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Sorry to take so long for me to answer and fulfill your request, I've tried to find gamelan pictures and went through piles of my photofiles. Done.., here you go, check this out.
No problem. Wow, those are nice. Crisco 1492 (talk) 21:51, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Writer's Barnstar
I love your contributions to the Chrisye article. I think they are marvelous. Keep up the good work, bro! ;-p Salam hangat, XoXo (talk) 03:59, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot. I'm a very big fan of his (have almost all his CDs...) so I was glad to expand the article. Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:03, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
february 27 Signpost
An editor rewrote the blurb for his FA article (1907 Tiflis bank robbery) - I talked him into reducing it to six lines and removing the links he added. MathewTownsend (talk) 17:03, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
It happens, although I've never seen someone expand their own blurb so much. Sometimes we make mistakes in how to refer to a subject, like saying "the HMAS Sydney" instead of just "HMAS Sydney". Crisco 1492 (talk) 21:55, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
an editor, User talk:DrKiernan reworded the blurb for Elizabeth II, thank goodness! He threw out the lede of the article (which is completely crappy) and fixed it up nicely. I asked him if the picture for the article was ok, since it is a nice picture of her and all the ones I ever see are her frowning wearing a big hat. His answer (in part) was this picture:
He said she smiles more than we know. MathewTownsend (talk) 01:43, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
How do you feel about the images? I've been keeping an eye on possible promotions, and since none of the possibilities looked like that had good images, I settled on the ones I thought best, but you may have a different opinion. Would you rather have the insect instead of the ship, for example? Also, I made the glacier one slightly smaller than usual for the one in that slot, basically because (personal opinion) I don't think it's that interesting. Just me. Feel free. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 23:49, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Two lumberjacks? Where? MathewTownsend (talk) 00:29, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Isn't that the one that's there? Two lumberjacks?MathewTownsend (talk) 00:40, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Kuntowijoyo
On 23 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kuntowijoyo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Indonesian author Kuntowijoyo said he did not follow a blueprint when writing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kuntowijoyo.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi. :) I nominated a bunch of water polo players for DYK. What are the chances that the pictures for them would pass through a featured picture review and be promoted? :) --LauraHale (talk) 08:13, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
I'll have to take a look at them when I have the time. I just flew in from Bali, so still a little chaotic. Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:14, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
I'd suggest trying a single nomination first, as some are heavily against sets and we don't want to flood FPC with very similar images. My suggestion is File:Gemma Beadsworth (1).jpg, as it has the most lively pose (which is one of the things people look at when judging at FPC) Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:45, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
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Do you know how irritating it is to receive a generic message like that from somebody I consider a friend? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:52, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Did I do that to you? I've been templating left and right over the past two hours. Free files trump fair use, after all. As for this one... I orphaned and asked for it to be deleted, so no biggy. Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:54, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Good that its a free poster, but all you had to do it tell me, the templated generic orphan image tag I thought was a bit unnecessary, we are familiar with each other.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:39, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
And, hey, how do you do those edit notices? Cool. Do you have to be someone to get that right? If not, I'd have some, too. Aditya(talk • contribs) 04:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. I have posted a reply in the commons. I am not convinced yet. But, if you have reasons to be convinced that they are PD images, you can restore them. May be we need to solve the disagreement at Commons first. Aditya(talk • contribs) 06:56, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the finding. If that is the case. Please restore the PD images. I am going to DB the non-free ones. Also, I think you can remove the tags at Commons explaining why the tags don't belong. I would be great to find more of Jayne Mansfield's PD images. Cheers. Aditya(talk • contribs) 05:06, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
I've now got more edits to Chrisye than you have! Crazy! MalleusFatuorum 01:56, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Darn. My English is rusty now. At least it reads much better, thank you. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:59, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
