Self-explanatory; people who don't get the meaning of "history" when compared to "current events." Care to weigh in ? History_of_Montana#Recent trends and Talk:History of Montana. Medicinal pot "historic?" Montanabw (talk) 06:42, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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You recently reviewed my article Rhinesomus for DYK, for which thank you.
It has since occurred to me that the three other fish articles I have recently written probably suffer from the same problem with regards the reference to the FishBase site, each one being in a similar form to the one you said was dead. The fish articles are Stegastes pictus, Stegastes fuscus and Stegastes leucostictus. I have checked the FishBase references for these and they work for me, but it would be helpful if you could test them, and change them to a more appropriate format if they fail. I note that when I tested the url you used for the Rhinesomus reference, it was redirected for me to the url that I had used originally. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 20:42, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 3 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Polly Bemis House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the home of a former enslaved Chinese teenager became a National Registered Historic Place known as Polly Bemis House in Idaho, US? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polly Bemis House.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:03, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm fairly familiar with the area in the west that you're writing your articles about and am happy to see these being expanded. The Wilson Butte Cave brought memories of a childhood outing - strange, hadn't thought about it in years. At any rate, I think the Yogo Sapphire page is very good, and exactly the type of thing we need on Wikipedia. I'm ashamed to say that I'm a westerner and did not know about Montana sapphires! I wouldn't worry about the images at the moment. I'm quite busy in real life right now, but if and when I have a chance I'll give a copyedit if it still needs one or if you'd like to have one. I've put it on my watchlist in the meantime. Truthkeeper ( talk) 16:09, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Nice article on the Yogo! Srs.
Some quick thoughts:
1. Pretty decent prose, but I do see places where we could tighten it up. Make it more readable.
2. Location needs a better map. This will be "work". But it will really pay off. That section now is very dry and abstract and listy. Making a map that shows all the things referred to in text, will then make it much easier on the reader to follow the text. Process may even help you understand things better. I know some graphics peeps. So don't feel like this is another task on you.
3. Would also be nice to have some more variety of images. Perhaps sometbhing showing the igneous dike (what is that?) Something showing crystal structure (trigon, rhombohedral stuff). Something showing (and a bit more discussion) the iron and titanium electron structure, d orbital crap) to say where the color comes from. Perhaps some line chart showing produciotn per year or price or what have you.
TCO ( Reviews needed) 01:25, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
M.S. thesis is a good find. She (?) has a lot of citations to other papers, so in those places would just go and use the original papers. (make sure we actually get it, Wiki Ref Desk will help.) The beginning chapters of theses are really good places for lit review. If we end up needing her actual field work (think some isotope dating and microprobe analysis), we could get someone to look at the thesis who is a geologist and the details of the Wiki policy and argue that. (This is probably a better source than a lot of the newspaper citing we do, and that M.S. policy is not hard and fast...is to keep junk at bay, especially in controversial areas.) That said, a Google scholar search showed that her thesis was not cited by others (bad sign). Also found a slew of other scholarly artices on the Yogo geology: [1] so you may be able to get the info you need from those. If you somehow think the thesis is super useful to a reader (as a lit review), we can also put it down in "Further reading" if we don't ref it directly.
EL that says "JSTOR article" should probably be retitled to put JSTOR at end and in parens. Paper mayb be usable as a reference (someone at Resource desk can get it for you).
I would also be ready to defend the usage of the other website content. And minimize it. (Not saying you can't and don't want you to lose valuable info, but need some proof that it is an expert opinion, not hobbyist rifraff like us.) If there are places where you can cite to stronger sources (like the "JSTOR article" is a good source for Russel), would replace as many of those as you can. Wiki articles, when starting, tend to grab other websites as refs since that is so easy. And that is better than nothing. But still better is real books and journals.
TCO ( Reviews needed) 15:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I sort of thought they might be when I created it. However, I had no choice in naming the article, and no way around it. You should bring it up at the template talk page. Daniel Case ( talk) 15:27, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Murphy Complex Fire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 2007 Murphy Complex Fire burned 652,016 acres (263,862 ha) of land and was the largest wildfire in Idaho in 97 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Murphy Complex Fire.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I've been noticing recently that Talk:Yogo sapphire is getting quite lengthy and is getting a bit unwieldy to navigate. I would guess that most of the conversations have been closed, and that perhaps their contents are no longer critical to the improvement of the article. The size of the talk page is about 124 kilobytes, so it's getting up there, but since it's not on Wikipedia:Database_reports/Long_pages I guess it's not critical just yet. But it's a thought to consider; it's not my responsibility but I figured I'd contact one of the main contributors to the article about my thoughts. Perhaps you could move off discussions more than a month old. That would help a great deal I think. I know that User:Wwoods has experience with archives and whatnot, so that's just one person you could talk to if you need help or something. He archived Talk:Folding@home out of the blue for me when it reached 165 kB. Jessemv ( talk) 02:37, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 15 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camp Disappointment, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the night after the Lewis and Clark Expedition broke camp at Camp Disappointment was the only time during the entire expedition that they killed any Indians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camp Disappointment.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
(looks around) oh dear – you didn't see the banner? :/ (condensed form) Basically, Wikipedia is protesting against the Stop Online Piracy Act, by "blacking out" - nothing will be visible but a banner for the whole day on January 18, but according to Philippe (who works for the Wikimedia Foundation), there's some kind of "emergency" workaround to that. Hurricanefan25 ( talk · contribs) 02:09, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Back online. Hello again! :D Jessemv ( talk) 05:08, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
and I agree - a "click-thru" would have sufficed. — Ched : ? 11:20, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 20 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Curt Gowdy State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hynds Lodge in Wyoming's Curt Gowdy State Park, built in 1922 of native rough granite, was donated to the Boy Scouts of America by Harry P. Hynds, who made a fortune in gambling saloons? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 21 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nagle Warren Mansion, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Nagle Warren Mansion, a National Registered Historic Place in Cheyenne, hosted two U.S. Presidents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nagle Warren Mansion.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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(talk) 06:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC) 220 chaacters in hook, proposed a shorter version, otherwise good to go!
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No, that wasn't an approval; if it had been, I would have used one of the check marks that you'll see on other nominations. I'm simply expressing my preference for hooks and waiting for someone else to approve it. Nyttend ( talk) 22:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 25 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kluge House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the log and half-timber construction Kluge House in Helena, Montana, a rare and historic example of Silesian fachwerk, was almost demolished in 1964? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kluge House.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 00:02, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
You do understand that this is a bot updated list, right? Any new articles will automatically show up there, and the old ones you removed will be added to this page, provided they have the WP:NRHP tag on their talk pages. No human editor need ever edit that page.-- Dudemanfellabra ( talk) 03:45, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
For your next project on German fachwerk I created a shortcut, Fachwerk (Germany), -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Home of Peace Cemetery (Helena, Montana), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that several Freemasons are buried on the oldest Jewish cemetery in Montana, Home of Peace in Helena? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Home of Peace.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dearborn River High Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Dearborn River High Bridge (pictured), near Augusta, Montana, is the last standing pin-connected Pratt half-deck truss bridge left in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dearborn River High Bridge.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Mifter ( talk) 16:01, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'll have to decline: besides my schoolwork, I need to spend time organising pictures that I took two weeks ago and haven't yet sorted, and I spent most of today on a trip to get photos at a couple of rock shelter sites in southern Indiana. Nyttend ( talk) 04:12, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 1 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman Carnegie Library, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Bozeman Carnegie Library was intentionally built across from Bozeman, Montana's red-light district and opium dens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bozeman Carnegie Library.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:03, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I have opened a thread about you on the administrator's noticeboard. See this Raul654 ( talk) 20:47, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
There is strong support for you to return to editing. Please see the thread at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Propose community ban for User:Rlevse / User:Vanished 6551232. I don't know the ins and outs of how to do it, but if you would like to return to editing I suggest you say so, and things will be arranged by the grownups in charge, if any can be found. Regards, -- Ninja Dianna ( Talk) 18:04, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
FYI: WP:AN#Rlevse's actions as bureaucrat. If you wold like to make a response please post it here and an editor can copy it to the AN page. Will Beback talk 02:38, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
I have undeleted the e-mail exchange from your talk page history, with Will Beback's permission. As I told him, it was a terrible idea to post them here in the first place, but now that they're being discussed it's better if they can be discussed intelligently and accurately. If you decide you don't want your part of the e-mail to be public, let me know here and I will re-delete them again. 28bytes ( talk) 05:34, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
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----------------------------- Thanks for admitting you were in shanigans behind my back! And AC was in on it! You are now blocked from my email account. So don't bother sending me things again. R ---- Will Beback <will's email> wrote: > The ArbCom is already aware of these allegations, which we all agreed need > not be aired publicly so long as Rlevse did not return, and which > NewYorkBrad told me would be dealt with if Rlevse should return. > > There is no question that Rlevse has returned, although the current account > has been blocked. > > Despite my request, Rlevse has not committed to not returning again. > Therefore these issues should be dealt with publicly to prevent a repeat. > > -Will > >I readily admitted I am PSKY so what's the news? I am not BM as you and others >claim. > >You haven't violated anything? HA. Try blackmail of me. Hounding and stalking of >others, etc. >Now that your blackmail backfired, go for it. But be careful, it could and >should backfire on you. >AC--you have full notice of this. >Will--leave me alone, no, don't leave me alone, it'll be more proof of how you >hound and stalk other editors. >R ---- Will Beback <will's email> wrote: > Ah, so it is you. > > I haven't engaged in any "shenanigans". I haven't violated any Wikipedia > policies, in letter or spirit. > > Since you do not seem to care about the issue, I will post a full account > of your work as a bureaucrat and the participation of JoJo. > > See also: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats'_noticeboard#Rename_un-vani shed_editor > > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:42 PM, <r's email> wrote: > > > Will: > > > > Proof I called your bluf and sent this to arbcom and am not afraid of you. > > > > Now you leave me alone. > > > > R > > ---- r's email wrote: > > > Just so you guys know...do or not do what you want. All I ask for is a > > receipt that this was received and read. > > > > > > R > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:35:10 -0500 > > > > From: <r's email> > > > > To: will's email > > > > Subject: Re: Wikipedia Rlevse > > > > > > > > And OBTW, I've sent this attempt at blackmail to arbcom. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- r's email wrote: > > > > > You are so full of shit and the biggest hypocrit ever. Your threats > > don't scare me. The good thing this every day more and more people become > > aware of your shenanigans. You can kiss my ass. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Will Beback <Will's email> wrote: > > > > > > After your original departure, I participated in the clean-up > > effort to address your many problem edits. As part of that effort I came > > across your history of closing AFDs as a bureaucrat, in particular those in > > which user:JoJo participated. I have not discussed this matter publicly, as > > I thought that there was no point in dragging your name through the mud if > > you'd left the project. But if you keep returning then the whole "RTV" > > thing was just a deception too and I will air it publicly. > > > > > > > > > > > > Since you've returned once, and possibly twice, without > > transparency I am now looking for an assurance from you that you will not > > do so again. Please reply at your earliest convenience. Otherwise I'll > > assume this is part of an ongoing pattern which is likely to be repeated, > > and act accordingly. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Will > > > > > > ------------ :01:16, 3 February 2012 (UTC) |
The Contributor copyright investigations/PumpkinSky is completed, thanks to the reviewers listed below! 729 articles were touched in half a year, edits described in the investigation as "constructive", "improvements", "gnoming", "helpful", "good". Found in 10 articles:
719 articles were checked off with no problems. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:09, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Expert Moonriddengirl notes that this is too easy math, so please look at it yourself. My POV: the vast majority of contributions are constructive, improvements, gnoming, helpful, good, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:54, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Articles 101 to 280 contain mostly references, that may surprise some who like to speak of insufficient sourcing, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
The
Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/PumpkinSky is was in process. To me it summarizes to 560 729 articles touched in half a year, edits described in the investigation as "constructive", "improvements", "gnoming", "helpful", "good". Please help! --
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I looked at some a little closer, including the one pulled from the Main page, the following is copied from Amalthea's talk, started 2 February by me.
I am setting out to fix instances of "copy-vio" by PumpkinSky.
No 1 Bozeman Carnegie Library, found and addressed as a problem:
and
I admit that I fail to see a problem in this case. Make me understand: Would it be acceptable to say "for example" instead of "such as"? Use a different term for "special events"? Say "conducts special events"? I am completely helpless in the second case. Help!
No 2 Lonesomehurst Cabin, I restored the description and some history. Again, I failed to see close paraphrasing from the public source "United States Department of the Interior / National Park Service". There are architectural terms in the description that I don't know ("rabbitted cornerboards"), so I would not know ho to paraphrase without losing precision?? Please check, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:11, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
No 3 Cranberry Creek Archeological District, I changed the line "and was designated a State Natural Area in 1986", copied word-for-word from the source. But who thinks that Wikipedia is in danger because of such a line? Not me, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:06, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
I read the source from Lonehurst Cabin, then read the article, and there was no doubt I was reading the same work-- then I engaged Duplication detector to pick up specific instances, but if the structure is copied even if words are juggled, it could still be a problem. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:18, 2 February 2012 (UTC)Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule for how much revision is necessary to avoid plagiarizing. In evaluating copyright concerns, the United States courts adopt a "substantial similarity" test that compares the pattern and sequence of two works, finding such similarity where "the ordinary observer [reading two works], unless he set out to detect the disparities, would be disposed to overlook them, and regard their aesthetic appeal as the same."[17] Even if all of the language is revised, a court may find copyright infringement under the doctrine of "comprehensive non-literal similarity" if "the pattern or sequence of the two works is similar".[18] Likewise, plagiarism may exist if readers comparing the two works would come away with a sense that one is copied from or too heavily based on another.
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One other editor commented Talk:Bozeman Carnegie Library. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 6 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1989 Helena train wreck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Helena train wreck of 1989 occurred during a record cold snap that ranked No. 4 on the NOAA's list of Montana's Top Weather/Water/Climate events of the 20th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1989 Helena train wreck.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
My name is PumpkinSky. I used to be Rlevse. I love this project because as a child I read the hardcopy World Book Encyclopedia for fun. The 21st Century version of that is Wikipedia. I love learning new things.
I've devoted a ton of time and edits to wikipedia (see the appx 100k of my Rlevse edits). I worked hard to do the best that I could and tried to recognize the efforts of others with the “this is your day” program.
I edited from Nov 2005 to Nov 2010 as Rlevse. I can’t recall the numbers exactly as my pages were deleted, but I had about 15 FAs, 17 FLs, several GAs, and about 30 DYKs. I am most proud of helping save Medal of Honor from FAR because of the sacrifices of those veterans, Gilwell Park, Brownsea Island Scout Camp, William Hanna, and Joseph Barbera. In mid 2011 I was helping my friend BarkingMoon learn wiki. That whetted my appetite and love of wiki again. I came back as PumpkinSky in July 2011. As PumpkinSky I am most proud of the FL List of stutterers as I did it in honor of someone I know who suffers from that affliction and my work on WP:Montana articles—especially Yogo sapphire. Towards the end of that time I really enjoyed working on WP:NRHP articles. As PumpkinSky I had 1 FL, 2 GAs, and about 23 DYKs, with two DYKs still on the nom page.
I apologize to the community for presenting myself as a new user. I especially apologize to User:Casliber, my wiki friends, and those who have worked through the CCIs. I also thank those who worked the CCIs to improve the articles. I never plagiarized or paraphrased too closely on purpose. I honestly thought putting a valid ref at the end was enough. I accept responsibility for not knowing better. Allow me to take this opportunity to state that I’ve for years said wiki has always been terrible at educating users in practically everything. As PumpkinSky, I’ve been making a sincere effort to get better at paraphrasing/copy requirements. I feel this is shown by the results of the current CCI in which 13 reviewers have described with words such as “constructive”, “improvements”, “gnoming”, “helpful”, and “good”. I’m willing to help with that but keep in mind I’m not exactly wiki’s subject matter expert on the topic.
I ask User:28bytes to undelete my Rlevse user page and all its subpages. I ask the community to leave them alone as I merely want to get some info from them.
I will agree to these return conditions for one year:
Going forward, if I am allowed to return, I would like to still focus on Montana and NRHP articles. I will not for at least a year nom a DYK without one of my mentors vetting it first. As for FAC, look at the Yogo article and the many people I sought to help on it. Several other people, not me, had the idea to prep it for FAC. I gladly accepted their help as I know I cannot meet modern FAC standards on my own. As for copy issues, see the talk page. I was reaching out to Nikkimaria to help get the article ready. It still isn’t ready but people tell me it’s close. I will not nom a FAC without several others, including Wehwalt, vetting it first.
I wish I had learned the copy issues better sooner. I was truly trying to get better at the copy issues and I think the current CCI shows that. I know that I still need help and I truly thank those willing to help me. I think I came back as another name to avoid the überdrama that I knew would occur, but it happened anyway.
That poor ability to handle feeling cornered did me in again. I apologize again. In real life and on-wiki I find it difficult to deal with situations where I feel cornered and I tend to withdraw. I apologize for making a decision to completely withdraw instead of sticking around to work things out. I will endeavor my best to be super-cautious about paraphrasing issues.
This vote should be on AN, not on the user's talk page. Silver seren C 23:30, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Agreed. Here we are more likely to get people partisan one way or another.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 23:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
On further review, it is now apparent that you edited Wikipedia:Featured article review/History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)/archive1 and History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) using IP proxies. Your contributions there were mostly personal attacks, and disrupted the discussion. Do you have any explanation for your behavior? Will Beback talk 00:01, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
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Welcome back, Pumpkin. Alarbus ( talk) 03:11, 15 February 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. While working on your CCI, I noticed that you copied text between Wikipedia articles. Copied content requires attribution to its original authors. The relevant guideline is
WP:Copying within Wikipedia. I am fixing the existing copies, but it would be very helpful if you would use appropriate edit summaries like lead copied from [[Montana]]
going forward.
I know this is not the best timing, but I wanted to make sure that you saw this. Flatscan ( talk) 05:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
There is clearly no consensus by the community to allow me to return. I withdraw my return request. I've asked 28bytes to close everything out. Thanks to all who supported me but the community wish is otherwise. PumpkinSky talk 00:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
As can be seen by this series of comments [2] PumpkinSky not only ignores long standing poilcies but belittles and insults other users who advise him accordingly. Such an attitude is unwelcome, and could indicate just the type of user that is neither wanted nor required.
