User talk:Jolly Janner/Archive 2

Climate chart edit
This edit does not actually change the width of the template. If you can actually provide evidence that the previous version changes the width of the template on purged instances of the template then I will be happy to correct this. If you cannot, then I would suggest that in future you consult editors with more experience of templatespace before reverting in future. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 00:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Have a look at the new test cases and see if this is resolved for you. The problem appears to be that the infobox class assigns more padding to the data cells by default; I've corrected the template to match. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 14:32, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No, the "new" versions are still wider and have a grey background (although I'm not too bothered about the grey background, I prefer white) even after purging the page. Sorry,  Jolly  Ω   Janner  14:38, 20 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I can't replicate this observation with either IE or Firefox. The background change was deliberate. Anyway, I'm going to take this to the template talk page, as I see no basis in the rationale that a minor change in the default width (which I can't even reproduce) will have any deleterious effect on existing layout. What inspired me to make the change in the first place was seeing to layout problems that the current version has one articles. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 14:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Compunetix Logo
The high resolution logo is from Compunetix, Inc. It was not on any webpage, but was rather uploaded from the company itself. That's why it needs to have the full logo-associated copyright and cannot be listed as public domain. Thank you for your help. Bzollner (talk) 13:26, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It isn't copyrighted. If you would like to contest that then nominate the file on Commons for deletion.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:00, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

:)

 * Tell me about it! You only know the half of it lol. Hopefully Wikipedia will get one of these (external link is suppose to be to ED's Goatse Barnstar, but is filtered)... Thank you!  Jolly  Ω   Janner  19:44, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

List of Countries by Unemploment Rate
CIA's world factbook is out of date by a huge margin. Even United States Unemployment rates are given as that of 2008 although the Fed updates it every month. I suggest we use the latest statistical updates by every country's Central Bank rather than relying on another encyclopedia source which is much behind wikipedia. Wikipedia does not need to dependent upon World Factbook for its content. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankitsingh83 (talk • contribs) 14:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with you. It will be a large task in updating the list etc, but I think it will be worth it. I have also updated the map as Australia and Hong Kong's unemployment rates have gone over 5%. I will continue to update the map as the article is updated.

Hey, the Map on the article page is becoming severely outdated. How did you create it? Can you update it? thanks. ankit 19:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankitsingh83 (talk • contribs)
 * ✅, thanks for notifying me.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  21:09, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Great. ankit 22:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ankitsingh83 (talk • contribs)

Talk:Climate of south-west England
Thanks for putting back wikiproject stuff etc - I copied it to use elsewhere & must have cut by mistake. I'm not trying to be over critical of your good work on the article, just trying to help make it better.&mdash; Rod talk 21:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Italics for foreign words
Does the italics for foreign words also include people's names? Just wondering before I start working on Los Infernales??

CanOfWorms
Thank you for your support on the Admin page. I was only reverting his edit to see what happened - and what did happen was predictable. --Phil Holmes (talk) 21:49, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Teignmouth
I did it because it is useless info, on which no one cares. i might as well put i found a snail and called it Billy in Teignmouth. It's just some rocks.Liam Robson. (talk) 17:05, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

I can understand what your on about, but maybe we should just make a whole article about it, because we could also put that on Dawlish's page aswell.Liam Robson. (talk) 17:20, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, im happy now.Liam Robson. (talk) 11:28, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Northamptonshire
Hi ! A WikiProject Northamptonshire has now been created. If you wish  to  help out improving  articles relating  to  anything  in  the county, please don't hesitate to  go  to  the page and sign up! --Kudpung (talk) 12:51, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK Farm Town
has been further expanded to meet the 5x requirement. Mgreason (talk) 15:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No, how are you measuring it? I use Javascript kit and do not copy and paste captions, headings, references or tables.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:45, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

List of countries by intentional homicide rate
Hello there. Could you fix the table, please? The information that you put is good and it isn't wrong, but the flags are missing and the table is strange. Thank you.--Italodal (talk) 20:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

United Kingdom foreign-born population by country of birth map
Hi. I've spotted a problem with a map you created. On File:United Kingdom foreign born population by country of birth.png, the lowest population category on the key represents groups with fewer than 19,999 members, but the source only gives figures for countries of birth with 21,000 members or more. That means that any country of birth not in the source has a group size of fewer than 21,000, not fewer than 19,999 as the map suggests. Do you think you could fix this?

