User talk:Ceranthor/Archive 26
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RfA
Thanks for supporting my run for administrator. I am honored and grateful. ) Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:48, 24 July 2017 (UTC) |
PR Request
Hello, it's nice to meet you. I recently became aware of you at the Loev FAC, where you provided a thorough review of the article. Should you have the time and inclination, I would really appreciate some comments at this PR of Lady Gaga which I would like to submit for FA consideration in the not-too distant future. No problem if you don't have time ort he subject isn't of interest to you. Cheers. – FrB.TG (talk) 20:21, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: Hi FrB.TG, I would be happy to help. I will always love the Gaga! It looks like a big article, so I'll try to get you comments ASAP, but it may take me a few days. ceranthor 22:11, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: I hope you are finding my comments somewhat helpful. Do you think you could give me some feedback on Barry Voight? ceranthor 21:27, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
- I am finding your comments extremely helpful, which I'll get to tomorrow. This is the type of the criticism I was looking for for the article. I know nothing about geology whatsoever, but I'll see; seems like an interesting article from a glance. – FrB.TG (talk) 21:46, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: I hope you are finding my comments somewhat helpful. Do you think you could give me some feedback on Barry Voight? ceranthor 21:27, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXVI, August 2017
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WikiCup 2017 September newsletter
Round 4 of the WikiCup has ended and we move forward into the final round. In round 4, a total of 12 FAs, 3 FLs, 44 GAs, 3 FLs, 79 DYKs, 1 ITN and 42 GARs was achieved, with no FPs or FTs this time. Congratulations to Peacemaker67 on the Royal Yugoslav Navy Good Topic of 36 items, and the 12 featured articles achieved by Cas Liber (5), Vanamonde93 (3), Peacemaker67 (2), Adityavagarwal (1) and 12george1 (1). With a FA scoring 200 points, and bonus points available on top of this, FAs are likely to feature heavily in the final round. Meanwhile Yellow Evan, a typhoon specialist, was contributing 12 DYKs and 10 GAs, while Adityavagarwal and Freikorp topped the GAR list with 8 reviews each. As we enter the final round, we are down to eight contestants, and we would like to thank those of you who have been eliminated for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia. The lowest score needed to reach round 5 was 305, and I think we can expect a highly competitive final round.
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- @Kostas20142: I've replied to your email. ceranthor 16:20, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXVII, September 2017
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The Bugle: Issue CXXXVIII, October 2017
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Hello!
I see you've been back a few months, but I haven't seen your name around for a long time so it brought a smile to face to see your signature as I was scrolling through FAC. It reminded me of the time that I was just finding my feet on Wikipedia. Just wanted to say hi, that's all! :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:44, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
- @HJ Mitchell: I'm not heavily active, but thanks for the welcome back! Hope all's well! ceranthor 15:37, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
Gaga
Hi, Ceranthor. Thanks for all of your help with her article and at the PR. I, IndianBio and SNUGGUMS would like to take this to FAC soon. Since you have become more than a reviewer of the article, I would like to know your opinion of where the article stands prose-wise. Many thanks. FrB.TG (talk) 12:22, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Hi @FrB.TG: I read through the article and was pretty happy with how it looked. I'll look over it tonight and give you a definitive answer, but I think it's more or less there. ceranthor 14:51, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: a few more comments, and then I think it's good to go:
- "New York shows without success," - do the sources clarify what NY shows means?
- Here's what the book says, "At age sixteen Stefani had begun to sing and play in front of live audiences in her hometown. She also attended auditions for parts in the city, though with little success."
- "Its second single "Judas" also reached the top ten in several major musical markets" - including which ones?
- "Her other endeavors included" - there's nothing wrong with this start to the sentence, but I think it should be a separate paragraph perhaps. I just don't think it follows logically from the preceding sentence/paragraph topic
- "Her engagement to Taylor Kinney ended in July 2016.[159]" - not sure if this is available info, but it might help to clarify why
- If I recall correctly, she posted on Instagram implying that they were not together anymore, but did not specify the reason/s.
- "Her performances are described" - I like "have been described" better, but this is nitpicky
- "before she was replaced by her assistant Richard Jackson.[225]" - in what year?
