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Oh, OK, my natural selection would have been something Ancient Egypt related (one of my main interests) or expanding one of the lacking Governorates of Egypt articles.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:37, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Morro Solar - nomed it. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:01, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Egypt... me, too, with the preference for ancient rather than modern. How about something from Category:Ancient Egypt stubs, i.e. El-Tarif? -Rosiestep (talk) 05:24, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Tukgahgo Mountain
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 * Congratulations on getting this one at the top of DYK together with the picture.--Ipigott (talk) 10:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Scrabble
Can you please take a look at the Morro Solar nom as I can't sort out the ref problem? --Rosiestep (talk) 01:55, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Interesting link for "graveyard shift"; I really didn't know where it came from. In case you, too, play Scrabble, here are some tiles for you. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:37, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Whalsay Parish Church
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Morro Solar
Hi Nvvchar. I made a comment on the Morro Solar talk page which I think needs to be addessed as it's going for DYK. The easiest way to fix it is simply to remove the sentence in question. Otherwise I found it a very interesting article.--Ipigott (talk) 16:33, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Quick work. Like magic!--Ipigott (talk) 16:52, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I'll be back to editing on Wed and will work on Shuanglin Temple. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:17, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Mmm there is a sizeable modern village of At-Tarif right by it, it is just west of Luxor. Not sure if we should merge them into one article. It's a significant modern settlement nearby.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:35, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, but doubt we'll find enough for a DYK on it. Excellent work on Zahamena National Park, stubbed that nearly 5 years ago.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:41, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm up for it, Niger is poorly covered on here. Although might be tough 5 x expanding ones like Gadabedji Reserve. But we should get the Indian monuments sandbox project completed and nominated first.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:53, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm always up for Africa wildlife and province articles.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:04, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Emailed.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:23, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hirebenkal
Gatoclass 00:02, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Godavari Dam
Hello Sir! I was trying to add geocode location of this subject dam, but couldn't find it anywhere on the map. Well... there is a fairly good chance that it hasn't been marked on map and hence isn't available. But i tried searching on http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in also, but found none. (I don't know if the website is complete/reliable or not. But having looked at the data for various dams on it, i find it to be fairly reliable and good, if not best, source of information; well organized one.) However, on this website there is a Bhavali Dam which is close to Igatpuri and also built on Darna river; which is the basic description in our article. Of course, there are various dams near Igatpuri and various dams on the Darna river as well, best example being Darna Dam. Bhavali is also available on map. To name a dam "Godavari", after one of the most popular and important rivers of India, especially when it is not based on that river, sounds very odd to me. Do you think the Bhavali Dam is actually misnamed here as Godavari Dam? I suppose you may have some knowledge on this or at least some better way to find about it. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 06:49, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Let me check from my books. I will get back to you.-- Nvvchar . 06:57, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


 * No rush! Take your time. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 07:36, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I have verified my documents of the Godavari Tribunal. There is no mention of this dam as Godavari dam. It is mentioned only in and  gives a different name. May be the name of the dam has been changed recently. May be some some irrigation engineer near Igtadpur (if you know any one there) could clarify.-- Nvvchar . 03:11, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Well... going by the list Dams in Maharashtra which lists both Bhavali and Godavari Dam as two separate dams, there is a good chance that they exist and are different. We probably are just not looking at the right place in the map. Anyways... thanks! §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 03:53, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Poeh Museum
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DYK for Wildlife of Cameroon
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Wildlife of Niger -- sure, let's work on those articles! Regarding Mahabalipuram monuments project, I'll be back on track this weekend... Though I felt better after a few days of being on antibiotics, my head was "foggy" so I wasn't up to the task over the last week; thanks so much for your patience and nice message. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:17, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, so I see, but most people assume Libya contains nothing but oil, desert and terrorists LOL. We should do the national parks along with it me thinks.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:08, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Will look shortly, Aymatth2 started Fatimid architecture as a result of the mosque, not sure if you think its worth developing further. I don't want too much detail on monuments, it should be more about discussion of architectural features and such.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:49, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Which article is on "the oldest Mosque in Libya"? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:15, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Very impressed with the good quality of Zahamena National Park, well done!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:05, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, not finding much on Atiq Mosque (Awjila). I'm wondering if it has another name, i.e. maybe Al-Kabir Mosque? I'll do more research. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:03, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Waza National Park
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Saptashrungi
Could not complete the whole article as busy with a FAC with Dr. Blofeld. Dharmadhyaksha is Marathi and can possibly help in adding info from official sites. I have still have Bharya in my mind, will probably complete the 4 pending articles soon. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:54, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey! Thanks for adding me as a nominator on the DYK although my contributions are least. I have gone through the official websites but have found hardly anything from them. I did, however, add some other things today from Marathi newspapers. Does it meet 5x now? How much more to go? §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 08:22, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Need identification help
I just discovered Mehr Ali, a poorly written article about a village in the Himalayas; I can't even tell in which country the village is located. Could you please look at it? Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 04:03, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes. I will make an effort soon, as references to places in Pakistan is very poor.-- Nvvchar . 05:23, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you. After I left this message, but before you looked at it, the author added a link to Google Maps, which I've converted to proper coordinates.  At 04:03, there wasn't a single blue link anywhere!  Nyttend (talk) 06:10, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Sealyham House
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DYK for Palais Leuchtenberg
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Morro Solar
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Shuanglin Temple
I noticed there is one uncited section (Hall of the Devas). Probably got to do some source-searching. And you don't mind adding me into the nom? Best, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 06:28, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Protected areas of Cameroon
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

