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April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive

WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of April. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 200. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. Hope we can see you in April.

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics/archive2

Needs another look. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 02:25, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Dragonair destinations/archive1, too. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 23:13, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Barcode Project (Oslo)

Thanks for finding those sources! I had no idea it had attracted press; Fiskepinner's work just kept leading me to Bjørvika. I moved it, closed the RfD, and did a little rewriting, starting with a lead paragraph for those of us not in Norway who were scratching our heads. But I have to confess I am still confused about what's in the Barcode part and what isn't. Am I right in guessing that Drottning Eufemiasgata is not, and neither is the tunnel? that the name refers only to the 12 skyscrapers (and that "Barcode" comes from an analogy between a line of skyscrapers and the vertical lines on a barcode)? The sources are a bit beyond my reading ability in Norwegian, to be frank. Is it possible you could find the time to shorten/rewrite and reference the article? Properly it should be Fiskepinner's job since it was his idea to put the material in, but he doesn't seem to get it about references. I have other projects stacked high, on and off wiki, but if you or someone else doesn't do it, I'll come back later and give it a try. I feel bad about AfD'ing it. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:25, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Won't do anything tonight, but I can look at it a bit later. I did do a lot of work on the Fjord City about a year ago, and there may be some sources there. Yes, Barcode is twelve (or whatever) office buildings being built on a particular lot; neither less nor more. Don't worry too much about the AfDing; it was a little confusing article, and I must say I have high respect for people with integrity enough to back out of an AfD. As for the the article title, I don't think "project" is part of the official name (I only saw it referred to as the English "Barcode", never strekkode); I would have though 'Barcode (Oslo)' was a better name. Arsenikk ^(talk) 21:38, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

User:Fiskepinner came by and first blanked the article, then when he was reverted and warned, redirected it to Bjørvika. How do we get it back so we can improve it?? Yngvadottir (talk) 15:05, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

I've reverted the blanking. To do it, print the name of the article; under the article title there is a blue link to the name of the page you typed in; press it and there will come up a page with a redirect line. Go into the history, select the version you want, click edit and then save page. Voilà, the page is reverted. Arsenikk ^(talk) 15:13, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I thought it must have been overwritten but had sort of figured it out using the history link on my watchlist, but you saved it just before I did. I also see your note on the talkpage. Meanwhile I went to Bjørvika and selectively undid the changes s/he had made there - and linked the mention of Barcode Buildings. Unfortunately s/he isn't communicating but your list of sources is right there in the AfD discussion for anyone to use.Yngvadottir (talk) 15:32, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Climate of Svalbard

I've identified a couple of issues with this article; could you respond to my concerns at T:TDYK? Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 02:13, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for resolving the situation; as far as I can see, it's ready to go. Nyttend (talk) 16:45, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

A sincere thank you from Wikiproject Good Articles

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Airport maps

Hi Arsenik. Yep I noticed your great efforts for GA. Thanks. I was wondering if you could follow my example and kit out the Norwegian airports with a map like Geilo Airport, Dagali? Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 12:37, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

That looks like a nice improvement. I'll implement it a little down the road; I'm currently doing some work on Svalbard and associated topics. Arsenikk ^(talk) 12:43, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Map of Svalbard

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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura GA Reassessment

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Mimir (talk) 19:36, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Spitsbergen Treaty

Could you please not revert Spitsbergen Treaty on the Svalbard page to "Svalbard Treaty", as no such treaty exists. There is a "Treaty concerning Spitsbergen", but none titled as "Svalbard". I really don't care for Norwegians such as yourself wishing to rename it the "Svalbard Treaty" in an effort to bolster your completely unsupported claims of having actually discovered the archipelago in the 12th century. No one has come close to proving that the two are one and the same. That being said, it will stay as the "Spitsbergen Treaty", as that was the treaty's actual name. Jonas Poole (talk) 22:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

I have replied at Talk:Spitsbergen Treaty. As nearly all RS refer to it as the "Svalbard Treaty", and your arguments seem to be POV, I fear you have a weak position, and it is important to have a broader discussion of your views. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:04, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 March newsletter

