User talk:Ser Amantio di Nicolao/Archive 23

Happy 2012!

	Happy New Year!
	All the best! Rosiestep (talk) 19:07, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

for adding WP tags to my stubs. emijrp (talk) 21:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A New Year for the DNB, and launch of "volume of the month"

See WT:WP DNB#Volume of the Month for a collaboration that I'm in the course of setting up. Everyone who signed up to the WikiProject for the Dictionary of National Biography is being notified, while there is still time to alter the way of working if need be. Charles Matthews (talk) 12:20, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Columbia/Colombia

Thanks for this edit. I didn't notice it myself, because in my native Finnish, Colombia is called "Kolumbia" rather than "Kolombia". JIP | Talk 20:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Carterton hot air balloon accident

Thanks for the categories! Just what I was off 'borrowing' from another NZ air crash page when you beat me to it! :-)
Does this page seem notable enough: "New Zealand's worst air accident for more than three decades" with 11 deaths? According to The Guardian source.
Any suggestions as to page name etc. most welcome! Regards, 220 of ^Borg 00:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thanks for helping improve some of the many New Zealand articles I've been mass-creating!

Stuartyeates (talk) 06:45, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AI PoC Category

I'm thinking of creating an category for Amnesty International-designated prisoners of conscience (probably titled Category:Amnesty International prisoners of conscience), but I'm not sure what a useful parent category/ies would be. You know the categories better than most Wikipedians out there--any suggestions? Also, would it be more in keeping with precedent to include only current prisoners (removing the category on their release), or to include both past and current PoCs?

Thanks as always for your advice and category work! -- Khazar (talk) 21:05, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Under the entry for Jalal Alamgir, you categorized him as being from Karachi and also as Pakistani descent. However, this is incorrect, as he is from Dhaka, and of Bangladeshi descent. Please confirm that I can undo those two changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shilpakala (talk • contribs) 06:54, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Boy, are you fast!

Thanks for your changes to Soldiers' Monument (Worcester, Massachusetts). You beat me to it by less than a minute! Best wishes, BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:44, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm the boring one. BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:52, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be the judge of that. Drmies (talk), aka BoringLiteraturePerson, 19:20, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Thanks for spotting and correcting my error on Moldovan constitutional referendum, 1999 so quickly. Number 5 7 23:01, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I often make these mistakes (as I usually create new articles by copying others and changing the text), but I don't recall doing that many on one article. Clearly far too tired to edit properly this evening... Number 5 7 23:01, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Golindouch

Thanks for your quick categorization of Golindouch. Why have you categorized her as a "Roman Catholic" saint? Her first vita was written in about 600 CE, before the great schism and is doubtless venerated as a saint by Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox. See also my comments at Category talk:Persian Roman Catholic saints. --Macrakis (talk) 19:32, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have a problem

and I have come up with a non-standard way of dealing with it. I am going to pitch my solution to half a dozen long term editors whom I respect and get some feedback. I am picking you of my watchlist, not why some of you are there. I am confused, sober and looking for answers and honesty. It all starts with the Ignore all rules postulate.

Over the years I have amassed a lot of documentary materials. My great-grandfather lived in China, my grandfather was born there. Both took pictures. My grandfather took pictures as a doctor in both WWI and WWII. I have become the family archivist and I call the collection the Carpchives. In an earlier wikipedia incarnation this collection was referred to as the eekives. It was involved in a quite heated discussion here [1] - Disputed Image section and eventually the picture was removed. By me, as I recall. The picture in question was of my father-in-law in the US Merchant Marines during WWII. Another picture taken during the Boxer rebellion has since been removed. It was a bit funky, for sure.

There are a number of signatures that I've added to articles, some from my family archives, some I've had signed, other turn up in used books. Some of this stuff that is already in wikipedia is here:

I'm pretty sure there is more.

I also have a great collection of Corrado Parducci stuff, his "Job Book" written by him, copies of hundreds of photographs of his works in the plaster stage in his studio, a copy of his scrap book and more. I once had a project going to try and identify 75 sculptors in a photograph that was published in LIFE Magazine in 1949, located several of the artists still alive and corresponded with many children and grandchildren. Unfortunately much of that was lost in one of several dramatic computer and other failures in my life, but much remains. Then there is what I call the "my father (or grandfather) was a famous sculptor and..." syndrome. Through that I've collected a great CD filled with Rene Paul Chambellan's scrap books, as well as letter, papers, photographs and all sorts of that sort of things from a variety of other folks.

