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October 2014

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ANI

Hi Innotata, the nomination of your articles is obviously designed to be pointy. I've asked for uninvolved administrators to consider them collectively at ANI in this thread. St★lwart¹¹¹ 07:59, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Animal anatomy project

I'm concerned by your abrupt exit from the discussion on the animal anatomy project. Was something said there that offended you? --Epipelagic (talk) 07:19, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, no. I don't care whether it's a project or a task force or whatever. —innotata 14:13, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Move for Joseph F Ware Jr

Hello Innotata,

I noticed that in September you moved Joseph F Ware Jr page to Joseph F. Ware, Jr.

Your punctuation is correct, but the move does not allow a link to work with Gmail. When sending the link to someone, gmail's system is leaving the period off at the end of the the link, and as a result, Wikipedia then says the page does not exist.

I originally put up the page without the punctuation for a reason, and unless systems are changing that require the changes, it needs to be unpunctuated so that gmail references/hyperlinks work.

ALSO

Is there a way to email you or someone here without making a public post of it? Thank you.

Almhath — Preceding unsigned comment added by Almhath (talk • contribs) 15:49, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There shouldn't be any problem with linking the page in Gmail. If pasting the link in doesn't work, you can also use the article's old title, which redirects to the current title. —innotata 16:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Plural disambiguation pages.

Thanks for your input in these move discussions. If you are interested, User:RussBot/Plural dab pages/001 contains a long list of disambiguation pages that should potentially be moved to make way for redirects to the singular primary topic. Please feel free to propose WP:PLURALPT moves for any of those (but please note on that project page if you do). Cheers! bd2412 T 20:18, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Closes for plurals

As a non-admin closer, you should consider reverting your close at Talk:Blades (disambiguation). It was not unopposed, and you have subsequently shown that you have strong opinions on the interpretation of WP:PLURALPT, by commenting in several similar RMs. There's certainly no reason why you can't participate in the discussions, but it does show that you have an opinion, which goes against Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Closing_instructions#Non-admin_closure, which says: "Non-administrators are reminded that closing a discussion calls for an impartial assessment of consensus or lack of consensus ... Any editor wishing to express an opinion on the requested move should join the discussion, not close it." Thanks for your consideration. Dohn joe (talk) 23:46, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't have any opinion on this case at the time and still don't, and since I started commenting on different cases of disambiguations for plurals, I've only moved uncontroversial (unopposed) cases. My closure probably was reasonable, since it was based on the consensus and more policy-related arguments. Bring this up at WP:MR if you really disagree. (Anyway, as a non-admin, I can't revert my edits.) —innotata 23:52, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Cornelis Hazevoet

Hello! Your submission of Cornelis Hazevoet 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) 20:47, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Theora mesopotamica

On 23 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Theora mesopotamica, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Theora mesopotamica was once given the name Abra cadabra, because a scientist believed it "had been dead for a long time, and could be described as a cadaver"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Theora mesopotamica. 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.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:58, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing Farris article

Thanks for reviewing the article on John Lauchlan Farris. Just wondered if you had any comments on it? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:26, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not really, reviewing it just meant I marked it as not having any major issues, which needs to be done with all articles relatively new users create. I mean, it could be expanded further and use better sources if possible, etc., but that's true of most Wikipedia articles ;) —innotata 05:13, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Dear Innotata,

As a new contributor, I want to thank you for being so friendly and welcoming. I had heard a lot about how contentious Wikipedia edits (and editors can be) so I appreciate your contribution to changing that reputation. It matters. I will read the intro section you recommended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stone Lantern Two (talk • contribs) 00:42, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Stone Lantern Two: Well, there definitely is plenty of contention ;) but actually there's a lot more collaboration, at least from what I've seen. You're welcome, and hope you enjoy contributing! —innotata 02:10, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Cornelis Hazevoet

On 25 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cornelis Hazevoet, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after pioneering free jazz in the Netherlands during the 1960s, Cornelis Hazevoet gave up music to study zoology in 1980? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cornelis Hazevoet. 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 25 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Momoko Kuroda

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Fort Nikolaevskaia

DYK nomination of Fort Nikolaevskaia

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Momoko Kuroda

Hello, Innotata. I apologize for not responding immediately to your (and Yoninah's) comments/edits to my Momoko Kuroda post. I am still learning how to use the Wikipedia contribution system. I can add a link to another item that cites Momoko's bio, but I am afraid that there is very little written about her in English. Most of the citations are in Japanese. Still, I will see what I can do. Is it okay to cite a Japanese language article or book in an English language page?

