User:Dr. Blofeld/May 2014

von Gerok

I've wikilinked him and had a look at the German - the military terminology is daunting, but I'll see what I can do. Unfortunately there wasn't time this morning, so during my work break at the soonest. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:07, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

I've translated most of the article, although it needs refining and checking. What's not there yet is the last one-line para on his career and the impressive list of decorations. I've also just pinged you at Talk:List of Nazis. But now I must go to bed, I'm afraid. Yngvadottir (talk) 20:24, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, I've done what I can. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Congratulations!

	Featured Article Star
	For bringing Enid Blyton to FA-status! Kailash29792 (talk) 06:38, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:44, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

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Ignore that: an editor had overwritten your geo stub with a bio stub about a non-notable person! All mended now. PamD 08:07, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Hijacked article! Still, the commune could do with some expansion, I'll try to find something on it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:34, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Martin Miller

That's what I thought, but see Talk:Martin Miller (actor, born 1899)/GA1. C679 10:06, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Sounds promising. Personally, I thought it was in pretty good shape! C679 10:10, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

I've created Violent Moment. I'll do Incident at Midnight later today. I think those are all the missing films. Sorry, I can't really help with the TV redlinks. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 12:09, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

• Congrats on the GA! C679 16:11, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Talk:List of Nazis

Hello, Dr. Blofeld. Why did you delete my comment on a talk page?Hoops gza (talk) 21:27, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

In any event, you will have to re-enter your comment on the discussion.Hoops gza (talk) 21:29, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

@Hoops gza: I didn't remove any comment, it must have been an edit conflict which overrode it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:31, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For your fine work at Enid Blyton. It's looking pretty good. John (talk) 23:15, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

@John: Thanks, much appreciated!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:07, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Agree, fine work! Minor tasks: State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart could use expansion and update, and - at least - categories for alumni and faculty, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:11, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Could you take a look at User:Valoem/List of auteurs

Hi,

I see you are interested in film, based on the sources found I believe this list properly edited has FA potential. The AfD was based on WP:SUBJECTIVE, however reliable sources nullify that argument. Tons of clean up is needed what do you think? Valoem ^{talk contrib} 03:17, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Any article has FA potential Valoem.. That doesn't mean that it doesn't need a staggering amount of work to even get in the ball park. A useful list, but needs a great deal of work, consistency in sourcing, improvement in quality of descriptions, punctuation etc...♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:09, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Marlborough Room

I'll work on Althorp till noonish. Trying to focus on individual rooms and avoiding heavy reliance on the 1998 Spencer book, which is a treasure trove nonetheless. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:58, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Sure. I found so many refs about the Marlborough Room, though, that I just incorporated them as I went along. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:17, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

File:MaríaAureliaBisutti.jpg

Rather than leave bot spew here, I thought I'd ask directly if you have a date for this image so I can confirm it's acceptable for Commons? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:36, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

@Sfan00 IMG: Looking at it and looking at her filmography I'd guess 1968. I might be able to find a better image though on acceder which has a date. It's certainly public domain in Argentina.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:15, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Looking in here, there's plenty of better quality images but none of them have dates. Most are obviously late 1960s though. Would anybody really question it if uploaded to the commons and I state c. late 1960s? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:19, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Well sometimes some people on Commons get a bit picky, but I don't see a major issue.Sfan00 IMG (talk) 08:37, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

@Sfan00 IMG: Delete that one, it's small and poor quality, I'll upload some from Acceder to the commons. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:09, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

re ref fill on Beaver Cove

Re this. I hate {{web cite}}, and {{cite bcgnis}}, which isn't even renamed; and was never as "wiki" as {{bcgnis}} to use. You're just dropping templates by and expecting someone else to do the time-consuming, cumbersome work of filling out those templates; nope, not me, I've abandoned the bcgnis one ages ago; it was me who asked for it to be made, and someone came along with the "bright" idea to deprecate its easy-to-use nature with the slogging, space-hotting, time-wasting "cite" templates.....I'm the primary user of BC Names citations; it's way easier to use old-fashioned URL links like I did on that article. Fix it yourself; I'm removing that template as visual clutter and think {{cite bcgnis}} should be ditched as "un-wiki" (i.e. not fast nor easy). It's not an improvement over the old template, and as the author and maintainer of what might be thousands of uses of BC Names citations, I have no intention of ever filling out somebody's idea of a "better" way to cite things. Are you going to plop by all BC articles and drop the same template, without implementing the template yourself?? creating more visual clutter, and expecting others to do the work you want, but won't do yourself.Skookum1 (talk) 19:35, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

There's no excuse for not citing publisher details and WP:Link rot Skookum. And you'll find that actually somebody will go through and fill out the sources within a few days generally using ref links took which allows it to be done efficiently and quickly, otherwise I wouldn't tag it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:42, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

{{cite bcgnis}} is neither efficient nor quick to use; saying it is doesn't make it so.Skookum1 (talk) 19:53, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Really? LOL, I haven't seen any sign of that across thousands of articles..... "within a few days generally" ROTFL, get real. That people are expected to take time to do that on articles instead of actually IMPROVING the articles is the kind of wasting-everyone's-time that is making Wikipedia so stagnant as an actual encyclopedia-writing project. I see so much buggering around with templates and titles and other "surface" matters with a lack of good progress on "deep content" like actual information. There's "no excuse" for demanding that such templates must be used, nor for plopping down templates and saying "someone will [fix it]", which just isn't the case, 99 time out of 100; nor for doing only filling-out-templates or dropping-templates-demanding-that-more-templates-must-be-filled-out. As I said, I was the person who asked for {{bcgnis}} to be created, it was quite handy and quick and fast; {{cite bcgnis}} is not, and its fields make irrelevant demands re BC Names records, which are undated and permanent. One of the very first things that happened with the implementation of {{cite bcgnis}} is that it crashed pages with lots of citations, namely List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia/Yukon border, where the cites wound up chewing so many bytes that the page couldn't fully load; in fact it's still having problems, the sort function in the tables won't work right; a little digging, I bet {{cite bcgnis}} has somehow caused that. It's useless, time-wasting, and as the principal author of scads of articles where BC Names is the core citation, I won't use it. Hell, I'd take it to TfD but I know the cards are stacked against contributing editors who actually work with cites, vs those who fiddle with templates and will defend their handiwork, no matter how useless and time-wasting it is.Skookum1 (talk) 19:53, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

