User talk:Lampman/Archive 1

Archive 1

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I SUPPORT THEE, BROTHER! Nick 03:34, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Horses in the Middle Ages

Thanks for your suggestions and general help on this article. I presume you're not reviewing it for GA? I've expanded the lead paragraph; when you get a chance, perhaps you can have a look, and see if it covers all the main points. Having worked on most of the article myself, it's hard to be objective (and see the big picture). Many thanks. Gwinva 15:50, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! :-) Gwinva 17:24, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Help please

Your urgent help would be most appreciated here. -- Jreferee 21:09, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

DEMIS

Hi -- thanks for the congratulations on Asser, and congrats yourself on the Richard de Southchurch GA. I read Prestwych's Edward I but had forgotten that story till I saw your article.

Re DEMIS: the URL to start with is the web server page. It will take you to a page where you can interact with the software directly, over the web. What I did for Asser, and for Anglo-Saxon Chronicle too, was to remove some of the information layers, such as built-up areas and town names (using the toolbar), and then take a screen grab and paste that into Powerpoint. Then I added place locations and names, flipping back and forth between the Powerpoint image and a Google maps screen to make sure I was as accurate as I could be -- zooming in on Powerpoint helps be precise. The boundaries of the Welsh kingdoms I drew by hand at high zoom; they're about as accurate as the map I copied from -- i.e. not very, given the nature of boundaries back then. Once I had the Powerpoint done I just screen grabbed again and dumped that into Paintshop Pro, and converted to jpg.

I'd be a bit leery of using it for modern boundaries that aren't in DEMIS, as those are fairly precise, but I think it's precise enough for this. What I like about it is that I can remove the towns and railways and so on, and just put in the locations that relate to the text.

If you come up with extra insights or improvements, please let me know. Mike Christie (talk) 01:43, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. I just realized I neglected to place Richard de Southchurch on the GA page -- I recall doing so but must have hit preview and not completed the edit. Feel free to do so, or I will when I get back this evening; I don't have time now. Mike Christie (talk) 12:12, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Re:The West Wing

I almost positive that most of the plot synopses added to that article were not done by me. I know I worked on the article a while ago, converting it to use tables and trying to shorten the provided summaries, but it was another editor who may have violated copyright. The episode articles used the summary from the list of episodes, and were moved only for space reasons. Cheers. --MZMcBride 17:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

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Allison Stokke

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I understand what you are trying to do. I do not blame you. For her sake, it would be best if this article didn't exist. Plus it also falls under the category of non-notable people. Spot87 20:12, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Way ahead of you, your new message box came up when I submitted the drv. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 22:51, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of An Khe

The article An Khe you nominated as a good article has passed , see Talk:An Khe for eventual comments about the article. Well done!

• The Giant Puffin • 10:23, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Full Disclosure (The West Wing)

The article Full Disclosure (The West Wing) you nominated as a good article has passed , see Talk:Full Disclosure (The West Wing) for eventual comments about the article. Well done!

• The Giant Puffin • 22:01, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Lampman ^{Talk to me!}

Battle of Evesham

Hi Lampman,

I'm actually kinda busy too. I have an alternative suggestion: rather than an extension, it might be better to fail the GA.. but then... when you have time to fix it, do so, then re-nom it for GA.. then drop me a line. I will look at it and either pass it immediately or maybe suggestion teensy additional changes.. but in any event, you won't have to wait in line... as long as you contact me. Deal? Ling.Nut 03:23, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

GA on hold

 GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. --Kalyan 18:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

West Wing episode articles

Hi, I've been looking at some of the WW articles you've worked on (well done on all the GA's acheived so far) and I'd strongly advise you to put the IMDB and TV.com user rankings after any information on awards and nominations. IMO an Emmy win is much more important than popular opinion. I haven't changed these around myself as I didn't want to step on the work that has been done so far. WindsorFan 19:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

AfD notification

First off I apologise if this is considered an attempt to "vote-stack", but I think it's a slightly different issue since you already" voted to keep the article George W. Bush pretzel incident back in March...it's now back on the AfD list, despite it's earlier "Keep" verdict - and I'd appreciate an extra voice if your opinions are unchanged. It is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2002 George W. Bush pretzel incident (2nd nomination), much thanks. Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 04:50, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

eversham

hi, thanks for the message! I'm a bit busy at the moment, but I promise to get to it within three days or so — no long waits! I may be able to get it today but no promise for that. But soon. Later! Ling.Nut 16:02, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Ooops!! Another reviewer beat me to it!! I apologize. Nothing I can do about this... I'll try to help in any way I can... Ling.Nut 11:04, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

evesham

• I added sourced casualty est., a map, satellite coords. I rewrote one paragraph but I just don't have time to do more! If you look at the bit I rewrote, it might help you with copy editing. be sure to change the sentences that the reviewer explicitly mentioned. Later! Ling.Nut 12:36, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I've become interested in Evesham.. some time late August or September-ish I might return to do some heavy lifting.. Ling.Nut 23:39, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Good, it should be possible to get it up to FA status. There's a couple of sources I haven't included yet: there's "The Battle of Evesham: A New Account" by D.C. Cox, and "The Battles of Lewes & Evesham 1264/65" by David Carpenter. Lampman 13:58, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Ordinances

It's a punishment for not joining in at Talk:New_Ordinances_of_1311#Requested_move. Only joking, but I'm surprised you've not noticed the move! Congrats on the FA. --Dweller 15:10, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Ernest Emerson

Attempts to have this egregious bit of puffery deleted have been stymied at every point latterly by an Admin. Would you please support the request for the AdD reinstatement at her page; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fang_Aili#Ernest_Emerson_Deletion Thanks Albatross2147 03:56, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

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Sources

Where are the sources for List of County Governors of Akershus and the 18 others? Please add sources. Punkmorten (talk) 17:41, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Date Format

Thanks. I thought those redlinks were suspicious. :) Abyssal leviathin (talk) 21:24, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

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Medieval household

A good initiative for a new article topic, but I really strongly recommend against putting up a brand new article for both GAC and PR at the same time and on the day it was created. The topic you've chosen is a very complex one and I suggest that you try to draw attention to the article by nominating it for DYK first. Announce the article at relevant WikiProjects and let it rest for a few weeks while it gets more imput.

Peter ^Isotalo 14:02, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Medieval household DYK

This was nice - we really need a decent article to cover the ground between the very inadequate Royal household, Noble court and Courtier. A solid medieval start would give a great basis for expansion. Johnbod (talk) 19:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of 2008 Italian political crisis

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Black Rock Forest DYK

I said it was taken from near Storm King School. I should probably go back to Commons and put a "location" template on the image page, which I normally do with landscape shots (since I have to write a new NRHP article on a nearby house later this afternoon, and most of us here in the Northeastern US are treed by the sleet storm, I think I'll do it then). I was returning from photographing Gatehouse on Deerhill Road (don't worry about the red, it will become blue soon) when I saw that view. I parked, got out of the car, and shot away. SKS is over the hill just behind me; you can see the 9W cut in the picture.

