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January 2009
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Get ready for a change on WTDR. They have announced what is being speculated to be a format flip for January 5. They are currently running a promo saying they are about to become a "thing of the past." More details to you as they become available. Arob22 ( talk) 03:25, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
I put the old history in my sandbox, or copied it in there, if that's O.K., so I can rewrite it up. The new history section for KUZZ will be more about 107.9 than AM 55, if that's o.k. The other one, if you agree was too long also. I've been wanting that off anyway to rewrite.-- JoeCool950 ( talk) 00:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
I know you've had a busy day and I'm so glad you were able to keep DYK running while so many folks, myself included, were very much out of pocket. There's no rush since it won't come up in rotation for about 10 hours from now but was there a specific reason you moved the Next Update hooks to queue 1 instead of queue 4? I appears that queue 4 should have been the next one filled. Oh, and happy new year! - Dravecky ( talk) 12:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for updating template:did you know. However, when placing images such as File:Moet and glass.jpg on the main page [1], it is necessary to ensure that they are either uploaded locally or protected at the commons, as instructed in the edit window for Template:Did you know/Next update. Otherwise, vandals can replace the images with disgusting shock-site fare while they are displayed on the main page itself. Thanks. John254 01:31, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, thank you for your work doing the updates for T:DYK. Can you please take a look at this hook under 27 December at T:TDYK? I feel that the initial hook is the best wording, and otherwise everything else checks out fine as far as DYK criteria - just no one has bothered to slap the Verified symbol on it yet. Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 04:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I commented to your "Delete" post on the WPPJ AfD. - NeutralHomer • Talk • January 3, 2009 @ 01:36
I don't much approve of linking book references to Google books, the ref is to the book, not Google. In any case, it is not necessary as the ISBN number is autolinked to a number of databases, including Google books. I realise that DYK has special needs, so would you be ok with me undoing that after DYK has finished with it? SpinningSpark 17:41, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
The KUZZ History is rewritten. Don't want to put it up yet. Was wondering if you'll go to my sandbox and proof read it, before putting it up. It now looks like it's not word for word. Let me know below the rewritten history if it's o.k. to put up. If so, then I'll put it up tonight. Thanks.-- JoeCool950 ( talk) 21:52, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thank you much for your contribution. Cheers. CeeGee ( talk) 11:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing that out - it's hopefully been sorted now. Rob ( talk) 15:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for such a quick assessment of the article that I created. I've been wondering how one gets involved in helping at DYK - as it is a place I often visit. If you could point me in the right direction, I'd be appreciative, as I would like to help out. Law shoot! 10:59, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
At 7:10 AM on Monday, January 5, WTDR flipped formats to classic country, while retaining their station name. Arob22 ( talk) 13:30, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping this in sync, however at the next update interval, please allow the bot one hour to do its update. (I will be watching it trying to figure why it won't do it) I am trying to figure out why the bot won't run, it thinks it has no need to update when I run it. —— nix eagle 15:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just a quick note to ask you to look at the edit I just made to the Elizabeth Cheney page... see if it violates any rules. Basically I took the info about her professional lecturing that was apparently posted by someone at that agency, and I incorporated it into the narrative of her career, and sourced it to the only sourch I can find on it, which is the speakers roster of her agency. If I can find another more neutral source, will resource it later. For now, I think it's important to have that info included, but if you think the source is unsuitable, feel free to delete. Thanks... Phoebe13 ( talk) 21:06, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Replied at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Roystonea_regia. I think that addresses the question, but I'm not entirely sure. Guettarda ( talk) 20:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Whatever bot you are running as an IP is currently posting multiple DYK notices on talk pages; I've gotten 5 for the same article in the last few minutes. Karanacs ( talk) 21:43, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
You must be even more excited about my DYK than I am. I am getting notifications every five minutes, and am up to five thus far. - Georgejdorner ( talk) 21:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 21:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment. I added the hook to the suggestion page. Would you kindly check it? These are really nice articles (if I do say so myself), and it would be a shame for them to miss DYK through my technical blunder. The creators are User:Tim riley and myself. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 21:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Information about WSYA and the launch have been removed completely from its website. All that remains is a banner picture that alternates with an outdated banner from the WTDR format flip. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arob22 ( talk • contribs) 05:50, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Are you going to do the credits for the latest update, or do you want me to do it? Either way it is fine with me. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 08:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
That is some serious fleshing out of an article, man. Nice work! Mlaffs ( talk) 12:15, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky, I noticed an odd error of phrasing in one of the next DYK tags, but only an admin can edit it (since it's in the queue somewhere). It's the one informing us "... that sprint canoer Thomas Zereske's life was dedicated by his former teammate Christian Gille's gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m event?" "Dedicated by" should be "honored by" or "memorialized in," or something similar. It looks like it was originally phrased to say that the medal was dedicated ty Zereske, but someone switched the order to put Zereske's name first, losing the meaning. I'm posting it on your talk since I know you often work on DYK. Thanks. -- Amble ( talk) 23:52, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps I am missing something but the hook I selected was the one that didn't have a line struck through it. I assumed that hook was fine since the only other hook offered was struck out. Nrswanson ( talk) 01:46, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
You've uploaded File:WMVN-FM logo.png, and indicated that it's used under Wikipedia's rules for non-free images. However, it's not presently used in any articles. Wikipedia policy requires that non-free images be either used or deleted, so if this image isn't used in an article in the next week, it will be deleted.
