User:Bobamnertiopsis/Archive7

Archived talk page discussions from May 25, 2016, until October 17, 2018.

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on this user's talk page. No further edits should be made to this page.

DYK for Ely Hall

On 25 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ely Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vassar College's Ely Hall once housed the largest collegiate swimming pool in the US? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ely Hall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ely Hall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Widgiemoolthalite

On 26 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Widgiemoolthalite, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that widgiemoolthalite, which is composed in part of nickel, was first described by a man named Nickel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Widgiemoolthalite. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Widgiemoolthalite), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Δ34S

On 26 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Δ34S, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that δ³⁴S values in certain Archean pyrites suggest that sulfate-reducing organisms were present 3,470 million years ago? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Δ34S), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Trylon Microcinema

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Trylon Microcinema you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 23W -- 23W (talk) 06:01, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Trylon Microcinema

The article Trylon Microcinema you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Trylon Microcinema for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of 23W -- 23W (talk) 22:01, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Finals

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Tuesday saw the end of Round 3. Sainsf, for the third time, won with a sizable 487 points and a shocking 29 articles reviewed. In second, MPJ-DK had 168 points and 7 reviewed articles. In second place, MPJ-DK earned 168 points with just 7 articles, and in third place, Carbrera received 137 points with just 9 articles. Our two wildcard slots went to J Milburn with 122 points and Sturmvogel 66 with 101 points. In Round 3, 65 reviews were completed! At the beginning of the GA Cup, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 3, there were 394. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of the GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [1]; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months [2]—nothing before 2016. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Finals for the GA Cup so that are successes continue. To qualify for the Finals, contestants had to earn the highest scores in each of the three pools in Round 3; plus, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users in all of the pools. For the Finals, users were placed in one pool of the remaining five users. To win the GA Cup, you must have the most points. The Finals started on June 1 at 0:00:01 UTC' and end on June 30 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about the Finals and the pools can be found here. A clarification: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We wish all the contestants the best of luck! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:24, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

something wrong with your sig; HighBeam

Hey, I was gonna approve you for Highbeam, but it was hard for me to edit below your sig. There's something wrong with it. I verified by looking at your sig on Talk:Trylon Microcinema/GA1, and yep, same problem. Anyhow, check your email in 10 or 15 minutes for HighBeam goodness. Later.   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 06:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I've edited my signature on the application page if that helps. No idea why you were having trouble as I've never had that complaint before but I hope that resolves whatever problem there may have been. Sorry about that and thanks much! Best, BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 06:05, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

• Just look at this page again. It isn't me; it's you. :-) It has the same prob in pop-ups. But anyhow, good luck in all things.   Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 06:10, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for John Quincy (Minnesota politician)

On 18 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Quincy (Minnesota politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both John Quincy and Andrew Johnson currently serve on the Minneapolis City Council? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Quincy (Minnesota politician)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician)

On 18 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both John Quincy and Andrew Johnson currently serve on the Minneapolis City Council? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Orfield Laboratories (June 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Velella was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Orfield Laboratories and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
• You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

 Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   13:20, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Hello! Bobamnertiopsis, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there!  Velella  Velella Talk   13:20, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Andrea Jenkins

Hello! Your submission of Andrea Jenkins at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Maile (talk) 13:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

We just need the QPQ. Everything else is good. — Maile (talk) 13:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

A messy situation

I'm not sure whether you are aware that a recent DYK {{Did you know nominations/Howe Street Stairs}} has played a role in some messy discussions including a one month block User_talk:LavaBaron#Blocked and a proposed topic ban Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Request_DYK_topic_ban.

I'm trying to look into the background to see if I can sort out what's going on.

I do need to share with you that I'm troubled by the approval of the DYK. If I read the history correctly this version was tentatively approved subject to the need to increase length. As has been subsequently pointed out, this version includes the claim that the stairway is 1.3 miles long and was covered in under two minutes, a feat that is obviously impossible. There were issues regarding how long the staircase was (not mentioned is the puzzling fact that staircases are usually measured in steps or height not length) and it has been noted that the source for the time is a self published source.

I'm aware that there have been concerns about the DYK process and the possibility that inadequate vetting is taking place. While it is obviously easier to identify some of these things after the fact, I do have some concerns that this review missed some things, which have led to some very unfortunate follow-on situations.

