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Arianda Sodi

I'm gonna be honest, I knew the source wasn't great when I cited it, so that's my bad. I'm more knowledgable with football, but wanted to try and edit some other stubs other than just football ones. Hope that clears that up. :) RossEvans18 (talk) 04:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Iran‎ +26,222‎ +8,552‎ +6,812‎ etc...

Not sure what can be done here.Article being overloded. Posted on their talk the other day about size but to no avail (reply) User talk:HereIAmNow1379. Moxy- 18:27, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah - the post at article talk got a bit of traction but didn't last. Would be nice to get more eyes in. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Flora McDonnell

Hello. I've noticed you removed the link to The Peerage on Flora McDonnell. I don't understand you reason given as "rm EL". Is there something wrong with the source? Thanks. Seaweed (talk) 14:30, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Seaweed, yes - this website is deprecated per community discussion, which means that its reliability is considered to be highly questionable. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:40, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Re: part of

Thanks for removing those. I never understood why people used them on those types of articles. It's not like it's some sort of military front... PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:01, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers - definitely agree. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:02, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rechtman Surname list

Hello Nikkimaria - -you edited large portion of an entry on the Rechtman Surname. The issue, it appears is some formatting guidelines. Instead of editing out, can you tell me what the issue is or even better just fix it? Not sure what exactly is the issue here. your "rv" is not clear. So please fix or be explicit. Thank you. Rechtman (talk) 13:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rechtman, the issue is not formatting, but more fundamental: that section, and to a certain extent the article as a whole, represents interpretation of primary sources rather than a summary of secondary sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:33, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Elvis Presley

Hi, Nikkimaria. I have a question about the Elvis Presley article: for the cause of death section, I wonder if we should fix the potential {{blockquote}} format issue? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 09:53, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sjones23, could you clarify what format issue you're referring to? The blockquote looks pretty standard on my display. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:09, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm referring to the paragraph regarding E. Eric Muirhead. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:16, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I'm still not sure what you're asking about. I see a blockquote attributed to Muirhead, but as I said it looks like a typical blockquote to me. Can you be more specific about what problem you're seeing or what you would want to see differently? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:23, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm asking if we should use the {{blockquote}} template or keep the HTML coding? Sorry for any confusion. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, okay, thanks. I don't have any particular preference between the two, but if you'd like to change it I have no objection. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:20, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

request for peer review

hi! i found you through the list of peer review volunteers, and i was wondering if you would have any broad suggestions for improving the book article (review request here). it's in a pretty bad state right now and i'm not personally deeply knowledgeable on books so i probably have large blind spots as to what's currently missing.

thanks, LarstonMarston (talk) 06:56, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Removal of addition

Why did you remove my addition? SanDiegoCerberus (talk) 05:06, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SanDiegoCerberus, user-generated wikis like Fandom are not reliable sources. For additions like this you need secondary sourcing indicating the significance of the entry. Best, Nikkimaria (talk) 05:07, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There aren't any sources "confirming" its THE castle unfortunately, it just bears a resemblance. If its any better the twitter/X account for the castle tweeted about the resemblance. https://twitter.com/domainechambord/status/1177496895112929282 SanDiegoCerberus (talk) 05:57, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately no. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:51, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Frances Rutherford - edits and options?

Thanks, I appreciated your detailed scrutiny of the additions to the entry for Frances Rutherford.

I understand that the information about her family history was removed because of an unreliable source (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rutherford-1050)  and too much detail about her relatives.  

Two important details are now missing:  that Rutherford was a descendant of early British settlers in New Zealand and the first cousin, once removed, of Ernest Rutherford, the nuclear physicist.  Her relationship with Ernest Rutherford was noted in the ‘early life’ section of the original entry which stated that she was a cousin.   I traced her family tree to verify and explain this relationship.

I would like to offer two options for adding this information and ask your advice about whether either would be acceptable.