It's beginning to read pretty well now I think, and if you can get that first support I think you might be home and dry. Fingers and toes crossed for you. MalleusFatuorum 02:17, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
PS You suggested that we'd previously fallen out over something or other. What was that? MalleusFatuorum 02:19, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm looking for extra appendages to cross right now. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:21, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Gotten off on the wrong foot, actually. DYK. I didn't carry myself too well. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:21, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Well I've got no recollection of it all, whatever it was. But anyway, I see that you've just had your first support; all you have to do now is to keep on keeping on top of the review. MalleusFatuorum 02:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, thanks a lot for everything. If I have another article to nominate, would you mind if I asked you to look over the prose? For GA my prose is generally sufficient, but FA... Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:55, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Not at all. But you might want to wait to see if my "magic" has worked with Chrisye. :D MalleusFatuorum 03:00, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
All available appendages crossed! Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:03, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Cruft DYK was for March 8
Hi,
you promoted DYK Nom Charles Cruft (showman). I reviewed it and made a request (maybe not in the right place) that it be put on March 8 as a special occasion. Is it too late to move it, now that it is in prep? And can you tell me what I could have done to prevent the mistake. Thanks, --Ishtar456 (talk) 12:46, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
I think it's in queue now, which I can't edit. You could ask at WT:DYK for someone to pull the hook. To prevent any mix ups, once the hook has been approved you can move it to the holding area at the bottom of the page. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:54, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
The reason I did not move was that it says that an admin, has to move it. Thanks--Ishtar456 (talk) 13:00, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm not an admin either, so I cannot touch it if it is in the queue. I'll post on WT:DYK if you'd rather not. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:02, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Took your suggestions! How does it look? (Hopefully there'll be another fa or so to fill out the text.) MathewTownsend (talk) 01:14, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
There's going to be one more FP as well. Looks good. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:19, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Don't know whether to remove one (the yellow flower) or leave it lopsided. MathewTownsend (talk) 22:04, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Bachelot images
Hi again, I was wondering if you could take another look at the images on Alexis Bachelot, since you last looked at them KAVEBEAR pointed out a couple good images to add and I put them in. I doubt there will be any issues though. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:01, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm not quite clear on the criteria for Featured pictures, but what is the rationale for those massive nominations, like all the member's of a 2012 sports team (or all the baking pictures)? These look like snapshots, not at all featured worthy, IMO. What's the deal on those? MathewTownsend (talk) 01:21, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Sometimes images are considered to have more Encyclopedic Value as a group than individually. It's like the old adage, "greater than the sum of its parts". As such, they are nominated together. As you can see, such nominations can be quite contentious. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:27, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Snapshot of Alicia McCorkmack at 328 × 473 pixels, file size: 28 KBAlicia McCormack at 2,000 × 1,829 pixels, file size: 2.28 MB
I assume MathewTownsend is talking about the picture on the left being the snapshot? The one on the left was not nominated for featured picture. The one on the right was part of a set and is the highest quality image of its type for profile pictures of water polo players, worth while particularly because it is part of a complete set of pictures for a team and one taken with team permission. It is higher quality than the comparable picture of the person on the official website. Could it be better? Yes. But it is really annoying to see some one's work degenerated as a snapshot. --LauraHale (talk) 00:56, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
I can't speak for him, but from what I've seen he is trying to familiarize himself with the FP process. I personally am happy that you and Bidgee could get such high resolution images of the players. I am also heartbroken that my fears for the nomination were realized. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:06, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
Your remark on the DYK nominations page
I take exception to the derogatory remark you made on the DYK nominations page for the article Animal navigation. You stated, on the subject of my review, "The article isn't even in the hook! Please do a real review."