I always share. Well, almost always. So, I'd like to set up, on wikipedia, a Charpchives article or perhaps, a subpage of my user page or something, where these things could be referenced to and anyone who wanted to check up on something could contact me there.

Or is this all just some mutation of perversion of original research? Or even hubris? The thing about this material is that little of it in mine, although some of that does appear too. this is not my blog. Or should I just put it all on my blog and forget using it on wikipedia?

Frank Bungarten

Hey Ser, can you unleash your Category machine on this article? Thanks for your help on Robert M. Durling, BTW! Drmies (talk) 19:18, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, you're fast

I went to link Nicola Hicks at the Brown Dog affair and it was already there... ;) Lithoderm 19:41, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 Israeli embassy attack

The naming of the page is wrong and pov. There was 1 attack and it was on the WIFE of a diplomatic personnel.Lihaas (talk) 06:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats

Can you at least retrieve (or incorporate) the information I had written at 2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats before you deleted it and subsumed it under 2012 Israeli embassy attack? I believe my information was more professionally written and lucid than what is currently under that page, and would be of value to incorporate. Thanks. Plot Spoiler (talk) 07:04, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ive added the pertinent info on the specific incidents and the reactions (quote et al) to the page. Kindly revie and see if thats okey o rnot.Lihaas (talk) 07:37, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kerepesi Cemetery

Hello category master. Can you create and add a Category:Burials at Kerepesi Cemetery for Kerepesi Cemetery?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:29, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Great job!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:09, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah that's definitely the best way to build wikipedia. To start an article then start a red link in it or google something related and so on. Today I've done just that and gone from a French photo journalist to a country house in Herefordshire!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:40, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

	Lo dicono
	Thank you for reminding me of my favourite opera every time your name pops up on my watchlist, and for "Lo dicono", good advice returned to my talk from the archive, still helpful, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:16, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Master of cats, can you check Great Dismal Swamp maroons for them? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:46, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! How would you respond to this suggestion (last 2 entries)? - Do you remember my advice about the right clothes for bad weather? It's chilly, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:25, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

They made Main page history, people in oppressive circumstances pictured, did you now? If you like it, tell the author, link "chilly", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:19, 10 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Passion: He was despised --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:55, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Peace - or 10,000 Easter eggs for you, top of my talk, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:36, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Time to enjoy extended Easter, eggs for peace, now on the Main page, lo dicono ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for le laudi, please tell the author of the tree also, on his return to editing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

YEAR in PLACE categories

Hi, I've seen you've added these categories for the Bouchercon articles I've been working on. Will you be creating those that are currently missing? Thanks, Nik thestoned 16:04, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

thank you!

Ser Amantio di Nicolao thank you for editing my first wikipedia entry on the King Edward VII fountain and making me aware of the 'categories' function. I would like to upload more information on Canadian fountains and hope to get better at editing documents! many thanksAlexwarren89 (talk) 21:17, 23 February 2012 (UTC)Alexwarren89[reply]

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Sarah (talk) 00:08, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the beans

You planted beans here, and they seem to have grown. Thanks! Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:15, 9 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

March 2012

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Re: Allan Hubbard (businessman)

You're most certainly welcome, thanks for the note! I had actually began composing a message on your talk page after my edit, with a request for you to double-check to make sure everything was indeed in order on that article. I decided to abort my message however, because I couldn't seem to word it in a way that didn't look like I was placing blame. I see good-faith choppage like that from time to time (usually mobile phone edits) and knew for sure that it was something that had happened accidentally. It's a pleasure meeting you! Have yourself a great day, and happy editing! :) -- WikHead (talk) 17:23, 11 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Piccolo Teatro (Milan)

