User talk:Agne27/Archive 7

Happy Holidays
  You got a Christmas card! → → →
 * It was nice to see your name on the LGBT Talk page today. I had thought you were inactive. Most please to see I was mistaken! Happy holidays! Jeffpw (talk) 13:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Why thank you. I've still been a busy beaver, just with stuff over at the WP:WINE. I still read your WONDERFUL newsletter and try to keep an eye on the LGBT articles. Heck I even tried to merge my two interests with the Lesbian wine article. :) AgneCheese/Wine 13:26, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
I wanted to thank you for your tireless original contributions to everything wine-related. Please accept this barnstar as an expression of thanks! Neutralitytalk 03:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh thank you. I love what I do and working with fellow Wikipedians to make the encyclopedia as great as it can be is truly rewarding. Thank you again for the kind words. AgneCheese/Wine 08:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Well wishes
Thanks for the message last week, greatly appreciated. Glad all of those papers are done now. Now all I have to do is write my thesis lol.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 18:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Carignane, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 06:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Champagne charlies
Thanks for your robust support and quality work on the fledgling one. It's like a police state here sometimes.. I couldn't find the energy last night but I'm now inspired once again! You're a rock :o) --mikaultalk 09:26, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. It was a very worthy endeavor and the AfD was a little shocking. I think the "pop culture" in the title is what put up the red flag considering the current anti-trivia climate. Truthfully I side a little with perspective myself but it was clear that this article was an encyclopedic approach to sometimes troublesome issue. Great job on the start. AgneCheese/Wine 10:45, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK

 * LOL, but I love Nascar. :) Carl Edwards is my driver. AgneCheese/Wine 14:39, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * That's funny! I sometimes have a dichotomy about me (or should I say wide variety of interests?). Royal broil  15:43, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Such is the spice of life. :) I grew up in Missouri, right next to the Schrader I-55 Raceway, so I was always around racing. The reason why Carl's my driver is because he is a good Missouri boy and I saw him race at I-55 in his early days. Didn't do the back flips back then though. AgneCheese/Wine 15:55, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Wino Award
An award for the budding young wino.
 * LOL...thank you. Wine is certainly a fun topic to write about, even better when you're enjoying a glass or two in the process. ;) As for your suggestion, I do still owe the Borg Queen an article on India wine but I'm sure I can find time in the next couple weeks for a Kazakhstan wine article. Thank you again for the award. :) AgneCheese/Wine 12:13, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Your welcome. It really makes it look professional. A great asset to the project. Adios y Felicidad Navidad!! -Merry Christmas! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     Talk? 12:14, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I know you;ve got a lot on your plate (or should that be in your wine glass huh) but I happened to come across Vernaccia di San Gimignano -could you expand it a little -or even turn it into a DYK? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     Talk? 13:23, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Some info here ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     Talk? 13:24, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'll be glad to work on it. Given me a couple weeks to do research and stuff. The link is a good start, thanks! AgneCheese/Wine 13:25, 21 December 2007 (UTC)



HEH, that is somewhat frightening. :p Thank you again for the nice words. :) Best wishes. AgneCheese/Wine 20:30, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[Have a look through flickr for wines occasionally there will be some images that can be used. this image unfortunately is tagged as copywrighted but occasionally you may find image which can be used providing they are attributed. I managed to get some photos of some swiss cheese festival from there see Image:LuzernCheeseFestival.jpg ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦      Talk? 20:37, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Of course you can always contact people on flickr to request wikimedia use anyway ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦      <font color="Black">Talk? 20:38, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I love flickr. I saw that photo but decided against pursuing it because it is hard to tell that it is Friuli wine (no close up of labels, DOC or grape varieties). I like the cheese pic. :) AgneCheese/Wine 20:46, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I've requested the use of the image from Fabio. Hopefully he'll respond and allow wikipedia to use it or one with a close up of a label <font style="color:#fef;background:black;">♦ Sir Blofeld ♦     <font size="-4"><font color="Black">Talk? 20:49, 22 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Update: I've done some work on the Vernaccia di San Gimignano article. I got it up to a start class but I don't know if I will be able to do the five fold expansion needed to get to DYK. I've got a couple more days. I'll keep looking for resources. AgneCheese/Wine 18:10, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks == ==

Thanks for making things clear on Turkey`s wine production! But still it is the gratest according to it`s dedicated space to grapes...and if the US would have been more close to Turkey I would suspect that Turkey might have been 5th(because of the different explitation conditions) but since the discrepancy is that great(nearly twice then the US) then you are right! Thanks agains! Ciao! AdrianCo (talk) 14:06, 20 December 2007 (UTC)AdrianCo
 * Ah, I see what you mean. Okay, yeah it is a little confusing. I included the comment because Turkey has so many grapevines but due to the predominately Muslim culture, only around 3% of it is used to make wine. I thought it was an interesting dynamic. But now I see more where you are coming from. AgneCheese/Wine 14:14, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Indian wine
You appear to be on a wine article writing tear! Good for you. Let me know when you start the Indian wine article, as I am a big fan of the stuff. I'm having a tough time finding reliable online sources about the subject--just a lot of promotional information. It would seem that winemaking has existed in India for thousands of years but seemed to mostly halt in the 20th century, only to resume again in the 80s. And it wasn't until this decade that reputable, export-worthy labels like Sula and Grover emerged.... but all this is original research; I'd love it if you could help me find sources. Cheers, --The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 14:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll be glad to help. I've got at least one good source to get the article started. I agree that resources will be a challenged. It might be worth to also drop a note at WikiProject India once we get started. Big fan, eh? I admit that I never had the opportunity to sample any. Would you have any one hand for some pics? AgneCheese/Wine 14:15, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * You're my hero! I propose changing your name to something more Vedic like Agni27 for the occasion.  I'm a "big fan" by default, I suppose.  My occupation requires frequent travel to South India, where imported alcoholic beverages are laughably expensive.  So if I'm at a restaurant in Chennai, I could pay 7,000 rupees for a mediocre bottle of Riesling from a wine list that doesn't even list the vintage, or I could have a bottle of flinty, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc from India.  I'll take the Sula in a heartbeat (I have grown to love Indian beer--particularly Sandpiper--for similar reasons). I have no Indian wine at this time, but there's a cute store in Manhattan that sells the stuff; or I could just take a picture of a couple bottles of Indian wine at a bar next time in the country.  Some vineyard images would be more important, IMO.  There's a bunch of stuff on Flickr; I would like to try my hand at trolling for permissions, checking to see if anyone wants to donate their photos. Keep up solid work, as always.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 17:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, well I had a good source. I might have a couple others but I'll need to do a little more research. I'll probably come back to it sometime after the new year but for now, it's a start. AgneCheese/Wine 19:01, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine

 * Oh wow. Thank you. It was a fun article to write. I am having issues finding some free images of wine from that region. Do you have any ideas? AgneCheese/Wine 15:43, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK
Delivered on behalf of Anonymous Dissident. &mdash; <b style="color:#12A434">Dihydrogen Monoxide</b> (Review) 08:02, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