WP:Link rots not even an essay, and not a guideline. It's a "how to guide" only. It defines link rot as " where external links, often used as references and citations, gradually become irrelevant or broken, as the linked websites disappear, change their content, or move. "....... well, gee, howzabout that? So why are older cite bcgnis/and bcgnis template links right and left not updated? We do it by hand....which is a lot faster than filling out somebody's idea of a #$%# "useful" form. Both templates have obsolete names, BCGNIS has changed its name; I pointed that out on the cite bcgnis template and to date nobody has done anything about it. How many little gophers do you think there are out there who have nothing better to do than fill out forms created by people who don't even use the forms or write articles on the topics they're for? Is that all Wikipedians are supposed to do? Spend their time filling out some coder's idea of something that makes coders happy but contributing editors find useless and time-wasting. I'm here to expand content, not be hamstrung by somebody's wanting to make things all "efficient" according to a machine's way of thinking.Skookum1 (talk) 20:00, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

In the time youve now spent harrassing Dr. Blofeld you could have filled in the references and created three new articles.User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 20:02, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

bug off Maunus, Talk:Chaouacha shows me what kind of a person you are, you weighing here with a snipe is just more of the same. What are you trying to do here? Be "constructive"?? Provoke me? Hassle me? What's your game? Never mind, I already know....you're boring, you had nothing constructive or tangible to say here; Skookum1 (talk) 20:12, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Good, expanding content is more important than formatting, agreed. Using citation templates isn't compulsory, I agree on that, and a number of editors who I respect dislike using them. But I believe generally it is preferred on here that the publisher of the source is clear and that the standard layout for WP:Referencing, citation plates or not, has a basic formatting structure. I believe sources like that are better formatted, and obviously the majority do on here too. You wouldn't get through FAC without formatting your sources, what does that tell you? If you're not happy using them then don't, continue as you have been doing. Just don't be surprised when other editors try to make them consistent with most others on wikipedia. As for the "little gophers", actually yes, I have tagged many articles and had an editor who I know (User:Derek R Bullamore) is ploughing through the categories format them within 10 minutes after tagging actually.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:00, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

They're welcome to do meaningless mechanistic-drone tasks all the want; when I'm using multiple cites on an article I want to do it the quickest, easiest way possible; stopping to fill out webforms is just not gonna happen; and when they are used they make navigating pages in edit cumbersome and difficult to view/edit. As noted, they "broke" the Border Peaks list........they use up space as well as time; the emphasis on coding over content in wikipedia is a bore and not something that should be favoured or expanded; {{cite bcgnis}} should be AfD'd....it didn't even keep up to changes to the BC Government's URLs...it's guilty of link rot, too. And maybe [[Mr. Bullamore might actually take the time to read sources/cites and expand articles instead of just "plough through them" filling out web forms.`Skookum1 (talk) 20:12, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome to take it to WP:TFD. Who is placing emphasis on coding over content? I'm not. I simply tagged an article which didn't follow the standard formatting procedure, cite web or not and was appreciative of the work you did on the cove, believing that Derek or somebody would come along in a few hours and fill it out. I appreciate that some editors would rather put the time into the content rather than formatting, but don't knock people for trying to make articles consistent. I'm sure most editors looking at the source formatting in Beaver Cove (British Columbia) would think it looked incomplete. The most important thing though as you say is that you've started a fairly decent stub on it.

I'm very thorough with such geo-stubs, partly because of all the interconnecting placenames and their name origins/histories; but for a map I guess they're really start class (local maps rather than BC locator maps would be preferred, finding mapmakers in Wikipedia these days ain't easy; I know the turf but have shitty graphic skills). "Making articles consistent" to me is paying attention to content, it's not about surface Wikistroking. As the coding vs content matter, that came to the fore when the Alaska-BC/YT list was damaged by the web form's sweeping application there; I've seen it with MOS issues like the endash/hyphen issue re regional districts, and more. I also see it in the tweaking of articles and stub-template layouts on hundreds of articles, without any substantial improvement to the articles; in fact, for most of my watchlist, that's all I see.Skookum1 (talk) 06:16, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

There is actually a group of editors working through Category:All articles needing link rot cleanup. It's not just me. Generally, I agree that tagging articles is annoying. I wouldn't have tagged it for ref expand if I didn't think it would be removed within a few days.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:32, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

There's actually people from WikiProjectBC working on updating the BC Names/BCGNIS links, including those created by template which have not been updated; doing it manually, which is the only effective way. In the course of updating, new information from the cites is often added, we do more than just tweak the link.Skookum1 (talk) 06:16, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For creating the article Chief Ministership of N. T. Rama Rao....greatly appreciated! :) ƬheStrikeΣagle sorties 02:53, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Well, it was a compromise. I didn't want lists in the main article so I created a subarticle..♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:00, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

It's great work anyway......was surprised to see the article was covered! It is probably one of the very very few indian chief ministership articles! ƬheStrikeΣagle ^sorties 08:36, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

FA congratulations

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Enid Blyton to FA status recently. I know you know all about WP:TFAR and the "pending" list, so this is just a reminder to use them as and when suits you.
You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates similar to those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating an article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. Thank you. Bencherlite^Talk 09:10, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

@Bencherlite: Thanks for that. We could wait until 11 August for her birthday or whenever Enid Blyton day is? Is it in a few days time? What do you think @Eric Corbett:?♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:52, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

It doesn't look as if there's going to be an Enid Blyton Day this year, so any date is fine for me. I don't see the point in waiting for her birthday though. Eric Corbett 12:16, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Categories for discussion

Hi, you started discussions on two Rivers categories at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2014_May_4#Category:Rivers_on_Vancouver_Island and the next day, without linking to the categories or tagging the category pages.