We really need to be better organized with listing our DYKs on the A-Z page. I say we should always list the DYK hook and articles on the A-Z page at the time of nomming for DYK, this way we'll never forget to update it. As it is I'm having a hard time finding what has been updated and what hasn't!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:32, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Would you be interested in getting Varadharaja Perumal Temple up to GA status?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:22, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

As you can see, I'm working on the Mahabalipuram monuments project today. As I'll be jumping back and forth between the articles, I'll reply again when I'm done with them for the day. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:18, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm done with the project for today. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:46, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

As we can't seem to get this large project completed, I'm wondering about splitting it. If you and Dr. B are agreeable, my recommendation would be 3 projects (meaning 3 hooks): Pancha Rathas (6 articles), cave temples (6 articles), and everything else (4 articles)? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:50, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I am done with my edits to Atiq Mosque (Awjila). --Rosiestep (talk) 04:12, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Let's get the Pancha Rathas completed and nomed -- I can't imagine breaking them up -- and then figure out the other hooks, ok? Another maybe not obvious benefit of multiple hooks is that we can use multiple images and there are so many striking ones. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:42, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * And I was going to suggest an alternative of let's get Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram nomed by itself as it is so comprehensive (can it get to GA?) and would pave the way for others. There's no incentive for a multihook (fewer reviewers want to deal with them). Can you get some feedback from Dr.B? --Rosiestep (talk) 16:35, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Well, I think it makes more sense to just get them out of the way in a single hook. There's no rush to get them all finished if you currently don't feel like editing them.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:29, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I'm done working on them for the day in case someone else wants to take over. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:41, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Nvv, ask Materialscientist to move the articles into the mainspace, I'll ensure they are all copyedited before nomming, I dislike working in sandboxes and am more likely to edit them in the mainspace. We have 5 days, I'll see that they're OK.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:49, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Termit Massif Reserve - I've completed my edits to this one which you mentioned awhile ago. If California articles interest you, you may want to work on Wolf Creek (Nevada County, California)‎ and Banner Mountain. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:19, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, yes I'll handle all of that after work today. I want to wish you safe travels on your pilgrimage; may it be a most excellent experience. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:59, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

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Fatimid Architecture
It seems a bit long for a DYK reviewer to wade through. Also it still has some "citation needed" flags left over from copying lead text from articles on the palaces - but I was planning to clean those up anyway. If you would like to nominate it, feel free. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:05, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It would be possible to make a double with Al-Mansuriya, whose Fatimid architecture has vanished leaving only some fragments of stucco. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:11, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
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DYK for David Oppenheim (clarinetist)
The DYK project (nominate) 01:08, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Ants in the Plants
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I added a bit to the article. Thanks for reviewing! Star767 (talk) 13:42, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Over the years I have drifted towards sourcing articles from books with preview as far as possible, or journal articles, and trying to avoid websites because they often have errors. That naturally leads to the  style of citation, so each page referenced can be cited individually without repeating the book or journal details.  It also moves the clutter of source definitions to the back of the article, and I think putting the sources in a separate alphabetical list gives a more professional appearance. It is easy enough once you get into the habit. Just a personal preference. Aymatth2 (talk) 15:31, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Battalion Park
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Welcome back! --Rosiestep (talk) 02:50, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

I nomed Banner Mountain and Wolf Creek (Nevada County, California). Can you nom Termit Massif Reserve? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:45, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Shuanglin Temple
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DAB needed
At Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Lulua_Mosque - see you there. --Lexein (talk) 12:22, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

WP:Disambiguation. Good grief 16 articles? OK, will get my copyediting socks on over the next few days! The wonders of Barney Kessel's chord inversions have been taking up much time of late. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:30, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

This is the planned hook?

... that the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram of the Pallava Period include the Pancha Rathas (Dharmaraja Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Draupadi Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha, Ganesha Ratha), several Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram including (Varaha Cave Temple, Krishna Cave Temple, Mahishasuramardini mandapa, Panchapandava Cave Temple, Shore Temple), as well as the Descent of the Ganges, which is the largest open-air bas-relief in the world?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:35, 15 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Nvvchar, sorry, I saw your question on DrBlofeld's page. DAB=disambiguation, meaning to correct the article links to point to the correct, informative articles relevant to the topic. I couldn't find any mention of a "third Caliph al-Hakim" in an existing Wikipedia article. If we wikilink, the link should go to something specific about the mentioned item. There are too many Al-Hakim articles to know which applies, if any. I found an article discussing a "sixth Caliph Al-Hakim", which I linked in the DYK nomination discussion, but not a "third". Let's discuss further at the nomination. --Lexein (talk) 23:09, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Vito Alessio Robles, Colan Church, and Fir Hill Manor may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:56, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

