User talk:Ficaia

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

Great wee article on one of Coleridge's poems. scope_creep^Talk 12:29, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for creating Lillie Sullivan.

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Thank you for creating James Peacock (navy officer).

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Thank you for creating Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro.

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Thank you for creating Cain and Abel (Titian).

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Thanks for creating this article on another Titian painting.

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Hello, Ficaia. Thank you for creating John Savage (author). User:Bruxton, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Thanks for the article. Please consider lengthening the lead to summarize the body of the article per MOS:LEAD

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Bruxton (talk) 23:16, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not very good at writing leads, so I tend to leave it for others to do if they wish. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 23:20, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Ficaia. Thank you for creating Thomas Mitchell (painter). User:Bruxton, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Thanks again, also MOS:LEADLENGTH

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Bruxton (talk) 23:17, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Template:DNB and others.

I was going to drop you a line about the difference between {{cite DNB}} and {{DNB}}, because of your edits the new article you created Samuel Sidley however I see that you created that article on 18 September 2022 and three days later you created Edward Gibson (painter)‎ on 21 September 2022‎ and by then you had worked it out yourself.

There are many of these types of template triplicates see User:PBS/Notes#List of PD Templates for a list of some of them. Given you area of interest shown by those two articles. You might find {{Bryan (3rd edition)}} and {{Bryan (1903 edition)}} of some use. If you have need of {{cite Bryan (3rd edition)}} let me know and I will create it.

Two other points:

Please see Where to place attribution in the Plagiarism guideline.
If you find a book that you would like to include in an article but it is not cited please place it in a "Further reading" or "External links" section below the section containing the bullet pointed list of full references. This makes it easier to keep track of what is used to support the text in the article and what is not.

Other than that I think the two articles I have had a look at are a useful contribution to Wikipedia. I am not as active as I one was but if I can help in you in any way please let me know on my talk page.

-- PBS (talk) 17:58, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes there is one other point I wanted to mention. There is a project group for the Wikisource DNB to Wikipedia articles Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography and coupled to that is the Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/DNB Epitome if you create articles such as you did please update the list and double tick their entries in that list. Often the entry in the DNB Epitome (see the footnotes on the pages next to the subject's name) makes a good basis for the lead in the Wikipedia article, or for creating a stub of an article. -- PBS (talk) 18:05, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In the article William Wilkins (educator) you had an entry in the sources section:

Laughton, J. K.; Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Williams, Robert (1765–1827), naval officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Marshall, John (1823). "Williams, Robert". Royal Naval Biography. Volume I, Part II. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 856–861.

There is a template {{cite ODNB}} for such entries:

*{{cite ODNB|last= Laughton |first=J. K. |last2=Lambert |first2=Andrew |date=2004 |title=Williams, Robert (1765–1827)  |id=29539}}

Laughton, J. K.; Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Williams, Robert (1765–1827)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29539. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

There is a template {{Cite RNB1823}}

*{{Cite RNB1823 |wstitle=Williams, Robert |volume=1 |part=2 |pages=856-861}}

Marshall, John (1823). "Williams, Robert" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 1, part 2. London: Longman and company. pp. 856–861.

-- PBS (talk) 18:52, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The "Bryan (3rd edition)" template might be useful at Benjamin Richard Green, but without the "This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain..." bit at the start: is there a way to do that? 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 14:09, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Robert Beyschlag

Hi thanks for creating this article. When we translate or borrow from other language wikis it’s a requirement to acknowledge the source. The best way to do this is to include it in your edit summary (e.g. “translated from fr.wiki”) and there’s also a translation template you can add to the talk page. If you can confirm where material for this article was sourced I’ll add the template to the talk page for you. Happy editing and please leave a message on my talk page if you need any help Mccapra (talk) 20:50, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't actually translate that article from the German article. I wrote it based on the English-language Benezit. I did include the German-language sources from the German wiki article as "further reading", so I guess I did copy that. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 20:54, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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For some reason I couldn't move the page in question; sorry for the inconvenience. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 02:11, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Ways to improve Francis Washburn

Hello, Ficaia,

Thank you for creating Francis Washburn.

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Thanks for the article, but it really needs some work - there are sources on the page, but they are not used to link to any facts in the article! The only reference is, confusingly for readers, to 'Heitman' - where the fact - and many more given in the article - could easily be sourced to a reference in one of the works you have listed under 'sources' using the 'Cite' tool. Facts should be linked to a citation...

