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DYK for Ivan Borkovský
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DYK nomination of Treaty of Troyes (1814)
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DYK for Cowthorpe Oak
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DYK for Marjorie Bell
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The Bugle: Issue CLXV, January 2020
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DYK for County Fermanagh War Memorial
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DYK for George Nathanael Anderson
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Thanks for your patience.
I'm new around here and I'm not always in tune with how things work. Thanks for your patience in the DYK review process. - Amatheur (talk) 18:53, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries. Good work on that article, hopefully one of many to come! - Dumelow (talk) 19:04, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Medal inflation
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DYK for Winshill Water Tower
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DYK for Whittington Tump
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DYK for Odette Rousseau
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DYK for Declaration of martial law in Russell County, Alabama
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DYK for Wellington clock tower
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DYK for Syd's coffee stall
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DYK for Shelton Oak
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The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon
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DYK for Vernon Andy Anderson
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DYK for Austins (Newton Abbot)
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Incomplete DYK nomination
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DYK for Leicester balloon riot
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DYK for John Papworth (plasterer)
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Anderson picture
I noticed here that there is a picture of William Harrison Anderson. Perhaps you can do something with it. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:44, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Doug Coldwell. I don't I can prove its PD but I've uploaded a fair use version for the article - Dumelow (talk) 08:03, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * It looks good in the article.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:14, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tedder certificate
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DYK for Marie-Louise (conscript)
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DYK for Queen's Oak
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DYK for St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot
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DYK for Diego (tortoise)
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 * My compliments, that is a wonderfully written article! Thousands of people will be looking at that shriveled profile with a look of surprised respect... --GRuban (talk) 12:46, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Swanage Town Hall
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A barnstar for you!
Hi Dr. Blofeld, thanks for the barnstar and messages. Sorry for delay in replying I've been pretty busy offline recently. I keep meaning to put articles on the The 10,000 Challenge; should I add every British article I've improved/added since 2016 or just anything I work on going forwards? Don't mind doing either. I've signed up to the The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon as well, it coincides with WikiProject Military history/March Madness 2020 so I may see if there's any interest from the Milhist chaps to reduce Category:Stub-Class British military history articles - Dumelow (talk) 13:45, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi, entirely up to you, whatever you want to contribute. The most important thing is that it's enjoyable, seeing a diversity of decent quality articles coming in is always exciting to see. The work you do is exactly what I love to see on there!♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:11, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for William Harrison Anderson
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DYK nomination of Ephraim Bacon
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DYK for Albert William Bailey
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DYK for Samuel Bacon
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The Bugle: IssueICLXVI, February 2020
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DYK for Treaty of Troyes (1814)
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DYK nomination of Action at Sihayo's Kraal
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DYK for John Thomas Baldwin
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March Madness 2020
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DYK for Action at Sihayo's Kraal
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DYK for Adrian Long
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Template:Did you know nominations/Harpur Hill Quarry
Hi Dumelow: just a minor issue to resolve here. Cheers, Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 13:43, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXVII, March 2020
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DYK for Institution of Municipal Engineers
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DYK for Winged wheel
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DYK for Colin Clinton
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Incomplete DYK nomination
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The Bugle: Issue CLXVIII, April 2020
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Precious anniversary
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Template:Did you know nominations/Jerry Givens
I've tried to satisfy the quid pro quo requirement with this review of Template:Did you know nominations/Tejuca, but I seem to have somehow messed up the template parameters? Are you able to tell me what I did wrong? Steve Smith (talk) 05:13, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Steve Smith, thanks for this - your review looks good to me. When making a review you don't need to alter the template, just make the review as a comment below the nomination and add one of the tick symbols.  The template is for the second stage of the review process when people move the hook int one of the main page queues.  The good news is that as you have reviewed a two article hook this counts as two QPQs, so you can save one as a credit for your next nomination.  I'll head over and approve Jerry Givens - Dumelow (talk) 05:51, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks very kindly. Steve Smith (talk) 06:01, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ansgar the Staller
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DYK for Costard (apple)
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50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week
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DYK for Marriage bed of Henry VII
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DYK for Florence Boot
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Mind if I help out on this one?
