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DYK for Coulrophilia

On 24 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coulrophilia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that women were 33 percent more likely than men to search for clown pornography in 2016? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coulrophilia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Coulrophilia), 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, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh, it was you who wrote this article. Bremps... 07:19, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,800 views (700.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Methgator

You've manually restored the citation in Methgator. I suggest reading discussion over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources/Archive 29#Bounding Into Comics and reconsidering your decision as Bounding into Comics was called into question for reasons that are not exclusive to video game topics, particularly regarding its lack of credentials. Its issues were also brought up in other pages.

• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 293#The Reliability of "Bounding_into_Comics"
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 387#Bounding into Comics

Emiya Mulzomdao (talk) 13:04, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

A lolcat 4 u

GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} haz givn u Lolcat! Lolcatz promot teh WikiLovez and hoapfully thiz one tuk away ur sadz. Spredd teh WikiLovez by givin sumone else Lolcat, or if tey hav one, give a cheezburgr for teh Lolcat 2 snak on!

saw in ur discord messages you've been down, hope this helps cheer u up :)

Spredd teh goudnez of Lolcats to all cheezburgr buddiez by addin {{subst:Lolcat}} to their talk paj wit frendli messuj to all!

GrayStorm(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.) 03:49, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you :) Di (they-them) (talk) 12:19, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome :) GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 05:10, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Weird movies

You got some weird movie recommendations? Polygnotus (talk) 06:45, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

@Polygnotus: Bad CGI Gator is pretty fun, it's really funny and doesn't take itself too seriously which makes it really work as a comedy. Almost every single line of dialogue is funny IMO. It's on Tubi for free! Di (they-them) (talk) 18:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! I love gators, even when they are badly CGIed. Polygnotus (talk) 19:23, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the DCWC!

See a    "developing" or    "least developed" country? Write about it to earn points!

Welcome to the 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest, Di! The contest is now open for submissions. List your work at your submissions page to earn points. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:

• Got open nominations? List them at review requests.
• Looking for a topic to work on? Check out suggested articles and eligible reviews.
• Not sure if your article qualifies? See the guidelines for more information or contact a coordinator for verification.
• New to Wikipedia? Many experienced editors are part of this contest and willing to help; feel free to ask questions about the contest on the talk page.
• Know someone else who might be interested? Sign-ups remain open until 15 July, so don't hesistate to invite other editors!

On behalf of the coordinators, we hope you enjoy participating and wish you good luck! If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 19:02, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		Thanks for all your work around Kubrick stare, on both the main English Wikipedia page and elsewhere! Bremps... 07:20, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

Non-diffusing sub categories

Hey, regarding your recent edits moving some pages from Category:Tattoo artists to Category:Women tattoo artists, you should be aware that gender generally does not diffuse, so you should be adding, not replacing. See WP:GHETTO on people categories not diffusing, or WP:DIFFUSE for the broader concept. — HTGS (talk) 21:51, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

My bad, thanks for letting me know! Di (they-them) (talk) 00:57, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of North Korean Defectors' Day

Hello! Your submission of North Korean Defectors' Day 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! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 03:41, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi Di (they-them). Thank you for your work on Barack Obama (horse). Another editor, Queen of Hearts, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

obamna

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Queen of Hearts}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Queen of Hearts ^talk 04:16, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@Queen of Hearts: soda!!! Di (they-them) (talk) 19:03, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikiproject

Hi, I see you're a member of WP:Mythology, would you be interested in a sub project on WP:Anthropology on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 14:39, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kowal2701: Sure, that sounds like an interesting subject! What's the project? Di (they-them) (talk) 14:57, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Basically cleaning up, expanding, and creating articles on topics involving oral tradition. The coverage is generally quite poor imo. So far I’ve got 10 definite editors and 5 that are busy but interested Kowal2701 (talk) 15:02, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm interested! Di (they-them) (talk) 15:15, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Snowflame for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Snowflame is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snowflame until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 20:01, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Frutiger Aero

On 31 July 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frutiger Aero, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being invented in the 2000s, Frutiger Aero was not named until 2017? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frutiger Aero. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Frutiger Aero), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey, thank you very, very much for finding that pic of Peggy!