Otherwise, I think this is ready. :) ceranthor 19:27, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you, I have addressed these as well except the ones under which I have left replies. Look forward to submitting this for FAC soon. :) FrB.TG (talk) 16:30, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
- No problem! Make sure to give me a ping when you end up submitting it, so I can pledge my support based on my copyediting! ceranthor 16:32, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results
The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:
- First Place - Adityavagarwal (submissions)
- Second Place - Vanamonde (submissions)
- Third Place - Cas Liber (submissions)
In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:
- Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
- Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
- Featured List – Bloom6132 (submissions) and 1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2
- Featured Pictures – SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
- Featured Topic – MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
- Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
- Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
- In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
- Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.
Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.
Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.
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Message to Talk Page Stalkers - Review Needed
Hi TPSers,
I'm hoping to take Three Sisters (Oregon) to FAC once it's gotten a copyedit and a few readovers by peers to give me fresh eyes to improve it. I would appreciate any and all feedback if anyone has the time to give it a looksie. Best, ceranthor 17:01, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXXXIX, November 2017
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Note to Self
For Three Sisters, two remaining sources to round details out:
- Need to add the history of geological study at Three Sisters from second source! ceranthor 04:19, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
WikiCup 2018
So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
Barry Voight Four Award
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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Barry Voight. Gen. Quon (Talk) 17:11, 29 November 2017 (UTC) |
- Thank you! ceranthor 17:22, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
Der 100. Psalm
Thank you for valuable comments to improve Der 100. Psalm, now promoted to FA on the day it was mentioned on the Main page ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
- Very welcome. Congratulations! ceranthor 20:38, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Hiii
Hi Ceranthor. Would you be willing to copy edit Margaret (singer) which was promoted to GA at the beginning of this year. I just want to make sure that its quality is maintained. I do understand that you're busy so take as long as you need of course. Best wishes. ArturSik (talk) 14:56, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: Are you trying to get it to FA? Or is it just general copy editing you want? ceranthor 20:55, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- I would say general for now. There's quite a lot of work to do before I even start considering nominating it for FA. However, since it got promoted to good article status, a lot of changes have been made there and I just want to make sure that it is still a deserving Good article. I'm assuming you're only focusing on FACs hence the question. However, there's no hurry and if you only decide to take it on you can CE it whenever suits you, there's absolutely no rush. ArturSik (talk) 21:04, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- I'm fine with that. I'm working on one FAC right now, and trying to finish a good topic by April or May, but I'm not incredibly overwhelmed with work right now. So it's definitely something I can try to help with. ceranthor 21:33, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- That's great. Thank you so much. Looking forward to it :) ArturSik (talk) 21:59, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: Finally got around to this. I made some changes throughout. Overall, it looks like it's already in great shape. My one note would be the use of the phrase "number X in the country", which got confusing as I didn't know which chart you were referencing. ceranthor 16:27, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you so much. Looks like there wasn't much to fix which I am pleased about. Do you suggest I should replace "country" with the actual name of the country? and should I do that in all instances or only selected? ...because I was only using that option to avoid repetition, for example "becoming an immediate commercial success in Poland. It received an award as the third-best selling digital single of 2013 in the country by a Polish artist" where it seems pretty obvious that "the country" is Poland. ArturSik (talk) 16:58, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: No, more what I mean is something like this: "It was preceded by the single "What You Do" released in May, which reached number fourteen in Margaret's native country.[110]" Number fourteen on which chart? ceranthor 17:06, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, okay. I see. I'll change that then:) Thanks ArturSik (talk) 17:08, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- No problem. Give me a ping when you're thinking about taking it to FAC! ceranthor 17:09, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- Do you think it stands a chance of becoming a FA? My only worry are references. ArturSik (talk) 01:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: I think it needs a bit more work first. I'd recommend starting a peer review, gathering feedback from some people who have written FA's before (particularly on music content), and then thinking about FAC. FrB.TG and Aoba47 both strike me as people who would likely be happy to give you comments. ceranthor 03:40, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- I would be more than happy to provide comments on this. Aoba47 (talk) 03:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- So would I. I was involved with the article last year. @ArturSik: Just let me know when you open a peer review. FrB.TG (talk) 12:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- I can provide some more feedback at the PR. Meanwhile, if any of you have some free time, I'd appreciate any and all feedback for Harry R. Truman. ceranthor 03:47, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
