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Cathedral of Ciudad Real
It's a nice article, but the refs are most travel sites. I'm hesitant to nom this one. What do you think? --Rosiestep (talk) 17:07, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Agreed, unless sourcing can be improved it's likely to attract trouble.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:38, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Mount Elbert
Thank you for the help you gave in the GA review :) --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:40, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Aalborg has now been nommed for GA, still needs red links to be cleared though. The current GA of the month is now The Dorchester.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:07, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Aalborg review has begun...♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:21, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
The Dorchester - Can any of you see pages 65 and 66 in Yeomans book? That info would be useful to finish up the design/construction part of the History section. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:33, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Missing in my access also. I have found other sources and expanded the article.--Nvvchar. 13:58, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
Had either of you heard of the Dorchester? Iridescent tells me he is doubtful that even 1 in 100 Londoners have heard of it which greatly surprised me, I thought it was as well-known as Harrods. Nup, sadly the same with me, they're omitted for copyright purposes everywhere.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:04, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
We need to be perfectly clear with what happened with the construction. this doesn't make it clear what happened but has some useful info. Not to be confused with the Strand Hotel which most of it refers to. I'm not sure if Owen was replaced by Green or they both appeared from the start. Can either of you try to decipher it and add to the exterior background on it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:21, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
- I've done a bit more with this but will see what else I can find. Nope, I had not heard of the Dorchester.
- The Post War section reads like a society piece on who stayed, dined, partied there; I think it should be toned down. The section has only one sentence on refurbishment and nothing about management, etc; I'll see what I can find. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:45, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Yes, but I was hoping to find other information to fill it out so it wouldn't read like that. I still have a lot to do on the article...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Palacio Municipal de Caracas
The GA review for this article has begun... Still needs work I think..♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Too late, straight fail as was to be expected..♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:30, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
Just about ready for GA but the book notes could be converted to sfn. If either of you are interested in helping this would be good. It's clearly GA quality.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:33, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
I've started on the sfn conversion and will continue over the weekend. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:55, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
- :-]. Gracias♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:03, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
See my comments here. When I say something I really mean it. I really don't want anything to do with the DYK process still or to be held responsible for any problems it might entail. But it seems ridiculous to credit Rosie for adding a reflist and not myself, having written most of it. I think it's counterproductive for me to continue refusing to be credited as Tito has pointed out. I am focusing on GAs these days but it would get boring to solely do so and I hope to continue with our A-Z together. I don't want to produce masses of articles for DYK any longer though, but if we do a couple a week and you choose to nominate for DYK then I may as well be credited, even though I am permanently distancing myself from it and am not interested if reviewers put obstacles in the way of them going through. But as I say, I really hope once Rosie passes 1000, we'll split our editing time between GA and start class articles and not function in a rushed manner as before. But I feel we do need to continue our important work on new content and it also helps keeps us motivated and interested and things have fizzled out of late I think because we've ceased our A-Z work temporarily.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:04, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
This makes sense, so let's move forward. Btw, I didn't realize I had been credited in the nom; have removed my name from the credits. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:32, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
Aalborg
Review has begun. Help is needed ploughing through it!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:20, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
Jiddat al-Harasis
Dr.B or any other pagestalker, can you replicate this map or create something like it? --Rosiestep (talk) 02:33, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Nothing showing up in the UK. What sort of map do you want? I had intended editing the Oman desert article today, sorry I had thought only 3 days had passed since creation! Can you check the spelling of the Harasis and pipe to Harsusi language, seems a strange pipe given that the name is apparently different. In the Hinawi article also I find 115 forts in one town hard to believe. You're certain of that?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:04, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
The book shows a nice image of the desert location (pretty big area), but maybe there's another resource out there which is viewable in the UK; dunno. According to Ethnologue, the Harasis in Jiddat al-Harasis speak Harusi. I noticed the sentence about the 115 forts, too, but didn't double check against the reference; Nvv, can you please address this point? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:15, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Referencing
I don't know if Rosie or Nvv I told you about the extra buttons on the tool bar above editing but you can view what I use at User:Dr. Blofeld/monobook.js. I don't use half of them given than I no longer mass stub or translate content but the cite web template and reflist buttons are especially useful, I've shown Ipigott how to install a cite web parameter which is easier to use than the one wiki has with Prove It. Let me know what the situation is for both of you anyway, Gilderien and Bonkers might also find it useful,♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:40, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- Hm, thanks, but what exactly are these extra buttons? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 10:44, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
The ones I have are:
- Cite web template which inserts an empty template with the parameters without having to draw it up or enter each parameter first like with prove it
- An interwiki translation template which when you click it is comes up with the expand xxx template, you just have to add e.g German after Expand and topic= architecture
- A subst: User:Dr. Blofeld/DNB which can be used for sourcing Dictionary of National Biography articles
- A ref list which will add both the ref list and section bar when you click it
- A subst:PAGENAME and date of birth and death empty brackets which can be used for quick bio stub generating
- A google map ref template inserter
- An external link "official site" inserter where you just have to add the url link and save you also having to build the section
- An interwiki de: option (now redundant given wikidata does it automatically)
- A default sort button which when you click it, saves you having to type out default sort for names
- A subst infobox settlement button which when you click it it'll insert an infobox settlement for you to fill out.
As I say half of these I no longer use given my change of course in editing, but I'm sure any one of you will find a few of them useful. Just copy the ones you want from User:Dr. Blofeld/monobook.js♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:03, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- Okay, will do, I'm sure they will be handy some time in the future... Thanks! ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 11:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Amir Chakhmaq Complex
Char, I'd like to get this article nomed. There are 3 refs which follow the sentence, "It is the largest structure in Iran", but I can't find where they support that claim. Maybe there's a different page number? --Rosiestep (talk) 16:31, 28 September 2013 (UTC)