Also, I thought you might want to know that someone appears to be using your map to promote the BNP on YouTube (see here). I'm not sure if there's any way to stop them from using it, but I wouldn't be too happy myself. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:59, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the notification. I have now fixed the problem on the maps. Also, the BNP are allowed to use my map if they wish, as it's licensed into the public domain. Although I highly doubt that it is the BNP who made that video. I'm not too concerned as the video is just a screenshot and has gained very little interest from YouTube viewers.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  13:20, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks. I agree, it's not the BNP but rather a supporter. Fair enough if you're not bothered though. Cordless Larry (talk) 13:49, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I read that report a bit more and saw that it also had data for people's nationality and not just their country of birth, so I made a couple of maps for that too.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:47, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That could come in handy. Cordless Larry (talk) 18:17, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Photo request: Flybe headquarters
Is the Exeter Airport convenient for you? If so, would you mind photographing Flybe's headquarters? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 21:04, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * No, sorry. Have you tried Geograph British Isles?  Jolly  Ω   Janner  23:22, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for mentioning it! I had no idea that the repository even existed! Anyway, I searched for "Flybe" here http://www.geograph.org.uk/content/ - unfortunately I have not found any matches. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:06, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Try "Exeter Airport". Not sure if what you're looking for is in there. Flickr might also be worth a try, but check the license of the photo, 'cause most of them aren't free.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  00:35, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for showing me the results; even though I still haven't found an image of the Flybe HQ, I found a good shot of the Exeter Airport terminal from that link. Now Exeter International Airport shows a sharp image of the terminal. WhisperToMe (talk) 01:26, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Hi
Hello :-D --64.15.147.70 (talk) 18:43, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Are you on IM right now?64.15.147.70 (talk) 19:47, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Maybe from the COD forum or somewhere else...I think I have your email if it starts with an H o__O 64.15.147.70 (talk) 19:53, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

RE: Goatse
It was unused except for a case of vandalism I had to clean up, so I deleted it (I didn't note the recent usage). It's also unfree. This isn't about censorship, don't worry. If somebody can come up with a good argument for reinstating an unfree image, I'd be happy to undelete it. Cheers, Master of Puppets  16:44, 14 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm just opposed to the usage of fair-use images in cases like this; however, hiding the image upon page load is a bit perplexing. That's not outright censorship, but that shouldn't happen (consider, for example, what would happen if we coded Wikipedia to highlight all usages of "fuck" in black, so that they'd only be visible if selected). In relation to the image deletion, I didn't know it was recently used on Goatse; rather, as I mentioned, it had only been used for vandalism. And, as it was unfree, I felt it justified to sidestep the seven-day wait and just delete it. Apologies to you guys for disrupting your consensus-gathering. Master of Puppets  16:56, 14 October 2009 (UTC)


