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DYK for Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay
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DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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Please have a look at Airbus A330 to see if it now satisfies your comments. Thanks for your valuable time Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 20:35, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello, please forgive my impatience during the last five days or so. I was wondering if you're still willing to further participate in the discussions regarding the good article review of the Airbus A330. Almost every point of yours at Talk:Airbus A330/GA1 have been fulfilled, with reasons given to the points that have not been followed. I believe it's well-written, factually accurate, broad in its coverage, neutral and stable. I've been quite critical towards my own edits, to see if the article can be improved, but I couldn't spot any significant area which require attention. I hope you will respond to this request and deliver an ultimatum about the article during the next day or two. Cheers Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 09:04, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
Is it better now? Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 12:53, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Can you please post a response on the review page. Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 22:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
This post with a final request was posted at 14:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC). Arsenikk(talk) 23:05, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
It's done, by user Fnlayson. Please take a look. :) Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 23:37, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for my impatience for the last number days, during which studies commitments made me quite cranky. I know that I shouldn't have vented my anger out through the additon of text on your talk page. Getting back to Airbus A330. I very grateful for your time. I'll be opening a peer review and I hope you will contribute your fantastic comments. Thanks --Sp33dyphil(T • C • I love Wikipedia!) 07:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Don't worry about it. I was probably in just as bad a mood, as to why I didn't respond as politely as I could. Good luck with the article, I'm sure it's within reach of the FA star. Arsenikk(talk) 09:36, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, I write so many comments that before or later I'd have to forget to sign something. Arsenikk(talk) 09:41, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
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here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot
00:36, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Nels Nelsen
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DYK for List of the longest ski jumps
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DYK for Nels Nelsen Hill
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DYK for Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Strandholt's books
Hi, do you know whether some or all of these books are available in Norway? I found only this one at the library. Thanks, Eisfbnoretalk 21:14, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Sporveismuseet (aka Lokaltrafikkhhistorisk Forening) has a bookstore at the museum at Majorstuen, and some of those may be fore sale. However, a lot of them are unreasonably expensive. The other thing is to ask around there and see if you can borrow the books from someone who has them privately. If you buy the Danish books, remember that you don't have to may value added tax (mva) to get them into Norway, as books are exempt; also, if being sent out of the EU, the Danish bookstore should be subtracting their moms, although the postage will still apply. Arsenikk(talk) 08:15, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Lilleakerbanen is available as e-book. Some of the others can be read at Nasjonalbiblioteket, and some at Teknisk Museums library, not sure if any of them are available for home loan. Check at ask.bibsys.no Paaln (talk) 13:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Another FL review needed
Seeing that interest in my FL topics havn't increased, I'm wondering if you could review my new FL nom (the last Soviet FL in a while):
List of First Deputies of the Soviet Union. --TIAYN (talk
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I have them in the sandbox ready to be sent out. For some Olympics, biathlon, cross country, ski jumping, and nordic combined have the same locations, but not necessarily in all. I plan on busting this up by sport even though some are combo like bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton, similar to the medalists.
I have not seen the Oslo championships on TV in the US, but have been following them online on FIS's site.
I have been dealing with other matters at home right now. I just got engaged last month and will be married later this year. Chris (talk) 00:15, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Re: Congrats
Thank you! it was a great win for our Canadian team, we finished fourth in that event in Vancouver, and now they are world champs! It is huge win for our nordic program and I hope it raises the profile of the sport here. I am such a huge fan of the sport, I loved the action during the Olympics (and I try too look for video from the world championship, but it is not being televised again). How about Marit Bjørgen, she is on fire 4 gold medals already!!. Intoronto1125 (talk) 02:06, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Your
Norwegian Public Safety Radio
The article
Talk:Norwegian Public Safety Radio for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Birkebeineren Ski Stadium for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
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Re:Venues lists
Sorry for the delay on your message from earlier this month, I have created an article for ice hockey with
List of Olympic ice hockey venues into mine even though I could include venue location (indoors, outdoors) into my article. Thoughts? Chris (talk
Thanks. You've been doing a good job yourself too :) Arsenikk(talk) 13:11, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
FL review
I know I shouldn't be asking you this but can you review my FL nom;
First Deputy Chairman of the Soviet Union. It needs another support to pass, and I don't want that list to fail because of lack of reviewer interest. So can you do me this favour? If so thanks. Regards. --TIAYN (talk
) 12:12, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
H. E. Heyerdahl statue
Do you think it's legal to take of picture of the Halvor Emil Heyerdahl statue at Majorstuen and upload it to Commons? I had a look commons:Freedom of panorama#Norway, and it says "[Freedom of panorama] does not apply when the work is clearly the main motive and the reproduction is exploited commercially". The first one about main motive is a pity, but the last one about commercial exploitation may perhaps be interpreted in a way that we can use it, since WP is for free? :) I also had a look at oslobilder.no, which had quite a few nice photos of the statue by Wilse & Son, once it was at Skøyen. What do you think? --Eisfbnoretalk 19:07, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
What year was the statue made? There is no problem if it is in the public domain. Arsenikk(talk) 21:00, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
The NBL entry says that it was erected at Skøyen in 1924 (as does Egil Werner Erichsen in the 50th anniversary book for Holmenkollbanen from 1948) by Gustav Lærum, who died in 1938. --Eisfbnoretalk 21:13, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
(edit conflict) "§ 40. Opphavsretten varer i opphavsmannens levetid og 70 år etter utløpet av hans dødsår." [1] The statue was created in 1924 by G. Lærum. If he died in 31 December 1940 or earlier, the statue is in the public domain. But you have to have evidence of this, you cannot simply assume it. The
