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Strapless dress
That image of the 1932 strapless dress is incredible - and kinda blows out of the water the Life claim that it was invented in 1937/38.(which I was dubious about, but couldn't find anything to challenge it - a few claims that Portrait of Madame X's dress was strapless, (which it obviously isn't, even though the straps are token) but nothing immediately challenging that. Thanks so much for posting it! BTW, while I won't change it back, I thought the Gaultier image was pretty good as a lead image because it was very clearly focused on the dress, nothing else, no distracting wearer, the conical breasts weren't too obvious, just a clear shot of a strapless dress that, most importantly wasn't the picture of the practically topless dress that's on Wikimedia Commons . Mabalu (talk) 02:37, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I checked and was glad to see that the Gaultier dress appears on his article. I feel that that particular dress being strapless was incidental to the fact that it was cone-breasted. I'm not sure what you mean by obvious, but the vast majority of strapless dresses don't look like that. Outside of a runway, a burlesque show, or a Halloween party, that style of dress is fairly rare. Still, it's good to know that the 1932 photo is a welcome contribution, and I wish you luck with your DYK. Fashion is a weak topic for Wikipedia, and I'm glad to see that we finally have an article on the strapless dress. Gobōnobō  + c 04:40, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ruby Hurley
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DYK for Maxine Feldman
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DYK for Hilda Crosby Standish
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Help needed
Your template gives a "Citation is empty" warning if it is empty or not. Can you fix it?-- Auric    talk  23:23, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It should no longer be displaying the warning. Thanks for the heads up. Gobōnobō  + c 01:02, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Adminship
Hi there Gobonobo. I have noticed you around the place quite a few times now, and I was surprised to learn that you weren't an admin yet. I was even more surprised that no-one seems to have asked you! So how about it - would you consider running for adminship? I'm sure you wouldn't have any problems passing RfA. Let me know if you're interested or not. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius on tour  ♪ talk ♪ 05:47, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Mr. Stradivarius. Thank you for asking. I'm humbled by your surprise and am glad to see that editors from Scottywong's list are getting formal invites. I may throw my hat in the ring when the timing is a little better for me. Keep up the good work. Gobōnobō  + c 18:21, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Ah, you've caught on to my methods, I see. :) Although it's not quite as simple as that - I had actually thought of asking you before, but you being on Scottywong's list merely reminded me. RfA doesn't take up that much time, actually, but you do have to make sure you have an hour or so of wiki-time each day to answer any questions that may come your way. Let me know when you're ready, and I'll write you up a nomination statement. Best — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 21:30, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

And I could do a co-nomination statement as well, as you are a fully qualified candidate let me know. Secret account 18:38, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you Secret. Gobōnobō  + c 01:24, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

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Evelyn Hunter Nordhoff
I think you found and added the picture of Evelyn Hunter Nordhoff, which I was working on in my createspace as well as PenelopeOC. Thank you! noranoodle (talk) 14:42, 30 March 2013 (UTC)


 * It was my pleasure. Thank you for starting the article for her bindery! Gobōnobō  + c 01:24, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for participating in yesterday's women's history edit-a-thon. Your contributions were much appreciated! Girona7 (talk) 15:43, 30 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I didn't get very far on the Natalie Kampen article before I was pulled away. Hopefully I'll be able to expand it soon. Gobōnobō  + c 01:24, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Claude Raguet Hirst
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WP presentation
It was great presenting with you at St Kate's on Monday. Thank you for finding the slide show and involving me and everything else! -McGhiever (talk) 20:55, 16 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you McGhiever. It was great presenting with you too. Gobōnobō  + c 19:35, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Sandbox questions
Hello Gobonobo. I was working for the Education Program:Drake University/Global Youth Studies (Spring 2013) and could not figure out how to create a second sandbox. My first sandbox is already filled with a draft on Nueva canción for my Honors Thesis Project and I know it is possible to create a second but I found the process very confusing. Thanks in advance for your help! KLi 32 (talk) 16:52, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi KLi 32. Your first sandbox is located at User:KLi 32/sandbox. You can create another in your user space at User:KLi 32/sandbox2 or User:KLi 32/Insert draft article name here. When you click through on the red linked title, it should give you a message that there isn't a user page with that name. Below the message, there's an option to start the page. Clicking that will bring you to an edit window for the new sandbox. Once you save that page, it will be up and running. Gobōnobō  + c 19:25, 17 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much. I really appreciate the clarification! — Preceding unsigned comment added by KLi 32 (talk • contribs) 20:02, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Claude Raguet Hirst
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 * Yes. Thank you for the reminder. It should be ready now. Gobōnobō  + c 01:27, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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Files for deletion/2013 April 17
Why did you close this as "moot"? This is in no way moot; as I wrote in the discussion, the current revision is a baseball card, and that image thus violates WP:NFC §8. When the discussion started, the file name was used for a different baseball card, but overwriting it with a different baseball card didn't solve anything at all! Unless you revert your closure, this will have to go to WP:DRV. --Stefan2 (talk) 20:56, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The image that was originally nominated for deletion at FFD was replaced and effectively deleted. As such, the deletion discussion for that image was rendered moot. My understanding is that if you would like to have a separate discussion for the deletion of the new image, you are welcome to open a new FFD for the new image. Your assertion that it was a different baseball card seems to be contrary to the evidence provided by B, who showed that the image was based on this photo, which is plainly not a baseball card. Gobōnobō  + c 21:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The link I provided shows a baseball card using the second image. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:15, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * The link you provided does indeed, but that has no bearing on the status of the original image which the card was based on. Regardless, the discussion was closed based on the fact that a new image was uploaded to replace the original image, not on any determination having anything to do with baseball cards. Gobōnobō  + c 21:21, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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A favor -Environmental law articles ready for preliminary review
Hi Gobonobo. I see that you're an online ambassador. I'm the Professor for Aaron Frank's environmental law class, and while you're not signed up for my course, I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a look at any or all of the articles my students are working on. One of the aspects of this sort of course is that students understand that they are putting their work out before the wikipedia community for review. In the past, there hasn't been that much activity on their pages as they were working on them. I was hoping that if you get a chance you can take a look.

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