User talk:Rosiestep/Archive 21

Thanks!
Thanks for participating in my RFA! I appreciate your support. Zagal e jo^^^ 06:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Carnegie Free Library (Petaluma, California)
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:04, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Weather
Things are back to normal at home, thanks. We lost power Friday night, and were down for almost two solid days...it came back on Sunday night, just in time for me to get ready for work. The office is fine - doesn't seem to have lost power at all. I did manage to get to the library on Sunday to use the internet.

I've never seen anything like it - I was at the gym when the storm hit, and it was insane. There's a fair bit of damage in my neighborhood (we abut a small county park); nobody's home seems to have been hurt, but a number of trees were taken out. One fell on the tennis court fence. I have a couple of pictures (of course :-) ). Getting out of the house on Saturday was nuts - I went up to Pentagon City Mall, which is usually about a half-hour, and it took me a good hour-and-a-half, between traffic and other insanities.  I got two jackets out of it, though, so it wasn't a wasted trip.

Doesn't seem to be any visible damage in Southwest DC, near as I can tell. Most of the trouble's in the tree-lined areas. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:46, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Well most of the lights I saw worked - I live near Route 1, and I understand some of the ones there were out, which may have caused the snarls that I saw. But there have been questions about both emergency services and some of the local power companies; PEPCO is still in people's bad books after some tomfoolery last year.  I'm just glad we have Dominion Power. :-)


 * Cell phone service was off Saturday, too; I tried calling six locations of one of our local chains, and five of them - half of Fairfax County - had no phone service. And I know for a fact that at least one was open; I went there. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:00, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Marina Grande, Capri may interest you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:28, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Can you recat the main category with appropriate entries for Category:Buildings and structures in Capri?♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Nice one. Between us we've improved coverage considerably! A lovely island, one too many tourists though.. I'm thinking of haivng a mass stubbing session or two in the next few days as 4 million articles approach, it feels right. I got bored of the GAs LOL!♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:18, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Tomorrow I hope.. Piazza Umberto I looks DYK potential too.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:43, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

No rain yet but its extremely dark for 4:40 pm. Luckily Wimbledon now have a roof should the heavens open!♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:41, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, been watching the tennis at the same time! It does need proof reading though, can't recall if you speak fluent Italian or not, but I asked Ipigott to proof.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:19, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Excellent, good work on the churches too.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:25, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Nommed Marina Grande, Capri and Chiesa di San Costanzo as one. Piazza Umberto I needs a bit more for DYK still I think, perhaps Gilderien can take care of it.

Lyons Demesne may interest you, more here, a duel with Daniel O Connell apparently. Also Glevering Hall needs a major copyedit and revamp to be DYK worthy. Benacre Hall needs more sources like this and a copyedit. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:06, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

You probably won't have time what with the Capri churches as well, but Téréba Togola might interest you.. more here and a wealth of GB hits.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:55, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

I nommed Glevering with you. Only needs a copyedit. Hope that's OK. Thanks, the mews is the house opposite it, you can see it on google maps. Heh if you have time to add the Daniel o Connell to the Lyons article add you name to the DYK nom. I nominated it today as its the 5th day, that's why!♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:01, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

I also have Vladimír Vondráček and Antonín Heveroch not nommed yet. If you can find a ref or two to add to them they should be OK as they are, perhaps find a double hook? If not, don't worry!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:05, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fakhri A. Bazzaz
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Capri churches
Do you intend to do any more on your recent articles on Capri churches? I certainly don't want to upset ongoing work but I think at least Santa Sofia deserves much more than a stub. Perhaps some of the others too. As you may have noticed I'm a bit tied up with Denmark's Bornholm at the moment but I would be happy to help out with some of the Italian churches too when I have time. With your Spanish and French, you should not have much difficulty yourself but maybe you have other priorities? Just let me know whether I can be of any assistance. --Ipigott (talk) 20:43, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll try to do a bit on Santa Sofia today if I have time after another Bornholm church. --Ipigott (talk) 08:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Fakhri A. Bazzaz
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:06, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

WP:POV concern on article Greg Craven (teacher)
Rosiestep, Just saw your message on my usertalk page. I'm a newbie at Wikipedia and want to honor the conventions. Could you elaborate how an edit of mine brought up the issue of WP:POV. Was it just because I edited the entry about me, or was it something about the content of my edit?

