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Why are you disruptively and inaccurately reversing edits that accurately record the historiography of figures under discussion? Why do you feel that alone among biographies on this website, people from England/Great Britain/UK should not have this accurately stated? For ALL other historical figures, we do exactly that. For example, anyone born in what is now the Russian Federation, we accurately record as the Soviet Union prior to 1991, or the Russian Empire prior to 1917. Why is it that unique among pages on this website you think that this should not be the case for England/GB etc.? This is blatantly politically motivated by you, and you have absolutely no consensus for your mass and disruptive reversions. Desist. Vaze50 ( talk) 09:14, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
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On 17 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Korakou culture, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Greek Korakou culture had two-storey buildings with internal stairs more than 4,000 years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Korakou culture. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Korakou culture), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
I really do apologize for not following the proper procedures, but I do feel that BCE/CE should be the default format, except in those instances involving quotes or if the topic is somehow related to Christianity. Almost all the articles I converted were related to ancient China, which was definitely not Christian, or if there were a few, they weren't in power. I recognize that your Talk page probably isn't the right place to make my case. What would be the right place? It seems inefficient to plead my case on each page. That could take months, if not years. I'm really not trying to make trouble, I'm just trying to make Wikipedia more inclusive. -- JDspeeder1 ( talk) 05:39, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
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I have made a proposal to amend the MOS at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography#Peerage titles and honorifics amendments; you might be interested to contribute to the discussion. DBD 14:02, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
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Any database which maintains information (trivial or non-trivial) about those who worked in EIC? Wondering, if something can be retrieved about one Nathaniel Welsh, who lived in the late 1600s and was stationed in India. TrangaBellam ( talk) 21:29, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Hey, you recently reverted my change to Category:Ceramists. Since you've been around a lot longer than I have, I imagine you're correct and there should be a category loop between Category:Ceramists and Category:Potters even though neither is a strict superset of the other. I've tried my best to understand "Wikipedia:Categorization", "Help:Categories", and "Help:Category", and must be misunderstanding something (or missing a consensus of guidance somewhere else). I had thought that in order for "category A" to be a parent category of "category B", that "category A" should necessarily encompass the topics in "category B". But it seems this is mistaken. Could you point me to that guidance so I can learn more? Willbeason ( talk) 03:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
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I've just come across this, and started to wonder whether I've been mispronouncing "ceramist" as "ceramicist" for most of my life. I was relieved to find that Lexico has an entry for "ceramicist" – but none for "ceramist", in either its British English or American English dictionaries. Merriam–Webster, by contrast, only has "ceramist", with "ceramicist" noted as a variant. Apparently "ceramist" may not be entirely absent from British English, but it's not even in Oxford's free online dictionary, would there be a WP:COMMONALITY case for not using it? Ham II ( talk) 20:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
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And btw if you check MOS:HONORIFIC it says clearly honorifics should be avoided normally. Please don't revert again. And you're edit warring yourself. Baron Johnson of Marylebone is a title, not a mention of him as a Member of House. I will be complaining of you anyway. But please self-revert. LéKashmiriSocialiste ( talk) 14:42, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
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Hey Johnbod, You replied to me in the comments of this Signpost article. I appreciate the discussion to suss out if Wikipedia has a systemic bias problem or not. Your comments and others were insightful, but I'm still convinced the point stands. :)
I'm not sure I understand your second follow up where you mention my current employer. What does my place of employment have to do with my volunteer work? In particular the discussion we were having, but in general as well. I want to be clear on where I'm welcome and where I'm not. Your response makes me feel unwelcome here. Ckoerner ( talk) 17:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
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I do not share your expectation "I expect all we know is in the lead", but no matter if there is this expectation, or even if it is correct, the fact remains: "This article is missing information." Accordingly, I reverted your change. Cheers! -- 91.64.59.134 ( talk) 19:55, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
With regard to your rationale for moving Lamentation (David) back to Lamentation (Gerard David), should other articles such as Adoration of the Shepherds (David) and Agony in the Garden (David) also be moved accordingly? If so, I'll do that and make the necessary changes to the Gerard David template I just created. Thanks, GeneralPoxter ( talk • contribs) 17:38, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
