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DYKs for Women's History Month
Thanks for all your recent biographies of women, including those appearing on DYK. Maybe you would like to nominate one or two more in March in connection with Women's History Month.--Ipigott (talk) 07:26, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cale Morris
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cale Morris 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 MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 16:21, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:


 * Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
 * 🇺🇸 Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
 * Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
 * Pirate Flag.svg CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
 * The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included 🇺🇸 L293D, 🇻🇪 Kingsif, 🇦🇶 Enwebb, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski and 🇳🇵 CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews.

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Your GA nomination of Cale Morris
The article Cale Morris 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:Cale Morris for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MWright96 -- MWright96 (talk) 19:41, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup newsletter correction
There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; 🇺🇸 L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2020
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2020).

Administrator changes
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Guideline and policy news
 * Following an RfC, the blocking policy was changed to state that sysops must not undo or alter CheckUser or Oversight blocks, rather than should not.
 * A request for comment confirmed that sandboxes of established but inactive editors may not be blanked due solely to inactivity.

Technical news
 * Following a discussion, Twinkle's default CSD behavior will soon change, most likely this week. After the change, Twinkle will default to "tagging mode" if there is no CSD tag present, and default to "deletion mode" if there is a CSD tag present.  You will be able to always default to "deletion mode" (the current behavior) using your Twinkle preferences.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2020 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: BRPever, Krd, Martin Urbanec, MusikAnimal, Sakretsu, Sotiale, and Tks4Fish. There are a total of seven editors that have been appointed as stewards, the most since 2014.
 * The 2020 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Ajraddatz and Uzoma Ozurumba; they will serve for one year.

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My page
Hello there, I was in the middle of redoing the wikipedia page for Sun Broadcast Group and it looks like everything I had reworded previously is gone? Was this something that you did? How can I get the text back since I went through a lot of work to start putting it together? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jweisfeld (talk • contribs) 20:48, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi and welcome to Wikipedia. As  has explained on your talk page, you have a very obvious conflict of interest. No one owns this page, you do not have a right to dictate what is written on it and your best bet would be to walk away. Us volunteer editors often resent that paid or conflict of interest editors write non-neutrally, displaying obvious bias toward themselves or their clients, and write promotionally. A neutral point of view is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia, and is non-negotiable. All of your edits are being added to promote yourself. The encyclopedia is here for knowledge, it isn't here to be used as a personal website. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:52, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Rugged Monitoring Company Draft Page Deleted
Greetings For The Day, We, from Rugged Monitoring, had published a Wikipedia page regarding our company with a brief description of Introduction, History, products, Applications, and References. It had been more than 60 days since we published our first draft onto Wikipedia and since we had not heard anything regarding the publishing, we edited and updated the content on the page as we learned that a constant update of content is required to get the page approved. Our content team had just elaborated on the previous versions and we believe there was nothing about the advertising of any sort. We request you throw some light on why was the page deleted and help us understand. And also guide us on how to get the pages approved.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Satish2430 (talk • contribs) 10:06, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi and welcome to Wikipedia. My name is HickoryOughtShirt?4 and I am an administrator on Wikipedia. While Wikipedia is the Encyclopedia anyone can edit, we do have a few policies and regulation you might not have known about. I must first say that you must disclose your conflict of interest (COI) on your user page (red link where your username is). As well, the account can only be used by one person. Shared accounts is not allowed. You disclose your COI by following the guidelines at WP:DISCLOSE. Secondly, it is advised you avoid editing articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors. This is because it affects the neutrality of the article. The article you wrote is absolutely promotional and if you continue to edit about your company you will be blocked. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 16:37, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Carol Leonnig edits
Thank you for updating Carol's page. You mentioned that you needed to verify the book. It is called "A Very Stable Genius" and today is its release date! She wrote it with another journalist from the Washington Post, Philip Rucker. Thank you for your assistance in updating this page. I tried to add a link to Amazon to show you the book, but it is blocked. You can Google it and you will see references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MHKelley (talk • contribs) 16:03, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Possible COI
Please see recent changes at Special Hockey and contribution by a possible username violation. I have reverted for now. Some of the added information might be usable. Flibirigit (talk) 15:08, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Journalists / A project on the side
I'm struggling to write a biography for a Canadian hockey journalist. Do you want to help? Flibirigit (talk) 03:44, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I would love to! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:52, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, check your sandbox. I was surprised this article does not exist yet! Flibirigit (talk) 04:11, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you think you can make it happen? It's been stuck in my sandbox way too long and not going anywhere. Flibirigit (talk) 04:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I can try my best. I feel like you have more access to resources than I do (ie. newspaperarchives) so I am a little tentative in my skills if you couldn't find anything substantive. However, my month is really light (yes I know there is not a deadline) so if I were to tackle an assignment this month would be the best time. At worst, this article becomes a stub. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:22, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * It started as spinoff from Russ Conway (journalist), but never went anywhere. My strength is researching the older people. Flibirigit (talk) 04:30, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Btw, my membership in newspaperarchives expired, and I am waiting for it to be renewed. That's why I have had time to do these IIHF articles. :-) Flibirigit (talk) 04:33, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh I see. I believe I have access to my Universities archive of old newspapers (up until 1980-something) but this guy is still pretty recent so I'll do my best! I actually find researching and creating interesting and exciting so this is a nice break from the limited work I have. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:35, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the sources you have gathered for me. One of the sources was written by David Shoalts who I was surprised to learn didn't have an article either. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:46, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If you're interested, go for it. I find that journalists and administrators are overlooked when it comes to writing Wikipedia articles. Flibirigit (talk) 22:12, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * 👍 I think you're right. I also think Dowbiggin is ready to go soon, I just want to smooth out the Eagleson report section. I feel it can be more in depth. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:15, 7 March 2019 (UTC)


