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DYK for Robert Tishman

On 22 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Tishman, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:04, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Louis Henkin

On 22 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Louis Henkin, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Fall 2010 USRD newsletter


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JCbot (talk) 01:16, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jim Fuchs

Hello, your nomination of Jim Fuchs at DYK was reviewed and comments provided. --NortyNort (Holla) 09:11, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Adminship

Wayne Olajuwon would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Wayne Olajuwon to accept or decline the nomination. A page will then be created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Alansohn2. If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

Wayne Olajuwon chat 14:55, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Your ‎adminship page is complete. Wayne Olajuwon chat 15:28, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics DYK nomination

I added another sentence in the lead that should be long enough to get to the 1500 chacater minimum if you wish to look. Chris (talk) 21:59, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Chuck Stewart

On 25 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chuck Stewart, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Alt hooks

At Template_talk:Did_you_know#Jessica_Feshbach, I have proposed three different ALT hooks. All properly sourced, in the article body, to multiple secondary sources. Perhaps you could revisit the nom, and confirm one of those three? Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 16:37, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

TeaneckShuls

Saw your comment about User:Alansohn/TeaneckShuls. Would you like us to delete it for you? — Rlevse • Talk • 22:49, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

I tried to look for some more sources, but the article will not make it to prime time. No issue with deleting. Alansohn (talk) 01:02, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Done. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:40, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I see it's a red link now. Thanks. Alansohn (talk) 01:42, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Melvin Lane Powers

Hello! Your submission of Melvin Lane Powers 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! Yoninah (talk) 15:12, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Please see new note on DYK talk page. Yoninah (talk) 16:59, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Still waiting for your yea or nay. Yoninah (talk) 15:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Eric Joisel

On 27 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eric Joisel, 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK Query

Can you check T:TDYK#1366 Technologies please? Thanks Smartse (talk) 21:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Sorry meant to get back to you about this sooner, the issue wasn't resolved but it's been moved into the queue. I've left a note about it here. Smartse (talk) 11:28, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Jim Fuchs

On 27 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jim Fuchs, 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

On 28 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK Halloween hold

Pls see Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Halloween_Hold_on_Prep_Set_building — Rlevse • Talk • 21:04, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

See link I added there. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:43, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Melvin Lane Powers

On 29 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Melvin Lane Powers, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 06:02, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 1366 Technologies

On 29 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1366 Technologies, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Wesley Bennett

On 29 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wesley Bennett, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Louis F. Bantle

On 29 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Louis F. Bantle, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism on my user page or user talk page

If a user or IP address vandalizes my user talk page or user page, can you please revert it? Wayne Olajuwon chat 22:25, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

always keep an eye out for userpage vandalism and I will be extra careful with yours. Alansohn (talk) 12:18, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Okay. Wayne Olajuwon chat 19:39, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Frank Herbert (politician)

On 29 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frank Herbert (politician), 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:03, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Harold Martin (New Jersey politician)

On 30 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harold Martin (New Jersey politician), 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:03, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 39th Legislative District (New Jersey)

On 30 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 39th Legislative District (New Jersey), 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:03, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Consuelo Crespi

On 30 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Consuelo Crespi, 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 18:04, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for James F. Neal

On 31 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James F. Neal, which you recently nominated. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Very minor DYK question

Hello! Your submission of Burton B. Roberts 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! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 03:10, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 October newsletter

The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to TonyTheTiger (submissions), with 2260, and third to Casliber (submissions), with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists – White Shadows (submissions), William S. Saturn (submissions), Staxringold (submissions) and ThinkBlue (submissions). Also, congratulations to Sasata (submissions), who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.

Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is Casliber (submissions), for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is Staxringold (submissions), for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is Jujutacular (submissions), for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is TonyTheTiger (submissions), for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is Candlewicke (submissions), for nineteen articles in the news in round three.

The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:01, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Cast the net wider?

