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DYK for Pop out cake

On 5 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pop out cake, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an early predecessor of the pop out cake was a pie from which a dwarf emerged for Charles I of England in 1626? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pop out cake. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pop out cake), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:35, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Attribution

I inadvertently forgot to give credit where credit is due. Facepalm In my edit summary I should have given credit to the Wikipedians who created the Odometer artivle and added that picture. Credit lies with them and is part of the edit history of the Odometer article as of this moment.. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Article for Steve Anzovin (email received)

Hello Douglas! (Tuesday, July 5, 2016 10:00 AM)

I hope you are doing well! My name is Miriam Anzovin, and I'm one of Steve's kids (the middle one). I think I recall in the past you got in touch with my mom and sister about the wiki page you created for my dad, and asked for any further sources and any info we might have in order to make the page the best page it can be! I've recently been going through some old documents and found things like his old resume that might be helpful in this effort, as well as I noticed a few little inaccuracies on the current page (for example, Anzovin Studio sadly did not create Halo 2, although that would have been amazing lol. Bungie Studios created that game, as you can see on the Halo 2 wiki page. ) Would your prefer me to send you the documents to update the page, or do you mind if I go in and make a few tweaks based on this sourced information? Please let me know your preference on how to proceed! All the best, Miriam Anzovin

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Miriam,

Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, I would say for you to go ahead and edit the article yourself. Especially since you have the most knowledge on the subject. I know technically how Wikipedia works, and if I see something that needs tweaking I'll make the improvements on the edits you may have made. Need references for any new material you may add = references are defined as that previously published (i.e. book like Famous First Facts, magazine, newspaper clipping). A resume is NOT considered a reference, as that is considered Original Research (which is not allowed) . Removal of inaccuracies would be great (i.e. Halo 2).... Thanks for your help on this article. Doug Coldwell - the Wikipedian

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Hi Doug!

Gotcha--I'll not use the resume as an actual source, but it will definitely help point me in the direction of acceptable sources (ie from his published works, articles, etc.) Thanks so much! I'll collect as much data as I can and then make the edits to the page. Obviously if you spot something that I listed or sourced incorrectly, please let me know! But I will do my level best to make sure everything is up to wiki standards. Best, Miriam

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Sounds good! - Doug Coldwell

• So far, there has been no recent activity for Steven Anzovin = but I suspect Miriam will edit the article. I get the impression she is new for Wikipedia and learning the ropes. She has the necessary material to make improvements and I believe she will soon. I have a watch on it and will correct (technically). --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:12, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Siege of Al-Karak (1834)

On 13 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siege of Al-Karak (1834), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that six years after the siege and looting of their city by Ibrahim Pasha, the people of Al-Karak exacted revenge on his forces while they were withdrawing from Syria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Al-Karak (1834). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Siege of Al-Karak (1834)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:57, 15 July 2016 (UTC) (dunno why this didn't appear first time round...)

DYK for I.O.O.F. Centennial Building

On 19 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article I.O.O.F. Centennial Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the historic I.O.O.F. Centennial Building (pictured) is a three-story commercial building with an exterior decoration of raised brickwork spelling out "Centennial 4 July 1876"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I.O.O.F. Centennial Building. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, I.O.O.F. Centennial Building), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 13:01, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Dean Cullom Smith has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Dean Cullom Smith, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:01, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Newspapers.com FREEE subscription

See User talk:Doug Coldwell#DYK nomination of Stanhope Medal --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:33, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

TFAR

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Passenger pigeon --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

I would support this, but I imagine as a contributor that is worth zero. I appreciate the notice. Thanks.

Click on the link and support ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:28, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

 Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:25, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bluebuck

On 26 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bluebuck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bluebuck (pictured) was the first large African mammal historically recorded to have become extinct? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bluebuck. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bluebuck), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:31, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Dean Smith (pilot) has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Dean Smith (pilot), an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:00, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Great improvements to Dean Smith (pilot). Thanks! Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:10, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. I like this article and how it all turned out. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:48, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dean Smith (pilot)

On 3 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dean Smith (pilot), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of 17, Dean Cullom Smith (pictured) was the youngest flight instructor in U.S. Army history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dean Smith (pilot). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dean Smith (pilot)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 13:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		Varun's Guestbook Barnstar
		Sign my guestbook and win this Barnstar. Simple! --VarunFEB2003 I am Online 13:54, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Milam Building

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Milam Building you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr rnddude -- Mr rnddude (talk) 15:41, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

W. Wallace Kellett has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. W. Wallace Kellett, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:01, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Outstanding teamwork

	Video accolade
	Thanks for the great improvements to W. Wallace Kellett. Love the videos - very appropriate! Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:38, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Kraft Foods Inc

Hello, 7&6=thirteen -- I hope you are enjoying the summer. I have a question for you. I stumbled upon Kraft Foods Inc and was puzzled by the lack of punctuation. I think normally, it would be written, "Kraft Foods, Inc." I can understand if the company itself prefers no comma, but "Inc", with no period, I find odd. Then, in the first line of the article, it says "Kraft Foods Inc.", with a period. So, I guess this is two questions. Is the punctuation in the title of the article correct? If so, shouldn't the name of the company in the first line of the article match the title?  – Corinne (talk) 05:04, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

I agree. Good catch. Although it is now part of KraFT Heinz Company as you know. Trying to deal with the corporate mergers and acquisitions and deacquisitions is problematical. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:54, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Maybe these articles should be merged? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:03, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

I have no idea. I don't bother with those kinds of questions. I see you didn't remove the period after "Inc" in the first line of the article; is that because the name of the company needs to be changed anyway?  – Corinne (talk) 03:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Feel free to add it. I think that the name of the article will have to be changed, so that links to it properly work. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:25, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Passenger Pigeon

Your question in the nom for TFA 1 September: that is the next day to be scheduled, - the delegates take turns, Brianboulton will be the one for the day, or not, - I guess he will. - I remember that for one TFA he was notified that it would appear a few minutes before it did, - those things improved greatly! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:24, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Just watch this: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 1, 2016, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Added. The centenary is important, IMO. Thank you again. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:00, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Scheduled Yippee! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:24, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Moses harv errors

IF you are going to change the reference form, then please follow though with the article inline references - so they don't show "harv errors" like this. Thanks!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:52, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

 Fixed 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:14, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Great. I assume you have the "harv error" app that reads in red, so you see them also.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:17, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

No I don't. It is unneeded. I manually check. I was aware of the error, but it took me a while to figure out how to fix it. Transposed letters, easily missed and easily fixed. And no reason at all to remove the references. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:20, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Moses Bensinger has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Moses Bensinger, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:01, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Jane Austen

You might want to take a look at the talk page before getting involved in this article. It's been quite a ride. – Jonesey95 (talk) 21:18, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

That was only the most minor suggestion. By inches and increments construction helps. I've seen the mess there, and will steer clear. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:20, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Completely different issue. Thanks 13 for visiting the Austen page and leaving the edit field comment. From the other issues not appearing on the Talk page there, it is significant to ask if you might be able to assist with a Navbox for the Austen family of articles. I have no right to ask you to consider using your contrib time in this way, though I've never made a Navbox to cover an author's main novels and main sibling pages, which I think you might be very good at. I am very wary of making requests of other people's contrib time and there is no difficulty if its of no interest to you at this time and if you would like to leave that page in its present state. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 17:07, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 17:07, 26 August 2016 (UTC) I've made a few navboxes. Never an author havbox. Suggest you use Jack London as a template. Just a thought. If you need more hands on help, let me know. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:02, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

Well, I think I should have said a Jane Austen "Sidebar" since when I went to the Jack London page it was fully clear that there was no Sidebar there. There is also none on the Shakespeare page which surprises me since I would have expect one there. The Economics sidebar here is kind of what I had in mind for the Austen page, though if its of no interest to you then I understand you have other things for your contrib time. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 21:15, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

SEIU & AFSCME

Hi 7&6=thirteen,

Your re-insertion of material [1] [2] fixed the formatting error but didn't respond to the substantive complaint. Please allow me to expand upon it here. First, it is not true that this was announced in August. As the cited article correctly notes, the most recent step in this story happened in mid-July, when the AFSCME convention approved it (though there is no evidence that it was contentious, so this was in that sense just a formality). But in fact it is older news than that: here is a New York Times article about the same event, from May. Second, "two unions agree to work together" is clearly newsworthy, but to give it an entire section in the articles on SEIU and AFSCME is massively overstating its significance. This is particularly because the merger aspects are pure speculation: there is no actual evidence that such a thing is going to happen in the forseeable future. For these reasons, I request that you reconsider your edit. I am willing to discuss alternative wording and placement if you like.

