User talk:PFHLai/Archive 5

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MainPage balance
Hi, you were wondering why DYK gets so long sometimes. I kind of outlined this at WT:DYK. Basically, at the screen resolution I was editing at when I did the update, it looked fine -- the columns were balanced. At a different resolution, the columns look off (I've noticed this difference between my work and home computers, for instance). Alternatively, ITN gets shortened and the left column ends up being too long (such as happened today in this edit, which happened after I added in an extra DYK tidbit to balance out the layout. I just wanted you to know so that you wouldn't think we DYK people were trying to put in more than our fair share. :)  howcheng  {chat} 06:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello, howcheng. I understand the problem. It's not just the screen. Font size and how texts wrap at the end of each line also vary a lot, making it very hard to keep MainPage balanced. I have to say right now DYK indeed looks a bit too long with 8 wordy hooks. However, it's not too bad.  The blank space next to DYK is small.
 * The (bad) ITN edit you mentioned was made by a drive-by contributor, and the oldest item was probably removed without considering the layout on MainPage. However, we are supposed to have only 3 to 5 items at one time, according to ITN guidelines. So, I'd ask, next time you consider adding an extra DYK item for MainPage balance, please check if there is a 6th (or 7th) item on ITN. Such old news is probably left there, instead of being displaced when a new item was added, because TFA & DYK were long at the time. It may not be needed to fill up the space after midnight UTC if the current TFA is shorter than the previous. It may be better to remove an old ITN item rather than adding extras to DYK.  Less work for you, anyway. :-)
 * TFA & SA/OTD are preset. It's up to us editors at DYK & ITN to maintain the left-right balance on MainPage. And it's a moment-to-moment balancing act. Happy editing. --PFHLai 07:26, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

SN 2006gy image
Note that on the bottom of the NASA webpage that you pulled this image from (here) there is a link to the original authors (here) at the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The image is also credited to them (NASA/CXC), which means it is their work. Their image use policy (here) clearly states "The images on this web site may be used for non-commercial educational and public information purposes", means it can't be used on the Commons. Thanks. --Tom (talk - email) 21:11, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Ooops! Thank you for the note, Tom. I had thought that the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was NASA's, so the image must be PD. I didn't know that the Chandra X-Ray Center was not part of NASA. I'll be more careful next time. Thanks, again. --PFHLai 09:16, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I've been in contact with the observatory to help clear up their copyright policy. It ends up that images credited to NASA/CXC (and also NASA/CXC/[name of specific author], i.e. NASA/CXC/M. Weiss), are public domain images that have the same usage restrictions as any standard NASA image.  Their "noncommercial and educational use only" policy is in place because they use a great many images from third parties.  For example, the photo montage that was uploaded has one PD image (the illustration, which I believe is what you cropped and uploaded) and at least one copyrighted image from the Lick telescope.  The other image credited to UC Berkeley may or may not be copyrighted; I'm clearing that up.  Thanks for your understanding. --Tom (talk - email) 13:01, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, Tom, for taking care of these copyright issues with the picture. I'm glad that the nice image is now available for all and back in use on the SN 2006gy page. And thanks for uploading the high res. version, too. Cheers! --PFHLai 23:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

The Unknown Child on ITN
The image was next to an article about the bridge collapse. It made no sense. Please explain why the image was there. -Nv8200p talk 01:53, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The new image goes with a new item further below and you've removed it. It clearly says "pictured" there. Images at ITN are always at the top-right corner.  We cannot change the layout of ITN, as the template is also used elsewhere. --PFHLai 01:57, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, looked like vandalism to me. You are welcome to change it up as you see fit. -RegardsNv8200p talk 02:05, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, no problem. I'll put it back. Cheers! --PFHLai 02:08, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:Santa Lutgarda-Goya.jpg
Hey. Make sure you upload to the correct filename when updating DYK. You uploaded Image:Santa Lutgarda-Goya.jpg, but Image:Santa Lutgarda-Goya.JPG is the image that is actually being used. Be careful :) --- RockMFR 06:12, 19 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yikes ! I did that again !  Shame on me.... :-(
 * Thank you, RockMFR, for fixing my mistake. --PFHLai 06:17, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:JolsonStamp.gif
Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:JolsonStamp.gif. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. —Angr/talk 20:37, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