I wanted to make sure you knew about this in case you felt you should weigh in.--S Philbrick(Talk) 13:58, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your response - which hit home to me. I sometimes joke that my gut is very good to me - I sometimes take an action that doesn't match my gut feel, and it often goes badly, so I have taken to listening more closely to my gut. I still ignore it on occasion, and often regret it. I don't know how long you've been involved in DYK, so you may or may not know that there was quite a blow up a couple years ago over some DYKs that should not have been accepted. If this seems like a mountain out of a molehill, the backstory is relevant.--S Philbrick(Talk) 16:50, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Andrea Jenkins

On 26 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andrea Jenkins, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Andrea Jenkins plans to collect up to 400 hours of transgender oral history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andrea Jenkins. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andrea Jenkins), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 17:06, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final/Wrap-Up Hello to our truly awesome GA Cup competitors! Thursday, June 30 saw the end of the 2016 GA Cup. It was a huge success. In the final, our five competitors reviewed an astonishing 207 articles, the most in any GA Cup final thus far. We continue to reach our goals and make a substantial impact in how quickly articles are reviewed for GA status. On March 1, the start of this competition, the article longest in the queue had languished there since June 26, 2015 [3]; in the July 1, 2016 list, the average wait length is just four months [4]. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for their enthusiasm, and for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success. Remember that most articles can't even be considered for FA status unless it's been passed to GA first, so our efforts have created hundreds of potentials FAs. That is, as they say, a big deal. The final this time represented a real horse race between our 1st and 2nd place winners. First-time competitor (who had won all previous rounds) Sainsf earned an impressive 1456 points with 91 articles reviewed during the final. Close behind, in second place was Carbrera, also a first-time competitor, reviewed the most articles (94). Their enthusiasm was a treat to witness. Congrats to you both! The competition went relatively smoothly, with very little drama this time. We had to clarify one rule: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We were strict about adhering to this clarification, especially at the end of the final. We intend on stressing it in the stated rules for our next competition, which will be announced soon, so watch out for it. We also intend on applying for a grant through Wikimedia to include gift certificates for our winners, to further incentivize the GA Cup. MrWooHoo should receive special recognition for acting as our main judge, and for stepping in for the rest of the judges when real-life busyness took over. He reviewed the majority of the submissions during our final round. Thanks for your hard work, and for the hard work of all our judges. We look forward to the next competition. Again, thanks to all our competitors, and congrats to our winners. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:26, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	For Children's Literature and Novels, there are very few of us who do the deep research needed to keep the articles from being WP:ALLPLOT. Thank you so much for rescuing Love Among the Walnuts and I hope that you keep writing in this subject area! Sadads (talk) 12:38, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for List of lakes in Minneapolis

On 6 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of lakes in Minneapolis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the "City of Lakes" has a ship's wheel on its flag, a sailboat in its logo, and 13 lakes of at least 5 acres (0.02 km²) (Lake Nokomis pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of lakes in Minneapolis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, List of lakes in Minneapolis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:19, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of James Nguyen

Hello! Your submission of James Nguyen at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Church ^Talk 05:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for James Nguyen

The DYK project (nominate) 01:01, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tapestry Folkdance Center

On 28 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tapestry Folkdance Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tapestry Folkdance Center's permanent home was discovered on a bike ride? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tapestry Folkdance Center. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tapestry Folkdance Center), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:16, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cloud Man

Hello! Your submission of Cloud Man at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! --DYKReviewBot (report bugs) 03:58, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Cloud Man

On 1 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cloud Man, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cloud Man. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cloud Man), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Allen3 ^talk 00:11, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Powerhouse Theater

On 2 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Powerhouse Theater, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that award-winning Broadway shows Hamilton, Bright Star, and The Humans were workshopped at the Powerhouse Theater? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Powerhouse Theater. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Powerhouse Theater), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Wikijournal, WikiJournal or Wiki Journal?