All the best,

JBL (talk) 21:48, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:07, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. If you don't mind, I copy your comment here, just below this one. --JBL (talk) 23:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

You have some valid thoughts. I did not say this occurred in August. Merely indicated the date of the article. IMO, your deletion because of the format mistake (which was there) is not how I would have handled it. But make changes and make it better. I don't purport to owh any of this. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:31, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

First (and I apologize in advance for being another tedious pedantic person on the internet), I disagree with your second sentence: your edit begins "In August, 2016, SEIU and AFSCME announced ..." and this is just not true. Second, I have just done an enormous amount of work to clean up the SEIU article. Fitting the section you added in in a more natural way was one small part of that. Probably some of what I've done is potentially contentious (I did delete at least a couple whole sections). If you have the time and energy, I would appreciate it if you could take a look. Finally, I will probably take the new paragraph I've written based on your addition and add it to AFSCME. --JBL (talk) 23:39, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

I agree. You have my blessing.

Provided, I am expressing no opinion on your broader rework of that article. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:50, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Milam Building

The article Milam Building you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Milam Building for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mr rnddude -- Mr rnddude (talk) 23:21, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for W. Wallace Kellett

On 30 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article W. Wallace Kellett, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that W. Wallace Kellett made the first autogyro used by the United States Post Office Department for carrying mail? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/W. Wallace Kellett. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, W. Wallace Kellett), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

TFA the right day

Precious again, your Passenger pigeon, "one of the most famous bird species to have been exterminated by humans"!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:34, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Shit Museum

This is a bookend to my work (even a very long time ago as an IP – ca. 9 years ago) on Outhouse. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:51, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Dean Smith GA review

Do you want to take care of these issues. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:50, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Dean_Smith_(pilot)/GA1#GA_Review

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Dean_Smith_(pilot)/GA1#GA_Review. Doug_Coldwell said that you'll take care of the GA review of Dean_Smith_(pilot) from now. So just informing. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 12:57, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you!

Not sure why you left that kind note on my wall, but I do appreciate it! Benkenobi18 (talk) 13:37, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Pending issues on Talk:Dean Smith (pilot)/GA1

The last suggestion under 4 September 2016 section and a couple on 5 September 2016 still await response from your side. Please address them as soon as possible, so that we can patch up the review. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 12:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Krishna Chaitanya Velaga I think we are done. Thanks for the review! Constructive and very helpful! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:31, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Shit Museum

On 5 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shit Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Shit Museum is billed as the world's first museum dedicated to that subject? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shit Museum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Shit Museum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Over 14,000 views. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:04, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Mackinac Bridge

Your recent editing history at Mackinac Bridge shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
You are also adding back unsourced, trivia and nonreliable (IMBD) information. Only add back the information when actually having a reliable source. Spshu (talk) 14:55, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Received the template and note only that there has not yet been a WP:3RR violation by either of us or edit warring. Am trying to improve the referencing and addressing it on talk page. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:25, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Great constructing job on bringing up Dean Smith to Good Article status

	Construction Award
	Since you are so good at constructing Good Articles, we may have some more for you to put up. Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:28, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Maybe you might be interested in constructing this Hotel to GA in the future.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:55, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light

During a discussion regarding the article on Marquette, MI, John from Idegon suggested I create an article about the Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light, which I'm considering. He also suggested that you might be a person who could help with such an article and/or that you might already have such an article in progress. Is that something you are working on or do you have suggestions for information sources? I already have the National Register of Historic Places description. Thanks Sf9000 (talk) 01:23, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

I'd be happy to collaborate. If you look at White Shoal Light (Michigan) (or most of the Michigan lighthouse articles) you can find the 'usual suspects' – sources – that I added). I would note that light is not listed in Template:Lighthouses of Michigan. I also own a book on historic Michigan lights, but it isn't here and I won't have access for a couple of days. Have at it. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:47, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

GANs

I just now added Army and Navy Union of the United States of America for a Good Article nomination. Someday it will be reviewed and given some issues to solve before it is made a Good Article. Since you have some interest in this article, I thought I would give you a heads up on that. Then you can look it over in the near future and do some tweaks in preparation for this GA review. If you take care of those issues brought up by the reviewer, then you have 'brought it to GA status' = another green icon for wallpaper on your User Page.

I have also these articles in for GAN. If any of them look interesting to you that you may want to 'bring to GA status' THEN put on your watch list and you will catch the Reviewer's issues to work on. Then you get more green GA icons for wallpaper. If you don't respond to one within a day of the GA review (whenever it happens), then I'll assume you are not interested and will solve the issues myself to bring to GA status. As you can see it isn't all that difficult, especially when you are already familiar with the article and subject, as in these cases of articles we worked on together in the past.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:17, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Greetings Esteemed Fellow Wikipedian. I was both delighted and surprised to discover that my editing trifles - mere flecks among the foam that crests the waves and billows of the vast unfathomable deep that is the sea of online knowledge - had come to the attention of so exalted and revered an editor as your self, the holder of the Bufonite star. You have inspired me, the humblest of the vinedressers in the vineyard of the Lord of Wiki, to rejoice in his toil and be resolute and unwavering in his love of this great enterprise. Leo Tertius Magnus LeoTertiusMagnus (talk) 12:58, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

• LeoTertiusMagnus, Thank you. I too am a a mere worker in the vineyard. If I can help, feel free to let me know. Best regards. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:48, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

For significantly improving the quality of East Waynesville Baptist Church, and helping to make it an easy "keep" in the AfD. Murph9000 (talk) 15:50, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

The article only took some housekeeping and research. And a little bit of expansion. Other than that it was fine. {:>{0>

Seriously, for all the editing I did I only added 500 bits of text. Although I added a lot of formatting and citations. I for one would like to have done a 5X expansion on it and take it to WP:DYK, but that would require a whole heluva lot more writing than the sources (and my interest) justify. That would have been just deserts for trying to get it deleted. I suppose, however, that the improvements to the article are proportionate to the provocation. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:03, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

M-22

− − The dispute over the trademark on the M-22 marker has been intentionally omitted from the article on the highway. Past consensus is that it is not germane to an article on the highway, but it would be germane to an article on the company. Further, if this position were reversed, it would be better to include a single mention in the already existing section of the article about cultural references. Imzadi 1979 → 01:07, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

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Past consensus? This antedates the NPR piece. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 03:40, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

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Replied here. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:16, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

Many thanks for spearheading the DYK on Divisional Railway Hospital, Golden Rock. Now archived. βα£α(ᶀᶅᶖᵵᵶ) 00:34, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. Glad to help. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:48, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge

You are invited to participate in the 50,000 Challenge, aiming for 50,000 article improvements and creations for articles relating to the United States. This effort began on November 1, 2016 and to reach our goal, we will need editors like you to participate, expand, and create. See more here!

