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Happy editing! Ahmetlii (talk) 19:05, 12 August 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I just noticed that you created some articles on my to-do list, including Fyodor Shikunov, and would like to thank you for that.

I also noticed that some of the content seemed to be machine-translated and not proofread afterwords, resulting in several issues. I hope you don't mind that I offer you a few suggestions to improve and reccomdend some resources that many other Wikipedians find helpful.

• Dates - use DMY dates in articles not US-related. And keep the date formatting consistent throughout the article
• Photographs - Unlike many countries, Russia's copyright law countdowns are based on date of publication, not date of creation, and Commons does not permit assuming legal publication of a work in the creation year when specific publication sources are unknown. So in general, stick to using the local fair-use upload form for Soviet portraits (unless you get REALLY lucky happen to find a really old newspaper/magazine featuring the photo without attribution and the author remains unknown)
• Award lists - don't bother adding the ribbon bar icons next to award names in a table, just make a plain bulleted list instead. It's easier to standardize, takes less time, involves less drama, etc.
• Resources - goskatalog.ru is a great place to find fair-use photographs. Googlebooks has partial digitizations of quite a few Soviet and Russian books. If you need information from any of these books, feel free to ask.
• Article ideas:
  • Sergey Morgunov (pilot) ru
  • Mikhail Komelkov ru
  • Stepan Novichkov ru
  • Andrey Kulagin ru
  • Fyodor Chubukov ru
  • Sergy Glinkin ru
  • Aleksandr Oborin ru
  • Aleksandr Sitovsky ru

Happy editing! --PlanespotterA320 (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your recent articles, including Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin, which I read with interest. When you create an extensive and well referenced article, you may want to have it featured on Wikipedia's main page in the Did You Know section. Articles included there will be read by thousands of our viewers. To do so, add your article to the list at T:TDYK. This can be also done through this helpful user script: User:SD0001/DYK-helper. Let me know if you need help, _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 17:28, 30 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Piotrus: I am glad that you read some of my articles related to Poland with great interest. I would love to have one of my articles in Did You Know section. If possible can you help me add any one of the article to the section ? Toadboy123 (talk) 17:44, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Toadboy123, The script I linked above makes DYKing very easy - try it on one of your newest articles, and let me know if I can help. Do keep in mind the usual window of eligibility for DYKs is a week, but it if this is your first one, a few more days may be waved. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:51, 2 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello and welcome Toadboy123! Thank you for your contributions related to Poland. You may be interested in visiting Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland, joining the project, joining our discussions and sharing your creations with our community.

--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:01, 31 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi thanks for creating this new article. Is it partly a translation of the Russian wiki article? If so I need to add a special template. Thanks Mccapra (talk) 12:04, 9 June 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mccapra: Yes. It is partly a translation of the Russian wiki article. Toadboy123 (talk) 8:24, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Great, thanks. You’ll see I’ve added a translation template to the article talk page. Any time you base an en.wiki article on another wiki can you please add that so we have the proper attribution for copyright purposes. All the best Mccapra (talk) 14:29, 9 June 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mccapra: Sure. No problem.Toadboy123 (talk) 10:47, 9 June 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Listen I respect ur work but you have no right to remove the work of other. 90% of this article has my contribution. You continue removing my work all the time. Plz stop this and let everyone does it's job. What prob you have? Arorapriyansh333 (talk) 05:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Arorapriyansh333: I also respect your work too. But, why are you adding unnecessary illustrations to the article? Its too congesting when you add multiple images. A few images are only needed considering that much of 1970s and 1980s Teresa Teng's images are not available in public domain yet. So I am requesting you to understand that a few images are only needed. Don't too much illustrations because it causes congestion to the article and its paragraphs. It's not vandalism when I try to rectify this. Toadboy123 (talk) 05:50, 27 July 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Obviously you have right to rectify. I'll adjust the image according to what you say. You should state the reason for why you remove or replacing the image so that it do not cause confusion to other user. Arorapriyansh333 (talk) 06:13, 27 July 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your recent articles, including Kazimierz Kwiatkowski (architect), which I read with interest. When you create an extensive and well referenced article, you may want to have it featured on Wikipedia's main page in the Did You Know section. Articles included there will be read by thousands of our viewers. To do so, add your article to the list at T:TDYK. This can be also done through this helpful user script: User:SD0001/DYK-helper. Let me know if you need help, _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:12, 5 October 2021 (UTC) _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:12, 5 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Halyna Hutchins (cinematographer, journalist, born 1979).jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:45, 22 October 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you for creating Robert F. Titus.