Hello, and I hope you are staying well. It's been a while since I've collaborated with you on a draft, and I know you previously said you didn't mind, but would it be alright if I worked some on User:Dumelow/British anti-invasion preparations of 1778–79? Eddie891 Talk Work 13:45, 3 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Eddie891, good to hear from you. I've not got very far with this one short of dumping a bunch of possible sources onto the page; feel free to dive in.  I know there were big camps at Warley and Coxheath, but also other militia camps across the south coast; a plan to drive livestock inland to deny them to the French and also a boom installed at Plymouth harbour but possibly there were other measures.  If you can't access the two journal articles let me know, someone at WP:REX kindly emailed them to me.  I have a feeling that The other Armada : the Franco-Spanish attempt to invade Britain in 1779 (Manchester University Press: 1960) may have some useful info but the Google Books preview is limited and I've not found it anywhere second hand.  Worldcat lists it at a few university libraries so that may be an option, if you have access? My former university's alumni membership is too expensive for the limited access they can provide.
 * I've read somewhere that similar preparations were made for the planned French invasion of Britain (1759) so that could be a future article. Also I'm amazed we don't have a standalone article on John Paul Jones' 1778 raid on Whitehaven, a minor but interesting event of this period - Dumelow (talk) 15:05, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It's at Syracuse University, which I just happen to live very near and have access to! The bad news is that here in New York, we're essentially stuck in lock-down until at least 15 May and the library won't open until 1 July at the very earliest, so it might be a few months until I can get to it. The book is rare and out of print, so I'm not optimistic about finding a cheap used copy I could purchase... I'll keep you updated, and let you know as soon as I get ahold of it Eddie891 Talk Work 21:15, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, if you want to take a look at the search results here (or anything from library.syr.edu), I have access to any of the sources marked 'online'. It seems there was a lot of stuff about Britons confident Coxheath Camp would save them from anything that might come their way Eddie891 Talk Work 22:50, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, our libraries are pretty much all shut over here too, though I think some request services are still running, particularly at the universities. I can get it scanned and emailed by the British Library but it is somewhat expensive.  I don't think it's essential but night contain some useful snippets.  One to put on a back burner for now, I think.  From your university catalogue "An HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION of the CAMP on COXHEATH" sounds promising and "AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MAJESTIES JOURNEY TO, AND REVIEW OF, COXHEATH CAMP" might contain some interesting tidbits.  "Warley camp, Essex, 1778" and "A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF WARLEY-CAMP" might also be worth a look - Dumelow (talk) 05:51, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Eddie891, I've just realised I got my references mixed up. i thought I was reading Herbert but it was actually Conway.  I see you've started on that article too, so I will leave the rest of Conway to you and start on the other sources.
 * I've emailed you all of them except for 'Warley camp, Essex, 1778" because there are five articles by that name in the syracuse catalog. Let me know which ones you want. Sorry about the source duplication. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:25, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * No worries Eddie. It was my fault, I saw you were working from Conway and was going to steer clear of it but somehow opened the wrong file!  Please do carry on and finish your good work on that one.  Thanks for sending those articles, I'll have a look through over the next few days.  Maybe take a look at those five and see if there's anything interesting in them, if not don't worry.  There's plenty to be getting on with! - Dumelow (talk) 12:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Conway talks a lot about how he thinks the camps helped forge a sense of national identity but could also have promoted regional differences. Mind taking a look at pp. 558-560 and letting me know what you think about how to best incorporate this? Seems a lot like speculation and ramblings by him. Eddie891 Talk Work 16:48, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I've emailed you Sheridan and the Theatre of Patriotism: Staging Dissent during the War for America from Project MUSE, and there was nothing interesting from the five articles, just people complaining about camps and being excited... I've linked to a map of Warley we might want to upload-- There sure is a lot of artwork from this! Eddie891 Talk Work 21:12, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Eddie. I've incorporated some bits from Sheridan... but not had a chance to go through in detail yet, though I think there will be some useful bits for the cultural section.  I agree with you that Conway pp 558-560 doesn't have much of use - Dumelow (talk) 15:09, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , I have access to an article titled 'Jamaica Prepares for Invasion, 1779'... Do you want to expand the draft to cover that? Eddie891 Talk Work 14:59, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I think we may be best keeping it focused on the British Isles. I'd be interested in reading that journal article, though.  It could be the basis for another article, if we can find other sources - Dumelow (talk) 15:47, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry I've been so quiet over here-- haven't had much to add, I'm afraid. Syracuse should be opening any day now, and as soon as it does, I'll make my way over and try to get that book... Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 18:34, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse
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DYK for Western Front demarcation stones
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DYK for Peter Hammersley
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DYK nomination of Revels (Inns of Court)
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DYK nomination of Tutbury bull run
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The Bugle: Issue CLXIX, May 2020
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Rogationtide
According to "Thought for the day" on Radio 4 this morning, tomorrow is Rogation Sunday. It strikes me that your DYK for Gospel Oak, Polstead would be particularly appropriate for that day, whereas it is currently destined to be in the second set on the main page on Monday. It could be rescheduled, what do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:16, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Cwmhiraeth. Sure thing, no objections from me - Dumelow (talk) 12:33, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gospel Oak, Polstead
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DYK for Mampuru II
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DYK for Common Sense, Common Safety
Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  00:02, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

