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DYK for Amphitrite class monitor (99/3 DYKs)

On April 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amphitrite class monitor, 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.

Cunard (talk) 05:30, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Bacon mania

I'd appriciate your opinion on this, whatever it may be. Please see Talk:Bacon#Merge proposal as well. Broadweighbabe (talk) 03:18, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

submarines

Your user name caught my attention. Are you a submarine sailor? Diesel? If so, let's compare notes. Best wishes, Doc. DocRushing (talk) 01:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Roger. Thanks for the answer. Doc. DocRushing (talk) 12:09, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Double DYK for SS Governor Cobb and USCGC Cobb (WPG-181) (101/3 DYKs)

On 5 April, 2009, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles SS Governor Cobb, and USCGC Cobb (WPG-181), 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.

Shubinator (talk) 04:43, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Wall Street Journal

There is a great article in Journal re ; Wikipedia--charles moore (talk) 15:24, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123897399273491031.html --charles moore (talk) 17:47, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Believe me.. I do know this: The Administrators make Wikipedia what it is today: credible and an incredibly great source of information. I was really glad to read that this article picked up on that point. You, Nuero and many others deserve so much more credit for your behind the scenes work.... --charles moore (talk) 15:05, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK noms

Hi, Gatoclass. Thanks for your nomination of A Colour Symphony (I've now merged the duplicate entries) and belated thanks for your earlier nom of Symphony in C (Bizet). Cheers. -- JackofOz (talk) 20:36, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Jaroslav Ježek (designer)

Thanks so much for the note at my talk (I'd have missed it entirely otherwise!). Regards. Haploidavey (talk) 20:42, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Savannah (1818) (102/3 DYKs)

On April 9, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Savannah (1818), 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.

Dravecky (talk) 05:05, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Collins Line

Saw your note—thanks for the images. The navbox I created is really just for navigation while working on them; some of the links are extraneous, as you probably noticed. Which ship articles did you write? Maralia (talk) 23:05, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK image swap

Hi, was told that you might be awake at this hour and able to assist re: Talk:Main_Page#Changing pic for lead hook here Thanks! Sasata (talk) 07:18, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

On behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just wanted to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Happy Easter! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 07:58, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK update

Update time again, from queue 1. I can do credits. Shubinator (talk) 15:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

You're like an alarm clock! :p

Hang on, I've just got to finish up something first... Gatoclass (talk) 15:50, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Yep, I've already finished ;) Shubinator (talk) 16:00, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Good lad. No sense waiting around :) Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

I see we were both updating dyk .... I'll let you finish Victuallers (talk) 09:26, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, nearly finished now :) Gatoclass (talk) 09:28, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Allaire Iron Works (103/3 DYKs)

On April 21, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allaire Iron Works, 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.

—Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:47, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for marine steam engine (104/3 DYKs)

On April 21, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article marine steam engine, 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.

—Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:48, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Howell Works (105/3 DYKs)

On April 21, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Howell Works, 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.

—Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:50, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK questions

Howdy Gatoclass, I've admired your sterling contribs at DYK for a long time - great job. Since receiving my own mop recently, I'd like to learn the ropes and help out with updates at DYK. You are Numero Uno on my list of people-I-oughta-learn-DYKin'-off've. So, a couple of postgrad questions for you. 1. I wouldn't add my own hooks to an update, obviously, but what is the best practice for dealing with hooks that you have personally reviewed? Can you add these to an update or best to leave them for another admin? 2. When there is a traffic jam of unreviewed/debated hooks at the bottom of the page (like now) it is appropriate to personally review/decide on the appropriateness of each hook to clear out the snarl and then add them to the queue? Hope you don't mind you muscling in on your corner of the wiki and don't be shy about letting me know if I stuff something up. Cheers, Paxse (talk) 16:11, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for SS Baltic (1850)

On April 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Baltic (1850), 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.

