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:Thanks for the heads up, I'm back for 3 days then off again from Thursday night until Monday sometime. I'll monitor until then. Thanks, [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]] 14:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC) |
:Thanks for the heads up, I'm back for 3 days then off again from Thursday night until Monday sometime. I'll monitor until then. Thanks, [[User:GiantSnowman|Giant]][[User talk:GiantSnowman|Snowman]] 14:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC) |
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DYK review request
Good evening, Drmies! I see that you've done quite a few reviews of DYK nominations and was wondering if you could possibly review two of which I've recently submitted: stimulus modality and implicit learning on August 1st and August 10th respectively. These will go towards a school assignment and are due very shortly so any time and help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. R-Bot6 (talk) 01:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hey. I'm looking at Stimulus modality and I'm seeing some things already. The use of first person in the opening sentence isn't good and should be rephrased, and I don't know what "coding the stimulus modality" means. Keep in mind, you're writing for an audience that knows a lot less about this than you do (and that includes me). Drmies (talk) 01:49, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- I made some edits and left some questions in the text ("explain" template) and in edit summaries. Problem is it's a fairly lengthy article and it's fairly technical--I have yet to read the whole thing. So be patient, and continue to work on it. Drmies (talk) 02:06, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
There, I did it
There, I did it. What can i say? Some men just want to watch the world burn. --Activism1234 02:32, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- Haha, good call--yes, I saw that too but lost the trees for the forest. Speaking of Olympics, the 10m diving final was pretty exciting. Drmies (talk) 02:46, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- Tragically, I'm so busy here that pretty much the only time I can watch the Olympics is during lunch :( --Activism1234 03:09, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you
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The Genuine Barnstar |
Drmies, you are a true friend and for me, the very model of an outstanding Wikipedia administrator. I present to you this barnstar, I believe the very first barnstar I've ever awarded, which is based on a photo I took myself in Petaluma, California, (home town of my father-in-law) as a small token of the high regard I feel for you. Thank you for everything you do for the world's greatest encyclopedia.Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:31, 12 August 2012 (UTC) |
- Cullen, I really appreciate that. One day we'll get together again and have cocktails and talk about the good old days. Please give my regards to Mrs. Cullen and to Cullen junior, and let me know if I can help with anything. Drmies (talk) 14:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Balink and Franken
I trust they'll find this appropriate. Thanks for the help with them. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:50, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, you wrote it! And it looks great! Well done Crisco--and thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:04, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
- Cheers! Just missing one source before I consider it FA-ready... Lost Films of Asia — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:21, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Are you banned?
I saw on AN that you needed to be banned. Have you been banned? If not, why not, huh? Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:46, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Seconded. --kelapstick(bainuu) 09:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- And I never got the chance to throw doc mies under the bus. :/ Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 12:41, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Waffle cakes! Waffle cakes! :) Franamax (talk) 12:55, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Aww, say it ain't so. I'm going to miss your help in the middle of the night! :0( OliverTwisted (Talk) (Stuff) 13:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Waffle cakes! Someone remembers! BMK, I'll check AN out in a little bit--first, I gotta pretend to a room full of people that I teach Business and Professional Writing (if I manage to get a key code for the door from our secretary...). Drmies (talk) 14:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Y'know, it's funny. We were required to take a technical writing class (there were also business/professional writing variants of the same class), and the professor was a poetry guy. He even had to get a substitute for us for when he had to go to some poetry event in Europe. Needless to say, the class was pointless. What is the deal with English professors being forced to teach business writing when it's not even close to their field? Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 14:16, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- It's not so simple a matter. First of all, in defense of me and my colleagues (maybe not all of them), usually we know how to write and teach writing in different disciplines. In my case, I worked for a school of accountancy for many years, and in various other administrative functions in a couple of different fields of business. A lot of it is plain common sense, and much of the rest is following accepted guidelines and adopting templates. Second, apparently many schools of business think it's not their business to teach writing, or they don't want it to be their business--farming it out to people like me is a lot cheaper, since we get paid a lot less on our side of campus. So it makes business sense, haha. I like to think that my class is not so pointless: in fact, I get better evaluations in those classes than in a lot of lit classes, although it is entirely possible that I simply suck even worse in lit classes. Speaking of lit classes, gotta run... Drmies (talk) 15:44, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, you're definitely leagues better than the prof I had (even in the clue department, totally apart from actual business experience). He...didn't know what he was doing. I mean, it is a lot of common sense, but then there's not much to teach, is there? What we really needed was someone to give us examples of things from real life, and he never had any; he just kinda waved us off to go do our workbook exercises. I guess the class wasn't a total waste though; there was a girl in it who would always bring homemade candy in, and it was delicious. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:58, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- It's not so simple a matter. First of all, in defense of me and my colleagues (maybe not all of them), usually we know how to write and teach writing in different disciplines. In my case, I worked for a school of accountancy for many years, and in various other administrative functions in a couple of different fields of business. A lot of it is plain common sense, and much of the rest is following accepted guidelines and adopting templates. Second, apparently many schools of business think it's not their business to teach writing, or they don't want it to be their business--farming it out to people like me is a lot cheaper, since we get paid a lot less on our side of campus. So it makes business sense, haha. I like to think that my class is not so pointless: in fact, I get better evaluations in those classes than in a lot of lit classes, although it is entirely possible that I simply suck even worse in lit classes. Speaking of lit classes, gotta run... Drmies (talk) 15:44, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Y'know, it's funny. We were required to take a technical writing class (there were also business/professional writing variants of the same class), and the professor was a poetry guy. He even had to get a substitute for us for when he had to go to some poetry event in Europe. Needless to say, the class was pointless. What is the deal with English professors being forced to teach business writing when it's not even close to their field? Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 14:16, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Waffle cakes! Someone remembers! BMK, I'll check AN out in a little bit--first, I gotta pretend to a room full of people that I teach Business and Professional Writing (if I manage to get a key code for the door from our secretary...). Drmies (talk) 14:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Aww, say it ain't so. I'm going to miss your help in the middle of the night! :0( OliverTwisted (Talk) (Stuff) 13:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
I've suggested yet another hook. Hope you'll take a look, and thanks.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
'sup
Made it to Mongolia, and am relearning how to cross the street. I am always amazed at how the drivers here can tun two lanes into three, and four lanes into five. It is quite the sight. Hope all is well, cheers. --kelapstick(bainuu) 09:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Say hello to my Uncle while there. What in the world do you do that takes you to such exotic locales. Well, except Canada is a dump and not exotic. Bgwhite (talk) 09:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- I dabble. You have an uncle here? Does he go by Uncle Bgwhite? If not I may have trouble finding him. Or does he go by the name "skip"? Because I know a guy here nicknamed Skip that reminds me of you. Also, I'm going to build my own TARDIS, that should be a fun way to kill the days off, no? Drmies will have his hands full so I won't ask for his ample woodworking expertise. --kelapstick(bainuu) 09:41, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Drmies is busy finally being banninated for having an ungrammatical account name, ne? Uncle G (talk) 14:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- I dabble. You have an uncle here? Does he go by Uncle Bgwhite? If not I may have trouble finding him. Or does he go by the name "skip"? Because I know a guy here nicknamed Skip that reminds me of you. Also, I'm going to build my own TARDIS, that should be a fun way to kill the days off, no? Drmies will have his hands full so I won't ask for his ample woodworking expertise. --kelapstick(bainuu) 09:41, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- I lived in Phoenix in the last 80s, sounds like the same drivers. Whatever you are there for, hope you have some fun doing it. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 10:50, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Good on you, mate! I thought of you just now when I checked my Facebook and your boy's face popped up. Yes, we are well and we are biding our time, waiting on this kid who is really taking his time. First day of class today--keep your fingers crossed for me since I already have mommy brain. Drmies (talk) 14:12, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- As one who has some experience with the avuncular, I suggest that M. White Background's Mongolian uncle's name is almost certainly Sagaan Ubgen. M. White Background will no doubt be familiar with the practice, in Canadia, of having a dual-language passport: one half in some funny language with diacritics and strange words like "précis", "naïve", and "renaissance" that are only uttered by dang furriners, and the other half in French. His uncle has a dual-language passport, too. When he travels to the Great White North, he is known by his Buryat name of Белый Старец.
Ignore the red colour of the hyperlink, there. Everybody knows that it should correctly be yellow. Move along, now. This is not something that you did not know that you did not know, M. Chapstick, and don't even try to pretend that it was. ☺
Uncle G (talk) 14:13, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Shimamura, Ippei (2004). "Yellow Shamans (Mongolia)". In Walter, Mariko Namba; Neumann Fridman, Eva Jane (eds.). Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. pp. 649–651. ISBN 9781576076453.
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(help) - Hesse, Klaus (1987). "On the History of Mongolian Shamanism in Anthropological Perspective". Anthropos. 82 (4/6): 403–413.
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(help) - Hesse, Klaus (1986). "A Note on the Transformation of White, Black and Yellow Shamanism in the History of the Mongols" (PDF). Studies in History. 2: 17–30. doi:10.1177/025764308600200102.
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ignored (help) - Зеленин, Дмитрий Константинович (1936). Культ онгонов в Сибири (in Russian). Moskva: Изд-во Академии наук СССР.
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(help) - Pedersen, Morten Axel (2011). Not Quite Shamans: Spirit Worlds and Political Lives in Northern Mongolia. Culture and Society After Socialism. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801476204.
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(help) - Bira, Shagdar (2011). Regarding the history of Tngri cult of Mongols. III Международная научно-практическая конференция — Тенгрианство и эпическое наследие народов Евразии: истоки и современность, 1 по 3 июля 2011 (in Russian).