 * That was uploaded almost 2 years ago! I've forgotten about it already. Thanks for the reminder, Angr.
 * Okay. I've just added a short paragraph of fair use rationale onto the image description page. I hope it's good enough. --PFHLai 16:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#8~#17)
Thanks for your nomination!  Daniel  05:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, as always *gazes up page to countless other templates similar to this one* :) Daniel 12:38, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar Mockery
On May 7th of this year, at 14:37, the user page User:Dr Spam (MD) was created. Within a period of 48 hours, User:Dr Spam (MD) had placed approximately 55 barnstars on user pages and user talk pages. Many recipients doubted the sincerity of the sentiments behind these barnstars, in part because of the comments placed by Dr Spam on the barnstars. A sampling of the reasons that Dr. Spam offered for presenting barnstars to editors:''


 * ''Hi - I am putting this here in case there's trouble later. Please accept this tireless barnstar thing for all of your wiki-activity. Thanks. User:Dr Spam (MD) 16:08, 11 May 2007

''
 * nice one! User:Dr Spam (MD) 16:51, 9 May 2007 (UTC)


 * ''Hi I am leaving you with this barnstar for you to reflect carefully on. I will provide the citation in a few days once you have had the opportunity to consider why I might think that you deserve it. Peace User:Dr Spam (MD) 16:50, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

''
 * ''Well done for all of your fantastic editing / writing: you are obviously a genius of our day, shining like the brightest barnstar against a dark barnnight in these new and difficult wiki-times. I therefore award you the surreal barnstar (I can't get the other barnstars to work properly - my apologies.) Please note that you have no right to remove the barnstar, for it is sacred. LEAVE WELL ALONE! Many thanks.

''
 * ''awesome contribution to this web site! have a lovely barnstar thing User:Dr Spam (MD) 12:01, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

''
 * cool editing


 * Awesome


 * Cool.


 * I am awarding you a surreal barnstar because you obviously deserve it! Keep up the good work - don't slacken off, it'll get harder before it gets easier!


 * Hy my cat (the fat white one) is awarding you this barnstar of diligence because he doesn't eat fish either. He just likes to eat biscuits - or so he says. But how then does he get so fat????

Occasionally Dr. Spam's comments did appear sincere (if vague), but a review of the record indicates that sincere-appearing comments were generally generated during a massive cut-and-paste session. There were also many barnstars presented with no comments at all, and even more that User:Dr Spam (MD) presented without signing his name to indicate from whom the award was coming.

In response, once this pattern of apparent insincerity was established, a few experienced editors asked Dr. Spam to desist from barnstar spamming, in the belief that randomly awarding barnstars devalues the entire barnstar program. (Indeed, so random was the placement of barnstars, that some were even placed on wiki accounts that had not been active for over a year.) Dr. Spam has now stopped, presumably recognizing that his efforts were not appreciated by the majority of editors.

Most of the barnstars placed by Dr. Spam during his May campaign have been voluntarily removed by the editors on whose pages they were placed. You are receiving this notice because Dr. Spam's barnstar still remains on your page. If you feel that Dr. Spam's barnstar spamming was a form of mockery, you may choose to remove it yourself. But if the way this barnstar was "awarded" does not bother you, you are of course free to keep it on your page. After all, it is your page. This notification was simply for your information. HuskyHuskie 13:39, 9 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note, HuskyHuskie. It was quite a few months ago, and the good doctor has already stopped.  Let's assume Dr.Spam meant no mockery, and let bygones be bygones. -- PFHLai 07:43, 10 September 2007 (UTC)


 * My reply on my talk page. Cheers. HuskyHuskie 20:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Will reply there soon. Thanks. --PFHLai 18:52, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Re: Vera Pezer at DYK
Just a note to say that you're not usually supposed to update the template with articles that you've written or nominated. In particular this article has significant technical glitches which I'm currently trying to fix. Regards, Espresso Addict 02:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, Espresso Addict. I'll leave the DYK templates in your capable hands. Thanks for fixing the article, too. I could've caught that missing reflist, but.... Oh, well... --PFHLai 02:29, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Do go right ahead and add other people's hooks that catch your eye! I rarely add more than two or three to any update, even when it's backlogged, because I feel it's important to get a variety of different views on what's interesting. Cheers, Espresso Addict 02:39, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, Espresso Addict, I will do that. Frankly, I wasn't entirely confortable posting that 'Vera Pezer' hook on DYKNU.  Just that it was the last interesting item from Sept.10 and I wanted to finish up that day's expiring section on the suggestions page. --PFHLai 01:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Clean sweep!
Congratulations. To my knowledge you're the second editor in the history of DYK to get a clean sweep :) GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 13:45, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, since the days we had templates like these, anyway :P. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 13:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