I've never added content, but have made corrections a couple times. Once when I was labelled an activist, which I am not. Another was when it stated I lived in Portland, citing an erroneous newspaper article (I live in Corvallis, OR). Interestingly my edit was reverted with the comment "citation needed," which I found entertaining! :-)

And the most recent one of 20 April 2011 was to correct both a mischaracterization of my own viewpoint, and an interpretation of my work which is both incorrect (though common), and directly contradicted by the very body of work it refers to.

If you could give your assessment of the appropriateness of my edits and how they might cause any concern vs. POV concern, it would help me stay cool with the conventions in the future.

And I have no idea where (or how) I will receive your response. If you wouldn't mind, could you give me a heads-up using the contact form on www.gregcraven.org telling me where to find your response.

Thanks much. Greg CravenWonderingmind42 (talk) 22:29, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Marina Grande, Capri
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Chiesa di San Costanzo
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Glevering Hall
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Excellent. No worries about QPQ, I had a double hook spare from earlier which I used.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:38, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Victor Denain needs a tad more for DYK. Intihuatana and Muyucmarca may also interest you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:00, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve
If you get the chance, can you have another look at Template:Did you know nominations/Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve so we can try to move things along? --LauraHale (talk) 03:14, 17 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Laura. I took another look, and it did need to be renamed, so I did that. But I have to recuse myself from the approval process because I've made several changes to the article now. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:37, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Castello Barbarossa
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:04, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Teahouse invitation phase two
Hey Rosie! I know you signed up to lend a hand with the phase two invitation aspects. It'd be great to have your input as we begin to move onto that aspect - please stop by this page on meta. After you check out that page, we have some questions on meta! Thanks =) Sarah (talk) 23:01, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Lyons Demesne
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Glevering Hall
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

User:ChrisLaarman
Hi Rosie! —MistyMorn (talk) 18:22, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi, yes, thank you, Rosie, that would be great. I sometimes tend to run out of steam, in a trivial way, when working alone. My sandbox contains an example: I know what I have to do to make the page presentable, but somehow I keep putting it off... Btw, I hope Chris Laarman gets to see this too. Best, —MistyMorn (talk) 13:33, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

More!
Nice one, I've nommed. Victor Denain unfortunately was into day 6 so I couldn't nom. Perhaps Catequilla/Pomasqui Valley, Tasitolu, Hotu-iti, Wandlebury Hill Fort will interest you. The first three are into day 4 now, they only need a few sources and scraps I think. The other two I started today.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:11, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Nommed Catequilla. Ooo that's great work! Will nom shortly. You have the same problem see Village pump (technical)/Archive 120.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:04, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Tomorrow, explanation given to Gerda why I was working on Laos today! I have the goal of creating 12,000 articles in the next few weeks, mostly Turkish villages but others too. Wonder if you can work out why?♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:41, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Emailed.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:15, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Go ahead and nom that one then. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:31, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Have two QPQ s you can use. Ackerstraße, Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:40, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Boston Caucus, Otia Imperialia and Massachusetts Charter feel free to nom, they don't really need more than a few minutes work. Same with Helene Wildbrunn, can you think of a hook? Amara, Nubia, Askut and Nong Het were the others which have DYK potential I guess but another 4 days to do those! A mish mash of articles I find keeps it interesting! Oh I nommed Otia already but you can add your name to the nom if you find anything!♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:00, 21 July 2012 (UTC).

Thankyou for that.♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:18, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK Tasitolu
Hello Rosiestep. Just wanted to let you know the DYKcheck tool is still reporting that Tasitolu is short on size, by how much I can't really be sure. It can't be very much. I doctored it a little here and there to see if I could push it over the top, but it's difficult for me because I am not the slightest bit familiar with the subject matter. Belchfire (talk) 06:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Vladimír Vondráček
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Antonín Heveroch
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

A beer for you!

 * Thank you, Gatoparlante!

