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Saw your featured picture page, and nice write-up, and I added the image to its location page. Have you thought of creating an article for Beech Grove I? You can pretty much use most of the information from the featured picture itself. Never saw the painting before, and it's a beauty. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 19:51, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[]

@Randy Kryn: Thanks. Actually I found it difficult to find much information about the picture, and any article I might have created would have been very stubby. However there are a number of featured pictures that were promoted years ago and that have never been used as "Picture of the Day" because they have no articles, or nothing but a stub, and I am trying to write articles for some of these. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:14, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi and thanks for running the WikiCup! I didn't get a notification that it started, has it yet? Thank you. Puddleglum ^2.0 20:07, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi, I reserved a slot in Prep 3 for Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Artemus Ogletree. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:07, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[]

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So, if I create, edit or expand an article, I automatically gain points or do I need to say I edited that article? Davi Moura Araújo 475 (talk) 11:44, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[]

@Davi Moura Araújo 475: If you create or expand an article and it qualifies for DYK, then you can claim the points on your submissions page when the article appears on the main page. I see you have created "State Park of The Dunes ( Parque Estadual das Dunas )" as a draft. It is about 400 bytes in length at the moment and needs to be at least 1500 bytes in order to qualify for DYK. You will then need to nominate it at DYK within seven days of moving it into mainspace. Another way of achieving a DYK is expanding an existing short stub, as I did in Amazônia National Park, then nominating it for DYK. There are other ways of scoring points in the WikiCup, but DYK is probably the easiest for a beginner. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:13, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Hello,

In the page move proposal that you closed, I've noticed, funnily enough, that the final editor who voted "oppose" actually thought that the proposal was in reference to the Mid-Atlantic American English rather than the Mid-Atlantic accent. He notes that he "once heard this accent referred to as the Delawarean Accent". To me, at least, this is a clear reference to the Mid-Atlantic American English accent, which is also known as the Delaware Valley accent, is centered around the Delaware Bay, and is spoken in the entire state of Delaware.

This editor's understandable confusion only further demonstrates the need to re-titled the "Mid-Atlantic accent" page by moving it from the unnecessarily confusing "Mid-Atlantic accent" to the more commonly sourced "Transatlantic accent." The page move was proposed in part to avoid confusion over the similarly named dialect, and yet, bizarrely, the move was thwarted because one of the very editors themselves who voted to "oppose" the move was confused and believed the article was about Mid-Atlantic American English. Confusion or not (and I'm not trying to be anti-democratic or attack anyone here), the fact that the final vote was decided by a now indefinitely blocked editor who couldn't even be bothered to actually read and comprehend the article (and has a history of blanking entire pages that involve accents) is a little ridiculous, no? Ultimately, however, the proposal was also based on the sources, the majority of which overwhelming refer to the "Transatlantic accent" rather than the "Mid-Atlantic accent". Madreterra (talk) 20:42, 4 January 2020 (UTC)[]

I see it was three weeks ago that I closed the survey as "no consensus", so it is a bit late now to reopen it and relist, and there were other opposes as well. However, you could make another proposed move, pointing out the defect in the previous one, if you wished. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:19, 4 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Apologies, I was aiming to click something else but fat fingers got in the way. 08:33, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I just wanted to quickly seek some clarification on a requested move you recently closed. It appears you did so after rather less than the allotted seven days? Also I would have expected a relist was more appropriate in the circumstances, given that one of the two oppose !votes was mere WP:IDONTLIKEIT? I'd be interested to get your thoughts ahead of a possible review. Thanks, Bring back Daz Sampson (talk) 14:07, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[]

I think if you work it out carefully, I closed after seven days and five hours, and there was certainly no consensus among the participants of the discussion. If the use of her initials rather than her full name becomes more established, you can make another move proposal for the article in due course. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:17, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[]

