User talk:Alansohn/Archive 35

Gail Koff page
Please Alansohn" do not place the "contentious" divorce information back on the Gail Koff page. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia which is suppose to provide information similar to an encyclopedia written by the public. It should not have information gathered from questionable sources that have misinformation. It should not have personal damaging information about people. the information in the newspapers about Gail Koff's divorce was exagerated and incorrect. Ralph Brill is not a lawyer as stated in one paper quoted by someone on Wiki. The prenubtual aggreement did not contain information about sexual content. Yes there was disagreement about financial settlement that was resolved in court - that is it. This was a difficult situation for Gail and Ralph. Gail's family does not want this information in Wiki. Please do not put it in as you have done again and again. Gail was an unusual wonderful competant, understanding, compassionate,BRDSKoff44 (talk) 14:44, 22 September 2010 (UTC) person who should be remembered as that.

DYK for Thomas Guinzburg
Number 915 (768 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — Rlevse • Talk  • 06:04, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lucius Walker
Number 916 (769 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Elizabeth Jenkins (author)
Number 917 (770 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — Rlevse • Talk  • 12:03, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for lintuzumab
Number 918 (771 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — Rlevse • Talk  • 18:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Number 919 (772 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — Rlevse • Talk  • 00:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gene Case
Number 920 (773 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Clive Donner
Number 921 (774 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Barbara Holland
Number 922 (775 create/expand - 147 nominations)  — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:02, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Hermann Gollancz
Number 923 (776 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 00:03, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dockum Drug Store sit-in
Number 924 (777 create/expand - 147 nominations) -- Cirt (talk) 18:02, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for I'm not lovin' it
Number 925 (778 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Varnette Honeywood
Number 926 (779 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:03, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Rompre
Number 927 (780 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Copy from WP:ERRORS
 * Robert Rompre's 4 goals in one game, is not an Olympic record or even a US Olympic record. ref: http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1g.pdf . -- Lawrence McCormick did 7 in one game in 1920 - 32 years earlier. 76.66.200.95 (talk) 03:16, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think they meant a record for 1952 Olympics, but this is not clear either in the hook or in the article. Materialscientist (talk) 03:25, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for linaclotide
Number 928 (781 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Al LaMacchia
Number 929 (782 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:05, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for James E. Winner Jr.
Number 930 (783 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Pulaski Skyway
As you have made contributions and there is a discussion regarding how to define the Pulaski Skyway in light of contradictory information and opinions your input would be appreciated Djflem (talk) 07:27, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

James Stovall DYK nomination
Hi, just to let you know I made a comment on your James Stovall DYK nomination. Others may be fine with the hook as it is, and I know many similar hooks sail through without being questioned (including more obvious cases such as "restaurant reviewer praises restaurant", "meteorologist gets a job as a meteorologist", etc) but it would be great to find a hookier hook if possible. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:52, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for bacha posh
Number 931 (784 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:04, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:00, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for William Coblentz (California)
Number 932 (785 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Donald W. Davis
Number 933 (786 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Fathi Osman
Number 934 (787 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for John R. Paul
Number 935 (788 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:04, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Paycheck Fairness Act
Number 936 (789 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Joyce Beber
Number 937 (790 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 18:03, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Happy Alansohn's Day!
For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, click here. Have a Great Day...<small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;"> Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 04:26, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I humbly accept the honor, and hope that I can continue to merit such recognition. Thanks! Alansohn (talk) 13:41, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You're quite Welcome! :) Keep up the Great Work! :) - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;"> Neutralhomer  •  Talk  • 21:15, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bob Mann (American football)
Hello! Your submission of Bob Mann (American football) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 01:42, 4 October 2010 (UTC) ...in this case you approved this, see issue there. <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 01:42, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the catch and for the shortened hook suggestion. Alansohn (talk) 13:43, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism
Do you want to revert vandalism using Huggle again?  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   22:51, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose I will resume using Huggle in the future, but I've been away from it for a while. Why do you ask? Alansohn (talk) 22:56, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