Tasitolu
Hello Rosiestep! When was Tasitolu changed to a national park? Do you have a source? AFAIK there are still only plans to create a national park, although they build a luxury hotel there. Greetings, --J. Patrick Fischer (talk) 10:42, 24 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi J. Patrick. If you check the edit history, you'll see that the national park claim was first put on the page by Dr. B during translation from the de wiki article.  I tried to find a ref to substantiate it and came across one that did, so I added it. But as I didn't think the ref was strong enough, I later removed the national park wording altogether from the article.  I haven't checked the article in a couple of days, so I don't know if someone has put the national park wording back into the article. Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:24, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Téréba Togola
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Catequilla
Orlady (talk) 16:03, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Some more
Frederick Bradnum, Ettore Petrolini, Henrik Vibskov, First Position, Luis Ruffinelli, Roque Centurión Miranda, Jörg Hacker, Oignies Abbey. Bradnum just needs a bit more from the Guardian article I think. Petrolini needs cleanup from 1910 onwards from the translation and then sourcing. The others mostly just need a bit more too. Whatever takes your fancy!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:25, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK
QPQ review is listed on Wandlebury Hill Fort as "Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer"...where is this?-- Gilderien Chat&#124;List of good deeds 20:09, 26 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll check with Dr. Blofeld as he did the Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer review, and he gave me permission to use it for the QPQ; see note from him on my talk page in this regard. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:20, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Ackerstraße, Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:00, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Good job! Tomorrow I'll look at it, but I'm trying to get through the day's Olympians. Need a breather soon, only a few shooters and swimmers or two competitions to finish off later..♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:57, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

I've been watching almost all events today except judo and weightlifting which were unavailable. I have a half my widescreen on a different browser watching it and the other half wikipedia so I'm able to do both at the same time!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:03, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Please nom Ettore Petrolini, bottom sections just need a few sources I guess.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:04, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

ROTFL! —MistyMorn (talk) 22:49, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Tasitolu
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Ishin-denshin
One for your Teahouse perhaps? Any Rosie improvements much appreciated... including my clunky Englisc... Ta, —MistyMorn (talk) 19:53, 29 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your extremely kind words Rosie. —MistyMorn (talk) 12:13, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Wandlebury Hill Fort
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, will look at the article later, been engrossed in the olympics! Robert Adamson (photographer) needs 838 characters I think to qualify for DYK, I nominated his brother John as a double but he could make it a triple hook. If you could add to it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:14, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Wonderful. The nom is Template:Did you know nominations/John Adamson (physician), Robert Adamson (photographer), Thomas Rodger.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:52, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Intihuatana, Písac
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hotu-iti
Orlady (talk) 08:02, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Adamson (photographer)
Orlady (talk) 16:04, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ettore Petrolini
Orlady (talk) 08:03, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Can you address the issues on Template:Did you know nominations/Shirenewton Hall and credit yourself?♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:14, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, credited you. Alahan Panjang and Communism in Sumatra may interest you. Also Minangkabau Highlands, I sniff a treble somewhere..♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:14, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

You might also find more on 1960s decor, we seem to have overlooked a topic which is very notable indeed!♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:00, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

AndreaLange
Hi Rosie - got time for a cuppa? —Misty( MORN ) 20:12, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi MistyMorn - Thanks for pointing me to the new editor. I left a Teahouse invitation. Cheers, --Rosiestep (talk) 14:17, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Personally, I also found your Welcome link collection rather useful, and have filed it on my user page under 'R'. Best, —Misty( MORN ) 14:32, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Fall 2012 Online Ambassador Program
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Questia
Sign up.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:12, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

hehe you might be interested in expanding Hairstyles in the 1980s!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, that was a fun one. Aww Mr. Bigglesworth is so cute looking at that computer!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:48, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Noooo you got rid of Mr Bigglesworth. Why.....♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:54, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Shirenewton Hall
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal
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Your input is requested at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/HostBot 2
Thought you might be interested in weighing in on the invites v. welcomes thread? - J-Mo Talk to Me   Email Me  21:36, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Sarah, thanks! 60k is pretty cool! Rosiestep (talk) 04:32, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Happy 60k, Rosie!
Thanks J-Meow... er, I mean J-Mo ;)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks so much Nathan!

WWC
Moved everyone over here. Feel free to fill in what things you have interest in there :) SarahStierch (talk) 23:14, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Wow.
Wow to this award! Love the color, Benzband! Thx! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:47, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Add teahouse to welcome template?
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DYK for Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal
Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Happy holidays dearest Rosie! BTW I've officially resigned from nominating DYKs myself but would still like to work with you if you can nom. I find the niggling petty comments which I see quite frequently all over DYK which seem to make things unnecessarily difficult for DYK contributors offputting, its as if we actually owe wikipedia something.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:20, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for 1960s decor
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hugo d'Oignies, Oignies Abbey
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 * Still confused about the dates I'm afraid. Mikenorton (talk) 17:57, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, it's me again - there's a missing word in one sentence and another comment. Mikenorton (talk) 21:21, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Mirgissa
Orlady (talk) 00:03, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Welcome back!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:51, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Henri Nouvel might interest you. Needs proof and further translation from French.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:07, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Boston Caucus
Yngvadottir (talk) 16:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