- So would I. I was involved with the article last year. @ArturSik: Just let me know when you open a peer review. FrB.TG (talk) 12:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: I think it needs a bit more work first. I'd recommend starting a peer review, gathering feedback from some people who have written FA's before (particularly on music content), and then thinking about FAC. FrB.TG and Aoba47 both strike me as people who would likely be happy to give you comments. ceranthor 03:40, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- Do you think it stands a chance of becoming a FA? My only worry are references. ArturSik (talk) 01:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- No problem. Give me a ping when you're thinking about taking it to FAC! ceranthor 17:09, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, okay. I see. I'll change that then:) Thanks ArturSik (talk) 17:08, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: No, more what I mean is something like this: "It was preceded by the single "What You Do" released in May, which reached number fourteen in Margaret's native country.[110]" Number fourteen on which chart? ceranthor 17:06, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you so much. Looks like there wasn't much to fix which I am pleased about. Do you suggest I should replace "country" with the actual name of the country? and should I do that in all instances or only selected? ...because I was only using that option to avoid repetition, for example "becoming an immediate commercial success in Poland. It received an award as the third-best selling digital single of 2013 in the country by a Polish artist" where it seems pretty obvious that "the country" is Poland. ArturSik (talk) 16:58, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- @ArturSik: Finally got around to this. I made some changes throughout. Overall, it looks like it's already in great shape. My one note would be the use of the phrase "number X in the country", which got confusing as I didn't know which chart you were referencing. ceranthor 16:27, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
- That's great. Thank you so much. Looking forward to it :) ArturSik (talk) 21:59, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- I'm fine with that. I'm working on one FAC right now, and trying to finish a good topic by April or May, but I'm not incredibly overwhelmed with work right now. So it's definitely something I can try to help with. ceranthor 21:33, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
- I would say general for now. There's quite a lot of work to do before I even start considering nominating it for FA. However, since it got promoted to good article status, a lot of changes have been made there and I just want to make sure that it is still a deserving Good article. I'm assuming you're only focusing on FACs hence the question. However, there's no hurry and if you only decide to take it on you can CE it whenever suits you, there's absolutely no rush. ArturSik (talk) 21:04, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
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The Bugle: Issue CXL, December 2017
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Three Sisters (Oregon) scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Three Sisters (Oregon) article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 6, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 6, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
Note that I can't add the scheduled date to the article's talk page until the bot has updated it. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:51, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks, Jim! ceranthor 15:27, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
Possibility of providing your input on a Peer Review for Regine Velasquez's entry
Hi Ceranthor,
I'm writing to ask whether you would consider having a look at the article. I'm aware that you've been involved with PRs. I've given it a major rewrite and complete overhaul. I began working on the article late October when it looked like this and somehow ended up rewriting the whole thing and aiming for potentially FA. This isn't a process I've been through before, but I have been reading the reviews here in preparation, and am familiar with FAC demands. I would very much appreciate a fresh set of eyes and happily address any concerns you may have.
Thanks! Pseud 14 (talk) 08:56, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
- I can try to look at it later this week. I'm a bit swamped for the next two days. ceranthor 16:50, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
Wishes
It's that time of the year, Ceran. No fancy template, but just wishing you all the best for the holidays and the new year. It's probably a lot warmer where I am than where you are 😎 Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:38, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you, Kudpung! Yes, the eastern coast of the US is definitely cold! ceranthor 16:28, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Yo Ho Ho
ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!
Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec17a}}~~~~ to your friends' talk pages.
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- Much thanks, WSC! Hope all's well! ceranthor 22:05, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
Merry Christmas to all!
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2018! | |
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless! — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 10:35, 22 December 2017 (UTC) |
- Thanks! Right back at you! ceranthor 15:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Ceranthor!!
Hi Ceranthor, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,
Thanks for all your help and contributions on the 'pedia! ,
–Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 13:26, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you! Same to you and yours. ceranthor 15:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
Paul Lindner
Hi, I added a poosible reference for him to his talk page. --Stone (talk) 11:27, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you! ceranthor 17:28, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Diamond Peak (Oregon)
Hello! Your submission of Diamond Peak (Oregon) 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! The Bushranger One ping only 01:36, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
- Responded there. ceranthor 03:46, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you for your help!
