User talk:Schwede66/Archive 46

National Memorials (New_Zealand)#International National Memorials

Thanks for reminding me to copy the VRT ticket from the original to File:Pascal Maynard in The Mythic Store (cropped).jpg, you were quite right, I've reviewed enough licenses and even gotten enough VRT permissions that oversight was a bit embarrassing. As a token gratitude, I added a few pics and other descriptions to National Memorials (New_Zealand)#International National Memorials, which was rather empty before. Hope you like. None are images I took or found myself, they were all already in Commons. Unfortunately, France and South Korea don't have Freedom of Panorama, and I couldn't find any free pics of the Majorca cemetery, so couldn't get the others. Thanks again. --GRuban (talk) 18:51, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for resolving this. I was genuinely surprised but see that it was a simple oversight. Thanks for your good work on the National Memorials article, GRuban – that’s much appreciated. Schwede 66 19:11, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:STUBSPACING

FYI Cat-a-lot removes the spacing automatically. I don't know of a way to override it, unfortunately. Mason (talk) 01:25, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I did not know that, Smasongarrison. I've used Cat-a-lot a lot on Commons, but never on WP. Has anyone suggested to the developers to look into this so that the tool does not run counter to the manual of style? Schwede 66 01:35, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure anyone has, but it sounds like a good idea. Mason (talk) 01:37, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for arbitration declined

The request for arbitration in which you were named as a party has been declined by the Arbitration Committee. Arbitrators generally expressed the view that this incident on its own did not yet require arbitration and could have likely been resolved at AN/I. For the Arbitration Committee, SilverLocust 💬 16:45, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up, SilverLocust. I appreciate the work you Arbcoms do. Please pass on my regards. Schwede 66 17:32, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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NZ Notice board

Wikipedia:New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board#NZ Government Department Articles: please can you deal with the recent comments as you see fit, I need to refrain from participating any further at this point and take a break for a while, or perhaps I need a thicker skin.—Jon (talk) 04:12, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nah. I haven't seen a positive talk page contribution from that editor in months. An old man yelling at cloud is best ignored, Jonathanischoice. Schwede 66 04:22, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I just hatted the discussion (before seeing this page).-Gadfium (talk) 04:24, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question; citation tool for dyk prospect

Hi. I'm nearly done with what I think would be a very interesting article for a DYK, but the citation tool has been down for days. Any suggestions? The draft is Draft:Adam Maraana. Some time pressure, as he competes this month in the Olympics. Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C0D:29BD:F02A:DC84 (talk) 00:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to hear from you. There's an outstanding item for you at Template:Did you know nominations/Shachar Sagiv that you may have forgotten about.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by citation tool. I have a link to "Expand citations" (add the page name to the URL for the page you want to run this tool) in my toolbar and I've run it just now and it does appear to work. It's done most of them. I suspect you use the visual editor. I don't, hence I can't offer any advice in relation to that. I'm old-school and use the "Source editor". Within that, there is a citation interface and it gives you templates where you fill in the fields that you've got, resulting in formatted citations. Help:Referencing for beginners#RefToolbar has a cool video that explains how you use it. It's quite straightforward once you've got your head around it.

Given that you are using quite a few sources that are non-English, it would be cool if you could use additional parameters when you do not use a Latin-based script for the title of the source. It's explained under Template:Cite web#Title. The language code to use for Hebrew is 'he'. Schwede 66 01:43, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, as always. 1. Sorry I was tardy but I did the required second qpq earlier today. 2. As to the tool, the one that I had in mind – unlike the one you just suggested (citation bot-I had tried it but it does not do much of the work the other tool does), provides a fulsome result. It is on the draft page. Under editor resources — Advanced: Fix bare URLs. When clicked, now it unfortunately just yields this – https://refill.toolforge.org/result.php?page=Draft:Adam_Maraana&defaults=y --2603:7000:2101:AA00:497:A7D2:438:36D5 (talk) 03:18, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. Maybe try what I suggested. It's more work, but getting translations done is a manual job anyway. Schwede 66 03:25, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It took a lot of time compared to the other tool! Which I think you will like when it is running again. But it's done. Thanks for your help. Hopefully it gets promoted soon, so the DYK (I'll give you suggested language) can run timely. I think it will be good one. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C0D:29BD:F02A:DC84 (talk) 06:11, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See FYI. Schwede 66 06:21, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. Thanks so much. BTW, this is the short DYK I had in mind:

"... Adam Maraana, an Arab-Israeli, will compete in swimming for Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics?"