In addition to your contribution of naming ideas, could you add your opinion at Wikiversity:Wikijournal, WikiJournal or Wiki Journal? Mikael Häggström (talk) 19:22, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

GA review of Love Among the Walnuts open

Hey, I opened the GA review of Love Among the Walnuts at Talk:Love Among the Walnuts/GA1. Funny that I stumble upon this, a couple months after giving you the barnstar above :) Sadads (talk) 19:37, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Love Among the Walnuts

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Love Among the Walnuts you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sadads -- Sadads (talk) 19:40, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Reductress

On 7 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reductress, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that headlines on Reductress have included "We're Piercing My Baby's Tongue" and "How To Friendzone Ethan While He's Still Inside You"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reductress. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Reductress), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Love Among the Walnuts

The article Love Among the Walnuts you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Love Among the Walnuts for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sadads -- Sadads (talk) 01:21, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Hot link (sausage)

You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Hot link (sausage). (Image removed from hook and article). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:39, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

GA Cup Announcement

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on October 31, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:38, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

50 DYK medal

		The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Congratulations on the more than 50 articles you have created or expanded for DYK! Your efforts to improve the encyclopedia and the DYK project are greatly appreciated. Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

By the way, if you would like to include your nominated articles total at Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs#DYK nominations list, you might consider dividing your DYK creations and nominations into two separate lists, or put them on two separate pages, so it'll be easier for the award-giver to double-check your totals. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Love Among the Walnuts

On 11 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Love Among the Walnuts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kirkus Reviews wrote that the plot and tone of the 1998 young adult novel Love Among the Walnuts were akin to those of a Preston Sturges or Frank Capra film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Love Among the Walnuts. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Love Among the Walnuts), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK for 5-8 Club

On 13 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 5-8 Club, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both the 5-8 Club and Matt's Bar, two Minneapolis eateries 4.2 miles (6.8 km) apart on the same street, claim to have invented the Juicy Lucy cheeseburger? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/5-8 Club. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 5-8 Club), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, Bob. I'm just posting to let you know that List of lakes in Minneapolis – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for November 18. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 22:14, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 4th GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Thus far, there have been three GA Cups, which were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 400 nominations listed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 4th GA Cup will begin on November 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on February 28, 2017), but this may change based on participant numbers. We may take a break in December for the holidays, depending on the results of a poll of our participants taken shortly after the competition begins. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same, as will the scoring. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on November 14, 2016. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. We apologize for the delay in sending out this message until after the competition has started. Thank you to Krishna Chaitanya Velaga for aiding in getting this message out. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:38, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Archive of Our Own

On 6 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Archive of Our Own, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Archive of Our Own hosts over two million stories and artworks by fans of media franchises? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Archive of Our Own. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Archive of Our Own), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:38, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Request for 5 minute survey

Hi! I'm a researcher from the University of Minnesota conducting a study on LGBT user contributions to Wikipedia. Would you be willing to answer a short five minute survey? If so, I would appreciate if you could drop me an email at leung085@umn.edu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Weiwensg (talk • contribs) 23:00, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

4th Annual GA Cup - Round 1

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, GA Cup competitors! November 28, 2016 was supposed to mark the end of the first round. However, we needed 16 competitors to move on, and currently only 10 have completed articles. Thus, the judges have come together to let the participants decide what we shall do. Please complete this quick survey to let us know whether you would like a holiday break. There will be two options for what we will do next in terms of Round 2 depending on the results of this poll. If the survey indicates that the competitors want a break, we will have a 2nd round after the break ends with just the 10 competitors who have reviewed articles, starting in January (with a specific date TBA). If the survey does not indicate that participants want a break, we will extend Round 1 until the end of December. We apologize for sending out this newsletter late. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase! To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:00, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Meetup

Hello. Here's an event happening soon. Might you be able to make it? Jonathunder (talk) 14:45, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

In the area? You're invited to a
Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup
	Saturday, December 17, 2016
	Meet in the MIA Main Lobby at 1 p.m.
	2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis

Your GA nomination of 5-8 Club

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 5-8 Club you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shearonink -- Shearonink (talk) 18:41, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

5-8 Club

	Congratulations! It's a...
	Juicy Lucy of a GOOD ARTICLE! Shearonink (talk) 22:31, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Aww, thanks Shearonink, this is really sweet! BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 00:08, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 5-8 Club

The article 5-8 Club you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:5-8 Club for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shearonink -- Shearonink (talk) 22:41, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK

Hello! Your submission of The Student (short story) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:03, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 2

