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Sybille Bedford

Hey, I thought your additions to the Sybille Bedford article were really nice. So, um, good job! Watchsmart (talk) 19:28, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That's most kind:) Malick78 (talk) 22:17, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Colgate University

Hi we are a group from Colgate University and we plan on editing this article. We have plans to improve the quality of sources and information. We will be making edits until May 9. If you have any contributions or questions please let us know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epenberthy1217 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ngaire Thomas

On 15 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ngaire Thomas, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 14:33, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ta. I'll do my best:) Malick78 (talk) 19:13, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guenther Podola

On 19 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guenther Podola, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:57, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK!

On 21 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Michael Ashby, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Majorly (talk) 15:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK!

On 2 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John B. Harman, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congrats! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 15:19, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks:)) Malick78 (talk) 16:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Melford Stevenson

On 8 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Melford Stevenson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 12:20, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 10 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Styllou Christofi, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—Wknight94 (talk) 18:39, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heinz-Wilhelm Eck

You asked for some citations on the claim about British and American submarine atrocities; I've was looking into this and it seems to be true. I've been adding the information to the relevant pages. I've left the Eck page alone so far; it's very apologist in its tone, but I'm not in the mood to tackle it just now. Xyl 54 (talk) 17:18, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info:) Malick78 (talk) 18:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chełm Chalk Tunnels

On 22 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chełm Chalk Tunnels, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 12:11, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Inteco DYK

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--BorgQueen (talk) 22:33, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Colin Norris

Sorry if my actions somehow concerned you. I considered the crime unimportant because no article existed for it and there was only one reference for the conviction. A very WP:CIVIL discussion took place here about it. The process worked as it should. Cheers Gtstricky^{Talk or C} 22:06, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay - thanks for the response:) Malick78 (talk) 22:25, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK: Town Hall of Słupsk

On 9 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Town Hall of Słupsk, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 08:51, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK: Colin Norris

On 9 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Colin Norris, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 00:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Spieprzaj dziadu!, was selected for DYK!

On March 15, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spieprzaj dziadu!, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 04:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Recognition

Thanks for recognizing my work on the John Bodkin Adams article. Little notes of encouragement go a long way.--SidP (talk) 03:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kot Filemon DYK

On 8 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kot Filemon, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 04:31, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

4/23 DYK

On 23 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Percy Hoskins, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 22:15, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Did you know? hook based on a fact from the article you created or substantially expanded, Percy Hoskins, has been added to the Wikipedia Portals, Portal:Criminal justice and Portal:Journalism. Thank you for your contributions in this topic! If you know of another relevant fact from an article that has appeared at Did you know?, then please suggest it at the associated portal talk page.

-- Nice work! Cirt (talk) 00:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

5/14 DYK

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--Bedford 05:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

On 15 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frederick Geoffrey Lawrence, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

weburiedoursecrets inthegarden 08:49, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 1 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leonard Arthur, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 14:52, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nigel Cox DYK

On 9 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nigel Cox (doctor), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations! --PeterSymonds (talk) 19:48, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David Moor DYK

On 15 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Moor, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations! --PeterSymonds (talk) 23:13, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John Bodkin Adams - GA review

The seven-day Hold has expired. I will complete the review on the basis of the article as it is now. It would have been useful to have had some kind of comment from you. Brianboulton (talk) 20:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message. I can see that a lot of work has been done - will try to report on the GA later today. Brianboulton (talk) 09:50, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rodney Hallworth

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--BorgQueen (talk) 16:23, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

9/13/08 DYK

On 13 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maxim Petrov, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your contributions! -- RyRy (talk) 22:31, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

logocracy-

On 16 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article logocracy, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sanlu Group

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--BorgQueen (talk) 18:09, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK 24/9

On 24 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Shipman Inquiry, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 18:34, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Lukashenko

We had most of the information already, but just tucked down further in the article. But thanks for what you have done. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 06:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Thomas Lodwig

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BorgQueen (talk) 08:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Edson Isidora Guimaraes

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BorgQueen (talk) 03:07, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Offset agreement