2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C0D:29BD:F02A:DC84 (talk) 07:12, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. That doesn't sound interesting enough. See Wikipedia:DYKINT. I don't think you'd get that across the line. Schwede 66 09:09, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maraana says that in this dark time he can succeed as a goodwill "mini-ambassador". There's a hook in that! Schwede 66 09:11, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Let me give it a think. I thought the reason it would be so interesting is because it's not well known these days that Arab Israelis can participate for Israel in this manner. More pointed would be that the Israeli Arab Olympian chose to serve in the Navy, but perhaps that is less cheerful, or that he cried when the Israeli anthem played and sang it proudly. Which might be hooky because it might be surprising. But open of course to your thoughts as the expert! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C0D:29BD:F02A:DC84 (talk) 14:23, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yes. Maybe you are right and that does have an element of surprise. Schwede 66 16:49, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happily, the article is now live. I'm as always happy to do a qpq. I do still believe that either the original suggestion, or one longer that includes that element, would be best. If longer, perhaps including that he cried when the Israeli national anthem played. We would not have to give the reason he cried – it's hooky, and the reader could be prompted to go to the article to find out why. (Also, btw, your call as to whether the best date is the date of competitions for the Olympians, or the date prior ...) Your thoughts? 2603:7000:2101:AA00:E9A0:8637:BE9D:BB0E (talk) 12:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now nominated at Template:Did you know nominations/Adam Maraana. Add ALT hooks to the nomination if you feel like it. Schwede 66 06:00, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. Thanks so much, as always. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:59D5:2C36:68B1:8CC7 (talk) 12:31, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question. I know I suggested the language you used. But I'm thinking about what you said, and how to emphasize the interesting part of this. Perhaps it would help if we were to add "who is" before "an Arab-Israeli"? Focusing the reader more on that aspect of the hook? Your thoughts?--2603:7000:2101:AA00:C039:9FFC:332E:C66 (talk) 13:16, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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That'll sort itself soon when the draft gets moved into mainspace, taking over the redirect. Schwede 66 06:29, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Diana Hill (scientist)

On 12 July 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Diana Hill (scientist), which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 03:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request to review edits

Kia ora

Could you please review my edits on talk page of Colony of New Zealand? Dhantegge (talk) 06:18, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'd rather not get involved. Too busy with the Olympics at DYK. I shall only say that Wikipedia:No personal attacks is well worth a read. Schwede 66 09:09, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Marlborough District river stubs

A tag has been placed on Category:Marlborough District river stubs indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:42, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That would be fab if someone managed to destub all rivers for a New Zealand district! Schwede 66 05:10, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another ..

If you would be so kind, here is another DYK suggestion. Happy for you to take credit for posting, and I will do the qpq.

... New York Mets executive Jay Horwitz did not reveal that he had a glass eye until he was in his 70s?
Source: "Having one glass eye is something he never revealed until now" in 2020 article, and "Horwitz was born ... in 1945"

or

ALT1:

... Jay Horwitz’s mother didn’t raise a schmuck?
Source: “I didn’t raise a schmuck,” she told her son. “Take the 93.” The share was a big payoff for Jay Horwitz

2603:7000:2101:AA00:600D:F560:E6CE:8BA4 (talk) 04:58, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done – find it at Template:Did you know nominations/Jay Horwitz Schwede 66 05:09, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Super fast! Thanks. Regards. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:600D:F560:E6CE:8BA4 (talk) 05:12, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yet another

If ok with you, here is another DYK suggestion. Same as before, would be please for you to take credit for posting, and I will do the qpq.

... PGA Tour golfer Max Greyserman's mother competed in a golf tournament 13 years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?
Source: "His mom, Elaine, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 15 years ago, competed in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst No. 6 two years ago in the neurological impairment division."

2603:7000:2101:AA00:A91E:FA5D:EAB2:D6B0 (talk) 08:30, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've done so at Template:Did you know nominations/Max Greyserman, but you will be told that DYK hooks need to be about the article's subject, and not somebody else. Put your thinking cap on for another hook! Schwede 66 08:41, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That's extraordinarily helpful (and I did not know). I've done so .. appreciated. (btw, is there anything I can do to help the two time sensitive DYKs attract review?). Best. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:A91E:FA5D:EAB2:D6B0 (talk) 09:06, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure there's anything we can do other than post at Wikipedia talk:Did you know, which I've already done. Schwede 66 09:32, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tokyo Swindlers

Hello Schwede66, Going forward, do I have to assess my created articles and tag it with relevant stub tag like Template:Tv-prog-stub, Template:Film-stub. Using the user scripts Rater and StubSorter. Let me know about it. Thanks for your consideration C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 04:35, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

C1K98V, I suggest you put the stub tags on as appropriate, and the project banners on the talk page. I wouldn't use Rater for class assessment as it rates most stubs as start class; I don't know why it does that. I've never used Rater myself, hence I don't know whether you can suppress the class assessment. If you know that it's a stub (and tag it accordingly on the article page), it shouldn't show as start class on the talk page. Either do the class assessment manually, or omit it – whatever you are more comfortable with.