 * I'm finished expanding the Bruce Dowbiggin article now. I will nominate it for DYK later today. What do you think? Flibirigit (talk) 14:54, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Bruce Dowbiggin. Nominated. Flibirigit (talk) 15:29, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Looks good! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 16:52, 18 March 2019 (UTC)


 * FYI, Russ Conway (journalist) has died. I will work on some updates to his article shortly. Flibirigit (talk) 15:15, 21 August 2019 (UTC)


 * FYI, I finally finished W. A. Fry. I worked on it for three weeks straight. He was a newspaper man who went onto hockey things. You might enjoy the read. Flibirigit (talk) 04:11, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , Holy cow. That's a GA waiting to happen. I'm going to work on Rick Cluff (after I add citations to the article commented earlier). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:27, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award

 * You might be interested in writing missing articles for recipients of the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award. I figure they would pass WP:GNG for inclusion. Flibirigit (talk) 07:22, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for showing me this, there are only so many hockey players to write about per season eh? This does interest me (from all the research that I've been doing so far I recognize over half of these names already) and it makes me practice a new skill of writing. Hockey players all typically follow the same format and path so I find it interesting to try and write a new way. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:29, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
 * It would be great if you take on the Elmer Ferguson Award. I'm going to focus more on administrators in Canada, once a few more critical IIHF articles are done. Eventually I do want to work on the Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Flibirigit (talk) 07:34, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Of course! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:36, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I notice there's an article for Jim Proudfoot from the UK, but no Jim Proudfoot (journalist) from Canada article. If you're willing to take that on, there are several citations available in the Houston & Shoalts book on Eagleson. It's an interesting read if you can get a copy. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I am commenting here to make sure this section doesn't get archived. Do you have any Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in progress? Flibirigit (talk) 16:36, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I have User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Ted Damata which could use some improvement. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:00, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
 * That's one name I am not familiar with. I will post something here when I chose a recipient to write about. Flibirigit (talk) 20:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