On 16 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Offset agreement, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 21:54, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hanwei Group

On 4 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hanwei Group, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

This DYK notification was delayed due to some mistake in the crediting for a recent batch of hooks (discussion here). Thanks, Jamie^☆S93 11:41, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, glad to help! :-) Jamie^☆S93 18:55, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Edward William Pritchard

On 4 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward William Pritchard, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 14:41, 4 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Moscow Pride

Hello! Your submission of Moscow Pride 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! Otto4711 (talk) 21:56, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rebellion: the Litvinenko Case

On 21 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rebellion: the Litvinenko Case, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 06:15, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Moscow Pride

On 21 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Moscow Pride, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 18:26, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Take notice of

the pending discussion of Putin's pic on Talk:Vladimir Putin.Muscovite99 (talk) 20:09, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the "Opposition to homosexuality" section in Alex II article had apparently been removed; i put it back, but i suspect it may take some watching.Muscovite99 (talk) 20:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Beggar's Benison

On 1 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Beggar's Benison, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 09:24, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of John Barnard Byles

Hello! Your submission of John Barnard Byles 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! Dravecky (talk) 10:55, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Catherine Wilson

On January 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Catherine Wilson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Royalbroil 04:14, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John Barnard Byles

On January 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Barnard Byles, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations for your double nom hook! I know it's hard to do. Royalbroil 04:16, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John Selby Watson

On January 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Selby Watson, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 15:57, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of John Emsley

A tag has been placed on John Emsley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Cerejota (talk) 07:58, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for William Weston (Explorer)

On August 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Weston (Explorer), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} 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.

— Jake Wartenberg 11:15, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2009 Chinese lead poisoning scandal

On September 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2009 Chinese lead poisoning scandal, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} 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.

≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 12:42, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are now a Reviewer

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under flagged protection. Flagged protection is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial.

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If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. Courcelles (talk) 03:08, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whale meatThanks for the edits. It could get good DYK attention in a few days, so having it balanced with no tags would be great. I could sure use a hand fixing it up. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:33, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]DYK nomination for Government by itinerationHello, please see your nomination of Government by itineration at DYK for comments.--NortyNort (Holla) 10:25, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply] ...and also the one for Howard Martin, which has a minor issue about a word in the hook. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:46, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]Resolved. Good luck on the DYK. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]please notify in the futureIn the future, if you are going to mention me on somebody's talk page or anywhere else for that matter, particularly if you're making negative comments about me, as you did here [1], I would appreciate it if you'd let me know. Otherwise there's a certain unpleasant "talking about somebody behind their back" aspect to these kinds of comments. Thanks.radek (talk) 00:28, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply] Erm, no. Malick78 (talk) 12:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]DYK for Government by itineration

On 20 August 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Government by itineration, 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) 06:02, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Spieprzaj dziadu!

I have nominated Spieprzaj dziadu!, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spieprzaj dziadu! (2nd nomination). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Spartaz ^Humbug! 04:18, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Robert George Clements

I have nominated Robert George Clements, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert George Clements. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Claritas § 20:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mikhail Beketov

On 17 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mikhail Beketov, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mikhail Beketov, a Russian journalist who opposed construction of the Moscow – Saint Petersburg motorway, was beaten up by unknown assailants in November 2008, leaving him wheelchair-bound? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Viktor Kalashnikov

On 14 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Viktor Kalashnikov, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Russian journalists Viktor and Marina Kalashnikova claim to have been poisoned because of their political writings? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marina Kalashnikova

On 14 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marina Kalashnikova, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Russian journalists Viktor and Marina Kalashnikova claim to have been poisoned because of their political writings? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rudolf Elmer

On 31 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rudolf Elmer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer claims that passing secret account details to WikiLeaks is the only hope he has to let "society know what's going on" in the banking sector? 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of DJ Jabbathakut

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article. You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.A tag has been placed on DJ Jabbathakut requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. — [[::User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] (talk · contribs) 12:06, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]Speedy deletion nomination of K-Delight