An editor has asked for a Move review of Catherine Bott (footballer). Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. Bring back Daz Sampson (talk) 12:36, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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Thanks, Irene. Keep up the good work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:43, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thank you for implementing the page moves agreed in the discussion Talk:2019–2020 snooker season#Requested move 3 January 2020. In your closing statement you said Moved to format "1968–69 snooker season" but you have used format "1968–1969 snooker season". Was there a particular reason for this? MOS:DATERANGE states that the end year can have two digits if they are consecutive years, and this has been acknowledged in the discussion. The consensus seems to have been for the two-digit end-year format, and this would also be consistent with other sports season titles. Thanks, Rodney Baggins (talk) 19:42, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[]

@Rodney Baggins: I made an error, and worked backwards to 2004 before I realised it. The earlier seasons are in the correct format, and I will correct the ones I got wrong. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Ok that's great. I'll be updating the bold reiterations and next/previous links. Thanks again. Rodney Baggins (talk) 19:56, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Can you please expand on your "no consensus" close at Talk:Kamchatka_Peninsula#Requested_move_3_January_2020, to explain how exactly you found "no consensus"? Or, better yet, reconsider your decision? I see the nom and three supports, and two opposes. By the numbers that's 4 to 2, and usually indicates consensus favoring a move, though it's important to look at the arguments themselves and weigh them according to how well they are based in policy. On the support side, the nom cites primary topic, which is unchallenged, and rhetorically asks why not go with the simpler title, implying WP:CONCISE. The first support implies COMMONNAME ("a majority of websites use 'Kamchatka' alone."). The second support (yours truly) explicitly cites COMMONNAME and provides a link to usage in the reliable source NY Times for basis. The third support cites ATDAB. On the oppose side (again, there are only two) the first oppose argues disambiguation is necessary because there are other Kamchatka uses (which are disambiguated). However, the Support claim that this use is primary (and therefore the disambiguation with "Peninsula" is unnecessary) is unchallenged. The second oppose is even weaker, merely asserting the longer title is "clearer" (that's not a WP:CRITERIA - many titles should be changed to be made "clearer" if that were a legitimate title consideration) and repeating the undisputed fact that it's ambiguous (there is a dab page for Kamchatka) again without challenging the primary topic claim. Maybe I missed something, and obviously I'm biased, but with my objectivity hat on I see a strong policy-based consensus on the Support side here, and a very weak WP:JDLI oppose. So, please, elaborate, or reconsider. Thanks. --В²C ☎ 19:30, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[]

@Born2cycle: I do not agree with your analysis and find the first OPPOSE argument persuasive, however I am quite prepared to reopen the discussion and relist it, which I will do now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:46, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[]

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Hello! Your submission of Richard Rudzitis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 00:36, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[]

The infobox at that page - {{Syrian Civil War infobox}} or Template:Syrian Civil War infobox - Does it need to be moved to a new name too?... Also, there are a multitude of connected articles with Syrian Civil War (see their titles) not sure what should be done with them. Shearonink (talk) 16:50, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[]

In the page move review, there was a consensus to move Syrian Civil War -> Syrian civil war, so I performed the move. The discussion centred on the capitalisation issues and was not concerned with the infobox or titles of other related articles. Further discussions may be needed with regard to them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:56, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[]

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Well I think we're about done with the scales, then? Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:25, 24 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Yes. It seemed to me that it was written in American English, so I used that when I thought of it, but there are sure to be things I missed, and my spellchecker doesn't pick up. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:57, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Well, it makes very little difference, just a letter here or there, and it'll give the reviewer something to do. I'll nominate it now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:23, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[]

It's under review already! Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:16, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[]

I'm not sure about the hook. "Billions of dollars' worth of damage", or "the source of both crimson and scarlet" might be more exciting? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:18, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Chiswick Chap: Please add an alternative hook or two. I really enjoyed working on that group, they are such interesting insects! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:26, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Added, I hope in the right way. Any more pests you fancy working on? Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:50, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Well, I want to improve Mealybug, but that would just be more of the same, and otherwise its just things I come across when looking for more information like Polychaete. Do you have any suggestions? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:55, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Slug? Not a bad article already (a lot of work by The Snail Lady, Invertzoo). Bed bug? also in quite a good state. A jolly subject. I can write about bed bugs in Moby Dick! Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:29, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Let's go for bed bug. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:33, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

No scratching now! :} Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:58, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

