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He/she is doing that on Russian Roulette (song). It seems like Jazzerino. 183.171.169.38 ( talk) 07:39, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
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Intro and never attempted studio bridge. Lipped bridge and end whistles, but still quite an improvement :)-- PeterGriffin • Talk2Me 06:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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I saw your recent edit to Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary, I thought you examined all references with a fine tooth comb but I was proved wrong, the reference to included R&B came from this website http://www.sbindependent.org/unapologetic-rihanna-should-apologize/ and it stated this comment (see below in bold):
"It seems Rihanna tried too hard to challenge herself by straying away from the pop sound that made her famous. I respect her for thinking outside the proverbial box, but there are ways to step outside this box and still come up with good music. The album had moments of dark R&B (“ Love Without a Tragedy”) seemed lost and lacked cohesion coming after a skanky, glorified strip-club anthem (“ Pour it Out.”) To pay the songstress a compliment, I will say her recent ‘ SNL’ performance was quite good and a remarkable change from her usual sloppy, one-note live performances. Plus, her references to ‘Seapunk’ and retro HTML graphics was visual euphoria. Rihanna, I love you for being the driven Barbados bombshell you are, but it’s time to give your fan base what they deserve – combustible clubby chart-toppers rather than dull, dark attempts at R&B."
Albeit it calls the song "Love Without a Tragedy" (I highly doubt we should argue over an extra letter or half a title, after all some people call " Vision of Love" "Visions of Love" or just shorten " We Ride (I See The Future) simply as "We Ride") the author is still referring to "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" and it should be included too.
Hope I have educated you and would love to hear from you regarding that matter. 81.153.184.105 ( talk) 16:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
Unreliable source for Starships (song) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.194.12.23 ( talk) 17:30, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi there, thank you very much for your feedback on my edits to Iggy Azalea's "Fancy". The reason for my re-addition of those charts into the articles is that I believe they are perfectly acceptable. Hot Rap Songs is *not* a subsidiary of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; songs such as Becky G's "Shower" and Fergie's "L.A. Love" and various Pitbull songs have charted on Hot Rap Songs but not on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the same way, the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in no way contributes to Hot Dance Club Songs chart; Dance Airplay is a component of the Hot 100 Airplay based on impressions as opposed to the Club chart's spins (it doesn't contribute to radio songs). I have referred to WP:USCHARTS and will follow this now on these articles, apologies for the inconvenience cause to you as I thought someone has been tampering to slim down the page, as opposed to correcting one's mistakes.
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Well, does she campaign on behalf of the party? Or is she known for her political influence? Is she an active member of Labour? Does she speak at any of their events? I've posted a question about this at WP:HELPDESK because this is unusual and I'd like clarification on whether or not it should be included. BTW, I did reply here, but looks like it didn't save. This is Paul ( talk) 22:05, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
(←) Since two editors - This is Paul and myself - have already reverted your changes at Adele, and you are the only one who has actively supported the change, consensus is currently in favor of not including the field in the infobox and you should discuss at the template talk page as Paul has suggested. Furthermore, please watch what you mark as minor edits. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 19:21, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Another page move is requested. You were previously involved, so I invite you. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:12, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
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I really think we should actively start working on her biography page. I propose we start a sandbox, then GA, then FA ;) of course... Right now it's kind of a mess. — Tomíca (T2ME) 14:27, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Just letting you know I've reviewed and approved of the hook for its DYK. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:58, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
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You are taking any disagreements you and I may have had in the past way too personally. In any case, remarks such as "Even a primate would be able..." are personal attacks. So are several of the comments in this spiel about how I'm supposedly like a child with no common sense or intelligence. You need to stop with the incivility and personal attacks immediately before you end up blocked. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 19:57, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
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Voice has really improved a lot. Her vocal "artistry" is starting to somewhat exist lol.-- PeterGriffin • Talk2Me 05:56, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
Why do you believe that removing the emphasis of "even" introduces bias? It's placing emphasis on the "before", suggesting that it needs particularly drawn attention to. This suggests a negative an opinion of her actions. Compare;
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On 1 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Towards the Sun (song), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rihanna's song " Towards the Sun" was compared to her collaboration with Coldplay, " Princess of China"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Towards the Sun (song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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I didn't do anything about the reverts because I don't think the article should have been redirected. I was simply suggesting that, if something must be done, simply redirect instead of deleting. In my opinion, there is no point to deleting pages that serve a purpose, including redirects. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:30, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
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Cut the incivility in edit summaries like these. I'm not following the GAN, I just happened to see that. Do remember that I'm a member of the Gaga project so I tend to watch these articles. I really couldn't give two shits that you're reviewing it. If you're going to continue to leave rude remarks any time we cross paths, I may seek out an interaction ban because your attitude is making it difficult to collaborate. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 22:39, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Peppered Moth, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the novel The Peppered Moth is a fictional biography of Margaret Drabble's mother, which Drabble's sister A.S. Byatt did not like? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Peppered Moth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Manuel Erotikos Komnenos's surname is believed to derive from the village of Komne in Thrace? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manuel Erotikos Komnenos. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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On 15 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article FourFiveSeconds, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Kanye West sings instead of raps his guest verse on " FourFiveSeconds"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/FourFiveSeconds. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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On 17 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Hot 100, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that " Fantasy" was the first song by a female to debut at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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I have opened the 2nd PR as the article's first FAC was withdrawn recently due to MoS and few prose issues. Feel free to leave comments. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 13:20, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
On 20 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rwandan Revolution, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that 336,000 Tutsi fled Rwanda during the Rwandan Revolution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rwandan Revolution. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. As you can probably see it's not like I'm hurting for them, but I still appreciate every new one just the same.
