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Person templates

Hi there! I see that you've created navigation box templates for several people, such as Template:Stephen Hawking and Template:Nikola Tesla. Another user mentioned at the Wikiproject physics talk page that it might be useful to discuss the physics-related ones there. There's no particular requirement that you do this -- it's up to you. But if you're so inclined, would you mind posting a note at the Wikiproject Physics page about your thoughts on the templates and why they're useful? It could be a good way to start a discussion among interested editors. Thanks. --Amble (talk) 22:51, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Saw it, thanks. I don't have strong feelings about the person templates, but as you point out, they do seem to be in keeping with how they're used in other subject areas. So they look good to me. --Amble (talk) 23:54, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Template Barnstar
		For the quality navboxes you've made for Hawking, Bacon, Einstein, etc. INeverCry 03:00, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

3O follow up

Hi, thanks for you help with the 3O at List of God of War characters. I've left a response if you could comment. Thanks. JDC808 (talk) 01:33, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Ocean Giants at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 09:43, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Auprince

Hi. I've addressed your concern at Template:Did you know nominations/Michael Auprince. Can you please revisit the review? Thanks. --LauraHale (talk) 20:41, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Grace Bowman (equestrian)

Hi. I've commented back on Template:Did you know nominations/Grace Bowman (equestrian). If you could revisit and complete the review again, that would be great. Thanks. --LauraHale (talk) 20:43, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Rachael Dodds

I have addressed your concerns at Template:Did you know nominations/Rachael Dodds. Can you please revisit the review? --LauraHale (talk) 20:51, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding 101.

He is what I call an overcategorizer and I mean he literally has to over categorized EVERYTHING. In the beginning he had a weird interest in labeling everyone with sexual orientation but dropped that. I keep an eye on him and I try to keep his changes from going through only on those I view as completely unnecessary. The only time he communicated was when he asked if he could add the category Hunters to the Dick Cheney article which got shot down easily. ViriiK (talk) 07:11, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands

On 4 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, naturalist Charles Darwin presents one of the earliest accounts of the process of magmatic differentiation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ocean Giants

On 5 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ocean Giants, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the BBC nature documentary series Ocean Giants includes episodes about whale songs and the cognitive abilities of dolphins? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ocean Giants. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:03, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Religion in Mauritania

On 5 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Religion in Mauritania, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott is located in Mauritania, even though census figures indicate that nearly 100% of the country's citizens are adherents of Islam? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Religion in Mauritania. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 16:04, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Religion in Liechtenstein

On 6 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Religion in Liechtenstein, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Liechtenstein, although there are exemptions, religious education is mandatory? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Religion in Liechtenstein. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 08:04, 6 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Attenborough and the Giant Egg

On 7 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Attenborough and the Giant Egg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an egg of the extinct elephant bird given to David Attenborough in 1960 inspired the making of his 2011 documentary Attenborough and the Giant Egg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Attenborough and the Giant Egg. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 06 August 2012

Op-ed: The Athena Project: being bold

News and notes: FDC portal launched

Arbitration report: No pending or open arbitration cases

Featured content: Casliber's words take root

Technology report: Wikidata nears first deployment but wikis go down in fibre cut calamity

WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Martial Arts

DYK for Geological Observations on South America

On 8 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Geological Observations on South America, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that naturalist Charles Darwin's book Geological Observations on South America is based on travels during the second voyage of HMS Beagle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Geological Observations on South America. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:02, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	For services to Usernames. Absolutely wonderful! Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 13:24, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Patent war

On 12 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Patent war, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a patent war fought by Alexander Graham Bell, credited with inventing the telephone, involved 600 lawsuits and lasted 11 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Patent war. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 16:02, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Lost Land of the Jaguar

On 13 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lost Land of the Jaguar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that BBC One's Expedition Guyana was renamed Lost Land of the Jaguar to appeal to a wider audience, as a reference to Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lost Land of the Jaguar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 08:02, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Black Hole War

On 13 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Black Hole War, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the book The Black Hole War, by theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind, covers the scientific debate between Susskind and Stephen Hawking on the black hole information paradox? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Black Hole War. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe

On 14 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Channel 4 popular science series Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe covers topics ranging from string theory to supersymmetry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 13 August 2012

Op-ed: Small Wikipedias' burden

News and notes: Bangla-language survey suggests the challenges for small Wikipedias

Arbitration report: You really can request for arbitration

Featured content: On the road again

Technology report: "Phabricating" a serious alternative to Gerrit

WikiProject report: Dispute Resolution

Discussion report: Image placeholders, machine translations, Mediation Committee, de-adminship

DYK for cognitive vulnerability

Hey! This nomination template has been looked over and since the reviewer suggested a hook, ONLY THE HOOK needs to be looked over by another new reviewer. The rest of the article has been surely taken care of. If you have the time to just check it out, please do so. Thanks. Khyati Gupta (talk) 19:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back

You stopped editing long before I started, but I see you've been rolling out a bunch of quality contributions since you got back so welcome back! Ryan Vesey 20:46, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DRN

Come back over and put your name back on the volunteer list before I have to get testy with you. Like they said in the movie, I'm old and I have more insurance than you do. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 21:02, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Xanchester. You have new messages at Czarkoff's talk page.
Message added 21:25, 17 August 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]