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Your GA nomination of Eleanor Sophia Smith

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Your GA nomination of Malouma

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Your GA nomination of Malouma

The article Malouma you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Malouma for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 23:21, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eleanor Sophia Smith

The article Eleanor Sophia Smith you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Eleanor Sophia Smith for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dr. Blofeld -- Dr. Blofeld (talk) 19:22, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

I appreciate all you did on ESS, and so fast. Thank you! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:19, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Rosiestep De nada. I was actually just about to ask you if you wanted to do the DYK nomination. I'm in one of my they are being ridiculous phases with it based on a couple of mine and Nvvchar and Victuallers recent experiences. SusunW (talk) 04:25, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Sure, will do! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:28, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Rosiestep Yay! I think we will also probably get Malouma's review finished tomorrow. Only had one issue that required figuring out and a few comments that were really simple to address. SusunW (talk) 04:30, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't know how you do it! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mining industry of Cyprus

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Invitation to an online editathon on Black Women's History

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Your GA nomination of Malouma

The article Malouma you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Malouma for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 14:01, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Jaguar Very much appreciate your work on this article. We had a lot of fun as a team working on her. SusunW (talk) 18:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I think it would be good to nominate it for DYK asap in accordance with the requirements of the competition.--Ipigott (talk) 14:52, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I am on it. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:00, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you both! It was truly an honor and a pleasure to work with this team on her. SusunW (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

• Yippee! :D Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:14, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bornö Marine Research Station

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Elizabeth Rona

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A barnstar for you!

	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
	Malouma's article is the awesome. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 02:07, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Megalibrarygirl Thank you! I had no idea when we started we'd find so much. I just was fairly confident that we could find RS. It was a wonderful team effort. I am so used to byworking alone, but this was really a lot of fun. We should find another "victim" to tackle. ;) SusunW (talk) 03:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

lol. I'm happy to help with another. What do you think of Ipigott's Ghanaian singers? Megalibrarygirl (talk) 05:01, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

My congratulations too on this. You got us going on this, Susun, but all the others have indeed done a great job. @Megalibrarygirl: Do you mean Kenyan singers? I looked at the others and am sorry to say I did not find enough on any of them to justify a Wikipedia article, especially after the trouble with Christine Kamau (who seemed notable as an instrumentalist). But I did come across some other lists and websites with even more interesting female African musicians. I'll check them out and suggest one or two names later. The Malouma review seems have been proceeding very well. Like his name, Jaguar is always quick to jump in and has been very supportive. Glad to see you have incorporated all his useful suggestions while I was asleep.--Ipigott (talk) 08:15, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

How about the Equatoguinean singer Patrima? See [1], [2]. Not an awful lot on her but what there is seems interesting. There's also Cap Verdean Carmen Souza [3]. I've added them to the list of red links.--Ipigott (talk) 11:17, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

@Ipigott and Megalibrarygirl: First we need to clear Dr. B's stuff on Malouma. But, I am finding nothing at all on Patrima, but she looks interesting. It would help if we had her full name. On the other hand, Souza looks promising. I find [4], [5] and [6] right off the bat. She looks more promising to me. SusunW (talk) 15:14, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

I have started following up on Dr. Blofeld's suggestions and will continue going through the rest - unless you prefer to handle them yourself. I agree that Souza would be much easier to do, so let's go for it.--Ipigott (talk) 15:45, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Carry on Ipigott I figure we can all take turns. I did Jaguar's and am perfectly content to let someone else work on the additions ;) In the mean time, I shall create a draft on Carmen as a beginning. SusunW (talk) 15:51, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Great. Never a dull moment!--Ipigott (talk) 15:52, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

