User talk:Di (they-them)/Archives/2024/September

A friendly suggestion

Hello, Di. This talk page is quite unwieldy at 120 threads; please consider archiving it. If you need any help with archiving, let me know. Thanks, Queen of Hearts (talk) 06:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, will do. Di (they-them) (talk) 12:09, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Bullet hit squib example screenshots from movies

Hello, I saw that some example images are removed from the page. i thought they were good examples at illustrating different squib payloads (e.g. down feathers, fake blood), and one had 10+ squibs on which was a good demo of multiple squibs. I get the reasoning that it should be essential only, so I would suggest we keep them up until I can create my own (or someone else) similar images? That might take some time as I need to find some time for it. What do you think? Cheers. Adenosine Triphosphate (talk) 10:59, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

@Adenosine Triphosphate: I think that examples should only be added when there are non-copyrighted ones available. We shouldn't just use film screenshots unnecessarily. If you want to make some, that's fine, but until they exist the page shouldn't use any from copyrighted films. Di (they-them) (talk) 14:26, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Okay no worries. Would they have fallen under fair use? Adenosine Triphosphate (talk) 14:51, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes, but Wikipedia is only supposed to use fair use when it's necessary. Di (they-them) (talk) 15:57, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Poll (parrot)

Hello! Your submission of Poll (parrot) 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:34, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

DCWC September update

The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

• Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics
• Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines
• Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page
• Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures.

Only one month remains until the end of the contest, so it's time to make your remaining nominations! Please consider answering some review requests, particularly the older entries, as a way of helping out your fellow participants and moving up the leaderboard. Good luck!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Germany–Samoa relations

On 5 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Germany–Samoa relations, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that German officials exiled the Samoan king from his own kingdom in 1887? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Germany–Samoa relations. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Germany–Samoa relations), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:04, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Precious

unusual relations

Thank you for quality articles about unusual topics such as Germany–Samoa relations, Blinking Sam, Tina and Milo, Coulrophilia and Halloween music, for finding a pic, for "I feel like it might be best to wait for a different source", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2952 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you, I'm honored! Di (they-them) (talk) 01:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Babydog

On 6 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Babydog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Babydog is "a fixture in West Virginia politics"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Babydog. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Babydog), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

The section on Yusuke1000 involves an attempted edit to your user page

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 12:45, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

My hero

Just wanted to say thank you for creating the Moo Deng page. You are doing God's work <3 Rojo Rosa (talk) 08:44, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you :) Di (they-them) (talk) 12:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Petitcrieu

On 22 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Petitcrieu, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a magical inanimate dog may have been a taxidermy dog, an automaton, or a metaphor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Petitcrieu. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Petitcrieu), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Poll (parrot)

On 27 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Poll (parrot), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a parrot reportedly screamed profanities at the funeral of U.S. president Andrew Jackson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Poll (parrot). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Poll (parrot)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

File:2023 Lewiston shooting.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:2023 Lewiston shooting.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Ixfd64 (talk) 15:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)