User talk:Aymatth2/Archive 8

DYK for Omar Derdour
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pettigarths Field Cairns
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Standing Stones of Yoxie
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:05, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Huxter Fort
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:06, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Seku Amadu, Amadu Seku, and Amadu Amadu
Thanks for your work on articles related to the history of Mali. I noticed that you recently moved the articles for two of the rulers of what is referred to as the Massina Empire - Amadu Seku and Amadu Amadu - to titles which do not, as far as I've ever seen, correspond to what is used in academic literature or what one would hear locally (namely "Seku Amadu II" and "Seku Amadu III"). I've requested that those pages be reverted back to their original titles. In the meantime I've made corresponding changes in the text of those 2 articles as well as Seku Amadu, and added succession boxes.--A12n (talk) 12:14, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344)
Carabinieri (talk) 00:03, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Karamokho Alfa
Hello! Your submission of Karamokho Alfa at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:00, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Your opinion is requested
In a dispute regarding an alleged case of closed paraphrasing here. Please not the most recent version of the article, which is in the table at the very bottom of that discussion. Thank you. Nightscream (talk) 03:40, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Welcome back
Hope you enjoyed your skiing trip and didn't sustain a Lindsey Vonn-like injury. I wondered if you'd be interested in writing an article on Fatimid architecture.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:23, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, very notable subject though, that's a great start anyway!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:45, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything on Food Weekly News or Agriculture Week?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:07, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Can you do me a favour and let me know if you think Harry Kiyoshi Ishisaka is notable or not.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

I did, last month in fact, and it got deleted. I wasn't even told about the AFD and it was wrongly deleted i thought. Can you restart it and I'll help? I think he was one of the most important figures in aikido in the United States, certainly in California. sources in google books seem to confirm this.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:41, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Super start, I'm disgusted that it was deleted without me even being notified. And my original article wasn't too bad either and had several sources and explanations of why he was notable. Might want to check the thing about Seagal moving to Japan in 1973 though, in interviews I think he said he was 16 or 17 and it was in the late 1960s. He also claims to have met the founder of aikido in Japan before his death which was 1969 I think. Seagal is mad keen about Ishisaka though and says he was the most important person in his development on aikido.17:13, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Well, Seagal always implied he moved to Japan permanently at the age of 16 so you might want to clarify that one in his article, I thought it was always odd that such a young kid would move to Japan like that by himself!. Seagal's a curious one, he has the tendency to exaggerate a lot of what he did and anything he says must be exercised with caution!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  19:21, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Karamokho Alfa
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Fatimid architecture
Greetings. I have always been fascinated by your name which sounds Indian, particularly Matha. I should have replied to your note on my talk page long time back. Some how I missed. I have also added some text to the above article which you have started. Today, I have added text on the Cairo forts with text from two very reliable references. You may like to use them to add to the text on forts which you have added. Interestingly all Islamic monuments in India have close roots to Persian and Arabic invaders, on which I have written many articles (many with Dr. B and Rosie) over the last 5 years. Also, please see if you can add some text to Atiq Mosque (Awjila), the first mosque in Libya, to make it 5x. I have tried today also. -- Nvvchar . 14:17, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * If my family tradition is to be believed, I do have Indian blood, but it is not clear whether that is Indian Indian or North American Indian. Either or both are possible. My grandmother, Nellie Yule, was from Orkney. The Orkney traders were active in Hudson's Bay, and some brought home Cree wives. But the "AY" part of my userid stands for Andrew Yule. I like hot curries and am comfortable camping in the northern woods. I think it must remain a mystery. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:15, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * If you like hot curries you definitely have Scottish blood hehe! I do too! And of course the home of Chicken Tikka Masala. BTW I have nommed Omar Derdour for GA. Khazar has identified two dead links in the sources, as you added those can you look into it?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:14, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Chicken tikka masala is exactly the sort of adulteration of an authentic culinary tradition that one would expect from a nation better known for deep-fried Mars bars. On the other hand Moose Madras is, in my view, a highly innovative example of cross-cultural cuisine. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:40, 9 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I do not have any more text to add. Probably you may like to nominate it on DYK, though a day late today.-- Nvvchar . 12:46, 10 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Agreed. I will be adding some text soon. In case you can not find references to the unrefrenced text in some paras of the Fatimad article, you may like to consider deleting them for the present and adding them later when you may like to post it for GA.-- Nvvchar . 16:15, 10 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I have nominated Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Mansuriya, Fatimid architecture. You may like to suggest another hook.-- Nvvchar . 02:31, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