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 02:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 05:50, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
The DYK Medal | ||
Thank you for all of your help with keeping DYK flowing, especially during this crisis where the DYKbot isn't working. Your efforts are appreciated! Royal broil 13:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for the DYk on the Thomas Zereske article. I really appreciated it. Chris ( talk) 15:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
What, precisely, would you like to see here (at Agrarian Party of Moldova) to alleviate your concerns? In the last paragraph, we have the "Two main reasons..." sentence, with the second part of that explaining that the threesome's disputes, centred around the '96 election and detailed in the previous paragraph, helped wipe out the party. And it's all source-based and cited, of course. - Biruitorul Talk 15:44, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Just noticed your disambiguation page. I'm relieved there were no important links to it.
But both stations are in Charlotte. The FM is the only one licensed to Pageland, but that's just a technicality. It was simple to fix. Since I went through the search box, I did see it. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I must contest the hook of the article on the criminal in the Template:Did you know/Queue/2 that you've approved [3] because this is seriously mispresenting general views toward him in South Korea as if he were a hero becoming a thief to save the poor.
that South Korean fugitive and Robin Hood figure Sin Chang-won was first arrested at the age of 15, after being turned in by his father for the theft of a watermelon?
The hook is "selectively chosen" to attract attentions, but his fame is not for his charity in a few times (I did not even know that until reading it), but for his endless evasions from the police's sleuthing. This news would be rebuttal for the wrong label.
“ | The police are reportedly angry over the Reuter's report that called arrested fugitive Shin Chang-won, South Korea's "Robin Hood." Robin Hood is a legendary well known figure in the United Kingdom, as are Hong Kil-dong and Lim Kok-jong in Korea. It is totally unjustifiable to compare Shin, who escaped jail while serving a life term for robbery and murder, to Robin Hood or the Korean heroes. | ” |
looking into sources that the author used, I see only Reuter labeled as such. Moreover, this hook was too quickly undated to the queue section without getting more opinion compared to other older entries which were created before Jan. 8. I think this hook should be taken out for discussion. Thanks.-- Caspian blue 23:16, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I've made some nice progress on the list of missing radio station articles. I've done a station-by-station walk through the FCC's AM database and added everything else that's missing for AM stations, along with finding a bunch of questionable redirects, creating new dab pages, and moving a whack of pages that changed call signs. It's actually turning into a much longer list than I expected. I've also started another section at the bottom to keep track of existing articles that don't have infoboxes.
Now onto the FM stations… Mlaffs ( talk) 01:02, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the notice. I hope I answered all the questions on Wyatt Tee Walker. Thanks for your reviews.-- Parkwells ( talk) 12:55, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Willy Armitage, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Willy Armitage. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. -- EEMIV ( talk) 15:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
I am a bit new to Wiki projects - but recently launched and internet only radio station. My research is uncovering all my competitors and broadcasting music over the internet is growing rapidly with leaders like SHOUTcast, AOL, Yahoo and Apple Itunes. Anyway - I would be happy to help broaden the concept of radio beyond FM and AM. Drop me a post if you want me to help. -- Cnunezwiki ( talk) 02:39, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Not at all shocked that it ended up coming to this. Wasn't sure if you'd seen this pop up on any of your watch lists, but thought you might be interested if you hadn't, for the vicarious thrill if no other reason. :>) Mlaffs ( talk) 05:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 10:18, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up at Alexandra Penney. I had intended to come back sooner rather than later, and assumed I'd have a chance to make the corrections in a subsequent edit. Thanks for noticing and taking the time to make the corrections. Alansohn ( talk) 00:31, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
I have started a thread at Wikipedia talk:Did you know about removal of Shasta (deity) entry at suggestions. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:51, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. This was my 50th DYK! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 06:39, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Saskatchewan Highway 641 DYK nomination has been revised, thank you for the heads up. SriMesh | talk 00:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Saskatchewan Highway 5 DYK nomination will add some more characters right now, if that is still OK. Wasn't quite sure from where to count. I had looked at the size of article and history and byte size. SriMesh | talk 00:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the DYK notice. I appreciate it. - AnakngAraw ( talk) 15:30, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I've revised the article and fixed the cites. Can you revisit the DYK nomination? Thanks! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 00:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I do think he was notable enough for an article, but I doubt that I can get one done in time. Bios aren't my thing, so it would take more work. Thanks for the suggestion! Altairisfar talk 01:06, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