True dat SusunW (talk) 15:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

You don't have to respond to my points, but it's your call on whether or not you think they improve the article, which should be the main concern. Producing decent quality GAs does require some perseverance. You both seem to imply that you'd both rather not have to address the points, when they're there to try to help you improve the quality of the article, rather than be a hinderance.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:08, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld Thanks for the additional GA comments. I have no doubt they will definitely improve the article. They always do and always make one think how they can improve on their communication and writing skills. Not implying in any way, shape, or form that they won't be addressed. It's a team article, not mine. I want to give everyone on the team a chance to input if they want to take it on. Besides which, it's a learning opportunity. :) SusunW (talk) 16:16, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Yup, but I don't want either of you to find it a bore to have to tackle them! They were all minor issues, so shouldn't take very long to address!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:34, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

It looks like Rosiestep got the rest when I went to take a look. :) I trust your judgement, Susun, if you think we should do Carmen Souza, I'm game. I'll dig in the databases. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 17:17, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

I tried to go back to Malouma after Ipigott was done editing but looks like Megalibrarygirl and Dr. Blofeld are on it, so I'll stand back. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:29, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Rosiestep I'm right there too. I love that "in use" template 1bandsaw came up with ;). I'll wait and do a final looksee in an hour or so. SusunW (talk) 17:42, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

@Megalibrarygirl, Rosiestep, Ipigott, and 1bandsaw: the start is here User:SusunW/Carmen Souza for anyone who is interested. SusunW (talk) 17:26, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

@Megalibrarygirl, Rosiestep, Ipigott, and 1bandsaw: I'm going to move her to mainspace. Does someone want to nominate it for DYK? SusunW (talk) 16:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

• Carmen Souza looks great. I'll expand the lead later today or first thing tomorrow. Maybe you want to include the article on the competition page as an additional extra or something.--Ipigott (talk) 17:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Ipigott Done SusunW (talk) 17:18, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

@Megalibrarygirl, Rosiestep, Ipigott, and 1bandsaw: No one answered, so since the clock was ticking, I nominated Template:Did you know nominations/Carmen Souza here. Please watch it for comments to clear. SusunW (talk) 17:22, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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Hope I'm doing this right...

Rosekelleher How could one say no? Wikipedia sorely needs coverage of both black women and Caribbean women. :) SusunW (talk) 18:42, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

How do you do it?

You're amazing. It takes me forever to write one little 3-paragraph start class biography. Got any tips for faster editing? Do you use that visual editor? I do it all by hand, is that ridiculous? Rosekelleher (talk) 22:55, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Rosekelleher I don't use virtual editor. What I do is pull up a bunch of sources before I start. Once I come up with 3 or 4 sources, I start evaluating them. I run organizations they are tied to, in conjunction with names they are associated with. So for Black Cross Nursing, I ran the search as Black Cross Nurse, Vivian Seay; Black Cross Nurse, Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League; Black Cross Nurse, Canada; etc. I run women's names with their maiden name and married names, if applicable. Usually that yields a few more sources. Then I read through them to see if I have covered the lifespan of a person without a lot of gaps, or if I have sufficient information to cover the topic. If not, I just keep working different combinations of searches until I have all the sourcing. Then I set up the page with the userbox, categories, authority control, ref lists and just start data synthesizing. I go through one source at a time and glean everything I can from it and then work information from the next source in. I usually end up with at least 10 tabs open all at the same time (so I can compare them easily) but try to focus on working in the data from only one at a time. If I get bogged down, I let it set for a day or so and come back with fresh eyes. I always create them in draft space and then move them to mainspace. For me, the key is prepping first. Does any of that help? SusunW (talk) 23:16, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! Yeah, it helps in that it tells me you're fast because you read fast and write fast and are smart. Admittedly I had been hoping to learn that there was some big red button I could push. I'm gonna go watch the idiot box now... Rosekelleher (talk) 23:28, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Rosekelleher :( The goal was not at all to discourage you. Trust me, I type fast, but I'm not a rocket scientist. It also helps if you write articles that are linked so that you have sources already researched. Note that this one started (Black Cross Nurses) months ago--in my head. I wrote Cleopatra White and Elfreda Reyes September, which gave me a lot of the background. I find a lot of organizations linked notable women and by following the women or the organizations, I end up with several articles. SusunW (talk) 23:41, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I'm not really discouraged. I just need to rest my brain. I'll be back. Thanks again! Rosekelleher (talk) 23:48, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