To start criticizing someone who is trying to help clear the large backlog of unreviewed nominations for DYK is absolutely unnecessary nor do I think it is warranted in this instance. Are you trying to put me off doing reviews? What about assuming good faith? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
I assume good faith, but when you give a tick to an article which isn't even in the hook there's very little doubt that either a) you weren't paying attention or b) you just gave the tick to get the credit without looking at the article. Unless you have a satisfactory explanation for how you could give the nomination a good to go tick without it even being in the hook, my comment stands. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:39, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
Ah, I see what you are getting at now. I agree it was careless of me to approve a hook that did not include the title of the article. I reviewed the article and the source for the hook but did not consider the hook's wording sufficiently. I still don't like your derogatory comment and think it was unnecessary but am prepared to leave the matter there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:06, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
How do I nominate a candidate for featured picture? Would this be a good candidate? It has an OTRS ticket at the Commons. MathewTownsend (talk) 20:33, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
It has to be in an article for at least a week first. Perhaps you could try the piano or Steinway & Sons article. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
If it were in an article, would it be an appropriate nomination? (I'm unsure of the standards for featured picture.) MathewTownsend (talk) 16:49, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
What about this one. (It has a small tag in the middle - would that disqualify it?) MathewTownsend (talk) 01:34, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
It's too small. Generally we hope for at least 1000px on one side, although in more is often expected. If that tag is a watermark, then it would have to be removed. If it's in the original picture, then it would probably be a reason for oppose votes. (I've been dealing with watermarks at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Majas all morning. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:39, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi There,
You are someone that I respect and I was wondering, if you have the time, could you take a peek at Template:Did you know nominations/Chardon High School shooting and if you do not want to do the review, could you give me your take on why people might be avoiding it. It is the subject? Is it too long? Is it me? Considering the article has had over 72,000 views since I started it a week ago, I thought it would be snapped up quickly. I have also been working very hard on the DYK backlog (like swimming up stream) in hopes, in part, of cultivating some good will so that someone might take a look at this.
Also, any tips you can give me on reviewing will be appreciated. I am thinking about sticking around to see about that backlog, but I had a review pulled from prep and I don't want to be that type of reviewer. Thanks in advance. --Ishtar456 (talk) 23:15, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I can give it a look later tonight (my time), but right now I'm just checking my nominations before going to work. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:28, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
I am looking for some of your noms to see if I could lend you a hand, but I'm not find one. Can you give me the names of some?--Ishtar456 (talk) 02:23, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
I was looking for one of your noms to review it, but I found instead that a review I had done was pulled from the main page. I don't agree with the reason, but I think that this process is not for me after all. I really enjoy writing for DYK and I really wanted to help with the backlog. But I feel like now I am part of the problem so I am withdrawing. If you do not want to get involved with my nom, I understand.--Ishtar456 (talk) 02:56, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
It happens; I've had the same things happen to me. We should just be careful to always check for plagiarism when possible. I will take a look at your article, I just have a busy schedule. Hopefully in the next couple of minutes I can take a look. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:33, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
I left a message for you on my user talk. I will have plenty of time when I get home to look things over, so do not feel as if any more editing is urgent. I will go through carefully and also look at your noms. Thanks so much.--Ishtar456 (talk) 15:18, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/I Wayan Gobiah, Nemoe Karma
Just wanted to let you know that this was a very easy pass. Take Care, --Ishtar456 (talk) 22:48, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm going to see if I can produce a quote for Teaserama for you (Gbooks is tempermental, so it may not be visible right now). Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:51, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