I noticed two of your small edits on the Wildlife of Niger. You may like to join on the expansion.-- Nvvchar . 16:19, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
With a bit of work I think Fatimid architecture will make GA. I know you don't appear to rate GA too highly, but I think it's worth it because we have so little really on architecture and it makes it easier for people to find decent articles than if it wasn't GA. I forget, do you have JSTOR sccess or not?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:49, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

I have yet to get a hang of your way of referencing. Hence I have followed the way I have done in the last few years. Dr.B is right about taking Fatimad architecture to GA. It has shaped up very nicely.-- Nvvchar . 14:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I'm accessing some material currently which says that the Fatimids actually used symbolic architectural features from places like Mesopotamia for good international relations. Above all it seems they largely copied from Mesopotamia and Mediterranean Byzantine but as one scholar said they did develop a unique style of mosque. Also this which you might like to use further mentions more about their mauseoleums which they also contributed to.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:51, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Can you see if you can find anything on Las tres viudas de papá?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:55, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

An editor is talking about redirecting all villages such as Bikenibeu to Tarawa. I was wondering if you could help prove that it is a legitimate article in its own right.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:52, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Mamluk architecture
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Collapsed Campaignbox
Hi Aymatth2,

I have no problem with you collapsing the campaign box or taking out the history tab. See that you have been very involved in the creation and maintenance of the articles in question so anything that you think makes more sense or is more aesthetically pleasing is fine with me.

Best, -Clark Sui (talk) 02:27, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Mansuriya
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Fatimid architecture
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You!
Can you start an entry on Antoine Kambanda, or find anything more on Sainte-Famille Church?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:29, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I wasn't sure if Kambanda was as guilty as the other.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:12, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Since you have done a lot of reasearch on Fatimid architecture, can you pl help me to resolve the query under the DYK of Atiq Mosque (Awjila). I have not been able to find any more references in spite of intense seacrh with all alternate names. Thanks.-- Nvvchar . 04:54, 24 March 2013 (UTC) I wondered if you'd be interested in starting Agriculture in the Middle Ages or Education in the Middle Ages. See User talk:Malleus Fatuorum♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:35, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for Atique Mosque inputs. I have nome'd Template:Did you know nominations/Bikenibeu. You may like to suggest a better hook.-- Nvvchar . 12:03, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Stubbed Template:Protected areas of Libya, you might find enough to expand some, admittedly I'm a bit dubious on some of them, googling the Berjuj valley I picked up the Wadi of that name also known by something else etc. No idea what the Taoulga islands are.. Harouj mountain has something ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:07, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Siege of Algeciras (1369)
The article can have more citations. There are a couple of paragraphs that would benefit more with citations. Adamdaley (talk) 01:36, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It is unclear whether the existing citations and references would contain the uncited (or unreferenced) material. Therefore I have marked it as unclear. Adamdaley (talk) 03:12, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Bangui
This is currently in the news. I've been expanding it. Spotted some notable conferences and agreements made in the history which you might be interested in starting. Also you might find more for the city itself, I've reached page 10 in google books and could really use your help.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:04, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Don't be silly, of course File:Leon Livinhac.jpg isn't a non free image!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:26, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

