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January 2014
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 * Legal Dispositions of Herm Island | publisher=Herm Island | accessdate=28 December 2013}} . After the annexation, Herm gradually lost its monastic inhabitants, and between 1570 and 1737 the

Admin needed please
Hi, I was working on the Herm article in my sandbox a little while ago, User:Matty.007/sandbox/Herm, before I took it to GAR. Is some kind of history merge needed? Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 14:00, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * It's really better not to do that: the danger is that if a sandbox version and the main article are worked on simultaneously. a history-merge (which arranges all the revisions in time/date order) produces a confusing effect as revisions from the two separate developments are interleaved. In this case there was only one edit to the main article while you were working on the sandbox, but IMO it would still be better not to do a histmerge. The point of it would be to ensure attribution of all contributions, but since you were the only one who worked on the sandbox, and your contributions to the article are properly attributed by your edits there, there isn't a problem. I should just tag the sandbox with db-u1. JohnCD (talk) 15:07, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, I wasn't sure; thanks. Mat  ty  .  007  15:20, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bill Hooper (English footballer)
Matty.007, were you planning on returning to finish this review? I've put the "review again" icon on it because it needs finishing, but I'm hoping you can continue what you started. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:20, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Replied. Mat  ty  .  007  20:38, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Herm
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DYK for Dread Pirate Roberts (Silk Road)
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Don't know if you noticed this post
Where do we go now seems to be an inquiry into wrapping up the discussion. — Maile (talk) 23:27, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I hadn't thank you. Mat  ty  .  007  17:16, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for His Last Vow
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DYK for Prié blanc
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His Last Vow
Hi, sorry for pinging an admin, but the edits by IPs to His Last Vow are bringing me to the end of my tether. There is one in particular, 68.149.113.34, who keeps adding unsourced speculation with the faintest of links, and simply keeps re-adding the information. Is it enough for page protection/block/some kind of notice? Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 15:17, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I've added a level 2 warning about adding WP:OR, when we have added enough warnings then we can block - seems like only one IP - so that's the way to go. Standard warnings are listed at Template messages/User talk namespace, or you can use WP:TW to add them. WP:RFPP would need to see regular vandal attacks from more than one IP.  Ron h jones  (Talk) 16:44, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I wasn't sure if it was worthy of a warning, thank you very much for the help. Mat  ty  .  007  16:50, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

RFC summary
Hi Matty.

Do you know how to do a close on an RFC, as far as formatting? And do you mean to do it on this one? If so, I think it's Template:DRN archive top. If you weren't looking to do that yet, then never mind. — Maile (talk) 17:31, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * What I was thinking of doing was seeing the response to my summary, then perhaps asking an uninvolved editor if needed. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  17:39, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Seyhan Gündüz
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DYK for Herm
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A barnstar for you!
Good job! I think though we can improve it further. I've restructured it a little and expanded on geography. I think it could use a lot more book sources, try here You can paste a google book url into here, none of that book ref name stuff!! Offhand I think the church (I think) and the Fisherman's cottage in particular might have more info available. I've reformatted the books into a bibliography as I intend adding a lot more book sources. I'll try to help you further improve over the weekend/sometime next week maybe. The lead also needs expansion to summarize the whole article including services and landmarks.. I've put in a request too for a detailed map of the island. Thanks Matty anyway! Is the number 7 for Le Tissier or are you my arch enemy 007 :-]? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:54, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the barnstar, and for expanding the page as well. I will have a look for some more refs. I hadn't seen that book ref formatter before, that is probably going to be very helpful. I will have a look at the lead sometime soon. My name is, I am afraid, after the Great Man himself, so sworn enemies will have to work for mutual gain... Thanks again, best, Mat  ty  .  007  17:44, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * While looking at Channel Island pages, I saw that you also wrote White House (Herm). Have you been to Herm? Also, have you seen the Channel Islands portal? Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:13, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hehe. You've got good taste anyway! Haven't been to the Channel Islands since I was a small kid but some of my earliest memories come from Jersey. When I collected stamps as a kid I was always fascinated by the obscure stamps from the litttle islands like Herm and Jethou. Not a special interest no, but I do like articles on that area, I believe I also worked on St Anne, Alderney, its harbour, Alderney Society Museum, and Jerbourg Point etc. The prose might not be the best on a few of those though as they were a collaboration with an editor who wasn't a native speaker and he provided a lot of text to them. I have an interest in hotels/country houses, that's mainly why I started the White House! I'll try to add more book sources over the next few days. As it currently is it's in good shape to make further improvements.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:24, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the links, I hadn't seen the Alderney Society Museum, I will add it to the DYKs. Thanks again, Mat  ty  .  007  19:28, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

