User:Dr. Blofeld/July 2012

Stumholmen

OK, I'll see what I can do with this. You've already made a pretty good start. Strange that there should be two new articles on Karlskrona in short succession. - Ipigott (talk) 20:40, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

I've worked quite a bit on this, especially on finding pertinent refs. It looks OK to me for now but could be supplemented with a bibliography and perhaps a more extensive history. I'm a little worried, though, that it looks a bit like a write-up from the tourist board! - Ipigott (talk) 11:41, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Maybe there's need for more work on the lead. I'm not sure the art gallery is still in the Båtsmanskasernen which now seems to belong to the Hyper Island schoo: see here. Will look into it more closely later. - Ipigott (talk) 12:09, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Today

Glad you like today's good story (hidden message: "open mind"), awesome Wikipedian of 18 March 2009, 9 May 2009 and 21 January 2012, #2 that is - lady first ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:26, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Question about article, ideas request

Hi Doctor! I was wondering if you have any DYK hook ideas for User:Thine Antique Pen/Aecidium mori, before I move it to the mainspace. I may ask, is this an improvement on them animal stubs, moving on to fungi? Thanks! ⇒TAP 20:12, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, very good indeed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:55, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I forgot to add, I moved it yesterday and DYK'd it. ⇒TAP 12:02, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention

Due to conversations on my talk page, other discussions that you and I have participated in, and host of other reasons, I've started a WikiProject. My first actually. This is something I think you would be interested in, and I feel your experience and input would be a tremendous asset to the project. I feel it is time we actually coordinate efforts in a positive way to affect positive changes here, by centralizing discussion and providing a venue to seek consensus on a number of issues. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 15:14, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. If it would be successful in discussing certain things and getting some things approved it seems like a good idea.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:38, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

• That is the general idea, to develop ideas there, instead of multiple proposals on policy pages. One thing I've noticed is that the more "Alternate" proposals in a formal discussion, the less likely anything is to really happen. Get all of those out of the way at the project, and only bring the refined idea or two to the real discussion, so there is a better chance of it passing. The key is getting diverse ideas at the project, and of course, participation from admins as well, so it reflects the whole community. I see plenty of people complain about retention problems, it is time to actually address some of them, set realistic and incrimental goals, and begin the process of change. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 00:21, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

• This discussion [1] is interesting as well. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 02:05, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

• Dr, I think we need to setup a category for members to help with organization, I've started the page for a list of userboxes, but these are areas that I'm unfamiliar with as I've never started a project or messed with categories much before. I looked at some of the other projects for examples like Wikipedia:WikiProject North Carolina where I'm a member, but I'm still not completely sure on the structure. Is this something you assist with? Being the 4th, I won't be around much as I get to take the nieces out to a festival (one of my favorite activities) but hoping we can work on some of the necessary structure over the next few days. There seems to be a decent amount of interest already, and from people with different concerns, which I take as a positive sign. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 10:55, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

User:John Carter would be a good one to ask about that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:49, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

• I've left him a note on his talk page. Thanks for the lead! Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 01:09, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Carver Media Group Network for deletion

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File:JanosDonat.jpg

Was this is a self-portrait by the artist concerned? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:46, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't know.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:55, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

GA advice

I'm trying to get Area up to GA standard, and have a couple of questions. Firstly, how far off it do you think it is now, and what improvements need to be made (I know I need more references, and some of the picture placings violate WP:MOS, although I'm not sure how to get around that) and secondly, in the "List of Formulae" table, where should references go, after the name of the shape, or the formula? (I was thinking extra references for the notes to the side) Thanks. --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 11:51, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Mmm that's a very tough one to do. Mathematics articles are different to any other, Perhaps ask the writers of some existing GAs?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:48, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Weather

We've had derechos before - I remember a couple of particularly bad windstorms while I was in college. But nothing this severe. It was completely unexpected, too; usually they hit the mountains and weaken, but this one didn't. The governor said it's the worst non-hurricane weather event in Virginia's history. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:58, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, it passed within 20 minutes. But they say some people won't be getting power back until Thursday or Friday, if not next weekend. This is a fairly typical scene around here; I haven't seen this many trees down since Hurricane Isabel in '04. So now we're in the middle of a record heat wave, instead...oh, and no hot water meant that I didn't get to bathe for two nights. Heh. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:03, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

The office is quite pleasant, actually. I haven't seen any evidence of significant damage in the neighborhood.

As to the heat, I've suffered worse, actually...it's hot, but it's not as sticky as usual. So I can live with it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:09, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

My terrible humour

My humour is terrible, as I laughed when I passed the GAN for Humpty Dumpty. :) ⇒TAP 19:47, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Are you positive its GA quality? The lead looks a little short to me.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:50, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

It summarises the main points of the article. It's roughly the length of some recently passed GAs, such as Kalapuya brunnea or some of them Michigan Highways. Thanks! ⇒TAP 19:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

By the way, you have new messages at User talk:RHaworth#Stubs. Thanks! ⇒TAP 19:54, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Llanddewi Velfrey

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Category:Buildings and structures in Capri

Will do! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Castello Barb

Castello Barbarossa, well cited on the it wiki, plus lots of refs when googled with the word Capri, just would avoid too many frommers and fodors etc. I'll expand it within the next couple of days if you don't have a chance to get to it. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Looks like your part of the world is facing a month's worth of rain today. Yikes! Rosiestep (talk) 15:39, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

You've done a great job on that article. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:16, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Not fluent but passable, for sure, as it's a romance language. Been to Italy a few times and could get along fine because of the 6 years of French and Spanish studies. I saw that Ip was working on it so I figured I'd wait until later today before I gave it a twirl. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:29, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

I nom'ed it. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:56, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Ladislav Haškovec

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Hi Blofeld, and thanks for the credit. But it was mostly your work :D --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:44, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hey Dr. B! Thanks for the barnstar! And also thank you for correcting me earlier in the week when, for the first time in about a year, I neglected to add any categories to a new article. I haven't seen you around on here as much recently, but I hope you're well. I'm finding myself drawn back to local history again after dabbling in some areas, so expect more articles about museums, hotels and historic buildings! Keep up the good work and take care, Moswento ^talky 14:39, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, my attention at the moment is mostly focused on the local history of the county where I grew up, Devon. But I see there are lots of missing golf courses in Devon too! Moswento ^talky 15:01, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Many thanks my friend! --Cavarrone (talk) 15:22, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ginge Manor

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Nomination of Tiger penis for deletion

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Denmark building categories

Hi Blofeld, thanks for starting so many articles about Danish buildings. However, I have noticed that you tend to place them in the 'buildings and structures by Danish region' categories and I really don't think that is the way to go. There are already articles about buildings from most Danish municipalities even if only about half of them have been created and many articles remain very poorly categorized. There are also more specific categories for listed buildings by municipality and it is easy to see if a building is listed by checking the relevant, exhaustive list on Danish Wikipedia which can be found here. With the ever increasing number of articles - not least thanks to you - this solution certainly seems more future proven. The 'region'-based categories now hold a very small and random selection of articles and if they were probably stocked with all relevant articles, they would become so large that articles would have to be recategorized anyway. I therefore think the 'region' categories should contain the relevant 'municipality' categories of that region. I hope you agree with this.Ramblersen (talk) 13:40, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

I quite agree, I'd like to see the level of coverage by municipality like on Danish wikipedia. However, remember that it was I who requested Tim to create the regional categories which was intended only as a start in working towards this in better organizing structure articles. We should probably create buildings and structures categories for each municipality. I recall speaking to Ipigott about it though and the current situation it would be overkill given the few articles. The best thing would be to work through each municipality and gradually start municipal struct categories I think. Butif you create Category:Buildings and structures in Halsnæs Municipality etc, please add the regional category and also the Danish wikipedia category interlink.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:42, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