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup Greetings, GA Cup competitors! December 29th marked the end of the first round, after it was extended from its previously scheduled conclusion at the end of November. Because of the smaller pool of contestants this year, it was decided to keep sign-ups open throughout the month of December. This extension proved to be very helpful as we saw that more users signed up and completed many reviews. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 402 points, followed by Cartoon network freak with a close 338 points. Shearonink who signed up after our extension was in third with 170 points. We had a rule clarification in Round 1 which was that many articles were being passed with blatant copyright violations and plagarism occurring in the articles. Thus, the judges have concluded that if an article is passed even if it has a copyright violation/plagarism, we will not provide points for that article as it wouldn't be considered a "complete review" under the scoring rules. In the end, 94 articles were reviewed by 14 users who will all advance to Round 2. The judges had planned on having 16 contestants advance but since only 14 did, we are changing the pools in this round. We will be having 2 pools of 3 and 2 pools of 4 in Round 2, with the top 2 in each pool advancing to Round 3 as well as the top participant ("9th place") of all remaining competitors. Round 2 will begin on January 1 at 00:00:00 UTC and will end on January 29 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 2 and the pools can be found here. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase! To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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Your GA nomination of Widgiemoolthalite

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Your GA nomination of Ely Hall

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Your GA nomination of Ely Hall

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I hope this doesn't mean that I was sloppy and let a sub-par article to pass the nomination :).凰兰时罗 (talk) 22:04, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

No no, 凰兰时罗, not at all! You just went above and beyond in finding extra sources and were very kind throughout the process. BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 22:32, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I guess I didn't put enough smiley faces – I was joking. Thanks for the nice feedback! 凰兰时罗 (talk) 23:55, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi Bob

Thanks for the reply on the GA assessment. I don't know what is the exact standard used for eligibility for short articles as GA. Like I said in the review, it is not the quality of the article per sé that is the issue. The thing is that imho it would be better if there becomes more data available on this mineral to expand the article to a larger size. I like your work and focus to get "all the available information" into the article, just like I do myself with Muisca bitaeniata (only 1 specimen found and described in 1844, I uploaded the free image, but there is not much more to write about this beetle), Chibafruime (all available information, which is not much, included) and Nompanim for instance. But also for those articles, I don't know if they would be eligible as GA. I would like to ask for a second opinion on Widgiemoolthalite, just to have another pair of eyes looking at it. If the suggested changes are made and the second reviewer also thinks it's up for GA, you have my support too. All the best, Tisquesusa (talk) 15:02, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Hey Tisquesusa, I finally finished revisions to the widgiemoolthalite page. I'll nominate it for a second opinion so we can have somebody else give their two cents about whether it's broad and focused enough to be considered a GA, even with its relatively short length. All the best, BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 03:35, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Goofus and Gallant

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Your draft article, Draft:Minne (sculpture)

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DYK for The Student (short story)

On 18 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Student (short story), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "The Student", one of Anton Chekhov's shortest stories, was also his favorite? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Student (short story). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Student (short story)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Goofus and Gallant

On 1 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Goofus and Gallant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a critic of the didactic comic strip Goofus and Gallant observed that the "obnoxious" Goofus may appeal to children more than the "do-gooder" Gallant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goofus and Gallant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Goofus and Gallant), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:42, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Sunday saw the end of Round 2. Shearonink took out Round 2 with an amazing score of 499. In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an astounding 236 points, and in third place, Cartoon network freak received 136 points. Originally, we had plans for one wild card for 9th place, however it appears that both Chris troutman and J Milburn were tied for 9th place. Therefore, we have decided to have both advance to Round 3. In Round 2, 91 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 2, the longest wait had decreased to a little over 6 months. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 3 so we can keep decreasing the backlog. To qualify for the third round, contestants had to earn the two highest scores in each of the four pools in Round 2; plus, one wildcard. For Round 3, users were placed in 3 random pools of 3. To qualify for the Final of the 3rd Annual GA Cup, the top user in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 4th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 3 has already started and will end on February 26 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Also, we'd like to announce the departure of judge Zwerg Nase. We thank him for all his hardwork and hope to see him back in the future. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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Your GA nomination of Widgiemoolthalite

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DYK for List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals

11 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that performances at the Minnesota Fringe Festival have taken place in a loading dock, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a moving car? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals, and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 16:50, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Tank (theater)

On 23 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Tank (theater), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that artists are not charged to produce work at the Off-Off-Broadway theater The Tank? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Tank (theater). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Tank (theater)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nekima Levy-Pounds

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Your GA nomination of Nekima Levy-Pounds

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Your GA nomination of Nekima Levy-Pounds

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Precious

Vassar College

Thank you for quality articles around the Vassar College such as Jewett House and Seeley G. Mudd Chemistry Building, for Hennepin Center for the Arts, Love Among the Walnuts and The Tank, - Bob, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:06, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Aw, thanks Gerda Arendt! This is so kind and out-of-the-blue. BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 05:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 1599 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - The Final

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final Hello, GA Cup competitors! Sunday, February 26 saw the end of Round 3. Shearonink finished in first with 616 points, which is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! In second place, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga earned an impressive 152 points, followed by Sturmvogel_66 in third with 111 points. Chris troutman and Kees08 each received a wild-card and were able to advance to the Final Round. There was a major error on the part of the judges, and initially, 8 users were advanced instead of 5. This has been corrected, and we sincerely apologize for this confusion. In Round 3, 71 reviews were completed! At the beginning of this GA Cup, the longest wait was over 7 months; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait is still holding steady at a little over 6 months, the same as for the previous round. By the end of all three Rounds, the total number of nominations increased slightly - this suggests that users are more willing to nominate, knowing that their articles will be reviewed. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Final so we can keep tackling the backlog. In the Final Round, the user with the highest score will be the winner. The Final has already started and will end on March 31st at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Finals and the pools can be found here. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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DYK for Don Celender

On 13 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Don Celender, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while exploring whether a person's name affects the job they choose, Don Celender wrote to a dentist named Toothman and a rectal surgeon named Butts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Don Celender. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Don Celender), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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St. Cloud, April 15, 2017: Wikipedia as Social Activism

Please come and join if you can!

In the area? You're invited to
Wikipedia as Social Activism
	Saturday, April 15, 2017
	St. Cloud State University Library at noon
	720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud

Shaded0 (talk) 22:51, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Poughkeepsie

Hi there,

I saw some of your contributions to Vassar articles and was wondering - do you want to tackle Poughkeepsie-related articles with me? The city and town articles are in need of a great deal of cleanup, as well as the articles on neighboring places. Let me know what you think, ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 01:21, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Ɱ, and thanks for thinking of me! I'd be happy to help work on Poughkeepsie-related articles. My work with Poughkeepsie topics was mostly centered around Vassar College, where I studied. Having recently graduated and moved away, I've lost access to the wealth of of sources offered by Vassar's library collections but I am happy to help in whatever ways I can. Please feel free to take the lead and delegate: improving, say, the Culture section of the City of Poughkeepsie article is going to be a more manageable task for me than for us both to concurrently attempt to improve the entire article all at once. Let me know what I can do! All the best, BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 20:55, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Wrap Up Hello, GA Cup competitors! Saturday, April 1 concluded the 2016-2017 GA Cup. 64 reviews were completed by our finalists. Although the backlog increased by 42 over the reviewing period instead of declining, the increase suggests that the contest is encouraging editors to nominate articles for review. Congratulations to Shearonink, who is the winner of the Cup, finishing with 672 points! Once again, just as in last round, this is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! It was a close race for second place between Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, who achieved 164 points, and Sturmvogel_66, who earned 150. Though Sturmvogel_66 reviewed one more article than Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga managed to earn 14 points more due to reviewing older articles. Our two wildcard competitors, Kees08 and Chris troutman, came in fourth and fifth, respectively. There were some bumps in the competition this time: The sign-up deadline and the first round were both extended due to fewer competitors signing up then was planned for. And there were delays in tallying points and getting out the newsletter. The judges apologize for this latter difficulty. Lastly, mid-way through the competition we bid farewell to Zwerg Nase, who stepped down from their position as judge due to other commitments. Information about the Final can be found here. Thank you to all of our competitors, and congrats to our winners! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

Your GA nomination of The Student (short story)

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• Hi there-2)) Excellent work!.. As to the publication issue. I don't know, how exactly it should be worded, but: after the Adolf Marks 1899-1901 Collected Works edition it has been reprinted numerous times in Russia, most notably in a) The Collected Works by A.P. Chekhov in 12 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. Moscow, 1960. Vol. 7, and - The Collected Works by A.P. Chekhov in 30 volumes. Nauka Publishers. Moscow, 1985.Vol.8. Not sure how these two facts should be ref'fed: they're kind of, refs in themselves... And my special thanks for your collection of - well, 'thanks'. I found them very encouraging) Cheers! -- Evermore2 (talk) 21:29, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the tips, Evermore2! I don't think for something as uncontroversial as the publication history itself, it would be imprudent to use the refs as refs, as you say, so I'll go about doing that shortly. Thanks for continuing to expand the coverage of Chekhov's short stories...I'm always glad to see when you add a new one to the list. All the best, BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 02:43, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Student (short story)

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DYK for List of Metro (Minnesota) light rail stations

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DYK for 17776

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Your GA nomination of Goofus and Gallant

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DYK for Tanis (podcast)

On 20 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tanis (podcast), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the producers of the horror podcast Tanis have never confirmed whether the show is fictitious? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tanis (podcast). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tanis (podcast)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Atheistic religion listed at Redirects for discussion

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Hello I am trying to contact you about the Minneapolis Mayor Photo Gallery . Something is not working right and I think you started the gallery.