Not mine, but I am ready to nominate Piccolo Teatro (Milan), few cats, no project yet. Similar: the painter of the maroons, David Edward Cronin. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:25, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(One day) too late for the theatre, look at the other first, please, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:34, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for a generous collection! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Everything alright? Not heard anything from you in emails for a bit. Did your boss ban you or something LOL?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:44, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Feeling better?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:29, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear it. If you read the wikipedia article it mention us being ignorant of African settlements. I was toying with the idea of going into creation mode again for Africa. Senegal of course has the full population..♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:38, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If I add content though I'm unlikely to have the stamina!! I might create a few sporadically perhaps.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:48, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe but its the value vs no value thing! The best thing I think really is to follow the roads on google maps like I did with Tanzania a while back and try to add a little location detail I think. Somebody at least is taking care of South Africa but that leaves 52 other African countries! But Kazakhstan, Russia, Laos, Burma, China and Africa I really think need the most work... ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:54, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe its difficult to concentrate solely on Africa because Latin America is just as empty in parts! Nonetheless I will try to give it more regular attention! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:55, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm now a challenge would be to get Category:WikiProject Africa articles over the 100,000 mark... Still, I'm quite surprised we have as many as 69,000 articles currently tagged. I'd have guessed about 20,000.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:17, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Finally getting somewhere..♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:35, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll look into it later. Yeah of course there's tons untagged too. Yeah 100,000 articles for Africa would be a great goal. The problem is that I don't feel like editing African articles every day! But if I had a goal I'm definitely more likely to focus on it more. Even if they are one line sourced sub stubs its something.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:39, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I spotted Cuisine of Angola was missing last week when I edited some Angolan articles.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:24, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ever checked out Tibet on google maps? I wonder how many lakes there are...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:10, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Remember just 2 years ago we were moaning about nothing existing beyond computer generated sites for a lot of places. Check out Lebamba, Rukwa Valley and Xainza County! This is sort of like a dream come true for me being able to access actual information about them! No doubt eventually we will have info on all those African and Asian villages... But the information thing can come on leaps and bounds in the last 5 years!!! Of course a great deal of settlements are still in the same state on the web but it can surely only get better..♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:19, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looking I can find enough info i think to start some decent stubs on the townships of Tibet. Quite something given that nothing was available on the counties a few years ago! But if you look at Tibet on google earth, trust me is fascinating there is like a gazillion potential articles on lakes..♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:23, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can even find a list of villages by township here. Now that's scary! Imagine having an article on every village in China. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:33, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The scary thing is that a few years back I had doubts settlements like Xainza or Coqen existed. Not only can they be seen as towns now on google earth but a staggering number of villages not even included in my List of populated places in Tibet now appear and the settlements can also be seen! Only google mps uses the pinyin names so adds xiang (town) or cun (village) on the end of most of them.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:02, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, does seem good. I bet most Mozambique villages though are still in the same state of nothingness. Although the district do have available info and probably some small towns too now..♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:04, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You probably didn't hear about Pastygate did you? Remember I once said what a pompous asshole George Osborne was during the elections? Well, anybody who thinks of that clearly is!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:11, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords. Do you think Category:Music educational books would be appropriate? I can think of a few very notable books for piano by Mark Levine too which could have articles. Also something like Category:Guitar literature or something and also feed Guitar magazines into that?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah but category naming I mean, do we have a category on educational textbooks?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:16, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah but I think Music educational books sounds more appropriate than Music textbooks perhaps. The parent could be Category:Music education and also with Category:Music educators♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:24, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, you must have a pasty at sometime!! Its in my top five of favourite foods. Ooh a huge luke warm Cornish pasty followed by mint ice cream and clotted cream and fudge. Cornish cuisine is unbeatable!! Unfortunately its no good for that six pack I'm cultivating!! So you would go for Category:Music textbooks instead? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:32, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Music textbooks will do for now I think..♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:47, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A challenge, reckon you can create categories for all the provinces in Category:Buildings and structures in Spain by province like you did with geography? I think I'm due another sub stub drive for Spain and France..♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:32, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Palaces in Asturias on es wiki has 69 articles alone! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:35, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe if you take the world's most sel-obsessed woman and the one of the biggest douche bags in America its a match made in heaven! You'd need an ego the size of Canada to tolerate her!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:27, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just imagine how impossible their kids would be if they had children!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:14, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe. Think I'll do some work on Tibetan lakes today..♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:41, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Emailed, I think its your home email though. Answer when you are home?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:18, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon you are banned from emailing me in work!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:29, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suspected I hit a trigger with a conversation about a rather unsavory topic not too long ago! Apologies if I did!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:37, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's OK, although I did wonder about the office..!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:21, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Americas first Christmas

Hello Ser Amantio di Nicolao. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Americas first Christmas, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article doesn't satisfy the A7 speedy deletion criteria. Try WP:PROD or WP:AfD instead. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 21:34, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Duplicate Lekoni River

Lekoni River that you created in March 2011 is a duplicate of Lekoni which exists since 2006. I think all rivers should get the full name to avoid such situations. I think your content should be merged into the older one and the article then be moved. HTML2011 (talk) 22:34, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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WOW

Joseph Urner was a quickie before going to work and now it is a real article. Life is good. Thanks Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 16:24, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

However, if you are bored, Alabama State Monument (Gettysburg) was a cut & paste article created from List of monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield and I know it needs categories - and a whole lot more - too. Now off to easn my thirty pieces of sliver this Good Friday. Carptrash (talk) 16:29, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fayga Ostrower