We're half way through round two, and everything is running smoothly. Hunter Kahn (submissions) leads overall with 650 points this round, and heads pool B. TonyTheTiger (submissions) currently leads pool C, dubbed the "Group of Death", which has a only a single contestant yet to score this round (the fewest of any group), as well five contestants over 100 points (the most). With a month still to go, as well as 16 wildcard places, everything is still to play for. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Dragonair destinations/archive1

Hi, can you revisit this when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 02:51, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Thanks for the GA review

Thanks very much for the helpful GA review of Ganoga Lake and your copyedits. I replied on the review page and made changes where applicable. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 13:24, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Climate of Svalbard

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Jiloca (river)

Thanks for the review. I think I have addressed your concerns. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 20:40, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Heads up

Hi! I went ahead and merged "County cabinet (Norway)" into the new page Subnational parliamentary system in Norway. This is since county parliamentarism is the same thing as municipal/city parliamentarism. The page "County cabinet (Norway)" said that Finnmark has a parliamentary system, but I haven't found any mention of this; is it really the case? Geschichte (talk) 13:58, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Looks nice. I found a lot of links to article claiming various people in Finnmark to have been fylkesråd, including [1] and [2]. There were also a lot of news hits on Kvasir, but every single one i tried to access was dead. Arsenikk ^(talk) 19:41, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bergen Air Transport

The article Bergen Air Transport 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 needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Bergen Air Transport for things which need to be addressed. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 16:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

GA review of South Kensington tube station

Thanks for your GA comments. I have taken action and left responses on the talk page. --DavidCane (talk) 22:04, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the GA pass--DavidCane (talk) 10:17, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Mountain Railways of India

Hi! Thank you very much for the excellent GA review. The Ooty and the Darjeeling HImalayan Railway are definitely worth a travel.--Nvvchar (talk) 01:06, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vildanden (airline)

The article Vildanden (airline) 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 needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Vildanden (airline) for things which need to be addressed. warrior4321 15:02, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Economy of Svalbard

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DYK for Svalbard Act

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Ucucha 18:04, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

GA review of Color Air

Hello Arsenikk, I'm Airplaneman, and I will be GA reviewing Color Air, which you nominated for Good Article status. Regards, Airplaneman ✈ 20:03, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I will put it on hold until the two minor issues are addressed. Thanks, Airplaneman ✈ 21:19, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

I will also be reviewing Air Norway. Airplaneman ✈ 21:35, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Passed Air Norway! Airplaneman ✈ 04:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Metrolink GA

WikiThanks

Thank you for your helpful suggestions during the Metrolink GA review! Butros (talk) 10:25, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Innherredsferja

The article Innherredsferja you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Innherredsferja for eventual comments about the article. Well done! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 00:58, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Indre Wijdefjorden National Park

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Transport in Svalbard

Could you slightly improve the citation at this article? There's no specific citation after the hook, and the citation for the paragraph with the hook is referenced by a citation of several pages; my interpretation of the DYK rules is that we need a citation to a specific page immediately following the statement used as the hook. Nyttend (talk) 12:31, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

FAR

		The Original Barnstar
		For your hard work at FAR, helping to keep the system accountable YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 02:15, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

• CAn you have a duck back into Manila to see Lambanog's latest replies? YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 07:01, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

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DYK for Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

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DYK for List of protected areas of Svalbard

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Cibolo Creek GA

I have made significant changes to the article as you suggested in the GA review. Let me know if it's ready, or if I need to make any more changes. Thank you. --William S. Saturn (talk) 21:47, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Ganoga Lake

	<font=3> Thanks again for your GA review. Ganoga Lake is now a featured article! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 21:21, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

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Talkback

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DYK for Transport in Svalbard

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Your GA nomination of Lillesand–Flaksvand Line

The article Lillesand–Flaksvand Line 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 needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Lillesand–Flaksvand Line for things which need to be addressed. S Masters (talk) 15:53, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

GAN backlog elimination drive - 1 week to go

First off, on behalf of myself and my co-coordinator Wizardman, I would like to thank you for the efforts that you have made so far in this GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a success, and that is thanks to you. See this Signpost article about what this drive has achieved so far. We're currently heading into the final week of the drive. At this time, if you have any GANs on review or on hold, you should be finishing off those reviews. Right now, we have more GANs on review or on hold than we do unreviewed. If you're going to start a GA review, please do so now so you can complete it by the end of the month and so that the nominator has a full 7-day window to address any concerns. See you at the finish!