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This is your final warning. Further violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy will result in you being blocked from editing.— Diannaa (talk) 23:22, 14 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Diannaa: I understand and I apologise. I will try my best to avoid this happening again. I get the veterantributes.org, but why did you remove materials from Air Force Magazine, since its public domain material? And also I carefully paraphrased the Titus' quote on May 1967 aerial combat from Air Force Magazine, and why was that removed too?— Toadboy123 (talk) 23:45, 14 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Air Force Magazine is published by the Air Force Association, not the Air Force. The page is marked as "Copyright 2020". The content you copied from there was not identical but it was nowhere near sufficiently paraphrased. — Diannaa (talk) 03:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Zhang Yufeng (former secretary of Mao Zedong) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Zhang Yufeng (former secretary of Mao Zedong) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Alanna the Brave -- Alanna the Brave (talk) 02:41, 22 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 16:50, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for restoring that photo. See how long that lasts...
On the Chinese Wikipedia, zh:陳紅軍 there is a color image of Chen Hongjun. zh:File:陈红军烈士.jpg Should I upload it as a non-free image? Replace your B&W? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 20:11, 4 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yeah sure. Toadboy123 (talk) 02:27, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Started to upload the image, but after all the "paperwork", my browser crashed and I lost it! Too slow on clicking the "submit" button. I'll try again later. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 19:21, 9 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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>>> Ingenuity.talk(); 12:54, 17 August 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 10:18, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your welcome !! Toadboy123 (talk) 14:15, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for creating Robert J. Keen! Good article! ✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 10:26, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 17 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liu Yunbin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Liu Yunbin, the son of the second President of the People's Republic of China, was a graduate in radiochemistry and contributed to the development of China's first atomic bomb? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liu Yunbin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Liu Yunbin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Toadboy123 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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I am not related to any blocked user. I didn't engage in copyright infringement. I only copied the text of the award citation, to state the description of the mission for which Royal B. Allison received the Silver Star for, as award citations are in public domain due to it being a work made by a member of the US Armed Forces. Regarding the source, I took it from Military Times, which contains comprehensive listing of US award citations and I even had cited the source in the text I copied for the article. I have made major contributions to variety of topics in Wikipedia and I have been very careful when it comes to paraphrasing and using public domain sources in articles. I believe I have been blocked due to the misunderstanding of the situation. So, I request you to consider in unblocking me and I will be careful while editing.

Accept reason:

I have double checked and the content you copied was from his Silver Star citation, and is therefore public domain. More information on how to do this properly below. — Diannaa (talk) 13:10, 20 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Toadboy123. Sorry for the mistake. The content you copied was from the subject's silver star citation, and is therefore in the public domain. It's present in several places online, including the Veteran Tributes website as well as the militarytimes.com website you used as your citation. Note that the militarytimes.com website is not a publication of the US Govt or Army, and is protected by copyright. However the citations are public domain. Since the website itself is not public domain, and I am unable to find his silver star citation at the DoD website (which only goes back to 2001), it's best to frame this as a quotation from the citation. I have done so.