I do know that you proposed the categories and I was therefore a bit puzzled that you didn't seem to use them. Anyway, I am happy that we agree and yes hacing articles and categories for all municipalities should of course be the end goal. As I recall it, Ipigott ended up agreeing that municipality would be more useful than region in the discussion you are referring to on his talk page so I think we all agree.[[Ramblersen (talk) 14:13, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but let's do it in an organized way. We should start with the Capital Region, splitting by municipality and aiming to at least have a couple of entries in each one. I started Asserbohus to start filling a bit. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:16, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Well the Capital Region is my main interest so that is where most of my articles will be. I can't say I am to thrilled about the creating stubs approach though since they are in my ecperience much less likely to get expanded than red links are to get articles. But I guess that is a matter of taste.Ramblersen (talk) 14:26, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes I agree. Best to translate a few fully rather than stub them all as people are unlikely to expand them. Or at least make them half decent informative stubs.. See User:Dr. Blofeld/Denmark. If you create anymore categories please add the four parts like this with regional and interwiki link.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:27, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Well I rarely look much at Danish wikipedia when writing articles since the articles there are unfortunately of rather poor quality if there at all and hardly ever properly sourced. I promise to remember the Region category from now on, the reason I did not add it originally was that I intended to start a discussion on wheather it would be better to use island/peninsula and Metropolitan Area since the Danish regions are rather odd administrative subunits (the so-called Capital Region takes in Bornholm as you know while it excludes Roskilde and Køge which are both part of the Copenhagen metropolitan area)with almost no authority (only over hospitals) and are likely to be abolished after the next parliament election. But since Danish wikipedia use them, I do see the point in using them here on English wikiepdia too.Ramblersen (talk) 16:55, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Danish wiki though is vitally important for routing out notable missing articles. Any translations anyway should be improved with reliable sources to back it up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:58, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Courtesy note

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Lyons Demesne

Lyons Demesne and etc. look fun; I'll try to start on them tomorrow as I'm tired now. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:36, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Just have been too tired after work to get much done. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:27, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Kavajë

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Paying you back

I thought I'd ask you about the nobility of Liz Gorman (football player). I'm paying you back for the extremely long and involved research I reluctantly did for you. Bgwhite (talk) 05:55, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Eh, I don't understand. What do you mean?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:16, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

[2] I did some "thorough research" on a previous article of yours. I thought I'd pay you back so you can do some "thorough research" on an iffy article. I had no idea where to ask about this one, so you popped in my mind. Hmmm, you popped into my mind? Excuse me for a bit while I go see a psychiatrist about this awful development :) Bgwhite (talk) 17:37, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry duh, didn't twig. Wow that's another hot bod!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:56, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Festival season

Another great performance in the Kurhaus Wiesbaden: Anthony & Joseph Paratore. Will you help me to get Frieder Bernius to DYK quality? - That Agneta Matthes is translated, but at the moment I have no extra time for such projects, admitting that the translation was VERY funny in places ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:01, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Bach-Medaille der Stadt Leipzig - we don't need that extra (not even de has it), it could be a paragraph of Bach-Archiv Leipzig. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh OK, I thought it looked a notable state medal..♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:55, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

It's notable, but could be listed with those who pass it ;) - Enjoyed the different music in time of Hofkapelle - 11 singers - symphony orchestra - now specialized group! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:59, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Film/Indian cinema task force

. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 10:53, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I thought I joined like 5 years ago.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:14, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

We know that you're an active contributor. Would you mind just signing in your name in the page. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 11:34, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Gotham House

Yes, I am interested! I added a small amount to the article, I'll try and work on it a bit more when I have time tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up. Maybe one day Category:Tiverton, Devon will rival Category:Monmouth, Wales? BTW, when it comes to DYK nom, I have several unused QPQs so am happy to nominate. Moswento ^talky 15:42, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

No, I don't really have a direct connection with Tiverton. I actually grew up in Plymouth, but I do have family in the Mid Devon area. I just have a general interest in Devon history, and Tiverton seemed like a good choice to do a bit of detailed work on. Moswento ^talky 15:50, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

So, this is the best I can do with the sources at my disposal. I haven't been able to find much more than you added, although I've added a few more details to the history and fleshed out the building details. What do you think would make a good hook? Moswento ^talky 12:26, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

That's true, but my eyes glaze over slightly as a lot of architectural language goes over my head. I don't know if given your experience you can do a better job of extracting information. If not, I can have a go. Moswento ^talky 12:35, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I've learnt it's a lot easier using the text alongside a picture! Working on it... Moswento ^talky 13:00, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Hopefully better now? My lunch break is now over, though, so anything else will have to wait for later. Let me know if you think of a hook, or other ideas for improvement. Moswento ^talky 13:25, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I couldn't find anything about it online either. I posted at WikiProject Devon just in case anybody has a book with a mention to hand. I have a busy weekend ahead, but I might have time to look at the two articles you've started. QPQ added to your nomination, btw. Moswento ^talky 15:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Stumholmen

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Miley Cyrus

She's got a huge demographic for a fan base, and she can be winsome when she so desires.

That's what I keep telling myself, at least. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, I don't know about the UK, but here it's impossible to go five feet without bumping into some kind of Hannah Montana merchandise. I'm not surprised she made that much, given the amount of stuff out there for sale. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:58, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

She is, but I'm sure not all of her fans are yet.

God preserve me for admitting this, but I once caught an episode of that series, when I was desperately channel surfing late one night. I'm still sorry. Though I know I'm not the target demographic... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:22, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

What else am I gonna watch, Friends? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:51, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

It's not an unattractive voice, in and of itself. But the things she sings... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:33, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Any time. I figured, there are so many there has to be some kind of category. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:11, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK inquiry

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Translation template

The problem with the Lithuanian one was that the article itself used "topic-bio" as the first parameter (making the template think that was the article name) rather than topic=bio (which is read as the topic= parameter). None of the templates automatically generate a link anymore because it was redone to work in coordination with a bot (which automatically made the rounds and added the article= parameter if you didn't), then Rich's bots got blocked. I'm not sure the link should be automatically generated because it generates false links when the article has a different name in the other language (a non-trivial part of the time). Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:40, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

WP:WER

I've mentioned you at WER. We are still hammering out structure and such there and actually your ideas would be greatly welcomed. I hate bureaucracy but we do need a little structure there. I just mentioned that you would be an excellent candidate for the council there. Actually, I can't think of anyone better for my vision of what the council should be, which is 4 people and at least 2 non-admin, no power per se, just guidance, familiarity with policy, and the occasional voice. Have no fear, but I am quite serious. If it goes in this direction, I am willing to drag you kicking and screaming if necessary. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 00:14, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

• I added Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Pact which is up for discussion. Trying to organize structure without actual "leaders" is a difficult thing, and your opinions would be welcomed. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 13:41, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I understand that, but I think issues are just better discussed and one editor such as yourself has an informal decision maker who evaluates conssensus on certain things. Whilst I think the project is a great idea and much needed I think we could be in danger of being too analytical over certain things. I generally try to avoid councils and such and concentrate as much as I can on content. I'll happily provide input into discussions though. But understanding why some editors remain at wikipedia and some don't I think is complex and I think unless certain changes are actually made there's not much we can do about it. Above all I'd say lack of AGF is the biggest issue on the site in driving contributors away.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:47, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