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Your GA nomination of Lillesand–Flaksvand Line

The article Lillesand–Flaksvand Line you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lillesand–Flaksvand Line for eventual comments about the article. Well done! S Masters (talk) 06:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hardanger Line

The article Hardanger Line you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hardanger Line for eventual comments about the article. Well done! S Masters (talk) 11:14, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Railways Barnstar

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		I hereby award you with the Railways Barnstar, for all your hard work and contributions in the area of rail transport, and in particular, for getting Lillesand–Flaksvand Line and Hardanger Line to Good Article status. - S Masters (talk) 11:24, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

S Masters (talk) 11:24, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Wells

Thanks for your review & comments on Wells.— Rod ^talk 14:02, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

List of members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Hey there. I put this in the "Culture and society" category at WP:FL. If you can find a better place to put it, please feel free to move the list. Dabomb87 (talk) 17:41, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

How about "Nobel Prizes" under "Awards"? Or is that exclusively for the laureates, not the committees? Arsenikk ^(talk) 17:52, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

No, I think that was a good suggestion. Moved. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:35, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of National Parks of the United States/archive1

Hi, can you revisit this FLC when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 21:22, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

• Hi, I spent a good 2 ½ hour at the Nobel Institute today; scrutinizing the reports (which were for the most part collected in books) opened for a boatload of questions and comments. See article talk. Geschichte (talk) 16:34, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

• Hi, the National Parks FLC needs a revisit again. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 00:09, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Guardians of the Free Republics

Ok take a look at it now. Truthsort (talk) 01:13, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Alright now look at it. Truthsort (talk) 15:59, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ålgård Line

Ucucha 00:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Private railways of Norway

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lier Line

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Lillesand–Flaksvand Line

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Nesttun–Os Railway

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line

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FLC revisit needed

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of National Parks of the United States/archive1, please. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 21:50, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Brill

That was quick—thanks! One very minor point—I've undone one of your edits; while "a duke" is lower case, "the Duke" (and "the King", "the Earl" etc) should be capitalised when referring to a specific individual; see style guide here). – iridescent 09:37, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

There seems to be a contradiction between that and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Titles of people. A few more minutes, and Wood Siding should be reviewed too. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:42, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

No, they don't clash; they're lower-case when used generically (a president is elected for four years) but upper-case when referring to a specific individual (the President was re-elected). – iridescent 09:47, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I see now, then you were correct. I may have just done the same edit to Wood Siding. Perhaps I should suggest this is taken into the MOS text so one needn't search the whole site to find the rules. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:51, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Agree, but I'm not going to amend the MOS; someone always complains. – iridescent 09:57, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

I was more thinking of bringing it up on the talk page of the MOS, and then someone else with more authority myself could amend it. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)than

DYK for Nicolay Nicolaysen Sontum

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Lier Line

Hi Arsenikk, I'm currently reading this article as part of the GAN review. I've two comments:

• Route - "As the only line in Norway, no blasting was done during construction." Presumably it's the only line in which no blasting was done during construction; not the only line in Norway.
• Demolition of line. In the UK we would talk about track lifting / track removal. Demolition usually means "demolishing" things like knocking down bridges, blowing up tunnel portals, etc. Perhaps this is just a language difference. Pyrotec (talk) 14:24, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, both assumptions are correct. The line was the only with blasting and lifting is probably a more suitable word. Arsenikk ^(talk) 14:34, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