That all said, I never check as part of an autopatrolled assessment whether editors do this. It's nowhere near as important than getting MOS issues and referencing right. Schwede 66 05:29, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. Thanks, stay safe. C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 09:45, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ITN: 2024 Tour de France

Hi Schwede66. Further to your ITN comment to me about the prose section in the 2024 Tour de France article, I (with input from others) have now expanded it provide an overview of the race. Hopefully, this is now in a better state. Best wishes. Paul W (talk) 09:42, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well done. I see it’s been marked as ready. I hope someone will pick it up soon. Schwede 66 14:40, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Last minute Olympic DYK hook for 2 August?

I've expanded an article about mixed relays in athletics and nominated a DYK hook about the Olympic qualification. The Olympic mixed relays are scheduled for 2 and 3 August 2024 [1], so I was hoping this could still be in time, but I'm not sure how I should go about this, so I wanted to bring the nomination to your attention. – Editør (talk) 11:36, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s a tad late in the process with the prep sets for those days full already. But you could post at Wikipedia talk:Did you know and hope that someone expedites it review. Good luck, Editør. Schwede 66 14:38, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you're right it's late. Thank you for your suggestion. – Editør (talk) 16:03, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see you posted that request on the Olympics WP group. It needs to go to Wikipedia talk:Did you know, Editør. Schwede 66 00:54, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've posted messages on three WikiProject talk pages and also added the article to Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Olympic hooks table, I was afraid that posting another message on that talk page would be too much. – Editør (talk) 02:12, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see. Yes, adding it to the table is good. I just fear that because the table gets edited so much, most editors frequenting that page will skip table edits. Schwede 66 03:31, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I decided to ask an editor who still needed a QPQ for an open DYKN to consider reviewing it and the editor did, so it worked out in the end. – Editør (talk) 07:12, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one! Schwede 66 10:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Olympic DYK

Another Olympic DYK (a new article), if you would be so kind, and I will perform the qpq; happy for you to have positing credit.

... that Israeli archer Mikaella Moshe competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics after less than two years in the sport? Source: "Moshe has made terrific progress given she only began shooting less than two years ago"
- ALT1: ... that Israeli Olympic archer Mikaella Moshe was formerly an elite gymnast? Source: "After 15 years as an elite gymnast, she has developed very quickly"

2603:7000:2101:AA00:CCCE:B295:190E:56BA (talk) 03:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Schwede 66 04:35, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!2603:7000:2101:AA00:45CF:48FA:4F1F:A7EF (talk) 17:37, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Olympics – DYK?

Thank you for your effort to get the games to the DYK section! – Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gerda. It’s been quite an exercise! Schwede 66 10:55, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It looked like heavy lifting even from a distance. My exercise are rather the recent deaths articles, and three women at the same time yesterday was a sad record. One of them is the topic of my story today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 July 30b had a baritone, a violinist, a composer and a Bach cantata, – almost too much, and the composer's article, Wolfgang Rihm, improved much over the last days, could still grow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Paris Olympics" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Paris Olympics has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 27 § Paris Olympics until a consensus is reached. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 03:16, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inasmuch as the Olympics are still of interest

Here's another DYK. Expansion. If you would be so kind; same approach as always.

... that American Olympic rugby player Sarah Levy is the great-granddaughter of a Springbok? Source: "Her paternal great-grandfather was South African Springbok rugby star Louis Babrow"

Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:FDAE:F2BA:C97D:3A0A (talk) 05:02, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done – you can find the nomination page here. Schwede 66 09:17, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great. Thanks. (I'm slowing down. I think). --2603:7000:2101:AA00:54B:36AA:A773:7A69 (talk) 06:25, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please take a look at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Sarah Levy (rugby union) and do some copy-editing to address close paraphrasing? Schwede 66 04:20, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shall do tomorrow. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:29, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Was mostly names, but addressed any other issues, per this guidance. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:38, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK proposal

if you like it ... per usual ..

... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms? Source: "... set up a makeshift practice range in the family’s apartment, allowing Ada to shoot from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms."Source: "At home, I shoot my air pistol because it actually doesn’t require a lot of equipment and is pretty quiet ... I have space going from my kitchen to my dining room that is basically reserved for me for a couple hours."

2603:7000:2101:AA00:C88D:848F:5F9A:6FA0 (talk) 23:54, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've just read the article. Fabulous hook, I have to say. I'll get onto it. Schwede 66 00:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done at Template:Did you know nominations/Ada Korkhin. Schwede 66 11:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Prisoner swap

FWIW (and maybe for the sake of discussion), here's my talk page summary. – Sca (talk) 20:07, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you run your own news ticker. How interesting, Sca. Schwede 66 00:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another Olympian DYK proposal

if you like it ... a usual ..