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(help) - Uncle, I'm trying, but JSTOR and GBooks don't give me anything more. That red/yellow link should be blue, indeed. But first we take a nap. Drmies (talk) 19:05, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well if you're stumped, notice that Токарев, Сергей Александрович, the author of the Soviet encyclopaedia Мифы народов мира doesn't have an English article apparently. Does Doctor Blow-dry read Russian? Or is it only Polish? ☺ There's more on M. White Background's Mongolian uncle to be found in Google Books, but it is in Cyrillic. ☺ The Yellow shamans article should be easier. There are sources in English, as you saw. There's that whole encyclopaedia article, cited above. Uncle G (talk) 19:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- I didn't look in Cyrillic, since I'm lazy that way. Yellow shamanism should indeed be easier, and there may be a double DYK in there. It'd be even better if we had something on black shamanism as well for a triple. Speaking of tripel, I'm having a St. Bernardus Prior 8. Cheers, Drmies (talk) 20:39, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Uncle, this is getting out of hand. Yellow shamanism, Dayan Deerh... Drmies (talk) 23:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Don't forget ongons (for which many people seem to cite Зеленин 1936, but for which you can use Pedersen 2011, which discusses a whole lot of things from ongod to the abodes and partitions of ongod), with a headnote to Ongon, Sükhbaatar. Uncle G (talk) 09:00, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- This stuff is fascinating! K-stick, you need to get yourself a horse--see Dayan Deerh. We need pictures. Drmies (talk) 02:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Uncle, this is getting out of hand. Yellow shamanism, Dayan Deerh... Drmies (talk) 23:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- I didn't look in Cyrillic, since I'm lazy that way. Yellow shamanism should indeed be easier, and there may be a double DYK in there. It'd be even better if we had something on black shamanism as well for a triple. Speaking of tripel, I'm having a St. Bernardus Prior 8. Cheers, Drmies (talk) 20:39, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- What you need is someone who can look at sources in Mongolian. But it might be the case, alas, that M. Chapstick has picked up a local approach to other languages: Speak loudly and slowly. Fair goes, every fella speaks Strine, right? Uncle G (talk) 08:31, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- A main article on Mongolian shamanism is warranted--but it would (and should) gobble up yellow and black. Drmies (talk) 18:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- I could definitely see that an article on Mongolian shamanism is possible. I have access to the Highbeam Research site, and see several articles about it. If someone wants some material from there, if they would send me an e-mail with their address and an indication of what they want, I can forward material from there, or other Gale databanks, or ProQuest, JSTOR, NewsBank, and various other databanks. Also, several of the relevant religion encyclopedias, including Lindsay Jones' 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Religion, have multiple articles relating to this basic subject. I gathered a list of the articles in that work at User:John Carter/Religion articles, and we're still missing a lot of them. In that volume, I think every article is at least a few paragraphs long and has some individual bibliography. The old Hastings Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics probably has a good deal on the subject as well, even if some of it is dated. If anyone here would want anything on any of these topics, drop me an e-mail indicating what you want and I can try to get it to you in a few days at most. John Carter (talk) 18:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you John, that's very kind of you. I'm working, for now, with what I can find using GBooks and other sources, and I'm trying to get a bunch of these articles to DYK length--this is my unsystematic, haphazard way of doing things. Drmies (talk) 21:04, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, if you find some trouble getting any of them to length, drop me a note and I can do what I can to help make them serious DYK candidates. There are a remarkable number of significant articles we don't have yet, and anything I could do to help get more content related to religion in some way, including DYKs, might get more interest in the subject and more people to work on the related articles sounds good to me. I remember my first DYK was rejected because I added a tag about incorporating a very short public domain source in the article, which sucked actually, and I would be more than happy to help get any content on the main page. John Carter (talk) 23:26, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- John, I could use some help with the one that started all of this, Sagaan Ubgen. Mongolian shamanism also would benefit from some professional eyes and fingers. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 20:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev has magically appeared, thanks to Aymatth2. I shall authorlink it forthwith. If you're not careful, all of this stuff is going to be up at the same time. Uncle G (talk) 23:57, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, if you find some trouble getting any of them to length, drop me a note and I can do what I can to help make them serious DYK candidates. There are a remarkable number of significant articles we don't have yet, and anything I could do to help get more content related to religion in some way, including DYKs, might get more interest in the subject and more people to work on the related articles sounds good to me. I remember my first DYK was rejected because I added a tag about incorporating a very short public domain source in the article, which sucked actually, and I would be more than happy to help get any content on the main page. John Carter (talk) 23:26, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you John, that's very kind of you. I'm working, for now, with what I can find using GBooks and other sources, and I'm trying to get a bunch of these articles to DYK length--this is my unsystematic, haphazard way of doing things. Drmies (talk) 21:04, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- I could definitely see that an article on Mongolian shamanism is possible. I have access to the Highbeam Research site, and see several articles about it. If someone wants some material from there, if they would send me an e-mail with their address and an indication of what they want, I can forward material from there, or other Gale databanks, or ProQuest, JSTOR, NewsBank, and various other databanks. Also, several of the relevant religion encyclopedias, including Lindsay Jones' 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Religion, have multiple articles relating to this basic subject. I gathered a list of the articles in that work at User:John Carter/Religion articles, and we're still missing a lot of them. In that volume, I think every article is at least a few paragraphs long and has some individual bibliography. The old Hastings Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics probably has a good deal on the subject as well, even if some of it is dated. If anyone here would want anything on any of these topics, drop me an e-mail indicating what you want and I can try to get it to you in a few days at most. John Carter (talk) 18:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- A main article on Mongolian shamanism is warranted--but it would (and should) gobble up yellow and black. Drmies (talk) 18:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well if you're stumped, notice that Токарев, Сергей Александрович, the author of the Soviet encyclopaedia Мифы народов мира doesn't have an English article apparently. Does Doctor Blow-dry read Russian? Or is it only Polish? ☺ There's more on M. White Background's Mongolian uncle to be found in Google Books, but it is in Cyrillic. ☺ The Yellow shamans article should be easier. There are sources in English, as you saw. There's that whole encyclopaedia article, cited above. Uncle G (talk) 19:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Shimamura, Ippei (2004). "Yellow Shamans (Mongolia)". In Walter, Mariko Namba; Neumann Fridman, Eva Jane (eds.). Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. pp. 649–651. ISBN 9781576076453.