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User:Scoreperfect
I guess this guy could use a cuppa after a recent brush with tours truly cleverly disguised as the long arm of the wikilaw. Ugh! Best, —MistyMorn (talk) 19:47, 23 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Rosie, thanks for the interest. Yes, Tim's leaving and the circumstances (both immediate and long-term) surrounding it got me down a bit. A real loss. But never mind - on sick leave now... I've recommended the Teahouse here. Best wishes, —MistyMorn (talk) 22:47, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

User:Kiabara
I see she's already had a somewhat unfortunate brush with the long arm of the speedy deletion... And she's clearly got a lot to offer here. —MistyMorn (talk) 12:27, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the choice coffee, Rosie. Btw, it would be great if you feel you could use any of your Teahouse experience to improve WP:MEDHOW. As I understand it, this is a general subpage of WP:MED, but it's especially geared to helping medical professionals coming fresh to Wikipedia via outreach initiatives. I wasn't sure whether it was better to mention the Teahouse under Getting help or the See also related links section. Perhaqps the former? See what you think, and do dive in. It's always great to know you're around to help new contributors! —MistyMorn (talk) 16:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Teatime?
 * No problem. So do I! —MistyMorn (talk) 18:19, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Hi Rosie! I was wondering if you could give me feedback about the article I contributed, is it my writing style or how I use quotes etc? Thanks for the help, I'd love to write about this subject. Schmetty (talk) 02:27, 24 August 2012 (UTC) 

DYK nomination of Hairstyles in the 1980s
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DYK for Hugo d'Oignies
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Oignies Abbey
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

500 articles for DYK!
Yes! We could do a few more Belgian monasteries..♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:17, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Awesome work! Congrats on getting here and thanks for your contributions Rosie! Ryan Vesey 17:26, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Nup, its as empty as it is on yours!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:37, 26 August 2012 (UTC)


 * No no. I had access to it; just wondered it you did, too. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:23, 28 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Great work for the world's knowledge, awesome Wikipedian of 12 May 2009, 3 February 2010 and 21 January 2012PearY6Bv.jpg! - Thanks for your speedy DYK review. After the celebrations, please look at your open nomination for #501 or higher, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:46, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, everyone! Rosiestep (talk) 17:58, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

i'll look for more tomorrow but my initial search in GB only picked up some scraps, I added a source for the 1202. If you can find any further sources which I can use and access let me know!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:43, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Hey I said I'd find more! I've rough translated Arcis-le-Ponsart, the commune which Igny Abbey lies in, can you proof, I'm thinking we could do a double with them.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:15, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * The big 500. Awesome! Well done, Rosie.  Schwede 66  18:25, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Schwede! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:23, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

You might find more for Zilphia Elaw, more here etc, Jordan Winston Early, and Kathleen Collins, more in the sources and others.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:16, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:14, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Can you check the translation of Restaurant Chez la Mère Catherine?♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:50, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Fall 2012 Course Ambassador
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DYK for Hollister Carnegie Library
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kulubnarti
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kulubnarti church
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hairstyles in the 1980s
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

A pie for you!
For future reference, what is your favourite food and drink? Spicy spaghetti pasta and smoked bacon is my favourite and mint and pistacchio ice cream with apple pie, chocolate sauce and peanut butter for desert, washed down by ice cold lemon and lime!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:51, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

BTW His Baldness has managed to obtain a series of new buttons in User:Dr. Blofeld/monobook.js. There are translation template basic, name and date of birth outline, cite web outline, references/reflist, external link section with official site link, DEFAULTSORT outline, bio-stub template and de: interwiki empty link. They're superb for increasing speed of transwiki. They're basically all for those repetitive things you have to do manually on every article, should make it easier. You'll have to remove the : though from the :subst:pagename when using it. You can copy them into your own monobook if you wish. Let me know. They'll appear in the tool bar immediately above the page when you click edit.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:58, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

This is bizarre but I have a spinach and salmon/tuna salad every lunch time!! LOL! Great minds think alike as they say! I use Firefox on an Acer AX3400. My google book ref maker programme works right? So this should. Just tell me what skin you are using.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:00, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Started a load of Category:Churches in São Paulo (city). You might be interested in expanding a few, the Ortodoxa cathedral in particular looks impressive, but most of them are quite attractive buildings.