Many thanks for the cats - I always find them difficult to find. Best, Acabashi (talk) 21:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DSDS

Do you follwo DSDS in Germany? Kingjeff (talk) 21:27, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But you acurately added the LGBT category to the article. Kingjeff (talk) 21:32, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mathew Richmond

Hi there, within six minutes of me creating a new article, you had added some categories. Thanks! You are obviously monitoring some kind of new article list. May I ask what that is? Schwede 66 06:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who Award

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		For a supernatural level of contributions in adding accurate multi-dimensional categories to articles about almost any subject imaginable. You are making the rest of us earthbound mortals very lazy... Aymatth2 (talk) 01:03, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ben and Harriet Schulein House in the Category:Houses in Iowa

Hello! I'm puzzled and trying to understand a recent action of yours. At 20:38, April 13, 2012‎, you removed without explanation the entry for Category:Houses in Iowa from the article for Ben and Harriet Schulein House. That house appears to qualify for the category (it is, after all, a house, and it is located in Iowa) as much as the others, such as for example the Alvin Miller House. I assume there's a reason, but I haven't been able to figure it out. What am I missing? Thanks! --Frankie Rae (talk) 18:33, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate the explanation. Although I get your point, I'll add it back in. Thanks! --Frankie Rae (talk) 15:21, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit to Waino Edward Hendrickson

This edit was reverted, as the category is non-existent. The Secretary of State in Alaska is the same as the Lieutenant Governor; the title was changed by constitutional amendment in 1970. Hendrickson was actually Secretary of the Alaska Territory. It may be overcategorization at present to create such a category, as only two other holders of that office (Bob Bartlett and Burke Riley) have articles. I'm actually working on correcting that, but real life as usual is getting in the way. Cheers.RadioKAOS (talk) 00:35, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The position of Secretary dates back to the 1884 organic act (colloquially, the Harrison Act) which created the District of Alaska. It was an ex-officio position until the 1920s, originally held by the Clerk of Court and later by the Surveyor General of Alaska. Including the ex-officio holders of the office, I'm guessing there were somewhere over a dozen. I can get the exact number, just not right this minute.RadioKAOS (talk) 01:29, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Local history

Yeah the same thing is happening with local history. I remember looking for some info on local villages back in 2007 or so and most of them only had a source or two and a brief mention. Now it is possible to write start class articles even on some of the hamlets. I've discovered local country houses which I never knew existed! The interesting thing is that some of the local notable biographies, they were also the sort of men who would also like writing about local history. If they knew they would someday have an entry in a world scale encyclopedia I think they'd be highly intrigued, honored, don't you think? But I'm definitely seeing a development to the extent that it is possible to write about local lords and gentry which I think make wikipedia all that more special for having such detail and coverage, don't you?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:24, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What I want though is to have full articles on any commune of Europe and articles on feudal lords and manors from medieval Italy by comune and stuff! Really local history subjects in documents and manuscripts. I'm pretty sure if wikipedia is around for at least 50 years then by then it might became that developed.. In regards to images though its becoming very promising, shame they still haven't sorted out the world geograph thing. Didn't the federal archives or something recently donate 100,000 images?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:41, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I've seen an editor or two creating article on US places. A lot of them aren't even marked on google maps. But still a long way to go.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:54, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a lot of local hamlets I haven't heard of until I intensely studied google maps. I've noticed that there are still a lot of hamlets though which are labelled on Ordenance Survey maps not to mention small rivers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:02, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does appear to exist, just the info available is pretty bleak!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:39, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you have a moment later can you AWB correct User:Jaguar's errors like this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for doing this, Ser. I've already done a few myself! Jaguar (talk) 18:42, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's alright, don't worry about it! I'm going to create every Township in China as they are needed - there are a few thousand red links still out there. I reckon I'm half way through now. I should finish it in a few weeks. Regards Jaguar (talk) 18:49, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

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National Heritage Areas

Thanks for filling in some of my under-categorization. I'm somewhat at a loss though, because the U.S. National Heritage Areas vary wildly in scope and purpose. One covers the entire state of Tennessee (Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area), others are more limited in scope. Most are really unified marketing associations for local economic development and tourism promotion. Tagging some of these as "protected areas" seems wrong: the National Coal Heritage Area, for instance, is decidedly non-protected, what with mountaintop removals, nor is the tediously named Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area. Most of the authorities that run the projects make it very plain that no actual federal control is implied by the designation, and that nobody's property is under any new controls. The whole thing is sort of an NPS-approved bastard child. Any suggestions on how to approach categorizing these things? Acroterion (talk) 03:47, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Paraguay

How bizarre, I was planning on making a template for Asuncion later... But as for sorting out mess, I have Morocco to deal with first! Fez, Meknes and Marrakech also shockingly bad.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:01, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See this. Click on the cog and select plain text and you have a free encyclopedia to copy... We probably have articles for most of them but for sure there will be some missing entries!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:00, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You mean to say Fram has done something for wikipedia beyond moan at geo sub stubs? LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:07, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, I know, I was being sarcastic. I've spotted his new articles on Flemish painters.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:15, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Later in the week Paraguay perhaps..♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:36, 24 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar for you!