![]() | On 16 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cranberry Creek Archeological District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cranberry Creek Archeological District (pictured) contains several hundred ancient American Indian burial mounds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cranberry Creek Archeological District.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
nb: User talk:Wehwalt#Sanddunes Sunrise
Welcome back. Any drama on WP gets escalated quickly. It's not fun when the sides are so contrasting ("black and white" one person observed) and so many range on each side. May your future be productive and free of the obnoxious past. David Spector (talk) 19:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 21 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lonesomehurst Cabin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake caused Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park, to recede 22 feet (6.7 m), leaving a wide gravel beach along the lakefront of Lonesomehurst Cabin (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lonesomehurst Cabin.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 23:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
"It gives me great pleasure to garland you with this award." You have taken us to the beauty of remote American wildernesses and to places of historic significance. You made us meet
stutterers, a
ceramic artist and a
Chinese teenage slave pioneer. Your contributions, factual but with compassion, are
precious. You are an awesome
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I have nominated Frederick_Russell_Burnham for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikkimaria ( talk • contribs)
He was despised -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Just as a courtesy, I wanted to let you know that I have walked into a landmine... there seems to be a big discussion about you, what you should have done in February, and what you need to do before returning on my talk page.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 16:08, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cranberry Creek Archeological District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cranberry Creek Archeological District (pictured) contains several hundred ancient American Indian burial mounds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cranberry Creek Archeological District.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
nb: User talk:Wehwalt#Sanddunes Sunrise
![]() | On 21 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lonesomehurst Cabin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake caused Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park, to recede 22 feet (6.7 m), leaving a wide gravel beach along the lakefront of Lonesomehurst Cabin (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lonesomehurst Cabin.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 23:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
"It gives me great pleasure to garland you with this award." You have taken us to the beauty of remote American wildernesses and to places of historic significance. You made us meet
stutterers, a
ceramic artist and a
Chinese teenage slave pioneer. Your contributions, factual but with compassion, are
precious. You are an awesome
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This is a note to let you know that there is a discussion underway at WP:AN about you. The thread is at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive232#Results of PumpkinSky copyvio investigation. -- Dianna ( talk) 19:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Dismal Swamp maroons, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Great Dismal Swamp maroons.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 04:12, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 March 2012, Schon gewusst? was updated with a fact from the translation of the article Dearborn River High Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was: Vor dem Bau der Dearborn River High Bridge 1897 überquerten Indianerstämme der Region den Fluss an der dortigen Ponderay-Furt. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( quick check). |
He was despised -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
The more I look at this block, and the discussions about it at User talk:Balloonman#BN and elsewhere, the more clear it is to me that this block, as it stands now, is almost entirely punitive in nature and serves no legitimate purpose in preventing harm to the encyclopedia. As such, I believe leaving the block in place violates both the letter and spirit of our blocking policy, and so I am undoing it. For the record, I tried to seek an agreement to unblock with the blocking admin, but my query was archived without a response.
As you have committed in your previous unblock request to (1) follow all of our site policies and guidelines going forward, (2) help out with the Vanished 6551232 copyright investigation, and (3) avoid any conflicts with other editors, I intend to hold you to that, and will re-block if those commitments are not met. In addition, I expect you to edit only from this account, and to excercise extreme caution in avoiding any close paraphrasing or plagiarism when adding sourced content, and if doubt, ask me or another editor well-versed in our copyright policies for guidance.
Happy editing, and please don't let me down. 28bytes ( talk) 23:10, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
We haven't met, but we have a friend in common (he'll tell you). I wanted to let you know that it's good to see you around. Cheers, -- Lecen ( talk) 01:57, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I hope you're back... but the hounds have not come out yet... I do agree with 28, that the primary reason to keep you blocked would be punative, not preventative... but there are those who may come back seeking your blood. We shall see.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 03:40, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS. This thread was, loosely, brought to my attention. I have to say that under your previous username I did find you to be somewhat pompous, perhaps even arrogant at times. That's a criticism that I hope you take as fair; indeed it has (rightly) been put to me as well and I have taken it on the chin and hope to learn from it. I'm pleased to see you back and I wish you well. In time I'm sure that the past will be water under the bridge. Best. Pedro : Chat 20:55, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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To welcome you back 5 albert square ( talk) 01:03, 15 April 2012 (UTC) |
I think I'm going to start on this one. Do you still have the books listed in the references? Perhaps there's enough info available to build it to GA? — Ched : ? 01:08, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:27, 15 April 2012 (UTC) 21:27, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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The Peace Barnstar | |
For maintaining a calm center in the face of many storms, I award you this. — Ched : ? 00:28, 16 April 2012 (UTC) |
You're back?! Awesome! (I am always so out of touch.) Yngvadottir ( talk) 02:53, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Welcome back from me as well, if you need any help with something just let me know. Thanks Secret account 22:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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The Resilient Barnstar |
Lovely to see you back. Hope you soon get into article writing again and won't let what happened phase you! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:44, 16 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. I contacted you about WP:Copying within Wikipedia (archived to User talk:PumpkinSky/Archive 2#Copying within Wikipedia), but I wasn't sure if you saw my note. Flatscan ( talk) 04:11, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
I read it over and enjoyed it. Well done. I didn't see any issues, and I looked too!-- Wehwalt ( talk) 17:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thanks. — Ched : ? 23:28, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Easter egg tree, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Easter egg tree (pictured) in Saalfeld, Thuringia, was decorated with 10,000 Easter eggs in 2012? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Easter egg tree.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:34, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the talk page vigilance. The one day this month I try to log off and get some non-wiki stuff done, and a vandal stops by. Figures! 28bytes ( talk) 21:38, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
Glad you're back. ;) Acalamari 10:32, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
I gave a curosry welcome last week, but it's now been over a week and nothing has happened... and is very unlikely to happen now... the hounds were not unleashed, plagues did not strike, and more amazingly, the Wiki did not break! I'm glad that you are back and I'm estatic that your return was not mired by similar mayhem that occurred in February... Anyways, glad to have you back. Even with the mistakes of the past, you are (and were) a highly valued contributor.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 13:30, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I always knew you'd come back ;) -- œ ™ 00:44, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the survival of descendants of the Banker horses used by Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290 of Ocracoke, North Carolina, relies upon one testicle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:06, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Started, roughly. Needs a lot of checking.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:11, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Pumpkin Sky,
I would like to know why you erased the recent editing of Earl Old Person? The information on him was well sourced, researched and that person spent a great deal of time finding all those facts. What gives you the right to delete that person's hard work?
FirmaVeritas — Preceding unsigned comment added by FirmaVeritas ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
I apologize, I thought it was you, but those later have cleared the air. No hard feelings I hope. The work that was deleted was for a college project that my friend worked very hard on to research and post on wikipedia. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
FirmaVeritas (
talk •
contribs) 02:22, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
re: this. Hey - what if I say I'll edit for only $19.95 per edit? SAVE SAVE SAVE - BUY NOW!, if only I had a good PR/pitchman. lol. And I figure that even at a lowly $1/edit - that's a mighty nice 100 and some thousand dollar check you ought to have coming. :-) — Ched : ? 06:12, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm tweaking the lead to parallel the text. In doing so, saw a couple small fixes: Montanabw (talk) 19:01, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for the yeoman work on the German => English translation, which makes the English version of this article so much more useful. Your efforts are emblematic of Wiki is all about. I'm sorry I only have an 'attaboy' (or 'attagirl' as is appropriate). User:Natty10000 [Stop me before I edit again!] 11:58, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
There's a bot that goes around and looks at new articles to figure out which ones are likely to come under the WP:NRHP purview. It checks for specific phrases; features of this article such as multiple occurrences of "National Register of Historic Places" and {{ Infobox NRHP}} mean that the bot will certainly pick it up. Pages that the bot catches are listed on a page for the NRHP project, so you don't need to do anything. Thanks for checking! Nyttend ( talk) 00:48, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Between the start of the school year and the Golden Week Venture camp, you got lost in the shuffle. Didn't mean to. Yeah, still here in Japan.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 09:10, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
The archiving bit made me go check-Japan being the land of tech, the leaders here make fun of me for my lack of skill. I can manage graphics, but noting with code or math.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 10:58, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 6 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Horst von der Goltz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Horst von der Goltz, a German spy against the U.S. in World War I, played himself in the 1918 American anti-German propaganda film The Prussian Cur? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Horst von der Goltz.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 00:03, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
I agree, there are obvious defects in the way the refs have been written up (and one that requires a search of the Spiegel archives to see what it actually is - and I see mention in the Daily Mail of the Kershaw bio, that should have been followed up on), but not only that, there's at least one unreferenced paragraph and a chunk plagiarised from the Daily Mail article. And I don't see where the hook fact is actually stated, let alone referenced. Going to pull the stop handle at the nomination, but I have to go to work soon so I can't start helping the author by fixing it up. Yngvadottir ( talk) 04:12, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Bozeman National Fish Hatchery at the
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![]() | On 7 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dieter Thomas Heck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that TV presenter Dieter Thomas Heck (pictured), known for the ZDF- Hitparade, stuttered as a boy after being trapped in a 1943 bombing raid, but conquered his stutter with singing lessons started at age 16? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dieter Thomas Heck.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky, thank you for your post to my admin review page. I was delighted to see your name appear in my watchlist there, and honored to read your kind comments. :) Best. Acalamari 09:50, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Odd - not sure what happened there. Is this a widespread or repeatable problem? I'll take a look when I have time.
Martin ( Smith609 – Talk) 08:00, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 12 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman National Fish Hatchery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Bozeman National Fish Hatchery was instrumental in rebuilding the endangered population of the greenback cutthroat trout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bozeman National Fish Hatchery.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Carabinieri ( talk) 00:04, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Yes, it's part of that HD. When you're looking at websites maintained by or somehow in connexion with the owners of contributing properties (or looking at plaques on the properties), you'll often see "listed on the National Register" when they're only contributing properties. Occasionally you do get individually-listed properties within HDs, such as the Taylor-Zent House in Huntington's North Jefferson Street HD, which I visited the other day; however, these are substantially rarer. When you see "listed on the National Register" and don't find the property individually listed, you should always look for a surrounding HD, as you did here, before you start to find whether the property got left off. Nyttend ( talk) 12:26, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
I was just reading through and checking refs and stuff from a couple things you did long ago. I have to say I love the info, great work, and thank you. Still getting a handle on George Thomas Coker (already a GA), and was going through the John Heaphy Fellowes one. I ran into a dead link ( this one), so I tried to follow the info at: Wikipedia:Link rot and fix it. I found this archive which I hope gives the proper reference. I'm no authority on cite formats, so I thought you might want to check it. I flubbed it on first try ... but ended up with this. If it can be improved on, I'd love to learn the right way to do it. ... gave it my best shot - but if I just messed things up - feel free to just revert. — Ched : ? 20:18, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
From one primary editor to another, with each of us passionately putting over 500 edits into our articles, I like how our articles were placed under peer review at just about the same time. Mine ( Folding@home) was yesterday, yours ( yogo sapphire) was today. I just thought that was interesting and slightly amusing. I'll read the YS article over pretty soon. Good luck to you, Jesse V. ( talk) 23:50, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar |
For transforming the English Wiki entry on Horst von der Goltz, a former stump of an entry into a much more thoroughly-fleshed-out article by translating and adding the German Wiki entry. User:Natty10000 [Stop me before I edit again!] 12:21, 16 May 2012 (UTC) |
Hello! Your submission of
Eagle's Store at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
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Yoninah (
talk) 22:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky: Please have a look at how I edited the article. I removed the company website as a source and added more refs. I removed much of the biographical information about Sam and Ida, as that is really for another article. I also copied the part about the design into the National Park Service rustic and Fred F. Willson articles so this won't be an orphan. If you like it, we can move ahead with the DYK nom. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 21:04, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
I have no doubts its notable, perhaps you could give it some organization with subheadings and a lede paragraph. ( DGG ( talk ) 01:50, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 23 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eagle's Store, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Eagle's Store, structurally similar to the Old Faithful Inn, has been operated by the same family since its founding in 1908? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eagle's Store.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:04, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Except for sources like geni.com., I can't find his date of birth. Yoninah ( talk) 15:09, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
I think you meant to promote this DYK nomination, but the fact remains that you actually rejected it, which is a problem. This needs to be fixed or clarified if it was a real rejection. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:48, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach, Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the acreage associated with National Register of Historic Places Woodhouse House in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has decreased to less than a fifth of what it was in the 1880s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach, Virginia).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Which number? Do you mean 24MO77? That's a Smithsonian trinomial; see here for a detailed explanation. Basically, each state has a number from 1 to 48 (this was devised before Alaska and Hawaii were states; they have numbers 49 and 50 as a result), and then there's a one- or two-letter bit for the county name, and then the number for the site itself; these numbers are generally given to reflect the order in which sites were officially recorded. For example, site 12MO133 is the 133rd site to be recorded in county MO ( Monroe) of state 12 (Indiana). In Indiana, there were many county-level surveys ( example) that gave sites numbers, and they were later merged into the Smithsonian trinomial system; I don't know about how it was done in other states, but for these Indiana county surveys, they simply started in one part of the county and recorded major sites as they wandered around the countryside, so the smallest numbers are generally major sites (excavated by past generations or otherwise well known to the average people, from whom the initial surveyors learned site locations), and the higher the number, often the least significant, because so many major sites had already been found.
All this being said, I'm quite surprised to see that this specific site is listed under criteria A (event) and C (architecture/engineering). The 24MO77 indicator means that there's an archaeological site there. Judging by comparable sites in Indiana, I expect that it's recorded as a historic archaeological site, and the SHPO is interested in it so that they can learn more about construction methods and other less-likely-to-be-written elements of its earliest years. However, the site is not NR-listed under criterion D (archaeological significance) — some locations with archaeological sites (e.g. Columbia Baptist Cemetery) are listed purely for non-archaeological significance, but it would be quite odd for them to include the site number for a place where the site wasn't contributing.