I ask because you were always a vandalism fighter.  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   22:58, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Again, thanks for asking. I had been doing a ton of vandalism reverts and I realized that it was keeping me from editing and creating articles. I've been away from Huggle for a few months now, but I'm sure that the Huggle bug will bite me again soon. Alansohn (talk) 23:01, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome, and okay. :)  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   23:04, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Gerald S. Lesser
Al, wow, how awesome are you. I was thinking about creating this article myself, because I've always thought that Gerry Lesser deserved his own article. I've been too busy adding content to the main Sesame Street article and a few of its sister articles, though. I also learned that Lesser had unfortunately passed away; he truly was one of the unsung heroes of Sesame Street and the SW. I'd like to expand his article somewhat, since I have access to the many sources that mention him and his role. I'll try and take that on in the coming days. In the meantime, thanks for creating the article and for all the great work you do for this project. Christine (talk) 12:20, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the compliment. I will keep on watching and working on the article and look forward to seeing your input. Alansohn (talk) 12:46, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Kershaw
Number 938 (791 create/expand - 147 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:03, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ralph T. Coe
Number 939 (792 create/expand - 147 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Dolores Wilson
You are welcome. I've added even more content since you posted on my talk page. Wilson has been on my to do list for the last couple years. Sadly her death is what finally sparked her article creation. Thanks for creating this article.4meter4 (talk) 09:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Jimi Heselden
Number 940 (792 create/expand - 148 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:04, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Help...
About the notice Georges Chapouthier you write : ''Currently the article has 1,141 characters of prose, short of the DYK minimum of 1,500. Please expand the article and provide an update here when the expansion has been completed. Alansohn (talk) 18:59, 4 October 2010 (UTC)''. I should be happy you explain me what is the matter ? I d'nt know what is DYK (Do You Know,...I know) minimum. Please, if possible, answer on my french user page, | Adamantane. Friendly. C10H16 (talk) 16:16, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * See DYK for an overview. I will try to reply as well on your talk page. Alansohn (talk) 16:19, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph L. Melnick
Number 941 (793 create/expand - 148 nominations) -- Cirt (talk) 18:03, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dorothy M. Horstmann
Number 942 (794 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Robert W. McCollum
Number 943 (795 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gus Bevona
Number 944 (796 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for William Harrison (physician)
Number 945 (797 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for George Ballis
Number 946 (798 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Updated DYK noms
FYI. I updated the DYK noms for Venues of the 1896 Summer Olympics and Venues of the 1904 Summer Olympics if you wish to look. Both should be above the 1500 character minimum in terms of prose. Chris (talk) 19:48, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the update. I'll get back to those articles at T:TDYK ASAP. Alansohn (talk) 20:43, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Different hook for Venues of the 1904 Summer Olympics used. Chris (talk) 20:13, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Nava Applebaum
Hi there; of course, a new difficulty is that David Applebaum, to which the article now redirects, was created in 2008 by Susan Sowerby who is/was a sockpuppet of a blocked user. If I wanted to be really confrontational I could now block this article under G5 as well. I do not, however, have any intention of being even slightly confrontational; but the possibility is there that another admin may do it. I shall watch with interest, while taking no active part. --<b style="color:red;">Anthony Bradbury</b><sup style="color:black;">"talk" 20:13, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Per G5, the article doesn't meet the "which have no substantial edits by others" test, meaning that it would not be a candidate for speedy deletion. This whole situation is a mess and I hope that there can be some constructive work done to improve these articles. Alansohn (talk) 20:17, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Austin Volk
I saw your comments at the DYK prep area for the Austin Volk article: I am fascinated by the different state legislators-their lives and careers. They are far more interesting then their counterparts in Congress. I have told User:Orlady this once or twice. Also I am a member of WP-Wisconsin and spend lots of my time reverting vandalism concerning Wisconsin articles. Sometimes, I need to go into a different area like Austin Volk in your state to relieve the stress of reverting vandalism in the Wisconsin WP. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 21:08, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for James Stovall
Number 947 (799 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Nativity: A Life Story
Number 948 (800 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Wayne Winterrowd
Number 949 (801 create/expand - 148 nominations) <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:04, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Gerald S. Lesser
Number 950 (802 create/expand - 148 nominations) The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel May Williams House
Hi, I was just looking for something to do on the DYK page and noticed your comment. Looking at the article, it appears that all the sentences after footnote 2 are covered by footnote 8. Best, Yoninah (talk) 21:54, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Marshall Flaum
Hi. I noticed you're working on the Flaum article. I had last week started an article on him, but somehow saved it under the wrong first name --- Michael Flaum. The article I created will need to be deleted, but before I do that, feel free to grab any of the content or sourcing there and add it to the article. 23:26, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I know that I had done a search for Flaum to see if anything existed. That's bizarre that you created the article under the wrong name. There's a lot there that can be merged and it's a rather unlikely redirect, so don't do anything rash with the article. Alansohn (talk) 00:26, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Georgy Arbatov
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 00:03, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Never-Ending Language Learning
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:03, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

