User:Dr. Blofeld/February 2012

Template:Did you know nominations/Chiclana de la Frontera

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Re: You Better Run

Thanks so much for the barnstar - it was a nice surprise and I really appreciate it. Cheers!  Gongshow ^Talk 04:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the cheeseburger

only 3 more counties in Lorestan! Carlossuarez46 (talk) 05:52, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Chiclana de la Frontera DYK

I'd like to resolve your DYK nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Chiclana de la Frontera as it's been outstanding for some time, but could you please say whether you will be doing a QPQ review of another DYK? I think it would be a good idea, and it won't take long. Prioryman (talk) 21:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll be doing the QPQ review tonight. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:03, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Congrats! Bazon Brock is now the only red link, but perhaps nice, stands out, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tresilian Bay

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Muang Sing

Hi Dr. B, I don't know if you have this one watchlisted, but just a reminder that your nomination Template:Did you know nominations/Muang Sing from Jan 27 still needs a QPQ review. Once there, it's good to go. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 17:52, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Kizlyarka

Started what? Here's the translation. Please copyedit it as necessary:

Kizlyarka is a type of grape vodka. Its name is derived from the town of Kizlyar (in the north of modern Dagestan). It is 40 proof. Its manufacture process is exactly the same as that of the Italian grappa or the Georgian chacha. It was mentioned in The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea by Nikolay Leskov as kislyarka[unsourced for 215 days]: "Platov did not say anything back to the Tsar,... he returned to his apartment and asked his batman to bring a flask of Caucasian vodka-kislyarka from the cellar".

Originally, kizlyarka was the vodka of the House of Eristov[unsourced for 215 days], and was produced from fruit and berries. After the introduction of the vodka monopoly in 1894–1896, it was recategorized as a pseudo-Russian vodka. It was popular among the commoners."

—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 2, 2012; 20:55 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ledoyen

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DYK for Chiclana de la Frontera

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Television series

I'll do what I can to help keep any article on a series like Paul Trimmel, but it would be so much easier if you aded a ref at the first edit. DGG ( talk ) 19:13, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Easier? In what way? It needs content, period. I'm not a fluent German speaker. The articles should have been started with full translation and sources.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:07, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Muang Sing

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice surprise that you shared that with me. I only looked at it, didn't I? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

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Calais

Changes in the number of inhabitants is known throughout the population censuses conducted since 1793 in Calais. According to the census INSEE of 2008, Calais has 74,817 people (a decrease of 3% from 1999). The town's population ranked 60th rank nationally, down from 53rd in 1999.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	6,549	—
1800	6,996	+6.8%
1806	8,102	+15.8%
1821	8,854	+9.3%
1831	10,437	+17.9%
1836	10,865	+4.1%
1841	12,508	+15.1%
1846	11,444	−8.5%
1851	10,993	−3.9%
1856	11,969	+8.9%
1861	12,934	+8.1%
1866	12,727	−1.6%
1872	12,843	+0.9%
1876	12,573	−2.1%
1881	13,529	+7.6%
1886	58,969	+335.9%
1891	56,867	−3.6%
1896	56,940	+0.1%
1901	59,743	+4.9%
1906	66,627	+11.5%
1911	72,322	+8.5%
1921	73,001	+0.9%
1926	71,629	−1.9%
1931	70,213	−2.0%
1936	67,568	−3.8%
1946	50,048	−25.9%
1954	60,340	+20.6%
1962	70,372	+16.6%
1968	74,624	+6.0%
1975	78,820	+5.6%
1982	76,527	−2.9%
1990	75,309	−1.6%
1999	77,317	+2.7%
2006	74,888	−3.1%
2009	74,336	−0.7%
Source: Base Cassini de l'EHESS jusqu'en 1962, base Insee à partir de 1968.