(originally posted to User talk:Nrswanson) Any specific reason not to use the image associated with this hook? I'd delayed using it from the last queue I built with the intention of putting this one at the top of the next queue, complete with photo. No worries either way, mostly curious. - Dravecky ( talk) 00:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I stayed out of the discussion around certifying the case in the first place but, against my better angels, I've weighed in now. Eeesh… Mlaffs ( talk) 07:12, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure that it's actually directly related to the case at hand but, if this were a '30s radio drama, I think this would be where they cue the "bum bum bum" music. Mlaffs ( talk) 16:40, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for getting in touch. I fixed the citation templates. GaryColemanFan ( talk) 15:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I've been working on the Icos article for a few days now and today I glanced over the DYK rules. I thought that there wasn't a time limit on expansions for articles being nominated to DYK. But now I noticed in the DYK rules it says that expansions should be completed within 5 days. How strict is this? Is it exactly 120 hours, or is it more flexible? I can get Icos to 4x within an hour or two, but 5x will take at least another day. Is this enough? Thanks! Shubinator ( talk) 04:56, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the DYK banner - small matter and probably not important in the grand scheme of things, but I created Harry Keith, not Rafflesia keithii! Cheers Jasper33 ( talk) 13:18, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Gatoclass ( talk) 17:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. As a novice editor, it is really fun to see a fact from an article appear in DYK. -- Wpwatchdog ( talk) 22:17, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks once again. Cheers... - AnakngAraw ( talk) 06:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Please do not manually update, I'm going to give the bot another go. As I said on WT:DYK, the reason for this delay is the bot was editing logged out causing a mess. I think I resolved that issue. —— nix eagle 12:36, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the batch of DYK mentions. Tim riley ( talk) 17:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
E.g., the one given in the entry for Outliers (book) is of little usefulness and looks bad as thumbnail. Xasodfuih ( talk) 15:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dravecky, I'm just contacting a couple of editors with more specialist knowledge to resolve a discussion at Talk:Nation Radio about naming a broadcast area. I'd be interested in your feedback. Thanks Pondle ( talk) 23:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
I took my first pass at Bob May (actor), as promised. From the last edit, it's now just over 4x expansion, but I'm sure there's more material out there. There are plenty of great hooks, and if I could only get a picture, it would be perfect. Let me know if I missed anything or if there are any sources that should be integrated into the article. Alansohn ( talk) 23:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 01:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks a lot for your contribution. Cheers. CeeGee ( talk) 18:17, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky, did you speed up the bot cycle? I know you were talking about it, but I don't know if you actually got around to doing it. If you haven't done so yet, I suggest you put it on a five hour cycle as it puts less pressure on updaters, but if you'd prefer to put it on a shorter cycle it's up to you. Gatoclass ( talk) 10:24, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I just noticed you added this to the next update. The article however is tagged for using unreliable sources. I don't think we should promote articles with such tags per the additional rules. Nrswanson ( talk) 08:32, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Sometimes I notice that DYK needs work. Do you have to be an administrator to select hooks and also to move it to the main page? Chergles ( talk) 22:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Re this edit: I tried to be "interested in [his] input," too, and look where it got me ;). But maybe you will have better luck than I did. Politizer talk/ contribs 04:39, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the recent notifications. It's good to know there are articles out there by other people to nominate. can you take a quick look at Asa Butterfield and let me know how you think it can be improved? It's currently a DYK nominee and I want it to be the best article it can be. -- Mgm| (talk) 13:07, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 00:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks Dravecky, for the DYK! yaaay, Julia Rossi ( talk) 06:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
You threw two DYK credits on my talk page, but both were for 1998 Gator Bowl. Was one supposed to be for Rampart Dam, which also recently had a DYK featured? JKBrooks85 ( talk) 09:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
I see we're back to 188 hooks already. I think we should probably switch back to a six hour cycle when it dips below 180. Gatoclass ( talk) 14:00, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