I have fixed these for you, but if there is anything about the instructions at WP:CFD that is unclear or not currently working, please let me know. – Fayenatic London 12:05, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

@Fayenatic london: So what you're trying to say is don't forget to link the existing categories to assist possible commentators on it. LOL, you could have just said that!.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

No, it is also important to tag the category page as well, so that anybody seeing or watching it will be aware of the discussion.

I have come across a few other editors recently who say that the CfD process doesn't work, or they can't understand it. You're an experienced editor but still didn't know about the instructions or follow them, so I'm looking for hints as to how we could improve it. – Fayenatic London 13:08, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

@Fayenatic london: An automated system which places tags on the categories at CFD and which creates new proposals in a consistent format automatically through an enter system would solve that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

that system exists and is called twinkle. Twinkle also notifies the cat creator. You still need to manually combine if you nominate multiple cats but this is trivial.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 04:35, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

For you

Lara Croft.

	Happy Birthday Award
	Hipphipp hurray hurray hurray ...............Hafspajen (talk) 02:25, 7 May 2014 (UTC).....exotic beauty for you as you wished ->

LOL haha, thanks @Hafspajen:!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:27, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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• I sort of hoped it looked better than an article that had been around for years, with all the usual wear and tear... never mind. The subject is interesting, even if there is next to nothing about the person, just what he did. This has led to other theater people. Did you ever play Happy Families? Mr. Bones the Butcher, Miss Chip the Carpenter's daughter. Making a set was satisfying in that game. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:11, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Keeper of the Flame (film)

Dr. B, I've concluded my review and left my comments and suggestions for improvement here: Talk:Keeper of the Flame (film)/GA1. Thank you for this opportunity to review such an incredible article--I hope to watch this film soon. In the meantime, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, as this is my first Good Article review of a film. Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 23:59, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

@Caponer: Thanks for that! It's not the greatest of the Hepburn-Tracy films and is certainly the darkest, but it has a strong, moody atmosphere about it which I like. I detect influences of films like Rebecca and Citizen Kane with the gloomy mansion and the feeling of withdrawal and decadence. It's not the sort of film you'll want to watch again and again put it that way, unlike Adam's Rib for example..♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:39, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld:, I am pleased to notify you that Keeper of the Flame (film) has been passed to Good Article status! I'll try and find a copy of this film to screen when I finally have a slow weekend! I saw the trailer, and after re-reviewing this article, I am thoroughly intrigued! -- Caponer (talk) 00:57, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

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Ping

Hi, Please note that {{ping}} and similar don't work if you put them on in a different edit from your signature; they also don't work if you later amend them. It's in the template doc, under "Limitations". --Redrose64 (talk) 15:16, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

This counts as an amendment, and so won't work either; the only way to successfully trigger a notification is to ensure that the user link and your sig go on in the same fresh post. What does work is if you remove the whole of your post, and re-add it all in one go, with an updated timestamp. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:23, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

OK. I'm not bothered whether he really reads it or not. I don't see why he would want to mention it in that railway article anyway. We've got two new notable articles out of it anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:25, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	You and Prashant worked in harmony to bring Priyanka Chopra filmography to FL status. Your efforts paid off, so congratulations. Kailash29792 (talk) 15:53, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Prashant did well this time around!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:04, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Devika Rani

Hi, now that the article has passed GAN, I'm planning to take it to FAC in the near future. Any thoughts? —Vensatry _(ping) 16:40, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Congrats on that! I dunno, I'd have to look into it to see how good it is.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:34, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

I've not yet started improving the article to FAC. Need some idea on how to expand certain areas. —Vensatry _(ping) 18:53, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Just scanning it I see it's pretty comprehensive in terms of film coverage. I can't imagine much more being available that you've missed. I'll try to look over it on the weekend.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:37, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Should I straight away go for a peer review? —Vensatry _(ping) 17:03, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Let me edit it over the weekend as I said and then it can go for a peer review.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:29, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Karl Ludwig Gerok

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Eastgate House, Rochester

I'll nom it over the weekend... want to give Ian some time in case he wants to improve it. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:02, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

C. Lewis Hind might interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:49, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Tried it; didn't like it. Back to Monobook and Arial for me. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:48, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Nono, not boring at all IMO. Small font size is just right for viewing on a laptop vs. a gigantic monitor(s). I love the colors. Layout is clean. Any if your're reading over a block of time, why would someone want a font with a serif? --Rosiestep (talk) 14:14, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey, did you just have a birthday?! Didn't know. So Happy belated Birthday!!! Yes, most of the screen is white, but there's the background on top and far right in light gray, and on talkpages, the additional light blue. And why do you like a serif font? --Rosiestep (talk) 14:44, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Wow. I can see why it won the design award. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:59, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm assuming Lila, the new ED, will have her own set of priorities, and design might be one of them as she has a background in art + tech. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:16, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

A small token of my esteem

The Keeper of the Flame Award

Dr. Blofeld, it is my great pleasure and honour to bestow upon you The Keeper of the Flame Award for your recent improvement of Keeper of the Flame (film) to Good Article status! This award is quite fitting given that you are yourself a "keeper of the flame" by maintaining our faith in the Wikipedia mission with your continued camaraderie and support. Cheers! Caponer (talk) 03:41, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks @Caponer:, not had that one before LOL!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:22, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

• The problem with some of them is too much material. Check John Golden. Far more could be added. Then check Talk:John Golden. Aymatth2 (talk) 15:35, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Saltburn

Hi - I'm sorry I undid your photo at the Saltburn article. I have the greatest of respect for your work here but with the best will in the world I didn't really feel that this photo worked. I hope you don't mind; please feel free to discuss it further. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 19:51, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

@DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered: Well, the infobox should have a photograph of the village. Find a decent image and add one then.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:07, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

You appear to have done so already. :) Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 21:14, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the recognition!

