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Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/Saint-Jacques Tower Paris ca. 1867

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:La Tour St. Jacques La Boucherie à Paris ca. 1867.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates. Makeemlighter (talk) 00:13, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Architecture of Turkey

On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Architecture of Turkey, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the architecture of Turkey has been influenced by many architects from Germany and Austria invited between 1924 and 1942 to work in Ankara? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Architecture of Turkey. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Proposed merger

Hi Elekhh, I wonder if you would care to comment at Talk:Pot-in-pot refrigerator#proposed merger. Johnfos (talk) 09:18, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Danish sculpture

I've proposed an alternative hook at Template:Did you know nominations/Danish sculpture. Please take a look. Prioryman (talk) 13:37, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

... with a slight modification by me. - Ipigott (talk) 15:50, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Danish sculpture

On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Danish sculpture, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the development of Danish sculpture was greatly influenced by Jacques Saly, a Frenchman, who designed the statue (pictured) of King Frederick V? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danish sculpture. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 09:22, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/ The "New" Blue Marble

Hi, I've added an alternate version to the Featured Picture Candidate: The "New" Blue Marble. As you have already voted at the nomination (linked above), could you please give some feedback or show a preference between the original or the alt? Thank you for your time. Dusty777 (talk) 21:16, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/Franz Josef Glacier 2011

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Franz josef Glacier LC0250.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates. Makeemlighter (talk) 11:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice to chat with you at the meetup.

Hi Elek, nice to chat with you at the meetup.

Regards, Peter Campbell 06:33, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure. Will have a look if I can be of any help at WikiProject Cycling. Cheers, --ELEKHH 01:25, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Help with rapid deletion

I was a bit surprised to see that Emily Williams (architect) is up for rapid deletion. Seems to me she made an important contribution to women's architecture in California but I would like your opinion on this. I don't want to waste time on covering other red-linked Americans on the List of female architects if they are not worthwhile. - Ipigott (talk) 18:26, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Seems that is now resolved. With that reference anyway I don't think should have been speedy but rather a regular DR. I would add to the lead that she mostly designed houses, one of which is currently heritage listed. It looks like a very modest building from the outside though. Probably notability is related to local history here. Otherwise, since US is far better covered than any other country, is probably not first priority in order to reduce wikibias. --ELEKHH 23:30, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

Some better photos of Williams' work can be seen here. Like other women architects of her day, Williams seems to have contributed mainly by designing interiors so as to reduce the amount of housework required. I should make this clearer in the article. Most of the other 40 or so articles I have written about female architects are indeed about non-Americans. Shortly I hope to write a top-down article on Women in architecture along the lines of Women in medicine. This should present a better general perspective of their history and current prospects. Thanks once again for your help and advice. - Ipigott (talk) 08:03, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

That sounds great. "Women in architecture" is a substantial topic! --ELEKHH 10:07, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Women architects

Glad to see that Esther Hill was at the top of one of the DYK sections today. Another very enterprising young woman I have just come across is Anna Heringer who perhaps also deserves a DYK. It could go: "...that the young German architect Anna Heringer has contributed significantly to sustainable architecture, building hand-made schools (pictured) in Bangladesh and Morocco with local craftsmen and materials?" (There are a couple of photos in the article.) Maybe the buildings themselves also deserve separate articles? - Ipigott (talk) 10:06, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Nice one! Nomination is here. I shortened the hook as it has to be below 200 characters and changed some of the wikilinks. There is a bit of queue as usual, but should go through this month. The METI I would say definitely would deserve an article as the Aga Khan Award is quite prestigious. A pity she hasn't released the design under a CC license, which is what the Open Architecture Network is advocating for, but the documentation provided is quite comprehensive. --ELEKHH 01:03, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your improvements. There's still plenty of time to get it up by the end of March. I'll see what I can do about writing an article on the METI but my stack of things to do seems to be steadily increasing. - Ipigott (talk) 09:29, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anna Heringer

Hello! Your submission of Anna Heringer at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! 842U (talk) 13:58, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

I think the number of characters in the hook has been miscalculated but feel free to shorten it if necessary. I have tried to tone down the so-called "advertorial" style but do not want to depart too far from the source material. Please let me know if you think it is OK now. - Ipigott (talk) 14:52, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry about this. It's now been given the green light. - Ipigott (talk) 21:19, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

William Burges

A note to thank you for your help. I think the article now reflects the importance of the architect although there's more to be done. Shall I remove it from the peer review page for the time being? KJP1 (talk) 22:20, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Sure, please feel free to archive the peer-review, any help with WikiProject admin tasks is welcome! Thanks for posting it in the bulletin news and congratulations for the GA! --ELEKHH 01:20, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Anna Heringer

On 18 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anna Heringer, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the German architect Anna Heringer has contributed to sustainable architecture building hand-made schools in Bangladesh and Morocco with local craftsmen and materials? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Heringer. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Wind power article / edit warning.