Dravecky (talk) 08:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Horizontal return connecting rod engine? + Thanks

Thanks for creating the article on marine steam engines as well as the DYK article on SS Baltic (1850) which led me to find the previous. I wonder if you could help me with this promblem: In the article Uragan class monitor I wrote the the ships had a "horizontal return connecting rod engine, type Humphreys" This I infered from the Russian language sources I used as well as from articles on Miantonomoh class monitors, that seem to have a similar engine. Do you have any idea what this "horizontal return connecting rod" could be? Could it be a walking beam or a side-lever?

Also, can you figure out who the Humphreys is? Joshua Humphreys? ...or son Samuel Humphreys? ...or grandson, General Andrew Atkinson Humphreys? -- Petri Krohn (talk) 12:58, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't help you with that one, have you tried asking the guys who maintain the steam engine page?

The Passaics are listed as having vibrating lever engines but the Russians may have used an entirely different powerplant. "Humphries" might have been a British mechanic, I doubt any of the Humphries you mention were responsible for the engine type you mention. Gatoclass (talk) 13:14, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

After reading you article, I can see that a horizontal return connecting rod engine is something covered in Marine steam engine#Vertical, horizontal, inclined, inverted. I still do not know what a vibrating lever engine is? Would this be different from a horizontal return connecting rod engine? -- Petri Krohn (talk) 13:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

I haven't been able to find out much about vibrating lever engines. Apparently they were an experimental type of engine that were only in use for a short time.

It's only a guess, but I suspect the engines in the Uragans were direct acting. Direct acting engines were the most common type for screw-propelled vessels, especially in Europe. Gatoclass (talk) 13:30, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually, there's some info about vibrating lever engines here. Gatoclass (talk) 13:34, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK thanks

Thanks muchly for doing the credits -- and updating the queue count. I know that I typed the number "6" on the queue count page and hit "Save page", but apparently I navigated away from the page before making sure that the edit "took". (One more thing to think about...) Thanks again. --Orlady (talk) 19:57, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Improve Decline of the US Navy?

While trying to improve this article, I reviewed a couple of articles, Virginius affair and Amphitrite class monitor, which you wrote recently. Would you be able to add some of that knowledge to this part of the History of the US Navy? Right now its a little light on facts, I was hoping you had the resources to help. Thanks for your contributions! Kirk (talk) 19:40, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Update needed

From queue 3. I can do credits. Shubinator (talk) 21:43, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for fixing the credits, have been up all night and am dog tired. Gatoclass (talk) 21:46, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Sure. Thank you for doing the update! (And get some sleep!) Shubinator (talk) 21:53, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

I can do credits. Shubinator (talk) 17:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Shubs :) I'll just clear the queue page then. Gatoclass (talk) 17:50, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Heh, that one was a doozy. 2 quadruple DYKs and a triple DYK. Thanks! Shubinator (talk) 18:07, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

LOL. Gatoclass (talk) 18:55, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Another update due from queue 1. I can take credits as usual. Shubinator (talk) 23:49, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Okay, just hang on a minute please. Gatoclass (talk) 23:52, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

It's all yours. Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! There's a set ready in next update if you want to put it in 1. Shubinator (talk) 00:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Done. Normally I don't do that anymore if next next is also full, until there is room in the queue for both updates, but since you asked... Gatoclass (talk) 00:12, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh, ok. Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 00:15, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

I can do credits. Shubinator (talk) 04:31, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks shubs :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:32, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Looks like Royalbroil got in on the action too :) Shubinator (talk) 04:33, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, he seems to have done the other bit :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:34, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Next and next next are full, and 4 and 5 are empty. Methinks there's a connection... Shubinator (talk) 03:54, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Shubinator (talk) 04:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:04, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK Brandy

Thanks.