White Zinfandel picture
That picture is really really bad, please take no offense, but it seems to portray an immediate negative connotation, at least to me in that it is a cheap wine meant to be drunk out of a plastic or paper cup. I hate to ask someone to take down a picture, but I really do not think it serves to illustrate anything positive. I will go out tomorrow and buy a bottle of White Zinfandel and take a picture of it in a wine glass.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 23:09, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * No offense taken. While I certainly would love a better picture of the wine in a glass (and encourage you to create one), I do appreciate the novelty (and distinctly non-snobbish aura) of the pic. While I never drank White Zin, it does stir childhood memories of back home in Missouri when my Aunts would drink their White Zin in dixie cups. :) In researching the background story of the picture, I found out that several NYC cafes and vendor actually serve White Zin like this so there is some unique value to the pic in contrast to some random photo of a Grand Cru Burgundy in a plastic cup. You are free to take a different view and if it gets to the point where there are enough free images relevant to the White Zin page, than I have no problem with it being replaced. Till then I think it does serve some value. AgneCheese/Wine 23:28, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * One of the links that I found when doing my research on the photo was this one from the New York Times about White Zin noting "These are not sophisticated wines requiring careful consideration of bouquet and taste but simple straightforward quaffs, which can be enjoyed even when served in plastic cups." I thought that was pretty interesting because that is not the type of comments you see about other wine styles. AgneCheese/Wine 23:33, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but that is an editor writing to make an interesting article for sales of a newspaper, not as an encyclopedic entry. Newspapers are dubious sources for research as they are almost always written with POV.  However, I will concede in acknowledging a comment on the casualness of some White Zinfandel drinkers who would drink out of said cups, but the picture caption would be better written in that context, rather than being an "average" example of how people drink White Zinfandel.  An added note though would suggest that wines from Spain and Basque country should be pictured in a short "rocks" styled glass as in most casual bars in those regions wine is served as such.  I guess I am suggesting that it is better to have one style glass to show all wines, unless you are attempting to create a "cultural" context, which then necessitates a proper caption.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 23:52, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I, personally, would have no problem with pictures of Spanish or Basque "rocks" in the relevant article. The newspaper link wasn't meant to be a source but an example of the "normalness" that I uncovered in my research which lead me to believe that the picture serves some encyclopedic value. As for the photo caption, it would be OR to go too far and say whether this is an "uncommon" or "common" way of serving White Zin. But we can plainly state what the picture is, that of a serving of White Zin in New York City. AgneCheese/Wine 00:08, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * This isn't something I'm stressing over too much, I find us discussing this article to be great because it was this article and the Agoston Haraszthy article which first got me involved in Wikipedia as I didn't agree with the low importance rating for this article and some other academic stuff I added to the Agoston article. Both of these articles are now undergoing extensive edits which I'm happy to see as I decided to concentrate more on cuisine.  This reminds me that I need a wine section for the French cuisine article actually.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 00:24, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Wine improvement drive banner
I've been meaning to ask you for awhile about the banner you use for the Wine Improvement Drive. I wanted to use something similar for the Food and Drink project and wanted to know if I could use the template you guys have made to start with? We haven't had any real attempt to concentrate on a single article like you guys do (I think we all get caught up in our separate topics, mine being cuisine so I am guilty of it myself) and I admire how it has worked for you, especially with the rather youth of your project. I've been considering coming up with some Food and Drink "awards/barnstars" to promote some work in the project as well, have you guys done anything like that?--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 00:13, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The banner? I honestly don't know much about the code of the banner. Scharks came up with that. I just know how to change it with Template:Collab-wine. WID has helped a little, though with a diverse spectrum of interest it is hard to find a topic that several people will want to work on. As for barnstars, Mick came up with a wine related one. I'll see if I can dig it up. AgneCheese/Wine 00:27, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Rhone Rangers
I left a message for you on the DYK suggestions page regarding this one. I can't confirm the hook, could you do so and then source the hook properly in the article please? Gatoclass (talk) 09:19, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK

 * It's cool that you're so prolific with the DYK nominations, I quite like getting these little notices. Have a happy, quality-beverage themed new year's eve. <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH <font size="-5">disc.  15:09, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh no problem, thanks for creating these great articles! AgneCheese/Wine 23:09, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, was selected for DYK!
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 02:48, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Notability
My views derive from the fact that N was essentially an outgrowth of WP:NOT. The underlying idea (at least originally) of N was identifying whether or not there are sufficient sources to create a complete encyclopedic article. In the absence of proof to the contrary, the assumption should be that there are not enough sources to craft such an article. (The standard of positive proof is central to the core content policies of Wikipedia.) All the sprawling sub-guidelines are essentially a collection of indicators that point towards whether or not sufficient reliable sources may exist. Wikipedia has endless amounts of unsourced articles and seemingly permanent stubs. I believe we should try to find and provide sources for such articles, but in the absence of such sources or an editor explicitly trying to find references (allowing them a reasonable period to hunt), deletion/merging is the appropriate route. I hope that helps clarify where I am coming from. Cheers! Vassyana (talk) 04:37, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I can see your point and I appreciate you taking the time to clarify that. Admittedly, my view on the matter is "tainted" with the application of those sub-guidelines and I would welcome any community driven focus to get back to the heart of the matter. If the guidelines, across the board on notability were tighten, I would support a fair and consistent application of them even in the case of the Barker article. AgneCheese/Wine 04:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. It became apparent to me we were talking past each other to a certain degree and I just wanted to make sure you understood where I was coming from (even if you disagreed). Personally, I'd love to see notability get "back to basics", though from seeing (and participating in a limited fashion) the discussion on N and its subpages, it appears it would be a "long haul". It may be worth giving a shot though. Vassyana (talk) 04:45, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Quite true. It one of the burdens and blessings of Wikipedia. Everything takes so long to develop. :p AgneCheese/Wine 04:49, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year
Why thank you and Happy New Years as well. :) AgneCheese/Wine 09:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles January Newsletter
Happy New Year! Here is the latest edition of the WikiProject GA Newsletter! Dr. Cash (talk) 03:52, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Wine Editing Help Please!
Hello and Happy New Year! I've been looking through wine articles, and have a question of your opinion/ if a consensus has been reached on just how far we can go with tasting opinions/ grape characteristics. For example, in the Shiraz article there seems to be a bit of subjectivity, however what is in there does make sense (for example, saying it has a fleshy mid-palate). One could edit articles using the Oxford Companion to Wine as a source, but it is filled with subjectivity. Was that question clear at all? Thanks in advance. Jmjanssen (talk) 06:11, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh no problem. As for consensus, unfortunately any serious discussion on the topic as a project has yet to yield any concrete consensus. Some of my personal views are incorporated in the essay WP:WINEGUIDE. The gist of my view is that we are not here to sell or recommend any wine but we should strive to as dispassionately as possible describe the stereotypical characteristics of a grape or wine style. It is an essential component of what makes this wine or grape unique just like a guitar solo in a song. You can describe the notes used without getting into personal POV about how great the solo is. However, the very nature of "taste" itself is consumed by subjective and descriptive language so you really can't escape "subjectivity" completely. You just have to strive to a find a middle ground that is basic and neutral as you can be. Ideally you want to find descriptions that are shared by a couple reliable sources-Oxford would be one, so would Karen MacNeil, Jancis Robinson, Oz Clarke, Wine Spectator, Decanter, etc-and not just part of isolated blog or wine reviews. If several sources characterized Shiraz as having a "fleshy mid-palate" then you are probably in good NPOV shape to include it because you are relying on the expertise of the sources rather than your own opinion. I hope that helps. My overall advice would be to boldy edit the article with the best sources you can find and in as neutral of language as you can. Other editors will realize your good faith efforts to improve the article and if they have disagreement on how something is worded then a discussion can be opened on the talk page to hammer out the details. This is pretty much what is currently going on with the Zinfandel article. We haven't figured out the best route yet, but we'll get there. :) AgneCheese/Wine 06:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the quick reply! Jmjanssen (talk) 07:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Riesling and Klevener
It was quite fun to see David Schildknecht (who's really a great wine critic) being corrected on wine chemistry by an article from our project, on erobertparker! :-) BTW, I noticed that the article de:Klevener de Heiligenstein was created a few days ago, with its content and links very obviously taken from the English article which I started with an "e" too little and that you expanded to a surprising size given the exotic nature of the subject. I first thought it was the DYK mention that tipped the dewiki editor off, but it looks like it was created on Jan 4, with the DYK being on Jan 5. Anyway, you can chalk down another example of a good enwiki article being used as a startig point for translation, which makes good articles even more valuable. The fact that a frwiki/enwiki user spotted my spelling error and corrected it makes the whole thing even more fun. Tomas e (talk) 00:33, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah it is a lot of fun. I was surprise about the "e" thing too. I looked at several sources with the correct spelling and I totally missed it as well. But that is the nice thing about Wikipedia. Across the whole spectrum of projects and languages, its one big team effort. AgneCheese/Wine 05:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Anna Svidersky article--categories
Hi there...Sorry to invade your userspace, but I commented out the category links at [User:Agne27/Anna_Svidersky_ "Non-memorial"] so there wouldn't be a duplicate link in the categories listed. Thanks! Gladys J Cortez 02:39, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh no problem. :) AgneCheese/Wine 05:52, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