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Al-Wishah

I couldn't see the direct relevance of the image you added to Al-Wishah; it was nevertheless an interesting lead and has a new home at The Book of Exposition. Iskandar323 (talk) 11:46, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My bad. I assumed it was a translation of Al-Wishah. Thanks for correcting that. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 11:49, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

James Warden

Ficaia, thanks for your input at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Warden. Would you be interested in adding some of the sources discovered during that discussion to the article itself? I, for one, would be grateful. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 14:03, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Warren Richard Colvin Wynne

Thanks for starting an article on Wynne. I've been slowly writing articles on some of the minor engagements in the Zulu War and hope, at some point, to work on articles on all the forts too. Don't know if you are interested in the era, but if you're working an anything similar in the future (or interested in looking at the forts) give me a nudge, I've got a few books to hand - Dumelow (talk) 18:55, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: Thanks for taking the time to really flesh out the article :) BTW, one sentence you added to the article seems to cut of mid sentence: "On one occasion Wynne, found that marker posts, used by the garrison to determine rifle ranges in case of attack and to delineate the route of a new approach road, were being moved at night by the." Did you mean to write "enemy" at the end there? 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 03:02, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, missed this reply. Yep, had intended to write "Zulu" here, now fixed. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 20:20, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Military History Newcomer of the Year, 2022

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		Congratulations! As the lead coordinator of WikiProject Military history it is my pleasure to present the WikiProject Barnstar in recognition of your nomination for the 2022 Military History Newcomer of the Year. Please accept this token of gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the project; we hope to see more of you in the years to come. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:14, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ravenshoe (novel)

On 11 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ravenshoe (novel), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ravenshoe has been noted for its passages dealing with the Charge of the Light Brigade, a failed military action during the Crimean War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ravenshoe (novel). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ravenshoe (novel)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Si Jenks

Hi @Ficaia:, could you please create an article for American actor Si Jenks who had starring roles in films such as The Rider of the Law, Oregon Trail, The Cowboy Star, Zorro's Black Whip, The Great Train Robbery and has already an article in the French Wikipedia? 190.219.168.53 (talk) 07:37, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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DYK for William Nicholas (officer)

On 30 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Nicholas (officer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the bloody siege of Badajoz, William Nicholas (pictured) was wounded by musket-ball and bayonet, but continued to give orders and was carried up the breach, only to be shot again? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Nicholas (officer). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Nicholas (officer)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for George Charles Hoste

On 31 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Charles Hoste, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Charles Hoste took charge of the quarter-deck guns of the frigate Spartan, defended her against a French squadron, and took the brig Sparvière as a prize? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Charles Hoste. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George Charles Hoste), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Ficaia. Thank you for your work on HMS Helena (1778). User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Hello! Thank you for creating the article. I encourage and hope you will write more article in the future. Have a blessed day!

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Naval officers

Hi, I see you've been creating some naval officer articles; thanks! I note however that long-standing precedent on Wikipedia for Royal Navy officers is for the disambiguation to be "(Royal Navy officer)" or "(Royal Navy officer, died 2000)", etc. It's been argued over the years but for now that's still the trend. Cheers, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 15:20, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll rename the articles. I think for concision "naval officer" might be a better disambiguation, unless there are two notable naval officers of the same name from different navies. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 10:40, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gother Mann

On 26 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gother Mann, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gother Mann commanded a small body of militia on Dominica during the French invasion in 1778? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gother Mann. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gother Mann), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for A Blonde Woman

On 28 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Blonde Woman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Palma Vecchio's A Blonde Woman (pictured) may be a goddess, a lady, or a courtesan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Blonde Woman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, A Blonde Woman), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Polyptych of Saint Barbara (Palma Vecchio)

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Ficaia. Thank you for your work on Allegory of Marriage. User:Onel5969, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Nice job on the article, keep up the good work.

Ways to improve Portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti

Hello, Ficaia,

Thank you for creating Portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

Thank you for creating this page on a notable painting by Titian! I would recommend adding more sources, including: Cole, Bruce. Titian And Venetian Painting, 1450-1590. N.p.: Taylor & Francis, 2018 (it discusses Michelangelo's Moses statue as a possible inspiration, which is important to mention); Vinet, Angelle M. James McNeill Whistler an Evolution of Painting from the Old Masters: Identified By Two Missing Masterpieces. N.p.: Lulu Publishing Services, 2017 (the work's influence on some of Whistler's portraits); additional potentially helpful resources are also available on the Met Museum's website in reference to the version made by his workshop, which is in the museum's permanent collection (and which you included in the article) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437830. I hope this helps. Please feel free to remove the tags as soon as more sources are added and let me know if you have any questions. Ppt91 ^talk 20:08, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for Polyptych of Saint Barbara

On 21 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polyptych of Saint Barbara, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Saint Barbara (pictured) in Palma Vecchio's Polyptych of Saint Barbara has been said to express the noble serenity of a saint who is still a woman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polyptych of Saint Barbara. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Polyptych of Saint Barbara), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Allegory of Marriage

On 7 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allegory of Marriage, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although Titian's Allegory of Marriage (pictured) left England in the 17th century, two early replicas, probably done from the original, remain in the Royal Collection? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allegory of Marriage. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Allegory of Marriage), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for George Wythe Baylor

On 20 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Wythe Baylor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Confederate troops under Colonel George Wythe Baylor disabled two Union tinclad gunboats on the Red River in Louisiana on May 5, 1864? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Wythe Baylor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George Wythe Baylor), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tobit and Anna with the Kid

On 22 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tobit and Anna with the Kid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rembrandt drew heavily on two copperplate engravings of earlier works by other artists for the composition of Tobit and Anna with the Kid (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tobit and Anna with the Kid. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tobit and Anna with the Kid), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

An honest question

Hi Ficaia

Regarding Stonewall Jackson, is the dispute Virginia? Trust me, if I saw a notation there I wouldn't have added it. I've added U.S to over a thousand people and never even thought about a dispute that with the naked eye .. there is no info regarding it in the infobox. Honestly I'm intrigued.