If the source where you find the material is public domain, you can copy from it. If you do so, you need to add the template ((PD-notice)) as part of your citation. Here's an example of how to do it. — Diannaa (talk) 13:30, 20 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you so much. I will use this method when it comes to framing citations. I also hope that this situation won't happen again and I hope to do my best in expanding and contributing to Wikipedia. Toadboy123 (talk) 14:25, 20 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On 15 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clinton D. Burdick, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Clinton D. Burdick and his father Howard are the only father–son pair to receive the title of flying ace? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clinton D. Burdick. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Clinton D. Burdick), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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On 23 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beautiful Country (book), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that civil rights lawyer Qian Julie Wang wrote the draft of her memoir Beautiful Country on her phone during her commute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beautiful Country (book). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Beautiful Country (book)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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On 4 November 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Andrey Titenko, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 02:06, 4 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On 13 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William D. Dunham, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William D. Dunham threw a lifejacket to the Japanese pilot he shot down in aerial combat, after the pilot parachuted into the water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William D. Dunham. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William D. Dunham), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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		Hook update
		Your hook reached 14,860 views (619.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2022 – nice work!

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Winton W. Marshall 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:23, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Winton W. Marshall 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:Winton W. Marshall and Talk:Winton W. Marshall/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:43, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Winton W. Marshall you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Winton W. Marshall for comments about the article, and Talk:Winton W. Marshall/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 05:24, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Winton W. Marshall at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with ((db-g7)), or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 00:45, 3 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great work on E. Daniel Cherry. Wishing you luck on such future articles!

✠ Rejoy2003 ✠ (contact) 10:37, 12 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank You !! :) Toadboy123 (talk) 11:19, 12 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Toadboy123,

I would like to add the "Jonathan Mann.jpg" image to the "Calderone Prize" article, however I believe that the uploader (in this case, you) would need to add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in. Though I'm not entirely sure how this process works. Can you please assist me in this? Thank you! PantinFR (talk) 14:07, 13 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding you wanting "Jonathan Mann.jpg" image to the "Calderone Prize" article, I don't a image under fair-use can be used in more than one article since it would violate the rationale of fair-use. I believe you can add the freely licensed image of Jonathan Mann via Wikimedia Commons. Toadboy123 (talk) 22:39, 13 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/E. Daniel Cherry at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with ((db-g7)), or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 01:34, 14 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Toadboy123, if you truly wish to nominate E. Daniel Cherry at DYK, you need to complete the nomination process by transcluding the nomination on the Nominations page. If you aren't sure how, I'm happy to help; just ping me here with a request. If you don't wish to continue with the nomination, let me know, and I'll take care of it for you. Thank you for your interest in DYK! BlueMoonset (talk) 05:59, 27 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Could you please help me with in completing the DYK process? I tried to nominate it, but for strange reason I am unable to process the completion of the nomination. Toadboy123 (talk) 13:11, 27 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John A. Hilger 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 06:41, 6 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 12 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Winton W. Marshall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fighter pilot Winton W. Marshall used the jet exhaust of his F-86 Sabre to extinguish the fire from a crashed B-47 bomber? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Winton W. Marshall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Winton W. Marshall), 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, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 9,169 views (764.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I undid most of your additions to the Mikhail Dratvin article because they were all uncited. If you want to split a paragraph please don't forget to add the citation that supports the information it contains to the end of both of the new paragraphs so it doesn't look unreferenced. Catlemur (talk) 00:52, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 16 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article E. Daniel Cherry, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that United States Air Force brigadier general E. Daniel Cherry became close friends with the Vietnamese pilot whom he shot down during the Vietnam War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/E. Daniel Cherry. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, E. Daniel Cherry), 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) 00:03, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Writer's Barnstar
	I only just noticed that you are one of the best DYK hook writers on the site. Thanks so much for your great work. Viriditas (talk) 08:08, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am extremely glad that my work in Wikipedia is being appreciated. This award will greatly give encouragement for me in contributing to Wikipedia. Thank you so much ! Toadboy123 (talk) 12:52, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Kong Dongmei is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 02:53, 24 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you soo much ! :) Toadboy123 (talk) 12:06, 24 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Toadboy123. Thank you for your work on Perry J. Dahl. User:SunDawn, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 16:09, 26 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there

I was going to draftify this given there is not a single secondary reliable source, but given your tenure I would prefer to give you the opportunity to please address the tags or point me to a guideline which states ambassadors are inherently notable? I may have missed such a guideline. I am of the view ambassadors need to meet WP:ANYBIO or GNG the same as others - please advise.