Actually, CTTOI, I was slightly in the golf course at the time, I think.

Thanks for the note! Daniel Case (talk) 15:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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An article which you started, or significantly expanded, The Tribute Money, was selected for DYK!

On February 17, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Tribute Money, 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) 04:05, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, Lampman, but I am confused. I was the one who nominated The Tribute Money, and it didn't "expire". It apparently made it to the main page (see this revision). --BorgQueen (talk) 11:50, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

It seems that it hit the main page after you made the comment. I hope you are happy now. :-D --BorgQueen (talk) 11:56, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

List of Norwegian actors

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Le Bénédicité

Hi Lampman- I saw your new article after seeing the bit on the main page--looks good. One note--I would tend to translate 'Le Bénédicité' as simply 'Grace' in English. Since I'm not familiar with the painting and so would not know how often it's referred to with an English name, I didn't want to change it without contacting you. -Eric ^talk 13:35, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

The painting was referred to by so many different names in English, but the Louvre web site simply calls it "Grace", so I guess you're right, and I've changed it. Thanks! Lampman Talk to me! 14:49, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

No prob--glad to help. Now, just to complicate things a bit, I just found a couple references to it--the best being from an articleI found on JSTOR]--that give the English name as 'Saying Grace'. That actually sounds better to me as well. -Eric ^talk 14:54, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Re:Amanda (award)

No problem, I'm happy to help out. Juliancolton ^{The storm still blows...} 17:53, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

GA Review of David (Bernini)

I am reviewing this article that you nominated and have left suggestions on the talk page. Please take a look. Thanks! --Malachirality (talk) 23:43, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd have to look through my 1979 slides to be sure, but then I have had dozens of my own pictures of sculpture removed from wikipedia - so do not/will not post any more. Carptrash (talk) 18:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Well I have some sort of good news. I looked through my slides from 1978 and my grandfather's from even earlier and found no David. I'd shot a Canova and another Bernini or two at the same site, but it seems that I'd only looked at the David and not shot it.. The mind can play some tricks on us. I'm looking through some old, copyright free (ie 1915 or so) pictures of Rome that I have, but no David yet. My fight with the copy right folks run deep - I even got permission from Corrado Parducci's son to use my shots of his work (his son did not think that I needed it) but have decided to not replace the shots that were removed and won't post more of my pictures. However, had I found a David I was planning to. Life, What a place to live. Carptrash (talk) 14:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Deleted articles

Playboy's Top Party Schools 2002 and Playboy's Top Party Schools 2006 restored. Cheers. Spellcast (talk) 00:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

1000 oceans

Someone prematurely deleted this hook and another from the suggestions page. I can't add 1000 oceans to the next update because it's already been done, but I'll put it into the update after that.

I will also have to try and come up with an alternative hook for the Easter Parade hook too, which I was hoping someone else would do, dammit. Gatoclass (talk) 06:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree that "dark angel" sounds better, I just went with "soul sister" because I was more confident about the translation, and because it conforms better with the "African woman" translation on the fansite.

I don't really trust babelfish, but I figured "soul sister" had to be correct because it's American slang for black woman. Since you've changed it though, I don't think I'll bother changing it back now. Gatoclass (talk) 13:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I'll take your word for it :) I think either way it's a good hook, it'll be interesting to see how many hits it gets when it's featured. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 13:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

GA Sweeps

Are you interested? If yes, please provide at least 1 review that you promoted and 1 that you failed it so that I can quickly read through it. It's only for quality assurance. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 03:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Maria de Lujan Telpuk

Is this on hold or did you fail it? I see comments, but nothing on the WP:GAC page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:27, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Elderly talk page

Please remove your FA procedure discussion from the talk page. That page is for discussion of the article Elderly Instruments, not for FA procedure discussion. --Laser brain (talk) 16:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Good question :) I have never actually been to where they decide what articles get on the main page, but it looks like Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests. So maybe you can watch that page and voice your objections if you see a request you don't like. For general discussion of the request process, Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If your beef is with the entire FA candidacy and promotion process, most of the relevant discussion occurs at Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. --Laser brain (talk) 16:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

TFA reform

Thank you for contacting me...I'm glad to see action is being taken on this issue. I really agree with the points you brought up in your first post (15:45, 22 May 2008). Personally I am not sure how on earth that instrument shop article reached featured status given that >50% of its sources were from local trade magazines or the shop's website. As you said, we do need to choose article for the main page with extended criteria from just if they are FA or not since they are the showcase of the encyclopedia. It is very troubling when so much controversy is generated on the front page. The very existence of this is a clear sign to be that a failure in the system occurred.

The review and candidate processes for everything on wikipedia has never been something that I have really cared for. Being so complex and fragmented, it is really hard to become involved or even be familiar with its existence. Perhaps you have more experience in this than I, but I would caution you against trying to correct the problem by establishing new rules/criteria for what articles goes up. My brief experience with the ITN candidates was that most people didn't follow/agree on the intricate criteria and every week there would be a debate on why the criteria were as they were. If possible, try establishing a new system by which decisions are reached.

Since it is a showcase of wikipedia's best, I personally think a large vote would be better than the classic consensus discussions for selecting articles. We aren't trying to appease editors and hammer out all the problems...we are just selecting a notable, good article out of a pool of FA candidates. If I understand, this is the current selection process for TFA. It is done entirely by a small regular group of editors, and something like this is what I have no time for or interest in being involved in (and most people probably feel this way too). We would get much a broader and neutral participation in selecting articles if one's participation consisted of no more than reading through a few featured articles and voting which one they would most like on the front page. Perhaps something like bids for the Olympics. Dwr12 (talk) 23:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Don't know why you'd care for my input

I didn't even know what today's feature article meant until the day before my article made it to the front page. Just wondering if people like you will object to the day my article on the Blue Iguana makes it there. There's less of those animals in the wild than there are guns in my safe. Would that steal from notability?--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 00:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I never said it had anything to do with any of that stuff, that is in the general "debate" overall. However, if you were to look at what's left of the prior discussion in October, concerning the Emerson article...most of the personal attacks from then were removed, some were so bad an admin hard deleted them. You also may have not seen the 4 days worth of vandalism, hate mail I received, etc. Some by established "editors", some by anon IP's. The overwhelming majority were from places where gun or even knife ownership is strictly limited. These were people who had no idea that there are thousands of people who use knives for fighting, pay upwards of $1,000 for a knife, etc. Judging by the insults and threats I received, those same people had a deep hatred for the US Military, gun or knife ownership, religion, and well me, in general. I had my religion attacked, one jerk from Toronto, Canada even threataned to rape my wife. You may not have engaged in those attacks (I think you just said I wrote a shit article or it wasn't up to your standards) but I took offense when you said the goal back then was "just to remove it from the front page". The goal was to delete it, strip it of featured status, etc. (Believe me, I never knew about the Mainpage till it happened and would have voted to remove it from the mainpage if that's all that was wanted)Maybe I just didn't want to see someone like Lazer go through that. The only left-right connection I'd see on this would be more of a European market type of comparison where those of the economic left pereive anything about a company as advertising. But what do I know, I am as those wiki editors say "a gun obsessed macho military retard" and a "redneck" who engages in a "personal attack" by identifying the city, country, state, etc that their IP is from.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 03:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment by the way. I don't think I'm all that skilled as an editor, though.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 03:45, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Copy edit