Are you referring to British English, or American English. I cannot speak for British English, but for American English I believe that "birthdate" as the compound word is much more common accepted. Don't take my word for it though, look into it yourself. I know this aren't great sources, but here is some of what I found on a quick search, here, here, even on Wiktionary, though "birthDAY" is the most common of all of course. "Birth date" is an "alternative", but less common, spelling. Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 03:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi Johnbod,
what do you make of this? It could be or could not be Miss Piorko. I find these protestations against factual caveats (the thesis contains obvious, although superficial, mistakes) a bit over the top, but maybe I'm too partial. All the best, -- Edelseider ( talk) 18:04, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Buscot Park and Ascott House are just two with which I’m very familiar, give me a hour and I expect, I’ll have a few more. Anyway, nice to see a familiar face when I look in. Giano (talk) 21:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
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Hi! I saw that you've reverted my edits that were just converting book citations into cite book + sfn. Can you please tell me what's wrong with that? I thought that it was a better and cleaner way to cite a book, but maybe I'm wrong here. Artem.G ( talk) 11:08, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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I thought you might like this one... (there are some treasures on Flickr!) पाटलिपुत्र Pat (talk) 08:15, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod ( talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
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Did you see the recent creation of Dark Ages (Europe)? I can't see any world where it is anything more than an POV pushing-essay thats scope essentially covers Dark Ages (historiography)... any thoughts? Aza24 ( talk) 02:08, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
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On 25 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is some uncertainty as to which figures in Bramantino's Adoration of the Kings represent the Three Kings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Re: this edit, did you really mean the word "disguided"? Shenme ( talk) 00:11, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
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Wishing all you creative Wikipedians the best Holiday Season, and may all your wishes for the New Year come true! Gino Severini's 1911 Souvenirs de Voyage is my Wiki-Christmas card for you this year. Coldcreation ( talk) 15:31, 25 December 2021 (UTC) |
On 26 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canal (garden history), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the peak period in England for formal closed canals in gardens (example pictured) was from about the 1690s to 1720s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canal (garden history). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Canal (garden history)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy ( talk) 19:53, 26 December 2021 (UTC) Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States. Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her. |
Compliments of the season. Did you know that someone has kindly put all the pending DYK hooks into play by inviting everyone to comment on them and suggest improvements? I have suggested that this novel free-for-all be closed but you may wish to comment before this is done. Andrew🐉( talk) 10:34, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
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Yes, your SD at Roman concrete is better (well, I would [say that], wouldn't I, because that's what I wrote first). Unfortunately, it exceeds the permitted 40 characters permitted by WP:HOWTOSD. The discussion at wikipedia talk:Short descriptions talks about the implications of exceeding the limit. In some contexts, the excess is simply discarded. Personally, I think that the limit is generally too small to be useful - see wikipedia talk:Short descriptions#Conclusion - but that's the current policy. If you concur, please add your voice there. -- John Maynard Friedman ( talk) 19:14, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
Why are you disruptively and inaccurately reversing edits that accurately record the historiography of figures under discussion? Why do you feel that alone among biographies on this website, people from England/Great Britain/UK should not have this accurately stated? For ALL other historical figures, we do exactly that. For example, anyone born in what is now the Russian Federation, we accurately record as the Soviet Union prior to 1991, or the Russian Empire prior to 1917. Why is it that unique among pages on this website you think that this should not be the case for England/GB etc.? This is blatantly politically motivated by you, and you have absolutely no consensus for your mass and disruptive reversions. Desist. Vaze50 ( talk) 09:14, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
On 16 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ink wash painting, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ink wash painting was created by the Chinese in the 8th century and the technique then spread to East Asia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ink wash painting. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ink wash painting), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 17 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Korakou culture, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Greek Korakou culture had two-storey buildings with internal stairs more than 4,000 years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Korakou culture. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Korakou culture), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