The Special Barnstar | ||
I greatly appreciate your thorough review for the Ho Ho Ho FAC; I had to choose this barnstar as it matched the topic and I needed to add all of the eleganza realness to this lol. Aoba47 (talk) 20:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC) |
- @Aoba47: No problem. Thanks! I'd love to collaborate on a Ru article or RPDR-related article in the future. ceranthor 20:51, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- That would be really awesome! Aoba47 (talk) 22:01, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- It's outside my wheelhouse, but I'd love to try something new. ceranthor 00:02, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
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Read-over request
Hi, Ceranthor. I have recently overhauled Anne Hathaway's article in hopes of getting it to FA status. Do you think you could give an informal review perhaps on its talk, comparing it mainly against 1a? Have a great rest of day or night. FrB.TG (talk) 21:24, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: I'd be happy to read over it. Could you give me some feedback for Harry R. Truman? ceranthor 23:42, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
- Of course. I’ll provide comments as soon as I’ve reviewed two other articles, which I’ll perhaps do this morning. FrB.TG (talk) 00:03, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: I posted a good chunk of comments to start! ceranthor 01:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for those. I have addressed them and believe it is in decent shape, perhaps ready for FAC. FrB.TG (talk) 16:36, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
- FrB.TG, I will try to get back to it and read it over once more asap. ceranthor 21:29, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for those. I have addressed them and believe it is in decent shape, perhaps ready for FAC. FrB.TG (talk) 16:36, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
- @FrB.TG: I posted a good chunk of comments to start! ceranthor 01:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
- Of course. I’ll provide comments as soon as I’ve reviewed two other articles, which I’ll perhaps do this morning. FrB.TG (talk) 00:03, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
FAC reviewing barnstar
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FAC can't function without people like you contributing reviews. Thank you for the seven FAC reviews you did during December. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:27, 7 January 2018 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Mike. ceranthor 14:19, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXLI, January 2018
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Are you willing to provide copies of my deleted articles?
Hello Ceranthor, very nice to meet you. Well my situation is quite messy and odd. Basically, I've been struggling to write articles using one account, so I created new multiple ones to do it instead. The administrators then accused me of creating sock puppets and webhost abuse (the latter is absolutely nonsense, if you care you can do further reading here and here), so they deleted all of my drafts from all of these accounts and I really need them back. I’ve spent more than a year writing them.
In October last year I've asked a member to help me with this situation, but he couldn't do it because he didn't have the time. So I'm asking you for help now, will you help me?
Thank you for reading. Beyoncetan (talk) 08:02, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
- Hi, Beyoncetan, I'll admit I'm a bit confused by the entire situation. Can you specify which deleted pages you want copies of for me? Thanks, ceranthor 15:46, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for replying. Well here they are, and it's quite a long list:
And can you please possibly find me a draft from my Beyoncetan user that was about the song "10 Minutes" by Korean singer Lee Hyori? That page is really important to me.
If you don't have the time to do all of these pages, I totally understand it. I just want to make sure that you're okay with it first. Thank you, Ceranthor. Beyoncetan (talk) 18:20, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Beyoncetan: I have provided the final version of each of them at User:Ceranthor/deleted. Please move them to your own userspace ASAP so that I can delete this page accordingly. Thanks. ceranthor 21:00, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: Thank you very, very much for your help! Beyoncetan (talk) 02:40, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
- No problem. ceranthor 02:40, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: Thank you very, very much for your help! Beyoncetan (talk) 02:40, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Paul Lindner
On 13 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Lindner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that German microbiologist Paul Lindner named the yeast species he discovered Schizosaccharomyces pombe after the Swahili word for beer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Lindner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paul Lindner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. ceranthor 00:19, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lassen Peak
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lassen Peak you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:40, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 22:54, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ceranthor, Thanks for your extremely helpful input during the peer review. I have listed the article for FAC and was wondering if you would have time to provide your feedback. Thanks in advance! Pseud 14 (talk) 12:14, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
- I'll do my best to get to it in the next couple of days. ceranthor 23:55, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
A barnstar for you !
The Original Barnstar | ||
A massive thank you for your help with Margaret (singer). I’m looking forward to working with you in the future. Best. ArturSik (talk) 22:02, 16 January 2018 (UTC) |
- No problem! Good luck with the FAC! ceranthor 23:54, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Diamond Peak (Oregon)
On 17 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diamond Peak (Oregon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that along with Mount Defiance and Mount Bailey, Diamond Peak is one of the few andesitic shield volcanos in the Cascade Range? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diamond Peak (Oregon). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Diamond Peak (Oregon)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks. Sorry for any commotion I missed; haven't been online since last night! ceranthor 16:11, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Black Buttes
On 22 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black Buttes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Black Buttes' amphitheater is partially occupied by Deming Glacier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black Buttes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Black Buttes), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 01:47, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
The file File:Meldshal42.PNG has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Unused personal file, no foreseeable encyclopedic use
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated files}}
notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the file's talk page.