Regarding Uncle G's query about my Mongolian, I haven't taken to talking loud, as it is unhelpful. Slow, no prepositions, and knowing a little of the language helps. I can read Cyrillic so I can make out words I know and words that are actually English. As my user page says, I refer to this as Yassan be mongolian. --kelapstick(bainuu) 22:43, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- K, I'm jealous of you and your exotic travel. How's the family settling in? How's the job? Drmies (talk) 23:17, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Haven't made it to work yet, weather problems. Family is settling in good. --kelapstick(bainuu) 23:22, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
- Nah mate. You haven't absorbed the ways of WA yet. Just speak English, loudly and slowly, and she'll be right. If you can read Cyrillic, you can help LadyofShallot at Talk:Sagaan Ubgen#Statue?, as long as you can read Kalmyk written in Cyrillic. Uncle G (talk) 23:57, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to User talk:Moonriddengirl#Richard Arthur Norton, we now know that we don't have the toli, also known as the küzüngü in Turkish and the panaptu in Manchurian, which is a small metal mirror. And we didn't even know that we didn't have it. By the way: There's real stuff in what Tsagan Aav from Elista says. I've been doing some reading …. Uncle G (talk) 10:08, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
- I do have access to a number of translators, should you need anything in particular from Mongolian. The Russian and Mongolian Cyrillic pronunciations are pretty similar, except there are a few extra letters in Mongolian. Not sure about Kalmyk. Although just because I can "read" Cyrillic, doesn't mean that I can understand it. I am best at words like Банк. An excellent resource for translating individual words is here. It's not perfect, but I haven't seen many online Mongolia translation options over the last three years I have required them. --kelapstick(bainuu) 04:36, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Also on the Mongolian Shamanism topic, The Horse Boy is a book and film about a father who takes his son to Mongolia to meet the shamin to help with his son's autism, as he seems to interact well with horses. I haven't read the book/watched the movie, but Mrs. Kelapstick has read the book. Could be an interesting DYK tie in. --kelapstick(bainuu) 04:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I wrote up Mongolian shamanism, more or less out of desperation (my small mind cannot contain or produce bigger articles), and there's an all-too short section on drums--for which usually horse skin was used. That books sounds interesting. Drmies (talk) 15:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- You could take up John Carter's offer, above. Uncle G (talk) 16:45, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Bira 2011 might help with Mongolian shamanism a little bit. Uncle G (talk) 22:56, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- If you want some tie ins, then you need only note that there's a small parade of Mongolian equestrian deities still awaiting work:
- Sülde Tngri
- Dayičin Tngri, a.k.a. Dayisun Tngri, Dayisud Tngri, and Daitsching Tängäri, and an analogue of the Tibetan dgra lha (for more on which latter, see Gibson 1985)
- We didn't even know that we didn't have them. None of the above are redlinked anywhere except this very page. (Compare Special:WhatLinksHere/gwestva.) Oddly, we have Geser Khan.
Yes, I have been reading again. My systematic exhaustion of every alternative name that I can find for Sagaan Ubgen has finally hit the writing of Walther Heissig, who tells me something that neither you nor Drmies should pretend that you didn't know: While the 99 tngri are in fact 102 in number, Etügen Eke (a.k.a. Etügen Ekhe or sometimes Itügen) has 77 levels. You'll have to work hard if you want that one. We already have a fairly pitiable article at Etugen, which isn't what Heissig says to be the name.
Uncle G (talk) 16:45, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I have started a stub of Dayisun Tngri. It's nowhere near a complete work, but my lunch break is over. LadyofShalott 18:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I keep finding things in French and German...why can't people speak Amurrican?! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:25, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- French? German? Luxury! ☺ Uncle G (talk) 22:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry to butt in but I speak French and would be happy to translate anything if you think it would help. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 19:59, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Please pitch in wherever you see an opportunity! Writ Keeper, you don't have to try and exorcize your guilt here: I have no special power to absolve you. You could, of course, ask Keilana for some French lessons. Drmies (talk) 20:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I've officially thrown my hat into the content-creation ring with Sülde Tngri. Any help and/or feedback would be great. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 21:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- See pp. 84–90 of the book that LadyofShallot used for Dayičin Tngri. Uncle G (talk) 22:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, wow, how did I miss that? Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 22:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Writ Keeper, Lady, perhaps you can combine a couple of those Tngris for a DYK, in combination with some clarification in Tengri and a reference to tngri in Mongolian shamanism? Drmies (talk) 01:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Oh, wow, how did I miss that? Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 22:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- See pp. 84–90 of the book that LadyofShallot used for Dayičin Tngri. Uncle G (talk) 22:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I've officially thrown my hat into the content-creation ring with Sülde Tngri. Any help and/or feedback would be great. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 21:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Please pitch in wherever you see an opportunity! Writ Keeper, you don't have to try and exorcize your guilt here: I have no special power to absolve you. You could, of course, ask Keilana for some French lessons. Drmies (talk) 20:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I keep finding things in French and German...why can't people speak Amurrican?! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:25, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I have started a stub of Dayisun Tngri. It's nowhere near a complete work, but my lunch break is over. LadyofShalott 18:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- I wrote up Mongolian shamanism, more or less out of desperation (my small mind cannot contain or produce bigger articles), and there's an all-too short section on drums--for which usually horse skin was used. That books sounds interesting. Drmies (talk) 15:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Also on the Mongolian Shamanism topic, The Horse Boy is a book and film about a father who takes his son to Mongolia to meet the shamin to help with his son's autism, as he seems to interact well with horses. I haven't read the book/watched the movie, but Mrs. Kelapstick has read the book. Could be an interesting DYK tie in. --kelapstick(bainuu) 04:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
You already have a six-fold hook. But as a fallback, I have a hook for Sagaan Ubgen alone that may interest you. Did you know … that the character of the White Old Man was imported from Mongolian tsam dance into Tibetan cham dance because the 13th Dalai Lama had a dream? I'm working on the content right now. Of course, the source that I've found this in uses yet another transliteration of this name. Uncle G (talk) 22:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Excellent--that's the only one that's under the limit; the rest still needs work, of course, and I apologize for, basically, half-assing. The Lady knows why (no news, Lady).