Thanks

MC MaxnaCarta (talk) 02:33, 1 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am not too sure about whether ambassadors need to meet WP:ANYBIO or GNG. But I think ambassadors from countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan, India and Israel, which have much resumes regarding their diplomats published, or diplomats who had prior diplomatic or political background, could be allowed under WP:ANYBIO or GNG. But am I am not too sure about it and if you feel that this article does not meet notability, then you are welcome to nominate it for deletion. Toadboy123 (talk) 03:10, 1 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Kong Dongmei 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 19:02, 4 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Hi Toadboy123, this nomination is ready to go except for the WP:QPQ. Just reminding you to do that – when you have, update the nomination page accordingly and I'll be happy to approve it. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:10, 12 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  I have done that already Template:Did you know nominations/Farzi. Toadboy123 (talk) 22:50, 12 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Thanks, but it seems that that nomination had already been reviewed by User:Daniel Case, and didn't need to be reviewed again. You should find a nomination that hasn't yet been reviewed (or has been labeled as needing a fresh review), review it, and then post a link at Template:Did you know nominations/Kong Dongmei to use as the QPQ. Let me know if anything is unclear or if there are any concerns. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 01:18, 13 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An article you recently created, Ma Hui (diplomat), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more in-depth coverage about the subject itself, with citations from reliable, independent sources in order to show it meets WP:GNG. It should have at least three, to be safe. And please remember that interviews, as primary sources, do not count towards GNG.(?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:41, 8 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article John A. Hilger you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John A. Hilger for comments about the article, and Talk:John A. Hilger/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Zawed -- Zawed (talk) 09:41, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

John A. Hilger has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:32, 16 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for uploading File:James Dresnok.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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On 29 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kong Dongmei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kong Dongmei, the granddaughter of Mao Zedong, and her husband have an estimated net worth of 5 billion yuan (US$815 million)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kong Dongmei. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kong Dongmei), 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) 02:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Virgil K. Meroney at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Your recent edits indicate that the required picture has been added, so I have removed my related comments. Please review the other comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! RV (talk) 02:52, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 29 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Virgil K. Meroney, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that United States Air Force colonel Virgil K. Meroney flew two combat missions with his son before his son was killed in action in March 1969, during the Vietnam War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Virgil K. Meroney. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Virgil K. Meroney), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 29 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On 30 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kevin A. Gilroy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kevin A. Gilroy served as the mayor of Gilroy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kevin A. Gilroy. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kevin A. Gilroy), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 30 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for uploading File:Zhou Jiangyong pic.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

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@Iruka13 The subject of the image is in police custody where getting free images of him is 100% unlikely. So it satisfiable when it comes to the usage with non-free rationale

. Toadboy123 (talk) 16:56, 1 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why did you decide that you can't take a picture of a person in custody? Can you give an example of an article where a similar image would have been posted for over a year? — Ирука¹³ 00:38, 2 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In a restrictive country like China, how do you think an ordinary civilian can gain access to a politician in police custody

