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Jacquelyn Reingold
I saw that you changed "did not" in the Jacquelyn Reingold hook to "didn't". It should be changed back to "did not" per MOS:CONTRACTIONS. SL93 (talk) 22:23, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- @SL93: I'm aware of MOS:CONTRACTIONS—This isn't the most major thing in the world, but I'd still argue that the contraction lets the hook flow more, and that it should be kept per WP:IAR. We're not always going for rigor and formality—we're trying to keep it interesting. If you disagree, I'm not going to stick to my guns too heavily on this one. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:26, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I disagree. Did not and didn't mean the same thing so I'm not sure how the contraction makes it flow more. SL93 (talk) 22:27, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I think that going for the most formal language can stifle the flow/make it read stuffily. We're trying to lure readers in, and I think being a little loose with the rules on this one makes the text more inviting. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:29, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I still disagree. If we do it to this hook, it's simple enough to do it to every hook as to lure readers in. SL93 (talk) 22:31, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- how about we sidestep this, then? let's change "didn't know anything" to "knew nothing"—that's the language used in the article anyway. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:34, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I think that keeps the flow, doesn't add stuffiness, and we don't have to use the contraction. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:34, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- how about we sidestep this, then? let's change "didn't know anything" to "knew nothing"—that's the language used in the article anyway. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:34, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I still disagree. If we do it to this hook, it's simple enough to do it to every hook as to lure readers in. SL93 (talk) 22:31, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I think that going for the most formal language can stifle the flow/make it read stuffily. We're trying to lure readers in, and I think being a little loose with the rules on this one makes the text more inviting. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 22:29, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
- I disagree. Did not and didn't mean the same thing so I'm not sure how the contraction makes it flow more. SL93 (talk) 22:27, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
Architextiles
Hi! Theleekycauldron I appreciate your work on the subject. Should I wait or is there anything else that needs to be corrected? Kindly advise. Thanks RV (talk) 10:49, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
- hi @RAJIVVASUDEV! i left some comments on the nom page, we should clear that up before approval/ theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:37, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
RE: Dinah John
Hi Leeky, re your comment here, it's in Laurence M. Hauptman's publication of her name. He is probably the most authoritative (living) source on the Iroquois, so I have no reason to assume he'd be wrong. I don't believe the Iroquois really had much of a written language, so that could be it... Eddie891 Talk Work 22:49, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
- @Eddie891: that makes sense! thanks for getting back to me :) also, call me leek theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 23:05, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Mondeghili
Hallo, and thanks for reviewing! I think the image is freely licensed. If you click on the "Freely Licensed" link on the DYK Template, there are the tags that allow free attribution, and "Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0" is one of them. Cheers, Alex2006 (talk) 08:28, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hey, Alex2006! I did see the CC ShareAlike 4.0 tag, but I couldn't verify that the image actually had that status, since i don't know who took the image or whether they release it under that license. I could be misreading, but until that's cleared up, it doesn't look to me like there's solid evidence that the image is freely licensed. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:35, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
- Ciao Theleekycauldron, and thanks for your answer. Now I understand: I thought that for you the tag was not clear, but the problem is the author. :-( The Image has been uploaded on Commons by an Italian User on behalf of another user. I wrote to the former today, let's see if we can clarify the situation. It is clear that as it stands the image tag is invalid, we need an explicit statement from the author about this. Alex2006 (talk) 05:17, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
- thanks! do let me know what they say theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:21, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
- Ciao Theleekycauldron, and thanks for your answer. Now I understand: I thought that for you the tag was not clear, but the problem is the author. :-( The Image has been uploaded on Commons by an Italian User on behalf of another user. I wrote to the former today, let's see if we can clarify the situation. It is clear that as it stands the image tag is invalid, we need an explicit statement from the author about this. Alex2006 (talk) 05:17, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar
The Barnstar of Good Humor | ||
For a basket of puns and related wordplay in your DYK nomination. Thanks for making me laugh! ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 05:42, 30 September 2021 (UTC) |
- Why thank you! I quite appreciate it :) and that's quite the lovely basket you've got there yourself theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 06:04, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
mondeghili again
Hallo Theleekycauldron,