- What was the projected date? You said a couple days, and that's been a couple weeks ago, hasn't it? LadyofShalott 01:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Put "Шоу-син" into Google Images and see what turns up. This transliterates to Shousin. I think that this is the Old Man of the South Pole, but of course the books in Russian don't give the actual Chinese or Japanese name …. Uncle G (talk) 12:45, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Five day report
- Six-fold [now seven-fold, Drmies] Did You Know hook at Template:Did you know nominations/Mongolian shamanism, involving:
- Mongolian shamanism
- Yellow shamanism · Yellow shaman
- Black shamanism
- Sagaan Ubgen, a.k.a. Tsagan Aav, Tsagan Ebugen, Tsagaan Ebugen, Tsagaan Övgön, Tsagaan Ovgon, Tsagaan Uvgun, Cagan Öbö, Cagan Obo, and of course Belyi Starets (Белый Старец)
- ongon
- Dayan Deerh
- I added tngri to this hook.
- Potential additional quadruple hook, awaiting more work on the 99 tngri that there are actually 102 of:
- Sülde Tngri
- Dayičin Tngri, a.k.a. Dayisun Tngri, Dayisud Tngri, and Daitsching Tängäri
- Etügen Eke a.k.a. Etügen Ekhe and Itügen — She has 77 levels, you know.
- Qormusata Tngri a.k.a Qormusta (which currently redirects to a page on a Zoroastrian deity)
- I've done some reading, and I saw the 99 confirmed, with the possible addition of Gengis Khan as 100, and somewhere in the stack of articles I have was a reference to 77 others, a different category. I have work to do. I've appropriated Tngri and have started on it--it should lead to the others. Drmies (talk) 00:12, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- I also made Qormusata Tngri and reappropriated the redirect. Drmies (talk) 00:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Potential additional single hook that is ready now:
- Did you know … that Sergei Aleksandrovich Tokarev, encyclopaedist and ethnographer, in 1986 still attributed shamanism to mental illness, a Marxist view that was not shared by most Soviet students of the subject at the time?
- Others:
- toli (shamanism) a.k.a. panaptu and küzüngü — A Mongolian shaman accused of copyright violation complains "But I was only mirroring non-free content!".
- Mongolia–Japan relations — passed to Doctor Blow-dry with a hook not yet in the article (but in the cited source) and the DYK clock ticking. See User talk:Dr. Blofeld#the Mongolian drive.
- dgra lha — Tibetan warrior gods. See Gibson 1985 et al..
Here's a summary of where we are. Uncle G (talk) 09:59, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Pegg, Carole (2001). Mongolian Music, Dance, & Oral Narrative: Performing Diverse Identities. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295981123.
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(help) - Oxtoby, Willard Gurdon (1996). World religions: Eastern traditions. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195407501.
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(help) - Neumann Fridman, Eva Jane (2004). Sacred geography: shamanism among the Buddhist peoples of Russia. Bibliotheca shamanistica. Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 9789630581141.
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(help) - Cotterell, Arthur (1999). "Begze Suren". Encyclopedia of world mythology. Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 9780760728550.
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(help) - I'ma try digging into dgra lha, unless someone else is already on it. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Writ Keeper, I made a few edits to Sülde Tngri; it's ready at least for DYK. If I can make a suggestion: leave the Tibetans and stick to the Mongolians--see if you can do a few more of those Tngri. You saw what all's in Heissig ch. 5; it shouldn't be too difficult to crank out a few more and combine a couple of them in one hook. DYK "...that the variegated membership of the Tngri include X Tngri, Y Tngri, and Z Tangri?" Or one can make it more specific--wasn't the Lady's god on horseback also? Drmies (talk) 19:03, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Which reminds me: I am halfway done with Qormusata Tngri. Your Sülde Tngri is done, and Dayisun Tngri and Etügen Eke need to be finished up. That quadruple hook should be easy to crank out; Qormusata Tngri is now at DYK length. Drmies (talk) 19:07, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- If you need an alternative explanation that links this pantheon of tngri together and links it to Ursa Major, read Pegg 2001, p. 116 et seq. which will give you an overview. Pegg cites Heisig amongst others. Uncle G (talk) 20:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Note that the Mongolian and the Tibetan are interrelated. As now noted on Sagaan Ubgen, he became the Tibetan sgan po dkar po by order of the Dalai Lama. Some of the other Buddhist deities depicted in Tibetan Buddhist cham are also syncretisms:
- Makhakala is a syncretism of one of the tngri, Gûjir Tngri (Oxtoby 1996, p. 474) (Neumann Fridman 2004, p. 136) a.k.a. Güǰir Künkür Tngri.
- Begze Suren (a.k.a. Begze a.k.a. Beg-Tse) the "red protector" is the brother of Okin Tngri (Cotterell 1999, p. 173).