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Heh, thanks :) Gatoclass (talk) 02:11, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi Gatoclass

Thanks for coming to me – I'm sorry for the delayed response. I'll post my thoughts shortly; shall I post them here or on the article talk page?--G-Dett (talk) 14:17, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

for the DYK note and your indefatigable efforts! Haploidavey (talk) 22:48, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Harriman Historic District

I'll see what Pennsylvania's got in their online data base of applications (Personal experience with the Scranton listings suggests they're not always as complete as New York's). Daniel Case (talk) 04:00, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Wow. It's pretty extensive. I'll get on this tomorrow. Daniel Case (talk) 04:11, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I had meant to work on it last night but I was tired after finding so much on Garrison Landing Historic District all day. Daniel Case (talk) 13:21, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

I just sort of reworked into the format I use for other HD articles (I could and should probably put together a map from OpenStreetMap as I do for them later, in lieu of a picture (I'm not sure about the copyright status of the B&W ones the state shows at its page, since it's not clear whether they were submitted with the app or not. And in any case they kind of suck. I did not find any free images on Flickr that we could use ... I guess I'll put something in at WP:PMS or ask at WP:PENNA or WP:PHILLY. Daniel Case (talk) 13:33, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Daniel Case (talk) 13:37, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Sextuple DYK (112/3 DYKs)

On 4 May, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the articles John Roach, John Roach & Sons, Etna Iron Works, Morgan Iron Works, Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, and Reaney, Son & Archbold 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.

Shubinator (talk) 19:10, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation

On May 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation, 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.

rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 23:25, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Harriman Historic District (114/3 DYKs)

On May 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harriman Historic District, 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.

rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 23:25, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

6 DYKs

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Thanks for numbers 13–18 today. :) I think that must be 100 in total by now. --candle•wicke 14:59, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK update due

From queue 3. I can do credits. Shubinator (talk) 14:34, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Dammit, just as I was about to log off. Okay, hang on, give me a minute... Gatoclass (talk) 14:38, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Shubinator (talk) 14:46, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I've reloaded the page, so if you haven't started the credits yet, don't do the wrong ones! Gatoclass (talk) 14:47, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Heh, I was done before you bumped the queue count :) Shubinator (talk) 14:48, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I figured you probably had, but it doesn't hurt to make sure ;) Gatoclass (talk) 14:49, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thank You

My RFA passed today at 75/2/1 so I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. Special thanks go to GlassCobra and FlyingToaster for their nomination and support. Cheers! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:43, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Baby Grand DYK

Thanks for the message saying that it made the frontpage. :) CarpetCrawler^{message me} 03:38, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Bot "skipping" update 5.

This is intentional on my part. Queue 5 was already up when the bot ran again. The bot basically "updated" queue 5 with... queue 5!. (It should have updated with queue 6). I had to manually revert it's double posting to user talk pages etc and tell the bot to try again. Basically as it never completed its run, it never updated /count resulting in it double posting a queue. In short please do not re-run the hooks that were queue 5, that will result in them getting double air time. I have further explanation at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Uh-oh.... Thanks. (reply at WT:DYK please not on your or my talk page). —— nixeagle^{email me} 12:47, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Quadruple DYK (118/3 DYKs)

On 13 May, 2009, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Chester Rolling Mill, Chester Pipe and Tube Company, Standard Steel Casting Company, and Combination Steel and Iron Company, 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.

Shubinator (talk) 14:39, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Shubs. BTW, what template are you using to get more than four hooks? I've been using the one on the next update page, which used to support 8 hooks, but it only supports 4 now. Gatoclass (talk) 14:42, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

I do it manually. Thankfully it doesn't happen too often. I can probably change the code so it fits more... Shubinator (talk) 14:44, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

That would be great! It looks much neater if you don't have to use multiple templates IMO. Gatoclass (talk) 14:45, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I tweaked it to hold 6 (test edit). Yesterday I also changed the template so the "if" statements don't show up; it's much cleaner in the edit window now. Shubinator (talk) 14:56, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Be better if you tweaked it to manage 8 IMO, that's how many it used to manage (I have no idea how it changed). Gatoclass (talk) 14:58, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Changed to 10 :) Shubinator (talk) 15:17, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

That should keep most nominators happy - although I guess with the bot running again, we may not need it much! But thanks anyhow :) Gatoclass (talk) 15:19, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Bill_of_Federalism

Hi there,

You would appear to be heavily involved in DYK, and to be active right now, so...

Re. Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Bill_of_Federalism

How can we take this one forward?