Option 1:  adding information in a shortened form and different citations, under ‘early life and education’

Rutherford’s great grandparents were early British settlers in New Zealand.  Her great grandfather, George Rutherford emigrated from Scotland in 1843.  Her father,  William Rutherford was ‘the uncle of Lord Rutherford, the eminent scientist’ making Rutherford the first cousin, once removed of Ernest Rutherford, the nuclear physicist. https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/rutherford-sir-ernest and https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350312.2.113

Option 2:  Putting the paragraph which explains her relationship with Ernest Rutherford in her Talk page. This was

Rutherford was a descendant of early British settlers in New Zealand and the first cousin, once removed, of Ernest Rutherford, the nuclear physicist.  Her great grandparents George Rutherford (1804-1876) and Mary Rutherford, nee Adie (1807-1877) arrived in Nelson in 1843, two years after New Zealand became a colony within the British Empire. They had three daughters and six sons including James Rutherford (abt. 1839-1928) and William James Rutherford (1848-1935).  James Rutherford was born in Dundee.  He married Martha Thompson (abt. 1842-1935) in 1866 and they had had twelve children, including Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937).  William James Rutherford was born in Nelson.  In 1874 he married Emma Louisa Kearns (1876-1963). They had four daughters and four sons, including Charles William Rutherford (1876-1963).  He was Frances Moran Rutherford’s father and Ernest Rutherford’s uncle. 

Thanks again for your help and I look forward to hearing your suggestions.

Occupational Therapy History Matters (talk) 10:47, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Occupational Therapy History Matters, Option 2 would be acceptable and would require no further discussion - if you'd like to do that go ahead. For option 1, I'd want to explore more why this detail requires inclusion. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:44, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your quick reply. Option 2 is fine. When I promote Rutherford's entry, I will encourage people to refer to the Talk page. Occupational Therapy History Matters (talk) 15:35, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vitamin C FA review

I do not understand what "needs a US tag" means for the image of James Lind. Working on the other comments. David notMD (talk) 14:31, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for correcting me on my lacklustre source usage. I reopened the discussion of the section at Talk:Germany#total 17 million people were systematically murdered. JackTheSecond (talk) 11:13, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding excessive detail

In this exchange, the point I was trying to make is that the detail you removed was the only content preventing that section from sliding into full WP:UNDUE. You've removed the only critical analysis of LBJ's use of the Silver Star and left in a rather substantial character count of one POV. I agree that direct quotes aren't needed and that there are additional supporting secondary sources that can be added (e.g. this), but can you please explain how if reducing detail is the mission while still respecting the neuterality of the encyclopedia, you've left in extensive direct quotes from laudatory sources and removed any balancing content? Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 03:53, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Orange Suede Sofa, as I said, if you'd like to address reducing existing content, I have no objection; I just saw the excessively detailed addition appear on my watchlist. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:57, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm actually not interested in mechanically reducing content, and I'm astonished how my thoughts above could possibly be interpreted that way. I'm more interested in ensuring that the existing content remains balanced, and this response indicates to me that no substantial thought has been given to the impact of this content on the article. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 04:05, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
IMO its impact is not positive regardless of what else is there. If there is a balance problem with the existing content, then the existing content should be addressed. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:14, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see. So, when balancing content is added, then we should just mindlessly remove it without any awareness of the subject matter and let other editors clean up after ourselves, including reverting editors that actually are familiar with the content. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 04:19, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's very much not what I said. If the existing content is hagiographic as you suggest, simply throwing in some negative commentary doesn't fix that. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:25, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mindlessly removing new content doesn't fix existing balance issues. If you have a thoughtful explanation of why that content needed to be removed in the pursuit of addressing excessive length and detail, I'd love to hear it. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 04:33, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That particular addition would have been excessive if the article were half its current length or if the section were overwhelmingly negative. Neither adding new content nor removing those additions addresses the existing content and its flaws. I've taken a stab at doing the latter. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:47, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for taking a look, and I want to make sure that my concern is heard. The existing content was not overwhelmingly negative, but overwhelmingly positive. This is the root of my concern; not only did you remove content without substantial analysis, but you reverted an editor who gave a meaningful justification for keeping the content. I've interacted with you before and I'm confident that you respect WP:N, and all I want to do is to ensure that our edits to the article are carefully made with regard to all pillars of our encyclopedia. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 05:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't agree with the perspective you've put forward, but it sounds like we have the same goal, so hopefully the new version addresses that. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:07, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowksi

Nikkimaria, I'm always made a bit nervous about edits that are said to deal with Earwig numbers (in this case to shut Earwig up), and the more so when the edit that did so, as best I can see, didn't really make the sort of significant rewording that would deal with close paraphrasing. Can I ask you to please take a look at this approved nomination to see whether there are, in your opinion, close paraphrasing issues? Thank you for whatever you can do; I realize this is a long article. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:07, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BlueMoonset, that article's sources are almost entirely Spanish, which I unfortunately do not speak, so I'm going to be of very limited help there. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:21, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for taking a look, Nikkimaria. Sorry I didn't notice that this was Spanish-language heavy. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:51, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I think your edit summary "rm EL" means remove external link? But I am not sure why because our Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources seems to allow the link for this purpose. I will not add the link again, but I am hoping to learn more about why the link is not allowed. Bruxton (talk) 15:24, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct - could you elaborate on why you think should be included? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:31, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I usually include that site if there is a headstone pictured in the link. Bruxton (talk) 15:45, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why? And particularly, why for this article? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:50, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The subject of the photograph was the missing child. But if it is not allowed for that purpose I understand. I may have misunderstood Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources. Bruxton (talk) 16:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Victorian Turkish baths changes

Hi, Thanks for your interest and suggestion alterations, some of which I disagree with, and some I am grateful for.

1. Removal of totally: absolutely. It's tautological and unnecessary.

2. Thank you for your substitution, which I am happy with pro tem; the sourcing was clumsy and lazy. However I shall in due course replace "Although many British bathers prefer bathing in the Turkish bath without costumes, or just loosely covered with a towel" when I have sourced it better; I am replacing "[N]udity became rare after many local authorities outsourced the operation of their baths" as this is a simple observable statement. I will neverthe less add sources when I get back to my database.

3. Again I am happy with your removal of footnote 14. I tried to get it again this morning and it led only to their main page. It was, in any case a bad source mentioning 'financial' reasons which locals know (probably from the council minutes) referred to the extra staff requirements. But it is also widely known that they tried not to give this as a reason, instead citing "inappropriate behavior" among male bathers (indicative of poor staff training) and, the latest, "striving for inclusivity" (which is strongly contested). No mention was made of the gaoling of a masseur for inappropriate behaviour! I will, however, probably replace this when I have found my original list of possible sources.

Thank you for your help in improving this revised page. Ishpoloni (talk) 10:44, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]


I've further trimmed the item on nudity in the VTb after consulting some senior people in BN. Although there is a general belief that this is the case, they agree with you that there is no hard evidence. Thanks again for drawing this to my attention and for your interest. Ishpoloni (talk) 15:55, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issei Sagawa

Hi, why you remove Sagawa's height, nationality, cause of death and relative Alon Alush (talk) 07:11, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alon Alush, according to the template documentation, height should be included only "If person was notable for their height, or if height is relevant", cause of death only "when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability", and relatives only "if independently notable and particularly relevant"; none of those criteria are met. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:04, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, Sagawa's height is very relevant in this context, he was a very short man, and cannibalized because he felt short and weak, to "absorb someone else's energy" according to his own words. I believe that his height is very relevant to the topic. Alon Alush (talk) 13:52, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, it makes sense to include his relatives in the infobox, his father, Akira Sagawa, was the owner of "Kurita Water Industries", and was a very rich man. He played an important role in the release of Sagawa, paying a settlement to one of his previous victims to get Sagawa's charges dropped. Alon Alush (talk) 13:57, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Simply being rich doesn't make someone notable - any sourcing to support that that's the case? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikEd

This diff suggests that you are using WikEd (zillions of buttons in the toolbar) and got bit by one of its bugs. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi WhatamIdoing, yep - would you happen to know a fix? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:07, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As far as I know, there's nothing you can do about it. The maintainer is largely inactive, and was told about this years ago, so I don't realistically expect it to get fixed. It seems to be a kind of WP:GENFIX thing ("It's not a bug; it's a feature!") that might be better handled as a namespace-sensitive action. WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:10, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cinema of Italy

Hi, do you have time in the next few days to finish fixing the article Cinema of Italy in order to remove the tags at the beginning of the article? Greetings. --LukeWiller (talk) 22:17, 21 February 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Unlikely. You had mentioned asking another editor - any luck there? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:07, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, I didn't ask any other user. Why do you ask ? To finish fixing the article I ask him why you don't have time? --LukeWiller (talk) 09:17, 22 February 2024 (UTC).[reply]
Yes, sorry for the idiotic question I asked you, now I understand what you meant. I had a better idea: try reading here. Regards. --LukeWiller (talk) 22:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC).[reply]

