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DYK for David S. Cohen (attorney)

On 21 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article David S. Cohen (attorney), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, received a recommendation from Alan Dershowitz for his first job out of law school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David S. Cohen (attorney). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, David S. Cohen (attorney)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for On, Brave Old Army Team

On 22 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article On, Brave Old Army Team, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "On, Brave Old Army Team" was named one of the "top 25 college fight songs" by William Studwell? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/On, Brave Old Army Team. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, On, Brave Old Army Team), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of President's Guest House

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article President's Guest House you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shearonink -- Shearonink (talk) 00:21, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

When you have a moment if you could please respond about my one post (so far) on the GA page. Review ongoing... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 17:43, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Talkback

Shearonink (talk) 00:53, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Barnstars

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		For preventing the deletion of the article you created, United States presidential election, 2024, and in the process... Battle | ──╤╦︻ Infidel ︻╦╤── 04:27, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		preventing future vandalism by User:Wickypedoia. "Mission Accomplished", dear user. Battle | ──╤╦︻ Infidel ︻╦╤── 04:27, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Knowledgebattle - now that User:Athomeinkobe is taken to accusing me of posting links to "child porn" in the AfD, though, I'm not sure if this mission really has been accomplished or if the WP:DUCK has a few more identities that need to be rooted out. LavaBaron (talk) 07:24, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Hahahaha. Well, looks like they apologized for that one, so IMO, it's still a win. ;-D I read that section and couldn't help but wonder, "What the f.. is this?" Hahaha. _Battle | ──╤╦︻ _Infidel ︻╦╤── 10:13, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of President's Guest House

The article President's Guest House 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:President's Guest House for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shearonink -- Shearonink (talk) 17:21, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Jonathan Dach

Hello, I have been retained as a consultant by the family of Mr. Dach to look into the article you created about him, and while I respect that you put serious work into it, I have very strong concerns that the article is essentially a WP:COATRACK and unsalvageable as a biographical entry as I believe this is a classic WP:BLP1E situation. I have posted my reasoning at Talk:Jonathan Dach and left another message at the BLP Noticeboard, and and wish to do you the courtesy of raising the issue with you as well. Best, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 20:44, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your note, WWB Too. While I appreciate your client's opinion, I disagree the entry about him violates our WP:BLP policies. Based on your post to the noticeboard it appears your firm has been retained as a reputation management consultancy specifically to ensure the entry's deletion from WP. While I believe the entry meets all of our BLP policies for neutral point-of-view, notability, and citability, Dach is undoubtedly a marginal figure and I probably won't put too much energy into objecting to details of his story being purged from the public record. I'll leave a note outlining my objections to your firm's proposals at the appropriate noticeboard but probably won't be too involved in it beyond that. Best of luck - LavaBaron (talk) 21:43, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Talkback

This is the last thing to do on this - as soon as you respond to my References question I'll be able to finish my GA Review. Shearonink (talk) 16:08, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Shearonink - thanks so much. I'm out-of-town until Tuesday with limited account access. Would it be possible to get a deferral until then? Sorry for the delay. LavaBaron (talk) 16:47, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Sure, not a problem. Shearonink (talk) 17:02, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of United States Army Herald Trumpets

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article United States Army Herald Trumpets you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 05:41, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of President's Guest House

The article President's Guest House you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:President's Guest House for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shearonink -- Shearonink (talk) 17:41, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus

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Your GA nomination of Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus

The article Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus 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:Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK (talk) 02:21, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus

The article Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus 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 MPJ-DK -- MPJ-DK (talk) 22:41, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Prussian scheme

On 4 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prussian scheme, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Prussian scheme was a reported attempt to establish a monarchy in the United States under Prince Henry of Prussia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prussian scheme. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Prussian scheme), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Draft talk:Austin Petersen presidential campaign, 2016

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Draft talk:Austin Petersen presidential campaign, 2016. Legobot (talk) 04:25, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Territorial Defense Force (Poland)