Starting a series on Template:Alcatraz Island, I find it deeply fascinating. I visited it once. Would be great to cover it in this detail.♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:15, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Alcatraz Dining Hall, Alcatraz Water Tower, Alcatraz Morgue...♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:50, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Rosie I think Recreation Yard (Alcatraz) and Alcatraz Dining Hall could be DYKed.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:15, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, also started Main Cellhouse. Block B and block C could do with fleshing out a bit. Feel free to nom as a multiple hook, I'll help out with QPQ.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:48, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Rosie, that means a lot to me, that's the first compliment I've had on the Alcatraz stuff! I got inspired by watching this, its a must see, very interesting. I remember visiting it in about 1997 and I just remember how creepy the buildings looked and the negativity surrounding the place. Horrid place, but most interesting, and I think given its high status wikipedia should have more information about its time as a prison so I hope if people visiting it the info will help them. Its valuable I think to have an insight into what it was actually like in the prison at the time! Yes I saw a photograph of the citadel somewhere, I'll make a start on that later I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:40, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Started Alcatraz Citadel, more info here you might like to add. A google book search of Fort Alcatraz too ought to turn up much.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:14, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

I've made a good start on Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, mostly using my/our material pasted in and paragraphs cut from the main island article. Once history is improved and it is fully researched the ones which have articles such as the dining room and recreation yard can be condensed and some of them such as the Power House, New Industry buildings etc probably best merged into it. First port of call for it now is to thoroughly research its history I think. Some of the notable escape attempts can be incorporated into the history. A problem though is the references as many of the same books are used and as they have the same ref names from the ref maker listed lot of refs at the same page. It will probably be best to do a bibliography and go through and list the page numbers for those. I'll try to get that done tomorrow. Hopefully Nvvchar will return and help us out! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:47, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Arcis-le-Ponsart, Igny Abbey
I had approved the DYK nomination of these articles before I saw that you had not yet done appropriate reviews. Could you oblige? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Your DYK nomination of Zilphia Elaw
Hello! Your submission of Zilphia Elaw at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! &mdash; Vensatry (Ping me)  17:10, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Hi

I added to the entry page Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum.

My entry saved, but later disappeared and the original entry was back in place.

I would like to know what I did wrong so I can correct it and provide the additional information to wikipedia readers.

Thank you for your help.

Kremerbi (talk) 00:56, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Arcis-le-Ponsart
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Igny Abbey
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Zilphia Elaw
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK 505
Thanks for the welcome to contribute jointly with Dr. B. after dedicating your nice DYK article number 505 to me. I deeply appreciate this gesture. I have already started the collaboration with articles on Alcatraz suggested by Dr. B. I will be adding more in the days ahead once my laptop which has many drafts of articles is repaired.-- Nvvchar . 01:45, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Awesome! :) --Rosiestep (talk) 01:49, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary article needs most work on escape attempts and notable inmates. More info on the escape atempts can be added form the list and elaborated on and improved. I've sorted the reference with sfn notes so if you find more book sources please add them to the bibliography. I intend nominating this for GA once we are done as I think it will reach GA once the escape attempts and notable inmates sections are fully written. I redirected the cellhouse article as I think the majority of it would be a duplicate. You might find more on Stewart Iron Works.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:22, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Rufe Persful might interest you, needs more sources. I also started Fakanau which you might find enough for DYK for and can go towards our A-Z!♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:35, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

With Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, I know you don't like working on huge articles, but if you could research a few of the inmates in the table in google books to add a wider range of sources and info to level them out (Machine Gun Kelly is short for instance) and anything further on previous escape attempts not mentioned and clean up that section it should be virtually ready for GA nom.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Go for it now if you like. I'm just tying up the associate warden names. I only found a great quote from Henri Young which I added. Would be a good idea to browse some of those books, especially that and the Alcatraz gangster years book I used for the D-Block quote which might have some valuable anecdotes.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:23, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I looked through that history of Alcatraz book, its mainly photographs and summaries of some of the guards who worked there. It has a lot of great images from the Chuck Stucker collection or something, I saw a photograph indicating he grew up on Alcatraz as a kid, son of one of the guards so has acquired an excellent photo collection probably from his father. I've asked calliopejen to see if we can access images in the book of the fort period anyway. I must say that researching and writing this Alcatraz article itself has been one of the most enjoyable for me I've ever written and I'm really proud of it! Not to mention it being extra special that it marked Nvvchar's triumphant return to editing! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

