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Archive information October 31 to December 6, 2010.
DYK nomination of Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Speedy deletion nomination of Rasmutis Višinskis
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DYK for Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics
 | On 3 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics
| On 3 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1960 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
-- Cirt (talk) 18:07, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Venues of the 1960 Winter Olympics
Hello! Your submission of Venues of the 1960 Winter Olympics 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! Orlady (talk) 04:10, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1964 Winter Olympics
| On 8 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1964 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all eight venues of the 1964 Winter Olympics were reused when the Games returned to Innsbruck twelve years later? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 12:05, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics
| On 8 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Melbourne Cricket Ground (pictured) was a venue of the 1956 Summer Olympics and also the 2000 Summer Olympics, even though cricket was not played in either Olympics? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Cbl62 (talk) 18:03, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics
| On 12 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1964 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the pool for the water polo venue at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was shallow enough to allow taller Yugoslav players to stand with their heads above water? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics
| On 12 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although Nancy Greene won the women's alpine skiing giant slalom race at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the stop clock malfunctioned and said otherwise, leaving her with a headache for two days? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
I did not mean to cause offense.
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Users do so by adding themselves to the list at Wikipedians by number of edits/Anonymous (you would be number sixty on the list as of this date.)
Again, my sincere apologies. — Robert Greer (talk) 16:14, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics
| On 15 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all four football venues at the 1968 Summer Olympics would be used as FIFA World Cup stadia when Mexico hosted the Cup in 1970 and 1986? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics
| On 16 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1972 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a malfunctioning starting gate at the luge venue during the men's doubles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo would lead to the only tie in Olympic luge history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics
Hello! Your submission of Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics 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! Mikenorton (talk) 22:39, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics
| On 17 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 25 km (16 mi) stretch of the German Autobahn near Munich served as the venue for the cycling road team time trial event at the 1972 Summer Olympics? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics
| On 20 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1976 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the 1975 test event, East Germany set up timers and cameras along the bobsleigh and luge venue used for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck to help their athletes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics
| On 23 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the track cycling venue (pictured) used for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal was later converted into an indoor zoo? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics
| On 25 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that unlike all later Winter Olympics, the venues of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, included separate bobsleigh and luge tracks used for competition? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:08, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
An ancient redirect page of yours
Hi Miller, this is just a heads-up to let you know that I nominated Gunnar Eriksson (1980's skier) for deletion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion#Gunnar Eriksson (1980's skier). The redirect, which leads to Thomas Eriksson (skier), is pretty old and I suspect that the title was a mistake since there was a skier called Gunnar Eriksson in the 1940s. But Thomas Eriksson has never been called Gunnar and so I think the redirect is a bit confusing. --bonadea contributions talk 12:43, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Danny McDevitt
| On 29 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Danny McDevitt, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that pitcher Danny McDevitt shutout the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 24, 1957, in the final game the Dodgers played in Brooklyn before owner Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Venues of the 1984 Winter Olympics
| On 30 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1984 Winter Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all but one of the 1984 Winter Olympic venues were damaged during the Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations for creating articles for Olympic venue lists
Miller17CU94, I would like to congratulate you for creating articles for lists of Olympic Venues (Summer and Winter) in the English Wikipedia. So far, your progress has lasted through 1984 for the Summer venue lists and 1988 for the Winter venue lists. There are already articles created for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Wnter Olympics (which has already attained featured list status) but they are not in the standard that you write the articles in (no Before, During, and After the Olympics sections). Hope you'll get to edit the post-1988 Summer and post-1992 Winter Games venue lists in the near future. Jim856796 (talk) 01:38, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics
| On 2 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the venues used for the 1980 Summer Olympics were divided between four of the new sovereign states? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Venues of the 1984 Summer Olympics
| On 3 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Venues of the 1984 Summer Olympics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that only two new permanent venues were constructed for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
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