 * In this case, I'm not quite sure this is being handled in the best way. If people really want an image there, then it shouldn't be hidden; that's censoring, which overrides local consensus. However, I also don't think the image is completely necessary. It isn't because I'm offended by it, but it doesn't provide much encyclopedic information. That second point is personal opinion, so you don't have to take it into account; please consider the first point, though. Master of Puppets  15:14, 16 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I understand that perspective, but the problem is that it can be applied universally. One can never realistically visualize something if they've only read a description. Again, this is a matter of consensus, and it seems that people have already agreed on using an image, so I won't attempt to change that. I'm just hesitant to resurrect the image if it will be used in a censored fashion. Master of Puppets  15:28, 16 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Alright, I'll restore it when there aren't people sitting behind me wondering what I'm doing. Master of Puppets  15:48, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for al-Azhar
Responded, the diff you cite was when it was in my userspace. Prior to being moved the original article was a redirect. The DYK criteria says that it does not matter how long it takes to develop in userspace. This was effectively a new article made on the 29th.  nableezy  - 02:02, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for KKK
The templete for the latest nomination for History of Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey showed you as the nominator. As I was attempting to verify the hook and promote your ALT1, It showed an edit conflict with you approving the hook. I would just suggest refraining from verifing a hook in which you nominated. This just give the opportunity for a second set of eyes. Also wanted to stop by and thank you for your help over at DYK. Thanks again Calmer   Waters  18:32, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't verify it. I leave that to other users. Another used did verify it, but put it in between the hidden comment tags, so it didn't appear. I merely moved it out of the hidden comment tags, so we could see the user's approval.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  18:36, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah I see what happened now. Because you put it in the hidden comment it didn't add your signature when you typed ~ . When I removed it out, it thought I was the one who added the signatured and so signed me to it.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  18:38, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, then please disregards. My error :) Good old monoscript huh :/ Calmer   Waters  19:59, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK Queue update
OK, I updated from the prep areas. Now, what do I do about the credits? I wouldn't want to lose them (I would remember how to do them from the pre-bot days, but the fact is that since the bot was created I haven't had to do that, so I'm out of practice). Daniel Case (talk) 23:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I got it. I added the DYKbotdo already, which is what you seem to be talking about. Daniel Case (talk) 00:03, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Wow. Thanks. I notice you added "in the area" ... is this more common for Italianate buildings outside the US? I've never seen them on any other Italianate rowhouses over here, anywhere. Daniel Case (talk) 00:13, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Then I think you meant "of that era" :-). Daniel Case (talk) 00:21, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Daniel Case (talk) 00:24, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Number of hooks in updates
Hi there, JJ, and first of all, thankyou for helping out at DYK!

Just one minor point - standard length of a DYK update ATM is 8 hooks, I notice that you've done a couple with only 7. Please try to stick to the standard length as it helps with project co-ordination and prevents a backlog from forming. Thanks once again for your assistance, Gatoclass (talk) 00:37, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand, but the ITN section is rather small at the moment, so on preview there's a bit of gap on the right-hand side. I'll try and get up to eight hooks on this prep. Cheers.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  00:48, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The ITN people will usually make adjustments if there is a gap, but if you start posting 7-hook updates, they may shorten it which means we have the same problem in the opposite direction. Best just to stick to eight hooks per update IMO. Gatoclass (talk) 01:01, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK help
Hi there. I'm happy to see that you are helping out at DYK as you did with this edit. Please allow me to remind you though that you should virtually always respect it if a page is tagged with inuse and not edit the page as long as the tag is on it (and as long as you can see that someone is actively editing it) to avoid edit conflicts. Regards  So Why  22:16, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Aw, I'm sorry man. I'll wait until you remove the tag next time.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  22:47, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK
Hey, I'm not up on how hooks are selected when approved, but I'm curious why you took this over this?  Grsz 11  05:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The words "Fighting Squirrels" are quite interesting. When I reviewed your ALT it read "adult cartoon character", so I pressumed that meant adult and not pornographic. Had I know this, I'd have to agree with you that it's probably more interesting. I think the hooks were quite bad last night as I was tired and in a hurry, because my laptop was about to run out of battery and there were no hooks in the queues for tomorrow.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, I was just unsure how a decision is made between ALTs, not just yours specifically. Thanks!  Grsz 11  18:25, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I usually base my decision on which receives the most support from other users. Otherwise, I'll go with the one that's gonna get more "hits".  Jolly  Ω   Janner  18:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