intellectual property law is a fog of legal doubt". But Commons has chosen to be conservative on such issues, and we must always treat any reasonable doubt against hosting images. However, I would at least not treat [2] as having the statue as "clearly the main motive". Hopes this contributes to confuse you even more. Arsenikk(talk)
21:19, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
1938 + 70 = 2008 :) The statue is in the free. Arsenikk(talk) 21:20, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Are you on a scholarship from Lillehammer's mayor or something? You are doing good work for this quite beautiful city. Would you mind adding some stuff from Stampesletta over at Lillehammer IF? If you do so, I will expand on the sportive successes of the club, making it a decent (if not good...) article. Geschichte (talk) 15:10, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Haha, I wish people would pay me to write Wikipedia :p Haven't really been much there either, mostly just to change from train to bus and the like. I was actually thinking of getting Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics to good topic: with one FL, three GAs, three GA noms and one nearly there, I'm over half-way. Sure, I'll add the stuff to Lillehammer IF, if not immediately, then pretty soon. Arsenikk(talk) 16:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
I see I forgot to link the books; this book at NB is perhaps a good source about Lillehammer IF. Arsenikk(talk) 16:11, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Since you have listed as one, I have a couple of questions for and I hope you can help me with those. Since my English isn't sufficient enough for content creation I've decided to help out with GA reviewing. I've done few reviews already and had no problems with those, because there was nothing really wrong with said set of articles articles. But just now glanced over GA nominee Bolton Wanderers F.C. and I believe it is a along way short of being good enough for GA status. There is not only a lot of to do, but I even can't find a single edit of nominator on given article. So should I even bother to review this article before quick-failing it, when nominator haven't put any work in it? I don't know how to react in this situation. Utinsh (talk) 12:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
The Wanderers article is clearly short of the GA criteria, first and foremost because it is largely unreferenced. You can go along and quick-fail it for that, but please write a paragraph-or-so explanation (nothing fancy), don't just state it is unreferenced and fail it. The tennis match article also seems to be short of the GA criteria, although it is slightly closer. It needs more information about the match itself, particularly the first day, but otherwise it is fairly close, although it needs full referencing. Here some reviewers would fail, others would place on hold. I would presume the nominations have been in good faith, but the nominator may not have fully understood the criteria. I have often found that new nominators have low presumptions regarding citations that is actually what is practices. Consensus at the GAN talk page has been that the criteria mean that everything not completely self-explanatory would need a reference. You might get away by not referencing that Bolton is in England or that the Wimbledon Championships is a tennis tournament, but anything more than that would need a reference. I would perhaps take up the issue directly with the nominator, explaining why you have quick-failed the article. Hit-and-run nominations are not explicitly prohibited, but they are discouraged, and if there are other active, main contributors, it may be considered impolite. Arsenikk(talk) 14:34, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Ok. I'll do as you suggest. Thanks for clearing this up for me. If I'll have any more questions, I'll pop up here again, but I would be glad if you could once in a while check my reviews and if you see that I'm not doing something right, please, point that out for me. I've been lurking around wikipedia for quite some time, but, of course, I'm not familiar with every wiki policy already. Utinsh (talk) 15:19, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi, you have participated in this FLRC. Some work has been done since. Please review your comments and indicate whether you support keeping or delisting. It would be good to finally close this thing. Thank you. Renata (talk) 14:21, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
Is this notable? I would have AFD'd it but I know you are the Norwegian transport expert so I thought you would know. Can you find a source or two and a bit more info?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:52, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
I took care of this. Geschichte (talk) 18:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Sources
I just want to pick your brains about an article. I've done some work on the Norwegian article about Siri Skare, and I see the sources in use on the English version. To me, it looks like a blog. They are wrong (she completed her training in -84), and incomplete (she started on Orions before moving to Hercules). These points are easily solved using Aftenposten and a book in Norwegian available on Nationalbiblioteket online, nb.no. (page 68 and page 117), which can be corroborated by articles in Aftenposten on 2 October 1984, 6 Februar 1985 (as well as other books not available online).
This could be just nitpicking, but I just feel it should be done right, or not at all. From what I learned flight training isn't completed until receiving the wing, not just completing initial training. But before editing, I am not sure about this version's use of sources in non-English languages. Paaln (talk) 12:57, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
I know very little about the content issues you bring up, but regarding sourcing, what is important is to use the best quality sources available. For most Norwegian topics, it is nearly impossible to write a decent article without using mostly only Norwegian-language sources, unless the topic has had massive coverage in international press (for which I cannot think of a single topic at the top of my head). In one of my recent articles,
GA, I believe there are no non-Norwegian sources, simply because the issue has not been subject to English-language coverage. To summarize: always use the most reliable sources, and ignore what language they are in. Hope this answers your question, Arsenikk(talk)
13:18, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Takktakk. Article now duly tweaked. Paaln (talk) 14:08, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
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Schøyens Bilcentraler
Hi! This entry mentions a "Schøyens Rutebilcentral". I reckon this is the same as
Schøyens Bilcentraler? I tried to find something on SBC's website -- but it looks like the name "Schøyens Bilcentraler" has been discontinued altogether, in favor of "Nobina Norge". Compare with Nobina Sverige. At the same time "Concordia Bus" changed its name to "Nobina", it seems. Geschichte (talk
) 18:07, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Yes, Schøyens was bought by Concordia Bus or its predecessor some time ago and eventually changed its name to that. Concordia later changed its name to Nobina. And yes, I would presume "Schøyens Rutebilcentral" is just a spelling mistake; I doubt there were two so similarly-named companies. Arsenikk(talk) 18:19, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps Norsk merkantilt leksikon left out the "er"-ending from "Schøyens Rutebilcentral" to abbreviate? They didn't have as much space as we have here. :) --Eisfbnoreðç 18:22, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Then again they added "Rute"... Geschichte (talk) 18:59, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Retiring from Wikipedia
I just wanted to let you know that I am retiring from Wikipedia effective this weekend. It is nothing related to policy, other users, or toward the website itself. As you are aware, I am engaged to be married and am also studying for a job-related test. I wish to thank you for working with you on various topices and issues on the website.