• Woops. Sorry, I've now made that particular first change, but I've forgotton to inform you that the review is On Hold for things other than this. Pyrotec (talk) 19:48, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Hardanger Line

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WikiCup 2010 April newsletter

Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to Hunter Kahn (submissions), our clear overall round winner, and to ThinkBlue (submissions) and Arsenikk (submissions), who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants Stone (submissions) and White Shadows (submissions) for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 17:30, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your participation in the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive

GAN backlog elimination drives chart up to 1 May On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, I'd like to especially thank you for your efforts over this past month's GAN backlog elimination drive. It has been nothing short of a complete success, which hopefully results in more expedient good article reviews, increasing users' confidence in the good article nomination processes. Even if you made just a small contribution, it still helped contribute to the success of this drive. Here is what we have accomplished this last month in this drive. 661 total nominations were reviewed. 541 of them passed (~81.8%), 97 (~14.7%) failed, and 23 (~3.5%) ended on hold. The WP:GAN page started at 110,126 bytes length on 1 April and ended at 43,387 bytes length at the end of 30 April (a 66,739 byte reduction in the page, about 60.6% less). Excluding extremes, the longest wait for someone's GAN to be review was about 11.5 weeks at the beginning. (I mistook the figure when I reported to the Signpost that it was 13.) At the end, with the exception of one that was relisted, the longest wait is now at 10 days. 63 different users participated, each having completed at least one GAN, with others also having helped out behind-the-scenes in making the drive a success. The drive started with 463 GA nominations remaining and 388 unreviewed. At the end of the month, we ended with 89 remaining (374 or about 80.8% less) and 47 unreviewed (341 or about 87.9% less). For those who have accomplished certain objectives in the drive, awards will be coming shortly. Again, thank you for your help in the drive, and I hope you continue to help review GA nominations and overall improve the quality of articles here on Wikipedia.

–MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 17:39, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Druk Air

Hi. I've looked on http://www.drukair.com.bt/ and tried to find some further info about the inflight but the article really is pretty much as comprehensive as we can make it, unless of course we resotre th information about baggage restrictions etc than Nvvchar wrote which was removed by Russavia. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 09:52, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ålgård Line

The article Ålgård Line you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ålgård Line for eventual comments about the article. Well done! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 20:32, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

GAN backlog elimination drive award

		The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit
		For reviewing 21 good article nominations during the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive, I hereby present you The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit. Congratulations! –MuZemike 23:01, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers FLC

Hello, Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers/archive1 was listed 20 days ago, and is now also listed as one of the "nominations urgently needing reviews." So far four reviewers have weighed in. All objections have been met. There are two votes of support, and none opposed. As per The Rambling Man, "typically, although not prescriptively, Dabomb or I will look for around four votes of support." He also suggested that I contact "regular reviewers" such as yourself to see if you would be willing to comment. I'm happy to address constructive criticism. Hopefully upon resolving critiques, if you believe that the list is worthy, you will also grant support. Thanks, NYCRuss ☎ 17:01, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

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RfA?

Hi Arsenikk. I've been looking for users to nominate for adminship, and after a few minutes of searching I was reminded of your excellent content work. After a bit of further thinking and a cursory review of your contributions, I think you would be a fine candidate for adminship. Have you ever considered running? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:26, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the confidence. As a WikiDragon, I am seldom in need of admin tools and have not really considered adminship. However, since you are the second head-hunter to ask me in half a year, and I regularly find myself asking other admins or noticeboards to assist in various maintenance tasks requiring admin tools, I am willing to run if it can help the project have sufficient admins. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:36, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Sounds great; thanks for thinking about it. We always need admins who spend much of their time writing articles, as it seems you do. I'll draft a nomination statement for you in due time. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:37, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

I have written it here. Best, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:56, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

And transcluded. Good luck. Juliancolton – Talk 11:56, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Numedal Line

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Review (GL)