The others were Braye Harbour and Mignot Memorial Hospital I think along with a few stubs on geo features on the south coast of Guernsey I think. Some of the ones like Sark and Jethou might be worth expanding and fairly easier to get up to GA given their small size. Much easier than Jersey or Guernsey anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * They look great! My eventual (quite long term) ambition is to get all the inhabited, then if possible all the islands to GA status. It is quite ambitious though and may take some time... Best, Mat  ty  .  007  19:35, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I have put them on the noms page for the Channel Islands portal DYK so that I don't forget to add them at some point. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:41, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for David Moore (botanist born 1933)
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DYK for Inchdrewer Castle
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DYK for George Ogilvy, 3rd Lord Banff
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Re: Some baklava for you!
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 * OK, thanks for the help. Mat  ty  .  007  19:49, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Courtsiding
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DYK nomination of History of rugby union in Wales
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A barnstar for you, too, Matty!

 * Wow, thank you very much for the custom barnstar, it's great! Best, Mat  ty  .  007  16:15, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Good effort
Hello, I admire the time and effort it took to set up the page, it is too soon to have a separate page for episodes for The Musketeers. Especially when not even the first series has finished airing. MisterShiney  ✉    19:15, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I would disagree, given the amount of information I found, having a separate article already seems reasonable. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:18, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Courtsiding
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Template:Did you know nominations/List of The Musketeers episodes
This nomination has issues. --George Ho (talk) 19:47, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK
Yes. Hafspajen (talk) 19:43, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, so here's my crash course:

OK, this is more of a specialist area, but it is good to know about content development, i.e. how to expand articles, how to write them, and how to identify articles of a good quality. The rules at DYK are numerous, and listed here and here. I would advise having a look at those before doing anything at DYK, but I shall attempt to summarise the main elements of the rules:
 * Any article can be nominated within 5 days of mainspace creation, so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose (I use this for character counting
 * Any newly listed GA can be nominated within 5 days of listing (provided it hasn't been in DYK before) so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * Any article which has had the number of prose characters expanded fivefold can be nominated within 5 days so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * Any unsourced BLP which has had the prose expanded twofold and is newly sourced can be nominated within 5 days so long as it is over 1500 characters of readable prose
 * A rule of thumb is at least one source per paragraph, but more if possible
 * The hook (i.e. the "... that interesting fact") needs to have a source directly after where it is stated in the article
 * Everything stated in the hook must be stated and referenced in the article
 * Hooks should be neutral point of view (i.e. don't make mistakes such as I did here, especially with BLPs)
 * After you have five 'credits' (i.e. five articles have been on the main page after nomination by you) you need to begin reviewing one nomination per every article you nominate (this is called QPQ)
 * In the hook, the article being nominated must be bolded and linked
 * If you want to use an image, make sure it is fair use
 * No redlinks in the hook
 * No bare URLs

When you want to nominate articles, go to Template talk:Did you know. Scroll down to the box which says 'YOUR ARTICLE TITLE', and after reading the yellow steps, input the nomination title and you should see this (go into edit mode on this section so that you can see what it actually looks like, as it has been compressed):