Thank you for the recognition for the articles I've been doing about Costa Rica. I'm very proud to be able to contribute something that other people will hopefully be able to use, learn from, and improve. It felt really good to have you leave me an award this morning on my talk page. It's really appreciated and gives me a nice boost of energy to continue working on some other town articles I've been thinking about for Costa Rica. Thank you!! Mvblair (talk) 19:51, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Miley

Pssh. She gets ever more pathetic.

There are a number of new editors doing quality work, I've seen. Someone else I noticed the other day, though I forget who now. I've been busy with the new job, getting settled, so I haven't had quite as much gumption as usual for editing. Never mind...I'm sure I'll come back to it soon. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 07:49, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Mud

It is only fitting that you should take this topic to the next level, seeing as how you was the one that started it in the first place. Earth block could use a few sources too. I should do it, but the Broadway producers are getting in the way. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:30, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

File:Charles Alfred Bell.jpg

Will check the usage, but where was this one taken? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 14:34, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

@Sfan00 IMG: Just delete it, File:CharlesAlfredBell.jpg is larger and of better quality from the commons. That's a commons issue if they want to delete it. We have File:13th Dalai Lama, Sir Charles Bell and Maharaj Kumar Sidkeong Trul-ku.jpg which is crystal clear a free image should it be proved otherwise.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:42, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

I'd tagged the one I'd found for G7, but in reviewing, a problem arose in that the image at Commons is only sourced back semmingly to itself. On that basis I've removed the G7 as I would feel uncomfortable with deleting something locally on which

a commons image might need to rely. Thank you for your support. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Tagging

Thanks I didn't know that, actually. I'll leave it out in future. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 22:58, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Dutch brick

Dr. B, I've completed my review and have left my comments and suggestions at Talk:Dutch brick/GA1. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding my review. I thoroughly enjoyed this article and I look forward to seeing your responses. Once everything has been addressed, we'll commence with its passage to Good Article status! -- Caponer (talk) 02:59, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Abuwtiyuw

Looks so 'Under The Skin'.Ernstblumberg (talk) 13:57, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

I have no idea what you're talking about.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

I think the 'Egyptian dog' might have been an inspiration for Michael Faber's book. Nothing more, just browsing with impressions - if you haven't read the book, it probably would not make any sense whatsoever. What sparked off my response was the familiarity between the title and a fragment of Solon I had once come across. Nice article.Ernstblumberg (talk) 14:26, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

File source problem with File:RudolfZullich.jpg

(remove bot spume)- File:RudolfZullich.jpg, any recollection on this one, it looks like an old photo, but it would be nice to add appropriate catlog details. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:27, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

I think it came from the works section of here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:50, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

• I forgot about Veloz and Yolanda. There are some other ones I want to do first. Maybe in a few days. Don't hold back if you want to do them. Aymatth2 (talk) 11:30, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Administrator?

Given your activity, knowledge, seniority, and other factors, have you ever been nominated at requests for adminship? If so, could you link me? I think you'd make a great candidate. Tutelary (talk) 14:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I know what you mean, but I've been here too long and have too many skeletons in the closet to ever consider running RFA. I manage perfectly well without tools, and actually I'm not as active as I once was on here anyway.. You'll actually find that a great number of our more respected quality editors like Tim riley, Brianboulton, Cassianto (I'm sure he accepted it a while back though), SchroCat, Eric Corbett and Johnbod etc aren't admins either. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:38, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Skeletonpuppets are so much more thoughtful than sockpuppets --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:26, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Just so you know, if you ever change your mind about running, you'll have my full support (as well, I'm sure, the support of many others), warts and skeletons notwithstanding. Plus, we could always use some moar drahmah, which your RfA will undoubtedly provide in packs, bundles, and rolls of abundance :) Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); May 14, 2014; 14:47 (UTC)

I'd even consider creating some skeletonpuppets to !vote for you :) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:26, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Haha, that's very kind of you!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:30, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Just in case you're even slightly tempted let me bang you down. It's just about the most horrible experience you'll ever have in your online life. Perhaps you were thinking that you'd been adding to the sum of all human knowledge, but you've inevitably made enemies along the way, and they'll have your RfA on their watchlist. Eric Corbett 21:30, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Yep, I know Eric!! It would be an opportunity for anybody who has had a dispute with me since 2006 to come crawling out of the woodwork. Still, I think I'd get more support than I would have had a few years back! I don't know why anybody would put themselves through that, in fact I'm surprised you did. I'd guess somebody tried to rope you into it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:49, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

You, Dr. Blofeld, said something nice about being an admin, comparing to janitor, remember? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Exactly :-).♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:01, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Wanna borrow my mop and bucket? Just remember to feed my groovy cat. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:30, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

• I think there's a reason many successful RFAs happen after 1 to 2 years of activity, and not longer... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:35, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for kind words Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:33, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Andha Naal

Thank you for finishing the GA review of Andha Naal so quickly. Even though Vensatry nominated it, I also played my part by providing him with many book sources he did not have access to. And if I were to be honoured by a Wikipedian, I'd like it to be for having reworked most of the article during the GA review in the nominator's absence. Kailash29792 (talk) 17:58, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Kailash29792, you definitely played your part. But I don't know why you're so serious about owning credit for everything. Nobody is taking anything away from you right? —Vensatry _(ping) 18:10, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