HMS Indomitable (1907)
Hi. I think you might have made a slight error with this dyk credit. I did absolutely nothing for that article, other than supplying an alt hook. Just calling to let you know, no biggie. Nice photos yuo got, btw. 88.90.88.107 (talk) 04:17, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I know, you got a "DYK nom credit", which means you get some credit for making a good hook. I got a message last week saying I had contributed to an article when I only came up with the hook for it. Probably a bot error or something. Cheers for the hook.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Goody then. Thanks. 88.90.88.107 (talk) 02:58, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Floods
So, you moved the article. Fair enough I suppose. How about expanding it to cover Ireland too, which has also had a fair deluge (see Wikinews). November 2009 United Kingdom and Ireland floods? Mjroots (talk) 20:36, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. I always forget about Ireland 'cause it's never mentioned on BBC News etc. I've tried to include Ireland. I don't hear much news about Ireland's flooding, so if you could contribute some that would be great. Sadly the Met Office don't mention Ireland either.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  20:50, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Info about Ireland can be found via Portal:Current events, where there are links to various Irish new sources. On another note, having two columns of refs creates a lot of white space with Firefox. I'm seeing two columns of refs, and the top of a third colum links to Commons and Wikinews, but the rest of it is blank. Reverting to one column refs would cure this, otherwise move the Commons and Wikinews to the bottom of the refs. Mjroots (talk) 22:09, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah I see. I use IE and it only has one column. I'll try edit in Firefox to get it looking smooth in both browsers.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  22:13, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

CSD nom of File:Flood bridge.jpg

 * Could you please specify where the image is copied from in order to confirm it is copyrighted? Thanks Beeblebrox (talk) 01:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

This talk page is becoming very long. Please consider archiving.

RE: Flooding
As well as the reasons I posted on the talk page of the article, they are separate land masses. Someone navigating to the article will either be particularly interested in one or the other (Ireland or the United Kingdom), so it makes sense for them to appear as separate sections in the contents. In a sense, I do feel they should be separate articles, but there is not enough to create one, and there likely will never be. If you can provide any reasoning as to why 'chronological ordering makes more sense surely' (sic), then please do. Thanks, Vivara (talk) 22:30, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * 'Chronological ordering also affects areas based on their geography. People from Wales and south Britain might look earlier into the article, because there was a seperate storm. People up north might look later on towards the storms that have been flooding this week. It also builds up a patchwork of how the persistant rains cumulated to the flooding point through saturation of the soil'


 * The contents section clearly indicates the separate storms. We have added separate sections to one part of the '18–21 November' part because I felt it needed separation. Your argument makes little or no sense in real terms. Yes, people interested in the first storm will go to the section about the first storm. The only place affected in a major way was the United Kingdom, so no problems there. And people interested in the second storm will, yes, go the the section about the second storm. Separating it into 'Ireland' and 'Great Britain' does not affect this. In fact, it provides easy access of interest to the user. I also do not see how the separation changes the way the saturation of soil is seen in the article, and feel this is a very minor issue compared to the overall one. If there is a large consensus to revert the separation (and if there is, we will see it due to the feature on the main page), then it will be seen on the talk page. Regards, Ed (Vivara (talk) 22:55, 21 November 2009 (UTC)).

No, I didn't take the picture, but I have full permission to use it as if I did. I presume it is OK to do that so. Thanks. Vivara (talk) 00:39, 22 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, the photo was sent to me as is by someone who claimed he took it and that I could upload it. Feel free to change to the real one if you have found that it is photoshopped. Thanks, Vivara (talk) 01:09, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Surprise for you!
Mjroots (talk) 09:39, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