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:37, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Moses Bensinger

Hello! Your submission of Moses Bensinger at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:07, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Moses Bensinger

On 16 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Moses Bensinger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Moses Bensinger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Moses Bensinger), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:41, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

TFAR

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Bluebuck --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Precious again, your Bluebuck, "the first large African mammal to be exterminated by humans in historical times"!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

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If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

I agree with this edit

Just to let you know you have my support, in case of edit dispute and whatnot. Best, Doctor Papa Jones • (Click here to collect your prize!) 00:52, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Your username

You may want to change your username. It appears to be causing trouble when it's used in a {{yo}}-type template. See, for example, WP:RPP#Vitamin C (singer). If you have the correct settings on, it says in large red letters: Error in Template:Reply to: Username not given. My guess would be that the = sign is throwing it off since that's used to declare parameter names. The template sees the parameter |7&6=thirteen and, because the template doesn't have the parameter name (|7&6=) in the template code, it doesn't do anything with it. Hence, the "Username not given" error. — Gestrid (talk) 07:32, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

User:Gestrid, Thank you for the note. I appreciate the 'heads up.' The problem does occur occasionally. However, I went to the link you supplied WP:RPP#Vitamin C (singer) and didn't observe the error — large red letters: Error in Template:Reply to: Username not given. — you report.

I do know that Ping doesn't work, but that User:7&6=thirteen gets to me. So there are problems, known and unknown.

I was grandfathered in to this user name format a very long time ago. After 9 years and nearly 100K edits I am not easily persuaded to give up my Wikipedia identity, FWIW. Best regards. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:03, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

Sorry

Hi, 7&6! Sorry for referring to you as "they" at the Drmies talk page. I'll know better next time. Also, a suggestion: when you have a "hot and happening now" vandalism situation at a page, feel free to call my attention to it at my talk page (assuming you first check my contributions to make sure that I am online). Or do the same with any other currently online admin. That can get action a lot faster than requesting at WP:RFPP, where the wait for a response is commonly hours. --MelanieN (talk) 17:53, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

I'll keep that in mind. WP:PP was just an afterthought; I would almost never try to invoke it regarding a WP:User page, unless we have a persistent WP:Sock or whatever exigent circumstance might demand it. I regularly go to WP:AIV, and give them an apt description that gets quick attention. Been doing this awhile so I know the hurdles and the drill. Best to you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:42, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

Shinola (shoe polish)

It takes two to make an edit war, and you happen to be the one editing against consensus, as well as now refusing to make any statement on the article talk page. 24.7.14.87 (talk) 18:50, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Replied on the talk page and am looking for sources. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:14, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

I think this is done. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:05, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

All the best for 2017!

Hello 7&6=thirteen,
Enjoy the Winter Solstice and the Christmas and holiday season.
Thank you for all your good work during 2016 in maintaining, improving and expanding Wikipedia.
All the best for 2017! Cheers, — Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh | Buzzard |  16:31, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Merry

Season's Greetings, 7&6=thirteen! At this wonderful time of year, I would like to give season’s greetings to all the fellow Wikipedians I have interacted with in the past! May you have a wonderful holiday season! MarnetteD|Talk 16:03, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas 7&6=thirteen!!
	Hi 7&6=thirteen, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 01:19, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. Peace be upon you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:06, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you kindly - pax tecum as well. (Or should that be vobiscum? One never knows.) Happy new year, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:09, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

I only learned church Latin, and obviously with that it was a limited vocabulary. Habemus Ad Dominum! Et cum spiritu tuo! Always with the exclamations! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:05, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!

Spread the cheer by adding {{subst:Xmas2}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 19:12, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Merci. Joy to you, too. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:08, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Oi!, Mr-so-called-Seven and Six-is-lucky for some ...

Martinevans123 ^{(Santa's Drop-in Centre)} ... sends you ...

... warmest seasonal wishes for ...
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.

---

Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and understanding... and wishing that you may find your true star...

The Thirteen Club was a connection I had not considered. Among other things, I did give weight to the mystical importance of 42.

Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:10, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas from me! Thanks for your company during 2016. We have seen the percentage of articles on women rise from 15.5% to 16.77%. 20% is within our grasp and that's an increase of nearly a third over what we first found. Victuallers (talk) 15:50, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. It has been a pleasure working in our vineyard in our project in our encyclopedia. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:09, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2017!

Hello 7&6=thirteen, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2017. Happy editing, CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 22:07, 23 December 2016 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:53, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Greetings to you too. May you have a pleasant Boxing day! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:39, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas 7&6=thirteen!!
	Hi 7&6=thirteen, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 14:52, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

It's a wonderful time of the year!

Christmas tree worms live under the sea...they hide in their shells when they see me, So with camera in hand I captured a few, and decorated them to share with you. Atsme📞📧 15:46, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Best Wishes

Dream Garden by Maxfield Parrish & Louis Comfort Tiffany

7&6=thirteen,

I wish you the best this holiday season.

May the new year bring you nearer to your dreams.

BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 00:04, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Shinola (shoe polish)

He's back! WP:PP lapsed. WP:Edit warring resumes. Related dispute 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:57, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Quviahugvik

Hello 7&6=thirteen: From high in the Canadian Arctic I hope you enjoy the holiday season, the Winter or Summer Solstice, Quviahugvik, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah or even the Saturnalia, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 17:00, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Adapted from {{Season's Greetings}}

Thank you. Lovely card! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:27, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Thank you for your message, but for some reason, I could not link your name from my talk page. Bearian (talk) 13:45, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Arrangement of table of M. S. Narayana filmography

Hi there please can you arrange the table of M. S. Narayana filmography? Today I faced problems while adding information to it. The table has gone haywire due to that.

Regards, SBson1357 SBson1357 (talk) 14:34, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

SBson1357, Don't know what went wrong. Am passing this on to someone else. User:Northamerica1000 could you take a look? You can also post the note on the article talk page, and type {{Help}} 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:48, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

 Fixed 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:09, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi 7&6=thirteen, and thank you for providing references at Parts of a sail. This is but one of many sailing-related articles that need such help. It would be great, if you joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Sailing and contributed further to Wikipedia:WikiProject Sailing/Articles needing work. I noted your tongue-in-cheek template chiding editors for drive-by laziness on tagging articles. I've been such a drive-by person, at times, but at least I've been active improving other articles. Sailing has been on my back burner. Keep up the good work! User:HopsonRoad 14:16, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

I've long been a signed participant in Wikipedia:WikiProject Sailing. Done lots of articles in one form or another. Among many others, Wayfarer, CL 16, Turtling (sailing), and the list of sources in Glossary of nautical terms come to mind. I thought the last was a real contribution to the encyclpedia. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:23, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Also did a lot of editing related to scows, kayaks, catamarans and proas. And lots of small edits relating to races. I tend to write about things I personally know something about.

I really wanted a WP:DYK for the turtling article, but would not knuckle under to those to wanted removal of WP:how to. I wouldn't dilute the article and kiss that ring. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:45, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year 7&6=thirteen!

Happy New Year!

Hello 7&6=thirteen:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, ~~~~

--BabbaQ (talk) 23:50, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. Likewise BabbaQ 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:31, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

On this party-free new year's Eve

Happy New Year's Eve

Carptrash (talk) 02:40, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Page number?

Hi and Happy New Year 7&6=thirteen, in Parts of a sail I changed an obviously incorrect page number to one that seemed about right with this edit. Unfortunately, Google books wouldn't show me the page number, only the contents of the passage. Perhaps you could verify the correct number, Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 13:38, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

No worries. That was the number of pages in the book, not the page number of the citation. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:22, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

I have the number of pages in the book at 518 from the Google books data, although it did show originally in your citation as 4294—an improbably high number! In the second edition, which I have, "tack" falls on page 417. Perhaps you could check your edition for the correct page number. Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 16:20, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, but I don't have the book. Was doing this with on line resources. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:00, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year, 7&6=thirteen!

Happy New Year!

7&6=thirteen,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
–Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 12:40, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Thank you. Very very nice display. Best wishes. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:31, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year 7&6=thirteen!

Happy New Year!

7&6=thirteen,
Have a prosperous, productive and wonderful New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

--Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 20:28, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. Best wishes to you, too. May we all have a better year. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:33, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

7&6=thirteen,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(✉) 21:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks without header}} to user talk pages.