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article. You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.A tag has been placed on K-Delight requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. — [[::User:RHaworth|RHaworth]] (talk · contribs) 12:07, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]DYK for David T. Beers

On 20 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David T. Beers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that S&P sovereign ratings division head David T. Beers is responsible for the recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/David T. Beers.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) 16:02, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine WilsonHi! I recently found the page Catherine Wilson, which tells a fascinating story. I'm interested in working on its references. I wanted to let you know because I consider it "your" article. Please drop me a note if you have any thoughts about the question I mention at Talk:Catherine Wilson. --Officiallyover (talk) 12:44, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]Hi, I'd be more than happy to give input :) Thanks for the message. Malick78 (talk) 21:46, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]Nomination of Murzyn for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Murzyn is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murzyn until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines. Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article.--Lysy^talk 23:24, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]DYK for Murzynek Bambo

On 7 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Murzynek Bambo, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Murzynek Bambo.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gadzhimurat Kamalov

On 23 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gadzhimurat Kamalov, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, the killing of Gadzhimurat Kamalov, founder of the newspaper Chernovik in Dagestan, Russia, is "a lethal blow to press freedom"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gadzhimurat Kamalov.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.

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2011–2012 Russian protests‎User Greyhood is active again adding highly POV sections such as this [2]. Närking (talk) 22:57, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]Proposed deletion of Kelly MarcelThe article Kelly Marcel has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:Non-notable person, barely known for one event.While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Speciate (talk) 05:10, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]Mikhail Beketovnice work on the Mikhail Beketov article. Decora (talk) 02:30, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]Thanks. And thanks for your additions too! Malick78 (talk) 20:58, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]Your free 1-year HighBeam Research account is readyGood news! You are approved for access to 80 million articles in 6500 publications through HighBeam Research.Account activation codes have been emailed. To activate your account: 1) Go to http://www.highbeam.com/prof1 The 1-year, free period begins once you enter the code. If you need assistance, email "help at highbeam dot com", and include "HighBeam/Wikipedia" in the subject line. Or go to WP:HighBeam/Support, or ask User:Ocaasi. Please, per HighBeam's request, do not call the toll-free number for assistance with registration. 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Cheers, Ocaasi EdwardsBot (talk) 05:09, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]A gift for the defender of Wikipedia!For your relentless dedication to improving Wikipedia Hello, I've noticed all the hard work you've done to keep many articles (such as article about Putin and similar ones) as encyclopedic and as neutral as possible (even if it meant you had to battle with many "agenda pushers" throughout your editing history) so I believe you deserve some recognition for that ;-) Hopefully you won't mind a custom image! Rndomuser (talk) 04:05, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]Thanks, you're most kind! Malick78 (talk) 21:14, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]disfixSorry, but you need a ref, or at least an example, that this is common, or found in English. I can't think of any examples, anyway, and sources say these are rare. — kwami (talk) 22:29, 29 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]The Polish examples don't look like disfixation. I just checked Swan (2002) and a couple other sources, and all show a null suffix for the gen.pl. For example, mysz does not become *my in the gen.pl. — kwami (talk) 03:09, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]putin mafia state after 2010you cannot just revert evrything i do on my edits on the putin article, you do not own the article! and you got to keep your "mafia state" but that term was not used until 1 december 2010 so it must be noted as such Peterzor (talk) 15:18, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]You may notice that no one else is defending your edits or reinstating them. That's a strong hint that others disagree with them. In particular, your last edit regarding when the term appeared with unnecessarily detailed for the intro, and the grammar was wrong. Hence I removed