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DYK for Balamku

On 14 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Balamku, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Maya city of Balamku in Mexico features an almost intact 16.8-metre (55 ft) long decorated frieze (pictured) first uncovered by looters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Balamku. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:01, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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That's great news! Email duly sent. Many thanks, Simon Burchell (talk) 21:47, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Could you do me a Camelsdale-related favour?

Hi Simon. Earlier this year you kindly took a photo of St Paul's Church in Camelsdale for List of current places of worship in Chichester (district) (plus a couple of pics in Hammer as well, if I remember rightly!). While doing some general place of worship research, quite by chance I came across another building used for worship in Camelsdale ... and it's got a complicated explanation. If you are able to, please could I ask to you do some investigation?

The story is this: in 2000 planning permission was granted to convert a house at 12 School Road (first building on the northeast side of the road going away from St Paul's Church) into a Plymouth Brethren meeting room. Here's a pic of it in that state, and the Google Street View image (from June 2009) shows the same scene. (Coordinates are 51.083061, -0.735421) I then found a subsequent planning application (late 2009) for the demolition of this building and its replacement with a single-storey brick-walled and timber-faced meeting hall on a different alignment on the same site. Permission appears to have been granted in mid-2010, so I am guessing the new building may now be in situ. If you could take a photo of whatever is currently there, that would be extremely useful! I have written a tentative "blurb" for the list, but will not add it until I find out whether the new building is there or not. PS More info if you want to read further around it is at Chi District Council planning app 09/04029/FUL. Many thanks, Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:27, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I'll take a look - probably won't be for a week or so, but I'll be happy to take a photo of whatever is there! Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 12:39, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Wonderful - thank you! Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 13:07, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks for taking these Simon. The close-up of the sign was particularly useful, as it confirms my expectation that this meeting room is associated with that at Fernhurst. (I found a rejected planning app for a much larger hall at Liphook which would have replaced Fernhurst as the main hall for Brethren in the area, allowing Fernhurst to revert to a "local assembly" status – I think that's the terminology! The app referred to Camelsdale as being one of the local meeting rooms which would have been associated with Liphook had it been built.) Kind regards, Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 13:43, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Glad to help! Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 17:07, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Yalain

Hello! Your submission of Yalain at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! AbstractIllusions (talk) 19:29, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Just FYI, I think I agree with you about the source being ok at the end of the paragraph. However, it was my first DYK review, so I triple checked it by the book and was probably too much of a stickler. Regardless, thanks for the interesting read, it was really cool checking sources for this one! AbstractIllusions (talk) 00:36, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks for the review - and you're right, it's better safe than sorry. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:47, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Yalain

On 1 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yalain, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Yalain have been proposed as one of the three most important Maya polities in the Petén Basin of Guatemala during the Postclassic period (c. 1000–1697)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yalain. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Spanish conquest of Petén

On 3 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spanish conquest of Petén, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1697 the culmination of the Spanish conquest of Petén resulted in the defeat of the last independent native kingdom in the Americas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spanish conquest of Petén. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kan Ek'

On 4 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kan Ek', which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the royal Maya name Kan Ek', first recorded in the ninth century, was the name given to all of the Itza kings of central Petén? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kan Ek'. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Nojpetén

Hi Simon, I've reviewed this article and raised concerns about the copyright status of one of the photos. It looks fine otherwise. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 07:47, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Nojpetén

On 18 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nojpetén, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the island city of Nojpetén was the capital of the last surviving Maya kingdom when the Spanish stormed it in 1697? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nojpetén. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 17:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Dzibanche

You might find more on this.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:08, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - the site certainly sounds familiar - I'll see what I can dig up. Simon Burchell (talk) 18:32, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy Christmas, dear Simon (by Mychele). I am incognito now.--93.138.22.84 (talk) 16:37, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

An award

		The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Christmas seems the right time of year to be be handing out awards so let me thank you Simon on behalf of the wiki for over 100 DYKs. Very impressed to see that you visit these places as well. Hope to see you with a 200 medal soon. Victuallers (talk) 22:38, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Victuallers - and Merry Christmas! Simon Burchell (talk) 22:48, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Oh, happy Christmas to you, dear Simon! (I hope we will see soon here.)--Miha (talk of Miha)

DYK for Dzibanche

On 29 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dzibanche, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Maya city of Dzibanche in southeastern Mexico was the early capital of the Kan dynasty, which later ruled from Calakmul? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dzibanche. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