Hello! Your submission of Territorial Defense Force (Poland) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! FunkyCanute (talk) 13:24, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tingey House

Hello! Your submission of Tingey House at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:32, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Whitehaven (house)

On 13 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whitehaven (house), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hillary Clinton's estate Whitehaven has been described as her "fortress of solitude"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Whitehaven (house). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Whitehaven (house)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Territorial Defense Force (Poland)

Hello! Your submission of Territorial Defense Force (Poland) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 20:11, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Hookers for Hillary

On 15 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hookers for Hillary, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hookers for Hillary is a group of Nevada-based sex workers who support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hookers for Hillary. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hookers for Hillary), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Aplets & Cotlets

Hello! Your submission of Aplets & Cotlets at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 16:52, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Lone wolf (terrorism)

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DYK for Territorial Defence Force (Poland)

On 17 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Territorial Defence Force (Poland), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Poland is creating a 35,000-strong military force designed to counter hybrid warfare? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Territorial Defence Force (Poland)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:30, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Muffie Cabot

Hello! Your submission of Muffie Cabot at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ©Geni (talk) 15:01, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Philip Egner

Hello, LavaBaron. I thought I should let you know that I have proposed a new hook on Template:Did you know nominations/Muffie Cabot. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 18:52, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Philip Egner

Hi, I noticed that you cited an article from Newspapers.com but didn't clip it. If you have a subscription, you can make clippings as I did. Go to WP:Newspapers.com for a free one-year account. Yoninah (talk) 20:24, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Howe Street Stairs

On 21 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Howe Street Stairs, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Howe Street Stairs are the fourth longest staircase in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Howe Street Stairs. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Howe Street Stairs), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Aplets & Cotlets

On 21 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aplets & Cotlets, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2009 proposal to name Aplets & Cotlets (pictured) the "official candy" of Washington state failed after legislators from western Washington refused to support a candy manufactured in eastern Washington? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aplets & Cotlets. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aplets & Cotlets), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Philip Egner

On 22 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Philip Egner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Philip Egner began composing "On, Brave Old Army Team", the fight song of the United States Military Academy at West Point, by scribbling notes on his shirt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Philip Egner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Philip Egner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Blocked

This block is for a combination of factors. You made a totally unsourced serious claim that Fram was trying to get you off the project. You introduced the idea that someone ran 1.3 miles in 1:44 (per Mile run world record progression, the record for one mile by professionals under ideal conditions is 3:43:13). In response to a statement that you used sources A, B, and C to say something that they didn't say, you replied saying "other sources in the article affirm X". In addition to introducing the hoax about the running, you introduced here the hoax that sources A, B, and C said something they didn't say. It doesn't matter that source D says this: if you cite A, B, and C to say something that they don't, you're adding a hoax. Nyttend (talk) 12:39, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

LavaBaron (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

• As per reason #1 of my block, I should have indicated on Coffee's Talk page that Fram indicated he wanted to get me off WP DYK, not WP (as indicated by Fram's repeated statements in DYK, including this one in which Ritchie333 recommends Fram "drop the stick" against me ), an error for which I acknowledge. During this interaction I was out of town and typing from a phone. I am sorry for this error by me and apologize unreservedly to Fram for saying "WP" instead of "WP DYK". * The second reason regarded me inserting what a source claimed . Obviously it wasn't a very good source and I made a mistake but I question whether an editor sourcing a bad fact constitutes an attempt to perpetrate a "hoax." After it was removed, I did not edit war it or make any attempt to reinsert it. There is nothing in my whole contribution history of creating quality articles that suggests I have ever attempted to insert a "hoax" and I should be given GF benefit of doubt this was an error. What motivation would I have for creating a hoax stair running record? If we start blocking editors anytime they make a typo or make a one-off error in RS evaluation, this place is gonna be deserted pretty fast. * As for point #3 I never "introduced a hoax" nor even introduced one byte of content on that article at all. As per the blocking admin's own diff, he's blocked me for registering a !vote in a DYK retraction discussion about something written by Nvvchar and promoted by Cwmhiraeth. As per the article's edit history, I have not made a single edit to it. How can I be blocked for inserting a hoax into an article I've never edited? When is it okay to block editors for expressing WrongThought in their !votes in Talk page discussions? (A !vote I absolutely stand by and am happy to explain my content-based rationale for, as I was doing before I was blocked.) I don't believe in the claim that blocks for Contempt of Admin actually occur, and don't believe this is a case of one. I do think that, maybe, this is an overly passionate (though, I'm sure well meaning) use of the toolset. LavaBaron (talk) 12:55, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Not currently blocked. SQL 13:34, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Request I am asking administrator Sphilbrick to rule on the unblock. Could other administrators therefore abstain from this matter unless SP declines to handle my request....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 10:28, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