Parts of a sail

Thanks for your suggestion, 7&6=thirteen. If you would supply a lead sentence, I would turn that into it's own section. Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 22:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

I put a lead sentence into the article itself. It will need more editing, but it is a beginning. We should probably mention the need for common nomenclature. Captain and crew can only work seamlessly together if they speak in common terms. Commands to 'tighten the thingy' are just bewildering. OTOH, I have a friend who denominated the "Boom" as "the whacker", and that was a good descriptor. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

I concur that your recent change doesn't reflect MOS:LEAD. Perhaps your proposed title would have a lead, like this: "Sail parts and terminology pertain to the elements that define the shape of a sail and its constituent parts." If that works, or something like it, you could put it under your Talk page proposal. Cheers, User:HopsonRoad 23:04, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Fireball Similar Products

Hey! I'd like to find a middle ground with you in regards to Fireball Whisky similar products. I went through the items line by line and don't believe these items belong on the Fireball page. Most of the brands do not pass the notability test, many of them are not written from a neutral point of view. The only reason they are there is the inclusion of cinnamon which does merit their inclusion on the Fireball page. If this was the case every product with pineapple would have similar products with pineapple addition. My best option is to meet in the middle and create a new page about the cinnamon flavored subsection and we can include cinnamon products on that page. Please look through the similar products. Many of the citations are not independent third party citations or have any reputability. Some of the citations go on to promote the brands ad agencies and it really seems this is not being written in good faith, rather as a marketing tactic. Bermsalot (talk) 11:03, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

AIV Report

Hey there, I wanted to let you know I removed your report on AIV about the Michael Stevens (educator) page, because I think you meant to put this on WP:RFPP. Just to let you know, it looks like Samtar protected the page. I'm going look through the edits and see what may need to be revdel'd. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:37, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

I did revdel a number of the post. Yes, he said someone on a podcast, it doesn't mean it should be included on Wikipedia. WP:BLP applies I think in this case. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:43, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

I knew I was in the wrong forum. I have had bad (slow) experiences at WP:RFPP. I sent straight out emails to several admins and to Wikipedia, and had gotten no responses. This was one of those coordinated assaults that required an immediate response, and I thought WP:AIV might react if I shot up a flare. Makes me want to be an admin so I can do something besides ring bells ...

Thanks for the note. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:49, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

It did work obviously, thanks for the heads up there on it. Just a friendly reminder for next time (and I do look at RFPP frequently, so I tend to act when needed). RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:51, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

It may be that my timing for Requests for Page Protection has been bad. Sometimes the queue looks deep, and there may not be enough bailers (not bailors, ha-ha) to man the pumps. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:53, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Feedback requested

Hi 7&6=thirteen, I’m looking for feedback on a proposed title that reflects the now-agreed-upon scope at Talk:Parts of a sail#Resolution?, where I asked:

Then how does Sail components sound? It begins with Sail and we're really talking about the constituent components of a sail. It's also two words to the current title's four. The lead could be, "Sail components include the features that define sail shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured."

Please let me know whether this works for you at the talk page. User:HopsonRoad 14:16, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

I agree. Replied on article talk page Talk:Parts of a sail#Resolution?. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:33, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Michael Stevens Edit

Why was my edit of the michael stevens page removed? It included real information regarding him from the H3 podcast in which he was the guest. Nafinkle (talk) 20:40, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Not every detail of a person needs to be included on their page, and to be honest it's falling into WP:BLP territory. RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:42, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Put in a proper citation to a WP:RS.

This is a WP:BLP issue. WP:Libel is implicated. Serious stuff. You may get yourself blocked from editing if you cross acceptable lines. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:44, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

If I can add WP:BLPGOSSIP factors in here. "Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject." The first part, well yes he said it. The second, again he said it. The last however, that's the key. Why does what he said matter or in any way relevant to the subject? RickinBaltimore (talk) 20:47, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

For the record, this sock Nafinkle is Blocked. As are other WP:SPAs that were coincidentally created and appeared on the attack on this page, along with several anonymous accounts. Their handiwork was been WP:RevDeld. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:44, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

AFDs, software and bolding

Unless something's changed, it's the closer who looks the voted and not just count them but weigh up the policy and guideline based votes to make a decision, which might even ignore some votes that don't have policy or guideline backing. No software involved. Doug Weller talk 13:23, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

User:Doug Weller Actually, there is software, not in the closing or tabulation. But I was recently provided a link to a table showing my participation in AFDs, which said I had "commented" in over 100 and "voted" in a couple — but because I had not bolded my vote the software missed it. Facepalm Just goes to show the universe is bigger than our knowledge. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:28, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

We seem to now count all sorts of things. I'm not sure if that count is that useful, but in any case it doesn't affect the AfD. Maybe people use it to help make decisions at RfAs, I've got no idea though. Doug Weller talk 14:09, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Statistical table. WP:RFAs. Yes. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:15, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Beef cattle

Hi, 13 - the confusion has been cleared up at Template talk:Beef, and the beef cattle line that was causing our confusion was removed from the template. The intent of the category template is beef as in meat for food rather than for use on articles about beef cattle. I removed Category: Beef from both Piedmontese and North American Piedmontese, and changed it to Category: Beef Cattle Breeds. If you come across other articles about beef cattle that use the Beef template, please take a moment to correct it. Thanks for your hard work, and all the great editing you do!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:52, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Atsme, Thank you for touching base. And the compliment — back-at-you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:56, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Rap on the knuckles

Hey there, I noticed you did this, which you very well know is vandalism. I notice you're a fairly productive editor so I'm assuming this was a small (largely harmless) experiment in seeing how long that stays there without anyone noticing. Well, I noticed and I request you find more productive outlets for your fairly decent sense of humour. Cheers - Srikeit 06:37, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Srikeit FWIW, I think you are being cavalier in using the accusation WP:Vandalism concerning Antilia (building), as it wasn't. WP:AGF would be worth a read and something to put into practice. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:22, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Please do tell me how that isn't vandalism again. Unless you really believe Mukesh Ambani means "I have money" in Romanian. I have assumed good faith and not sent you a stock warning or even a serious one. Anyway, like I said earlier, you seem like a productive editor so I don't see any merit in escalating this beyond this. --Srikeit 13:05, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

You at least did not blatantly overreact. WP:Dead horse. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:23, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Very hilarious. It indeed is the Post Truth era here. --Srikeit 23:48, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

OK, I did not put it into the article in the first instance. Truthiness is not the issue. Nothing to see here, so move along. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 23:54, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ralph Waldo Trine

On 8 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ralph Waldo Trine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Henry Ford considered Ralph Waldo Trine an old friend and had several conversations with him concerning success in life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ralph Waldo Trine. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ralph Waldo Trine), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 00:01, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

YGM

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

EvergreenFir (talk) 22:52, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Sent you a message with a different email. My more customary email address is suffering from brain farts. 7&6=thirteen (☎)

January 2017

On 10 January 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Pioneer Cabin Tree, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:41, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Your recent edits ...

