User talk:Bruxton/Archives/2023/December

Issue with source tool

Wanted to let you know that the tool you used on Frederick E. Olmsted today is not working correctly. It is "rescuing" and adding archive details to citations are are active, including those from Google Books. Clearly, this is not a tool that can be used without a review of the changes it makes. There is no need for a Wayback version of a Google Book and it is not even capturing the correct page with the archived version. These are worthless updates. Rublamb (talk) 02:32, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

@Rublamb: Thank you for the message. Bruxton (talk) 14:13, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Thirsty Beaver

On 4 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thirsty Beaver, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Washington Post described a North Carolina dive bar (pictured) as "a middle finger to the development surrounding it"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thirsty Beaver. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thirsty Beaver), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

©Geni (talk) 00:01, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 36,875 views (1,536.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2023)

A Mountfield church in East Sussex Hello, Bruxton. The article for improvement of the week is: East Sussex Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sports science • Human-centered design Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 December 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

DYK for Lincoln Fitzgerald

On 6 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lincoln Fitzgerald, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lincoln Fitzgerald. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lincoln Fitzgerald), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

11,107 views 462.8 per hour

Herb Dell

You might have missed the ping after you closed the Herb Dell DYK - see the comment I left. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:03, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Thank you, will change it in the prep. I guess my tired eyes misread the number! Bruxton (talk) 17:07, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

A WP:DYK holiday award for you?

		The DYK holiday award goes to?
		Thank you for allowing me to work with you in this section of the project. I want to wish you happy holidays! Lightburst (talk) 18:59, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Fitzgerald Hoard

On 16 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fitzgerald Hoard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fitzgerald Hoard included sealed treasury bags of silver dollars, casino chips, and other casino related merchandise? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fitzgerald Hoard. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fitzgerald Hoard), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

8,744 views 364.3 per hour

Concern regarding Draft:List of hoards in the United States

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2024!

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Season's Greetings

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Nativity scene on the Pulpit in the Pisa Baptistery by Nicola Pisano is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 02:59, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

@Johnbod: Love it! Thank you! Bruxton (talk) 03:22, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Hello Bruxton: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, —Ganesha811 (talk) 06:51, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

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Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas, Bruxton/Archives/2023! Wishing you Season's Greetings and a Happy Winter Solstice! As the year comes to a close, I want to express my appreciation for your dedicated efforts on Wikipedia and extend heartfelt thanks for your assistance throughout the years. May the holiday season bring you and your loved ones abundant joy, good health, and prosperity.

RV (talk) 06:23, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Rape of Lucrezia hook

Probably best to put that comment on Wikipedia talk:Did you know if the nomination page is already closed. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 07:28, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: Thank you for the message. I did not feel strongly about it. I am sure it will get looked at in the prep set and a queue promotor will see the comment when they do their checks. I often put the comment in the nomination prior to promotion so others can see my thought process. I hope you have a happy holiday season and a happy new year. Bruxton (talk) 14:54, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

FYI

You may be aware that I normally look towards the oldest hooks in the approved pile to fill prep sets; I am involved with the two currently oldest nominations (the Global Engagement Center and the New Zealand MPs), so you or someone else will need to promote them. Many thanks, ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:58, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29: Thanks for the message. I will check that out this afternoon. I promoted your Khan article, and skipped the image because it had previously run - It looks like you spent considerable effort on the article. You added 58,699 of the 107,478 bytes. If you have time please check out Muppet Theory for promotion - Valereee and I looked it over. Bruxton (talk) 17:05, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Two years!

Thank you for all your extra DYK work! Happy New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:07, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

		DYK promoter of the month
		For making the highest number of promotions in the month of December 2023 (129 promotions, or 47% of the total output), I hereby present you with this DYK promoter's cap! Prep building is hard work, no question about it, and this cap symbolizes the dedication, friendliness, and obviously supreme judgement of the promoter :P Thank you for all your work at DYK!

Bruxton (talk) 04:26, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive

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