References

Here is a partially translated version of the historical populations. Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 01:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

You can collapse it using "state = collapsed". Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 01:30, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Will work on it in the next day or two. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:11, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ledoyen

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DYK for Hans Dessauer

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for John H. Dessauer

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Waxy (horse)

I went ahead and nominated Waxy over at GA. Thanks for the suggestion. Froggerlaura (talk) 17:21, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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Re: Barnstar

Hi! Thanks for the barnstar, I really appreciate it. I actually thought to see if it was possible to write something meaningful on a broad topic in a reasonably short time. Once the article is copyedited, I intend to nominate it at GAN, and depending on outcome of that review, take it to FAR.--Tomobe03 (talk) 22:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Le Meurice

I have just been looking at the work you have done for Le Meurice, and was interested to know if you had plans to expand any other french hotel pages? in particular http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Athenee

Marma1 (talk) 13:20, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

User:Aspects

Has been busily deleting flags from articles. Can you help set him straight. This is becoming tiresome and distracts from building an encyclopedia. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 19:53, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Amazing coincidence

Just today I listened to Ella's "But Not for Me" and listening to her is quite an experience. She deserves more recognition. "Stormy Weather" is another of her singular renditions. Amazing. Shahid • ^Talk2me 21:40, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

10/10. Shahid • ^Talk2me 15:41, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you

Thank you, Dr Blofeld, for the barnstar! It's been a while I received one :)

How are you? I am doing fine. Returned to a recent surge in wiki-activity, primarily to save FARC of Kolkata, and a possible FARC of West Bengal. Otherwise, busy in real life. Nice to talk to you after so many months. Regards. --Dwaipayan (talk) 18:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Mit einem Bein im Grab for deletion

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Seriously :)

Because I just thought it would be amusing for two old hands like us to shake our heads at this newfangled wikilove kitten contraption. Keep up the good work! PS. Plus that kitten looks evil enough to fit on your page :P

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DYK for Bazon Brock

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DYK for Calais

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	The Original Barnstar
	Very well done for your work on Calais. It was one of the very first articles I edited on Wikipedia and I'm delighted to see what a comprehensive job you've made of it. Prioryman (talk) 00:03, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for crediting me on the dyk... didn't expect it so doubly nice! And Happy Valentine's Day, too. I'll get to those others quickly. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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New Southerndown Golf Club article

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Kerepesi Cemetery

Sure thing. I may be able to do it manually later; otherwise I'll do a quick AWB run before bed tonight. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:30, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Happy to be of help. Took me all of five minutes - yay for AWB. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day

	Rubber duckies for you
	Happy Valentine's Day Dr. :) ! May this year bring you lots of #WikiLove, as you deserve it! SarahStierch (talk) 19:21, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

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Abbas Kiarostami (born 1940) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker Trilogy (1987–94), Taste of Cherry (1997), and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999). Kiarostami has worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer and has designed credit titles and publicity material. He is also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. Kiarostami is part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave, a Persian cinema movement that started in the late 1960s and includes pioneering directors such as Forough Farrokhzad, Sohrab Shahid Saless, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Bahram Beizai, and Parviz Kimiavi. The filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialogue and allegorical storytelling dealing with political and philosophical issues. Kiarostami has a reputation for using child protagonists, for documentary style narrative films, for stories that take place in rural villages, and for conversations that unfold inside cars, using stationary mounted cameras. (more...)

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Bentworth

Thanks for looking at this, Dr. I've been meaning to for ages, but there was so much work to do on it that I've always shrunk from it. I live nearby in Alton, so it means a lot to me; I'll pop up there tomorrow if the weather's good and see if I can take some better photos. Ericoides (talk) 08:01, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

OK, good advice; will let you know how it goes. Ericoides (talk) 08:26, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