It appears to me that the comments related to the Atiq Mosque (Awjila) nom pertain to content in the article before I started editing it, so I'm not sure which refs, translation tools, etc. you used at the time. Can you re-trace your editing steps to sort it out? As there are only 1536 ch, I'm hesitant to start a c/e (i.e. removing close paraphrasing and questionable phrases such as "is of great regional importance") a this time. I've watchlisted the nom. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:13, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

I don't think we should add one more article to the Mahabalipuram group as there is enough to do (c/e etc.) with the current ones! Let's just tweak the suggested hook. I'll try and sort it out with Dr. B. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:53, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, please link all of the articles like Bhima Ratha etc and correct any red links.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:45, 17 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Linking done with other artciles included in the UNESCO valuation.-- Nvvchar . 04:28, 18 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Vito Alessio Robles, Colan Church, and Fir Hill Manor are due for nomination today (19th).in the Vito Alessio Robles publication list is copied from the Spanish Wikipedia and there is no reference to it. You may like to delete it. Group of Monuments tomorrow.-- Nvvchar . 15:56, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for El-Tarif
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DYK for Zahamena National Park
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DYK for Termit Massif Reserve
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Olakkanneshvara
Hello. I'm confused. The infobox for the Olakkanneshvara Temple article features this img: Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa.jpg. The infobox also states that there's an alt name, Mahishasuramardini Cave Temple. The lead states that the Olakkanneshvara Temple is near the redlinked Mahishasura Cave Temple. We have an article on Mahishasuramardini mandapa. Are these all different buildings: Olakkanneshvara Temple, the Mahishasura Cave Temple, and the Mahishasuramardini mandapa? Also, I don't find one gbook-hit for the word Olakkanneshvara, which seems unusual; also none for Mahishasura Cave Temple. Thanks for helping me understand what's what. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:46, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

So is it appropriate to use an img of Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa.jpg in the infobox for Olakkanneshvara Temple? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Ref2, Ayyar, doesn't mention Olakkanneshvara at all. Ref3 and Ref4, Puratattva.in, doesn't seem like a RS: ''"With a nearly impossible target, to document all major and minor heritage monuments of India, this IT professional has gone into a very different trajectory to accomplish his passion. Hailing from Mathura and settled in Bangalore, Saurabh is an immature blend of north and south India. However, we don’t know how, he has been able to keep his passion kindled. He is ever ready to bore you with his remarks and talks, so beware if you spot him somewhere in ruins or deserted monuments as this is where he wanders most. He is the main brain behind spoiling this site with his content. Please write all your abuses via Contact Us, he will surely answer you as this might be his best past time. I have received few comments that why I am being humorous when the site content is serious. I agree that the site content is serious however I prefer to put some humorous element as well. I am not sure whether I am right or wrong in doing this, so I thought to ask you directly. How you feel about reading my little introduction, do let me know if you visit here."'' I just can't seem to find any RS other than, maybe, Ref1 which has a brief mention of Olakkanneshvara. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:12, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

I think I've found it but with a different spelling. Give me a little time to do some research. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:20, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

UNESCO spells it, "Olakkannesvara", and there are many gbook-hits using this spelling, so I'll move the article to "Olakkannesvara Temple". Thank you for the picture... truly a picture is worth a thousand words. According to UNESCO, it is a structural temple like the Shore Temple, so in the navbox, I'll move it from the Mandapas section. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:38, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, if you can upload it, that would be great, but can you give me an hour to work on the article so we don't edit over each other? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:48, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, tomorrow Niger, let's get the monuments copyedited first. Bikenibeu might also interest you.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:58, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

...that the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram inscribed by UNESCO, of the Pallava Period include: The Pancha Rathas of Dharmaraja Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Bhima Ratha, Draupadi Ratha, Nakula Sahadeva Ratha, and also Ganesha Ratha; several Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram including Varaha Cave Temple, Krishna Cave Temple, Mahishasuramardini mandapa, Panchapandava Cave Temple; among the structural temples, the Shore Temple and the Olakkannesvara Temple; and the Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram) (pictured), which is one of the largest open-air bas-reliefs in the world? is my suggestion for the hook includes Olakkannesvara Temple. The picture could be the one in the infobox of the Descent of Ganges. It is entirely up to you to finalise. and rightfully post it on DYK. If it is ok, then Olakaneshvara is to be included in the lead of the first article. I have done all the five pending QPQs.-- Nvvchar . 17:31, 20 March 2013 (UTC)-

Yes, will nom after a final copyedit tomorrow. You and Rosie might be interested in SOMAIR and Sainte-Famille Church.♦  Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:50, 20 March 2013 (UTC) ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:13, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Per your request, the Mahabalipuram nom is done. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:36, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Great job, what a relief ! Excellent job on SOMAIR Nvv, COMINAK and Akokan may interest you and Rosie. BTW, what is your town of birth and childhood Nvv? What is your native language? ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:14, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I've finished my edits to Vallée de Mai, COMINAK, SOMAIR, and Akokan, Niger. Candle Creek may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:23, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Regarding a suggested hook: ... that a Kabbalistic decoding of the Book of Genesis by Charles George Gordon suggested Vallée de Mai is the Garden of Eden. I'll get to those other noms later today. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:39, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