would it be possible to set the image license flag on the DYK template of Mondeghili to green? I just noticed that on Commons the author's License Mail has arrived. Thanks! Alex2006 (talk) 05:31, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi, Alex2006! Copyright tagging isn't quite my area of expertise, so I'm probably not the person to ask about this. Thanks for asking, though—you might want to ask User talk:Cwmhiraeth or WT:DYK. Good luck, and sorry I couldn't be of more use! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 06:45, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hallo Theleekycauldron, I didn't mean the copyright Tag, but the Flag that you put here under "Image eligibility:". It is always red, although now the image is freely licensed, and the Article has been promoted with image. I will ask Cwmhiraeth. Cheers, Alex2006 (talk) 06:52, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- ah, I see what you mean. I can't modify the nomination page for that reason, since it's already closed, but your hook is already in the prep sets—there's no need to worry, your hook is schedule to display on the main page for all of October 10, UTC. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hallo Theleekycauldron, I didn't mean the copyright Tag, but the Flag that you put here under "Image eligibility:". It is always red, although now the image is freely licensed, and the Article has been promoted with image. I will ask Cwmhiraeth. Cheers, Alex2006 (talk) 06:52, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Questenberg
I debated with myself whether to bother you about Template:Did you know nominations/Johann Adam von Questenberg, and here I am. I was VERY busy (RL) for the last days, so didn't check every edit. When Questenberg was promoted, and you didn't add the usual "without image" clause, I was sure you took the image which is such a rare thing to have: an artist's portrait of the subject that transports us to the period without any words. Actually, I mentioned the otherwise less important "lute" only because of the image. If this hook and without image, we should at least add a year, because who would know this didn't happen in the 20th century? But perhaps better a different hook (correspondence with Bach, commissioning operas ...) Or simply take the image? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: Hi! My apologies for the mix-ups; I was quite tired when I was building the previous prep set. I agree with you, Questenberg (who has quite the classy lute) would be a good image hook, and I'd much rather do that than have to add more qualifiers on the hook. Let's see if it isn't too late to pull strings; thanks for bringing this up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 08:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- p.s. feel free to bother me whenever; it does get quite dull assembling prep sets sometimes
- Thank you, that's great, and when I looked last, even the image slot in the same prep was free. He could go also anytime later, nothing date-specific. I am sad that what you called "perennial gang" was broken, and don't know what to do. I don't know admin language. - Yesterday's concert was great! (click on songs for moar) Especially after no concert singing in choir for exactly two years, - that group perennially performs on 3 October. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- oh my, i've just seen what happened. i'm so sorry, gerda, that must be really difficult—you must have worked with him here for a long time. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 09:16, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- yes, from 2012 when he translated all Bach cantatas to French, good collaboration always, and the whole AN thread was so counterproductive. Drive a man crazy, and then block him for being crazy, - I better stop ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- i definitely hear you—that doesn't seem fair. i wouldn't want to see that AN thread either, that looks nightmarish. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:30, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- I told LouisAlain to work in the German Wikipedia, and he followed. - Yes in theory, every bit should be sourced inline by some reliable external source. Most German articles don't comply with that but have their book sources. Now what's better: translate that, or leave our readers with an interlanguage link - to a place where they likely will not detect the sources at all? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- for sure, it doesn't seem accessible to ask readers to go to the german wiki, where they'll probably end up using machine translation anyway. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:45, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- I told LouisAlain to work in the German Wikipedia, and he followed. - Yes in theory, every bit should be sourced inline by some reliable external source. Most German articles don't comply with that but have their book sources. Now what's better: translate that, or leave our readers with an interlanguage link - to a place where they likely will not detect the sources at all? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- i definitely hear you—that doesn't seem fair. i wouldn't want to see that AN thread either, that looks nightmarish. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:30, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- yes, from 2012 when he translated all Bach cantatas to French, good collaboration always, and the whole AN thread was so counterproductive. Drive a man crazy, and then block him for being crazy, - I better stop ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- was there a concert in 2020, or was it cancelled? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 09:18, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- no concert (look for cancelled here), not even a performance in a church service (for me), over months not even congregational singing at church --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: oh, that's a bummer. I've always been jealous of congregations with instruments or good voices; the singing acumen at the Orthodox Jewish synagogue I grew up with is roughly equivalent to a chorus of ill raccoons, and we never used instruments since they're prohibited on the sabbath. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:30, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- returning from rehearsal: I understand - on Mondays I sing with a different choir, and our conductor there split the group in three, to oblige to distance regulations, - great music to be discovered! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: i'm glad you're back in person, at least! I never did choir, but i'm quite excited about my vocals course. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:45, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- I uploaded new pics (click on songs), including "our" concert (after exactly two years without) and a cow sunset --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:06, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
