User:Nvvchar/Archives/ June 2016

DYK for Nina Alovert
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

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Daisy Earles
You don't need to remove the redirect before you write anything.Xx236 (talk) 07:18, 2 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I was not aware of the procedure. I have created the article which stands on its own merit as Daisy Earles was well known and deserved an independent article. I hope you agree.-- Nvvchar . 09:01, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * O.K. - I can see your text, forget my comment.Xx236 (talk) 09:08, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks,. Nvvchar . 09:15, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for your strong focus
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DYK for Kanhira Puzhan Dam
Allen3 talk 12:21, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Antonia Merkelbach
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:07, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tonya Kinzinger
Hello! Your submission of Tonya Kinzinger 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! Amgisseman(BYU) (talk) 21:02, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Tonya Kinzinger for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tonya Kinzinger is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Tonya Kinzinger until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:46, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for helping us to fix the gender gap
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June 2016
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DYK for Birgit Jürgenssen
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Sekrenyi festival
Hello! Your submission of Sekrenyi festival 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! Daniel Case (talk) 05:56, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Sacred Jackfruit Tree

 * Thanks. Nvvchar . 13:45, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Viona Ielegems
You recently created the article Viona Ielegems. This was in fact the second re-creation of the article since its deletion as a result of this AfD. If you believe that the AfD was improper (and not merely that you disagree with it), or that my redeletion was improper, or that Ielegems has the notability required for an article and that she could get a reliably sourced article, then please bring up the matter at Deletion review. If you plan to do this but would first like me to place the deleted material in your userspace, please ask. -- Hoary (talk) 04:56, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I did not get a warning about it. Otherwise I would not have created it. I have no issues with its deletion.

DYK nomination of Production of Fenugreek in India
Hello! Your submission of Production of Fenugreek in India 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! Brianhe (talk) 09:16, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Please see new note on your DYK nomination.
 * I'd also like to give credit where credit is due: The last few articles I've seen from you on the nominations page, including this one, read so much better! Thank you for taking the time to polish up the grammar! Yoninah (talk) 20:48, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Was Tonya Kinzinger translated?
Was Tonya Kinzinger translated from the French Wikipedia article fr:Tonya Kinzinger? If it was, it needs attribution. You can use the Translated page template for this. - Brianhe (talk) 02:14, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No, I translated from other sources.-- Nvvchar . 02:44, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Award