I have borrowed a library book on Jim Coleman (journalist). I will work on expanding it. Would you be interested in Milt Dunnell? He was a legend and lived to be 102! Flibirigit (talk) 05:59, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
 * . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:14, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , did a basic update. Everything is cleaner and referenced. I have emailed an archivist asking for permission to use a photo of Dunnell. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:59, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Much improved. Flibirigit (talk) 03:09, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Scott Young
I did a bit of copyediting at Scott Young (writer). He's an Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award winner, and the father of a couple famous musicians. If you have time, I could use help. Real life is keeping me very busy lately. I'm almost finished a separate project I am working on. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 23:17, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * While I don't mind popping in to help (he seems like an interesting guy), it seems this article was copied from here (which in turn, seems to be transcribed from a Globe and Mail article I can't access ). If true, this means the entire article needs a re-write. I am not sure why Earwig doesn't pick up on this . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:54, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out. Sometimes a rewrite is a good thing anyhow. Flibirigit (talk) 11:12, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
 * If you have time, this journalist and writer needs an overhaul. Flibirigit (talk) 03:27, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * OK! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:29, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Philip Ross
I forgot to ask, were you still interested in Philip Ross? He's the journalist who predates the Elmer Ferguson Award. Flibirigit (talk) 14:24, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * This one will take a bit longer to research and clean up, but you might be interested. It's not on my radar yet. Flibirigit (talk) 03:32, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * , I can attempt it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:34, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the improvements. I formatted the references lists as the end, but some citations need more complete info. The introduction paragraph should be made longer too. Do you have time to look into the above and a few uncited statements? Flibirigit (talk) 12:14, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh ya, I wasn't done. That was just an initial update. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:04, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I did a few small updates this morning. I will try to get a gravestone photo when I am in Beechwood Cemetery. We could also add any photos from before 1923 which would be exempt from copyright. Flibirigit (talk) 19:11, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * If you can't get to the cemetery, I live around it as well. It is easily within driving distance. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:35, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * You're much closer than me at a bit over four hours away. I won't be in Ottawa until November at the earliest. Please go ahead if you have time. Flibirigit (talk) 20:08, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, shit. I was looking at the one in Vaughan. That was the first hit on google. Sorry! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:11, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * All in due time. I will get there eventually. I will be finished Torriani this week. Flibirigit (talk) 20:16, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe could help! Flibirigit (talk) 20:18, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that, that was a bit silly of me eh? I am almost done Tim Moriarty. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:30, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm headed to Ottawa this weekend. I will see what I cant get! Flibirigit (talk) 04:45, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , sounds good. I'll see if I can get some photos for our IIHF pages. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:48, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

Photo added. What do you think about creating Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery, or similar? Flibirigit (talk) 03:26, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Looks like a good idea. Seeing the long list at Beechwood Cemetery, it looks like a viable category. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:30, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you have time to look into it, and make sure it's named correctly? Flibirigit (talk) 03:35, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , I am going to create Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa) unless you have a better title. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:13, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It may or may not be renamed, but populating the category is the first step. Flibirigit (talk) 05:02, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:10, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but you forgot Ross, LOL. Flibirigit (talk) 05:43, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Jack Gatecliff
Thanks for the understanding. I've begun Jack Gatecliff at User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Jack Gatecliff however it is difficult to find reliable sources online. The "best" I found it this which is obviously unacceptable being a fan forum. Do you have any sources you know of?HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:59, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I think the best place to look is the Newspaper archive. Also, the HHOF archives might be helpful. Flibirigit (talk) 18:13, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks decent so far. Flibirigit (talk) 03:55, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Jack Gatecliff is ✅ but could use some expansion from offline sources. I'm trying to nominate it for DYK. Thinking special occasion request for September 5 (DOD) or date of 2019 winner (seems to be June (?)). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:27, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * If there is an annual ceremony that could be an anniversary, otherwise I would just go with a regular nomination. I will try to look into offline sources on the weekend. Real life is getting busy this week. Flibirigit (talk) 01:47, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I had a look into the newspaperarchives, but didn't find anything new to contribute to Gatecliff. Flibirigit (talk) 15:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Frank Brown
Here's the 2019 nominee Are you interested? Flibirigit (talk) 11:44, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Ha, you read my mind. I've already begun working on it when I saw the news yesterday . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 12:55, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. Flibirigit (talk) 15:10, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Any progress on Frank Brown? Flibirigit (talk) 22:42, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yup . Expect it up in a few days! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 13:39, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
 * before I post the article today, do you have a better title suggestion than Frank Brown (writer)? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 11:53, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Frank Brown (journalist) is another option. I don't see either in use at the Frank Brown disambiguation page. Writer could be a better choice if he did more writing than journalism. Flibirigit (talk) 15:16, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ as journalist. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:03, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * A citation is missing for the year of birth. Do you remember where it came from? Flibirigit (talk) 13:59, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * In the article linked above, it says “Brown's professional writing career began in 1970 at the age of 18” and here it says he was 65 in 2018. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 14:18, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