I'll get around to editing Vallee de Mai tomorrow, if the deadline is today go ahead and nom anyway, heaven forbid missing a DYK deadline..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:15, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of El-Kouf National Park
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DYK for Al-Mansuriya
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DYK for Fatimid architecture
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DYK nomination of Atiq Mosque (Awjila)
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DYK for El-Kouf National Park
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Colan Church
The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Rosie has nommed the Niger articles. We must expand Bangui, as a capital city it is a shocker, and it's currently in the news and will be getting more traffic.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:31, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Check the "World Heritage Nomination:IUCN Technical Review ref link in the Vallee article.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:33, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Aldabra - Was 5,446 ch; currently 15,889 ch. I will work on it. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:45, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Not sure you understand my humour, but never mind. Please correct the species names vs scientific names in Wildlife of Libya and put scientific names in brackets and in italics, it is confusing as many don't have brackets and it is difficult to follow if one is referring to the one before it or after it. Emailed you in regard to books.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:07, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I don't understand. As an ex-bureaucrat, I am a serious minded person. Please do make corrections in Wildlife of Libya.-- Nvvchar . 18:10, 26 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Once in a while my friend it is healthy to gave a good laugh about something, even scientists have done tests to show that laughing has immeasurable benefits to your well-being. The yak understands your predicament, so I gave him a kiss on the noggin from you and he's gone back to happily swimming in his inundated meadow.. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:33, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Stubbed Template:Protected areas of Libya, you might find enough to expand some, I added to the RAMSAR sies which are actually within El Kouf.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:07, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for noming Candle Creek; to that nom I added Kiwalik River. Nomed separately Fish River (Alaska), Tubutulik River, and Koyuk River. Will work on the other suggested articles tomorrow; too tired now. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:34, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Go for it!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:22, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

If you can expand Yak racing go for it, we don't always have to nominate everything for DYK of course.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:03, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

You and Rosie might find more for Saxon Tithe Barn and Nettleton Mill.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:06, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Wildlife in Libya at DYK
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A Yak remembers you
Answer your email!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:10, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Saptashrungi
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

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Church of the month This image of the Church of Saint Ildefonso, Portugal by Poco a poco was recently promoted to Featured Image. Thank you and congratulations for the great image!

Contest of the month No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard, and would very much welcome any input from interested parties in how to set it up, determine winners including how many winners, etc.

By John Carter

Featured content and GA report Since the last report;

Grade I listed churches in Cumbria was promoted to Featured List status, thanks to Peter I. Vardy, and the image above of the Church of Saint Ildefonso was promoted to featured picture status.

Martin Luther King, Jr., by Khazar2, was promoted to GA status, as well Third Epistle of John by Cerebellum.

Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included St Mary's Church, Cleobury Mortimer by Peter I. Vardy; Marion Irvine by Giants2008; Margaret McKenna by Guerillero; Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity by Epeefleche; St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood by Peter I. Vardy; Vester Egesborg Church by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; Undløse Church by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; St Martin's Church, Næstved by Ipigott, Rosiestep, Nvvchar, and Dr. Blofeld; St. Peter, Syburg by Gerda Arendt and Dr. Blofeld; Østre Porsgrunn Church by Strachkvas; Church of Our Saviour (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) by Nyttend; Dami Mission by Freikorp; Mechanicsburg Baptist Church by Nyttend; Acheiropoietos Monastery, by Proudbolsahye; T. Lawrason Riggs, by Gareth E Kegg; McColley's Chapel, by Mangoe; Oświęcim Chapel, by BurgererSF; Second Baptist Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio), by Nyttend; Church of the Holy Ghost, Tallinn, by Yakikaki; Old Stone Congregational Church, by Orladyl Heath Chapel, by Peter I. Vardy; St. Joseph's Church, Beijing, by Bloom6132; Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton, by Rodw; and St. Michael's Catholic Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) also by Nyttend. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

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Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, a cantata by the German composer J.S. Bach, was promoted to GA this month and was written by Gerda Arendt. Many thanks for her continuing work in the area of early 18th Century Church music.

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DYK nom for Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Template:Did you know nominations/Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram - Please take a look at the reviewer's comment. How can we clarify that the articles were in Sandbox starting 1/1/13? --Rosiestep (talk) 01:10, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. I found Template:Did you know nominations/Candle Creek under March 22. --Rosiestep (talk) 06:14, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Emailed.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  07:32, 30 March 2013 (UTC) What did you mean for Hppergarton in Elephant racing?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  08:46, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Try requesting ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  09:04, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I really want to get Bangui up to a decent status as it is in the news at present. Can you find as much as you can on the landmarks?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:33, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything for Tegar, a village in the Nubra valley of Ladakh? I see mention of the Tegar formation which could be written in I guess.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:53, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Nvv, we should create a Landmarks of Delhi article, the main article has a poor coverage of notable landmarks. I want something comprehensive on it.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:54, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Very impressed on the Nettleton article, great job! Be careful on Bangui you don't find info on the wind farm at Bangui, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:18, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Regarding the note you left on my talkpage which starts: "I have cleaned up text derived from the book reference 2 (Moffit)", can you let me know which article you're referring to? Thx! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:47, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