Please use the older articles first. While more recent articles are on the DYK Queue, older ones go stale when they would make fine entries. I don't know how experienced you are, but if you didn't know, it's actually common practice to use expiring noms when they're only slightly (1-2) days out of date. Mgm| (talk) 13:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Dear Dravecky, Thank you for moving the DYK nom of Chesley Sullenberger for update. I noticed that I have not been included in the credits for the relevant hook. I don't mean to be come across as arrogant; I just thought that since I have contributed the most edits to the article, and because I nominated the article for DYK, that I would also receive DYK credit. If I am wrong, my apologies for troubling you. Terrakyte ( talk) 13:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the DYK credit! I thought it was rejected as a hook, which I thought was too bad. A pleasant surprise! Encourages people to continue to edit! Chergles ( talk) 16:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 22:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I just saw you moved the thomas paine cottage hook to queue2 and I wasn't sure if someone should add (pictured) since it has the photo? I wasn't sure it would get picked. Thanks dm ( talk) 02:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
A note of thanks concerning the Stephen Etnier DYK. For a first-timer, it's very gratifying. Best to you... John Etnier Etnier ( talk) 02:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I happened to notice you are apparently in the process of promoting this one, but I was just about to mark it as unverified. Mind if I ask how you managed to verify the hook? Gatoclass ( talk) 09:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for putting forward an extract from this article for DYK? Fame at last ..., well in a minor way! It's been a good week - an article I initiated and led has just been given the 'GA' accolade. Thanks for showing an interest in my modest contributions, Dravecky! RuthAS ( talk) 17:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm thrilled to see the front page DYK updated [5] with an extract from my article, [6] and the {{dyktalk}} template placed on its talk page. I'd like to receive credit for it as well on my own talk page please. All best, and thanks for the great work you do, -- Poeticbent talk 01:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
What was once gone is now back in double. The "black president" article was deleted (and it's DYK nom along with it), but now the article is back in the form of Black candidates for president of the United States and Black president in popular culture of the United States. I don't care about credit or anything (and I didn't create the original article) but I would like to nom them for DYK as I think they are interesting and timely. What do you suggest? The original nom was I think for Jan. 17 I think. Thanks. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:44, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Funny, I don't think of myself as a biographer; I just find that people usually have well-organized articles with facts about them. I'm always interested in requests, and while as a Jew who keeps kosher I have eaten neither bacon nor sausage, I will try to take a crack it Bacon Explosion, the article at least. Alansohn ( talk) 22:40, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Dravecky. Many thanks for letting me know. I can't find it, but I see the hook as quoted on Talk:Sholto Johnstone Douglas. It really should be "Sholto Johnstone Douglas's paintings" and not "Sholto Johnstone Douglas' paintings", a bad genitive. Please see here. Xn4 ( talk) 09:05, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Any idea why the bot did that? Gatoclass ( talk) 09:13, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dravecky - I got a notification that a hook I nominated made the main page, but it's not there (nor in the archive). Has something gone awry? Also, there's a typo in the hook: "that" is duplicated. Cheers. Gonzonoir ( talk) 09:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi!Dravecky
Thank you for accepting my DYK on the above article. May I request you for a small correction? The correction is required in the name of the hook to St. Mary's Islands, Karnataka from the present St. Mary's Island. The message also needs to be posted on the dicsussion page of the above article since it is now posted under the discussion page of the disambaguation page.-- Nvvchar ( talk) 09:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Thanks for all your work with DYKs. I had a hook from an article I created, Mary Wittenberg promoted to the front page (now it's in the archives under 08:48, 30 January 2009 (UTC). However, I never received a notification of this on my talk page. Is this an error? Thanks -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 13:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for hleping in get the point across. You may also like to see User talk:Jonny7003 for my comment on his edits. Welshleprechaun ( talk) 19:10, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Since you are pretty good at finding information on stations, would you mind taking a look at KORB? User:B.Wind seems to think that the page needs to be expanded. The station just launched in December of 2008, so what you see, currently, is what you get. If you can add to it, it would be much appreciated. - NeutralHomer • Talk • January 30, 2009 @ 23:27
FYI. It's past time for the DYKs to be updated Chris ( talk) 02:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 02:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 02:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been working, somewhat at Gatoclass's behest, to develop a new version of {{DYKsug}} that doesn't leave so much junk on the nominations page (partly just to be tidier, partly to reduce the page's byte count and, hopefully, its load time). The new template is complete and located at {{
NewDYKnomination}} ({{
NewDYKnom}} also works). It is used in almost the exact same way as the current template (the only difference being that |creator=
and |expander=
have been merged into a single |writer=
parameter, since there seems to have been confusion in the past about the difference between these two); there is more discussion of the new template at
Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 39#New template for nominations--please provide feedback if you have a moment and
Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 39#Working on a better nomination template.