There's a bit of a WP:FORK issue between "Cimex" (slightly more on the biology) and "Bed bug" (rather more on diagnosis, prevention, treatment). Perhaps the second article should be renamed "Bed bug infestation" or something of that sort; unfortunately it redirects to "Bed bug", I'd say that was the wrong way around. There's a third article, Bed bug control techniques. WP:NOTHOWTO also intrudes; and I suspect WP:MEDRS will rear its ugly head. How many articles should there be? Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:14, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

I will start looking at it tomorrow. I'm hoping that I can find some information on other species and the genus in general, but it may not be easy. Let's see how it goes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:29, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[]

I did a little on Cimex but I have now changed to Cimicidae which is more to my taste, and the Taylor article is a useful resource. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:06, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Very wise. I'll join you there. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:17, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[]

I'm a bit stuck. There isn't a lot on fossils; I'm unsure how much to say about the human side as there's only one species that really bothers us. Ideas? Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:58, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[]

We've had visitors for a few days, so I haven't been doing much. I'll do some more tomorrow and need to cite or remove some information. Do you fancy expanding the lead? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:43, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Chiswick Chap: I have been neglecting Cimicidae. Do you think it is ready for GAN? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Yes, I think so. If the reviewer wants more on humans we can fix it but given the other articles there is little cause to say much here. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:42, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Chiswick Chap: The article is now under review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:04, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[]

OK, I'll keep an eye on it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:17, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[]

--valereee (talk) 12:01, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Re the above, I've just noticed a problem. Please could you kindly strike out ALT1 to prevent it from being mistakenly put on the main page? The nominator has replaced it with ALT2 "membership of" (instead of membership in") because it is a British English article. My apologies for not striking it earlier. Storye book (talk) 11:25, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[]

@Storye book: Well, I have done that, but it was probably not necessary because it was ALT2 that I had promoted. I was more concerned about the "islands throughout Argyll", when I would have preferred "islands of Argyll". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Thank you. Yes I fully agree with you about "islands of Argyll" being better. I would be happy for it to be changed if Ruby2010 agrees. @Ruby2010: Storye book (talk) 12:07, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[]

Perfectly fine with me, thank you! Ruby2010 (talk) 21:41, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[]

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Please do not move a page to a title that is harder to follow, or move it unilaterally against naming conventions or consensus, as you did to Thomas Brierley. This includes making page moves while a discussion remains underway. We have some guidelines to help with deciding what title is best for a subject. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. Thank you. Dl2000 (talk) 16:39, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Thank you for your kind advice. You will find a discussion on the proposed move at Talk:Thomas Brierley where I found there was a consensus to move the article, closed the discussion (which had been open for the requisite week) and performed the move. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Sincere apologies for that, somehow missed the talk page move discussion there. Before doing that move revert, I did not find the phrase "grave cipher" in the article, your move only indicated "better title" for the edit summary and you did seem to have some controversy on earlier page move matters e.g. User talk:Cwmhiraeth#Page moves. Nevertheless your move was clearly justified and not vandalism, I retract the above message and have restored the page to Thomas Brierley grave cipher per consensus. Dl2000 (talk) 18:54, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Dl2000: Your apologies are accepted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:00, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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Hi, I think the closing here should have been "no consensus" because if we are going to use "civil war" instead of "Civil War", then we should move all articles with "Civil War" to "civil war" so that the "civil war" become consistent in all articles.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 22:21, 6 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for promoting the Cymmer Colliery explosion DYK to the prep queue, much appreciated. RLO1729 (talk) 08:38, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi - thanks for the close here. One nit, though. Only one editor said that USPLACE applies here. The other three, myself included, disagreed, and in fact there is no neighborhood convention in USPLACE. Any chance you could edit your close to reflect that? USPLACE is always highly charged, and it would be nice to reflect how editors actually discussed it here. Thanks! Dohn joe (talk) 16:14, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, I just noticed you were starting a second set. Thank you so much. There's a special occasion hook that should go into either Prep 3 or Prep 4, in case you're going to complete that new set; if Prep 3 is better timing for it, that might affect what goes where. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:14, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@BlueMoonset: Right, I will jiggle them around a bit and incorporate it in an image slot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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Gatoclass (talk) 12:04, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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16:08, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you'd be interested in returning to your review here, as a new hook has been proposed and needs assessing. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 08:18, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi, I don't know if you realize that you put five U.S. hooks into this set. I don't have time to move things around for another 26 hours. BlueMoonset also wants us to use only 3 bios in each set. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:34, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Well, I went ahead and moved some of the hooks to the next set so Prep 2 won't be promoted yet. Yoninah (talk) 13:40, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Yoninah: (Edit conflict) I did notice, when I had completed the set, that it was overbiased towards the US, and I will move a hook or two around. As for the bios, the proportion of these has increased, mostly bios of men, and I will be promoting 3 or 4 as seems best to fit into each set. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:48, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, Yoninah, I just did a count of the Approved bios, and it's even between bios and non-bios at the moment—we have the same number of each. So, going forward, we should probably go for four bios in each set wherever possible until the ratio changes, which is entirely dependent on which nominations get approved. (There are 144 still waiting for approval.) BlueMoonset (talk) 18:23, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Thanks for the clarification, BlueMoonset. Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@Yoninah and BlueMoonset: There seems to me to be a great dearth of biographies. When building Prep6 today, I couldn't find a suitable biographical hook to complete it, and it currently has only two biographies. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:56, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[]