I don't think I'm demanding credit for everything. just trivially sharing the kind of honour I'd like to receive, and sharing my work experience on the article (usually GA reviewers don't acknowledge contributors other than the nominator). Kailash29792 (talk) 18:29, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Your user page alone is more than sufficient to make others understand the "fact". Besides, Honour is not something you get by asking someone. The GAC page states that nominators should be significant contributors else they should consult with major contributors. In the case of Andha Naal, I think I am the major contributor. I've not run away from WP after just nominating the article at GAN. If not that day, I'd have turned up yesterday. I'm not denying your timely help (with a few book sources and a few minor edits made during the review) though. —Vensatry _(ping) 19:07, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld, Thanks for the review. I really enjoyed working on the film (my first film GA) though it's a bit unfortunate to miss out on the review. —Vensatry _(ping) 14:06, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Thorpe affair

Just a courtesy note to inform peer reviewers that Thorpe affair has been nominated at FAC. Brianboulton (talk) 19:04, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Mexico

Mexico is easy because I speak the language fluently. Iran, I stopped because the jerks at ANI made it no fun any more. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 03:53, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Althorp

Fam is visiting, so I'll work on the Althrop lead when I can. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:05, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

List of American films of 1944

I don't want to upset you but could you fix the 19 different links (22 in total) to disambiguation pages that you introduced at List of American films of 1944? Thanks in advance. The Banner talk 10:30, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

I've DABed them, but you may want to give them a once over to check they're all OK. Thanks, Matty.007 10:38, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

I will do yes, but I intended completing the list first and then waiting for the bot to hit my talk page and then do it using dab solver. This is going to be happening pretty regularly as those American film lists are something of a priority for me on here. Why do you always turn up here for something negative Banner?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:50, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Because I am active in maintenance, Blofeld. And far too often I see your work show up in the list Articles With Multiple Dablinks. And I know that you get upset when I get critical about your edits. That is why I just reported it. The Banner talk 10:58, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Not upset, it's constructive, but when an editor stops by prompting me of errors or problems it's usually yourself... I do a fair bit of work with lists that's why and see them as important for progress on here. It's easiest to link first and then dab later. Far less time consuming to wait for the dab solver rather than check every single link manually.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

May I suggest Wikipedia:WPCleaner. That program checks all links in a single article for disambiguation links and suggests solutions for them when a dab-link. (And it has some extras too) The Banner talk 11:20, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Killiechassie

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:17, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

I've just been checking and see there were about 10000 hits for this. Well done. Andrew (talk) 07:38, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Re: Alberto D'Aversa

Sure, I'll give it a try.--Cattus ^talk 14:48, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Your edit on architecture from last January

Hi Dr.B: Enclosed is a report found about Wikipedia sent in case you might glance at them: I find in a recent book on Architecture (2014) dealing with the well-known architect Vincenzo Scamozzi written by an architectural historian Giovanni Gleria; "WIKIPEDIA also provides much information and pictures on Scamozzi and his works, some also under specific titles. But the information and notes shown, although summary, are often imprecise and at time even incorrect so should always be checked. The general evaluations of Scammozzi and his work are rather of no importance whatsoever." [Published in Italy by Dove Osano Le Parole, Vicenza, Italy, ISBN 978-88-95685-07-6]. Upon seeing this, it was surprising to see it in a new 2014 book which is being purchased by college libraries around the country at this time. Is there anyway to get one of the Wikiprojects, maybe in Art and Architecture, to look at this page with a serious eye. I did some repair edits to at least deal with some major issues, but more seems needed. Can you think of anyway to get help to this question. FelixRosch (talk) 16:45, 16 May 2014 (UTC) I think indeed the Wikiproject is one way, and approaching users personally could be another way, though I do not know anybody writing about Italian architecture.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:49, 16 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FelixRosch (talk • contribs)

@FelixRosch: User:Giano is our resident expert on Italian architecture, you might ask him.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Paris

Apologies for the GA comment. Didn't check the passed version. Though there is still scope of cutting down in sections like Cityscape and Libraries.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:25, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

I and a number of others thought it was quite important to cover the 20 districts of Paris with some documentation of landmarks and is valuable for anybody who doesn't know anything about Paris to get some idea of the city. I know it might seem a longer section but it was actually already cut down to what it is and I think to further shorten it would affect its level of comprehension. For me the cityscape should be the longest section in any city article as I think it's what most editors visiting it will be looking for.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:29, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for A Trip to the Moon

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Hey!

How are you? —Prashant 10:39, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Very well thankyou, enjoying the sunshine here!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:10, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

PR request

Wassup Doc? After a hefty re-write, the royal baccarat scandal—or Tranby Croft affair, if you prefer—is up for peer review. If you have the time, or inclination, I'd be very grateful to hear any thoughts or comments you may have. Much obliged if you can, but entirely understandable if your hands are full elsewhere! – SchroCat (talk) 13:08, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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Re:Althorp

Will get going on this now, Doc, and let you know when I have something at Commons and what the links are. Thanks for your good wishes! We hope (talk) 20:39, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Those were good links. Family leaves on Thur so I'll get back to Althorp after that. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, Doc-here's what we have:

File:The Long Library at Althorp House 1822.jpg File:The Stair Case at Althorp House 1822.jpg File:Hawking or Falconry Tower at Althorp 1901.jpg File:Hawking or Falconry Tower at Althorp floor plan.jpg

There's a floor plan for the main house in the 1822 book which might be able to be put together if you want it. There's no information about where this person got the photo from or date for it. This one has a copyright note on the blog "Copyright-All material on this blog is the property of Christa Pirl and may not be used or reproduced without express permission." This one has some great photos. If you can find out where these two got their photos and get permission to use some, you could go through OTRS with them. Hope this helps somewhat, We hope (talk) 04:19, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