Hey! I saw your copy edits in Destiny's Child; thanks for that. I have an article in FAC (here's the link) that needs to be polished to reach "brilliant" status. Could you please do it again? Thank you and have fun. --Efe (talk) 09:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello Lampman! Thanks for the copy edit; now my errors in using prepositions are rectified. Im just confused. A reviewer in FAC comments that there are still misused commas; however, in your copy edits, I saw little/or no comma fixes. I don't know what to do. Maybe I have to ask him to fix it himself since he's the only one who knows where those commas are misplaced. FYI, your comments are reflected here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Baby Boy (song). Thanks again. --Efe (talk) 07:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Yah, it was promoted yesterday. User:Ceoil did the copy editing. Thanks for the help. --Efe (talk) 03:18, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

E-mail

Please enable your email or email me at thatcher131 at gmail dot com. Thatcher 19:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

• Frankly, your answer is just confusing to me. All three accounts seem to have good histories with no blocks. However, Lampman, Eixo, and Panichappy appear to be controlled by the same person from the same computer. Eixo and Panichappy have been inactive but recently "voted" in a poll on Wikipedia talk:Good articles‎, a discussion that Lampman was also active in. Looking over past edits, there are numerous articles and discussions to which more than one of these three accounts have contributed. Such behavior is expressly disallowed by the sockpuppet policy, and I was hoping that a gentle nudge would get you to stop without going through the drama of blocking the accounts and making a big fuss over it. Thatcher 00:56, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Roanoke Building

I have found a some new information. Does this suffice, or do you want more?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:14, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you are looking at the wrong Roanoke Building on Emporis. See http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=roanokebuilding-chicago-il-usa In all my Skyscraper buildings that I have taken to WP:GA current tenants was never important before. In this case the building is under renovation. If you walk in the lobby, you will see that it looks barely habitable.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 21:07, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for closing the GAC. Just a reminder that you should update Wikipedia:Good articles/recent when you promote a WP:GA.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 01:44, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mara Carfagna

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Roman Republic

Please see my response to your message on the discussion page of Roman Republic. RomanHistorian (talk) 05:01, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 24 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Can You Hear Me, 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) 22:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

BTW, apologies for the fact that the article wasn't held over as you requested. Your hook ran into trouble on the suggestions page with different complaints about the hooks' accuracy, and though I read your request, to cut a long story short I went back to the discussion later and made a snap decision to promote the article before it was deleted altogether due to the objections, and I'm afraid that in doing so I just plain forgot about your request at the top of the discussion. It's really not that hard to do when you are trying to process a dozen or more hooks at a time, but I will try to keep a sharper eye out for such requests next time. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 23:50, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Animation

Suggestion - An animated gif would be great for this DYK? ... Victuallers (talk) 09:35, 29 June 2008 (UTC) I tried to make one using GIMP, but this one is already made image:Red balls 1.gif or image:Animexample.gif

Oh i agree they are poor demonstrators ... but they are better hooks... you could use them just for the dyk pic. Look here if you are still interested. Victuallers (talk) 15:17, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK on a Wet Afternoon

Thank you for your input on the DYK nomination for Seance on a Wet Afternoon. It is greatly appreciated. Ecoleetage (talk) 00:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, again, as the article is on today's DYK list. If you have a moment, can you please review my 27 June listing for Sentinels of Silence on the DYK page (it is the last article for that section)? The original entry was judged a bit too short, but I expanded it and I hope it can make the grade. Cheers! Ecoleetage (talk) 15:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

As luck would have it, confirmation came in just seconds after I posted this message. In any event, I appreciate your support. Cheers! Ecoleetage (talk) 15:05, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

PS Please accept this as a token of my appreciation for your recent support of my Wikipedia endeavours:

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		In appreciation of the generous and friendly support that you provide to your fellow editors. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:14, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Aberdour Castle

Thanks very much! Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 12:14, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

12 basic principles of animation

On 30 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 12 basic principles of animation, 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) 19:01, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Two thumbs up on this one! This isn't even a topic that I particularly care about, but I found this article very interesting. Savidan 23:15, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

I know exactly where you are coming from with the pictures. When I first came to Wikipedia, we didn't even know what a fair use rationale was (maybe somebody did, but not me). Then the standards have slowly been tightened. I'm very ambivalent about this development. On one hand, its decreasing the quality of many articles (but not all--sometimes gratuitous fair use images have the opposite effect), and setting a standard far stricter than what would be necessary to prevent lawsuits. On the other hand, it has resulted in an explosion in the number of images which are released under free licenses. And you could also say something about "free" meaning a little bit more than "free beer". I think we've overshot the equilibrium a little bit, and just hope that none of the damage will be irreversible if community standards ever change back. In the meantime, I think a lot of us consider it a badge of honor that our talk pages and archives are filled with notices about contributions that we may not even remember. Savidan 02:31, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Dane Bowling

Winning an award is an assertion of notability, so I don't think we can speedy Dane Bowling or the article about the film. --Eastmain (talk) 02:39, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

re: 12 basic principles of animation

Just to be clear, I did not quick fail the nomination. To do so would mean I did not read and review the article in full, which I assure you I did. In fact, I gave you detailed, explicit reasons for why it did not fulfill the GA criteria at that time and suggestions for improvement. Most reviews do not go into that much depth, unfortunately, but I endeavor to take my time and give every article I review my utmost attention and consideration. As I said before, I decided to fail the article rather than put it on hold because I believed, and still believe, that it would require a substantial amount of time to bring it up to standard. Typically, if an article is placed on hold, the reviewer believes that no substantial work needs to be completed. If you disagree with my review, then you are welcome to submit the article for a reassessment. If you desire another review, you will have to renominate it at WP:GAC -- I'm afraid I simply don't have enough time at the moment to help more. I am glad that you are improving the article and I wish you the best of luck with it in the future. María (habla conmigo) 15:09, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

I believe you're confusing a regular fail with a quick fail. Failing an article without placing it on hold is not discouraged; in fact, it's encouraged in certain circumstances. The instructions for reviewing state: "Holds should be applied if the changes needed are minor and can be reasonably expected to be completed within a week or so. If the article's problems lead you to believe that the changes are not likely to be met within a week fail the article by removing it from the nominations page and changing the tag on the article talk page." I still believe that the article requires more work in order to be promoted to GA-class, but hopefully a second review will help further development. María (habla conmigo) 23:11, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Ways and Means DYK