(X! · talk) · @269 · 12:03, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Nice expansion! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:56, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Simon Burchell (talk) 12:57, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Natchez Massacre

What's your preference, Simon, would you like to see the nom try to finish this up during the current FAC, or would you rather run it through Milhist's A-class process first? (Reply at the FAC, please, if you have a preference.) - Dank (push to talk) 20:30, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Spanish conquest of Petén/GA1

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 16:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. I've answered each point on the review page. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 18:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Bilbao

Hi Simon, you might be interested in this discussion regarding the Bilbao site in Cotzumalguapa. Since my knowledge on this matter is very limited, I wonder whether you would care to comment. Best regards -- Arjuno (talk 15:45, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Arjuno, I've replied on the talk page. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 21:04, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Precious again

treasures of Maya culture
Thank you for your consistent in depth coverage of the rich history and culture of Central America, conveying the spirit of its people, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (28 November 2010)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the ninteenth recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:37, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you (again)! All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 15:48, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Kejache

On 18 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kejache, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kejache, a Maya people with a former territory straddling the modern border of Mexico and Guatemala, may have been descended from the inhabitants of the great Maya city of Calakmul? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kejache. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Harrias ^talk 08:03, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Human sacrifice in Maya culture

Okay. I saw no links in 'What links here' so I thought it would better merged. Glad you're working on it.- Gilliam (talk) 08:57, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

No problem, best to ask first though. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 08:58, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Human sacrifice in Maya culture

On 9 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Human sacrifice in Maya culture, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that human sacrifice among the pre-Columbian Maya was performed in a number of ways, including decapitation, heart extraction, shooting with bow and arrows and disembowelment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Human sacrifice in Maya culture. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:04, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Nice job on Human sacrifice in Maya culture! It was an interesting reading, and I'm glad it made it to the main page. Happy editing. ComputerJA (talk) 04:45, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks ComputerJA! All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 07:37, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Título de Totonicapán

On 11 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Título de Totonicapán, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the whereabouts of the original K'iche' version of the 16th-century Título de Totonicapán was unknown after its translation into Spanish in 1834 until it was shown to American anthropologist Robert Carmack in 1973? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Título de Totonicapán. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:03, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Paris Codex

On 21 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paris Codex, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that it is not known how the Paris Codex (pages pictured), one of only three surviving pre-Columbian Maya books, came to be in the collection of the Bibliothèque Imperiale in Paris in the 19th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paris Codex. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:02, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Grolier Codex

On 23 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grolier Codex, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the authenticity of the supposedly Maya Grolier Codex is disputed, even though it uses pre-Columbian paper? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grolier Codex. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Seibal & the early Maya

Have you seen this and this? I'll leave you to handle. Oh, and on a different tack, this Johnbod (talk) 17:14, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Johnbod - all very interesting. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 18:05, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

About a conflict between two Aztec empire maps

Hi,

Could you please give your opinion about the dispute that began on Commons, and now has been extended by Giggette on Aztec Triple Alliance's article (see there, there and there?

Thank you,

El Comandante (talk) 22:22, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I've dug out all the hard-copy maps I could find and have answered on the article talk page. Unfortunately, I think my copy of the Arqueología Mexicana special edition Atlas del México Prehispánico is on the other side of the Atlantic... Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 16:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your work! El Comandante (talk) 20:55, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

No problem, I hope it helps. Simon Burchell (talk) 22:11, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Could you please cite the year of your edition of The Complete Illustrated History of the Aztec & Maya and of Mexico from the Olmecs to the Aztecs, there? El Comandante (talk) 14:30, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I've just dropped in the info. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 14:38, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Tikal Temple 33

On 10 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tikal Temple 33, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the final version of the 33-metre-high (108 ft) Temple 33 at the ancient Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala was completely destroyed by archaeologists in 1965? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tikal Temple 33. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Castle Rings, Wiltshire

On 14 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castle Rings, Wiltshire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a hoard of coins of the Durotriges tribe was found in the rampart of Castle Rings, an Iron Age hill fort in Wiltshire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Castle Rings, Wiltshire. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:13, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for North Acropolis, Tikal

On 18 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North Acropolis, Tikal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the North Acropolis (pictured) at the ancient Maya city of Tikal served as a royal necropolis and contains the tombs of a number of identified Maya rulers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North Acropolis, Tikal. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

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