Hello Arsenikk. Would you be willing to re-assess the Air Greenland article? I've put quite a lot of work into it over the last year, and particularly recently, but since my initial assessment of 'start' last year, nothing has changed really, with the Wikiproject Greenland having been dead for ages. I'm not well-versed in the quality scale beyond 'start', so I have no idea if the article qualifies for C, B, or even GA level. Would you be willing to review the article? How does one go about it in general if the topic is somewhat unpopular? Regards, − Algkalv (talk) 01:30, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

RFA

Hi - good luck on your RFA. One comment, you may want to consider opting-in to allow for the toolserver to aggregate your edits to more easily allow people to review you. See the second point in reminders - here. Thanks.  7  12:02, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Napoleonic Triple Crown

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown upon Arsenikk for your contributions to pub-trans articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit counter

Hey, thanks for opting in tot he edit counter. I've copied the stats to the RfA talk page, so if you no longer want to be opted in, I'll be happy to delete the page for you, but hopefully you'll be able to delete it yourself in a week :). Best of luck to you and, having passed RfA myself very recently, I know it can be stressful, so you're welcome to email me if you want to talk (or vent!). All the best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:44, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for List of railway lines in Norway

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for List of Oslo Tramway and Metro operators

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Barcode Project (Oslo)

Someone wrote - and photographed - an article on Norwegian Wikipedia, so I translated it, shuffled the sections around, made a selection of pics, and added in references from most of the sources you had identified at the AfD. I became convinced as I worked that only 5-8 buildings (depending how you count DnB-NOR) are Barcode, and could find nothing on MAD Architects, The RACK, or The Code, so I wound up junking the last part of Fiskepinner's list of buildings, but that material is there in the history, and I believe I have sorted out most of the rest. Could you have a look if and when you have time and see whether I've made any booboos? Many thanks in advance. Yngvadottir (talk) 06:03, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Nationaltheatret Station

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Oslo Tunnel

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Oslo Commuter Rail

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

List of leaders of the Soviet Union

I've done all that you've ask of me, but i've replied to two of the objectives you gave. Thanks for taking your time to review my article. --TIAYN (talk) 13:33, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed the remaining problems per your comments ;P --TIAYN (talk) 18:09, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

So is there anything more that needs to be fixed in regards to the list? --TIAYN (talk) 21:03, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Done, something else? --TIAYN (talk) 08:15, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Good luck!

You seem like you will be a good administrator. You are a good editor. It looks like you will continue to be a good editor and will not just be a civil servant (government worker) who does paper work and no longer edits. I will vote for you. If I don't, remind me before your RFA ends!

This discussion has been going on for three years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:East_Timor#Summary

Has a consensus been reached? I ask that you try to be as objective as possible, answering in a way that will fit all articles, not just this one.

I do not seek you to make a permanent decision and threat to block anyone that disagrees. I do not ask for your vote. I only ask for your analysis on whether a consensus has been reached yet.

Question 2

What is the default decision (in general, not this article) when there is no consensus. Keep in mind that, in some articles, the current version might be the POV version put in place by POV pushers. Perhaps the most neutrally written version should be used if the dispute is about facts? If about a name, this may be more difficult, because POV issues are not obvious. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 17:43, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the good questions. Feel free to ask them on the RfA, as I am sure the whole community would appreciate them.

A1 As far as I can see, there is no consensus yet. Unfortunately, few are backing up their claims with sources, so it has become word against word. There are some strong arguments from both sides, in general Timor-Leste is claimed in various ways to be an official name, while East Timor is claimed to be the most commonly used. While there is an overwhelming number of "votes" for Timor-Leste, there seems to be little or no backing in the naming naming guidelines. To analyze the arguments a bit: TL proponents are generally citing non-existing policy and making various claims that a single source should trump all other sources (such as UN, the government, FIFA and ISO), simply making blatant claims without any backing, or using uncivil language claiming colonialism. ET proponents are generally arguing that in the English language as a whole, ET is used more than TL. Both the Burma vs. Myanmar and Côte d'Ivory vs. Ivory Coast naming disputes have been brought up, the Burma which is used to support ET and Côte d'Ivory which is used to support EL. I would say there is no consensus, although the ET side has a better backing in guidelines. In this case, I feel keeping the existing article name is the best of two non-optimal solutions, as it both is the default of a non-consensus, and has better support in guidelines. Note that changing the article name will have an impact on the name of probably dozens of articles, categories and templates, and a name change should be avoided unless there is clear consensus for a move, which there is not.