Thanks for any suggestions etc.  Chzz  ►  11:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Palestinian Land Law

Hey Gatoclass,

Thanks for your input regarding the article. If you don't mind, please take a look at the article's talkpage and the DYK suggestion page where I addressed the concerns that you have raised. In case you're interested, I know that User:Shubinator employs some sort of template which he uses to notify editors of problems with their DYK nom. It would have been great if you would have notified me, especially since my real life caused me not to be on top of things the last few days. Best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 20:55, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Also, you removed User:Shubinator's verification from the suggestion page. Can you please reinsert it, so that another editor will get a clear picture of the procedural history. Thanks, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 23:54, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm not in the habit of informing users when their hooks have been challenged and am under no obligation to do so. But since I left a message on the article talk page, you were hardly likely to miss it.

I didn't restore Shubinator's verification from concern that an updater might inadvertently miss the fact that the hook has now been challenged. I will quite often remove a verify tag from a DYK discussion for that very reason, so I can assure you your hook has not been treated any differently. Gatoclass (talk) 04:00, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Of course you're not under any obligation to inform editors of problems with their DYK noms, but it is nice thing to do. As for Shubinator's verification, while your concern might be valid, it does not give you the right to remove another's comment. One editor's comment cannot be removed unless the comment is a gross wp:blp violation or a personal attack, neither of which applies to Shubunator's verification of the DYK hook. You don't have to assure me that I was not treated differently; I made no assumptions. Best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 04:13, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

It may be a "nice" thing to do, but if I did it for every hook I reviewed at DYK:Suggestions, it would double the amount of time I spent reviewing hooks. I think you will find a note at the top of the Suggestions page informing users that they alone are responsible for checking the status of their hooks to ensure they have not been challenged. I'm afraid DYK reviewers simply don't have the time.

As for Shubinator's verification, I would probably have restored it if he had actually made a comment about it, but IIRC it was nothing but a verify tag, so I saw no point in restoring it. Gatoclass (talk) 04:29, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm sure you are very busy just like everyone else, but a small courtesy note, especially the easy template created by Shubinator, will go a long way in improving this encyclopedia. After all, it is usually the article's creator that is in the best position to correct the problems that were found by the DYK reviewer.

As for Shubinator's verification, I think you should be far more careful in removing anything added by an editor on a non-article page. I would not restore another's comment after he complains about it, but ask him before removing any sort of comment. I'm sure you acted in good faith, but removing another's comment can be seen as vandalism. Best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 04:50, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

As I've already explained, I didn't "remove his comment". I simply didn't restore it when I restored the hook from the queue. But since his only comment was "Length, history and reference good" it can scarcely be said to pertain to the current discussion. No-one is arguing that the "length, history [or] references" are not good, the debate is about whether the article is POV and whether the subject warrants a standalone article of its own.

In regards to your comments about notification, as I've said before, I hardly think you can claim you weren't notified when I left a comment on the article talk page. But if you think as a general principle it should be mandatory for reviewers to notify users when their hooks have been challenged, I suggest you open a discussion at the DYK suggestions page. Quite frankly however, I don't fancy your chances of getting such a proposal adopted. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 05:10, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

I don't think it should be mandatory to notify article creators' of problems with their DYK's. It's common sense and basic civility. Nobody should have to be told to do it. But it's not important at this point.

I've given you a perfectly good explanation as to why I didn't do so on several occasions now. The fact that you have chosen to ignore that explanation is not my problem. Nor do I appreciate the inference that I lack common sense and am uncivil and a dunderhead who needs to be "told" how to behave. Such inferences could themselves well be considered as unacceptably uncivil. Furthermore, your harping on this point after having been provided several times with an explanation is beginning to look like harassment. You've made your point, I have given you my explanation and suggested a further course of action you might take, there is really nothing more to be said about the issue at this point, so kindly spare me any further repetitions. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 05:56, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