Also, (until I figure out how to respond to Yoninah's edit regarding the link), the characters in Momoko's name is not momo=peach, but momo=apricot. It is an unusual Chinese character for Momoko, usually pronounced "anzu" but "momo" is a variant pronunciation. Anyway, the distinction is important so when I figure out how to edit a wiki text, I will try to add that comment next to Momoko's name.

Stone Lantern Two (talk) 23:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Stone Lantern Two: Yes, those edits definitely helped, and the editor who was reviewing also helped by citing some sources and formatting and expanding the article. It's definitely OK to cite Japanese (or any non-English) sources! We do that all the time; as long as it's a good source, language is not an issue. If you've got any information that's only in Japanese sources that you were wanting to add, you really should add it to the article. —innotata 00:09, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Innotata: Okay, I will do that. Thank you.Stone Lantern Two (talk) 00:32, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Luxembourg and the United Nations

On 28 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luxembourg and the United Nations, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Luxembourg's role at the United Nations began when it was the smallest founding member state in 1945? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luxembourg and the United Nations. 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.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 12:02, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Page moves

Hi, I'm not saying that you should revert your move of Vijay Kumar Singh to V. K. Singh but I think you ought to be made aware of the fact that Indian names can often end up being disambiguated many times over and that the chances of that happening increase if initials are used rather than full names. You may already know this and, yes, redirects can be done in either direction, but past discussions at the India project have, IIRC, tended to favour using full names despite COMMONNAME, which might well be considered a policy that enshrines an element of systemic bias. It's a while since and I'm not in a position to do the searches right now but if you are likely to consider moving other similarly-formatted Indian articles then it might be something to bear in mind.

Singh is a particularly obvious example because every single male Sikh bears the name; more generally, the caste system and its naming conventions tends to cause a multitude among a population of 1.2 billion, more so than say the number of Smiths. You could be unintentionally opening a real can of worms, although it looks as if that has not (yet) happened in the case of V.K.S.

My apologies if you know all of this: it is intended merely as a "heads-up". - Sitush (talk) 13:08, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm quite aware. I'm just pretty sure V. K. Singh is appropriate per WP:COMMONNAME. He's also extremely likely to be the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for this name as a highly prominent general and now a foreign minister, so if disambiguation is needed moving the page back is an option, but creating a "V. K. Singh (disambiguation)" page is as well. —innotata 14:18, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Olympic marmot

Hi. I don't personally see Olympic marmot as being of FAC standard. I find it quite depressing looking at it and finding faults, and I guess you don't like it being criticised either. Looking at the article's history, I see it was worked on as part of a class project and it seems to me it contains many small inaccuracies, mis-statements, awkwardly-stated sentences etc, and lacks the polish I would expect in a FAC candidate nominated by a single author who has been improving it him or herself. I don't usually play much part at FAC but when I submit an article it seems only proper that I should review one or more others. Olympic Marmot seemed an obvious choice as it's an interesting subject and we had Rodent at FAC at the time. If I had looked at the article more carefully in advance I would not have chosen to review it because I prefer encouraging and supporting nominations and other editors to discouraging and opposing. And by the way, I have looked no further than the Ecology section at the moment and am not particularly keen to continue reviewing the rest of the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're right that I underestimated the problems with the article, but I'm not sure just yet that it isn't close to FA status. There was not so much incorrect information pointed out in your comments, as content that could be edited to be clearer, the section on pelage for example needed to be reordered more than anything else. —innotata 16:42, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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November 2014

DYK for Fort Nikolaevskaia

On 2 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort Nikolaevskaia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Fort Nikolaevskaia was the first European settlement on the Alaskan mainland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Nikolaevskaia. 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga#RfC

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DYK for Momoko Kuroda

On 2 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Momoko Kuroda, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Momoko Kuroda is known for her "haiku pilgrimages", some of which spanned decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Momoko Kuroda. 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) 12:03, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sikkim Scouts

On 3 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sikkim Scouts, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that India is raising the Sikkim Scouts to defend its 222 km (138 mi) border with China in Sikkim? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sikkim Scouts. 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) 12:04, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you need a ride to November 2014 edit-a-thon, I'd be happy to provide one

Hi, Innotata, I wasn't sure why your indication of interest in the November edit-a-thon noted that Maplewood doesn't work for you, but if that is strictly a question of transportation, feel free to let me know (I have email enabled on my Wikipedia account), and I would be happy to give you a ride if that helps. We haven't set a date or a place yet for the event, so I'm actually not entirely sure the event will fit my schedule, but if it does, I'd be glad to make it possible for you to join us, after seeing you at several previous local Wikipedia meet-ups. Email via my user page is the best channel for discussing what's feasible once the date and place of the edit-a-thon is locked in. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 18:37, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! Yes, I'll email you if that might be helpful. —innotata 19:43, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for William Gill (sea captain)