I have not been able to update the gallery correctly. I believe that you started the gallery. Everytime I try to add a pic, it will not insert into the gallery. When I try to upload to the gallery, I am presented with screen shots of congressional documents. I am never able to upload to the gallery. Please help

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_mayoral_election,_2017#Gallery

Thanks Daisy Dave! I believed I've fixed it. Let me know if you need any other help with the page! BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 15:34, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks again. I learned part of what I perceived to be a problem. I would like to try to encourage you to develop this webpage further. Please contact me at dania_park@yahoo.com

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List of Hennepin County Libraries

Hi Bobamnertiopsis! I saw you have a draft, User:Bobamnertiopsis/List of Hennepin County Libraries, that hasn't been updated in a while. I'd be interested in helping getting this to the mainspace, if you're willing to work with me.

It looks like the current version is specifically for branches of the Hennepin County Library system. Thoughts on changing it to be "List of libraries in Hennepin County" and including other libraries like the Quatrefoil Library? Or at least having a section entitled "Other libraries in Hennepin County"? We may find more at Category:Libraries in Minnesota. = paul2520 (talk) 16:52, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Hey, Paul2520, thanks for noticing that! I really haven't been especially active on either of my longstanding drafts of buildings but would love to get them out of the userspace and into the articlespace where they'll actually be useful.

In its current conception, the article is specifically about branches of the Hennepin County Library system, a la List of New York Public Library branches or List of Queens Library branches but there's definitely room in the See also for non-HCL libraries within the county which could include Quatrefoil plus university libraries I guess?

In any case, I'd love your help to get this page to a presentable state. I'll see if I can track down Benidt Weir's book via ILL for info on the FKA Minneapolis Public Library branches, and we'll do our best with the rest? Let me know what you want to do! All the best and thanks so much, —Collin^{t c} 17:10, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, Collin. That sounds great. Yes, those two lists are good models, and the see also section would work well for standalone and university libraries. I can pick up up a copy of Benidt Weir's book when I get to the Central library, probably this weekend. = paul2520 (talk) 14:47, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Hey Bobamnertiopsis, I did some editing to User:Bobamnertiopsis/List of Hennepin County Libraries yesterday. I also borrowed a copy of Benidt's book from the Hennepin County Library. Anything specific I should be looking for in there? And what did you mean by "FKA" in your previous comment?

I should be able to take a look tonight; I think we're pretty much ready to move to mainspace. I'm interested in going out and taking photos for some of the branches missing them, but I should think the article can be in mainspace missing a few photos. = paul2520 (talk) 13:07, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey Paul2520, that looks great! I no longer live in Minnesota or I'd try and help you on your quest to get photos of all of the branches. I also got my hands on a copy of Benidt's book and will also be looking into it. It's obviously a slightly older source on the Minneapolis libraries only but it might be nice to have a few sentences in the lead summarizing the expansion of Minneapolis's libraries. Are there any book sources on the HCL system, pre-merger? We could probably get two or three paragraphs out of the lead: basic stats about the branches, history of MPL, history of HCL, merger and post-merger, with recent updates? Something like that? Before we mainspace this, I'd love to get construction years for all of the libraries into the table which is easy enough (they can mostly all be sourced to the HCL's individual location pages for each branch), only it'll take a little time to get done. Maybe we can shoot to get this into the mainspace by next week? Also: FKA=formerly known as. Thanks for your work on this!! Best, —Collin^{t c} 19:31, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

That all sounds great. I can look into another reference, as I plan to get to the library this week :-)

Yes, a few paragraphs in the lead would be great. Maybe we can target a DYK once this page goes live?

Sorry to hear you no longer are local; would be great to meetup and tag-team the photos! = paul2520 (talk) 19:58, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

As you may have seen, I've done a bit of work on the article. I don't have access to the Benidt book at the moment; will check later for a date on Osseo's opening at the current facility.

I will be stopping by the library tonight & can ask about a reference pre-merger. Curious if you think we should move this to the mainspace in the next week or so and aim for a DYK, or if you think we could get this to be a featured list. Open to discussion. = paul2520 (talk) 19:34, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

I found a couple of great references yesterday. See, notably, the Wezeman source cited in the new Historic libraries section. It lists several others that aren't in the current list. Might have to dig through annual reports to get those details & the official date Osseo opened in the City Hall... = paul2520 (talk) 13:26, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Great work on the article! I'm surprised that all the other libraries have well-documented opening dates and Osseo just...doesn't. The earliest reference I can find to the 415 Central location (its current home) is this snippet view referencing the "Osseo Community Library" in that location from 1976. A 1966 source indicates that in that year, voters approved bonds to construct the new town hall which would include "a branch of the Hennepin County library system." That leaves us with a decadelong gap but at least it narrows it down some.

We can definitely move it to mainspace this week. 1,500 characters of prose in the lede is the minimum to qualify for that so it might need a little more in that department. FL is definitely also a possibility though I think we could wait on that until we get more pictures. We would probably also want to clarify exactly what info we're putting in the Notes section, since right now it includes info about some of the renovations but not all (I've only been putting in the dates for totally new constructions/moves). Thanks for finding some of those sources! —Collin^{t c} 17:02, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bobamnertiopsis: Awesome! I agree about holding off for FL, as it will take time to get the photos. You may have seen my comment about possibly getting a better one for the bookmobile.

Yep, we can add a bit more prose. Like I said, I would like to list a few more libraries that no longer exist. I can try and find something super recent to add to the end of the lead. Would be neat if there are any plans for new libraries or renovations/moves. Any other ideas? = paul2520 (talk) 20:38, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

It's up to 1,700 characters of prose. I'd say let's move it to mainspace & work on the DYK nom. What do you think? = paul2520 (talk) 01:56, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bobamnertiopsis: I'm currently at a Wikipedia meetup at MIA for the next few hours, so I could spend some time moving/doing the DYK nom. I'll defer to you if you wanted to do it, since it's in your namespace. = paul2520 (talk) 18:10, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey Paul2520, I've moved the page to List of Hennepin County Library branches! Congrats and thanks for all your work on this so far! —Collin^{t c} 00:47, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bobamnertiopsis: Awesome! Nice work. Thanks for the edits you've made this afternoon/evening. So we have seven days to submit a DYK nom since it was moved... do you want to go ahead, or shall I? = paul2520 (talk) 02:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Paul2520: Is there a fact from the article that you think would make a good hook for a DYK entry? I'm happy to nominate and do the QPQ at DYK when we have a good hook fact. —Collin^{t c} 02:04, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Bobamnertiopsis: a couple thoughts:

Did you know ... that the Hennepin County Library has 41 branches in 24 cities and towns and historically had locations in a sanitarium as well as a bookmobile?

Did you know ... that the Hennepin County Library has 41 branches, serving ... (and maybe cite the annual report for # of visitors, online visitors, and/or volumes in the combined collections? - though we should then include this in the article, too)

What do you think? = paul2520 (talk) 02:21, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Just checking back in. Thoughts on the 1.5 hooks I suggested? = paul2520 (talk) 02:05, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey Paul2520, I like the first one! I'll nominate it shortly! Sorry for the delay. —Collin^{t c} 22:23, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Totally no worries, Bobamnertiopsis. I've been quite busy myself.

Since the article was created seven days ago, the nom would have to be made today. If I don't hear you, I'll be bold and nominate it in a couple of hours. I really think this is a great addition to showcase. But reiterating our previous discussion - we'll work on getting the rest of the photos and try for a featured list in the next few months :-) = paul2520 (talk) 15:45, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

