User talk:Ktin/Archive 5

Hello hello
Nice to "see" you around again :) AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 02:12, 14 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello Hello. Happy thanksgiving (a tad late, but in the same week nevertheless) :) Hope all's well. Nice to see you again AP. Ktin (talk) 02:15, 14 October 2021 (UTC)

… and now happy Halloween. Can one RD and DYK the same article? AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 23:25, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Happy Halloween to you as well. Re: DYK, yes, given WP:ITNRD it is a “non bolded” appearance on homepage, it can be nominated for WP:DYK :) Ktin (talk) 00:11, 1 November 2021 (UTC) Ktin (talk) 00:11, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 November newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is, who amassed over 5000 points in the final round, achieving 8 featured articles and almost 500 reviews. It was a very competitive round; seven of the finalists achieved over 1000 points in the round (enough to win the 2019 contest), and three scored over 3000 (enough to win the 2020 event). Our 2021 finalists and their scores were:


 * 1) with 5072 points
 * 2) with 3276 points
 * 3) with 3197 points
 * 4) with 1611 points
 * 5) with 1571 points
 * 6) with 1420 points
 * 7) with 1043 points
 * 8) with 528 points

All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.


 * wins the featured article prize, for 8 FAs in round 5.
 * wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 5.
 * wins the featured topic prize, for 13 articles in a featured topic in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 63 GAs in round 4.
 * wins the good topic prize, for 86 articles in good topics in round 5.
 * wins the reviewer prize, for 68 FAC reviews and 213 GAN reviews, both in round 5.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 30 did you know articles in round 3 and 105 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 71 in the news articles in round 1 and 284 overall.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition, not forgetting User:Jarry1250, who runs the scoring bot.

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ITN recognition for Adolfo J. de Bold

 * Thanks . Please can you check that "De Bold" vs "de Bold" vs "Bold" stylization thingie for each of the body paragraphs? I have used "De Bold". Thanks. Ktin (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * From what I have seen, they are always (and only) capitalised when starting a sentence. Thanks for work on this one. Stephen 00:40, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Cool. Thanks. Have a nice day. Ktin (talk) 00:46, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for David Kennedy (advertising)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ed Beauvais
—valereee (talk) 12:02, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for B. Jayaram
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Ad Hominem
You should read WP:IDONTLIKETHENOMINATOR Venkat TL (talk) 17:08, 19 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I do not believe I have interacted with you before this nomination. I have no reason to like you or not like you. Please focus your attention on the AfD page rather than here. Ktin (talk) 18:23, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pauline Bart
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Jean Pierson
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pamela McCorduck
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vella Pillay
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Vella Pillay 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 The Most Comfortable Chair -- The Most Comfortable Chair (talk) 20:01, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Reginald Green (economist)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Review
Thank you for the advice on making a start review edit before reviewing. Will do so in the future. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 03:34, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Vella Pillay
The article Vella Pillay 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:Vella Pillay for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Most Comfortable Chair -- The Most Comfortable Chair (talk) 12:21, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Gerd Ruge
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for expanding and nominating! One of e 3 DYK today, now Brahms depicted + sadly Aga Mikolaj (listen!). May the roads that we travel make us meet again! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:39, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * pinging you here since there might be a lot of watchers on your talk page. Hope you are well. Question for you - how good is your German writing skills? Can you help edit an article of mine in that Wikipedia that has been draft-ified? Thanks. Ktin (talk) 20:30, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I am German, but have little time, and six or so by LouisAlain are waiting in draft space. Which one is yours? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:34, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response . Mine is de:Benutzer:Ktin/Ebrahim_Ismail_Ebrahim. Ktin (talk) 20:35, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Fine, I made minor changes. Go ahead, and ping me when to look again. Finding links is easy: link in English and check for deutsch in Languages. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * thanks Gerda. I am done with the edits. If you can help with one round of copy-edits and move the article back to mainspace that would be awesome! I also see has helped with some edits. Thanks Grimes2. Have a nice day both of you. Ktin (talk) 23:59, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. Next steps: find him more links, and nominate for SG (Schon gewusst? - the German DYK). You have 30 days to do that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Mukundrao Pai
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Indian cricket team in England in 1911
Hello! Your submission of Indian cricket team in England in 1911 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Gwillhickers(talk) 21:46, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

QPQ needed
When you get time, please can you do a QPQ for Template:Did you know nominations/Kekhashru Mistry? Thanks in advance. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:50, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Kilvidi Seshachari
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Suresh Jadhav (biotechnology executive)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Have a happy Christmas and New Year
Happy Holidays text.png Hello Ktin: Enjoy the holiday season&#32;and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, JW 1961 Talk 11:51, 23 December 2021 (UTC) Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message
 * Thanks . Wishing you and your dear ones a very happy Christmas and new year as well. Hope you are staying well. Regards. Ktin (talk) 14:50, 23 December 2021 (UTC)

