys (talk) 10:44, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

June Preston

@Silver seren: You seem to leaving dodgy and slightly agressive comments on the June Preston and it says above your an "administrator without tools". These were SPS sources, as often they are created by an amalgamation of other sources, in part, for presentation on pinterest. Pinterest doesn't do any checking of sources, so they are suspect at best. Often removing the url doesn't fix the problem. I don't think you see that. You seem have a habit of doing it. They are in there forever. A lot of them are really good comments, but please modulate your tone. scope_creepTalk 08:27, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

I would still vote support if you did go to rfa as this is entirely minor. scope_creepTalk 16:30, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
What are you talking about, @Scope creep:? They are news articles published in newspapers from around the world. They aren't SPS sources in the slightest. The Pinterest images of the clippings of the news articles were just a courtesy for readers, since the articles aren't otherwise available online due to not being from digitized papers. But they are still perfectly normal and valid references to normal news coverage of the subject. What exactly do you think an SPS source is? SilverserenC 01:29, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Elaina Marie Tuttle

On 19 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elaina Marie Tuttle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ornithologist Elaina Marie Tuttle discovered that the white-throated sparrow has four sexes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elaina Marie Tuttle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Elaina Marie Tuttle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:03, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

New Chapter

Hi Silver, can you take a look at New Chapter? I made a quick stub for it recently with the idea I’d go back later to improve it, but it was quickly nominated for deletion. It’s a major maker of organic vitamins and supplements with their products found at Whole Foods etc. It’s definitely a bit woo, but is indeed a major part of the organic supplements world. Media about them is a bit hard to find as their name is often found in unrelated headlines and article bodies. Any help would be wonderful. Best, Thriley (talk) 18:16, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I took a glance through the various source databases I have access to, but I can't find anything more than what you already have in the article as it is. Apologies, @Thriley:. SilverserenC 23:33, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
Thanks Silver! Thriley (talk) 06:21, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Rosemary Ann Robbins Dobbins

Hi @Silver seren: I was wondering if you any time, you could please take a look at Rosemary Ann Robbins Dobbins. I think she is notable but the article needs some work. Thanks. scope_creepTalk 15:54, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Do you know if there's any alternative names she went by, @Scope creep:? Because, yeah, there's surprisingly little under the name given. Which, sadly, feels like the usual oversight of women and their contributions to major events, which would have still been just as strong during the era she contributed to. SilverserenC 17:50, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
Indeed. Not at the moment. Its often seems to be like that. It is NASA, so the info is hidden in the massive bureaucracy of that system. There is no doubt she culturally significant as I recognise a lot of her work, from reading NASA missions when I was younger. I plan to do a bit of work on it to find more on her. scope_creepTalk 12:00, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 50

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Issue 50, March – April 2022

  • New library partner - SPIE
  • 1Lib1Ref May 2022 underway

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DYK for Dorothy Van Engle

On 6 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dorothy Van Engle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that actress Dorothy Van Engle starred in the 1935 movie Murder in Harlem with a "proto-feminist role" that was then a primary source of positive representation for African Americans in film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Van Engle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dorothy Van Engle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Kusma (talk) 00:03, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Sophie Freud

On 6 June 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Sophie Freud, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 11:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Artie Belle McGinty

Other possible spellings Artie Bell McGinty and Artiebelle McGinty. I would be happy to have helped on this one if you have some time. Apparently she was performing 1914 and 1915 and then on stage and in films in 1930s and 1940s? Singer and dancer. She apparently. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:54, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Sophie Freud

On 24 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sophie Freud, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sophie Freud, the granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, criticized his theory of psychoanalysis as a "narcissistic indulgence"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sophie Freud. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sophie Freud), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:03, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

  Hook update
Your hook reached 10,489 views (437.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 08:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC)