User:Grandiose/archive4

Sinking of the RMS Titanic FAC
Thanks very much for your comments on the Featured Article nomination of Sinking of the RMS Titanic. I've replied to the issues you raised - could you please take a look and indicate whether you might now wish to support the nomination? Prioryman (talk) 11:05, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Grandiose, I'm keen to get this FAC completed and everyone else seems to have had their say, so could you possibly indicate whether you're now happy with the article? Prioryman (talk) 20:04, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

GA review started
Hi. I've started reviewing Talk:Non-fatal offences against the person in English law/GA1. --Noleander (talk) 05:09, 13 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I passed Non-fatal offences against the person in English law to to GA status. --Noleander (talk) 11:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Nyon Conference
This is a note to let the main editors of Nyon Conference know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on February 22, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/February 22, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or his delegate, or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The Nyon Conference was a diplomatic conference held in Nyon, Switzerland in September 1937 to address attacks on international shipping in the Mediterranean Sea during the Spanish Civil War. The conference was convened in part because Italy had been carrying out unrestricted submarine warfare, although the final conference agreement did not accuse Italy directly; instead, the attacks were referred to as "piracy" by an unidentified body. Italy was not officially at war, nor did any submarine identify itself. The conference was designed to strengthen non-intervention in the Spanish Civil War. The United Kingdom and France led the conference, which was also attended by Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Romania, Turkey, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. The first agreement, signed on 14 September, included plans to counterattack aggressive submarines. Naval patrols were established; the United Kingdom and France were to patrol most of the western Mediterranean and parts of the east, and the other signatories were to patrol their own waters. Italy was to be allowed to join the agreement and patrol the Tyrrhenian Sea if it wished. A second agreement followed three days later, applying similar provisions to surface ships. Italy and Nazi Germany did not attend, although the former did take up naval patrols in November. In marked contrast to the Non-Intervention Committee and the League of Nations, this conference did succeed in preventing attacks by submarines. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:03, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Battle of the Bulge map
Just wanted to say it looks a lot better now and it is good to see it get a "built-in" legend explaining the lines on the map. Cheers, W. B. Wilson (talk) 16:40, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Furtum
The DYK project (nominate) 15:17, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Battle of the Bulge
You created the map ? You missed something.In the northern sector 277 volksgrenadier division &3 grenadier division 12 volksgrenadier division with help of 12 ss advanced in north part they captured Bullingen and were stoped near Elsenborn,but on you'r map there is not such advance User talk:udisblizbadjoke —Preceding undated comment added 18:20, 25 February 2012 (UTC).

As you can see on US department of defense site:http://www.defense.gov/home/Specials/bulge/images/indexb_10a.jpg In northren part there is advance stopped at Elsenborn ,where on you'r map is not notice User talk:udisblizbadjoke —Preceding undated comment added 19:19, 25 February 2012 (UTC).

As you can see on battle of the bulge page ,is this map of sixt ss panzer army in north:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Battle_of_the_Bulge_6th.jpg They got to Elsenborn,and far north they captured Monschau ,but on you'r map is only the front line 15 december The german advance some miles right were 99 infantry division but on you'r map is not notedUser talk:udisblizbadjoke

I upload this photo to understeand better what i wanted to say:http://postimage.org/image/5wutobtsn/ User talk:udisblizbadjoke —Preceding undated comment added 20:24, 25 February 2012 (UTC).

WikiCup 2012 February newsletter
Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was, again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was, thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were, , and. February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from. At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.

The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.

The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:58, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Milne Bay
Hi Grandiose. Does your comment on the above review amount to a support now the issues you raised appear to have been addressed? Thanks, EyeSerene talk 11:47, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that quick response :) EyeSerene talk 14:14, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
(again) 13:40, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

RfC: The existence of a Civil War section
A user has expressed concerns that your vote on the above RfC on Talk:Sri Lanka is not genuine. I would appreciate if you could make some clarification to break the current deadlock as the user firmly stands by his opinion. Astronomyinertia (talk) 07:13, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your time
On behalf of WikiProject Sri Lanka and all Sri Lankan users and as a participant of this discussion I would like to apologise to you for the negative and uncivil comments and responses you received in taking your time to respond to our Rfc. I hope the following events did not discourage you from participating in Rfcs and Sri Lanka related topics in the future. Thank you.--Blackknight12 (talk) 08:16, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

May Revolution
I have nominated the article May Revolution for FAC at Featured article candidates/May Revolution/archive4. As you made a review of the article in the past, it would be useful if you could check it again, as it is an obscure topic outside of Argentina and previous nominatons did not atract enough reviewers. All comments are welcome. Cambalachero (talk) 02:02, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

FAN for Iraq War in Anbar Province
Can you take a look at my edits and let me know if they've satisfactorily addressed your concerns? Palm_Dogg (talk) 16:42, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

New FPC map
Hi, Grandiose. Nice map again, but I have a couple of suggestions for improvement. I thought I'd mention them here so the nom doesn't get bogged down again like last time!
 * For a map that doesn't deal in altitudes, instead of a green background #FEFEE9 is recommended (see WikiProject Maps/Conventions and the central box at File:Maps template-en.svg.
 * The lat/long lines should have their assigned numbers along the frame of the map at both ends.
 * The latitude lines are a big wonky, noticeably so with the one that runs through Niimi, Kyoto, and Okazaki. If you use Inkscape, the best way to smooth these out would be
 * Draw a straight line (F6) between the two end points of an existing line
 * Select the Edit paths by nodes tool (F2)
 * Highlight both end nodes (CTRL+A), and Insert a new node (the first button with a "+" sign above a node icon
 * Highlight the new node and select the Make Selected Nodes Symmetrical button (9th one across on the top row)
 * Drag the node until it lies on top of the existing line (don't hold down the CTRL key or it will keep the node in position along the X-axis and thus move it from the center of the new line, when you want it to be as close to the center of the existing line).
 * It will now be smooth and in the correct position. Delete the old line