As for the former comment, I believe you're mistaken. I guess you forgot, but in your original rationale for yanking the article from the DYK queue you stated that the sources do not support the article's claim that the law was called the Palestinian Land Law. Meaning, there were problems with article's references. User:Shubinator, who verified that article, clearly is of the opinion that there are no problems with the article's references. By removing his comment you are removing the opinion of an editor that disagrees with your assessment. Best, --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 05:19, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, he was of the opinion then. Is he still of the same opinion? I don't know, but since he hasn't restored his original comments or seen fit to reiterate them, perhaps he has had second thoughts. Why don't you ask him? Gatoclass (talk) 05:56, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Gatoclass: Frankly, your responses are getting ever more bewildering. You can't remove an editor's assessment if it contradicts your assessment on the assumption that the editor agrees with your assessment. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 06:12, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

your responses are getting ever more bewildering. Ditto! I made no such assumption, and for the umpteenth time I did not "remove" anyone's assessment. I simply restored the hook from the next update page as that was the most convenient method. I did check the review section prior to doing so, but since Shubinator's comment was no more than a stock approval message with the template, I didn't restore it out of concern that someone would fail to read my following comment and restore the hook to the queue again. I could hardly be expected to anticipate that you would consider the failure to restore a stock verification message such a big deal, but if you really think it so important, as I've said you should ask Shubinator if he stands by his opinion and ask him to restore it, not continue to harp on the subject on my talk page. Gatoclass (talk) 07:17, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I'm not interested in wikilawyering around this issue. In the future, please don't remove editors' assessments that contradict your assessments. Also, you seem to be edit-warring regarding the POV template. You've re-added the template a number of times in the last day. I'm not going to remove the template again as not to give the impression that I'm edit warring. I was hoping you would self-revert so as to give the same impression. Finally, besides for tag-placements, your other contribution to the article was the removal of sourced content. These two sources: (M. Sennott, Charles (1999-01-17). "Christins Anxious Under Palestinian Rule". The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2009-07-02 and Weiner, Reid Weiner (2005). Human rights of Christians in Palestinian society. page 13: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. pp. 47. ISBN 9652180483) both clearly state that the law applies to Christians. Please self-revert your removal of sourced content. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 12:43, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Queue/4

• ... that in an annual festival in Koovagam, India, eunuchs and transvestites ritually marry the Hindu god Aravan (pictured)?

Please add the word Hindu. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 14:07, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Queue bump

Next and Next Next are full. Other users tend to chip in more during the weekends with filling the queues, so if you could check occasionally, that would be great. Shubinator (talk) 16:32, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! Yeah, the situation's quite a tangle. By the way, DYKHousekeepingBot is almost ready to do its run. I've opened a BRFA. It's bot season at DYK! I'll drop a note on WT:DYK once I'm sure the current thread has fizzled out. Shubinator (talk) 16:46, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Henry Eckford (1824) 119/3 DYKs

On May 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Eckford (1824), 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.

Shubinator (talk) 11:53, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

You've definitely earned this...

		The Anti-Flame Barnstar
		For keeping your cool under heavy fire in multiple locations and somehow meeting WP:ABF with WP:CIVIL, you've earned my sincere admiration and respect (and the star!) Paxse (talk) 18:05, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, I really wasn't expecting that, in fact in all honesty I've been experiencing a fair degree of self-doubt in regards to my handling of that dispute. And your gesture is all the more appreciated because of that. Thanks muchly! Gatoclass (talk) 18:17, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

A new suggestion

Hi, With a name like Gatoclass, I must assure you that I'm not trying to torpedoe your suggestion. : ) I'm trying to be open minded. Please be patient. Best wishes, --Bob K31416 (talk) 17:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Which ALT to use in a DYK

Recently I submitted for DYK the article Nebraska House. My original hook was not acceptable and an ALTERNATE hook was submitted with various changes made in the article to accommodate the objections. With many changes made to overcome the many further objections, the ALTERNATE hook was finally acceptable. However, when all was said and done the first hook was the one that was run in DYK. Should there not be some sort of alert to the person that puts it into the queue which hook to select as to the one that has been acceptable to everyone? Should this not then be determined by the administrators that had the objections and made the final agreement which to select; the original, ALT 1, or ALT 2, or ALT 3, etc? Otherwise the work to overcome the objections is all for not, since the objected hook is selected anyway since the person that sets up the queue does not look over the conversation in the DYK submission. Perhaps after the administrator that originally objected to the original hook and FINALLY agreed to everything in the ALTERNATE hook should be the one that puts this acceptable hook into the queue. Will look back here on your Talk page for your reply - which I'm sure you know the answer to since you do so many DYKs. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell ^talk 18:04, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