... that when not rock climbing, American Olympian Jesse Grupper develops exoskeletons? Source: "He ... worked in Harvard's Biodesign Lab, developing exoskeletons for stroke victims, and he is currently still a research fellow in the lab"

2603:7000:2101:AA00:C90F:5F27:BE03:9B87 (talk) 06:27, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated at Template:Did you know nominations/Jesse Grupper. Schwede 66 08:56, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could you please go back to this and look at close paraphrasing, as this report has too many similarities? Schwede 66 08:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Done. Was mostly names, but addressed any other issues, per this guidance. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:39, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK proposal

If you like it. I don't need any credit for it – that should I expect go to the editor who wrote most of it (if he does not write one first – time as usual is tight on this one).

... that the parents of American Olympian Minna Stess built a concrete skatepark in their backyard for their children?

Source: "So their parents ... decided to concrete the yard, turning it into a place for skating.... and now the backyard skatepark is the only place 14-year-old Minna can train for the Tokyo Games" 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 06:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. I'll get onto it shortly.

Have you seen the note about Sarah Levy above? Schwede 66 07:47, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I had not. Thanks. I'll seek to address. The overall detector indicates copyvio "Violation Unlikely; 11.5% similarity", and much of the overlap is words that are not copyvio (names, places, the like), but I will see what I can do. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update. Frustratingly, after my initial effort, the detector – still indicating Violation Unlikely – upped similarity to the 13% range. Checking the top matching source, the vast majority of indicated "matches" are with names, places, and the like .. but I will give this a shot tomorrow again when my head has cleared. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 09:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't pay any attention to the percentage and the "unlikely" statement. It always pays to look at the passages that the tool highlights. Schwede 66 09:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that head's up. I've addressed it that way as well now, though there was little to do. As before, but even moreso, the vast majority of what appears in highlights consists of names. Which are not the sort of thing that rises to the level of copyvio. (As reflected here: "Copyright law does not protect names, titles, or short phrases or expressions...To be protected by copyright, a work must contain a certain minimum amount of authorship ... Names, titles, and other short phrases do not meet these requirements.") --2603:7000:2101:AA00:34AF:AC34:37AD:2505 (talk) 20:25, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DetroitFan7, it's been suggested that I nominate your Minna Stess article at DYK and set up the nomination so that you get a credit. Is that ok by you? Before I go ahead, though, there is one sentence part from one of the sources that has found its way into the article (your original version of it) that would have to be rewritten to be clear of close paraphrasing: Stess attends Petaluma’s Valley Oaks Independent Studies High School, which allows her to study virtually while traveling. Let me know. Schwede 66 08:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Schwede66:, that's OK by me. DetroitFan7 (talk) 09:10, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated at Template:Did you know nominations/Minna Stess. Schwede 66 09:57, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal

Per usual.

... that at 193 cm (6 feet 4 inches) tall, Australian Olympic water polo player Sienna Green is the tallest person in her family?

Source: "at 6–4, she is the tallest person in her family"

5x expanded. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:5DFC:4931:AA8F:8FB5 (talk) 06:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, no trouble. I won’t make it a special occasion hook, though – I announced half a day ago that I’m done with hook shuffling. Is that alright? Schwede 66 07:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of course. Thanks. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:5DFC:4931:AA8F:8FB5 (talk) 07:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actioned: Template:Did you know nominations/Sienna Green Schwede 66 11:09, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly worth pooling the remaining Olympic hooks to run during the Paralympics?--Laun chba ller 11:17, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't make sense to me. Closest in time seems most sensible for hooks where the subject attracts the most public interest on a date certain. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:5598:8E79:93B0:13BC (talk) 21:05, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Launchballer, maybe. But I won't be running the show. There have been way too many DYK regulars moaning at me about the Olympics. I have a high resilience level but it's got to be fun, and that's been taken away. Schwede 66 22:12, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Signatures

Hi. Regarding Special:Diff/1238859794 and Special:Diff/1238859401, I haven't followed the full history here, but I'm not overjoyed with having you sign things on my behalf. @Theleekycauldron RoySmith (talk) 12:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies, @RoySmith. I didn't know that you don't necessarily follow discussions where you get pinged (and I had wondered why you did not respond, even though I had asked for a response). I shall revert. Schwede 66 22:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, I'm not sure which discussion you're referring to. RoySmith (talk) 22:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the other week, you put your foot down stating that you do not want hooks being signed by you when you didn't check them, @RoySmith. So when there was a need the other day to do a major hook reshuffle, with your hooks going into Leeky's set and Leeky's hooks going into yours, I documented in detail what I had done, and how to ensure that Leeky's hooks don't show in your queue with her signature (which will happen in 40 minutes' time). But it seems I just cannot please you, hence I shall give up trying to do so. Schwede 66 23:21, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, now I remember that discussion. There's been so many, it's hard to keep track, and it's not obvious to me that you were saying, "I'm going to put your signature on somebody's talk page". I don't think it's fair to interpret my not following every thing that's been mentioned in every discussion and then being surprised to find my signature on something I didn't expect as being impossible to please.