The Candle Creek article and all the other Alaskan geo articles I've started up recently are based on PD material, verbatim and/or closely paraphrased, with appropriate attribution. No problem with that. The problem with the Candle Creek article is that it was nomed without re-working the verbatim and/or closely paraphrased PD material. I've started up a few more Alaskan geo articles in the same way, and want to do many more because there is so much PD material out there on geo features which interest me and don't have a presence on wikipedia. But let's not nom them unless you or Dr. B or I or someone else want to re-work them first. In the meantime, I'll c/e Candle Creek. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Me too!! I've been there twice, once in the winter and once in the summer. Beyond lovely! I am working on improving the attribution on these articles so there's no mistaking that they are full of PD (verbatim or close paraphrasing), which is fine, but they can't be nomed as is. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:09, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

A reviewer of the Tubutulik River nom is mentioning an issue with a section which you worked on. Can you please take a look? If you'd prefer not to work on it, ok to remove the whole section and the article would still be long enough. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:16, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that on Tubu River. Regarding Saxon Tithe Barn, I couldn't find much on gbooks. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:25, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Very nice thanks. Can you upload some pictures of the Bangui boat races and of some local people and request to use ?♦  Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:41, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Yes, I'll QPQ as time permits. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:13, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks to Rosie's diligent edits, Groenendael Priory is now in a good state. You may wish to add to it for our other Belgium entry.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

I did a couple of QPQs last night and will keep at it until the requirement is satisfied at Mahabalipuram. Hope all the project articles are cleared pretty soon! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:34, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Indian cinema DYKs
Since WikiProject India is celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema on 3 May, thinking of DYKs for that day:
 * Sant Tukaram (film): User:Redtigerxyz/Tuka links: first Indian film to get international attention. I have started this on the user page. Lots of text avaialble now.-- Nvvchar . 17:20, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Will talk tomorrow. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:19, 7 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Hunterwali: Fearless Nadia's famous film


 * Mohini Bhasmasur (1913) by Phalke: 1st film where female roles played by females.
 * any wiki is an unreliable ref. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 14:33, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Please nominate. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:57, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * But you have to nominate for that particular date, right? (I am not much acquainted with DYK request process for specific dates).--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:27, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Anna Salunke: Bollywood's first "heroine" (Raja Harishchandra) in same hook as Mohini. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 16:55, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/A Stitch in Time (novel).-- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:31, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Nomination is done on the date of creation of the article. It is cleared now and Redtiger has requested for its appearance on the main page for 3rd May. An img of the movie would still help as the img of Kamla has some issues, as mentioned by User Vivvt.-- Nvvchar . 17:20, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please add Salunke in Mohini hook with his img, when you done with Salunke article. IMO, a man dressed as a woman is better DYK pic than a woman as a woman.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:49, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Suggested combined hook for Anna and Mohini: while the heroine of India's first full length film was a man (pictured), Mohini Bhasmasur was the first Indian film to feature actresses? -- Redtigerxyz  Talk 18:19, 7 April 2013 (UTC). Some how I missed this note. I have posted the alernate hook after adding to Anna Salunke. I am now on to Hunerwali on my user page.


 * Master Vithal: hero of India's first talkie film
 * Done. Please nominate. Suggested: the talkies led to the decline of Master Vithal, the hero of India's first talkie Alam Ara (pictured) and a popular silent film actor then? -- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:19, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Aztec, New Mexico, UFO incident

-- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:31, 7 April 2013 (UTC) -- Redtigerxyz Talk 15:18, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I have expanded Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra, first remake of Indian cinema and also working on Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra, short film made by Phalke on the same subject. -  Vivvt  ( Talk ) 18:38, 5 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I have nominated Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra here. -  Vivvt  ( Talk ) 04:09, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

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? Name
I recall you said that Alaska's geography interested you, so I wanted to mention Cape Nome... an interesting place with an interesting etymology. The current article is verbatim PD so it would need a re-write for dky. I found a lot of present day references which I haven't incorporated (at least not yet). No worries if you're busy with other things. I love the garnet sand photo! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:46, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, all the verbatim PD would need to be re-phrased. The hook will be fun: ... that the map notation of "? Name" may have been misconstrued as "C. Nome"? Re this for Groenendael Priory, it seems to have good info, but blog aren't considered to be RS so I totally avoid them. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:14, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Looks good. If you'll let me know when you're done with you additions, I'll ce out the verbatim stuff and I'll nom it. Thx --Rosiestep (talk) 03:01, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Libya
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DYK for Tubutulik River
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DYK for Bikenibeu
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Inline Reference Format
I noticed that you've added references in a particular style, eg. from Aldabra. They aren't rendered in a way that I can understand what they refer to. Perhaps they are pointers to resources that you haven't finished putting in. Perhaps they need some adjustment in the syntax. Perhaps there's something going on that I don't understand. Could you help me understand in which direction these need to be adjusted? It looks like you have a clear idea of what these represent, it would be nice to make sure your valuable contributions reach the end audience. --Wcoole (talk) 00:58, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation. I see the convenience and expository clarity of being able to tag in multiple places, but only putting the detailed information in the Bibliography. Now that I understand what this tag means, I can decipher what the reference is to. There is still a style problem: the reference (and the resulting tool tip) hyperlink to the References section. The References section hyperlinks to the points where the tags are. Neither hyperlinks to the Bibliography.

