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An article that may be of interest to you

Hello Thaes, just wanted to drop by to mention something that you might be interested in, since I noticed you are very well versed in theological subjects. Free and Candid Disquisitions is seeking peer review comments before it goes up for Featured Article. I already reviewed it for Good Article, but I am sure the author would be very appreciative of any insight you might have if you're able. Thanks again for the assist on the Croatian sources at DYKN! Fritzmann (message me) 17:34, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Fritz! Thanks for the heads up; I'm still getting used to the "back rooms" of Wikipedia, but I'm more than happy to try and help with a peer review. Thanks for pointing it out to me. My Dissenters history is a little spotty, but I'm sure I can contribute something.

And no problem on the Croatian translation. Please don't ever hesitate to ask if you ever need my assistance with Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, or Montenegrin sources on anything; all of them are mutually intelligible (outside of some low prestige dialects) and I've created a couple articles using only Croatian sources. ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, ThaesOfereode. Thank you for your work on Jacques Loew. Moriwen, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

Lovely article about a cool guy! Thanks for the good work.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Moriwen}}. Please remember to sign your reply with ~~~~. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

— Moriwen (talk) 02:00, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Moriwen! I sincerely appreciate the kind words! ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:22, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Weise's law

On 23 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Weise's law, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Weise's law was first proposed as a way to explain why cognates differ unexpectedly in ancient Greek and Sanskrit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Weise's law. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Weise's law), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Waggers TALK 00:04, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Jacques Loew

Hello! Your submission of Jacques Loew at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 21:26, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 2024

Hello! We don't just revert and revert. First we talk, then we reach consensus, then we change articles. You probably knew that here but didn't bother. Consensus is not reached through edit summaries but on talk pages. SergeWoodzing (talk) 19:05, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How did you resolve this with this user? I am having the same problem with them today. They keep reverting my edit. They removed something stating it violated MOS, which it does not. This user is instead violating MOS and not communicating. 24.60.10.139 (talk) 01:01, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you follow the above link, you will see that we handled it in the talk page. Please consider discussing the issue with me there instead of bothering other users here. ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:19, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please consider not creating the same problems repeatedly. I do not see it in the talk page which is why I commented here. You also lied to me in the other article. Talk page about responding to the person and about responding to my comment here. You didn’t do either. You have a repeated history of dishonesty and of not following the rules and of not communicating. 24.60.10.139 (talk) 12:54, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I responded to your inquiry yesterday less than half an hour later. I do have other things to do than discuss this. As for the Stenbock page, I responded appropriately in the talk page, explaining my rationale. There was no further discussion and received no further input, so the matter can be considered settled per WP:SILENT. Given that it is the weakest form of consensus, if another editor were to begin a discussion, I would happily meet them and discuss. Please do not call me a liar because of your unfamiliarity with the process. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:17, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jacques Loew

On 11 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jacques Loew, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jacques Loew started the worker-priest movement after working as a longshoreman and realizing the distance between the priesthood and the working class? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jacques Loew. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jacques Loew), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Fleur-de-Lis Fleurons Award

	The Fleur-de-Lis Fleurons Award
	Awarded for exceptional work expanding knowledge of French religious history with the article Jacques Loew. Thank you! ~ Pbritti (talk) 05:41, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

working on a midwest emo bands list right now and saw that camping in alaska didnt have a page a week ago so i thought i might make one one day and now i see u did it!! cool !!

222emilia222 (talk) 21:40, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@222emilia222: Thanks for the message; I really appreciate it! I've been a fan of Midwest emo for a while now, but I just really got into please be nice so I made the page. Honestly, seeing the state Midwest emo is in right now, I was thinking about trying to get it (and Emo revival) up to GA status at some point. I took a look at that draft you got going and it looks great! Do you mind if I contribute to it? You might want to check out isthisbandemo.com as a source; it even has its own page here on Wikipedia! Thanks again for the message! ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:15, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

thank you so much!! i did stumble upon that website while researching but I wasnt sure if it was reliable enough for wikipedias standard. I have to admit i dont fully understand the cut-off.. But now i will definetely use it!

And of course you can contribute to the list! I didnt even know that was possible for drafts??

Again, u did a great job on the camping in alaska page!

