User:Nvvchar/Archives/ January 2016

DYK for Mining industry of Yemen

On 1 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mining industry of Yemen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2013, there were 819 active mines in Yemen producing stone, gypsum, refined petroleum products, and salt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mining industry of Yemen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 00:02, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Arenda Haasnoot

On 1 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arenda Haasnoot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the pulpit of the synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Arenda Haasnoot said, "This is my calling. Here I am in my place"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arenda Haasnoot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 00:02, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Nvvchar!

Happy New Year!

Nvvchar,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:57, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Yedigöller National Park

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yedigöller National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Yedigöller National Park (pictured) in Turkey is best known for its seven lakes formed by landslides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yedigöller National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Baekje Historic Areas

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Baekje Historic Areas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Baekje Historic Areas, about 4,600 antiquities were discovered in good condition in the Royal Tomb of King Muryeong? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baekje Historic Areas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 00:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Lopamudra

On 2 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lopamudra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the legend of Lopamudra in Mahabharata is said to be "the glorification of domestic life and family and demonstrates the incompleteness of a life based solely on asceticism"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lopamudra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 12:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Malé Friday Mosque

On 3 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Malé Friday Mosque, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the minaret adjoining the Malé Friday Mosque has a wide base like a ship's funnel and resembles a wedding cake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malé Friday Mosque. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Corsini

Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Corsini. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

A year-long initiative

I was trying to call you for 2-3 days. Let's create a list of articles which we should work in this year. What do you think? I can start start working on creating a page. Let's see if User:Rosiestep can join.
There should not too many articles, we'll add only a few articles (3-4) at a time. --Tito Dutta (talk) 17:54, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

@Titodutta: I would be happy to work on some of them. Year of Science is Wikipedia's 2016 theme. Can we incorporate some science-related redlinks? --Rosiestep (talk) 18:20, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

• Sounds good, if we want to do it on mainspace, we can start WP:Year of Science or WP:2016 Year of Science, I think it was a nomination at the US conference. Was it accepted? --Tito Dutta (talk) 18:44, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

• FYI, Wikipedia:Year of Science was created several weeks ago to coordinate efforts in 2016. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:42, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Image parameters

I don't think "NNNpx" has any effect on thumbnailed pictures, but if it does, it's probably not a good effect. In non-thumbnailed, non-frames images, I think it sets either the exact, minimum, or maximum width that a large image will be scaled to. These days, with people using many different computers, tablets, phones, etc., with varying pixel densities, we do not want to force a pixel size on the reader.

Instead of using NNNpx, use upright=SCALINGFACTOR. See Help:Visual file markup/upright for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 23:24, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bawomataluo village

On 4 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bawomataluo village, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end of Bawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest on Nias"? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 00:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

This week's

article for improvement

(week 1, 2016)

King Mswati III, the monarch of Swaziland, one of the Monarchies in Africa. Hello, Nvvchar. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement 's weekly selection: Monarchies in Africa Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Person of the Year • Hors d'oeuvre Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 04:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions

DYK for Mãe Menininha do Gantois

On 4 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mãe Menininha do Gantois, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mãe Menininha do Gantois was instrumental in gaining legal recognition of Candomblé and its rituals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mãe Menininha do Gantois. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, 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) 12:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Jokhang

Hello, Nvvchar. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Jokhang at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with GA and all the best, Miniapolis 23:33, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saimaluu Tash

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

) 23:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Never mind. The reviewer cleared it up and I promoted it to prep. Yoninah (talk) 00:14, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to a virtual editathon on Women in Music

Women in Music
	10 to 31 January 2016 Please join us in the worldwide virtual edit-a-thon hosted by Women in Red.