Spam disinterested/uninterested.
Disinterested is a lovely word, but does not mean uninterested. Lovely article on Spam, I enjoyed reading it.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/disinterested-versus-uninterested

79.66.107.243 (talk) 01:41, 20 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks for letting me know 79.66.107.243, I'll try to remember that distinction. Glad you enjoyed the article - Dumelow (talk) 05:40, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Helmut Machemer
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Introduction of species to Mana Island
Thank you very much for writing Introduction of species to Mana Island. Great topic. Nurg (talk) 03:51, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Nurg, thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I stumbled across the topic after reading a news article about Nigel the gannet! - Dumelow (talk) 06:16, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Droitwich Water Tower
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for VI Corps (North Korea)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Howard Bane
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DYK for Otis Barrett
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DYK for Route of the 2nd Armoured Division
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DYK for Lassington Wood
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DYK for James Edwin Baum
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DYK for Carl K. Becker
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Revels (Inns of Court)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs
Hi, I keep getting closer to you in my total, but that can't be, because I promote one of your hooks every other day! Have you stopped updating your stats? Yoninah (talk) 15:10, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Yoninah, I only update it when I archive them from my talk page; so there'll be a batch of them coming through soon. Thanks for all your good work at DYK by the way; I know prep/queue moving and checking is an onerous task with little thanks - Dumelow (talk) 15:48, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
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DYK for 1831 reform riots
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Infrastructure Client Group
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Introduction of species to Mana Island
Introduction of species to Mana Island looks like sterling work. Stuartyeates (talk) 08:44, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Stuartyeates, many thanks for your feedback - always a good morale booster! It was a fun article to write.  Just a shame there hasn't been an update to the ecological plan since 2010 as that's where I drew much of the information - Dumelow (talk) 08:47, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Millennium yews
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tutbury bull run
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * It is a curious fact that when you, Dumelow, write new articles like this one, they appear on the "New page feed" requiring patrolling. This is also the case in Blackcurrant production in the United States currently. They should not appear on this list because as an administrator you should have the autopatrolled permission. You are not unique in this because I have noticed at least one other administrator's name appearing on the feed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Cwmhiraeth, how strange. I am not very familiar with WP:NPP, is it perhaps because I create them in user space first then move them to main space?  Probably worth raising this at WP:Autopatrolled - Dumelow (talk) 07:43, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I have made a comment on the autopatrolled talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXX, June 2020
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DYK nomination of Nathalie Evans
Hiya i made some initial comments about Template:Did you know nominations/Nathalie Evans, if you'd like to take a look Mujinga (talk) 09:41, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi I replied to your comments Mujinga (talk) 10:23, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Great someone else finally got around to reviewing this! Sorry it bogged down by me suggesting an ALT Mujinga (talk) 10:14, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Mujinga, no worries it'll get there in the end! - Dumelow (talk) 11:25, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Blackcurrant production in the United States
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Introduction of species to Mana Island
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Charles Pinney
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 1831 Bristol riots
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for A Question of Europe
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Stuart Bergsma
Hi, I came by to promote your DYK nomination and ended up filling in blanks in the article with information from records at FamilySearch. I think you should follow up on the information provided to find more RS for this article. The Find a Grave site includes his wife's and son's names, which could also be researched further. Best, Yoninah (talk) 23:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I added his wife's obituary. Yoninah (talk) 23:19, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Yoninah, thanks for your improvements to the article which have included fixing dates other sources got wrong. I have exhausted all of the reliable sources I could find for this article and don't have much of an interest in genealogy or a FamilySearch account; however, I am glad that others do.  My aim is to get articles into a good, but not necessary complete state, before releasing them into the mainspace.  I find DYK is a good way of attracting attention to an article and that while it is on the main page others often improve them.  All the best - Dumelow (talk) 05:50, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet
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DYK for St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove
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St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove
Hi, congratulations on getting this on DYK! Just wanted to check something about the phrase "the churchyard is grade I listed"; should this be "the church is grade I listed"? I couldn't find a grade I listing for items in the churchyard, but the church building is grade I listed. Blythwood (talk) 09:08, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Blythwood, you're right I made a mistake there. I've since fixed this - Dumelow (talk) 09:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the quick response. Incidentally, I've found what I think is the SAM listing for the cross. My one reason for not putting it in the article is they don't mention it being moved, although they do mention a c19 base. Blythwood (talk) 09:13, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I've done some digging and found it was actually removed from Tatenhill by the 2nd Baronet in 1798 and stood in the grounds of Rolleston Hall until the 4th Baronet installed it at the church in 1897. Just looking for a more reliable source - Dumelow (talk) 09:25, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I've added a bit to the article. I think it's worth adding the SAM listing also, if you have the time - Dumelow (talk) 09:31, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * , yeah, I didn't really think it wasn't true-it's a complicated detail to get wrong-but it was weird not seeing it mentioned. Blythwood (talk) 09:56, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for George Brian Sinclair
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Harry Bigelow
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DYK nomination of 1989–90 British ambulance strike
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DYK for Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge
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DYK for 1920 blind march
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DYK for Blind Persons Act 1920
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sir David Lindsay, 4th Baronet
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Hatfield House
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DYK for Newland Oak
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DYK for Asa Binns
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DYK for Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Burton Benedict
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Help to keep an article
Hi Dumelow: I'm an editor, mainly at Wikipedia in Spanish. I have written this article Camilo Prieto Valderrama about a Colombian environmentalist with publications and awards, as well as being an outstanding activist. I wish you could support me in keeping the article. Thank you very much.--3erres (talk) 18:14, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for No Surrender (to the IRA)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for deleting the picture. I didn't know the picture was taken in denmark! --ILoveCocomelon (talk) 11:05, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Roger Poole
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 1942 Betteshanger miners' strike
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DYK for 1989–90 British ambulance strike
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXI, July 2020
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DYK for Potato production in Algeria
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 16:41, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Rhinocéros (Jacquemart)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for People of Western Europe speech
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for June 6, 1944, order of the day
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Nathalie Evans
—valereee (talk) 00:03, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Monks Bridge, River Dove
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Kronstadt–Toulon naval visits
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition
The article Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 13:02, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Eddie891 for a very efficient and thorough review - Dumelow (talk) 13:03, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Harold Clyde Bingham
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Anna Bliss
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 1943 Rolls-Royce strike
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * This is a good little article. Thanks for developing it. Nick-D (talk) 09:59, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks Nick-D, glad you enjoyed it; I found it an interesting one to write. I'm ploughing a bit of a wartime strike furrow at the moment: the 1942 Betteshanger miners' strike was another recent one and I've just started looking at the 1941 North American Aviation strike.  Happy to take a look at others, if you know any? - Dumelow (talk) 10:44, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * When working on the Brewster SB2A Buccaneer article I was interested to see that the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation ran itself into the ground during the war due to managerial incompetence, which also involved the (poorly trained and, from memory, underpaid) staff frequently going on strike - the situation got so bad the US Navy took the company over. I suspect that there might be an article in that. The 1917 Australian general strike was a big deal, and has attracted a fair bit of attention over recent years. Nick-D (talk) 11:17, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Newell Snow Booth
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Stuart Bergsma
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DYK nomination of Osage Battalion
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DYK for Thomas H. Branch
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DYK for Richard Ernest Dupuy
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DYK for Sinai Park House
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DYK for Herbert Edwin Bradley
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DYK for Danum shield
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DYK for Rolling straight-edge
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Friedrich Salomon Hall
— Wug·a·po·des​ 20:33, 4 August 2020 (UTC) 00:02, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXII, August 2020
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DYK for MS Europic Ferry
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