I found another GB link (a really long one) that gave the entire book, and added it to the citation. I changed it to a green tick. --Ishtar456 (talk) 21:09, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello Cris, thank you very much for your help :) I don't have much time right now to do a GA/FA nomination. Maybe next time I'll contact you if I have problems with the article. Regards. Bluesatellite (talk) 01:29, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Impressive review... Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:58, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Probably took 45 minutes. The question becomes what to do with it now. ;) I might have enough expanded to actually use it at some point. --LauraHale (talk) 05:52, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Definitely for the next Aussie sports topics :-) Canberra have a women's hockey team? Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:56, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Working on softball for women. Working on field hockey for men. Doing it to destress from dissertation work. Might try to get articles about as many Australian Olympians to DYK as I can before the Games. --LauraHale (talk) 06:20, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I know how you're feeling. I'm trying to apply for a master's degree and don't know if I'll be accepted. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:22, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I've submitted my intent to submit paperwork. I've got to do all the little editing stuff. I've got to make do a major rewrite of the first few chapters. I turn it in on 26 April 2012. I need to basically have it complete a week before that. Applying for schools in Indonesia? --LauraHale (talk) 06:24, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I guess so. Haven't heard back from Monash (probably scared them off when I asked if they had scholarships). I still want to study Indonesia-related topics. Wait, you submitted your intent to submit paperwork? What a bureaucracy! Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:30, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
If you want a scholarship, you really need to find an advertisement for a student like the one below or check pages like this. Beyond that, you find the specific department and supervisor you want like this one , tell them your general background and ask if they have any funded research opportunities for PhD students. That is the system in Australia. As for my intent to submit, yes, I need to file paperwork so they can make sure they know who my assessors will be, will be able to contact the assessors in advance (set up things like what their postal address is and how to pay them their stipend), make sure they have some one in the office, use this when giving your completion seminar, etc. The paperwork also confirms how your research will be presented by the university at graduation, where your dissertation will be distributed. Very important. You just can't rock up and expect them to be ready to assess your dissertation. :) --LauraHale (talk) 06:40, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Real example of advert for graduate students
Expressions of Interest are open for the National Asthma Research Program launched by Asthma Australia this year on behalf of the Asthma Foundations, and will close on the 31st March. More information about the program is available on the Asthma Australia website www.asthmaaustralia.org.au.
A range of scholarships will be offered under the auspices of the National Research Program, with the aim of developing capacity in research and evidence-based practice.
Travel Scholarships are awarded to researchers to support the quality of the Foundation’s programs in information, education, training, social inclusion, research, policy and advocacy.
Postgraduate scholarships are offered to students from medical, nursing, science and related disciplines who meet criteria of eligibility and excellence. Applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds will be particularly encouraged to apply. Successful applicants require support from their academic institution for their application. The research proposal is neither planned nor supervised by Asthma Australia.
In general, postgraduate scholarship candidates will be evaluated on:
Academic record
Suitability for research training
Significance of the proposed research; and
Suitability and support of the institution and intended supervisor(s).
*I'll say. It's easier if you live near where you are applying, methinks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:44, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Don't think it makes much of a difference. :) It is mostly a question of understanding the system. If you need help figuring out the Australian system, shoot me an e-mail and I'm more than happy to try to help. --LauraHale (talk) 06:49, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
I'll keep that in mind when (if?) I go for my masters. Is Bidgee okay? Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:57, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
The whole process of applying is some what close to that of actually submitting your dissertation. Bidgee is still dealing with the flooding, but otherwise doing okay. --LauraHale (talk) 07:03, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/A Young Man's World
This is NOT ready to go as the ref questions were nto answered.
"It there a better source than the image in ref 2? Also the infobox needs some unmentioned things from the article sourced. And i dont believe non-free images are for DYK."Lihaas (talk) 07:05, 9 March 2012 (UTC).
This discussion is closed, as ALT5 is promoted. So I don't think subsequent edits should be made. Any problems, do not use that template. Instead, let's use the Talk:A Young Man's World. As for the infobox, I did what you asked, I summarized what is already cited in the article, and should there be citations in the infobox? By the way, from Wikipedia:DYK#Images: "Pictures and videos accompanying the DYK hook". There have been no videos or pictures accompanying the hook. Non-free images may still be allowed, as long as they are not used for the main page. --George Ho (talk) 19:41, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
If pulled from the prep, the nomination should be reopened. Yes, we are allowed fair-use images in the article; just not on the main page. This is not the German Wikipedia, where no fair-use images are allowed at all. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:39, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
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