Now I really hope that you meant 24MO77 :-) If you meant a different number, tell me which one and I'll try to help. Nyttend ( talk) 23:55, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Ummmm ... considering some of the conversations I've had recently with other "WOMEN" IRL - I think I'll withhold and comments on the "B" word. :-) <ched runs> Chedzilla ( talk) 18:56, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:28, 28 May 2012 (UTC) 03:28, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm disappointed that the DYK proposal for Isothermal microcalorimetry was rejected. I saw a comment that some sections weren't referenced, which is literally true, but I'll bet this article was better referenced than anything else on today's DYK page. I wrote to the main editor, offering to help provide additional references, but that was yesterday, and I haven't heard back. Is that the reason for rejection?-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 11:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
To PumpkinSky and all interested talk page stalkers: ever wonder where the feedback goes from those new feedback boxes at the bottom of some Wikipedia article? The WMF just unveiled the Central Feedback Page, which collects all feedback from all the articles. I invite you to check it out, and once you see how it works, feel free to give feedback using the "what do you think of this page" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Just thought I'd let everyone know. Jesse V. ( talk) 17:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 3 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp was used as a training camp for conscientious objector smokejumpers during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:02, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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at my successful RFA |
Thank you, PumpkinSky, for !voting at my successful RFA; I am humbled that you put your trust in me. I grant you this flower, which, if tended to properly, will grow to be the fruit of Wikipedia's labours. Now I can add smokejumpers to my vocab. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 11:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC) |
Stefan2 ( talk) 14:10, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Would you prefer that I don't review Yogo sapphire? If so, please let me know and I'll strike my comments or something. I've kept the page on my watchlist because I've always liked it, but I'm more than aware that polarization exists between groups of editors, and given this comment Taht "pack" iz a problem; uze teh kitteh'z teeth to byte their sorry azzez, I seem to be lumped in the pack that's perceived as a problem. Anyway, don't want to cause problems, so dropping by here to let you know. I think the page is looking much better, but also I think it still needs a bit of polishing (pun intended). Truthkeeper ( talk) 21:49, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the Yogo NRHP proposal, but at least I couldn't do it — anyone may put together nominations, but you have to be on the ground to do the research. There's no way that one could do it remotely. Regarding VA Beach, I think it best if you put a section in the established article discussing the HD. Judging by the map, the HD appears to include the whole old portion of the base, and I don't think separate articles would help. Besides including the HD content in the Camp Pendleton article, just pipe the link on the list and create Camp Pendleton-State Military Reservation Historic District as a redirect to Camp Pendleton. Of course, if you disagree, go ahead; it's for that precise reason that I've not changed the link and created the redirect myself. Nyttend ( talk) 01:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
Technically, if you're looking for an expert opinion on a legal matter, I suppose you should go to Geoff Brigham, our current general counsel. Media copyright questions is technically the community page for it, but it's not very active. The non-free content talk page attracts a lot of people who put forward views on this sort of thing. J Milburn ( talk) 15:48, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Mark says you know quite a bit about Asia, so I wanted your opinion on this. Do you think this oppose vote holds water? I've worked on clarifying what is pertinent to the article and have tried to avoid going too in-depth, but it appears the reviewer doesn't agree. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:07, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Δ This user has endured a wide breadth of the institutional ignorance that darkens this organization, yet loves it still. Δ |
When I told BR that some others also deserved the "Black barnstar of institutional shame", you were exactly one of the editors I was thinking about. Though I am not proud that our beloved Wikipedia has some dark corners, I am extremely proud at seeing ones like yourself who have endured; and now strengthen our own collective will to eradicate these vestiges of sorrow where the imbecile reigns. My76Strat ( talk) 15:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman Brewery Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bozeman, Montana, is home to two breweries – the Bozeman Brewery Historic District and Spieth and Krug Brewery – now listed in the National Register of Historic Places? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spieth and Krug Brewery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bozeman, Montana, is home to two breweries – the Bozeman Brewery Historic District and Spieth and Krug Brewery – now listed in the National Register of Historic Places? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
I just realized that if Yogo sapphire becomes a FA, (which it most likely will) then it'll eventually appear on the Main Page. I can only imagine how epic that would be. My question to you is, have you given any thought as to when you'd like the article to appear? IIRC, Transit of Venus was the Featured Article of the Day on the 5th, which was during the actual transit of Venus. Therefore, it is possible to request certain articles to appear on certain days, although I don't know if you need a good reason or not. In any case, I'd recommend that you look at WP:TFA for more information. Good luck! Jesse V. ( talk) 06:26, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
I am wondering if you have a comment for Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Template:Did you know nominations/Artist's Studio—Look Mickey, Look Mickey.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 01:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 17 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in his 2012 book, Scotty Bowers reveals Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 16:04, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
PumpkinSky, in the wake of your victory over the Yogo sapphire article, I just wanted to say that I have been very impressed over the last year watching you and other editors endlessly toil over every detail of the Yogo sapphire article. I doubt I would have that much patience and stamina, and neither do many other Wikipedians. Achieving FA status is truly remarkable, and you have my deepest respect. I hearby award you this barnstar for your efforts. *sharp salute* Jesse V. ( talk) 06:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC) |
Some interesting stats for you: the article was created by you on October 24, 2011, 240 days ago, (7 months, 27 days ago). GA status was achieved on December 5, 2011, 198 days ago. As you can see from this page, work pretty much stalled out while you were away starting on February 15, but quickly got back on course since April 14 once you were able to edit again. You were gone for 59 days, and since you have made 643 edits to Yogo sapphire, that averages 3.55 edits per day from you. The perseverance and speed at which the work went forward is impressive. If I may ask, what was motivating you to work so hard? Jesse V. ( talk) 02:35, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm suspecting that you're getting tired of reading your own writing again and again and again. So, here is Yogo sapphire in Irish: [4]. Enjoy! Jesse V. ( talk) 17:13, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
The article will see a huge spike in popularity once on the Main page. I think everyone should be prepared to handle vandalism and any inappropriate edits. Hold formation! Jesse V. ( talk) 23:40, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
You going to DYK Baxter? Montanabw (talk) 21:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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Four Award | |
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Yogo sapphire. Little Mountain 5 00:58, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Great work! Little Mountain 5 00:58, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Stefan2 ( talk) 12:53, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Jesse V. ( talk) 15:19, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pumpkin, I'm assuming it was your email that requested the restoration of all your old subpages, I was wondering if you were planning to redirect/move them to your new username or what your plans are for them, since at the moment they've added a huge chunk to my weekly task of clearing Wikipedia:Database reports/Ownerless pages in the user space. (You could also just re-register your old username, which would probably be a sensible thing to do anyway)-- Jac16888 Talk 12:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
You've been to the top - and suffered through being at the bottom. I do honestly and truly admire your courage, strength, and fortitude. Through all the hell and damnation you've been subjected to - you've continued with the goal of actually improving the wikipedia project, adding actual content, and making "zOMG" articles better for the people who come here to READ and LEARN. If I ever do come back and actually work on articles .. it will be because of people like you. I'm proud to know you sir. Chedzilla ( talk) 17:10, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Keilana| Parlez ici 17:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Uwe Schulten-Baumer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German dressage coach Uwe Schulten-Baumer trained two riders who won a combined total of nine Olympic Gold medals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uwe Schulten-Baumer. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 17:15, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
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The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
For sticking with Wikipedia and Did You Know and providing us with articles on dissidents, wild places, historic buildings, horses and even tell-all books, I am proud to present you with this medal. Thank you :-) Yngvadottir ( talk) 19:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 26 June 2012, Schon gewusst? was updated with a fact from the translation of the article Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was: Der ehemals 108 Hektar große Landbesitz von Woodhouse House in Virginia Beach ist aufgrund der fortschreitenden Stadtentwicklung auf 20 Hektar zusammengeschrumpft. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( [5]). |
![]() | On 26 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hotel Baxter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a flashing blue light, used to alert local skiers that fresh powder snow is falling at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area, sits atop the Hotel Baxter (pictured) in Bozeman, Montana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hotel Baxter. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:03, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Ooh rah, eh? When did we get into the Marine spirit? :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 12:07, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Yogo sapphire know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 30, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 30, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Yogo sapphires are a variety of corundum found only in Yogo Gulch, Montana, part of the Little Belt Mountains in Judith Basin County, on land once inhabited by the Piegan Blackfeet people. Yogos are typically cornflower blue in color, a result of trace amounts of iron and titanium. Many gemologists consider them among the finest sapphires in the world. They have high uniform clarity and maintain their brilliance under artificial light. Because Yogo sapphires occur within a vertically dipping resistive igneous dike, mining efforts have been sporadic and rarely profitable. It is estimated that at least 28,000,000 carats (5,600 kg) of Yogos are still in the ground. The Smithsonian Institution first reported on Yogos in the museum's annual report on June 30, 1899. Jewelry containing Yogos was given to First Ladies Florence Harding and Bess Truman; in addition, many gems were sold in Europe. Today, several Yogo sapphires are part of the Smithsonian Institution's gem collection. In 1969, the sapphire was co-designated along with the agate as Montana's state gemstones. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, need your input here. Thanks -- SMS Talk 19:06, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky...thanks again for your suggestions to make Grand Teton National Park even better...had it not been for your inquiry regarding the lead image caption, it would have remained incorrectly labelled...splendid.-- MONGO 01:25, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I'm sorry we knocked heads this evening. Perhaps I should have gone to your talk page, but from my perspective a hook that I'd just discovered major problems with and noted them on the nomination page had suddenly been promoted, so my goal was to get it out of the prep area right away. Here's the timing as I've been able to reconstruct it from the revision history pages; let me know if you see any errors:
The rest is on my talk page.
As you can see, it was a case of spectacularly bad timing: I nixed the check mark one minute before you went to promote the template. The odds against such a thing happening must be immense: this time they bit us. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for participating in my RFA! I appreciate your support. Zagalejo ^^^ 06:37, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
"So far no one stepped forward, only talk so far." Last i checked, i just spent 3-4 hours fixing those annoying harv links, as best as i could without further experience in the more obscure details. I don't expect a medal or anything :), but please show a little more consideration. This is all voluntary for everyone. Thanks. GermanJoe ( talk) 19:40, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, but I can't help you there. This is where its nomination will be if they get it online, but it's only one of the "This file hasn't yet been digitized" files. WP:NRHP help has nothing at all about Montana. If you go to the SHPO's website, you'll find this page, which links to a ContentDM page displaying nominations, but those are only for properties listed since 2006. I have three suggestions for getting information:
Sorry I can't be more helpful. Nyttend ( talk) 01:44, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
I placed this review/comment on the DYK nomination page. It approves the DYK as written but suggests you might want to consider an alternative or the addition of the location to the current hook. I think it would be a good idea to put a responsive comment on that page so the DYK does not sit unattended because editors are waiting to see if you respond. I hope this causes no inconvenience. Donner60 ( talk) 04:41, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Further comments - full stream:
Done! I posted this further review/comment on the DYK nomination page: Great. I think ALT1 is complete, meets all the criteria and is ready for promotion to the queue. Donner60 (talk) 21:26, 6 July 2012 (UTC) Donner60 ( talk) 21:29, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Sincere thanks, Pumpkin Sky, for your elevation of the DYK for Antinomian Controversy, and for your very kind words in regards to the article. You mentioned that you could help me with a few disambiguation links? and I would appreciate that. I just received a notification of two disambiguation problems, one of which I've fixed, but the other I haven't yet found. Apparently somewhere in the article I linked John Cotton without the modifier, so that it goes to a disambiguation page. Anyway, if you have the means to fix this, then by all means, please do, and any other fixes you can make will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your support. Sarnold17 ( talk) 12:27, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
For DYK work moving things to the prep area. :)
LauraHale (
talk) 12:47, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
thank you btw. :) hagd. — Ched : ? 13:13, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District at the
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![]() | On 7 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the research facilities of the University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology date back to a botanical garden founded in 1620 by the Faculty of Medicine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:03, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
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Diligence in content creation. Cntras ( talk) 14:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 8 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Sandy State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Black Sandy State Park on Hauser Lake (pictured) was originally a recreation area operated by the Montana Power Company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black Sandy State Park. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:02, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Anderson9990 - what's up? 03:07, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Rcsprinter (chatter) @ 16:05, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Enjoy this treat for your help with Antinomian Controversy; I think I have your fixes in place, and will plan to promote the article after a bit more tweaking. BTW, I think the Saints Portal is good. If you go to the portal, there is a list of article topics at the top. "Antinomianism" would fit right in, except the article hasn't been written yet. My impression is that any religious figure(s) would be worthy of mention in that portal as well.
I was happy to see the DYK this morning, so thanks for moving things along so expeditiously! Sarnold17 ( talk) 01:35, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 13 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there is a cemetery with over 350 graves at an unknown location on the grounds of the Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:01, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS. Schrofen is a German mountaineering term for a type of steep, rocky terrain, so Schrofenflanken could be translated as "steep, rocky, flanks". You can see an example on the right-hand side of the image. Südabbrüche are the steep mountain slopes on the south side of the mountain. This is not an easy translation, especially without knowing the mountain, but my suggestion for those 2 sentences would be something like this:
"Seen from the north it stands out as a relatively isolated, broad summit block, whose mighty rock faces and steep, rocky flanks ( Schrofen) fall away on all sides. Its 1,200-metre-high south face is impressive and makes the Fritzerkogel a striking two-thousander.
Hope that helps. I did skim Laufen Hut and it looked pretty good, but I didn't compare it line by line with the original. Gruß. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:05, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS, I've had a look at Laufen Hut. Looks pretty good, but I've made a few suggested changes for you to consider. Hope that helps. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:30, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 14 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dorothy Baker (madam), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a female state legislator proposed making Dorothy's Rooms (bathroom pictured), the last brothel in Helena, Montana, a historical landmark? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Baker (madam). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
HI! Thankx for the review for the Phantosmia page expanded on July 4th, 2012 I did the required edition on the 11th july. Hope it's ready now :)! Can you kindly review again? Thankx alot! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zoono92 ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh I totally missed those! My Apologies. The link was good help! Just corrected the remaining ones. Thankx for the patience! You're awesome! :) Zoono92 ( talk) 05:25, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh okh... so I probably do need help, I sort of don't get which ones. It would be awesome if you could help! But I've asked the same question from someone who welcomed me to Wikipedia :) hope they answer. Otherwise I'll be coming to you again? :) Thankx again! Zoono92 ( talk) 14:28, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
hmm.. I think i get it now (although I would still have to ask you to check it kindly). followed your steps and also followed Gerda Arendt instructions. Must say I learned ALOT today. really. anyhow, please let me know if anything else needs fixed! p.s. Thankx for the patience :) Zoono92 ( talk) 22:34, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have made changes to the punctuation before refs, I would really appreciate it, if you could verify that it has been done correctly. Thanks for all your help once again. ProBonoPublicoA90 ( talk)
![]() | On 16 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1935 Helena earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the most heavily damaged building in the 1935 Helena earthquake was the Helena High School, which had been completed just two months earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1935 Helena earthquake. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Upper Wolfsnare, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Upper Wolfsnare, a colonial home built in 1759 in Princess Anne County, Virginia, and home of an American Revolution Patriot and U.S. Constitution state convention delegate, is still lived in? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Upper Wolfsnare. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:04, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky. I took care of the referencing issue for this double nom. Thanks! -- Rosiestep ( talk) 03:06, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
I saw your new DYK with 3 articles by 3 editors and found it interesting. So I reviewed it and expressed my approval, except that I had to use a purple check because of the foreign language sources. I noted all three editors were very experienced so I could accept those sources in good faith. I assume that will not result in any problem. I certainly hope it doesn't. In any event, I wanted to let you know that the Alpine route article contains an expression in brackets: "[cairn is the right word]." I assume that was meant for editing purposes. Although it does not appear completely out of line, I thought you might want to delete that phrase. If I were 100% sure, I would have done it myself but I was only about 98% sure it might be something you want to delete. I did not mention it in the DYK review. Donner60 ( talk) 06:23, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Triple DYK: I like alt 2 and the alternate, cropped image better. I have left a further review/comment. Donner60 ( talk) 20:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Statements like this: statement are why User:Newyorkbrad is so well respected. PumpkinSky talk 23:11, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I just issued a "Harrassment Warning" to Basement12 for his constant posts to your talk page. If they continue, please let me know and I will take him to ANI. He should have gotten the message when you asked the first 4 or 5 times, which is why I am not giving him the benefit of the doubt. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, it seems that I was not clear when I mentioned that I have reviewed the DYK, I had accepted the ALT1, can you please change it in the prep area ? The ALT1 is that according to lawyer Asma Jahangir, up to seventy-two percent of women in police custody in Pakistan are physically or sexually abused? -- sarvajna ( talk) 06:21, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
No worries, thanks for the heads up. I'll move the set over to 3. Miyagawa (talk) 18:13, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I think you forgot your InUse template. So now I need a way to remember to add a comma after "2012" according to WP:COPYEDIT#Parenthetical comma. Art LaPella ( talk) 00:28, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Not sure what you want. Do you mean you want addresses for the CPs? Those are extremely unlikely to be online unless you can find the nomination. Don't expect quick responses to questions for the next few days — I'm at a conference until Monday and only occasionally will have Internet access. Nyttend ( talk) 01:05, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Just an FYI... the discussion moved to WP:Articles for deletion/EthicalWiki#EthicalWiki Cheers! Woz2 ( talk) 22:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey P'sky, I'm wondering if Ruth Ann Steinhagen might be eligible for a DYK, I've never done one before and thought I'd ask the expert! I'm thinking a hook might be along the lines of it being one of the first stalker crimes that led to a book and movie, The Natural...whatever you think might work - if it's good for DYK! Suggestion box is open! Thanks! Dreadstar ☥ 21:52, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
link. Chedzilla ( talk) 10:10, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I have to say I'm more than a bit disappointed in your judgment in promoting this DYK hook. Please see Talk:Rape in Pakistan#Unreliable source tagged for some late comments. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:23, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
this is one of the source(page 134) I had found, it does not cite Jahangir but the figure can be verified, as I said earlier, I thought that jan goodwin is very much a reliable source so I did not change anything. -- sarvajna ( talk) 13:40, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Only took me seven months, but this was inspired by you! [6] The Interior (Talk) 06:36, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
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Done. Good job. :) Moved to August 5, the day she should be competing. If you see any unreviewed Olympic hooks, just give me a poke and will try to review. -- LauraHale ( talk) 21:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Just wanted to thank you for taking a look at the Ryan article, much appreciated. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 17:56, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
— GingerMomma Hi PumpkinSky. You asked if Women's Image Network had done anything external? I found an ABC United States National television broadcast of a TV special they produced about women in comedy called [Fifty Years of Funny Females] Here is that link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283341/
— Bagumba ( talk) 23:07, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ottla Kafka, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ottla Kafka, the youngest and dearest sister of Franz Kafka, died in the Holocaust because she divorced her Catholic husband? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ottla Kafka. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:02, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I was recently playing around with Wikipedia scripts and found some that I thought you might like. I'd really recommend:
and WP:Reflinks. • Jesse V. (talk) 01:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
You might also want to look at User:Kephir/gadgets/rater, which really speeds up assessing articles. • Jesse V. (talk) 14:41, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, PumpkinSky. We are in the early stages of initiating a project to plan, gain consensus on, and coordinate adding a feature to the main page wherein an article will be listed daily for collaborative improvement. If you're interested in participating, please add your name to the list of members. |
Happy editing! Automatic Strikeout 20:40, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 14:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
LOL . edit conflicting. I'm gonna go make dinner and do a few things - will be back a little later. sorry about that chief. :-) — Ched : ? 22:21, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, the Prep 2 you just put together, assuming that Prep 4 and Prep 1 are duly filled in before it, is the first set for the Paralympics, running at 09:00 London time on the 29th. As such, it ought to have two Paralympics hooks, and the set as currently constituted has none. Did you want to adjust it accordingly, moving two to one of the open sets, or would you rather have me do it? Please let me know as soon as you can; I can hold off for two hours, I think, but no more. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
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Never pressed the "wikilove" button before, but figured I should give it a shot. I thought you might be interested in the most exotic food product available on the list of food and drink, so here you go. On that related note, I actually haven't tried falafel before. I think I should give it a go in the near future. =| Kurtis ( talk) 17:46, 27 August 2012 (UTC) |
Congrats on the GA you and Gerda. Feel free to help proof/source Poseidon (short story), My Neighbor (short story) or Advocates (short story).♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:39, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
I've pretty much done all that I know to do with this. Let me know where you move it to. Thanks for letting me edit in your sandbox BTW. Of course I knew if I started editing it that YOU would jump in too. You are SOOOO easy .. lol. — Ched ZILLA 19:11, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello PumpkinSky. I came across this nomination because of the reviewer, also responsible for Template:Did you know nominations/Edmund Marriage. I made copyedits to the article (too many reviewers "forget" to do that) and found a significant number of problems. I would like to ask you to scrutinize the article again, since I may not have found all of them. Thank you very much. 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 01:21, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
over at my other talk page it's mentioned that Ebru Umar and Metro (Dutch newspaper) could be a double DYK:
But I've never done a "double hook" DYK .. ok, actually I've only done maybe a half-dozen DYK things TOTAL - and that was years ago. I'd like to 'git er done' for the 207 and 66 IP editor(s) - so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. — Ched : ? 18:57, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
IPs can't make Wiki love--well, you know. I see you've been talking about me, and I appreciate what you all did. "Inflammatory" is probably a bit of a composite (it's certainly true, but not verified verbally, if you will). Then again, "goat fucker" inflamed a lot of people, as one of the sources indicated. Anyway, thank you so much for your help. 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 22:32, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Woof Woof! Geen probleem. Misschien honden en katten kunnen vrienden maken en een voorbeeld voor de wiki. Waar heb ik het over jou? - Puppy van Dog The Teddy Bear • WOOF • 22:42, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppy, leren hierboven te lezen,, link naar uw vriend Ched;) - Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppies kunnen niet lezen en PSKY dacht dat hij bedoelde elsewhere.PumpkinSky praten 22:51, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Pup kan inslag, kan puppy snuiven op de link om Ched (elders), waar hadden we het over vertalingen;) - Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppy kan gaan plassen op uw gebruikerspagina te;-) - Puppy van Dog The Teddy Bear • WOOF • 23:08, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Ik ben verward. Kan iemand dit vertalen in het Nederlands? 66.168.247.159 (overleg) 23:07, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC)
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Yngvadottir ( talk) 00:03, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pumpkin, another batch. As you know, I don't trust the bot.