Please consider addressing the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated files}}
will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and files for discussion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Jon Kolbert (talk) 19:18, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Jon Kolbert: Thanks, I've gone ahead and deleted it myself. ceranthor 19:40, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
I'd really appreciate your thoughts
First I found your offer very kind, thank you. My home wiki is Commons and even though I had been using the en:wp for a decade I never started contributing until last year. Prior to starting this article my contributions here were adding photography and a bit of article improvement so I am still learning the best ways to write and format articles. I'm trying to expand the article but finding neutral sources difficult. I also agree with Eric Corbett that the lead should be rewritten but I don't want to make it overly lengthy. Redoing the bare urls citations I'm also unsure about simply because I don't want to break them but I'll continue to press on and learn. So when you get a spare moment could you take a cursory look at Mount Carmel East and give my your opinion? Thank you in advance -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 12:56, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Sixflashphoto: I agree with Eric's comments. The refs particularly stick out to me, and I have a general sense that the article doesn't fully cover everything it could about the hospital. I'll be sure to provide more specific comments when I can. ceranthor 15:16, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @Sixflashphoto: I'll do my best to provide you with more concrete feedback ASAP! Sorry for being slow to get back to you. ceranthor 19:17, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
- I just appreciate all of the help I've been receiving. When you get some spare time would be fine. I'm really in no rush. I did make some substantial changes trying to put into practice the help I have already received. I also put it up for Peer Review but I would appreciate any and all help regardless of the forum it comes in. It is extremely nice that you still have an interest in helping. Thank you! -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 22:44, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
- Sixflashphoto, I posted some comments to the article's talk page. ceranthor 20:07, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- I just appreciate all of the help I've been receiving. When you get some spare time would be fine. I'm really in no rush. I did make some substantial changes trying to put into practice the help I have already received. I also put it up for Peer Review but I would appreciate any and all help regardless of the forum it comes in. It is extremely nice that you still have an interest in helping. Thank you! -- Sixflashphoto (talk) 22:44, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @Sixflashphoto: I'll do my best to provide you with more concrete feedback ASAP! Sorry for being slow to get back to you. ceranthor 19:17, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
My friend and fellow editor, Numerounovedant, has nominated the article for FAC again. You would recall posting comments at the article's first FAC back in July last year. Do let him know if you are willing to post comments at the second FAC. Thank you. — Ssven2 Looking at you, kid 08:52, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Ssven2: I'll consider it, but I wasn't exactly thrilled with his temperament last time. ceranthor 16:45, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Aya Kanai
On 29 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aya Kanai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that prior to serving as executive fashion director for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen, and as a judge for Project Runway: Junior, Aya Kanai considered careers in puppetry and fine art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aya Kanai. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aya Kanai), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
~~ 00:02, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Mount Jefferson (Oregon)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mount Jefferson (Oregon) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 02:20, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- Fantastic. Thanks, Casliber. I'll be sure to get to your comments when I get a chance! ceranthor 02:32, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
Quick Self Note of To-Do List for Reviews
Wikipedia:Peer review/Mount Carmel East/archive1- FAC for Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Wikipedia:Peer review/Presidency of George Washington/archive1
Wikipedia:Peer review/Level Mountain/archive1
Leaving this here so I don't forget to get to these asap. ceranthor 02:36, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lassen Peak
The article Lassen Peak you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lassen Peak for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:41, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, Sturmvogel 66, for your insightful comments and timely replies. ceranthor 03:42, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- You're quite welcome.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:17, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Sturmvogel 66: You may be interested to hear the NPS's response to my inquiry email. They wrote me:
- You're quite welcome.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:17, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- "Thank you for your inquiry. I apologize for the inconvenience, we are in the processing of restructuring portions of our website. The amphibian webpage has been restored and the Reading Fire information is being moved to a new webpage. We're still in the process of populating this page, but this is its new permanent location." My plan is to link to the new page on the Reading Fire, available here, and then I think this issue will be resolved. Thought you might want to know. Best, ceranthor 23:27, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
- I thought that it might be something pointlessly annoying like that. Good on you for following up.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:07, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
- "Thank you for your inquiry. I apologize for the inconvenience, we are in the processing of restructuring portions of our website. The amphibian webpage has been restored and the Reading Fire information is being moved to a new webpage. We're still in the process of populating this page, but this is its new permanent location." My plan is to link to the new page on the Reading Fire, available here, and then I think this issue will be resolved. Thought you might want to know. Best, ceranthor 23:27, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ceranthor, I wanted to check if you would have time to provide feedback for an FLC. Whenever you have the time though. It has undergone a copy-edit for the lead, and comments for format and structure from a reviewer. I would appreciate feedback from you as well. Cheers! --Pseud 14 (talk) 12:22, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
