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DYK for Testimonies (novel)

On 2 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Testimonies (novel), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Patrick O'Brian's Testimonies received reviews that variously described it from "clumsy in construction to the point of amateurishness" to "rare and beautiful"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Testimonies (novel). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Testimonies (novel)), 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 12:03, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Replaceable non-free use File:The Dancing Floor, Buchan, 1926 first edition cover.png

Thanks for uploading File:The Dancing Floor, Buchan, 1926 first edition cover.png. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of non-free use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of non-free use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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That's fine. I didn't see the other version of that cover image. MichaelMaggs (talk) 07:22, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

I uploaded that cover to Commons afterwards. -- Whpq (talk) 12:40, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

david raye

you said that you need a source he will join spurs i am family freinds with him 213.8.151.122 (talk) 18:21, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi I'm afraid that in order to add information of that type to Wikipedia you need to be able to show that it's been published in a reliable third-party source - see WP:RS and WP:BLP. Unless the information can be confirmed by a reliable third-party published source, I'm afraid it can't be used here, even though you might know personally that the information is accurate. No doubt in due course it will be reported somewhere, such as a reliable newspaper, and at that point it will become useable. MichaelMaggs (talk) 19:44, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

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And Then There Were None

Hopefully this fixes the problem (the subsequent revert had nothing to do with actual content, so please restore it if you don't see any problem). The search in question happened after only two deaths, not three, so I was fixing the sequence of events, but then there was the issue of where to mention the rhyme and figurines. 125.164.43.151 (talk) 00:25, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

An editor has reverted your edit for 'ban evasion'. MichaelMaggs (talk) 11:07, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

It's this guy: Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Belteshazzar. His abuse of Wikipedia is prolific enough that his edits are generally best reverted without anybody even bothering to look at their content. Obviously, if you do want to look into it, and you think that anything he has changed actually was beneficial, then there is nothing to stop you from reinstating it but you are under no obligation to expend any time on this and, either way, I recommend not to engage with him in any discussion. DanielRigal (talk) 11:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the background. MichaelMaggs (talk) 11:46, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

The current article refers four times to Isaac Morris as the owner of the island. Reading the beginning and ending of the book, that doesn't appear to be the case; it was understood that he made arrangements for someone else. If you don't have the book handy, you can check on this at the Youtube channel I linked to earlier. 110.136.217.243 (talk) 04:02, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Boson article

hi, you removed the section of the boson article which mentions his ethnicity. You can check the wikipedia page fo him, he was an ethnic bengali who was born, raised, and died in bengal and from a bengali family. CorrectionalFacility101 (talk) 16:20, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

No - it doesn't say any such thing. The Satyendra Nath Bose article notes that he was "an Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics". If you assert that that information is incorrect, or that his ethnicity (as opposed to his nationality) is of importance to his professional work, you need to find and cite a reliable source that confirms that information. This is not the place for nationalism. As your edit has been reverted, you now need to go to the talk page to make your case, if you still wish to discuss it. Please do not revert again without getting talk page consensus first. Regards, MichaelMaggs (talk) 17:16, 14 October 2023 (UTC)