User:Nvvchar/Archives/ January 2016

DYK for Mining industry of Yemen

On 1 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mining industry of Yemen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2013, there were 819 active mines in Yemen producing stone, gypsum, refined petroleum products, and salt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mining industry of Yemen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Arenda Haasnoot

On 1 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arenda Haasnoot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the pulpit of the synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Arenda Haasnoot said, "This is my calling. Here I am in my place"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arenda Haasnoot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Nvvchar!

Happy New Year!

Nvvchar,
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DYK for Yedigöller National Park

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yedigöller National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Yedigöller National Park (pictured) in Turkey is best known for its seven lakes formed by landslides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yedigöller National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Baekje Historic Areas

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Baekje Historic Areas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baekje Historic Areas, about 4,600 antiquities were discovered in good condition in the Royal Tomb of King Muryeong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baekje Historic Areas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Lopamudra

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lopamudra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the legend of Lopamudra in Mahabharata is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lopamudra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Malé Friday Mosque

On 3 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Malé Friday Mosque, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the minaret adjoining the Malé Friday Mosque has a wide base like a ship's funnel and resembles a wedding cake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malé Friday Mosque. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Corsini

On 3 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria Corsini, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Maria Corsini, Italian writer and Roman Catholic lay person, was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 31 October 2001 along with her husband, Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Corsini. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

A year-long initiative

I was trying to call you for 2-3 days. Let's create a list of articles which we should work in this year. What do you think? I can start start working on creating a page. Let's see if User:Rosiestep can join.
There should not too many articles, we'll add only a few articles (3-4) at a time. --Tito Dutta (talk) 17:54, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

@Titodutta: I would be happy to work on some of them. Year of Science is Wikipedia's 2016 theme. Can we incorporate some science-related redlinks? --Rosiestep (talk) 18:20, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good, if we want to do it on mainspace, we can start WP:Year of Science or WP:2016 Year of Science, I think it was a nomination at the US conference. Was it accepted? --Tito Dutta (talk) 18:44, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

FYI, Wikipedia:Year of Science was created several weeks ago to coordinate efforts in 2016. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:42, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Image parameters

I don't think "NNNpx" has any effect on thumbnailed pictures, but if it does, it's probably not a good effect. In non-thumbnailed, non-frames images, I think it sets either the exact, minimum, or maximum width that a large image will be scaled to. These days, with people using many different computers, tablets, phones, etc., with varying pixel densities, we do not want to force a pixel size on the reader.

Instead of using NNNpx, use upright=SCALINGFACTOR. See Help:Visual file markup/upright for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 23:24, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bawomataluo village

On 4 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bawomataluo village, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end of Bawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest on Nias"? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2016)

King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa.

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DYK for Mãe Menininha do Gantois

On 4 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mãe Menininha do Gantois, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mãe Menininha do Gantois was instrumental in gaining legal recognition of Candomblé and its rituals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mãe Menininha do Gantois. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Jokhang

Hello, Nvvchar. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Jokhang at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with GA and all the best, Miniapolis 23:33, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saimaluu Tash

Hello! Your submission of Saimaluu Tash at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Never mind. The reviewer cleared it up and I promoted it to prep. Yoninah (talk) 00:14, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to a virtual editathon on Women in Music

Women in Music
	10 to 31 January 2016 Please join us in the worldwide virtual edit-a-thon hosted by Women in Red.

--Ipigott (talk) 14:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Maghtas

On 6 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Maghtas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Al-Maghtas (pictured) on the east bank of the Jordan River is considered by Christians as the location for the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Saimaluu Tash

On 6 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saimaluu Tash, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Saimaluu Tash, a petroglyphs site, has black-and-white rock paintings which are a globally important collection of rock art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saimaluu Tash. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Article expansion

Could you help to expand this article? You'll get sources here and here. --Tito Dutta (talk) 06:02, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Could you work in this article? --Tito Dutta (talk) 16:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Urgyen Tsomo

On 7 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Urgyen Tsomo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Khandro Rinpoche (pictured) of the Mindrolling lineage is the present reincarnation of Urgyen Tsomo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Urgyen Tsomo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Re: Scholarship

Please see this page AND if you going to apply write about your works in details. --Tito Dutta (talk) 13:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

Hello! Your submission of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 22:34, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for St Botolph's Church, Quarrington

Thanks for reviewing this. All the best, —Noswall59 (talk) 11:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Noswall59 Please add the img of the church to the hook.Nvvchar. 14:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata

Hello, Nvvchar -- I've pretty much finished copy-editing St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata. It's a nice article, and I enjoyed reading it. I just wanted to mention three things:

1) You'll see that I substituted some words with other words; sometimes, it's because there is a more accurate or colloquial word that I thought was better; other times, it's because I wanted to avoid the same word (like "built") appearing twice in the same sentence. Variety makes for good writing.

