User talk:Motacilla/Archive awards & DYKs

Barnstar[edit]

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		For saving Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway from Proposed Deletion. Excellent work! Bencherlite ^Talk 18:58, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you see anything else in this user's contributions that you can save, please help... Bencherlite ^Talk 20:47, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Incidentally, the only text of that other deleted article was "This concern operated ironstone mining at Hook Norton in Oxfordshire" - so not much to work with, alas! Bencherlite ^Talk 15:47, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St Mary's Church, North Leigh[edit]

On November 4, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Mary's Church, North Leigh, 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.

Bencherlite ^Talk 20:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington[edit]

On November 20, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Peter ad Vincula, South Newington, 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 07:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for St Matthew's Church, Langford[edit]

On 21 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Matthew's Church, Langford, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that St Matthew's Church, Langford, Oxfordshire has two Anglo-Saxon carved stone reliefs of the Crucifixion, and that in one of them Christ's left and right arms have later been swapped over (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for T. Lawrence Dale[edit]

On 22 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article T. Lawrence Dale, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 20th-century artists Eric Gill and Leon Underwood created works for Italianate parish churches in and around Oxford designed by architect T. Lawrence Dale? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Palestine Railways H class[edit]

On 10 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palestine Railways H class, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the last standard gauge steam locomotive in use in Israel was a Palestine Railways H class 4-6-0 (pictured) originally built for the British Army's Palestine Military Railway? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of SS Wandle (1932)[edit]

Hello! Your submission of SS Wandle (1932) 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. Article OCNative (talk) 05:59, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Lanthorn[edit]

On 8 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Lanthorn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the First World War, the sail-steamer SS Lanthorn was attacked by a German U-boat, and although her crew was rescued, she sank while under tow? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:05, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Westcott Barton[edit]

On 16 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Westcott Barton, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before 1238, St Edward the Confessor parish church (pictured) in Westcott Barton was dedicated to St Edmund rather than St Edward? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Westcott Barton.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for the excellent article on the flat-iron collier WANDLE, which I would like to use as a basis for a chapter in my book about Admiralty Rescue Towage and Salvage, with credits. I have three photographs of WANDLE which you may like - they are: as the salvage ship found her, alongside and shoring up the bulkhead. Droxford Navigator (talk) 15:22, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou very much for the barnstar and message. I apologise for my delay in replying. Unfortunately in the last two months I have had rather too much to handle in the real World for me to keep up with developments on Wikipedia as well.

Most of the SS Wandle (1932) article simply re-tells the account of her war service in the Central Office of Information book British Coaster: The Official Story that was published in 1947. You are welcome to cite Wikipedia but the COI book is the primary source. If you don't have a copy, it is worth seeking via http://www.bookfinder.com.

Your photographs of SS Wandle sound highly relevant to her history. If you would agree to adding them to the Wikipedia article, I am sure they would improve it. If the photos are non-copyright or if you can obtain copyright waivers for them, please will you upload them to WikiMedia? This is the repository of millions of photos and other materials that contributors use to illustrate Wikipedia articles. Thankyou, Motacilla (talk) 00:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for John Knibb[edit]

On 26 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Knibb, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bailiff John Knibb also built the turret clock for St John's College, Oxford? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Knibb.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.

Orlady (talk) 16:07, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on the good work on the above article! If you have any material which may be of use to expand the article of another clockmaker, your assistance would be very much appreciated. Regards, --Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 22:09, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for the message and kind words. I have only a few references to Thwaites & Reed. Cyril Beeson in his Clockmaking in Oxfordshire says Aynsworth Thwaites, John Thwaites or their successors supplied turret clocks for Garsington parish church (1796), Merton College, Oxford (1813), Balliol College, Oxford (1838) and Worcester College, Oxford (1856). Beeson says there is a biography of John Thwaites by Buggins and Devereux in the June 1956 edition of Antiquarian Horology and the Proceedings of the Antiquarian Horological Society.

Due to demands in the real World my Wikipedia contributions are currently rather intermittent. It may be a few weeks before I manage to add the above details to the Thwaites & Reed article. Best wishes, Motacilla (talk) 00:53, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for William Beale (aviator)[edit]

On 29 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Beale (aviator), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1958, while working for a CIA front organization in Taiwan, William Beale flew the aircraft that bombed several Indonesian cities and sank KRI Hang Tuah off the coast of Borneo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Beale (aviator). 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) 16:03, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Patria (1913)[edit]

On 11 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Patria (1913), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when the British authorities attempted to deport Jewish refugees in Palestine to Mauritius aboard the SS Patria in 1940, the paramilitary organization Haganah sank the ship with a bomb? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Patria (1913). 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.

Chamal ^T•C 16:37, 11 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Anselm[edit]

On 16 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Anselm, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that SS Anselm was overloaded with about 1,200 Royal Marines and Royal Air Force personnel when torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 250? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Anselm. 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 15:17, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Oropesa[edit]

On 19 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Oropesa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that SS Oropesa sank after being hit with a torpedo by German submarine U-96? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Oropesa. 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 13:48, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Gasfire[edit]

On 23 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Gasfire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that all 26 crew were rescued when SS Gasfire struck a mine in 1941? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Gasfire. 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 12:03, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the DYK nomination! If you like reading about old coasters at war, did you see the new SS Abukir article I added? I found its final voyage quite poignant. Best wishes, Motacilla (talk) 10:06, 24 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for SS Abukir[edit]

On 3 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Abukir, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Luftwaffe aircraft bombed SS Abukir for an hour and a half but failed to hit her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Abukir. 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) 00:04, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for SS Umona[edit]

On 4 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Umona, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after SS Umona was torpedoed and sank off the coast of Sierra Leone in 1941, survivors used the reflective surface of a tobacco tin to attract the attention of potential rescuers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Umona. 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) 16:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)