... brought this to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSJ0MV-60HI
== BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 21:52, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

thanks. I am a tree person. Our 2nd home is in the middle of a cedar swamp. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:20, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

7&6=thirteen. You said it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsLirGxuM0

== BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:28, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

The Swamps of Home Carol Burnett - Once Upon a Mattress

You've apparently fallen into a musical time warp. Very amusing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 23:33, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

"Fallen into" implies that I've been out of one. Okay, I'll stop before I get annoying. But "Swamps" was too good not to link to. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 23:41, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Johnson Family Enterprises‎

Hi 7&6. Regarding the removed PROD at this page: are you able to provide any references that show it exists? SC Johnson & Son and the other Johnson companies definitely do (and have articles) but I can't find any indication this "parent" company is even real. Happy to reconsider if you can provide evidence to the contrary; otherwise I'll be taking it to AFD. Yunshui ^雲_水 17:00, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

The external link is already there. I added a link. Mergers and acquisitions make these things opaque. But the inherited wealth doesn't disappear (unless your Lauren Hutton. But that's another story. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:01, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

But those links are for S.C. Johnson, a company for which we already have an article. There's no mention of "Johnson Family Enterprises", or am I missing something? Yunshui ^雲_水 20:48, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

You have a point. I have asked User:Wax86, the person who initiated this query for particulars and sources. Since he claims to be the historian for the corporation, maybe he can provide it. We will see. Until he does provide WP:RS, Ipse dixit is not enough. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:05, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

After doing another search this morning, I'm fairly convinced (regardless of who Wax86 is) that this company doesn't exist. I've therefore listed it at AFD. Yunshui ^雲_水 09:34, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Just FYI: [3]

Thanks for the info. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:24, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Pioneer Cabin Tree has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Pioneer Cabin Tree, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Calaveras Big Trees State Park

On 10 January 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Calaveras Big Trees State Park, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. UNSC Luke 1021 (talk) 19:28, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

107,000 page views And 48,000 pages views here. Whoopee! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:29, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Bluebook citations to Black's Law Dictionary in Blank pad rule

FYI, I noticed that you recently added some info to the citation to Black's Law Dictionary at Blank pad rule -- thanks so much for taking the time to add to the article. Interestingly, Bluebook has a unique citation convention for certain frequently cited works, including the Corpus Juris Secundum, American Jurisprudence, and Black's Law Dictionary (see this useful guide). I am going to modify the citation so that it conforms to the Bluebook style, but I wanted to give you a heads up. All the best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 02:46, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Notecardforfree No problem. Thanks. I'll take a look at your handiwork; I don't get involved much with these, in part because I no longer own a "bluebook" and don't want to screw it up. 'Do no harm' is a first principle. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 03:48, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, 7&6=thirteen. By the way,I never got a chance to thank you for the holiday greetings you left on my talkrpage. It was really very thoughtful of you, and I hope you had a nice holiday season as well. Hopefully 2017 is off to a good start so far! All the best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 17:39, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Notecardforfree With the scheduled event on January 20, 2017, your wishes for 2017 are like the reporter's question in 1865: "Other than the shots, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?" In any event, I hope it all works out for the best. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:12, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Houdini's Colon

It isn't often that I smile from the results of a colon, but you did it with your post to my talk page. Thanks! KNHaw ^(talk) 22:35, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Your "removal of colon" was surgical in its precision and description. You are welcome. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:36, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Appreciation for other important contributors Petrodollar recycling

@Sagecandor and 7&6=thirteen: Thank you both for the efficient "Good Article" and "Did You Know" reviews and helpful feedback. Special thanks also to:

• Ibrahim Oweiss, for pioneering the topic in 1973;
• User:Capitalistroadster, for creating the first solid version of this article and rescuing it from deletion in 2005;
• User:Agamemnus, for launching the 2016 improvement effort with pivotal edits at the old Petrodollar & Talk:Petrodollar pages.

I think we've ended up with a quite respectable article for this important topic in the global economy, helping to educate thousands of readers every month. Thanks again. -Patrug (talk) 08:30, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Reply to your email

Yahoo! doesn't like my IP address for some reason? It rejected my reply to you. Anyway I think this is OK to post on-wiki: I'm assuming the pings to you that didn't work were via a template. In MediaWiki, if the value of a template parameter contains an equals sign, you must specify which parameter it is a value for. So E.g. {{ping|7&6=thirteen}} will not work, since the system thinks "thirteen" is the value for the "7&6" parameter. You must instead use {{ping|1=7&6=thirteen}} (1= says make whatever is after it apply to the first unnamed parameter). Anyone pinging you with a template will have to remember to do this. However a normal wikilink like {{ping|1=7&6=thirteen}} should work fine. The same is true if you add your signature to any template. For instance {{archive top|1=Closing this discussion ~~~~}}. I have to do the same with my signature, since the markup contains an equals sign. Hope this helps! — MusikAnimal ^talk 12:22, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

User:MusikAnimal FYI, I did receive your email. Thanks. I knew what didn't work: {{ping|7&6=thirteen}} and what did work {{ping|1=7&6=thirteen}}. I did not know the {{ping|1=7&6=thirteen}} work around. I take it that the signature otherwise looks OK? Best regards. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:44, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Yeah signature is fine! There is some weird markup/CSS though, you could instead use:

<span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em">[[User:7&6=thirteen|<span style="color:#060">'''7&6=thirteen'''</span>]] ([[User talk:7&6=thirteen|<span style="color:#000">'''☎'''</span>]])</span>

So I changed the <b>...</b>'s to <span>...</span>'s, and used wikimarkup to make it bold. HTML5 says don't use <b>...</b> solely for boldening, even though it does work. Finally, I don't know what class=texhtml is, but it won't do anything as inline CSS, I removed that. Or if you don't mind the parentheses being bold, we could simplify the markup to:

<span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em; font-weight:bold">[[User:7&6=thirteen|<span style="color:#060">7&6=thirteen</span>]] ([[User talk:7&6=thirteen|<span style="color:#000">☎</span>]])</span>

Just nitpicks, not important :) — MusikAnimal ^talk 12:58, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. Will try them out. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:06, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Added the bottom one. Got a message "Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags." 7&6=thirteen (☎) 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:08, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

But that is what I signed with, and it looks fine. Don't know if it works totally. We'll see. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:09, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

The phone didn't work. Put in first version. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:11, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Phone works, I think. Thank you for your input. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:14, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

Disambiguation for "60s punk"

I've been meaning for awhile to ask someone to help me in making a slight adjustment. I've noticed that the term "60s punk" currently re-directs to the article, Proto-punk. However, the term is used by fans of mid-1960s garage rock to refer to the music of that era. While proto-punk does include 60s garage, it also refers to later music from genres of the early 1970s. An editor just added a mention that "60s punk redirects here" a the top of the garage rock article. While though it doesn't currently direct there, he is correct that it should. Now might be a good time to make that change of having the term "60s punk" redirect to Garage rock. Could you be of assistance? Thanks, Garagepunk66 (talk) 02:34, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

The House of Houdini

Hi 7&6=thirteen. There are a couple of issues regarding the nom. When they get fixed it will be good to go. Thanks. Dr. K. 00:02, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Dr. I made the changes per your suggestion and replied at the nomination page. Good catch. Thanks for the review. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:37, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Please give me examples of all these wild false claims you are making . How is using the talk page to talk and ask valid questions vandalizing , harassing , insulting? ?

 Are you guys above discussing anything , like some angry , abusive father figure ? I try to click on anything on MY talk page to talk you guys and there is nothing I see to do that . that's why I comment on YOUR talk pages . What do you call people that lie about you or others ? The guy lied claiming my comment that simply pointed out , in great detail , the mistake in an article . How is going into detail so the mistake can be better understood some huge crime , personal attack , harassment , vandalism or insult ?  There is nothing I see that I can click on MY talk page to talk back to you guys . But I guess I'm not supposed to talk back because talking back( trying to discuss something ) is vandalism and harassment . I really don't see how any questions I have asked are insulting . Civility should work both ways . Are you guys now going to block me because I dared to say something back ? I am not doing any of things you guys asked m not to do with this comment , so there should be no problem with this comment or the last one I made . If you guys REALLY meant " don't you dare write another word to any us about anything or else we'll block you  " , then THAT'S what you guys should've wrote .  Yeah  . . . . I know  . . . ... . .  how dare I try to use the talk page to actually talk ? Lol . The nerve of me . I am being humorous here , so don't read this with an evil , angry ,  type of attitude . The problem with writing online is people put your words into their own context and say your written words to themselves with the emotion and voice they imagine you'd be using . I think that was the problem with the guy that started this whole thing by taking totally harmless comment as some huge insult  and personal attack . It seemed like " how dare you tell me there's a mistake " .  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.185.79 (talk) 15:56, 25 January 2017 (UTC) 

You need to calm down. I have not been uncivil to you.