Just going to pre-empt this discussion
Hi there, Ktin! I thought I'd drop you a note as a courtesy. I'm promoting your nomination, Kekhashru Mistry, without its image. First of all, we're still running the non-bio shortage, and if I hold more bio hooks for image slots, the bill is going to come due later. Second, i don't agree with your reviewer's assessment (and I'll ping Joseph2302 as a courtesy as well) that this image is clear at 100px across—the image is only 217px across, which isn't nearly enough to make out the salient details in the guy's face, especially when you zoom in. Even at 100px, you can see that Mistry's face has a blurry look. I'm really sorry i couldn't take this one, but there are lots of images and waiting doesn't always guarantee that it'll be the image the promoter wants to pick. Cheers, and happy holidays :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 22:36, 20 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for this note. I am pinging to see if they agree with the latter assessment i.e. regarding blurring. I would obviously like to see this image on the homepage. But, if the reviewer shares the viewpoint that this is blurry, I can understand. Regarding the former point, I will still continue to maintain the wait rather than rush this one if it meets the quality minimums. Ktin (talk) 22:41, 20 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I think the image looks fine, and doesn't look too blurry to me at 100px. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:52, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks.
 * I know this does not make your job easy. Please can you help with removing this hook from its current position and lining it up for a later date, perhaps after the holidays, when an image slot opens up. Thanks again. Ktin (talk) 18:21, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
 * First, I really appreciate that you're acknowledging how this affects me, and I also admire all the work you do—most of your images are pretty great. And I appreciate your flexibility quite a bit. But Ktin, work with me on this one—even when you fully zoom in, you can't make out some pretty basic features in the guy's eyes, nose, lips, hair, moustache, ears, hands, tie, and even his cricket bat. And I couldn't tell he was a person of colour, given that the lighting and greyscale makes him a pretty uniform grey in the face (around 63% brightness on average, a little on the light side). If you have a better image, I'd be happy to put it in a set—I know this is important to you. It's not unimportant to me, either. But I'd never even consider running an image of this quality if it were a white man; it's just very pixelly. I'm sorry, I think this nomination should run without its attached image. There's plenty of POC to bring to DYK, given wikipedia's biases; I look forward to running many, many more of your bios. We'll get 'em next time.
 * p.s. I don't own the prep sets—if some uninvolved person decides to use it in a set they build, that's not up to me. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 06:16, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Sounds good TLC. Onwards and upwards! Cheers. Ktin (talk) 06:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed! Cheers :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 07:34, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Joan Ford
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Kekhashru Mistry
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

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The Ashes
My bad, I didn't see that you had started a discussion on the ITN talk page.  Bait30  Talk 2 me pls? 03:49, 28 December 2021 (UTC)


 * All is good. In fact you answered the question that I had asked there. i.e. when is the right time to post. So, all's good. The article requires some updates to prose. I will get to it tomorrow if not later tonight. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 03:52, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you also review some of the summaries that I wrote? I'm a relatively new and casual fan of cricket, and I know there's a lot of nuance to the cricket lingo that I still haven't picked up on.  Bait30   Talk 2 me pls? 05:08, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Smith (diplomat)
 Schwede 66  00:03, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK Rejection
Hi, you have rejected the DYK and used, File:Symbol delete vote.svg. How can I appeal against this decision. Can you just do the review again. The problems you raised were too easy to fix. It would be a shame if it goes to waste for this. Venkat TL (talk) 09:45, 30 December 2021 (UTC)


 * You do not have to do anything to 'appeal' against the decision. has marked it a 'maybe' and can be used by another reviewer who can pick it up. I also think that the Content section as it is laid out currently is poorly written, it has three paragraphs - A first paragraph that does not lead in, a second paragraph that lacks all context (who is Montesquieu? why are their views pertinent to the book?), a third paragraph that just seems to be a rehash of a supreme court judgement, with no lead-in and no context. It seems like the three paragraphs have been hastily added to get the article out of a stub denomination, because this DYK was declined. Either way, I plan to sit this one out.  –please feel free to proceed as you deem fit. Good luck. Ktin (talk) 17:29, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * @Ktin, @Theleekycauldron The content section right now elaborates on one of the major themes of the book. It will make more sense when I am done. I will drop a note on the DYK page when I am ready. Venkat TL (talk) 18:07, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * all right; I'm not going to be reviewing this either, so you'll need someone else. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 19:09, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * @Theleekycauldron. Ok. So what do I need to do to find that someone to review once I am done? Venkat TL (talk) 19:11, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * well, you can ask around, but that's usually considered bad form; i'd just wait until someone else picks it up. there's no deadline for all this stuff :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 19:12, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will drop a note requesting for a second review on this entry. Venkat TL (talk) 19:13, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vella Pillay
The article Vella Pillay you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Vella Pillay for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Most Comfortable Chair -- The Most Comfortable Chair (talk) 07:01, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Ktin!