A footnote should be in the article, with that explanation. Flibirigit (talk) 19:35, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:46, 13 July 2019 (UTC)

Stan Shillington
I have come across the name Stan Shillington several times as Canadian lacrosse writer and researcher. He is inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, see profile here. Would you be interested? Flibirigit (talk) 15:12, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * When I get back from vacation (Saturday) I’ll definitely try. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:26, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * , you can check out what I've begun at User:HickoryOughtShirt?4/Stan Shillington. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:03, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * It looks like a good start. Flibirigit (talk) 12:17, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * , Anything you want to add before I publish? I think I've exhausted all sources I have access to. One thing troubling me is that I think he went to UBC per this as the times add up but I cannot find any other source. If you are able to find any, I would love to add it to expand the article. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:25, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I looked in the newspaper archives, and found mention of a Stan Shillington who worked in policing in Canada, but I did not find a definite connection to this person. I think you're okay to go ahead with the source as is. Flibirigit (talk) 21:06, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * He did work for the police force for quite a few years . Thanks though, I'll go ahead and publish. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:08, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

John Ross Robertson
Hey Hickory, I am still alive, but focusing on some other projects. The recent additions to John Ross Robertson need some help and other clean up. I did a bit, but more is needed. Btw, he's a hockey/newspaper guy! Are you interested? Flibirigit (talk) 18:48, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Ya, totally. I won't be able to do it tonight though. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:05, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Academic ice hockey coach
Check your sandbox. I'm confident you will want to collaborate. Flibirigit (talk) 14:41, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Hahaha, you are right. I'll check it out soon. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:58, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I have imported as much information as I could. Please have a look at the last "uncited source" and complate a proper citation template for it. Maybe "cite journal" is best? I will leave this with you for a few days. I'm sure you will be able to complete the correct infobox as well. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 05:12, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I have found a few things from the newspaperarchives to add into the research. I noticed you put a birthplace in the infobox. Did you find an extra source that I did not? Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 19:54, 30 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I think I misread one of the sources. This source says Montreal but I am nearly certain they are referring to his university. Very frustrating there is limited information about his youth. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Have you found anything else to add? I want to start putting this together soon. Flibirigit (talk) 01:56, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Not really. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:01, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you have any concerns about notability? It looks like WP:NPROF #7 is met. Flibirigit (talk) 02:17, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh I wasn't even thinking in terms of WP:NPROF because he became a professor after his career was finished. I was focusing mostly on WP:GNG but having #7 met is also good. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:20, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I haven't forgotten about this. I promise to get back to it once I finish on some other projects. Flibirigit (talk) 22:41, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , no rush. I can probably start piecing together the early career section. Feel like I haven’t done much.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:58, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I have created Georges Larivière and noted credit for you in the edit summary. I also blanked your sandbox. You may want to delete the copyvios in its history. DYK nomination submitted here: Template:Did you know nominations/Georges Larivière. Please feel free to make suggestions. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 19:53, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Gord Miller
We really need help at Gord Miller (sportscaster) with citations, and the birth date discussion at Talk:Gord Miller (sportscaster). Do you have time to help out? Flibirigit (talk) 22:41, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the added sources. If possible, please make this more of a priority than the other collaborations above. Flibirigit (talk) 07:56, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * More information could be cited from here, if you cannot find anything else. Flibirigit (talk) 18:48, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , citations are ✅! Please be advised I will be on vacation until the 28th, and then away again from January 1 until the 3rd to watch the Leafs crush the Jets. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:07, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It looks a lot better than a few days ago! Flibirigit (talk) 05:29, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Chaucer Elliott
On the topic of saving poorly written/referenced articles, I will be working on Chaucer Elliott if you wish to join. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:10, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Definitely a good candidate to work on. He's interred at Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, according to findagrave. I will look him up next time I am there. It may be a good idea to categorize the burials there, similar to Category:Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa). Considering that Cataraqui is a National Historic site, the category seems proper to me. Flibirigit (talk) 03:34, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Is this one still on your radar? Flibirigit (talk) 04:27, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I did a basic update but more in-depth is taking some off wiki time. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:37, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I have confirmed his burial in Cataraqui. Search here for Edwin S. Elliott. Are you interested in populating the burial category? Flibirigit (talk) 04:49, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Dev Dley
Surprising news of the day: I was very surprised to learn that BC Supreme Court judge and former commissioner of the Western Hockey League is a redlink. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:11, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yup, he's been on my to do list for a while. Feel free to write him an article! I can suggest many other folks if you're looking for work! Flibirigit (talk) 04:17, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Good to know it wasn't overlooked. I'm currently working on him, when I'm done I'd love to peak at that list. Writing about Paralympians can get quite depressing. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:18, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for doing this one. Flibirigit (talk) 07:48, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