"Order of the Brilliant Star" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Order of the Brilliant Star. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 9 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Paul_012 (talk) 07:15, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Page Review Check
Hi,

I recently wrote a bio page for a popular model based in Turkey and I’d like your review on it. Is it something I can get your input on so you could help make adjustments as Wikipedia tells me “Page has multiple issues” which I feel bad about for such display.

I’d really appreciate your input please, thank you Shortolani01 (talk) 08:17, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi Shortolani01, I presume you are talking about Omotolani Victoria Enwereji? It is well outside my field of expertise but I'd advise you to got through and add a reliable source for each statement in the article, many of them are currently unsourced. The tag at the top is because the article is not linked from any others. Have a look around and see if there are any articles you can link to it from. I'd also check the tone of what you are writing, it needs to be encyclopaedic and not written in a flattering manner. Are you connected with the subject? If so you need to review WP:COI as you may have a conflict of interest - Dumelow (talk) 11:51, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for this. I’d review and do as you suggested Shortolani01 (talk) 12:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)


 * No worries, any other questions let me know - Dumelow (talk) 13:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Moritz Hall
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Minchenden Oak Garden
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of William Harvey Brown
Hello! Your submission of William Harvey Brown 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:09, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Osage Battalion
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berry Boswell Brooks
—valereee (talk) 00:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for New Zealand White Ensign
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Flying and wearing
First, thanks for the nice article. From a vexillogical standpoint, flags are "hoisted" or "flown"—no matter by whom (see, e.g., Maritime flag). It may be that in some naval uses, ships "wear" flags, but this article seems more of a flag article than a navy article, so I thought to make it read vexillogically. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 14:33, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Piledhigheranddeeper, thanks for that, I am very much an amateur in terms of vexillology. Please feel free to amend the article however reads best/is most consistent - Dumelow (talk) 14:36, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for William Harvey Brown
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