List of countries by ecological footprint
Thanks for catching my error, I also found countries that are not in the excel sheet that are in the EF Atlas 2009 and added them as well CK6569 (talk) 21:03, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Devon County Council
Good article - hope you don't mind my edits! I used to work there... Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:10, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. I feel the layout is better organised now, although the inline citations are in the wrong order or, in some cases, not even there.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:21, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably my fault, but feel free to correct them :) Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:30, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Well
It is fairly useful if not quite "awesome" :) -- Herby talk thyme 13:05, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK catch
Thanks for that! Staxringold talkcontribs 20:02, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Off topic?
The whole Shaikh article is about China, drug smuggling, and the death sentence. I just don't get why you said my comments were off topic. I have reinstated your removal of them. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 04:01, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The talk page is a place to disscuss how to imrove the article. I just can't see how your comment is doing that. The user of language makes it seem like a comment you'd find in a forum, where you are merely describing how things happen in China. Please make sure that all comments are directly linked to the construction of the article. Otherwise we'll end up with loads of arguements amongst users and an overly large talk page.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  04:15, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that's probably because most of that thread was off topic. I was merely responding to the discussion taking place. Ohconfucius  ¡digame! 05:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

European winter storms of 2009-10
I would have no objection to that. The pruning was necessary, but likewise appraisal of my amendations. Orthorhombic (talk) 15:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Edited Comment
Hey, thats fine - I was doing it off memory, so I was close - thanks all the same :)--OrangeStu (talk) 00:07, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Editing Plymouth article
Thanks for the message. I've tried to be concise as I could but I really felt there were some glaring ommissions (no mention of the National Aquarium for example). I won't be too upset if you want to edit them further. I'm afraid I didn't see the link to the Plymouth History page. Although I'm a Londoner, Plymouth has always been my second home - Mum grew up there and Dad was born in Saltash. I take your point about the references, I'll try to find some better ones next time I'm at the library. Alansplodge (talk) 19:48, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

goatse mediation
just an FYI - the mediator is waiting on initial statements in the goatse issue here - Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2010-01-12/Goatse.cx. if you could make a statement or some other notification, that would expedite things. thanks. -- Ludwigs 2 21:46, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Home Park
Hi JJ, thankyou for rating it so quickly. If you have any recommendations on how to improve it further then let me know and I'll try to implement it as best I can. I want to make this article as good as possible. Much appreciated. Argyle 4 Life (talk) 06:07, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Ivybridge
Hi Jolly. Thanks for your question. I've replied on my talk page. Skinsmoke (talk) 16:37, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No probs. As you clearly have an interest in the Plymouth area, you might care to have a look at what I've done to St Budeaux, to see if I've missed anything.  There appeared to have been a mangled merge in the past into St. Budeaux, Plymouth, but I could see no reason for a disambiguation (there are no other St Budeauxs (??!?) on Wikipedia) and, of course, Wikipedia UK policy is to spell it St Budeaux, not St. Budeaux.  The article could do with a bit of work (a few citations wouldn't go amiss), but I haven't had time to tackle that.
 * I also added Devonport to the Devon template. As a former county borough and, at one time more important than Plymouth itself, I thought it was worthy of being listed as a major Devon settlement. Skinsmoke (talk) 16:49, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Voting intention graph
Hi, I've just noticed that the United Kingdom general election, 2010 article says that your voting intentions graph is from Ipsos MORI's data, but it looks like it's a collection of data from all pollsters: ComRes' rogue poll from May 2009 sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm not sure quite how legitimate it is to do this, as a good deal of the variations will be from differences in polling methodology, rather than any legitimate changes in opinion. It is a nice graph, though; might I suggest that you either choose one pollster and stick to it, or use a moving average to smooth out the discrepancies? &mdash;Wereon (talk) 00:11, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Hey there!!
Just swinging by to say hi. Hope things are good with you these days :) Anyways - it's been ages! - A l is o n  ❤ 06:58, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

File:Goatse.fr homepage.png listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Goatse.fr homepage.png, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Tim Song (talk) 03:25, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Notability (organizations and companies)
You have recently participated in discussion at an AFD for a broadcast station. I have recently posted the above topic on the talk page of the notability guideline for organizations and companies, to see if there is interest in adding language related to the notability of radio and TV broadcast stations to that guideline. Your input would be most welcome. Thanks. Edison (talk) 01:53, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

United Kingdom general election, 2010
--NW ( Talk ) 22:39, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Anglocunt
Hi Jolly Janner!