I'll start some kind of inventory at Commons sometime today to see what we already have. After that, we can see about what's still needed and where to get it. Hope you'll get permission from the official site to use some of their interior photos--think I read that visitors aren't permitted to take photos of the interior. We hope (talk) 12:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Thought you might like to see the catalog for the Althorp repros sold by the estate as there are a lot of interior photos in it. We hope (talk) 19:40, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

We now have File:War and Peace Van Dyck.jpg, but I need to know which Charles I De Critz and which Charles II Mary Beale is at the estate. We hope (talk) 20:21, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Hindi Cinema Award

	Every Hindi Film Page Created By You Award
	Every time I open an old Hindi film page I find it’s created by you. Thank you for your tremendous work. Kaayay (talk) 10:18, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

@Kaayay: Thanks. Well, yes I've stubbed a lot of poorly covered areas of Hindi film to get the ball rolling. A lot of them need expansion though so if you can add details to them that's what this project is about!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:20, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) This just reminded me about one thing: There are categories related to the whole of India, but India is so diverse with so many languages and cultures, that each state looks like a country, making India look like a continent. So how about creating categories like Cateogory:GA-class Hindi cinema articles, etc? Kailash29792 (talk) 10:36, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Up to you!! Can you think of any Bollywood films which could go in Category:Films set on beaches? I remember one with Bipasha in it I think, can't remember the name.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:38, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank u for the suggestion. And even though there are numerous films of Bipasha set on the beach, Dhoom 2 is the only name I can remember very well. I have added it to the cat. Kailash29792 (talk) 10:49, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

The other Bipasha Basu film set in Goa on the beach is Dum Maaro Dum (film) 2011, another one is Go Goa Gone 2013, however I don’t know how to add to your category. Kaayay (talk) 11:18, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Nanook set on a beach?

I'm puzzled by your adding Nanook of the North to the category 'films set on beaches' -- in what possible sense is Nanook one of these? Clevelander96 (talk) 12:29, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

@Clevelander96: I recalled the hunting and that in the film and water and was thinking they were camped on the beach and kayaking about it. I'm certain I remember them catching animals in the surf on a beach. Wasn't it on the shore or was it a river? Haven't seen it for a while.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:29, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

UE boom

Hello, do you think it would be possible to develop the article to GA? There is some more of media coverage available that is currently not being represented in the article. Dmatteng (talk) 17:14, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Technical stuff is about as far from my editorial interest as possible I'm afraid.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:32, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

It is one of the reasons I have contacted you. I would be interested if the article would be appealing to the general public without being technical and I share your motion that any article should be improved to GA/FA status. The other reason is that I'm struggling with The Banner who decided to give me a constant personal attention following my reporting of his behavior that led to his block :). Dmatteng (talk) 18:23, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Category:Films set on beaches

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DYK for Eastgate House, Rochester

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:32, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

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Template:Photomontage

I stumbled across this today and thought of you. You might already have known it existed, but I think it's pretty cool! Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:23, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

@Calliopejen1: Yup it looks good! And saves messing about!♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:56, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Ashford

Well I think it ought to be obvious from my edits that I'm trying to get my hometown to GA status, and I have hit a brick wall with fixing up unsourced stuff. I hope it'll be ready for a review by the end of the weekend, because I'll be fed up of it by then. I did notice that Bournemouth, which I GA reviewed, didn't have the demographics table.

What is it with "notable people" sections and cruft? I picked through the section for Ashford last night and it was just a nightmare finding out information, and concluding that somebody born in Ashford but didn't stay there and no obvious source marks it as important should just go. Oh, and blatant errors like Ray Dorset from Ashford, Middlesex. How long was that in there? I'd quite like to keep Patsy Byrne in as there's a claim she went to the local girl's grammar. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 08:22, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Always great to see British towns and villages being developed. The number of articles we have of real quality on British settlements is shocking. I'd be happy to help but I have Althorp to finish off before GA and a few reviews to do. I'll try to look at it when I can. Yeah the notable people section should simply be a list of names and birth death dates and profession, or at the very most one line putting them in context. And it should of course be sourced!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:35, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

Althorp, the final stretch

Did you use content from the entire book, or are there still a few pages worth my review and possibly expanding the article with them? --Rosiestep (talk) 23:50, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

I'll work on it within the next 4 hours, then have to run off. What do you think about adding the cat "Diana, Princess of Wales" as it was her childhood home and is her final resting place? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:04, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Instead of Objets d'art at Althrop, how about Collections at Althorp which could include sections on the paintings, porcelain, statutes, books, etc? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:10, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Yup, working down the redlinks. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:15, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I created Port of Skagen when we were doing all that work on Skagen. It was probably a redlink, LOL! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:44, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

For your perusal, kind sir:

We hope (talk) 02:11, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

St Nicholas' Church, Berden

Hi. Per your request on Peter I. Vardy's Talk, I've developed your article a bit after nipping over there to get pics. It needs a new article assessment, and I've added other projects that will need to assess this one too. Best. Acabashi (talk) 12:34, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi again. Thanks for re-jigging the pics on the page - pic placing is not something I'm particularly skilled at. Acabashi (talk) 13:10, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

re Fuck

I read somewhere in one of the articles that "fuck" wasn't said in a mainstream film until MASH (film) or something but I'm watching Wages of Fear from 1953 at the moment and at least in the subtitle translation one of them says something about the "fucking engine blowing up". ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:43, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps @Erik: or @Betty Logan: know more about it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

• Hi there, Dr. Blofeld, thanks for your interest in my quality improvement work!
• This info is already cited to two (2) secondary sources in the WP:FA article, Fuck (film).
• "The first major studio-released film to use the word was Robert Altman's "MASH," in 1970."
• MacDonald, Moira (December 1, 2006). "Movie Review: F***": Film about F-bomb's power fails to fully detonate". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
• Hopefully that is helpful, — Cirt (talk) 15:07, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Tan Boen Soan

I've finally revisited the article after you created it. I put some links for his novels on the talk page if you want to do the bibliography and maybe further expansion (if possible) while I'm watching wayang tonight. We can go to DYK in the morning (my time). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

@Crisco 1492: Looks good, thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:20, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello Blofeld

Hello old bean,

WP with its new-fangled messaging thingy tells me you mentioned me on the article "William Macready the elder". That seems unlikely since I had never heard of the old fellow (now I have thanks to you!) I do know a little bit about the Theatre Royal, Bristol but not very much: was there something you wanted? Always glad to oblige but I can't find a ref to me anywhere. Si Trew (talk) 13:19, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Really?? All I did was dab a link, it must have a fault in it as I didn't mention you in any way!.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:29, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

No worries. Hope you're well. That messaging thing is a bit of a nuisance sometimes isn't it.

By the way I am in Hungary now and User:Monkap (native Hungarian speaker) is joining me here, permanently, in a week. I am not offering to kinda do stack loads of translation etc but I have been adding a few bits and pieces to English Wikipedia about Hungary – ask away, as long as you allow me to refuse! – enough stress moving etc. Si Trew (talk) 13:34, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm generally more focused on American films these days so aren't unlikely to go demanding all sorts of Hungarian translations! But I have some days like today where I like to edit generally across the whole scope of wikipedia. I might have something later for you to do!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:41, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

We haven't an article on Latham loop, I notice? I could do that one. This is a fantastic thing: invented in about 1912 I think by John Lathem (and patented): by looping the film through an S it takes all the tension off the celluloid reel so that you can run films for longer than about fifteen minutes where all the tension is on the spool. Essentially it is what on a cassette recorder does the same thing with a pinch wheel, to take the tension out. Poor old John Latham never quite gets the recognition he deserves, that singular invention kinda invented the American film industry. Si Trew (talk) 13:52, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm a liar: we do: but not the redirect at Latham Loop. I'll make that, then. Si Trew (talk) 13:52, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

The masterpiece Mephisto (1981 film) could use expansion, but Hungarian wiki doesn't have anything!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

But I found a ref here: not sure it is the same thing though, but the same year:

• "Goethe's Faust: Its Genenesis and Purport". 1891. p. 191. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

Goethe is a bit heavy for me: indeed even cabin baggage is a bit heavy for me: but I am not sure this is related or not, Mephisto was a character in Goethe and indeed in Pete and Dud's play and film, but I am not sure that is related? I will try to look this up the next time I am in town. Si Trew (talk) 16:13, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

The Golden Coach

I haven't, no - I only know two Renoir films La grande illusion and La regle du jeu. Love the former, don't much care for the latter.

That said, I do know the story, thanks to Offenbach. :-) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:20, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

It really has, you know. I remember when I was working on my senior project about Anna Bilinska, I found a tantalizing reference to a portrait she had painted of an American acquaintance, a sculptor she had met in Paris (George Gray Barnard). It came to Chicago, where he was from, and promptly disappeared from the record. That was in 2005, my research. A couple of years ago I was noodling around online and decided to look the painting up; turns out it's up in Harrisburg, PA, in the state history museum. None of that info was available ten years ago when I did my research. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:38, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

I get the impression she's still fairly well known in Poland. (Well-regarded is another matter; I suspect that depends mightily upon to whom one is speaking.) I've always loved her work, ever since I first saw it when I was a kid. Funny - hers is one article I've never touched. I have a feeling that if I ever do get started on it I'll never stop... --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:59, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Sanjh Aur Savera

Thank You for contributing on this page and giving advice to me. I'm new here. So, I will try my best to take your advice seriously and improve my editing skills. --Kunal.N.Hariani 02:49, 27 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunalhariani (talk • contribs)

You said that we can't copy and paste. But, if I write the plot summary on my own, then somebody would tell me it is not reliable and need reference. How can I refer if I write on my own? --Kunal.N.Hariani 02:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunalhariani (talk • contribs)

Now I understood what you were saying. Thank You--Kunal.N.Hariani 02:11, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Documentary films in feature list

Is it OK to remove documentaries from feature film lists e.g. A-C 1955, and unreleased films as in K-Q? Kaayay (talk) 07:20, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

@Kaayay: I'd rather the lists featured any films released that year, including documentaries.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:22, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, Thanks. Kaayay (talk) 08:40, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

GAs

Hey, I want to inform you that I have nominated two articles (Kaminey and Aitraaz) for GA. Are you interested to review them. Meanwhile, i would like to know may I help you on few projects?—Prashant 09:11, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

I'm a bit busy right now. Probably best you get Kaminey another reviewer anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:19, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Tan Boen Soan

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von Stroheim might be more evil than you!

von Stroheim only lacked a cat and a secret volcano base, really

Blofeld! You mentioned you were currently working on 'merkin movies! And who could be more central to such a topic than von Stroheim, who was an obvious evil genius? Or at least, he seems to have been a rather aggressive nutter.

I'm sorry to say that viewing brief youtube snippets has led me to believe I couldn't watch the whole movie of Greed (film), even in the condensed 10-reel version instead of the evil genius' planned 100+ reel version. However, it is apparently, key to the development of many important Hollywood techniques, as well as being a cracking good read about how a madman forced people down abandoned coalmines and into deadly deserts to fulfill his dreams.

And it's currently at FAC for the third time (without significant opposition the first two times!), at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Greed (film)/archive3, so your comments would be greatly valued.