Punch McLean
My next writing suggestion is Punch McLean, the legendary coach of the New Westminster Bruins. Here's a few sources to get you started. . I hope you enjoy this one! Flibirigit (talk) 07:48, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , haha thank you. I'm also nominating some articles for GA. Right now I'm working on Cale Morris and thinking Akil Thomas for the future. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 08:37, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Bonne chance mon ami! Flibirigit (talk) 08:43, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , damn, for someone born in a coal mine he sure lives up to his nickname. Getting a lot of DYK ideas for him. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:24, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I look forward to reading what you find. Flibirigit (talk) 19:31, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , Check out Template:Did you know nominations/Punch McLean. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:43, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I will let an outsider review the nomination, as I might be biased. The suggestion seem okay. I have a couple suggestions for the article. The introduction should mention the team he coached, and that the team appeared in four consecutive Memorial Cups, winning two of them. There's a spouse listed in the infobox, but there's no personal life section? Flibirigit (talk) 01:01, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * m Oh of course I didn't expect you to review it. I just wanted to show you my DYKs incase you had a new one in mind. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll fix it. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:06, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * The hooks are a good start. Thanks for writing the article. Are you ready for another person? Flibirigit (talk) 01:28, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , Sure, right now I'm working on Pat Ginnell but he shouldn't take long. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

Dave Siciliano
Dave Siciliano is a well-known coach from Thunder Bay without an article. He was involved in university hockey, junior hockey, and the Canadian national junior team. Here are some resources to start with: I hope you enjoy this one. Flibirigit (talk) 01:49, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * NWO Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees *Dave Siciliano Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com
 * Dave Siciliano - Elite Prospects
 * Reliving the years when Flyers were buzzing - chroniclejournal.com
 * Siciliano joins SIJHL as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations | SIJHL
 * Dave Siciliano - Lakehead University - Ontario, Canada | LinkedIn
 * Fighting Walleye to honour junior coaching legend Dave Siciliano
 * Siciliano to resign | siouxcityjournal.com
 * Dave Siciliano 1995 Inductee Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame - YouTube
 * In the face of aging and absent sports facilities, is it time for Thunder Bay to step up its game?
 * National Jr. A Championship Rewind: Thunder Bay Flyers celebrated initial national Jr. A title 30 years ago | Canadian Junior Hockey League
 * Lakehead Wall of Fame Inductees: Men's Hockey: The S Line - Lakehead University Thunderwolves Men's Hockey