Hi. I've commented on your DYK submission - you might want to take a look at the discussion page. Olaf Davis | Talk 12:49, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the cites - I've approved the hook. Best, Olaf Davis | Talk 16:41, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Jamaica Hope

Can you add an image in this article? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:13, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Candide

Thanks for the pleasant GA review! -- Rmrfstar (talk) 18:28, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

12 basic principles DYK

...was clicked on in a news story. The video is here. See 1:17 to 1:23 [1]. Look for the video on the top of the page. RedThunder 17:12, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Ooh, nice! Congratulations Lampman! Olaf Davis | Talk 15:57, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: GA sweeps

You are definitely on the right track. I particularly enjoyed reading your John Rutledge's review. At first I thought the article looks great, but after reading your points, it made much more sense. However, I hope that you can get into the comfort zone before starting to do intensive sweeps review because we come in contact with a lot of editors who may not be satisfied with the outcome of the review. Do more reviews, and come back in a month or two, ok? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 14:32, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Appeal

Sorry to disturb you, but may I please, please have a final answer on Moldavian Revolution of 1848 before it expires? (See the very bottom of the WP:TDYK page.) It seems one needs to work harder and harder these days to get perfectly good articles up on the Main Page. Biruitorul ^Talk 19:14, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I know you've not been involved; I picked you since it seemed you were logged in at the moment. Many thanks for looking. Biruitorul ^Talk 19:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

GA review of On the Day Before

Just dropping by to let you know I've completed the review for On the Day Before - I hope you're not hassled by my pickiness! —97198 talk 07:00, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Replied there, plus a few more points. Thanks for the swift response. —97198 talk 06:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

The Original Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		You must be butter, because you're on a roll! Sorry, lame joke. This is for all the DYKs you've got going, plus those West Wing episodes you've got at GAN. Keep it up :) —97198 talk 09:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Candide's FAC

I thought you might like to know that I've nominated Candide, which you recently made a GA, at WP:FAC. I've decided not to wait any longer for a peer review (I've waited two weeks), because starting very soon I won't have much time to work on Wikipedia. Still, I think it meets all of the criteria. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 12:26, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for verifying my DYK noms. I've had problems in the past, namely with my nominations ending up under the "expired noms" header because people couldn't read the sources. Punkmorten (talk) 15:43, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

I reviewed your nom for 12 basic principles of animation and put the nomination on hold. There are a few things that need to be ironed out first. Intothewoods29 (talk) 17:07, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Hey again! Just letting you that I promoted your nomination of [[Ways and Means {The West Wing)]] to Good Article status! I also delisted 12 basic principles of animation for now. Intothewoods29 (talk) 18:55, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Revisiting GA Sweeps

Per your request in mid-July, we would like to welcome you to the sweeps team (yeah, we're getting desperate to find more reviewers). Instructions can be found on the sweeps page and you keep track of what you did at the running totals page. Let me know if you have any questions.

AfD nomination of 2008 Summer Olympics highlights

I have nominated 2008 Summer Olympics highlights, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2008 Summer Olympics highlights. 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. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Becky Sayles (talk) 06:07, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

NP, that nom was just not right place right time and its not the time to DRV things. -- Tawker (talk) 03:10, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford

Hi, just to let you that i just reviewed this article and passed it as a GA. Good work, well done. --Brideshead_{(leave a message)} 15:42, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit

		The Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit
		For your fine contributions to Norwegian articles, in particular Norwegian politicians, actors and films. Manxruler (talk) 13:56, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

You're most welcome. With this you are the fourth recipient of the Norwegian Barnstar of National Merit since its creation in January 2007. Manxruler (talk) 14:31, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Oops

The credits list had the article listed under your name, quite strangely! :) Anyways, thanks for doing the honors. Mspraveen (talk) 11:12, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Aymer de Valence

Hi, sorry its taken a week for me to reply, I was on holiday. The article looks fine and doesn't need any major changes to become a GA, but I can't pass it until its properly listed at WP:GAN (if I do it could be delisted at any time as an out of process nomination). If you nominate it as soon as you can I will be happy to pass it as GA and provide a full review as quickly as possible. Regards --Jackyd101 (talk) 16:21, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Richard II

I'm trying to take a look at it, although I don't know when I'll have a review ready. Should the link to Aubrey de Vere in "Early life" be to Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland? Choess (talk) 03:27, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Political positions of Sarah Palin

I have nominated Political positions of Sarah Palin, an article 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/Political positions of Sarah Palin. 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. Mayalld (talk) 13:27, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

O' Horten GAN

Just drawing your attention to this, in case you hadn't seen it already. —97198 (talk) 13:12, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Dice

Hi! This is regarding your note "It is customary in Norway to use six-sided dice in critical reviews" in an article. I was thinking the other day that this concept could have its own article, seeing that it has spread far beyond newspapers and the media. It has an article at no:Terningkast, been covered in newspaper articles and analyzed in a master's degree. What should the article be called? My dictionary says "throw (of the dice)". Punkmorten (talk) 12:31, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

How about dice throw? I would say "I threw the dice, and the outcome was [a dice throw of] 6 (or 20 if you are a gamer)." Then again this could be an attack of Norwenglish playing dice with my little gray. Arsenikk ^(talk) 22:10, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Both would work, "dice throw" is simpler, while "throw of the dice" is more common (Google: "throw of the dice" = 126.000, "dice throw" = 30.900). But should it not be made clear that the article is about the specific Norwegian rating system, rather than just a regular dice throw? Maybe something like Dice throw (Norwegian review system)? Lampman (talk) 13:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

How about Dice throw (Norway)? Too vague? Punkmorten (talk) 13:58, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Could Dice throw (review) or Dice throw (evaluation) work? Arsenikk ^(talk) 14:29, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

I like Dice throw (review) best, it's not too long; Dice throw (Norway) sounds a bit like you're planning on creating articles on dice throwing in every country in the world... Lampman (talk) 14:57, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Medal

		The 25 DYK Medal
		You reached 25 DYK contributions a long time ago, without anyone taking particular notice. But here it is. Thanks for contributing. Punkmorten (talk) 12:45, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Even more DYK

Would you be opposed to checking the proposed DYK hook for Mohammad Usman Rana? I haven't really provided one authoritative source which says that he is "one of the most prolific ...", but it should be clear from the sum of the references. Punkmorten (talk) 18:31, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Mara Carfagna

Dear Lampman, you've edited "Mara Carfagna". I want to make it a Featured article. Do you have more information about her? AdjustShift (talk) 18:41, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Although the bio is short, it is quite complete. I'll try to expand it more. Berlusconi may appoint her as Family Minister and she will be even more popular. She was appointed Minister for Equal Opportunities few months ago and just look at her popularity. I believe there will be sufficient information about her in the near future. AdjustShift (talk) 13:07, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Can we consider her blog a reliable source? AdjustShift (talk) 13:24, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll try to get some information. :-) AdjustShift (talk) 13:36, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Monarchs list

I took the liberty of adding your wonderful colour coded list to WikiProject English royalty's to do list! ;) BEst, --Cameron* 08:21, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Aaron Eckhart

Thank you for the comments you left at the article's FAC. I wanted to let you know that I've responded to your comments and will be waiting for more, if they are necessary. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Do a favor?