• • I agree that AGF is a big issue. There still needs to be just a little order, but no one bossing others around, which is why the Primus concept is the best idea I could come up with. It doesn't require participation in subject matter, just closing discussions and lending a hand with policy and such. This is also why I chose to have multiple people doing it, so no one is burdened with a full time job, and no single person has too much influence or control. This is another reason why I say you are right for the job, and I know you will only do what is needed and can be fair, and won't spend all your time there. And you certainly understand the plight of the established content creator, and have the right demeanor. And it will only be successful if it is clear that it isn't "my" project, and if both admins and non-admins participate in all levels. If nothing else, the project so far has already put together a lot of data on why people leave, all in one place, and that alone is an accomplishment as defining the problem is the first step to fixing it. It is just growing so quickly, it needs a little organization and guidance. Not much, but a little. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 14:09, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Helligdomsklipperne

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Anders Christian Lunde

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Category:Transport ministers of France

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Shirenewton Hall

Just discovered who Mrs Lowe probably was...? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

.. but am not sure that's the right Charles Liddell, as the same source also says: "The nave features a marble memorial to Captain Liddel VC of the Coldstream Guards, who was among the regiment's officers chosen to protect the Royal Family." Martinevans123 (talk) 19:42, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Ghm has done another very good job of tidying up (to put it mildly) and of tracking down a few loose ends. I'm sure he deserves a DYK nom for his efforts there (not that he is ever keen to get one!) Martinevans123 (talk) 14:00, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

St. Brannock's Church

...already exists at St Brannock's Church! I'll merge what I can and redirect. Moswento ^talky 19:35, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

• Collecchio has potentially a great tagline. Yours to nom if you want. Not sure it was a huge engagement though. I suspect that nobody really wanted to get hurt at that stage of the war. And I wish some of the sources were online so we could get more detail on what happened... I may dig around a bit more. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:44, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Chick search bar

Move the code from your chick.js to your chick.css and you'll be right! — This, that, and the other (talk) 08:20, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Could probably do with one after creating so many stubs! CTS talk 10:20, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Phew! Thanks. Just a on our way message as we reach the 4 million mark. It'll probably be me adding data to a lot of them at a later date though!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:22, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Ha, good luck. -CTS talk 11:19, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For all your hard work and new articles! Osarius Talk 10:35, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! So long as we treat the stubs as seeds to build upon, rather than useless sub stubs I guess.. I wish I could generate them full length at a similar rate though.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:39, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I lived in the same hall as someone from Turkey last year. I might see if he is willing to do some translation on your most recent ones. I can help with the wiki markup. Just curious, do you keep all of the pages you create on your watchlist? Ryan Vesey Review me! 13:58, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

That would be good! Only a select few I place on my watchlist admittedly, but I don't think they're prime candidates for vandalism.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:01, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

If you want to let your count of filled red links grow, there are a few on Clytus Gottwald (approved, in prep), especially the prize ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Refs look they include a "nonplussed" emoticon

Your Evilness, the refs in your Turkish village stubs include a just a "-" in the "title=" field. This makes the ref look like it includes a emoticon for being somewhat nonplussed: ''-''. Just sayin'. --Shirt58 (talk) 10:46, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

It was actually an evil face! If there was a way I couls subst:pagename inside refs I'd add the titles..♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:47, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

What I should have written was "the {{cite web}} refs in your Turkish village stubs include a just a hypen in the "title=" field." Hmm... perhaps someone should write a bot that marks all your contributions with this pic... --Shirt58 (talk) 11:08, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah that would be more suitable! Mmmmwoooahahaa! All part of my evil plan to pass 4 million articles on Friday 13th.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:09, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

G-d demm you Blofeld, I will someone else will probably have to add {{unreliable sources}} to all of those Turkish village stubs. In the interim:  Bird--Shirt58 (talk) 12:46, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Churches

I understand that churches come with their location after a "," (not "in"), like Liebfrauenmünster, Wolframs-Eschenbach. I added it to St. Mary's Church. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:49, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:51, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

A cheeseburger for you!

I've noticed you chugging ahead towards article number 4,000,000. You'll need some food to give you some extra energy. Check out WP:4MIL as well, you're the first editor mentioned.  Ryan Vesey Review me! 13:25, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks mate!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:26, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I have only one thing to say. GO DOC, GO!. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 13:55, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Looks like you got it. Happy 4 million, Dr. B. Kind regards. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 14:14, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! But are you certain of that?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:16, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

{{Million milestones}} says it is Izbat Al Borg, I assume the Wikimedia Foundation will pick one at some point. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:27, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I was close, I posted an article the same minute. If only we had that many new articles coming in all the time!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:30, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Any way I would like to thank you for all the articles you create. Hope that you will catch the 5 millionth article. --Meno25 (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Hehe thanks! If yours definitely is the 4 millionth an African city is a great choice! It would be good to start more missing Egyptian cities, feel free to point me to sources and red links.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:15, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

You can try this site as a start. Best wishes. --Meno25 (talk) 18:16, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Whether it hit the four millionth mark or not, it was an impressive enterprise. I saw the first ones coming through early this morning. Turkishly delightful! If this can be done for Turkey, how far can the same approach be applied to other countries? --Ipigott (talk) 16:27, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Well, I have the data it seems now to generate stubs like Alaca, Borçka at a fairly quick rate with a population figure. WOW check out the mountain scenery on Google Earth!. So I could potentially create the other 26,000 or so Turkish villages. Offhand I know that Senegal and Sweden could potentially be covered in the same way and have population data. Morocco and Bulgaria are gradually being created.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:31, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't know how you do it. I've got data all prepared at User:Ryan Vesey/Minnesota State Legislators and it still takes me between 30 minutes and 2 hours per article. I checked your article creations, and due to the replag the ones from today haven't been counted. You were at 4,004 by the count (with your most recent being Tondidarou). It appears like you are 1000's beyond that now. Ryan Vesey Review me! 16:36, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Check this out.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:22, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Congratulations! Epic! --Rosiestep (talk) 05:43, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, definitely; better luck come the 5 millionth, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 10:40, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Not quite sure how you manage to do it, you must be able to type much more quickly than I can, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 10:42, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

The Doc must have the whole SPECTRE organization writing up articles for Wikipedia, otherwise I also can't explain it... From me too, congratulations! Constantine ✍ 11:29, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:54, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Very, very well done. Glad to see you getting recognition for your work. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:50, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Cheers. Surprised no newspapers though seem to have reported us passing 4 million, they did with 3 million..♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:51, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, give 'em time. There might be something next week.

Either that, or they've decided to stop coverage. Now that we're being taken seriously, it's not so much fun to point and laugh at the "crazy Wikipedians doing their crazy stuff". --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:18, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Vladimír Vondráček and Antonín Heveroch

Done. Please, check. It was not an easy task, as I'm not an expert in psychology or psychiatry, and moreover, the Czech original versions are a bit misleading and unclear (I suspect it was copied from some older texts, the language is a bit archaic ... I tried to reword it). But I think the current state is better than machine translation. I've added also some refs. Regards. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 16:12, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Grand Hotel Quisisana

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DYK for Marina Grande, Capri

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DYK for Chiesa di San Costanzo

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Piazza Umberto I

Replied on my talk.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 17:39, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Glevering

Thanks for that. I gave it a scrub, and will look at adding a bit more after running errands. Can you doublecheck the part about Vanneck Mews as I couldn't figure it out? I'll probably de-redlink the Arcedecknes next and add a bit about them to Glevering. Have tired of Capri churches for now. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:45, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I did expand Lyons Demesne and added myself to (approved) nom. Also expanded Antonín Heveroch and Vladimír Vondráček. Will nom them if you don't beat me to it; potential doubler ... that AH and VV were associated with the Psychiatric Clinic in Prague? (or "worked at") --Rosiestep (talk) 02:30, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

So nice; I appreciate the barnstar! Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 18:20, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Chinese provincial location maps

The last one of these was Hubei or Chongqing in August or September 2011. Could you enlist the aid of some cartographers (besides Yug, who has opted out) to finish the remaining 16 by March 2013? These should have been complete years ago, and yet many here are contempt with portraying China as a monolith. GotR ^Talk 02:50, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I know, tell me about it, India too. Nordbynordwest makes the occasional ones but is too strapped for time to make the rest of them. I don't know who else can do them. If I was you I'd ask on German wikipedia at their map request workshop and hope you get lucky.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Pilar Muñoz (born 1911) is in the Spanish Wikipedia

Hi Dr. Blofeld. See . This is the actress born in 1911. We don't seem to have an English article for her. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 13:30, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Done, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:08, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Glevering Hall

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• I suggested an alt for this one. I'll get AH and VV double nom'ed in a couple of minutes. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:48, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Hey friend!!