just to take photos? Toadboy123 (talk) 02:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Bribery, for example. Or he might run away. Selfie on an illegal phone? — Ирука¹³ 03:38, 2 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is Wikipedia, not wikia for you to make such ridiculous suggestions. Since, its highly unlikelyu to get photo of the subject while in police custody, it would satisfy the criteria for non-rationale. Hence, I am removing the tag from the photo. Toadboy123 (talk) 18:39, 3 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You are right, this is Wikipedia. Your removal of the template is documented by the system and I do not need to reinstall it so that the reviewer pays attention to your file: you still could not answer my second question, did you? — Ирука¹³ 23:48, 3 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Charles F. Gumm Jr. at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with ((db-g7)), or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 06:47, 13 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 29 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles F. Gumm Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles F. Gumm Jr. was the first aviator to score an aerial victory in the P-51 Mustang? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles F. Gumm Jr.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charles F. Gumm Jr.), 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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Hello! Your submission of James B. Tapp 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Cbl62 (talk) 15:32, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 24 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pany Yathotou, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pany Yathotou is the first woman vice president of Laos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pany Yathotou. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pany Yathotou), 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) 12:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John A. Hilger 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:42, 27 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article John A. Hilger 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:John A. Hilger and Talk:John A. Hilger/GA2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:22, 28 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 9 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Taiwan used to have a consulate general in Latvia before it was downgraded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia), 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) 00:03, 9 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Van E. Chandler 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Orygun (talk) 04:57, 10 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 19 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Van E. Chandler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of 19, Van E. Chandler (pictured) was the youngest pilot in the United States Armed Forces to become a flying ace during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Van E. Chandler. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Van E. Chandler), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 19 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 13,721 views (1,143.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 20 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Claude J. Crenshaw 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:42, 6 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Johannes Maximilian was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 10:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Murder of Jiang Ge. Thanks! Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 13:37, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 21 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liu Weining, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Liu Weining, grandson of the second president of the People's Republic of China, became involved with Russian military secrecy due to his job and was denied the ability to travel to China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liu Weining. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Liu Weining), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 23 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James B. Tapp, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James B. Tapp was the first United States Army Air Forces pilot to be recognized as a flying ace for flying very-long-range missions over Japan in P-51s during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James B. Tapp. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, James B. Tapp), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for your contribution to Portal:Current events/2023 October 24. Next time, however, please read the posting policies and guidelines on the editing page above the preview and editing box, which states that news events must be written in the present tense. Thanks. _signed, Pat ^talk 12:05, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I understand and I have edited my contribution to reflect it accordingly. Toadboy123 (talk) 12:48, 24 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 2 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Claude J. Crenshaw, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that with only three of the six guns in his P-51 Mustang working during a dogfight, Claude J. Crenshaw managed to shoot down four enemy aircraft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Claude J. Crenshaw. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Claude J. Crenshaw), 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 2 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Murder of Jiang Ge, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 04:19, 6 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 19 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Twitter account became a major source on what was happening during the 2022 COVID-19 protests in China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher (Twitter account). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher), 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 19 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On 3 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leonard K. Carson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during World War II, Leonard K. Carson led an air combat school within his fighter unit, called "Clobber College"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leonard K. Carson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Leonard K. Carson), 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, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 5 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ding Xuesong, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ding Xuesong was the first female ambassador of the People's Republic of China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ding Xuesong. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ding Xuesong), 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 5 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Jiang Ge at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with ((db-g7)), or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 00:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Leonid Toptunov.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:40, 11 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article John A. Hilger you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John A. Hilger for comments about the article, and Talk:John A. Hilger/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 21:24, 14 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, I noticed that you reopened Template:Did you know nominations/John A. Hilger after the article was re-promoted to GA status. However, that should not have been the case. The original nomination page should have remained closed. Instead, a new nomination can be started on a different page, for example Template:Did you know nominations/John A. Hilger (second nomination). Thank you. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:49, 15 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi. Since its the first time that I reopened a DYK nomination, sorry for any sort of disruption caused. Hope to do method you mentioned for any other DYK renominations. Toadboy123 (talk) 09:41, 15 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 2 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Murder of Jiang Ge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the murder of Jiang Ge led to public debate in China over the actions of Jiang's roommate during her murder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Jiang Ge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Murder of Jiang Ge), 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[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 25,094 views (1,045.6 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[reply]