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Request for Review
Hallo Agne, and good Morning! Could you please review my hook about Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque in DYK of January 8? I think that it went forgotten, and I don't know why... Thanks a lot, Alex2006 (talk) 06:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Howdy. I don't think the hook was forgotten. We're just in a bit of a crunch due to the backlog. I noticed that Thingg took a review and just had a question that you were able to answer. But I'll take a second look as well. AgneCheese/Wine 13:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

5o Did you know medal
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Thank you! I have settled down a bit due to the backlog. Once that is worked out, I'll be back to cranking them out. :) AgneCheese/Wine 18:52, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK verification
Hi, I have a self-nom entry (William Rulofson) in the January 15 section, which I naturally could not verify myself. Would you mind taking care of it? Thanks.  howcheng  {chat} 00:57, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh sure. :) AgneCheese/Wine 00:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Moving hooks to DYK update
Oh, I'm sorry about that. I was under the impression that once the suggestion is favorably reviewed, the editor can transfer the nomination to the next update and remove it from the talk page. I did not realize that it rather be done by an independent editor. My apologies. This is my first DYK suggestion and hence the confusion. Thanks for pointing it out! With best regards, Mspraveen (talk) 05:32, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. I figured it was a good faith mistake. Like I said, it is always better to err on the side of transparency. Again, thanks for contributing to DYK. We really appreciate your efforts. :) AgneCheese/Wine 05:44, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Expanded Yuri Nuller (for DYK) above 2000
Added some information with references. Cheers, CopperKettle (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Richard Burford DYK
I think I have corrected the objection to this DYK. Can you please check it? Thanks Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello. Looking at the article, it is still under the 2000 at 1805 characters. However, you did add a ref for the hook so I will note that. AgneCheese/Wine 02:05, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Apologies
Sorry, we seem to have got off on the wrong foot. I can see you have been putting in a lot of effort in review the DYK candidates (not to mention the piles of articles you have written mentioned above). I am just a bit concerned that the process seems to be getting a little too bureaucratic. -- One pound (talk) 01:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I understand and I do encourage you to bring up your concerns on the DYK page. It is the collaborative effort of all participating effort that will improve DYK and the articles featured by it. I do have strong feelings about in-line cites and I did let those feelings color my response. I hope you accept my apology as I accept yours. :) AgneCheese/Wine 01:40, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Of course.  I suspect we will have to agree to disagree about inline citations and the utility of a bibliography - compare When to cite, for example. -- One pound (talk) 01:48, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree. I have a feeling that discussion on cites will be one of the big themes popping up throughout 2008. AgneCheese/Wine 01:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Counting
My figures don't match yours. For Texas Tower (lighthouse), for instance, if I copy your text at to Microsoft Word, I get 2778 characters. The editing history for 03:22 says 2797 characters, which must be including other things, like maybe the title, and invisible data used only by the software. Your figure usually matches the editing history figure, but in this case you said 2987 characters, although you correctly concluded it's too short. Also, I don't think other Did You Know reviewers are removing the reference numbers throughout the article, even though the rules say "text". Also, I couldn't find what version of the text you were using. The version linked above says "six Texas tower lights" which occurs only in versions dated January 15 and before, but your version also includes a paragraph about "lightships" which occurs only in versions dated January 17 and after. That is, your version of the article must have been a combination of different historical versions of the article, because no one historical version matches. Art LaPella (talk) 06:16, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I did mistype. I meant to do the 2797 from the history. I don't think the article history includes any "invisible data" since when you include a single character it correctly notes it as one byte. Unfortunately the "interpretation" of what counts or doesn't seems to change almost daily which is why I sincerely wish the project would adopt a simple, straightforward article history scale. Oh the headaches it would save. :p As for which version I compared, the first was based on the latest version before the five day period-in this case the 21:24, January 11, 2008 version. The item was submitted Jan 17th so this was six days out. My *personal* preference would have been to use the lower June 26th count but with editors seeming to be "sticklers" for these character count, I erred on the conservative side. The after version I used was 11:48, January 17, 2008. AgneCheese/Wine 06:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

After some experimenting on your page, I tracked down the "invisible data" to paragraph breaks - Wikipedia history counts 2 bytes more for a paragraph break than Word does. Oh well. I tend to agree that we should count the whole article and be done with it - the counter-argument has been that a short article could be padded with things like extra categories, but a counter-counter argument would be that categories are as necessary to a good article as anything else, or we wouldn't use them. Also, text can be padded too. It really can. Like right here for instance. Yup, this is really, really padded. Isn't it padded? I think this is padded. It's padded with descriptions of how padded it is. The after version you used wasn't the same as the 11:48, January 17, 2008 version; at the end of the first paragraph, your "after" version says "A total of six" towers, but the 11:48, January 17, 2008 version says "Five other" towers. Thus I concluded that your version must have been created by combining parts of different versions. Art LaPella (talk) 07:44, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL (re: padding) quite true. Hmm....you're right again. I must have had browser issues. I'll take another look. AgneCheese/Wine 23:49, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Champagne Salon
Hey there. I'm currently trying to rescue an article about a widely praised cult champagne from deletion. Can you have a look at the article if and when you have time? I'm going to remove the promo-sounding stuff, but I don't really know how to write an article about champagne and was hoping you could give me suggestions. I've got to try a bottle of Salon sometime....--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 09:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Alrighty, I convinced the admin to undelete the article, and I did a modest rewrite and referenced it to the extent I could. It's still lacking that Agne27 DYK-worthy flair.  I'm going to get a few hours of sleep.  Let me know what you think.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 11:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * One more thing.... while rewriting the article I noticed Delamotte, Laurent-Perrier and Karen MacNeil are all redlinked. It looks like you project wine people have your work cut out for you, especially if you like Champagne.  But perhaps I can start one or more of those articles; I may just turn out to be a productive editor someday.  Probably not, though  ;-).--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 11:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Update: I went ahead and created the Delamotte article (one of my favorites). I just stumbled across WP:NOTWINE, and I agree with the principles you outlined; however, I feel I may have violated the standards in that essay by including quotes from Karen MacNeil and Robert Parker, praising Salon and Delamotte champagnes.  Perhaps the reputation sections I created should be removed.... on the other hand, I feel reputation of a wine should be discussed--with reliable sources, of course, especially if prestige is one of the most notable aspects of the wine (which is definitely the case with Champagne Salon), but perhaps the way I went about it was wrong.  I'd love to know what you think; I'm new at this.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 20:56, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at them, later tonight. AgneCheese/Wine 23:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Update I did some fleshing out of Champagne Salon but I don't think we can get it up to DYK standards because unfortunately we need to expand it five fold beyond the 2,572 bytes that the "spammy" version by Hartley1967. Even thought it has been expanded five fold from your first "clean version" of 539 bytes, with a bit of backlog I don't think we can slide it by. We still have a couple days to see if we can add more but my resources are drying up. AgneCheese/Wine 12:28, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Could you explain this technicality to me? I don't know much about the DYK process.  If someone creates an article that's in great shape on the first iteration (not the case here, of course), it still needs to be quintupled in size before it can be considered eligible?  Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying?
 * DYK-worthiness aside, I truly appreciate all the additional content and references you've found.  I really love the work you do around here.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 13:01, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Well...as I mention to Bellweather in the section below, the DYK rules are far from being a beacon of clarity. The criteria simply states that it must be expanded five fold within a five day period or be a new article that has over 2000 characters within five days of its creation. Even though this article was deleted and then "reborn" it still falls into the "existing" rather than new category. There is a little gray area in regards to what counts as "expansion" that I ran into with the Chardonnay article. When I first approached it (much like how you first approached Champagne Salon), it had tons of OR and POV content. I removed it and then proceeded to expand it 7x with new content. From my perspective, the amount of new content should be the scale but some DYK regulars felt that the expansion scale should be judged on the article size that included the OR and POV which would have only made the expansion 3x. Its a similar situation here with Champagne Salon. If you go with the article content that we actually expanded on, we did more than 5x. If you go with the original "spammy" content, we're far short. But it is still fun to work on. :) Thank you for the nice words. AgneCheese/Wine 13:12, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * AH! I just realized that this was a second recreation from an article that was speedy deleted in October so I can see why you were referring to it as a new article. Actually make that third recreation. It was also deleted in July and then recreated. Sheesh. :p Maybe this time it will stay around. But back to DYK, I suppose we could slip it in on that technicality because in a sense it is a new article. But deleted/recreated articles are met with some skepticism. AgneCheese/Wine 13:34, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * (Edit conflict). Thanks, Agne. I was just about to ask you when this article was truly considered "created" but I think you just answered my question.  The first, first, first version was actually from March of 2007. Would it have helped if I had not fought the speedy deletion but had recreated an inoffensive version of this article myself a day or two later? Seriously, the DYK inclusion is not that important to me; I'd just like to know a bit more about how these things operate.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 13:41, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The article history is the confusing part because at first glance it looks like an existing article. Again, you could probably point out the history and make a fair case. If you created an article at Salon (Champagne) or something with no history, it wouldn't be a problem. AgneCheese/Wine 13:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool. Given that reality, I'd expect them to show some lenience.  Thanks again for your tutelage.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 13:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Question about Victoriatown
How is Bedford right? Before the major expansion I undertook, the article didn't even qualify for DYK. It was far too short. After the expansion (done on January 19, and placed there per the rules on such expansions), it far exceeds the minimum length, is well-referenced, and has several beautiful pictures that I worked with their owner (a Flickr member) to obtain. How does it possibly qualify as a Jan 16, when it was an illegit nom on that day? It wasn't legit until the 19th. -- Bellwether B  C  07:54, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's really a minor point but you do have 5 days from when an article is created to qualify it for DYK. The article was created on the 16th and even though it was prematurely nominated, it is still technically a Jan 16th article because it did reach the point of qualify by Jan 21st. It really doesn't matter which of the 5 days between the 16th-21st that most of the work was done. Like I said before, it doesn't matter much. It is still going to get featured. The only tangible benefit is that if it was listed on the 16th it would be featured a day or two earlier then it would be listed on the 19th. AgneCheese/Wine 07:58, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Am I just misunderstanding the "expansion" portion of the rules then? I was under the impression that if a major expansion was undertaken, that the clock started at that point. I apologize for misapprehending the rules. If you'd be willing to clean up the mess I made by nomming it as a 19 January nom, I'd appreciate it. -- Bellwether B  C  08:01, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. The DYK rules have never been a beacon of clarity.:p The "expansion" criteria is really meant for older articles like stubs that have been around. If you did your major expansion on the 22nd, then you would list it on that day. But in practice, you rarely see "objections" based on which day it is listed. As for clean up, I'm just going to go ahead and add it to the next update. AgneCheese/Wine 08:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Which did you add to the queu, if you don't mind me asking? -- Bellwether B C  08:15, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I added your alt hook about the novel setting. I wanted to avoid the slightly move POV sounding hook about it being an "embarrassment". Plus the reference to Ha Jin does increase the more international scope of DYK to not be all about North America and the UK. AgneCheese/Wine 08:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I hope you don't mind, but I found the "next update" page and tweaked the hook to include a less POV-sounding (it's referenced, but does sound POV) reference to the bulldozing of the community. If it was inappropriate, feel free to revert it as such. Thanks for all your help! Regards, -- Bellwether B  C  08:25, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The new hook looks fine. AgneCheese/Wine 08:29, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for all your help! -- Bellwether B  C  08:32, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