- Uncle G (talk) 08:47, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I'm afraid I might have to renege on my promise to work on another article for the Mongolian shamanism task force; due to a death in the family, my wikitime will likely have to be minimized for the next few days. I will probably have enough time to complete anything I need to do for the DYK nomination, so let me know what I need to do for that if/when the times comes, but I don't think I'll have any for real content expansion. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:34, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Writ Keeper, I'm sorry to hear that. All the best. In the meantime, I have put up a duplicate DYK nomination, Template:Did you know nominations/Qormusata Tngri. If you find the time or the inclination to review a DYK nomination, please add it there. If you don't I'll take care of it. Uncle et al, more tngri can of course be added. Drmies (talk) 02:54, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I'm afraid I might have to renege on my promise to work on another article for the Mongolian shamanism task force; due to a death in the family, my wikitime will likely have to be minimized for the next few days. I will probably have enough time to complete anything I need to do for the DYK nomination, so let me know what I need to do for that if/when the times comes, but I don't think I'll have any for real content expansion. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 18:34, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
stuff in Mongolian and pictures
We don't know what these have to tell us:
- Ж.Ерөөлт (2012-07-16). "Цагаан өвгөн". МОЛОМ (in Mongolian).
- Х.Аянга (2012-07-25). "Дашчойлон хийдэд Хүрээ цамын зан үйл эхлэв". ShuuD.mn (in Mongolian).
- Б. Сэргэлэн (2009). "Цагаан өвгөний дүр монгол туурагтны урлагт". ЭСҮГИЙН БЛОГ (in Mongolian).
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If only there were some Mongolian-reading Wikipedia editors around here!
Furthermore, look at the pictures in those articles. They aren't free content, alas! If only there were some Wikipedia editors actually currently in Mongolia around here who could take some free content pictures of these tsam characters, eh? On the matter of pictures, here are two paintings:
- Цагаан өвгөн at Mongolian Art — Hey look! An elderly man with a white beard, a dragon-headed staff, some deer, and a peach tree. If only it were free content!
- Begze at Mongolian Art — Hey look! 44 thingies in the sky. That seems a familiar number.
Note the blurb by Eva Gerhards in the latter. Everyone knows that German is just like Dutch, ne? ☺
Uncle G (talk) 08:47, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Nice little blurb--that is, nice little explication of the image. There is no explanation of the 44, though. Note where the image is: Freiburg, where my friend, an editor with the MGH, lives. Beautiful city. But I have no doubt that K-stick will run out and start clicking. Drmies (talk) 02:35, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Are you trying to drop a hint Uncle G? Want me to have a translator look at that for you? The first and third are blocked in my current location as a blogspot link, but I opened the second. I am restricted as to what I can take pictures of, unless you are into industrical construction...I can get a summary of the articles fairly easily, but a direct translation would take some time. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:52, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Just had someone in and Дашчойлон is a monistary in UB, and the title is about a religous ceremony going on at there. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:56, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Are you trying to drop a hint Uncle G? Want me to have a translator look at that for you? The first and third are blocked in my current location as a blogspot link, but I opened the second. I am restricted as to what I can take pictures of, unless you are into industrical construction...I can get a summary of the articles fairly easily, but a direct translation would take some time. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:52, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Request.
- Hi Drmies, would you please full protect the article Muhammad Iqbal for some time. I have posted request for comment on its talk page, but I am sure the act of revertion will be continued.Last edit is this and that is not controversial. Thanks.Justice007 (talk) 14:50, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hello Justice--sorry, but I can't do that right now in the absence of a real edit-war. That revert by DocTropics seems uncontroversial indeed: they are copy edits and improve the article. For instance, few people will know what "Quaid-i-Azam" means, so "the founder of Pakistan" is a valid substitution. I see also that there is active discussion on the talk page. You are free to ask someone else's opinion (at WP:RFPP), and maybe some of the stalkers have an opinion as well. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:40, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Justice007 (talk) 15:45, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Socks
Threatening to sock? Naughty naughty. ;) GiantSnowman 15:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, ban me and see what I'm made of. But really, my alternate accounts are all ArbCom approved (of course, with my other accounts I actually make up one third of ArbCom). Drmies (talk) 17:05, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Michael Blakey
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Orlady (talk) 16:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
- You would be proud Drmies, finally got my second DYK today (Yadkin-Pee Dee river basin), which brings my average up to one every 3 years. And I hit #2001 in the list of the most active Wikipedians, next week should finally in the top 2000. (SPI is killing my number of edits per day, but someone has to do it.) I suck just a little bit less today. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 01:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well done, Dennis! LadyofShalott 02:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Category:Female suicides
Category:Female suicides, 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. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
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Kruger v. Krugers
Is Krugers a viable family name in Europe? Most sources spell the subject I'm writing about with an S, but I can't find any proof its an actual name. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:27, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, according to the German nurse, it is. I've never heard it. Drmies (talk) 06:44, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Guess I'll move G. Kruger to G. Krugers then; strange how we don't have any Krugerses on Wiki. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- And yet this has Kruger... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:51, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Gbooks gave me a couple of examples of "Krugers" as a last name in some scholarly collections, so it's certainly a possibility. Drmies (talk) 06:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Argh. Any suggestions? Neither Indonesian nor English sources agree on what to call him. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:57, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, the link you just gave, to that encyclopedia, that's published by Routledge and is thus pretty authoritative. Drmies (talk) 07:03, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, Abel vs. Misbach. Both pretty well known in their fields (Misbach had a lot published internationally, apparently). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Human baby