Sorry, been so busy hardly had any time to visit WP at all. How've you been? Shahid • ^Talk2me 21:51, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

The girl is stunning. Yeh I'm busy working, how about you? What are you up to nowadays? Shahid • ^Talk2me 18:46, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Actually law did use to interest me at one point. Shahid • ^Talk2me 18:54, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Great idea - btw, it's so sad to hear about the passing of Rajesh Khanna. Shahid • ^Talk2me 19:06, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Bouabré

I put that 'fact' thing in before I saw who started the page. Apologies if it's a work-in-progress. Regards, Ericoides (talk) 16:26, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

That's OK, the French wiki version also has fact tags.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:40, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Castello Barbarossa

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Gazimursky Zavod

How's this for a start?—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); July 17, 2012; 16:50 (UTC)

Yeah, I do too. But apparently it was that green color that hypnotized some folks into thinking that the whole template is "horrible", because the complaints stopped immediately after the color had been changed :) But hey, the districts are still green! Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); July 17, 2012; 17:03 (UTC)

Yeah, that's the thing. Blue is too generic these days. I'm all for standardization, but when everything is blue, it starts looking kind of monotonous. A little color coding never killed anybody :)—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); July 17, 2012; 17:08 (UTC)

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Escape of your white cat

Hello, has your white cat escaped? 96.50.22.205 (talk) 17:32, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Na, I gave Mr Bigglesworth his own account on my laptop so he can edit the pedia too. Only thing is he insists on speaking Japanese. I know I live in a Japanese volcano though but still...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:43, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

But he says that he was introduced by a MSU student. 96.50.22.205 (talk) 01:44, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

First rule of SPECTRE is to always provide false information. Keeps Her Majesty's Government guessing.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:11, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Re: Gibraltarpedia

Thanks and glad to have you on board. My suggestion would be to please develop any articles in your sandbox first and we can work on them together there. We'd like to have as many articles in the Did you know... section of the front page as possible and this is only possible if we release articles which are start class at least and have sufficient inline citations. If we do this on the main space we may not meet the 5 day deadline for nomination. Check out my sandbox for the articles I'm currently working on. As you can see I was actually working on Grand Casemates Square myself and will be releasing it shortly. Regarding your additions to the to do page, I'd be careful with the bars and restaurants as I doubt any of them would meet WP:N so I think I'll remove them for now at least. The listed buildings are mostly fortifications, a list of which can be found at my work in progress, here, so I'll add all these to the list and sort them a little. As for hotels, I'm unsure if these are notable too... Will need to check! Anyway, thanks again and be sure to point me towards any new articles you start working on in your sandbox if you need my input :) --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 22:30, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm not insisting, just a suggestion :). OK, we agree then that most notable hotels and restaurants will inevitably remain as stubs. --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 12:10, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

I guess I've misinterpreted the notability guidlines in relation to hotels and restaurants so please go ahead! I think your right about the Rock Hotel and Sacarello's, there should be sufficient sources available. The Star Bar claims to be the oldest pub in Gibraltar... I'm glad if you're biased as this means we won't neglect these articles in Gibraltarpedia! Great job on the Ritz by the way! --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 16:34, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Victor Denain

'Tis expanded. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:26, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Gerda's wish list

ensemble recherche (de), inline citations for Johann Rosenmüller, - have little time today ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:42, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for doing these and more! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:21, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

I inserted tons of links (feels like it) to the ensemble, Peter Rundel and the Wiener Taschenoper, all good for DYK, if you ask me. Rundel - there are several. Feel free to expand, I will get to it later, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Hilde Rössel-Majdan (de), expand Ludwig Güttler, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:00, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Just a note

I responded to you at my talk page. Feel free to delete this post. Cheers!...William 15:04, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Actually meet me at Schrodinger's cat is alive's talk page. I just saw you posted there too....William 15:14, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Catch me if you can

...William 17:07, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

For Mr. Bigglesworth? Mmwoaahahah.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:09, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Egyptologist, is all I can think of. Perhaps paleolingust? --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:36, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd go with "hieroglyphologist", then, I suppose. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:42, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Why am I not surprised that it's in the OED? They have everything... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:49, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Peter Sellers

Hi Dr.B hope all is well with you. Just a quick note to say I'm very happy to see your keen on working on Sellers. I have been supporting SchroCat now for a few weeks and have been loitering in the background helping out where I can. I'll look forward to hopefully collaborating with you on this. The three of us should easily secure Sellers a place at GAC and hopefully beyond. -- Cassianto^Talk 23:21, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

I can't think why a detailed account of his films wouldn't form part of his article, bearing in mind his films formed a major part of his life. Curious... -- Cassianto^Talk 09:50, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Lyons Demesne

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IP linked to your userpage

Hi I though you would want to know about this edit. No clue what this IP is trying to do beyond trying to confuse me. -- A Certain White Cat ^chi? 01:25, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

He's Canadian, explains a lot. Could be Mike Myers?♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:14, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

I honestly have no clue... -- A Certain White Cat ^chi? 12:56, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Mr. Bigglesworth.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:01, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

The Evil IP address is keeping an eye on things.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:52, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi

I see you're doing improvements on the Silly Symphonies pages. Any chance they might also need plots added, those that don't have any or those that have some which need expanding? Visokor (talk) 10:51, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DNB articles

hi, love the new DNB articles (something about the letter B?). however, check out the inline harvard citation style, for example Jozef Israëls. there is more info at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Dictionary_of_National_Biography#Cite_DNB. Slowking4⇔ †@1₭ 14:02, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Looks though like it would take longer to create them adding that!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:09, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Glevering Hall

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DYK for Clytus Gottwald

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Intihuatana

Hi there. I've expanded it. Not quite sure how to handle the issue that there were many Intihuatana, but this article is about a particular one, at Písac, so I'm leaving things as is. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:32, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Catequilla; expanded it, too. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:17, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Also Tasitolu. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:03, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks matey. Yup, it is so odd that those two lines can't be entered with one click that's in the easy to access top toolbar; glad you mentioned it at the pump. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:08, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Mana Expedition to Easter Island may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:15, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Let me guess... because they don't exist yet on the en wiki aside from a redlink? --Rosiestep (talk) 20:46, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Hotu-iti is now ok. Let me know if you want me to do some noming or qpqing. I'll look at Wandlebury Hill Fort later today. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:27, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Nomed Hotu-iti, used Ackerstraße for qpq; nomed Wandlebury Hill Fort, used Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer. Also, dealt with some nom issues; hopefully they're ok now. Rosiestep (talk) 03:51, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Gotham House

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Still no signs of a ghost story, although Smalljim alerted me to the following potential ghost story origin: "In 1887 a woman who lived at Gotham House was badly injured after falling from a moving train at Tiverton Station. She was taken home where she died a few hours later after the amputation of one of her legs." Moswento ^talky 08:37, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thank you :-) --FS Italia (talk) 15:48, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