- Hi, @Pseud 14: Bit backlogged at the moment, but will do my best to get to it by this weekend. ceranthor 20:07, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Mount Jefferson (Oregon)
The article Mount Jefferson (Oregon) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mount Jefferson (Oregon) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 19:41, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review and thorough comments, Casliber. ceranthor 20:08, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
- MONGO is interested in these sort of articles as well. Have asked him to take a look as I figure you're headed to FAC at some point. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:40, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks. Eventually I'll probably head there, though right now I'm hard at work trying to get all of the articles in the User:Ceranthor/Cascades GT to good articles. ceranthor 00:08, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
- That's nice of Casliber, but seems you have a pretty good handle on such articles. However, if asked I will assist as needed and will comment at FAC if it pops up there. It motivates me to perhaps see if I can find a mountain article to make a FA push on as I have not done one, even though I have maybe 400 mountain article stubs. Best wishes.--MONGO 17:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
- @MONGO: Thanks. If you ever want to collaborate, let me know. ceranthor 18:55, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
- That's nice of Casliber, but seems you have a pretty good handle on such articles. However, if asked I will assist as needed and will comment at FAC if it pops up there. It motivates me to perhaps see if I can find a mountain article to make a FA push on as I have not done one, even though I have maybe 400 mountain article stubs. Best wishes.--MONGO 17:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks. Eventually I'll probably head there, though right now I'm hard at work trying to get all of the articles in the User:Ceranthor/Cascades GT to good articles. ceranthor 00:08, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
- MONGO is interested in these sort of articles as well. Have asked him to take a look as I figure you're headed to FAC at some point. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:40, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – February 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2018).
- None
- Blurpeace • Dana boomer • Deltabeignet • Denelson83 • Grandiose • Salvidrim! • Ymblanter
- An RfC has closed with a consensus that candidates at WP:RFA must disclose whether they have ever edited for pay and that administrators may never use administrative tools as part of any paid editing activity, except when they are acting as a Wikipedian-in-Residence or when the payment is made by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate of the WMF.
- Editors responding to threats of harm can now contact the Wikimedia Foundation's emergency address by using Special:EmailUser/Emergency. If you don't have email enabled on Wikipedia, directly contacting the emergency address using your own email client remains an option.
- A tag will now be automatically applied to edits that blank a page, turn a page into a redirect, remove/replace almost all content in a page, undo an edit, or rollback an edit. These edits were previously denoted solely by automatic edit summaries.
- The Arbitration Committee has enacted a change to the discretionary sanctions procedure which requires administrators to add a standardized editnotice when placing page restrictions. Editors cannot be sanctioned for violations of page restrictions if this editnotice was not in place at the time of the violation.
Precious five years!
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you, Gerda Arendt, for the kind post. ceranthor 22:10, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for today's Barry Voight! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXLII, February 2018
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TFA
This is to let you know that the Barry Voight article has been scheduled as today's featured article for March 20, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 20, 2018--Wehwalt (talk) 21:55, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
- Great. Thanks, Wehwalt. ceranthor 22:26, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Chaos Crags
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Chaos Crags you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 19:40, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, Argento Surfer, I've watched the page to keep track of when you're ready for me to reply to your comments. ceranthor 20:14, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- I'm trying to finish up my notes in the next hour, but either way I won't be online again until Tuesday. You can start responding any time. Argento Surfer (talk) 20:55, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
- Forgot to ping you, but Argento Surfer, should all be addressed and responded to with clarifications. Thanks again! ceranthor 18:47, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- I'm trying to finish up my notes in the next hour, but either way I won't be online again until Tuesday. You can start responding any time. Argento Surfer (talk) 20:55, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Alex Owumi FAC
After the first nomination, which you helped review and eventually supported, did not receive enough attention, I have renominated the Alex Owumi article for featured article consideration. Thought you might be interested in taking another look and perhaps giving support again. TempleM (talk) 17:25, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
- TempleM, will get back to you with more comments. ceranthor 18:29, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Chaos Crags
The article Chaos Crags you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Chaos Crags for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Argento Surfer -- Argento Surfer (talk) 14:41, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
FAC urgents
I've noticed that you have very kindly been taking care of the FAC urgent list. That's always the part I forget to update when I go through the FAC list. I just wanted to say thank you. My rule of thumb for adding things to the list is anything that is over a month old and still is on the list. That usually catches anything needing extra eyes. If you wanted to add any that reach that point, I would have no objection and it would be really helpful. Sarastro (talk) 14:20, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
- I'd be happy to take care of it. I can try to update it more regularly, since it doesn't take more than five-ten minutes to sort through the listed noms. ceranthor 21:38, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Discussion at User talk:Volcanoguy#James King seamount
You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:Volcanoguy#James King seamount. —usernamekiran(talk) 18:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
- I've replied there. ceranthor 19:13, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2018).