As to the article ... it's certainly been a well-known missing persons case these 15 years, since it originally happened, probably because of the cross-country road trip angle. These unsolved-mystery articles have become sort of a sideline of mine since I got Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam to DYK on the one-year anniversary back in 2012; it's still my all-time high for single-day DYK views of any article I've researched and written. Earlier this year I was gunning for Death of Elisa Lam to get on the main page on the second anniversary of the day her body was found; it didn't make it on that date exactly but I'm still proud of the article (especially since it's the top Google hit on a frequently-searched subject, so it needs to be comprehensive and accurate to the best of our ability to make it so). During that time I was looking at other unsolved-death and disappearance stories for possible anniversary DYKs when I realized Leah's was coming up in March, and it would be the 15th anniversary, yet. So I started it, ironically enough, on the Elisa Lam anniversary. Looks like it worked ... it seems from the editing that it's getting a lot of views. And, who knows, maybe someone could be jogged enough by it to phone in the right tip to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.
As for taking it to GA ... I suppose I should. Certainly it's got enough. I just wiah that there had been more in the way of longer sources to draw from ... in many of these other cases, including one I'm thinking of for a five-year anniversary late this summer that's got some equally interesting wrinkles to it, there's at least one or two longform in-depth reliable-source articles to draw from (like Disappearance of Maura Murray, which has several of those sources that we haven't tapped, and has been a really interesting ongoing story that hasn't stopped with her disappearance 12 years ago (and a few weeks in change). That could, if properly developed, have FA potential (so far Disappearance of Natalee Holloway is the only disappearance-of story to have made FA and gotten on the Main Page (on what would have been her 22nd birthday, not the anniversary date). And it doesn't turn 15 until 2019, so there's a lot of time to develop it). But the Leah Roberts case has only that Disappeared episode.
I have thought of getting in touch with the Whatcom detectives to at least get some idea where her car was found, so we can add some coordinates to the article (again, like Maura Murray, who also left behind an abandoned vehicle, the coordinates of which we have at the top of the article). And, who knows, maybe they have some other information we can use as sources ( primary sources, to be sure, but sources). I've heard the first article on the Jeep find in The Bellingham Herald has a lot more detail on what they found, detail which more strongly suggests foul play, detail which hasn't been widely re-reported since because the paper doesn't keep a lot of its old articles online. Maybe it would be possible to get that, and add it to the article. Daniel Case ( talk) 21:57, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
Why do these get so much attention? Missing white woman syndrome, maybe? Daniel Case ( talk) 01:49, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I made some changes to the article you are reviewing. Is there anything else which needs to be done? CurtisNaito ( talk) 22:22, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
On 22 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Never Too Far, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mariah Carey was unable to shoot a music video for " Never Too Far" because she was recovering from a physical and emotional breakdown? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Never Too Far. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:03, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
On 23 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cheek to Cheek (album), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's collaborative jazz album Cheek to Cheek won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cheek to Cheek (album). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
On 24 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prisoners of the Sun, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Prisoners of the Sun—the fourteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin—was made into a musical in 2001? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prisoners of the Sun. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi, a couple of weeks ago you reviewed List of Sesame Street Muppets for FLC. I addressed your issues, so would you mind going back and looking at them? And then possibly changing your oppose to a support? No pressure, of course! ;) Thanks. Christine (Figureskatingfan) ( talk) 00:25, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks very much for doing the review and the comments - and enjoy your trip to Switzerland! (If you do go to any of the sites, maybe look out for any pics that could be added to the article!) DeCausa ( talk) 13:02, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
On 25 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of songs recorded by Ariana Grande, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ariana Grande described the release of " Put Your Hearts Up" as " the worst moment of my life"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of songs recorded by Ariana Grande. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
On 26 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1986 Giro d'Italia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1986 Giro d'Italia was won by Roberto Visentini? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1986 Giro d'Italia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Calvin999. Just a reminder that you signed up to do the GA review of Nuremberg Laws. I hope we can get started soon! -- Diannaa ( talk) 01:12, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for taking on the review! I look forward to working with you on any comments or suggestions that you have. — Hun ter Ka hn 20:11, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
On 30 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Brewster Hazelton, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mary Brewster Hazelton exhibited The Letter (pictured) at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, where she won a bronze medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Brewster Hazelton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:01, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Me and Kierzek have agreed the list can now be re-nominated for FL-status, but would like your final touches on it before doing so. Would mean a lot. Cheers, Jonas Vinther • ( speak to me!) 14:39, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
On 31 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flynn Rider, which you recently nominated. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flynn Rider. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Allen3 talk 00:12, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Aaron, I thought you should know that Luvcookies, who made the GAN nomination of this article along with 17 others, has just been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet.