Taking a step back, I'm all for running a bunch of olympic-related material, but it seems to have taken over and pushed our normal processes to the breaking point. You mentioned in that thread that "However, RoySmith had in the meantime promoted Prep2 to Q2". Yes, I did, because I was told it was ready to go. Except it turned out you felt it needed a major reshuffle after fact. If we're doing major reshuffles after things hit the queue, something's gone off the rails. RoySmith (talk) 23:48, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Suggested DYK

Here's another DYK. Expansion. Zero time pressure (he's already competed). If you would be so kind; same approach as always.

... that Australian Olympic judoka Josh Katz competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics six months after completely rupturing an ACL?

Source: "In January this year I sustained a near Olympic campaign-ending injury, fully rupturing the ACL in my right knee" and "Competitions .. 27. Jul 2024 ... Olympic Games Paris 2024"

Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:D997:A770:F85:5F4D (talk) 00:02, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I have done a bit of page moving and this athlete is now at Josh Katz; you might want to fix incoming links (not essential, though). What is essential is to provide a reference for his date of birth. Nomination form is at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh Katz. When you provide the QPQ, it's best to also leave a comment so that the reviewer doesn't just look at my comment (as happened the other day). Schwede 66 00:37, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! As always. I've addressed all that you suggested. Best. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:D997:A770:F85:5F4D (talk) 05:28, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Paris Olympics" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Paris Olympics has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 11 § Paris Olympics until a consensus is reached. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 23:57, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of List of electoral firsts in New Zealand for deletion

Re threat of deletion Hugo999 (talk) 08:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of tallest buildings in Christchurch

Hello. This is list of tallest buildings in Christchurch so category 2011 Christchurch earthquake is completely unrelated. Eurohunter (talk) 15:27, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe read the article to find out why it’s related? Schwede 66 15:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An obscure cricketer...

Hello. A very long time ago (2016) you did a little work on R. Sands. I've been working through the List of Auckland representative cricketers bringing it up to date and it's usually the sort of article that we'd redirect to the list these days – the lack of biographical information more than anything. Would you object to me doing that? I'd copy across (with attribution of course) the refs that you'd added and work the content out in a note – which I've already done for other players on the same list where we only have an initial rather than a name. I'll watch here for a week. Thanks. Blue Square Thing (talk) 20:24, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking in, Blue Square Thing. No trouble with what you propose. Schwede 66 21:08, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Waipareira block

I've put more effort into writing about it now. Would this be acceptable? There's a book source which will presumably be more in depth with more information that I can try and obtain. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that’s a lot better. Add some categories and it’ll be acceptable for main space. Schwede 66 09:08, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moved it now. Honestly don't even know what I was thinking at first. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:25, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Slip ups happen. Don't forget to add categories, @Traumnovelle. Schwede 66 19:27, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find nor think of an appropriate category beyond 1853 in New Zealand. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:32, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Hobsonville Church what would you say to this article? I've pretty much just relied on the Heritage NZ source because it's so thorough and complete. I haven't yet tracked down any print sources that cover it but presumably the Heritage report already covered whatever might be contained in them. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:05, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I somehow missed your comment, Traumnovelle. Very nice article. It’s a good idea to have a look on Wikidata whether an entry exists for a topic and link to the new article if that’s the case; I’ve done this for you. Schwede 66 16:10, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea how to do that. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:29, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s reasonably straightforward, @Traumnovelle. On Wikidata, search for the entry. When you find it, go to the header "Wikipedia" and click the pencil to edit it. Define the language as "en" and enter the article title. Click the tick mark to save your edit. Done. Schwede 66 19:39, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quentin Mcfarlane

Hi there, Thanks so much for your comments on the Macfarlane page. Rather embarrassingly I went back and looked at all the ChCh Press citations and see what you mean about them needing urls to be of much use. Anyway I have done that so they all have them now! Thanks also for making my talk page look like it is the work of a grown adult. Cheers, Manymanydogs (talk) 05:16, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

All good, Manymanydogs. I’ll take another look at the article. And if others want to follow the comment, this refers to the user page (not the talk page). Schwede 66 16:23, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Copyright help

Howdy, I'm starting to work on an article for the Draft:PGC building (it surprised me when I noticed that it was right beside the Edmonds Band Rotunda, which I had just written an article on) and came across a good source by the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. Because it contains so much information about the building, I've obviously got to be careful with paraphrasing and copyright as I'll be using quite a bit of it. Since you're quite active on Commons and you once answered a question I had, I figured that you may be able to help with the following question:

Do you know if the source is copyrighted? According to this page, Under section 27 of the Copyright Act 1994, no copyright exists in reports of Royal Commissions. Is that source a report? The answer might be obvious but I'm just looking to be sure. Thanks. ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:31, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, interesting case. The Royal Commission reports are indeed free of copyright. That means that you don't even have to worry about close paraphrasing; you can simply copy and paste the text at will. I suggest the following:

Settle on a referencing system that can deal with using a source numerous times, but referencing different pages of that source. That could, for example, be shortened footnotes. This article uses Template:Sfn extensively. There are other referencing systems that do the same thing.
Part of the setup is to have two headings for your references, e.g. "Notes" where the page references go and "References" where the book or report citations are stored.
Those sources that have an open license or no license (as in this case) get marked as such in the second part, e.g. under "References"

I suggest you settle on a referencing system and set this up with two headings. I'm happy to look up how it's best done to mark a source as "no copyright". That should do the trick.