That sounds to me like someone just got a bit careless Doug. I suggest you speak to the updater concerned so that he knows to take a bit more care next time. We all make mistakes from time to time. Gatoclass (talk) 18:16, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Good suggestion, since I realize we all make mistakes - especially on such a hectic and busy item as DYK submissions. From what you are saying then the "updater" should have looked at the conversation and then would have been able to determine that it was the ALTERNATE that was the agreed to hook. Perhaps I'll even not say anything, since it does look like just a genuine mistake and accidently overlooked. Thanks for your reply.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 18:38, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin?

Hi, what do you think of the idea of me becoming an admin? It was suggested last year by User:Epbr123 ((see here) but I didn't feel I was ready then. I'm not 100% sure yet, but am ready to discuss pros and cons at least. One worry I've got is that being an admin would reduce my time available to create/edit articles. What do you think? Mjroots (talk) 16:15, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. There's a lot of edit history to go through but feel free. The only major "dispute" I've had was with User:Future Perfect at Sunrise over the picture of SS Empire Galahad that he got deleted. Shortly after this a RFC was raised against that editor. Otherwise, Talk:LNER Peppercorn Class A1 and Talk:Moses Montefiore Windmill will show you a bit more about me. Mjroots (talk) 17:30, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Just to let you know: [1] --BorgQueen (talk) 13:32, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Goodness me, why on earth did he do that? Does he think five US hooks in a row is appropriate? That just makes no sense to me, but thanks for reverting :) Gatoclass (talk) 14:07, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Main page error

Hey, can you fix the 6th hook on the main page right now as it says "was fined ,000" when it should say "was fined $25,000". Thanks!--Giants27 (t|c|r|s) 21:07, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. Shubinator (talk) 21:19, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Collaborative spirit and balanced arguments

Heyo Gatoclass,
No offense intended, but it feels as though you lack the time to put a serious effort into the article so you're allowed yourself, in the heat of the moment, to work on it in a bit of a wiki-ninja style instead. The article is in reasonable shape and [almost?] everything in it is well cited so I'm just not following the style of your participation (see participation issues samples). I value your opinion when you do take the time to explore it and I believe your participation could be quite beneficial to the page if you make a better effort at collaborating with the active members. I'm aware this is a bit of a chore as everyone on wiki feels they know best (no offense to the modest people out there) but I'm trying to get a more collaborative spirit going on and I was hoping an experienced editor like yourself would want just that.
With respect, Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 16:28, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
Participation issues samples:

• Removing sources and text on (what seems to be) false notes:
  • "Scores of Palestinians have been murdered over the past three decades for allegedly selling their property to Jews"(Jerusalem Post) -> "it's unsupported by any of the cited references"[2]
• Repeated "disputed" and "POV" tags on a reasonable article over minor issues (I'm aware that this is subjective) without asserting your concerns properly and/or working with others to fix them.[3]

Again, with respect, Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 16:28, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Jaakobou, thankyou for expressing your concerns, but I think it would be better if you raised them at the article talk page rather than here, in order to keep everything in one place. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 16:33, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

I actually wish I had sent this privately. Did not want to make the issue of my perceptions on your participation into a public matter and I certainly don't think it is relevant to talks about the actual content.