@BlueMoonset: I also noticed this. Yoninah (talk) 12:46, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, Yoninah, as the ratio has changed, so too should the composition of the sets. You two are closest to the issue, so if bios get hard to find, use your best judgment to adjust the level as needed—it sounds like two (or maybe even one) might be the right number at the moment, but it could go higher if a spate of bios are approved, or stay low for a while. Four is always the ceiling, but the floor, ultimately, can even be zero if there aren't any suitable bios. Similarly, I've noticed that many sets recently have fewer than the recommended half (four) U.S. hooks; I think all of the current queue and prep sets come in at under that number. This may change, but for now we have to deal with what we have in the way of approved hooks, especially since it is a small percentage of the total nominations. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:00, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you could take a look at the article and ALT3—you were the original reviewer—and see whether both are ready for a new tick. I had some issues (as I noted) that prevented me from promoting the nomination recently, and I believe they have been addressed, but I think if I went back to it then you, me, and Yoninah would all be unable to promote it, whereas if you make the determination, I'd still be able to do the promotion. Thank you very much, both for this, and for all of the work you've been doing building prep sets. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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Not a problem per se, just a request to rephrase the caption. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[]

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And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• 👁 New York (state)
  Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
• 👁 England
  Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
• 👁 United States
  Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
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  Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
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  CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
• The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included 👁 United States
  L293D, 👁 Venezuela
  Kingsif, 👁 Antarctica
  Enwebb, 👁 England
  Lee Vilenski and 👁 Nepal
  CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

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Hello! Your submission of Hydroides ezoensis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2020 (UTC)[]

There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; 👁 United States
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Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, it would be great if you could stop by here when you're next on the site, and give your opinion of the proposed replacement hook; there have been objections to what was promoted to Prep 4, and we're trying to find a workable updated wording, hopefully before Prep 4 is promoted to Queue 4 (it's next in line). Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[]

@BlueMoonset: I got fed up with the endless discussion on a topic I was not much interested in anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cimicidae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 👁 Image
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--valereee (talk) 00:02, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[]

The Washington Building hook not only seems boring (apologies to the author) but the picture is dull too. It's just an office block. Could we change it to Arthur V. Sellwood which has an exciting murder hook and an image that displays well at thumbnail? I have now been able to date the image to 1891. Philafrenzy (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[]

I don't necessarily agree with you about the Washington Building, but I wouldn't have promoted your hook to the image slot anyway because of the lack of clarity on the image's copyright status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:32, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[]

There isn't any lack of clarity now. I have the exact details. See Commons. I bought the book to check! Philafrenzy (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Can you add them to the bottom list, five is an impressive amount! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[]