- Today: DYK #1700 which you kindly reviewed, and I uploaded more images, mostly blue and green, for hope. I mentioned you below the credit on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: My words aged rather poorly, it seems—i wish they were true too. The images are quite lovely, though, i quite like the trees on hike from Ehrenbach to Oberauroff. Congrats on 1700! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 15:59, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- any favourites? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 15:59, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- look, moar: Today, mostly black&white, and standing upright as Psalm 15 says, - can you perhaps help with Mordechai Geldman? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:15, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: that's an awesome sculpture, holy crap! I'd love to help with Geldman's article, although I must warn you my hebrew is not... excellent. I'll do my best, what can I help you with? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:56, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- You can see if you find sources for the books, and if you find something mentioned in some Hebrew articles (one in the external links) which supports facts, or would add something new. I found the article practically as it was, and it could appear on the Main page in the Recent deaths corner if fully sourced and a bit longer. My Hebrew is zero, so yours is much better ;) - I need sleep now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- ps: prep 3 has two hooks by me (6 and 8), and one per day is enough for me ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Mordechai arrived on the Main page! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- That's awesome, gerda! sorry I couldn't help out with it, I got a little lost. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:33, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- No problem, I had other things I didn't get to yesterday, - our time is limited. In case there's something in Hebrew that isn't mentioned yet, today would be the perfect day to add when people are looking. Interest diminishes the second day, and often there is no second day. I am almost there to nominate Evelyn Richter, to be followed by Luis de Pablo. Little time for LouisAlain's opulent creation which hopefully can wait, - the recent deaths can't wait. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- Today: see yourself, read about a hymn praying to not be on earth in vain, about a comics artist whose characters have character (another collaboration of the "perennial gang", broken by one of us banned), and in memory of the last prima donna assoluta, Edita Gruberová. I had to go to two grave sites last week, one who died now, one who died 10 years ago, so standing upright and in black seems appropriate. More colours - but subdued - can be had on hikes, - updated. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
- That's awesome, gerda! sorry I couldn't help out with it, I got a little lost. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:33, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: that's an awesome sculpture, holy crap! I'd love to help with Geldman's article, although I must warn you my hebrew is not... excellent. I'll do my best, what can I help you with? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:56, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- look, moar: Today, mostly black&white, and standing upright as Psalm 15 says, - can you perhaps help with Mordechai Geldman? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:15, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: i'm glad you're back in person, at least! I never did choir, but i'm quite excited about my vocals course. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 21:45, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- returning from rehearsal: I understand - on Mondays I sing with a different choir, and our conductor there split the group in three, to oblige to distance regulations, - great music to be discovered! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Gerda Arendt: oh, that's a bummer. I've always been jealous of congregations with instruments or good voices; the singing acumen at the Orthodox Jewish synagogue I grew up with is roughly equivalent to a chorus of ill raccoons, and we never used instruments since they're prohibited on the sabbath. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:30, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- no concert (look for cancelled here), not even a performance in a church service (for me), over months not even congregational singing at church --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- oh my, i've just seen what happened. i'm so sorry, gerda, that must be really difficult—you must have worked with him here for a long time. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 09:16, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you, that's great, and when I looked last, even the image slot in the same prep was free. He could go also anytime later, nothing date-specific. I am sad that what you called "perennial gang" was broken, and don't know what to do. I don't know admin language. - Yesterday's concert was great! (click on songs for moar) Especially after no concert singing in choir for exactly two years, - that group perennially performs on 3 October. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Special occasion hook
Theleekycauldron, I see that you recently filled the Prep 4 set, which is due to run on October 14, the same day as a special occasion hook that is waiting for promotion. I thought you might want to decide which hook ought to run in the lead position. One thing to think about is that after a dearth of hooks featuring the image of a person, we now have two men in paintings in a row. Even if you don't want to give the special occasion hook a lead spot, you might want to swap the October 14 lead image with an earlier prep set.
Thanks for all the work you're doing keeping DYK going. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:04, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up, BlueMoonset! Damn, and I was keeping a close eye on that hook right up until a few days ago. I promoted it to P4 without the image, and I'm going to figure out whether to space out the two painting images. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Could I beg a boon?