- Lourdes†
- AngelOfSadness • Bhadani • Chris 73 • Coren • Friday • Midom • Mike V
- † Lourdes has requested that her admin rights be temporarily removed, pending her return from travel.
- The autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) is scheduled to end on 14 March 2018. The results of the research collected can be read on Meta Wiki.
- Community ban discussions must now stay open for at least 24 hours prior to being closed.
- A change to the administrator inactivity policy has been proposed. Under the proposal, if an administrator has not used their admin tools for a period of five years and is subsequently desysopped for inactivity, the administrator would have to file a new RfA in order to regain the tools.
- A change to the banning policy has been proposed which would specify conditions under which a repeat sockmaster may be considered de facto banned, reducing the need to start a community ban discussion for these users.
- CheckUsers are now able to view private data such as IP addresses from the edit filter log, e.g. when the filter prevents a user from creating an account. Previously, this information was unavailable to CheckUsers because access to it could not be logged.
- The edit filter has a new feature
contains_all
that edit filter managers may use to check if one or more strings are all contained in another given string.
- Following the 2018 Steward elections, the following users are our new stewards: -revi, Green Giant, Rxy, There'sNoTime, علاء.
- Bhadani (Gangadhar Bhadani) passed away on 8 February 2018. Bhadani joined Wikipedia in March 2005 and became an administrator in September 2005. While he was active, Bhadani was regarded as one of the most prolific Wikipedians from India.
WikiCup 2018 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.
Our top scorers in round 1 were:
- Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
- FrB.TG , a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
- Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
- Ceranthor, Numerounovedant, Carbrera, Farang Rak Tham and Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. 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.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Vanamonde (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
Air Your thoughts?
Would you like to take a moment and describe your views on the topic of quality vs. quantity at User:Eddie891/sandbox/Quality v. Quantity for a Wikipedia Signpost Report? Eddie891 Talk Work 18:25, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Eddie891: I'll be out of the US for a week or so, but I may have some time tomorrow. Will lyk. ceranthor 17:54, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sure. Have fun! Eddie891 Talk Work 18:25, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
Heads up
I'll be out of the United States for about a week, with limited internet access. Please be patient with waiting for replies. Thanks! ceranthor 17:53, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
FAC reviewing barnstar
The Reviewer Barnstar | ||
FAC can't function without people like you contributing reviews. Thank you for the five FAC reviews you did during February. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:05, 4 March 2018 (UTC) |
Your GA nomination of Black Buttes
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black Buttes you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jo-Jo Eumerus -- Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hoodoo Butte
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hoodoo Butte you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jo-Jo Eumerus -- Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jo-Jo Eumerus: I'll get to the above two ASAP. Just got back to the US. ceranthor 05:24, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- I've written one or two comments further; they should be pass ready after all. Incidentally I was wondering, since you've written a couple of volcanology featured articles, would you think that the Tutupaca article could have a chance at WP:FAC? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- Jo-Jo Eumerus, it certainly seems comprehensive. I think the prose could use a little more fine-tuning before FAC, which I'd be happy to help with if you want. I also think I remember that capitalized references have been an issue for me before at volcano FACs, so I might suggest converting that capitalized source to be consistent with the other sources used. ceranthor 15:06, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed that capitalized sentence, and a bit fine tuning wouldn't hurt. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:43, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- Jo-Jo Eumerus, I'll have a bit more free time after Tuesday. I can try to look over it then. Best, ceranthor 16:11, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Jo-Jo Eumerus, I posted some comments. ceranthor 02:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Jo-Jo Eumerus, I'll have a bit more free time after Tuesday. I can try to look over it then. Best, ceranthor 16:11, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Fixed that capitalized sentence, and a bit fine tuning wouldn't hurt. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:43, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- Jo-Jo Eumerus, it certainly seems comprehensive. I think the prose could use a little more fine-tuning before FAC, which I'd be happy to help with if you want. I also think I remember that capitalized references have been an issue for me before at volcano FACs, so I might suggest converting that capitalized source to be consistent with the other sources used. ceranthor 15:06, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- I've written one or two comments further; they should be pass ready after all. Incidentally I was wondering, since you've written a couple of volcanology featured articles, would you think that the Tutupaca article could have a chance at WP:FAC? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Indian Heaven
