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Incomplete DYK nomination

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Speedy deletion nomination of Michael Tuts

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DYK for Thomas Reardon

On 3 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Reardon, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Thomas Reardon was for a time Microsoft's entire Internet Explorer development team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Reardon. 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, 3 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More Info Wanted on Tom Reardon

Hi, I would be interested to know more about what he is up to. Does he publish on blogs, forums, etc? Do you know where his PhD is going and when he is expected to defend it? Does he has plans on what he will do afterwards? Please just answer here if you want to avoid making the article longer. 84.14.175.12 (talk) 17:36, 3 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for your interest in the article! I don't know Mr Reardon personally but you can probably learn more about his research by reading about his lab (which is linked in the references) and searching for publications in his name on Google Scholar or a similar engine. If you find anything of note (with a source), feel free to add it to the article! I have no objection to the article being expanded or edited by other users. Astro interest (talk) 04:03, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks, I will keep looking. 84.14.175.12 (talk) 07:58, 4 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Michael Tuts

On 5 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Michael Tuts, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that particle physicist and Columbia professor Michael Tuts is often mistaken for horror author Stephen King? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Tuts. 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, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians

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Did you know

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DYK nomination of Article

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Sorry - yes I think all seems fine to me now. Am a bit new at this task I hope I have done it OK and best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 23:04, 9 February 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Request

Hello Astro, I saw from your user page that you're at Columbia. I'm looking for someone there to take a free photograph of Emma Sulkowicz carrying her mattress on campus, for use in the article about her (assuming she is okay with having it taken, which she usually is according to interviews). If you'd rather not, for whatever reason, please ignore this request. But if you're willing and able, it would be very helpful if you would release it under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, and upload it to Commons or Flickr (and ping me, please) or email it to me. All the best, Sarah (SV) ^(talk) 02:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I would be willing to do this; however, I personally have never seen her carrying her mattress on campus, and as a grad student in applied physics do not frequent quite the same regions of campus as an undergraduate visual arts major! Still, I'll keep an eye out. Astro interest (talk) 15:06, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Astro, that would be great. I'll try to find out when she's likely to be at a particular place. I don't have an email address for her, but I can email someone who I know is in touch with her. I'll get back to you if and when I know more, and thanks again. Sarah (SV) ^(talk) 19:01, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Charles Hailey

On 13 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Hailey, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Charles Hailey developed the glass slumping technique on which the optics of the NuSTAR telescope are based? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Hailey. 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.

Thank you fro me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mu-Tao Wang

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Deborah Mowshowitz

On 16 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Deborah Mowshowitz, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Columbia University professor Deborah Mowshowitz teaches introductory biology by having students solve famous historical problems? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deborah Mowshowitz. 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) 12:22, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians

On 17 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians established its Chern Prize nine years before the International Mathematical Union established its? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians. 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.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:02, 17 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Robert Birgeneau

Hello Astro interest,

I found you on WP:Biographies and thought I'd contact you since you're interested in physics. I'm working with a conflict of interest editor, Amy Hamaoui (Director of Public Relations at UC Berkeley), teaching her basic encyclopedic writing style, and guiding her through Wikipedia conflict of interest guidelines. She has information she'd like to have added by a neutral editor to the article on former Chancellor Robert Birgeneau regarding his physics career prior to becoming Chancellor (being a COI editor, she does not plan on editing mainspace). Would you potentially be available to look over her sandbox, suggest changes, and incorporate new information into the article? If not, do you know any other neutral editors with an interest in physics biographies who might be available to do so? Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions!

- Eekiv 04:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Yes, this sounds find, let me know what you need me to do. Astro interest (talk) 22:23, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Astro interest! The work Amy did is in her sandbox, under "ADD CONTENT". Would you mind reviewing this section for bias or anything else that would need to be changed in order for it to meet encyclopedic guidelines? You could make suggestions to her sandbox or talk page...whatever makes sense to you. If it looks good, could you copy her work into the Robert Birgeneau article itself? As an extra layer of transparency, you may want to leave an edit summary about how you are a neutral editor who reviewed the work and copied it from her sandbox. Let me know if you have any questions, and thank you again for helping out! - Eekiv 01:49, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Charles Zukowski

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Speedy Deletion and WP:BITE

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Hi. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I do try to evaluate new articles holistically though, taking into consideration if there is a chance that it could be improved and waiting in case there is (or trying to improve it myself!). In some cases however I'm not sure there's much of a difference tagging it immediately or waiting 10 minutes. Was there a particular example you thought was uncivil? astro (talk) 02:59, 15 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Surya Semesta Internusa

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Stereoisomerism

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It's a puppet-drawer. No need to rationalize the content any further:) DMacks (talk) 03:06, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Though it baffles me why someone would sock to insert correct information (with a random reference to something in HK?) to an article... astro (talk) 10:32, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The information is even already in the article. Their goal is to over-emphasize the fact that HK the test wants you to know (slanting article to make that the primary topic term, etc.). DMacks (talk) 14:13, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

NPP

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Oops, should have been more careful there! Thanks - I'll definitely keep that in mind. astro (talk) 18:16, 25 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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