Thanks. The changes are very appropriate.

2) In the section St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata#History, in the second paragraph, is the following sentence:

In 1819 by Bishop Middleton had rejected the idea of building the cathedral, but he died in 1822.

There is something wrong with the first part of this sentence: "in 1819 by Bishop Middleton..." I could have changed it to make sense, but I thought perhaps you ought to check the source to be sure what was meant, and see what really occurred. Perhaps one of these would work:

By the end of that year, Bishop Middleton had rejected... ~~[Note that the year, 1819, is mentioned in the previous sentence, so you don't have to repeat the year.]~~ (I was mistaken about this.) Corinne (talk) 03:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Later that year, Bishop Middleton rejected... [Note that you only need past tense here.]

Or something else if the source says something different.

The original text here reads "The idea of a new Cathedral Church (the St. John’s Church was the Cathedral) was suggested even in 1819 by Bishop Middleton but he was laid to rest in 1822 before his vision became a reality." based on this I have made small chnage in the text. Pl see.

I see from this quote from the source that it's "suggested", not "rejected". I'll correct that. Corinne (talk) 03:03, 9 January 2016 (UTC) I decided to join the two sentences about Bishop Middleton. Would you say the sentence as I have written it is accurate? Corinne (talk) 03:07, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

3) In the section St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata#Features, I noticed that you have mentioned Sir Edward Burne-Jones twice. The first time, you say he designed the West Window in 1880. The second time, a few sentences later, you say he designed the windows on the west side of the tower. I don't know if these are different windows, or the same window(s), as in the first sentence. If they are the same, the first sentence can be left out. If they are different windows, then the sentences can remain where they are, but the first one is the one that should have the link. Also, you will have to decide where you want to put the phrase, "a pre-Raphaelite master". I would think it would go with the first mention of the artist, wouldn't you?

The original text reads "the cathedral has a fine alter peiece three gothic stained glass windows, two Florentine frescoes and the great West window by Burn-Jones..." Hence I have retained the sentences but removed the extra link.

Well, that's all. Corinne (talk) 01:19, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Corinne Thanks for the excellent c/e. I have addressed the issues mentioned in my replies above.Nvvchar. 02:56, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

CorinneThanks for the change.Nvvchar. 03:08, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'll repeat the question I asked above in case you didn't see it:

Do you think the sentence about Bishop Middleton as I have written it is accurate? Corinne (talk) 03:10, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

CorinneYes.Nvvchar. 03:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

O.K. Good. Corinne (talk) 03:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles you contributed to have been nominated for Did You Know

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I'm on the fence with this nomination. I'd be ready to pass it if Tumblr was not used as a reference in the article, since a well-cited ALT has been presented. I'll leave it up to you whether it's worth salvaging. If not, it will likely be rejected. Jolly Ω Janner 22:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Monarchies in Africa has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. I've nominated Monarchies in Africa, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:01, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Davina Delor

On 11 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Davina Delor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that choreographer and TV artist Davina Delor (pictured) became a Buddhist nun after meeting the Dalai Lama, and converted her country home in Haims to a monastery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Davina Delor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2016)

Depictions of various deities on the entrance tower of Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of rain; Mariamman.

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Archiving online references

Hi! Archiving of online references is quite easy, though very boring job. You need to following these steps.

Visit http://archive.org/web/
Paste the url of the weblink you wish to archive in the box present there. For example if we wish to archive http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061229/asp/etc/story_7145548.asp, we paste this link there & hit "Browse History" tab.
It will show you the history of archives present of this url. You can click the latest date "September 29, 2015" in our example and this will redirect you to the archived url, i.e. http://web.archive.org/web/20150929174027/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061229/asp/etc/story_7145548.asp.
All you now need to do is fill the reference with these updated parameters of |archive-url= and |archive-date=

I have done this archiving of one ref on Kalpavriksha page. See difference here. The archived link usually shows up quickly. But in case the site isn't archived previously, it might take some time for step 3 to complete. Patience is what we follow then. Happy editing and congrats for new GA of Kalpavriksha. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:23, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Kalpavriksha

The article Kalpavriksha you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Kalpavriksha for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 11:10, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mantrika Upanishad

