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- There's a bloody good reason it isn't transcluded - it should've been done and dusted six months ago! I intend to edit {{DYKsubpage}} so that some egregiously old ones show up more quickly: Technical 13, I believe there is some way of subtracting the last few characters from a parameter (i.e. subtracting " 2014" from "June 2014" or selecting only the last few characters from it (i.e. "2014"), what am I on about?--Launchballer 20:01, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
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Walking Down Madison
[edit]Hi! Pleased to see someone expand this article, it was quite a way down my to-do list! I wonder if you could possibly clarify the chronology, though. You wrote that Johnny Marr had just come away from The Smiths - which I would interpret as August 1987, meaning that the song in some form pre-dates MacColl's 1989 album "Kite" (to which Marr also contributed) and was held over. It makes sense, given that had MacColl not already had "dibs" on it, it would probably have ended up as an Electronic track instead, I just wondered if you could confirm that? -- Walnuts go kapow (talk) 11:04, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
- Marr kept that record after mates of his nicked other records he'd played for them. It was going to be used on his own record before MacColl heard it.--Launchballer 12:46, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
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[edit]Thanks for reverting on my user page. It's almost certainly a revenge edit for this reversion [1]. Seems to be a vandalism only IP (today at least). Paul B (talk) 18:54, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
- I'm delighted that your gadgets are enabled. Sent him to the empire of Ming the Merciless. Yes, sure, act as you think appropriate. Paul B (talk) 21:22, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Hive Minds
[edit]Hello! Your submission of Hive Minds 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! Dravecky (talk) 11:05, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
- Please see new note on DYK nomination template. Yoninah (talk) 22:02, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Nipple tattoo
[edit]On 16 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nipple tattoo, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that since 2011, the Royal Derby Hospital has offered nipple tattoos to breast surgery patients? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thank you for helping create Wikipedia Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
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- I've dropped both a line but I can't see either of them there - no evidence of any life on those pages in months.--Launchballer 18:14, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Underwater Love (Smoke City song)
[edit]Hello! Your submission of Underwater Love (Smoke City song) 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:42, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
- New issues have been noted. Please stop by when you can. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:24, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
- When you're able to, could you take a look at my comment/question on this nomination? Thanks. ~ RobTalk 04:41, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Prized Apart
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DYK for Ooh Wee (Mark Ronson song)
[edit]On 21 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ooh Wee (Mark Ronson song), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the success of Mark Ronson's "Ooh Wee" prompted him to return to the UK? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ooh Wee (Mark Ronson song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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Userboxes
[edit]Hi, on my userpage, I have a userbox for article creation, however, the site only recognizes articles created from redlink, not for example, expansions of redirects (some of mine can be seen at User:Azealia911/Articles. I note that on your userpage, your userbox for article creation features a note, how exactly did you get it there? Would love to apply one to mine giving details I've mentioned here. Cheers, Azealia911 talk 00:45, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Prized Apart
[edit]On 23 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prized Apart, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the BBC game show Prized Apart involves contestants being flown to Morocco and back every week? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prized Apart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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DYK nomination of Shine (Years & Years song)
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DYK nomination of Come and Get It (John Newman song)
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DYK nomination of I Can't Lose
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DYK nomination of Get Over It (MC Kinky song)
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DYK nomination of David Zowie
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DYK nomination of Scorpio (Dennis Coffey song)
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DYK nomination of Cccan't You See
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DYK nomination of Safeword (game show)
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DYK nomination of Guess This House, Happy Campers
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DYK nomination of Moon Hop
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QPQs
[edit]Sorry to clog up your talk page with all these notices, but as a long-time and experienced DYK nominator, you should submit your QPQs at the time of nomination. Many new reviewers (and even an experienced reviewer) may not notice, but it will hold up approval and promotion to prep. Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- You are seriously going to tell me that there isn't a multiple use template to that effect. Once I've alleviated the backlog that'll be my next task.--Launchballer 22:23, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm not so tekky :( Yoninah (talk) 22:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
- I've just commented on a couple of the reviews and superseded their ticks, as they only seem to mention newness, length, and hook sourcing. None of the Within policy criteria have been mentioned, and they must be: neutrality, overall article sourcing, and close paraphrasing/copyvio. There also is no comment on the submitted QPQ, nor on whether the submitted images are free and actually in the nominated article. I'm also wondering what the issues were with the QPQ check in the DYK toolbox that left you unable to determine whether a QPQ was required. It isn't always accurate, but a check through the talk page archives for the main-page-appearance notification can help settle the question. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:23, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- BlueMoonset, with the greatest respect I refuse to trust any tool that claims I've only got 15 credits. At the time of writing, I have 80.--Launchballer 10:18, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- I've just commented on a couple of the reviews and superseded their ticks, as they only seem to mention newness, length, and hook sourcing. None of the Within policy criteria have been mentioned, and they must be: neutrality, overall article sourcing, and close paraphrasing/copyvio. There also is no comment on the submitted QPQ, nor on whether the submitted images are free and actually in the nominated article. I'm also wondering what the issues were with the QPQ check in the DYK toolbox that left you unable to determine whether a QPQ was required. It isn't always accurate, but a check through the talk page archives for the main-page-appearance notification can help settle the question. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:23, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm not so tekky :( Yoninah (talk) 22:24, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
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[edit]Please fix your link in https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Freeze_Out_%28game_show%29. What link did you intend to put? 108.162.157.141 (talk) 04:50, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Which one? There aren't any broken links there.--Launchballer 07:10, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Number 2 - What is the URL? 108.162.157.141 (talk) 07:44, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- I didn't intend it as a URL. I cited the episode.--Launchballer 07:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- The episode did not have a tiebreaker involving 3 or more persons, so how do you know the tiebreak when there are more than 2 persons? 108.162.157.141 (talk) 07:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- You're right - it didn't. However, I believe that the best procedure in these circumstances is to guess - Wikipedia is a work in progress, and although it may well be the case they have a different game for each scenario, I doubt the rules would be that complex for a show that has only been commissioned for 10 episodes (Loose Women and Tipping Point summer replacements Guess This House and Happy Campers were commissioned for 25 and 30 episodes). What I will say, is if you're going to put "it is not currently known", it is best to state when currently is.--Launchballer 14:17, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- The episode did not have a tiebreaker involving 3 or more persons, so how do you know the tiebreak when there are more than 2 persons? 108.162.157.141 (talk) 07:40, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- I didn't intend it as a URL. I cited the episode.--Launchballer 07:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Number 2 - What is the URL? 108.162.157.141 (talk) 07:44, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
DYK for I Can't Lose
[edit]On 4 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article I Can't Lose, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mark Ronson and Jeff Bhaskar dropped in on churches, nightclubs, bars, and community centres in an attempt to find an appropriate vocalist for their song "I Can't Lose"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I Can't Lose. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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DYK for Come and Get It (John Newman song)
[edit]On 6 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Come and Get It (John Newman song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Come and Get It" by John Newman was created with the intent that it be listened to while in the car? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Come and Get It (John Newman song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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DYK for Shine (Years & Years song)
[edit]On 6 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shine (Years & Years song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Years & Years released an interactive music video for their song "Shine"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shine (Years & Years song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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DYK nomination of Get Over It (MC Kinky song)
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DYK for Underwater Love (Smoke City song)
[edit]On 12 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Underwater Love (Smoke City song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after "Underwater Love" by Smoke City became a hit, lead singer Nina Miranda returned to the UK from Brazil to discuss a record deal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Underwater Love (Smoke City song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |