User talk:Allen3/Archive8
DYK nominationI've expanded Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation further following your comments on T:TDYK, and it now stands at a 5.15x expansion (6546/1271 characters of prose). -- ChrisO (talk) 16:57, 4 August 2010 (UTC) By the way, could you also please have a look at my nomination of Attorney General of Virginia's climate science investigation? It's been languishing since July 29th without any comment. -- ChrisO (talk) 17:12, 4 August 2010 (UTC) DYK for Silver King Mine
— Rlevse • Talk • 18:02, 8 August 2010 (UTC) Fedspeak DYK promotion premature?I don't suppose it matters at this point, but the Fedspeak DYK didn't seem approved by other editors - the nominator used Need a decisionI'd appreciate it if you'd decide what to do here: User_talk:Rlevse#DYK_disapproval_of_Amelia_Gade_Corson. Thanks in advance. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:01, 19 August 2010 (UTC) Re: Thumbnail problemsThanks, you sure know the scoop. I brought it up there but figured leaving it in the DYK entry in case it is fixed. The weird text isn't harming anyone in the mean time and someone might need to see it to help fix the bug.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:09, 19 August 2010 (UTC) Sorry......Were you about to populate P2? I noticed some edit conflicts... Shall I continue? Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 18:21, 20 August 2010 (UTC) DYK nominationsHello. The reason I submit DYK nominations in Piotrus' name is that he is topic-banned from Poland-related articles, except that he may participate at WT:POLAND (per an ArbCom ruling). On a weekly basis Piotrus reviews the new Poland-related articles and posts a list of housekeeping suggestions, including DYK nominations. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 23:37, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Walter Eli Clark
— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 8 September 2010 (UTC) George RoubicekPlease take care when approving hooks for DYK. The George Roubicek article was tagged as uncategorized with a big yellow banner (because it was, in fact, in no article categories) when you approved it for promotion. While this is hardly FA, DYK articles should be "complete" in the sense that they have no empty sections, are not missing critical items, and do not have unresolved tags. - Dravecky (talk) 21:04, 8 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for Wilford Bacon Hoggatt
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 9 September 2010 (UTC) DYK promosTwo preps currently need promoted. One has my hook in it so I'm waving off this one. — Rlevse • Talk • 12:06, 9 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for John Franklin Alexander Strong
— Rlevse • Talk • 18:04, 9 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for George Alexander Parks
TheDYKUpdateBot 12:04, 12 September 2010 (UTC) Denard RobinsonCan you explain your reasoning to me regarding the Denard Robinson DYK credit. Please hit my talk page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:12, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for B. Frank Heintzleman
-- Cirt (talk) 18:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for Mike Stepovich
— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for John Schuyler Crosby
Shubinator (talk) 18:03, 19 September 2010 (UTC) John Perry Robinson DYK reviewHello, thanks for starting the John Perry Robinson review on DYK. I've provided an ALT1. Sorry for not keeping an eye on the length of the original hook. Schwede66 22:06, 22 September 2010 (UTC) DYK replyHi Allen3, I replied to your comment here: [1]. DVD 18:57, 23 September 2010 (UTC) Bach cantatasThanks for approving Bach cantatas on DYK! Would you mind looking at the one in the Special occasions holding also? Sunday is coming soon. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:52, 23 September 2010 (UTC) ITN timer and the botNope, I don't think the bot did anything. I updated T:ITN around 10:02UTC (about 3 hours ago), and reset the time about 1.5 hours later (I updated T:ITN following a WP:ERRORS report). The old timer time is about 6 hours ago. Apologies if I've missed something, and I won't revert again, but I reverted back to my timer time. TFOWR 12:18, 25 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for Thomas Riggs, Jr.
— Rlevse • Talk • 06:03, 28 September 2010 (UTC) DYK for Samuel Thomas Hauser
— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
SorryNot sure how this happened. I think I mis-clicked rollback without realizing. Derild4921☼ 01:00, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Benjamin F. White (Montana politician)
— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 7 October 2010 (UTC) Talkback![]() Message added 13:03, 7 October 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. InputYour thoughts invited here: Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Thoughts_on_DYK_noms.2C_including_the_declining_rate. I see you make the new day section manually right at 00:00. Do you have an internal alarm ;-) — Rlevse • Talk • 17:03, 9 October 2010 (UTC) DYK nom[2]it said "late nomination." What does that mean? The encyclopaedia constantly expands so it would grow at different times?