FAC and images at Vegas Golden Knights

Howdy,

After promoting the Vegas Golden Knights article to GA, I'm hoping to eventually get it to FAC (though I'm not in a hurry to do so). As part of this, I nominated it for peer review, which @Matarisvan is currently working on. As part of the review's initial comments, they noted that the logo and jersey images in the infobox could possibly be an issue for FAC, and directed me to ask you for advice. Neither are CC-licensed, but both have credible non-free-use rationale. The Kip 04:52, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi The Kip, a couple of thoughts on that. First off, as a general rule, the more non-free content you want to include, the stronger the rationale is needed for each for them to be justified. For example, I see you have two non-free logos with essentially the same rationale - I'd want to see reasoning why both are needed / one is not sufficient. The other thing to consider is to make sure the rationale covers all of the criteria. For example, the uniform image just gives the uploader as the source, which falls short of the recommendations around 10a. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:00, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've updated the uniform source with credit to the Golden Knights, and two references (respectively for the grey/white and gold uniforms) to back up the credit. As for the rationale - could you elaborate further? I'm not quite sure if I understand. The Kip 05:17, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A good non-free rationale should clearly identify why the image is necessary. If you have two images with basically the same rationale, it naturally raises the question of why you need two images to do the same thing - to include both, there needs to be a clearly expressed reason. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not quite sure how they have an identical rationale, though - the uniform states
To denote the uniform of the team. The uniform is described in detail in the article and is a visual identifier of the team equal to (and in some sports more important than) the logo. It is standard to display uniforms of a sports team in the infobox.
while the logo states
The image is used to identify the brand Vegas Golden Knights, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the brand, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the brand, and illustrate the nature of the brand in a way that words alone could not convey.
The logo's rationale denotes that it represents the brand, while the uniforms' rationale denotes that it is as if not more important to the brand than the logo. The Kip 07:00, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not the uniform, the two logos. First one:
The image is used to identify the brand Vegas Golden Knights, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the brand, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the brand, and illustrate the nature of the brand in a way that words alone could not convey.
Second one:
The image is used to identify the brand Vegas Golden Knights, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the brand, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the brand, and illustrate the nature of the brand in a way that words alone could not convey.
Those are word-for-word identical. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, my bad - I'd forgotten the alternate logo was in there. I'll try to revise the descriptions. The Kip 09:34, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've updated the descriptions to denote why both the primary and secondary are important to include - please review whenever you've got a moment. The Kip 01:19, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely better. I do question whether we want the "assure the readers that they have reached the right article" verbiage in the secondary logo rationale given that this isn't the one positioned where readers will see it on arriving at the page. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:07, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can remove it, just had it included as the default non-free rationale language. The Kip 03:56, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Wiggles

Hi, Nikki

I noticed that you removed the reference from the wiggles in "Baa Baa Black Sheep". I was just doing what MichaelMaggs told me. I have to put a reliable resource there. Niveithika1999 (talk) 19:33, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Niveithika1999, user-generated sources like Fandom wikis are not reliable sources. If you want to include this mention, you'll need secondary sourcing that demonstrates its significance to the subject. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:41, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry Niveithika1999 (talk) 23:38, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February music

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My story today celebrates a woman's birthday. She sat right in front of me when I took the picture at a lovely concert, celebrating her son's 60th. I thought she was 90 today, - no, 91 already. You can listen, starting at the piece he dedicated to her, Op. 1. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:52, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question

Hey Nikki.

I have a question. Is it possible to move my things on my new account? Such as Files I uploaded on commons, my user pages, etc. Dr.Ayzkao! 03:29, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ayzkao, I'm not sure I understand your question - could you clarify, maybe with a specific example of what you're hoping to move? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:32, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What I mean is everything. Files I uploaded, and much more I can't explain to you, lel. Dr.Ayzkao! 03:42, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is a process for moving files at Commons according to uploader request, outlined here. On this wiki, you can generally move things around within your userspace; however, if you're looking to change your username it would probably make your life easier to rename your account. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:51, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Nikki - hoping I can get your wisdom on a(nother) copyright question.

Concerning maps, archaeological diagrams and so on: I understand that simply copying a chart or plan made by another person would be a derivative work, and so not permitted unless that diagram was itself in the public domain. However, how does this sit versus the idea that bare facts -- such as, for example, the location of a wall -- cannot be copyrighted?