 * Thanks, . Nvvchar . 01:05, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Yellamma temple, Saundatti
Hello! Your submission of Yellamma temple, Saundatti 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:09, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Tell me, are you really writing these articles? This and other recent nominations of yours just don't seem to match the quality of work you've been producing for years. Every single article that I promote from you needs further editing for English grammar. I just spent a lot of time on Savadatti fort, but I don't have the time or desire to fix this one up. Yoninah (talk) 06:33, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have always valued your reviews and addressed issues raised by you. I am disturbed by your present observations. I only write the articles. Some of them were written probably in a hurry and not adequately edited before posting. I will try to rectify the issues in Savadatti fort. Do you think that I should not post my articles on DYK?  Nvvchar . 07:54, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Not at all. You are the most prolific contributor to DYK and keep the wheels moving! But I think you should take extra time to check the grammar before you post an article. They often drop "the"'s and don't always paraphrase the source correctly. I did a thorough edit of Savadatti fort, as you can see from the page history, so I don't think more needs to be done there. Please look over and polish up Yellamma temple, Saundatti. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 08:30, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I spent the time polishing up Yellamma Temple, Saundatti. Please see my edit history and note where you need to insert "a"s and "the"s. Regarding the hook, the source for the last paragraph under "Features" says that the girls are marrying "God", not the temple god (and the temple doesn't have a god, just a goddess). But the lead says they're being "dedicated to the temple", citing an offline source. Perhaps you could reconcile these two facts. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:41, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . I have changed the reference to an online source which on page 52 states "In India even today people dedicate girls to goddess Yellamma of Saundatti in Karnataka in fulfillment of their vow". I have modified the sentence in the "Features" section. There is probably confusion in use of the word "God". This reference  supports that the Devadasi practice of dedicating girls to the goddess at the Yellamma temple was prevalent. There are many such book references in support of this practice. In case you wish to remove all ambiguity, I will delete the last few lines of the "Features" section. Nvvchar . 12:33, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * It's fine to leave the mention under Features, but what does "Another theory mooted" mean? There's no verb in this sentence. Yoninah (talk) 17:18, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Added.-- Nvvchar . 01:09, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Copyright violation (again)
Having just tried to read Potato production in India, I have to agree with Yoninah in the secion above that the writing of your recent articles is way below par. This was clearly taken from : In your attempt to avoid copyvio you have mangled the text beyond recognition. Other bits are a lot closer still to the source you used: This is a copyright violation, something you were already warned about. Upon checking the whole "History" section were the above sentence was taken from, it turns out that you rewrote the first few sentences, and then copied whole parts wholesale or with absolutely minimal changes. Compare e.g. "The cultivation generally spread widely throughout the northwestern hill region because the trade between the hills and plains developed by 1839" with "The potato cultivation generally spread widely throughout the northwestern hill region because the trade between the hills and plains developed by 1839." Or "Captain David Scott 1802-31, the agent of the Governor General of British India in the northeastern frontier introduced potatoes during 1830 at Nongkhlaw village msl 1000 m in the Khasi hills. " with "Capt. David Scott (1802-1831), the agent of the Governor General of British India in the northeast frontier introduced potatoes in the North-East region of India during 1830 at Nongkhlaw village (msl 1000m) in the Khasi hills." I have deleted the article. Fram (talk) 08:16, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * "Potato, called as "a crop-exotic" though planted in India during early 17th century it was systematically experimented 11 varieties in the hills of Simla hills during 1909."
 * "Potato is a crop exotic to India. Although, the crop was introduced into India in early 17th century, a systematic attempt for introduction was made in 1909 when 11 of its varieties were tried in Simla hills."
 * "johhson saw good potatoes produced in 1842 in the immediate vicinity of Kolkata and still finer varieties in the hills of Cherapunjee in Meghalaya."
 * "Johnson [...] saw good potatoes produced in 1842 in the immediate vicinity of Kolkata and still finer ones in the hills of Cherrapunjee (presently in Meghalaya)"