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

Abishe (talk) 12:16, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

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

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks much . Ktin (talk) 16:52, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of John Toye (economist)
Hello! Your submission of John Toye (economist) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 22:26, 2 January 2022 (UTC)   Brown HairedGirl  (talk) • (contribs) 22:26, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Basti Vaman Shenoy
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/vishwa-konkani-sardar-basti-vaman-shenoy-passes-away/articleshow/88649332.cms include lots of WP:BACKWARDSCOPY of Wikipedia content. So i think it is not a WP:RS. Pachu Kannan (talk) 14:33, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I had noted the reverse copyvio in my comment earlier. Have you been able to find additional sources? Let's aim to prioritize that action. Ktin (talk) 16:52, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 01:45, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for The Sporting Spirit
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for another good one! ... and for help with the ISO person. What do you think of this and this, perhaps also this, this, less independent but good to know this? I'm out for the day, and then need to fix a DYK for last-day nomination ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Indian cricket team in England in 1911
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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thanks for your fair use comments
Appreciate your longer edit note on my addition of a fair use image for a recently-deceased person. I try to stay up on the rules and had no idea that there was a ballpark "six month" rule in effect here. I'll work backwards from mid-2021 and not forward from Jan 2022 in that case. Jessamyn (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks . I think the ~6 month is more of a rough guideline but is more for the time to be spent in good faith attempting to reach out to folks off-wiki to see if an image can be obtained. That's what I learnt once from . This topic is one that I am admittedly quite weak at. Good luck to you and nice meeting you. Ktin (talk) 00:17, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jack Lemley
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)


 * theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 02:12, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Hook query
I have just moved this hook into Queue 4, but what does the last bit mean, in the hook and article? You can't take photos with a torch! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:18, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ... that Vancouver-based binner turned social entrepreneur Ken Lyotier took the 2010 Winter Olympics torch with him so that other binners could take photographs with it?


 * Thanks for reaching out. Yes, it means exactly that. The other binners could take their pictures with the torch. Good luck. Ktin (talk) 17:16, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * What I would describe as having their photographs taken standing beside the torch. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:12, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * We do not know if they were 'standing' beside the torch, do we? I think it is alright. Thanks for your note. Ktin (talk) 19:29, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Chris Wilkinson (architect)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ken Lyotier
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Vella Pillay
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for John Toye (economist)
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Ravish Malhotra
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

M. K. Prasad
Per https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/ernakulam/prof-mk-prasad-passed-away/articleshow/88944080.cms his birth date is 24 January 1933 but per https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/prof-mk-prasad-green-crusader-passes-away/articleshow/88960372.cms his birth year is 1932. Publisher of both of these sources is The Times Group. Pachu Kannan (talk) 06:39, 22 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for digging this up. Darn - wish they had agreed on a date. You remember that obituary from local newspaper that you had pulled for the Goan literateur Maria Aurora Couto? Can you keep your eye out for similar notices? Do not bother if you are not able to get it. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 07:17, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually on second thought, the Samayam date might be accurate since it is a local report. My fear is that TOI might be a case of citogenesis. Anyway, for now I have included both. Ktin (talk) 07:28, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William M. Ellinghaus
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Johan Hultin RD nom
In_the_news/Candidates was already nominated so I removed your nom and nom comment; wasn't sure if I should move your nom comment as well, so leaving you a note here as an FYI.  Spencer T• C 05:08, 29 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks . Agree - no need to move the nom comment. I checked against the death date / next day and nominated when I did not see the nomination. Ktin (talk) 05:27, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

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in friendship
Thank you for being around, and your good wishes! - Happy new year, in friendship! - One of my pics was on the Main page (DYK) and even made the stats. - In this young year, I enjoyed meetings with friends in real life, and wish you many of those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for this note . The images made me miss my own walks and time at Olympiapark and at English Garden amongst many other places. Stay safe and I wish you well. Ktin (talk) 22:48, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! 2022 began happily with vacation. I uploaded images but stopped at 22 January - click on songs. 30 January means 10 years of Precious. It's also the birthday of a friend, - I'm so happy I mentioned his DYK on his 90th birthday when he was still alive. I have a great singer on DYK whom I heard, Elena Guseva, and wait for a Recent death appearance of Georg Christoph Biller whom I saw in action. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for February 20
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 * Done Bot! Fixed. Ktin (talk) 06:48, 20 February 2022 (UTC)