Thanks! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:19, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
The CCI case is now complete. That can finally be moved on from. Now if it were only that easy to gather together a group of editors for all the other ones. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 04:35, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I am writing to you because I found this block log. Are you still ok with your edit comment that says "sock farm"? The context for this question is Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/76.189.110.167, which is a discussion about another RoadRunner DHCP dynamic IP address. Unscintillating ( talk) 22:17, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I think you promoted Did_you_know#Watermarked_Photo. Don't know the proper procedure, but thought you should be aware. Maile66 ( talk) 18:11, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
I removed two lines and the junk ref, the hook was not even sourced to that, why have you rejected the nom? Facts, not fiction ( talk) 19:20, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
Too harsh? I'm pretty sure that's my position. - Dank ( push to talk) 16:28, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey PSKY, I have 25 DYKs credited if you count the ones people tagged me in for "substantial contribution" as well as create/expand. Does that make me eligible for a little pretty medal? (Will be 26 when WR Brown runs) Can't find the page for requests to be made, however... Montanabw (talk) 20:43, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I'm guessing you didn't see my post to WT:DYK asking for certain hooks to be given consideration for Prep 4. Any chance you can at least promote Jake Lappin, which I cannot do because I approved it? One of the ones you just put into that set could be moved down to Prep 1. I'd appreciate it.
Unfortunately, there's nothing that can be done for Cody Meakin at the moments, but getting Jake up there would be splendid. I've been looking at that hook for days, and wishing I could do something, but I'm stuck. Thanks for your consideration. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:31, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 9 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alcatraz Gang, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Alcatraz Gang (member pictured) was a group of eleven American POWs singled out for extra harsh treatment by their North Vietnamese captors because of their fierce resistance to captivity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alcatraz Gang. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 16:02, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Not a letter of the alphabet this time, but would you think Lekythion is quirky enough for a nice little DYK? Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:14, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
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Appy Pony! |
Congratulations! You have received a pony! Ponies are cute, intelligent, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend! Montanabw (talk) 19:01, 13 September 2012 (UTC) |
I'm refraining from moving my own hook, but wouldn't the hook on Jupiter (roller coaster) be better in the final slot as the "quirky hook"? It would also split up a run of three hooks which are about various constructions and buildings. Best, IronGargoyle ( talk) 23:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
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Panyd The muffin is not subtle 16:02, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
As Franz Kafka is still open, you should temporarily withdraw Harry from WP:PR, as the rules limit editors to one open review. Sorry. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
There's no need for you to be asking anyone to do adminy stuff. Go get your bits back. Yes .. I know there was a bunch of talk on AN or ANI back then. But the bottom line is you were NOT involved in a case. You were NOT even part of a RFC/U. You turned everything in because of ONE freakin article .. that is NOT "under a cloud" (or whatever they call it these days). Stop letting people rewrite history - march your ass over to BN and get your bits back. I'm sure there's at least one crat that is familiar with the whole thing and has a lick of common sense. Geesh dude - stop being such a drama whore .. go pick up your bits. — Ched : ? 05:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
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I've always been impressed and fascinated by your efforts with Yogo sapphire. Now its my turn for my work to be scrutinized, because I have nominated Folding@home for Featured Article status because I believe it meets the criteria. Just wanted to let you know that. :D • Jesse V. (talk) 01:23, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, to clarify, Yogo sapphire was the first time I'd seen a FA be developed. I started watching at GA status, but I thought it was neat how you, Montanabw, Nikkimaria, Vsmith, and other editors were collaborating back and forth. That was the fascinating part. You all wanted to push the article forward, but you needed help from each other to do it. There was lengthy discussions and voting on pictures, and everyone talked back and forth. The collaboration turned out really well. • Jesse V. (talk) 04:37, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
After an extensive discussion, I'm please to announce that Emw gave his support for promotion to FA status ( diff). You asked me to alert you when this happened, so here it is. Feel free to read it over again and weigh in as you like. :D • Jesse V. (talk) 18:10, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
I know it is not Montana, but a brand-new editor created a new article four days ago Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail, with a potential DYK hook (DYK that Brow Monument still has a survey marker placed by John Wesley Powell in 1872, or something like that.
I have a full day of work tomorrow, so have to be low profile on WP tomorrow, and the DYK deadline is tomorrow. My guess is that the editor doesn't know about DYK, so could use some hand-holding.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 01:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi. i'm the very bewildered guy who wrote the brow monument article. gee, things sure do zip along fast here.. at any rate, information re reliable sources. is this for the article itself? if yes, the signs were the source. and the fact that my wife and i walked the trail i was going to just let them stand on their own but it was suggested i re write them in my own words. the signs were, it appears, taken from the nomination form. i'm off to dinner right now but will be back in an hour. bpolk Abearfellow ( talk) 02:35, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
FYI,
A question about the promotion of Template:Did you know nominations/Gook (headgear) has been raised at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Sept 19 DYK on main page. As you are the person who performed the promotion of this nomination, your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. -- Allen3 talk 02:13, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, this edit of yours is being discussed on the DYK talk page. Schwede 66 02:13, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, that's much appreciated - I don't recall us disagreeing elsewhere on WP other than (temporarily and in good faith) at TFAR, as it happens... I suppose the side-effect of increasing slots and reducing reliance on points is that it means that more participation and debate is needed to help the scheduler(s) find where the consensus lies, but as long as it's done in good spirit there shouldn't be a problem. Regards and best wishes, Bencherlite Talk 12:04, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
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Regarding this thread, I wasn't trying to get you in trouble. I saw you promote it, but just assumed you'd vetted it for potential problems. (Nobody complaining that "unvetted material has made it to the main page" has actually found any problem with this article - and they won't - but some people seem determined to create drama in everything.) Mogism ( talk) 16:41, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of the idea of holding it over to Valentine's Day? I had a think about what dates would be most appropriate; April Fool's is a possibility but I didn't want to make a joke of the whole thing. I think there's a good enough case for running it on Valentine's. Considering the museum's clientele, it should be popular with the ladies at least. :-) Prioryman ( talk) 22:09, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
DYKUpdateBot failed to make the update that was due almost 2 hours ago. I just did it manually. I checked and the picture file for the set is in the category indicating it has been cascade protected. However, does [ this diff] indicate the bot has given up on the queue it should have placed on the Main page at 16:00, rather than that it found that was no longer a problem and moved on to the next Queue? Because if so, then please protect the pic of the Romanian chappie at Commons STAT. Sorry, I really really don't understand computers. Yngvadottir ( talk) 17:46, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
I'd be glad to have a go if you like. I'd prefer to let you finish working first, particularly as the PR suggests there may be a potential copyvio problem with one of the sources. If you let me know when you are done, I'll have a look, although I warn you that better copy-editors are available! Sarastro1 ( talk) 20:44, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
I'm just about done, I think. There are a few points left on the talk page, but anything I've struck is OK now in my opinion. You may want to get Brian or Malleus to have another look now as I'm sure they will see things that I have missed. Let me know if you want me to look again at any point, and I'll probably have another check through in a couple of days to see if there's anything else. Thanks for asking me to look at a very interesting article. I'm actually going to go and get my hands on some Kafka now that I've read this. Sarastro1 ( talk) 21:58, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
PS - I'm getting the distinct impression that you think I'm picking on you or retaliating for something. First, to be clear, I never interacted with you in your former account. Second, I've had Kafka on watch for years. Maybe you don't know this about me, but I write about literature, in particular about modernist literature, so I've been excited to see the page grow. One day I idly looked at a diff as it popped on my watch, saw a sentence sourced to the NYT and thought it looked interesting, pulled the source and read all 11 pages of it. You've just swapped out that source. I was also interested in the information about Knopf because I started Boni & Liveright; maybe you don't know this but in the 1920s only two publishers worked w/ Jewish writers. Being interested I looked at the source thinking I could find something to add to the Boni & Liveright page. That's when I stumbled across the e-book and mirroring situation. I was afraid to say anything; afraid it would be taken the wrong way (we were, after all co-competitors) – which apparently is the case. But the thing is this: I am doing you a favor! And I feel bad about doing that. I shouldn't. I can ignore the slights that have been made against me recently at WP:TFAR and the veiled comments at the Core Contest, but in the long run, keep in mind that I've stepped up to do you a favor before you go to FAC. Enough said. I'm off to take care of my pneumonia. Truthkeeper ( talk) 00:27, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8oNGznL4G9ibXBOc29ZSXpWbG8
Please let me know when you are done. Churn and change ( talk) 00:53, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Is it appropriate for me to support? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:41, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, is there an image license suitable for Wikipedia that allows people to share the image but not modify it? • Jesse V. (talk) 19:20, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Could you check the deleted images of Psychonaught and see what the copyrighted images were that were deleted? One of his images is in an FAC — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 07:16, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
I am sorry but I must decline your request to perform another review on this nomination at this time. Since February, when a special date request I had made for the 100th anniversary of Arizona statehood was bumped to a different date, there has been a persistent pattern of my nominations receiving unfavorable treatment at a disproportionately high rate (my image proposals are consistently rejected and roughly half my hooks with a strong geographical association are scheduled to run in the middle of the night). This has prompted a reevaluation of the amount of time I am willing to spend helping do the grunt work needed to keep the DYK system running smoothly. Nothing personal, but my time has been reallocated to other activities. -- Allen3 talk 22:50, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
thanks again bill polk Abearfellow ( talk) 23:12, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
thanks for everything. i couldn't have done this without you. bill polk Abearfellow ( talk) 23:31, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 4 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Beaverslide, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Beaverslide haystacker (pictured) is named after Beaverhead County, Montana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beaverslide. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 4 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail (geo disc pictured) still has a survey marker placed by John Wesley Powell in 1872? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
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Second Prize - Core Contest |
Congratulations for sharing in second prize in the August 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Your voucher will be on its way soon.... Casliber ( talk · contribs) 15:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 5 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Reiner Stach, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Reiner Stach has written two of three volumes of his massive Franz Kafka biographical trilogy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reiner Stach. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk) 00:05, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Could you please protect File:Giants Grave. - geograph.org.uk - 243538.jpg for DYK? — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 15:49, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Are you allowed to have more than 1 article for the main page at a time, because I have seen you have.
Tony hasn't done the QPQ yet. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:20, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, you've just put seven hooks into Prep 4, and there should only be six in prep sets currently; in fact, there's discussion to decrease the number of hooks or frequency of sets at the moment. This is the second day in a row you've included seven instead of six in the final set, so I wanted to be sure you were aware of the proper number going forward: it's awkward to have to demote a promoted hook because there's no open slot to move it to. Thanks for keeping this in mind going forward. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:03, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I appreciate your assistance in helping us to properly license and attribute the photo "Pezband Live.jpg" to the Wikipedia page for Pezband. I'd not done this in the past, so your assistance is greatly appreciated by all. Best, Chuck Stack, aka CStack3
Would you be up for reviewing any of the following nominations?
Your assistance would be much appreciated. Prioryman ( talk) 07:53, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
I have only just noticed this (obsessed with my own small preoccupations). Double honour - first CORE, now FA. Warm congrats to you and your conom for a first-class addition to the encyclopedia. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:19, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Beautiful job you, Gerda, and other editors did on Kafka article. I did a bit of insignificant work in its earlier incarnation; its come a very, long way since then.( olive ( talk) 23:49, 15 October 2012 (UTC))
Given that you know more than anyone just why resurrecting the CCI issues of 2010 hits such a raw nerve even two years later—and since you of all people can't be accused of being part of some imagined Raulist-cabal at FAC—would you be willing to try to talk MathewTownsend down from the Reichstag he's spent the last two days climbing? Those involved, for reasons immediately obvious to anyone who was there, don't want to restart this particular war; however, he's repeatedly grabbing the wrong end of the stick and assuming this reticence relates to some kind of elaborate conspiracy. He's throwing increasingly rabid allegations around in a lot of high-profile venues, and seems to be taking every attempt to explain the situation as a pretext to launch a fresh wave of attacks on anyone nearby. (I believe he's the first person I've ever expressly told to get off my talkpage, and even the ultra-meek Moonriddengirl has reached the point of telling him to go away.) He seems to be a good-faith editor who's just too proud to back down; if you think he'd listen to you, could you try to explain that sometimes, when things happen on Wikipedia without explanation or public discussion, there's a good reason for it? – iridescent 21:34, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
I think you should amend your statement there that {sfn} is the way to go in your view. All that's required is consistency, but who knows what the way to go is off this sinking ship. And while I'm here, and in a really smoking bad mood, I wish you'd have a look, carefully, as I've suggested a number of times at the Kafka page and cites that don't match the text. It's a very big problem and will come back to bite you. Consider this a friendly warning. Oh, btw, thanks so much for getting Mathew off my back. Could have dealt with that myself, though. Truthkeeper ( talk) 02:23, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky, please remove it from prep 2. It is created specially for Halloween. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:39, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
Couldn't help but notice the excellent background of the firefox your dog was using.How do you get that? Also, how do you get the old wiki globe back?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:34, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
[7]. I use monobook but it uses the new wiki logo which is not good..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:19, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Could you protect this on Commons? Thanks. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:02, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm sad to see your withdrawal so soon but I certainly understand why. I was beginning to draft my support in a text file. I hope to see community attitude change in 6 months or so. Ryan Vesey 23:36, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Actually it is, an everybody-makes-mistakes issue. You can build a huge issue around a mistake until a narrative has been constructed so convincingly that many who don't know or perhaps don't want to know the real story, believe it. It happens all the time on Wikipedia. Truth can be so boring compared to a good lynching, after all. Fairy tales are good for an entertaining read but mature people don't live by them, do they, and they shouldn't be perpetuated as truth. I just hope Pumpkin Sky will overlook the false narrative perpetuated at a recent RfA and continue on with the real story of who he is as an editor. ( olive ( talk) 03:37, 30 October 2012 (UTC))
I was first intrigued to come here and answer directly the notion of "doing something else". I am always interested in inviting people to help me on some different kinds of editing, mainly involving WP:RECP. Then I gain the additional context, and feel drawn to add my impressions. Townlake, I remember a time when you and I had strong differences, and nearly mutual disregard for kindness or compromise. I would have said "I was clear that we were from opposite camps". Except that one day I realized I had been wrong about you; completely! I also respect PumpkinSky and mostly support his arguments where I have seen them. I don't even know the dialog that happened above, but I do feel that two decent people are misunderstanding each other. Keilana seems to have good advice, so I join in asking the same thing; in hope. Sincerely - 76Strat String da Broke da ( talk) 06:54, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
I found some of the "optional questions" to be be badly written, hostile and somewhat manipulative. Some had attacks / assertions hidden in the them as implied premises. Another had a false implied premise that a certain OK behavior (whether or not it occurred) was wrong. North8000 ( talk) 12:54, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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PumpkinSky, I want to thank you for all that you've done for the community so far. Your work with yogo sapphire was amazing, and I most recently I'd like to thank you for your help with my FA nomination of Folding@home. I am elated at its success and I'm very grateful for your help! :D All the best, • Jesse V. (talk) 14:54, 25 October 2012 (UTC) |
On a related note, if you could please give your opinion on the
Folding@home nomination in
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests, I'd sure appreciate it. :) •
Jesse V.
(talk) 23:39, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
Email received. In short response: I am merely one Wikipedian. You were and are responsible for your own choices.
Anyway, GoodBye to you as well. (And per your comments here, unless you have now decided to be one of the 10% (evidence of choices of the past would seem to hinder good faith on believing this), I suppose we'll see you again sometime.)
Enjoy RL as you may. - jc37 23:53, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
Sorry it didn't work out. Hopefully next time you'll regain the bit. SPI and DYK have both missed you quite a bit. Kurtis ( talk) 04:08, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I trust you and want to say why, in facts. This is the longer version of "the past" above, - it hurts me to write because it touches unhappy corners of my past in the project - but probably hurts me less than you. My point of view is limited, please fill in blanks.
I joined the efforts to "free" you, successful after two months. We have created articles together which I enjoy.
I trust you, based on long-term collaboration. Please listen to your friends: be back! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:37, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
I will not add my name to that list. I hate the times you're not editing, but I know and respect you. Over MANY years you have given soooo much time and effort to this project, and I won't dismiss that work with a "see ya" type of comment. I understand the frustration that goes with being a wikipedia editor - I've felt it myself many times. I respect your choice to either edit or not edit on any given day. YES .. I do wish you were active 24/7 .. but - more than the foolishness that is Wikipedia, I wish you "PEACE". So .. be it fixing a typo somewhere, or finding a WW II veteran to write about .. ping me sometime to work on an article buddy. All my best to you and yours. — Ched : ? 00:53, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations! Your work on the Truman biography has helped to make it a Featured Article. Cheers! Binksternet ( talk) 17:13, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:50, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Hey Pumpkin: I am sorry I missed your leaving. I'm sorry also to hear that you left. Maybe you'll come back: I hope so. It's been a pleasure working with you. Drmies ( talk) 15:51, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
tks
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Wikipedia without Pumpkin Sky is like Christmas without the trees and trimming. Happy Festivus! Come back on Wiki and I promise to let you beat me in the Feats of Strength !! Best wishes, -- Dianna ( talk) 00:02, 22 December 2012 (UTC) |
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PumpkinSky, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:32, 24 December 2012 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message. |
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You recently reviewed my article Rhinesomus for DYK, for which thank you.
