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DYK for Alard du Gaucquier

On 6 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alard du Gaucquier, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while Maximilian II replaced Alard du Gaucquier as Kapellmeister, he thought highly enough of him to grant a patent of nobility? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alard du Gaucquier. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alard du Gaucquier), 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.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:59, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you @ MFD

Thank you for your level headed and reasonable response to that MfD comment. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 19:28, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

@Chrissymad: thanks for the kind words! Swister at times gets a bit overzealous regarding what should be deleted (my opinion, coming from an admitted inclusionist), but he does an awful lot of good work, plowing through a mind-numbing amount of trash that truly needs to be thrown out, work that few other editors are willing to do. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 19:52, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm pretty much on the very far end of the deletion spectrum (I nominate a lot of things for deletion) and even I find this ridiculous and against what AfC actually is but yeah...I just appreciated your level headed comments in a rather heated argument. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 19:56, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Precious four years!

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Eddie Baxter

On 14 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eddie Baxter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Eddie Baxter was a Continental organist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eddie Baxter. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Eddie Baxter), 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.

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File:Dana Data.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Dana Data.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 20:36, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA

File:New Zealand TW-17.svg

Thanks for supporting my run for administrator. I am honored and grateful. ) Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:00, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of article "TRI Pointe Group, Inc."

Hi there. We are trying to create an article for our client, a business. It was published yesterday but you requested a speedy deletion on the grounds that the information was promotional. Do you have specific feedback or can you tell me which portions are promotional so we can edit them? We'd just like an informational page for our client. Thank you. 2600:8802:5500:610:59A8:CCA5:3C46:52F7 (talk) 17:40, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

I don't want to be unkind, but in this case I hardly know where to begin. This is from a company's website promoting itself, or a promotional brochure for a trade show. The is very, very little that is encyclopedic about the draft. How could anyone view such phrases such as "combines the resources, operational sophistication, and leadership of a national organization", " focused on delivering superior and high-quality design for its buyers", " innovative floor plans, countless design options, and construction quality" in anything other than a promotional light? The intent of every word and every paragraph is to present the topic in a favorable manner. I note, in the future you must disclose your conflict of interest when working on any article at all related to yourself or any of your clients or their areas of business. I hope that is helpful. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:51, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017).

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:11, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Hmm

No email enabled...and I was just about to invite you to my annual disco party... Drmies (talk) 02:30, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Wha?? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:49, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

@Drmies: OK, I just checked my settings, it says my email is enabled, that other users may send me email. What's the secret cabal password? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:50, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Hmm maybe I was blinded by your science? I don't know--I could have sworn it wasn't there. Let me try sending you an email! Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:52, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Oh shoot I forgot--it wasn't for my disco party. Ah well... Drmies (talk) 02:52, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Not just you, I just tried from my oh-so-secret sock account, and it wasn't there. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:53, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Doh! That's because I haven't enabled email on this account. I received your kind message. Shellacked! (talk) 03:08, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

15:29:07, 16 August 2017 review of submission by Dlestre19

• Dlestre19 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Cranston Public Library (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I appreciate your thoughtful and specific feedback! However, I believe this article does meet the notability standard. As shown in the second paragraph, the library system has received significant coverage in national, secondary sources independent of the library system, such as Library Journal and Computers in Libraries. These are not mere mentions but full articles on programs and initiatives that CPL has instituted and for which these national publications have deemed the system notable enough for coverage as a model for other library systems.

My apologies, I meant to get back to this some time ago. That's a lot of references, and they're still almost all related to the subject. Because the Library Journal and Computers in Libraries sources are offline, can you tell me a bit more about them? Are they more than casual mentions, or included in a list? Are they a sentence each? A paragraph? A whole article about CPL?