That's great thanks! And more aevil because of the barbed wire! A combination of the prison block and prisoner images and the text I really think help to create a true sense of the place which I think is cool! i fished around in flickr yesterday and uploaded a lot of images I thought covered the most important parts of the prison. The hospital corridor looks super creepy though, you can imagine walking down it and seeing a ghost or something! Your help on all is greatly appreciated, as normal.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:34, 8 September 2012 (UTC) In early 1982, I made it a point to visit the prison during my first visit to USA. It was an experience. -- Nvvchar . 04:34, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it could use a final polish, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:26, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Friends southern summer events
I have welcomed the author of Friends southern summer events after reviewing and somewhat polishing her new article, but I fear that her article is going to be deleted as not notable, among other problems. Perhaps you, as a Teahouse host, could follow up with her. --DThomsen8 (talk) 14:49, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi D! Thanks for reaching out to me. I've watchlisted the article and left a Teahouse Invite for Tilly on her talkpage, which I've also watchlisted. I researched that Friends org but didn't find gbook refs so didn't add anything. Hopefully, there will be more refs available as time marches on. Cheers, --Rosiestep (talk) 16:08, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

A-Z articles
You may like to join me on these User:Nvvchar/Sandbox 1, Vacha Reservoir in Bulgaria and User:Nvvchar/sandbox/Miscel., Wildlife of UK.Territories.-- Nvvchar . 15:26, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

User talk:JoanX.Chen
Hi Rosie! Some interesting reading over a cup of tea, perhaps. —MistyMorn (talk) 10:21, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I see she's already received an RSVP, btw. —MistyMorn (talk) 10:24, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fakanau
Hello! Your submission of Fakanau at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:26, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * PS It's not a big issue. Just a suggested tweak to the hook. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 10:26, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Kerevat might interest you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:25, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

You may like to contribute to Keravat Airfield also. -- Nvvchar . 21:36, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Good grief, List of Alcatraz Island features, there was me thinking I was quite comprehensive on the buildings! Well done on that! We ought to see if we can get the lighthouse up to a decent level, not sure if there is enough for a 5 times expansion.,♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:15, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm planning a double DYK with Francesco Stancaro ‎ and Osiandrian controversy, important topics related to the Prussian Protestant Reformation period, so you may find more on them.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:03, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

I've made a start on Palacio de Velázquez. Lots of red links; I sniff a multiple DYK with the 1883 exposition and the main architects perhaps, all of which have articles on Spanish wiki.

something like DYK that the Palacio de Velázquez was built by architect Ricardo Velázquez, engineer Alberto del Palacio, and ceramist Daniel Zuloaga, in time for hosting the Exposición Nacional de Minería of November 1883?♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:21, 11 September 2012 (UTC) As per reference 1 the map shows the spelling as Keravat, hence Keravat Airfield could be taken as the correct spelling.-- Nvvchar . 18:47, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Government of Papua New Guinea spells it Kerevat. UNESCO spells it Kerevat Look again in google books. The actual hits for Keravat are much less than that of Kerevat despite what it appears bring up in the figure?. Not to mention Kerevat is the spelling used by google and formal geonames entries on it. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:42, 12 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok, Kerevat. Thx. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Can you kindly nominate the Kerevat and Keravat Airfield; the first one is due for nomination today. Thanks.-- Nvvchar . 04:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure, will do! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:09, 13 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I have completed my inputs to Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro, Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja and Royal Factory of La Moncloa. There is a reference error (ref 3) in the Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja which needs correction at your end and the last reference (ref 4) in this could further lead to more text which you may like to add. You may like to post them on DYK. I am sorry that I have not yet picked up the new rules for posting and reviewing on DYK correctly.-- Nvvchar . 23:45, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Recreation Yard (Alcatraz)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alcatraz Dining Hall
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alcatraz Water Tower
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Getting the blog party started
Hi Rosie! Thank you for signing up to be a founding volunteer of the WikiWomen's Collaborative. I've started to draft ideas for blogs on meta, here! Feel free to chime in, and let's get this blogging party started! :) SarahStierch (talk) 00:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:03, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Alcatraz Citadel
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:04, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

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Siegfried
I gave it a miss - I listened to the broadcast last year (very impressed with Jay Hunter Morris), and I can't say I'm excited by much of what I've seen of the production. My father and I took in the last of the old Schenk production in-house - now that was a sequence of evenings to remember...

How do you find the production? -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Siegfried is probably my favorite of the four. (Not that that's saying much - I'm not an especial Wagnerian.)  I suspect it's because it's a.) the most operatic in shape, and b.) about the least-excerpted, and consequently least familiar to me.  I saw a bit of the Forest Murmurs, which was nicely done.  Overall, though, there's a magic to the Schenk production that I find lacking in the new one.