I had previously reversed the other 17 nominations, since it was clear Luvcookies was unclear on what made a GA; indeed, the user had tried to nominate 3 of the 17 for FAC (simultaneously, along with a previously listed GA) before being shot down there.
Unless you have a strong desire to proceed with the review at once, I plan to reverse the nomination within the next day, which would include deleting the orphaned review page linked above. Please let me know know what you'd like to do. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 05:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey man. Do you still plan to review The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? I don't mean to rush you, I just wanted to check. :) — Hun ter Ka hn 13:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
On 5 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1000 Forms of Fear, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Australian recording artist Sia agreed to release 1000 Forms of Fear on the condition that she was not obligated to do a tour or press appearances? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1000 Forms of Fear. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
On 6 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mayabazar, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the reel length of Mayabazar was 5,888 metres (19,318 ft)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayabazar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Thanks for your help with this project Victuallers ( talk) 00:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Hope you had a nice vacation (looks like you did!). You may be interested to know that, as you return, the TfD for the "maintained" template, to which you added a strongly-worded and much-appreciated keep, has nonetheless been closed as a delete, for what seems to be very superficial reason. A discussion has begun on the closing admin's talk page already if you wish to take part. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:28, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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He/she is doing that on Russian Roulette (song). It seems like Jazzerino. 183.171.169.38 ( talk) 07:39, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
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Intro and never attempted studio bridge. Lipped bridge and end whistles, but still quite an improvement :)-- PeterGriffin • Talk2Me 06:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
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I saw your recent edit to Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary, I thought you examined all references with a fine tooth comb but I was proved wrong, the reference to included R&B came from this website http://www.sbindependent.org/unapologetic-rihanna-should-apologize/ and it stated this comment (see below in bold):
"It seems Rihanna tried too hard to challenge herself by straying away from the pop sound that made her famous. I respect her for thinking outside the proverbial box, but there are ways to step outside this box and still come up with good music. The album had moments of dark R&B (“ Love Without a Tragedy”) seemed lost and lacked cohesion coming after a skanky, glorified strip-club anthem (“ Pour it Out.”) To pay the songstress a compliment, I will say her recent ‘ SNL’ performance was quite good and a remarkable change from her usual sloppy, one-note live performances. Plus, her references to ‘Seapunk’ and retro HTML graphics was visual euphoria. Rihanna, I love you for being the driven Barbados bombshell you are, but it’s time to give your fan base what they deserve – combustible clubby chart-toppers rather than dull, dark attempts at R&B."
Albeit it calls the song "Love Without a Tragedy" (I highly doubt we should argue over an extra letter or half a title, after all some people call " Vision of Love" "Visions of Love" or just shorten " We Ride (I See The Future) simply as "We Ride") the author is still referring to "Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary" and it should be included too.
Hope I have educated you and would love to hear from you regarding that matter. 81.153.184.105 ( talk) 16:43, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
Unreliable source for Starships (song) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.194.12.23 ( talk) 17:30, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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Hi there, thank you very much for your feedback on my edits to Iggy Azalea's "Fancy". The reason for my re-addition of those charts into the articles is that I believe they are perfectly acceptable. Hot Rap Songs is *not* a subsidiary of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; songs such as Becky G's "Shower" and Fergie's "L.A. Love" and various Pitbull songs have charted on Hot Rap Songs but not on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the same way, the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in no way contributes to Hot Dance Club Songs chart; Dance Airplay is a component of the Hot 100 Airplay based on impressions as opposed to the Club chart's spins (it doesn't contribute to radio songs). I have referred to WP:USCHARTS and will follow this now on these articles, apologies for the inconvenience cause to you as I thought someone has been tampering to slim down the page, as opposed to correcting one's mistakes.