There IS one "big red button: It's ReFill makes sourcing go a lot faster! Montanabw^(talk) 01:15, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Montanabw And how do you use it? Just put the links in and it converts them? I use the [book tool but it only works on books. SusunW (talk) 01:21, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

ReFill works on raw urls between ref tags. It won't get them all, but it gets the basic template inserted and will catch identical refs, for example, I used it today here. Montanabw^(talk) 03:18, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Randy W. Berry

Thank you for reviewing my DYK about Randy W. Berry. I know I've had many DYKs, but I've never reviewed one and I do not know how to do it, even after reading the cryptic instructions. Can you please help?Zigzig20s (talk) 19:27, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Zigzig20s How you got by without it is a mystery to me. I use tools. Pick an article to review and click on the review or comment box. There will be instructions at the top as well as symbols for marking whether it is GTG, GTG but hook citation is AGF, there are questions, it doesn't qualify at all, etc.

• New enough is easy, just look at the history and see if it was created in mainspace (time in draft does not count) or expanded/approved for GA within 7 days of nomination.
• Long enough. I use a tool. Instructions to install it are simple (I am NOT remotely technical, so if I could manage, I think probably anyone can do it). See Wikipedia:Did you know/DYKcheck#Using DYKcheck if you have a username If it requires 5x or 2x expansion, go to the history and pull up the historic article made just prior to the expansion. Run the character counter. Pull up the current article, run the character counter. Do the math and see if it meets the reqirement.
• No copyvios. I use a tool [7]. Sometimes even if the probability is high there aren't really any violations, so be sure you evaluate the comparisons. Obviously the tool picks up all commonalities, but that means names, titles, etc. are flagged, which clearly aren't plagerisms. It does not work for books or pdfs, so you manually have to review them.
• Neutral Just confirm has no POV.
• In-line citations must be observed for at least every paragraph except the lede.
• Images must be verified as free to use on commons.
• Hook length I verify here [8] Must be under 200 characters. The words (pictured) (as pictured) (shown), etc do not count, nor do coding marks.
• Hook citation does not have to be in a single sentence but each part of the hook must be verified by a citation immediately following the statement made. (It is not good enough to be at the end of the paragraph).
• QPQ check I use [9] Just type in the username and hit enter.
• Interesting is purely subjective IMO.
• Mark it with a symbol. Comment on each of the above, sign your entry BEFORE you save it if there are things that need to be addressed scroll up and copy the template marked "You may notify the nominator of problems with" Save. Make sure you have it watchlisted.

Hope that all helps SusunW (talk) 19:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Hm, I will give it a try. Btw, do you think we should change the "first-ever" in the DYK for "inaugural" as you did in the lead?Zigzig20s (talk) 23:01, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Zigzig20s Doesn't matter IMO. I made a few edits to reduce duplications in text and to make it read smoother. If you want to change the hook, feel free. Good luck. If you get stuck, ask me again. It sounds more daunting than it is, because the tools do most of the work ;) SusunW (talk) 23:07, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm discouraged. Can you please waive your requirement?Zigzig20s (talk) 07:33, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Zigzig20s I'm not an admin, just a simple editor. I don't think I have the authority to waive a DYK requirement. You can post the question on the nomination and we can get an admin to weigh in if you'd like. SusunW (talk) 07:38, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Is it too late?Zigzig20s (talk) 01:44, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

I have just reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Palestinian wine.Zigzig20s (talk) 01:49, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

You are good to go. See DYK nomination for comments. SusunW (talk) 02:17, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Do I need to do anything else?Zigzig20s (talk) 02:29, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Zigzig20s Nope. Some admin will eventually come along and promote your file to the front page. SusunW (talk) 03:06, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks.Zigzig20s (talk) 03:07, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Georgeta Stoleriu