The 25 DYK Medal
Thanks and congratulations! By my count, this last batch has brought you over the 25 article threshold!
 * Thank you, GeeJo. You've made me feel so special.  Now I want to go for another sweep and the DYK50 medal ASAP! :-) --PFHLai 01:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Mabinlin
Hi PFHlai, Thanks for the nomination and your support. I did some correction as suggested. However, the article still needs to be looked at for grammar and misspelling (English is not my mother tongue) from a third party if you want it to put it forward on DYK. Furthermore this Mabinlin protein pages need a picture (Mabinlin 2 via the protein databsed). Unfortunately, I've no possibility to do it myself. So if you know someone within the Biochem bubble who would be able to do it, I would be grateful. CU. S. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sensonet (talk • contribs) 10:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Sensonet, don't worry too much about your English. Your writing is fine.  If there are things to edit, someone will come along and do so.  That's what we do in Wikipedia. :-)  If you like biochem, you may be interested in joining WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology.  And you may want to go to WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology/Requested pictures to get help regarding peptide images.  Hope this helps.  Happy editing!  --PFHLai 23:35, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#26~#42)
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 16:17, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 23:40, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Rail transport in Oregon
Hi,

You slapped a tag on the aforementioned article in the middle of a paragraph. The reference cited at the end of the paragraph, for ODOT's Transportation Plan Technical Appendix, is a reference for the information given. --EngineerScotty 04:24, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Excellent, EngineerScotty. This means the new hook for this article I've posted at Template talk:Did you know is valid. Anyway, EncMstr has replaced my fact with a ref there. Your article may appear on the MainPage soon. --PFHLai 06:58, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#43~#51)

 * Great!!! That was my 51st successful DYK nomination (including one self-nom.) Yeah!!! ;-D --PFHLai 02:00, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK50
Whoa! Thank you, Victuallers, for giving me two DYK medals in one day. I'll be moving them to my trophy case soon. Thank you so much! :-D --PFHLai 18:33, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#52~#65)
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 03:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I hope you are finding my suggestions from the bot list helpful ;) -- !! ?? 12:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, very helpful. They save me quite a bit of scrolling up and down the very long list of nominations. Thanks, !!! --PFHLai 04:55, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, nominating DYK seems to be the only thing I do in Wikipedia these days.... --PFHLai

I apologize
Between December 14, 2005 and June 7, 2007, I vandalized Wikipedia under my previous username (YechielMan) and under various IP addresses and alternate accounts.

I recently reviewed the contribution logs of all the accounts and IP addresses that I can recall having used. My goal was to identify all of the intentionally harmful edits I caused, and to apologize to the individual users who reverted those edits, or warned me, or blocked me.

Hence, I apologize to you and to all of the following users:


 * Adam Bishop, Amarkov, Antandrus, AntiVandalBot, Bdj (Badlydrawnjeff), Conk 9, CanbekEsen, DLand, Downwards, Eagle 101, Ericbronder, Gogo Dodo, High on a tree, Hut 8.5, Interiot, Jayjg, Jrwallac, Kingboyk, Kuru, Noclip, Patrick Berry, PFHLai, PhantomS, Pollinator, Rachack, Ranma9617, Rx StrangeLove, SlimVirgin, Tfrogner, TommyBoy, Vary, Woohookitty, Zzuuzz, and some anonymous IPs. (I also reverted one edit myself after it went unnoticed for three weeks.)

Thank you for maintaining the integrity of Wikipedia against everyone who has attacked it, including my old self.

If you wish to respond, please do so at my talk page.