For your tireless work at DYK

 * heh, thank you for the barnstar and more importantly, thank you for working on articles that help improve Wikipedia. :) AgneCheese/Wine 08:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * (re: sig confusion) LOL! Good to know that wasn't a "Freudian-sock". :p AgneCheese/Wine 08:49, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Nope. I got one from the guy whose sig showed up there at first. -- Bellwether B  C  08:51, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK next update
It's the first time I've tried being involved in the DYK process at all, so I guess I'm somewhat unfamiliar with the way it works. Personally I don't believe it's likely that it'll be put on the main page anyway due to the concerns expressed about it.--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 16:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * If that is the case then you may want to self revert your addition to the next update. It still has a few days and it probably would be best to let an uninvolved editor (probably an admin) make the decision. That way if someone complains on the DYK page about it, you would already have an advocate in the editor or admin who promoted it. AgneCheese/Wine 16:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What do you think of returning the hook to the suggestions page? It still has more than 24 hours to be added if it is put back.  Although far fetched, would putting the hook suggest that WP is advocating for Nikki Catsouras?  Is this a recent news event?  DYK hooks tend to shy away from news.  Does the article qualify for AFD?  It certainly qualifies for a newspaper, but an encyclopedia?  If the hook is put back, I'll step aside from choosing any hooks for a day. Archtransit (talk) 17:43, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I do think the hook should be put back on the suggestion page but overall I'm pretty ambivalent about the article being featured. I don't see the harm but I can also see why someone would suggest it be merged into the California Highway Patrol article as probable outcome to an AfD. It is certainly a judgement call that I would leave to admins like yourself but I don't see a reason why you need to not choose anymore hooks today if you did move it back. AgneCheese/Wine 17:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK Preselection
Hi there. Thanks for the preliminary assessment and query re referencing for preselection. It was a funny situation in which to find oneself: as a non-US Wikipedian who regularly comes across US-centrism in articles, caught out taking as self-evident the fact that a US phenomenon (Presidential primaries) would be considered the "most famous" example of something. I just wrote that element of the hook without thinking, because it seemed the obvious example of preselection that might lead people to be interested in the concept. Here on the other side of the planet the US primaries are daily front-page news - but find someone who actually states their prominence as an example of a wider category? I don't know... How about "a prominent example..."? I'd welcome suggestions. Cheers. hamiltonstone (talk) 13:25, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL...that is interesting (re:US-centricism). :) I think the simple solution would be to just use the preface of "an example" without any adjective. It would be easy to reference since I'm surely nearly all your sources mentions it. There is not much added to the hook in terms of intrigue with the use of an extra adjective and it would be slightly more NPOV (and less US-centric :p). AgneCheese/Wine 13:30, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

"Strange removals"...
...aren't strange if the comments are now wrong. 58.160.170.183 (talk) 11:29, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes it is strange (and inappropriate) to blank another editor's comments. My concern was valid at the time that I reviewed the article. After the fact another editor improved the article and addressed those concerns. Unfortunately no one left a note on nom page mentioning that the concerns were addressed. Myself (or another editor) would have gladly re-assessed the article in accordance to the DYK criteria. A better course of action on your part would have been to simply add such a note and given me an opportunity to respond and comment on the improved article. AgneCheese/Wine 11:40, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * We shouldn't have to come to you. Especially when the pointlessly-prominent icons are basically a vote of no-confidence which apparently can't be revoked even when they're no longer true. If you're going to throw about vetos like that, please ensure that you follow up on them, or the other option being don't use icons at all. Daniel (talk) 11:42, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And no one is asking that you "come to me". DYK is a multi-faceted project with dozens of active editors. Its success depends on the good faith contribution of everyone. At the time of my review, I had a concern that I noted on the DYK page and also made a good faith effort to note that concern in the article with the addition of a citation needed template with a descriptive edit summary. As is very plainly evident by the Template talk:Did you know page, I do follow up with my reviews when I see that something has changed. But as volunteer, just like you, my time is not limitedless and I lack the omniscience needed to know that improvements have been made without seeing a note on the nomination page. I will note that DYK noms are candidates and it is reasonable to expect a discussion on the candidacy of a nom and to expect that discussion to be a two way street. I do place good faith that a nominator will follow up on their entries and leave a simple note asking anyone (it doesn't have to be me) to just take another look. That is all. AgneCheese/Wine 11:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Germany Invitation
--Zeitgespenst (talk) 14:43, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome
Thanks for the compliments on all the NRHP articles. Of course, I think that WP:NRHP as a whole deserves a lot of the credit, too.