Also, are resources such as "Knightsville Branch Library. (n.d.). History. Cranston, RI: Cranston Public Library." available anywhere except that library? If not, it probably fails verifiability, because it is inaccessible to almost everyone. Thanks for your continued efforts. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 21:02, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for responding. I appreciate your time and attention to this, as I learn the ropes. The article in Computers in Libraries is a 6-page article on CPL's ALL Access program. This program is also mentioned in a paragraph in a Library Journal article on library services to job seekers. CPL was also featured in a half-page profile in Library Journal when it won the 2016 LibraryAware Award. other, more local sources are primary sources, either internal library documents the staff was kind enough to share, or historical society publications the library has in its local history collection. I understand that these aren't verifiable from a distance, but I can't think of better sources than the actual primary documents for the topics they support. And the fact that these facts are now available to those who wouldn't be able to access teh sources otherwise could only benefit readers, I imagine. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlestre19 (talk • contribs) 21:30, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Fun with Two Ton

• Two Ton (via NewspaperArchive.com)

A 1972 news article about Two Ton. It seems that the parrot on the pirates show came from a Danish ship and only spoke Danish. A good thing too because according to Two Ton, when he/she did have something to say, it wasn't very nice. ;) We hope (talk) 14:37, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Superb, thanks! I'll add things in (unless you want a go at it, your contributions are always incredibly helpful.) One of the Tribune articles mentioned the parrot who had a filthy vocabulary, but because the bird only swore in Danish, nobody could understand it anyway. I didn't include it in the article, but it is an amusing scenario. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:01, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind, I don't have access to that. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:04, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Now this is bugging me because the NewspaperArchive clips are supposed to be viewable to all just as the Newspapers.com ones are. Does this one or this one show up for you? Will gladly add it to the article, provided others can see it. We hope (talk) 15:22, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Just did this File:Two Ton Baker 1949.jpg if you can use that too. We hope (talk) 15:38, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! That was his most commonly used publicity photo (but that's easily the best-quality version I've seen). I believe I will replace the image in the lead spot with this one, and move the pirate shot down in the article. And I'm afraid I can't view the article with either of the two links you most recently sent. I can see that there's an article, but the print is too small/fuzzy to read. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:49, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Frustrating because you have to shrink the article a lot to get it all in one clip and then unless you're a subscriber, you don't have the option of viewing the whole page where the story can be read easily. :-( We hope (talk) 16:20, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

I added your new photo, and a note about "Squaky". Let me know if you think the layout is ok. Unrelated, and more decidedly off he beaten path, but do you by any chance have images of Con Maffie (radio organist), Eddie Baxter (Dot records organist in 1960s), or Roy Wiggins (Eddy Arnold's steel player)? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 16:25, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

I think the layout is fine! Let me start snooping. Re: Con Maffie, there may be a pic or two in the radio magazines at Lantern. We might be able to get to some eBay pics of Eddie Baxter and/or Roy Wiggins or even from Billboard ads. We hope (talk) 16:37, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

• File:Con Maffie 1931.jpg Con Mafie 1
• File:Con Maffie Maytime promotion 1937.jpg Con Maffie 2 ;) We hope (talk) 17:30, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Holy cow, you are truly amazing. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:52, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

File:Eddie Baxter 1966.jpg Still at it, ;) We hope (talk) 18:31, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

This one (Wiggins) is disappointing. There are quite a few non-free photos of him but it seems like back in the pre-1964 days, Eddy Arnold got all of the "face time". Arnold was involved in real estate and property development in Nashvile, with Wiggins working for him in that vein as well. The photo is from 1961 when Wiggins and Arnold were photographed when Arnold's Iroquois estates was opened. If we're patient, something better may come along. ;) We hope (talk) 20:07, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

• File:Roy Wiggins Eddy Arnold 1961.jpg
• File:Roy Wiggins 1961.jpg

Again, thank you. Baxter looks like a Warner Brother's toughie, not an organist, wouldn't wan't to meet him in a dark alley! I had seen pictures of Wiggins in some of the Arnold books, but I haven't found any pictures of Wiggins solo, not even on the two LPs I own which features his solo guitar. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 21:42, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 September newsletter

Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:35, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Peter G. Davis

You deprodded this article on the grounds that this guy reviewed for those journals. But the citation given in the article doesn't even mention him, let alone that he wrote for them........--Smerus (talk) 14:14, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

No, but a Google Books search quickly shows that he did. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:19, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

OK, tks........--Smerus (talk) 19:17, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

It wasn't a bad PROD, and I'd have no issue if it was taken to AfD, I just think that someone may have an offline source (Opera News?) with more detail, it seems a lot of his work was done at the dawn of the internet age. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 22:19, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Question