A2 Consensus is a good way to collaborate, but one of its major backdrops comes when a large number of people want to agree on an arbitrary issue, reaching consensus can become difficult. POV is something different from arbitrary issues, and as such the POV should be included as an argument in the discussion. Unfortunately, the project has a weak defense against POV-pushers if they group up, as they in numbers can easily create a situation with non-consensus. If it is a marginal field, there may be little possibility of gaining sufficient support by bringing the discussion to a higher level (such as asking project members to participate). As you suggest, using a neutral version as a non-consensus default is of course desirable, but what is neutral? Often POV-pushers will disguise their POV as factual, and even claim the NPOV is POV. Similarly, neutralists will claim the NPOV is NPOV, and then fact-checking needs to be done by uninvolved parties. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:40, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

How do we prevent what you describe near the end of A2? I once made some innocent and neutral comments and didn't even ask to change an article. Someone then accused me of bad things and was generally unpleasant. That person claim their POV as factual and claim NPOV is POV. It was in an article that I was not even interested in. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 19:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

In some cases, what is NPOV can be subjective. People may actually believe their POV is objective, which means they can be viscous debaters, as they often have some sort of support (fringe theory articles, pseudoscience etc.) WP:FRINGE offers some help with this issue, but in general NPOV tends to become what the majority believe is "true", rather than what actually is true (which may or may not be known). For instance, most scientific theories are just the best answer we have to the problem right now, not the absolute truth. Historians tend to have a bias, and history is again and again written by the "winners"; tacitly maneuvering the truth, glorifying the winers and tarnishing the losers. Sometimes even the mainstream belief of an issue can be false, even though experts on the field know much better. These are general scientific problems that we also have to deal with on Wikipedia. My impression is, in general, that we at Wikipedia think we are exceptionally good at NPOV, while we in fact may only mediocre, at last in some areas. I am sorry I do not have particularly good advise in what you ask. Arsenikk ^(talk) 20:40, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Norwegian Air Lines

The DYK project (nominate) 00:08, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Roa–Hønefoss Line

The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Peter I Island

Hello! Your submission of Peter I Island at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 14:07, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Peter I Island

Bradjamesbrown (talk) 06:02, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

You are now an administrator

I have closed your RFA as successful and have given you the admin bit. You may (or may not) want to take at look at New Admin School. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Useight (talk) 14:33, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Am I really the first person to say congratulations? Well here it is: Congratulations! I feel special now. :) Hi878 (talk) 16:22, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Very NICE! Congrats. Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:53, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Well done dude. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:49, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Hear Hear. Aaroncrick ^TALK 07:30, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! Good luck with the mop! ~NerdyScienceDude (✉ • ✐) 13:33, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! If yuo need any help/advice, feel free to drop me a line! GedUK  08:04, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations, belatedly. Glad to see the RfA went so well. Juliancolton (talk) 02:06, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 May newsletter

We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is Sasata (submissions), who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by Hunter Kahn (submissions), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) and White Shadows (submissions) respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Two of last year's final 8, Theleftorium (submissions) and Scorpion0422 (submissions), have dropped out of the competition, saying they would rather their place went to someone who will have more time on their hands than them next round. On a related note, a special thank you goes to White Shadows (submissions) for his help behind the scenes once again. There is currently a problem with the poster, perhaps caused by the new skin- take a look at this discussion and see if you can help. The competition has continued to tick over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. Good luck to all! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 20:45, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