I struck this - I am looking into it, as I see some troubling things but there is nothing in our processes which suggests that a block review can be reserved for any particular admin.--S Philbrick(Talk) 13:02, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Talk page watcher chiming in to say that I'm with Lava and this is looking like a bad block to me. The only misconduct is claiming that Fram was threatening them. The real error ("hoax") on the stairway article was the claim that it is over a mile long, and with the correct distance of 1300 feet, the time is reasonable. And I can't even fathom what the third claim against Lava even is. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 13:20, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

The third claim seems to be "making things up", like at the end of his unblock request, "(A !vote I absolutely stand by and am happy to explain my content-based rationale for, as I was doing before I was blocked.)" Perhaps LavaBaron can show where he was "explaining his content-based rationale" for the Roya Sadat hook, as I don't see any reply he made about that article and that discussion after his initial !vote, not at WT:DYK#Prep 3: the many awards of Roya Sadat, not at Talk:Roya Sadat, not at Template:Did you know nominations/Roya Sadat, Alka Sadat and not at the WP:AN discussion. Between his !vote at the DYK discussion on 14.16, 23 June and the block on 12.39, 24 June, he made 23 other edits (rough count), none of them explaining his content-based rationale. While he didn't edit the article, he tried to defend the hook by making things up, just like he tried to defend his own hooks by making things up (claiming that a source supported him, when it actually contradicted him). (By the way, Oiyarbepsy, where did you get the "correct" distance of 1300 feet?). Fram (talk) 13:41, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Please let me have an uncluttered unblock request, Fram. You've previously been cautioned by other admins to drop the stick ].

We all have different opinions on how sources should be contextualized and interpreted. Expressing a minority opinion on a Talk page has, until now on WP, not = "you're making things up - one month block". To your question, I stopped replying and disengaged from that discussion because it was clear consensus was against my opinion (not because I was acknowledging I was "making things up") - there was no need for me to participate further. When I'm in the minority on a discussion I pack-up and move on; I don't stay to fight to the savage, bitter end like the last stand of Masada. Life's too short and I'm a part-time, volunteer contributor. LavaBaron (talk) 14:08, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

In your unblock request above, you claim that you are "happy to explain my content-based rationale for, as I was doing before I was blocked." Please indicate where you were doing this before the block (with diffs preferably). Fram (talk) 14:24, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Right here . In that, I noted there were other descriptions of awards received (see the last paragraph the editor wrote here: ) which, in my opinion (with which you're free to disagree), were sufficient for validation of the hook.

• That said, Fram, this is a content discussion appropriate for a free and open dialog on Talk in which people who have minority viewpoints can express them without facing threat of a block. I shouldn't have to validate my opinions as a condition of unblock; doing nothing more making a single 19-word post expressing a topical content opinion to a Talk page is not the disruption which the Block function was designed to arrest, even if the opinion expressed does disagree with that of an Admin.
• Second, you've been told to "drop the stick" by other admins but continue to pick at this scab. I want to keep my unblock request concise and clear for benefit of the reviewing party. With that in mind I must, regretfully, request you cease all posts to my Talk page effective this post. I will be happy to lift this request when the current matter is resolved. I hope you understand this is not intended to be punitive or adversarial. Thanks for your patience.