La vostra accoglienza!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:50, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

• Thank you, Doc! --Zoupan 04:42, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Njait

Hello Dr. Blofeld. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Njait, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 17:51, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Then there's something wrong with the current scope then if an article subject completely devoid of information which isn't even verifiable online or in google books doesn't meet speedy criteria.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:54, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

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Need source on Dongqiao

On December 5, 2009, you added the village Dongqiao to the template {{Nagqu Prefecture}}. Subsequently, someone created an article on the village (probably because of the red link in the template). Now that article is up for deletion because there are no sources that can confirm that the village actually exists. I realize that it has been more than two years, but can you provide any insight on where you got the information that there is a village of Dongqiao in Tibet? •••Life of Riley (T–C) 22:09, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Mmm I think I spotted it on google earth, will look tomorrow.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:12, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Bentworth FAC

Replied at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bentworth/archive1. I knew I should have alerted you before, but I think it could be passed. The article has great content - I will happily let the FAC reviewers review any problems if there are anyway. BTW I think I've improved the WWII section - no thanks to Ukiws there! ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:24, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm afraid that the article isn't ready; just look at the lead for instance. Malleus Fatuorum 20:28, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Exactly what I said. I can spot numerous issues just scanning it which have cropped up since it passing GA which would fail even GA unless they're quickly addressed, the images facing each other in particular. Outstanding issues aside the article totally lacks the finesse of an FA, I was well aware of this after GA and had no intention of pursuing an FA on it. Comprehensive yes, polished no. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:32, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do about the lead... I've had previous experiences in them. Ukiws hasn't been helping the the article. ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:38, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

You'll need a small miracle if it is to pass FA, trust me on that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:39, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry if this sounds stupid - but I'm going to give it my best. ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:41, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, good luck and welcome back.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:45, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

You could make it your goal to get all of the East Hampshire villages up to GA status. I'd be happy to help..♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:46, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

It's what I've always wanted to do. I know a good deal about East Hampshire and Basingstoke and Deane, it would be a great thing to do. I could start with a couple of towns/villages I know, but first, I think I need to deal with Bentworth before moving onto other places! ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:51, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your congratulations on my two years on Wikipedia. It is an honor coming from one of Wikipedia's most prodigious and talented contributors. Donner60 (talk) 21:39, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

More

I have to admit, I've hopelessly addicted to Nataly Dawn and Pomplamoose but her cover of Billie Holiday is exceptional [3] as is their cover of the Chordettes [4] and Beyoncé [5] and of course, My Favorite Things [6] is mesmerizing. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © (WER) 00:30, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

• And for comic relief, I can't help but watch this every now and then. [7] Dennis Brown - 2¢ © (WER) 00:36, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tasitolu

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Orphaned non-free image File:Kaante.jpg

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Sucos of East Timor

Hello Dr. Blofeld! I saw, you are working on the articles about the Sucos of East Timor. One advice. There are several kinds of spelling for a lot of geographic names in ET, because of the different languages in use there. I used for the German articles the Jornal da Républica mit dem Diploma Ministerial n.° 199/09 (PDF-Datei; 315 kB) to have a official spelling for aldeias, sucos, subdistricts and districts. For further names of villages or rivers, I use high scale GIS-maps, I could mail to you, if you want. I am making maps of each subdistrict for Wikipedia with these spellings, so it would be better to use the same spellings in English articles, too. Greetings, --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 06:55, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, so you're the amazing editor responsible for all of the wonderful quality East Timor articles and maps on German wikipedia eh? First of all I must offer my most heartfelt congratulations for such quality and quantity on East Timor on German wikipedia, It astounded me, but like Gambia on German wiki, I knew there was a "specialist" such as yourself. Tasitolu, the palace and numerous others I've already translated into English thanks to yourself and User:Gerda Arendt. Yes, quite right, use the official spellings in such cases of multiple names. Ideally I would translate them fully upon creation but getting the basic pop and area and infobox down will mean that adding the content later will be easier. I doubt I'll have time to translate them all though, I work on a huge amount of topics all over the world on here, just trying to promote your content on here. I could sure use a hand from yourself in translating them into english too! Superb job, and thanks for your note, I had wondered why the Sucos list which I copied from German wiki many pages had been moved. Ultimately of course, yes it would be great to have articles on all the Aldeias or whatever they call them and villages and rivers, so if it is a detailed map, feel free to email it to me. One thing though, do you have the direct link to the population figures for verification? Because I click your population/area source and my browser freezes and it won't access it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:09, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your commendation. ;-) It's a pity, I do not have much time to translate the articles into English, I still have a lot to do in de-Wikipedia. I saw, you are doing a great job of translating. You can find the former Suco list at de:Liste der Verwaltungseinheiten Osttimors. We are trying to put more informations in one article in German Wikipedia, not producing many little article. There you can find links to lists with ALL villages in each district including coordinates. The Link to the official census data is here. Some days, it is not working. Well, that are the servers in ET. Simply try again later or I could send you the data sheets, too. In the moment, they are working SLOWLY.

Where can I find your eMail-adress to send the maps to you? Warning: They are BIG (over 8 MB)! By the way:You don't need to set a tag on my discussion. I have yours on my watch list. If you want to contact me later, you should use my German discussion, which is checked daily. --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 07:36, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh, and please do not forget the {{Translated}} tag, when you are translating articles. ;-) It is needed to follow the copyright policy of Wikipedia, to mention all authors. Greetings, --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 07:41, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah I see, I noticed a similar problem with Vietnamese websites from Vietnamese wikipedia. Oh if I translate from German wikipedia I almost always say "translating from German wikipedia" and if it is a major translation I always add the translated tag to the talk page. Bear with me though, I didn't have time yesterday. Hehe I think I'll pass on the maps thanks, 8mb might crash my PC lol!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:45, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

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German Barnstar

Hi Dr B, many thanks for the barnstar. It's nice to have one's efforts appreciated every now and then! Take care. --Bermicourt (talk) 15:38, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Frieder Bernius

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Vladimír Vondráček

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Antonín Heveroch

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Ian Fleming

Hi Dr.B, sorry to bother you with what must seem like a very repetitive request, but I thought this might be right up your street. What are your thoughts on infoboxes? I remember you were keen with Burges to get rid of his pointless info box, so I am guessing your like me and find them repetitive, redundant, uninteresting, ugly and misleading. A discussion is taking place here and I would really value your comments. A driveby editor has added one and I feel stuck with it until a consensus can be met to secure its deletion. It's made all the more serious as Fleming is currently up at FAC. Help greatfully recieved so a consensus can be met to eradicate it for ever! -- Cassianto^Talk 07:39, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Wow!

