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The account is a violation of the username policy as an account being unambiguously used to represent a company, per WP:CORPNAME. The account is also in violation of the username policy as an account that implies shared use, per WP:NOSHARE. Since the account was warned, and decided to begin promoting festivals run by itself anyway despite that warning, the blocking of this account is very pro forma.
I noticed. I acknowledge that you have a point, though I personally prefer to be very conservative with blocks (chasing away good-faith newbies is never a good thing) and tend to only block if they are promoting an entity that is closely related to their username. Other admins may differ, though, and I certainly have no objection to that. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 18:26, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
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On 23 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sorber Run, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sorber Run and Cider Run are the only two Wilderness Trout Streams in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Jakob, I was sorry to see that the recent DYK talk page issues were introduced into this review of your nomination, where they did not belong. I have no idea which nomination review he's referring to; the only one I posted to involving late nominations is Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Cotton Road, where my comment is self-explanatory, unremarkable, and nothing to do with the original reviewer. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:23, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Baker Run, Windfall Run
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On 28 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Boile Run, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 95 years after the first documented use of the name "Boile Run" for a tributary of the Susquehanna River, government officials recommended adopting it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Boile Run. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 29 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hettesheimer Run, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hettesheimer Run was historically used as an industrial water supply, but is now Class A Wild Trout Waters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hettesheimer Run. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hi, Jakob. I usually try not to mess around with user's sandboxes too much. Waiting for you to create articles and for The Anomebot2 to tag them as needing coordinates, however, sometimes leads to an overload of Pennsylvania creeks (runs, etc.) needing coordinates. Would you mind if I sometimes go into sandboxes like User:Jakec/Swale Brook and add coordinates when I'm looking for something useful to do? Deor (talk) 16:18, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
@Deor: I am fine if you want to put coordinates on my drafts in the future. Sorry for the delay, and thanks for asking. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 02:49, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Politicians
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Well, I don't, but that's what my source says. Generally this is just a sign that the Parliamentary Library has no biographical information on the person in question. The Drover's Wife quite often comes along after me and digs up some great stuff in Trove (in fact as you were leaving this message I was getting some basic stuff on Edward Smith Hill). I'm not particularly opposed to removing it if you have a problem with it; basically, if there is stuff to find then it'll disappear in fairly short order anyway, and if there isn't then it's pretty accurate. Frickeg (talk) 00:47, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
Basically, what he said. The Parliamentary Library is normally really thorough and as reliable a source as they come, so for Frickeg's purposes of creating broad coverage in a reasonable timeframe, it's not unreasonable to start with what they have. However, they didn't have Trove when they put all this together, so quite often it is possible to turn up more (I make a particular habit of going after these ones because I like a challenge), and like he said, if I or anyone else can't find anything either then it's not really wrong. But having the article regardless is bloody useful because it allows us complete coverage, and marks these people as topics people like me should go digging into. The Drover's Wife (talk) 01:51, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not disputing the notability of any of these. I'm only saying that the readers can't be expected to properly verify such a claim based on only that one source; it's quite possibly accurate, but it would be better if it were verifiable. (And, also, it'd be inaccurate if there happened to be a mention in some obscure 19th century newspaper, half-forgotten archive, or paywalled site somewhere). --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 01:54, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
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What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
Hey, see that logo? That was your idea. Thank you for all you do for Wikipedia. Keep doing what you do. Mz7 (talk) 15:16, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks! Though I admit that when I first posted to the VP, I had no idea I was starting an RFC; I was just asking whether or not there already was a plan to have a special logo. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 15:34, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Special Barnstar
Awarded for your over month-long efforts in planning the 5 million article celebration, which included starting the original RFC, writing one of the two original messages to the community and proposing the first logo. Thank you for your help in making the 5 million article celebration a success! Spirit of Eagle (talk) 17:09, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited South Branch Tunkhannock Creek, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Channel. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
@Jenks24: No, you were right to pull. That was a mistake on my part, and my apologies that I didn't get around to making note of it before it got to the main page. Some of the ALTs look good though. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 03:37, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
No worries, we seemed to get it resolved fairly quickly. By the way, just making clear that the above was not meant to be accusatory. When I pulled a hook a few months ago, I had a good discussion about how I would handle a similar situation in future, and I resolved to notify all potentially interested/involved parties if I ever pulled a hook again. Best, Jenks24 (talk) 11:32, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Wolf Run (Bowman Creek)
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Little Fishing Creek you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Abel (talk) 20:35, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Sugar Hollow Creek
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On 15 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lake Glory, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lake Glory has an "inspirational name"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lake Glory. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 18 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Baker Run, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Baker Run is shorter than its tributary, Windfall Run? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 18 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Windfall Run, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Baker Run is shorter than its tributary, Windfall Run? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 26 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Swale Brook, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Swale Brook is "small enough to step across", yet "packed with fish diversity"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Swale Brook. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.