 * I have not found a published birth date for Siciliano. I have asked the curator at the NWO Sports Hall of Fame for assistance. Flibirigit (talk) 16:25, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I have found more information, and I will work on this in my spare time. Flibirigit (talk) 19:36, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Scotty Munro
Currently Scotty Munro redirects to the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy. Please see what you can do about writing him an article if you have time. He's listed here as Roderick "Scotty" Munro. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 03:11, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , of course. I am consistently shocked by all these red links.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:13, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of many more, but redirects sometimes go unnoticed. I will hold off on suggesting others for a bit. Flibirigit (talk) 03:15, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * NOTE, there are four additional red links at Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy which need articles, in addition to the Scotty Munro redirect. There is one red link at Ron Lapointe Trophy for the QMJHL. The OHL coaches' trophy has no red links. If you're interested, it should keep you busy for a while. Flibirigit (talk) 03:51, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for completing Scotty Munro. Are you interested in writing articles for the red links at Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy or Ron Lapointe Trophy? Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 15:23, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , sure. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:40, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
 * That would be great. Flibirigit (talk) 15:47, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

W. G. Hardy
I need some help and suggestions with Template:Did you know nominations/W. G. Hardy. Thanks in advance! Flibirigit (talk) 22:04, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , I really wish you'd reconsider nominating this for GA status but I've added 3 ALT suggestions. As a side note; no, I haven't forgotten about Scotty. There was a death in my family and I've been a little distracted. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:48, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Best wishes to you and your family. I might do the GA process a few years from now, but I am in research mode. Flibirigit (talk) 22:52, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Lou Lefaive
Can you think of any interesting DYK hooks for Lou Lefaive? My brain is too tired to think. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 05:42, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see Template:Did you know nominations/Lou Lefaive if interested, thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 17:03, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * , Hey, sorry I was asleep but your ALTs look good. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:08, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I could use some help with this nomination. I'm stuck for ideas. Thanks in advance. Flibirigit (talk) 05:17, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

Elliotte Friedman
The Elliotte Friedman article needs attention if you're interested. Flibirigit (talk) 07:50, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , Good find. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:23, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , hoped I helped. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:49, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Robert Steadward
Here's another one I think you will like. Robert Steadward was a leader in the Paralympic movement. There are several dead links, a citation needed tag, and a whole paragraph with no sources. Flibirigit (talk) 17:37, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:19, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I notice Steadward is included in Category:Canadian Disability Hall of Fame and Category:Recipients of the Paralympic Order, but these are omitted from the article. Do you have time for a bit more digging? Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 19:44, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Also missing is the Canadian Paralympic Committee. I added a list of presidents with a citation to the CPC article as a source. I'm also curious if you're aware of WP:Disability? It might interest you. Flibirigit (talk) 19:54, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * We could easily expand this article fivefold within six days and nominate for DYK. I have ample unused QPQs laying around to use. Interested? Flibirigit (talk) 20:50, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , Sure! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:53, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Excellent! I will start on it after supper time. The word count on December 26 before we started was 1311, so the target is 6555. I see he also has a Japanese wiki article too! Flibirigit (talk) 21:01, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I have expanded the article as much as I could from the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta source. Word count is now 5840. I'm sure we can get well over the 6555 target. Do you have time to work on this tomorrow? It would be great if we had a better photo of him too. Flibirigit (talk) 04:36, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Ya, I can try. I'm sure we can achieve it. Thanks for your efforts . HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:37, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Today I will expand the article from the existing sources here and here. It would be great to have a much better photo of Steadward. My old computer is not compatible with Flickr to search. Are you able to look into that? Also, we are going to need some DYK hooks. Flibirigit (talk) 21:19, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I've looked on Flickr, there's nothing available for use on Commons. This photo has been copyrighted by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:53, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you look into whether the license of the existing photo from the commons allows it to be cropped? Flibirigit (talk) 05:31, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, I've also messaged some institutions that have photos of him from events to upload them to Wikimedia Commons. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:35, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Great idea! I'm working on a better introduction/lead section, and then I think I am done with expansion. Could you suggest some DYK hooks? I will do the nomination tomorrow, or later tonight if I can't sleep. Flibirigit (talk) 05:47, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Here are my Hook suggestions:
 * * ....that Robert Steadward became the first president of the International Paralympic Committee in 1989?
 * * ....that disability sports advocate Robert Steadward was an agent for gold medal Olympians Jamie Salé and David Pelletier during their 2001 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships?
 * * ....that Robert Steadward helped organize the first Canadian wheelchair sport national championships in 1968?
 * Hope these help! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:11, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Steadward, cheers! Flibirigit (talk) 07:09, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Carla Qualtrough
I think that Carla Qualtrough could be greatly expanded and brought to GA. It's not my area of expertise, but I thought you might be interested. Sorry for the influx of suggestions all at once btw. :-) Flibirigit (talk) 19:54, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Have you had time to consider working on Qualtrough? I also suggest Helen Manning (athlete) see here as well. Flibirigit (talk) 01:21, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * , I expanded her article quite a bit a few days ago. It can probably be 5x expanded as well. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:55, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry I didn't see your changes. I hope you have time for more. She's a good subject to write about. Sorry I have made other writing plans this week. Flibirigit (talk) 06:02, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Women's month
Is there any chance you could put together the Helen Manning or Laurel Crosby article for Women's month in March? I will try help a bit, but I am focused elsewhere. Flibirigit (talk) 02:06, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * There appears to be enough for Crosby to pass WP:GNG. See here and Wheelchair Rugby Canada, in addition to the CPC list of presidents. Flibirigit (talk) 02:24, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , Sure. I'm not sure if there is enough info on Manning but I agree with you about Laurel. One more famous Crosby to add to Wikipedia. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:05, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find much else on Manning either unfortunately. There seems to be ample for Crosby to pass GNG. Do you have time to make her an article? Flibirigit (talk) 04:25, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Working on it right now. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:41, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Excellent! Flibirigit (talk) 04:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Please see mention at 2010 Winter Paralympics torch relay. A citation for her and Robert Steadward is available. Flibirigit (talk) 04:51, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , Crosby is done. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 16:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Ron MacLean
The Ron MacLean article has maintenance tags, and several uncited paragraphs if you're interested and have time. Flibirigit (talk) 15:39, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Gladly. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:52, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Marguerite Norris