I see you're at it again, Dr. B! Nice job, sometimes I wonder if you are a bot yourself! - if you've anything you want me to do to help you out in any way just say, I'll be more than happy to help. Osarius Talk 10:05, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes I'll be in "bot" mode over the next few weeks, a lot to get through. My method is about as close as you can get to being a bot without it being so!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:07, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thank you for the help with translation of Catequilla article to english, meow! Gatoparlante (talk) 10:58, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Downed in one, thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:59, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Minor change to creation

Just so that your recent articles don't have the ", districtname" suffix on them, I'd suggest modifying your template. I made User:Thine Antique Pen/sandbox25, which should work. {{subst:User:Thine Antique Pen/sandbox25|COPY|POPULATION|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}} is the formatting, just copy the article name into the first section. The second as usual, the population. The third is just for the tr: Interwiki link. Just a thought. Thanks! ⇒TAP 11:06, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I know, but it would slow me down. It shouldn't pose any problems for an AWBer to fix. If you do create any yourself though please add the xx District category.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:07, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Shall do so! I'll go and remove the suffixes of most of your creations today. :P ⇒TAP 11:11, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Are you entitled to AWB yet?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:12, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Nope, of course. Hence, I write out all of my edit summaries as "cleanup", but there are typos, such as "cleanuo", which I just did. I think I've done about 75-100. ⇒TAP 11:15, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I've done all of your Aydın and Yusufeli creations. ⇒TAP 11:25, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I've done about 220-225 now. :P ⇒TAP 11:50, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Will resume in about 15 minutes after lunch.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:51, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

OK! I'll have to have my lunch shortly. :P ⇒TAP 11:58, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I made six just to give my template a try (Alabayır, Altınova, Bağlarbaşı, Bahçearası, Bedirler and Bereket). ⇒TAP 12:14, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

talkback

.Penyulap ☏ 17:38, 23 Jul 2012 (UTC)

Film articles from 1940s

Of course, I can add casts and other related. Feel free to ask if you need some more help. I have started to add casts and other crew for the films. You can just start the articles and I will try to add other related to the respective films. Torreslfchero (talk) 18:10, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I will do when I have time. Just let me know which section you are working on, i will try to add more info on those when I have time. Torreslfchero (talk) 18:15, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Of course. Torreslfchero (talk) 18:43, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Teufelsgrundbach (Selke)

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there is already an article on this at Teufelsgrundbach

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Just trying to tidy up the articles in this area and noticed this was a duplication of an existing one. Sorry! Bermicourt (talk) 19:14, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

I thought I started all of the German rivers, ah well!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkpage

Wow nice talk page dr! I couldn't help but notice it... now I suddenly feel like I never want to go in that volcano again! ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 20:37, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Mmmmwaaoaoahahaa!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:02, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

(Good thing I left SPECTRE...) Nothing! ☠ JAGUAR ☠ 21:05, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Good thing I joined SPECTRE. :D ⇒TAP 21:06, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

TAP, the problem is this. Blofeld is the evil genius - his schemes are all defeated, but he just barely escapes (or not) in the final scene. You're the evil minion - you die in an embarrassing volcano reverse depressurisation four scenes before the end. This is not ideal! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:21, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

My henchmen usually die in the piranha tank or thrown down a trap door from their seats at a SPECTRE meeting into the fiery liquid hot magma below.....♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Re:Adding cast/crew

How can I (easily) find them? I like this kind of work and I usually add cast sections, crews and poster images to articles lacking them.... I have seen you entered the complete filmography of Claudia Cardinale and I have already worked on several of these articles... if there is an easy way to locate your articles about Italian films I'm here! --Cavarrone (talk) 22:12, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Good... I will start to check the articles... just do not expect I will do all the work in a (too) short period of time! Cavarrone (talk) 09:02, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I'm Italian language native... I made a little of copyedit, for what is in my abilities. Sooner or later I will create an article about the lead actor, Ettore Petrolini, surely one of the most important figures in the Italian theatre of '900. Cavarrone (talk) 11:36, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Good... and feel free to review and copy-edit all my past articles (here a list)... my English is not the best, especially where the syntax becomes a bit complex. Cavarrone (talk) 14:58, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tiverton fire of 1731

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

declined speedy

Hi Dr. Blofeld, I declined your speedy deletion request of Gratuitous Liking, while I agree it has no place on Wikipedia, it's an example of original thought, not a hoax. I suggest prodding it or taking it to AfD. (Actually a group AfD of that editor's new articles might not be amiss. Have you seen his related article Like Pollution?) LadyofShalott 15:25, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Horrible content!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:26, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

I have nominated both for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Like Pollution. LadyofShalott 17:28, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

First Battle of Amgala

First Battle of Amgala (1976) "done". The only problem is, what actually happened is completely obscure. Never mind. Aymatth2 (talk) 15:41, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the positive feedback. Just wish the article gave more information about the core topic than "36 hours, 102 prisoners." But I suppose it almost triggered a major war, so the lead-up and aftermath are interesting. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:08, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

The cooler countries have their share. I would say "poor and ignorant" is the main problem. Aymatth2 (talk) 17:16, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ensemble recherche

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for getting that started! Look at all the links (tomorrow, right now it's hard to see them) ;) wishes coming up include Niki Reiser, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

ps: like your crater lake!

+ what you said to YellowMonkey --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:23, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

I tried to get him back in February or March if you look back on his talk page but to no avail! He once emailed me like 300 times with scans of his books!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:27, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jessica Trengove

Hello! Your submission of Jessica Trengove at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Drmies (talk) 02:37, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I've made the article longer after the article was reformatted. --LauraHale (talk) 03:05, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Belloc, Hilaire (1912). "The Microbe". More Beasts for Worse Children. Duckworth. ISBN 1440049807.

The following might be suitable for the International Journal of Medical Microbiology, but I am not sure how to work it in.

THE MICROBE is so very small

You cannot make him out at all,

But many sanguine people hope

To see him through a microscope.

His jointed tongue that lies beneath

A hundred curious rows of teeth;

His seven tufted tails with lots

Of lovely pink and purple spots,

On each of which a pattern stands,

Composed of forty separate bands;

His eyebrows of a tender green;

All these have never yet been seen--

But Scientists, who ought to know,

Assure us that it must be so...

Oh! let us never, never doubt

What nobody is sure about!

At least the article is no longer an orphan, the main thing. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:39, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	Great work adding references to Johann Rosenmüller. —Tom Morris (talk) 15:13, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Opinion

Hello, Dr. Blofeld, how are you? If you don't mind, I just have some personal opinion, I think you'll definitely catch it if you have a look here (talking about your recent edit in Drmies's talk page). Ignore it if you do not like it/you think it is not applicable! --Tito Dutta ✉ 16:58, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I know! I do it occasionally..♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:00, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Good job!

I've been here! Thine Antique Pen 18:59, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Cool.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:01, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Same :) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:07, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Standard, unacceptable weather as usual! Thine Antique Pen 19:08, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Unlucky, it was 30 degrees, 0/8 cloud cover when I was there, though I must admit I only really go to the lakes when it is good weather or snow.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:18, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) 30 degrees here, in the United Kingdom! How rare! Thine Antique Pen 19:20, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd quite welcome the cold and wind right now...♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm waiting for the standard winter-like weather we normally have! Thine Antique Pen 19:21, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

No, don't say that, I just got back from Paris to discover the weather was better here :) The idea of cycling 70 miles in summer without getting drenched at least once is quite a novel idea for some.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 19:43, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

The Bald One just dunked himself in the liquid nitrogen tank for a few minutes...♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:48, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd advise not to; it's polluted and can cause Hypertrichosis! I'd suggest the dry ice tank for about fifteen minutes as a substitute. Thine Antique Pen 20:20, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Dry ice, hmm....never been in that, although I had not inconsiderable amounts of liquid nitrogen splashed over me in my work experience and can reveal it did no lasting damage.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:23, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Téréba Togola

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Laos photos

Sorry for the delay here. Batch uploads are beyond anything I feel I can do. I have made a request at commons:Commons:Flickr batch uploading/Laos Photos. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:45, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Sure - just give me a couple of minutes to settle in and I'll get to it in a bit. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:11, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

On the freedom of panorama issue, it doesn't appear to cover buildings like I was initially told. See commons:Commons:Freedom of panorama#Laos. It only mentions "works of fine art, photographs, reports and adapted arts". I'll raise this at the village pump there. Ryan Vesey Review me! 14:55, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Its pretty ridiculous I think, but the vast majority of the photos are landscapes and cannot possibly have laws against photographing it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:57, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Right, my biggest issue is this one. I'd hate to see that one unable to be uploaded due to ridiculous laws. I understand the purpose when referring to statues, but not buildings. Ryan Vesey Review me! 15:06, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm not that surprised, honestly. South America has always been an area notorious for low coverage on here. And those are among the poorest countries, which suggests great lack of internet access, and therefore lack of a large local editing base. Guyana needs some work, too, as I recall. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:14, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

I'll wager the underlying reason is the same - "Ooh, ooh! I know!" syndrome.