September Women in Red edithons
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DYK for Île Sans Nom
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Statue of Lenin at Finland Station
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DYK for Champ de Mai
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:04, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Havering hoard
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DYK for Early contractor involvement
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Monghyr Mutiny Medal
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DYK for Khochu Pereman
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DYK for Division slice
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DYK for Secret Treaty of Vienna
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Alienation (speech)
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Fletcher (East India Company officer)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Monghyr Mutiny
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DYK for Havering hoard
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Jane Stanley (died 1803)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sheffield Star Walk
—valereee (talk) 00:04, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers
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The Bugle: Issue Issue CLXXIII, September 2020
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DYK for General Order No. 1 (Gulf War)
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DYK for List of British colours lost in battle
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Londonderry hooks
I hope you do well with those Londonderry hooks and you avoid the pillorying I got for daring to improve those types of articles.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 07:32, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I saw the furore on DYK and was reading a bit about the city's electoral history. I found we were missing some by-election articles and there were some interesting snippets that might make DYK hooks so knocked up some quick articles.  I've tried to be neutral in my reporting of the facts, as always (I hope!) - Dumelow (talk) 11:18, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * So did I but you can see what they did to me over it. I would review them for you but I don't think I'm allowed to. But I do hope they go through fine.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 12:13, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Light Vessel 72
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Yoninah (talk) 23:09, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pierre David (mayor)
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DYK for United Kingdom–India bus routes
Gatoclass (talk) 14:26, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Holden (general)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:13, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for London garotting panics
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DYK for MS Nordic Ferry
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Nordic Ferry
Nice article. One small criticism is that the infobox would be better with events in order from first to last, rather than last to first. How is your Swedish? Fakta om Fartyg has a page on the ship which can be used to expand the article. Plenty of info there including dimensions, owners, reflaggings, charters etc. Mjroots (talk) 04:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Mjroots, thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the article. I've switched the names and operators in the infobox to "old to new" order.  The problem I had with this one, as well as MS Europic Ferry and HMS Junella was determining what was reliable.  I can usually readily source info for the military section from books but the remainder is usually not well covered except on websites such as this one, tynebuiltships.co.uk, ferry-site.dk and so on, with which I have no experience - Dumelow (talk) 06:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Tynebuilt is a RS. Not heard of ferry-site, will have to check it out. Mjroots (talk) 06:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Good stuff. I intend on (eventually) filling out the redlinks in template:Falklands War British ships so those sources will be most helpful - Dumelow (talk) 06:27, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Statue of Lenin at Finland Station
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DYK for 1872 Londonderry City by-election
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for HMS Junella
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DYK for Tolzey Court
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DYK for 1831 Londonderry City by-election
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DYK for 1860 Londonderry City by-election
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks Buckshot06, I don't have a great deal of knowledge in this area and have exhausted the sources available to me so would be glad of any assistance - Dumelow (talk) 09:54, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * What I mean is, running "Spring Train" through Google Books, which may come up with something; and going carefully through the Falklands War articles, which will often mention Spring Train, to link them, as well as History of the Royal Navy. Maybe start by clicking around from British naval forces in the Falklands War. Buckshot06 (talk) 17:12, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Good point. I've just gone through and linked every mention of Spring Train (or Springtrain) that I could find on-wiki and created a few redirects. I've already scoured Google Books for every mention of "Spring Train" or "Springtrain" but it's possible there might be something out there still - Dumelow (talk) 17:13, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Search string "Spring Train" or Springtrain in history.navy.mil, to check through the U.S. Navy command histories; both editions of Woodward's "One Hundred Days" (the latest edition is more revealing, I believe, and I have not seen it). Should be able to be gotten via your local library in the UK. Scholar.google.com. Buckshot06 (talk) 17:42, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * And thank you for the article on British colours lost!! Now I know who Elphinstone was, and the story of that retreat!! Buckshot06 (talk) 17:43, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXIV, October 2020
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DYK for German Girl Shrine
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DYK for Nottingham cheese riot
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DYK nomination of Beef Bones Regulations 1997
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Anti-invasion things
Hi Dumelow, hope all you and yours are staying safe and well! It's been a couple of months and things have changed a bit for me (new buttons, mainly!), but I've finally managed to drag myself out to Syracuse and get a copy of The Other Armada, so I will be able to add to the drafts we were working on and hopefully finish them up. Is there anything that I should look for specifically, or is the whole book worth going through? Happy to scan you a chapter or so if you want, but of course copyright is somewhat prohibitive of sending much more. Cheers, Eddie891 Talk Work 20:40, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Eddie891, good to here from you. Yes, all fine here thanks, trust everything's OK your end?  Chapter 6 "The Preparations for Defence" will be the main one, I think, but the preceding chapter "The Situation in Britain in June 1779" might provide interesting background.  Chapters 9-11 might be handy for my draft on the Channel Fleet, if you are interested in adding to that.  If not don't worry, I haven't really done much on that one yet.  I'll keep an eye on my watchlist and chip in where I can.  Thanks so much for helping out, they'd otherwise be languishing on my userpage for a long while to come, I suspect  - Dumelow (talk) 14:46, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Charles Butters
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DYK for Oaths to Hitler
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Oaths to Hitler
You lately reverted my edit to Oaths to Hitler. I don't understand why. I saw that the lead section contained:
 * Various organisations in Nazi Germany required their members to swear oaths to Adolf Hitler by name, rather than to the German state or an officeholder. Such oaths were intended to increase personal loyalty to Hitler and prevent dissent.