@Dr. Blofeld: Done. Are you happy with the Black ruff? Its connection with Ireland is somewhat tenuous. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Should be OK, I'll review tomorrow, almost 200 by day 5, superb start!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:18, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi, I lost count of your entries haha, 23 for Ireland but can you check the amount of different counties in total and number of articles done to date for Wikipedia:The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon/Scoreboard, thanks,♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[]

@Dr. Blofeld: I guess Highland is one large county, and Inverness and Sutherland both count as Highland? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Yes, we have to go with current. I'm thinking of doing a Highland destubathon sometime, perhaps then we can go by historical shires.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[]

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Did you know that we'll perform two works by your ancestor, one on Good Friday, one in the Easter Vigil? See? Do you think Dibble should have an article? Biographer of Stainer and Stanford? Would you have sources to write on the two compositions, one an excerpt from Crucifixion, - so perhaps the whole oratorio might deserve expansion. The other - and we'll sing only the conclusion - looks as if it might be from Magadalan?? Very little known, it seems. [1] - Would you accept an infobox for him? I have trouble for Verdi, won't even look again, waste of time every time. All these words about such a little difference, - I will never understand. - I'm a very very distant relative of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Well, I have in my possession a signed copy of Dibble's biography of Stainer, but it has only a minute amount of information on Dibble, on the cover. Biographies are not really my scene, and I am currently spending most of my time on the Great Britain Stubathon, so am not keen to take on any additional projects at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Fine, understand. May I just ask simple questions from time to time? Such as: was They have taken away my Lord an independent composition, or is it part of St. Mary Magdalan, as God So Loved The World is part of The Crucifixion? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Sure. They have taken away my Lord seems to have been an independent composition, as far as I can gather. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Thank you. Will think about article or not ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[]

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Hi Cwmhiraeth, when you've finished your Stubathon would you like to work with me to bring Pest to Good Article status? I've written a quick suggestion for what it ought to be like at Talk:Pest (organism)#Article, not list. Basically it's a total rewrite so we have I think a completely free hand in how we approach the topic (which I happen to know you like!). All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Sure, the article is certainly ripe for improvement. The stubathon is keeping me busy at the moment, but finishes on March 31st. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:44, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Great, looking forward to it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:33, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, I'm so sorry—I meant to ping you here when I posted, but apparently forgot to do so. As far as I can tell, you only reviewed one of the two articles being nominated; any chance you can clear up just what you reviewed, and if only one of the articles, any chance you could review the second? Many thanks, and apologies again for the oversight. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[]

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--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, here are a couple of nominations that were passed by Yoninah more than a week ago, so she cannot promote them herself. (I'm making up a similar list for Yoninah of articles you either passed or created.) I'm hoping you can take care of them. First date is where it can be found on the Approved page; second date is when the tick was given:

• January 15/March 9: Template:Did you know nominations/Operación Alacrán
• February 1/March 10: Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Warnock

If there are any issues that make you reluctant to promote either of these, can you please let me know? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cwmhiraeth, I think the special occasion transport to Auschwitz hook you just promoted to Prep 6 is going to run a day early, on March 25, rather than on March 26, which is when the blank Prep 1 will be promoted once the current Prep 1 contents are promoted to Queue 1 (which will need to happen in the next 17 hours or the main page promotion will have to be delayed). Would it be better to revert the promotion or wait to move it? BlueMoonset (talk) 06:35, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[]

@BlueMoonset: You are right. The request for the hook was actually for 25 or 26 March, but it would need to be tweaked if it stayed in Prep 6. I suggest we swap it round when Prep 1 becomes available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Llyn Fanod and Lough Beg just some unsourced claims in first paragraph, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Thanks, Portrane just one citation and ref 1 to fill out.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:56, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[]

The ref was dead so I removed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[]

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Hello! Your submission of Scale insect at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)[]

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Please would you kindly look at the above talk page, and my post on the DYK prep page's talkpage? I have asked for the article to be removed from the DYK queue (prep 4) for reasons of public safety. I am hoping that you might be able to help here. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Well actually, I don't agree with your point of view, or am neutral anyway. I would love to visit Brimham Rocks and the other sites you have been writing about, but live too far away. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:08, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[]