PS: what is GA status? 222emilia222 (talk) 10:32, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@222emilia222: Yeah, I though about that and it probably isn't a great source in and of itself; it might be a good external link for the end of the page or to use as inspiration. If you're curious about reliable sources, you can always confer with WP:RS and there's a fairly regularly updated list of reliable and unreliable sources as WP:RSPSS. For music in general, try to stay away from self-published sources (Wordpress, people's blogs, etc.) and aim towards magazines. And yeah, anything you publish to Wikipedia is public; it may be hard to find but someone will still be able to edit it. I'll take a look and give a hand. "GA status" refers to Good article status. This is a process where editors nominate articles they have done a lot of work on for a very basic peer review and the quality of the page is raised to above B class. From there, they can go through more rigorous peer review to Featured article status, which is supposed to represent the best Wikipedia has to offer. Thanks again for the kind words! And if you ever need a hand working on something or need some help with Wikipedia, always feel free to drop a line here on my talk page! ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:17, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stop reverting my edits.

Globohomo is the name of teh art style, supported not just by the article referenced with source but also online communities: https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobohomoArt/ 23.241.114.84 (talk) 02:09, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reddit is not a reliable source. Should you find such a reference on a more reliable forum, please feel free to cite such. ThaesOfereode (talk) 02:11, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Erik Sparre

On 15 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erik Sparre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Erik Sparre (pictured) is known as "the father of Swedish constitutional law"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erik Sparre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Erik Sparre), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Collaboration on Hell in Catholicism Page

Hello @ThaesOfereode. I saw your suggestion on the WikiProject Catholicism talk page to fix up the Hell in Catholicism page. After reviewing the page, I definitely agree that the page is in need of substantial work, and I would like to help collaborate with you on it. This account that I am using is very new, but I have a bit of experience in editing and adding articles on Wikipedia for several years now. BoatInAStorm (talk) 19:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BoatInAStorm: Great! I was starting to worry no one would help me try to fix it. First things first, do you think the sections are good or do you think we should reconsider the layout? I think the current one is okay, but I think either a "by era" (e.g., Patristic era, Middle Ages, etc.) set up or a "by doctrine" (e.g., CCC, revelations, etc.) set up. I'm partial to the first but I'm open to your ideas. From there, we can split up tasks and foci. ThaesOfereode (talk) 21:50, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Weise's law

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DYK for Camping in Alaska

On 6 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Camping in Alaska, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite "C U in da Ballpit" being Camping in Alaska's best known song, the band says they all hate it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camping in Alaska. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Camping in Alaska), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in WP:GARC

Hello, I noticed you have an article listed at WP:GAN. I recently started a project, Good Article Review Circles, and thought you might be interested. This initiative helps articles get reviewed more quickly through collaborative efforts. By joining, you'll review others' articles and get your own reviewed in return. Check out the page for more details! — GMH Melbourne (talk) 14:48, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ODNB

Use Template:Cite ODNB, it's easier. DuncanHill (talk) 23:27, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a ton. I briefly looked and didn't see it. ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:29, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Language change

Hello. You recently added template {{Tone}} to the article Language change. User:Toughpigs removed the template a few hours later noting, "unclear what the problem is". It is helpful when adding a template such as that one to also describe the problems on the article's talk page so that other authors understand what may be wrong. If you still think that there are problems with the article, a comment at Talk:Language change would be most welcome. Happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 00:03, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Weise's law

The article Weise's law you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Weise's law for comments about the article, and Talk:Weise's law/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of UndercoverClassicist -- UndercoverClassicist (talk) 06:45, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, "mentor" not responding and I have a few questions :)

First of all, if you don't want to respond that is totally fine. It's just that my assigned wikipedia mentor hasn't responded to any questions on their talk page in a few months. I get that this isn't a responsibility you asked for, still I would very much appreciate it!

I have two question about citations:

1) I wondered how i would cite something that is in a game, or a movie for that matter. For example an UI element or text in a game, or a dialogue in a movie. Would I have to screenshot the thing in question and reference that image? or can i just directly cite a movie/game/video?

2) How would you go about citing a youtube interview specifically? Is it ok to cite it similiarly to an article (cite web, etc) or do I have to link to a transcript of the interview (if so, assuming i have to transcribe it, where would I post that transcript for it to be considered reliable)? 222emilia222 (talk) 11:24, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all; I'm happy to take on mentorship duties for you.

1. For UI, I think citing the game itself is probably fine enough, since it would constitute a similar rationale as not needing to cite the plot. You could upload a fair use image of the UI to Wikipedia to demonstrate a facet of the game. You can see a really good example of that on The Thing (video game). With respect to movies, I suspect that would similarly fall under the plot citing policy, but I'm sure a well-articulated fair use rationale could be used there as well.