If you wish to contact me in the future, I can be reached at the "E-mail this user" part on my website. Chris (talk) 14:20, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for you GA Review of Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. I've done some work on the article based on your suggestions but as it's been a week, and you didn't put the review on hold or specify a timeframe for the changes to be made, I thought I'd leave you a reminder incase it's slipped your mind. Cheers - Basement12(T.C) 13:40, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
About the BOK Center GA Review
Hello, Arsenikk, I have noticed that you started doing the review on the GA nomination for the BOK Center article. Now, you are mainly a user who resides in and is from Norway and primarily deals with Norway-related subjects, but the BOK Center is in the United States, and you probably don't know much about the U.S. state of Oklahoma or the city of Tulsa. In the comments, you have specified the corrections that need to be made which were put in a list made on 24 April. I have made six of the corrections on 30 April, but neither of us have posted any further comments on the review since then. How about we wait till Saturday to do more work on the BOK Center article sothe nomination can be successful? I have already significantly contributed to and had promoted to GA Status the article Constitution Center (Washington, D.C.). Jim856796 (talk) 03:59, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Vuelta FLC
Hey, just to let you know I've responded to you comments at the FLC. NapHit (talk) 11:29, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Another message to let you know I've submitted your comments and changed the links to countries to links to the countries cycling federation. Have a look when you have time. NapHit (talk) 11:56, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:55, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
The above article's referencing system is perhaps not as innovative and ground-breaking as that of Borgund Stave Church, but it certainly revolutionizes the sequence of citation details. Motto of the day: Why not do it the other way round? --Eisfbnoretalk 00:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Why not? Actually, it seems logical to first present the works and then start giving page numbers. Arsenikk(talk) 07:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
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Elizabethtown (Amtrak station). That was the fastest turnaround, from nomination to promotion, I've seen at GAN. NiagaraDon't give up the ship
18:18, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Disused railway stations in Norway
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good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:NSB El 18 for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
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Norsk Spisevognselskap
Hope you haven't forgot this. --Eisfbnoretalk 15:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
I didn't get to the library until yesterday, and since the book was located at the depot, rather than the magazine, there was at least two days waiting; the friendly librarian could tell me that they don't go down to the depot every day. So I probably won't have the book before Thursday. Arsenikk(talk) 16:21, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Btw, feel free to look at and make any improvements to Flåm Line if you want. Arsenikk(talk) 16:23, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. Quite some years since I wrote that now, but I'm glad you enjoyed it. Arsenikk(talk) 04:58, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
RMS Magdalena
I've made a few replies to your comments, and split the para as requested. There may be a difficulty over the page number for the book, but I've asked at WP:SHIPS if anyone else can supply the required info. Mjroots (talk) 06:29, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the pass. That was the quickest and easiest one so far! Mjroots (talk) 20:40, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Flåm Line
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Thanks for your great work on the article on Arlanda Express! There is an interesting article about it in Dagens Nyheter today [3]. Your Wikipedia article is linked to several times in the article's comments-field! Are you planning to do any more work on it in the future? Iusethis (talk) 12:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, it's always nice to know that people appreciate my work. I was thinking of taking it, the stations and the line to
good article, perhaps also X3 if I can find some good sources. But that isn't at the top of the list right now, as I have a backlog of library books about other railways on my desk :p Feel free to do any improvements to the article, but please add references if you add anything (I can always format them if you're uncertain about that bit). Arsenikk(talk)
16:36, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
I hope your backlog does not include this book, else we're going to land in a deplorable edit conflict. :P --Eisfbnoretalk 22:44, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Haha, no, I don't have it, and I don't think it is at a library I frequent. I've borrowed Togbytte på Nelaug and a book from 1932 about the Sørland Line, so I'm heading south. Nice work on Såner Station. Arsenikk(talk) 22:50, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Hm, well, I would say that a bus is not an automobile; however I would tend to say that bus manufacturers are part of the automotive industry. Some of those companies also made vans and trucks, so inclusion seems right. Arsenikk(talk) 22:38, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Turkish locomotives
Hello. I noticed that you had created some of the TCDD loco articles .. I found this http://www.mobility.siemens.com/en/data/pdf/ts_lm/ref_del_us_72_aktuell.pdf see p.43 and 44 - locomotives "ME 07" and "DE 1000" - I can't find anything else about them - I don't think the name are the TCDD series numbers either. Also they may not be Siemens' locomotives - probably just Siemens' components in them.
Do you recognise them or know anything about them. (or know who would). Thanks. Imgaril (talk) 16:08, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
It seems to be TCDD DE11000. More than that, I don't really know. I've been to Turkey once and I took some images and wrote some stub article afterwards; I don't really know much about rail transport in Turkey. Hope that answered your question, though. Arsenikk(talk) 16:53, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
It does look like DE11000 - I think it probably is - Siemens' "ME 07" does seem to match anything else I could find - I think they may be listing locomotives built by KraussMaffei before they bought the train factory, or something. I got an official list of TCDD lcocs and there's nothing else http://www.tcdd.gov.tr/tcdding/yillik/022.pdf
Thanks for telling me what they are.Imgaril (talk) 00:38, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
Canoe River
I've been able to make most of the changes you suggested. I did not do much with the trial section, as I explained in the review, even the newspapers concentrated far more on the defence than they did on the prosecution case.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:57, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
It's for you to decide, pro or con. FYI, Racepacket has now been banned by ArbCom for a year in an unrelated matter.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:49, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
We don't seem to be attracting much attention at the noticeboard ... What about another noticeboard? Or third opinion?--Wehwalt (talk) 18:58, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
OK, I've briefly put my perspective there and asked them to engage us at the review.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:46, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
The most important thing on that page is to make it seem interesting enough to catch people's attention :) Arsenikk(talk) 22:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Probably should have mentioned that the defence lawyer went on to become Prime Minister of Canada, then. I got the Dief article to FA, and one of his elections, and it had been bugging me this didn't have an article about it. A far more obscure train crash in Manitoba is covered. This possibly was overshadowed by a major crash in New York City the next day, but even so. I don't normally work on trains!--Wehwalt (talk) 22:51, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
Well, it's been over a week, and only the one opinion. I defer to you on course of action.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:04, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your thoughtfulness in promoting the article. I do not plan to move it any further, at least right now, as I am not nominating articles for anything right now, however, should I attempt to move it on further, I will keep your thoughts in mind. Possibly the info about Dief not fully recovered from the death of his wife should be sliced.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:12, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Balbergbakken for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
I finished up the review. There's one small comment left relating to the captions, but the article's pretty much set to go. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 20:54, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Havørn Accident for things which need to be addressed. Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû(blah?