Since you do all those wine articles yourself (for which you deserve compliments), you might be interested in another one that overlaps into that project that I took a photo for a while back, Brotherhood Winery. Daniel Case (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:12, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What a great pic! Thanks for the addition. :) AgneCheese/Wine 14:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Wine Portal
The Wine Portal was just approved as a "Featured Portal", thought you might like to know.--Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC (talk) 05:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

AOC List vandalism
Hello Agne, there is something I think you should take a look at. I noticed that a lot of Alsace designations were back in List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines as separate AOCs, so I removed them again. When I then wanted to add/correct some Cremant and Limoux stuff I noted that there were a lot of "vin" and "vignobles" behind many redlinks and started to edit them in my window. After a while I got to the point when I thought "hey, haven't I done this before?". Have a look at this edit, which brought all those french words back in. Either it's a revert to an earlier version + additional material or it's a lot of cut'n'paste from frwiki. In either case, it didn't do much good, and I'd call it vandalism. But I would prefer someone else to have a look and possibly slap the editor with a suitable warning. In the meantime, I'm reverting the article. Tomas e (talk) 22:05, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yikes! I agree that a revert is best but I don't know if I would necessarily call it vandalism. Looking at the editor's contributions, they seem to be good faith endeavor to improve content. It was probably more a newbie mistaking and not reading the discussion on the talk page. I think the note you left on their talk page is probably the best. I'll keep on the future edits. AgneCheese/Wine 22:15, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The February 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 05:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Adminship
<div class="boilerplate metadata" id="rfa" style="margin: 0 5%; padding: 0 7px 7px 7px; background: #FFFAEF; border: 1px solid #999999; text-align: left; font-size:95%;"> Gatoclass would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Gatoclass to accept or decline the nomination. A page will be or has been created for your nomination at Requests for adminship/ . If you accept the nomination, you must formally state and sign your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

Are you interested? If so, I'm prepared to nominate you. After some 17,000 edits, I think you've paid your dues :) Gatoclass (talk) 05:02, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I appreciate the consideration. But I will have to decline at this time. Admins carry a heavy load keeping this place running and I'm not sure that I can give the time investment at this point. There is still quite a bit of content based work that I'd like to accomplish with the Wine Project before I shift my focus to other areas of Wikipedia. Thank you again for the thought. AgneCheese/Wine 06:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That's okay, I understand perfectly well. Someone nominated me a couple of months ago and after some hesitation, I too ending up declining, for much the same reasons (although I don't think one necessarily takes on more work by becoming an admin. More responsibility, yes). I just thought since you aren't an admin after all this time, perhaps you'd just been overlooked :)


 * BTW, are you male or female? I assumed at the outset you were female, because I misread your nic as "Agnes", but in fact your nic is "Agne", which doesn't clearly indicate a gender. And I'd hate to get it wrong by calling you a "she" if you're actually a "he". Gatoclass (talk) 11:16, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm a girl. :) AgneCheese/Wine 19:32, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh well, I got it right the first time :) Gatoclass (talk) 20:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

The Barnstar of Diligence

 * Thank you. :) AgneCheese/Wine 22:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Michalowski DYK?
Hi there, are you attempting to put a DYK on the article I have just written about Michalowski? I noticed your request for a reference re the Chopin International Competitions, and all I can offer at present is the precise locations in my principal source for the article, and have added them. They are explicit and include a photo, but the author does not tell how he knows this information. Unfortunately the stub on Zurawlew written by User:Alton a year ago, which mentions the same fact, does not state his/her source. I have not attempted to contact Alton but think the source must be a different one, as my book has more than Alton has given about other aspects of Zurawlew's career. Hope this helps, please keep me informed with regard to DYK proposals, as it is nice to know when one's own work is getting some approval! Thanks, Eebahgum (talk) 00:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually User:Piotrus nominated it for DYK. I normally reviewed submitted hooks for length and referencing when I noticed this one. It is a nice article and I would like to see it featured. Take a look at the hook that Piotrus submitted and maybe you could reworded to one that would be more easily verified with the sourcing in the article. AgneCheese/Wine 00:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Dear Agne, thanks! I have left a note for Piotr and have also added an external link to the Chopin Concourse official website, which makes the attribution. I can't really think what else to do as none of my other books mention it! But this should do. I'll add the weblink to the man's stub as well. Best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 00:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the link suffices. The claim of being a student is not that controversial and the site that you are linking to looks like a reliable source. I will update the DYK nom with the verification. Thanks for the prompt reply and, more importantly, thanks for creating these great articles. :) AgneCheese/Wine 01:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and thanks. Could you please check this out? I just wrote a new article on Bolesław Kon and have got a rogue deletionist. I posted a justification on the Kon discussion page and that's been wiped too. I am not admin but I think this needs admin attention. Eebahgum (talk) 03:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'm not an admin. :) Just a regular editor like you. AgneCheese/Wine 03:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * So much the better, it's nice to meet friendly and helpful editors from time to time! Good to see that Michalowski made it to front page, thanks for whatever you did Eebahgum (talk) 00:30, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Re: DYK
Sorry - :( Did not know that. Could you verify the length and the reference? And if it looks good to you please promote it. Thanks! - <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Milk's  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Favorite  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Cookie  01:50, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. It happens. :) I appreciate your efforts in finding new articles for DYK and support for the project. As for the nom, it is really new (listed on the 4th) and so myself or another editor will certainly review it in time. However, the priority is to review older noms sooner before they expired. But at first glance, the article does look really interesting. AgneCheese/Wine 01:53, 5 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Looks like a nice fact from here might fall a little short of the 2000 character mark - what do you think? If possible please reply on my talk page. - <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Milk's  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Favorite  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Cookie  02:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Khwaja Ahsanullah
After looking at the page again, I could not find any evidence to support that assertion that Ahsanullah supported the partition of Bengal. I have written a new hook on Template_talk:Did_you_know, which is paraphrased from the DAWN article. Baka man  02:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure. I'll take a look. AgneCheese/Wine 02:43, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Lepoglava prison
Alright - I expanded it. Looks like it should pass the 1500 mark by now. I have two hooks, since you are pretty good (if you know what I mean) at DYK which one is better?


 * 1) ...that Lepoglava prison was subsequently used by Austro-Hungary, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Independent State of Croatia and Communist Yugoslavia, before its current role as the main penitentiary in the Republic of Croatia?
 * 2) ...that Lepoglava prison (officially Lepoglava penitentiary, Croatian: Kaznionica u Lepoglavi) is the oldest and largest prison located in Croatia?

Obviously the second one is kind of basic. Tell me what you think. Again, please reply on my talk page. - <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Milk's  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Favorite  <font face="Papyrus" size="2px" color="#4D0100">Cookie  20:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Determining article length
Could you tell me how to determine article length? I have expanded Dan Allen (gambler) and need to know how much further I need to dig for info, and I can't seem to find an easy way to determine where I'm at. Please reply on my talk page. Thanks! • Freechild   'sup?   22:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure. For the purpose of DYK, we measure articles based on "pure article text"-the body of the article-excluding wiki code, infoboxes, references, categories, section headers etc. The easiest way to count is to look at the article as a reader would, and cut and paste just the article text into a program like MS word that will count the characters. I created a sandbox page for the User:Agne27/DYK count test page. After removing the footnotes, I'm left with just the pure article text and looking at the history tab will tell me the how many characters. After your recent expansion, you are at 1,996 bytes which is more than enough. I'll update the DYK nom. AgneCheese/Wine 22:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for sharing your sandbox page. I understand how DYK works; I just needed to know how you figured out "pure article text." Thanks again. •  Freechild   'sup?   01:09, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for keeping an eye on Champagne (wine region) and keeping spammers at bay. <b style="color:#0000FF;">OhanaUnited</b><b style="color:green;">Talk page</b> 00:51, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Just a hello
Hi, Agne27! My name is Evan, and among other things I'm the founder of Vinismo. (I've also been a Wikipedian since 2002, a MediaWiki developer almost as long, and I started the site Wikitravel back in 2003.) I noticed your comparison of important wine articles on different sites, which I find really useful, actually!

I think our intention with Vinismo is not to compete with Wikipedia and the Wine Project here, but to complement it. We want Vinismo to cover wine in excruciating detail -- an article for every wine, winery, wine region, and wine topic in the world. Our intention is to have lots of drinker-oriented details -- tasting notes, quotes and links to reviews, production details, prices in different regions, places to buy, directories of wine resources (stores, bars, classes, events) in a city or region.