As it's before 1923 I think you can claim PD-old, I may be wrong.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, but it is unlikely anybody is going to sue wikipedia for using it...♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:34, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, yes, there is always a copyright paranoiac who might kick up a fuss, suppose it is best to be on the safe side but I'm pretty sure it could be used freely.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything on the red links in the history of Bangui. The AIDS thing with the Bangui Conference was pretty important and was used as a guideline for a long time. Also I spotted some missing Spanish ships in Order of Battle in the Algeciras Campaign which might interest you.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:18, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Fir Hill Manor notable?.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:34, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything more on Derick Ashe? I've just had to remove an invalid notability template. Experienced editors should know better than to try to delete articles like that, Edgar Abraham, and Fir Hill Manor.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:28, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Impressed that you found so much, but not surprised!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:18, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bikenibeu
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Discussion of proposed move of Fouta Djallon to Futa Jalon/Jallon
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DYK for Kabgayi
Allen3 talk 17:27, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Too camp for my liking, but Pikes Hotel, Ibiza is notable?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:59, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I must have just read the Wham! part LOL. Quite an interesting read actually, and if it is renowned for hedonism on Ibiza it must be seriously bad!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:18, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Several others seem to have been put up, leading the creator to retire from wikipedia. Ibiza Rocks Hotel, Manor Hotel, Mundesley and Beaumaris Hotel, Sheringham. The latter is dubious, but I have a feeling the top 2 will meet requirements. Pikes doesn't stand a chance of being deleted, way too notable.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:39, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Does Manor Hotel, Mundesley meet guidelines?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:49, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes I quite agree. I mean imagine having an article on every branch of the Travelodge or Best Western or something! Andrew Helm seems to be on his way out, not sure you care...♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:34, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Jonglei currently in the news. Can you improve it?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:44, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

. Don't worry, I'm not asking you to expand an article on Royal underwear...♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:17, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

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Al-Sahwah DYK nom
I think I've addressed your concerns regarding my DYK nomination. --Al Ameer son (talk) 04:54, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Derick Ashe
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Diezani Alison-Madueke
Hi Aymatth2. I've responded to you on the Diezani Alison-Madueke article talk page. Thanks Vivj2012 (talk) 14:56, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Atique Mosque
After your last note under the DYK review of this article there has been no movement towards acceptance. Can you please consider leaving a note to the effect that "A Note to the effect:Sources conflict on the period of dating the mosque - either during 7th century as given in several travel sites or 12th century by Peterson as is cited here |accessdate=2013-03-24, ref 11 in the article, pending agreement of authoritative sources” will be added in the article? Hence, the ALT3:Hook is suggested for acceptance". Thanks.-- Nvvchar . 13:32, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks, for making it clear. We will wait out. I wish, in India also, like the Arabs, the demolition of the old Babri Mosque had been taken in the right spirit as there was always an offer to build a new one.-- Nvvchar . 14:20, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Léopold Louis Joubert
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

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

I didn't spot the review till later either. Thanks for the amount of work you put into it!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  19:48, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

I put Pikes Hotel up for GA, it's pretty comprehensive. Just requested some photos on flickr and seems my feeling about the place was right. . I mean you can literally smell the stink of the first one can't you, looks like the set of a low-budget sleazy 70s San Francisco porno movie, not that I would know about that ahem. If you've ever seen The Enforcer (1976 film) you'll know the scene where he falls through the roof onto the set and it looks just like it! The headboard and the light gross me out, evokes unsavory images of Peter Stringfellow and a whole lot of whips and, urgh, well you know.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:37, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Volapük Wikipedia notable?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  19:18, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Volapuk "mutton dressed as lamb" as they say. I came across Articles for deletion/Patrick Hunout which is pretty disturbing to me because I have a feeling he might be notable and passes WP:ACADEMIC. Can you create an article if you can find anything on him? He has an article on French and German wiki.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:09, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Maybe they were right to delete it, but I spotted his name in a very notable article (Émile Durkheim) and thought he might have been notable.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:30, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

I mean, mentioned in the same sentence as Claude Lévi-Strauss and Michel Foucault!! Naturally I am aware of what meets notability guidelines but you do often seem able to dig up sources nobody else can find. JSTOR has 11 hits but most like in google books are his works and not about him so probably fails on that.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:21, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything more on Æthelgeard? See discussion on talk page, it has been confused with a bishop of Cornwall but the bishop is referring to Æthelhard. However one or two sources mention him as being the Bishop of WInchester, an area he does seem to have been associated with but not sure if its the same person. Æthelheard of Winchester I think it is highly likely they're the same person based on the dates and his landownership in Winchester where he kept his archives. Also not convinced on the Frome reference, that sources seem to infer that those they're talking about were late 11th century not 950s.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  08:48, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Ryanggang Hotel can you find anything on it?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:21, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