Hi,

recently you gave me an edit warning over the article on wind_power, which I feel is biased. Since I edited this article, someone else has wrote in the talk page that they do agree with me. I don't know who they are, as their user name was removed when user Aflafla1 decided to strike out their comments, as he/she says the article is OK. So not only does my attempt to put the POV tag fail, but if someone agrees with me, their comments give stuck out! Would you not accept that the neutrality of the article is disputed?

This article currently has a B-rating. What would be the proceedure to try to get that changed? Would the people making the decisions on that be the current editors - if so, it would be a fruitless exercise to try, as it's clear there are a lot of pro-wind people editing that page, who would challenge strongly any attempt to get the quality rating changed. Drkirkby (talk) 14:17, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Hello Drkirkby. I think you are misunderstanding something, as it was Aflafla1 who stroke out his/her own previous comment, so there was no attempt to suppress anyone or anything. The article quality rating can be changed by any editor following the assessment criteria. Probably in this case would be safe to discuss it first. These issues are best discussed at Talk:Wind power. If you think the spectrum of views expressed there is limited, you can invite other editors from relevant WikiProjects to provide further input. In any case, I see now you have the help of Ipigott a very experienced editor, so IMO there are good prospects for seeing the article improved. Please remember that best way forward is to address the issues, instead of accusing other editors of perceived bias or COI. --ELEKHH 22:24, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind remarks, Elekhh, but I see my attempts at collaboration have been "overruuled". Too bad. A rather more objective picture of wind power would have been a considerable improvement. So now back to culture again! - Ipigott (talk) 21:17, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you about wind again, Elekhh, but the latest news from the UK confirms some of my earlier concerns. There has indeed been strong opposition to onshore wind with complaints from over 100 MPs. It really looks to me as if the wind power article should reflect these concerns but I realize that additions along these lines are repeatedly removed on a series of questionable explanations. Maybe you could look at my recent additions to the talk page. I would also be interested to hear your views on the issue as you usually act in a completely unbiased way. - Ipigott (talk) 16:58, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

we have a wiki page on the WMAU website, Meetups:WMAU Victorian Meetups 2012

Hello Elek, the email address you provided is not getting to you as it is being returned. So just to let you know that we have a meetup on Sunday 25 March at Errol's and hope you are able to be there. Also there is a wiki 'Meetups:WMAU Victorian Meetups 2012' on the wikimedia dot org dot au website which invites comments and we hope becomes a forum for fruitful discussion. Thanks, cheers, Anne Frazer, WMAU. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victorbyron (talk • contribs) 04:25, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex, India

Hi, User:Ottojula has uploaded the CA-corrected version of the nominated image File:Khalsa Heritage Memorial 176 Edit.jpg. I request you to kindly re-review the image. Thanks. Sanyambahga (talk) 08:47, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Smile!

A smile for you You’ve just received a random act of kindness! 66.87.0.230 (talk) 17:35, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

ITN Credit

On 2 May 2012, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article The Scream, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the candidates page.

--Ks0stm 04:01, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/Library of Celsus

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Ephesus Celsus Library Façade .jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates. Jujutacular (talk) 04:12, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

DYK for St Mary's Kirk, Auchindoir

On 26 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Mary's Kirk, Auchindoir, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the ruin of St Mary's Kirk, Auchindoir, in northeastern Scotland has a highly decorated, stone sacrament house (pictured) set inside a former window? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Mary's Kirk, Auchindoir. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Church of São Mateus (Calheta)

Elekhh, would you mind deleting the misleading title "Church of São Mateus (Calheta)". The article started as Church of São Mateus da Calheta and was mistakenly moved to Church of São Mateus (Calheta) by Zeorymer who has now moved it back. However as the church in Calheta is actually Santa Catarina and São Mateus is on another island in the Azores, the Church of São Mateus (Calheta) (which is still active) should be removed. If necessary, see my comments on Zeorymer's talk page. - Ipigott (talk) 16:29, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Hope is fixed now. Sorry for slow action, I am traveling at the moment, and rarely access the web. --ELEKHH 04:36, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Article writers' guide

Hi Elekhh. Would you be interested in contributing to a new Bugle 'Article writers' guide' on buildings and fortifications? If so, please do so here. Thanks! Ed  05:54, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I am travelling this and next month, so won't be able to engage in anything major. But thanks for the invite. --ELEKHH 22:46, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