LavaBaron (talk) 16:18, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

That's what I thought... You didn't explain your content-based rationale, you stated it without any evidence and didn't respond to a request to explain it. The diff you give here is your first and only edit about that DYK. Furthermore, you now point to an edit at Alka Sadat as justification for a DYK claim about Roya Sadat, so the supposed evidence is not even in the same article or about the same person (and the edit was made after I pulled the hook in the first place). This is not a content discussion, this is all evidence that you are not fit to review or comment on DYK. As long as you are presenting such dubious "evidence" in an unblock request for a case I'm also involved with, I will continue to indicate the problems with what you say. Removing the one person who knows the situation best from the equation is probably attractive to you, but hardly fair. Fram (talk) 17:53, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Actually, I did in line 1 of my reply. Since you missed it I'll give you benefit of the doubt you also didn't see my polite, but firm, request you stop posting on my Talk page so that I can enjoy a fair, quick, and concise unblock review without an ongoing tete-a-tete. You have been cautioned by admins to drop the stick and about "being a dick" , and I have politely requested you stop posting here. All I can do is reiterate that request. Please stop posting on my Talk page as per WP:NOBAN. LavaBaron (talk) 19:16, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

@Fram: I know you're ticked off at LavaBaron right now, hell I probably would be if I were in your shoes. But, if you could please let the rest of us handle this review, it would be much appreciated. — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 02:18, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

• Oppose block I believe that blocking LavaBaron for a month is quite disproportionate to any misdemeanors committed and that there was no intention by him of the introduction of a hoax into an article. LavaBaron is a productive writer of new articles. He is not always respectful of other editors and can be irritating, but a block for the present "offences" is out of proportion and unnecessary. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:47, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
• Oppose block. I find it out of proportion, and am afraid it will teach you, LavaBaron, nothing but how wonderful colleagues we are. Don't forget. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:02, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

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DYK nomination of Romney's March 3 Speech

Hello! Your submission of Romney's March 3 Speech at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:35, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard

Hello! Your submission of U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mhhossein (talk) 11:33, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mitt Romney's March 3 speech

On 3 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mitt Romney's March 3 speech, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mitt Romney's March 3 speech represented an unprecedented attack by a major U.S. party's most recent presidential nominee against the party's current front-runner for the nomination? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mitt Romney's March 3 speech), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:33, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Muffie Cabot

On 5 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muffie Cabot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to her daughter Ali Wentworth, Muffie Cabot, a former social secretary to First Lady Nancy Reagan, "will choose a bath over a shower, a play over a movie, and the ocean over a pool"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muffie Cabot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Muffie Cabot), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:34, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Abkhazia

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AN thread closure

Hello LavaBaron. The AN thread regarding a prospective topic ban from DYK has been closed, with restrictions issued as follows:

1. A DYK article nomination or hook submitted by LavaBaron must be reviewed and accepted by 2 other editors before it may be promoted.
2. Any DYK nomination reviewed by LavaBaron must also be reviewed and accepted by 1 other editor before it may be promoted.
3. Any additional reviews by other editors, which are mandated by this restriction, shall count towards the QPQ of that editor.
4. (To balance the maths) For each article submitted by LavaBaron to DYK, 2 QPQ reviews by LavaBaron are required, at least 1 of which shall be a nomination that had not yet been accepted by another editor.
5. These restrictions shall initially last for a period of 3 months. At the end of the period, this restriction shall be reviewed.

Please do contact me should you want to discuss further. Deryck C. 12:31, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Deryck - thank you for your clear and detailed closing description. One point of clarification - is it correct to say I am not responsible for the actions of other editors who choose to violate these restrictions? That is, if someone promotes a nomination submitted by me which only one other editor has accepted will the promoting editor be responsible or will I be responsible? Alternatively, if I conduct a QPQ review of a hook and someone promotes that hook with no second review, will I be responsible or will the promoting editor be responsible? LavaBaron (talk) 12:51, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing this out. I've updated the AN closing statement to clarify that everybody's responsible, although you should make reasonable effort to let people know your nominations require a second review. A small notice like Require second reviewer per this at the end of a nomination or first review may be appropriate.