If I made up a story about the White Father's having a mission in the hotel would you edit it LOL?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:27, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Notable?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:53, 7 May 2013 (UTC) Great job, thanks.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  05:38, 8 May 2013 (UTC) Lathbury Barracks I started and spotted the Moroccan Colonel Amekrane. He's missing yet was involved in an attempted coup to assassinate the King. His French entry. Can you start? Another missing notable one is this fella. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:39, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cuthbert Christy
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Yvette Laclé
Hi, can you expand/translate this from Dutch? It's been prodded for deletion obviously inappropriately..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Talk:John Le Mesurier
Hi, I wondered if you could provide some input into the discussion at the bottom of the page involving a dispute over a fact in this FA article.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  22:16, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

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Requested battle
Hi, there's a red link in Template:Did you know nominations/Francisco Esteban Gómez. Can you fill it? In Spanish here. I'll add you to the DYK credit if you can.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:14, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Nice one, thanks.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:45, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything on African Archaeological Review?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:48, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Wikipediocracy notable? Sources look shoddy to me..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  10:39, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Embarrassing isn't it that the community votes to keep articles like it because it involves us, even though no decent sources document the site!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  09:59, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

A lot of people who I respect have voted keep like DGG and Kiefer, but my opinion is that it's little more than a blog whinging about wikipedia and I can't see how it really has "extensive coverage in multiple reliable sources". Take away "The Daily Dot" and "Salon.com" and look what's left... I see little point in voting as it's pretty obvious it'll be kept. If it was a similar blog/forum on anything else it would be nuked almost instantly.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:25, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything on Biochemical Predestination? This is worth a watch first.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:32, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Eugène Hénard
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

an accident
Hello Aymatth2, I think you accidentally removed some comments when you made your edits. I have restored them for you so you do not need to do so again. Dan the Fish Man from Oxford (talk) 15:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Matasiete
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Would you be interested in helping write Opium production in Burma. Opium was very important to colonial administration in Burma and is deeply ingrained in Burmese history.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:30, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

AFD Uiam Station or expand? I can't find anything.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:20, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

What a wimp! That's precisely the attitude which has left articles like Pacific Ocean in such a poorly developed state.. And Greg Kohs isn't too underwhelming for you? Really...♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  08:39, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

God created earth, the seas and Gregory Kohs!! I'm kidding, but I can recall you doing some really general articles which are insanely hard to research and doing a super job on them. Historical figure for instance is way harder to write and for more generalised than the Pacific Ocean! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:19, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

What about Dog and Duck, notable?.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:16, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Karamokho Alfa
I was recently reading the article on the Imamate of Futa Jallon, and I happened across the titular article. I was hoping to nominate it for GA status, and wondered what your opinions regarding a possible nomination might be? Thanks alot! QatarStarsLeague (talk) 04:13, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It will need additional references, but eventually it could reach GA status. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 13:37, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I still wish to nominate the Karmokho Alfa article, but you have made me curious. Which of the articles you have created would most like to see accede to GA status? QatarStarsLeague (talk) 21:37, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Dog and Duck
Please take a look at Talk:Dog_and_Duck_(tavern) as I'm not understanding your edit. Warden (talk) 12:56, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hôtel du Palais
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June 2013
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Gustava Aigner
You might be interested in finding more on this, more in the Landesmuseum PDF if you understand German.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  21:34, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Auguste Dreyfus
Gatoclass 08:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey Aymatth2

I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).

So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.

What's important here, though, is that the VisualEditor features an interactive template inspector; you click an icon on a template and it shows you the parameters, the contents of those fields, and human-readable parameter names, along with descriptions of what each parameter does. Personally, I find this pretty awesome, and from Monday it's going to be heavily used, since, as said, the VisualEditor will become the default.

The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.

Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 21:31, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Henri de Kérillis
The DYK project (nominate) 03:07, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants
I wish to inform you that I have nominated this article for GA status. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 13:17, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Along with Yellala Falls. QatarStarsLeague (talk)

Albert Laprade
Just a note to say, really excellent work! Lockley (talk) 16:37, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Théodore Steeg
The DYK project (nominate) 20:02, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

GA review
Hello, I'm currently reviewing Yellala Falls, an article you created that was recently nominated as a GA by User:QatarStarsLeague. Best regards,--Typing General (talk) 18:25, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * It's passed - congratulations, Aymatth2! It's a great Good Article. Prioryman (talk) 19:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * During World War I many Muslim Algerians fought for France, causing growing pressure to enfranchise them.

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Badajoz
Hi, I'm currently getting this up to GA standard. Can you check the history and content of the Spanish wikipedia and see if there is anything else worth adding (which you can source). If not, would you be interested in filling some of the red links on the Roman provinces, Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota Batalla de Villaneuva de Barcarrota and notable figures of centuries passed? I have a feeling that you'll not, but worth a try.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  11:56, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

What about Sébastien et la Mary-Morgane? Notable? It's up for AFD, check the edit summary in the history!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  16:39, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Somebody is trying to speedy delete Guillermo Espinosa Rodríguez. Notable?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:30, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the additions to the journalist. I finally got fed up with DYK, surprised to see you haven't... Devil's Gap Footpath notable? ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:08, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Not even a few $$$$ wil persuade you hehe?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  13:53, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

I ws going to mention nominating a few of your articles for GA, Seems the falls was nominated and passed without you even knowing! Can you find anything on Town Range, notable?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  20:14, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

For the Geography of Franz Josef Land article, I think each section needs more localized maps for islands groups. Any chance you could crop maps of File:Map of Franz Josef Land-en.svg in full scale. I think probably around 5 crops would suffice. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 10:46, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes, but the png version accessible from the small version doesn't produce very clear crops because of the pixels. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 11:28, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

That's excellent and pleasant surprise too, how did you manage it? Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 14:53, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Nice one. Great job on the medieval Spanish stuff too and red link filling, makes us much more valuable as a resource to document that period in other countries. I once stumbled on truckloads of red links on feudal lords of medieval Italy for some province and it scared me how much could be covered! Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 15:24, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Can you find anything on Cinema of Madagascar? Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 10:45, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Can you start People's Movement (Tunisia)? The leader was shot the other day, important article in current affairs.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  12:30, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Category:Men sociologists
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DYK for Torkild Rieber
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Currently trying to get Badajoz up to GA status, can you create some articles on the missing biographies linked in it? Can you find anything on Gaspar Méndez, he seemed notable, but can't find any decent sources.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  08:50, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for good content
Hello, I recently stumbled onto Battle of Guadix, which you created. It was an interesting article to read. I then went to your userpage and found out you made more great, well-sourced, content. I just wanted to say: thanks for that! Keep up the good work. Crispulop (talk) 16:02, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Update
Hi

Know you worked a lot on the relevant article. http://nyti.ms/14Ot03v

Bongo  matic  22:53, 16 August 2013 (UTC)


 * ChildofMidnight was mostly to blame, although I did do some of the research. That was a serious article, even if the Vegans were upset, about a serious subject. The NY Times article is trivializing the important issue of how best to deal with the flattened fauna. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:31, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * What aspect was the NYT trivializing? Bongo  matic  09:20, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Just kidding. The NYT article is well-written. The WP article was fun too, finding this rich trove of material and trying to stay encyclopedic and not too frivolous, but leaving the occasional furry frisbee or "you kill it we grill it." I miss CofM and her crazy projects. Aymatth2 (talk) 11:02, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Agree on both the article and CoM. I'd like to find the McPhee article referenced in the NYT and cite it in the article. Bongo  matic  11:43, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * here it is. Damn McPhee is good. Bongo  matic  11:56, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It might be as well to draw the curtain over collaborations like Iceland–South Korea relations, started during the heat of the "X-Y relations" mass deletion war. That was some other editor who had the same userid as me. "Peik’ŏn"? Best forgotten. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:21, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Best forgotten? I think not. Its non-inclusion is a needless loss for anyone interested in the topic. Bongo  matic  09:11, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Steam hammer
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * quantities of guns, shells and shot for troops fighting in the Crimean War (1854-56) and the Indian Mutiny (1857-58). The arms business declined after this, as cast-iron guns became obsolete.