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Just for future note

Where there's already an article at a similar title, you'll want to do this: https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Doris_Johnson&type=revision&diff=703034476&oldid=662717822

Article look good, by the way. Good choice of image, I think. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 02:32, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Adam Cuerden Thanks! SusunW (talk) 03:46, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yolanda Marculescu

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Ruby Rouss

My best suggestion is to contact the Virgin Islands Public Library system; the archives online all seem to be microfilm, which isn't veryhelpful, but librarians usually can at least point you to things.

http://www.virginislandspubliclibraries.org/contact.asp is the contact details. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 22:28, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Adam Cuerden Brilliant! I feel certain there is some oped photo somewhere from Ike's staff, but I have literally scraped the barrel. Finally just found the congressional record tribute about her death and I've been looking all day. Thank you! SusunW (talk) 22:45, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

It's just going to be digitization and how much of it's disseminated off of the Virgin Islands. These kind of "ignored" territories tend to not have as much online unless they have an internet-savvy advocate. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 23:06, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Trust me, I know this. I've lived in the Caribbean. Very few archives are on line. Would that someone would digitize UWI's holdings... ;) SusunW (talk) 23:11, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida

Almost cried writing this one, Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida. She could use a bit more before heading to DYK if you or your page stalkers are interested. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:40, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Fascinating, heartbreaking, inspiring all rolled into one. I've added quite a bit. The lede should probably be expanded. Decent fair use images could be captured here. Would that the documentary were in English or at least had English subtitles. SusunW (talk) 19:07, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

I thought all that, too: fascinating, heartbreaking, inspiring. If we had a daily "poster child" for WiR, I'd make sure she had her day. Thanks for expanding her article. I'll take a look at the lede, and will get her nomed tomorrow. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:57, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Barnstar for your contributions

Barnstar for your active participation in the Women in Music edit-a-thon
	January 2016 More than 250 articles were created Hosted by Women in Red (... check out our next event)

--Ipigott (talk) 08:11, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Ipigott Very cool. Thank you Ian. I must say it was less stressful than I thought it would be what with you and Gerda checking after me on the technical parts. Besides which I thoroughly enjoyed the collaborative pieces we did. :) SusunW (talk) 14:32, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

You did a great job. I also noticed all the other women's biographies you managed to produce in January, scientists, educators, halls of fame... And you've already made a fine start on the Black Women. I see by the way that you've now created 537 articles on the main space, which averages out to about 45 a month. That's amazing!--Ipigott (talk) 14:52, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Ipigott I had never counted them. I find it fun and relaxing for the most part and I learn so much about amazing people just writing about them. I try to avoid the drama on here and just produce. But, I have to say that since Sue started building all those red lists and I see how much has to be done, it motivates me. It's an adrenaline rush every time one turns blue. :) SusunW (talk) 15:20, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, it's certainly fun. That's why we do it. You don't have to count the articles. There's a routine here. Just make sure you put Mainspace and No redirects and you'll see them all.--Ipigott (talk) 15:38, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

45 a month is certainly incredible if you consider the quality of Susun's work too.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:18, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld Thank you. That means a lot coming from you. It helps to be somewhat OCD, as I am a stickler for research before I write. It'd be far better for everyone if we could successfully correct the misconceptions about RS to allow us to use primary sources. There is a huge difference in a primary source and a self-generated source. SusunW (talk) 18:35, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Based on my experience, sometimes some of the finest details have to come from a primary source. If it is used sparingly and supported by a wealth of reliable sources this is perfectly fine. For things like Business executives I don't know what the "rules" formally are but some of the resume type sites like LinkedIn can often provide a good career backbone and then built on with reliable independent sources. The whole point is quality of information, accuracy and comprehension, and it so so happens that often people themselves are the best source of information about themselves. I think we need to relax a bit more in certain areas on here. I don't know what the current outlook is but I think you can get away with using the person's self published website as a source, provided that the article is well sourced to independent sources throughout. Also primary sources have greater strengths for things like career chronology and perosnal details, but can't really be trusted for documenting things like career achievements and gushing media comments so it depends on the case. The problem I think is more when an entire article is written by a primary source and no demonstration of notability in independent sources. So be a bit bolder on this, ask my opinion if you think you're overstepping the mark.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:45, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld I rarely use personal websites other than to mine them for information. I do use birth records, death records and census records as often they are the only sources that can piece together a woman's history. You'd be amazed at how many people take them out for being primary sources. As if a birth record is "original research" or somehow tainted. It's pretty straight forward born where, when, to whom. Not a lot of interpretation of data going on there. But even so, if they are backed up with multiple secondary sources confirming the year, it is to me a no–brainer. Not to WP "experts" though. *sigh* SusunW (talk) 19:05, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