List of World Heritage Sites in Africa

Hi, I just wanted to say that the list you made of world heritage sites in Africa is amazing! It's a vast improvement on the list we had going before.--Chouji Ochiai (talk) 08:39, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the appreciation. I'll be taking it to FLC as soon as my current nomination gets through, and by then I hope to have completed a map of the sites. Once the list has passed through FLC and the experts there have made their comments, we'll have an excellent template to convert the other lists. Arsenikk ^(talk) 09:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Rådhusplassen

Hi! I moved the page back to Rådhusplassen on the grounds that no Norwegian street or square names are translated so far. Karl Johans gate went through the same procedure in the past. Just thought you should know that someone UE'd it before. Geschichte (talk) 12:16, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I though WP:Norway at one time had some sort of decision to consequently use Norwegian names for streets and squares, but that disappeared after last years revamp. This is my preferred solution, anyway. Arsenikk ^(talk) 14:02, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Troll (research station)

Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Troll Airfield

Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Canica

The article Canica has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

I can not find any third party reliable sources to support notability of this company.

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CFD nomination

You may be interested in voicing your opinion at current CFD nomination, as it also concerns Category:Cities and towns in Norway and other Norwegian categories. - Darwinek (talk) 11:32, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Could you check

Hi! I just created National Insurance Service and Aetat (couldn't find an English name in use, other than the old Directorate of Labour). It was a tough job to get the terms correct, so could you please take a minute and verify them? Geschichte (talk) 15:29, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

I thought I came across an English name for Aetat once some years ago, but can't remember where. According to the archive's of their web site, here Aetat just refers to themselves as such. In their annual report here, they call themselves Aetat and "Aetat, the Norwegian Public Employment Service". For Trygdeetaten, if found this which claims it is called The National Insurance Administration (although that refers to Rikstrygdeverket, which may or may not be the same as Trydgeetaten). Arsenikk ^(talk) 22:16, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

From what I came across it seems like Rikstrygdeverket is to Trydgeetaten roughly what Vegdirektoratet is to Statens vegvesen. Geschichte (talk) 06:22, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Red Hot Chili Peppers members

I recently found a radio interview with bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary on www.stadium-arcadium.com, the official Red Hot Chili Peppers fansite. In the radio interview, he confirms that Josh Klinghoffer was the official replacement for John Frusciante. The link to the interview is here: [3] The website where I found this interview is here: [4] (fourth article from the top of the list) Would this be a reliable reference regarding Klinghoffer's membership? WereWolf (talk) 17:32, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Grab some glory, and a barnstar

Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. monosock 18:07, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Why am I getting this message? Mono's delivery method is random, so you probably showed up somewhere Mono went. :)

List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members

Okay, I referenced the former touring musicians table, and divided the reference into "General" and "Specific" sections. This technique has also been used in the List of Megadeth band members, which was the template I used to create the RHCP list. Also, I found an interview with drummer Chad Smith from MusicRadar, where he confirms that Josh Klinghoffer is the official guitarist [5]. I honestly appreciate all of your hard work on this list, and I have taken all of your comments seriously. I would also like to apologize for my stubbornness earlier. I want this list to become featured, and I hope that my edits can change your mind and your vote. Thank you so much. WereWolf (talk) 18:58, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)/archive1

Hi Arsenikk, are you keeping track of the above FLC? Dabomb87 (talk) 00:10, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Tiber Oil Field

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FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 15:26, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

And again - external links issue dealt with. See note. Is all good for GA now? FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 19:09, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Editor vandalism

Zaps93 is undoing my edits of Air Nigeria destinations which I updated to new table format, he and his gang of five, I will avoid naming them, have tried to hijack wikipedia and enforce their rules for the past two years in various airline related articles, so much so that at times they have even tracked my contributions list to see which other editors I have taken my complaints to, and popped into their discussion pages to respond in their usual I am lord of wikipedia fashion, if you are admin please take note or report to appropriate department or person if your're not, thanks.116.71.16.44 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:28, 25 June 2010 (UTC).