I started the nom. Review to follow shortly. Thanks for all your work on this! Looking forward to work on the missing photos & more information we can find :-) = paul2520 (talk) 20:13, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks so much, Paul2520! You've done incredible work on this list and it's looking really solid. I'm excited for it to continue growing! —Collin^{t c} 20:35, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Oh no, Paul2520! I see you just did a DYK nomination review for another article--I did one as well! Oops! Well, if you've got any other articles you're working on that are close to DYK, you're welcome to use my QPQ credit for bullpen car. —Collin^{t c} 20:52, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Ah, no worries. The person who started the article I reviewed didn't need a QPQ, so it balances out. = paul2520 (talk) 01:34, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Great news. Thanks to a very helpful reference librarian, I was able to get not one but TWO references for the year Osseo opened in City Hall. See this edit :-) = paul2520 (talk) 22:07, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Just wanted to check-in. Was great to see the DYK on the front page the other day. I was hoping to start making trips to take photos of the remaining libraries, but seeing as it's not really spring yet, I'll hold off a couple weeks. I hope all is well with you! = paul2520 (talk) 16:06, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Yes! Congrats and thanks for all your work so far to get this page which had been languishing in my userspace since at least 2012 to the articlespace (and onto the main page!) Hope all is well with you too! —Collin^{t c} 15:13, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Minneapolis Miracle

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DYK for List of Hennepin County Library branches

On 9 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of Hennepin County Library branches, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hennepin County Library has 41 branches in 24 cities and towns in Minnesota, and historically had locations in a sanatorium and a bookmobile? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of Hennepin County Library branches. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, List of Hennepin County Library branches), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Merger discussion for List of Masonic buildings in the United States

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Brown-tail moth

I see you changed two references (Frago, Candan) at Brown-tail moth. I recently brought this article up to GA class. While I appreciate that you used ResearchGate to link to PDFs of the articles, part of my effort was uniform format for all references, i.e., last name followed by initials of given names rather than spelling out first names. Also, species names in italics. Please do not change any more references. Thank you. David notMD (talk) 06:49, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Hey David notMD, thanks for the heads up. Sorry to have disrupted the reference format you had already established; I added a few more DOIs to articles that had them without changing the uniform characteristics you've described (Surname, G., italicized species names). I believe that all the articles that have been assigned DOIs now have them included so I defer to you on the article henceforth. Good work on the GA! —Collin^{t c} 14:25, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Update: List of Hennepin County Library branches

Hi Bobamnertiopsis! I hope you've been well.

I added the last photos to List of Hennepin County Library branches. What is the next step in the process to nominate and get it to be a featured list? Do we want to get better images for some of the low-res ones like File:Augsburg Park Library.jpg?

Certainly the help of others would be welcomed. I know McGhiever has contributed a number of photos, too. = paul2520 (talk) 03:26, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Hey Paul2520, thanks for trekking all around the Cities to get those pictures--they look great! I guess the next step might be to compare the article against the criteria over at WP:FL? to see how we're doing. I'm pretty sure the Former libraries section can be beefed up a little bit (the Longfellow Community Library isn't on there yet) and we should work to make sure we're defining everything consistently and putting consistent notes in the Notes section. I've replaced the Augsburg picture for now! Thanks again for your great work on this! —Collin^{t c} 19:47, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

My pleasure. Good call on the Longfellow/Nokomis bit. Interesting history! Thoughts on what we should add to notes? I see Augsburg was rennovated in 2013 [5] and likewise Ridgedale was just rennovated [6], but do we want to include that? Should we aim to have a note for each library? = paul2520 (talk) 17:52, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Just wanted to circle-back. I know you're busy too. Do you think we can just go ahead and make the nomination for FL, and respond to any feedback? Or do you think we should get notes for each library first? = paul2520 (talk) 21:10, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in, Paul2520. My thought about the notes section is that whatever we decide to include, we should make sure we are including that information for all the branches. So I think we should either decide that we want to include all renovations or none; all previous buildings which a current library replaced or none; all former names for all libraries or none; etc. Obviously including a certain type of info for all the entries means more work than including none so it's really up to us in terms of what we think we can manage to find. What do you think we should (and shouldn't) include in the Notes section?

The other thing to look at before nominating for FL is what comparable Featured Lists look like. There actually don't appear to be any FLs listing all the branches of a given library system, so we'll have to turn elsewhere. List of lighthouses in Connecticut is sort of related, listing all of a given type of structure within a given place, though the text there is pretty sparse. It includes coordinates which we definitely could add but definitely don't need to. List of bridges in Seattle has a better lede and thus offers a little more of a template for what the HCL branches list could look like. I think we could probably add a little more about why the 2007 merger happened, summarize the Former libraries section, and maybe add one or two more facts about the branches in general; perhaps which has the highest (and/or lowest) circulation, if that's available, or other collections-related info. —Collin^{t c} 22:26, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

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