 * , I’m hoping to expand this 5x. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:33, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Page protection
Page protection needed on Urethral sounding. Thanks. -KH-1 (talk) 01:12, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , ✅. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:13, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Wow, I've never seen an article get absolutely bombarded by vandals like that. What are the repercussions for that? I counted 28 different IP users:                           (< the only one with significant prior editing) . There are, additionally, two non-IP users: Excel26 and Flxffypain, both of which were created today. I don't know about IP blocks, but shouldn't those vandalism-only accounts be immediately blocked indefinitely? BirdValiant (talk) 04:46, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * you can report them to AIV but I'm tentative to block for one action of vandalism. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:42, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Possible COI?
Please have a look at this, where the user name matches the article being edited. Flibirigit (talk) 14:46, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gabrielle Reidy
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 22:00, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Possible user name issue
Please see here. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 16:48, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Steadward
Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:02, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

removal of Draft:Dr Addanki Ranjit Ophir - requesting restoration
Hi,

The page Draft:Dr Addanki Ranjit Ophir is not a promotional piece, nor a paid article. Could you please restore it? How do we prove that, this article isn't paid or promotional - please advise.

Rakshan rakshan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Rakshan_rakshan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakshan rakshan (talk • contribs) 15:04, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi and welcome to Wikipedia. We must have different opinions regarding what is promotional since to me, language like "Addanki Swamidas Ranjith Ophir (born 5th April 1959), is a rooted patriotic Indian who loves his mother country" and "His main ambition and the goal of his life is, to see India as the super power of the world" seems super promotional to me. On Wikipedia, we need to maintain a neutral point of view. On this note, who is "we" you talk about above? Accounts can only be used by one individual. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 17:46, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

This is not a promotional piece or paid article. This is about a new movement in Indian Political Scenario - reviving Ambedkarism. And for the upliftment of dalit, bahujan people in India. People in India rely mostly on wiki sources to authenticate info about movements, political parities and all that Wikipedia holds. To be able to reach them, with the correct information - I want to publish this information of a DALIT- Bahujan Ambedkarite Movement which is taking shape here in India - This is led by this person. So please approve the restore. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakshan rakshan (talk • contribs) 18:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , I will not restore the article. You need to read over our neutral point of view policy and re-write the page so it follows our guidelines. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:49, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Dr_Addanki_Ranjith_Ophir&action=edit&redlink=1
thanks for the confirmation - to rewrite the article. Cheers! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakshan rakshan (talk • contribs) 19:20, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Eli Manning
I would like to apologize for not attending to your GA review of Eli Manning in time. I'm aware it is now too late and you have quick failed it, but I recently looked over your revisions and made edits to the article. Lucky7jrk (talk) 00:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Susan Folkman
— Wug·a·po·des​ 19:08, 19 March 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