It has since occurred to me that the three other fish articles I have recently written probably suffer from the same problem with regards the reference to the FishBase site, each one being in a similar form to the one you said was dead. The fish articles are Stegastes pictus, Stegastes fuscus and Stegastes leucostictus. I have checked the FishBase references for these and they work for me, but it would be helpful if you could test them, and change them to a more appropriate format if they fail. I note that when I tested the url you used for the Rhinesomus reference, it was redirected for me to the url that I had used originally. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 20:42, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 3 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Polly Bemis House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the home of a former enslaved Chinese teenager became a National Registered Historic Place known as Polly Bemis House in Idaho, US? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polly Bemis House.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 15:33, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 7 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wilson Butte Cave, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that discoveries in Wilson Butte Cave in Idaho, which formed as a lava tube, include both camel bones and the oldest evidence of human presence on the Snake River Plain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wilson Butte Cave.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:03, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm fairly familiar with the area in the west that you're writing your articles about and am happy to see these being expanded. The Wilson Butte Cave brought memories of a childhood outing - strange, hadn't thought about it in years. At any rate, I think the Yogo Sapphire page is very good, and exactly the type of thing we need on Wikipedia. I'm ashamed to say that I'm a westerner and did not know about Montana sapphires! I wouldn't worry about the images at the moment. I'm quite busy in real life right now, but if and when I have a chance I'll give a copyedit if it still needs one or if you'd like to have one. I've put it on my watchlist in the meantime. Truthkeeper ( talk) 16:09, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
Nice article on the Yogo! Srs.
Some quick thoughts:
1. Pretty decent prose, but I do see places where we could tighten it up. Make it more readable.
2. Location needs a better map. This will be "work". But it will really pay off. That section now is very dry and abstract and listy. Making a map that shows all the things referred to in text, will then make it much easier on the reader to follow the text. Process may even help you understand things better. I know some graphics peeps. So don't feel like this is another task on you.
3. Would also be nice to have some more variety of images. Perhaps sometbhing showing the igneous dike (what is that?) Something showing crystal structure (trigon, rhombohedral stuff). Something showing (and a bit more discussion) the iron and titanium electron structure, d orbital crap) to say where the color comes from. Perhaps some line chart showing produciotn per year or price or what have you.
TCO ( Reviews needed) 01:25, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
M.S. thesis is a good find. She (?) has a lot of citations to other papers, so in those places would just go and use the original papers. (make sure we actually get it, Wiki Ref Desk will help.) The beginning chapters of theses are really good places for lit review. If we end up needing her actual field work (think some isotope dating and microprobe analysis), we could get someone to look at the thesis who is a geologist and the details of the Wiki policy and argue that. (This is probably a better source than a lot of the newspaper citing we do, and that M.S. policy is not hard and fast...is to keep junk at bay, especially in controversial areas.) That said, a Google scholar search showed that her thesis was not cited by others (bad sign). Also found a slew of other scholarly artices on the Yogo geology: [1] so you may be able to get the info you need from those. If you somehow think the thesis is super useful to a reader (as a lit review), we can also put it down in "Further reading" if we don't ref it directly.
EL that says "JSTOR article" should probably be retitled to put JSTOR at end and in parens. Paper mayb be usable as a reference (someone at Resource desk can get it for you).
I would also be ready to defend the usage of the other website content. And minimize it. (Not saying you can't and don't want you to lose valuable info, but need some proof that it is an expert opinion, not hobbyist rifraff like us.) If there are places where you can cite to stronger sources (like the "JSTOR article" is a good source for Russel), would replace as many of those as you can. Wiki articles, when starting, tend to grab other websites as refs since that is so easy. And that is better than nothing. But still better is real books and journals.
TCO ( Reviews needed) 15:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I sort of thought they might be when I created it. However, I had no choice in naming the article, and no way around it. You should bring it up at the template talk page. Daniel Case ( talk) 15:27, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Murphy Complex Fire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 2007 Murphy Complex Fire burned 652,016 acres (263,862 ha) of land and was the largest wildfire in Idaho in 97 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Murphy Complex Fire.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I've been noticing recently that Talk:Yogo sapphire is getting quite lengthy and is getting a bit unwieldy to navigate. I would guess that most of the conversations have been closed, and that perhaps their contents are no longer critical to the improvement of the article. The size of the talk page is about 124 kilobytes, so it's getting up there, but since it's not on Wikipedia:Database_reports/Long_pages I guess it's not critical just yet. But it's a thought to consider; it's not my responsibility but I figured I'd contact one of the main contributors to the article about my thoughts. Perhaps you could move off discussions more than a month old. That would help a great deal I think. I know that User:Wwoods has experience with archives and whatnot, so that's just one person you could talk to if you need help or something. He archived Talk:Folding@home out of the blue for me when it reached 165 kB. Jessemv ( talk) 02:37, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 15 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camp Disappointment, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the night after the Lewis and Clark Expedition broke camp at Camp Disappointment was the only time during the entire expedition that they killed any Indians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camp Disappointment.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
(looks around) oh dear – you didn't see the banner? :/ (condensed form) Basically, Wikipedia is protesting against the Stop Online Piracy Act, by "blacking out" - nothing will be visible but a banner for the whole day on January 18, but according to Philippe (who works for the Wikimedia Foundation), there's some kind of "emergency" workaround to that. Hurricanefan25 ( talk · contribs) 02:09, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Back online. Hello again! :D Jessemv ( talk) 05:08, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
and I agree - a "click-thru" would have sufficed. — Ched : ? 11:20, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 20 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Curt Gowdy State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hynds Lodge in Wyoming's Curt Gowdy State Park, built in 1922 of native rough granite, was donated to the Boy Scouts of America by Harry P. Hynds, who made a fortune in gambling saloons? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:15, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 20 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hynds Lodge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hynds Lodge in Wyoming's Curt Gowdy State Park, built in 1922 of native rough granite, was donated to the Boy Scouts of America by Harry P. Hynds, who made a fortune in gambling saloons? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 21 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nagle Warren Mansion, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Nagle Warren Mansion, a National Registered Historic Place in Cheyenne, hosted two U.S. Presidents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nagle Warren Mansion.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:03, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
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(talk) 06:31, 22 January 2012 (UTC) 220 chaacters in hook, proposed a shorter version, otherwise good to go!
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No, that wasn't an approval; if it had been, I would have used one of the check marks that you'll see on other nominations. I'm simply expressing my preference for hooks and waiting for someone else to approve it. Nyttend ( talk) 22:40, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 25 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kluge House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the log and half-timber construction Kluge House in Helena, Montana, a rare and historic example of Silesian fachwerk, was almost demolished in 1964? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kluge House.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 00:02, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
You do understand that this is a bot updated list, right? Any new articles will automatically show up there, and the old ones you removed will be added to this page, provided they have the WP:NRHP tag on their talk pages. No human editor need ever edit that page.-- Dudemanfellabra ( talk) 03:45, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
For your next project on German fachwerk I created a shortcut, Fachwerk (Germany), -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:00, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Home of Peace Cemetery (Helena, Montana), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that several Freemasons are buried on the oldest Jewish cemetery in Montana, Home of Peace in Helena? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Home of Peace.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:02, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dearborn River High Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Dearborn River High Bridge (pictured), near Augusta, Montana, is the last standing pin-connected Pratt half-deck truss bridge left in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dearborn River High Bridge.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Mifter ( talk) 16:01, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'll have to decline: besides my schoolwork, I need to spend time organising pictures that I took two weeks ago and haven't yet sorted, and I spent most of today on a trip to get photos at a couple of rock shelter sites in southern Indiana. Nyttend ( talk) 04:12, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 1 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman Carnegie Library, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Bozeman Carnegie Library was intentionally built across from Bozeman, Montana's red-light district and opium dens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bozeman Carnegie Library.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:03, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
I have opened a thread about you on the administrator's noticeboard. See this Raul654 ( talk) 20:47, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
There is strong support for you to return to editing. Please see the thread at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Propose community ban for User:Rlevse / User:Vanished 6551232. I don't know the ins and outs of how to do it, but if you would like to return to editing I suggest you say so, and things will be arranged by the grownups in charge, if any can be found. Regards, -- Ninja Dianna ( Talk) 18:04, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
FYI: WP:AN#Rlevse's actions as bureaucrat. If you wold like to make a response please post it here and an editor can copy it to the AN page. Will Beback talk 02:38, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
I have undeleted the e-mail exchange from your talk page history, with Will Beback's permission. As I told him, it was a terrible idea to post them here in the first place, but now that they're being discussed it's better if they can be discussed intelligently and accurately. If you decide you don't want your part of the e-mail to be public, let me know here and I will re-delete them again. 28bytes ( talk) 05:34, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
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----------------------------- Thanks for admitting you were in shanigans behind my back! And AC was in on it! You are now blocked from my email account. So don't bother sending me things again. R ---- Will Beback <will's email> wrote: > The ArbCom is already aware of these allegations, which we all agreed need > not be aired publicly so long as Rlevse did not return, and which > NewYorkBrad told me would be dealt with if Rlevse should return. > > There is no question that Rlevse has returned, although the current account > has been blocked. > > Despite my request, Rlevse has not committed to not returning again. > Therefore these issues should be dealt with publicly to prevent a repeat. > > -Will > >I readily admitted I am PSKY so what's the news? I am not BM as you and others >claim. > >You haven't violated anything? HA. Try blackmail of me. Hounding and stalking of >others, etc. >Now that your blackmail backfired, go for it. But be careful, it could and >should backfire on you. >AC--you have full notice of this. >Will--leave me alone, no, don't leave me alone, it'll be more proof of how you >hound and stalk other editors. >R ---- Will Beback <will's email> wrote: > Ah, so it is you. > > I haven't engaged in any "shenanigans". I haven't violated any Wikipedia > policies, in letter or spirit. > > Since you do not seem to care about the issue, I will post a full account > of your work as a bureaucrat and the participation of JoJo. > > See also: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats'_noticeboard#Rename_un-vani shed_editor > > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:42 PM, <r's email> wrote: > > > Will: > > > > Proof I called your bluf and sent this to arbcom and am not afraid of you. > > > > Now you leave me alone. > > > > R > > ---- r's email wrote: > > > Just so you guys know...do or not do what you want. All I ask for is a > > receipt that this was received and read. > > > > > > R > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:35:10 -0500 > > > > From: <r's email> > > > > To: will's email > > > > Subject: Re: Wikipedia Rlevse > > > > > > > > And OBTW, I've sent this attempt at blackmail to arbcom. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- r's email wrote: > > > > > You are so full of shit and the biggest hypocrit ever. Your threats > > don't scare me. The good thing this every day more and more people become > > aware of your shenanigans. You can kiss my ass. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- Will Beback <Will's email> wrote: > > > > > > After your original departure, I participated in the clean-up > > effort to address your many problem edits. As part of that effort I came > > across your history of closing AFDs as a bureaucrat, in particular those in > > which user:JoJo participated. I have not discussed this matter publicly, as > > I thought that there was no point in dragging your name through the mud if > > you'd left the project. But if you keep returning then the whole "RTV" > > thing was just a deception too and I will air it publicly. > > > > > > > > > > > > Since you've returned once, and possibly twice, without > > transparency I am now looking for an assurance from you that you will not > > do so again. Please reply at your earliest convenience. Otherwise I'll > > assume this is part of an ongoing pattern which is likely to be repeated, > > and act accordingly. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Will > > > > > > ------------ :01:16, 3 February 2012 (UTC) |
The Contributor copyright investigations/PumpkinSky is completed, thanks to the reviewers listed below! 729 articles were touched in half a year, edits described in the investigation as "constructive", "improvements", "gnoming", "helpful", "good". Found in 10 articles:
719 articles were checked off with no problems. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:09, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Expert Moonriddengirl notes that this is too easy math, so please look at it yourself. My POV: the vast majority of contributions are constructive, improvements, gnoming, helpful, good, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:54, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Articles 101 to 280 contain mostly references, that may surprise some who like to speak of insufficient sourcing, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
The
Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/PumpkinSky is was in process. To me it summarizes to 560 729 articles touched in half a year, edits described in the investigation as "constructive", "improvements", "gnoming", "helpful", "good". Please help! --
Gerda Arendt (
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I looked at some a little closer, including the one pulled from the Main page, the following is copied from Amalthea's talk, started 2 February by me.
I am setting out to fix instances of "copy-vio" by PumpkinSky.
No 1 Bozeman Carnegie Library, found and addressed as a problem:
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I admit that I fail to see a problem in this case. Make me understand: Would it be acceptable to say "for example" instead of "such as"? Use a different term for "special events"? Say "conducts special events"? I am completely helpless in the second case. Help!
No 2 Lonesomehurst Cabin, I restored the description and some history. Again, I failed to see close paraphrasing from the public source "United States Department of the Interior / National Park Service". There are architectural terms in the description that I don't know ("rabbitted cornerboards"), so I would not know ho to paraphrase without losing precision?? Please check, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:11, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
No 3 Cranberry Creek Archeological District, I changed the line "and was designated a State Natural Area in 1986", copied word-for-word from the source. But who thinks that Wikipedia is in danger because of such a line? Not me, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:06, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
I read the source from Lonehurst Cabin, then read the article, and there was no doubt I was reading the same work-- then I engaged Duplication detector to pick up specific instances, but if the structure is copied even if words are juggled, it could still be a problem. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:18, 2 February 2012 (UTC)Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule for how much revision is necessary to avoid plagiarizing. In evaluating copyright concerns, the United States courts adopt a "substantial similarity" test that compares the pattern and sequence of two works, finding such similarity where "the ordinary observer [reading two works], unless he set out to detect the disparities, would be disposed to overlook them, and regard their aesthetic appeal as the same."[17] Even if all of the language is revised, a court may find copyright infringement under the doctrine of "comprehensive non-literal similarity" if "the pattern or sequence of the two works is similar".[18] Likewise, plagiarism may exist if readers comparing the two works would come away with a sense that one is copied from or too heavily based on another.
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One other editor commented Talk:Bozeman Carnegie Library. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 6 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1989 Helena train wreck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Helena train wreck of 1989 occurred during a record cold snap that ranked No. 4 on the NOAA's list of Montana's Top Weather/Water/Climate events of the 20th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1989 Helena train wreck.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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![]() | On 7 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christmas Gift Evans House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Christmas Gift Evans House was not a Christmas gift? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christmas Gift Evans House.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
My name is PumpkinSky. I used to be Rlevse. I love this project because as a child I read the hardcopy World Book Encyclopedia for fun. The 21st Century version of that is Wikipedia. I love learning new things.
I've devoted a ton of time and edits to wikipedia (see the appx 100k of my Rlevse edits). I worked hard to do the best that I could and tried to recognize the efforts of others with the “this is your day” program.
I edited from Nov 2005 to Nov 2010 as Rlevse. I can’t recall the numbers exactly as my pages were deleted, but I had about 15 FAs, 17 FLs, several GAs, and about 30 DYKs. I am most proud of helping save Medal of Honor from FAR because of the sacrifices of those veterans, Gilwell Park, Brownsea Island Scout Camp, William Hanna, and Joseph Barbera. In mid 2011 I was helping my friend BarkingMoon learn wiki. That whetted my appetite and love of wiki again. I came back as PumpkinSky in July 2011. As PumpkinSky I am most proud of the FL List of stutterers as I did it in honor of someone I know who suffers from that affliction and my work on WP:Montana articles—especially Yogo sapphire. Towards the end of that time I really enjoyed working on WP:NRHP articles. As PumpkinSky I had 1 FL, 2 GAs, and about 23 DYKs, with two DYKs still on the nom page.
I apologize to the community for presenting myself as a new user. I especially apologize to User:Casliber, my wiki friends, and those who have worked through the CCIs. I also thank those who worked the CCIs to improve the articles. I never plagiarized or paraphrased too closely on purpose. I honestly thought putting a valid ref at the end was enough. I accept responsibility for not knowing better. Allow me to take this opportunity to state that I’ve for years said wiki has always been terrible at educating users in practically everything. As PumpkinSky, I’ve been making a sincere effort to get better at paraphrasing/copy requirements. I feel this is shown by the results of the current CCI in which 13 reviewers have described with words such as “constructive”, “improvements”, “gnoming”, “helpful”, and “good”. I’m willing to help with that but keep in mind I’m not exactly wiki’s subject matter expert on the topic.
I ask User:28bytes to undelete my Rlevse user page and all its subpages. I ask the community to leave them alone as I merely want to get some info from them.
I will agree to these return conditions for one year:
Going forward, if I am allowed to return, I would like to still focus on Montana and NRHP articles. I will not for at least a year nom a DYK without one of my mentors vetting it first. As for FAC, look at the Yogo article and the many people I sought to help on it. Several other people, not me, had the idea to prep it for FAC. I gladly accepted their help as I know I cannot meet modern FAC standards on my own. As for copy issues, see the talk page. I was reaching out to Nikkimaria to help get the article ready. It still isn’t ready but people tell me it’s close. I will not nom a FAC without several others, including Wehwalt, vetting it first.
I wish I had learned the copy issues better sooner. I was truly trying to get better at the copy issues and I think the current CCI shows that. I know that I still need help and I truly thank those willing to help me. I think I came back as another name to avoid the überdrama that I knew would occur, but it happened anyway.
That poor ability to handle feeling cornered did me in again. I apologize again. In real life and on-wiki I find it difficult to deal with situations where I feel cornered and I tend to withdraw. I apologize for making a decision to completely withdraw instead of sticking around to work things out. I will endeavor my best to be super-cautious about paraphrasing issues.
This vote should be on AN, not on the user's talk page. Silver seren C 23:30, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Agreed. Here we are more likely to get people partisan one way or another.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 23:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
On further review, it is now apparent that you edited Wikipedia:Featured article review/History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)/archive1 and History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) using IP proxies. Your contributions there were mostly personal attacks, and disrupted the discussion. Do you have any explanation for your behavior? Will Beback talk 00:01, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
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Welcome back, Pumpkin. Alarbus ( talk) 03:11, 15 February 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. While working on your CCI, I noticed that you copied text between Wikipedia articles. Copied content requires attribution to its original authors. The relevant guideline is
WP:Copying within Wikipedia. I am fixing the existing copies, but it would be very helpful if you would use appropriate edit summaries like lead copied from [[Montana]]
going forward.
I know this is not the best timing, but I wanted to make sure that you saw this. Flatscan ( talk) 05:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
There is clearly no consensus by the community to allow me to return. I withdraw my return request. I've asked 28bytes to close everything out. Thanks to all who supported me but the community wish is otherwise. PumpkinSky talk 00:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
As can be seen by this series of comments [2] PumpkinSky not only ignores long standing poilcies but belittles and insults other users who advise him accordingly. Such an attitude is unwelcome, and could indicate just the type of user that is neither wanted nor required.