By a bit of trial-and-error, I've made some adjustments that make the hyperlinks connect better. The main change was to make the Bibliography data use "last=Coe|first=Malcolm James" in place of the previous "author=" style. It seems like using the "page=" format for the in-line references allows the page to be shown properly.

If you get a chance to look over my changes, you might want to try these style adjustments in your future work. If, on the other hand, you don't agree that the new version is improved, please be so kind as to explain why you think so or point me to a reference that explains how these are intended to be used or how they work.--Wcoole (talk) 23:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Wildlife of Vietnam
I have left a note at Talk:Wildlife of Vietnam. I don't see the need to have a draft version of a section in a live article. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 10:35, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

I've moved it to Protected areas of Vietnam. Let's not rush the Wildlife article just for the sake of DYK. We did 11 provinces of Vietnam a while back anyway!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:14, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Wildlife of Vietnam isn't complete though. It has barely any prose about actual wildlife which is what the article is intended for and the fauna section is a big list not prose. Please, no rush. I'd rather it was well-written over time with a broader range of sources than just the national park website and tourism websites. Let that one pass and concentrate on the Protected areas article but I think I'd rather the effort went into expanding the stubs on the individual national parks. Perhaps just add a full list of reserves to the protected areas article underneath? ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Vito Alessio Robles
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DYK for Banner Mountain
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DYK nomination of Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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 * Please see note under Bhima Ratha. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see note under Draupadi Ratha. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 09:45, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see note under Pancha Rathas. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:04, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see note under Krishna Cave Temple. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see note under Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:49, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see note under Mahishasuramardini mandapa. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bangui
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DYK for Nettleton Mill
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Bangui Anomaly
I started Bangui Anomaly but its expansion is best left for a scientist. Perhaps it would interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:20, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Elephant racing
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References for native Dysoxylum species of trees of the Indian subcontinent
G’day NVVChar from Australia,

thank you for your edits to Australian genera of the plant family Proteaceae, just now.

Please assist me with better reliable reference sources on Dysoxylum species of trees native to the Indian subcontinent, if possible.

I saw your interesting user page after those edits, including your interest in trees and massive WP experience.

I have massively expanded the Dysoxylum genus article recently but the sources i did find for species found naturally there leave a lot to be desired. The best information i got and wrote on the article was "India and Sri Lanka have about four recorded species." by indirect reference from the neighbouring region’s Flora Malesiana.

One assumes there are some good quality, reliable, (and scholarly?) sources for Indian and Sri Lankan flora. I could not find my way through the many different government flora and herbarium websites and also blog pages and so on, to the best sources.

Thank you for reading this and in advance for any reply. ——--macropneuma 03:26, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I will try.-- Nvvchar . 04:03, 9 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you NVVChar for your good faith edit and efforts. I’m very grateful for the effort, responding to my above request; however the information added is in error as it refers to the plant family Meliaceae distribution and numbers of species (statistics), not specifically referring to this Dysoxylum genus. ——--macropneuma 09:10, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Please refer to Dysoxylum in my Macropneuma user talk ——--macropneuma 01:24, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Vallée de Mai
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DYK nomination of Saxon Tithe Barn
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Thanks. I will be creating an article on Bonaire later for our A-Z.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  09:45, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Niger
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Hi there! Yes yes all is very well in my world, though I do have problems with spring allergies. I think I've just been busy with family, work, etc. and spending less time on the computer. Hope all is well with you. Adding an img to a nom is always nice when it works out but neither of the images in the Bangui Anomaly article would really work for the nom, so best to leave as is, I think. Btw, thanks for working on this one... its quite interesting to me. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Aldabra - I count 4953 ch before you started editing it, and 22190 ch now. So it needs ~ +3000 ch. As an FYI... the article's lead section is ~ 1521 ch. I don't seem to find refs which haven't already been used so don't know how to expand this one without repeating what's already said. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:40, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

I was only aware of Bangui Anomaly yesterday yet nommed already? I'll look into it now. You might find more for The Armada Service, more in the British Museum web source and the Go source.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:38, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