2. Using {{cite web}} is definitely acceptable, but I would use {{cite AV media}}, since it will allow you to cite the timestamp in a similar way to citing a page in {{cite book}}. With respect to YouTube videos, make sure any claims made follow WP:BLPSELFPUB.

Let me know if you need any clarification or have any more questions. I'm happy to help where I can. ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:56, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

thank you so so much!! :)) 222emilia222 (talk) 13:17, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Article titles and Icelandic names

Wikipedia:WikiProject Iceland/Style advice and WP:UE give some reasons to not use thorn in article titles. Quale (talk) 14:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Servile State

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DYK for MT Petar Hektorović

On 6 July 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MT Petar Hektorović, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when MT Petar Hektorović was temporarily reassigned, one resident of Vis wrote an online memorial to the ship, writing "the waves of Vis grieve for you"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/M/T Petar Hektorović. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MT Petar Hektorović), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of The Servile State

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DYK for The Servile State

On 9 July 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Servile State, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in The Servile State, Hilaire Belloc criticized socialism for being too similar to capitalism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Servile State. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Servile State), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:03, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for participating in the June 2024 backlog drive!

You scored 206 points while adding citations to articles during WikiProject Reliability's first {{citation needed}} backlog drive, earning you this citation barnstar. Thanks for helping out!

Pichpich (talk) 16:03, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A humble request

Hello! I discovered you through the page for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the extensive edits that you'd made to it over time. I really like the way you've formatted your user page and I was hoping you could let me use it as a springboard to better format my own? I'm not all that experienced in Wikipedia formatting (yet!), otherwise I'd make my own from scratch.

Thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beologi (talk • contribs) 17:21, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing. I'm sure I adapted it from an another editor when I first started out, so go nuts. Glad you like it. Happy editing. ThaesOfereode (talk) 20:23, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again! Beologi (talk) 21:36, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

N-dash

Well, good Lord, they say you learn something every day, and I just have! Cheers DBaK (talk) 01:45, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tell me about it! I learned it only a few hours before you did! :-) ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:52, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Erik Sparre

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Your GA nomination of Erik Sparre

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Promotion of Weise's law

Congratulations, ThaesOfereode! The article you nominated, Weise's law, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Four Award

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Weise's law. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:31, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wonderful! Thank you so much, TS. ThaesOfereode (talk) 17:18, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bernlef

On 25 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bernlef, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to tradition Saint Ludger healed the Frisian bard Bernlef of his blindness (pictured) and taught him to play psalms on his harp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bernlef. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bernlef), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 25 September 2024 (UTC) [reply]

Thank you for an interesting DYK, pictured! It's also featured on Portal:Germany. Congratulations to your FA, your first, I believe! - My story today features a pic I took from my position in the choir, I can also offer varied delightful music, some from Venice, also with pics I took, - note the rose in the clarinet ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you for your help in raising Starship Troopers (film) to a Featured Article! Darkwarriorblake (talk) 14:20, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks kindly, DWB. Sorry no one reviewed it the first time around! ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:28, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weise's law scheduled for TFA

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Welcome to the club

		The Featured Article Medal
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 17:25, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Gog, for the award and your insightful comments at FAC. See you again there soon, I hope. ThaesOfereode (talk) 22:06, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Ever wonder why Greek and Sanskrit cognates involving gutturals don't always match up like you expect and usually before an /r/ sound? Yeah, me either. But in 1881, a German linguist commented on this oddity and proposed a sound law to explain it. "Largely forgotten by the scholarly world", the law developed newfound interest when Dutch linguist Alwin Kloekhorst gave the law a full defense in 2011, giving Dr. Weise a high honor: naming it after him. As of now, there are no Proto-Indo-European FAs." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gerda! I appreciate it! ThaesOfereode (talk) 12:56, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You did it ;) - I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Magic (play)

On 27 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magic (play), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Bernard Shaw jokingly threatened to torture Hilaire Belloc if it would get G. K. Chesterton to write his first play? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magic (play). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Magic (play)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

1=Laun chba ller 00:02, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Mark "Pelli" Pellizzer

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Your GA nomination of Argos (dog)

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DYK for Meillet's principle

On 14 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Meillet's principle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although three witnesses are typically needed in linguistic reconstruction, only two are necessary if borrowing and innovation can be ruled out? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meillet's principle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Meillet's principle), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your GA nomination of Argos (dog)