I have also posted on T:TDYK, WT:DYK, and the user talk pages of all admins on the DYK regular list, to let them know about this restriction.

As for the block log, I think redaction of block logs are generally not done per Misplaced Pages:Revision_deletion#Log_redaction. An editor looking at your block log will see Nyttend's "I misunderstood something" and understand that you were mistakenly blocked. Deryck C. 14:12, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Deryck thanks for the clarification. I will be certain to mark all future QPQs and submissions with this note. To the question of RevDel, if correction of the error in the block log is not possible, would I be able to WP:VANISH my account and Clean Start while the above restrictions are in effect or should I wait until after? LavaBaron (talk) 14:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, one more question - is it correct to assume this does not apply retroactively? For instance, I have two pending DYK nominations that are several weeks old, and I have done QPQ on a few others. Do I need to go back and add a note to these or should I observe this moving forward only? LavaBaron (talk) 14:46, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

(watching:) I would not vanish and make things unclear. So many people have been blocked unfairly, some more than once, - who cares? I never look at a blocklog unless prompted to do so, I look at contributions. - For the older noms: why not add a note? The more successful double checks you collect, the more likely you will be released ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda Arendt, out of a preponderance of caution I'll take your good advice and just go through and add notes to all the open DYKs within the next day or so. To the other question, I appreciate your note, though a clean block log is pretty important to me; I think I'm going to abandon this account and its history and start over, I just want to make sure I do it the correct way. LavaBaron (talk) 15:02, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

As you wish, but a clean blocklog means nothing. Look at me: I happen to have never been blocked, but restricted by the arbitration committee because of battleground behaviour for years. Both mean absolutely nothing about the value of a contributor, precious LavaBaron, believe me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:13, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I understand that's the theory behind block logs, but I've too frequently seen the existence of logs used as a cudgel to give half-weight to opinions during discussions. While I value the history I've built-up with this account, I would rather have an account that enjoyed full faith and privilege, than a permanently downgraded, Wikifelon account, which is what I'm working with now. I very much appreciate your feedback, however. LavaBaron (talk) 15:20, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

The problem you'll face is that you won't be able to have a clean start (and, if you intend to edit again, you're not eligible to be vanished) because you're under active restrictions; if you start a new account you'll have to link the two (I mean; that's fine, no problems with that as a thing to do) otherwise it might be considered evasion. However, doing so (linking) unfortunately doesn't really get rid of that potential cudgel you're worried about.--Errant 17:17, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

ErrantX, thanks for explaining this. In light of your and JohnCD's explanation I've opened a RfC here requesting modification of the RevDel policy for block logs as a final Hail Mary to try to salvage my account. LavaBaron (talk) 19:03, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• It will be a shame if LavaBaron should end up "down among the dead men" as this example demonstrates his undoubted good faith and talent. But, come what may, I shall put all his creations on my watch list and do what I can to protect them from vandalism. Many thanks to him for such good work. Andrew D. (talk) 18:06, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Andrew D. - thanks very much for your very kind offer, it's much appreciated. LavaBaron (talk) 19:03, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• Hello LavaBaron, I spend quite a lot of time knocking about at DYK and don't mind helping. If you care to alert me in some way when you have done a DYK review, such as on my talk page, I will be happy to do a second review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:01, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth - thanks so much for your kind offer. I'm mostly just pushing up a bunch of old articles I'd been working on offline to get things wrapped-up before I shutter this account so there's nothing too time sensitive but I may take you up on your offer. Gracias. LavaBaron (talk) 19:57, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

• Took only 300 years to restore a good name on 10 July 2006. - I did a second review, supporting your criteria remarks, but suggested to trim the hook. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tingey House