Congratulations, Drmies!!! LadyofShalott 17:43, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- D'awwwww. Congratulations! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 17:59, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- 1968? Must be you. Bielle (talk) 18:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, that was indeed my own birthday. Please don't be doing any math. In my defense, I haven't had a lot of food or sleep recently. Drmies (talk) 18:20, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- You may not have had a lot of food or sleep, but you were answering questions here apparently in the hour preceding your son's birth. I am surprised that Mrs Drmies didn't have something unfriendly to say about that. However, none of the takes away from wishing a warm welcome to the newest "SonofDrmeis" Bielle (talk) 18:27, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- You're still younger than me, but not by much. Congrats, in particular to Mrs. Drmies, who did all the real work. If we men had to do what the ladies do just to bring life into this world, the species would have ceased to exist eons ago. Thank goodness for the ladies. Oh, and you need to register DrmiesJr now, for his future. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations! He's really cute. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 18:56, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats! Awwwwwwwww, I remember when he was just a blueberry.... MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:38, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- As I told Khazar recently: the best news, precious new life! What's ArbCom? Nothing that really matters, in the light of this peaceful face. Hug mother and son please, softly, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Awwwwww. Congrats! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Montanabw (talk • contribs) 20:45, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- As I told Khazar recently: the best news, precious new life! What's ArbCom? Nothing that really matters, in the light of this peaceful face. Hug mother and son please, softly, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats! Awwwwwwwww, I remember when he was just a blueberry.... MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:38, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations! He's really cute. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 18:56, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, that was indeed my own birthday. Please don't be doing any math. In my defense, I haven't had a lot of food or sleep recently. Drmies (talk) 18:20, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Sweet. --Orlady (talk) 20:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) WOW ... Absolutely beautiful Drmies ... good job. Congrats. — ChedZILLA 20:55, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations, Drmies! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:17, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Heaps of congrats from me as well. The things you youngsters get up to! --RexxS (talk) 21:45, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Many Many Congratulations to you the Missus. A real cutie. Should we be expecting his first edits within the next couple weeks? :-) MarnetteD | Talk 21:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations! All the very best wishes, it's the best...Modernist (talk) 21:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats Doc. He couldn't ask for a better father. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:15, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations! All the very best wishes, it's the best...Modernist (talk) 21:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Many Many Congratulations to you the Missus. A real cutie. Should we be expecting his first edits within the next couple weeks? :-) MarnetteD | Talk 21:47, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Heaps of congrats from me as well. The things you youngsters get up to! --RexxS (talk) 21:45, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations, Drmies! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:17, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Support Nobody Ent 22:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Like. I'll have my own little Crisco in a couple years. Maybe they can be Wikibuddies? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:48, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
- Look, a little ankle-biter. Kawaii! Bishonen | talk 00:08, 18 August 2012 (UTC).
- Congratulations! Elen of the Roads (talk) 00:10, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations, Drmies, on your fantastic fourth! We had our first, a beautiful daughter, last Saturday. Now I know happiness and sleep deprivation! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 00:47, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations - looks just like his dad! Johnbod (talk) 00:47, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Grats! If this is the first one, then your next few
weeksmonthsyears, probably decades, will be a bit rough but an extraordinary and awesome experience (if it's not the first one, same thing is true, but then you probably already know that).VolunteerMarek 01:14, 18 August 2012 (UTC) - Thats' cute. Congrats! TheSpecialUser TSU 01:27, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- You're right, Drmies, he DOES look just like a future admin. Congratulations.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:43, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations!! -- I hope Mom is doing well. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:49, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats Drmies! You have a beautiful baby. Ryan Vesey 02:34, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations to you and your family! — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 03:24, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you all--it is really wonderful to see all these nice messages from these nice people, many of whom I have spent a great deal of time with in the last couple of years, and from many of whom I have learned a lot, and with many of whom I've written cool things. Little Liam and his mother are doing well; apparently the boy nurses like a vacuum cleaner, haha. The girls will get to sleep in mama's bed tonight cause they miss her terribly, and the youngest sings made-up songs about (you guessed it) pooping in diapers. On a side note, some of you may not know what meconium is: the stickiest substance to ever come out of the human body, and I cleaned up a huge heap of it. Kiefer mentions happiness and sleep deprivation; it's a powerful combination. (Hang in there Kiefer--when it's over you'll miss it.) Those of you who have children will know this overwhelming gulf of emotion that can wipe even the toughest admin (ahem) off the mat. If you don't, it's worth it. Alright, back to Mongolian shamanism, everybody. Thanks again for all the notes you all left me; I'll keep you in mind when I need a babysitter. Drmies (talk) 02:18, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Strong Keep - While perhaps not yet notable for inclusion on an individual Wikipedia article, community consensus is that he is adorable! ;0) OliverTwisted (Talk)(Stuff) 03:45, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) I'm a bit late, but congrats! --Dylan620 (I'm all ears) 03:46, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- With my good wishes, Tito Dutta ✉ 04:00, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- The article boy was lacking an infant boy image. It is no longer. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 12:44, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Just remember, when he becomes Wikipedia's youngest admin (who holds the record now?), he (and his daddy) will not be able to edit that article because of an obvious conflict.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:11, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- re: who holds the record now?. Physically? Emotionally? Mentally? Note: that's a rhetorical question. — Ched : ? 01:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- He is beautiful. Many, many congratulations. --John (talk) 14:29, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations. :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:49, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats to you and Mrsmies! Kafka Liz (talk) 21:18, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats! Nikkimaria (talk) 04:38, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations Drmies! Mr.Wikipediania (Stalk • Talk) 06:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hey, I'm late :( But cheers and congrats! All the best wishes for you and your family and especially the super-cool super baby! Awwwwwwwesome! Dipankan (Have a chat?) 06:23, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congratulations!