Best regards, Shalom (Hello • Peace) 19:26, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note, YechielMan/Shalom. Let's let bygones be bygones. Happy editing! :-) --PFHLai 07:26, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#66~#74)
It's so weird that I'm notifying myself that my DYK nominations have been successful.... Hmmm.... -- PFHLai 09:58, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Never mind – I'm grateful that you spotted a hook in the article I started on St Lawrence's Church, Stoak and nominated it. Many thanks.Peter I. Vardy 11:34, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't mention it, Dr. Vardy. I'm glad you approve of the hook. Thank you for the nice little article. --PFHLai 12:10, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

It's so weird that I'm notifying myself that my DYK nominations have been successful.... Again! -- PFHLai 10:49, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the medal
Pleased to see the medal. I'll keep it polished. I enjoyed the hole in the wall doubler. First to a 100? Victuallers 22:46, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, you're very welcome, Victuallers. First to a 100? Haha... Try me! :-) --PFHLai 01:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#75~#82)
Triple thanks! --Espresso Addict 02:24, 20 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Great!!! That's my 80th successful DYK nomination (including one self-nom.) Yeah!!!  ;-D --PFHLai 01:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 21:10, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

PFHLai, thanks for the nom. Out of interest, why did you pick that particular sentence as worth knowing? I'd have thought that the last sentence in the article might have been the more interesting one. -- Fullstop 06:57, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, Fullstop. Thank you for the nice new article.
 * It was an excuse to put a few links to various wikipages about Zoroastrianism (Zoroastrianism, Yasna & Zoroastrian festivals) on MainPage. I thought that would appeal to the general readership of the MainPage.  The last sentence would be interesting, too.  But I'd pretty much made up my mind about the DYK hook halfway through the page already..... --PFHLai 07:12, 23 October 2007 (UTC)


 * nod* good thinking. Thanks again. -- Fullstop 12:07, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

G'Day, Mate!
Re yesterdee, t'die, t'morrer, it tallder pends wot cider ther planet yerron! T'die's t'morrer, iznit? Or mebbee snuther die! See James Bond

Seeya! Amandajm 05:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Ha! It took me a while to figure out what you're trying to tell me, Amanda. But I get it! :-)
 * Anyway, I prefer UTC. And I am trying out new methods to inflate my edit counts.....
 * Seeya! --PFHLai 06:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Double nomination
Perhaps you noticed that I accidentally nominated the same article you did Muslim Agricultural Revolution one day later. The author and I have been discussing it and thinks we should work on hooks together as he likes mine too and suggests it for at least an alternate hook. Of course the nomination is yours, but the correct day is October 21, going by his article history. This gives him one more day of eligibility too, not that he will need it. So how about it? We could move the article to the correct day and use both hooks like the author wants. We could work on other hooks too. How about it? Regards, --Mattisse 22:13, 22 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Mattisse, for letting me know about the wrong date. I'll move my hook to the right date next to yours, where you can feel free to add more alt. hooks. BTW, I wrote my hook without the article's title because I was considering a pagemove to "Agricultural development during/Agriculture in the Islamic Golden Age".  The current title is a bit unclear.  It may be misinterpreted as 'Revolution of Muslim Agriculture'. And there's no such thing as 'Muslim Agriculture'.  'Muslim' only refers to the fact that the people involved shared Islam as a common religion.  I ain't sure, so I didn't move the page. --PFHLai 06:49, 23 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, I see what you mean about the title. But the title did get me to read it. In the lead sentence, when you say "is known as . . ." it sounds like that is the general term for what happened then. Also, considering the (to me) really surprising information in the article, perhaps "Muslin Agricultural Revolution" can be read in the same light as the Industrial Revolution. --Mattisse 16:08, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * It got my attention, too. Anyways, it's on MainPage now. Never mind. BTW, I think Neolithic Revolution should be the one Agricultural Revolution to be read in the same light as the Industrial Revolution. -- PFHLai 04:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#83~#89, my second Clean Sweep!! )
Wow! All seven DYK entries were nominated by you! I'm impressed.--Carabinieri 14:21, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah! My Second DYK Sweep! :-D
 * Thank you, Carabinieri. You've made me feel so special! --PFHLai 08:05, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#90~#101)

 * Thanks, Royalbroil, that's cute. :-D
 * However, I wasn't the original nominator for this DYK. I only suggested an alternate hook.  But I guess it's alright.  I lost my nomination for Muslim Agricultural Revolution and I gained this 'co-nom'.  Things got evened out, I guess... :-) --PFHLai 04:59, 28 October 2007 (UTC)