Since you do a lot of work vetting nominations, you are one of the people who will be most affected by the template change (although the effect shouldn't be very big...the main difference is just that this template is less complicated and the format will look a bit different), so I am hoping to hear your thoughts before I go ahead with making the switch from the current system to this one. The links I provided above have permalinks to examples of what the template will look like when used; you are also free to experiment with it in a sandbox. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
Thank you, Politizer talk/ contribs 15:53, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks much for all the accolades of the 16 article hook DYK. That was a lot of work. So far, I have counted 14 (if I am correct) that I have received credit for. The other two on Clover Hill Tavern and Sweeney-Conner Cabin are probably coming soon, to make the total of 16. So far, the Woodson Law Office and Jones Law Office votes are leaning toward keep. I've increased the sizes of the articles about 50% and am currently researching them to expand further. -- Doug Coldwell talk 23:06, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
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January 2009
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Get ready for a change on WTDR. They have announced what is being speculated to be a format flip for January 5. They are currently running a promo saying they are about to become a "thing of the past." More details to you as they become available. Arob22 ( talk) 03:25, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
I put the old history in my sandbox, or copied it in there, if that's O.K., so I can rewrite it up. The new history section for KUZZ will be more about 107.9 than AM 55, if that's o.k. The other one, if you agree was too long also. I've been wanting that off anyway to rewrite.-- JoeCool950 ( talk) 00:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
I know you've had a busy day and I'm so glad you were able to keep DYK running while so many folks, myself included, were very much out of pocket. There's no rush since it won't come up in rotation for about 10 hours from now but was there a specific reason you moved the Next Update hooks to queue 1 instead of queue 4? I appears that queue 4 should have been the next one filled. Oh, and happy new year! - Dravecky ( talk) 12:15, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for updating template:did you know. However, when placing images such as File:Moet and glass.jpg on the main page [1], it is necessary to ensure that they are either uploaded locally or protected at the commons, as instructed in the edit window for Template:Did you know/Next update. Otherwise, vandals can replace the images with disgusting shock-site fare while they are displayed on the main page itself. Thanks. John254 01:31, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, thank you for your work doing the updates for T:DYK. Can you please take a look at this hook under 27 December at T:TDYK? I feel that the initial hook is the best wording, and otherwise everything else checks out fine as far as DYK criteria - just no one has bothered to slap the Verified symbol on it yet. Thank you for your time, Cirt ( talk) 04:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I commented to your "Delete" post on the WPPJ AfD. - NeutralHomer • Talk • January 3, 2009 @ 01:36
I don't much approve of linking book references to Google books, the ref is to the book, not Google. In any case, it is not necessary as the ISBN number is autolinked to a number of databases, including Google books. I realise that DYK has special needs, so would you be ok with me undoing that after DYK has finished with it? SpinningSpark 17:41, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
The KUZZ History is rewritten. Don't want to put it up yet. Was wondering if you'll go to my sandbox and proof read it, before putting it up. It now looks like it's not word for word. Let me know below the rewritten history if it's o.k. to put up. If so, then I'll put it up tonight. Thanks.-- JoeCool950 ( talk) 21:52, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thank you much for your contribution. Cheers. CeeGee ( talk) 11:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing that out - it's hopefully been sorted now. Rob ( talk) 15:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for such a quick assessment of the article that I created. I've been wondering how one gets involved in helping at DYK - as it is a place I often visit. If you could point me in the right direction, I'd be appreciative, as I would like to help out. Law shoot! 10:59, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
At 7:10 AM on Monday, January 5, WTDR flipped formats to classic country, while retaining their station name. Arob22 ( talk) 13:30, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping this in sync, however at the next update interval, please allow the bot one hour to do its update. (I will be watching it trying to figure why it won't do it) I am trying to figure out why the bot won't run, it thinks it has no need to update when I run it. —— nix eagle 15:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just a quick note to ask you to look at the edit I just made to the Elizabeth Cheney page... see if it violates any rules. Basically I took the info about her professional lecturing that was apparently posted by someone at that agency, and I incorporated it into the narrative of her career, and sourced it to the only sourch I can find on it, which is the speakers roster of her agency. If I can find another more neutral source, will resource it later. For now, I think it's important to have that info included, but if you think the source is unsuitable, feel free to delete. Thanks... Phoebe13 ( talk) 21:06, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Replied at Template_talk:Did_you_know#Roystonea_regia. I think that addresses the question, but I'm not entirely sure. Guettarda ( talk) 20:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Whatever bot you are running as an IP is currently posting multiple DYK notices on talk pages; I've gotten 5 for the same article in the last few minutes. Karanacs ( talk) 21:43, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
You must be even more excited about my DYK than I am. I am getting notifications every five minutes, and am up to five thus far. - Georgejdorner ( talk) 21:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 21:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment. I added the hook to the suggestion page. Would you kindly check it? These are really nice articles (if I do say so myself), and it would be a shame for them to miss DYK through my technical blunder. The creators are User:Tim riley and myself. -- Ssilvers ( talk) 21:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Information about WSYA and the launch have been removed completely from its website. All that remains is a banner picture that alternates with an outdated banner from the WTDR format flip. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arob22 ( talk • contribs) 05:50, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Are you going to do the credits for the latest update, or do you want me to do it? Either way it is fine with me. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 08:40, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
That is some serious fleshing out of an article, man. Nice work! Mlaffs ( talk) 12:15, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky, I noticed an odd error of phrasing in one of the next DYK tags, but only an admin can edit it (since it's in the queue somewhere). It's the one informing us "... that sprint canoer Thomas Zereske's life was dedicated by his former teammate Christian Gille's gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m event?" "Dedicated by" should be "honored by" or "memorialized in," or something similar. It looks like it was originally phrased to say that the medal was dedicated ty Zereske, but someone switched the order to put Zereske's name first, losing the meaning. I'm posting it on your talk since I know you often work on DYK. Thanks. -- Amble ( talk) 23:52, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps I am missing something but the hook I selected was the one that didn't have a line struck through it. I assumed that hook was fine since the only other hook offered was struck out. Nrswanson ( talk) 01:46, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
You've uploaded File:WMVN-FM logo.png, and indicated that it's used under Wikipedia's rules for non-free images. However, it's not presently used in any articles. Wikipedia policy requires that non-free images be either used or deleted, so if this image isn't used in an article in the next week, it will be deleted.