Another theory I have is that countries with largish expatriate communities in English-speaking countries tend to get better English-language coverage, for obvious reasons. And the Paraguayan and Surinamese immigrant communities, in the States at least, are fairly small. That might explain some of it. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm wondering who did it now... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:35, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, I've always had a dark side. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 18:55, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Dr. Blofeld! I just finished my bar exam yesterday--sorry I wasn't able to attend to the Laos photos earlier. But all I could do is what has already been done (putting up a batch upload request at the commons)... Calliopejen1 (talk) 21:41, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I'll try to get a few in shortly. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:48, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Catequilla

Orlady (talk) 16:02, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Staveley-in-Cartmel

Hi, Where did you get the "CA" postcode from? This gives the church as LA12 8NH. I might tweak the sections a bit - I think the name belongs somewhere more obvious than "history" (eg for reader using mobile phone to see Wikipedia, where sections aren't expanded beyond headings by default). PamD 22:49, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

QPQ

Hello there. Can you take a look at the note on my talkpage from Gilderien? He's asking where's the QPQ for Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer. GBM was one of two reviews you had done that you said I could use as a QPQ. I ended up using it for DYK/Wandlebury Hill Fort‎. (Love the youtube... snicker snicker snicker). --Rosiestep (talk) 02:29, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tasitolu

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hilde Rössel-Majdan

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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Proposed deletion of Nadin Dawani

The article Nadin Dawani has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. The Determinator p t c 22:10, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK Nomination for Battle of Collecchio

Please note the following which I just posted for the DYK nomination. Although I approved my more than one version of the hook, I note that the nominators should choose the final version.

I much prefer the idea in the original hook as modified by ALT1. I could accept the original hook but would change "came to heads" to "fought each other." I think the interesting aspect of this battle is that Brazilians fought Germans in Italy during WWII. In that regard, I would also add "during World War II" to ALT1 after "Battle of Collechio." ALT2 does not identify the general or the force as Brazilian. The Battle article is new, is long enough, is quite interesting, is well sources, is well written, is neutral, is free of copyright violations, plagiarism or policy concerns - in fact some of the sources are U.S. Government sources and others have text and information obviously taken from those sources. The original hook and ALT1 are interesting, supported by citations and well within the length limit. QPQ is done. No image. Side comment: I changed the name of the major in the infobox to conform with the text. The infobox name is taken from one of the sources, but it is wrong; the text is right. The source confused the similar name of the major with the famous bridge over the Rhine.

So ALT 3 would be: :... that in the Battle of Collecchio during World War II, Brazilians fought Germans in Italy at Collecchio?

I don't see how Collecchio qualifies as an article to be included. It already existed and was only expanded about 1.5x during a recent 10-day period during which the Battle article was written and posted for DYK. I would take the bold font off of that.

In summary, I think the original hook and ALT1 are both ok but I would slightly modify each of them as state above as to the hook or as stated in ALT3 as to ALT1; with ALT3 being my most preferred alternative. Good to go on either of the two hooks, as modified or not, but with no bold on Collecchio. Since a choice is to be made on the final wording of the hook, I would prefer that the nominators make the final choice on that rather than simply saying my amended version is the best. I will leave them a message. Donner60 (talk) 22:20, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I posted this on the DYK page after seeing Aymatth2's reply:

You are right about Collecchio, it qualifies. I looked at the history but failed to look carefully at the previous article. Most of the bytes in the previous version were taken up by the infobox and map in the box. The prose text has been expanded well over 5x. I should have been more careful and not judged the increase just on the increased bytes in the history. Sorry. So ALT3 is the choice and it is ok to go as far as I am concerned. Both articles qualify and should be included as bold for the DYK hook. Donner60 (talk) 01:07, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah its 5 x expanded prose. I was going to say it should easily qualify as it was a one liner before!

Frederick Bradnum

This one is good to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:20, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Hugo d'Oignies might interest you, and be a doubler with Oignies Abbey, which I expanded. Tomorrow is fine; the nl wiki has long Hugo article; there are tons of refs through ghits. I have the Olympics on the TV but, of course, it'll mostly be replay. Loved the opening ceremony (but I say that every time since I was a kid). --Rosiestep (talk) 17:55, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Narince in Adıyaman Province

Hi, you have created two articles titled Narince; Narince, Adıyaman and Narince, Kahta, both in the same province. According to my documents, there is only one Nerince in the province. Maybe you can consider redirecting Narince, Adıyaman to Narince Kahta. Cheers. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 09:08, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

(A second note) I am afraid the same duplication also exists in Kızılca, Amasya and Kızılca, Gümüşhacıköy. Parenthetically, I couldn't link to your source so called Yerelnet. Cheers. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 09:33, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Apna Sapna Money Money1.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Apna Sapna Money Money1.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. §§AnimeshKulkarni (talk) 09:16, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Stree

Hi, can you verify whether the film was submitted by India to the Oscars in 1961 or not. I could not find any online source on the fact. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 10:37, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Dunno, ask Lugnuts!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:39, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Lugnuts? who are you referring to. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 11:35, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Lugnuts the article writer.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:39, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

WP:INCOTMNOM

Hi there! Thanks for voting in WP:INCOTM's GA of the month section. Please give your vote for the Collaboration section as well. Cheers! :)
BPositive (talk) 13:14, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

About 2012 Summer Olympics fencers articles

 2012 you, Blofeld--Shirt58 (talk) 14:31, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

A power plant tower sticking out of the grass?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:48, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

OK, I've done a few. I need to go eat now, but I'll do some more later. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:05, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Right - I'll add those to the pile. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:07, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

I did a good chunk - I'll do more tonight. Got a couple of other things to attend to before dinner, now. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 19:49, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Coming up fairly soon. I want to go for a walk before it gets dark, but I'll do some more category creating once I'm back. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:23, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

G-d demm the both of you. I stole the pic from Tarc's Editnotice, and it took me two and half frikken hours with Inkscape to colour it to look like Like... and I still couldn't get the transparency to work. And now you're telling me it looks like some Pink Floyd album cover? --Shirt58 (talk) 14:08, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

LOL

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:04, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wiener Taschenoper

Hello! Your submission of Wiener Taschenoper at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! LauraHale (talk) 02:38, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Help researching for an article?

Hiya! I came to you because I saw that you're active in WP:MEXICO and I'm working on an article where I'm running into a little bit of a language barrier. My Spanish is still at a beginner level and there's only so much I can do with Google translate, so I was wondering if you'd be willing to help out.