it. It was also your own OR (where did you get the info that the term wasn't used before 2010?).Malick78 (talk) 18:10, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]i realized that you were right the whole timeafter getting some further information about the subject i realise that "mafia state" is not just a western media term but it seems very many russian agree with it, so you were right the whole time and please note that this should not come as a "surprise" because i never was a putin supporter just merely seeing things as they are and seeing beyond the thinking of the media Peterzor (talk) 16:08, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]Hey, we all live and learn and all of us get a bit carried away sometimes. Take care, Malick78 (talk) 17:46, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]what do you mean with "get a bit carried away sometimes"? i did not "get a bit carried away sometimes" Peterzor (talk) 19:19, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]You were absolutely adamant that 'mafia state' was not a fair term to use when describing Putin's Russia, but above you seem to have said that it is more widely used than you thought. I didn't mean to offend.Malick78 (talk) 20:22, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]Good response i guess people can do mistakes sometimes Peterzor (talk) 08:50, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply] I totally retract my remarks and statements here! you tricked me into beliving some nonsense, after even further research i see there is no single russian (pro and against putin) source found anywhere nor so many russians agreeing with that and even such russian sources exist they are do not comply with wikipedia policy Peterzor (talk) 17:18, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]DuumvirateHello. A while back, you reverted an anonymous user's edit, but that user was in fact correct, and I have basically reverted you. It's a common misnomer to call the rook a "castle". The article as you reverted it to was not in accord with chess terminology.--Jasper Deng (talk) 03:40, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]Hi, while I realise chess players may prefer (somewhat pretentiously) to say only 'rook', it's also true that 'castle' is used by a large amount of ordinary players and in my view is therefore not wrong. Where do you think the term castling comes from, after all? It seems, from the 'wrong' term for the piece? :) Malick78 (talk) 13:59, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]"Castle" is used by few players, and it's generally those who are just learning the game. The etymology is not explained in the castling article, but 1 - foreign languages tend to base their term for the move off their word for "rook", and English is an exception, 2 - the term seems to refer more to the formation of a fortress-like setup rather than the involvement of the castle-shaped piece. In any case, the piece is formally a rook, and Wikipedia strives to be formal.--Jasper Deng (talk) 18:09, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply] Actually, Wikipedia tries to be accessible so the most commonly used term is often encouraged: in our case, we have two commonly used terms - and, if you'd care to google the terms chess+rook and chess+castle, as I just did, you'll find that the latter gets 7 times more hits. That's quite a difference. Even if you add "+knight" to make sure chess pages are hit, you still get over double the number for 'castle'. So, in my view, self-proclaimed chess aficionados' preference for 'rook' is a mere snobbery. Amateur players are happy to say 'castle' but that certainly doesn't mean that 'castle' is any worse. (Btw, are you American? Perhaps usage differs regionally?) I added 'castle' to the page because (if I recall correctly) someone had removed it - which struck me as being unnecessarily pretentious. As for your theory of the etymological root of 'castling', I'm almost certain your suggestion is wrong but etymonline.com gives us no help with it. As a professional linguist I'd say, however, that the simplest solution is most likely - that it's all because the 'castle' is involved. That's why in Russian it's "rokirovka", not a word based on 'zamok' - their word for castle, which would be the case if the move was being named after 'making a defensive castle-like structure'. Malick78 (talk) 18:56, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply] No. Not only is "castle" not a common term among experienced players (which I am), it's not common enough to justify the use of this misspelling. I might consider myself to have a conflict of interest, being a player, but in my opinion it's unprofessional to call the piece a "castle" when its proper name is a rook (no, amateurs tend to use the word rook, only absolute beginners tend to use "castle"). I also strongly disagree with your conclusion about its etymology because it makes no sense in the context of the way the game is played. The rook is not changed, except by position, when castling occurs - other than being more centralized, it's not given anything special. On the other hand, the king enjoys a fortification of pawns, which is often critical in professional games. I also believe that it's better to encourage the use of the proper term, rather than the improper one.