As it was such a lovely morning I've just been up there; took some good photos of the church, exterior and interior, some of both pubs, and some of the paths and houses. Bentworth Hall defeated me; I could see it in the distance but hadn't the time to walk there (along the lovely path whose name I now forget). I also picked up a pamphlet in the church on its history. Re Wivelrod and Theddon etc there is not much to photograph there, just private houses/farms on a narrow, muddy country road. I feel it's a bit strange even including them, as the article is about Bentworth village (if it were about the parish it would be entitled Bentworth parish, no?). They are quite far away from Bentworth, separated by wide stretches of countryside and feel quite distinct. Anyhow, I'll put the photos in a Bentworth category in Commons in an hour or so, and will look again tomorrow as I'm busy this afternoon. Ericoides (talk) 12:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, got the Hankin memorial (it's v high up on the wall so the perspective is odd) and also the Calland memorial (a priest, friend of Jane Austen). And the 13th-century font. The war memorial I might be able to crop. I'll have a go now. Ericoides (talk) 12:56, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, that should be the Holdip memorial (former rector, 1583-1606; statue was mutilated in Civil War). They're in Commons now. Ericoides (talk) 13:27, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll need to go back tomorrow to get a better pic of the font, get one of the pond to replace that horribly saturated one we currently have, sneak up on Hall Place and get a better pic than the one I got today (the sun was directly behind it) and try to penetrate through to Bentworth Hall. There are lots of discouraging signs in the village saying "You Are Being Watched" (I defaced one with "How welcoming!"), possible to deter pheasant and other thieves. Wandering round with a camera taking pics of private houses might be frowned upon, but I'll have my baby boy with me to soften any toxic encounters. Ericoides (talk) 14:03, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

No, I think I saw Hall Farmhouse on the north side of the road to Medstead. Bentworth Hall is 1km off the road, and as I mentioned, might need need some advanced fieldcraft to reach (although the postman must call). I'll also get a pic of the war memorial. Ericoides (talk) 14:18, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

I was wrong. I knew I had seen Hall Farm, but it's to the south, not to the north, of the main road. See here, page 4 [1] where it is outlined just beside what is really rather a sad little village pond (still frozen over today). Do you have the coords for B Hall? Ericoides (talk) 14:34, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll review for GA as requested, starting in earnest tomorrow (unless someone gets in before me). One preliminary thought on first glance at the article: I believe the MoS enjoins us not to sandwich text between two images on either side of the page. As usual I find I can't quote chapter and verse, but you may like to consider the point while I'm giving the text a going-over. Tim riley (talk) 17:42, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

First read-through done. I've left comments – rather a lot of them, I fear – on the review page. Tim riley (talk) 09:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Really, people?

Is it too much to ask for sharks with frigging laser beams strapped to their heads? Come on, we're supposed to be evil here. Mutated sea bass? WTF?

I find your lack of faith in evil to be worrisome, Number 2. I'm afraid your time serving us at SPECTRE has run its course. You shall be disposed of with hot magma and replaced by Jimmy Wales.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 18:10, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

What on earth? Did my henchman overheat you in the liquid hot magma or something?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:12, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Golf in Wales

I only stopped to have some tea. Do you have that time-freeze watch from the Twilight Zone? Thanks. FruitMonkey (talk) 20:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 21:54, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

OK

Im fine... and still active creating articles as you can see here lately on Tabasco and Chiapas. I just havent been active on my English talk page. Ive been working on Wikipedia projects with students at my school and with two museums in Mexico City Museo del Objeto del Objeto and Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City In fact, we are having an "edit-a-thon" with the latter museum on 3 March to create articles in Spanish on about 10 topics, with hopes that they are good enough for me to translate to English. Are you aware of the GLAM and Wikipedia Education programs?Thelmadatter (talk) 02:08, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Turns out to be quite useful to my career! You can see more about GLAM at [2] and more about Wikipedia Eduacation at [3] Thelmadatter (talk) 15:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