Pretty good map overall, and I'll be happy to support afterwards. Matthewedwards : Chat  05:36, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It's probably best to use fonts like "Deja Vu Serif Condensed" and "Deja Vu Sans Condensed", which render on Wikimedia better than Times does, and also change placenames and attack labels to a Sans style font (Aquatic labels are usually ok in Serif, as this mimics commercial Atlases and stuff)

WikiCup 2012 March newsletter
We are over half way through the second round of this year's WikiCup and things are going well! , of Pool B, is our highest overall scorer thanks to his prolific writings on television and film. In second place is Pool H's, thanks primarily to work on biological articles, especially in marine biology and herpetology. Third place goes to Pool E's, who also writes primarily on biology (including ornithology and botany) and has already submitted two featured articles this round. Of the 63 contestants remaining, 15 (just under a quarter) have over 100 points this round. However, 25 are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly. 32 contestants, the top two from each pool and the 16 next-highest scorers, will advance to round 3.

Congratulations to, whose impressive File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg became the competition's first featured picture. Also, congratulations to, who claimed good topic points, our first contestant this year to do so, for his work on Featured topics/1982 Atlantic hurricane season. This leaves featured topics and featured portals as the only sources of points not yet utilised. However, as recent statistics from show, no source has yet been utilised this competition to the same extent it has been previously!

It has been observed that the backlogs at good article candidates are building up again. While the points for good article reviews will be remaining constant, any help that can be offered keeping the backlog down would be appreciated. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:18, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

GA: Hafizullah Amin
I'm finished, however I do have one problem (and I'll probably need you're help); i'm talking about the image, I don't know anything about its copyright status, were it came from and so on; does it need to be deleted if the article is to become a GA? Even so, thanks for reviewing the article. --TIAYN (talk) 07:49, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I've responded to you're last post :) --TIAYN (talk) 21:35, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

1740 Batavia massacre
Greetings Grandiose, this is a notice to let you know that 1740 Batavia massacre, which you have previously reviewed or copyedited, has been nominated at FAC. Should you be willing to review the article, feedback is welcogame at the nomination page. Thank you. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:52, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Queen of England?
I didn't realize "Queen of England" was frowned upon, I see it used from time to time (although I guess that doesn't mean it's being used correctly) and, as you may have guessed, I'm not from a commonwealth realm. I suppose it is a bit like referring to Barack Obama as the "President of Washington D.C." Interesting, well, I'll be more careful in the future. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 15:56, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oddly enough, one American presidential candidate felt he had to make it clear that he would not be "President of Washington D.C.", apparently worried about gullible people like me :) Mark Arsten (talk) 16:04, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Your battle of Guam Map
Hello Grandiose,

I just saw your Map for the Battle of Guam and have a few comments regarding it but since the voting period for it is over I post them here, maybe you can answer them.


 * The units border line should be explained as such in the maps Info-Box.
 * What does the small blue lines in the far north of the map stand for?
 * I would like to see the full name of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade at the landing site instead of Bde, which is explained nowhere.
 * Does AFLD stand for Airfield?
 * Is the Mar Bde at Orote Peninsula the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade?
 * Why is there the exact landing time (morning/afternon) for the 1st Provisional and the 77th but not for the 3d Marine?
 * All in all to many abbrevations which complicate the use of the map in non-english Wikis because not everybody knows what is meant with Pt., AFLD, Bde and possibly even Mt..

As a summarize in my eyes the Map is not "Newbie"-friendly for people who are not so much in the whole military terms etc.

Best regards --Bomzibar (talk) 13:49, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 April newsletter
Round 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's  coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score.

65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both and, the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article,  earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by  to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year.

An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank and, for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk &bull; email) and The ed17 (talk &bull; email) 23:11, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Re:Bani Na'im
Hello Grandiose. There's actually nothing controversial, to my knowledge, regarding Israel's views on Bani Na'im's status. It doesn't have control over Bani Na'im since it's located in Area A. Its administered and policed by the Palestinian Authority. Similar to Israel's municipal policies, the PA usually gives towns "city" status if they have a population of around 20,000. Thus, while Bani Na'im at the outset doesn't appear to be a city, it is considered one officially by the PA who control the place. I've actually decided to revert my changes since so far only one of the government-affiliated sources, JMCC has classified it as a city. It's an RS, but since the article's a GA I'd rather have a bit more backing from other government sources. Instead, I'll just have it state "City" in the appropriate infobox row, in the categories list and somewhere in the Government section. Regards, --Al Ameer son (talk) 19:40, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Talk:World Health Organization/GA1
I am willing to take over this review if you are happy with that. AIR corn (talk) 07:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I see you have started making some edits to this article. The problem I have is that at the moment I have some spare time, but I might not in a week or two. It is going to need a completely new review so I can't just check to see if my recommendations have been fixed. For that reason I am going to fail it now. When it is ready you can re-nominate it and drop a note on my talk page (that is if you want me to review it). If I have time I will re-review it and if I don't it will be back in the queue so someone else can grab it. AIR corn (talk) 08:37, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 May newsletter
We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is, whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader,, is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by, our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user,, claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:32, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War
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Heading spaces
Sigh. I managed to mis-read WP:MOS. Thank you for pointing out my error. Hamish59 (talk) 12:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

GA drive
Hi there. Just letting you know of the upcoming GA drive, set to start on the 15th. Sending you a message since you were a top reviewer in the last one, and of course the backlog needs all the help it can get right now. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 18:06, 11 June 2012 (UTC)