Nice to see that you are embarking on that article, Panamitsu. On the day of the February earthquake, I walked home on Colombo Street. I should have noticed that the PGG building had collapsed but I didn't! Schwede 66 08:19, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help. What an interesting note about walking home. I always enjoy hearing about what people did that day.

I've been a bit confused with page numbers here because that source I shared is a 20 page Word document which is just the PGC building section in the report. I assume (I haven't looked into it) that the proper report is several thousand pages long, so the more correct thing to do may be to use page numbers for the entire report rather than this PGC building section. I guess it doesn't matter too much so I'll just use the Word document pages.

I've marked the source with Template:Source-attribution I'm not sure if it is in the public domain or has some other licence. I've also created three headings: notes (I added a list of the dead), citations and references. ―Panamitsu (talk) 09:05, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say WP:NOTMEMORIAL would apply. With regards to page numbers, I'd go for the PDF files of the report; that way, you get proper page numbers. And I do have a complete set of the Royal Commission reports on my bookshelf. Schwede 66 09:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And with regards to what I did that day: Our company was in the Link Centre Building in Hereford Street. The Boxing Day earthquake had created a diagonal crack in our internal concrete wall that a structural engineer assessed as inconsequential. When the shaking stopped, I inspected the crack and it didn't look any different. I thus decided that the building was sound and we convened a staff meeting, planning what we'd do next as a company. That was done after 30 minutes, and we all went home. In Cathedral Square, I stepped over the spire of the Cathedral – that felt rather weird. I took a very poor-quality photo of the spire. Many parts of Colombo Street north of the Square were a mess, with facades lying in the street. The section between Kilmore and Peterborough was particularly messy. Later that afternoon, we went for a wander. The liquefaction in Manchester Street was quite something. The lateral spread along the Avon had caused massive damage. Schwede 66 09:49, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's quite an interesting story there. My absolutely breathtaking (sarcasm) earthquake experience is having pantry contents fall onto the floor in the Kaikoura earthquake.

How did you obtain a physical copy of the report? It seems obvious now but I didn't realise that that was a thing people could get.

WP:NOTMEMORIAL is an interesting one because it mentions notability requirements rather than having a list of people in an article. I don't think a note is much of a big deal but I wouldn't have a problem with removing it nonetheless. ―Panamitsu (talk) 10:20, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Someone from our residents' group had something to do with CERA (was a community rep on one of their working groups) and had been given the set, but didn’t need it. I’ve also got a hard copy of the Blueprint, which is apparently rare. I just asked for it at the CERA reception. Schwede 66 17:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bruckner

(ping) I left a note on Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/September 4 about hopefully including Bruckner on his 200th birthday tomorrow. I forgot over Alexander Goehr, sorry. – Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I had a look at it this morning, Gerda. I downrated the article to C-class as there was a lot of unreferenced material present. An IP editor has just gone through and placed a number of citation needed tags. That makes it unsuitable for main page posting – sorry. Schwede 66 23:12, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I should have done the same, but was a bit desperately working towards a different deadline, for BWV 78. So: "The Bruckner Orchestra Linz was also named in his honor.[citation needed]" – I feel tempted to simply revert such requests. What do you think. I know nothing about the article, but User:Meneerke bloem does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems reasonable to have such a statement cited. Schwede 66 15:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I can't imagine any other reason to name an orchestra after a person. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story has 3 composers, I couldn't decide for the one on the Main page or the one who didn't make it on his bicentenary, so took both, and the pic has a third. Listen if you have a bit of time. The music, played by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Germany in April 2022, impressed me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To celebrate the day, I listened to Bruckner's Eighth on radio, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:07, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended reading today: Frye Fire, by sadly missed Vami_IV. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display, portrayed by Egon Schiele, with music from Moses und Aron, and with two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday, which made me happy then and now again. – See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semiprot

Reverted edits re Template:Wellington. Happened before on Template:Dunedin. A protection might be necessary. Alexeyevitch^(talk) 12:49, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Excuse the delay, Alexeyevitch. Schwede 66 03:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please help me

It is I, Panamitsu, in my ultra-rare IP form.