POTD notification

Hi Elekhh,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:IORE beim Torneträsk.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on June 24, 2012. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2012-06-24. —howcheng {chat} 06:47, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Architecture of Scotland in the Middle Ages

Just thought I should bring this interesting new article to your attention. - Ipigott (talk) 07:42, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Ipigott, it is encouraging to see progress in this direction. --ELEKHH 01:21, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Kairo Ibn Tulun Moschee BW 4.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates. Makeemlighter (talk) 05:15, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Embassy of Ecuador in London

Thanks for finding the image on flickr and adding it to Commons and to the article. -- The Anome (talk) 22:17, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Most of the merit is of the flickr author, who following my request released it under a free license. I'm glad you find it valuable. --ELEKHH 22:57, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Credo Reference

I'm sorry to report that there were not enough accounts available for you to have one. I have you on our list though and if more become available we will notify you promptly.

We're continually working to bring resources like Credo to Misplaced Pages editors, and this will very hopefully not be your last opportunity to sign up for one. If you haven't already, please check out WP:HighBeam and WP:Questia, where accounts are still available. Cheers, Ocaasi 19:12, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

POTD notification

Hi Elekhh,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:The PEFO Tepees.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 27, 2012. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2012-08-27. —howcheng {chat} 17:14, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Question

Hi, How have I engaged in sustained disruptive editing? Welshboyau11 (talk) 04:04, 2 September 2012 (UTC) Look at the sources I have found:

• Greens Magazine http://wa.greens.org.au/system/files/private/GI%20webaugust2012.pdf 'greens are clearly left-wing'
• Encyclopedia of World Constititions Page 54 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M3A-xgf1yM4C&pg=PR23&lpg=PR23&dq=encyclopedia+of+world+constitutions&source=bl&ots=YdnwQpZEuo&sig=nziEolioj7GZIhu_oiEwdpN3mJs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e7FCUL2BCYyZiAeBlYHoCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=encyclopedia%20of%20world%20constitutions&f=false
• Left Turn by Antony Loewenstein http://books.google.com.au/books?id=M3A-xgf1yM4C&pg=PR23&lpg=PR23&dq=encyclopedia+of+world+constitutions&source=bl&ots=YdnwQpZEuo&sig=nziEolioj7GZIhu_oiEwdpN3mJs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e7FCUL2BCYyZiAeBlYHoCg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=encyclopedia%20of%20world%20constitutions&f=false
• Endgame for the West in Afghanistan study http://books.google.com.au/books?id=YZCpm7n4JoIC&pg=PT24&lpg=PT24&dq=australian+greens+left-wing&source=bl&ots=yVzH-p--S4&sig=iYYk2CRmwGpXO-noLdbvkY0eMVw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=prFCUNKeE42XiQf4mIHQDQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=australian%20greens%20left-wing&f=false
• The Death of Social Democracy by Ashley Lavelle http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Death_of_Social_Democracy.html?id=e-V-2PYJWVkC&redir_esc=y
• Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4zJcjo9fofsC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=australian+greens+left-wing&source=bl&ots=F9dNFD_Ouj&sig=9lHoKPnVudRDGy9S0rJgSjpRDhc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=prFCUNKeE42XiQf4mIHQDQ&ved=0CGMQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=australian%20greens%20left-wing&f=false
• http://greensmps.org.au/content/news-stories/peoples-forum-blogging-live Leader Bob Brown agreeing
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/sys_gov.html
• Act Now http://www.actnow.com.au/Opinion/Whats_the_difference_between_left_and_right_wing.aspx
• Oz Parties http://ldp.org.au/quiz/ozparties.html
• Sky News http://www.skynews.com.au/politics/article.aspx?id=785779
• http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3812920.html
• Article by Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4156564.html
• http://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-199/feature-tad-tietze/

Welshboyau11 (talk) 04:24, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

By doing many things listed at Misplaced Pages:Disruptive editing and not following talk page guidelines, in particular POV pushing, spamming talk pages, provocations... Why don't you take a break as others have pledged to do and let the rest of the Misplaced Pages community handle this. There are over 100,000 active editors, and now that the issue has been brought to their attention both at WP:NPOVN and WP:ANI it might even be constructively handled. --ELEKHH 04:20, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

It's not a point of view thing. Look at the sources above. Timeshift has been provoking as the other editor noted. But you singled me out. And he only just edited the page again. I am honestly not trying to 'spam'. Welshboyau11 (talk) 04:24, 2 September 2012 (UTC)