You and Rosie might find more for Harrold Hall, plenty in the Bedfordshire government source.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:44, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
feel free to add alts  Redtigerxyz  Talk 18:52, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Will complete Tukaram till end of week and let you know. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:26, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Please request your admin friend to move to mainspace and nominate with 3 May request. I lost 2 days due to internet issues. I will complete the rest in mainspace. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 17:48, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Bangui Magnetic Anomaly
Hi Nvvchar, sorry not to get round to this article - I have some things that I'm still hoping to add and an image, although I'm a little uncertain about whether it would have a PD-Nasa license or not - I'll check before I upload it. Mikenorton (talk) 21:14, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Aldabra - I made a slight change to the ref structure, hoping that is what the reviewer meant. I'll get to the other articles over the weekend; too tired now. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:21, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:50, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Nepal article tomorrow, You may both expand Chiribiquete National Park.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  23:11, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Candle Creek
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DYK for Lulua Mosque
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DYK nomination of Fir Hill Manor
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 * See my responses on the dyk nom page and on the Fir Hill Manor's talkpage. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I've completed my edits on Kakum National Park. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I've completed my edits to Sukur and nomed it. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:27, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cockroach racing
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DYK for Baroli Temples
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DYK for Wildlife of Vietnam
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DYK for Groenendael Priory
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DYK for Saxon Tithe Barn
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Thanks for expanding Yoram Tsafrir; please add your name to the nom; does the photo in the nom need to be included in the article? I will look at Kiwalik River tonight. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:48, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

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Atiq Mosque (Awjila)
The best way to move this along is to do nothing. I know that is hard. But there are no outstanding issues, so it will not get dropped. The more complicated a DYK discussion looks, the less any reviewers want to get involved. The last line starts with, and says "Still needs a fresh review". Adding anything to that would just make it look more forbidding. It is getting near the top of the list of old nominations, so someone will get round to it eventually.

On the date question, 7th century is extraordinarily old for a mosque. Only a handful are that old, and they are famous. This is not one of them. But "atiq" means "old", and the mosque is certainly very old. The legend that the mosque dates back to the time when the Arabs brought Islam to the oasis is probably true in the sense that soon after they arrived they built a simple mosque where the present one stands. But the Arabs have never been very sentimental about old buildings. By the 12th century the original mosque was probably falling apart, and someone pulled it down and put up the fine mosque that stands there today. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:08, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I will not speculate on how the Muslims could have taken the destruction of the Babri Mosque in the "right spirit". I find the hate-filled and homicidal religious fanaticism that led up to and followed the event impossible to reconcile with my image of Hinduism as a mature and tolerant religion. I cannot accept killing people in the name of religion. I do not want to discuss it. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Can you address the two remaining points of Talk:Fatimid architecture/GA1?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:19, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that! How are you? We've been relatively quiet of late haven't we! Sorry I missed your Nigerian article I will look at it shortly and the others see where we are!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:02, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bangui Magnetic Anomaly
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GA
Fatimid architecture is now a Good Article!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll work on Wildlife of Mali tonight; just let me know when you're done. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:01, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Norton Bay may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:22, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cape Nome
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:03, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lake Débo
Hello! Your submission of Lake Débo 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!  —♦♦ AMBER  (ЯʘCK)  14:12, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Atiq Mosque (Awjila)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Candle Creek
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Kiwalik River
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Akokan, Niger: The dyk reviewer brings up a close paraphrasing issue with one of your refs (#12, Uranium Network Org). Can you please rewrite the sentences associated with that reference? COMINAK: Another close paraphrasing issue, this time with the Hekla ref. Can you please rewrite the sentences associated with it? I'm working the other issues associated with this triple nom. Thanks --Rosiestep (talk) 03:00, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Great thanks! I started Wildlife of Chechnya as Chechnya is in the headline news in the US. I couldn't find much info about the flora or fauna, ergo the article. Couldn't even figure out if there's a photo in Commons to use... several pictures are captioned in Cyrillic and I confess to being a poor reader/translator of Cyrillic writing. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:28, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

You mention Fish Creek (Alaska) needing expansion... did you mean Fish River (Alaska)? --Rosiestep (talk) 14:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Go ahead and nom anything which you think is ready. Râpa Roșie may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:16, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the noms. When you have a chance, can you revisit the list at Wildlife of Rwanda? The way it's worded, the list is composed of mammals, but there's a frog and some birds in the mix. They should either be in a separate list, or the sentence preceding the list should be tweaked. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:43, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Rugezi Marsh and Buberuka Highlands may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:48, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

New proposal, see Rosie's talk page. We could use it to organize everything and save messaging on each talk page, it would be much more efficient and easier to keep track of what is going on.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:05, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Started WikiProject Rosblofnari! Please alert us of updates of new articles/expansions and DYK problems on talk page of project. Read the instructions on the page for monitoring our pending noms and dates for deadlines. Hope this will make it easier for us! Please place the page on your watchlist. Tap in WP:RBN for shortcut.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lake Débo
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DYK for Aldabra
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rosblofnari
I've moved your comments to here. I'm very disappointed in the way you've completely ignored me over this which indicates to me that you have no desire to continue to work together with me. The organization of our work has become incredibly difficult to follow and monitor what you are doing and what has been nominated.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  09:05, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