Warm regards, Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 16:39, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Cooktownia robertsii

Dear Gatoclass: I have just entered the following note on the DYK nomination page but I fear the reference may have come too late for the item to be used in the DYK section??? Would you please let me know if it still has a chance of being used? Many thanks for your help, John Hill (talk) 09:51, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

"I finally got the reference paper sent to me courtesy of Kay Beumer, Librarian, Client Communications and Information, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, City East QLD 4002. E-mail: kay.beumer@derm.qld.gov.au !!!! I have added the appropriate reference to the pages in the paper which clearly state that the genus was named after Cooktown and the species after Lewis Roberts. However, I am probably too late now - or am I? John Hill (talk) 09:46, 11 June 2009 (UTC)"

Thanks so much

Thanks so much for your kind help to get the article on Cooktownia robertsii featured in the DYK section - and yes, I have archived old material on my Talk Page as you suggested. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the goannas and wallabies are frolicking in the garden, my 4 year old granddaughter is coming to spend the day, and I have had this article exposed to a massive audience! What more could an old man wish for? I send you all best wishes from my little corner of paradise outside Cooktown. John Hill (talk) 23:53, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

A pointy bauble for your hard work

		The Original Barnstar
		For your dedicated work featuring articles in DYK, I hereby award you this barnstar! just a little insignificant 02:09, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, I wasn't expecting that. Thanks for cheering me up on this chilly morning :) Gatoclass (talk) 02:14, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem, you deserved it! I'd better head to bed on this chilly night! :) just a little insignificant 02:20, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Your feedback requested

Hello there. Noticed you were a frequent and recent contributor to the talk page for List of wars and disasters by death toll. Your feedback on the discussion here (and on my talk page here and here) regarding certain sources and abortion's relation to the subject of the article are requested and would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! - SoSaysChappy (talk) 06:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Cool!!!

Thanks for improvements you made to the car cooler article - that was really cool. --Doug Coldwell ^talk 10:49, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

No probs :) Gatoclass (talk) 10:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

17 hook DYK by Ottava Rima

There appears to be a 17 hook DYK by Ottava Rima on the Main page now. I tried to enter this into the Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame, however it seems to be beyond my technical ability. I screwed it up each time I tried (edit preview). Could you enter this into the Hall of Fame since you have more technicial ability than myself, as it looks like Ottava has a new record. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 12:16, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

 Done Gatoclass (talk) 13:20, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 14:19, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

"Asses"

Tee hee. Ok. --BorgQueen (talk) 13:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I decided to change it to "donkeys". "Asses" tends to mean something entirely different these days, as I'm sure you realize :) Gatoclass (talk) 14:21, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Definition

Hi Gatoclass,
On the talk page SV and Nableezy had already answered your point.
What is the meaning of al-Nakba ? The translation is catastrophe or disaster but the meaning ?
I have an equivalent example here : fr:Bloody Sunday. It could be translated in French in "Sanglant Dimanche" but that would not have the same meaning. We also have another equivalent Yom Kippur War/Ramadan War that should the be translated 1973 Arab-Israeli War...
81.244.180.10 (talk) 17:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Your RfC comment

Gatoclass, given your comment about using English titles, could you take a look at my question on the talk page. SlimVirgin ^{talk|contribs} 20:07, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Six hooks per update?

I am worried that having only six per each update might create a nauseating backlog... If you agree I could make it seven per each. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Not at all worried about a backlog at this point BQ. There are only 167 hooks on suggestions right now and the queue isn't full, earlier this year we had full queues and 220-240 hooks and we worked our way through them quickly enough. When the bot is running it tends to plough through hooks very quickly!

However, in case you're wondering, I only moved that hook from queue #5 because it's an excellent article that I think deserved a lead spot, not because I felt there were too many hooks. I think though we could probably tolerate some smaller updates for a while as the rate of submissions has been down a bit lately and I like to see the number of hooks on Suggestions at at least 180 hooks so there's plenty of variety to choose from. Gatoclass (talk) 09:40, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, your reply seems to contradict your earlier comments... But that's fine, I trust your insight. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:56, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

It does a bit ... but I changed my mind after the number of hooks suddenly dropped when the queue was filled. Anyhow, Jamie has removed the "six hooks per update" notice so we should be moving naturally back to 8 per update in any case. Gatoclass (talk) 10:07, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Template:Harris class attack transport

Hello

I know that i translate many of english ship navboxes to pl.wiki (well - almost all of them) - but please put correct interwiki at start of creation :)

Template:Harris class attack transport PMG (talk) 12:38, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

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