Arvid Grundekjøn

I place a notability tag on the article. I attempted to verify everything that I could, but the jobs I could verify do not automatically confer notability, in my opinion. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 18:50, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Airlines destination list format

Sb617 has approved two styles of destinations lists for airlines at WP:Airlines, the new table and the current older bullet version which was to be phased out, dosent make sense, as I pointed out elsewhere that certain people will now use this to prevent changing list format to table because they hate it, might also undo some updated versions as happened in the air nigeria one that I brought to attention because of feeling they own the article as they crated the page, whats happening to this site cant you people stick to what you agreed on? please discuss amongst yourselves i.e admin/editors.116.71.26.119 (talk) 05:27, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Are you sleeping? the format you created and got approved is being F***** up by Zaps93.119.155.43.207 (talk) 19:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Please note that I have no authority as such as admin as long as I am an active part of the discussion. I definitively have an opinion on the matter, and my role as admin does not constitute instructing other people how to write articles. But, on the other hand, consensus was made, both at WP:Airlines and WP:Featured list candidates for how to make these list. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:16, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Airline destination lists

May I know how the previous decision can be enforced? 61.18.170.156 (talk) 11:27, 6 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.18.170.18 (talk)

As far as I can see, there was not consensus in that discussion. At Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Dragonair destinations/archive1 it was allowed for the two Hong Kong airports to be listed under the country of Hong Kong and a Hong Kong flag, although I realize that I argued otherwise in the preceding discussion. If there is no clear consensus, it is difficult to force people to follow a standard, even if there is a majority for one action or the other. Arsenikk ^(talk) 14:26, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Hong Kong was listed as a country in all destination lists, which is the standard on most Wikipedia lists, until User:Huaiwei and User:SchmuckyTheCat said no and got around to push for their POV. What can be done to reach a consensus, iff the previous decision wasn't already one? 61.18.170.106 (talk) 16:32, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Arsenikk, fyi, this is a discussion with the sockpuppet of a banned user. Don't waste your time. SchmuckyTheCat (talk)

Hello

Hello Arsenikk. I recently replied to your comment on the discussion about destinations article. As you haven't added a continent column to them yet, I will do it now and let you know when it's done for your feedback. Also I'm sorry about the I.P's behavior towards me, he/she seems to dislike the fact that many people have agreed with me on certain area's over them. Cheers! Zaps93 (talk) 15:41, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

I have added the column. For the continent's, I have added it's exact geographical location instead of just 'Asia'. Now you will find Dubai in the Middle East, U.K. in Western Europe and most importantly, landlocked countries like Turkey or Cyprus which are now listed under the continent, Eurasia. Hope you like! Regards, Zaps93 (talk) 15:59, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi. I'm in the middle of my holidays right now, so I don't really have a lot of time to follow the debates on Wikipedia, just checking in. I'll look at the issue again when I've got some more time or the jetlag has dwindled. Arsenikk ^(talk) 01:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

That's fine. I have added the Region column on quite a few articles now. Much better practice I believe. Enjoy the rest of your holiday! Zaps93 (talk) 11:29, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries

Hi there. I decided that I'd go through this methodically from A-Z, sorting out as many issues as possible at once. I'll leave the lead until last- it's easier to get help with the writing when the body of an article is FL quality!

I've gotten as far as Bosnia and Herzegovina. I was wondering if you could take a quick, informal look at the countries before that, and give any suggestions on what else could be done to improve them. Regards --WFC-- 18:23, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 July newsletter

We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by Sasata (submissions) has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants ( Sasata (submissions), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions)) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by Casliber (submissions), who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.

Earlier this round, we said goodbye to Hunter Kahn (submissions), who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by Suomi Finland 2009 (submissions). We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 22:29, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Argentum Fondsinvesteringer

The article Argentum Fondsinvesteringer has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:CORP (NOTABILITY). NO ASSERTION OF NOTABILITY IS MADE THROUGH SIZE OR IMPORTANCE> THE ARTICLE REMAINS AT STUB LEVEL AND IS COMPLETELY UNREFERENCED

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 16:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

On a personal note, I think you are a good editor so if you want to work on this article instead I do not want to spend time on a lengthy AfD. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 16:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)