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[edit] Objective criteria for episode notability
I've attempted to synthesize the discussion. Again, feedback welcome.Kww (talk) 18:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
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On 16 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Constantina, wife of Maurice, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--Victuallers (talk) 13:10, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Adminship
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- Adminship Thanks for the thought (I know it was also kind of tongue in cheek referring to the number that had to be patrolled) but of course I was suggested for adminship well over a year and a half ago and I turned it down although I could use some of the admin tools certainly. I've put in ten times more edits that many admins on here, but I prefer to contribute purely encyclopedically and not get too tied down with debates and administrative which often makes me feel bad about wikipedia when some people are uncivil etc, I'm sure you know what I mean! i find it silly that nobody will flag my account given my contributions -it would save new page patrol a lot of work!! ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ $1,000,000? 19:18, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Archiving Your Talk Page
Would you like me to archive your talk page?--TrUCo9311 20:21, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
If you can, do it. I am not sure of the needed process. Dimadick (talk) 20:22, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sophia, wife of Justin II
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On 4 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sophia, wife of Justin II, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--BorgQueen (talk) 11:17, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikiproject Greece
You have added the Wikipedia:WikiProject Greece template to talk pages for (1) articles about non-Greek entities that have Greek-derived names and (2) articles that mention or discuss the Greek language derivation of certain English words, but that otherwise appear to have nothing to do with Greece. Do you have reason to think that Fear of youth, Ephebophilia, Orpheion, and Omophagia belong in this wikiproject, or were these automated edits? (There may be other examples like these...) --Orlady (talk) 13:05, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
Actually I have added articles that were already in Category:Ancient Greece or disambiguation pages included within. The category and its contents are relevant to thw WikiProject which also covers the Greek language. Dimadick (talk) 13:07, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
- On that basis, I see the value of keeping Orpheion and Omophagia in that wikiproject. Fear of youth and Ephebophilia probably got included due to a link from a page related to the root word Ephebos. I see no reason for Wikiproject Greece to need (or want) to fool with these articles, so I removed the Wikiproject templates. --Orlady (talk) 14:49, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Euphemia, wife of Justin I
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On 6 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Euphemia, wife of Justin I, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--BorgQueen (talk) 11:46, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Electoral histories
Hi there, I see that you have been editing many of the same pages that User:Darth Kalwejt has. I have a question regarding your views on "Electoral history" sections on politicans pages, information that Darth Kalwejt has added to just about every American politician Wikipedia article. Do you support them, and do you support their formats (there are many different formats, but do you support any?)? I suppose they could be beneficial in certain instances, but I am largely opposed to how they are currently being used and presented (see my comments here). Anyway, I'm just curious as to what you think; a reply would be very helpful. Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 06:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
I don't care much for them. They seem to be mostly duplicating information from other articles. I am just correcting misspelling of names. Dimadick (talk) 06:57, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Okay thanks for your reply. I've been trying to contact Dath Kalwejt but he hasn't responded. Thanks again, Happyme22 (talk) 17:53, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Crusades task force
Hi Dimadick, I notice you've been adding a lot of WPMA templates; I've just created a Crusades task force as part of the Middle Ages WikiProject, so if you'd like to help with that as well, that would be great! Adam Bishop (talk) 09:53, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
I have been adding the templates for quite a while now because it seems to be the only way to get the articles noticed. I df the new task force can get some Crusade articles noted, why not. Dimadick (talk) 07:42, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Floris III, Count of Holland
Noticed you added a WikiProject Middle Ages project banner in the article talk. But in the other projects, the article has been rated start class. But you did not assess it. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 07:14, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
The Medieval Wikiproject has its own assesment criteria and does not necessarily follow the bio assesments. Dimadick (talk) 07:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toni Ann Gisondi
You voted to keep this article based in part on an award win. Just wanted to make it clear that the article was poorly worded and the actor was merely nominated for the award, in case this makes a difference to your vote. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 15:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] tags
You might add the $$visual arts}} tag to those articles like illuminated manuscripts where it applies and has not yet been added. We don't do much tagging, although we are more active in maintaining these articles. Thanks, Johnbod (talk) 13:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
I was unaware that project also covered manuscripts. Dimadick (talk) 13:17, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Speedy deletion of Talk:Blacasset
A tag has been placed on Talk:Blacasset, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Hot200245 (talk) 14:02, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Manuscripts
I'm fairly sure it is a mistake to all Project Judaism tags to Christian Old Testament manuscripts that have no textual interest for Jews. However, as mentioned before, the Visual arts tag is an appropriate addition. Johnbod (talk) 10:57, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
What are you talking about? I have added mEdieval but bot Judaism tags to the various manuscriptsDimadick (talk) 10:58, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
- I was talking about Old Testament fragment (Naples, Biblioteca Vittorio Emanuele III, 1 B 18), but I see you are right - you added WPMA, someone else the Judaism. Both in fact are wrong, as this is a late Antique 5th century MS, as are several others you have added the WPMA tag to. Please use edit summaries btw. Just "+WPMA" would be fine. Thanks. Johnbod (talk) 11:05, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Actually this is the only project so far which has dealt with the Roman and Byzantine articles of the 5th century. So I don't consider it a mistake. Dimadick (talk) 11:07, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
- How "dealt with" (other than by tagging)? Some of these have the "classical Greece and Rome" banners, and the main contributor to them by far is User:Dmsgold who is not affiliated with either project, probably followed by myself, who is in both. Johnbod (talk) 11:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
Dealt with in assessing and/or preventing vandalism mostly. For some reason "Classical Greece and Rome" has not included several articles on Roman figures of the period of the Theodosian dynasty or their successors in the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. The situation dealing with the 476 - 500 period is not that clear. Dimadick (talk) 11:30, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Succession boxes
Hello. According to this succession boxes should be about the last thing on the page. I am not a great fan of consistency for its own sake, but in this case I think it would be as well if everything was done the same way. Angus McLellan (Talk) 10:27, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
However this renders them practically invisible in articles with long list of references. I consider them more useful at the end of the actual text. Dimadick (talk) 10:28, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] New Project
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.
If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 17:18, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Queen Zein
Hello, Dimadick! Could you please give your opinion at Talk:Queen Zein al-Sharaf Talal#Requested move? Thank you! Surtsicna (talk) 14:47, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] List of Byzantine Emperors
The tables in this article repeat the row which include Picture, Name, Status etc. parameters as headings in both top and at the bottom of each table. Can you please fix it? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32)
Hallo, Dimadick! I'm hoping you can help me. The page on G. Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32) gives his date of birth as 11th December 17 BC. But where did this date come from? No source is given. I don't know who wrote the original page, but I notice that you've taken an active part in the discussion, so maybe you could advise me. Thanks, Larmel (talk) 12:44, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
The date seems to come from "Suetonius' Life of Nero:An Historical Commentary" (1978) by Keith R. Bradley. Dimadick (talk) 15:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Estonian Government in Exile
Hi Dimadick, I noticed that you included Estonian Government in Exile under WikiProject Former Countries. It might be me that I'm missing something but how does it make sense? Thanks! --Termer (talk) 13:17, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
You are missing that the project even has a task force devoted "to articles on extraordinary governments, such as provisional governments or governments-in-exile". Dimadick (talk) 17:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