I've suggested DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team but am not satisfied with the hook, which isn't punchy enough. Seeing as you are the high potentate of Punchy Hook, would you mind looking my page over and seeing if there's something about the coaches which makes a sexier hook? I'd love a hook which glorifies CD more and Auriemma less. BusterD (talk) 17:30, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- @BusterD: legitimately made my day with this request, thanks! I'll leave some notes on the talk page. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 17:41, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- Your ALT0b is exactly what I was looking for. You untangled it. I knew a fresh set of eyes was what I needed. It was right in front of me and I was looking too hard to see it. Thanks so much! BusterD (talk) 00:28, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- @BusterD: happy to help! Sometimes a fresh set of eyes is all it takes :). theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 04:52, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- Your ALT0b is exactly what I was looking for. You untangled it. I knew a fresh set of eyes was what I needed. It was right in front of me and I was looking too hard to see it. Thanks so much! BusterD (talk) 00:28, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
About My DYK Nomination
Hello, and thank you for commenting about my Beach Boys quote. Praise the Lord God Brian Wilson and death to the Brotherhood of Steel.
Anyway, let us get to the main issue at hand here: my DYK nomination for Tourism in Estonia.
I've written a brand new alt hook for the DYK nomination in this talk message, which is as follows,
- ... that after the opening of a ferry service from Helsinki to Tallinn in 1968, so-called "vodka tourists" from Finland travelled to Estonia to get cheaper alcohol?
Here's a little source to match: Calvert Journal
And I hope this works. If it doesn't, you can always reply here, or send me a message in my talk.
(Please excuse me for all of the Brian Wilson stuff, I am a 60s music buff)
Cheers, TootsieRollsAddict (talk) 01:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi there, User:TootsieRollsAddict! Praise Brian Wilson indeed, I love 60s music too! Although I'm a little more Creedence Clearwater Revival and Simon & Garfunkel than I am Beach Boys. Getting down to business, we should probably have this discussion on the nomination page (I'm not reviewing your nomination, Narutolovehinata5 is). I'm going to finish out my reply to this on the nom page, and I'll copy your hook there too. Thanks for reaching out! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 01:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Erynn Chambers
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- well that aged like milk in a broken refrigerator theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Beer Beer, Truck Truck
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Purple Star | ||
For your kindness and grace with the Erynn Chambers article and AfD. Many thanks, Beccaynr (talk) 00:18, 10 October 2021 (UTC) |
- @Beccanyr: thank you so much! I was really freaked out at the beginning, I'm sure you could tell—but it got better over time. Thank you for improving the article! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:48, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- oops, @Beccaynr theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:48, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
George Pitcher DYK
Hi! Can you take a look at my DYK nomination for George Pitcher (philosopher)? I’m not sure how to proceed as I have never had an issue with a nomination before. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 03:28, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Thriley: hi! It looks like your reviewer, David Eppstein, is asking you to reword some sentences that could be interpreted as copyvio. From my point of view, that seems to be a fair call. I'd continue checking the Earwig, and continue to make changes until you're sure that you've addressed all of his concerns. Don't get discouraged—it seems to be a small problem, and you're almost there! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 03:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Re:DYK for Mondeghili
Thanks, theleekycauldron ! Maybe it's because many people read Wikipedia while having a snack... :-) You have to admit that the picture is really yummy! This encourages me to write more articles about gastronomy. Cheers, Alex2006 (talk) 06:23, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Alessandro57: a yummy picture indeed! I considered botching together some mondeghili for myself for a minute there, until i remembered that I'm pescatarian. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 06:38, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Pescatarian? No problem at all! Then I can recommend you these tuna and potato meatballs explained by the most famous Italian food blogger...Buon appetito! Alex2006 (talk) 06:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Alessandro57: oh my, that looks delicious! I'll have to make that tomorrow. Thanks so much! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 07:03, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Pescatarian? No problem at all! Then I can recommend you these tuna and potato meatballs explained by the most famous Italian food blogger...Buon appetito! Alex2006 (talk) 06:59, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
TFL notification
Hi, theleekycauldron. I'm just posting to let you know that United States congressional delegations from Hawaii – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for November 5. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 15:27, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Giants2008: thanks for letting me know, I'm very excited! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 17:57, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Game On (The West Wing)
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
DYK for The beer question
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
New message from Narutolovehinata5
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