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Well, does she campaign on behalf of the party? Or is she known for her political influence? Is she an active member of Labour? Does she speak at any of their events? I've posted a question about this at WP:HELPDESK because this is unusual and I'd like clarification on whether or not it should be included. BTW, I did reply here, but looks like it didn't save. This is Paul ( talk) 22:05, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
(←) Since two editors - This is Paul and myself - have already reverted your changes at Adele, and you are the only one who has actively supported the change, consensus is currently in favor of not including the field in the infobox and you should discuss at the template talk page as Paul has suggested. Furthermore, please watch what you mark as minor edits. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 19:21, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Another page move is requested. You were previously involved, so I invite you. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:12, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
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I really think we should actively start working on her biography page. I propose we start a sandbox, then GA, then FA ;) of course... Right now it's kind of a mess. — Tomíca (T2ME) 14:27, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Just letting you know I've reviewed and approved of the hook for its DYK. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:58, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
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You are taking any disagreements you and I may have had in the past way too personally. In any case, remarks such as "Even a primate would be able..." are personal attacks. So are several of the comments in this spiel about how I'm supposedly like a child with no common sense or intelligence. You need to stop with the incivility and personal attacks immediately before you end up blocked. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 19:57, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
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Voice has really improved a lot. Her vocal "artistry" is starting to somewhat exist lol.-- PeterGriffin • Talk2Me 05:56, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
Why do you believe that removing the emphasis of "even" introduces bias? It's placing emphasis on the "before", suggesting that it needs particularly drawn attention to. This suggests a negative an opinion of her actions. Compare;
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On 1 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Towards the Sun (song), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rihanna's song " Towards the Sun" was compared to her collaboration with Coldplay, " Princess of China"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Towards the Sun (song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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I didn't do anything about the reverts because I don't think the article should have been redirected. I was simply suggesting that, if something must be done, simply redirect instead of deleting. In my opinion, there is no point to deleting pages that serve a purpose, including redirects. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 15:30, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
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Cut the incivility in edit summaries like these. I'm not following the GAN, I just happened to see that. Do remember that I'm a member of the Gaga project so I tend to watch these articles. I really couldn't give two shits that you're reviewing it. If you're going to continue to leave rude remarks any time we cross paths, I may seek out an interaction ban because your attitude is making it difficult to collaborate. – Chase ( talk / contribs) 22:39, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
On 14 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Peppered Moth, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the novel The Peppered Moth is a fictional biography of Margaret Drabble's mother, which Drabble's sister A.S. Byatt did not like? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Peppered Moth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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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— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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I have opened the 2nd PR as the article's first FAC was withdrawn recently due to MoS and few prose issues. Feel free to leave comments. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 13:20, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
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— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. As you can probably see it's not like I'm hurting for them, but I still appreciate every new one just the same.
As to the article ... it's certainly been a well-known missing persons case these 15 years, since it originally happened, probably because of the cross-country road trip angle. These unsolved-mystery articles have become sort of a sideline of mine since I got Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam to DYK on the one-year anniversary back in 2012; it's still my all-time high for single-day DYK views of any article I've researched and written. Earlier this year I was gunning for Death of Elisa Lam to get on the main page on the second anniversary of the day her body was found; it didn't make it on that date exactly but I'm still proud of the article (especially since it's the top Google hit on a frequently-searched subject, so it needs to be comprehensive and accurate to the best of our ability to make it so). During that time I was looking at other unsolved-death and disappearance stories for possible anniversary DYKs when I realized Leah's was coming up in March, and it would be the 15th anniversary, yet. So I started it, ironically enough, on the Elisa Lam anniversary. Looks like it worked ... it seems from the editing that it's getting a lot of views. And, who knows, maybe someone could be jogged enough by it to phone in the right tip to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.
As for taking it to GA ... I suppose I should. Certainly it's got enough. I just wiah that there had been more in the way of longer sources to draw from ... in many of these other cases, including one I'm thinking of for a five-year anniversary late this summer that's got some equally interesting wrinkles to it, there's at least one or two longform in-depth reliable-source articles to draw from (like Disappearance of Maura Murray, which has several of those sources that we haven't tapped, and has been a really interesting ongoing story that hasn't stopped with her disappearance 12 years ago (and a few weeks in change). That could, if properly developed, have FA potential (so far Disappearance of Natalee Holloway is the only disappearance-of story to have made FA and gotten on the Main Page (on what would have been her 22nd birthday, not the anniversary date). And it doesn't turn 15 until 2019, so there's a lot of time to develop it). But the Leah Roberts case has only that Disappeared episode.