Hi! Could I ask you to do me a favor? I just created Oddny Aleksandersen, but can't really find a good hook for T:DYKT. Perhaps a second pair of eyes could do this? Plus, if you carry out the nomination, you get +1 DYK credit. Thanks in advance, Punkmorten (talk) 21:13, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks anyway. I used your suggestion - hadn't noticed the fact before. Another pair of eyes were indeed useful. Punkmorten (talk) 13:03, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Richard II

I note that you have been a major contributor to Richard II of England. I just wanted to comment that I thought the article to be a really engaging and informative read. It is articles like this that make Wikipedia a really worthwhile resource, and it has spurred me on to get moving on those articles I have been meaning to write for months! Best wishes, and good luck with the FAC. Poltair (talk) 21:30, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

AfD

I have looked at the article again, and I would now say it is only borderline indiscriminate. 'Borderline', however, means my vote is going to stay in the same place. Sorry. — neuro^(talk) 14:41, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Gah, I am ridiculously indecisive. I may change later, it is starting to be borderline on the keep side... it is indeed well referenced now, and perhaps not as indiscriminate as it once was. Hm. — neuro^(talk) 15:38, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

As the major contributor to the article, and the person most likely to address concerns with it, you might want to put Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of United States presidents by handedness on your watchlist. ☺ Uncle G (talk) 16:48, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

:) — neuro^(talk) 17:04, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and...

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		For changing my mind on the deletion of List of United States presidents by handedness (something which doesn't often happen), and practically single-handedly (left?) turning the discussion around, I hereby award you The Rescue Barnstar. — neuro(talk) 17:11, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

• Excellent work. I have changed my indecisive comment into a solid keep. Zagalejo^^^ 19:00, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
• Same here. Kudos! Drmies (talk) 03:27, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

DYK

AfD tolls the DYK 5 day period. You should list the Handedness of Presidents of the United States article at DYK. -- Suntag ☼ 06:38, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Left Handed Presidents

Hello. I was confused on the message you just sent me. Are you just telling me to relook at the article or are you saying that what I said in the discussion was innapropriate or something like that? Heh thanks.--Xxhopingtearsxx (talk) 20:06, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Well done

Thx for the ghoul, good effort.... can we not use the nasa gif on the main page? Victuallers (talk) 14:31, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Happy Halloween

Hi Lampman. I posted a DYK thread on the topic here. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 00:55, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Time for another medal

		The 50 DYK Medal
		You earned the 50 DYK medal. Thank you for your wide range of contributions! Punkmorten (talk) 10:14, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, at least we agree at one point. You are welcome to comment at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Increasing_the_minimum_length_requirement. --BorgQueen (talk) 07:59, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

GA Sweeps of Mark Kellogg (reporter)

All the issues you raised during the GA sweep of the article Mark Kellogg (reporter) have been addressed.--SouthernNights (talk) 02:26, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Maggie Gyllenhaal FAC

Hi Lampman, listen, I want to ask a favor. If you have time, do you think you can comment on Maggie Gyllenhaal's FAC, since there has been no feedback for a while. I would appreciate your comments, regarding the article, and anything that needs to be fixed. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 17:56, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you and I've addressed your concerns. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:30, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Thorbjørn Egners lesebøker DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Thorbjørn Egners lesebøker at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. 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! -- Suntag ☼ 07:05, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I think the hook is valid, but the language of the article does not clearly support it. Please come to DYK and comment. --Orlady (talk) 17:25, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Linking

Hi! I was wondering. Why is Svein Gjerdåker a "redundant wklink"? As the editor-in-chief of Dag og Tid, he is not an unlikely future article topic. Punkmorten (talk) 11:08, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Email

You don't have email enabled? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 16:05, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Anyhow, is there any chance where you can try add a GA section to the Wikipedia:2008 main page redesign proposal to test for look & feel? OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 18:10, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for being so brave and finally becoming the first person to be stepping up and create those 2 "look & feel" pages. I personally like the first one (GA on its own) because it's clear which ones are DYK and which one is GA. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 01:37, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Few minutes ago, I copied a neutral (and identical) message from WT:GA to WT:GAN, WT:GAR, and WT:WPGA since some may not have watchlisted all 4 pages and they would have missed out. OhanaUnited^{Talk page} 01:50, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Getting It: The psychology of est

There have been confirmed sockpuppets on the topic and related articles, for more information see Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Eastbayway. Hopefully additional socking will not crop up due to TFA, though it is possible. Cirt (talk) 01:17, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Suicide, it's a suicide

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Suicide, it's a suicide, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

While it's obviously a popular line and sampled repeatedly, doubtful it meets WP:NEO - unable to find multiple sources that deal directly with the subject rather than simply mentioning it. Nathan Rabin's reader mail response is the closest, but I don't think it meets WP:N.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Mosmof (talk) 01:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Bosana

Any chance of a more recent reference for the production? The one you cited is fine, but it's 8 years old. It could have become outdated. - Mgm|^(talk) 12:51, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

• Yep, using both refs so they back each other up was the best move. I'll go and change my comment on DYK. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:20, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barack Obama's first 100 days

I saw your comment at DYK. You may want to comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barack Obama's first 100 days.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:01, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Kylfings - GA review

Please see the article as currently revised. I believe I have addressed your concerns that were holding up GA status. Let me know if there's anything further needed. Thanks! Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 18:49, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Lego Modular Houses GA Review

Thanks for doing the GA review for this article. I've attempted to implement the changes you've suggested. Please take a look when you get a chacne. Thanks again! --Skotywa^Talk 06:20, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Statutes of Mortmain

Thanks for your kind words about Statutes of Mortmain. Actually, this is one in a series I have written, which also include Bracton, Quia emptores and Cestui que. I haven't really thought about putting any of these in for an award. I try to avoid the politics. In truth, I get more knowledge from the discipline of writing these than anything else. That is my purpose. If others benefit from it, so be it. A E Francis (talk) 19:49, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Satisfied (album) GA Review

Hey Lampman,

Just want to say thanks for reviewing Satisfied (album):

Thank you! —Zeagler (talk) 23:06, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Kirsten Dunst FAC

Hi Lampman, sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering if I could ask a favor. If you have time, do you think you can comment on Kirsten Dunst's FAC, since there has been no feedback for a while. I would appreciate your comments, regarding the article, and anything that needs to be fixed. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:36, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for William Erasmus Darwin

On February 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Erasmus Darwin, 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 03:08, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

GAN for Boniface of Savoy (archbishop)

I've whacked at the offending sentence. Let me know if there is anything more (And thanks for the copyedit, btw!) Ealdgyth - Talk 13:42, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Neville's ancestry