On 7 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Gill (sea captain), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that William Gill charted the first entrance to the port of Liverpool that could be navigated in all tides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Gill (sea captain). 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Roosevelt Protected Landscape

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DYK for Maude Delap

On 14 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maude Delap, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Maude Delap was the first person to breed jellyfish in captivity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maude Delap. 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cumhurbaşkanlığı Sarayı

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Washington, D.C. Attorney General election, 2014

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:27, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Robespierre Monument (Moscow)

On 25 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robespierre Monument (Moscow), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the concrete Robespierre Monument collapsed four days after its erection in Moscow in 1918? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robespierre Monument (Moscow). 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) 00:22, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Francis Arthur Freeth

On 25 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francis Arthur Freeth, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Francis Arthur Freeth developed ways of purifying TNT during World War I, and came out of retirement to do secret research for British special forces in World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Arthur Freeth. 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) 13:08, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ping! - Harrison B. Tordoff

Hi Innotata. I have raised a minor query at Template:Did you know nominations/Harrison B. Tordoff. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 23:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bambolinetta

On 26 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bambolinetta, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bambolinetta was probably the only duck species to propel itself underwater with its wings, like a penguin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bambolinetta. 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) 12:38, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape

On 29 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that when the Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape was established in 1934, its boundaries were referenced to an alibanbang tree that was 35 cm (14 in) in diameter at the time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape. 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) 01:13, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

December 2014

DYK for Harrison B. Tordoff

On 2 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harrison B. Tordoff, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Harrison B. Tordoff (pictured) said he was passionate about restoring the peregrine falcon because his experience as a fighter pilot "was as close as a human could get to being a peregrine"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harrison B. Tordoff. 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) 06:14, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I took the liberty of adding this article to DYKstats. Take a look.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:08, 3 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, that's my biggest hit other than Irene Morales. Nice to get so much attention for a figure from my college. —innotata 23:17, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for National Association of Black and White Men Together

On 6 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article National Association of Black and White Men Together, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the National Association of Black and White Men Together is an organization for LGBT people in the U.S. who are interested in multiracial relationships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/National Association of Black and White Men Together. 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.

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The Signpost: 03 December 2014

Op-ed: Who edits health-related content on Wikipedia and why?

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Featured content: ABCD: Any Body Can Dance!

Traffic report: Turkey and a movie

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Nominations for the Military history Wikiproject's Historian and Newcomer of the Year Awards are now open!

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DYK for Efter badet (Stockholm)

On 9 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Efter badet (Stockholm), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a local politician proposed removing a sculpture in Stockholm called After the Bath because one of the people it depicts is Mao Zedong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Efter badet (Stockholm). 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.

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The Signpost: 10 December 2014

Op-ed: It's GLAM up North!

In the media: Wikipedia is "a rancorous, sexist, elitist, stupidly bureaucratic mess"

Traffic report: Dead Black Men and Science Fiction

Featured content: Honour him, love and obey? Good idea with military leaders.

Voting for the Military historian and Military newcomer of the year now open!

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The Signpost: 17 December 2014

Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee election results

Featured content: Tripping hither, tripping thither, Nobody knows why or whither; We must dance and we must sing, Round about our fairy ring!

In the media: Wikipedia's year in review video; Checking in with Wikipedia's founders

Traffic report: A December Lull

The Bugle: Issue CV, December 2014

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The Signpost: 24 December 2014

From the editor: Looking for new editors-in-chief

In the media: Wales on GamerGate

Featured content: Still quoting Iolanthe, apparently.

WikiProject report: Microsoft does The Signpost

Traffic report: North Korea is not pleased

Don't forget to add {{subst:ncd}}

Do not forget to add {{subst:ncd}}, as you did when you copied File:1st Bn, 2nd Marines on patrol Afghanistan 2014.jpg to Commons. --Stefan2 (talk) 19:23, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Same with File:60mm Patmor.jpg, File:639 Diamond Head.jpg, File:78ViewofUtuadoSmaller.jpg and many other images. --Stefan2 (talk) 19:41, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 December 2014

News and notes: The next big step for Wikidata—forming a hub for researchers

In the media: Study tour controversy; class tackles the gender gap

Traffic report: Surfin' the Yuletide

Op-ed: My issues with the Wiki Education Foundation

Featured content: A bit fruity

Recent research: Wikipedia in higher education; gender-driven talk page conflicts; disease forecasting

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