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Inquiry on AfDs
Hi Arsenikk,
I'm interestd in the AfDs process in Wikipedia and notice that you once involved in AfDs. I'm not sure whether you find that some discussers are admins while some are not. I'm just wondering whether you care about the adminships of the participants in deletion discussions. Does the referee's adminship affect your attitude towards the result of AfDs? Thanks. Bluesum (talk) 03:18, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
I've never closed an AfD, so i wouldn't know. But in general, whether people are admins or not is not important at all; what is important is the validity of the arguments. Of course, admins are more experienced and are better versed in the relevant policies, so they may often have the most valid arguments. Arsenikk(talk) 20:32, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
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Quite strangely, Indian Government Authorities have initiated disciplinary proceedings and investigation on alleged financial irregularities committed by one of the person mentioned in the article during his previous assignments
You are free to raise the issue at deletion review, but please understand our policy on notability first. The process is fully transparent and all issues relating to it are raised on the link above. Arsenikk(talk) 10:21, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
DDR4 SDRAM
Hello again. It looks like this GA nom has stalled. I just wanted to make sure you hadn't forgotten about it. All the best, – Quadell(talk) 18:41, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
I've been on vacation and have the situation under control. But thank you for the thumbs up (and the listings above). Arsenikk(talk) 19:32, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
My sympathies
I've been reading about what has happened in Norway and I thought of you. I hope you and your loved ones are alright. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the Norwegian people. God bless. H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your concerns. All is well with me and those close to me. I attended a youth camp some years ago at the island, and I remember bathing in the lake and eating in the cafeteria. It has made quite the impact on myself and the whole country. Arsenikk(talk) 19:37, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I know you've been away and a lot has been going on. You had mentioned that you would take the lead on getting the Venues of the 1952 Winter Olympics to FLC. Would you like some help with this? No rush or pressure just wondering if I can lend a hand? H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 05:34, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Hey! I'm on my last week of vacation now. hopefully back home on Saturday, and then I'll have more time for this stuff. I've sort of been working on the article, but I haven't saved it online. The list needs some explanatory text and a few other things and after that it will need a copyedit. I have pretty good control over lists, but I'll ask for feedback after I've done a copyedit and slight expansion of the article. Thanks for the cooperation :) Arsenikk(talk) 11:12, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Great sounds good, let me know on my talk page when you need feedback and I'll dive in. Happy vacation! H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:14, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi Arsenikk, any news on this? I'd be glad to help with anything. Let's get this to FL and the topic to FT! Strange Passerby (talk • cont) 14:56, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for the delay, but it's now at FLC. Any feedback from the two of you is also appreciated. Arsenikk(talk) 21:05, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
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Another round of congratulations are in order for all the work you did in making Linx (railway company) a certified "Good Article"! Thank you; your work is much appreciated. All the best, – Quadell(talk)
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A barnstar for you!
The Editor's Barnstar
For all the train-related articles you have brought to GA status (and other articles too), I award you this Editor's Barnstar. Thanks for all your efforts! – Quadell(talk) 13:19, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much :) Arsenikk(talk) 13:58, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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Hi! Thanks for the review and good suggestions. I am working at improving the list accordingly. Just a quick question to the non-UNESCO sources. Should I add sources on general issues of the World Heritage in Danger list or sources for each of the listed sites? bamse (talk) 13:04, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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A cup of coffee for you!
I guess you earned it!
Good job with Wikipedia!
You are doing good work! Snskiller (talk) 07:05, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the coffee, just what I need in the morning :) Arsenikk(talk) 08:16, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Hahaha true, good luck mate. Snskiller (talk) 15:10, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you were planning on fixing the image you proposed at the list article talk page, but I'm going to place mine in the meantime. Feel free to replace it with your's whenever you do, because I kind of liked the colours better. EricLeb01 (Page | Talk) 01:18, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Hey again, mind if I add you as a co-nominator for the Featured List candidacy for this article? Your work on this article made it what it is today and I want to give you credit for that. You don't have to answer to questions they ask if you're too busy. So, what do you say? EricLeb01 (Page | Talk) 02:30, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
Go ahead! I've been through this process a few times; it seems that the article is at the necessary standards, and I'd be glad to help out during the nomination process as well. Arsenikk(talk) 08:23, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
Awesome, I'll write you down. EricLeb01 (Page | Talk) 12:26, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
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Hello,sorry to disturb with a question as this is not something wich has to see with the wiki.en. And very sorry about my english too. I'm sysop on a little wiki and faced with an user who ist cutting article's text to put them on another page just to avoid other noticing his dids and to write them as he wants, destroying like that he page history. I was wondering wich would be done on a big wiki, knowing he is not at his first wrongdoing. --Kadwalan (talk) 16:23, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
Re: Name change for Wictor Esbensen
I was wondering if you could help me fix the page for
Wictor Esbensen. The page was originally Viktor Esbensen and was changed to Wictor Esbensen erroneously. The correct spelling of his first name is Viktor as can clearly be seen in his birth records which you can see for yourself. There is a link to them in the References. Norskmann (talk
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I have left a note on the talk page, if no-one responds with good reason within a few days, I'll move the article. Arsenikk(talk) 09:35, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
1952 Winter Olympics venues FLC
Congratulations on getting the Venues at the 1952 Winter Olympics article to FL. I've contacted User:Strange Passerby to discuss the Featured Topic push. Well done on the list! H1nkles (talk) citius altius fortius 16:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Arsenikk, and thanks again for your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of 1930s jazz standards/archive1. That discussion was closed as slightly premature, but I would love to discuss some of the points you raised before taking the article to FLC again. I've just opened a peer review for it, but we can discuss the issues separately here or on the talk page if you prefer.
Re your comment that the list should be in a sortable table: I've made an example listing of the first section of the list in my sandbox for comparison. Do you think the list would work better if it was sortable like that? Regards, Jafeluv (talk) 16:49, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
North Bank Depot Buildings
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Hi, Arsenikk, Can you look over my shoulder as I try out my first good article nomination review? I saw you listed as a potential mentor. I started a review on Clovis Kamdjo.
My first question is have I made a mistake on how to indicate the article is on hold? Or must I wait more than a few minutes for a bot to update it? I clicked "edit" on your review of Prenton Park and cannot find "hold" in the text. Thanks,
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Sure I can help out. Regarding the on hold, go to Talk:Clovis Kamdjo (the main talk page, not the review subpage) and edit the nomination template banner (it starts with {{GA nominee) and look for |status= and change it to |status=onhold. The update bot will then update the GAN page the next time it runs (ever 15 minutes I think). Arsenikk(talk) 09:58, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
I got the hold to work. I left some some comments for the review. Please let me know if any are misguided if you get a chance.
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Looks like you've managed to pick out the article's shortcomings well. My only comment is that I've seen Soccerbase be used on featured lists without protests, so I think it is reliable. Arsenikk(talk) 08:33, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
OK, I wasn't sure about Soccerbase; it was a question. Thanks for the feedback.