--Jasper Deng (talk) 19:02, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply] Well, let's agree to disagree :) I won't undo your edit, but really, as the grandson of a man who represented his county in British chess competitions, I was taught to say 'rook' and 'castle'. At chess club at school, 'castle' was acceptable. And no one ever corrected me in regional competitions when I entered them as a kid. 'Castle' is acceptable amongst many people and the idea that it's "incorrect" is mere snobbery, IMHO :) As for etymology, the fact that the king gains from interaction with the 'castle' is reason enough to name the move after the piece involved. Etymology is frequently very simple (I'm an expert on English and Slavonic etymology, I'll humbly add ;) ), and I fear you're overthinking things. Regards, Malick78 (talk) 19:22, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]RevertWhy did you destroy my work in the Western betrayal article? If the grammar is bad, improve it. If it is not neutral, then talk to Polish historian Piotr Zychowicz. Tymek (talk) 21:30, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]You edited a history article by giving a ref to an 'alternative history novel'. Your edit was then deleted by 2 other editors, one of whom I know is sympathetic to your POV. Your ref was appallingly bad for an encyclopaedia. Sorry.Malick78 (talk) 12:19, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]DeletionWhy did you delete my entry of "William Dobbie" on the "Plymouth Brethren" page? It was already noted on Dobbie's Wikipedia page that he adhered to Plymouth Brethren principles. I didn't put that in his bio. So, there's no reason to delete Dobbie's name from the "Plymouth Brethren" page. Canihaveacookie (Talk), October 6, 2013, 18:57 (UTC)You didn't include a ref and there wasn't one in Dobbie's article. I explained this in the edit summary. Malick78 (talk) 19:01, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library NewsletterBooks and Bytes Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013 by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs) Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. 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Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi^{t | c} 15:53, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]MurzynIt was late night, may be I was careless. I will double-check. In any case in some of these pieces something was definitely wrong. Sorry for trouble, if I was mistaken or unclear. Staszek Lem (talk) 17:12, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]Putin Forbes rankingA little over 2 weeks ago, you removed the Forbes ranking from Putin's article, and I assume an IP isn't happy with that. See WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#forbes and WP:NOTNEWS. NFLisAwesome ^{(ZappaOMati's alternate account)} 20:45, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]Reference Errors on 25 SeptemberHello, I'm ReferenceBot. I have automatically detected that an edit performed by you may have introduced errors in referencing. It is as follows:On the Hildenbrandia page, your edit caused an unnamed parameter error (help). (Fix | Ask for help)Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, ReferenceBot (talk) 00:23, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]Plymouth Brethren (membership list)Hi Malick. Thank you for your comments. I replied to your comment on the talkpage of the Plymouth Brethren article; just in case you don't see it there, I thought I'd repeat it here : No, it's not whitewashing. The names in question have not been removed — they have simply been moved. What's happened is that four articles — Plymouth Brethren, Open Brethren, Exclusive Brethren, and Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have been reorganized. The Plymouth Brethren article now contains material that is common to all branches and offshoots of the Plymouth Brethren tradition. Material that relates specifically to the Open or Exclusive Brethren has been moved to the relevant articles. The same goes for the "membership list" — the Open/Exclusive schism took place in 1848, so what we're trying to do is put the early Brethren "pioneers" (people that would be regarded as such by both the Opens and the Exclusives) in this this list, with others moved to the branches/offshoots they were part of. For example, Luis Palau was brought up in the Open Brethren; I doubt that he has ever set foot inside an Exclusive Brethren "hall" in his life. Therefore it makes little sense to put him any place but the "open" list. I repeat: there is NO attempt to "sanitize" these lists. Adams, BTW, is now in the "Open Brethren" list. David Cannon (talk) 12:13, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]The Wikipedia Library needs you!We hope The Wikipedia Library has been a useful resource for your work. TWL is expanding rapidly and we need your help! With only a couple hours per week, you can make a big difference for sharing knowledge. 