In this specific case, if I've got a published site plan like this guy, which itself is described at great length in the accompanying text, how much room is there for me to make a plan of the same site without falling foul of copyright, and is there any way I can help ensure that the resulting diagram ends up on the right side of all the necessary rules? UndercoverClassicist T·C 20:17, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi UndercoverClassicist, the key would be to avoid incorporating any original element from the published diagram - if you can forget you saw it entirely and create your own based only on the text, that would be ideal. (Alternatively, is the chart old enough to be PD?). Nikkimaria (talk) 03:20, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Nikki -- no, the charts aren't old enough, sadly (the site was excavated in 1939), but at the same time it seems ridiculous for there to be no way to map the site just because someone else has already made a map. Normally, you could just trace it from Google Maps, but there's a roof over the building. I assume the key word there is original: that is, if the two diagrams coincide simply because they describe the same physical thing, that's fine, but any reconstruction, symbology etc is considered a creative act which has copyright protection? UndercoverClassicist T·C 07:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Basically any choice that could be considered original to the chart creator rather than inherent to the facts underlying it. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:54, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Putting that another way: any choice that a chart creator could reasonably not make? Thanks, Nikki -- this is helpful. I'll give it a go: do you mind if I run what I come up with past you? UndercoverClassicist T·C 07:22, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, no problem. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:16, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis

On 4 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Stieler's portrait of Beethoven (pictured), the composer's arms "are not convincingly attached to his shoulders"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beethoven (Stieler). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Beethoven with the Manuscript of the Missa Solemnis), 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.

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Great hook! Made me laugh out loud. Srnec (talk) 00:24, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:20, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I came to say the same, and that it is also featured on Portal:Germany. Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Great job your doing at Iran. Keep up the great work. 😀 Moxy🍁 00:51, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers - will get there eventually ;-) Nikkimaria (talk) 00:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Take immediate action on Iran's religion numbers on the infobox

Hello. Unfortunately, there are users who are trying to destroy some sensitive information on Iran. I know that this discussion already exists in the Iran's talk page, but I want you to personally take action on the situation since you are paying close attention to the page. Religion numbers on the infobox has been fully destroyed by some newly-created accounts in an intend to change the facts with unreliable sources (using an anti-Iranian/opposition website as their source...) and reject the country's official general census, which was on the infobox for literally years. Please remove the religious section from Infobox once and for all, *and do something that no one revert it this easily with false info*. Most country pages do not even have religion numbers on the infobox for this exact reason: to avoid such discussions in the talk page, and since the Iran's talk page is on fire with tons of people wanting this to change, please do something fast. This is a massive problem on Iran's page and it needs to get resolved immediately. Farnaj57 (talk) 12:04, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it per the talk page, but unfortunately I don't have the ability to guarantee no one will revert it. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:11, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Free access/doc

Template:Free access/doc has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 08:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

Wondering if your interested in small review Talk:Canadian peacekeeping Moxy🍁 16:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perry Richardson Bass

Hi Nikki. I made a few edits to my cousin's, Perry Bass, page to add the names of his parents and to add info regarding our family history and roots in Texas through Benjamin Roland Bass and Susan Green Bass. I added it in support to a quote from Perry's grandson in which he made reference to his family's multi-generational history in Texas. I therefore added the information regarding our common relatives (Ben and Susan Bass) who migrated from Tennessee to Texas in about 1855. As support, I included links to the 1850 census showing them in Tennessee, and also a link to the 1860 census showing them in Texas (which also noted that they had a child born about 5 years earlier who was born in Texas, thereby establishing the time frame of about 1855 . . . I have some property records as well since my grandmother inherited part of the land they originally acquired, but that would be a bit more tedious to run down). I also included information about the family's linkage back to early 17th century Virginia and the Nansemond Nation. With respect to this latter part, I can see why that would be removed for lack of reliability. I don't even know where I would start in adding all of the documentation around that, so probably not worth trying. I am confused, however, regarding what additional information you would be looking for to support the information regarding Ben and Susan Bass. I included links to their "Findagrave" locations, which if you click through their child Porter Bass, to his son, Dr. E. Perry Bass, it will take you to Perry Richardson Bass. I figured that would be sufficient, but I am knew to making edits in Wikipedia so I may be missing something. It is possible that I am looking at things with a less skeptical eye since I personally know, and am part of, that shared portion of family history. Thanks for any insights. Ksquared73 (talk) 19:37, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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