--Ipigott (talk) 14:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Al-Maghtas

On 6 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al-Maghtas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Al-Maghtas (pictured) on the east bank of the Jordan River is considered by Christians as the location for the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist? 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, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Saimaluu Tash

Saimaluu Tash, a petroglyphs site, has black-and-white rock paintings which are a globally important collection of rock art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saimaluu Tash. 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

Could you help to expand this article? You'll get sources here and here. --Tito Dutta (talk) 06:02, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

• Could you work in this article? --Tito Dutta (talk) 16:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Urgyen Tsomo

On 7 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Urgyen Tsomo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Khandro Rinpoche (pictured) of the Mindrolling lineage is the present reincarnation of Urgyen Tsomo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Urgyen Tsomo. 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, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Re: Scholarship

Please see this page AND if you going to apply write about your works in details. --Tito Dutta (talk) 13:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

DYK for St Botolph's Church, Quarrington

Thanks for reviewing this. All the best, —Noswall59 (talk) 11:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

• Noswall59 Please add the img of the church to the hook.Nvvchar. 14:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata

Hello, Nvvchar -- I've pretty much finished copy-editing St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata. It's a nice article, and I enjoyed reading it. I just wanted to mention three things:

1) You'll see that I substituted some words with other words; sometimes, it's because there is a more accurate or colloquial word that I thought was better; other times, it's because I wanted to avoid the same word (like "built") appearing twice in the same sentence. Variety makes for good writing.

• Thanks. The changes are very appropriate.

2) In the section St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata#History, in the second paragraph, is the following sentence:

• In 1819 by Bishop Middleton had rejected the idea of building the cathedral, but he died in 1822.

There is something wrong with the first part of this sentence: "in 1819 by Bishop Middleton..." I could have changed it to make sense, but I thought perhaps you ought to check the source to be sure what was meant, and see what really occurred. Perhaps one of these would work:

• By the end of that year, Bishop Middleton had rejected... [Note that the year, 1819, is mentioned in the previous sentence, so you don't have to repeat the year.] (I was mistaken about this.) Corinne (talk) 03:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Later that year, Bishop Middleton rejected... [Note that you only need past tense here.]

Or something else if the source says something different.

• The original text here reads "The idea of a new Cathedral Church (the St. John’s Church was the Cathedral) was suggested even in 1819 by Bishop Middleton but he was laid to rest in 1822 before his vision became a reality." based on this I have made small chnage in the text. Pl see.

I see from this quote from the source that it's "suggested", not "rejected". I'll correct that. Corinne (talk) 03:03, 9 January 2016 (UTC) I decided to join the two sentences about Bishop Middleton. Would you say the sentence as I have written it is accurate? Corinne (talk) 03:07, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

3) In the section St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata#Features, I noticed that you have mentioned Sir Edward Burne-Jones twice. The first time, you say he designed the West Window in 1880. The second time, a few sentences later, you say he designed the windows on the west side of the tower. I don't know if these are different windows, or the same window(s), as in the first sentence. If they are the same, the first sentence can be left out. If they are different windows, then the sentences can remain where they are, but the first one is the one that should have the link. Also, you will have to decide where you want to put the phrase, "a pre-Raphaelite master". I would think it would go with the first mention of the artist, wouldn't you?

• The original text reads "the cathedral has a fine alter peiece three gothic stained glass windows, two Florentine frescoes and the great West window by Burn-Jones..." Hence I have retained the sentences but removed the extra link.

Well, that's all. Corinne (talk) 01:19, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• Corinne Thanks for the excellent c/e. I have addressed the issues mentioned in my replies above.Nvvchar. 02:56, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• CorinneThanks for the change.Nvvchar. 03:08, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'll repeat the question I asked above in case you didn't see it:

• Do you think the sentence about Bishop Middleton as I have written it is accurate? Corinne (talk) 03:10, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

• CorinneYes.Nvvchar. 03:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

O.K. Good. Corinne (talk) 03:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles you contributed to have been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. The following articles that you've either created or significantly contributed to: Yoga Yajnavalkya (discussion) Yoga-kundalini Upanishad (discussion)   have been nominated  to appear on Wikipedia's talk! ) 20:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

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North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:57, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm on the fence with this nomination. I'd be ready to pass it if Tumblr was not used as a reference in the article, since a well-cited ALT has been presented. I'll leave it up to you whether it's worth salvaging. If not, it will likely be rejected. Jolly Ω Janner 22:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Monarchies in Africa has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, Nvvchar. I've nominated Monarchies in Africa, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. North America1000 14:01, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Davina Delor

Cas Liber (talk · contribs