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The definition used in the intro is: 'This sense included conventional, practical, buildings that were thought unduly large or expensive, such as Beckford's Folly, an extremely expensive early Gothic Revival country house that collapsed under the weight of its tower in 1825, 12 years after completion. As a general term, "folly" is usually applied to a small building that appears to have no practical purpose, or the purpose of which appears less important than its striking and unusual design, but the term is ultimately subjective, so a precise definition is not possible'. So I'm not sure whether 'Swallow's nest' is in or out. Many of the buildings on our list have (or had) some practical purpose. What seems wholly outside the idea of a folly, is a mere 'novelty building', especially if it was consciously a piece of advertisement. … … ps I have no 'axe to grind' on this, I am just trying to keep the article consistent. Pincrete (talk) 19:16, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]A kitten for you!This wiki-kitten is here to say "Thank you for your continued efforts to make this project better". Like a kitten, Wikipedia may occasionally scratch, but it is still worth it! Cheers. Hi, Malick78. For the first time today, I run into an article you wrote and DYKed back in the old days, called Rebellion: the Litvinenko Case (← 2008‎). I really enjoyed it. I added Infobox with the release poster as well as internal and external links. From our past interaction I know you to be an objective observer, and I'm sorry for having caused you the inconvenience or hurt during the EEML squabble. I feel terrible about it. I promise to work toward not making the same mistake again. I can also understand why (under the circumstances) you have made these edits to my anthology four years ago. There were only two poets in the book (confirmed by wp:rs). I see no reason to keep it a secret after all these years, irrespective of its significance or lack of thereof, on the World Stage.^{[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9]} All best, Poeticbent talk 19:23, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]ArbCom elections are now open!Hi, You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:37, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply] Dear Malick78, Good day. I have read about how to properly respond to an editor, and I have watched tutorials as well. This is my first-ever attempt to contact a Wikipedia editor; so if I have made any mistakes in form, please excuse me. I have tried to tag you in my response but nothing seemed to work. So, I hope that this attempt to engage you works. I also explain why at the end of this note why I am personally making these comments. Finally, I have written my real name for all of Wikipedia's community to see in order to be as transparent as possible. I look forward to hearing from you, and I do hope that I have treated you with respect. If there is any language used by me that you find not respectful, please let me know and I will amend the offensive language. Kind regards, Ronald K. Noble Malick78 edits to the Wikipedia page about me violate Wikipedia’s “standards (which) require verifiability, neutrality, respect for living people….” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Enforcement#Enforcement by citing a biased sourced article based and by misrepresenting or misleading the reader about the content of the cited article in a way which discredits a living person. As of this date, 6 December 2015, I am assuming that all errors were made in good faith. I. Bias: The obvious point of bias is contained in the following sentence used by editor Malick78: “BBC journalist John Sweeney has criticised Noble for endorsing the KGB's investigation, citing critique by the suspect Dmitry Konovalov's mother, Lyubov Kovalyova.” It is one of the most well-established principles of evidentiary law that loving parents are biased in favor of their children. “Typical associations that form the basis for showing bias are family relationships (e.g. mother, father…)” A Practical Guide to Federal evidence, Anthony J. Bocchino, ‎David A. Sonenshein, 2006. Editor Malick78’s response to the challenge of a mother’s bias is “no, citing a mother isn’t always biased.” That’s true, when the mother’s opinion contradicts her natural bias: a loving mother who testifies against her son in a criminal prosecution would not be considered biased. But a loving mother who criticizes the investigation that led to her son’s arrest and conviction would obviously be considered biased. Wikipedia advises editors to “use common sense when interpreting and applying policies and guidelines; there will be occasional exceptions to these rules.” For this reason alone, editor Malick78’s post violated Wikipedia’s standards requiring neutrality. II. Verifiability & Reliability: Editor Malick78 has included factual statements that are proven false based on a simple reading of the article that cited by him/her. A. Editor Malick78’s entry states “John Sweeney has criticized Noble for endorsing the KGB's investigation.” False: 1. Nowhere does the cited article say that Noble endorsed the KGB investigation. The cited article states: “The following month Secretary General Noble arrived in Minsk and praised ‘the high professionalism’ of the Interior Ministry officials for solving the case so quickly - long before their trial took place.” Moreover, the cited article expressly states: “The Secretary General seemed unaware that the KGB led the investigation….”