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Nicolaas van Wijk

If you GAN it, ping me in January and I'll try to review it :) _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:27, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Piotr! It's been at GAN since late November (#34 in the language and literature section), but if no one gets to it by early January, I'll definitely give you a ping. ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:53, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

historic personalities in languages

Thank you for quality articles such as Weise's law, Meillet's principle, Christian Bartholomae, Erik Sparre, Bernlef and The Servile State, for "de-technicalizing" and avoiding "descending into extreme theoretical historical linguistics", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2958 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much, Gerda! I appreciate your kind words! ThaesOfereode (talk) 12:47, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Argos (dog)

On 5 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Argos (dog), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the death of Odysseus's dog in the Odyssey uses language typically reserved for the noble deaths of warriors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Argos (dog). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Argos (dog)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Canine Barnstar

		The Canine Barnstar
		Thanks so much for getting Argos (dog) to GA and DYK! Di (they-them) (talk) 03:25, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to have done it! Thanks for the kind words, Di. ThaesOfereode (talk) 04:36, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Nicolaas van Wijk

On 5 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nicolaas van Wijk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nicolaas van Wijk (pictured), after helping to provide humanitarian aid during World War I, called the Partitions of Poland "an offense against God"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nicolaas van Wijk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nicolaas van Wijk), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 12:02, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you

		Scholarly Barnstar
		Many a biographical article on Wikipedia is based mostly on newspapers, obituaries, and sometimes popular biographies. What a treat, then, to see the Nicolaas van Wijk article citing festschrifts, academic biographies, and studies that address his contributions to Slavic studies as a linguist! Thank you for contributing this article and going out of your way to read and reference such extensive scholarship about van Wijk's life and legacy. Hydrangeans (she/her \| talk \| edits) 23:14, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a wonderful message; thank you, Hydrangeans. I really enjoy writing on Wikipedia about people and concepts have impacted my field tremendously and have no page (or the page is a stub). Van Wijk's absence from the project, I think, was particularly egregious and it's so kind of you to recognize the hard work that went into it. And how lucky was I that Hinrichs had his (wonderful!) biography translated into English. Thank you again for the kind words. ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:41, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Life Till Bones

On 9 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Life Till Bones, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one critic described some of the melodies in Life Till Bones as akin to "trying to dig a hole in a bowl full of sugar"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Life Till Bones. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Life Till Bones), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

1=Laun chba ller 00:51, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Magic: A Fantastic Comedy

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Your GA nomination of Magic: A Fantastic Comedy

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Disambiguation link notification for January 16

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Gui de Maillesec, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Codicil and Jean Gilles.

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NL DYK topic idea

I've no idea if you'd be interested, but I actually have a nl wiki article on my to do (translate for a DYK) list: nl:Gerrit van der Waals. But I am not a Dutch speaker. If you are looking for an interesting topic to DYK, just wanted to point that one out. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:15, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a neat character. I'll give it a look! ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Magnus Gens

On 28 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magnus Gens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Magnus Gens was given ten trillion Zimbabwean dollars for developing a crash test dummy moose? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magnus Gens. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Magnus Gens), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding DYK:Suicide in Lesotho

Hi! I don't know where else to take this because the submission has been archived but I wanted to ask a few things this DYK nomination. It's my first DYK nomination so I'm not very familiar with the process. You rejected it on the grounds of "at least three statements in the article that need to be cited" and the article being a stub. I corrected the citations marked as they were all information provided in the citations already listed in the same paragraph. Second question, the DYK requirements say the article needs to be more than 1500 characters of prose. Page stadistics say that the article is over 1500 characters of prose. At what point does an article stop being considered a stub? Thank you. BirdCities (talk) 18:23, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi BirdCities! No worries; I know that some of the processes can be a little opaque at first glance here on Wikipedia. There's no hard-and-fast rule about what constitutes a stub, but in general, a stub is a page that does not contain all the main points of a topic and is less than about 500 words. When we put articles on the Main Page, we want them to be comprehensive enough that people will get a fairly good read out of the subject – though not necessarily as comprehensive as a good article, which is a peer-reviewed article that gives a broad overview of the topic, or a featured article, which is peer-reviewed several times and gives a fully comprehensive deep-dive into the topic.

So let's take a look at your page. It's great that you fixed up the citation issues; I figured that would be an easy fix, but there are a couple things that could make the page more comprehensive. Compare a similar page, like Suicide in Greenland. This page is not a full overview of the topic; it's a Start-class article, which is just one step up from a stub. But look how much it includes: history, methods, reasons, etc. It has almost twice as many citations as your page. Since you have a substantial number of edits, I highly recommend utilizing the Wikipedia Library, which gives you access to tons of reputably-sourced materials, such as JSTOR and the Cambridge University Press! Access to sources like this might give you the information you need to expand the page further. If you expand the page to just 1270 words, you'll be able to renominate it for DYK. If you are interested in doing that, I recommend writing more on the page offline then adding it in one fell swoop so you can take more than seven days to expand the article if you need (since the expansion has to be within seven days of the nomination.