 * Article: where the name of the article being nominated goes, do not link it
 * Article2: for if there are multiple articles being nominated
 * Status: delete all but the relevant one
 * Hook: where you write the part that goes on the main page, start writing after the ?
 * Author: again, no linking, just the creator's name
 * Author2: for if there are multiple main authors
 * Image: where the 'File:Image' part goes if you want a picture used (note: the image must be used in the article
 * Caption: only fill this in if there is an image, write a description of the picture
 * Comment: if you, as the nominator, have anything to say about the nomination
 * Reviewed: where QPQ goes if necessary


 * I know this is quite a bit, but if you have any questions, please ask. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:49, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I think you mean not fair use in the third bullet from the bottom of the first section (i.e. any image you want to use must be free.) ~HueSatLum 20:19, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Whoops, thanks for catching that. Thanks again, Mat  ty  .  007  20:22, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * OH ; MY: I am studying it, great work.  Hafspajen (talk) 20:31, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * WEll, maybe he was.... :) There is a hook, I don't know how to check image, that it is fair use. Is there any tool? Hafspajen (talk) 21:47, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, what is best is to go onto the image page and that it doesn't have a fair use rationale, and read the license section. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  11:33, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Great work here above, thanks Matty. Hafspajen (talk) 18:50, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much . If you read below, I have 4 QPQs to be catching up on, so if you wanted you could see what I checked. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:21, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

My -ing
Thanks for that Matty, to be fair, I must say that apart from a little misunderstanding I had with Huon on live chat, he has not at all harassed me. In fact I owe him an apology.Cowhen1966 (talk) 15:54, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying that, I hope you like Wikipedia and decide to stay, you seem like a good contributor. All the best, Mat  ty  .  007  15:56, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I really do! But at the moment I'm finding some of the commands a little bit challenging and I find I'm making some commands that I didn't even know I was making sigh!Cowhen1966 (talk) 16:04, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * That's no problem, editors know that it is hard for new users to find their way around, we've all been there once. If you want any help, ask an editor you respect, or at the Teahouse. Best of luck, Mat  ty  .  007  16:07, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, how about you? You've been nice to me? Can you I've me any practical advice as to how to review some articles?Cowhen1966 (talk) 16:21, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * review as in New Page Patrol? Mat  ty  .  007  16:24, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Ben Simons
Hi Matty. Be my guest if you want to go for a DYK, I have also started the Bruce Tasker article today, so maybe if we sort out Matthews as well you could have a triple DYK. FruitMonkey (talk) 17:34, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll have a look. Where are you getting these people from, as I made a list of all redlinked GB athletes listed here? Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  17:35, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Bruce Tasker expanded, nominated Template:Did you know nominations/Bruce Tasker. This is my third DYK nom for today, fifth in two days, so excuse my QPQ slowness. Now working on Ben Simons. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  17:55, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm just looking at the Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics article. FruitMonkey (talk) 18:09, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Ben Simons now DYKable as well. Do you think a joint nomination with the two of them, or with Simons and Baines, or just individual as we have currently? Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  18:21, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, nominated separately, Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Simons. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  18:26, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Now I need to do 4 QPQs... Better get going. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  18:27, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Done QPQ on all, all now nominated. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  19:54, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Maria Komissarova
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DYK nomination of John Baines (bobsledder)
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 * Since the hook is about him falling into the 2-man team, why not run it Feb 17? They haven't made the prep sets yet, and there's a good chance it will run on Feb 17. Yoninah (talk) 22:16, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, that sounds good. My 25 self nomination, thanks for all the help. Mat  ty  .  007  22:18, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK for John Baines (bobsledder)
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Alderney and Channel islands
I've responded to your comments and fixed them on the Alderney DYK. With regards to the CI wikiproject, You could have articles like Guernsey RFC, Jersey R.F.C., Alderney official football team, Seigneur of Sark, Herm, Myles Landick, Michael Le Bourgeois, Matthew Cook (rugby union), The Track, Footes Lane and Matt Banahan to name a few articles that could be included.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 15:18, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I have the majority of them on the DYK section, and I have put islands on the featured articles. Responding to the DYK now. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  15:19, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
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DYK for Rebekah Wilson
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DYK for James Machon (skier)
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DYK for Barra Castle
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