I really do apologize for not following the proper procedures, but I do feel that BCE/CE should be the default format, except in those instances involving quotes or if the topic is somehow related to Christianity. Almost all the articles I converted were related to ancient China, which was definitely not Christian, or if there were a few, they weren't in power. I recognize that your Talk page probably isn't the right place to make my case. What would be the right place? It seems inefficient to plead my case on each page. That could take months, if not years. I'm really not trying to make trouble, I'm just trying to make Wikipedia more inclusive. -- JDspeeder1 ( talk) 05:39, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
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I have made a proposal to amend the MOS at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography#Peerage titles and honorifics amendments; you might be interested to contribute to the discussion. DBD 14:02, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
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Any database which maintains information (trivial or non-trivial) about those who worked in EIC? Wondering, if something can be retrieved about one Nathaniel Welsh, who lived in the late 1600s and was stationed in India. TrangaBellam ( talk) 21:29, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
Hey, you recently reverted my change to Category:Ceramists. Since you've been around a lot longer than I have, I imagine you're correct and there should be a category loop between Category:Ceramists and Category:Potters even though neither is a strict superset of the other. I've tried my best to understand "Wikipedia:Categorization", "Help:Categories", and "Help:Category", and must be misunderstanding something (or missing a consensus of guidance somewhere else). I had thought that in order for "category A" to be a parent category of "category B", that "category A" should necessarily encompass the topics in "category B". But it seems this is mistaken. Could you point me to that guidance so I can learn more? Willbeason ( talk) 03:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
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I've just come across this, and started to wonder whether I've been mispronouncing "ceramist" as "ceramicist" for most of my life. I was relieved to find that Lexico has an entry for "ceramicist" – but none for "ceramist", in either its British English or American English dictionaries. Merriam–Webster, by contrast, only has "ceramist", with "ceramicist" noted as a variant. Apparently "ceramist" may not be entirely absent from British English, but it's not even in Oxford's free online dictionary, would there be a WP:COMMONALITY case for not using it? Ham II ( talk) 20:15, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
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And btw if you check MOS:HONORIFIC it says clearly honorifics should be avoided normally. Please don't revert again. And you're edit warring yourself. Baron Johnson of Marylebone is a title, not a mention of him as a Member of House. I will be complaining of you anyway. But please self-revert. LéKashmiriSocialiste ( talk) 14:42, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
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Hello! How sure are you about the road past the Angel of the North being motorway? I may easily be out of date but I've quite a strong feeling that the Western Bypass is not yet M standard, recent upgrades notwithstanding. I do drive along it from time to time but I could easily have forgotten something crucial. The Ordnance Survey seems to agree with me, but what do they know? Obviously there is change along there pretty much the whole time, and I'm certainly not up for fisticuffs over this, but I did wonder. I have changed it for now but v happy to discuss there. Cheers DBaK ( talk) 07:03, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
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Hey Johnbod, You replied to me in the comments of this Signpost article. I appreciate the discussion to suss out if Wikipedia has a systemic bias problem or not. Your comments and others were insightful, but I'm still convinced the point stands. :)
I'm not sure I understand your second follow up where you mention my current employer. What does my place of employment have to do with my volunteer work? In particular the discussion we were having, but in general as well. I want to be clear on where I'm welcome and where I'm not. Your response makes me feel unwelcome here. Ckoerner ( talk) 17:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Please see WP:SDSHORT for length of short descriptions. Editor2020 ( talk) 21:45, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
I do not share your expectation "I expect all we know is in the lead", but no matter if there is this expectation, or even if it is correct, the fact remains: "This article is missing information." Accordingly, I reverted your change. Cheers! -- 91.64.59.134 ( talk) 19:55, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
With regard to your rationale for moving Lamentation (David) back to Lamentation (Gerard David), should other articles such as Adoration of the Shepherds (David) and Agony in the Garden (David) also be moved accordingly? If so, I'll do that and make the necessary changes to the Gerard David template I just created. Thanks, GeneralPoxter ( talk • contribs) 17:38, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
Are you referring to British English, or American English. I cannot speak for British English, but for American English I believe that "birthdate" as the compound word is much more common accepted. Don't take my word for it though, look into it yourself. I know this aren't great sources, but here is some of what I found on a quick search, here, here, even on Wiktionary, though "birthDAY" is the most common of all of course. "Birth date" is an "alternative", but less common, spelling. Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 03:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi Johnbod,