 *  Hooray!!! I now have 100+ successful DYK nominations (including one self-nom.) YES!!!  ;-D --PFHLai 01:43, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

dyk you are 100?
Whoa! Thank you, Victuallers, for giving me two DYK medals in one day. I'll be moving them to my trophy case soon. Thank you so much! :-D --PFHLai 18:33, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#102~#109)

 * Sorry, Blnguyen, "the heat is maxed out" ? What do you mean ? --PFHLai 20:02, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK - when to push?
Hi. I wanted to help keep DYK up to date. What is the deciding factor for when to push the next update into production? Right now the sign is red but you left an empty hook placeholder. Were you going to put another one out there? Or should I push whatever is there now? Sorry, just getting a feel for the environment there. Thanks. —Wknight94 (talk) 20:34, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hello, Wknight94. Yes, I'm looking for more DYKs to add to DYKNU. I do check dates, and authorship, etc., and I try to diversify in topic and "geographical distribution" (not all US, ...), so it takes time.  If you are anxious, please feel free to move qualifying items over from the list of suggestions.  It's better to have more selectors, anyway.  Not everyone will find the same things interesting.  BTW, I don't think there's any rush to update DYK every 6.00000 hours.  --PFHLai 20:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, I didn't know how hard-and-fast the six hour rule was. Good to know.  And for the next go-round (when I have more time), maybe I'll try my hand at selecting a few.  Thanks for the input.  —Wknight94 (talk) 20:48, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I think DYK is usually refreshed after every 6 to 8 hours.  The 6-hour rule, IIRC, was to ensure a minimum time of exposure on MainPage. Please be encouraged to fill up DYKNU whenever you like.  Cheers! --PFHLai 20:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#110~#121)
''' Didst thou knowest? '''


 * Thanks, GeeJo. But iirc, I wasn't the original nominator for 'Henry Stump' and 'Leonard Miall'. Proposing alternate hooks counts as co-nominations now? Cool. I like getting more DYK banners. :-) --PFHLai 04:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Most certainly, Blnguyen. Sorry that I wasn't around when you posted your request here. Maybe next time. --PFHLai 11:34, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Saint Gaugericus Island
I'm glad that's all straightened out. I feel it's ready for next update any time. - Oreo Priest  21:45, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, Oreo Priest, and Lar thinks the same way, too! Your article is now featured on MainPage as an DYK. Cheers! :-) --PFHLai 06:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#122~#132)
Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 02:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 02:42, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

 ؟Wonk uoy did 


 * Thank you, GeeJo. There are many prolific DYK contributers, like you, ahead of me on the list, and then there are people like User:!! charging hard but not listed.  I hope to get to the top, but ... It's not a race, eh? :-) --PFHLai 02:11, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK: 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game
Hello, thanks for letting me know that 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game made the main page on DYK. Best, Johntex\talk 15:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome, Johntex. That was an interesting game. Thank you for the article. --PFHLai 18:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#133~#151)
Nice work! Cheers,  Daniel  01:00, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Daniel! --PFHLai 04:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

 Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 02:28, 20 November 2007 (UTC)


 *  Great! I now have 150+ successful DYK nominations (including one self-nom.) Yes!  ;-) --PFHLai (talk) 22:30, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK triple-play nomination

 * Triple the fun! :-) --PFHLai 15:05, 1 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for nominating this article. I went out of town before I could nominate it prior to the 5 day mark. I appreciate you finding a good hook from it. AgneCheese/Wine 18:13, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * You're very welcome, Agne27. Thank you for the nice article. It very much deserves a spot on MainPage. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 03:00, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 20:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK courage
"remove one of my own noms to make room for TonyTheTiger's suggestion", you wrote.