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DYK

Hi LavaBaron. Thanks for providing your review at Template:Did you know nominations/Sirloin Stockade. Some alts have been presented, which have essentially the same content of the hook you approved, but with some modified wording. Would you be willing to take a look, and hopefully re-tick if you feel the alts work out? This would be most appreciated. North America 04:16, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the response there. North America 12:53, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard

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Personal Attacks

Incorrect. The CNN article source literally has "opinion" in the hyperlink. (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/21/opinions/bergen-muslim-religious-tolerance/) The Daily Beast article is also an opinion piece by a contributing columnist, not a reporter. The Reason article was written by Dave Weigel, who had to resign from the Washington Post in 2010 after his nasty biased comments about conservatives on the JournoList were leaked. My point is that it's not all media that are critical of Gaffney - you just make it seem like it by sourcing only those media that confirm your biases about him - and perhaps conservatives in general. But, we can discuss and argue about all of this. What I can't argue against are the extremely bilious hostility and personal aspersions from you. Do you really think that the 21 people who have disagreed with you and pointed out what they consider to be your bias are all really one guy being paid off by Gaffney? That's what's called, dare I say it, a conspiracy theory. Look, my edit history is wide open for you to see, so let me tell you something about myself. I love Misplaced Pages. I've surfed it every night in bed before going to sleep for the past few years - mostly very ancient history and geology articles. I have definitely learned a lot. I'm a stickler for grammar so a few years ago, I started making little grammar edits on the articles I read - first without an account, and then through Ocdgrammarian. Recently, I've gotten interested in providing some more substantial contributions. I made a page for a professor friend at MIT - Eduardo Kausel - who, coincidentally, is a prominent scientific debunker of the 9/11 Truther "jet fuel can't bring down a building" conspiracy theory. I made balancing edits to a page for an organization that I follow locally in Boston. Through that organization, I heard Gaffney speak in the Boston area. Yes, I'm a conservative and, yes, I think Gaffney has a lot of important things to say. I also think he's said some controversial things, and that getting this history across in the Gaffney article could have been done in a much less obviously biased way. But, given how highly I'd thought of Misplaced Pages, I never expected to be accused by a Misplaced Pages editor of a conspiracy where I'm being paid off by Gaffney to make your life tedious. It's very disappointing - I really did not realize the nastiness that happens behind the scenes here. I'm going back to my history and geology articles and will stay away from the "mean girls club," but, thanks to you, those articles will be just a little less fun to read. Is that really what being involved in the Misplaced Pages community is all about? Ocdgrammarian (talk) 20:39, 21 July 2016 (UTC)Ocdgrammarian

tl;dr LavaBaron (talk) 20:50, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tiffany Trump

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:17, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

I'll say on behalf of DYK, congratulations on it becoming the most viewed non-lead hook in DYK history! The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:33, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

The C of E thanks for letting me know! Could I trouble you to update the stats page? I'm hesitant to edit archival pages I've never edited before for concern I might make an error. LavaBaron (talk) 17:39, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Already taken care of. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 19:55, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

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Two review DYKs?

Hi, Thank you for reviewing Ishe Komborera Africa but I am a little curious about the comment you made about second reviews, which I also noted you mentioned on the nomination you used the credit for. Can I ask which ANI decision says that 2 reviews are needed for DYKs as there was nothing on WPTalk:DYK about it The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:11, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

(watching:) just a bit above, AN thread closure, or Archive282. (No idea why you would look on DYK for an ANI thing.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:33, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Mean Girls

FYI. ;) -Roxy the dog™ woof 13:41, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Gracias! We didn't get to watch that at the Comintern training camp where I was raised from age 4 to 17. j/k LavaBaron (talk) 13:43, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Edward Buehrig

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You probably know this already, but the most effective approach is to expand the aritcle, which really is a little thin despite serious attention being paid to this transition team by the press. Cheers.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:49, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Great point, E.M.Gregory! Just started on that, per your advice. LavaBaron (talk) 21:46, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

The Trump transition team is requesting you withhold the exact address for security reasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.152.141.197 (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

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Hating on magic?