Please nominate me for the Wikipedia:Village stocks hall of shame. While I was creating a script to prevent myself from editing Wikipedia during work hours, in one edit I accidentally disabled editing functionality to my entire account permanently. This means that I can not edit any page on Wikipedia using that account, and I can not undo the edit that caused this to happen. (I knew this was a possibility and made it so the script does not disable editing functionality for javascript files, but that broke.) Someone else needs to edit that script, or my common.js file, so I can re-gain editing privileges. 115.189.128.170 (talk) 07:28, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The problem has been resolved. I've discovered safemode. ―Panamitsu (talk) 07:36, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you still want to be put into the village stock? 😀 Schwede 66 09:56, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes haha ―Panamitsu (talk) 21:15, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dutifully implemented. Schwede 66 04:12, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

If you like it. As usual I don't need credit – that should go to you.

... that Muslim Arab Elham Mahamid Ruzin won a silver medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, despite being legally blind?

Sources: "Elham Mahamid, a Muslim athlete and an Arab Israeli ..." and "Israel’s women’s goalball team won silver at the Paris Paralympics ... The goalball team features ... Elham Mahamid" and "Elham Mhamid ... happens to be legally blind"

Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Flag of La Guaira

Thanks.--2603:7000:2101:AA00:F804:C954:1D4C:5D11 (talk) 04:15, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging in case you missed this, given the timing. Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:A13D:8F1E:26A2:8F66 (talk) 05:52, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did miss that, sorry. Will do it now. Schwede 66 09:25, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Elham Mahamid Ruzin Schwede 66 09:49, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blue Mountain Pottery

Hi Schwede66, Thought you might be interested in this article: Blue Mountain Pottery. The article dates back to about 2006, but was pretty short. I came across it last week and spent the past few days bringing it up to a "Start" class. I think it's an interesting account of how some Czechs brought their entrepreneurial and pottery skills to Ontario post WWII, which then became a local icon in Canada. (Yes, my parents, among many Canadians of their generation, had some Blue Mountain in their house. :) ) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 00:52, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz. The funny thing is that I had a long chat with a potter today who I met for the first time. In Tākaka, though, and not in Collingwood; I live in between those two places. Oh, and my closest neighbour is a very good potter. Schwede 66 04:25, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And given that you've exceeded a 5x expansion, I hope that you'll nominate the article for DYK. Schwede 66 04:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you liked it. Interesting coincidence. 😊 Doubtful re DYK. Didn’t enjoy my last couple of go-rounds there. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 06:01, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing dashes & apostrophes. I never quite remember how they’re supposed to be. (Sigh) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 06:03, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's a team effort! Schwede 66 06:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, you persuaded me. Just did the nomination. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:10, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Splendid, @Mr Serjeant Buzfuz! Schwede 66 03:21, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that with such a striking image, it would have a good chance of getting picked as the lead hook, Mr Serjeant Buzfuz. It seems I was right. Schwede 66 00:11, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it’s good to go, after some last-minute tweaks. Thanks again for your encouragement. Queue 5, Sunday morning your time. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday afternoon (1pm local time is when the main page ticks over). Nice to have such a great photo. Schwede 66 03:40, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can’t take credit for that. An earlier editor put it up. I just expanded the article. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 12:06, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:APAT

Hello Schwede66, I hope you're doing well. Are there any issues with my article creation. My autopatrolled rights are not working. I'm grateful that you considered granting the permission on trial. If you have revoked it, then I humbly apologize to you. Thank you for your consideration. C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 11:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If autopatrolled is granted on trial, it means that a duration is set after which the right expires. Simply reapply on the autopatrolled page saying that the trial has expired, and someone will take a look, C1K98V. Schwede 66 14:21, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Schwede66, I created a draft today and moved it to mainspace, the article wasn't autopatrolled automatically. When I checked my user right log, I found the log to be vanished. Now, a reviewer moved my article back to the draftspace citing relevant notability policies. But the question is why wasn't the article patrolled? So I posted on your talkpage thinking my rights have been revoked. Thanks C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 14:27, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

C1K98V, Just FYI: You are autopatrolled until 23 January 2025. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:31, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DreamRimmer, yes that's the whole point. But why wasn't the article patrolled automatically? Thanks C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 14:34, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see T374300. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:36, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DreamRimmer, One editor apart from me has reported the issue. So what should be done now? C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 14:43, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sit back and relax, The bug has been reported and someone will no doubt fix the issue. Schwede 66 14:47, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As Schwede66 mentioned, the developers will find and fix the issue in the code, though it might take some time. For more information, you can reach out to Novem or Sohom. This will be my last reply here on Schwede66's talk page since I don't want to flood them with unnecessary notifications. Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you want to discuss anything further. – DreamRimmer (talk) 14:55, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@C1K98V Which page did you move ? Also, on a similar note, what did you use to move it ? Sohom (talk) 15:20, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sohom Datta, I created Draft:Love, Sitara and moved to Love, Sitara using the the tools/more menu tab available on top beside view history. Thanks C1K98V ^{(💬 ✒️ 📂)} 15:29, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Our IP friend continues