This is a very noble act! Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 20:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello, Mrs.EasterBunny. Thank you very much for the barnstar. It was an easy decision to give up a spot on DYKNU, as there were still two other noms of mine left there at the time.  It's just fair and more fun to share the space on DYK with more wikicontributors.  Thanks, again. Have some chocolate chip cookies. :-)  Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 02:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#171~#192)

 * Huh? I lost the DYK nom for Tolstoj quadrangle because someone wants "to see the red links either be removed, fixed, or new articles be written. Red links are eyesores. :-)"??? copyedit???  Ouch! --PFHLai (talk) 22:27, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK spamming
If you like, I can handle passing out the credits, so that you don't have to congratulate yourself ;) --EncycloPetey (talk) 04:10, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * That would be great, EncycloPetey! Thanks! --PFHLai (talk) 04:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I had just gone to upload the image for the next update, but saw you'd already done it. I like that much better than logging on and finding it's been 10 hours since the last update, as occasionally happens.  Congrats on yet more quality DYK help. --EncycloPetey (talk) 04:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, EncycloPetey. So glad to have more than one person updating DYK. :-) Also, thanks for reloading DYKNU in advance. That's much easier than trying to update with DYKNU still empty. Double thanks for picking my noms. :-D Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 04:32, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#193~#204)
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 20:25, 13 December 2007 (UTC)


 *  Brilliant! I now have 200+ successful DYK nominations (including one self-nom.) Hooray!  ;-)
 * Thank you. --PFHLai (talk) 23:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Well done: DYK200

 * Thank you very much for another DYK medal, Victuallers.
 * Good new articles deserve some recognition on MainPage. I just hope that fellow wikicontributors don't mind my "cyberstalking" them. :-) --PFHLai (talk) 01:11, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#205~#221)

 * PS: Would you be able to do me a huge favour and find a hook and nominate 1947 Sydney hailstorm for December 12? Much appreciated if you could. Cheers,  Daniel  04:37, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, Daniel, that should be no big deal. :-) I'll post hooks on T:TDYK soon. Cheers! ;-) --PFHLai (talk) 07:39, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 23:42, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 06:59, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions, and congratulations on your 200 DYK medal! Please inspect my shorter hook to see if it works for you and alter if needed. Royal broil 15:21, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Royalbroil. My hook was certainly too wordy for DYK, considering the limitation of space there.  I am sure your shorter version is fine on MainPage. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 01:11, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

-- Royal broil  03:49, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Pavillon de Flore @ DYK
Hi, thanks for the nomination. I expanded the article Pavillon de Flore and sourced the whole thing (I've only been actively editing Wikipedia pages for about 5 days, so hopefully it looks OK). Thanks!Lazulilasher (talk) 04:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for adding the refs, Lazulilasher. Glad to see your good work featured on MainPage. I look forward to seeing more articles from you soon. Happy editing! :-) --PFHLai (talk) 07:05, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#222~#227)
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 06:06, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Eastham @ DYK
Thanks for nominating the article I started about St Mary's Church, Eastham for DYK. Sadly, both hooks have proved to be based on unreliable evidence. I have amended the article and withdrawn the nomination. But many thanks to you all the same! Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:25, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the note, Dr. Vardy. That was a little disappointing, but it's okay.  I look forward to seeing more articles from you on UK historic sites at DYK. Happy editing. --PFHLai (talk) 16:28, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#228~#238)
-- Maxim (talk)  00:31, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK notifications
I can do 'em! --JayHenry (talk) 22:15, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Great! Thanks! --PFHLai (talk) 06:05, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you, too! May everything be great in two thousand and eight! Happy editing! --PFHLai (talk) 02:46, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#239~#246)

 * Thanks for handling the crediting, PFHLai. Nishkid64 (talk) 22:10, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't mention it, Nishkid64. Happy Boxing Day! :-) --PFHLai (talk) 02:39, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Here I am, notifying myself about my own noms again.... Oh, well.... --PFHLai (talk) 00:31, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Cheating those who qualify?
The DYK next update had 3 expired noms. There are already about 20 noms expiring today. By placing expired noms (who do not qualify), we are rejecting those that do qualify.

To remedy that, I've replaced one expired hook with an unexpired one written by the same editor. Perhaps, we should have a few more hooks so that the editors of the December 22 hooks do not get cheated.