Alabama v. GeorgiaIt took me four days to find the cites requested. I added them to the article. But, due to the newly-restrictive DYK nominations rule about auto-deleting noms more than eight days old to which discussions "have gone stale," the DYK nom has been deleted. I didn't think that four days was too long to respond, but I guess it was (even though my hook was only eight days old). Now all that work is useless and lost. - Tim1965 (talk) 02:50, 25 October 2010 (UTC) DYK query on List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West EnglandI've responded to your query at my nomination's entry. Basically the Churches Conservation Trust lists the same 3 entries in both Bristol & Somerset.— Rod talk 16:40, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
New editor seeks exemption for DYK eligibilityHi Allen. Another editor has contacted me regarding a DYK nom(Film studies - 15th entry for Oct 28). He is asking on behalf of a student (the articles author) that the rules be waived in terms of date of expansion. This is what he wrote. As a new DYK reviewer, I feel uncomfortable bending the rules. If possible, could you advise? (the article in question needs a fair bit of copyediting, BTW) Thanks, The Interior(Talk) 22:40, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
DYK Prep 1Looks like we're both trying to update it... I'll let you finish. 28bytes (talk) 19:06, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
Charles T. Hayden articleAllen, I just wanted to say you did a "nice job" on the Charles T. Hayden article. I added a couple of fixes to it but they were strictly clerical in nature. It is a well done article that is virtually your entire handiwork. Regards... Steve. Stevenmitchell (talk) 06:25, 10 November 2010 (UTC) Purge (novel) nominationResponded at the dyk nomination, Sadads (talk) 18:45, 19 November 2010 (UTC) Jints BearsI replied here. Sorry for the delay, I've been working on an article for FAC and forgot. AaronY (talk) 11:52, 14 December 2010 (UTC) You are quite right that the term "IPv6 brokenness" is a neologism, and not of itself notable. However, the article IPv6 brokenness is not about the term, but the topic it refers to, which is most definitely notable, as can be seen from the cited coverage in multiple mainstream published sources: of which there's a lot more out there. See WP:NOTABILITY for the exact criteria. If you can think of a better title (and, for good or ill, the term "ipv6 brokenness" is probably the most commonly used in places such as NANOG and RIPE) you're welcome to move the article. I've considered "dual-stack client loss" as an alternative, but it has even fewer hits, sounds vague, and is not so vivid a term. -- The Anome (talk) 23:23, 29 December 2010 (UTC) Problems with upload of File:Commercial graffiti, Berlin.jpgThanks for uploading File:Commercial graffiti, Berlin.jpg. You don't seem to have said where the image came from, who created it, or what the copyright status is. We require this information to verify that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, and because most image licenses require giving credit to the image's creator. To add this information, click on this link, then click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and add the information to the image's description. If you need help, post your question on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. For more information on using images, see the following pages: Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 08:09, 1 January 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia Ambassador Program is looking for new Online AmbassadorsHi! Since you've been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, I wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes. If that sounds like you and you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors during the current term, which started in January and goes through early May. If that's something you want to do, please apply! You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones). I hope to hear from you soon.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 02:05, 1 February 2011 (UTC) BLP, ethnicity, genderWikilawyers have been trying to drive through a wording loophole in WP:BLP, saying ethnicity and gender of WP:EGRS don't apply to living persons, simply because the two words aren't in the policy. (Apparently, they think it should only apply to dead people.) I see that you have participated on this topic at the Village Pump. They also are trying to remove the notability and relevance criteria at WT:EGRS, but that's another fight for another day, I'm simply too busy to watch two fronts at the same time. April Fools Prep 3Thank you for creating the April Fools DYK Queues. I just noticed that in Prep 3 you used the wrong hook for Ice Cream (Mango). The correct hook was ... that ice cream grows in Florida?, and the one you added was unverified. Thank you for the work you are doing to help with April fools!--Found5dollar (talk) 15:22, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