This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 02:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 05:50, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
The DYK Medal | ||
Thank you for all of your help with keeping DYK flowing, especially during this crisis where the DYKbot isn't working. Your efforts are appreciated! Royal broil 13:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC) |
Thanks for the DYk on the Thomas Zereske article. I really appreciated it. Chris ( talk) 15:12, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
What, precisely, would you like to see here (at Agrarian Party of Moldova) to alleviate your concerns? In the last paragraph, we have the "Two main reasons..." sentence, with the second part of that explaining that the threesome's disputes, centred around the '96 election and detailed in the previous paragraph, helped wipe out the party. And it's all source-based and cited, of course. - Biruitorul Talk 15:44, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Just noticed your disambiguation page. I'm relieved there were no important links to it.
But both stations are in Charlotte. The FM is the only one licensed to Pageland, but that's just a technicality. It was simple to fix. Since I went through the search box, I did see it. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 21:52, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
I must contest the hook of the article on the criminal in the Template:Did you know/Queue/2 that you've approved [3] because this is seriously mispresenting general views toward him in South Korea as if he were a hero becoming a thief to save the poor.
that South Korean fugitive and Robin Hood figure Sin Chang-won was first arrested at the age of 15, after being turned in by his father for the theft of a watermelon?
The hook is "selectively chosen" to attract attentions, but his fame is not for his charity in a few times (I did not even know that until reading it), but for his endless evasions from the police's sleuthing. This news would be rebuttal for the wrong label.
“ | The police are reportedly angry over the Reuter's report that called arrested fugitive Shin Chang-won, South Korea's "Robin Hood." Robin Hood is a legendary well known figure in the United Kingdom, as are Hong Kil-dong and Lim Kok-jong in Korea. It is totally unjustifiable to compare Shin, who escaped jail while serving a life term for robbery and murder, to Robin Hood or the Korean heroes. | ” |
looking into sources that the author used, I see only Reuter labeled as such. Moreover, this hook was too quickly undated to the queue section without getting more opinion compared to other older entries which were created before Jan. 8. I think this hook should be taken out for discussion. Thanks.-- Caspian blue 23:16, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I've made some nice progress on the list of missing radio station articles. I've done a station-by-station walk through the FCC's AM database and added everything else that's missing for AM stations, along with finding a bunch of questionable redirects, creating new dab pages, and moving a whack of pages that changed call signs. It's actually turning into a much longer list than I expected. I've also started another section at the bottom to keep track of existing articles that don't have infoboxes.
Now onto the FM stations… Mlaffs ( talk) 01:02, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the notice. I hope I answered all the questions on Wyatt Tee Walker. Thanks for your reviews.-- Parkwells ( talk) 12:55, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Willy Armitage, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Willy Armitage. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. -- EEMIV ( talk) 15:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
I am a bit new to Wiki projects - but recently launched and internet only radio station. My research is uncovering all my competitors and broadcasting music over the internet is growing rapidly with leaders like SHOUTcast, AOL, Yahoo and Apple Itunes. Anyway - I would be happy to help broaden the concept of radio beyond FM and AM. Drop me a post if you want me to help. -- Cnunezwiki ( talk) 02:39, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Not at all shocked that it ended up coming to this. Wasn't sure if you'd seen this pop up on any of your watch lists, but thought you might be interested if you hadn't, for the vicarious thrill if no other reason. :>) Mlaffs ( talk) 05:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
-- Dravecky ( talk) 10:18, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for cleaning up at Alexandra Penney. I had intended to come back sooner rather than later, and assumed I'd have a chance to make the corrections in a subsequent edit. Thanks for noticing and taking the time to make the corrections. Alansohn ( talk) 00:31, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
I have started a thread at Wikipedia talk:Did you know about removal of Shasta (deity) entry at suggestions. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:51, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know. This was my 50th DYK! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 06:39, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Saskatchewan Highway 641 DYK nomination has been revised, thank you for the heads up. SriMesh | talk 00:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Saskatchewan Highway 5 DYK nomination will add some more characters right now, if that is still OK. Wasn't quite sure from where to count. I had looked at the size of article and history and byte size. SriMesh | talk 00:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the DYK notice. I appreciate it. - AnakngAraw ( talk) 15:30, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I've revised the article and fixed the cites. Can you revisit the DYK nomination? Thanks! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 00:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I do think he was notable enough for an article, but I doubt that I can get one done in time. Bios aren't my thing, so it would take more work. Thanks for the suggestion! Altairisfar talk 01:06, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