 * My own soundtrack for the evening? An eclectic program by Louis Kaufman, newly purchased. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:57, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Tired today, will look into that article lot tomorrow. Asked for Credo for you at User talk:Keithbob. I've emailed you BTW. Please give me your normal email address, you'll see it a lot sooner then!♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Fakanau
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:03, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Ajay, thanks for the barnstar! I appreciate it! --Rosiestep (talk) 23:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Jordan Winston Early
Yngvadottir (talk) 00:03, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Can you think of a new multi hook for the load of Madrid buildings/biographies then?♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:51, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. I'm working on it. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Bachwoche Ansbach DYK elligibility runs out today. I was thinking a multi hook with some of the venues, namely the Orangerie in the Hofgarten, the great hall in the palace Markgrafenschloß, and the churches St. Johannis Church and St. Gumbertus Church and Theater Ansbach. If you view the Ansbach article the Gumbertus looks nice. The official website has a summary of them to start with:

     

I've nommed Vacha Reservoir.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:51, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

I've started the buildings but please don't edit them until Gerda has proof read them. Markgrafenschloß of Ansbach is still missing though. Best to google search with Ansbach as I think there's a few palaces of that name in Germany. I'll nom this evening anyway to meet the deadline but they'll need work over the next few days. Why did you nom those Spanish articles without me getting around to editing them? I thought the idea was to have a big multiple DYK set for them all? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:34, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

That would be cool, but what about including Exposición Nacional de Minería (1883)?♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:56, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Yikes that's a lot of articles. Great effort! I will try to get through them all and give them a scrub in the next day or two but I'm editing the phallic article at the moment seems as it is the subject of such criticism.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:30, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * nommed. Need assistance with QPQ and articles over the next few days though! Plenty of time to expand them before they hit the main page. I will try to finalize my edits to the SPanish stuff tomorrow.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:39, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Turns out Markgrafenschloß is Residenz Ansbach. I've merged. Gerda and I have decided to split and nom the buildings at a later date which you are of course invited to help with. Check to see if each article has been proofed by her first though.♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:53, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

You might find more on Hairstyles in the 1950s, on the Madrid case now.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:09, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Great minds think alike as they say, Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol, I was planning on starting that asap! Nommed Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas. Can you upload this to the commons? Its a foldable fan from France 1770-1780. I tried to upload and i said wrong extension or something in red lettering. perhaps Nvv will have some success and would like to also add more to the article if he can?♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:44, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kerevat
The DYK project (nominate) 16:05, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Kerevat Airfield
The DYK project (nominate) 16:06, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Edwin B. Swope
The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Stewart Iron Works
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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A cup of coffee for you!
Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:51, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Bibliography of Encyclopedias
You are invited to join in a discussion at User talk:Dr. Blofeld over my plans to develop a comprehensive set of bibliographies of encyclopedias and dictionaries by topic. I hope you see the potential of such a project and understand that while highly ambitious it will be drawn up gradually over time.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:58, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Giorgi Latsabidze
Hey Rosiestep: I have tried to add some sources and trying to improve this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgi_Latsabidze I see many people in past made significant contribution in improving this article. Do you thinks it should be deleted? I personally, think it should be fixed, not deleted. I am trying to search for more sources to see if we can keep it preserved? I would appreciate your help. Helen-Heller (talk) 16:37, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Rufe Persful
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Agyen Kokobo
You may like to add to this Agyen Kokobo, first for Ghana. I am posting another article on Bulgaria dam tomorrow morning for your contributions. -- Nvvchar . 03:12, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Some lemon cake for you!
Although I loved the image of that girl and the one of Elizabeth Taylor both of which I thought were wonderfully 50s. That ET photo I find very alluring. Didn't like her, she was a diva but she looked hot in that photo! You might find more for Solomon Islands dance.♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:36, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

How about using double images like in Sisimiut, we could have both as the lead picture.♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:59, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

I suppose I have added a fair amount of text to Solomon Islands dance. The town article can not be expanded to 5x.-- Nvvchar . 18:16, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

You might find more for Queen Elizabeth's corgis. I reached Page 5 in google books under the search Queen Elizabeth corgis. You could try searching Elizabeth corgi or looking further than this. Also Highbeam the newspaper archive I think will likely have a lot of hits. If there's any articles you want let me know.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:16, 21 September 2012 (UTC) ‎

