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Number 473 (346 create/expand - 127 nominations)
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On June 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gerta Keller, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 474 (347 create/expand - 127 nominations)
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On June 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedro Espada, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 475 (347 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2009 New York State Senate Leadership Crisis, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Discussion of objectives here. Peter Damian (talk) 20:06, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 476 (348 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alan Berkman, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
stop reverting my edit. i rephrased it to make it come from a neutral point of view. Also, I live in this town and you dont so I know whats going on here more than you do. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.75.47.98 (talk) 13:05, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- You must add a reliable and verifiable source (from book, newspaper or magazine) to support your claim. The fact that you live there does not make you a reliable source per Wikipedia standards and will be removed. Alansohn (talk) 13:07, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
why dont you remove this line from the article as well?; as it is unsourced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.75.47.98 (talk) 13:34, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
i do not think they will scrutinize content about widespread weed smoking. but revert if you must. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.75.47.98 (talk) 13:44, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. It's been a while. I've never encountered this on Wikipedia before, but I found a category (and henceforth its subcategories) that I would like to request for deletion. The parent category is Category:African American sportspeople and then all of its subcategories too. My reasons for this are basically similar in nature to the few who have already discussed it on the talk page. Do you share these views? If so, could you request these categories for deletion? I'm not sure of that process. Thanks. -Jrcla2 01:54, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
No worries, thanks for your understanding. 62.72.110.11 (talk) 13:38, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
- Your (the IP's) edit was unconstructive. Not everything backed by sources is indeed true. The Caprivi conflict is over, and there is no independent state there. --Pgallert (talk) 14:01, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Just a quick hi to say that I'm delighted you're watching the Wildwoods article, as well. Although I'm a Montrealer, most of my family lives in Jersey. Growing up, it was like a second home to me. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:23, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Frank J. Low 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! Art LaPella (talk) 05:58, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey, I don't know of any other way to get a hold of you. You edited out some comments I made on arcamax's entry. Now, I realize that they may have perhaps been a bit harsh. However, if you google the words spam and arcamax, you will see that the company does indeed deceive people into "subscribing" to their "newsletter". Seriously, I receive about four unsolicited emails a day from them. And I haven't been able to block them or even contact someone who would remove me from their "mailings". If you do not inform the public of their "business" practices, I will be forced to change the entry again. This time with ample citations. Contact me at shumich@lycoming.edu to let me know what you think about this "nonconstructive" company that harasses folk like myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shumich (talk • contribs)
- On Wikipedia, our job is to provide material backed by reliable and verifiable sources. I don't doubt that Arcamax Publishing may well be sending spam to you, but this edit, where it is described as "Arcamax spam is worse than a bad case of the crabs." is pure opinion. If you can that as a quote from a newspaper or magazine it needs to be reliably sourced, but without that the edit was vandalism and was reverted. Alansohn (talk) 13:12, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 477 (349 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Houghtaling, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 478 (350 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 24, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James F. Calvert, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks Alansohn, for reverting vandalism to my talk page. Cheers, JNW (talk) 13:39, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 479 (351 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 24, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Philip D. Curtin, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Awadewit 14:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for helping revert vandalism on Rushden Community College, your efforts are very much appreciated! ReformatMe (talk) 21:59, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
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| A million thanks for creating this page. I had thought about doing it when I saw that there was no entry, but hadn't been able to master creating new pages. Great execution, Alansohn! Keep up the good Wikipedia work. The Ink Daddy! (talk) 03:21, 25 June 2009 (UTC) |
I have reviewed Manhattan for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since you are a main contributor of the article (determined based on this tool), I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 19:38, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
- This is an article that is almost impossible to maintain at the highest standards, given constant changes. The issues raised are all largely cosmetic, and I will do my best to address them as soon as possible. Alansohn (talk) 21:23, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
- Sounds good, if you need assistance or need an extension, let me know. I'll check on the page in a week. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:39, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 480 (352 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Hanrahan, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Wizardman 20:35, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
It was obvious from the discussion here that you (who I don't recall interacting with before) and this Otto guy (and I don't know him either) have some history together. Being a bit curious I delved through some old CfD stuff and boy was I richly rewarded. In particular the whole business with Category:LGBT-related_television_episodes was milk-out-of-my-nose funny. I haven't laughed so hard in weeks. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Haukur (talk) 00:48, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks?!? I was dragged into the world of CfD after a category I had been involved with was proposed for deletion. One day I hope to inject a rather small does of consistency in the way rules are applied. Thanks for your note and for the small dose of enjoyment that you may have inadvertently received. Alansohn (talk) 01:02, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for reverting the vandalism to my talk page. Also, your hard work on Wikipedia is greatly appreciated by many editors.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 05:44, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you once more.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 20:25, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 481 (353 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 26, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernest May (historian), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Wizardman 14:35, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you very much for creating Ernest May (historian). As a historian by training who works in foreign policy, I have been greatly influenced by May's work and have long wished to get around to creating an Ernest May article. Thank you for finally doing it. --Xtreambar (talk) 15:51, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