TheStrikeΣagle 06:59, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats doc, I'll send the dog over to sit the kids if you and Mrs Drmies need some time off. —SpacemanSpiff 07:04, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hey Spiffy, why not send over one of those models you used to hang out with? Mrs. Drmies is out of commission for a while. Drmies (talk) 18:08, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats Mr and Mrs. Drmies, Please give these teddy bears to the cute one. --DBigXray 07:50, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Gefeliciteerd, in de dromen, nog steeds in de dromen. (Congratulations, in the dreams, still in the dreams.)-Justice007 (talk) 10:57, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Dankjewel Justice, dat is erg aardig van je. Ik hoop dat die jongen een beetje van poezie gaat houden. Drmies (talk) 18:08, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- A late congrats; as you know it wont be Wikipedia causing you to lose sleep over the next three months. Kierzek (talk) 17:35, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
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- Congratulations Drmies! I'm sure you'll be an excellent father! He's so cute! Electric Catfish 20:46, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Why is this coming out in small text? Electric Catfish 20:50, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- A span style was making the text small. Ryan Vesey 20:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Excellent news, Drmies. Slightly belated congrats to you and your growing family. Enjoy. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:51, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats. Having (at least) one of them should be a requirement for all administrators. :) Meowy 00:13, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Congrats! :) -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 00:21, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- How cute is that? Pesky (talk) 08:59, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- A little late, but I must offer my congratulations as well. :) I'll add that my youngest sibling looked like this only a few months ago: It's quite a sight. Nolelover Talk·Contribs 01:57, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Henrik Vibskov
Hello! Your submission of Henrik Vibskov 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! Maile66 (talk) 14:34, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- --Need a QPQ review for nomination. Everything else is fine. Maile66 (talk) 14:34, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- That was already done; see comments at the nomination entry. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 19:41, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- I apologize for this. I missed seeing the QPQ. Maile66 (talk) 20:33, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- No apology necessary, Maile66--thanks for the review, I'm glad someone picked it up. Drmies (talk) 20:46, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- I apologize for this. I missed seeing the QPQ. Maile66 (talk) 20:33, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
Celtic supporters
Hi drmies. Do you think you could look at Celtic F.C. supporters if you have time. Thank you 220.255.1.162 (talk) 16:16, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I did look at it, and I don't have much to say. I noticed a steamy talk page discussion, which I'm not so interested in, and the article had a rather silly section about some Norwegian fans. Sorry, but as I get older I get less and less of an urge to help the irredeemable; if this mess is contained to this article I'm fine with it. With my apologies. Drmies (talk) 14:12, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations
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Diapers! |
I have a feeling you're going to need these....all of these for your new family member :) Congratulations!! SarahStierch (talk) 20:46, 19 August 2012 (UTC) |
- Hehehe. I've already had to scrub the carpet. The boy has a range of a foot and a half. Thanks! Do you have any of these humans yourself? Drmies (talk) 22:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
- Is that like Humanz? :-) — Ched : ? 01:32, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
If this is your first, you have no idea what you are in for.To be honest, try to enjoy this time. They grow up faster than you can believe. Happily my two oldest are married and out of the house. :-D Congrats! --Defensor Ursa 05:20, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Many congrats from me, too. My oldest is just getting to the teenager stage, and you can imagine what that entails, but they are all awesome. I'm sure yours will be too. :) Seraphimblade Talk to me 05:27, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Ha, I'll take that optimistic note and file it somewhere safe. Ours are nicely spaced--0, 3, and 6--and it's fun to see them interact. The girls love their new baby brother and I hope they don't break him. Drmies (talk) 14:17, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Pony! | |
If I could ship one in the mail, this would be heading your way! :) Congratulations!! Montanabw(talk) 22:36, 20 August 2012 (UTC) |
A Teddy Bear For Your Baby!
File:Teddy bear 27.jpg | A Teddy Bear! |
Congratulations! Electric Catfish 20:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC) |
Sockpuppetry, moi?
I think it's amusing this is happening on the anniversary of Trotsky's assassination. Talk about overzealousness, although it will be nice to see the egg on this individual's face once the accusations are thoroughly disproved. - Biruitorul Talk 14:58, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- No, not you. Drmies (talk) 15:11, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Sidewalk Cafe/Café
Evening Drmies. I'd flagged Sidewalk Café for deletion on the basis that the author considered it a genuine mistake on his/her part, especially in blanking it and stating as much on their talk page. I've also fixed their userspace after they mistakenly tagged it for deletion; I assume the vandalism warning was also a mistake? Cheers, Mephistophelian (talk) 18:10, 20 August 2012 (UTC).
- See User talk:Freecheesepizza where I explained to the author what I did and why (it's now a redirect). Thanks, Drmies (talk) 18:12, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- That's fine. Best, Mephistophelian (talk) 18:23, 20 August 2012 (UTC).
DYK for Henrik Vibskov
![]() | On 21 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henrik Vibskov, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Danish designer Henrik Vibskov (pictured), creator of the "Big Wet Shiny Boobies Collection", was inducted into the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henrik Vibskov. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
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Hello. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Monkeymanman (talk) 08:08, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up, I'm back for 3 days then off again from Thursday night until Monday sometime. I'll monitor until then. Thanks, GiantSnowman 14:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks, I appreciate it. Drmies (talk) 14:27, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Tamsier
See Talk:Saafi people#Deleted material on Serer Symbols and User talk:Eladynnus#Raampa. Dougweller (talk) 15:16, 21 August 2012 (UTC)