What would draw you to this page? I'm trying to attract more people who might want to join the project but I feel like something is missing ♠Dinah♠ 🎤 22:33, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi Dinah. I'm not sure what would draw people to that page. The wikifauna pages aren't as active as they used to be, and haven't been for a long time. You've added the correct categories, so you've already done what I would have recommended. Sorry I'm not more help. (This is my alternate, non admin account since I'm editing from my phone in a public place on an unsecured connection) Shellacked! (talk) 03:45, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

Nordia Lee Witter

Hi you recently declined the speedy delete of the above article. I checked her discography and from what I can see she has appeared on only 1 recording [1]. the google news search that you mention in my opinion doesn't throw anything more than a few passing mentions and a articles about her wedding where it says she is "an up and coming pop sensation" or "budding singer". None of this meets WP:GNG I think. I'm editing in France and maybe the searches are not throwing up the same as you; Could you tell me which articles you think will mean she meets GNG because for me she clearly fails WP:NMUSIC hence the speedy? cheers Domdeparis (talk) 16:29, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Hi @Domdeparis: I am not asserting notability, but the article can make a credible claim of notability. I'm particularly looking at the Jamaica Gleaner article of March 11, 2013, the Jamaica Observer article of July 18, 2014, and the Jamaicamusic profile. I am not certain these are reliable sources, but I am declining speedy, which is a much stricter criteria than PROD or AfD. I would recommend the latter. The middle section of this article is horrible, replete with weasel words and promotional-ism, and comes across as WP:ADVERTISING. I hope that helps. Thanks for your work here! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 16:36, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

OK Thanks for the reply, I'll nominate for AFD. Cheers Domdeparis (talk) 16:41, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Adastrauk

I hate being "that guy", but this clearly is a promotional account. The site adastrauk.com does indeed go to a company located in Chichester they bill as a"Business Development and Marketing Agency". Can you have a second look at this? RickinBaltimore (talk) 11:03, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

@RickinBaltimore: That is *not* a stable website! Last night it was not working. This morning it is. I have now looked at the site, agreed with your analysis, and have blocked the account. All the best, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 11:23, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Huh, it was there each time I looked at it, weird. Thanks though for looking again, sorry to been a pain about it! RickinBaltimore (talk) 12:38, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

No worries at all, thanks for the explanation! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 13:46, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

EC Racing User Name

I have added the description of my user name to my user page per your request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EC Racing (talk • contribs) 12:31, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Perfect. Happy editing. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 13:46, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Two Ton Baker

On 18 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Two Ton Baker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Two Ton Baker played piano in place of Duke Ellington? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Two Ton Baker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Two Ton Baker), 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.

Alex Shih^Talk 00:03, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Alan Akaka

On 20 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alan Akaka, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alan Akaka led a campaign to deny the ukulele a place as the official state instrument of Hawaii? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alan Akaka. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alan Akaka), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

On the Bogdanoff brothers becoming memetic

I made a short edit to the page of the Bogdanoff brothers that remarked on how they've become an online meme for criticizing, or self-referencing absurdist political and scientific ideas.

It was taken down because it is not "verifiable"/ has no "reliable source".

This is very silly. The abstract behavior and humor of a hundred thousand different people cannot be summarized so easily, therefore a citation is impossible. Simultaneously, a simple google search https://www.google.com/search?q=bogdanoff+meme&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib2NKIubnWAhWl0FQKHZ2oD7gQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=615 shows that there is a very recent influx, and a massive amount of results referencing and parodying the Bogdanoffs, showing that this... "Event" *needs* to be on their wikipedia page, because clearly they've become notable for something, even if accidentally.

PrivateHazzard (talk) 18:44, 22 September 2017 (UTC)PrivateHazzard 9/22/17

@PrivateHazzard: this is not silly at all. In fact, verifiability and No Original Research are at the core of what Wikipedia is about. If and when this "abstract behavior" is noticed by Reliable Sources, then please add this information to Wikipedia, with a citation. Citations can be difficult, let me know if I can help with those. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 18:55, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi not-an-IP, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! Cheers, ansh666 19:22, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia logo size

What size is Wikipedia's logo? I can't find the image itself anywhere.--I did something very wrong (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

@NostalgicColorBird: there are several around. I'll admit I have never thought about it. Does this one work for you?: File:Wikipedia-logo.png? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:58, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks--I did something very wrong (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2017 (UTC)