(originally posted to User talk:Nrswanson) Any specific reason not to use the image associated with this hook? I'd delayed using it from the last queue I built with the intention of putting this one at the top of the next queue, complete with photo. No worries either way, mostly curious. - Dravecky ( talk) 00:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I stayed out of the discussion around certifying the case in the first place but, against my better angels, I've weighed in now. Eeesh… Mlaffs ( talk) 07:12, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure that it's actually directly related to the case at hand but, if this were a '30s radio drama, I think this would be where they cue the "bum bum bum" music. Mlaffs ( talk) 16:40, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for getting in touch. I fixed the citation templates. GaryColemanFan ( talk) 15:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I've been working on the Icos article for a few days now and today I glanced over the DYK rules. I thought that there wasn't a time limit on expansions for articles being nominated to DYK. But now I noticed in the DYK rules it says that expansions should be completed within 5 days. How strict is this? Is it exactly 120 hours, or is it more flexible? I can get Icos to 4x within an hour or two, but 5x will take at least another day. Is this enough? Thanks! Shubinator ( talk) 04:56, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the DYK banner - small matter and probably not important in the grand scheme of things, but I created Harry Keith, not Rafflesia keithii! Cheers Jasper33 ( talk) 13:18, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Gatoclass ( talk) 17:57, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. As a novice editor, it is really fun to see a fact from an article appear in DYK. -- Wpwatchdog ( talk) 22:17, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks once again. Cheers... - AnakngAraw ( talk) 06:32, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Please do not manually update, I'm going to give the bot another go. As I said on WT:DYK, the reason for this delay is the bot was editing logged out causing a mess. I think I resolved that issue. —— nix eagle 12:36, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the batch of DYK mentions. Tim riley ( talk) 17:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
E.g., the one given in the entry for Outliers (book) is of little usefulness and looks bad as thumbnail. Xasodfuih ( talk) 15:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dravecky, I'm just contacting a couple of editors with more specialist knowledge to resolve a discussion at Talk:Nation Radio about naming a broadcast area. I'd be interested in your feedback. Thanks Pondle ( talk) 23:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
I took my first pass at Bob May (actor), as promised. From the last edit, it's now just over 4x expansion, but I'm sure there's more material out there. There are plenty of great hooks, and if I could only get a picture, it would be perfect. Let me know if I missed anything or if there are any sources that should be integrated into the article. Alansohn ( talk) 23:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 01:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks a lot for your contribution. Cheers. CeeGee ( talk) 18:17, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky, did you speed up the bot cycle? I know you were talking about it, but I don't know if you actually got around to doing it. If you haven't done so yet, I suggest you put it on a five hour cycle as it puts less pressure on updaters, but if you'd prefer to put it on a shorter cycle it's up to you. Gatoclass ( talk) 10:24, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I just noticed you added this to the next update. The article however is tagged for using unreliable sources. I don't think we should promote articles with such tags per the additional rules. Nrswanson ( talk) 08:32, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Sometimes I notice that DYK needs work. Do you have to be an administrator to select hooks and also to move it to the main page? Chergles ( talk) 22:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Re this edit: I tried to be "interested in [his] input," too, and look where it got me ;). But maybe you will have better luck than I did. Politizer talk/ contribs 04:39, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the recent notifications. It's good to know there are articles out there by other people to nominate. can you take a quick look at Asa Butterfield and let me know how you think it can be improved? It's currently a DYK nominee and I want it to be the best article it can be. -- Mgm| (talk) 13:07, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 00:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks Dravecky, for the DYK! yaaay, Julia Rossi ( talk) 06:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
You threw two DYK credits on my talk page, but both were for 1998 Gator Bowl. Was one supposed to be for Rampart Dam, which also recently had a DYK featured? JKBrooks85 ( talk) 09:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
I see we're back to 188 hooks already. I think we should probably switch back to a six hour cycle when it dips below 180. Gatoclass ( talk) 14:00, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
Please use the older articles first. While more recent articles are on the DYK Queue, older ones go stale when they would make fine entries. I don't know how experienced you are, but if you didn't know, it's actually common practice to use expiring noms when they're only slightly (1-2) days out of date. Mgm| (talk) 13:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Dear Dravecky, Thank you for moving the DYK nom of Chesley Sullenberger for update. I noticed that I have not been included in the credits for the relevant hook. I don't mean to be come across as arrogant; I just thought that since I have contributed the most edits to the article, and because I nominated the article for DYK, that I would also receive DYK credit. If I am wrong, my apologies for troubling you. Terrakyte ( talk) 13:52, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for the DYK credit! I thought it was rejected as a hook, which I thought was too bad. A pleasant surprise! Encourages people to continue to edit! Chergles ( talk) 16:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 22:40, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I just saw you moved the thomas paine cottage hook to queue2 and I wasn't sure if someone should add (pictured) since it has the photo? I wasn't sure it would get picked. Thanks dm ( talk) 02:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