Mōrena Schwede – thought I'd flag a couple edits I've noticed recently from a certain roving IP editor with a general disdain for macrons on some of the regional templates, see here and here. I seem to remember a bunch of the templates were protected in the past which seemed to help, can't help but wonder whether that might be necessary again? Turnagra (talk) 18:09, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mōrena Turnagra, I’ll get onto it once I get to my laptop. Those template protections were set to permanent but I didn’t protect everything around. I’ll go through the category that holds these templates. Schwede 66 18:21, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks – I suspect they're working their way through the river navboxes given the other ones that have come through today, but they're all on my watchlist so it's easy enough to just revert as they come through. Turnagra (talk) 05:10, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, forgot to action this today. Sorry. Schwede 66 05:39, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Have protected almost all river templates apart from a couple that didn't contain any macrons. Schwede 66 22:06, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Love your work, thank you! Turnagra (talk) 01:11, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling

I don't want all this odd drama to happen again but this needs to stop. ―Panamitsu (talk) 01:17, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh. I've dealt with it. Schwede 66 22:09, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I go through all the meetup pages and correct the remaining spelling errors? I don't know if he has introduced any more or if this is suppoosed to be another 'trap'. I've stopped checking my watchlist so I'm worried that more of these errors may go unnoticed. ―Panamitsu (talk) 02:06, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Panamitsu, please do. If it's not correct, it should be fixed. Schwede 66 05:23, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Botanical page history merge

Evening! Would you be able to merge the history of Selliera radicans into Goodenia radicans? --Prosperosity (talk) 06:40, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Please check that it looks correct and that I've picked the right number in the convert function that wasn't working, Prosperosity. Schwede 66 08:09, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That was a typo on my part. Prosperosity (talk) 21:30, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Max Greyserman

Hello! Your submission of Max Greyserman 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Flibirigit (talk) 17:01, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK proposal

If you like it. I don't need credit for it - that should I expect go to you and, if they would like it, the editor who started the article (User:ForsythiaJo). I will as usual perform the QPQ if posted.

... that Adam Berdichevsky is representing Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, 11 months after he and his family survived the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel?

Sources: "On the morning of Oct. 7, Adam Berdichevsky was awakened ... In their kibbutz’s WhatsApp group, the Berdichevskys learned that Hamas terrorists were going into the houses." and August 30, 2024: "The busy days of the Paralympic games continue today (Friday), when the one who started his journey is the Israeli tennis player, 40-year-old Adam Berdichevsky, who opened the first round with 2:6 and 5:7 against the Italian Luca Arca"

I hope you've been well. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:C184:EB59:3D6D:1CF2 (talk) 01:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. No worries. Will do. The QPQ rules have recently changed and one ought to be provided at the time of nomination. I’ll get onto it once you can supply one.

BTW, one of your nominations requires your input; a new hook has been requested ("tallest member of her family" was seen as not being interesting enough). I couldn’t see another hook . Schwede 66 15:50, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- The assumption made by the editor, and presented as fact, does not seem to quite stand up when one looks at the actual facts.--2603:7000:2101:AA00:F804:C954:1D4C:5D11 (talk) 03:35, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great. Interesting (and sensible) change. My QPQ is WCCN. I will get to the other issue when I can later .. best. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:2101:AA00:587E:4EDE:255:173E (talk) 22:18, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done at Adam Berdichevsky. I've added a crop of the photo to the nomination. Schwede 66 08:07, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s now the picture hook of prep 2. Schwede 66 15:54, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have you seen that Template:Did you know nominations/Max Greyserman needs your attention? Is the article recoverable? Schwede 66 15:50, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Had missed that. Have been addressing it. Though I think the view that a league source is not an independent source for a player is perhaps questionable. That it seems to me is more relevant to an interview, the player's own webpage, and perhaps the team's webpage. But not a league page – if one considers the purpose of the rule. Plus, many of the league cites were belt and suspenders. And all stats of papers are built off of league stats. So, a curious complaint on a number of levels. Still, I've been paring the league refs. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:F804:C954:1D4C:5D11 (talk) 02:33, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think that your comments are reasonable. Schwede 66 03:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Back to Berdichevsky; there's more work to do, with an admin requesting a few tweaks. Discussion is at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Adam Berdichevsky (nom). Could you please take a look? Schwede 66 09:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Engel Nawatiseb

I saw your comment on my DYK nomination. I understand these criticisms and have made changes based along them. I added citations to his birth and death date, and I did add a section on what I could find on his personal life prior to politics. The one thing I did not change was the coverage of his political controversies. I do not believe that mentioning these important aspects of his career and legacy would violate our policy on maintaining a neutral point of view. I hope my efforts have helped the issues with the page. Have a nice day :-) -Samoht27 (talk) 16:46, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I shall leave it to the reviewers to draw their conclusions. Schwede 66 16:48, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]