The article Indian Heaven you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Indian Heaven for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SounderBruce -- SounderBruce (talk) 01:40, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
- @SounderBruce: I'll get to it ASAP! ceranthor 05:24, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
Harry Truman TFA/nomination
Hello. I nominated Harry R. Truman (an article you significantly contributed) to be the featured article of the day for April 1. However, I'm attempting to pair it with another FA-class article, Harry S. Truman, for an April Fool's Day joke as both men has shockingly similar backgrounds in their bios. I'll try to draft a blurb that combines the two Harry Trumans together. FunksBrother (talk) 14:44, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @FunksBrother: looks like it didn't pan out. Thanks for the heads up, sorry I didn't reply earlier as I was out of the country. ceranthor 05:25, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018
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Your GA nomination of Black Buttes
The article Black Buttes you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Black Buttes for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jo-Jo Eumerus -- Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:21, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Hoodoo Butte
The article Hoodoo Butte you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hoodoo Butte for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jo-Jo Eumerus -- Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 10:21, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for your comments and close attention to detail. ceranthor 16:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
Help with FAC
Hello! I hope that you are having a wonderful week so far. I would greatly appreciate any help with my current FAC. I understand if you do not have time to do it. Either way, hope you are doing well! Aoba47 (talk) 01:09, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi Aoba47, hope all is well. I'm doing fine myself, though I'm definitely overworked IRL! I'd be happy to help, though it may take me a few days, since I also need to get to the rest of the comments for my own GAN with Indian Heaven. ceranthor 01:58, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you for the response. Good luck with all of your work! My FAC will up there for a while so don't feel pressured to do it right away. Aoba47 (talk) 02:05, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
Good day Ceranthor, I understand you're extremely busy IRL and also swamped with requests here in Wiki, I'd like to thank you for your comments and support on the subject's list of recorded songs during the FLC process. If by any chance you would have the luxury of time, I would very much appreciate your comments on an FLC I'm putting for nom. No rush at all should you have prior things pending and I'd be very much willing to provide my review on any future FLCs/FACs you will have. Cheers --Pseud 14 (talk) 11:18, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hey, Pseud 14, added to my list below. Will try to get to all these in the next few days. Have a bit more time this weekend. ceranthor 19:46, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you! Much appreciated. Cheers! --Pseud 14 (talk) 10:42, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Indian Heaven
The article Indian Heaven you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Indian Heaven for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. If you could, please consider reviewing one of my GANs. SounderBruce 21:38, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
To Do List
Mount Carmel East, GAN- User:Eddie891/sandbox/Quality v. Quantity, comment
- Tutupaca, FAC
- Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/All Money Is Legal/archive1, FAC
- Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Regine Velasquez/archive1, FLC
- Nicholas Hoult, pre-FAC
Star Jet - look for sources.
ceranthor 15:27, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Finished ceranthor 15:57, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 24, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 24, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
Feel free to change the thumb image if you wish. In the article, does the infobox need tweaking (just going by the auto-comment) Thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:15, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Fabulous. Thanks, Jim! ceranthor 15:46, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
Hey there, I hope you doin well. I was wondering if you could take a look at the article and let me know if you have any comments at the talk page? I would like to take it to FAC at a later point maybe. Also, if you could weigh in on the infobox that'd be great help. Let me know, thanks either way. VedantTalk 10:44, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sure, I'll get to it asap. ceranthor 16:56, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hey, Numerounovedant, just posted some comments for the lead and suggested a peer review on the talk page. I would be happy to provide more detailed feedback at a PR. ceranthor 16:50, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
Hey, Ceranthor. I've opened a peer review, let me know if you're still willing to comment. Thanks either way. VedantTalk 17:22, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Numerounovedant: Happy to! I'm a bit swamped this week, but I'll do my best to get to it before this weekend. ceranthor 17:34, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
- I am in no hurry, take your time. :) VedantTalk 18:22, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
DYK Medal
The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
Congratulations and keep up the good work. Freikorp (talk) 19:36, 30 March 2018 (UTC) |
Thank you, Freikorp! ceranthor 19:49, 30 March 2018 (UTC)