User talk:LavaBaron/Archive 3

DYK nomination of Elizabeth Jaffray[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Elizabeth Jaffray 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SusunW (talk) 23:11, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for USA House[edit]

On 7 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article USA House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the USA House was a US government program designed to help alleviate the homeless problem in the UK? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:J. Philippe Rushton[edit]

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DYK for James Benjamin Parker[edit]

On 10 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Benjamin Parker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after he tackled the assassin of William McKinley, former slave James Benjamin Parker said, "Father Abe freed me, and now I saved his successor from death, provided that bullet ... don't kill him"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Benjamin Parker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

note[edit]

Just wanted to drop a quick note: I've been doing some looking, and I agree that your concerns are very valid. An edit summary such as this immediately on the heels of a 50/50 siteban discussion are certainly concerning. Site bans don't come easy on wiki, and rightfully so, but it does happen. Patience and diffs coupled with clear concise reasoning of long-term and continued poor behavior are needed. You are always welcome on my talk page - even if you disagree with me. And if you feel you're seeing something bad - the admin boards are available. Yes, there are a few poor admins around, but for the most part they are open to evidence, and willing to protect you quality editors. Never let yourself feel bullied, there are plenty of good folks here. Good admins aren't going to block established editors on a whim, but they will protect the project and good people. Best, — Ched : ? 01:11, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent points, Ched, and I appreciate you taking the time to leave the note. I really don't have any history editing on the same articles as him so can't really speak to some of the polarizing opinions others have; my first and only interaction was with the "guerilla deletion" of an article I mentioned in the thread at which point I started combing through his edit history and found it was a common modus operandi. But I think you're correct in that those who do have ongoing problematic interactions need to present a somewhat more solidified case (and, it seems, approach the matter with clean hands, which I don't think was happening). Best - LavaBaron (talk) 03:41, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

President's Guest House[edit]

Hello, LavaBaron. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for President's Guest House at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 02:22, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rob Roy (dog)[edit]

On 18 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rob Roy (dog), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Calvin Coolidge described his beloved dog Rob Roy (pictured) as a "stately gentleman of great courage and fidelity"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rob Roy (dog). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Edmonson County High School[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Gendarmerie of Haiti[edit]

The article Gendarmerie of Haiti you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gendarmerie of Haiti for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 17:42, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gendarmerie of Haiti[edit]

Hello LavaBaron: The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Gendarmerie of Haiti has been completed.

One point. In this sentence: "The invasion followed the violation of the French embassy in Port-au-Prince by a mob that seized Haitian president Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, who had earlier fled to the legation owing to popular unrest, and "mutilated his body in the street." - "embassy" and "legation" can be two different entities or are you using legation as a synonym for embassy? This might be worth clarifying.

You will notice that I archived one the article’s citations (#4) and I suggest that you archive the rest of the urls as time allows. This ensures that the article's references are available "forever" and that it doesn’t develop “dead links” over time. The site I use is https://archive.org/web/. Simply copy the url in your citation and paste it in the box on the archive.org site and click save. It creates a copy of the original page and provides you with a new url to add to your original citation. If you look at the url I've archived you'll see the syntax. You add the new url to the end of the original citation like this: |archiveurl= http etc|archivedate=13 February 2015}}. Not all websites allow archiving - CBS TV news and the NY Times are two I've come across, so there's not much you can do about that unless there is an alternate citation you could use.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind regards, Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Twofingered Typist - thank you so much for doing such a good and thorough job on the copyedit. LavaBaron (talk) 07:33, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@LavaBaron: You are most welcome. Cheers Twofingered Typist (talk) 12:38, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

your nomination's entry[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Organized Horse Fighting 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!Georgejdorner (talk) 03:01, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep your useless comments to yourself[edit]