I think for some of the biographies you tackle you'll often find decent info on their own websites and find less detail in independent sources. In such cases I think it's OK to use their sites, only as a last resort though if you can't source it from elsewhere.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:38, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Congrats on the barnstar, and 45 articles a month (wowa). There aren't many people that turn out the quality of research you do. Keep up the amazing work, Sadads (talk) 23:19, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Joining the choir: teh cabal is extremely proud of you, Susun! + it's fun! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:29, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Okay, Y'all are making me all warm and fuzzy today :) Sadads, I just told someone this week that you are a magician, dropping by occasionally and sprinkling magic fairy dust for me. And as you know Gerda Arendt the feeling is mutual. You are one of my mentors and constant "go-to" people when I need help. Thank you all. SusunW (talk) 23:33, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

I was helped in the beginning, and remember well how good it was. Thinking of Marrante today - who left. Looking at the cabal members, how they left, were banned, died: you are what we call a Lichtblick in German, - what's that in English? And all your articles telling the reader right away when the person lived and why she was notable, for an extra sparkle! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:46, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Google translate is my best friend — "ray of hope". And I don't get credit for that. It was Montanabw who told me if I wanted to avoid AfD I needed to say right up front why they were notable and never, ever, ever submit a draft without pinging a friend to help if it got stuck. And then the fairy dust was sprinkled and I suddenly was on autopatrol :) SusunW (talk) 00:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

No wonder, Montanabw is also a member of the cabal of the outcasts. Alakzi put it best for me, and left. GregJackP wrote all these excellent articles on law and justice, and left. Google translate is a friend, but doesn't get close (or perhaps English doesn't): Licht is light, and Blick is view, so Lichtblick is the light I see - at the end of a tunnel or other darkness. Marrante was so great in German-English nuances, - wish you had known her. A blick at her talk will tell you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

• You have become a super achiever in a short time. Kudos. Hearty congratulations on your incredible contribution of about 45 articles a month on the main page, mostly DYKs. Keep it up.Nvvchar. 04:13, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

A year ago ...

strong women from neglected minorities
...you were recipient no. 1115 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda Arendt for creating the gift that keeps on giving. Still working on them, today a double -- Afro–hispanic :) SusunW (talk) 14:36, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

I didn't create it, read the history: a fairy named Phaedriel created it in 2007 and gave every recipient a dedicated poem, - wonderful reading, at the end of the list. Then Rlevse took over, less poetic, but consistently for three years. (You know he is PumpkinSky, I guess.) I only try to keep the spirit going ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:43, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

ps to spirit going: I had Yvonne Ciannella on the Main page today, my user page tells you that I dedicated the article to my father, with whom I heard her in my first opera ever. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Célestine Ouezzin Coulibaly

Following closely behind Rosie, I think with your experience of the history of women activists, you might be interested in this one. Maybe you can turn up some other sources. I'm a bit mystified as to whether she is still alive. I see she was still around in 2010 and might have been born as late as 1914. Let me know if you are interested.--Ipigott (talk) 17:21, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Ipigott I'll be glad to poke around and see what I can find. SusunW (talk) 17:56, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Ipigott Wow, really, really hard, and especially so because French doesn't seem to translate smoothly in Google translate. I am finding nada other than what you have no matter what configuration of her name I use. The only thing I find is this which seems to be asking for remembrance of other family members who have gone before? SusunW (talk) 20:29, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Don't worry. I just thought the first woman to have received a ministerial position would have been more widely covered, even in English. But the article is not too bad as it is. In fact I used the funeral notice in connection with her original name. As I can find no evidence of her own death, she could well still be living.--Ipigott (talk) 08:37, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