Following a speedy deletion request, I deleted "Anglocunt" under criterion G10, as a page seemingly serving no other purpose than to disparage some entity. If you can provide a reasonable explanation of why it is a plausible redirect, I will restore and probably list it at RfD instead. Regards,  (talk) 09:58, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I support its deletion. I cannot find many uses of the word outside a small minority on the Internet, so I do not think it is a common enough word for it to serve any purposes as a redirect. I have no idea why I created it in the first place.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  11:10, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for the clarification! Regards,  (talk) 11:38, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Removal of my name / Deletion log for Google
Hi Jolly Janner. My page was deleted several times upon my request yet my name still appears and is thus listed in the Google index. I would like my name and the deletion log to be fully suppressed at that point in order that no information appears anymore on Wikipedia and Google. Please provide me with with advice or help me contact the appropriate Wikipedia person if you cannot do anything, it has been months that my name appears on Wikipedia and Google and I do not know what to do. I have sent removal request to Google already and they deny them saying that my name was kept on Wikipedia and therefore cannot be removed. Thank you very much for your assistance, regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Academic2005 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK
Thanks for jumping in and helping with DYK nominations! As Hassocks said, you don't need to be an admin to--Musiceditor123 (talk) 18:37, 20 June 2010 (UTC) review hooks, anyone can review hooks and anyone can move hooks to Next update (you have to be an admin to move hooks from Next to the official queue, but just because the official queue is protected indefinitely). I started working at DYK just about a month ago, in pretty much the same way as you; I found out about DYK and nominated one of my articles, and got frustrated about the amount of time it was taking anyone to review it so I started reviewing all the ones that were ahead of it in line. There are a lot of rules to keep in mind, but you learn pretty quickly by doing, and I would guess that at least half of the most active DYK reviewers right now have started at around the same time as me or even more recently (Orlady, How do you turn this on, Davidwr, and some others), so it doesn't take long at all to get the hang of things and to become a big part of DYK.

You'll get used to things quickly, but just for a quick intro if you haven't figured this out already, with each no you generally just need to check the length of the hook (less than 200 characters), the length or expansion of the article (at least 1500 characters readable text, and expanded 5x if it's not a new article), the date of creation/expansion (within the past 5 days), whether there's an inline citation for the fact in the hook, and general goodness/badness of the article (there aren't a lot of specific rules on that, but if an article just sucks for some reason you can mention it at the DYK page and say you won't pass it until it gets cleaned up). I like to use this JavaScript to count hook lengths (although after you do a couple hundred of them you can pretty much eyeball whether or not they're too long), and this tool for counting article length.

Thanks again for helping out, and let me or someone else at DYK know if you have any questions! &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 01:11, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your warm and hearty welcome. I have a link to an online character counter on my user page, which might be the one you mentioned above. The problem with one of my reviews is that the nominator measured it by words, which was a five-fold expansion. However, when I checked the character, it was just several out. I gave it a silver/white/grey tick. Now I shall go see if anyone's commented on my nominations... Jolly Janner (talk) 16:23, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Shayan Italia Post
Hi, can you tell me if the picture I posted is suitable for the Shayan Italia post. Thanks. .--Musiceditor123

So Jolly can I keep the image I have put? Thanks for the help. --Musiceditor123 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Musiceditor123 (talk • contribs) 18:10, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

If the images I posted are not suitable, please could you find a picture of Shayan Italia that fulfills the neccessary requirements. Thanks, your help is much appreciated. (talk Musiceditor123--Musiceditor123 (talk) 18:37, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Infobox winter listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Infobox winter. Since you had some involvement with the Infobox winter redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so).  Glenfarclas  ( talk ) 20:17, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Agree; will hurry things up by speedying it via user request ;)  Jolly  Ω   Janner  21:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