Hi Toadboy123. Someone has said at an offwiki discussion forum that this article was translated from Chinese Wikipedia. You seem to have written just about all the text of the article. If you did use translated text at any time in constructing the article, it needs to be acknowledged to satisfy copyright. See here. That policy page specifies that when translated text is used, there should be an edit summary that includes the title of the source article; if you translate all or part of a foreign-language article in future, please do this. But it's also important to have Template:Translated page on the article talk page, especially when the edit summary didn't happen. I can't read Chinese so I can't verify whether the article does use translated text. If it does, can you please add the template to Talk:Murder of Jiang Ge? I presume it would be ((translated page|zh|江歌案)); version number is not necessary. If this person is correct, thanks in advance. Yngvadottir (talk) 22:59, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have added the translated page template to acknowledge the translation from Chinese Wikipedia was used in the English version of the article. Toadboy123 (talk) 11:14, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there, Toadboy123. I have noticed that many of your interesting biographies are about women. You might therefore find it useful to become a member of WikiProject Women in Red where we are trying to improve the coverage of women on Wikipedia. You can sign up under "New registrations" on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/New members. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 10:48, 17 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for signing up, Toadboy123, and welcome to Women in Red. In connection with your future biographies, you might find it useful to look through our Primer. Please let me know if you run into and difficulties or need assistance. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 08:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Women in Red January 2024

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--Ipigott (talk) 08:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 22 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andrew J. Evans Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Andrew J. Evans Jr. (pictured) was the highest-ranking United States Air Force prisoner during the Korean War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andrew J. Evans Jr.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Andrew J. Evans Jr.), 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, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 29,392 views (1,224.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 23 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fifth Chinese Daughter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the success of the book Fifth Chinese Daughter led to the U.S. State Department translating the book into various Asian languages and sending its author on a speaking tour across Asia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fifth Chinese Daughter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fifth Chinese Daughter), 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) 00:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298 Online events: New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcement Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event. Tip of the month: AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk 20:11, 28 January 2024 (UTC) via MassMessagingReply[reply]

On 31 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cui Chenxi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that skateboarder Cui Chenxi is the youngest Chinese gold medalist in the Asian Games? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cui Chenxi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cui Chenxi), 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) 00:03, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 1 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Donald H. Bochkay, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fighter pilot Donald H. Bochkay (pictured) shot down two jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262s while flying a propeller-driven P-51 Mustang? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donald H. Bochkay. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Donald H. Bochkay), 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.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,866 views (1,405.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! I have temporarily removed the DYK for Sun scheduled for a couple days from now, reading * ... that Sun Haiyan was the shortest-serving Chinese ambassador to Singapore, with a tenure of 14 months?. As far as I can see, that fact is not contained within either source given in the article, as they simply state that her 14-month tenure was short. Please add a source to the article reflecting that her tenure was the shortest ever, or suggest a preferred ALT hook (with a source). Thank you! If we act quickly, the hook can be restored soon. —Ganesha811 (talk) 22:00, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Zeromonk - also tagging you, in case you have thoughts on an ALT or the sources, as the reviewer. —Ganesha811 (talk) 22:06, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• @Ganesha811: Can we go for ALT1 or ALT3 for the hook? Please let me know if these ALTs are fine.—Toadboy123 (talk) 23:59, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Yes, ALT1 looks fine, I will insert that one! Thanks for the quick reply. —Ganesha811 (talk) 00:22, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On 6 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sun Haiyan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sun Haiyan is the first Chinese ambassador to Singapore who was not a member of the Foreign Ministry of China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sun Haiyan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sun Haiyan), 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.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Toadboy123. Thank you for your work on The Commercial Office of Taipei, Dubai, U.A.E.. North8000, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

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North8000 (talk) 21:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]