User talk:Schwede66/DYK/Archive 9

DYK for Esme Tombleson

On 12 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Esme Tombleson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Esme Tombleson's career covers reciting Shakespeare, ballet, civil service, farming, membership of the New Zealand Parliament, and MS advocacy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Esme Tombleson. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 600 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Matanaka Farm

On 6 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Matanaka Farm, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Matanaka Farm buildings (pictured) are the oldest farm buildings in New Zealand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matanaka Farm. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 6,900 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Nyttend (talk) 16:02, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for List of tallest buildings in Christchurch

On 23 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of tallest buildings in Christchurch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that whilst more than half of the high-rises in Christchurch, New Zealand, have been demolished since the earthquakes, the city's tallest building has survived? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of tallest buildings in Christchurch. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 1000 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pacific Tower

On 23 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pacific Tower, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that whilst more than half of the high-rises in Christchurch, New Zealand, have been demolished since the earthquakes, the city's tallest building has survived? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 2000 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:05, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Te Aroha by-election, 1891

On 27 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Te Aroha by-election, 1891, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1891 Te Aroha by-election was the third unsuccessful attempt by New Zealand ornithologist Walter Buller to enter Parliament? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Te Aroha by-election, 1891. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 400 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Carabinieri (talk) 08:04, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mayor of Blenheim

On 15 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mayor of Blenheim, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Zealander Leo McKendry was both the last Mayor of Blenheim and the first Mayor of Marlborough? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 800 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Leo McKendry

On 15 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leo McKendry, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Zealander Leo McKendry was both the last Mayor of Blenheim and the first Mayor of Marlborough? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 600 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mayor of Marlborough

On 15 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mayor of Marlborough, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Zealander Leo McKendry was both the last Mayor of Blenheim and the first Mayor of Marlborough? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayor of Marlborough. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 500 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Joseph Thomas (surveyor)

On 23 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Thomas (surveyor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Joseph Thomas, the chief surveyor of the Canterbury Association, initially intended to place Christchurch at the head of Lyttelton Harbour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Thomas (surveyor). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 700 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Mount Pleasant (New Zealand)

On 9 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mount Pleasant (New Zealand), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mount Pleasant was the base trig station for the survey of the Canterbury settlement in New Zealand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Pleasant (New Zealand). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 900 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:33, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cass Peak

On 19 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cass Peak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the radar dome on Cass Peak (pictured), with the hill being named for the surveyor Thomas Cass, is part of a network that monitors aircraft position data in New Zealand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cass Peak. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 2,700 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Thomas Cass (surveyor)

On 19 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Cass (surveyor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the radar dome on Cass Peak (pictured), with the hill being named for the surveyor Thomas Cass, is part of a network that monitors aircraft position data in New Zealand? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 400 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for James Gapes

On 23 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James Gapes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite the family being of rather humble origin, Thomas Gapes and his father James both served as Mayor of Christchurch? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 450 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Thomas Gapes

On 23 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Gapes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite the family being of rather humble origin, Thomas Gapes and his father James both served as Mayor of Christchurch? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 650 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fred Hobbs

On 27 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fred Hobbs, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the tailor Fred Hobbs (pictured), who served as the eighth Mayor of Christchurch, came from a musical family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Hobbs. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 1,000 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Arthur Ollivier

On 1 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arthur Ollivier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mount Ollivier, named after Arthur Ollivier, was proposed to be renamed in honour of New Zealand's great mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Ollivier. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 900 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel Jackson (lawyer)

On 21 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Samuel Jackson (lawyer), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Samuel Jackson was regarded as the father of the legal profession in Auckland, New Zealand? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 2,300 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Harrias ^talk 00:23, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Douglas Maclean

On 27 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Douglas Maclean, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Douglas Maclean was regarded as New Zealand's most successful breeder of shorthorn cattle and Welsh Ponies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Douglas Maclean. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 700 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sheep farming in New Zealand

On 2 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sheep farming in New Zealand, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as of 2007, New Zealand had nearly 10 times as many sheep as people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sheep farming in New Zealand. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 1,000 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:52, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Central City Red Zone

On 6 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Central City Red Zone, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Central City Red Zone cordon established after the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake has only just been lifted? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Central City Red Zone. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 1,400 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bill Endean

On 24 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bill Endean, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bill Endean, son of John Endean, was the first sitting New Zealand National Party MP who failed to be re-selected by the party for a general election? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 400 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 20:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John Endean

On 24 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Endean, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bill Endean, son of John Endean, was the first sitting New Zealand National Party MP who failed to be re-selected by the party for a general election? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 200 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 20:47, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Allan McLean (philanthropist)

On 28 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allan McLean (philanthropist), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 78-year-old bachelor had a 53-room mansion built for him in Christchurch, New Zealand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allan McLean (philanthropist). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 4,200 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:33, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for McLean's Mansion

On 28 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article McLean's Mansion, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 78-year-old bachelor had a 53-room mansion built for him in Christchurch, New Zealand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/McLean's Mansion. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 2,200 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:34, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Meka Whaitiri

On 2 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Meka Whaitiri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Meka Whaitiri, New Zealand's newest Member of Parliament, used to be a member of the Silver Ferns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meka Whaitiri. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check, 1,000 views) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 2 August 2013 (UTC)