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Transcluding redux

I had already done the ArticleHistory update, manually. Perhaps you had not noticed this. Cirt (talk) 01:53, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

No, I didn't notice. Thank you. I hope I didn't screw things up! (I just noticed your comment now.) Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 21:31, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Mysore and Coorg FAC

Your feedback at History of Mysore and Coorg FAC is greatly appreciated. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 02:40, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Your feedback needed ...

... at Talk:History_of_Mysore_and_Coorg_(1565–1760)#A_social.2C_economic.2C_cultural.2C_administrative.2C_....3F_history. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 01:40, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Khrushchev

I think all the content it needs is there now. And it didn't turn out quite as long as I thought. Time to start the polishing process, which I see you've been doing as I've gone along. I think it turned out quite well.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

I agree. Looks like a very good job. You handled certain issues very well, in my opinion. And I think your writing style has improved, just little glimmers of the "old style" with the repetition of "the boy", for example! Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 21:29, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

I learn, I learn. Thanks for the praise.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:33, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

You have dealt with a complex and possibly argumentative issue excellently. You must have cut your teeth on Richard Nixon and now you can do anything! What about Mao next? Seems like he is a cipher. —mattisse (Talk) 21:36, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Ummm, Neville Chamberlain?--Wehwalt (talk) 21:43, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, why him? What is with you and your selection of subjects? —mattisse (Talk) 21:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

I picked up a book on him in a bookshop in the UK. I think I kinda like the underdog. Chamberlain certainly qualifies in that regard.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:53, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

He seems boring. I won't be buying any books on him. (I think you are a politician.) —mattisse (Talk) 21:56, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

He is boring, I'm afraid. However, it would be a useful article to have move to FA, and it is a failed FAC back way back when (no connection with me), so it would be good for the encyclopedia. I'm not 100 percent sure yet, though if I am going to do it, though I've bought Self's recent bio of him as well.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:01, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Does he at least have some scandal or intrigue about him? A bad childhood? Unfortunate marriage. Something? (Are you going to be an apologist for his tactics?) —mattisse (Talk) 22:15, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

No. I will let his actions speak for themselves, without any POV, as usual. Let others judge. I will mention that his policy was popular at the time, but he was the leader, not the follower. No scandal. He is a bit of a cipher as well. Had a reasonably happy marriage, though rather late. His father was rather neglectful of him, but I don't think it was a terrible childhood by anyone's standards. Rather intolerant of those who did not agree with him.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:32, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Do you think we need to tell the reader how many months the Battle of Stalingrad was, in the lede yet? Or can you come up with a better way of putting it?--Wehwalt (talk) 18:44, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Too hard to come up with months accurately, and is there a reason to? I like the "bloody" but I wonder why you do not name the war. —mattisse (Talk) 18:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

No reason to. Someone put in a comment, "how many months?" Thought it was you. Name the war? Since this article is supposed to be a little Russo centric, I called it the Great Patriotic War whereever I could.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:28, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Is it OK now? —mattisse (Talk) 19:32, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm fine with it. It is what it is. Horrifying casualty count.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:41, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Margaret Harshaw

On 2 October, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Harshaw, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Help:Reviewing Article

Dear Mattisse, I found that you are an experienced and efficient user in Misplaced Pages. Could you please help me by reviewing my nominated article Dhaka Residential Model College ?. I have nominated the article for WP:GA status. If you think that the article is eligible enough for the WP:Good article status then please give it PASS. Thanks, Tanweer Morshed (talk) 16:57, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry but I am not doing GA reviews at the present time. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 21:44, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Your note

Thank you. Not a pleasant thing, but I'm hoping something constructive will emerge from it. SlimVirgin 02:22, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Turpan - just so you know

Alefbe doesn't like me because I blocked him for edit warring several weeks ago and, even though other administrators upheld the block, apparently I am the evil admin who's out to get him. (See discussion here.) So that's why he's going out of his way to make a big deal out of my edits here. rʨanaɢ /_contribs 21:39, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Also: given that I posted a rationale for this naming over 30 minutes ago and Alefbe has made no effort to respond to it, but has just reiterated over and over again that he thinks it was mean of me to move it, I will assume that 1) he has nothing constructive left to say and thus agrees with my arguments; and 2) he is more interested in trying to get me in 'trouble' than in the article itself. rʨanaɢ /_contribs 21:46, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

OK. I was just asking. I have written articles referring to the place, but I honestly cannot remember the spelling I used. I would have to look in the reference books I used, which I don't feel like doing at the moment. Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 22:02, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

For example, I was the original author of Emin Minaret. My sources spelled it "Turfan" Regards, —mattisse (Talk) 22:27, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

The use of "Turfan" is generally a result of influence from old sources—it would be roughly analogous to calling Xinjiang "Sinkiang", Nanjing "Nanking", etc. Of course, these Wade-Giles names are still used sometimes (indeed, in some places they're preferred--Beijing was still called Peking not too long ago, and the Yangtze River was never changed over to the pinyin spelling "Yangzi River"), but are generally not standard anymore.

For a bit of background...the /f/ sound is rare in Uyghur (mostly just present in borrowed words, like Kalifuniya--California) and Uyghur speakers often mix it up with /p/...for instance, many say "propessor" instead of "professor". I don't know the etymology of "Turpan", but the word "Turfan" probably comes from English re-translation of the Chinese name (the Chinese language takes great liberties in adapting foreign words to its strict sound system, so the Uyghur name "Turpan" was changed to "Tulufan" when it was brought into Chinese... since Western writers and missionaries had greater contact with Chinese than Uyghurs, it is likely that they back-translated Tulufan into Turfan). rʨanaɢ /_contribs 00:41, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Archuleta v. Hedrick

On October 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Archuleta v. Hedrick, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.

Request

Would one of Mattisse's mentors/guardians (or whatever it is she has to restrain her) please ask her to stop inciting trouble and stirring here ? Perhaps they could advise her to stick to whatever it is she is supposed to do best. Thank you. Giano (talk) 07:40, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi, Mattisse, I suggest WP:DNFT :-) --Philcha (talk) 11:05, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Really? You would serve her better, if you gave her some straight advice to stop trolling and trying to cause trouble. She may fool some of you, but I see straight through her. Giano (talk) 12:35, 5 October 2009 (UTC)