and the section "Background" contained:
 * Those swearing the oath promised their loyalty to Hitler in person, rather than the state or its offices, and it was intended to increase loyalty to Hitler and to prevent dissidence.

These say pretty much the exact same thing. I was wondering why the article had to say the same thing twice. J I P &#124; Talk 19:06, 23 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi JIP, thanks for your message. From Manual of Style/Lead section: "significant information should not appear in the lead if it is not covered in the remainder of the article"; the purpose of the oaths is  critical to an understanding of the topic and so should be mentioned in the main body text.  "The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article" so some element of repetition is unavoidable.  You could look to reword it a little if you like, but the key facts should be in both places - Dumelow (talk) 19:20, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

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ITN recognition for Stan Kesler
Per this and this

November edit-a-thons from Women in Red
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DYK for 1870 Londonderry City by-election
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DYK for Beef Bones Regulations 1997
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DYK for Guy Gibson Campbell
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DYK for Pilcher Monument
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DYK nomination of James Nathan Calloway
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ITN recognition for Marius Žaliūkas
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DYK for Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
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 * Congratulations! Your hook drew 23,844 DYK views, the most recorded so far in the month of November. See Did you know/Statistics. Cbl62 (talk) 07:50, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for Death of Frederick John White
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Thanks Yoninah, hopefully the second 500 won't take as long as the first! - Dumelow (talk) 06:35, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for James Nathan Calloway
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DYK for Rejoice (Margaret Thatcher)
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DYK for Exercise Spring Train
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DYK for Al-Ghuraba cemetery
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DYK for Kitty Hunter
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXV, November 2020
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DYK for Iceberg A-38
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DYK for Filchner Station
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ITN recognition for Albert Quixall
Apologies for nitpicking and thanks for your work on this! Espresso Addict (talk) 08:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Thanks Espresso Addict. Don't worry about nitpicking, there was a discrepancy in the article that I missed and I am glad you spotted it! - Dumelow (talk) 08:26, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Campbell Forsyth
Per this and this - Dumelow (talk) 23:32, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Operations against the Marri and Khetran tribes
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DYK for HMS Surly (1806)
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DYK for HMS Surly (1855)
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DYK for HMS Surly (1856)
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ITN recognition for Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
As per this and this - Dumelow (talk) 10:59, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Richard Bonython
Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:02, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

December with Women in Red
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DYK for Grande Tema incident
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DYK for Donat Henchy O'Brien
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sadko (submarine)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 3 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! With 19,131 views, your Sadko hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December. All the more impressive since it achieved this during a 12-hour queue. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 19:43, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks Eddie891, 2020 seems to have been a good year for me on here at least. Give me a nudge when you're ready to look again at the anti-invasion article, but don't worry if it's a while longer, I have plenty of other things I want to work on! - Dumelow (talk) 08:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 1766 food riots
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 9 December 2020 (UTC)