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Eastwood – possible FAC

I've had a very quick skim through the article. There's a hell of a lot of it, and I think you would get calls at FAC for it to be slimmed down to about two-thirds of its present length, in compliance with Wikipedia:Article size#A rule of thumb – "articles with prose more than 100KB in size almost certainly need to be divided". Tim riley (talk) 14:18, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't say agree with the 100KB rule of thumb, and Ssilvers and I have been wrestling mightily to get Arthur Sullivan down to acceptable length with a view to FAC, so I have much sympathy with your comment. But your question was to nominate or not to nominate, and I strongly suspect you'll have trouble over "excessive" length if you do, whatever my personal views on the subject. There is somewhere (though I can't now find it) a list of longest FACs. Nikita Kruschev's, I think, is the runner-up, but I've forgotten who wins. At all events Clint's article is longer than Nikita's, so be prepared for flak. Tim riley (talk) 14:41, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Le Sommeil

Just to let you know that the article Le Sommeil, which you created, is expanded by me and is nominated for DYK. --SupernovaExplosion ^Talk 15:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --SupernovaExplosion ^Talk 15:25, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, my name is Tomica and on Wikipedia I generally edit Rihanna related articles. My friend Jivesh recommended you for some help that I need. I want to prepare "Unfaithful" for FAC, but there are some few tweaks that should be resolved. Could you possibly help me with the prose? I would be very grateful. — Tomica (talk) 19:09, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Theater des Westens

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Hey

The image was deleted and as you see the admin does not really even care to reply on their talk page. But let it be (I will not take it to DRV and I don't even care that much if they remove the image from KANK), I'll upload newer and more relevant images, most importantly for her role in Heaven on Earth, which is the most acclaimed part of her career and should have an image. If you could find one such image then please let me know.

Right now though I'm busy with another article, as you know - I started a peer review, and someone is asking me to upload images already, LOL! Shahid • ^Talk2me 08:14, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Why ?

Why did my nomination of Kathmandu for GA made you angry ? bineetojha —Preceding undated comment added 17:55, 18 February 2012 (UTC).

Original Barnstar

Very kind. Thank-you. Rosser Gruffydd 18:54, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

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Wilson

I'm stumped. Though he was a writer/editor of some important works, the life of John Marius Wilson appears to be an enigma. Can't find a thing. Hoping Dr. B, alias Sherlock Holmes, has access to something. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:36, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Very cool about the Llantwit Major GA. Never got one before. Thank you. I've expanded Tivadar Zemplényi. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:58, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

I split up Hall Place (Bentworth) and Bentworth Hall. Seemed to make sense. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:10, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I've caught up the QPQs, +1 spare: Ellen Gallagher. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:55, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I was referring to quid pro quo, one for one, dyk reviews... We should use the one I did for Ellen Gallagher pretty quick. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:27, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

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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. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 23:20, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

"If you've come here to "notify" me of an AFD of an article you nominated the chances are, based on previous nominations, that there is a 99.9% chance you are mistaken and that the article can be expanded and is encyclopedic. Articles I create are almost always kept or the content at least redirected into a parent article as I'm usually a good judge of notability. Please don't waste everybody's time opening AFDs unless you have google searched first. If you want an article expanded, kindly ask."

I rest my case.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:19, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

He is referenced twice here, is a red link in Czech, mentioned and ref here, worldcat, no time for more now, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:41, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Is there any need to explicitly dispute this, by adding a comment anywhere? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:58, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

British Churches

My second star in a week! Thank you, it's very much appreciated. As for the scruffy URLs, I know what you mean. The tools of Wikipedia have never been my strong point but I have recently been taught how to do Reflinks so I'm trying to improve. Thanks again. KJP1 (talk) 15:34, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, have left a dumb question on my own talk page (the convention?) which your reference to Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch at least partly answers. That said, my enquiry re. whether we could collaborate on Burges still stands. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 15:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

File:Zanussi.png listed for deletion

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Excellent work

I want to thank you and KJP1 so much for your marvelous work on Burges! I wanted to rewrite, but the High Victorian Dream bio is out of reach. The page looks excellent. Perhaps you should write to Mr. Page for some images for commons? The recent Panoramas of Lost London (9781566490153) features some beautiful photographs of Tower House. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 01:26, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Tributes already! And I see you're off again. KJP1 (talk) 11:03, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I've left you a message on my talkpage. KJP1 (talk) 18:36, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I'm adding bits but it looks so much better. Really good to be working with you. Have a fine night. KJP1 (talk) 01:04, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for György Zala (sculptor)