A note of thanks concerning the Stephen Etnier DYK. For a first-timer, it's very gratifying. Best to you... John Etnier Etnier ( talk) 02:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I happened to notice you are apparently in the process of promoting this one, but I was just about to mark it as unverified. Mind if I ask how you managed to verify the hook? Gatoclass ( talk) 09:17, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for putting forward an extract from this article for DYK? Fame at last ..., well in a minor way! It's been a good week - an article I initiated and led has just been given the 'GA' accolade. Thanks for showing an interest in my modest contributions, Dravecky! RuthAS ( talk) 17:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm thrilled to see the front page DYK updated [5] with an extract from my article, [6] and the {{dyktalk}} template placed on its talk page. I'd like to receive credit for it as well on my own talk page please. All best, and thanks for the great work you do, -- Poeticbent talk 01:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
What was once gone is now back in double. The "black president" article was deleted (and it's DYK nom along with it), but now the article is back in the form of Black candidates for president of the United States and Black president in popular culture of the United States. I don't care about credit or anything (and I didn't create the original article) but I would like to nom them for DYK as I think they are interesting and timely. What do you suggest? The original nom was I think for Jan. 17 I think. Thanks. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:44, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Funny, I don't think of myself as a biographer; I just find that people usually have well-organized articles with facts about them. I'm always interested in requests, and while as a Jew who keeps kosher I have eaten neither bacon nor sausage, I will try to take a crack it Bacon Explosion, the article at least. Alansohn ( talk) 22:40, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Dravecky. Many thanks for letting me know. I can't find it, but I see the hook as quoted on Talk:Sholto Johnstone Douglas. It really should be "Sholto Johnstone Douglas's paintings" and not "Sholto Johnstone Douglas' paintings", a bad genitive. Please see here. Xn4 ( talk) 09:05, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Any idea why the bot did that? Gatoclass ( talk) 09:13, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Dravecky - I got a notification that a hook I nominated made the main page, but it's not there (nor in the archive). Has something gone awry? Also, there's a typo in the hook: "that" is duplicated. Cheers. Gonzonoir ( talk) 09:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi!Dravecky
Thank you for accepting my DYK on the above article. May I request you for a small correction? The correction is required in the name of the hook to St. Mary's Islands, Karnataka from the present St. Mary's Island. The message also needs to be posted on the dicsussion page of the above article since it is now posted under the discussion page of the disambaguation page.-- Nvvchar ( talk) 09:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Thanks for all your work with DYKs. I had a hook from an article I created, Mary Wittenberg promoted to the front page (now it's in the archives under 08:48, 30 January 2009 (UTC). However, I never received a notification of this on my talk page. Is this an error? Thanks -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 13:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for hleping in get the point across. You may also like to see User talk:Jonny7003 for my comment on his edits. Welshleprechaun ( talk) 19:10, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Since you are pretty good at finding information on stations, would you mind taking a look at KORB? User:B.Wind seems to think that the page needs to be expanded. The station just launched in December of 2008, so what you see, currently, is what you get. If you can add to it, it would be much appreciated. - NeutralHomer • Talk • January 30, 2009 @ 23:27
FYI. It's past time for the DYKs to be updated Chris ( talk) 02:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 02:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 02:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been working, somewhat at Gatoclass's behest, to develop a new version of {{DYKsug}} that doesn't leave so much junk on the nominations page (partly just to be tidier, partly to reduce the page's byte count and, hopefully, its load time). The new template is complete and located at {{
NewDYKnomination}} ({{
NewDYKnom}} also works). It is used in almost the exact same way as the current template (the only difference being that |creator=
and |expander=
have been merged into a single |writer=
parameter, since there seems to have been confusion in the past about the difference between these two); there is more discussion of the new template at
Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 39#New template for nominations--please provide feedback if you have a moment and
Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 39#Working on a better nomination template.
Since you do a lot of work vetting nominations, you are one of the people who will be most affected by the template change (although the effect shouldn't be very big...the main difference is just that this template is less complicated and the format will look a bit different), so I am hoping to hear your thoughts before I go ahead with making the switch from the current system to this one. The links I provided above have permalinks to examples of what the template will look like when used; you are also free to experiment with it in a sandbox. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
Thank you, Politizer talk/ contribs 15:53, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks much for all the accolades of the 16 article hook DYK. That was a lot of work. So far, I have counted 14 (if I am correct) that I have received credit for. The other two on Clover Hill Tavern and Sweeney-Conner Cabin are probably coming soon, to make the total of 16. So far, the Woodson Law Office and Jones Law Office votes are leaning toward keep. I've increased the sizes of the articles about 50% and am currently researching them to expand further. -- Doug Coldwell talk 23:06, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
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