![]() | On 16 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cranberry Creek Archeological District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cranberry Creek Archeological District (pictured) contains several hundred ancient American Indian burial mounds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cranberry Creek Archeological District.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
nb: User talk:Wehwalt#Sanddunes Sunrise
Welcome back. Any drama on WP gets escalated quickly. It's not fun when the sides are so contrasting ("black and white" one person observed) and so many range on each side. May your future be productive and free of the obnoxious past. David Spector (talk) 19:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 21 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lonesomehurst Cabin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake caused Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park, to recede 22 feet (6.7 m), leaving a wide gravel beach along the lakefront of Lonesomehurst Cabin (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lonesomehurst Cabin.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 23:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
"It gives me great pleasure to garland you with this award." You have taken us to the beauty of remote American wildernesses and to places of historic significance. You made us meet
stutterers, a
ceramic artist and a
Chinese teenage slave pioneer. Your contributions, factual but with compassion, are
precious. You are an awesome
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I have nominated Frederick_Russell_Burnham for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikkimaria ( talk • contribs)
He was despised -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Just as a courtesy, I wanted to let you know that I have walked into a landmine... there seems to be a big discussion about you, what you should have done in February, and what you need to do before returning on my talk page.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 16:08, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cranberry Creek Archeological District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cranberry Creek Archeological District (pictured) contains several hundred ancient American Indian burial mounds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cranberry Creek Archeological District.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
nb: User talk:Wehwalt#Sanddunes Sunrise
![]() | On 21 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lonesomehurst Cabin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake caused Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park, to recede 22 feet (6.7 m), leaving a wide gravel beach along the lakefront of Lonesomehurst Cabin (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lonesomehurst Cabin.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 23:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
"It gives me great pleasure to garland you with this award." You have taken us to the beauty of remote American wildernesses and to places of historic significance. You made us meet
stutterers, a
ceramic artist and a
Chinese teenage slave pioneer. Your contributions, factual but with compassion, are
precious. You are an awesome
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This is a note to let you know that there is a discussion underway at WP:AN about you. The thread is at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive232#Results of PumpkinSky copyvio investigation. -- Dianna ( talk) 19:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Dismal Swamp maroons, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Great Dismal Swamp maroons.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady ( talk) 04:12, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 March 2012, Schon gewusst? was updated with a fact from the translation of the article Dearborn River High Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was: Vor dem Bau der Dearborn River High Bridge 1897 überquerten Indianerstämme der Region den Fluss an der dortigen Ponderay-Furt. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( quick check). |
He was despised -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
The more I look at this block, and the discussions about it at User talk:Balloonman#BN and elsewhere, the more clear it is to me that this block, as it stands now, is almost entirely punitive in nature and serves no legitimate purpose in preventing harm to the encyclopedia. As such, I believe leaving the block in place violates both the letter and spirit of our blocking policy, and so I am undoing it. For the record, I tried to seek an agreement to unblock with the blocking admin, but my query was archived without a response.
As you have committed in your previous unblock request to (1) follow all of our site policies and guidelines going forward, (2) help out with the Vanished 6551232 copyright investigation, and (3) avoid any conflicts with other editors, I intend to hold you to that, and will re-block if those commitments are not met. In addition, I expect you to edit only from this account, and to excercise extreme caution in avoiding any close paraphrasing or plagiarism when adding sourced content, and if doubt, ask me or another editor well-versed in our copyright policies for guidance.
Happy editing, and please don't let me down. 28bytes ( talk) 23:10, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
We haven't met, but we have a friend in common (he'll tell you). I wanted to let you know that it's good to see you around. Cheers, -- Lecen ( talk) 01:57, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I hope you're back... but the hounds have not come out yet... I do agree with 28, that the primary reason to keep you blocked would be punative, not preventative... but there are those who may come back seeking your blood. We shall see.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 03:40, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS. This thread was, loosely, brought to my attention. I have to say that under your previous username I did find you to be somewhat pompous, perhaps even arrogant at times. That's a criticism that I hope you take as fair; indeed it has (rightly) been put to me as well and I have taken it on the chin and hope to learn from it. I'm pleased to see you back and I wish you well. In time I'm sure that the past will be water under the bridge. Best. Pedro : Chat 20:55, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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To welcome you back 5 albert square ( talk) 01:03, 15 April 2012 (UTC) |
I think I'm going to start on this one. Do you still have the books listed in the references? Perhaps there's enough info available to build it to GA? — Ched : ? 01:08, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:27, 15 April 2012 (UTC) 21:27, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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The Peace Barnstar | |
For maintaining a calm center in the face of many storms, I award you this. — Ched : ? 00:28, 16 April 2012 (UTC) |
You're back?! Awesome! (I am always so out of touch.) Yngvadottir ( talk) 02:53, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Welcome back from me as well, if you need any help with something just let me know. Thanks Secret account 22:51, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
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The Resilient Barnstar |
Lovely to see you back. Hope you soon get into article writing again and won't let what happened phase you! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:44, 16 April 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. I contacted you about WP:Copying within Wikipedia (archived to User talk:PumpkinSky/Archive 2#Copying within Wikipedia), but I wasn't sure if you saw my note. Flatscan ( talk) 04:11, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
I read it over and enjoyed it. Well done. I didn't see any issues, and I looked too!-- Wehwalt ( talk) 17:43, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thanks. — Ched : ? 23:28, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Easter egg tree, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Easter egg tree (pictured) in Saalfeld, Thuringia, was decorated with 10,000 Easter eggs in 2012? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Easter egg tree.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:34, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the talk page vigilance. The one day this month I try to log off and get some non-wiki stuff done, and a vandal stops by. Figures! 28bytes ( talk) 21:38, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
Glad you're back. ;) Acalamari 10:32, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
I gave a curosry welcome last week, but it's now been over a week and nothing has happened... and is very unlikely to happen now... the hounds were not unleashed, plagues did not strike, and more amazingly, the Wiki did not break! I'm glad that you are back and I'm estatic that your return was not mired by similar mayhem that occurred in February... Anyways, glad to have you back. Even with the mistakes of the past, you are (and were) a highly valued contributor.--- Balloonman Poppa Balloon 13:30, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I always knew you'd come back ;) -- œ ™ 00:44, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the survival of descendants of the Banker horses used by Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290 of Ocracoke, North Carolina, relies upon one testicle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:06, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Started, roughly. Needs a lot of checking.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:11, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hey Pumpkin Sky,
I would like to know why you erased the recent editing of Earl Old Person? The information on him was well sourced, researched and that person spent a great deal of time finding all those facts. What gives you the right to delete that person's hard work?
FirmaVeritas — Preceding unsigned comment added by FirmaVeritas ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
I apologize, I thought it was you, but those later have cleared the air. No hard feelings I hope. The work that was deleted was for a college project that my friend worked very hard on to research and post on wikipedia. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
FirmaVeritas (
talk •
contribs) 02:22, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
re: this. Hey - what if I say I'll edit for only $19.95 per edit? SAVE SAVE SAVE - BUY NOW!, if only I had a good PR/pitchman. lol. And I figure that even at a lowly $1/edit - that's a mighty nice 100 and some thousand dollar check you ought to have coming. :-) — Ched : ? 06:12, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
I'm tweaking the lead to parallel the text. In doing so, saw a couple small fixes: Montanabw (talk) 19:01, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for the yeoman work on the German => English translation, which makes the English version of this article so much more useful. Your efforts are emblematic of Wiki is all about. I'm sorry I only have an 'attaboy' (or 'attagirl' as is appropriate). User:Natty10000 [Stop me before I edit again!] 11:58, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
There's a bot that goes around and looks at new articles to figure out which ones are likely to come under the WP:NRHP purview. It checks for specific phrases; features of this article such as multiple occurrences of "National Register of Historic Places" and {{ Infobox NRHP}} mean that the bot will certainly pick it up. Pages that the bot catches are listed on a page for the NRHP project, so you don't need to do anything. Thanks for checking! Nyttend ( talk) 00:48, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Between the start of the school year and the Golden Week Venture camp, you got lost in the shuffle. Didn't mean to. Yeah, still here in Japan.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 09:10, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
The archiving bit made me go check-Japan being the land of tech, the leaders here make fun of me for my lack of skill. I can manage graphics, but noting with code or math.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 10:58, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 6 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Horst von der Goltz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Horst von der Goltz, a German spy against the U.S. in World War I, played himself in the 1918 American anti-German propaganda film The Prussian Cur? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Horst von der Goltz.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 00:03, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
I agree, there are obvious defects in the way the refs have been written up (and one that requires a search of the Spiegel archives to see what it actually is - and I see mention in the Daily Mail of the Kershaw bio, that should have been followed up on), but not only that, there's at least one unreferenced paragraph and a chunk plagiarised from the Daily Mail article. And I don't see where the hook fact is actually stated, let alone referenced. Going to pull the stop handle at the nomination, but I have to go to work soon so I can't start helping the author by fixing it up. Yngvadottir ( talk) 04:12, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
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Bozeman National Fish Hatchery at the
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![]() | On 7 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dieter Thomas Heck, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that TV presenter Dieter Thomas Heck (pictured), known for the ZDF- Hitparade, stuttered as a boy after being trapped in a 1943 bombing raid, but conquered his stutter with singing lessons started at age 16? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dieter Thomas Heck.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky, thank you for your post to my admin review page. I was delighted to see your name appear in my watchlist there, and honored to read your kind comments. :) Best. Acalamari 09:50, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Odd - not sure what happened there. Is this a widespread or repeatable problem? I'll take a look when I have time.
Martin ( Smith609 – Talk) 08:00, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
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![]() | On 12 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman National Fish Hatchery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Bozeman National Fish Hatchery was instrumental in rebuilding the endangered population of the greenback cutthroat trout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bozeman National Fish Hatchery.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Carabinieri ( talk) 00:04, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Yes, it's part of that HD. When you're looking at websites maintained by or somehow in connexion with the owners of contributing properties (or looking at plaques on the properties), you'll often see "listed on the National Register" when they're only contributing properties. Occasionally you do get individually-listed properties within HDs, such as the Taylor-Zent House in Huntington's North Jefferson Street HD, which I visited the other day; however, these are substantially rarer. When you see "listed on the National Register" and don't find the property individually listed, you should always look for a surrounding HD, as you did here, before you start to find whether the property got left off. Nyttend ( talk) 12:26, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
I was just reading through and checking refs and stuff from a couple things you did long ago. I have to say I love the info, great work, and thank you. Still getting a handle on George Thomas Coker (already a GA), and was going through the John Heaphy Fellowes one. I ran into a dead link ( this one), so I tried to follow the info at: Wikipedia:Link rot and fix it. I found this archive which I hope gives the proper reference. I'm no authority on cite formats, so I thought you might want to check it. I flubbed it on first try ... but ended up with this. If it can be improved on, I'd love to learn the right way to do it. ... gave it my best shot - but if I just messed things up - feel free to just revert. — Ched : ? 20:18, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
From one primary editor to another, with each of us passionately putting over 500 edits into our articles, I like how our articles were placed under peer review at just about the same time. Mine ( Folding@home) was yesterday, yours ( yogo sapphire) was today. I just thought that was interesting and slightly amusing. I'll read the YS article over pretty soon. Good luck to you, Jesse V. ( talk) 23:50, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar |
For transforming the English Wiki entry on Horst von der Goltz, a former stump of an entry into a much more thoroughly-fleshed-out article by translating and adding the German Wiki entry. User:Natty10000 [Stop me before I edit again!] 12:21, 16 May 2012 (UTC) |
Hello! Your submission of
Eagle's Store at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
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Yoninah (
talk) 22:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky: Please have a look at how I edited the article. I removed the company website as a source and added more refs. I removed much of the biographical information about Sam and Ida, as that is really for another article. I also copied the part about the design into the National Park Service rustic and Fred F. Willson articles so this won't be an orphan. If you like it, we can move ahead with the DYK nom. Best, Yoninah ( talk) 21:04, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
I have no doubts its notable, perhaps you could give it some organization with subheadings and a lede paragraph. ( DGG ( talk ) 01:50, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 23 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eagle's Store, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Eagle's Store, structurally similar to the Old Faithful Inn, has been operated by the same family since its founding in 1908? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eagle's Store.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:04, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Except for sources like geni.com., I can't find his date of birth. Yoninah ( talk) 15:09, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
I think you meant to promote this DYK nomination, but the fact remains that you actually rejected it, which is a problem. This needs to be fixed or clarified if it was a real rejection. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:48, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 27 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach, Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the acreage associated with National Register of Historic Places Woodhouse House in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has decreased to less than a fifth of what it was in the 1880s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach, Virginia).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Which number? Do you mean 24MO77? That's a Smithsonian trinomial; see here for a detailed explanation. Basically, each state has a number from 1 to 48 (this was devised before Alaska and Hawaii were states; they have numbers 49 and 50 as a result), and then there's a one- or two-letter bit for the county name, and then the number for the site itself; these numbers are generally given to reflect the order in which sites were officially recorded. For example, site 12MO133 is the 133rd site to be recorded in county MO ( Monroe) of state 12 (Indiana). In Indiana, there were many county-level surveys ( example) that gave sites numbers, and they were later merged into the Smithsonian trinomial system; I don't know about how it was done in other states, but for these Indiana county surveys, they simply started in one part of the county and recorded major sites as they wandered around the countryside, so the smallest numbers are generally major sites (excavated by past generations or otherwise well known to the average people, from whom the initial surveyors learned site locations), and the higher the number, often the least significant, because so many major sites had already been found.
All this being said, I'm quite surprised to see that this specific site is listed under criteria A (event) and C (architecture/engineering). The 24MO77 indicator means that there's an archaeological site there. Judging by comparable sites in Indiana, I expect that it's recorded as a historic archaeological site, and the SHPO is interested in it so that they can learn more about construction methods and other less-likely-to-be-written elements of its earliest years. However, the site is not NR-listed under criterion D (archaeological significance) — some locations with archaeological sites (e.g. Columbia Baptist Cemetery) are listed purely for non-archaeological significance, but it would be quite odd for them to include the site number for a place where the site wasn't contributing.