On 11 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mantrika Upanishad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hindu text Mantrika Upanishad is one of the earliest Yoga Upanishads composed in the 1st millennium BCE? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mantrika Upanishad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Amritabindu Upanishad has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. Amritabindu Upanishad, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 02:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Do you think that we should have an article The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda? --Tito Dutta (talk) 06:50, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Titodutta I don't think it is a suitable subject for an article.--Nvvchar. 07:22, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
There was a history behind it. The first four volumes of the Complete Works were published before 1909. Then Sister Gargi came into the scene and did her lifetime research and rediscovered many lost lectures and writings, and then the Complete works became of 9 volumes. I was thinking if we could jot down all of these in this article. --Tito Dutta (talk) 08:37, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Titodutta Start it and give references. I will do it tomorrow.--Nvvchar. 15:50, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Tejobindu Upanishad has been nominated for Did You Know

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DYK for Hors d'oeuvre

On 15 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hors d'oeuvre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that hors d'oeuvre trays (pictured) served on a table may be referred to as buffet-style, while those held and passed by servers are part of butler-style service or butlered hors d'oeuvres? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hors d'oeuvre. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month

Hi, thank you for participation in Wikipedia Asian Month. Please fill out the survey that we use to collect the mailing address. All personal information will be only used for postcard sending and will be deleted immediately after the postcard is sent. If you have any question, you may contact me at Meta. Hope to see you in 2016 edition of Wikipedia Asian Month.--AddisWang (talk) 14:50, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

AddisWang, Tito Dutta I am happy to mention that out of 55 articles of 32 countries I created on English Wikipedia for the Wikipedia Asian Month/2015 edithon, 46 have appeared on DYK, one more, the last one is due to appear in the next two days. Nine of them have appeared in the lead. Here User:Nvvchar/Wikipedia Asian Month articles November 2015 is my user page on these articles.Nvvchar. 14:31, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Daecheong Dam

On 16 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daecheong Dam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hydrology of the Daecheong Dam, on the Geum River in South Korea, is influenced by seasonal monsoons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daecheong Dam. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

6 Ballygunge Place

6 Ballygunge Place today's article. I'll be working on a few restaurants every now and then --Tito Dutta (talk) 01:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Titodutta If you can get a picture of the facade and of the interior from Calcutta from some friend it will add to the importance of the article.Nvvchar. 06:35, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for expanding the article. I have not got any image, I have added a non-free logo. --Tito Dutta (talk) 11:52, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Titodutta Please double check the year the restaurant was opened 2002 or 2003. Also plese see if there are publicity oriented bias in the text before nominating on dyk.Nvvchar. 15:04, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

TitoduttaI have reconciled the year as 2003 as per the owner's statement. You can now nominate it on DYk with a suitable hook.Nvvchar. 14:18, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Karimabad, Pakistan

On 17 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Karimabad, Pakistan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Baltit Fort (pictured), which also functioned as a palace, was built when the village of Karimabad was under the rulership of the Mir of Hunza? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Karimabad, Pakistan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yoga-kundalini Upanishad

On 17 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yoga-kundalini Upanishad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Yoga-kundalini Upanishad is one of the most important texts on Kundalini yoga? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yoga-kundalini Upanishad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Christ, the Messenger

On 18 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christ, the Messenger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Christ, the Messenger, Swami Vivekananda attempted to analyze the life and messages of Jesus through Vedanta? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christ, the Messenger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2016)

New England clam chowder

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Chowder

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On 20 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Russia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Russia includes about four million reindeer in the tundra region which can endure temperatures down to about −50 °C (−58 °F)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Russia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Detty Kurnia

Hi Nvvchar, I just read your message at id.wiki. But sorry, I don't think I can get the free-licensed photo of Detty Kurnia. Honestly, this is the first time I heard her name, her genre actually is not very popular in Indonesia, doesn't mean to disregard her role as traditional pop music singer, but that means that only some few people who know her and I don't think those people love (or even know how) to take the picture of their idol and upload it to their social media account (I believe this way is easier to get someone's photo by directly ask the uploader of the photo). I just checked google and found only her photos for her album covers that I believe is not free-licensed. I think id.wiki's policy permits us to upload low-resolution album cover but it may be used only for id.wiki. So how is it? If you want to talk to me futher, please write on my id.wiki's user talk page :) . I often don't open my en.wiki's account and maybe it take a long time for me to realize if someone just left a message for me in my en.wiki's account. And sorry that I am not helpful at all. Okkisafire (talk) 13:36, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