If you can't figure out what you did wrong, my pointing it out won't help. Like asking a blind man to "see" colors.

Lighten up, clean up your discourse and be civil. Cut out the use of CAPS. It's shouting. Forget about irony, as it just doesn't come through on a keyboard. You are working in a cooperative project, and you should act like it. Your attacks have consequences, and are outside the norm.

IMO, your best course is to say "lesson learned, and I'm sorry." But that is your personal strategic decision, and not my legal advice.

And don't forget to sign your posts using four tildes ~~~~ 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:06, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Since you insisted, here are three examples. You really think that this is appropriate for an edit summary?

(cur | prev) 18:08, 6 January 2017‎ 98.110.185.79 (talk)‎ . . (9,325 bytes) (-2)‎ . . (→‎Line-up: Yet again . . . . fucking RETARDS ! Lol . It is clearly " he gave A song to be sung " . NOT " he gave HIS song to be sung " . Damn , people are stupid .) (undo) (cur | prev) 18:04, 6 January 2017‎ 98.110.185.79 (talk)‎ . . (9,327 bytes) (+8)‎ . . (→‎Versions: Simply changed " on the album " to " on STEVE VAI'S album . I swear some of the stuff on this KISS page was written by fucking retards with no sense of logic .The way it was written seems like they're saying it's on a KISS album.) (undo) (cur | prev) 17:52, 6 January 2017‎ 98.110.185.79 (talk)‎ . . (9,319 bytes) (+1)‎ . . (→‎Kiss version: changed " lifted from " to " featured on " because " lifted on " makes almost no fucking sense . Must have been written by someone from some backwards country.Lol) (undo)

Clean up your act, or your act will be terminated. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎)

I was not shouting , Just putting emphasis on those words . YOU need to chill . I'm NOT all super angry like you imagining .

 I just really care about justice and what's right and the truth . Caring about something is not the same as being super angry with clenched fists . All this perceived aggression and anger is YOUR head .

You can change and we will all get along.

Or not. And reap the consequences.

Read WP:Dead horse. And get back to real editing without the drama. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:23, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

And don't forget to sign your posts using four tildes ~~~~

Let's fix the problem; not the blame. We want you to succeed. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:27, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

I put in a good word for you here. Said you 'get it' and won't do this anymore. Although you haven't actually promised anything yet. Don't disappoint me, please; and don't harm the project. Or yourself. 7&6=thirteen (☎)

Thanks

Your mushroom has arrived just in time. For oh so may reasons. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 18:18, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

I seem to be getting edits reversed on a page you approved

You accepted my (incredibly minor) addition to the page on Money (That's What I Want) but it was later overturned by a user Egghead06. I put it back, and he not only revised it, but went and revised an edit I did WEEKS ago on Pump It Up. I'm assuming at this stage that it's just childish stalking on his behalf?

Yo Ho Ho

Doug Weller talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec16a}} to your friends' talk pages.

Totally stumped

My mate Mark just sent me a link to these. Thought you might be interested (... or might already be an expert, of course). Martinevans123 (talk)

Also , I go nuts about spelling mistakes so it might have kept re-posting my comment every time I fixed a spelling mistake .

Which could have been checked if those comments weren't already deleted . Probably didn't bother to notice that the comments weren't exactly alike . You mods really need to take a chill pill and stop being so over-sensitive about every last thing . It's like " he dared to write another word to me  . .. .  that's harassment " . Lol . I'm here trying to discuss something and it seems like  I'm getting the door slammed in face saying " NOPE , we aren't discussing anything because we're above that ". So basically I'm being told " don't use the talk page to talk because we'll count that as harassment and a personal attack " . Lol

DYK for Pioneer Cabin Tree

On 29 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pioneer Cabin Tree, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that cars once drove through the Pioneer Cabin Tree (pictured), which drew thousands of visitors annually? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pioneer Cabin Tree. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pioneer Cabin Tree), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 21:39, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Ashlynkapriella

Hi,. I was wondering if anyone could edit my wiki page..

Ashlynkapriella (talk) 05:51, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

 Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Could you edit my page for me?? Could I give you my information? How does this work?

FWIW, I was willing to help you and provide some guidance and modest help. But I primarily edit real Wikipedia article pages. So I'll decline your request. You are on your own.

Suggest you visit some random wikipedia user pages, and find stuff to borrow. E.g., user box templates. This is one time when plagiarism — the sincerest form of flattery — is permitted.

Don't forget to sign your posts using four tildes ~~~~. Keep on editing. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:08, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

A good place to start to find users to emulate: List of Wikipedians by Number of Edits. These people are serious Wikipedians and there is much on their WP:User pages to study. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:15, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cho Hŏn

On 3 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cho Hŏn, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cho Hŏn, a Joseon dynasty official and righteous army leader, died in the Imjin War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cho Hŏn. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cho Hŏn), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:37, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The House of Houdini

On 6 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The House of Houdini, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that visitors to the collection at The House of Houdini can gain admittance only by decoding a secret message on their admission ticket? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The House of Houdini. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The House of Houdini), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:24, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

TomCat4680 (talk) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. To give a Dobos torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:38, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Experiments and Observations on Electricity

Thanks for improvements to Experiments and Observations on Electricity = looks like that will be the next one I will be working on to bring to Good Article status.

My latest creations are George A. Mitchell and Clam Lake Canal. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:14, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

It took some real digging to find the link to that volume. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:17, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

I have some real world problems I have to attend to, so it may take me a few weeks before I can make the improvements suggested on the GA review. If you want and have the time, here is a chance for you to bring one up to Good Article status. If not, I'll get to it in a few weeks = or it may just fail this time. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:28, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Thanks for your edits at The Homosexual Matrix. I'd encourage you to keep it up as the reference style used doesn't seem 100% consistent yet. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 23:30, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

I know that. It is a slog. But if you want WP:GA it needs to be done. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 23:35, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

 Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:13, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations for 100000 edits

		100000 Edits
		Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits on English wikipedia.The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts.Keep up the good work!

you can added this template to your user page.

This user has been awarded with the 100000 Edits award.

- CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 23:09, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Captain. I was close behind you; drafting you as it were. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 23:14, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

I know it's just an odometer turnover. And a lot of the edits were typos and corrections. But ... it is a long term accumulation of stuff that hopefully made a few small corners of this big project better. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 23:18, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Hear! Hear! — Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh | Buzzard |  09:42, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

AMAZING!!! ^{Atsme📞📧} 01:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Wow! Congratulations, 7&6=thirteen!  – Corinne (talk) 03:44, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Corinne Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:22, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Many many congrats 7 and thanks for all your efforts here at WikiP :-) MarnetteD|Talk 02:08, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Help, please...

An editor is questioning some of the statements made in North American Piedmontese Cattle and has added a cn tag here and there. Also see the TP of the article. I'm in the middle of a major project so I'll be out of the country for a while. I was hoping you would please review the tags, and add as needed to improve the article. Thanks in advance...^{Atsme📞📧} 01:16, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Atsme you left a red link. I think this is the article North American Piedmontese that you were referring to. If not my apologies. MarnetteD|Talk 02:11, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, MarnetteD.