What do you think about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bongomatic (talk • contribs)

I'll try to look for other sources and see if it can be meaningfully expanded. Alansohn (talk) 12:15, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Your Rfa has been closed

I regret to inform you that your RfA has been closed as unsuccessful. I strongly recommend that you carefully review the comments made there and apply them in a positive manner to your editing and interactions here. This will be especially helpful to you should you wish to request adminship in the future as people will often look at the previous requests to see what concerns there were. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or any other admin or bureaucrat here. We are all willing to help out where we can. Thank you for your time and good luck in the future. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 18:07, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I am sorry to see the results of this RfA. I thought you really deserved it, and it seemed to me you were the victim of an organized campaign, which is unfortunate. Neutron (talk) 01:25, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm disappointed as well, and I appreciate the thoughts. I think a far better explanation for the result is that I still have work to do, and I hope that I will be able to continue working towards convincing the community in the future. Alansohn (talk) 01:54, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Your fellow Wikipedians and the scores of readers of your great articles are forever indebted to you for your prolific contributions to this encyclopedia. We are happy to see that your editing has continued as usual and we look forward to another RFA down the line, which will undoubtedly garner more success.--brew crewer (yada, yada) 04:10, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

You can't judge a user by how long their block log is if they 800+ did you knows and a lot of vandalism reverts like Alan did. Wayne Olajuwon chat 21:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Central Park Kilmer tree from south.JPG

Thank you for uploading File:Central Park Kilmer tree from south.JPG. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 10:55, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Copyright tag was added. Alansohn (talk) 18:37, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Burton B. Roberts

On 2 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Burton B. Roberts, 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) 18:03, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

It's raining thanks spam!

Please pardon the intrusion. This tin of thanks spam is offered to everyone who commented or !voted (Support, Oppose or Neutral) on my recent RfA. I appreciate the fact that you care enough about the encyclopedia and its community to participate in this forum.
There are a host of processes that further need community support, including content review (WP:GAN, WP:PR, WP:FAC, and WP:FAR). You can also consider becoming a Wikipedia Ambassador. If you have the requisite experience and knowledge, consider running for admin yourself!
If you have any further comments, input or questions, please do feel free to drop a line to me on my talk page. I am open to all discussion. Thanks • Ling.Nut (talk) 02:14, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for S. Neil Fujita

On 3 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article S. Neil Fujita, which you recently nominated. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- Cirt (talk) 18:04, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

hello

I undid that dumb bot edit because what i'm saying about rabbits is totally true. If you house a rabbit indoors instead of outsider in a hutch, you will get a happier, healthier bunny. Please stop undoing me.

I undid that dumb bot edit because what i'm saying about rabbits is totally true. If you house a rabbit indoors instead of outsider in a hutch, you will get a happier, healthier bunny. Please stop undoing me. Do you like rabbits or not? Catlover324 (talk) 20:30, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Since you came back to Huggle, you've out edited me in nearly every session and I've not been able to keep up with your reverts which means I can't beat you to vandalism that much. You deserve this barnstar. :) Wayne Olajuwon chat 21:00, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Betty S. Murphy

On 4 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Betty S. Murphy, 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) 12:03, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Leo Cullum

On 4 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leo Cullum, 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) 18:03, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK

If I remember correctly, you are the one who first hooked me into DYK by nominating an article of mine there. Reviewing your hooks occasionally is the least I can do. ;-) --Orlady (talk) 05:18, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dick Miles

On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dick Miles, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was {{{hook}}} 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) 06:03, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Please help me!

Hello there, fellow Wikipedian! Please, allow me to clarify that I’m not a robot or anything of the sort... please carry on reading! =) Allow me to introduce myself – My name is Maria and I’m a high school student at El Salvador. You probably know this country, because according to the revision history in the “El Salvador” Wikipedia page, you took part in its maintenance just recently, not many days ago. You probably may think that this is extremely random for a total stranger to ask for your help, out of the blue, but I think you just may be the right person to help me out for my ITGS (IT in a Global Society) investigation. It’s simple, really. I have a set of interview questions (some are open, some are closed) that you, as a WP-editing expert, could kindly answer for me. I’d really appreciate it if you helped me out. I can send you my analytical essay to further prove that I really am a student seeking opinions on the subject of her research, and not some spamming/phishing robot. You can contact me at marialaurapa@gmail.com to send me your interview answers, or any other queries you may have. I am happy to respond to any of your questions regarding my research. If you could respond as soon as possible, that would be great. My full interview transcript is due on Wednesday the 10th of November. Here is the set of questions I would like you to answer:

1. How often do you find offenses and inaccuracies in Wikipedia?

2. If so, what kind of offenses have you found?

3. How do you think this affects the use of Wikipedia for educational purposes?

4. As an editor, have you ever faced any cases of vandalism or unrighteous deletion to your posts?

5. As a scholar, have you ever felt inclined towards using Wikipedia as your only source?

6. If so, or if not, why?

7. Are you an advocate of Open-Source online encyclopedias, or do you consider commercial encyclopedias as a more reliable source of information?