OHI
How are things dude? I'd add some lulz to your userpage but its protected. I've long been considering buying a camera, which one do you use for your commons uploads? --MudkipsLieker (talk) 20:48, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm good thank you. I'm sorry for my user page being locked; feel free to add some lulz to my talk page or to your own user page. I use a FujiFilm FinePix J15fd. Quite cheap and very good for the cost of it. Just tried out a new Olympus today and it was quite dissapointing to be honest; colours were terrible and it can't focus for shit. If you're loaded then go for a DSLR.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  21:39, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

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Hello
Do you want some JAGUER? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Againstabivouac (talk • contribs) 10:05, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Only if it comes with gravy! -- Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:56, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Removal
Hi. The edits were from one of several copycat accounts of a longtime hard-banned user, User:JarlaxleArtemis. Some time ago, this user created a new persona named "Grawp" after the Harry Potter character and has posted instructions on how to disrupt this site at Encyclopedia Dramatica. These don't pop up often anymore, but when they do, the edit summaries are full of insults toward admins who have come up against these attack in the past. the attack against me referred to my long-ago username, since abandoned per my own choice in good standing. Somehow, these kids feel that calling me by that username is an insult when it clearly is not. A CU just turned up about seven more socks from the same user, all with the same taunts and insults. As such, I feel it's warranted to block the insults and not feed this troll and others who will certainly come here to gloat. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:30, 27 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I noticed he'd clobbered you as well after I answered you and reviewed my block of this guy. I rather like your answer to him, BTW.  Pass the gravy!  --PMDrive1061 (talk) 20:10, 27 September 2010 (UTC)


 * It wasn't Jarlie - it was actually JtV just stirring trouble. No biggie - A l is o n  ❤ 21:42, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

WP Northamptonshire
Hi Jolly just to let you know some Northamptonshire articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release (which I never herd of until today). It can be seen here. It just advises to make some Northants articles better and I'm currently working on Northamptonshire which is coming along nicely, but help would be appreciated, best Likelife (talk) 16:06, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Old St Cuthbert's Church, Oborne
Thanks for spotting my error on Talk:Old St Cuthbert's Church, Oborne. I've been working my way through the list at Churches Conservation Trust & I've finished Devon & moved on to Dorset but hadn't updated my tagging.&mdash; Rod talk 15:35, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Poll/discussion
Perhaps the poll and discussion sections will be easier to discern now that I added headings to both. Could you move your last comment into the discussion, please? Thanks. --Born2cycle (talk) 21:58, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm typing another comment at the moment. I give you permission to move it for me.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  22:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Hi, Jolly - thank you for your efforts and involvement. I expect I'll be seeing you again next Thanksgiving, and the one after that, and the one after that... manic laugh. Stevebritgimp (talk) 19:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I lol'd hard. The Drake Circus thing has somehow fucked up again, as the talk pages are all a mess with page logs. Take care, Steve.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  19:55, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for linking me to this lmao. SeventhBase (talk) 21:59, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Prod of Drake circus contested
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 * Bloody hell. This is my third attempt at getting this redirect deleted (following a request on an admin's talk page and a speedy delete) for something that is merely a technical deletion.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:03, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

ITN for Aero Caribbean Flight 883
-- HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   19:46, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

lmao
Has it really been that long? - 'grats :) - A l is o n  ❤ 02:50, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep and coincidentaly I am dressing up IRL as a certain fictional character from a certain film release tomorrow :P  Jolly  Ω   Janner  03:27, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * trollface.jpg - A l is o n  ❤ 08:54, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems like only yesterday...:) Enjoy the film and congrats too.  -- Herby  talk thyme 15:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Would you like to meet Jimmy Wales in Bristol 13th Jan 2011?
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 * I want pictures of that if it's to happen!! :3- A l is o n  ❤ 19:39, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * There will be lots of cameras & the latest plan is for local active wikipedians to be involved in the meet & greets + press interviews 09.30-11.30 at the Watershed. The main talk (audience 650+ @ Victoria Rooms) is being recorded by the BBC & possibly streamed live on the web. Latest details on the Bristol wikiproject page above.&mdash; Rod talk 20:19, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