April 1 hookHi, Allen3. this hook is not verified. May I please ask you do not add it to prep area? I added it back to "awaiting verification" for April 1 holding area. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:23, 30 March 2011 (UTC) Queu 1Just a short note: the hook on the Texas beetle has not bold linked article. Perhaps that needs correcting? --Crusio (talk) 16:51, 30 March 2011 (UTC) Vornado Air Circulation DeletionAllen3, You deleted the entry for Vornado Air Circulation Systems some time ago. I am planning on creating a new page for "Vornado Air LLC" and another for "Vornado". I head up the brand marketing efforts for Vornado Air LLC, who owns the consumer products brand "Vornado". The pages will contain information about the company and products including historical info, photography, etc. Please reply if you have any concerns with the creation of this content, as I want to ensure my efforts aren't deleted or viewed as illegitimate. Regards, BCartwright — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bcartwright (talk • contribs) 22:04, 4 April 2011 (UTC) DYK for Iman al-ObeidiAllen3, thanks for moving DYK for Iman al-Obeidi to prep. I just wanted to let you know that Alt1 hook is not only more catchy, but also does the woman's heroism more justice than Alt2, which you chose for the queue. Would you mind replacing the hook in prep with this version: .... that Libyan female lawyer Iman al-Obeidi, who accused Muammar Gaddafi's troops of politically-motivated rape, was named by the Washington Post a "symbol of defiance against Gaddafi"? or it's slightly rewritten version, to get rid of the passive voice: .... that Washington Post named Libyan female lawyer Iman al-Obeidi, who accused Muammar Gaddafi's troops of politically-motivated rape, a "symbol of defiance against Gaddafi"? The reviewer's remark on Alt2 "More neutral and checks out. No issues with this hook." was calling it "more neutral" in comparison it to the original hook, and not to Alt1, which merely took a bit longer to check out. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 15:10, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Exchanging hooks?I'm wondering if you would be willing to move this hook into the current prep area 4? I was hoping to see it approved in time to make it to that queue. The reason I ask is that this article was written by a student in a course working with the ambassador program, and that queue is set for the time of our next class meeting. It would be neat for her to be able to show it to the class. I think it shouldn't be too big of a deal, since it is just a matter of switching the order of two already approved hooks. Maybe one of the two US baseball-themed hooks would be a good one to exchange. If that's okay with you, I'd be very grateful. Let me know if you have any questions. Dominic·t 04:32, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Image issueHi Allen3, I see you've uploaded a new low-res version of File:Alice Manfield - Guide Alice, Mt Buffalo, c1900-30, SLV.jpg, it appears in order to protect it to appear on the mainpage? Unfortunately that has killed the connection from Wikipedia to the high-res version on Commons, Commons:File:Alice Manfield - Guide Alice, Mt Buffalo, c1900-30, SLV.jpg, which was also recently promoted to Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Does this low-res version get deleted once it's been on the mainpage so the link is restored to the high-res version? Also wondering why this is done, as FPs hosted on Commons are not replaced by low-res versions here when being used as WP:POTDs? --jjron (talk) 13:50, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Jesus at Herod's Court DYKI have found a source for the claim and rewritten the hook for the DYK for Jesus at Herod's Court. Just to let you know. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 20:06, 6 April 2011 (UTC) Re: DYK nomination of Polish-Lithuanian (adjective)Thanks, replied there. Hopefully most issues are addressed now. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 17:54, 7 April 2011 (UTC) DYK for James Reavis
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 10 April 2011 (UTC) April 2011
CTV BuildingThanks for shifting my DYK nomination to the 'correct' date. I nominate most of my articles in what is morning in New Zealand, but usually that's still the previous day by UTC time. I should keep an eye on the UTC clock that I have enabled in my user profile. Schwede66 04:46, 14 April 2011 (UTC) DYK for George M. Willing
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC) DYK nomination of Two-mass-skate bicycleI believe that I have finally managed to perform the required review of another editor's submission. Would you please confirm and update your review of Two-mass-skate bicycle? -AndrewDressel (talk) 17:03, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
DYK award
DYK for 3rd Arizona Territorial Legislature
Orlady (talk) 18:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC) DYK for 4th Arizona Territorial Legislature
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 21 April 2011 (UTC) DYK for 6th Arizona Territorial Legislature
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