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-19012541 B. Editor Malick78’s entry misleads the reader by implying that the convicted murderer’s mother criticized Noble. He writes: “BBC journalist John Sweeney has criticised Noble for endorsing the KGB's investigation, citing critique by the suspect Dmitry Konovalov's mother, Lyubov Kovalyova.” In fact, the mother never made one reference directly or indirectly to Noble in the cited article. She criticized the investigation itself. III. Respect for living people: Wikipedia’s standards show a deep concern for protecting living persons from biased, false and misleading entries about them. I quote: “Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. This category exists to help Wikipedia editors improve the quality of biographies of living persons by ensuring that the articles maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and are properly sourced.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Living_people Editor Malick78 has submitted entries that were not neutral; were inaccurate and were not properly sourced. Example: Editor Malick78 has created a heading in my personal biograph entitled “Criticism for response to Belarus metro bombing.” His entry then misleads the reader into thinking that the independent institution of the BBC and its reporter John Sweeney have produced a neutral article that criticizes me. In fact, the article uses a loving mother’s criticism of the investigation that led to her son’s arrest and conviction for a terrorist attack where 15 innocent persons were killed and injured many more injured. Editor Malick78 distorts the article into making it appear that the mother was criticizing me. The placement of this section in a Wikipedia personal biography page about me limits my ability to set the record straight. Instead of making corrections in the Wikipedia article entitled “Belarus Metro Bombing” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Minsk_Metro_bombing where my voice as an editor could be deemed as neutral, I must correct it on a Wikipedia page about me, where any edits by me would appear biased. IV. Wikipedia the Encyclopedia and Editor Malick78 I have read some of Editor Malick78’s articles in Wikipedia. Many reflect exhaustive and careful research. He or she has rightfully received compliments for the care taking in creating and editing some of these articles. My dispute with him/her here does not go to his/her integrity or good faith. Instead, it goes to the heart of Wikipedia as an encyclopedia. I quote from Wikipedia’s own stated purpose which is : “to benefit readers by acting as an encyclopedia, a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge within its five pillars.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose Indeed, “the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come; and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race.”Diderot[1] It is my hope that Editor Malick78 will take this long note not as an attack on him/her personally, but as a correction that I hope will lead to a decision by him to exclude from this page of this section, a biased criticism from the mother of a convicted murderer criticizing an investigation--and not me. As I have already said, if Editor Malick78 wishes to highlight criticism of the investigation of the Belarus metro bombing, there is an article that has been created for that purpose. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Minsk_Metro_bombing I allowed this biased entry entitled "Belarus Metro Bombing Controversy" that violated Wikipedia's standards to remain visible on my Wikipedia biographical page for years while I was a public servant. Please see the comments of Robofish entered on the 22 August 2012 which I quote here: ":This article recently had a section added criticising Noble's comments on the Belarus metro bombing case, where he praised the investigation and congratulated the authorities for capturing the suspects before the trial had taken place. This section is currently unsourced. I believe it was based on a recent film report by the BBC, available to British viewers here:[2] However, that doesn't seem to me like an ideal source because of its nature: does anyone have a text-based one, preferably available online, that we can use? Robofish (talk) 00:57, 22 August 2012 (UTC)" While INTERPOL Secretary General, I did not allow any of my public affairs team to remove this section. I was accountable to 190 member countries as Secretary General. Any one of these countries could have asked me to explain my comments, but not one country did. Now, as a private citizen without an institution to protect me, I will insist that any Wikipedia editor who wishes to use my biography to criticize an event like the 2011 Belarus Metro Bombing play by Wikipedia's rules. Moreover, if the editor wishes to criticize the event, then he or she do it in a forum dedicated to the event; so each of us can have a fair and equal opportunity to find neutral point of view, verifiable and reliable sources about the event in question. But, if an editor wishes to criticize a living person who is a private citizen in that private citizen's biography, then that editor should take special care to make sure that his or her edits reflect a neutral point of view and that his or her sources are verifiable and neutral. He or she should not camouflage or mischaracterize the biased opinion of a mother as a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia -- not a talk forum for a Wikipedia editor to advance a mother's obviously biased opinion about her convicted son's case having been improperly investigated and then to mischaracterize that biased criticism of an investigation as a NPOV criticism of a living person. Ronald K. Noble, 7 December 2015 RKN888 (talk) 03:42, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]