How about this DYK hook ...that Agyen Kokobo belonged to a matriarchal clan "the Abrade" where the authority rested with the Chief's mother as they believed "Homes are made by the wisdom of women"?-- Nvvchar . 18:41, 21 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Before I could fix a picture of the dance to the DYK hook it has already been cleared. Can you do it now?-- Nvvchar . 04:15, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I have also completed my inputs to Queen Elizabeth's corgis.-- Nvvchar . 04:18, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Found a great Australia-based newspaper archive http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/. But it appears to be a tremendous resource generally for things also out of Australia. Bristol Hotel, Gibraltar was expanded by it; those sources didn't pick up on google. I think we need to look for more newspaper archives and research engines as google books is spectacular of course but by no means to be all and end all of information gathering. I think I'll list em on my user page. The biggest archive is http://newspaperarchive.com/ but you need a subscription to view the articles. Nonetheless it looks gigantically productive and will likely turn up snippets which can be used in articles.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:55, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Rosie, can you find some more from Trove to expand the Queen's corgi article?♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:03, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

I did look in flickr for free images, none other than the statue. Good job, hope you are feeling better soon Rosie!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:29, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

I've begun expanding Honiara, I think we can make a x5 expansion. Reached end of page 9 in google book search Honiara. You might more, especially on the 1942 battle and each of the landmarks mentioned by google searching them could be expanded to have sub sections on things like the museum, hotel, botanical garden, caves, and others. Also newspapers should have a fair bit to elaborate more on the 1998-2006 violence. Looking on google maps will also identify further landmarks for mention and specific churches. In particular can you retrieve some info from the French text here?♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:47, 22 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I have completed this second article for Bulgaria Tsankov Kamak Hydro Power Plant. However, I have a problem to fix pages 8,9,17,22,29,30-31 to specific texts in the article of this reference. You may please edit and add as required. Thank you.-- Nvvchar . 01:04, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I have nominated Queen Elizabeth's corgis on DYK page for 21 September. I hope the hook is OK, since I wanted to fit the picture. You are welcome to change the hook.-- Nvvchar . 00:18, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

See what you can add to the short sections of the landmarks of Honiara and we'll see how much is needed if any after you've done to consider DYK.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:47, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Vacha Reservoir
The DYK project (nominate) 00:06, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Alcatraz Inmate Roster
Hello!

Could you please take a look at this? I figured I would bring it to your attention in case it had slipped past your radar.

Thank you. -188.249.143.146 (talk) 10:23, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

19,000 hits for Alcatraz jail already!!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:26, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Gibraltar-related deletion discussions
As you're a member of WikiProject GibraltarpediA, I thought you might wish to know that there are a number of deletion requests currently ongoing relating to articles and assets involving Gibraltar. They are:


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 * Articles for deletion/Bristol Hotel, Gibraltar
 * Templates for discussion/Log/2012 September 25

If you have any views on these deletion requests, please feel free to comment on the relevant pages. Prioryman (talk) 22:33, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Solomon Islands dance
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:05, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative update
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DYK for Tsankov Kamak Hydro Power Plant
Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Gibraltarpedia deletion proposal
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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

 * I have started Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park. You may like to add to make it 5x for DYK.-- Nvvchar . 21:47, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I have completed my inputs to this article. You may like to see and suggest a hook for DYK.-- Nvvchar . 03:34, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I hae already started working on the temple article. I have asked for relase of this picture on flickr. -- Nvvchar . 05:31, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

This was an odd edit, I thought that important, lots of mention of the ropeway in other sources. The distance 5km thing though can be discarded.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:18, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Hehe brain fart, sure I'll restore part of it. Will look at the hill article later, nice clean work if you know what I mean!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:34, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

I was going to say the same thing, I think there's a lot of components to this site which should have articles and now#s the chance to do a multiple!♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:43, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I have fixed the image of the Kali temple and also fixed tags and references.-- Nvvchar . 18:36, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * There is a problem with the height of the Pavagadh hill. They are different in two articles, 800 m or 700 m. I could not find any more material for the Bawaman Mosque and not even a picture. Pl see if you can find something. I have fixed the infobox but without picture.-- Nvvchar . 05:36, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

You might find more on Ludwig Gies.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:10, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro
Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Factory of La Moncloa, Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro, Sourcing missing in one section. Maile66 (talk) 23:19, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Well...the hook is 8 characters too long. All the rest looks good.  Get the hook shortened, and we can pass this. Maile66 (talk) 23:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Agyen Kokobo
Yngvadottir (talk) 00:03, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 28 September 2012 (UTC)