Now I really hope that you meant 24MO77 :-) If you meant a different number, tell me which one and I'll try to help. Nyttend ( talk) 23:55, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
Ummmm ... considering some of the conversations I've had recently with other "WOMEN" IRL - I think I'll withhold and comments on the "B" word. :-) <ched runs> Chedzilla ( talk) 18:56, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:28, 28 May 2012 (UTC) 03:28, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm disappointed that the DYK proposal for Isothermal microcalorimetry was rejected. I saw a comment that some sections weren't referenced, which is literally true, but I'll bet this article was better referenced than anything else on today's DYK page. I wrote to the main editor, offering to help provide additional references, but that was yesterday, and I haven't heard back. Is that the reason for rejection?-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 11:41, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
To PumpkinSky and all interested talk page stalkers: ever wonder where the feedback goes from those new feedback boxes at the bottom of some Wikipedia article? The WMF just unveiled the Central Feedback Page, which collects all feedback from all the articles. I invite you to check it out, and once you see how it works, feel free to give feedback using the "what do you think of this page" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Just thought I'd let everyone know. Jesse V. ( talk) 17:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 3 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp was used as a training camp for conscientious objector smokejumpers during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:02, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
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at my successful RFA |
Thank you, PumpkinSky, for !voting at my successful RFA; I am humbled that you put your trust in me. I grant you this flower, which, if tended to properly, will grow to be the fruit of Wikipedia's labours. Now I can add smokejumpers to my vocab. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 11:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC) |
Stefan2 ( talk) 14:10, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Would you prefer that I don't review Yogo sapphire? If so, please let me know and I'll strike my comments or something. I've kept the page on my watchlist because I've always liked it, but I'm more than aware that polarization exists between groups of editors, and given this comment Taht "pack" iz a problem; uze teh kitteh'z teeth to byte their sorry azzez, I seem to be lumped in the pack that's perceived as a problem. Anyway, don't want to cause problems, so dropping by here to let you know. I think the page is looking much better, but also I think it still needs a bit of polishing (pun intended). Truthkeeper ( talk) 21:49, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the Yogo NRHP proposal, but at least I couldn't do it — anyone may put together nominations, but you have to be on the ground to do the research. There's no way that one could do it remotely. Regarding VA Beach, I think it best if you put a section in the established article discussing the HD. Judging by the map, the HD appears to include the whole old portion of the base, and I don't think separate articles would help. Besides including the HD content in the Camp Pendleton article, just pipe the link on the list and create Camp Pendleton-State Military Reservation Historic District as a redirect to Camp Pendleton. Of course, if you disagree, go ahead; it's for that precise reason that I've not changed the link and created the redirect myself. Nyttend ( talk) 01:34, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
Technically, if you're looking for an expert opinion on a legal matter, I suppose you should go to Geoff Brigham, our current general counsel. Media copyright questions is technically the community page for it, but it's not very active. The non-free content talk page attracts a lot of people who put forward views on this sort of thing. J Milburn ( talk) 15:48, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Mark says you know quite a bit about Asia, so I wanted your opinion on this. Do you think this oppose vote holds water? I've worked on clarifying what is pertinent to the article and have tried to avoid going too in-depth, but it appears the reviewer doesn't agree. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 01:07, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Δ This user has endured a wide breadth of the institutional ignorance that darkens this organization, yet loves it still. Δ |
When I told BR that some others also deserved the "Black barnstar of institutional shame", you were exactly one of the editors I was thinking about. Though I am not proud that our beloved Wikipedia has some dark corners, I am extremely proud at seeing ones like yourself who have endured; and now strengthen our own collective will to eradicate these vestiges of sorrow where the imbecile reigns. My76Strat ( talk) 15:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bozeman Brewery Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bozeman, Montana, is home to two breweries – the Bozeman Brewery Historic District and Spieth and Krug Brewery – now listed in the National Register of Historic Places? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spieth and Krug Brewery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bozeman, Montana, is home to two breweries – the Bozeman Brewery Historic District and Spieth and Krug Brewery – now listed in the National Register of Historic Places? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:07, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
I just realized that if Yogo sapphire becomes a FA, (which it most likely will) then it'll eventually appear on the Main Page. I can only imagine how epic that would be. My question to you is, have you given any thought as to when you'd like the article to appear? IIRC, Transit of Venus was the Featured Article of the Day on the 5th, which was during the actual transit of Venus. Therefore, it is possible to request certain articles to appear on certain days, although I don't know if you need a good reason or not. In any case, I'd recommend that you look at WP:TFA for more information. Good luck! Jesse V. ( talk) 06:26, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
I am wondering if you have a comment for Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Template:Did you know nominations/Artist's Studio—Look Mickey, Look Mickey.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 01:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 17 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in his 2012 book, Scotty Bowers reveals Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 16:04, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
PumpkinSky, in the wake of your victory over the Yogo sapphire article, I just wanted to say that I have been very impressed over the last year watching you and other editors endlessly toil over every detail of the Yogo sapphire article. I doubt I would have that much patience and stamina, and neither do many other Wikipedians. Achieving FA status is truly remarkable, and you have my deepest respect. I hearby award you this barnstar for your efforts. *sharp salute* Jesse V. ( talk) 06:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC) |
Some interesting stats for you: the article was created by you on October 24, 2011, 240 days ago, (7 months, 27 days ago). GA status was achieved on December 5, 2011, 198 days ago. As you can see from this page, work pretty much stalled out while you were away starting on February 15, but quickly got back on course since April 14 once you were able to edit again. You were gone for 59 days, and since you have made 643 edits to Yogo sapphire, that averages 3.55 edits per day from you. The perseverance and speed at which the work went forward is impressive. If I may ask, what was motivating you to work so hard? Jesse V. ( talk) 02:35, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm suspecting that you're getting tired of reading your own writing again and again and again. So, here is Yogo sapphire in Irish: [4]. Enjoy! Jesse V. ( talk) 17:13, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
The article will see a huge spike in popularity once on the Main page. I think everyone should be prepared to handle vandalism and any inappropriate edits. Hold formation! Jesse V. ( talk) 23:40, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
You going to DYK Baxter? Montanabw (talk) 21:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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Four Award | |
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Yogo sapphire. Little Mountain 5 00:58, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Great work! Little Mountain 5 00:58, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Stefan2 ( talk) 12:53, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Jesse V. ( talk) 15:19, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pumpkin, I'm assuming it was your email that requested the restoration of all your old subpages, I was wondering if you were planning to redirect/move them to your new username or what your plans are for them, since at the moment they've added a huge chunk to my weekly task of clearing Wikipedia:Database reports/Ownerless pages in the user space. (You could also just re-register your old username, which would probably be a sensible thing to do anyway)-- Jac16888 Talk 12:36, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
You've been to the top - and suffered through being at the bottom. I do honestly and truly admire your courage, strength, and fortitude. Through all the hell and damnation you've been subjected to - you've continued with the goal of actually improving the wikipedia project, adding actual content, and making "zOMG" articles better for the people who come here to READ and LEARN. If I ever do come back and actually work on articles .. it will be because of people like you. I'm proud to know you sir. Chedzilla ( talk) 17:10, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Keilana| Parlez ici 17:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Uwe Schulten-Baumer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German dressage coach Uwe Schulten-Baumer trained two riders who won a combined total of nine Olympic Gold medals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uwe Schulten-Baumer. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 17:15, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
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The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
For sticking with Wikipedia and Did You Know and providing us with articles on dissidents, wild places, historic buildings, horses and even tell-all books, I am proud to present you with this medal. Thank you :-) Yngvadottir ( talk) 19:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 26 June 2012, Schon gewusst? was updated with a fact from the translation of the article Woodhouse House (Virginia Beach), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was: Der ehemals 108 Hektar große Landbesitz von Woodhouse House in Virginia Beach ist aufgrund der fortschreitenden Stadtentwicklung auf 20 Hektar zusammengeschrumpft. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( [5]). |
![]() | On 26 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hotel Baxter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a flashing blue light, used to alert local skiers that fresh powder snow is falling at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area, sits atop the Hotel Baxter (pictured) in Bozeman, Montana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hotel Baxter. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:03, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Ooh rah, eh? When did we get into the Marine spirit? :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 12:07, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Yogo sapphire know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 30, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 30, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Yogo sapphires are a variety of corundum found only in Yogo Gulch, Montana, part of the Little Belt Mountains in Judith Basin County, on land once inhabited by the Piegan Blackfeet people. Yogos are typically cornflower blue in color, a result of trace amounts of iron and titanium. Many gemologists consider them among the finest sapphires in the world. They have high uniform clarity and maintain their brilliance under artificial light. Because Yogo sapphires occur within a vertically dipping resistive igneous dike, mining efforts have been sporadic and rarely profitable. It is estimated that at least 28,000,000 carats (5,600 kg) of Yogos are still in the ground. The Smithsonian Institution first reported on Yogos in the museum's annual report on June 30, 1899. Jewelry containing Yogos was given to First Ladies Florence Harding and Bess Truman; in addition, many gems were sold in Europe. Today, several Yogo sapphires are part of the Smithsonian Institution's gem collection. In 1969, the sapphire was co-designated along with the agate as Montana's state gemstones. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, need your input here. Thanks -- SMS Talk 19:06, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky...thanks again for your suggestions to make Grand Teton National Park even better...had it not been for your inquiry regarding the lead image caption, it would have remained incorrectly labelled...splendid.-- MONGO 01:25, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I'm sorry we knocked heads this evening. Perhaps I should have gone to your talk page, but from my perspective a hook that I'd just discovered major problems with and noted them on the nomination page had suddenly been promoted, so my goal was to get it out of the prep area right away. Here's the timing as I've been able to reconstruct it from the revision history pages; let me know if you see any errors:
The rest is on my talk page.
As you can see, it was a case of spectacularly bad timing: I nixed the check mark one minute before you went to promote the template. The odds against such a thing happening must be immense: this time they bit us. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for participating in my RFA! I appreciate your support. Zagalejo ^^^ 06:37, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
"So far no one stepped forward, only talk so far." Last i checked, i just spent 3-4 hours fixing those annoying harv links, as best as i could without further experience in the more obscure details. I don't expect a medal or anything :), but please show a little more consideration. This is all voluntary for everyone. Thanks. GermanJoe ( talk) 19:40, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, but I can't help you there. This is where its nomination will be if they get it online, but it's only one of the "This file hasn't yet been digitized" files. WP:NRHP help has nothing at all about Montana. If you go to the SHPO's website, you'll find this page, which links to a ContentDM page displaying nominations, but those are only for properties listed since 2006. I have three suggestions for getting information:
Sorry I can't be more helpful. Nyttend ( talk) 01:44, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
I placed this review/comment on the DYK nomination page. It approves the DYK as written but suggests you might want to consider an alternative or the addition of the location to the current hook. I think it would be a good idea to put a responsive comment on that page so the DYK does not sit unattended because editors are waiting to see if you respond. I hope this causes no inconvenience. Donner60 ( talk) 04:41, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Further comments - full stream:
Done! I posted this further review/comment on the DYK nomination page: Great. I think ALT1 is complete, meets all the criteria and is ready for promotion to the queue. Donner60 (talk) 21:26, 6 July 2012 (UTC) Donner60 ( talk) 21:29, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Sincere thanks, Pumpkin Sky, for your elevation of the DYK for Antinomian Controversy, and for your very kind words in regards to the article. You mentioned that you could help me with a few disambiguation links? and I would appreciate that. I just received a notification of two disambiguation problems, one of which I've fixed, but the other I haven't yet found. Apparently somewhere in the article I linked John Cotton without the modifier, so that it goes to a disambiguation page. Anyway, if you have the means to fix this, then by all means, please do, and any other fixes you can make will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your support. Sarnold17 ( talk) 12:27, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
For DYK work moving things to the prep area. :)
LauraHale (
talk) 12:47, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
thank you btw. :) hagd. — Ched : ? 13:13, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District at the
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![]() | On 7 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the research facilities of the University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology date back to a botanical garden founded in 1620 by the Faculty of Medicine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/University of Freiburg Faculty of Biology. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:03, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
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Diligence in content creation. Cntras ( talk) 14:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 8 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Sandy State Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Black Sandy State Park on Hauser Lake (pictured) was originally a recreation area operated by the Montana Power Company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black Sandy State Park. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 00:02, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Anderson9990 - what's up? 03:07, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Rcsprinter (chatter) @ 16:05, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Enjoy this treat for your help with Antinomian Controversy; I think I have your fixes in place, and will plan to promote the article after a bit more tweaking. BTW, I think the Saints Portal is good. If you go to the portal, there is a list of article topics at the top. "Antinomianism" would fit right in, except the article hasn't been written yet. My impression is that any religious figure(s) would be worthy of mention in that portal as well.
I was happy to see the DYK this morning, so thanks for moving things along so expeditiously! Sarnold17 ( talk) 01:35, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 13 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there is a cemetery with over 350 graves at an unknown location on the grounds of the Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lewis and Clark County Hospital Historic District. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:01, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS. Schrofen is a German mountaineering term for a type of steep, rocky terrain, so Schrofenflanken could be translated as "steep, rocky, flanks". You can see an example on the right-hand side of the image. Südabbrüche are the steep mountain slopes on the south side of the mountain. This is not an easy translation, especially without knowing the mountain, but my suggestion for those 2 sentences would be something like this:
"Seen from the north it stands out as a relatively isolated, broad summit block, whose mighty rock faces and steep, rocky flanks ( Schrofen) fall away on all sides. Its 1,200-metre-high south face is impressive and makes the Fritzerkogel a striking two-thousander.
Hope that helps. I did skim Laufen Hut and it looked pretty good, but I didn't compare it line by line with the original. Gruß. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:05, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PS, I've had a look at Laufen Hut. Looks pretty good, but I've made a few suggested changes for you to consider. Hope that helps. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:30, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 14 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dorothy Baker (madam), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a female state legislator proposed making Dorothy's Rooms (bathroom pictured), the last brothel in Helena, Montana, a historical landmark? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Baker (madam). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
HI! Thankx for the review for the Phantosmia page expanded on July 4th, 2012 I did the required edition on the 11th july. Hope it's ready now :)! Can you kindly review again? Thankx alot! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zoono92 ( talk • contribs) 17:44, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh I totally missed those! My Apologies. The link was good help! Just corrected the remaining ones. Thankx for the patience! You're awesome! :) Zoono92 ( talk) 05:25, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh okh... so I probably do need help, I sort of don't get which ones. It would be awesome if you could help! But I've asked the same question from someone who welcomed me to Wikipedia :) hope they answer. Otherwise I'll be coming to you again? :) Thankx again! Zoono92 ( talk) 14:28, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
hmm.. I think i get it now (although I would still have to ask you to check it kindly). followed your steps and also followed Gerda Arendt instructions. Must say I learned ALOT today. really. anyhow, please let me know if anything else needs fixed! p.s. Thankx for the patience :) Zoono92 ( talk) 22:34, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I have made changes to the punctuation before refs, I would really appreciate it, if you could verify that it has been done correctly. Thanks for all your help once again. ProBonoPublicoA90 ( talk)
![]() | On 16 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1935 Helena earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the most heavily damaged building in the 1935 Helena earthquake was the Helena High School, which had been completed just two months earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1935 Helena earthquake. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Upper Wolfsnare, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Upper Wolfsnare, a colonial home built in 1759 in Princess Anne County, Virginia, and home of an American Revolution Patriot and U.S. Constitution state convention delegate, is still lived in? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Upper Wolfsnare. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:04, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky. I took care of the referencing issue for this double nom. Thanks! -- Rosiestep ( talk) 03:06, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
I saw your new DYK with 3 articles by 3 editors and found it interesting. So I reviewed it and expressed my approval, except that I had to use a purple check because of the foreign language sources. I noted all three editors were very experienced so I could accept those sources in good faith. I assume that will not result in any problem. I certainly hope it doesn't. In any event, I wanted to let you know that the Alpine route article contains an expression in brackets: "[cairn is the right word]." I assume that was meant for editing purposes. Although it does not appear completely out of line, I thought you might want to delete that phrase. If I were 100% sure, I would have done it myself but I was only about 98% sure it might be something you want to delete. I did not mention it in the DYK review. Donner60 ( talk) 06:23, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Triple DYK: I like alt 2 and the alternate, cropped image better. I have left a further review/comment. Donner60 ( talk) 20:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Statements like this: statement are why User:Newyorkbrad is so well respected. PumpkinSky talk 23:11, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I just issued a "Harrassment Warning" to Basement12 for his constant posts to your talk page. If they continue, please let me know and I will take him to ANI. He should have gotten the message when you asked the first 4 or 5 times, which is why I am not giving him the benefit of the doubt. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, it seems that I was not clear when I mentioned that I have reviewed the DYK, I had accepted the ALT1, can you please change it in the prep area ? The ALT1 is that according to lawyer Asma Jahangir, up to seventy-two percent of women in police custody in Pakistan are physically or sexually abused? -- sarvajna ( talk) 06:21, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
No worries, thanks for the heads up. I'll move the set over to 3. Miyagawa (talk) 18:13, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I think you forgot your InUse template. So now I need a way to remember to add a comma after "2012" according to WP:COPYEDIT#Parenthetical comma. Art LaPella ( talk) 00:28, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Not sure what you want. Do you mean you want addresses for the CPs? Those are extremely unlikely to be online unless you can find the nomination. Don't expect quick responses to questions for the next few days — I'm at a conference until Monday and only occasionally will have Internet access. Nyttend ( talk) 01:05, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Just an FYI... the discussion moved to WP:Articles for deletion/EthicalWiki#EthicalWiki Cheers! Woz2 ( talk) 22:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey P'sky, I'm wondering if Ruth Ann Steinhagen might be eligible for a DYK, I've never done one before and thought I'd ask the expert! I'm thinking a hook might be along the lines of it being one of the first stalker crimes that led to a book and movie, The Natural...whatever you think might work - if it's good for DYK! Suggestion box is open! Thanks! Dreadstar ☥ 21:52, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
link. Chedzilla ( talk) 10:10, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
I have to say I'm more than a bit disappointed in your judgment in promoting this DYK hook. Please see Talk:Rape in Pakistan#Unreliable source tagged for some late comments. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:23, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
this is one of the source(page 134) I had found, it does not cite Jahangir but the figure can be verified, as I said earlier, I thought that jan goodwin is very much a reliable source so I did not change anything. -- sarvajna ( talk) 13:40, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Only took me seven months, but this was inspired by you! [6] The Interior (Talk) 06:36, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
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Done. Good job. :) Moved to August 5, the day she should be competing. If you see any unreviewed Olympic hooks, just give me a poke and will try to review. -- LauraHale ( talk) 21:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Just wanted to thank you for taking a look at the Ryan article, much appreciated. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 17:56, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
— GingerMomma Hi PumpkinSky. You asked if Women's Image Network had done anything external? I found an ABC United States National television broadcast of a TV special they produced about women in comedy called [Fifty Years of Funny Females] Here is that link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283341/
— Bagumba ( talk) 23:07, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ottla Kafka, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ottla Kafka, the youngest and dearest sister of Franz Kafka, died in the Holocaust because she divorced her Catholic husband? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ottla Kafka. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:02, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I was recently playing around with Wikipedia scripts and found some that I thought you might like. I'd really recommend:
and WP:Reflinks. • Jesse V. (talk) 01:26, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
You might also want to look at User:Kephir/gadgets/rater, which really speeds up assessing articles. • Jesse V. (talk) 14:41, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, PumpkinSky. We are in the early stages of initiating a project to plan, gain consensus on, and coordinate adding a feature to the main page wherein an article will be listed daily for collaborative improvement. If you're interested in participating, please add your name to the list of members. |
Happy editing! Automatic Strikeout 20:40, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
Drmies ( talk) 14:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
LOL . edit conflicting. I'm gonna go make dinner and do a few things - will be back a little later. sorry about that chief. :-) — Ched : ? 22:21, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, the Prep 2 you just put together, assuming that Prep 4 and Prep 1 are duly filled in before it, is the first set for the Paralympics, running at 09:00 London time on the 29th. As such, it ought to have two Paralympics hooks, and the set as currently constituted has none. Did you want to adjust it accordingly, moving two to one of the open sets, or would you rather have me do it? Please let me know as soon as you can; I can hold off for two hours, I think, but no more. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:38, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
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Never pressed the "wikilove" button before, but figured I should give it a shot. I thought you might be interested in the most exotic food product available on the list of food and drink, so here you go. On that related note, I actually haven't tried falafel before. I think I should give it a go in the near future. =| Kurtis ( talk) 17:46, 27 August 2012 (UTC) |
Congrats on the GA you and Gerda. Feel free to help proof/source Poseidon (short story), My Neighbor (short story) or Advocates (short story).♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:39, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
I've pretty much done all that I know to do with this. Let me know where you move it to. Thanks for letting me edit in your sandbox BTW. Of course I knew if I started editing it that YOU would jump in too. You are SOOOO easy .. lol. — Ched ZILLA 19:11, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello PumpkinSky. I came across this nomination because of the reviewer, also responsible for Template:Did you know nominations/Edmund Marriage. I made copyedits to the article (too many reviewers "forget" to do that) and found a significant number of problems. I would like to ask you to scrutinize the article again, since I may not have found all of them. Thank you very much. 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 01:21, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
over at my other talk page it's mentioned that Ebru Umar and Metro (Dutch newspaper) could be a double DYK:
But I've never done a "double hook" DYK .. ok, actually I've only done maybe a half-dozen DYK things TOTAL - and that was years ago. I'd like to 'git er done' for the 207 and 66 IP editor(s) - so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. — Ched : ? 18:57, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
IPs can't make Wiki love--well, you know. I see you've been talking about me, and I appreciate what you all did. "Inflammatory" is probably a bit of a composite (it's certainly true, but not verified verbally, if you will). Then again, "goat fucker" inflamed a lot of people, as one of the sources indicated. Anyway, thank you so much for your help. 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 22:32, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Woof Woof! Geen probleem. Misschien honden en katten kunnen vrienden maken en een voorbeeld voor de wiki. Waar heb ik het over jou? - Puppy van Dog The Teddy Bear • WOOF • 22:42, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppy, leren hierboven te lezen,, link naar uw vriend Ched;) - Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppies kunnen niet lezen en PSKY dacht dat hij bedoelde elsewhere.PumpkinSky praten 22:51, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Pup kan inslag, kan puppy snuiven op de link om Ched (elders), waar hadden we het over vertalingen;) - Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Puppy kan gaan plassen op uw gebruikerspagina te;-) - Puppy van Dog The Teddy Bear • WOOF • 23:08, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC) Ik ben verward. Kan iemand dit vertalen in het Nederlands? 66.168.247.159 (overleg) 23:07, 31 augustus 2012 (UTC)
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Yngvadottir ( talk) 00:03, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi Pumpkin, another batch. As you know, I don't trust the bot.