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List of 50/80cc Motorcycle World Champions
Just to let you know I've addressed your comments at the FLC. NapHit (talk) 11:28, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
Oslo tram map
Hi, I wonder if it is possible to update File:Oslo Tramway map.svg. The Oslo tramway's updated schedule from October 2011 made line 11 the main line to Kjelsås, while line 12 is now the secondary line that otherwise terminates at Disen. (In short, the green "11" at "Disen" needs to be replaced with a purple "12".) Best wishes, Sjakkalle(Check!) 20:34, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
New map uploaded, although the software usually takes forever to purge images like this, so if the map will be effective, I don't know. Arsenikk(talk) 20:53, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
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good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Common Tunnel for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
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Ping - the clock is ticking! Jezhotwells (talk) 15:14, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Arsenikk, can you revisit the above FLC? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 18:30, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
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BA article
Hey Arsenikk, it's been a long time since I've turned up on your talk page, it is good to see you again. I and several other editors have undertaken a great deal of work to transform the British Airways article. While I haven't thought up a creative way to dispurse the financial information; I have converted most (if not all) sections otherwise pointed out into prose. Could you look over it again and output a new (hopefully shorter) list of things to work on now that some have been substancially re-edited? Thanks. Kyteto (talk) 21:48, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
Table list tech issue
There seems to be some problem with table style destinations lists, atleast in a few, the cities are not lining up in alphabetical order, this happens when you list the countries alphabetically, can you help sort it out? 116.71.12.232 (talk) 11:41, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Do you happen to know anything about the subject, as it could benefit from being double-checked? I originally wanted to just redirect it to Hunderfossen to fill up the new category Lillehammer media (you've worked extensively on Lillehammer subjects), but I realized that it is more of a type of cinema, found in several locations, rather than just the name of Hunderfossen's cinema. Geschichte (talk) 13:30, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hm, I've been to the cinema at Hunderfossen, or was it at Bremuseet, although that must have been in the first half of the 1990s. The no.wp article has some technical explanations, although it seems rather archaic today. I've added a few things to the article. Arsenikk(talk) 14:05, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Skaugum Tunnel for things which need to be addressed. GregorB (talk
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Hello! Just dropping by to remind you there are three days left to address the review... Of course, I'm willing to extend the 7-day period if necessary, but I'll need at least some feedback in the next couple of days. GregorB (talk) 10:49, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
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good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Atlantic Ocean Road for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk
Hi, do you have any information on the Norwegian team for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics? Thank you, Intoronto1125TalkContributions 04:42, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi there! I don't know if you remember, but you were the one to review my GA nomination of the Kola Peninsula article last January. Some of the things you said I didn't quite agree with, but you also pinpointed many other valid issues that needed to be fixed. So, before I make a fool out of myself again and submit another GA nom, would you be so kind and read the article and then let me know if you see anything that absolutely needs to get fixed/added/addressed before re-nominating? I have added quite a bit of new material since the last nom and any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. Also, this is not at all urgent. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); November 16, 2011; 21:49 (UTC)
Hi, just letting you know that I have looked at the article Åråsen Stadion, and the review can be found here. Feel free to send me a message if you have any queries. Cheers, BigDom 17:22, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting out the issues, I've passed the article as a GA now. Apparently I'm meant to ask you to consider reviewing an article yourself but I see that you're already doing just that so I won't bother. Keep up the good work - cheers, BigDom 16:24, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Sandefjord BK
Hello. I have a technical question regarding the move of
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I've fixed it (thanks for pointing that out). Because the old redirect page had its own talk page, the old main page's talk page was not moved. I've now moved it and deleted the talk page of the current redirect. Arsenikk(talk) 22:38, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar
I really appreciate the good work you do on here. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:14, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much and likewise to you :) I'm glad my work is appreciated. Arsenikk(talk) 18:15, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Help with a GA review?
Hello,
I'm a newly registered editor but I have edited as an IP on and off for some years. I've never reviewed an article for GA. I'm thinking of doing
Sanzo Nosaka. I think that overall it is an interesting, well written article. But I'm not sure about the references, how they are formatted and whether they are reliable. I've taken some note on minor prose issues. Also, I think the lede needs reinforcement, as it doesn't cover the article, and I found some Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing
. There is no Personal life section about Nosaka's marriage, possible children etc. I'm not sure if the article may go into too much detail in a few places.
Would you be willing to supervise me if I do a review on this article?
Sure, I can help out. I cannot see anything blatantly wrong with the article at a quick overview, but regarding close paraphrasing, if you specify where then I can double-check. The article is written in a more informal style than normal for a political biography, but that is not necessarily a problem. A thorough read-through might discover issues, though. Best of luck, Arsenikk(talk) 19:12, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. I haven't checked all the references, but in the lede (which I think needs rewriting anyway as it doesn't summarize the article), is a close paraphrase. The source says: "People outside the party often commented upon Nosaka's gentle demeanour, good manners and well-dressed conservative style, 'just like British gentleman'." The article lede says: "Outside the Party, Nosaka was generally well-liked for his gentle demeanor, good manners, and conservative sense of style, and was described as being "just like a British gentleman". plus quote needs citation.