Back-of-the-envelope estimates that we've done put our max total number of articles at around 100K-200K. The vast majority of subjects would never meet Wikipedia notability requirements, and most of the articles would not be encyclopedic in perspective. In other words, we're hoping to pick up where Wikipedia's wine coverage leaves off.

We have a different license than Wikipedia, although I think that sometime in the next year or so that should change (since Wikipedia is moving to either be compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike or use it entirely). I hope at some point that the minority of articles on Vinismo that duplicate Wikipedia articles can either be shared or have a lot of content sharing.

Anyways, I just wanted to let you know our perspective. I'd love to hear what you think Vinismo can do to support and complement the Wine Project! --ESP (talk) 20:49, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Howdy! Nice to meet you! Yeah, as I looked more into it. I got the sense that Vinismo was different and I appreciate the more "wine guide" approach. The subject of notability of wineries is a tricky one that we're always debating over at the Wine Project, and your opinions there would certainly be welcomed, especially when it comes to self promotion. Looking at Vinismo, it seems that, like you said, the notability standards are different and it would seem more ideal for wineries to post their material there where it could also be edited by folks that have encountered their wines. It would also seem more beneficial because of your search engine which seems to match wineries up based on what people are looking for. Outside of Google rankings, I never saw much commercial benefit for wineries wanting their entries in Wikipedia.


 * At the wine project, we're trying to expand our indepth coverage of wine grapes and regions-with a far fetching goal of being a better resource than the Oxford Companion to wine. :p I think there would be some real benefit once the licenses become compatible. A particular area of interest would be free pictures, which we never seem to have good enough access to. I'm sure Vinismo users have the potential resources to take pictures of different wines from different areas and so forth which would be very valuable for illustrating Wikipedia articles. AgneCheese/Wine 21:06, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, especially with wineries, we want companies and staff to be engaged on Vinismo -- we think they're going to have a lot of detailed information that won't be available anywhere else. And we do have different notability requirements -- I think our basic requirement is that wines be commercially available (no homebrewers listed...), but we really haven't encountered the problem yet.


 * As far as license compatibility: we can probably do something about this now, and not wait for the licenses to catch up. It may be a good idea to encourage dual-licensing on both sides to make content portability easier.


 * Lastly: I wonder if there might be some point to opening up this conversation to a wider audience of Vinistos and Wikipedians. Maybe I'll make an "Embassy" page on Vinismo for Wiki Winos, and if it makes sense we could have a similar page for Wikiproject Wine. What do you think? Are there any similar "embassies" for wine-related wikiprojects in other language versions of Wikipedia? --ESP (talk) 22:13, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I haven't heard of anything like that but I think we could do something. In about two weeks, I'm going to post a new edition of the Wine Project newsletter. Would you be interested in being the featured Wiki-Wino and you could talk about Vinismo and explain a little bit about it to all the Wine Project members at once? AgneCheese/Wine 22:18, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, gladly! That'd be fun. What do I need to do? --ESP (talk) 22:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well take a look at the questions in the link above. Feel free to answer any that you like and also add what information you'd like to share with the Wine Project members about Vinismo and a picture if you want. Post your reply sometime in the next two weeks over on the answer page and I'll be sure to include it. AgneCheese/Wine 22:41, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, as far as portability, I had a lengthy conversation with the webmaster of Encyclowine, which borrows heavily from Wikipedia, about similar issues. After looking at Wikipedia's current licensing, I don't think there would be any problem with Vinismo using Wikipedia content now as long as there is a link to original Wikipedia article at the bottom of the page or in a "source section". As far as Wikipedia using Vinismo content, I'm not too well versed in that area to know for sure. :) But I know that photos with the CC-Attribution-SA license are okay to use. AgneCheese/Wine 22:27, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK Eric Mjöberg
Hi re DYK Eric Mjöberg – thanks for checking – my bad: "all 18.. of them" is a turn of phrase. They were from the Kimblerley. The east coast ones are another story yet to come.Ffollowing your notes, I've tried to fix the links (one page was moved), the Stolen Remains Coming Home by David King link is now, he is also the ref for the 18 boxes (though news items varied in the number of bodies) this is the number of boxes in the documentary as well - should this be an added reference? Unfortunately I stuffed the references that would look smoother, the list now looks repetitious. I'd like it to be a nice article because this was a significant development in repatriation of human bones that affected museums worldwide. If it's acceptable to do so, I'd like to resubmit it. cheers Julia Rossi (talk) 09:41, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I'll take another look at the article and the nom. AgneCheese/Wine 20:46, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Appreciate it, Agne. You are fastidious. Julia Rossi (talk) 06:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

T:DYK.
Glad I didn't disappoint you. ;) · AndonicO  <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:navy;">Hail!  01:32, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * In fact, you're my new idol. :) AgneCheese/Wine 01:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

French translation
I'll try to get on top of the rose translation. If there's no activity in the next few days, you should try bothering me again because I may have forgotten. Thanks for thinking of me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mroconnell (talk • contribs) 02:59, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh cool! AgneCheese/Wine 05:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Wine fact finding missions
Well, I might go to Loire as well sooner or later, because I've never been there. I started working in Brussels rather than Stockholm about a month ago, on a three year secondment, and to my wine tasting friends (some of whom think that Brussels is a much less good-looking city than Stockholm) I was quick to point out how much closer to some very nice wine regions it is. I was then thinking primarily of Mosel and Champagne, but Luxembourg is of course even closer (I would guess 150-200 km or so), and I've noted that it doesn't have an enwiki article so that's why I considered that a future visit would be a "fact-finding mission". I haven't made a full 3-year plan yet, but I'll try to work by concentric circles, and bring a digital camera along for amateurish Commons images. Tomas e (talk) 09:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Very cool. It is nice to find ways to combine work and pleasure, especially with a 3 year assignment. AgneCheese/Wine 09:26, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Speaking of which, I happend to notice that one of your recent edits included the phrase "wines in my shop" as a comment. I suppose that means that learning more about wines by writing about them adds to your work-relevant knowledge, and explains how you'll able to spend so much time on the project... Do you ever go abroad on "fact-finding" to discover new additions firsthand? Or are there enough importers who want to relieve you of such encumbering travel. Tomas e (talk) 11:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * How very observant. :p Yeah, I actually do use Wikipedia as a bit of a learning tool and having the laptop at the shop with our reference material is very handy. It's pretty much what I do when I don't have any customers present. :) As for travel, while I've had the opportunity to visit wine regions on the West Coast and grew up in Missouri wine country, I haven't had the time or finances to go abroad. AgneCheese/Wine 11:08, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

German wine regions
Thanks for your work creating articles on Germany's wine regions. The information was sorely needed and you've done a great job. —  AjaxSmack   04:20, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well thank you. Most of the credit should go to User:Tomas e but I see that you already dropped him a note. :) AgneCheese/Wine 21:34, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Quebecois wine
Hi don't know if that has an article yet but I thought you might be interested in a new page I patrolled List of Quebec wineries. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦       $1,000,000? 17:53, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm there is no Quebec wine wine article yet. It is certainly on the list (After a British Columbia wine which is a tad more prominent in the Canadian wine industry). Though overall, I wonder about the notability and usefulness of this list. If wiki links were added they would all undoubtedly be red. It just seems like a directory style listing. Admittedly, I don't know if I would be the best to put a prod or AfD on here since I've already made my opinions known on WP:WINEGUIDE. AgneCheese/Wine 21:41, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Well nobody knows better than you!!! Do what ever you think is best, perhaps if you did create a Quebec wine page the list could be merged and perhaps only the most notable wines included perhaps  ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦       $1,000,000? 17:19, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok. I will try to gather material for a potential Quebec wine article, but at this point, I think it would be easier to gather material for a more general Alcoholic beverages of Quebec including the whole deal of what is produced there (beers, ciders, wines etc.). Naturally, Quebec will never be a big producer of wine because of the climate, but this does not proscribe small productions of very good wines, even red ones. This is what we have seen for the past 10 years or so. -- Mathieugp (talk) 15:52, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * While I can't speak about Quebec beers, ciders and spirits, I do know that there is enough reliable sources to make at least a start class article on Quebec wine (Like Ontario, I know that they have a sizable icewine industry and have done a bit with cool climate hybrids). While they might not be big, Quebec wine is certainly interesting. AgneCheese/Wine 17:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Job well done
Great work on the article Wines of Calabria- a region of good wines little known outside of Calabria itself. At best, some people have tried the Ciro', so it's great to find a well written article that expands on other varieties. Please keep up the great work- I am looking forward to reading other articles you might have started about lesser known wine regions. Dionix (talk) 18:04, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Why thank you. Eventually we'll get to nearly all Italian wine regions, it is just a work in progress. Wines of Sicily is high on the to do list. AgneCheese/Wine 21:42, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Advice about image tagging
Hi Agne. I've found these little château ID cards from the 30s, and have inserted two of them so far, Image:Ausone 1931 chateau card.JPG, Image:Cantemerle 1931 chateau card.JPG but I'm not sure about the most appropriate tags they ought to have. Even though they're at least 76 years old, are they maybe not old enough to be public domain? I opted for fair use logo.. You think this works or would you recommend a different approach? And do you they're appropriate for the articles? <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH <font size="-5">disc.  18:21, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well they are certainly interesting and worth having in the article. Unfortunately, I'm not well versed enough in all the copyright technicalities. I think your fair use idea is probably a good route but you may want to ask at Image copyright help desk to get, hopefully, a more knowledgeable answer. AgneCheese/Wine 21:32, 15 February 2008 (UTC)