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For finding, in some extraordinary, mysterious way, free-use footage from the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere that was an irreplicable source to illustrate the article! BarntToust (talk) 01:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

You found a video that was Commons-friendly to screencap an image of Peggy, and it ended up being a gateway drug into a treasure trove of amazing footage that I screencapped to illustrate the article in a way that was otherwise lost to the past. And Peggy, the beginning of it all, sorely needed her own little image, the cute pupper! Thank you for opening a door to improve that article in a unique way. BarntToust (talk) 01:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I was actually looking for a good image of her for quite a while! Di (they-them) (talk) 02:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

DCWC August update

The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for a month, and we've already seen some momentous improvement in the quality of many articles about underrepresented subjects! So far, our top-scoring participants are:

• Magentic Manifestations (submissions) – 338 points, mainly from nine good articles. He's a contender for the "most submissions for a single country" specialty award, with nine submissions for India.
• Arconning (submissions) – 305 points, including from six seasonally-appropriate Olympics-related good articles.
• Generalissima (submissions) – 290 points, the bulk from her featured article about Greenlandic interpreter Qalaherriaq and two China-related good articles.
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) – 245 points, mostly from the achievement of bringing Genghis Khan to featured status.
• Thebiguglyalien (submissions) – 144 points from three good articles, including two about Kiribati elections, and four reviews of good article nominees.

Looking for ways to climb up the leaderboard yourself? Help out your fellow participants by answering a few review requests, particularly the older entries. Several more nominations needing attention are listed at eligible reviews, and highlighed entries receive a 1.5× multiplier! The coordinators would like to extend a special thanks to Thebiguglyalien (submissions) for his commitment to keeping these review pages up to date.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Death Battle

Should we add details on the Death Battle spin-offs DBX and Death Race? Canadienne Comedienne (talk) 14:30, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

@Canadienne Comedienne: Only if there are secondary sources that discuss them. We should not add any info to the article that isn't covered by secondary sources. Di (they-them) (talk) 14:34, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Tina and Milo

On 16 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tina and Milo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tina and Milo has been described as the "first openly Gen Z mascots"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tina and Milo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tina and Milo), 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, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 17,288 views (720.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for North Korean Defectors' Day

On 17 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article North Korean Defectors' Day, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South Korea has a day to celebrate North Koreans? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North Korean Defectors' Day. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, North Korean Defectors' Day), 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) 00:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Headless priest

On 19 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Headless priest, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that, according to a local myth, a headless priest cursed León Viejo with earthquakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Headless priest. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Headless priest), 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) 00:03, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Dogpool

On 20 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dogpool, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the character Dogpool was portrayed by "Britain's ugliest dog"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dogpool. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dogpool), 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, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

ENC Wiknic 2024

I am organizing the Wiknic at ECU this year. The school has told me to expect about 100 people to stop by with questions. Given you have experience editing Wikipedia, do you have any interest in helping answer questions during this event? You can reply here, find me at the event, or use the clues in my Wikipedia profile to find my email address relatively easily. I know people tend to remain anonymous here, so reply however you like. Frankcjones (talk) 21:24, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

@Frankcjones: I would be happy to help! Di (they-them) (talk) 21:25, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

@Di (they-them) Can you email me so we can meet before or at the Wiknic? Fjones18 @ gmail Frankcjones (talk) 15:02, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Sure thing, email has been sent. Di (they-them) (talk) 17:40, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Autopatrolled granted

Hi Di (they-them), I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled user right to your account. This means that pages you create will automatically be marked as 'reviewed', and no longer appear in the new pages feed. Autopatrolled is assigned to prolific creators of articles, where those articles do not require further review, and may have been requested on your behalf by someone else. It doesn't affect how you edit; it is used only to manage the workload of new page patrollers.

Since the articles you create will no longer be systematically reviewed by other editors, it is important that you maintain the high standard you have achieved so far in all your future creations. Please also try to remember to add relevant WikiProject templates, stub tags, categories, and incoming links to them, if you aren't already in the habit; user scripts such as Rater and StubSorter can help with this. As you have already shown that you have a strong grasp of Wikipedia's core content policies, you might also consider volunteering to become a new page patroller yourself, helping to uphold the project's standards and encourage other good faith article writers.

Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Elli (talk | contribs) 19:52, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for R/nosleep

On 28 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article R/nosleep, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that police were called several times in 2014 about a fictitious post on r/nosleep? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/R/nosleep. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, R/nosleep), 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) 00:04, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Category:Domesticated foxes has been nominated for deletion

Category:Domesticated foxes has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 00:16, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

There's a chance this is a good category. However I struggled to find any policies on categories that told me what is and isn't a good category. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{blaze__wolf} 00:20, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Antarctic English as the TOTW article

@Di (they-them) Hi! I wanted to thank you for the creation of the article Antarctic English and specifically let you know that it's a current candidate to be chosen for the meta:Translation of the week project, meaning if it succeeds it could be translated into many other languages in just a week. If you want to see how the process is going and vote yourself, you can check it at meta:Translation of the week/Translation candidates#en:Antarctic English. Have a nice day! -- Brunnaiz (talk) 14:18, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Blinking Sam

On 29 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blinking Sam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Samuel Johnson did not want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam" (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blinking Sam. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Blinking Sam), 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, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 36,188 views (1,507.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frutiger Aero

Hello, Di (they-them),

Why on earth did you nominate this article for a deletion discussion when you are arguing to Keep it? AFDs are to consider deletion for an article, you shouldn't nominate an article to settle an editing dispute or to find new sources or for any content-related reasons. It's a waste of editor time and right now this AFD looks like a trainwreck that I know that I don't want to sort through.

You should also not nominate an article for a deletion discussion on behalf of another editor unless the editor is an IP account that can't do this themself. I don't know what you were trying to accomplish through this nomination but in the future please only nominate articles that you are arguing should be deleted. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

I see now that you nominated this article based on discussion at Talk:Frutiger Aero. I still think it would have been better if the editor seeking deletion had asked for help rather than you stepping in and nominating it for them when you actually want the article Kept. It makes the AFD discussion confusing for any editors stumbling into it who want to participate. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Liz:, I wasn't the one that nominated the page. Another user put the AFD tag on the page but didn't properly follow !through with creating the discussion, so I created the discussion on their behalf. Sorry for the confusion! Di (they-them) (talk) 17:28, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

A friendly suggestion

Hello, Di. This talk page is quite unwieldy at 120 threads; please consider archiving it. If you need any help with archiving, let me know. Thanks, Queen of Hearts (talk) 06:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, will do. Di (they-them) (talk) 12:09, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Bullet hit squib example screenshots from movies

Hello, I saw that some example images are removed from the page. i thought they were good examples at illustrating different squib payloads (e.g. down feathers, fake blood), and one had 10+ squibs on which was a good demo of multiple squibs. I get the reasoning that it should be essential only, so I would suggest we keep them up until I can create my own (or someone else) similar images? That might take some time as I need to find some time for it. What do you think? Cheers. Adenosine Triphosphate (talk) 10:59, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

@Adenosine Triphosphate: I think that examples should only be added when there are non-copyrighted ones available. We shouldn't just use film screenshots unnecessarily. If you want to make some, that's fine, but until they exist the page shouldn't use any from copyrighted films. Di (they-them) (talk) 14:26, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Okay no worries. Would they have fallen under fair use? Adenosine Triphosphate (talk) 14:51, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes, but Wikipedia is only supposed to use fair use when it's necessary. Di (they-them) (talk) 15:57, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Poll (parrot)

Hello! Your submission of Poll (parrot) 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:34, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

DCWC September update

The Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months, and we've seen tremendous improvement in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas from a wide range of editors! The coordinators would like to highlght some of the newer faces who have been making notable contributions in the contest, including but by no means limited to:

• Arconning (submissions) – 386 points, with several good articles primarily relating to the Olympics
• Vigilantcosmicpenguin (submissions) – 141 points, who created multiple articles about abortion rights and laws in African countries
• TheNuggeteer (submissions) – 126 points, who has contributed to several articles associated with the Phillippines
• Jaguarnik (submissions) – 125 points, with several good article reviews and an appearance in the In the news section of the Main Page
• Averageuntitleduser (submissions) – 119 points, and has written about several Haitian topics and historical figures.

Only one month remains until the end of the contest, so it's time to make your remaining nominations! Please consider answering some review requests, particularly the older entries, as a way of helping out your fellow participants and moving up the leaderboard. Good luck!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or ask one of the coordinators: Ixtal (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list.) Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Germany–Samoa relations

On 5 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Germany–Samoa relations, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that German officials exiled the Samoan king from his own kingdom in 1887? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Germany–Samoa relations. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Germany–Samoa relations), 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) 00:04, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Precious

unusual relations

Thank you for quality articles about unusual topics such as Germany–Samoa relations, Blinking Sam, Tina and Milo, Coulrophilia and Halloween music, for finding a pic, for "I feel like it might be best to wait for a different source", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2952 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thank you, I'm honored! Di (they-them) (talk) 01:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Babydog

On 6 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Babydog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Babydog is "a fixture in West Virginia politics"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Babydog. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Babydog), 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

The section on Yusuke1000 involves an attempted edit to your user page

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 12:45, 9 September 2024 (UTC)