what do you make of this? It could be or could not be Miss Piorko. I find these protestations against factual caveats (the thesis contains obvious, although superficial, mistakes) a bit over the top, but maybe I'm too partial. All the best, -- Edelseider ( talk) 18:04, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Buscot Park and Ascott House are just two with which I’m very familiar, give me a hour and I expect, I’ll have a few more. Anyway, nice to see a familiar face when I look in. Giano (talk) 21:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
On 30 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cabinet cup, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that porcelain cabinet cups were especially lavish pieces (example pictured) intended to be displayed in a china cabinet rather than used? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cabinet cup. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cabinet cup), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hi! I saw that you've reverted my edits that were just converting book citations into cite book + sfn. Can you please tell me what's wrong with that? I thought that it was a better and cleaner way to cite a book, but maybe I'm wrong here. Artem.G ( talk) 11:08, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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I thought you might like this one... (there are some treasures on Flickr!) पाटलिपुत्र Pat (talk) 08:15, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hi there Johnbod. In years past, you have supplied some beautiful nativity paintings for the Christmas DYK lead spot. I'm wondering if you're planning to do the same this year? With only two weeks to go, we currently have only three Christmas related hooks and nothing for the lead. Gatoclass ( talk) 09:17, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hello! I hope you have great holidays! -- Ozzie10aaaa ( talk) 19:23, 17 December 2021 (UTC) |
Hi, I'm looking to get expert attention on the
Cristoforo Majorana article, can you help please?
The start year in the lead is 1480, but the work in the gallery is dated c. 1470 and
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Spanish Wikipedia seem to be attributing works to him in the 1470s.
According to the
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Please can you do this? Because I don't want to interfere with the citations; the current date is sourced in the
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Also; do you know how to flag the article for expert attention? I know it's a stub but the gallery, for instance, is quite small considering how many
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod ( talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
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Here's wishing you a marvellous holiday and the best of 2022 Fowler&fowler «Talk» 18:46, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
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To Johnbod, best wishes to you and yours for a holiday season to remember and a happy & healthy 2022. Ewulp ( talk) 01:47, 24 December 2021 (UTC) |
Did you see the recent creation of Dark Ages (Europe)? I can't see any world where it is anything more than an POV pushing-essay thats scope essentially covers Dark Ages (historiography)... any thoughts? Aza24 ( talk) 02:08, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
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I hope this holiday season is safe, festive and fulfilling and filled with love and kindness, and that 2022 will be safe, healthy, successful and rewarding...keep hope alive.... Modernist ( talk) 17:57, 24 December 2021 (UTC) |
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On 25 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is some uncertainty as to which figures in Bramantino's Adoration of the Kings represent the Three Kings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Re: this edit, did you really mean the word "disguided"? Shenme ( talk) 00:11, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
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Wishing all you creative Wikipedians the best Holiday Season, and may all your wishes for the New Year come true! Gino Severini's 1911 Souvenirs de Voyage is my Wiki-Christmas card for you this year. Coldcreation ( talk) 15:31, 25 December 2021 (UTC) |
On 26 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canal (garden history), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the peak period in England for formal closed canals in gardens (example pictured) was from about the 1690s to 1720s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canal (garden history). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Canal (garden history)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thank you for your contributions toward making Wikipedia a better and more accurate place. BoringHistoryGuy ( talk) 19:53, 26 December 2021 (UTC) Moral lesson: John Vanderlyn was an American painter who studied in Paris, and his life-sized Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos was one of the first large nudes exhibited in the United States. Peddling the poison as well as the cure, this overtly sensuous work was presented to the public as a moral lesson on the consequences of lascivious behavior. Visible in the distance is the ship of Princess Ariadne's secret lover, Theseus, for whom she has betrayed her people by helping him to escape the Labyrinth and slay the Minotaur. Ariadne's bliss will come to an end when she awakens from her post-coital reverie, only to discover that the faithless Theseus has sailed away without her. |
Compliments of the season. Did you know that someone has kindly put all the pending DYK hooks into play by inviting everyone to comment on them and suggest improvements? I have suggested that this novel free-for-all be closed but you may wish to comment before this is done. Andrew🐉( talk) 10:34, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hello Johnbod: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary
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