 * OK thanks, I'll leave a question there and leave it at just a few of them for now. <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH <font size="-5">disc.  21:53, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

an AOC
Hi. I boldly moved out one of the Bxd AOCs I've been tinkering with, Haut-Médoc AOC, thinking it's relatively close to the format of info and refs I'll be able to put out. Please take a look, since I'm sure it can be structured better, and I'd love pointers for the forthcoming ones. Not sure this one's an obvious candidate for hooks and a DYK ;^)  <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH  <font size="-5">disc.  22:50, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'm going through the B class wine articles at the moment but I'll take a look sometime tonight. AgneCheese/Wine 22:55, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Update I took a look at the article, added a small history blurb with a DYK hook. I like the layout and idea that you are going with on this sub AOCs. I really like the table with the classified estates and Cru Bourgeois. Looks very sharp. I think as you get out to the more obscure AOCs, it probably would be best to make one major article with mentioning of the smaller ones and redirect them to that article. If you have enough content to make more than a stub, then there should probably be an article. But if it is only going to be a stub, best to consolidate it. AgneCheese/Wine 03:58, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Cool. Nice image and history insert. Yes, I think I worked out a hiearchy (for the most obviously small ones anyway) and play with how "mediums" such as Listrac and Moulis do on their own. Cheers, <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH <font size="-5">disc.  04:17, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Shirazi wine

 * Well, we'll see if that doesn't bring in a few attempts at distortion to the article. :-) A strong and to some perhaps controversial, but I hope solidly referenced statement. Tomas e (talk) 11:45, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * We will need to keep an eye on it to prevent any nationalism get in the way of encyclopedic integrity. It is a great article, well grounded in good sources. AgneCheese/Wine 17:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter
Hey, I've commented on the B/GA proposals on the project talk. But don't consider those my newsletter recommendations, I want to take some time to review all the B-class ones and refine my picks. I'll get back to you with them asap (not like last time). Thanks Agne, Van Tucky 20:52, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Cool! AgneCheese/Wine 20:54, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Done!
I wanted to let you know that I finished my interview. With literally hours to spare. Let me know if there's anything else, or if I should cover some points in more or less detail. It was a fun bit of text to do: thanks for inviting me to do it! --ESP (talk) 01:57, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Why thank you! AgneCheese/Wine 03:13, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

If you could advise
If you have a moment, I went and did this odd article-list-thing, since I think it is sort of encyclopedic and ought to be freely available, I'm not sure where it fits, not even sure what the best title would be. You have a suggestion for that? For now I just have it userfied: User:Murgh/Alexis Lichine's classification of Bordeaux wine.. <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH <font size="-5">disc.  03:29, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, that is a toughie. I agree that it is very encyclopedic and Lichine's alternative classification is probably the most notable alt-classification there is. However I don't know if the "non-wine geeky" community of Wikipedia will grasp that and I do fret the possibility of a tough AfD battle if it was posted as is. My suggestion (and I hate to recommend more work since you've already put a lot into this article) is to reshape the article as Criticism of the Bordeaux wine classification (or something similar) and include Lichine's alternative as a sub section with maybe a reference (though not a full table) to some of the other notable wine writer's list (Parker's, Broadbent and I think Peppercorn has one). This article could function as a splinter from the main 1855 classification article. Lord knows there is enough reliable sources about the criticisms of the 1855 list out there to make an article that is AfD-proof. AgneCheese/Wine 03:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes I think a criticism article is certainly warranted by abundant RS, definitely a juicy one to compile and construct, but (from the slice of sources I've been by) such an article would span the full 150 years and warrant some hugeness.. *ugh* Anyway, an article passing by AL's Bdxclass ought to lead on to a Main article: Alexis.. and considering the sources I do have (although a bit heavy-relying on Prial) I think it merits a WP-place. It would surprise me enormously if consensus found it shy of WP:N in an AFD. And, I think shockingly, the actual list is nowhere to be found on internet, so I'm gonna follow my gut and zeal and go public. At any rate if it should end in a bad AFD I can always userfy and continue like you suggest. BTW I have Peppercorn's published ranking/musings (as of 1991 anyway), and he tackles it quite differently, like using the word "perhaps" a lot, and keeps it short, so that could easily become a section in the Peppercorn article. This one of course doesn't belong in Alexis Lichine.  ;^) <font size="-1">M <font size="-3" >URGH  <font size="-5">disc.  12:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think the result of Afd campaign would be "no consensus", so why not give it a try? --Doopdoop (talk) 21:58, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Toscana (wine)
Still working on Toscana article? I'll get some books out of the library and try to help! I want to get it to B and then GA. --<font color="Blue">Char <font color="Red">leen <font color="Green">mer <font color="Blue">ced <sup style="color:blue;"> Talk  07:43, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh feel free. I have a couple other big articles on my plate (Like a revision of the Cabernet Sauvignon article). I am more than happy to let your work your magic like with Carmenere and Tempranillo. I'll keep and eye and try to clarify things when I can. AgneCheese/Wine 07:45, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, that would be very helpful because I do not know a lot about Toscana, just the basics. --<font color="Blue">Char <font color="Red">leen <font color="Green">mer <font color="Blue">ced <sup style="color:blue;"> Talk  08:11, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi, my family is from Tuscany and I still go there every year in Summer, so if I can be of any help just ask, and I'll do my best :) --BodegasAmbite (talk) 09:49, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Question
You seem to know a lot about wine, so I'd like to ask a question. Wine, made from grape, is highly versatile in flavor. Is it possible to use any other fruits to produce a drink with such a wide range of flavor, or is it something only grape can do? I am aware of fruit wines but I got an impression that they are very limited in versatility. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:22, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the nice words. :) The Grape article is sorely lacking a type of "physiology"/components section to speak to this (on a long list of to-dos) but grapes are unique from other fruits in their ability to produce all these different flavors in wine. While there are elements (namely how it expresses terroir) that are not fully understood there are some identifiable components (found mostly in grape skins with a few in the sugars) that are large contributors to a wine's potential flavors--namely phenols, methoxypyrazines, monoterpenes and mercaptans. The pyrazine "green bell" flavor compound is one, geraniol is responsible for some floral aromas in Riesling and Gerties, megastigmatrienone produces some tobacco and spice notes in red wines, etc. While some of these elements do exist in other fruits/vegetables, the combinations and amount present in wine grapes as well how they interact during the maceration and fermentation process are unique. AgneCheese/Wine 13:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Images
I didn't see a link to the VP discussion, so if you wanted me to chime I'd be happy to do it. The Cat project is more hit and miss, but the firm consensus currently at the Dog project is that galleries in dog breeds are a strict no-no, except where there is great variation in type within a breed and there isn't enough space in the text to house all the images. I personally removed many dog and cat galleries, and I can count the number of dog galleries left on one hand. Besides, excess images in one class of article is not an excuse for excess elsewhere. Van Tucky 20:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Just saw the link. Again, as a result of my edits and the ensuing talk consensus (it was rather uncontroversial), dog articles should only have galleries in very special cases. Van Tucky 20:59, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I appreciate the info and your time. :) AgneCheese/Wine 23:33, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Catbook
Would Mr. Tabbers like to be in my Catbook, a frivolous user-space endeavor?--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 00:22, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL. I'm sure he would. :) How cute. AgneCheese/Wine 01:44, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Done.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 02:10, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Cabernet Sauvignon DYK