I found a picture of her: http://www.senat.fr/senateur-communaute/ouezzin_coulibaly_celestine0011sc.html Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:43, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Woot! I love being able to tie an image into who I am reading about. Do we suppose Adam Cuerden that it is PD? If she is still living, cannot be fair use, but we could always put the link on her talk page hoping for use at a later date. SusunW (talk) 15:49, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

I'd say we can presume her dead for fair use purposes. If she is alive, she's not really traceable, after all. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 16:33, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Malouma

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Precious again, your teamwork on a woman singing for women's rights!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:01, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I am honored Gerda Arendt. Hers was an amazing biography to do and the team was incredible to work with. SusunW (talk) 19:05, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I liked both, hope I missed nobody on it ;) - Edit war on my talk, did you see that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I did. I do not understand why people don't have better things to do. I am working my way through Caribbean politicians whose bios are long overdue. SusunW (talk) 19:41, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

It started with "dancing to their tune" being regarded as incivil. Don't know if the eulogy following deserves the label, - a helper wanted to spare me that, but I would have returned it, in Tim's trend. Will now nominate the last of the women in music! Then finally back to the neglected FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:53, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

An Award for You!

	The Black Women's History Barnstar
	For your efforts already for the month of February in producing high quality work for black women biographies on wikipedia. Keep it up! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:35, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much Dr. B. Like the image :) Slowly working my way through the Caribbean and I think we are making real progress adding some extremely notable and neglected-until-now women. SusunW (talk) 19:43, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, there's a lot of small Caribbean nations which do tend to get neglected on here. You don't often see "St Kittian" biographies appearing in the new pages for instance! I remember I did a lot of work on Barbados in the early days on here as I have a book and I was astounded how much was missing, even some of the more obvious ones. And that was ten years back!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:13, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rosita Beatrice Missick-Butterfield

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Doris Sands Johnson

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Doris Sands Johnson 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. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:01, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Adam Cuerden. My goal, if it's possible is to have her ready for International Women's Day. We have a month. Please let me know of anything I need to do to improve the article. Thank you very much for taking it on. SusunW (talk) 17:23, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Doris Sands Johnson

Hi, I'll be happy to look over the article, but I just got hit by some kind of a virus and am having trouble concentrating. If you're not in a rush, I could look at this in a few days. Yoninah (talk) 15:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Yoninah Please feel better. There is no rush. Taking care of you is always more important.SusunW (talk) 16:09, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Yoninah I hope you are feeling better. I'm not trying to rush you but just wanted to touch base and make sure this is still on your radar. I am hoping that I can get this reviewed as a GA so it can appear on International Women's Day on March 8th. As always, your input is greatly appreciated. SusunW (talk) 21:55, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, I am feeling better, but I've been gnoming around on DYK for a few hours, and am calling it a night. I hope to look at this with a fresh eye tomorrow morning. Yoninah (talk) 22:16, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Do you still need me to tell you that you know how to write? What an achievement! I just did a few minor copy fixes, formatting and linking. Send this on for a GA review! Yoninah (talk) 12:07, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Yoninah It's not that I lack confidence in the writing, but more that a trusted editor can make it better. When I am writing, I may have read the material so many times that I think I am communicating with the reader, when in actuality, I've left a crucial piece out because I assumed everyone would know it. I shall get her nominated immediately. SusunW (talk) 16:09, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

I'm happy to help, but I think that the reviewers over at GA also look at articles with a pretty critical eye, and will tell you what's missing or misstated. Personally, I find the GA experience rather stressful. Yoninah (talk) 18:20, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ewa Bandrowska-Turska

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 10 February 2016 (UTC)