The biggest problem is that DYK does not get updated on time. Hard working hook editors are the losers. Actually, WP is the loser because people become discouraged if there good article and hook is not selected. Archtransit (talk) 16:53, 27 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think those noms has anything wrong with them to get them disqualified. They expired not because the nominator or the article writer has done anything wrong.  I don't think they should be penalized because DYK is not getting updated often enough, which I agree is a problem. ... more on this later. Gotta fix DYKNU first. --PFHLai (talk) 19:58, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delayed reply, Archtransit. I'll try to be brief, I know I'll get yanked off the computer again soon....
 * Let me just say that I totally agree with you that, if we cheat those who qualify, then "Hard working hook editors are the losers. Actually, WP is the loser because people become discouraged if there good article and hook is not selected." However, IMO, "expired" noms may still "qualify" for DYK.  As long as the nom was posted within the 5-day "deadline", I would consider using it on DYK.  To skip usable hooks "slightly past the expiry date" just because admins have been slow in updating DYK, to me, is wasteful.  How much past the expiry date is slightly ?  I usually allow 1~2 days.  I try not to do this, but it seems necessary in order to cope with the backlog.  And then there will be "droughts", as on Christmas Day (UTC).  So far there are only 10 nominated articles (3 from me), and we won't have enough hooks for use on December 29th/30th.  I think we should pace ourselves accordingly.  We can be more picky and, say, reject those with less than 2000 characters, if we have too many to choose from.  I don't want to waste usable hooks.  Hope this is good enough of a response.
 * BTW, thank you very much for keeping DYKNU well stocked. You and Gatoclass have been a great help. Much appreciated.
 * Happy editing. --PFHLai (talk) 06:35, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
 * There's no reason to skip noms just because they are a few days late due to lack of available room. As you yourself said PFH, we would probably be thousands of noms ahead by now if the update was always posted on time, so it simply isn't fair to users.


 * Anyway, we are obviously going to catch up over Xmas/Boxing Day, if we keep getting more noms than we can handle we will obviously have to start leaving out the least interesting ones, but we are not at that stage yet. Gatoclass (talk) 12:17, 28 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, Gatoclass, no one likes to disappoint so many DYK contributors by blindly sticking to the rules. It's not the DYK contributors' fault that DYK is so often updated late.  We'll catch up with the backlog soon, hopefully.


 * And thank you for posting those DYK notices last night after my last update. I was too sleepy to type.  You, and Archtransit, have done a lot of good work at DYK.  Thank you so much.  Happy editing! :-) --PFHLai (talk) 18:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK (#247~#269)
Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 07:21, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 07:23, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Mercy
The ssystem can't cope with all these noms....Sorry If I sound too cranky.... Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 08:20, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Sure! Royalbroil, you'll get a break longer than a few days.  And, Blnguyen, you don't sound cranky at all.  Unless  comes up something outstanding this afternoon (nothing at User:AlexNewArtBot/GoodSearchResult appeals to me right now... maybe Schloss Hellenstein, but it needs refs.), I've already posted my last nom in 2007 last night. :-)
 * I had extra time with myself this past week because I had a flu, and I couldn't have much decent sleep because of the symptoms. I couldn't work on the data analysis I was supposed to do as I couldn't concentrate enough to deal with spreadsheets, but I could edit at Wikipedia reasonably well bewteen naps.  I feel much better now, and I'll go outside and play instead of nominating. :-)
 * My travel and work schedule won't allow me to wiki-contribute much in the next month or so. I guess I'll have to wait till February or March, 2008 to resume my DYK nom-bombardments. 8-D
 * Happy New Year to both of you. May everything be GREAT in two thousand and eight!  Cheers!
 * --PFHLai (talk) 18:51, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yea, have a great 2008 (that rhymes)! I'm glad to hear that you feel better. Things got better quickly after I last posted to you because Dec. 25th only had about 1 partial update in it. Enjoy your data analyses and spreadsheets (wink)! Royal broil  21:42, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Dec.31st seems to be another slow day. The current backlog should be over soon. --PFHLai (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Tagging of calcite sea
Your recent tagging of Calcite sea with the edit comment The current reference style is NOT consistent with the rest of Wikipedia is quite absurd. The article is far better referenced than 90+ percent of Wikipedia and Wikipedia referencing is totally inconsistent or absent. Harvard referencing, properly used, is perfectly acceptable. Please spend your time fixing real problems of referencing rather than slapping irrelevant tags on well referenced new articles. Vsmith (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Replied at Talk:Calcite sea. --PFHLai (talk)

DYK (#270~#283)