8. (To previous question) Why?

9. Do you believe that every person should have the same right to establishing of an 'editor' hierarchy?(Take into account the repercussions that this has in education)

10. How do you think these changes in Wikipedia transform the open source community?

Thank you for your time!

Marialaurapa (talk) 07:57, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Martha Lipton

I've fixed the character count problem on Martha Lipton and was wondering if you'd recheck the DYK nomination of it now. Thanks! Redfarmer (talk) 09:47, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Required Registration

Hi Alansohn. I continue to think that your essay on registration is a key direction to focus on for the future. I see others mentioning required registration as well. Offhand, do you know if there have been any RfC's regarding this subject, or discussion in other corners of the project? Thanks in advance for your time. Jusdafax 15:17, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

It's funny, I got some really positive feedback and really negative responses to my thoughts on my user page. People feel very strongly about the issue and I want to create an essay page for it to gauge community response. Thanks for the note. Alansohn (talk) 01:55, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! So, I take it that to your knowledge there has been no previous RfC's or other wiki-areas where required registration has been debated? Like you, I'd like to look into this further. Jusdafax 03:49, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Beaten you to vandalism

Have I beaten you to vandalism? Wayne Olajuwon chat 16:58, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Happens all the time that you or someone else "beats" me to vandalism. I always try to remember that it's not a race and that accuracy is far more important than speed in fighting vandalism. Alansohn (talk) 18:18, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

That's true, but you should look out for user talk page vandalism too including my user talk page, and Wikipedia isn't a battleground nor a third-person shooting game. Why don't you customize your signature? Also, how do you start receiving did you know templates? Wayne Olajuwon chat 23:35, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

I keep my signature plain and simple, and I like it that way. Head over to T:TDYK to see the articles that have been nominated for Did You Know on the main page. In addition to vandal fighting duty I try to work on a new article or two a day so that I feel that I'm actually contributing to improving the encyclopedia and not just removing the word "poop" someone felt the need to add. Alansohn (talk) 01:53, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Your right but can you suggest me some articles that I could nominate for Did you Know? WAYNEOLAJUWON 02:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Look around Wikipedia and see what's missing. There are huge numbers of biographies that are waiting to be written, among the millions of articles that are missing from Wikipedia. Alansohn (talk) 02:15, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Can you create an article that I would nominate for did you know? Do I have to be a member of WP:Did you know in order to receive did you know templates? WAYNEOLAJUWON 02:17, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Anyone can participate at DYK, there's no membership requirement. You can search through new articles to find ones that might be good candidates or you can create your own new content. Alansohn (talk) 02:24, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Can you give me some Did you Know tips because I don't know understand much about Did you know? WAYNEOLAJUWON 02:38, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Articles need to be new or expanded within the past five days, must have sources and have a hook that would draw people to the article. WP:DYK has the complete rules, but the best thing to do is to find a subject that you have an interest in -- your hometown, a nearby historic residence, an athlete or politician, anything -- and see if there are articles that don't exist that you could create or expand. It's far easier to do if you have an existing interest that you could build on and create new content. Alansohn (talk) 02:46, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Does did you know tell you the name of articles that need to be expanded? WAYNEOLAJUWON 14:41, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. Wikipedia does have lists of new articles, but there's no organized way to find articles in need of expansion, at least as far as I know. Alansohn (talk) 15:51, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

What did you know template should I use if I'm going to nominate someone else for did you know? WAYNEOLAJUWON 16:06, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for The Last Train From Hiroshima

On 5 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Last Train From Hiroshima, 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) 18:06, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Benjamin Kiptoo

On 6 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Benjamin Kiptoo, which you recently nominated. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 13:06, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Blekko

On 6 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blekko, 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.

Orlady (talk) 18:05, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Tittle

hey, i just tried to edit tittle, and it was constructive! Yhe article is great, but it says nothing about the fact that it is used every day!please rethink your blocking of my edit.

      thanks, ben  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.137.101.50 (talk) 03:16, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Tabor (Black Panther)

On 7 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Michael Tabor (Black Panther), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after Black Panther Party members Michael Tabor and Richard Moore fled to Algeria while on trial for an alleged bomb plot, party leader Huey P. Newton called them "enemies of the people"? 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) 06:03, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for George Cain

On 7 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Cain, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that George Cain's book Blueschild Baby was called "the most important work of fiction by an Afro-American since Native Son" for its portrayal of "a world that only black people can fully comprehend"? 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) 18:04, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Emma Allison