- I am deeply touched by your kind words. As a rather unprofessional (or is it nonprofessional) historian, I keep an eye on the obituary pages and the Deaths in 2009 article to see if there are holes for people who should have articles. While I was only vaguely familiar with May's works before his death, the ample material about May and his rather interesting background led me to create the article. Please update and expand, as I am sure is necessary. Your note was very much appreciated. Alansohn (talk) 16:00, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Just demonstrating to a coworker how efficient the antigraffiti squad is. Plus.. that poltician really is what it said :P 12.52.96.200 (talk) 20:30, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Very nice work you did to the article Kate Claxton. The reference you gave: Notable American Women I have seen before and is more desirable than mine which is from the print version. Therefore, I intend to remove my version but the question I have is should we include the person, Pat M. Ryan, credited at the end of the article for the contribution? Further, do you know if this circumstance is addressed by Wikipedia anywhere? Thanks again. Daytrivia (talk) 19:57, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- I did notice that the title of the source was the same, but the presence of a different author led me to question if we might well be dealing with two different editions of the same book. I don't know if there is a policy to address this situation, and what should be done regarding Ryan. Alansohn (talk) 20:04, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
I will delete the characters section (...I will leave the names up) unless anyone can tell me EXACTLY where this information is coming from. (especially Ragna the Bloodege's). This is not a threat or vandelism, it is to further Wikipedia's honesty. It is your own fault if taken as a threat.Zekami (talk) 17:29, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
- I know nothing about the characters, but I do know that there are problems with multiple edits in succession removeing content from articles. Please discuss at the article's talk page and make sure to use an edit summary in all of your edits, being extremely careful to do so when you are removing content. Alansohn (talk) 22:51, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Do you have Huggle? How do you get it running? Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 20:06, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- I use Huggle all the time. 9.1 had a bug with the standard feed that is fixed in 9.2 Download the new version and the problems should disappear. Alansohn (talk) 20:11, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
This is the first time I've done it. Wait, second time. The first time it ended with me hitting myself with a trout because I could find anyone to help me. But now I do, so I can put the trout up. Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 20:17, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- It always pays to keep a trout available nearby for self-flagellation purposes. Let me know if I can help with this or anything else. Alansohn (talk) 20:24, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Wait, It's still not working. I'm not sure if I was clear, and I appologise if I wasn't clear. This is the first time I've gotten this far in starting it. How do you get it started? Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 20:39, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Ah, let me get my words straight. How do you log on? I am sorry for the disruption.Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 21:07, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- Once you download the application, double click on it to start it up and bring up the log in screen, where you type in your Wikipedia ID and password. Alansohn (talk) 21:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Where do you click? Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 21:19, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- Whenever I download a new version, it always puts an icon on my desktop. Alansohn (talk) 21:24, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
Huh, it didn't on mine. Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 21:31, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- Search to see where Huggle placed the files it downloaded. I'll be out for the next few hours, but let me know how it goes. Alansohn (talk) 21:33, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
It says it can't be run in DOS mode. What should I do?Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 21:47, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
- DOS mode!? No wonder you're having problems... What OS do you have? Until It Sleeps Wake me 02:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
I don't know, but if it helps, I'm working on a Macbook. Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 14:41, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
- Check on the WP:HUGGLE pages for Mac compatability. Wikipedia:Huggle/Wine lays out the details for how to run on non-Windows systems. Alansohn (talk) 18:45, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
- I believe that the DOS thing is a message hardcoded into Windows executables in the assumption that any OS other than Windows must be DOS. It worked all right throughout all of the 90s. In case that helps. -- Soap Talk/Contributions 21:08, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
- I had the same thought that the .exe assumed that any non-Windows environment must be DOS, regardless of what it really was. The Huggle info on non-Windows systems should help here. Alansohn (talk) 21:12, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Thank you! Of all the things to do at Wikipedia, writing new articles is what I enjoy most, and I truly appreciate the personal touch in your message. Best, –BLACK FALCON (TALK) 19:37, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
- If an article is kept based on my vote at AfD, we have only maintained the status quo. If I delete vandalism, I have made Wikipedia less bad. If I create an article, certainly one that is DYK-eligible, I have made Wikipedia a far better encyclopedia. I've been shooting for an average of one DYK article per day, and nothing makes me happier than to be able to expand or create a new article to fill in a hole that existed in Wikipedia. You're most welcome for the personal touch, and I sincerely hope that you will keep up the excellent articles you've been creating so far. Alansohn (talk) 20:22, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
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Number 482 (354 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wayne L. Horvitz, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 483 (355 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (USA), which you created or substantially expanded. 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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| For your work on articles of recently deceased people, I offer you this barnstar as a matter of thanks. Chris (talk) 12:55, 30 June 2009 (UTC) |
- Thanks for the recognition from a fellow DYKer. I sometimes feel like an ambulance chaser of some kind, or perhaps a hearse chaser, but I do check the obituary pages and recent deaths and see if there is information available to create an interesting article. An obituary usually provides an excellent overview of the individual's life that serves as a springboard to locate additional material to create decent articles. Thanks for the recognition and for all of your contributions! Alansohn (talk) 15:03, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Number 484 (356 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frank Dasso, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 485 (357 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On June 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wenatchee Chiefs, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
- Lovely (as the Britis would say.) You think of the best hooks. I am grateful.Historicist (talk) 01:11, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
Number 486 (358 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On July 1, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frank J. Low, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Number 487 (359 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On July 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Callaway (journalist), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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. |
Just wondering whether you are planning to nominate this one for a DYK - I am sure that there are several possible hooks. – ukexpat (talk) 19:29, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
I recently made changes to two articles. Ritchie Neville and Emily Scott. The insertion of text from IP address 114.73.156.242 on 28th June 2009 is not the absolute facts. There is a court case regarding this issue pending and until such time this content needs to be removed as it is liable. Please contact me about this issue. I have never edited a wiki profile before so I apologise for not getting it right the first time, I didn't understand how it works. This information however, is not correct and because of the sensitivity of the issue it needs to be removed immediately. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.186.241 (talk) 23:33, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
Number 488 (360 create/expand - 128 nominations)
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On July 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Karine Ruby, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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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