Let me know if you have any more questions or need anything else! Best, ThaesOfereode (talk) 22:11, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Seven Sealands

On 15 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Seven Sealands, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a series of agreements at the Upstalsboom in 1323 prohibited bride kidnapping, provided the right to a speedy trial, and created a judicial veto in all Seven Sealands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seven Sealands. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Seven Sealands), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Upstalsboom

On 15 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Upstalsboom, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a series of agreements at the Upstalsboom in 1323 prohibited bride kidnapping, provided the right to a speedy trial, and created a judicial veto in all Seven Sealands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seven Sealands. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Upstalsboom), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Old Frisian

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Leiden University Library references

Dear ThaesOfereode,

Thank you for your criticism of the History section, including putting the {{one source|section|date=October 2024}} template. I tried to make amends by adding references.

Could the template be removed, what do you think? What about the other template at the head of the article?

Thank you for considering this request, yours sincerely Hansmuller UBL (talk) 15:16, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent work on citing the material! Thank you for all your hard work! I think the {{one source section}} template can be removed, but I believe much more is needed throughout the page in order to remove the template at the top of the article; following two sections of the article are almost completely uncited. If there are pieces of the citations you've added that you think may be relevant to the other sections, please add them! I think appropriated cited, this could make for a very interesting Good article. ThaesOfereode (talk) 15:24, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ThaesOfereode, I agree. Could you remove the second Template? (May be i was (editing) in your way.) Seems better than when i do it myself :-) Thanks again, Hansmuller UBL (talk) 15:44, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thanks again for the hard work. ThaesOfereode (talk) 15:50, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Old Frisian

The article Old Frisian you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Old Frisian for comments about the article, and Talk:Old Frisian/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Tenpop421 -- Tenpop421 (talk) 17:03, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for Creation

Any chance I can interest you in volunteering for WP:AFCP? We're always in need of sensible people who are good at source criticism and being kind to newbies. -- asilvering (talk) 00:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I can try and keep an eye on AfCs in my areas of expertise if you could use a hand. Other than applying for reviewership, is there anything I should know/read/be able to do before starting? ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:49, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The full instructions are at WP:AFCR. The short version is: if the draft wouldn't be deleted if it ended up in mainspace, accept. So if the topic is notable, and there isn't something else horribly wrong with it (copyvio, stomach-churningly promotional, etc), we wave it through. Any additional stuff you want to do out of the goodness of your heart (fixing the article up, adding maintenance tags, etc) is up to you. When I started reviewing, I often found that there were articles on academics or books in the queue that were obviously notable, but didn't have the sourcing to show it, so I'd spend a couple of minutes looking for book reviews, add them to the draft, and then accept.

If you have any questions about reviewing, there's WT:AFC. If you use Discord, there's also the NPP server at [1]. -- asilvering (talk) 20:40, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. I'll take a look later on and see if I can't help with the reviewing process, at least a little. ThaesOfereode (talk) 21:07, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Every little bit helps! Even if it does feel a bit like bailing out a ship with a toy bucket. -- asilvering (talk) 21:56, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Wangerooge Frisian

On 28 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wangerooge Frisian, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a word in Wangerooge Frisian, once used to describe loading a gun, later came to be used to describe an invitation to a birthday party? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wangerooge Frisian. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wangerooge Frisian), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

1=Laun chba ller 01:07, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats man. I’m glad to have contributed to this! 🐝 B33 net 🐝 01:33, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't be there without you. Thanks again for the review! ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:05, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The European Destubathon

Hi, you'd be very welcome do participate in this in April. The entries will go into the 10,000 European Challenge afterwards. Nearly $3000 in prizes for reducing our stub content, which is shockingly over 760,000 for Europe alone! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:51, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to stop by to try and contribute. ThaesOfereode (talk) 16:39, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of F. B. J. Kuiper

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Vandalism and not following MOS

I have tried to remain civil but you know it is against the rules to revert multiple times yet you are doing that on this article. Further, I followed the MOS and yet you continue. You are violating the MOS.

I see in previous convos on this page that you are already aware you are violating the rules and have been admonished previously.

If you continue to not follow the rules and vandalize the page, I will have to escalate to the admin. 24.60.10.139 (talk) 00:57, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]