The DYK project (nominate) 06:17, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Did Yese Ken nomination of Barkip

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Ann Township

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Hey

Lovely, definitely. What's up man? Shahid • ^Talk2me 22:23, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Didn't think of it, but there is some resemblance. Have you seen some new movies, Blof? Drive, Hugo, or something else? Shahid • ^Talk2me 22:30, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

I tried it once - it led me into such a thicket of redlinks that it gave me a headache and I had to quit. I'm not cut out for such stuff, I guess. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 06:37, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tivadar Zemplényi

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Mariánská Týnice

Hi Dr. Blofeld, can you please explain what I am expected to change in the article you have reviewed? Which bare url link do you mean? It is over reliant on ref, however why should it not? What extra sources do you suppose? Thanks. Aloysius (talk) 21:22, 23 February 2012 (UTC) Bare links should not open after clicking on them, do I understand it well? It opens to me normally in pdf from my home and work computers, so couldn't it be just on your comp? Aloysius (talk) 21:48, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

You misunderstand. http://www.g2studio.cz/download/kniha-m3.pdf . What is this source? Is it is taken from a magazine? What is it? Who is the publisher?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

• Now I understand. Thanks. I have corrected that. Aloysius (talk) 17:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Gustav Morelli

Another Hungarian artist that might interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:54, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Request

As you have contributed a lot to the article of Kathmandu, i request you to please edit/clean-up the article of Pashupatinath Temple |BINEET| 11:18, 24 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bineetojha (talk • contribs)

DYK for Barkip

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Lorestan

I have created articles for all the villages recognized by the Iranian census of 2006 in Lorestan. Apart from the late unpleasant disruptions (ahem...), the last county (Selseleh County) took extra long due to the huge amount of villages that needed to be disambiguated (see: Category:Populated places in Selseleh County to get a feel of the job). Just under 3000 new articles, about twice that many redirects, and about 600 new disambiguation pages, and countless hatdabs, and additions to existing articles, dab pages, etc. One down, 30 to go. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 19:37, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Your DYK review

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More

I'm almost done with Ivanovo Oblast and have created a template for Kemerovo Oblast at Chebulinsky District. Kemerovo Oblast is easy—the refs are all the same. However, please skip Mezhdurechensky District—it's an odd one out and I'll take care of it separately. Also, as you may have noticed, I've skipped Kaliningrad and Kaluga Oblasts entirely—the districts of those are too dissimilar to be able to templatize them, so I'll be taking care of them separately as well. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 8, 2012; 15:54 (UTC)

I've also created a template for Kirov Oblast at Afanasyevsky District. That one's easy, too—all of the refs are going to be the same.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 21, 2012; 17:05 (UTC)

Any chance you could do this over this weekend? If not, no problem, I'll start something else for which templates don't work too well (like Sverdlovsk Oblast). Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 24, 2012; 21:31 (UTC)

Thanks. As for the new sections, I'll keep that in mind. Myself, I prefer to keep the related discussions under one header. Have a great weekend!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); February 24, 2012; 21:50 (UTC)

Dimple

Do you know someone who could comment on Wikipedia:Peer review/Dimple Kapadia/archive1‎?

And could you please take part in the discussion here regarding images? There's one image already which I want to upload, and am still considering other images with other editors. Shahid • ^Talk2me 11:00, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Blof, please see File:Dimplelbc.jpg - what do you think about the rationale? Is it good enough? Shahid • ^Talk2me 14:15, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Dr. B - Congratulations on your 700th dyk! You are not only prolific, but also a champion for quality. Wish we could clone you! Rosiestep (talk) 15:50, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello!