Long story short, I discovered the author Luis Felipe Lomeli via an AfD for one of his works, The Emigrant. I don't think that the flash fiction piece itself has enough notability to pass guidelines, but I do think that the author does. I just need help in finding sources to back up claims and show notability. Would you be interested in helping? I'm working in my userspace, so the article isn't up in the main area of Wikipedia yet. (I don't want it to get speedied or AfD'd before I was able to show notability.) If you can help in any way, I'd surely appreciate it. I'm going to ask a few other users to help out as well, but I'd like as much help as possible! User:Tokyogirl79/Luis Felipe Lomeli Tokyogirl79 (talk) 06:59, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Tokyogirl, I saw this AfD also & had the same thought. Looking him up in worldcat, I see he is the author not just of stories but works of criticism & chapters in academic reference books. I'd keep an eye on WP:PROF as well as WP:AUTHOR. DGG ( talk ) 18:47, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I missed this message. Sure I'll look into it, thanks DGG for bringing it to my attention.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:49, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

• Wow... I didn't realize there was that much out there! You did an amazing job! Tokyogirl79 (talk) 03:28, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

I has an idea

I was browsing through the WP 10000 list, when I saw that Field (agriculture) was only a 304 character stub...look at the first ever DYK, for pencil sharpener. Do you think that you, I, and any others that want could manage something similar? (Evil laugh) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:16, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Yikes, that short. WHat does one write about a field though LOL♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:18, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

That it's a field. Thine Antique Pen 20:20, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict)What it can be enclosed with, for, hedgerow loss, habitat destruction, recent DEFRA guidlines, etc. :) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:22, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

The concept of a field has a lot of history to it, for example the process of enclosure, "accompanied by force, resistance, and bloodshed, and remains among the most controversial areas of agricultural and economic history in England". --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:49, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I should easily be able to 5x expand it, but do you think I would be able to get away with "...that a field (pictured) can be used for growing crops? Well, okay, you probably did :)" or would it have to wait for, say, April Fools?--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 20:54, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

I think you'd need "...that a field (example pictured)" otherwise people could assume it's a short hook for a particular individual notable field. And a simple hook might get through (ask in advance at WT:DYK maybe?) simply because the hook itself would be so unusual. Alternatively, if you're going to expand it a fair bit, it's likely the expansion will include at least something surprise-worthy. Contrast between laws governing fields in different countries, or something. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 08:08, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Crisco 1492 once had a hook of "... ?". :) Thine Antique Pen 08:11, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

"I has an idea". :D Thine Antique Pen 20:31, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

2012 Olympic BLPs

Hi, I hope you don't mind, I just added lede accents, maternal name, pob, dob and project tags to Monica Ramirez, I may do for some others. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 23:51, 29 July 2012 (UTC) have added local newspaper sources and accents to names of Juan Martin Pereyra Inés Remersaro Monica Ramirez, Laetitia Payet, Eszter Povazsay, Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir, Matilde Ortíz, Allan Gutiérrez Castro, José Espinoza, Dayaris Mestre Alvarez, Saskia García. Dianelys Pérez, Émilie Évesque. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 00:56, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

And added Malien newspaper source and accents to Maliens Oumar Koné, Rahmatou Dramé, Mamadou Soumaré, Fatoumata Samassékou :) In ictu oculi (talk) 03:09, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks. That was the point of the stubs, that people help expand them! You should also move the pages to the diacritics to match♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:02, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, just checking - not everyone is so open about "their" stubs, so I thought it polite to mention. I won't move the stubs to accord with lede/ref as I'm not article creator and it might look bad, but obviously yes, it'd be better moved. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 08:00, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Might look bad? Eh? This is a wiki, its as much yours as it is mine now! Starting moving them now LOL!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

That was the point of the stubs, that people help expand them! I think this point should be bolded as some people on WP aren't quite grasping the point of them. I'll say it again:

That was the point of the stubs, that people help expand them!.

Excellent work, Dr B. Gold medal to you, pending the results of the drugs test. Lugnuts (talk) 07:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. What a lot of people don't realize though is that most of them are actually notable beyond the olympics and have lots of "what links here links" to many competitions. We seem to have articles on a lot of competitions but are missing a tremendous amount of biographies. You assume us to have articles on zillions of sportspeople but its surprising how much is missing.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:19, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Yep, pretty much all the bios I've created over the weekend had incoming links outside of the Olympics (Pan America Games, Asian Games, etc). Lugnuts (talk) 09:20, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, and if you look at those there is a similar missing for them as the Olympics! I was looking at the Pan American Games cycling road race and such I think. It is more of a motivator to create the articles as you watch the events though. The swimming goes so quickly though its impossible to keep up.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:27, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

thanks for creating the stubs but if you ever do it again, or if you have more to do, especially for BLPs, can you please use a ref direct to the athlete's profile page, not just the London2012.com home page. It won't surprise me if some time in the future some of them get BLP prodded.The-Pope (talk) 12:41, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, too many to get through and aside from Lugnuts and those helping add the person data I really don't see many people helping out here. Exact links and birth dates and other info can be added later. Should they be "prodded" they don't stand a snowball in hell's chance of being deleted. If just a few more people actually helped out with this w'e have half decent articles in no time at all.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:47, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If you are adding info like "he is 6ft 2in tall" to articles, then you are reading a profile when you create them. Please just copy and paste it in as a real ref, and don't use the generic link to a home page. I'm not asking you to do more research, add more background info, cats nor wikiproject tags, just supply a basic ref that all BLP articles need. Thanks, The-Pope (talk) 17:04, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I added year and height from the basketball/water polo lists because they're there. You clearly know little about article creation and what is efficient and what is not. I'm doing more than enough as it is, there is a billion other people who could simply find the url and help me out. I might be able to organize a bot to add full citations with an exact url, it shouldn't be difficult. But I'll need cooperation.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:10, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Moar

http://www.london2012.com/search/index.htmx?q=Jose+Ruiz 404's--Shirt58 (talk) 12:55, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for adding to some of the articles, although edits like this are pointless. BTW I've hidden a category xxx births which the date is to be added to.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:07, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

If this helps any - I have a browser open with just Google ready and search for the athletes' name (in quotes) and Olympics - IE "Emilie Evesque" Olympics. The first hit is 99% of the time the direct URL link to their bio on the London2012 site. Also secondary links outside of mirrors of that site are news stories about the athlete in question that can be quite handy too. That BLP prod was very pointy! Lugnuts (talk) 13:26, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I have two browsers open and am watching the olympics on one side of my widescreen and wikipedia on the other side!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved the accented articles to their proper spots. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:42, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Nope - someone seems to have gotten there first. Unless there are more to do today. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:57, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

A couple more, this is fun :) Pierre Yves Beny, Gael da Silva, Stéphane Christidis, Angélique Trinquier, Andrea Cedrón. Tjaša Vozel Ivana Ninković In ictu oculi (talk) 19:37, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Now if they could all be expanded like Shin A-Lam..♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:31, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

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Reminder for a friendly request

Could you add wikiproject assessment templates on talk? Yes, sometimes others can do it for you, but often they won't. I just looked at some random past contributions from you, past a week mark meaning that they are out of the new page patrols, and many have no talk pages. I didn't spend much time to find them, I needed give for this sentence and I got them after clicking on about 9 random pages started by you; so I'd roughly estimate that maybe half of your entries still don't have talk pages. This means they are invisible to WikiProjects, meaning they are much less likely to attract further editing attention... --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 23:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

• I honestly don't think it makes any difference. The vast majority of wikirprojects are a waste of time. There are very few which function in practice as a collaboration. I can only recall once where I ever looked through a wikiproject article category and edited anything.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:22, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Maybe I'll power up AWB tonight...we'll see how I feel. Lord knows it's been long enough. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:44, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

OK - coming right up. I had a free moment, so I created Moira Foot - I was a little surprised it's taken so long. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:21, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Mirosław Chojecki

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Wandlebury Hill Fort

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Collecchio

Orlady (talk) 16:02, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Collecchio

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

It's also on P:DE, with some other of your creations ;) how do you feel about Balthasar Kindermann (de:Balthasar Kindermann)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:38, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

nominated, as you hopefully saw ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Henrik Vibskov

Hey Ernst, I got a picture in from his agency. Totally cool. Maunus has a question about the DYK; I may propose a different hook. Later, Drmies (talk) 20:40, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Well done doctor!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:41, 31 July 2012 (UTC)