Just nominated a page for deletion and figured I'd take some time to vote on other AfDs. Someone is hating on Magic the Gathering! :-p (Total joke, I agree with your nominations.) --Zackmann08 (/_{What I been doing}) 18:48, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

LOL, thanks, Zackmann08! With a couple exceptions I'll be AfDing all the MTG player pages in the coming weeks. The sheer volume of them means it will probably take awhile to get to each of them, though. LavaBaron (talk) 19:45, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

DO IT!!!! GET ER DUNNNN!. :-p Let me know if I can help. Would love your input on my AFD. I'll try to comment and vote on yours as well. You might try just WP:CSD or WP:PROD for some of them?--Zackmann08 (/_{What I been doing}) 19:48, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Zackmann08, what's your AfD? LavaBaron (talk) 20:19, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

This seems like the most relevant section, so rather than starting a new one I'll chime in here. In cases where you see a lot of articles that you believe to be inappropriate and worthy of deletion, it's often best to try one or two at AfD, rather than noting a slew of them at once. That avoids people having to cast redundant !votes, gives you a good lay of the land, and lets you know if you've overlooked something common to those multiple nominations. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 04:35, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Jclemens, great point. LavaBaron (talk) 10:34, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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Sorry that didn't work out, Zackmann08 - best of luck with your future endeavors - LavaBaron (talk) 22:08, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for President of Lebanon

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DYK for Charles Koch Institute

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Your signature

Hi. Hope you're well. Please could you amend your signature as it is preventing me from adding comments after your comments on DYK reviews? Also the tag on your signature is incorrect anyway as you have the second highest viewed non lead hook on DYK. Cowlibob (talk) 10:23, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Cowlibob that's incorrect. It's the most viewed non-lead hook in the history of WP. Blood moon prophecy only made it to the fake #1 spot by stuffing the ballot box with views from April 2014 lunar eclipse. Haters gonna hate. LavaBaron (talk) 22:17, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Fine, you're claiming the highest view non lead hook with only one linked item. This comment on the DYK ] is just absurd. It was really obvious that the nominator had linked the wrong article especially as it did not match the title of the DYK and the nominator had incorrectly labelled it a creation/expansion. We shouldn't take a "Computer says no" approach to reviewing especially towards those who have nominated few articles at DYK. I fear that because of your editing restriction, you don't value your own reviews as they always have to be seconded so are not putting enough effort into them. The ANI decision did not demand perfection just adequacy. Cowlibob (talk) 15:24, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

I had a 98% rate of correct reviews. That IS adequacy. Sanctioning me for being less than 99% accurate is essentially a demand for perfection (but actually it's for Contempt of Admin if we're being honest). LavaBaron (talk) 18:29, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Dystopia DYK nomination

Hello, could you please clarify what the particular reason for your opposition to my DYK nomination? I am wiling to rectify any issues. That said, I was rather taken aback when you accused me of making a false statement.--L1A1 FAL (talk) 21:59, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

I didn't accuse you of making a false statement. I accused another editor of making a false statement. LavaBaron (talk) 22:02, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

My sincere apologies, I thought that was referring to my comment--L1A1 FAL (talk) 22:03, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

That's quite alright, L1A1 FAL, and no apology is necessary. LavaBaron (talk) 10:33, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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Double reviews

Hi LavaBaron. I see you've reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Lachlan a second time "per recently established requirements", supposedly at ANI. I glanced at ANI and couldn't see anything in the titles, and there's no way I'm going digging for it, can't stand ANI. So please make sure you're linking to the "recently established requirements". That said, I did pop over to T:DYK, where I found your recently established requirements, that your nominations require two reviews, and your reviews require a second confirmation review.

It looks to me that you're rebelling against your new editing restrictions by acting as if it applies to everyone, which it doesn't - it's a personal editing restriction for you. I suggest you either explain what I'm missing or stop the behaviour. Worm(talk) 10:02, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Worm That Turned - I too don't like digging for diffs, so please observe my Talk page where it says:

For each article submitted by LavaBaron to DYK, 2 QPQ reviews by LavaBaron are required, at least 1 of which shall be a nomination that had not yet been accepted by another editor.