Thirteen - I broke free from the current construction project (while the paint is drying) and updated the citations. It appears NAPA updated their website so there were a few dead links in the article. I also found a book by Oxford University Press that provides the scientific explanation for how the North American Piedmontese cattle were determined to be a breed. Hopefully, the article is now properly updated and cited. ^{Atsme📞📧} 21:08, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Additionally - I just now realized how much important information about the breed was removed from that GA. Apparently, the editor who removed the information is not familiar with F1-F2-F3 conventions, or how beef cattle breeds determine a cross, or what actually substantiates a "breed". Quite a bit of info was removed with an edit summary note that it was "commercial" or "brand name", etc. See the edit history. The breed itself was even challenged so I added a RS to the first sentence in the lead. I do need your help after all because some of your Notes were removed, and I'm not familiar enough with that process to restore everything. I made a request on User talk:Justlettersandnumbers requesting a self-revert or replace all the breed information that was removed, so I'm hoping they will take the proper action. It involves quite a bit of work to go back through the article and figure out what all was removed, and then have to rewrite it all. ^{Atsme📞📧} 22:51, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

One last update - I'm pretty sure I've updated all the links and restored the breed information. If you get a chance, please check it out to make sure the article still meets GA standards in the event it is challenged for whatever reason. ^{Atsme📞📧} 14:01, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Sorry I didn't respond. Was off doing real life work. Will look at your work. Unfortunate that you have to redo your work; this was (IMO) gratuitous and without meaningful justification. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:59, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

 Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:09, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For your contributions to Cão de Gado Transmontano IQ125 (talk) 17:21, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. That was totally unexpected. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 00:46, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Cão de Gado Transmontano

Could somebody do the IPA on the name of this dog? Please.
In my opinion, this article would benefit from an addition of a section that deals with life span and health problems. And litter size, too; they are typically included in breed infoboxes. I have not yet found sources. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:46, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

The Homosexual Matrix

WP:GA. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:54, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Professional Rapid Online Chess League

On 1 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Professional Rapid Online Chess League, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Professional Rapid Online Chess League (PRO Chess League) is a worldwide online rapid chess league with 48 teams, whose members include more than 100 grandmasters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Professional Rapid Online Chess League. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Professional Rapid Online Chess League), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 12:02, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Precious two years!

Precious

Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:54, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Time passes quickly when you're having fun. Thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:18, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, agree. Don't look at Mozart, but the works of Reger and Poulenc (more to come for both, the 2016 composer, and the 2017) - Call me Gerda, and a ping works only when signed (but I watch you, of course). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Gerda, you are so worldly and wise! {:>{)> 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:39, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Wise? I know many including myself who'd find that debatable. In case you want to see what I saw: I made a summary of the ups and downs of the Mozart ibox last year, - this year I just notice that people are still not tired of reverting. I welcomed the relative newbie who could have no idea why Mozart looks different from Reger, and the talk there is just amusing, - only: to say that can also get you in trouble, as a friend experienced who was cited to ANI for having been amused. Have fun, but don't show it, that's what I learned ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:40, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cão de Gado Transmontano

On 7 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cão de Gado Transmontano, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Cão de Gado Transmontano is a giant livestock guardian dog that is used to defend flocks of sheep from the Iberian wolf? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cão de Gado Transmontano. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cão de Gado Transmontano), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 12:03, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lightning rod fashion

On 10 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lightning rod fashion, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lightning rod fashion (lightning rod umbrella shown) was a fad in 18th-century Europe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lightning rod fashion. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lightning rod fashion), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:01, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Sidney Howe Short has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Sidney Howe Short, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:02, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Standing up to the challenge

	Standing Proud
	You can stand proud for the work you did on Sidney Howe Short. Thanks!! Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:35, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. It helped to have a good ship upon which to stand, and you built it. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:41, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Don't do that again

I was very surprised to see you remove a block message from an admin on another user's talkpage. You're an experienced user who should know better. Please don't do it again. Bishonen | talk 19:33, 13 March 2017 (UTC).

Bishonen The summary nature of this decision, the lack of due process, and the bizarre result made this look like a WP:Troll had struck. YGBSM. It was wrong. Wrong process. Wrong result. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:46, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

I really don't see any excuse for reverting the block notice, no matter what you think of the block. Did you think you could remove the block by removing the notice...? A more constructive action, if you want to express your feelings about the block, would be to do so in words, either on Dr. Blofeld's page or in this discussion on Jimbo's talk. Bishonen | talk 19:54, 13 March 2017 (UTC).

What a strange edit. Drmies (talk) 20:26, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sidney Howe Short

On 17 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sidney Howe Short, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sidney Howe Short produced the first electric motor without gears that operated a streetcar directly from its built-in armature? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sidney Howe Short. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sidney Howe Short), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 12:02, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I guess

For taking action on the comment that was placed on my talk page. I found the comment rather weird really but still! Thanks! -=Troop=- (talk) 21:27, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

He needs to get with the program. Either contribute or disrupt. It's his choice. Vandalism only accounts get shown the door pretty fast at WP:AIV. Give him WP:Rope and some warnings. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:30, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

User:Trooper1005 And I didn't go to WP:AIV, but here User:Roblon111 got blocked. Like I said, it's a short fuse. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:12, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes I have seen. Since I put most of the talk pages I edit on my Watchlist, most of the people I warn get blocked within a few minutes if they stack up the warnings. Even some users with only 2 warnings get blocked too if they are just here to make inappropriate edits. -=Troop=- (talk) 12:29, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Polynesian Dog

Arearea reproduction

Do you mind helping me do some copyediting for Polynesian Dog (this is intended as an umbrella article for all the different sub-breeds) and the Marquesan Dog? Thanks for the help.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:58, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

KAVEBEAR  Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:51, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!--KAVEBEAR (talk) 14:42, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

I bought this Paul Gauguin reproduction when I was on my third trip to Tahiti on a 5 week South Pacific vacation in 1987.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:59, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

I had asked the Reference Desk if it had any value = turned out very little.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:04, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

But it is a nice picture. Although, given the tenor of the article, I wonder if she was just preparing dinner? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:05, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

U R on fire

	Flame Award
	I hereby award you the hottest accolade available for the outstanding improvements made to Paul Rapsey Hodge and his fire engine invention. Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:04, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, Doug. I'm just getting warmed up! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:06, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

WER nomination

Per the above. I just tried to ping you and it didn't work. On the thread topic...rest easy. Things are not as they seem. See my reply at my talk page. Buster Seven Talk 13:36, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Chris Bertish

I did the DYK review for this and approved. But there is one point in the article itself I find confusing. Please see the section I put on the talk page. MB 01:18, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

User:MB Did a clarifying footnote. Good suggestion.

Thanks for the review. I'm thinking about the alternate hooks now. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:46, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

That takes care of it. One more comment - I think the article doesn't truly bring out the terror of the trip. Skimming the sources show things likes encountering fierce storms, sharks, the torn rotator cuff, and getting entangled with a giant squid or whale. MB 02:03, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

And everything that could go wrong did. I also did not give as much attention as could be to the unique design of this boat. The French paddler's failure was a lesson well learned and not repeated. Good suggestion. I'm getting worn out tonight, but I'll try to put something together soon. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:10, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/George E. Bria.
Message added 23:58, 20 March 2017 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

SounderBruce 23:58, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Paul Rapsey Hodge

Hello! Your submission of Paul Rapsey Hodge at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 04:52, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Resolved

7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:16, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Electrifying

	High Voltage Award
	I hereby award you the IEEE accolade for your work on the electrician Schuyler Skaats Wheeler = Ideal, Excellent, Exquisite, and Exceptional. Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:55, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. Very thoughtful. Can you levitate a copy of the first electric fire engine patent drawing?7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:27, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Polynesian Dog

On 24 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polynesian Dog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the extinct Polynesian Dog never became feral because of the scarcity of food in the forests of Polynesia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polynesian Dog. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Polynesian Dog), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chris Bertish

On 25 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chris Bertish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chris Bertish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chris Bertish), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 05:45, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Well done 7&6=thirteen and thanks.Conlinp (talk) 13:47, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Peak of Perfection

	Little Engine that Could
	You were certainly geared correctly to climb that mountain of obstacles on the George Escol Sellers article, as you pushed it all the way to the very top. Great job!!! Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:22, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. But we're still climbing. That would be a premature celebration. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:03, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

I know you will be able to get it to the peak of perfection, as you have a lot of steam left.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:38, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Rapsey Hodge

On 27 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Rapsey Hodge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the English inventor Paul Rapsey Hodge built the first steam fire engine in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Rapsey Hodge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paul Rapsey Hodge), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Fucking sign DYK