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Nallatech and Scottish Equity Partners
Notable?♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:31, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Givors canal
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DYK for Harriet Law
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Givors canal
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Givors canal: le Midi
Oops! Should have checked the link from Midi, but that acronym never occurred to me. Sorry! However, in the text it should still be the Midi, not The Midi, since in French the article isn't part of the name of the region, which is le Midi, not Le Midi (unlike Le Havre or La Haye, for example). Any objection to my re-re-fixing that with a piped link? Awien (talk) 01:37, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
 * OK, done, and done right this time. Awien (talk) 01:58, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Alice in Wonderland (song)
Hi, can you find anything more on Alice in Wonderland (song)? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:13, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cleveland Hall, London
The DYK project (nominate) 16:01, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Givors canal
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Deletion review for Category:Men sociologists
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Kimweri
Can you find out what this source is about. It seems to talk of a Kimweri as a very notable figure yet no article.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:53, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Excellent work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:49, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Shape file for Selva Zoque
Hi there,

I see that you edited the map for the Selva Zoque in Mexico, which looks great, thanks!

Is there any chance that you could send me the shape file for the map, so that I can adapt it myself? I can't find any other source for it.

My email is marmaladesandwich@hotmail.com

Many thanks!

Jake Dunn — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jakedunn (talk • contribs) 14:55, 10 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I can't find any trace of it. Nowadays I would make an .svg map using Inkscape, but my guess is this one was done with PowerPoint, saved as .png and the PowerPoint thrown away. Probably one of the sources cited in the article has a similar map, but the shape would have to be traced again from scratch. Sorry... Aymatth2 (talk) 15:38, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

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Category:Sociologists by sex
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DYK for Joseph Favre
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Lake Uniamési
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:02, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Transeuropa (Festival)
Notable?♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:54, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Started Malören and spotted that we're missing an article on a whole archipelago of northern Sweden which has 792 islands, the Kalix archipelago or Islands of Bothnian Bay. All of the islands to the south of here. Kalix article mentions some of the islands but we really need a detailed article on it and many sub articles on the notable islands of the groups.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:42, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * sv:Kalix skärgård does not have much. It is part of the Norrbottens skärgård (North Bothnian Bay archipelago), which also includes the Pite skärgård, sv:Lule skärgård and sv:Haparanda skärgård. The last is a national park. Might be better to do the four in one, at least to start. Maybe they could go into Bothnian Bay, split out later if it seems to be getting too big. Aymatth2 (talk) 15:16, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

It's difficult to know where to start, I'd say it would probably be better to get Bothnian Bay up to scratch first as you say. Either way it appears to be a poorly covered area.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:15, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Your satellite main image doesn't identify the bay, in fact it obscures it confuses things by the snow cover. Not sure why you think it is better than a map showing the location..15:34, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * The top image position in the infobox is generally used for a photograph of the waterbody, not a map. There are other seascape photos, but the satellite photo seems rather dramatic. The European locator map is below it, which most readers will recognize. Few readers would recognize the Gulf of Bothnia outline. But from the large-scale map in the infobox, readers will be able to zoom in to the two maps in the "Extent" section, showing the bay within the gulf, and the bay in more detail. Aymatth2 (talk) 15:45, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Aesthetically it looks better of course, just confusing in that its the whole of Scandinavia and is covered in ice so looking at the image initially it's difficult to really see where it is, perhaps if you modified it with a label or added exact location to the caption it would help?♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:19, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Gregory Kohs for deletion
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 * Aymatth2, do you think there is some reason that Kohs' appearance on a national cable TV program ("Attack of the Show!") on the G4 network, is not referenced anywhere in his biography? - 2001:558:1400:10:A8E0:A6C8:1F09:21B (talk) 14:40, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
 * It could be mentioned as a relevant event, but is not really independent commentary. Feel free to add it, though. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:59, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

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