Nothing applies "to everyone" and I have made no claim anything does. I have said exactly what I mean: per recently established requirements at ANI, two reviews are required and I am required to prominently and clearly announce this whenever I enter a DYK review. I have been conducting re-reviews, as required for 50% of my QPQs, since these restrictions were imposed many weeks ago. LavaBaron (talk) 10:07, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

I can see what has happened, I do believe it's a miscommunication - you said that the nomination "required" two reviews, while in actually you require two reviews. I'd recommend changing the wording, perhaps making yourself a little template with a link to the discussion to explain why you're doing it. I can help with that if you like? Worm(talk) 10:09, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

If you like. I'm a dispassionate participant in these restrictions and will simply implement whatever I'm told to implement; if you post text here and tell me to copy/paste it into my reviews, I'll do it. Not to be rude, but you'll understand if I'm not interested in participating in the design or construction of restrictions against me (though, many people have offered me the opportunity to do so, which I am appreciative for nonetheless). LavaBaron (talk) 10:21, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

I get that. If you included {{User:LavaBaron/FAQ}} at the end of each of your reviews, it will produce this - Promoters: Please ensure there are 2 reviews for this nomination (see my FAQ) Worm(talk) 10:44, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

NB, you can use the same message for reviews when you're the first reviewer, the second reviewer or on articles you are nominating (in the comments section) Worm(talk) 10:47, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much for doing that, Worm That Turned. I agree it will make things far less confusing. Thank you for your patience with all this. LavaBaron (talk) 10:55, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Glad to help :) Worm(talk) 11:03, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Got your ping to me, but ...

... I cant remember what I said, or where it was that I said it. Also, the page you pinged me from appears to be written in DYKlish, a variant of English I am not familiar with. I wonder if you could point me to some background please. If I feel I can usefully contribute, I will of course. -Roxy the dog™ bark 19:38, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry, Roxy the dog™, I think I pinged you by accident. Disregard! Apologies - LavaBaron (talk) 19:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

No worries, and no apology needed. Nice sig usage on that page btw. -Roxy the dog™ bark 19:45, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

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Hired armed tender Elizabeth

Hi LavaBaron, I am afraid that I have had to undo your two changes to this article. First, the tonnage of the vessels is not a displacement, it is a bizarre, obsolete measure of cargo volume called Builder's Old Measurement. Second, the 6-pounder guns were muzzle-loading smooth bores, not modern rifled breechloaders. Thus, the two links you made were wrong. Sorry. Regards, Acad Ronin (talk) 10:56, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Acad Ronin that makes perfect sense - thanks for being so on-top of it! LavaBaron (talk) 12:02, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Trump transiiton

The Trump transition team is requesting you withhold the exact address for security reasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.152.141.197 (talk) 19:02, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Peter Skewes

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Regarding this

That case was dismissed. Something about the WMF not having standing, and it being an absurd waste of everyone's time. I hope you didn't have any great political hopes riding on it. Maybe they should stick with encyclopedias? Geogene (talk) 21:09, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Va tacito e nascosto

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Template:Did you know nominations/A7FL

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Nice work handling the recent disruption about the claims that Trump is the reincarnation of Hitler. I hope you don't interpret my recent !votes in the AfD discussions as a criticism of your writing or editing abilities; I very much appreciate your efforts to expand this encyclopedia's coverage American politics and political history. Keep up the good work. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 19:03, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Canvassing

This seems like WP:CANVASSING and not an appropriate use of the Frank Gaffney talkpage. You might want to delete it. —PermStrump(talk) 05:33, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

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Just wanted to say, thanks for writing up that article. This is why I love Misplaced Pages...where else can you get good writing on so many quirky subjects like this? Nice read, keep up the good work! Redverton (talk) 20:09, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Redverton thanks so much for your kind words. LavaBaron (talk) 22:48, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

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