 * Yep, beat me to it... —Wknight94 (talk) 21:03, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * By a mere 2 minutes... ;-) --PFHLai (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 (talk) 02:51, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :-) --PFHLai (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, Sir! I'll throw in a few more noms before I fly away. ;-) --PFHLai (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the unexpected nom, much appreciated! Cheers Dick G (talk) 21:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, my pleasure! Your nice article deserves the spotlight. :) --PFHLai (talk) 05:56, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I assume you mean me? I'm sorry, I'm new. :( It won't happen again. · AndonicO  Hail!  23:35, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's okay. That was no big deal. Don't worry too much about it. Happy editing! :-) --PFHLai (talk) 23:38, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Brick Gothic
Thanks for your remark on Talk:List of important Brick Gothic buildings. I replied in more detail there. Would you be happy with "List of significant Brick Gothic buildings"? athinaios (talk) 18:12, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll reply there. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 19:33, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK (#284~#290)
You've been busy... again. :) · AndonicO  Hail!  12:31, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ...I think I've just proved that if you want something done wrong, I'm your man. :P · AndonicO  Hail!  13:18, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You've also proved that you can be quite a funny man, AndonicO. :-b  Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 03:02, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

selected anniversaries
I have removed the 2004 anniversary of the Mars mission. Could this appear next year, which will be the 5th anniversary. The 4th is quite recent. In its place, I put a 1993 event, which will be the 15th anniversary of a tragic attack by a Pakistani madman who shot 5 people at the CIA, murdering two of them. This 15th anniversary will be a special and solemn day. Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 20:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Hello, Mrs.EasterBunny. I see no problems with swapping the 2004 item out for a 1993 item on the 15th anniversary at Selected anniversaries/January 25.  You may want to also check with, who is running that corner of MainPage these days, I think.  Happy editing! --PFHLai (talk) 23:29, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: HMS Bonaventure
From T:DYK/N: My prose count was 1478 characters, which falls just short of the 1500-char requirement, which is the reason I originally removed it. I'll leave it to the discretion of whoever adds the hooks next whether or not being 98.5% of the way to 1500b is acceptable. Wizardman 22:42, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick reply, Wizardman. I'll let the nominator know. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 23:19, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Odd? But thanks very much for taking the trouble to investigate.... and skilled to spot the trail. Well done I.O.U.1. Victuallers (talk) 23:37, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, don't mention it, Victuallers. I'm actually typing a longer message on your talkpage. Hold on. --PFHLai (talk) 23:39, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Medals for all but Tony the Tiger (hes just below me!)... oh and bonadventure now has more chars! Thx for best wishes if I read between the winks :-) g'night Victuallers (talk) 23:51, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear that the article now has more than 1500 characters. Good to go for DYK. Goodnight! --PFHLai (talk) 23:54, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Image:JolsonStamp.gif listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:JolsonStamp.gif, has been listed at Images and media 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. Calliopejen1 (talk) 13:50, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
 * So it was deleted. Oh, well... --PFHLai (talk) 00:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

ITN reform
Since you're on a wikiholiday, I don't know if this is much use. But... You commented on monotonehell's previous proposal for ITN reform. Given recent events which have highlighted the continual problems with ITN, I've taken it, made a few modifications and I'm trying to bring it back. It's currently at User:Nil Einne/ITN reform and any comments or thoughts are appreciated. Also, although I put this on a subpage of my user page, I don't consider this my proposal and would appreciate any help in pushing this along particularly given it's a wide ranging proposal that is likely to take a very long time to get anywhere. I primarily put it there so I could work on it without creating confusion. Also, I thought it might be helpful to avoid a mad rush of people commenting so I'm just informing a few people at first Nil Einne (talk) 08:40, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know, Nil Einne. I'll post my comments at User talk:Nil Einne/ITN reform. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 22:33, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Vermont coppers
Hi PFHLai. Thanks for the heads up, I have added in text references. Thanks. CApitol3 (talk) 20:55, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You are welcome, CApitol3. Thank you for adding in the footnotes.  Happy editing! :-)  --PFHLai (talk) 22:58, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 *  Fantastic! I now have 300+ successful DYK nominations (including one self-nom.) Hooray!  ;-)
 * Thank you. --PFHLai (talk) 05:33, 6 February 2008 (UTC)