I appreciate your input. Bringingthewood (talk) 22:57, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the talk page consensus for Stonewall Jackson. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 23:27, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for that, it's good reading. But I'm glad that some wikipages have it left blank (no city or state). That leaves people like me away from touching it, lol. When I saw U.S. for birth and resting place ... well you know.

At least we met. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your week.

Regards, John Bringingthewood (talk) 23:42, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Sorry about marking your page incorrectly!

1TWO3Writer (talk) 19:16, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All good. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 19:46, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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A kitten for you!

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Charles III requested move discussion

There is a new requested move discussion in progress for the Charles III article. Since you participated in the previous discussion, I thought you might like to know about this one. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 06:14, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Other British monarch requested move discussions currently taking place

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You’re welcome to join

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I can't wait for us to work together! el.ziade (talkallam) 22:33, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Let's go!

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Hello, the neighborhood is probably notable per our guideline for WP:NPLACE. Please consider adding more reliable sources )WP:RS) and developing the article so that notability is made clear. I see some sources exist.

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Your draft article, Draft:Our Lady of the Fire

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Your draft article, Draft:Richard Henry Jackson

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Concern regarding Draft:Baylor family

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Forlì Cathedral

Hi. Are you planning to expand this in the near future? if not, I'd like to. (I realise I don't have to ask but since you've seen it through from draft, it seems polite to!) Best, Ingratis (talk) 10:30, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please, go ahead 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 11:23, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OK - thanks Ingratis (talk) 14:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

John Allen (settler) moved to draftspace

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It's not a copyright violation. The site in question is merely copying text from a public domain obituary, which I've cited. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 22:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Age of Consent (novel)

On 17 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Age of Consent (novel), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first imported copies of Norman Lindsay's Age of Consent were confiscated by Australian customs authorities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Age of Consent (novel). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Age of Consent (novel)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Requested move discussion

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Your draft article, Draft:Pierre-Louis Guinand

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Your draft article, Draft:Argonautica (Valerius Flaccus)

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:00, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

William Loring Nunez Spencer

Hi, a question about the page William Loring Nunez Spencer, which you've made the majority of contributions to. While this person was born William Loring Nunez (an interesting story on its own), and was latter married to George E. Spencer, per WP:COMMONNAME, I wanted to suggest that May Nunez may be a more appropriate article title. Looking at period reporting via newspapers.com gets 100+ relevant hits on "May Nunez" vs. zero on "William Loring Nunez Spencer". Dmoore5556 (talk) 22:46, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the article to May Nunez as you suggest. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 23:08, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Dmoore5556 (talk) 00:41, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Thomas Jefferson Towles

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Your draft article, Draft:Thomas William Humphrey

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Your draft article, Draft:Junia Torquata

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New pages patrol invitation

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DYK nomination of The Rape of Lucretia (Ficherelli)

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Hi, Ficaia Nice work, you may add few more reliable sources from jstor about him.

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New pages patrol January 2024 Backlog drive

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Domingo Álvarez Enciso

Hello, Ficaia,

Thank you for creating Domingo Álvarez Enciso.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

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Season's Greetings

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Nativity scene on the Pulpit in the Pisa Baptistery by Nicola Pisano is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 02:59, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Rape of Lucretia (Ficherelli)

On 2 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Rape of Lucretia (Ficherelli), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the painter of The Rape of Lucretia updated the ancient legend by setting the scene in the bedroom of a contemporary Italian home? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Rape of Lucretia (Ficherelli). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Rape of Lucretia (Ficherelli)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 21,385 views (891.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Rape of the Sabine Women (Poussin)

On 10 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Rape of the Sabine Women (Poussin), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Poussin painted the abduction of the Sabine women twice (one pictured), once for a prince and once for a cardinal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Rape of the Sabine Women (Poussin). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Rape of the Sabine Women (Poussin)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Waggers TALK 00:02, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Ficaia,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

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New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

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1579 in England

Hello fellow editor! I was doing some article clean up and stumbled into the above article. It's well sourced and laid out, however I'm worried it's not written in a very encyclopedic manner (though I personally like a bit of flowery language every now and then). I didn't want to tag it because it's not really a huge deal, just maybe something to adjust. I can assist if needed! :) Lindsey40186 (talk) 02:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to expand/rewrite. I only created the article as a starting-place. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 02:53, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of reliable sources noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is The Telegraph and trans issues. Thank you. I am informing you because you have commented on a prior RfC on a similar issue. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 02:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, I see you're a member of WP:Mythology, would you be interested in a sub project on WP:Anthropology on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 14:46, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New pages patrol September 2024 Backlog drive

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