 * Ummmm.....I don't know. But I'll sure try. :) AgneCheese/Wine 17:51, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, we're closer than I thought. Only a couple more to go. :) AgneCheese/Wine 01:01, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Academy
Hi Agne. I appreciate your enthusiasm and interest in this project, and I'm going to definitely raise this option when I go to the Columbia Free Culture Meeting tonight. Though I'm not sure if an alcohol topic would be OK with the university, when most of the students will probably be under 21. And, I'm a little skeptical of your numbers above, because people tend to be interested in specific topics in the Humanities (authors, books, artistic movements), rather than the academic discipline itself. But your willingness to help with sources, etc., definitely will count in the Wine Project's favor.--Pharos (talk) 20:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks for the reply. :) AgneCheese/Wine 03:54, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
The March 2008 issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is ready! Dr. Cash (talk) 05:52, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK expansion check
Hi Agne, could you please take a look at List of tributaries of Larrys Creek, specifically its expansion here diff? I was wondering if it had been expanded 5x but had no idea how to figure that based on text vs. total size (it is not 5x based on file size). I have a nice hook to nominate it for DYK already thought up, but figured I would check with you first. Thanks in advance for your help, Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 06:02, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It's close enough that I think with a strong hook it should be feature. On Feb 19th, before you started your expansion it had 1,184 bytes of prose. Today it has 5,052 bytes. Not quite a 5x expansion but it is clear that a lot of work has gone into the revision. AgneCheese/Wine 17:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much - I can add a few more sentences on the geology and mountains which should get it even closer to a true 5x. I was not sure about counting at all and appreicate your work on my behalf. The hook I thought of was DYK... that Larrys Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania has 42 named tributaries in its watershed, including one named "Little Dog Run"?. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 17:15, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * That would catch my attention. You normally don't think of something named a "creek" having so many tributaries. With 42, it would sound like a major river. AgneCheese/Wine 03:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, it is a creek I am very fond of and which always manages to surprise me when I research it further than I have before. Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 04:53, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Georgian wine
Hi Your Wineness. How are you? It is His Baldness here. Somebody just started Tsinandali wine but I don't know how correct it is. Perhaps you could give it a clean sometime thanks. Also remember to add those canadian wines!! ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦      $1,000,000? 11:08, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yikes! That does need some work. Admittedly Georgian wines are a weak area of mine but I'll give it a go. As for the Canadian wines, they're still on the to-do list, after I work my way through the remaining Top-importance wine articles that are still at start class. However, I will be visit several wine regions in British Columbia this summer (and hopefully Quebec/Niagara in the fall) so I should be able to get some pictures to go with those articles. :) AgneCheese/Wine 17:04, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Berlin Wine Tastings
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Beaujolais
Thanks for your work on Beaujolais. However, there is one important issue still at hand. According to the GA criteria, direct quotations must be, cited directly after the punctuation each time they appear. One citation in a paragraph for two quotations (even if it's from the same source) doesn't cut it. Quotes are the only thing that always requires immediate attribution through a citation. If you want to include several quotes in a single sentence, one cite will do. But if you have multiple separate sentences each with a quote, you have to cite each sentence. It's not negotiable. Van Tucky 18:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey Van Tucky, I appreciate your time. But looking at the GA criteria, it says that (2b) "at minimum, provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons" which I have done. Every shred of information in that article is cited and attributable to an inline citation. I do not see "redundancy" as a characteristic of a good article which would be the case if the same cite is added to one line, followed by the next to two to three lines that are also sourced by the same footnote. As a compromise, I would be willing to add a "hidden text" pointing out that the source for the quote can be found on the next line. Would that be acceptable? AgneCheese/Wine 18:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * As a side note, I respect your convictions though mine just happen to differ philosophically in this regard. If you can not, in good conscious, pass this article for GA. I will respect that and would encourage a broader discussion of the matter at GA/R. As a strong advocate for in-line cites, I certainly appreciate and heavily encourage their use. But I do think the question of redundancy and readability has a conflict with some aspect. If there is an unwritten "corollary" addition to the GA criteria that is encouraging redundancy, that should be discussed by a larger group. AgneCheese/Wine 18:37, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've responded on article talk. Van Tucky 18:41, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

for you
Thank you. I understand we just have a philosophical disagreement. That is all. AgneCheese/Wine 19:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Red wine breathing
Hi Agne, there's a question on the science refdesk about red wine "breathing" if you would like to help, thanks Julia Rossi (talk) 02:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure. I'll take a look. AgneCheese/Wine 02:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you for decanting that question –– the whole thing came alive, : )Julia Rossi (talk) 21:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Decantation
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Brda, Slovenia
Hi I was wondering if you could expand this article with some wine related info as it is one of the country's biggest wine regions. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦      $1,000,000? 14:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

April GA Newsletter
The April issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter is now available. Dr. Cash (talk) 03:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Gravity (beer)
I noticed your comments on the winemaking talk page (regarding the "lab tests" section). I immediately noticed that the test for "residual sugars" is just another term for the "specific gravity" test. However, the article doesn't explain this. "Specific gravity" is a specialized, but misleading, way of referring to specific density. The specific density of a wine (or beer) is determined by the amount of sugar it contains. E.g., if it contains less sugar (i.e. it is "dry"), the specific density is lower. Unfortunately, the article dealing with specific gravity as it pertains to alcoholic beverages is named "Gravity (beer)". In reality, beer is not the only beverage which is tested for specific gravity - wine is also tested. (Knowing a beverage's original and final specific density allows one to calculate % alcohol by volume). Do you know of any administrators who would change the name of "Gravity (beer)" to something more appropriate? I'm not sure what would constitute a better title - perhaps, "Gravity (fermentation)".

Also, the information that I just cursorily related to you is not found on any of the homebrewing pages (e.g. winemaking). There seems to be an unnecessary division between the beermaking and winemaking articles - both beverages are made via the same basic process (i.e. sugars are fermented into alcohol). I'd appreciate any help you might be willing to render regarding these topics. Fuzzform (talk) 20:34, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Champagne in popular culture for GA?
Hello, I think you should nominate this article for GA status. The article seems fine but I might be able to help you should there be problems in the resulting GA review.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 13:36, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Admittedly I'm a little sour on the GA process since they turned to wanting things not just cited with a footnote (which I wholeheartedly support) but double cited with two footnotes for the same source/text. It just got too silly for words. In all honesty, your praise for the article as a reader means more than a little green plus sign. AgneCheese/Wine 14:27, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know much about wines but perhaps this google book search can help you find the cites that you need.-- Lenticel ( talk ) 09:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the effort but sadly the issue with GA is no longer about having proper sourcing, articles like Beaujolais wine already has every single shred of information in the article sourced and attributed to an in-line citation. No sadly, fully and completely sourced articles like Beaujolais wine are failed for being unreferenced simply because they are not double cited with two footnotes for the same source and same claim. That is where it steps off into the sphere of silliness and is simply not worth the time or effort to pursue. AgneCheese/Wine 16:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Welcome back!
And a strong comeback with +25 k for Spanish wine in one session. Good to see another B article, we could use some more of those. Tomas e (talk) 20:27, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, well truth be told I have been working on that one for a while. Yeah, outside wiki life has really ramped up its gears (which it tends to do this time of year. I had a similar slowdown last year at this time.) I'm still around, lurking and doing research. Once things settle, I will be back to my usual noisy self. :p AgneCheese/Wine 16:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Image:Gibson statue.JPG
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WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter
The May Newsletter for WikiProject Good Articles has now been published. Dr. Cash (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
- for helping me understand that my contribs to  Rhône wines over the years have been a complete waste of time.--Kudpung (talk) 05:55, 3 June 2010 (UTC)