On 8 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mary Emma Allison, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mary Emma Allison conceived of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF in 1950 to raise funds for powdered milk for needy children, a program that had raised $160 million by the time of her death in 2010? 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) 00:06, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Liang Congjie

On 8 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Liang Congjie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Liang Congjie established the Friends of Nature in 1994 as the first environmental non-governmental organization to be officially recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China? 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)

Public Ivy

Stoopid vandals. DMacks (talk) 22:44, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert

Thanks for the revert on Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics. Really appreciated. Chris (talk) 23:17, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

As always, it's the least I can do for another editor. Alansohn (talk) 23:21, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Charles Reynolds

The first two sources in the See Also section have material that would be useful—do you think that they are adequate sources, or can you find other sources for it? Thanks, ^Bongo_matic 01:07, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

You did a nice job on the article. It can always be expanded, but it's DYK-eligible already. I'll take another look when I get a chance. Alansohn (talk) 03:13, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll leave it to you to expand and nominate if you have a chance—I think some additional info would be useful before it has a bunch of eyes on it. ^Bongo_matic 03:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll give it a once over. Alansohn (talk) 03:25, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Roy Skinner

On 9 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Roy Skinner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Roy Skinner, head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, recruited Perry Wallace as the first African American to play varsity basketball in the Southeastern Conference? 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) 12:02, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Dumping poop

Hi! Just to let you know, I thought your userpage essay, "Dumping poop", effectively illustrates one of this encyclopedia's major weaknesses. Since vandals know they can't really be caught because they are physically thousands of miles away from the vandal-fighters, they end up reducing the potential rate of growth of WP, however you would measure that. (This is actually sort of like sleep. If people didn't have to sleep at all, then we probably would be more technologically advanced.) Thanks for summing it all up nicely in your essay, which I think deserves its own page in the WP namespace. Guoguo12 --Talk-- 01:29, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Funny, I just got dumped on by a participant at RfA as being unsuitable to be an admin because of that essay. I've probably made over 100,000 vandalism reverts and I spent hours a day seeing almost nothing but vandalism coming from IP addresses. I ought to revisit it and see how this fits with my current thoughts now that I'm on Huggle detox, but there has to be a better way to strike a balance between getting new editors to feel able to make edits while keeping the petty vandals away. Thanks for the kind note which comes at a moment when I'm feeling a bit beaten up from a Wikipedia perspective. Alansohn (talk) 01:34, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

As a Huggler also in recovery, I also find your essay refreshing and indeed "spot on." My next edit will be to vote a support on your Rfa! Best wishes, Jusdafax 02:50, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your support and kind words. Alansohn (talk) 02:54, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Alansohn, thank you for your insightful comments. I confess that I participate in offensive online profanity and vandalism. In fact, I found your userpage from your message after you deleted my vandalism. You have opened my eyes to the error of my ways and have helped me realize that I could better spend my time contributing to this powerful source of knowledge.Wikiwikicmoney (talk) 06:48, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!? I did enjoy the red-lettered "poop" in your note. Alansohn (talk) 13:54, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Huggle 2

I think you may have made a mistake using Huggle:[1]. Just thought I'd let you know (if you look at the history, you'll see it's already been fixed). --N Y Kevin @782, i.e. 17:46, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I may very well have made a mistake and thank you for correcting the error that I seem to have erroneously introduced. Thanks for the notification. Alansohn (talk) 19:01, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Shannon Tavarez

On 9 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shannon Tavarez, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez, who played Nala in Broadway's The Lion King, died of leukemia despite efforts by Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent to recruit bone marrow donors from among their fans? 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, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Hall Thompson

On 9 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hall Thompson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that remarks by Hall Thompson that "we don't discriminate in every other area except blacks" before the 1990 PGA Championship led golf's governing bodies to ban holding tournaments at all-white clubs? 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, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter (September 2009)

Read. Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your help on alleged self publishing on NAB article

Read. Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

FYI: ANI case User:96.32.188.25

WP:ANI#96.32.188.25 WP:Disruptive editing, WP:Edit warring, Personal attacks may be of interest to you, based on 96.32.188.25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)'s edit of your talk page. Cheers, --4wajzkd02 (talk)

Read. Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Re:

Hello, Alansohn. You have new messages at Tide rolls's talk page.
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Read. Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

	The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter
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Content

The community is currently

deciding whether

60,000

articles should be deleted.

background

Read. Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

hi

Hello Alansohn, 68.191.178.216 has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks! Alansohn (talk) 21:41, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting all that vandalism on my userpage

Reaper Eternal (talk) has given you a pie! Pies promote the kind of hearty eating that puts a smile on your face and a sustaining meal in your stomach. Hopefully this pie has made your day better. Spread the goodness by giving someone else a pie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy eating!