Hi. Please don't take my comment there personally: I kinda had a hunch that it wasn't the main editor who added the ahnentafel to that page (it usually isn't). It's a very good article either way, which is why my vote is not "oppose", but I for one would be happy if this fad is addressed somehow, before it takes over all articles and becomes the norm just because the reaction against it went unnoticed. At an FA level, not setting the precedent is, I believe, vital. Since we're on the subject: with the template and the info in the text, does anyone really need the family tree remaining in that article? I'm sure that, if there's any detail that is relevant there, it is already in the text, and, if there isn't any, it makes no sense having it there. And, what's more, it also partly overrides the collapsible template (even though the latter doesn't show collateral lines, and thank God for that, anybody who did not the general idea from the text can always look it up in other articles). Dahn (talk) 14:47, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, I still think it's an eyesore, but I do not object to your point (I am aware that Neville's case, and that of other English noblemen in the War of Roses era, is complicated enough to validate that approach, but I wish it could be somehow limited to these cases). Nevertheless, in this circumstance, I think it's all the more imperative for the highly redundant ahnentafel to go away (the way I see it, it's now a special template to explain in part something explained in total by both the text and your tree). I have no idea where the debate surrounding them should go next - it was once centralized on the wikiproject genealogy talk page (if I remember correctly), and plenty were in agreement with me and you, but nothing happened and they just kept on pasting them all over. Dahn (talk) 15:58, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

GAN for Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon

I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:44, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I've passed Humphrey, and responded to your concerns on Hervey... Ealdgyth - Talk 19:26, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Crewe Hall at GA review

I've attempted to address your comments and those of Malleus Fatuorum, if you'd care to take another look at the article. Espresso Addict (talk) 19:25, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Lampman. Your rapid and helpful review is much appreciated by this GA newbie! Espresso Addict (talk) 21:02, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon

On February 25, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon, 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) 11:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Image cleanup

Undertaking the task now; the grey base is proving to be a difficulty—my first attempt was a clean picture but the outlines, especially the lower portion, have been thinned considerably. Jappalang (talk) 05:10, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Forgot to tell you that I have cleaned it up; is it acceptable? Jappalang (talk) 15:40, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Are the lines too harsh? Should I thin them down? Is the background too bright? Would you prefer a beige background? Is it the pure black lines and pure white background (can be remedied with a lighter tone of black, or slight darkening of the white)? I am logging off soon, but I can make the changes some time later tomorrow. Jappalang (talk) 18:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I gave it a slight beige background and softened the lines a tad... How does it look now? Jappalang (talk) 08:36, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

GAs

Hi. When delisting GAs such as Andrew Dickson White, do remember to reassess the article as well, so that the GA status isn't "retained" in the project banners. Thanks, Punkmorten (talk) 16:22, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Manually

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DYK nomination of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

Hello! Your submission of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick 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! NuclearWarfare _(Talk) 04:22, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Richard Neville copy edit request

Sure thing. I'll probably get to it later tonight and into tomorrow (Pacific Time). Looks like a good article to read too. Thanks. :) Pax85 (talk) 16:47, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, I've been a bit distracted by International Space Station and its pending FAC. Warwick is a nice diversion for me though. Lol. I'm leaving off on the third paragraph of civil war for the night. I'll be back around tomorrow evening though. I should be able to finish then... -Pax85 (talk) 06:14, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

On March 8, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, 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) 18:04, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

ITN for 2009 Alabama spree killing

On 11 March, 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article 2009 Alabama spree killing, which you created. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 09:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Barnet peer review

Hey, you might be interested to know that I have greatly expanded the Battle of Barnet (it was a secret project of mine that stretched back to the last quarter of the previous year and beyond). If you have the time, could you take a look and comment at Wikipedia:Peer review/Battle of Barnet/archive1? Another set of eyes would be of great help. Thank you. Jappalang (talk) 03:16, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Ice block expedition of 1959

This was a well-written, interesting article that caught my eye, so I went through it and performed a GA review. I have placed the nomination on hold and listed my (minor) concerns on the review page. Great job so far, and I hope to promote it soon. GaryColemanFan (talk) 23:03, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

April Fool's DYK for Adam de Stratton

On April Fool's, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adam de Stratton, 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) 16:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

GAN for Adam de Stratton

I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Lampman (talk) 19:45, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Ice block expedition of 1959

On April 7, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ice block expedition of 1959, 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) 10:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Category:Famous moose

I notice that this category you created is unpopulated (empty). In other words, no Wikipedia pages belong to it. If it remains unpopulated for four days, it may be deleted without discussion, in accordance with Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#C1. I'm notifying you in case you wish to (re-)populate it by adding [[Category:Famous moose]] to pages that belong in it.

I tagged the category. This will not, in itself, cause the category to be deleted. It serves to document (in the page history) that the category was empty at the time of tagging and also to alert other watchers that the category is in jeopardy. You are welcome to remove the tag if you wish. However, removing the tag will not prevent deletion of the category if it remains empty.

If you created the category in error, or it is no longer needed, you can speed up the deletion process by tagging it with {{db-author}}.

I am a human being, not a bot, so you can contact me if you have questions about this. Best regards, --Stepheng3 (talk) 03:07, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Ancient sources

You should see the stuff on ancient Romans and Greeks. Lots of them are FA/As and continue to be..including recently promoted ones. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) 04:06, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury

On April 16, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 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.

Well done Victuallers (talk) 16:20, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Request for Mediation

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Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford

Great work on the article by the way - I accessed it when I was researching something else and thought it looked a bit different to the last time! Looking forward to seeing it at DYK. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:33, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps update

Hello, I hope you are doing well. I am contacting you because you have contributed or expressed interest in the GA sweeps process. Last month, only two articles were reviewed. This is definitely a low point after our peak at the beginning of the process with 163 articles reviewed in September 2007. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. All exempt and previously reviewed articles have already been removed from the list. Instead of reviewing by topic, you can consider picking and choosing whichever articles interest you.

All exempt articles that have reached FA status have now been moved to a separate section at the end of the running total page. I went through all of the members' running totals and updated the results to reflect the move. As a result your reviewed article total may have decreased a bit. After removing duplicate articles and these FAs, the running total leaves us at ~1,400 out of 2,808 articles reviewed.