George Dudley
I finally completed George Dudley. Any ideas for DYK? Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 00:43, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , way to go! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ....that George Dudley threatened to withdraw Canada from ice hockey at the 1948 Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee did not accept the Canadian definition of amateur?
 * ....that George Dudley oversaw the construction of the only artificial ice rink between Toronto and Winnipeg?
 * ....that George Dudley began the practice of allowing junior ice hockey players to sign contracts?
 * Thanks, those are similar to what I had in mind. I will finish the nomination in the morning. Flibirigit (talk) 06:44, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

I submitted Template:Did you know nominations/George Dudley, but the template is not substituting properly. Flibirigit (talk) 18:45, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , I fixed it for you. There was a double square bracket. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:59, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I think you should keep the nomination credit too. You helped on three of the five hooks. Flibirigit (talk) 19:44, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * You're really too kind. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:04, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Any objections to an unblock?
Hey HickoryOughtShirt?4, a user you blocked,, has submitted an unblock request. Do you have any comments or any objection to an unblock? Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 06:31, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I don’t mind but I’m not 100% sure they understand our COI guidelines. Based on off wiki research (which I can email but it’s easy to find) they have a COI with scouting but still say they will write about it. I’m not sure they understand but am willing to AGF they will use edit requests etc.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 07:29, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've ROPE/AGF unblocked the user and sent an email as well. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 18:56, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Lou Vairo
Can you think of any better hooks at Template:Did you know nominations/Lou Vairo? Feel free to add some. I'm not feeling creative right now. Thanks. Flibirigit (talk) 23:39, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , once again, nice job. I have added 2 hooks and I think you should expand on the "grandfather" hook because I thought the accent bit was funny/interesting.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:50, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I will play around with it later tonight. My brain needs fresh air. Flibirigit (talk) 00:57, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I was unable to find a free photo of Vairo, except for him in the Netherlands team photo which is way too small for the infobox. Are you able to find anything? Flibirigit (talk) 04:05, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Editing Lars Sederholm's page
I trained with Lars and Goran Breisner in 1982. I rode in championships and won but I don't want to leave my name. How is it possible to add a little bit more information. It was called Waterstock House Training Centre not Waterstock horse training centre we a wore jumpers with the horse jumping over the house as the logo. I lived in Lars house — Preceding unsigned comment added by Best of Lars young talent 1982 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Tubby Schmalz
I just finished Tubby Schmalz. Any DYK suggestions? Flibirigit (talk) 23:00, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Here are some HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:37, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
 * ...that Tubby Schmalz assisted in development of the National Coaches Certification Program in Canada?
 * ...that ice hockey administrator Tubby Schmalz helped establish a program which included hockey leagues paying tuition for their players' education?
 * ...that Tubby Schmalz helped unionize the OMJHL, which helped established the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League in 1975?
 * I am not able to use the last two on the list. I have no citation that definitively says Schmalz helped establish tuition program, simply that he oversaw it. I think you meant unionize as in a labour union, whereas I meant it as combining three league under an umbrella organization. I'm still thinking about the first option, but it might be too niche for general interest. Here's what I came up with. Template:Did you know nominations/Tubby Schmalz. Thanks for the suggestions. Flibirigit (talk) 01:46, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

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Unblocked Michael salcman
Hello HickoryOughtShirt?4, I am just reaching out to let you know that I have unblocked (who you blocked ublock-wellknown on 2020-03-02) upon the request of User:Martin Urbanec as he has verified their identity through 2020032810004598. (No action or anything required on your part, this is just a courtesy note.) -- The SandDoctor Talk 19:51, 29 March 2020 (UTC)