I find this blogspot but I think Detty's photo over there was taken from her video clip. I don't really understand the license's regulation outside Indonesia. Can it be used? Okkisafire (talk) 13:57, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Okkisafire Thanks. I don't think it can be uploaded. Thanks for your prompt reply. I have posted the article on DYK without an img.Nvvchar. 14:25, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Well, sorry and welcome :) Okkisafire (talk) 13:13, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Dhyanabindu Upanishad has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. Dhyanabindu Upanishad, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 01:44, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Chowder has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. I've nominated Chowder, an article you significantly contributed to, to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:14, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for collaborating to improve the article, and I look forward to the prospect of further collaboration with you. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:18, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Northamerica1000 It is our fourth article under this project on DYK. Thanks for nominating it.Nvvchar. 07:22, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I am one who enjoys collaboration, which can be difficult to coordinate and to find people interested in performing on Wikipedia. Feel free to keep in touch with me on my talk page with any collaboration suggestions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:24, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Thanks for your contribs to Wikipedia! Bananasoldier (talk) 18:33, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

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Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon starts in 24 hours

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On 24 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jabala Upanishad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nearly 2000-year-old Hindu text Jabala Upanishad discusses what makes Varanasi (pictured) holy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jabala Upanishad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 24 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mining industry of Cyprus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mining industry of Cyprus is synonymous with copper extraction which began around 4,000 BC? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mining industry of Cyprus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Barnstar

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		I was really astounded when I saw your mammoth contributions to Wikipedia! You really deserve this barnstar, perhaps loads of them. Congrats! Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 04:26, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Sainsf.Nvvchar. 13:49, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yoga Yajnavalkya

On 24 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yoga Yajnavalkya, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Yoga Yajnavalkya is one of the texts on Asanas and meditation that dominated the Indian yoga scene before the 12th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yoga Yajnavalkya. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Please award me a Barnstar

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Geographical Indications in India Edit-a-thon

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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2016)

An izakaya drinking establishment in Gotanda, Tokyo

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Izakaya

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DYK for Maitreya Upanishad

On 25 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maitreya Upanishad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the Maitreya Upanishad, Sakayanya expounds the nature of human life, stating that "Artha is Anartha", or "objects of senses are in truth worthless"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maitreya Upanishad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

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List of Geographical Indications in India (en:List of Geographical Indications in India)
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (en:Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999)

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DYK for Shiva Temple, Kera

On 28 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shiva Temple, Kera, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake, the Shiva Temple, Kera was substantially damaged, leaving only the main spire and inner sanctum in a good condition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shiva Temple, Kera. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Please help me with the statistics [1] which seems to be non functional since last few days. Thanks Nvvchar. 04:36, 28 January 2016 (UTC) Nvvchar. 04:36, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

This response has already been posted at the help desk.

This has been an on-again, off-again problem for months. There is nothing anyone here can do as the page view site is external and is maintained by another editor. Luckily, one of the winners in this year's community wishlist is a page view site run and maintained by the WMF. That is in the works. In the meantime, we have to be patient. --Majora (talk) 04:55, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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On 29 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maha Upanishad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a verse from the Hindu text Maha Upanishad which regards the entire world as a family is engraved in the hall of the Parliament of India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maha Upanishad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Chirand

On 29 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chirand, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the archaeological finds reported from Chirand are from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age periods, including a cache of 88 Kushan period coins? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chirand. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Articles you contributed to have been nominated for Did You Know

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have been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 00:22, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Khedda

On 30 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Khedda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Assam, which has the largest elephant population in India, the practice followed to trap them was the khedda system (pictured), also known as Mela Shikar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Khedda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Your review of Template:Did you know nominations/Jonas Åkerlund (politician)

In this case the review system failed Wikipedia, since BabbaQ's nomination blatantly violates the "Articles and hooks that focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals should be avoided" rule of hook content, and indeed, this DYK was later pulled from the mainpage. I loathe the SD party as much as anyone, but that's no excuse - please try better to follow DYK rules the next time you review one. Thank you CapnZapp (talk) 12:58, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Why harrass Nvvchar more than 24 hours later with this kind of comment. Just move on. Thank you.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:51, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Is it that only I am targeted because I am an Indian and do not react easily? Is it not a bias? Any one can make this error of judgement. There are no rules about it.--Nvvchar. 11:15, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Just ignore that comment Nvvchar. Posting a comment about it more than 24 hours after the article had been pulled is baiting, and also the tone of the message indicates that somehow we are "anti-SD" and did this DYK to smear his name. Also the fact that the comment is about a situation were the article was pulled with less than 2 hours left at DYK is also quite telling. Either post a comment straight away or not at all, even less so more than 24 hours later. I am not saying that Capnzapp did this on purpose or with ill will but this time it came out wrong I think. @CapnZapp:.--BabbaQ (talk) 11:49, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

On 31 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the grizzled giant squirrel (pictured), which is highly endangered within Karnataka, India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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