 * One of your edits went from
 * The coal miners, led by "Irish Tom" and "Barley Will" were joined by nailers and spinners,
 * to
 * Later that month a party of Black Country miners led by led by "Irish Tom" and "Barley Will" and accompanied by nail makers and spinnder travelled to Birmingham.
 * I've already fixed "led by led by". Perhaps you might know what a 'spinnder' is? Shenme (talk) 04:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)


 * It's a typo for spinners, someone has already corrected it in the article. Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 07:53, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

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Nominations for the 2020 Military history WikiProject Newcomer and Historian of the Year awards now open
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DYK for Boom Hall
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of French ship Euryale (1863)
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The Bugle: Issue CLXXVI, December 2020
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DYK for Alexander Lindsay (East India Company officer)
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Crushed Rock, Mpape
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 16 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! With 12,108 views, your Crushed Rock, Mpape hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December. All the more impressive since it was not a lead/photo hook. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 19:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot
— Wug·a·po·des​ 00:02, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Oral Swigart
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Twynham hut
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 22 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! With 16,632 views, your Twynham hut hook is the most viewed non-lead/photo hook for the month of December. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December and is also eligible to be enshrined in the all-time list of best-performing non-lead hooks. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 09:35, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thanks Fylindfotberserk and a very merry Christmas to you too! - Dumelow (talk) 09:53, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

 * Thanks Whispyhistory and the same to you too! - Dumelow (talk) 18:32, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

'Tis the season
Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. It's been a wild year, and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your contributions and for the role you play in making Wikipedia as good as it can be. It was a pleasure interacting with you this year. I read a number of your articles and found them all fascinating, so thanks in particular for tireless article creation efforts and for always being happy to help out. I spent a while looking for a fitting image until the thought came into my head that, if memory serves, you wrote a few articles on famous trees- here's a wonderful picture of one. I wish you and your loved ones all the best this December and in the years to come. Cheers, Eddie891 Talk Work 21:27, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Eddie891, thanks for the message. It's been a funny old year but a good one for new articles at least! I'm hoping to crank out a few more tree articles in the new year, they are such a wonderful change of pace. It has been a pleasure working with you and all the others at Milhist these past twelve months, here's to a great 2021! My best Christmas wishes to you and yours - Dumelow (talk) 08:55, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Kirka Sharif
Hello, I am so sorry to bother you. However, I know my DYK has been marked as closed and unsuccessful since I was MIA. However, this was due to the fact I work in the medical profession, and I was very busy at work because of the global pandemic. Can you please see if the DYK for Kirka Sharif is possible? It is a significant shrine in Afghanistan and has importance in Islam. I would very much appreciate it if the DYK can proceed. I added more content and references per your suggestion. Please let me know. Thank you again! Zakaria ښه راغلاست (talk) 05:09, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Land mines in the Falkland Islands
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Land mines in the Falkland Islands you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 18:21, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 December 2020
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Voting for "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" closing
G'day all, voting for the WikiProject Military history "Military Historian of the Year" and "Military history newcomer of the year" is about to close, so if you haven't already, click on the links and have your say before 23:59 (GMT) on 30 December! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:34, 28 December 2020 (UTC) for the coord team

DYK for John Hunter Littler
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

A New Year With Women in Red!
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 03:02, 29 December 2020 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your GA nomination of Land mines in the Falkland Islands
The article Land mines in the Falkland Islands you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Land mines in the Falkland Islands for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 20:21, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Dumelow!
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Happy New Year! Dumelow, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 07:46, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Thanks Fylindfotberserk, all the best for the new year to you and your family - Dumelow (talk) 08:51, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks and same to you . - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 08:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Land mines in the Falkland Islands
The article Land mines in the Falkland Islands you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Land mines in the Falkland Islands for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 17:21, 31 December 2020 (UTC)