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Your submission at Articles for creation: Peter Olds (engineer) (January 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Modussiccandi was:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
 The comment the reviewer left was:
The sources used do not indicate notability.
Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
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Global user page at Metawiki

Redirects at other wikis do not work crosswiki. I have created a m:global user page at metawiki to cover your needs. — billinghurst sDrewth 02:00, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

@Billinghurst: Thank you! --Aknell4 (talk) 02:12, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Baghdad hospital fire

On 26 April 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Baghdad hospital fire, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page.

Former accounts

Hello, Aknell4,

I deleted the user pages of your former accounts. Would you like these accounts blocked and the subpages also deleted? Liz Read! Talk! 20:33, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

@Liz: That would be helpful. Thank you! --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 21:55, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
@Liz: Hello, Liz,
It seems as though I was autoblocked as I had logged into User:Anuvarshanw and User:SkipTheCat respectively to place the {{db-u1}} template. How long does the autoblock last? Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Aknell4 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Anuvarshanw". The reason given for Anuvarshanw's block is: "Self-requested block after clean start, can be unblocked at editor's request".</nowiki>

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Women in Red

Hi there, Aknell4, and welcome to Women in Red. Sorry for not contacting you until now but we have been experiencing problems with updates to our membership list. In any case, it's good to see you are now interested in creating articles about women in business and have already made a start with Mariette Mulaire. While you seem to be familiar with Wikipedia editing, for your women's biographies you might find it useful to look through our Ten Simple Rules. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 09:27, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:WikiProject Women in hip hop music members

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Birdsong (picture book)

Hello:

As one of the GOCE's coordinators, I took a look at your copy edit of the article Birdsong (picture book) as requested. I think you did an excellent job on the article and you will see I made only superficial changes to help it that little bit more.

Do let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

I think you can now indicate the copy edit is "done" and notify the requestor.

Thanks for your help at the GOCE!

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 14:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

2019–20 snooker season

Hello:

I took a look at this GOCE request you copy edited and overall the article is in good shape.

There are a couple MOS (Manual of Style) issues I'll draw to your attention. Generally numbers between 0 to 9 are written in words. Always fix contractions and write them in full. Make sure the verb tenses are correct. As is often the case with sports articles, this one has a lot of use of the passive voice. WP doesn't seem to have much to say about its use. In general, I think it's better to avoid the passive voice if possible.

In this article, for example: The first of four Home Nations Series events was won by Mark Selby, defeating David Gilbert 9–1 at the English Open. can be rewritten in the active voice as Mark Selby won the first of four Home Nations Series events defeating ... Many thanks for your help at the GOCE. Twofingered Typist (talk) 12:30, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello,
Thank you for the feedback! I will make the changes you outlined here.
I greatly appreciate you coming to my talk page and outlining issues with my work. It helps me improve.
Thanks, Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Photo for WikiProject Women in hip hop music

Hi! Does this look good? versacespaceleave a message! 14:51, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Looks good! Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 15:18, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Grihapravesh (book)

Hello:

Just a quick note to point out that the titles of stories are always in quotation marks. The title of the collection of the stories is in italics. Thanks for your work on this.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:00, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello,
Thank you for your continued feedback! I use your feedback to improve the quality of my copyedits in the future. Thanks for letting me know of my mistake.
Thanks, Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 16:15, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Thanks to both of you. You guys really do great job. --Gazal world (talk) 16:17, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Odd warn

I didn't make any edits, but I was warned for something.

If it wasn't you, then you're probably on a shared IP. Consider making an account to prevent this sort of thing from happening. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 16:58, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Patriots Party (2020)

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Parliament Hill

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Parliament Hill has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

I’ll mention a number of items I came across as I worked through the article.

Any information in the lede also needs to appear in the body of the article. Unless it is a contentious or controversial statement no citations should appear in the lede. They are put with the text in the body of the article. I fixed this.

In the Development into a national heart section this when construction resumed following a commission of inquiry. appears. I checked the citation to see why construction was halted and found that citation #4 is the wrong citation; it makes no mention of this. The correct citation needs to be added and an additional explanation for the stoppage given. (I assume it was because of horrendous cost overruns.)

I’m not sure they are necessary, but I added literal translations of the two Latin phrases in the Selection as a parliamentary precinct section.

In the Fire, rebuilding, and beyond section citation #13 is not only a “dead link” its archived version no longer appears in the Wayback Machine data base. This is extremely unusual but means another citation needs to be tracked down.

I added an explanation and instructions to the Click Map. You might want to change the wording.

So, those are my notes.