If you know any grammar experts (I suspect you do), I also have a dilemma between "knife thrower" and "knife-thrower" there. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:07, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Is it still really at FAC? I think it would probably be best to renom it and ensure it is better publicized.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:22, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

/* African airports */ reference suggestions

I've put some comments on my own talk page looking for your suggestions. Thanks. Cptmrmcmillan (talk) 12:34, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Esbjerg

I've done quite a bit more on Esbjerg which you might like to review. Maybe more needs to go into Administration, etc. (although I don't quite know what)? I've also added separately to Port of Skagen.--Ipigott (talk) 15:12, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

I'll look into it later, thanks. Need a break now. Argentine cinema is a time sink on here!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:13, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Re:Waldorf-Astoria

Thanks for your kind words on the Skelton article! I will get to Flickr and see what's there with CC licenses we're able to use. I can get you started here with File:Santa Fe ALCO PA-1 1946.JPG. The locomotive manufacturer had a factory in upstate New York; together with the railroad, they brought the new locomotive to the Waldorf's private rail siding for its debut. Will also have a look around to see what might be available elsewhere on the Waldorf. Know exactly what you mean with the newer Flickr layout :/ When I download from there, I usually use this tool as it takes care of verifying the CC license during the upload to Commons. No worries, we'll get it all somehow! :) We hope (talk) 18:47, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Will take a look at the Google images and at places like NYPL online and Library of Congress (not to mention eBay :)) to see what's around for the earlier days of the Waldorf. We hope (talk) 19:52, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Four older books at Internet Archive on the Waldorf-Astoria. These might be what you're looking for. They all seem to be in the public domain (and it looks like there are some pics and diagrams), but if we use photos or diagrams, we'll just need to check the copyright renewal on the book. We hope (talk) 20:37, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

When I got into the 1903 one and saw the Waldorf-Astoria Segar Company, I was elated because someone in the family was connected with the company. Will get to work with these and Flickr! :) We hope (talk) 21:05, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Dr. B., do you know how to get the highest resolution images out of those? Say, this size? WebArchive uploads their original scans as well as the PDFs. ;) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:35, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Just want to say that I agree with you--photos of the two structures should be separated and then by interior & exterior. There are also quite a few photos at Library of Congress and at NYPL onine, so you should be able to have a lot to choose from when we're done getting them to Commons. We hope (talk) 00:58, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, Doc, photo-wise, I think we're ready for anything you want to write! ;) We hope (talk) 22:25, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Logo

File:Waldorf Astoria logo.jpg Done! :) This may meet the criteria for free use because of the threshold of originality. Before I changed any licenses though, I'd ask about whether this is below that threshold or not at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions . If the opinions there are that the logo isn't original enough to meet that threshold, we can then change the license for this into a free one. We hope (talk) 19:28, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences

I missed your note. I have my watchlist set to ignore bots, but that means if a real user makes a change, e.g. to my talk page, and a bot comes in right after, e.g. bracketbot, I don't see any change on the watchlist. A bug, I think. Anyway, I started it but did not use the :es version because it has no cites. Just a start. I did not check the links. I suspect some point to the wrong person/film, and there are some people/films not linked because of name variants, Also, see the footnote on the condor. The Academy was awarding it up until 1955, then later the festival Mar del Plata took it, then the critics started calling their own prize the condor. All very confusing. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:37, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

A minor point on capitalization. Spanish book/movie titles generally just capitalize the first word and proper names. So "es:Don Quijote de la Mancha" but "es:El extraño caso del hombre y la bestia" or "es:La culpa la tuvo el otro". I slightly prefer using the Spanish name if there is no well-known English equivalent. If the choice is Spanish I prefer to use Spanish capitalization rather than English. I have no idea what the MOS says. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:34, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I Don't think the Spanish capitalization looks scruffy. It Just looks Spanish. The Title is given as "La culpa la tuvo el otro" in all the online sources. "La Culpa la tuvo el otro" looks odd to me. Anyway, it seems natural to use the Spanish name as the article title, followed By the English meaning in parentheses, unless the movie has been released in an English version, e.g. dubbed. That would apply to French and German too. Even Russian, Arabic or Chinese, after transliteration to the Latin alphabet. E.g. "Voyna i mir" is o.k. but not «Война и миръ». This is probably covered by WP:Rule#17423e, wherever that is. Aymatth2 (talk) 11:17, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I just noticed that wp:es has two articles, one for the old academy and one for the new. Titles are:

• es:Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina (old)
• es:Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina (new)

This seems a reasonable arrangement, since there is no continuity from the old one to the current one. Not sure what the right titles would be in English. Maybe:

• Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences (1941-55)
• Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences

What do you think? Aymatth2 (talk) 12:08, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Diamond Queen

Thanks for the clean-up at Diamond Queen and especially for the image use information at file site. I’d been confused re: image use earlier but reading that part makes it clearer. Kaayay (talk) 07:32, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

@Kaayay: I believe if it's pre January 1954 you can use PD-India. Film posters after that you use the fair use rationale and license as I had put there orignially. BTW I'm about to create Template:Homi Wadia and link his films directed in it. I think Indian films tend to be poorly organized by director and we should have more navigation templates connecting films by given director.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:41, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Agree with you on that. Let me know how I can help. Kaayay (talk) 07:57, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

@Kaayay: I've created Template:Homi Wadia. Plenty of red links!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:10, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Great work with the template, categories, and films by Homi Wadia. Am learning as I go, but will put in effort from my side. Thankyou. Kaayay (talk) 12:31, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks @Kaayay: Yeah it's a great way to build content on here and "map" out film careers and missing films. We ought to have one for every Indian director just like US and UK but unfortunately with Bollywood most people tend to not care much about the directors! If you want to create another template for any other director you can simply copy what's in Template:Homi Wadia here and change the name and content. I'm sure you can figure it out! Another thing can you use full quote marks " " rather than ' '? Cheers♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:42, 31 May 2014 (UTC)