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HGR?
Is Devon experiencing a little ice age? 79.22.59.19 (talk) 00:13, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Not to my knowledge. Currently 11°C.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  14:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Jelly Janner
U JELLY? Cerealguyjpg (talk) 01:40, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Next cockpuppet name decided. Thanks :)  Jolly  Ω   Janner  23:47, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * O_o - A l is o n  ❤ 01:34, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit
I don't know how the heck all those curse words were removed, but all I was removing was the jelly comment. And I really don't want to get in a edit war or get into a big fight over this. --Thebirdlover (talk) 01:51, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Americunt listed at Redirects for discussion
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2011 military intervention in Libya
regarding your excellent map at 2011 military intervention in Libya: please add: thanks, noclador (talk) 16:56, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Decimomannu in Sardinia as the Spanish planes are based there
 * Trapani as Italian planes are departing for missions in Libya from there too
 * Sigonella there are Danish and Italian planes departing from there
 * Souda Bay French and Qatari planes depart from there for mission over Libya
 * Gioia del Colle has now also 2 British Typoons for mission ready

✅  Jolly  Ω   Janner  17:19, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * thanks!! and: Great Work :-) noclador (talk) 17:51, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * I also salute you for making and refining that fantastic map. You've created an invaluable resource! Gotyear (talk) 23:46, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much! And thank you to to all the people updating me with info and to the map itself.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:21, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Main article image 2011 military intervention in Libya needs updating
Hello, good map image for the invention article, however the image of the map needs updating a little, missing RAF Akrotiri (Cyprus), RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Waddington, RAF Coningsby, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall etc, cheers --SuperDan89 (talk) 11:52, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * On it.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  15:08, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Today a german newspaper reports, that fighter jets start also from the US air base in Spangdahlem. This should be reflected in your map image. --85.178.220.248 (talk) 20:23, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅  Jolly  Ω   Janner  21:09, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, I can't find Spangdahlem air base on the map image. --85.178.225.126 (talk) 16:00, 22 March 2011 (UTC)


 * It's in Germany near the border with Benelux. If it's still not visible try purging the image in your browser's history.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  16:20, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok. Now, after the purge, I can see it. Thanks! --85.178.236.193 (talk) 18:50, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

your Libya intervention map
inspired the US Naval Institute to do their own version of a map :-) it has a bit more info then yours and we can use it to update your map - but as I see it they took inspiration from your map :-) noclador (talk) 12:48, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

to many ships
This is not gonna work to put in all the ships of the various navies in your map. My suggestion: take out all the ships, which are part of Operation Unified Protector and replace them with the area of their operations as per this NATO map. and then put only the ships in your map that are not part of Unified Protector. noclador (talk) 17:44, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good idea. Thanks.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  23:33, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The US ships that fired the cruise missiles:
 * USS Barry (DDG-52), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
 * USS Stout (DDG-55), another Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
 * USS Florida (SSGN-728), an Ohio-class cruise missile submarine
 * and the UK submarine
 * HMS Triumph (S93), a Trafalgar-class submarine
 * but note: to my knowledge the Triumph only fired 7 cruise missiles, the rest came from the US ships and if I am not mistaken the Florida has now pulled out to reload her missile silos. noclador (talk) 05:37, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Jolly. I see that you're on about version 37 by now? I wondered if you were planning to address all or any of the points on the image talk page? Or to add a brief response at all? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:46, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't even realise that a talk page had been created locally on the en Wikipedia. The main discussion should be at Commons:File talk:Coalition action against Libya.svg.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  20:12, 28 March 2011 (UTC)