If you currently have any articles on hold or at GAR, please consider concluding those reviews and updating your results. I'm hoping that this new list and increased efforts can help us to increase the number of reviews. We are always looking for new members to assist with the remaining articles, so if you know of anybody that can assist please direct them to the GA sweeps page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles or has a significant impact on the process, will get an award when they reach that mark. If only 14 editors achieve this feat starting now, we would be done with Sweeps! Of course, having more people reviewing less articles would be better for all involved, so please consider asking others to help out. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 03:37, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

You raise some valid points. I believe that this would be beneficial to mention in the next discussion. Unfortunately, we have to wait until Sweeps are done, and this may take awhile. It's going to take anywhere from six months to a few more years (please don't let it be the latter!), so if we get more editors to focus on this, we'll be able to complete it quickly. Many reviews can take just a few minutes to sometimes over an hour, so perhaps we should keep focusing on the shorter articles first and then get on with the more time-consuming ones. Of course, each editor is able to review whatever articles they want. Looking at that chart, it would be great if our economy followed that trend! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 02:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm gonna answer on my own page. I think the sweeps will go a lot quicker now with the new system; the old system was too restrictive. I know that I personally have felt a lot more inspired being able to chose freely. Your effort has been invaluable, but hopefully we'll now get a number of reviewers doing a number of sweeps each (and so it seems), so I think it'll be only a few months at this rate! Lampman (talk) 03:03, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry, I really don't like responding on my page. I'm sure I'm one of the few. I really do hope that it the rest of Sweeps does go quickly. I'm going to be sending messages to the list of GA reviewers as before I only left messages with the GA WikiProject members. There obviously will be some overlap, but it doesn't hurt to try and recruit a few more members. Every little bit helps in getting this done. I'm liking the new system as well, as I can spend time reviewing articles that interest me (or I can see that really have issues) instead of reviewing a whole block. It would be interesting to know what the progress would be if it had been set up like this at the beginning, but unless I find some sort of time machine, we're stuck with what we got. If you see any reviewers that you think may be interested in reviewing, send them a message since personal requests may go better than my form messages. I'm hopefully going to have monthly progress reports sent out to keep people interested and informed. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:08, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford

On May 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, 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.

Shubinator (talk) 17:24, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago sweeps reassessment

I am not sure if you have seen my editorial response to your reassessment commentary for Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:25, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Should this still be listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps worklist?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:58, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Otto Fuerbringer

On 21 May, 2009, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Otto Fuerbringerand Is God Dead?, 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.

Shubinator (talk) 03:09, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Odd Grenland B.K. players

I have nominated Category:Odd Grenland B.K. players (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Odd Grenland BK players (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Rettetast (talk) 17:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Aeschylus and the Freeman reference.

Lampman, I think I've located the "Freeman" reference that's missing from the Aeschylus article --> Charles Freeman, 1999. The Greek achievement: the foundation of the western world‎. Ann Arbor. Ifnkovhg (talk) 07:01, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

P.S., I've cleaned up the references that you cited in your review. I would also like to excise the following passage, as it has nothing to do with "Influence on Greek drama and culture":

"Overall, though, he continued to write within the very strict bounds of Greek drama: his plays were written in verse, no violence could be performed on stage, and the plays had to have a certain remoteness from daily life in Athens, either by relating stories about the gods or by being set, like The Persians, in far-away locales.[29] Aeschylus' work has a strong moral and religious emphasis.[29] The Oresteia trilogy particularly concentrated on man's position in the cosmos in relation to the gods, divine law, and divine punishment."[30] Ifnkovhg (talk) 07:14, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Esben Ertzeid

I have nominated Esben Ertzeid, 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/Esben Ertzeid. 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. Rettetast (talk) 16:19, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi Lampman. You might be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bjørn Ingvar Kydland and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magnus Ueland. You should also be aware of Wikipedia:WikiProject Norway/Article alerts that automatically lists all deletion discussions etc. of articles tagged for WikiProject Norway. Rettetast (talk) 14:09, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps June update

Thanks to everyone's dedicated efforts to the GA Sweeps process, a total of 396 articles were swept in May! That more than doubles our most successful month of 163 swept articles in September 2007 (and the 2 articles swept in April)! I plan to be sending out updates at the beginning of each month detailing any changes, updates, or other news until Sweeps are completed. So if you get sick of me, keep reviewing articles so we can be done (and then maybe you'll just occasionally bump into me). We are currently over 60% done with Sweeps, with just over a 1,000 articles left to review. With over 40 members, that averages out to about 24 articles per person. If each member reviews an article a day this month (or several!), we'll be completely finished. I know that may be asking for a lot, but it would allow us to complete Sweeps and allow you to spend more time writing GAs, reviewing GANs, or focusing on other GARs (or whatever else it is you do to improve Wikipedia) as well as finish ahead of the two-year mark coming up in August. I recognize that this can be a difficult process at times and appreciate your tenacity in spending time in ensuring the quality of the older GAs. Feel free to recruit other editors who have reviewed GANs in the past and might be interested in the process. The more editors, the less the workload, and hopefully the faster this will be completed. If you have any questions about reviews or the process let me know and I'll be happy to get back to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to help with the process, I appreciate your efforts! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 18:08, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Humphrey Bohun on hold

Very nice article, has some clarity issues that would make it less helpful for novice readers, or for people without much background in medieval England. Minor suggestions are listed on the talk page. Let me know when you've had a chance to review them and I'll finish the GA review.  :) THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS! --Auntieruth55 (talk) 18:00, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Are you going to take a look at the article? I'd like to finish the GA assessment. See my comments on the assessment page.--Auntieruth55 (talk) 15:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Johnny Appleseed

Thanks for the notice - User:ClairSamoht who left long ago got it to GA in the first place. I did a copy edit on it and then almost all of my edits since have been reverting vandalism. I will take a look at it and see what I can do to fix it. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 16:53, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I have only found two modern books on Appleseed that are not childrens books. The better of these is a biography from 1954 or so, the other is a book on American folklore from the 1990s - would these be OK for your source complaint? I do not want to spend a lot of time on deadline if the sources are not modern enough for you, thanks Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:24, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Excuse me - could you please let me know if it is worth doing the other fixes if the best most recent source I can find is from the mid-1950s? I am willing to do the work to save the GA in the next day or two, but would appreciate some feedback first. Thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 15:54, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks - the biography is "Johnny Appleseed: Man and Myth" by Rober Price (1954) Indiana University Press, 310 pages (264 text, rest is three appendices and notes). Appleseed is also discussed in "Great American folklore : legends, tales, ballads, and superstitions from all across America" by Kemp P. Battle, (1986) Doubleday, 644 pages (but mostly on others). Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

OK thanks, I will work on it - unfortunately the better book will not be available for me for about a week, but I can work on the other things (nad Charles Edwards found two more sources on the GAR page). Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 11:48, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps July update

Thanks to everyone's dedicated efforts to the GA Sweeps process, a total of 290 articles were swept in June! Last month was our second most successful month in reviewing articles (after May). We are currently over 70% done with Sweeps, with just under 800 articles left to review. With nearly 50 members, that averages out to about 15 articles per person. If each member reviews an article every other day this month (or several!), we'll be completely finished. This may sound difficult, but if everyone completes their reviews, Sweeps would be completed in less than two years when we first started (with only four members!). With the conclusion of Sweeps, each editor could spend more time writing GAs, reviewing at the backlogged GAN, or focusing on other GARs. Again, I want to thank you for using your time to ensure the quality of the older GAs. Feel free to recruit other editors who have reviewed GANs in the past and might be interested in the process. The more editors, the less the workload, and hopefully the faster this will be completed. If you have any questions about reviews or the process let me know and I'll be happy to get back to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to help with the process, I appreciate your efforts! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:55, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Here We Go Then, You And I

On July 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Here We Go Then, You And I, 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 08:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

108 North State Street

Are you going to do a more formal review of this. I am trying to clean it up and more advice will be helpful.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:38, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

ITN for Jupiter 2009 impact event

On 22 July, 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Jupiter 2009 impact event, which you created. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 04:28, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for William Hankeford

On July 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Hankeford, 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.