After working to keep an article from being speedily deleted, I read the nomination-for-deletion list to see who else works to keep articles alive. Your warning welcome message cheered me up!Jacqke (talk) 09:15, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

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Mwa hahahaha

I find the most effective plots are sometimes the oldest plots. Slap a critique on the talkpage, I recommend yelling "THIS ARTICLE IS CRAP" with one or two points, they same ones watching the articles will watch the talkpage, and most likely at the very same moment they realize that the article is crap, they also realize they are lazy. And there you go. Penyulap _talk 15:15, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

I gather you mean how Gobichettipalayam looked yesterday? Its still crap but a lot of the content seems to be a vio which can at least be reworded and sourced.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:17, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, yes, just cut'n'paste from here to there. Penyulap _talk 15:24, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi again Doctor, the two of you, need to take your discussions to the talkpage of the article. That's where other editors can help solve the problems between your differing opinions. You're not getting the response you would like at ANI because you have failed to do this, and nobody is required to tell you so. But I will. Give that talkpage thing a try ok ? Penyulap _talk 04:28, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

I did approach the editor on his talk page and he still persisted in reverting. ANI as I'm fully aware pretty much sucks but I was unwilling to continue reverting him 10 times. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:01, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

well, it's best to 'cover all your bases' by putting something everywhere so ANI can't say "HA! look at THAT!". Also, critique is easier than editing sometimes, and when you do a little bit first, it works wonders. Penyulap _talk 14:56, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar

Many thanks for that. If you are able to speak Italian, perhaps you could create the remaining referendum articles using elezione.sm? Unfortunately I don't really understand it, and I'm not keen on running it through google translate or suchlike to get the detail. Cheers. Number 57 17:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, I will try them. Number 57 17:56, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Kathmandu

I have noticed you have put a lot of efforts in the article. I am with you in making this a good article. HasperHunter (talk) 17:58, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Really?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:02, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Really! It seems you have a good humor.HasperHunter (talk) 04:40, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your disambiguations

Thanks for taking care of all of those ugly {{dn}}s on List of jazz standards. I put them in there to help myself go though them, but then after doing many of them, I found that a lot still remained for which I wasn't certain what to do. So thanks for of all your good work! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:34, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

...

Many thanks for the barnstar, really appreciated! Cavarrone (talk) 23:02, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Aalener Jazzfest for deletion

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DYK for Astwell

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Re: Replaced FU images

Hi Dr. B, regarding the replaced FU images (I realize now who you were referring to), I found out that the posters were actually free and as such replaced the old, obsolete images. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:37, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

• Sorry, Twinkle does it automatically. I tend to do the deletion tagging myself, with Twinkle, so sometimes I accidentally template the regulars. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:49, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Yeh

Beautiful eyes. What do you think about Meryl Streep's performance of Thatcher? Was it good enough? Shahid • ^Talk2me 17:02, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

KML data

At the current time, KML data is not a requirement for GA as we are still working the kinks out. However, KML data can be added to the article at a later date. Dough4872 01:44, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Google Maps is already used as a reference in the route description of the two articles. Dough4872 17:59, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

About "List of jazz standards"

1. How does Wikipedia feel about secondhandsongs.com? Is it okay to put that link under "References"?

2. Are PMs possible at Wikipedia? Or is creating a new "user talk" section a defacto PM? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AllThatJazz2012 (talk • contribs) 10:20, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi. That source is dead on my computer. I wouldn't use it, only the jazz standards website. I still have H-Z to go. Feel free to help, as long as you put them in alphabetical order.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:28, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Calais

Actually, there is an airport serving Calais - Calais – Dunkerque Airport. IMHO, the Transport section needs to be broken down by sections - sea, rail, road, and air. The road section would need to mention major roads and also bus/coach services. The rail section would need to mention current and former rail services. BTW, I've decided to nominate Saint-Inglevert Airfield at GAN per your suggestion. Mjroots (talk) 15:58, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Category:Individual dresses worn in films

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Template talk:Infobox Townlands

thought you might find this interesting. Frietjes (talk) 22:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)