I put in considerable effort yesterday to try to put some organization into our work. I left you several messages and an email asking for some feedback and you didn't utter a single word in response, yet found the time to post your comments on article completions to Rosie. I found that rather rude Nvv, although I'm pretty sure it wasn't intentional, but it looked like you intentionally skirted the issue for whatever reason. Yes, our talk pages have been mutually exclusive but it has still been done in a haphazard way, having to shift through your or Rosie's talk pages. How am I supposed to remember all of those articles you've nominated for DYK and what exactly needs doing? I'm an organized guy, I'm pretty sure you are too. Having one place for our discussions and a place to monitor our work I thought you'd happily embrace. If you can list new expansions on this page at the bottom of the Current articles list with a date, we can keep track of the five day window and steadily work through them. I'm often guilty of not putting as much effort into our collaborations as I'd have liked, and the reason for that has been losing track of the sheer number of articles and what we're doing if I happen to be not so active for a few days.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:33, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

"I attribute this to your's and Rosie's constant goading and support to me to write on various subjects." Goading???? Neither of us "goad" you, we always say "you may be interested in" and Rosie and I made it perfectly clear to you that you can pick and choose what you are happy to write. You're under no obligation to expand everything. Obviously you enjoy working hard and writing here, but my concern, maybe it is Rosie's too I dunno, is that you take DYK way too seriously and everything you do revolves around it. We're pretty loose editors and we don't feel this pressure to have to nominate everything we ever do for the sake of DYK. We write because we like to write. If anything I feel pressured by you urging us to rush articles just to meet the 5 day deadline and is one of the main reasons I've set this up so we are all well aware of how much time is left to edit and nominate. As an editor the first priority after expanding should be "is this readable, of a good quality" not "only one left to nominate for DYK". I get the impression you will not edit an article for anything other than DYK. If you feel we are goading you to overwork I strongly suggest you stop and take a long hard look at why you are here. You are under no obligation to make a single edit here, but we genuinely love having you around and we never thought you'd return to wikipedia. Let's try to take things easier between us and reduce the number of articles we produce together, Quality and readability is most important, not the number of DYKs we churn out.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:00, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

As for our achievements, we've done a tremendous amount, but I was only looking yesterday through articles like Dal Lake and Chamba, Himachal Pradesh and marveling at the quality of them. For me those sorts of articles we took the time to gradually improve and attain a higher standard regardless of DYK stand out much more.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:27, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rosblofnari some Rwanda issues still left before nom. Thanks for your work on that. Check your emails!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:05, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Thankyou, enjoy your trip, will take care of the noms.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  09:46, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Amba Mahabharata
Collected some links at User:Redtigerxyz/devi. Working on Bharya. 2 articles remain. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 16:42, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Saw User:Nvvchar/Beginning. Nice collection. Removed one. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 16:48, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * About Ashtabharya, I am thinking reorganizing the info into a table/list form: Wife, names, princess of, daughter of, mode of marriage, attestations (scriptures), children. Then paras about interaction with Krishna and themselves: Rukmini-Satyabhama conflict about parijat, Satyabhama-Jambavati marriage story; death; symbolism; worship of Rukmini-Satyabhama in the south. What do you think? -- Redtigerxyz Talk 18:27, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Narayan and Banker are fiction writers who base their works on Hindu epics. Their work is not a reliable source for an article. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 09:04, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * At last moved Ashtabharya articles to mainspace. Jambavati and Yamuna are still to be moved. Left request with admin. Categories need to be added, links to these articles from other articles and links in these articles like Bhadra, Yamuna, Lakshamana need to be fixed. For DYK suggest: ... that the Hindu god Krishna is described to have eight chief queens (pictured with Krishna) - Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana - and 16,000 other wives headed by Rohini? (Bhagavata Purana description). -- Redtigerxyz  Talk 16:36, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

QPQs: Redtigerxyz Talk 18:27, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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 * I have provided wikilinks to Rukmini and Satyaabhama also, but not bolded, so that the count is 8 as wikipedia articles.-- Nvvchar . 04:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Fir Hill Manor
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Armada Service
The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:06, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pancha Rathas
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:07, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Dharmaraja Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:08, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Arjuna Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:09, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bhima Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:10, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Draupadi Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:10, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Nakula Sahadeva Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:11, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ganesha Ratha
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:12, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:13, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Varaha Cave Temple
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Krishna Cave Temple
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Mahishasuramardini mandapa
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:15, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Panchapandava Cave Temple
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:16, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Shore Temple
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Olakkannesvara Temple
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:18, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:19, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
Redtigerxyz Talk 18:42, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wildlife of Chechnya
Hello! Your submission of Wildlife of Chechnya 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! Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:56, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Koyuk River
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Lake Débo
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Sukur
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Kakum National Park
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Fish River (Alaska)
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Vester Egede Church
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Faxe Church
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Norton Bay
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:03, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Protected areas of Vietnam
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:05, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (May 2013)
Hi, I thought I would drop you a note to say that I mentioned in this month's issue of Ichthus. If you wish to receive the full content in future, please drop me a note on my talk page.-- Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 18:00, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Haslev Church
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Chechnya
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Lee Tai-Young
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks. Will nom later. Can you find enough for Murray Hill, Christmas Island? If not a Wildlife of Christmas Island I think would be possible.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:35, 30 April 2013 (UTC)