Don't say anything about me at ANI if you have nothing constructive to say. You are acting like a troll and a jerk. Legacypac (talk) 05:06, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I don't permit name calling on my Talk page, Legacypac. You are prohibited from posting here until May 1, 2016. I also note you chose to delete my comment in an ANI thread in which you were the subject [1]. Editing or deleting other editors comments, particularly at ANI, has typically been grounds for an immediate block. I'm busy article writing right now so will not be pursuing it, but other editors might, considering the unparalleled severity of that specific type of disruption. Always My Best - LavaBaron (talk) 11:48, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Jeremy Corbyn[edit]

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Your GA nomination of Leschi (fireboat)[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Leschi (fireboat) 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 Bob1960evens -- Bob1960evens (talk) 19:21, 1 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For future reference[edit]

DYK nominations that have already appeared on the Main Page are ineligible. You can check the article's talk page and there should be a banner informing you of its previous appearance, either as ITN, On this day or DYK. Regards, Jolly Ω Janner 04:35, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, what is this in reference to, Janner? LavaBaron (talk) 07:28, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Plum cake. Jolly Ω Janner 07:28, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thank you very much for catching that, Jolly. I had never even thought to verify there weren't previous main page appearances in any of my previous DYK reviews. I'll be certain to be attentive to that in the future. LavaBaron (talk) 07:30, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. It was actually caught by the nominator North America who posted it on the project discussion page. It's already on the Main Page and I see no reason to enforce the rule. No biggie. Jolly Ω Janner 07:33, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Elizabeth Jaffray[edit]

On 3 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elizabeth Jaffray, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first female chief servant in the history of the White House, Elizabeth Jaffray, was hired in 1909? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Jaffray. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 3 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK[edit]

Hello! Your submission of Romney's March 3 Speech 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:31, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

White House Big Dig[edit]

Hello,

Your DYK nomination of the above needs a minor edit before being approved. I will maintain this nomination on my watchlist so that I may rapidly approve it after your editorial attention.

Georgejdorner (talk) 17:38, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge[edit]

On 28 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that armed groups have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge since January 2, 2016? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Bernie Sanders[edit]

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DYK for Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney[edit]

On 1 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the U.S. Government spent $8.9 million preparing for the possible presidential transition of Mitt Romney in 2012? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for White House Big Dig[edit]

On 2 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White House Big Dig, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the White House Big Dig is a White House construction project that has been described as mysterious as the disappearance of the dinosaurs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White House Big Dig. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your GA nomination of Gendarmerie of Haiti[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gendarmerie of Haiti 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 Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:41, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Philippine Constabulary Band[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Philippine Constabulary Band 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 Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 04:41, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Jon Ritzheimer[edit]

You don't seem to have responded to your nomination here. Or maybe you have, as most of the issues I brought up there got answered ... but not all. I understand I have to put a final X there to reject, mainly because the proposed hook just isn't in the article as such. But maybe you can either put the hook in the article, cited, or make a better hook? --GRuban (talk) 21:17, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Files[edit]

I've been moving a few of your Wikipedia-uploaded occupation files to Wikimedia Commons, due to the fact that articles about the subject exist in other languages. While I appreciate your efforts, unless when there's no chance of use on other projects, I would strongly suggest you upload files to the Commons instead of local uploads to Wikipedia. See WP:COMMONS for more information. MB298 (talk) 00:43, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent point, I'll plan to do that moving forward. Thank you for taking care of this, MB298. LavaBaron (talk) 03:57, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You have still been uploading files to Wikipedia, please remember to upload to Commons. MB298 (talk) 00:39, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Philippine Constabulary Band[edit]

The article Philippine Constabulary Band you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Philippine Constabulary Band for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wilhelmina Will -- Wilhelmina Will (talk) 14:41, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of James Benjamin Parker[edit]

Hello! Your submission of James Benjamin Parker 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merger of Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney[edit]

I have suggested that the article you created, Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney, be merged into Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012#"Readiness Project". Please consider joining the discussion at Talk:Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012. I believe the information is valuable, but it seems that the information is unnecessarily spread between the two articles when it could be contained within the campaign article. Thanks for your contributions! *Seen a Mike * 22:42, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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