Thanks! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:19, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
The CCI case is now complete. That can finally be moved on from. Now if it were only that easy to gather together a group of editors for all the other ones. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 04:35, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I am writing to you because I found this block log. Are you still ok with your edit comment that says "sock farm"? The context for this question is Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/76.189.110.167, which is a discussion about another RoadRunner DHCP dynamic IP address. Unscintillating ( talk) 22:17, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
I think you promoted Did_you_know#Watermarked_Photo. Don't know the proper procedure, but thought you should be aware. Maile66 ( talk) 18:11, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
I removed two lines and the junk ref, the hook was not even sourced to that, why have you rejected the nom? Facts, not fiction ( talk) 19:20, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
Too harsh? I'm pretty sure that's my position. - Dank ( push to talk) 16:28, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey PSKY, I have 25 DYKs credited if you count the ones people tagged me in for "substantial contribution" as well as create/expand. Does that make me eligible for a little pretty medal? (Will be 26 when WR Brown runs) Can't find the page for requests to be made, however... Montanabw (talk) 20:43, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I'm guessing you didn't see my post to WT:DYK asking for certain hooks to be given consideration for Prep 4. Any chance you can at least promote Jake Lappin, which I cannot do because I approved it? One of the ones you just put into that set could be moved down to Prep 1. I'd appreciate it.
Unfortunately, there's nothing that can be done for Cody Meakin at the moments, but getting Jake up there would be splendid. I've been looking at that hook for days, and wishing I could do something, but I'm stuck. Thanks for your consideration. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:31, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 9 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alcatraz Gang, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Alcatraz Gang (member pictured) was a group of eleven American POWs singled out for extra harsh treatment by their North Vietnamese captors because of their fierce resistance to captivity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alcatraz Gang. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 16:02, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Not a letter of the alphabet this time, but would you think Lekythion is quirky enough for a nice little DYK? Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:14, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
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Appy Pony! |
Congratulations! You have received a pony! Ponies are cute, intelligent, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend! Montanabw (talk) 19:01, 13 September 2012 (UTC) |
I'm refraining from moving my own hook, but wouldn't the hook on Jupiter (roller coaster) be better in the final slot as the "quirky hook"? It would also split up a run of three hooks which are about various constructions and buildings. Best, IronGargoyle ( talk) 23:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
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Panyd The muffin is not subtle 16:02, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
As Franz Kafka is still open, you should temporarily withdraw Harry from WP:PR, as the rules limit editors to one open review. Sorry. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
There's no need for you to be asking anyone to do adminy stuff. Go get your bits back. Yes .. I know there was a bunch of talk on AN or ANI back then. But the bottom line is you were NOT involved in a case. You were NOT even part of a RFC/U. You turned everything in because of ONE freakin article .. that is NOT "under a cloud" (or whatever they call it these days). Stop letting people rewrite history - march your ass over to BN and get your bits back. I'm sure there's at least one crat that is familiar with the whole thing and has a lick of common sense. Geesh dude - stop being such a drama whore .. go pick up your bits. — Ched : ? 05:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 16:04, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
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I've always been impressed and fascinated by your efforts with Yogo sapphire. Now its my turn for my work to be scrutinized, because I have nominated Folding@home for Featured Article status because I believe it meets the criteria. Just wanted to let you know that. :D • Jesse V. (talk) 01:23, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, to clarify, Yogo sapphire was the first time I'd seen a FA be developed. I started watching at GA status, but I thought it was neat how you, Montanabw, Nikkimaria, Vsmith, and other editors were collaborating back and forth. That was the fascinating part. You all wanted to push the article forward, but you needed help from each other to do it. There was lengthy discussions and voting on pictures, and everyone talked back and forth. The collaboration turned out really well. • Jesse V. (talk) 04:37, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
After an extensive discussion, I'm please to announce that Emw gave his support for promotion to FA status ( diff). You asked me to alert you when this happened, so here it is. Feel free to read it over again and weigh in as you like. :D • Jesse V. (talk) 18:10, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
I know it is not Montana, but a brand-new editor created a new article four days ago Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail, with a potential DYK hook (DYK that Brow Monument still has a survey marker placed by John Wesley Powell in 1872, or something like that.
I have a full day of work tomorrow, so have to be low profile on WP tomorrow, and the DYK deadline is tomorrow. My guess is that the editor doesn't know about DYK, so could use some hand-holding.-- SPhilbrick (Talk) 01:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi. i'm the very bewildered guy who wrote the brow monument article. gee, things sure do zip along fast here.. at any rate, information re reliable sources. is this for the article itself? if yes, the signs were the source. and the fact that my wife and i walked the trail i was going to just let them stand on their own but it was suggested i re write them in my own words. the signs were, it appears, taken from the nomination form. i'm off to dinner right now but will be back in an hour. bpolk Abearfellow ( talk) 02:35, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
FYI,
A question about the promotion of Template:Did you know nominations/Gook (headgear) has been raised at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Sept 19 DYK on main page. As you are the person who performed the promotion of this nomination, your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. -- Allen3 talk 02:13, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, this edit of yours is being discussed on the DYK talk page. Schwede 66 02:13, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, that's much appreciated - I don't recall us disagreeing elsewhere on WP other than (temporarily and in good faith) at TFAR, as it happens... I suppose the side-effect of increasing slots and reducing reliance on points is that it means that more participation and debate is needed to help the scheduler(s) find where the consensus lies, but as long as it's done in good spirit there shouldn't be a problem. Regards and best wishes, Bencherlite Talk 12:04, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Allen3
talk 14:12, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Regarding this thread, I wasn't trying to get you in trouble. I saw you promote it, but just assumed you'd vetted it for potential problems. (Nobody complaining that "unvetted material has made it to the main page" has actually found any problem with this article - and they won't - but some people seem determined to create drama in everything.) Mogism ( talk) 16:41, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
What do you think of the idea of holding it over to Valentine's Day? I had a think about what dates would be most appropriate; April Fool's is a possibility but I didn't want to make a joke of the whole thing. I think there's a good enough case for running it on Valentine's. Considering the museum's clientele, it should be popular with the ladies at least. :-) Prioryman ( talk) 22:09, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
DYKUpdateBot failed to make the update that was due almost 2 hours ago. I just did it manually. I checked and the picture file for the set is in the category indicating it has been cascade protected. However, does [ this diff] indicate the bot has given up on the queue it should have placed on the Main page at 16:00, rather than that it found that was no longer a problem and moved on to the next Queue? Because if so, then please protect the pic of the Romanian chappie at Commons STAT. Sorry, I really really don't understand computers. Yngvadottir ( talk) 17:46, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
I'd be glad to have a go if you like. I'd prefer to let you finish working first, particularly as the PR suggests there may be a potential copyvio problem with one of the sources. If you let me know when you are done, I'll have a look, although I warn you that better copy-editors are available! Sarastro1 ( talk) 20:44, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
I'm just about done, I think. There are a few points left on the talk page, but anything I've struck is OK now in my opinion. You may want to get Brian or Malleus to have another look now as I'm sure they will see things that I have missed. Let me know if you want me to look again at any point, and I'll probably have another check through in a couple of days to see if there's anything else. Thanks for asking me to look at a very interesting article. I'm actually going to go and get my hands on some Kafka now that I've read this. Sarastro1 ( talk) 21:58, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
PS - I'm getting the distinct impression that you think I'm picking on you or retaliating for something. First, to be clear, I never interacted with you in your former account. Second, I've had Kafka on watch for years. Maybe you don't know this about me, but I write about literature, in particular about modernist literature, so I've been excited to see the page grow. One day I idly looked at a diff as it popped on my watch, saw a sentence sourced to the NYT and thought it looked interesting, pulled the source and read all 11 pages of it. You've just swapped out that source. I was also interested in the information about Knopf because I started Boni & Liveright; maybe you don't know this but in the 1920s only two publishers worked w/ Jewish writers. Being interested I looked at the source thinking I could find something to add to the Boni & Liveright page. That's when I stumbled across the e-book and mirroring situation. I was afraid to say anything; afraid it would be taken the wrong way (we were, after all co-competitors) – which apparently is the case. But the thing is this: I am doing you a favor! And I feel bad about doing that. I shouldn't. I can ignore the slights that have been made against me recently at WP:TFAR and the veiled comments at the Core Contest, but in the long run, keep in mind that I've stepped up to do you a favor before you go to FAC. Enough said. I'm off to take care of my pneumonia. Truthkeeper ( talk) 00:27, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8oNGznL4G9ibXBOc29ZSXpWbG8
Please let me know when you are done. Churn and change ( talk) 00:53, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for that. Is it appropriate for me to support? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:41, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, is there an image license suitable for Wikipedia that allows people to share the image but not modify it? • Jesse V. (talk) 19:20, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Could you check the deleted images of Psychonaught and see what the copyrighted images were that were deleted? One of his images is in an FAC — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 07:16, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
I am sorry but I must decline your request to perform another review on this nomination at this time. Since February, when a special date request I had made for the 100th anniversary of Arizona statehood was bumped to a different date, there has been a persistent pattern of my nominations receiving unfavorable treatment at a disproportionately high rate (my image proposals are consistently rejected and roughly half my hooks with a strong geographical association are scheduled to run in the middle of the night). This has prompted a reevaluation of the amount of time I am willing to spend helping do the grunt work needed to keep the DYK system running smoothly. Nothing personal, but my time has been reallocated to other activities. -- Allen3 talk 22:50, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
thanks again bill polk Abearfellow ( talk) 23:12, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
thanks for everything. i couldn't have done this without you. bill polk Abearfellow ( talk) 23:31, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 4 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Beaverslide, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Beaverslide haystacker (pictured) is named after Beaverhead County, Montana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beaverslide. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:01, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
![]() | On 4 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail (geo disc pictured) still has a survey marker placed by John Wesley Powell in 1872? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brow Monument and Brow Monument Trail. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 08:02, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
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Second Prize - Core Contest |
Congratulations for sharing in second prize in the August 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Your voucher will be on its way soon.... Casliber ( talk · contribs) 15:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC) |
![]() | On 5 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Reiner Stach, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Reiner Stach has written two of three volumes of his massive Franz Kafka biographical trilogy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reiner Stach. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk) 00:05, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Could you please protect File:Giants Grave. - geograph.org.uk - 243538.jpg for DYK? — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 15:49, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
Are you allowed to have more than 1 article for the main page at a time, because I have seen you have.
Tony hasn't done the QPQ yet. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:20, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, you've just put seven hooks into Prep 4, and there should only be six in prep sets currently; in fact, there's discussion to decrease the number of hooks or frequency of sets at the moment. This is the second day in a row you've included seven instead of six in the final set, so I wanted to be sure you were aware of the proper number going forward: it's awkward to have to demote a promoted hook because there's no open slot to move it to. Thanks for keeping this in mind going forward. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:03, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I appreciate your assistance in helping us to properly license and attribute the photo "Pezband Live.jpg" to the Wikipedia page for Pezband. I'd not done this in the past, so your assistance is greatly appreciated by all. Best, Chuck Stack, aka CStack3
Would you be up for reviewing any of the following nominations?
Your assistance would be much appreciated. Prioryman ( talk) 07:53, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
I have only just noticed this (obsessed with my own small preoccupations). Double honour - first CORE, now FA. Warm congrats to you and your conom for a first-class addition to the encyclopedia. Brianboulton ( talk) 23:19, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Beautiful job you, Gerda, and other editors did on Kafka article. I did a bit of insignificant work in its earlier incarnation; its come a very, long way since then.( olive ( talk) 23:49, 15 October 2012 (UTC))
Given that you know more than anyone just why resurrecting the CCI issues of 2010 hits such a raw nerve even two years later—and since you of all people can't be accused of being part of some imagined Raulist-cabal at FAC—would you be willing to try to talk MathewTownsend down from the Reichstag he's spent the last two days climbing? Those involved, for reasons immediately obvious to anyone who was there, don't want to restart this particular war; however, he's repeatedly grabbing the wrong end of the stick and assuming this reticence relates to some kind of elaborate conspiracy. He's throwing increasingly rabid allegations around in a lot of high-profile venues, and seems to be taking every attempt to explain the situation as a pretext to launch a fresh wave of attacks on anyone nearby. (I believe he's the first person I've ever expressly told to get off my talkpage, and even the ultra-meek Moonriddengirl has reached the point of telling him to go away.) He seems to be a good-faith editor who's just too proud to back down; if you think he'd listen to you, could you try to explain that sometimes, when things happen on Wikipedia without explanation or public discussion, there's a good reason for it? – iridescent 21:34, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
I think you should amend your statement there that {sfn} is the way to go in your view. All that's required is consistency, but who knows what the way to go is off this sinking ship. And while I'm here, and in a really smoking bad mood, I wish you'd have a look, carefully, as I've suggested a number of times at the Kafka page and cites that don't match the text. It's a very big problem and will come back to bite you. Consider this a friendly warning. Oh, btw, thanks so much for getting Mathew off my back. Could have dealt with that myself, though. Truthkeeper ( talk) 02:23, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi PumpkinSky, please remove it from prep 2. It is created specially for Halloween. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 05:39, 21 October 2012 (UTC)
Couldn't help but notice the excellent background of the firefox your dog was using.How do you get that? Also, how do you get the old wiki globe back?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:34, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
[7]. I use monobook but it uses the new wiki logo which is not good..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:19, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Could you protect this on Commons? Thanks. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:02, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
I'm sad to see your withdrawal so soon but I certainly understand why. I was beginning to draft my support in a text file. I hope to see community attitude change in 6 months or so. Ryan Vesey 23:36, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Actually it is, an everybody-makes-mistakes issue. You can build a huge issue around a mistake until a narrative has been constructed so convincingly that many who don't know or perhaps don't want to know the real story, believe it. It happens all the time on Wikipedia. Truth can be so boring compared to a good lynching, after all. Fairy tales are good for an entertaining read but mature people don't live by them, do they, and they shouldn't be perpetuated as truth. I just hope Pumpkin Sky will overlook the false narrative perpetuated at a recent RfA and continue on with the real story of who he is as an editor. ( olive ( talk) 03:37, 30 October 2012 (UTC))
I was first intrigued to come here and answer directly the notion of "doing something else". I am always interested in inviting people to help me on some different kinds of editing, mainly involving WP:RECP. Then I gain the additional context, and feel drawn to add my impressions. Townlake, I remember a time when you and I had strong differences, and nearly mutual disregard for kindness or compromise. I would have said "I was clear that we were from opposite camps". Except that one day I realized I had been wrong about you; completely! I also respect PumpkinSky and mostly support his arguments where I have seen them. I don't even know the dialog that happened above, but I do feel that two decent people are misunderstanding each other. Keilana seems to have good advice, so I join in asking the same thing; in hope. Sincerely - 76Strat String da Broke da ( talk) 06:54, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
I found some of the "optional questions" to be be badly written, hostile and somewhat manipulative. Some had attacks / assertions hidden in the them as implied premises. Another had a false implied premise that a certain OK behavior (whether or not it occurred) was wrong. North8000 ( talk) 12:54, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
br'erly treats
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PumpkinSky, I want to thank you for all that you've done for the community so far. Your work with yogo sapphire was amazing, and I most recently I'd like to thank you for your help with my FA nomination of Folding@home. I am elated at its success and I'm very grateful for your help! :D All the best, • Jesse V. (talk) 14:54, 25 October 2012 (UTC) |
On a related note, if you could please give your opinion on the
Folding@home nomination in
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests, I'd sure appreciate it. :) •
Jesse V.
(talk) 23:39, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
Email received. In short response: I am merely one Wikipedian. You were and are responsible for your own choices.
Anyway, GoodBye to you as well. (And per your comments here, unless you have now decided to be one of the 10% (evidence of choices of the past would seem to hinder good faith on believing this), I suppose we'll see you again sometime.)
Enjoy RL as you may. - jc37 23:53, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
Sorry it didn't work out. Hopefully next time you'll regain the bit. SPI and DYK have both missed you quite a bit. Kurtis ( talk) 04:08, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
PumpkinSky, I trust you and want to say why, in facts. This is the longer version of "the past" above, - it hurts me to write because it touches unhappy corners of my past in the project - but probably hurts me less than you. My point of view is limited, please fill in blanks.
I joined the efforts to "free" you, successful after two months. We have created articles together which I enjoy.
I trust you, based on long-term collaboration. Please listen to your friends: be back! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:37, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
I will not add my name to that list. I hate the times you're not editing, but I know and respect you. Over MANY years you have given soooo much time and effort to this project, and I won't dismiss that work with a "see ya" type of comment. I understand the frustration that goes with being a wikipedia editor - I've felt it myself many times. I respect your choice to either edit or not edit on any given day. YES .. I do wish you were active 24/7 .. but - more than the foolishness that is Wikipedia, I wish you "PEACE". So .. be it fixing a typo somewhere, or finding a WW II veteran to write about .. ping me sometime to work on an article buddy. All my best to you and yours. — Ched : ? 00:53, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations! Your work on the Truman biography has helped to make it a Featured Article. Cheers! Binksternet ( talk) 17:13, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:50, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
Hey Pumpkin: I am sorry I missed your leaving. I'm sorry also to hear that you left. Maybe you'll come back: I hope so. It's been a pleasure working with you. Drmies ( talk) 15:51, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
tks
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Happy Festivus! |
Wikipedia without Pumpkin Sky is like Christmas without the trees and trimming. Happy Festivus! Come back on Wiki and I promise to let you beat me in the Feats of Strength !! Best wishes, -- Dianna ( talk) 00:02, 22 December 2012 (UTC) |
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PumpkinSky, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day. Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 07:32, 24 December 2012 (UTC) Spread the joy of Christmas by adding {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/MerryChristmas}} to their talk page with a friendly message. |
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