		The Surreal Barnstar
		Awarded to Ser Amantio di Nicolao for your surreal ability to add any number of rare and valuable categories to Wikipedia New Pages, regardless of subject matter. Poeticbent talk 22:48, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AWB for stub talk pages tagging

Hi Ser Amantio. Do you think that this is possible with AWB? Both the BIO and country wikiproject templates. I'm creating a lot of bio stubs. Regards. emijrp (talk) 08:37, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, can you do it, please? emijrp (talk) 15:18, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can ya create the cats red linked ere?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:57, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gracias! New Kru Town. Not a bad start eh for an article about a Liberian town.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:27, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Mmm Aloft Washington National Harbor is the area actually called National Harbor or is it in Oxon Hill, Maryland? Looks like that area should have its own article. You can probably see that hotel from the waterfront in your town right? Ah I see National Harbor exists already..♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:33, 29 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A challenge. Reckon I can find 60 geo stubs for to make a category for Template:Pitcairn-geo-stub viable? Keeping in mind it is a very small island..♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:05, 30 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. Wasn't even planning on creating a list but I suddenly had the urge to read about it and found a non existent article!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:42, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added already. Funny though how we have some really trivial lists on wikipedia but are still missing ones on serious accidents like that!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:50, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dead link in article 'Achalcus'

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DAR Museum

Thanks for the cleanup. I'm so unfamiliar with stubs and cats I always hope for essentially what you did, clean up behind me. Much appreciated. StarM 21:30, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Small world! I found it because I'm headed to DC in a few weeks and was looking at the list of museums in DC to see what I might want to go to. Decided it sounded too interesting to be a redlink. Have a great day StarM 21:42, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Um, not sure. I'm just back to active editing after a fairly long wikibreak, so I have no idea when Wikimania is. Off to look it up. Would be fun if they overlapped. Haven't been to DC in more than 15 years, I'm very excited StarM 00:21, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Alberto Bimboni

Hello - I am doing some research on Alberto Bimboni, composer and his daughter, ballet dancer and teacher, Winona Bimboni. Specifically I am trying to find out where I can locate his musical scoring/orchestration/compositions. Any help you can provide will be gratefully received. I am hoping to use some of his music to be incorporated into a film soundtrack. The film, by the way is dedicated to the memory of Winona Bimboni (she was my ballet teacher many years ago).

Thank you. You can contact me at my private email address:

judy@piccolo-productions.com

Judith Lungen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Piccolo23 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

crew socks

Hi I rephrased the words in article crew sock so could I remove deletion tag?al (talk) 07:36, 20 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AWB

How are you? Can you AWB project tag series 2 and 3 of Template:The Avengers with this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tis OK, BTW have you noticed that new article creation seems to be on the up significantly, an increasing number of prolific stub builders? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:21, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What's wrong mate? You've gone cold on me and AWB!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:42, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry, I miss your AWBing that's all! Although needed less than I used to as I'm not sub stubbing anymore!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:56, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delayed but Template:Asunción has finally arrived. Can you AWB it into the foot of all the articles linked? Might see about blue linking a few in the coming days.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:19, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you can manage it, great, if not, no worries.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:28, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How is master Ser Amantio doing these days?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:29, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hadn't noticed as I've been AWOL too! I've added to Choungui BTW. So many bad deletions on here. Some people are clueless aren't they!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:38, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Pearl and the Wave

Hi Ser Amantio di Nicolao. You recently commented on the Featured Picture nomination, The Pearl and the Wave. This nomination is requiring additional input from users as to which version of the picture they prefer. Your input would be appreciated. Thank You. Dusty777 17:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Choungui for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Choungui is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Category:Georg Büchner Prize winners

I've nominated the category for deletion. See Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 June 18#Category::Georg Büchner Prize winners for details and to comment. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 02:00, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The weather today

Extremely nice, I must say, reading today's good story (hidden message: "open mind"), awesome Wikipedian of 21 October 2009 and 15 February 2012 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

James Pleased

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