Wizardman 00:01, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for making WP:NODRAMA a success!

Thank you again for your support of the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Preliminary statistics indicate that 129 new articles were created, 203 other articles were improved, and 183 images were uploaded. Additionally, 41 articles were nominated for DYK, of which at least 2 have already been promoted. There are currently also 8 articles up for GA status and 3 up for FA/FL status. Though the campaign is technically over, please continue to update the log page at WP:NODRAMA/L with any articles which you worked during the campaign, and also to note any that receive commendation, such as DYK, GA or FA status. You may find the following links helpful in nominating your work:

• T:TDYK for Did You Know nominations
• WP:GAC for Good Article nominations
• WP:FAC for Featured Article nominations
• WP:FLC for Featured List nominations
• WP:FPC for Featured Picture nominations

Again, thank you for making this event a success! --Jayron32.talk.say no to drama 02:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

coordinates on Sabil Abu Nabbut

Thank you for your question; Petersen, 2002, p. 170, gives: "Location 1277.1618". I´m not sure how to convert that into coords. Petersen also writes that the area is now called "Derech Yitzak Ben Zvi". Regards, Huldra (talk)

DYK for Remonstrances

On July 28, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Remonstrances, 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for William Cheyne

On July 31, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Cheyne, 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.

Wizardman 07:29, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps August update

Thanks to everyone's dedicated efforts to the GA Sweeps process, a total of 215 articles were swept in July! We are currently nearly 80% done with Sweeps, with under 600 articles left to review. With 50 members, that averages out to about 12 articles per person. Once the remaining articles drop to 100, I'll help in reviewing the last articles (I'm currently taking a break). If each member reviews an article every other day this month (or several!), we'll be completely finished. Again, I want to thank you for using your time to ensure the quality of the older GAs. Feel free to recruit other editors who have reviewed GANs in the past and might be interested in the process. The more editors, the less the workload, and hopefully the faster this will be completed. If you have any questions about reviews or the process let me know and I'll be happy to get back to you. Again, thank you for taking the time to help with the process, I appreciate your efforts! --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 19:31, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of No homo

Hello! Your submission of No homo 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! MovieMadness (talk) 17:52, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission of No homo 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!

Thanks very much for your prompt response to my earlier problem with this DYK nom. I hate to be such a pain about it, but I've now suggested that the nomination absolutely fail. It greatly concerns me that the AfD debate was quickly closed using WP:IAR on the grounds that there was a DYK nom. There's a specific rule, as you know, that articles being reviewed for deletion cannot be placed on the DYK page. Had this article not been up for a DYK nom, it would likely still be under AfD review. Precedence must be given to having a proper AfD discussion. It's more important to achieve genuine consensus on whether the article should still be included in Wikipedia than it is to award it a DYK spot. CzechOut ☎ | ✍ 15:04, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Edward the Martyr

I did tell Angus McLellan that I thought it was now fine, and I assumed that this would mean it would be taken off re-assessment, but obviously wrongly. I will check how to say I am now happy with it. Any advice you can give would be welcome. Dudley Miles (talk) 20:10, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help.Dudley Miles (talk) 21:01, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for ODNB

Thank you very much for the ODNB info; I will certainly use some details for John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, as well as for his wife, Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick, and for referencing the birth date of his father. Incidentally, I recently invested (so must I call it) in the David Loades biography of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, an excellent book; but in this ODNB entry are some nice further details. I will transfer it to my sandbox for the moment, deleting it from the talkpage. Thanks again for your generosity. Buchraeumer (talk) 10:44, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Not much of a barn...

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For creating the 3,000,000th article, I present you this barnstar. Congrats! - NeutralHomer • Talk • 04:07, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Well done. :) Smartse (talk) 04:10, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I second that. :D --candle•wicke 04:34, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm getting jealous :D.But will try to create 4,000,000th one.--yousaf465 04:38, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations Lampman! I think you should go buy a lottery ticket now :) Gatoclass (talk) 06:11, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget to buy me one too! ;) Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 06:24, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

(<-)Well done sir! Keep up the good work.--Chanaka L (talk) 08:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Allow me to congratulate you as well for creating the 3,000,000th article on Wikipedia. It is thanks to editors such as yourself that Wikipedia is continually flourishing. ILorbb (Talk) 09:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !

You created the 3,000,000 article! • S • C • A • R • C • E • 05:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Cool!! Geschichte (talk) 09:46, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Gratulerer. Rettetast (talk) 16:53, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Wow, we've come a long way! • S • C • A • R • C • E • 05:17, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Special Barnstar
		For making the 3 millionth Wikipedia article YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 10:21, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi!

I'm writing a news article on the 3,000,000th article. Want to chat with me? Regards. --Againme (talk) 14:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

That request was turned down. see In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates--yousaf465 15:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

I assume we're talking about Wikinews here? Lampman (talk) 16:03, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Congrats man, your user name mentioned on Wikinews article, created by user: Zainichi Gaikokujin , you should say thanks to this user for giving you credit :D.

[2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.37.23.189 (talk) 16:24, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations! :) Craigy (talk) 18:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

BS

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	For creating the 3,000,000th article! December21st2012Freak (talk • contribs) 17:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you all for the congratulations, kind words and all the BS (barnstars, that is). It was really just dumb luck; I had five articles ready and I decided to try for number 3,000,000. At 04:04 there were 63 articles created within one minute, and over a hundred in a five-minute period (that is only the articles that actually survived, and were not deleted later). Now maybe it would be possible to get the article to DYK? It's still a matter of size, and problems finding enough relative information. The article is currently about 1,100 characters of readable text, and it needs to be at least 1,500 to pass as a DYK candidate. Lampman (talk) 17:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

• I hope the article makes DYK soon, both for its own sake and as the 3M milepost. And have a cookie for starting article 3M! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:42, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

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DYK for No homo

On August 18, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article No homo, 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.

King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:00, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Great job on this. I remember searching for this a few weeks back and thinking of creating it myself. Savidan 19:16, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Butt dialing

Haha... good catch on that. Too bad there is already an article. My effort to climb to the top of DYKstats has been thwarted. I didn't know that it was also called "pocket dialing". Usage-wise, they both come up at about the same frequency so I'm not really sure which way would be the best to do the merge. IronGargoyle (talk) 22:41, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago GAR

As the recent GA Sweeps reviewer who passed this you may want to comment at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago/1.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:00, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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