I have thought of getting in touch with the Whatcom detectives to at least get some idea where her car was found, so we can add some coordinates to the article (again, like Maura Murray, who also left behind an abandoned vehicle, the coordinates of which we have at the top of the article). And, who knows, maybe they have some other information we can use as sources ( primary sources, to be sure, but sources). I've heard the first article on the Jeep find in The Bellingham Herald has a lot more detail on what they found, detail which more strongly suggests foul play, detail which hasn't been widely re-reported since because the paper doesn't keep a lot of its old articles online. Maybe it would be possible to get that, and add it to the article. Daniel Case ( talk) 21:57, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
Why do these get so much attention? Missing white woman syndrome, maybe? Daniel Case ( talk) 01:49, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I made some changes to the article you are reviewing. Is there anything else which needs to be done? CurtisNaito ( talk) 22:22, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
On 22 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Never Too Far, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mariah Carey was unable to shoot a music video for " Never Too Far" because she was recovering from a physical and emotional breakdown? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Never Too Far. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:03, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
On 23 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cheek to Cheek (album), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's collaborative jazz album Cheek to Cheek won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cheek to Cheek (album). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
On 24 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prisoners of the Sun, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Prisoners of the Sun—the fourteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin—was made into a musical in 2001? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prisoners of the Sun. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi, a couple of weeks ago you reviewed List of Sesame Street Muppets for FLC. I addressed your issues, so would you mind going back and looking at them? And then possibly changing your oppose to a support? No pressure, of course! ;) Thanks. Christine (Figureskatingfan) ( talk) 00:25, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks very much for doing the review and the comments - and enjoy your trip to Switzerland! (If you do go to any of the sites, maybe look out for any pics that could be added to the article!) DeCausa ( talk) 13:02, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
On 25 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of songs recorded by Ariana Grande, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ariana Grande described the release of " Put Your Hearts Up" as " the worst moment of my life"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of songs recorded by Ariana Grande. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
On 26 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1986 Giro d'Italia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1986 Giro d'Italia was won by Roberto Visentini? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1986 Giro d'Italia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Andrew II of Hungary 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! Andrew D. ( talk) 13:48, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi Calvin999. Just a reminder that you signed up to do the GA review of Nuremberg Laws. I hope we can get started soon! -- Diannaa ( talk) 01:12, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for taking on the review! I look forward to working with you on any comments or suggestions that you have. — Hun ter Ka hn 20:11, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
On 30 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Brewster Hazelton, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mary Brewster Hazelton exhibited The Letter (pictured) at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, where she won a bronze medal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Brewster Hazelton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:01, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Me and Kierzek have agreed the list can now be re-nominated for FL-status, but would like your final touches on it before doing so. Would mean a lot. Cheers, Jonas Vinther • ( speak to me!) 14:39, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
On 31 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flynn Rider, which you recently nominated. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flynn Rider. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Allen3 talk 00:12, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Aaron, I thought you should know that Luvcookies, who made the GAN nomination of this article along with 17 others, has just been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet.
I had previously reversed the other 17 nominations, since it was clear Luvcookies was unclear on what made a GA; indeed, the user had tried to nominate 3 of the 17 for FAC (simultaneously, along with a previously listed GA) before being shot down there.
Unless you have a strong desire to proceed with the review at once, I plan to reverse the nomination within the next day, which would include deleting the orphaned review page linked above. Please let me know know what you'd like to do. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 05:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey man. Do you still plan to review The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? I don't mean to rush you, I just wanted to check. :) — Hun ter Ka hn 13:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
On 5 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1000 Forms of Fear, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Australian recording artist Sia agreed to release 1000 Forms of Fear on the condition that she was not obligated to do a tour or press appearances? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1000 Forms of Fear. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
On 6 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mayabazar, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the reel length of Mayabazar was 5,888 metres (19,318 ft)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayabazar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), 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. |
Thanks for your help with this project Victuallers ( talk) 00:02, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Hope you had a nice vacation (looks like you did!). You may be interested to know that, as you return, the TfD for the "maintained" template, to which you added a strongly-worded and much-appreciated keep, has nonetheless been closed as a delete, for what seems to be very superficial reason. A discussion has begun on the closing admin's talk page already if you wish to take part. Daniel Case ( talk) 04:28, 7 April 2015 (UTC)