Can you give me an example of the article's informal style you refer to? I didn't notice that but I will look for it now. MathewTownsend (talk) 19:23, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
That sentence was one of the informal ones I was thinking of, particularly "...Nosaka was generally well-liked..." is problematic, similarly "He was ... more comfortable in libraries than at public demonstrations". If your going to give a characterization of a person, one has to use the same wording as the source. In general, close paraphrasing is not as much a problem if it is a single sentence as if it with longer sections; you can always argue that a single sentence cannot be copyrighted, only the combination of sentences. One way to bypass this exact issue is to just state it as a quote, which would be permitted. Arsenikk(talk) 20:55, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
ok, I will start my review at
Talk:Sanzo Nosaka/GA1 and you can give me feedback or chime in as needed. Thanks! (I'm a little nervous about doing it.) MathewTownsend (talk
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Hello, I can't figure out how to use the review checklists. For example, one looks like this:
I copied the template for the checklist from another review (a suggestion from the GAN talkpage), so I guess I'll never figure it out! Anyway I have started the review, the editor has responded, and I have responded back at
Talk:Sanzo Nosaka/GA1. What do you think? Is is ok? Thanks, MathewTownsend (talk
) 14:52, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
I'll take a look at the review tomorrow. I'm too tired to do reviewing this evening (I find that copy-editing and reviewing requires not being very drowsy). Arsenikk(talk) 21:04, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Very much appreciated. Thanks! (I find the article very interesting, although I've never heard of the guy and don't know much about
One thing I like about GA reviewing is that I end up reading articles about people/places/things that I would otherwise never have read about. As long as one has a general understanding of the topic at hand, it isn't even necessary to have heard of the person or thing in advance. Arsenikk(talk) 21:37, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Looks like you've done a sturdy review—I simply added comments where it looked like you wanted a second opinion. If there are any particular points you want me to look at, just let me know. Arsenikk(talk) 11:14, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, I will. I believe it is on its way to becoming a GA. What do you think? One thing I'm not sure about is the references. Do they all need page numbers, etc. Is the format ok? MathewTownsend (talk) 15:08, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
I find the two-way referencing very tedious to use, as you have to fist find the endnote and then look up the end note in a reference list. The most common way is to list books and longer reports in one list and then endnoting page numbers to those in the reference list, while just entering articles and web sites directly in the ref list. See for instance
Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. At the GA level, as long as the article is referenced properly it should be accepted, but I don't see any advantages with the system in Sanzo Noska, it is just not reader friendly. Page numbers are needed for books and long articles, but not for newspaper entries and articles and reports which are just a few pages long. Arsenikk(talk)
11:22, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I'm finding it very hard to check and I'm becoming confused, not knowing the subject matter. Is is ok that most of the citations are to relatively informal sources? I looked up
Sanzo Nosaka on Google and there is very little free material. Mostly news articles about his death, or really complicated discussions on political philosophy that are beyond the scope of this article, IMHO. What do you think? MathewTownsend (talk
) 23:12, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
As far as I can see, the only unreliable source is the one by Lucas. Otherwise they are from published books, newspapers or written by academics. Given the scope of the topic, I'd say the author of the WP article has done a good research job, although I would have preferred a slightly different formatting of the refs. Arsenikk(talk) 23:23, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Great! Thanks for the info. I was having a case of nerves and doubts! But you are supporting my original feeling when I first read the article. Thanks! MathewTownsend (talk) 23:29, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
(od) I passed it. Should I do anything or will the bot do it automatically? Or what? MathewTownsend (talk) 23:58, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Congratulations on a well-done review! To pass the article, you need to 1) on the talk page of the article, replace {{
WP:GA and manually add the article to the list, remembering to update the article count in that section (example). A bot will remove the article's entry from the GAN list and add the plus symbol on the article. Arsenikk(talk)
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Thanks a million. I think I finally got it right! (It's quite a job.) Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 00:44, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Bergen Aviation for things which need to be addressed. InTheAM
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Insurance
Hi! Could you help me with a question about insurance companies.
Vital Forsikring does not exist as a brand anymore and the article should be updated. I'd chip in with an update myself, but...
...I don't understand everything there; why does Vital have roots back ro 1847, and was it "established" in 1847? How did Vital take over Gjensidige's roots through the 2003 merger? It seems more to me like Vital was created in 1990...
...when NKP and Hygea merged. I made an article for Hygea, stating that Hygea was founded in 1883[4] and ended in 1990 with the merger.
Also, should there be two different articles for Vesta and Vesta Group? Geschichte (talk) 17:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
Also, does Storebrand really trace its roots back to 1767? It merely incorporated a company that did so. According to this, Storebrand itself traces its roots to 1847. Geschichte (talk) 10:55, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
As a rule of thumb, any stub or short article I wrote about a company prior to about mid 2008 and which lacks references, relies entirely on the company's web site. Insurance companies try selling themselves as reliable and sturdy, and it is often advantageous for them to show century-old roots. Therefor the companies will often claim roots as far back as possible. Arguably, Storebrand is the direct successor of the 1767-established Norges Brannkasse. SNL says Storebrand was established in 1991 after the merger with
Uni Forsikring. In the end it becomes a definition question of when a company is established and if a merger creates a new company or if it is a continuation of one of them. Legally (at least in Norway) all mergers have one company taking over the other, with the former paying the latter's shareholders in shares. To propose a solution: we avoid blatantly stating what year companies were established, but explain it more in depth in the article. It is also possible to have multiple established in year categories. Arsenikk(talk)
12:00, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
For Vital, I think it is safe to say that it was established in 1990. The big confusion is concerning Gjensidige NOR, which merged Gjensidige and Sparebanken Nor, just to four years later spin off part of the company to DNB, with DNB and Vital taking over Gjensidige's life insurance division. I'm uncertain if Vesta should be two articles, although they did tend to do a bit of investments unrelated to insurance, such as Bergen Aviation. Arsenikk(talk) 12:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I've made the changes as suggested at Talk:Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge/GA1. The original author seems to have used the John A Weeks III website for statistics. Hope that's ok. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 22:51, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
ok, I've removed that. but unfortunately that is the site for total length also. Do you have any suggestions on how to find better sources? Thanks so much for the review. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:52, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
Structurae is a good site, but it doesn't have the details for this bridge. Other typical sites are public documents (typically from DOTs and the like) and newspaper articles. Sometimes information can be found in relevant local history books. Arsenikk(talk) 23:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the pass! I originally used Structurae, but it didn't add anything new so I removed it. Glad to know its a good site though! MathewTownsend (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Although highly reliable, the main problem with Structurae is that they provide little detail, and if you're trying to get a structure article to GA levels, you'll be using other references that will mostly cover it. But for instance in Nordhordland Bridge there was one piece of information which was only available there, despite there being written a book on the bridge. For stubs, Structurae is excellent. Arsenikk(talk) 00:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm needing some assistance with a GA review of Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, a video game. The specific problem is that I found an article that wouldn't pass 1a, then copyedited the article so that it would; I am unsure whether I should now be judging the article, since I've worked on it. Advice and possibly a review if needed, please? Thanks very much! Allens (talk) 00:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
The amount of copy-editing you have done to the article is typical for a GA review. A review will almost always need a certain amount of copy-editing (it is a contributing motivation for people to nominate). Had you entirely rewritten the prose you might want a second opinion, but with the amount you've done here you are well on the safe side. Two other issues I spot is that all references need accessdates and it would be nice to include a screenshot (one screenshot is always permissible under fair use). Hope this answers you questions, if not, just ask. Arsenikk(talk) 08:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
That helps considerably, thanks! I'll check back with you if I have any other questions - video games aren't my area of expertise, and this is only my second GA review... Allens (talk) 11:14, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
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Hi. Who took second and third place when the skiflying events in Vikersund (skiflying week) in 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1975?
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I added some dates, but the source doesn't say who took second and third places. Arsenikk(talk) 09:37, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
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Confused on how to renominate for GA status
Hello User:Arsenikk, in January 2010 you delisted Portland International Jetport as a Good Article because of various errors included in the article. Since then, I believe the article has been drastically improved and mechanically reworked, and I would love to see it reassessed for quality or renominated for Good Article Status. However, I am confused as to what I am supposed to do next. Perhaps you can help me figure out what can be done?
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First of all, make sure the article meets the criteria. I'm just looking quickly through the article now, but things that strike me are that not all the information is referenced, and that many of the references are not properly formatted; that there is very little information on the airport's early history (consider, for instance, looking for relevant local history books at a local library) and see
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Hey man, can you take a look at Vorontsov Palace (Alupka) article you reviewed.. I think all of the concerns you raised on the review page have been addressed. I also added some more text and information and more citations as well, so hopefully it will meet the GA criteria now. --ddima (talk) 18:30, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
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2010s in video gaming
Thank you for taking a look at the
1980s in video gaming article. I hope by the time I nominate that one, the weasel word issue is solved. (Tigerghost (talk
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Writing by-decade articles about video games it a great idea, but starting with the 2010s is the wrong end. Writing about a period not finished is just never going to be stable enough for GA. Writing close predictions about the future is sometimes great, but they need to be clearly stated as such. One way is to make a "future" section. But as one wise man once said: "predicting is difficult, particularly about the future". Writing articles on Wikipedia is an art and it takes some time to learn the tricks of the trade. I am sure you can bring the other decade articles up to GA; there is nothing wrong with the content as it is now, but there has to be more: bring in more detail about each company, each development, new technology, each console, perhaps writing about major titles and those with an impact, rather than just making a list. I'd say the
1990s in video gaming is close to what I would expect in scope. Best wishes on your journey, Arsenikk(talk)
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Valhall Stadion
Hi there. If hope you have heard this before, but the work you have done with Norwegian football-stadiums are terrific, with half of the current Tippeliga-stadiums being GA thanks to you! I looked through all the stadiums in the
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Thanks for the compliments. Valhall Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Tromsø, and completely different from Vallhall Arena (see for instance here). Yes, I was planning to take both Aspmyra and Briskeby to GA, it just ended at the back of my mind as I got distracted first by railways and then by Svalbard. Both need a copy-edit first though. Arsenikk(talk) 13:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
Ah okei, never heard of that one before. It's only venues from 1963 and onwards listed it that template right? And in the
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Yes, from 1963 onwards. I've been working offline with a proper list, but I never got around to saving it. Needs some more references (for the venues from 2000 onwards), but I can post it and work more with it later. Arsenikk(talk) 08:14, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
I've posted my draft to
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Wow - that's a nice list. Will see if I can find some sources for the new venues.
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Thank you for your nomination of the above article. I have reviewed the article and placed it on hold for it to meet the
Hi. Looking at Talk:Bluetooth it looks, from the template,like its passed. But from your review it failed, as expected William M. Connolley (talk) 20:10, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing that out. I've now fixed it. Arsenikk(talk) 20:35, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Very close to passing, you'll be unsurprised to here. Given the above thread, I'm happy to say I don't see an issue with the article's use of Norwegian-language sources. I'm content that there are no verification issues here, I'm not raising it as a question. Grandiose(me, talk, contribs) 20:32, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
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I have replied to your comment on the Notodden Airport review page. --Chip123456 (talk) 20:39, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, sorry I haven't contacted you sooner but I'm pleased to say, as I'm sure you already know that I have passed the article. After verifying the sources I was happy to do so and I congratulate you for the pass and all of the effort you put into the article. Thank you. --Chip123456 (talk) 20:33, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you again for investing your time in the review. The article ended up better after came out than when it went in, so the review was a success. Hope to see you more around GAN, perhaps with a nomination one day? Regards, Arsenikk(talk) 20:50, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
You never know, I may stumble across an article I want to improve and nominate, but for improving the articles, your a good fit for the job! Happy Editing! --Chip123456 (talk) 06:56, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA pass, and yes, I do plan to bring Revolution Software/Broken Sword/Virtual Theatre to a GA-topic. And, since You are a more experienced editor, what should I include in the Virtual Theatre GA-topic, only the game's built in it, or also the programmer, and the concept-drawers (only one has a Wiki-page). I think it should only be the games, but if You think differently, please tell me. :) All the Best, --Khanassassin☪ 16:45, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
Nice to see care being given to the titles of my childhood. There may be other opinions which come in a nomination, but from what I can see at
WP:FT, the Broken Sword and Virtual Theatre topics would definitively only consist of the games. A Revolution Software topic might consist of people (per Wikipedia:Featured topics/Thatgamecompany), although the Thatgamecompany people might have been more important than at Revolution. Arsenikk(talk)
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Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I saw thatgamecompany's GA-topic, and because it consisted of people, I wondered if the series/engine needed them too, so I came to you. Nice to see someone who has played Revolution's titles, since they ar emy favourite developer (Broken Sword's my favourite game ever, and I love "Steel Sky". I actually seriously started playing adventures/Revolution games a few years ago, so they're not really "games of my childhood," but everytime I play them, I still get that "NOSTALGIA" feeling. :) All the Best, --Khanassassin☪ 08:34, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, another user has put Alaska Airlines up for good article review. I know you've review a lot of airline articles for GA-class, so I would like you to take a look at Alaska Airlines. Thanks, Compdude123 15:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
The first time it got put up for GA review it was quick-failed, but I have fixed the issues pointed out by the reviewer and have renominated the article. I would like you to take a look at it. Thanks! Compdude123 16:18, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, but I'm not quite sure what your asking. Someone else has taken up the review, do you want comments on the side or a supplement to the review? Arsenikk(talk) 20:13, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Never mind you don't have to review it. —Compdude123 21:30, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi. This article has been moved around several times. Could you move it to Earl of Lade? —
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I check around the Internet and it seems that "earl" is more commonly used in English sources than "jarl", so I moved it. Arsenikk(talk) 09:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Should this be "Mågeli Line"? Does the guideline apply to such roads outside of the rail network? Geschichte (talk) 09:03, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
The main rationale for the "Foo Line" naming is that the National Rail Administration uses Foo Line in its English documents and that "line" is the most accurate translation of "bane". I have extended the use to all railway lines in Norway if nothing else for the sake of consistency. Personally would have preferred Mågeli Line. Arsenikk(talk) 09:11, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
GA review of Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben
Hi. I have looked at this article several times, wondering if I could review it, but could not work out how to get at the sources. It appears I need an IP address in Norway to allow me to see the text, so I am afraid I will have to decline. I hope it gets reviewed soon. Bob1960evens (talk) 17:48, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Arsenikk, Thanks for your welcome. I spotted this at GAN and was intending to have a look at it quite soon. It does not like my IP address either. I know I've been to Ålesund, but not the airport and not by plane, so mostly likely by the Hurtigrutan, at least 22 years ago. Pyrotec (talk) 14:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Ny-Ålesund is on Svalbard, nowhere near Ålesund :P The National Library has this superior service where they make books from the 1990s browsable on the Internet, but only from Norwegian IP-addresses. Depending on how desperate you are, consider using a proxy to "borrow" a Norwegian IP address (I know it can be done, I've never done it and I have no idea how easy it is to do). Arsenikk(talk) 14:49, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Woops, I did not spot that, i.e two Ålesund's. I did a couple of part-time Masters degrees in England between 2000 & 2008 and I had university proxy accounts. When I was using the proxy account at home my IP address appeared to be [email protected] rather than [email protected]. Having a proxy account on a Norwegian university would solve the problem, but its not something I can do legally. Pyrotec (talk) 22:19, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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Individual sportspeople, you do not edit so much, but on the other hand you bring dozens of sports clubs, seasons, lists and above all stadiums to good and featured status! Geschichte (talk) 09:49, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Arsenikk. I've evaluated the article by GA standards, and have left my comments accordingly. I have refrained from putting it on hold pending a question regarding access to apparently Norwegian IP address-specific sources, but otherwise have only indicated grammar nitpicks. Reply on the review page and respond accordingly, and this article should then be good to go. --Starstriker7(Talk) 07:06, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
I have passed the article. As always, good work. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 04:23, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Reminder for Broken Sword
Just a reminder that I added the sources for Broken Sword. :) Best, --Khanassassin☪ 11:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Arsenikk and thanks for the pass! Might I ask, did You ever play the Broken Swords, since most reviewers asked this: "Who's Nico?", because I didn't explain that "Nico" is short for "Nicole Collard". However, You knew who she was right away. :) Best and thanks again, --Khanassassin☪ 11:48, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the Support at the Good Topic candidate page! :) --Khanassassin☪ 15:57, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
I was looking forward to the topic nomination—you've done a nice work on the series and even encouraged me to attempt to find a way to play the games. Arsenikk(talk) 16:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. :) --Khanassassin☪ 12:02, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Arsenikk, just wondered if you were going to follow up and complete the other issues raised at the above FLRC? Cheers! The Rambling Man (talk) 17:10, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I notice you wrote the history section of the above article. Is there any way you could supply a reference for the hill records you mentioned?
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I probably just translate the information form the Norwegian and German articles, and back then I wasn't as concerned about adding unreferenced material as I am today. I'm sorry I couldn't help, but I'm glad you're taking an interest in the unique part of history. Arsenikk(talk) 05:37, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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What is the current status of this review? You last commented on May 29, and there have been many updates since then. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 13:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
List of Rosenborg BK records and statistics
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I've left some comments for you to review and placed the article on hold . Most of my comments have to do with wording. The article is fundamentally sound and will have no trouble passing the GA criteria. Best, MathewTownsend (talk) 22:26, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
my only problem is in this sentence: "Eventually seven power stations were built which regulated the entire fall height in the river." I don't know what "regulated entire fall height in the river" means. Can you clarify?
will probably pass it anyway, trusting you will fix! Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 16:36, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
Passed it (please fix above). Very nice article. Congratulations! MathewTownsend (talk) 16:57, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Korketrekkeren for things which need to be addressed. Pyrotec (talk
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I have apparently caused a new editor to get bitten over there and I'm not linguistically competent to help him.
Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System, welcomed the editor and added the bilingual template asking them to create Norwegian-language articles on no. not on en. A couple of days later they did just that at no:Brovaktsalarm. Someone eventually figured out which meaning of bro was involved and edited the lede paragraph accordingly, but they also nominated it for deletion. I can't be of any use in that deletion discussion for linguistic reasons - and I also haven't searched for sources in Norwegian, although they presumably exist, it's an international maritime requirement and the editor mentioned a specifically Norwegian ancillary requirement in the article - and the poor new editor hasn't even been welcomed over there. Thanks in advance for anything you can do to help offset this; I feel as if I dumped them in it over there. Yngvadottir (talk
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I've left my concerns and vote at the AfD. An unfortunate incident which definitively doesn't help keep new editors around. Arsenikk(talk) 18:10, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. I see sources too :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 20:10, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
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Hey, thanks for taking the time to do a review for Nashville International Airport! I love the fact that you made such detailed notes, pointing out exactly what issues it still had. I was amazed I didn't catch half of those...it's so easy to start overlooking things when you spend a lot of time on an article. I went through and fixed most of the problems noted, and made my own notes in response to a few. Mind taking a second look at it and telling me what you think? Thanks in advance! nf utvol (talk) 14:41, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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Hey there, sorry for the delay in finishing up the suggested changes for BNA. Things have been a little crazy in my non-Wiki activities for the last week, however I haven't forgotten about this and I'll try to get it knocked out in the next couple of days. Thanks for keeping an eye on it! nf utvol (talk) 14:50, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Done. Let me know if you find anything else. Thanks again! nf utvol (talk) 17:20, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Proposal to rename Mageroya category
As the person who created this category, I agree with your proposal to rename it. MartinCollin (talk) 07:52, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
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Can you tell me where I can find out about the rules for merge proposals? How do I make them? When should the discussion end? And so on. Is there a document somewhere which explains Wikipedia policy on this? MartinCollin (talk) 07:27, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
There is some information at Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization. Personally I use Twinkle to operate by XfD requests, which is fully automated. As for nomination of Magerøya, it will open for about five days and then an administrator will close the discussion and determine consensus. If there is consensus to move (which there is at the moment), a bot will move all the articles and then an administrator will delete the current [by then empty] category. Neither of us need to take any more action unless other editors start arguing against our rationales. Arsenikk(talk) 15:44, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
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Hey Arsenikk, when you have a spare moment, could you look over the above list to see if the comments you made at the nomination page have been resolved? Cheers. NapHit (talk) 19:28, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
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