Hi, thank you again for reviewing Template:Did you know nominations/Fucking sign. However someone has come in and overridden the tick on personal preferences and not according to the DYK rules. Could you please restore the tick? I ask here as for some reason it won't let me ping you. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:29, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

The ping doesn't work because the user name begins with a digit. You can do it alternatively by typing User:7&6=thirteen. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:31, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

I don't have a dog in this fight. I've replied and said what there is to say. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:31, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fucking sign replied there. Talk:Fucking,_Austria#Merge And Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Tightening_the_rules_on_author-reviewer_conflicts_of_interest. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:52, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Your user name

You could adopt User:Seven&six-13, as I have redirected that to you. It would cause less confusion in pinging from other editors. Just an idea.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:42, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Or you can use it as a WP:doppelganger account and not use it at all. Right? --George Ho (talk) 05:27, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Nice Koekjes

{{subst:REVISIONUSER}} has given you some Nice Koekjes which promote fellowship, goodwill and WikiLove. Hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the good flavor of Nice Koekjes around Wiki World by giving someone else one. Maybe to a friend or, better yet, to someone you have had disagreements with in the past. Nice Koekjes are very tasty and have been known to be so NICE, they will even bake themselves. Enjoy!

Buster Seven Talk 14:11, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

What a nice gift. I shall have enjoy them with some tea. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Artisan

	Polished Gem Award
	You are a craftsman in the skill of polishing rough articles, like that of Electric fire engine - which is now a beautiful gem with its pretty hook ribbon tying it all up nicely. Thanks for the great job, all the way around. Doug Coldwell (talk) 17:07, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Schuyler Wheeler

On 3 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Schuyler Wheeler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the first electric fan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Schuyler Wheeler. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Schuyler Wheeler), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:01, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar

very nice, not required, but still thoughtful! I didn't know about the rule.  :( Now I'm just trying to get Leuthen past A class in Mil Hist. auntieruth (talk) 18:53, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

We are all sometimes victims of the rules. Been there; done that. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:54, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for George Escol Sellers

On 8 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Escol Sellers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Escol Sellers was the basis for the fictional character Colonel Eschol Sellers in Mark Twain's novel The Gilded Age? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Escol Sellers. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, George Escol Sellers), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Alexander Bonner Latta has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, 7&6=thirteen. Alexander Bonner Latta, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot (talk!) 12:00, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Portal:Nautical/March/24/Selected article

Yank Levy which is one of my offspring got selected. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:25, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Flag

See the disagreement. Creative use of WP:OR to delete well sourced material. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:30, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

"Ding Dong" - Avon calling

	Avon Award
	Great tweaking job on the Persis Foster Eames Albee first "Avon lady" article. Here is a chocolate treat for you. Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:00, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I don't think Avon sells chocolates? But thank you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:18, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

An even sweeter reward will be when the DYK gets 10K views.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:53, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

For you. .... Best of luck to you. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:38, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

Unexplained removal of comment

Hello,
Kindly explain why did you remove my comment. Thanks. —usernamekiran[talk] 18:25, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

User:usernamekiran, Looking at the diff you provided, it looks like I removed it. If I did, I can assure you it was unintentional. This was all news to me. Sorry. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:33, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

lol too late for an apology. I was already so confused about. I was not sure if i only dreamed about putting the comment there. (I am on some potent medicines for my insomnia, sometimes i get confused in dreams and reality)

but as it was clearly unintentional (there is no logical reasoning for motive either), we are humans, mistakes happen dont worry about it. :) —usernamekiran[talk] 18:38, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

Mea culpa. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:45, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

I got he dobos torte. Thanks a lot. I also removed the apology from your message. It didnt feel right as the mistake was unintentional, and as you already had apologised for it.

PS: I couldn't ping you using {{ping|username}} or {{reply to|xyz}} or {{u|xyz}} —usernamekiran[talk] 18:49, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

If you need to reach me use [[User:7&6=thirteen]]. thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:52, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

Tahitian Dog

WP:GA 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:23, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Wawatam Lighthouse

Do we have any idea what materials were used to construct the structural elements of the Wawatam Lighthouse? The key role of a welder, Ed Morris, hints that the lighthouse could have been built and then rebuilt with steel plates raised as a curtain wall around a structural armature, but I have never been inside the structure and do not know the answer.Bigturtle (talk) 19:18, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

The St. Ignace newspaper article is as close as I can get. Booker, Ted (December 30, 2010). "Builder of Chief Wawatam Lighthouse Shares Story of Project's Origin". St. Ignace News. Retrieved April 26, 2017. None of the other sources I looked at detailed the structure. 19:24, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Bigturtle (talk) 19:54, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

I do think that some kind of steel is implicit. He was selected because he was a consumate welder and metal fabricator. The making of octagonal tubes suggests that, too. But in wikiland implications won't suffice; it would be branded as WP:Synth or WP:OR. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:13, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Agreed Bigturtle (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Electric fire engine

On 27 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Electric fire engine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the electric fire engine had numerous advantages over the 19th-century steam fire engine (both pictured), but was not put into service because a storm could knock out the power? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Electric fire engine. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Electric fire engine), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

PFE Albee

Thanks for the edit, but we're talking about line-by-line paraphrasing in the 1st and 2nd paragraphs. Perhaps you can condense them and eliminate the storytelling nature of the prose? Yoninah (talk) 20:10, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

I copy edited more. Yoninah, Are you talking about the lead paragraphs?

Otherwise, IMO, the rest of the article doesn't closely paraphrase anything. If you are talking about 'structural' "close paraphrasing" I think you have gone overboard in your standard. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:24, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your work. I found the line-by-line paraphrasing in footnote 1. I had done some editing in the Early Life section to get rid of the close paraphrasing from that source, but it still persists through Career. If you don't think it's a problem, then I don't know what to do. Yoninah (talk) 20:38, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

I replied on the DYK nomination talk page.

Footnote 1 has almost no content.

Footnote 2 from the URL includes the following:

[Quoted text removed]

I did lots more copy editing. User: Doug Coldwell could you please take a look and fix it. As I value Yoninah's opinion, I want to resolve any issue. I am not seeing it, but maybe I've gone blind to the problem. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:55, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, with yours and Doug Coldwell's edits, I'm satisfied that the problem is resolved. Yoninah (talk) 21:48, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Persis Foster Eames Albee

On 3 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Persis Foster Eames Albee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that PFE Albee (pictured) is considered the first "Avon Lady", and was followed by over half a million others? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Persis Foster Eames Albee. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Persis Foster Eames Albee), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 05:47, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Henry Stephens (lumberman)

The article Henry Stephens (lumberman) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No claim of notability is made. Obviously no sources to back the non existant claim.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. John from Idegon (talk) 00:33, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

John from Idegon User:LadyofShalott FYI, There was a claim of notability in the article. Deletion was previously rejected. Is WP:GNG. No compliance with WP:Before. I will expand article and sources. Lots of books. Major lumberman, scion of lumber baron family. Major industrialist. Abolitionist involved with the underground railway, and important founder of the Republican party. I foresee a 5X expansion and a DYK. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:43, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

comment

It said u left a comment on my talk page I dont see it Cliffdimerandy (talk) 01:59, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Cliffdimerandy I only added the firrst section heading. Didn't really leave a comment. OCD. Remove it if you want. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:01, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

FYI

FYI, this, this, this ... WP:LTA/SBT. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 12:18, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

I knew about this. It has been ongoing by different IPs. Like bailing out the ocean with a teacup. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:20, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

You can say that again. Attempts are being made to wean them off by filter without causing too much displacement. Communication, which I've seen attempted over the last decade, is an absolute waste of time. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 12:34, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

I too tried different approaches. I am sending, and they are not receiving. Saying anything at all probably encourages them. Reverting/clearing is the only answer, and probably the best we can do. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 12:42, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

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