 * I was in the process of adding the original text to History section to rewrite it in my own words, when it got saved by mistake and I got busy for short period. It was an unintended mishap. I was in the process of correcting it when you deleted the article. I should have first created it in the sandbox. Never mind. What is done is done.  Nvvchar . 09:26, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Areca nut production in India
— Maile (talk) 23:05, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Gaëlle Ghesquière
Hello! Your submission of Gaëlle Ghesquière 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! Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:20, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Gerd Neggo
Hello! Your submission of Gerd Neggo 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! Drmies (talk) 03:14, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Talkback message from Tito Dutta
Tito Dutta (talk) 07:20, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks, . I appreciate your quick gesture. Nvvchar . 09:32, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Congratulations :) :) --Tito Dutta (talk) 09:34, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Savadatti fort
— Maile (talk) 12:11, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal
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DYK nomination of Shumen Plateau Nature Park
Hello! Your submission of Shumen Plateau Nature Park 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! Yoninah (talk) 21:22, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tonya Kinzinger
Hello! Your submission of Tonya Kinzinger 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! Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:21, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Template:Copied
Hi, I don't know if you're familiar with this template, but when you copy text from one Wikipedia article to another you should note it in the edit summary of the new page, and also affix this template to the talk pages of both the new and original articles. I noticed that you copied some text from Shumen fortress to Shumen Plateau Nature Park, so this template should be used. Best, Yoninah (talk) 09:49, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I was not aware of this.-- Nvvchar . 10:05, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal
Allen3 talk 12:39, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Gaëlle Ghesquière
Allen3 talk 12:39, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yellamma Temple, Saundatti
— Maile (talk) 12:30, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Tracy Edser
You have created Tracy Edser. The first sentence of the body, "Tracy Edser was born in 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa in an underprivileged white family." is sourced to and to. Neither source seems to support any aspect at all of the preceding sentence: not her year of birth, not her place of birth, and not her background (not even her race, for that matter). So why did you add these two sources to this line, and where did you actually get this information from (it doesn't seem to be included in any of the three other sources you used, although my Japanese is a bit rusty)? As far as I can tell, at least her year of birth is wrong and seems to be 1982 instead. So how much of the remainder should we trust? Fram (talk) 14:40, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify, pl. This reference says "Tracy is 30 years old and lives in Johannesburg" and for this reference I found the year as 2013 as the source year of the reference. As I could not find any other reference giving the exact date or year of birth, I interpreted her year of birth as 1983. As you say it is wrong I have removed it. Pl give me the relevant reference so that I can introduce it again. The second reference  says "I was born into a typical poor white family in Johannesburg, but escaped the cycle of poverty." But purely by oversight, I misinterpreted it as Tracy's version but it was said by Nadine Hutton. I have corrected the opening sentence now. Sorry about this mix up. I have also removed the year of birth in the absence of an exact reference.  I have corrected it now. With regard to the Japanese reference I have used Google translated text. Nvvchar . 02:14, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sekrenyi festival
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Mattie Edwards Hewitt
Hello,

I posted to Talk:Mattie Edwards Hewitt in late May, and forgot to notify anyone of the discussion. As article creator, what do you think should be done about the issue of her birth date? Vycl1994 (talk) 00:37, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tonya Kinzinger
Hello! Your submission of Tonya Kinzinger 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!  Intelligent  sium  00:05, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Production of Fenugreek in India
Hello! Your submission of Production of Fenugreek in India 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Welcome to the Hall of Fame!
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DYK for Inger Hanmann
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:50, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Charlotte Hanmann
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:50, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Grace Banker
Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Grace Banker has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:36, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Fine. Thanks . Nvvchar . 07:30, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

GA Reviews
I have taken up these two reviews: Talk:Masroor Rock Cut Temple/GA1‎ and Talk:Udvada Atash Behram/GA1. Informing you myself as the Legobot problem is still there. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 18:33, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

I have taken up another two: Talk:Chau Say Tevoda/GA1 and Talk:Grace Banker/GA1. Sainsf (talk · contribs) 04:51, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

OK Three more Talk:National Museum of Vietnamese History/GA1, Talk:Burkhan Khaldun/GA1‎, Talk:Matrilineal society of Meghalaya/GA1 Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 14:01, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK discussion
The discussion at WT:DYK may be leading to a more general discussion of your DYK articles and related problems. Your input is welcome. Fram (talk) 20:19, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Sophia Duleep Singh

 * Thanks, . Nvvchar . 01:44, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Glad to help. All the best,  Mini  apolis  20:29, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh
Hello! Your submission of Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh 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! Mangoe (talk) 00:12, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight
You might be interested in doing a DYK on this oddball, never heard of her, have you Char? ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:24, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * This article definitely needs to be nominated on DYK But, I have stopped nominating on DYK as many of my recent articles have run into problems. Thanks.-- Nvvchar . 01:06, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I was kidding actually, but wasn't sure if you were aware of the article. Sorry to hear you've been having a hard time with DYK, but GA can't be a replacement for that. The articles really need a lot more work, and with those they should be thoroughly copyedited and checked before you nominate them. I've not contributed to DYK for several years now as you well know, I'm of the opinion it should be replaced with something else. Personally I'd rather work on articles which are going to get a million odd page views a year than just a thousand odd on DYK day. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:08, 1 July 2016 (UTC)