Best of luck with the GAN.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:11, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi TfT,
Many thanks for your copyedit. I fixed the issues you pointed out here. Thanks for your help!
Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 16:24, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Parliament Hill

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Parliament Hill you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Reidgreg -- Reidgreg (talk) 13:40, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

May drive bling

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Aknell4 for copy edits totaling over 8,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE May 2021 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 00:23, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Parliament Hill

The article Parliament Hill you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Parliament Hill for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Reidgreg -- Reidgreg (talk) 12:01, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

I'm working on a DYK nomination for the article. The main thing is to pick some hooks (interesting or surprising facts) from the article. Here are a couple:
  • ... that Canada's Parliament Hill was the largest construction project undertaken in North America at that time?
  • ... that Parliament Hill was originally designed for the Province of Canada and became inadequate for the bureaucracy of the Dominion of Canada, which was founded during its construction?
  • ... that Parliament Hill is undergoing an extensive renovation and rehabilitation project while continuing to serve as the seat of Canada's government?
I'll see what else I can come up with. Please suggest anything you like here. If you haven't done one before, I can take care of the DYK nom since there's a time issue. We can do any preliminary discussion here, to keep the DYK nom page clean for the reviewer. Oh, we could also nominate a free picture to accompany the hook, but it has to look good at a small size. – Reidgreg (talk) 12:55, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
Hi Reidgreg,
I was originally thinking that the DYK could be about Parliament Hill originally being meant for a military base. Something like:
  • ... that Parliament Hill had been planned to be the site of a military base, named Barrack Hill?
    • (a) ... that the site of Parliament Hill was previously called Barrack Hill and had been intended for development as a major military base?
or alternatives to that tune. The 2 hooks you suggested look great, and I'd be happy with either one.
Thanks, Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 12:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
I'll put yours as the first hook in the nom. What's in the article is: the builders of the Rideau Canal used the hill as a location for a military base,[3] naming it Barrack Hill. A large fortress was planned for the site following the War of 1812 and the Upper Canada rebellion, but the threat of an American invasion subsided, and the project was scrapped.[3] I take "Barrack Hill" to be the name of the hill, not of the barracks. I've tried a rephrase above. Also, I seem to remember from one of the design sketches for the fortress had it labeled Citadel Hill, but we'd have to add that to the article to use it for DYK.
My hooks are a bit wordy (they usually like them shorter) but trimming is easier than building. Let me know what you think of my rephrase, and I'll double check Commons for any other free images. From what's in the article, I'm thinking File:Parliament Hill_from_a_Hot_Air_Balloon, Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada, Y2K_(7173715788).jpg might be best. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:00, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
The rephrase looks better and is more accurate. The image is also good. Is there a way to specifically ask for the DYK to publish on Canada Day? Thanks for your help in all of this. --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 14:13, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I've taken care of it. Though it looks like a Canada Day set is probably a no-go (see archived discussion here), we may instead end up with Canada-related hooks running in every set that week. The nomination is at Template:Did you know nominations/Parliament Hill. Please bookmark watchlist that and wait for a reviewer. If/when the review is approved, we can put it in the July 1 request slot. – Reidgreg (talk) 14:28, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
Got it. I've bookmarked the page. Thanks for your help! --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 14:39, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

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GOCE June 2021 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter

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DYK for Parliament Hill

On 2 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parliament Hill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the site of Parliament Hill (pictured) was previously called Barrack Hill and had been intended for development as a major military base? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parliament Hill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Parliament Hill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Precious

Parliament Hill

Thank you for quality articles such as Parliament Hill, for helping the Guild of Copy Editors such as for Birdsong (picture book), for bringing 2021 Baghdad hospital fire in the news, for "Thank you for your continued feedback!" - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2624 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:48, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much! --Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 21:52, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Congrats! FYI, Parliament Hill received 11,518 pageviews while its DYK was on the Main Page, and I've listed it on the July leaderboard at WP:DYKSTATS. Here are combined pageview statistics for this year's Canada Day DYKs (totalling a little over 60k). Great work on the GA! – Reidgreg (talk) 10:15, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Jamieson Wellness (July 16)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Sionk was:
This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.
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Police Memorial article

I just expanded Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial. I'd set aside some info I found about it while working on Parliament Hill and almost forgot about it. I'd like to run it for DYK on Sept 25, which is the national memorial day.

If you have time, could you give it a look over? I'm not sure about the placement of the pictures, just kindof threw it all together and there's not a lot of time for the DYK. Gonna work on the nom now, if you think of a good hook please add it to the nom. It'll be at Template:Did you know nominations/Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial when that turns blue. Thanks! – Reidgreg (talk) 21:31, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi Reidgreg,
I just took a look at the article, and it satisfies all the DYK criteria and is a very well-written article. The images look good and I don't think there's a need to reposition them; they seem to line up with where the prose mentions it. The only exception to this is the sunset image, although I think it looks good in the article and doesn't need to be moved.
I would say that the article is ready for DYK, and I will be thinking of hooks that could be added to the nom. Many thanks for your help on the Parliament Hill article, and I wish you the best of luck on getting the DYK on the 25th.
--Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 21:56, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
Thanks! I put that picture there because a sunset is somewhat funerary and I thought the pretty image balanced the grimmer material there. I've posted the nomination with two hooks that I feel are somewhat hooky. Also included that picture. Feel free to improve. Given the timeframe, I'm going to beg for a reviewer on one of the talk pages. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ – Reidgreg (talk) 23:05, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

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