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Category:Rawlinsonian Professors of Anglo-Saxon[edit]

Category:Rawlinsonian Professors of Anglo-Saxon, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Bencherlite ^Talk 10:46, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for James Halman[edit]

On 1 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Halman, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Venn said of James Halman's time as Master of Caius College that "his brief career in that capacity has left no perceptible impression behind"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Halman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Precious again[edit]

idiomatic translation
Thank you for your interest in "my" topics, feel for history, help with idiomatic language ("Demonstrating that the Female Gender has no less Skill for Studying / than the Male"), and for making "brotherly devotion" a heading on my talk! - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian!

In sisterly devotion, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:45, 19 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Three years ago, you were the 28th (or so) recipient of my Pumpkin Sky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, Gerda. Mein Name ist Hase und ich weiss von nichts. Moonraker (talk) 17:43, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

May I correct? "Weiß", even after the latest orthography "reform", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:01, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, but in England we are a long way behind the continent. I am afraid I still write as I was taught! Moonraker (talk) 18:05, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Four years ago, you were recipient no. 28c of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How time flies by, and what strange names people give themselves! Moonraker (talk) 01:19, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like some idiomatic translation of 1900 dedications, in Three chorale fantasias, Op. 52, please, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:15, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent! Thank you! - I dared to add an extra sweet challenge to No. 1, hoping for you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How is "Hochfürstl. Anhalt-Cöthenischen Capell-Meister, auch Directore Chori musici Lipsiensis", in BWV 194? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, brilliant, just "Hochfürstl." missing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:32, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, I turned it around slightly, as it's awkward in English, so "Hochfürstl." came out as "to the Prince of". I think "Prince" is the best we can do in English. Moonraker (talk) 21:50, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ps: once I'm here, todays line is "Der Mensch lebt und bestehet nur eine kleine Zeit", - I struggle most with "Mensch" and "bestehet", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Kein Problem, I'll look at it a bit later. If we return to the language of the King James Bible, "Man liveth and endureth but a short time." Moonraker (talk) 21:50, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Next: Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn, can we give readers an idea what Hundert ahnmutig- und sonderbar geistlicher Arien means. (If not the whole poem.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've done the title, not an easy one. When I was young, I was good at translating German verse, but in most lines something must be given up. As Robert Frost said, "Poetry is what gets lost in translation"! Moonraker (talk) 02:35, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Five years now! - I tried to translate what a source made of Luther. Would you have time to check, or better find the original and translate that? Es woll uns Gott genädig sein, and what about the incipit? "Es wolt" in the pictured early print, "Deus misereatur". Good any time. Will sing Miserere nobis today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, Gerda, you're back to the Missodia. I just read your article, and it seems fine to me, except that for an English title the one I most like is A. T. Russell's "May God unto us gracious be", it has the right flavour. The line "May God be gracious to us" is sadly unpoetic. Is there something in particular you'd like me to translate? Moonraker (talk) 09:13, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Will take that first line on board, thank you! Is gracious closer to misereatur than merciful, and what's the difference? (German "graziös" is something completely different ;) ) - Sorry I wasn't precise, I meant the quoted block by Luther. - Singing was great! Even listeners said so. - What do you think about "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps Es woll' ?

Nothing changed[edit]

Gerechtigkeitsspirale, - please look at the translation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Calabrian Greek[edit]

Source?[1] — kwami (talk) 20:13, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Have added it. It is not a terribly good one. Moonraker (talk) 20:47, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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United States v. Washingon DYK[edit]

I've put up two more hooks. GregJackP Boomer! 08:01, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Drake's captain[edit]

Can you add a source for Smith being in command of Drake and for the value of the bullion?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:01, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No trouble, Sturmvogel 66, have done that. In checking the best source, what it actually says is £8,000,000, which is much the same amount, I have corrected the article and put a quotation from the source into the citation. Were you thinking of nominating Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith for DYK? You are very welcome. NB, the image of Drake is public domain. Moonraker (talk) 17:27, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I copied over the citations and text from the Smith article to Drake, but the bit there about the subsequent ships being from Vladivostok still needs to be cited. Can you take care of that since you added it?

Sturmvogel 66, I can't help with that, I didn't add it. Moonraker (talk) 11:16, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't planned on doing so, since it's not an article that I worked on, but I can certainly walk you through the process if you'd like.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:17, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and where are you getting your copies of the Navy List? I've only found one, from 1908 I think, on line.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:27, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You should not expect to know all my secrets. Moonraker (talk) 11:20, 29 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Philippa Roe[edit]

On 7 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Philippa Roe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Leader of Westminster City Council Philippa Roe entered politics shortly after leaving her job with Citigroup and giving birth to twins? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Philippa Roe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:56, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Moving Burma to Myanmar - new 2015 poll[edit]

You participated in a Burma RM in the past so I'm informing you of another RM. I hope I didn't miss anyone. New move attempt of Burma>Myanmar Fyunck(click) (talk) 09:51, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith[edit]

On 11 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1914 Aubrey Smith, commanding HMS Drake, moved Russian gold worth £8,000,000 from Archangel to Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 16:21, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Talavera Vernon Anson[edit]

On 12 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Talavera Vernon Anson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Orlando Bridgeman commanded HMS Rattlesnake (pictured), and Talavera Anson kept the ship's log, while they were cruising the coast of Greece? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Talavera Vernon Anson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Charles Orlando Bridgeman[edit]

On 12 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Orlando Bridgeman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Orlando Bridgeman commanded HMS Rattlesnake (pictured), and Talavera Anson kept the ship's log, while they were cruising the coast of Greece? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Robin Fox (theatrical agent)[edit]

On 28 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robin Fox (theatrical agent), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that theatrical agent Robin Fox told his new wife "I have no intention of being faithful to you"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robin Fox (theatrical agent). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 19:09, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Coins of England[edit]

Would coverage of the older celtic coinage be appropriate for this template?©Geni (talk) 17:56, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've created Template:Celtic coins of Britain. Could you cast your eye over it (yes all the links should be red)?.©Geni (talk) 09:46, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Peter Padfield[edit]

On 4 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Peter Padfield, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the naval historian Peter Padfield was on the maiden voyage of Mayflower II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Padfield. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for RMS Strathmore[edit]

On 7 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article RMS Strathmore, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the P&O ocean liner Strathmore (pictured) was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/RMS Strathmore. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:01, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez[edit]

Hello! Your submission of James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 01:33, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A reply is on the nomination page. Moonraker (talk) 01:56, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez[edit]

On 22 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James de Saumarez had a Japanese temple shipped to Europe and re-erected on his Guernsey estate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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