New hook for DYK
FYI. I put a new hook in for the Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics if you wish to look. Chris (talk) 23:29, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Atlantic Wind Connection
This edit contains too much direct copying from the New York Times article you cite as a source. The detail added is welcome but paraphrasing is necessary to avoid extensive blocks of quoted text. Fred Talk 07:34, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dick Griffey
The DYK project (nominate) 18:05, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dolores Wilson
The DYK project (nominate) 18:05, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Arthur Holch
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:05, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit
Was this edit constructive?  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   21:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If it was up to me I'd keep the article as is, but I understand the concern that the song is not independently notable. Before thinking about reverting I would try to find some reliable and verifiable sources to add to the article. Alansohn (talk) 23:09, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, and I made a mistake on Huggle today by reverting an edit by a user who remove a comment such as this edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wayne Olajuwon (talk • contribs)
 * The problem that I've seen with Huggle is that there is so much real vandalism that after a while a lot of perfectly legitimate edits start to look like vandalism and you start developing a hair trigger that marks legitimate edits as vandalism. Sometimes it's better to take an extra second or two to look through an edit and make sure that your not undoing edits that are constructive. Alansohn (talk) 15:59, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know. Sometimes there also edits reverted that I don't think are vandalism, so they still revert it on Huggle.  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   19:46, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Andy Albeck
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:04, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ralph A. Loveys
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 26th Legislative District (New Jersey)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Stephen Pace (artist)
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:04, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Johnny Edgecombe
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 18:03, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Sherman J. Maisel
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 00:03, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for William W. Norton
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Mildred Barry Garvin
The DYK project (nominate) 12:05, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Google driverless car
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:02, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Marshall Flaum
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Huggle
Will you use Huggle again before the end of this year?  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   20:36, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, but the odds are that I will. I've been focusing on writing new articles so I haven't spent as much time using Huggle. Alansohn (talk) 21:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay.  Wayne Olajuwon  chat   21:33, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Jehiel R. Elyachar
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:03, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for R. Gordon Hoxie
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for William Birenbaum
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 06:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Did I insult you?
If I insulted you by going ahead and approving a DYK hook that you were working on, I apologize. I noticed today that you jumped in with a review of the hook that I was in the middle of reviewing and waiting for the nominator's response, so I thought maybe you were miffed by my behavior. The only time I ever did something like that was when the nominator submitted his changes but the reviewer hadn't looked at it for 24 hours. (I see Rlevse doing this all the time.) If it bothers you, I won't do it again, and I'd appreciate your not doing it to me either, as I try to keep close tabs on unfinished nominations. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 19:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry? Yes. Insulted? Not at all. With you, me and other reviewers checking out DYKs simultaneously, we're bound to step on each other's toes at some point. Sorry that I got involved with a DYK you were reviewing, but I only butted in because I thought it was an older nom that was at risk of falling through the cracks. Please accept my apologies for my most inadvertent error. Alansohn (talk) 19:46, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Atlantic Wind Connection
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request
Hi, there's an incomplete sentence in Eric Joisel. The second to last sentence of the third paragraph reads: "Though his work was displayed at the Musée du Louvre and collectors from around the world paid as much as thousands of dollars for some of his origami sculptures, the tremendous amount of time that he devoted to each work." I assume that you were probably going somewhere about him not getting rich from his talent, but I'll let you fix it as you intended. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  01:52, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I would have sworn that the words were there, but I must have accidentally deleted them. Thanks for actually reading the article and spotting the error. It has been corrected. Alansohn (talk) 01:57, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo
<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 12:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)