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This ought to help keep you going while you revert those vandals! Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Bob Dold

You reverted, and then re-reverted this edit, which was an attempt to move the article to "Robert Dold". I'm setting it back to status ex-ante for now pending discussion on this proposed move. Feel free to join in on the talk page if you are interested. Ronnotel (talk) 13:37, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Editing notices

Hi,

I just received a message from you for adding external links to the Lip gloss article. I have not edited Wikipedia from this IP address as far as I know and this is a protected IP address (not shared with unknown persons), so I think you have the wrong IP address here. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.97.177 (talk) 17:31, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

About space child

Why my edit is "unconstructive" ? I know for sure the way DNA is extracted in '99 had no chance of extracting nuclear DNA. SO the statement "conclusive evidence that the child was not only human (and male), but both of his parents must have been human as well" IS COMPLETELY BOGUS AND A LIE. A 2003 sequencer which is a lot newer machine NOT available in 99 couldn't do the job how did they do it in 99 ?!? The last DNA test with the state of the art machine with technology from 2006 made in 2010 confirms that the nuclear DNA is unknown compared to the billions DNA samples in the US DNA library (forgot the name). SO how is unconstructive saying that somebody OBVIOUSLY lied for whatever the reason ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.128.93.212 (talk) 18:54, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

You need to be careful to ensure that the material you're adding to this article is based on reliable and verifiable sources, not based on your opinion on the issue. Alansohn (talk) 19:44, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Based on the state of technology and the statements of Trace Genetics (it's owners) the Canadians had no chance of doing what they have said they did. Which in plain words means - they lied ! And it's not "my opinion" it's so plain and simple a 3 yeas child will get it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.128.93.212 (talk) 00:12, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Emerald

Hello, I think there's a bit of a mixup. I was fixing vandalism, not creating it. 12.34.39.3 (talk) 19:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

A string of edits was reverted based on the contents of this edit, which added inappropriate content to the article. My apologies for my error. Alansohn (talk) 19:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Weird, don't know how that happened. Anyways, I reverted everything back to normal. Good to know that someone's watching out I suppose. 12.34.39.3 (talk) 20:02, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

On Huggle

If you look at my contributions, how do you think I'm doing on Huggle? WAYNEOLAJUWON 00:33, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

November 2010 backlog elimination drive update

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive!

Discussions are underway to elect our inaugural group of GOCE Coordinators. Guild members and Drive participants are invited to have a look at the Coordinators page and join the discussion on its associated talk page.

We have reached the midway point in our backlog elimination drive, so here is an update.

Participation report — The November drive has 53 participants at this point. We had 77 participants in the September drive. In July, 95 people signed up for the drive, and in May we had 36. If you are not participating, it is not too late to join!

Progress report — The drive is quite successful so far, as we have already almost reached our target of a 10% reduction in the number of articles in the backlog. We are doing very well at keeping our Requests page clear, as those articles count double for word count for this drive.

Please keep in mind the possibility of removing other tags when you are finished with an article. If the article no longer needs {{cleanup}}, {{wikify}}, or other similar maintenance tags, please remove them, as this will make the tasks of other WikiProjects easier to complete. Thanks very much for participating in the Drive, and see you at the finish line!

Your drive coordinators –The Utahraptor ^{Talk to me}/_{Contributions}, S Masters (talk), and Diannaa ^(Talk)

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of The Utahraptor (talk) at 15:32, 14 November 2010 (UTC).

DYK for Jule Sugarman

On 15 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jule Sugarman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jule Sugarman helped design and administer the Head Start Program, which has served 27 million American children from low-income families since its inception in 1965? 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, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Quintin Dailey

On 15 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Quintin Dailey, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when playing for the Chicago Bulls in 1985, Quintin Dailey complained that Michael Jordan received more attention from the team's coaches, arguing that he was "a player who likes to shine a little bit myself"? 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) 18:04, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Geoffrey Crawley

On 16 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Geoffrey Crawley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Arthur Conan Doyle used photos of the Cottingley Fairies to prove the existence of supernatural entities, though an analysis of the images by Geoffrey Crawley showed that they were a hoax? 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) 18:07, 16 November 2010 (UTC)