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Your GA nomination of Lambert (automobile)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lambert (automobile) 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 Steelkamp -- Steelkamp (talk) 17:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Caroline Reboux

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Your GA nomination of Manistee Watch Company

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Find a Grave images

While searching for material for the James Davis (printer) article I came across a couple of images of Davis' tombstone and historical plaque at Find a Grave, which can be found here. At the bottom of the page, however, there is a copyright notice, but I was wondering if it was appropriate, and if there was a way to use these photos. I checked Flickr, but no luck there. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 00:56, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: Nope. This is a case where one can NOT use those pictures because of the copyright. No way around that. I have come across the same thing several times in the past and have not figured out a way past that.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:04, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I was sort of assuming that one couldn't simply take a picture of such an old public item and have it copyrighted, but apparently any photo that ends up at Find a Grave becomes their property automatically. There is another example of Davis' tombstone and historical plaque here that apparently are not copyrighted, but they're partial shots, of lesser quality. Will keep on searching. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 18:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Those pictures do belong to somebody and ARE copyrighted. The ones marked Photos courtesy of Gray Whitley, New Bern Sun Journal are copyrighted photos and we can NOT use on Wikipedia. Best thing is the hope someone has uploaded asuch a picture at Flickr and then ask them to lower their copyright. No other way around it.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I was thinking about going the 'Fair use' route, but there are size and resolution limits involved with Fair Use criteria. One of the photos at find a Grave has a 'request photo' option so I signed up and got an account there, and submitted a request to use the photo on Wikipedia, making it clear it was for educational use only. If that doesn't pan out I could always try to contact Gray Whitley, at the New Bern Sun Journal and request usage. Seems like a lot of trouble for just a photo of a plaque, but why not? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:57, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: I see it is Jim Dugan of Find-A-Grave that apparently took those pictures. I see there is a Send A Message option at Find-A-Grave, but apparently you have to be a member to do that, as it says - You need a Find a Grave account to continue. If you signed up and contacted him directly you may have good luck in getting him to lower his copyright of "All Rights Reserved" (default) to Public Domain. If he is willing to do that then there is an option at Commons Help Desk where they will accept that copyright with a copy of the email that Jim Dugan sends you saying this. It has to be 'Public Domain because it is Commercial needed and Modifications needed for Wikipedia. Educational purposes ONLY will not do it for Wikipedia. They won't accept a copyright license this way. Contact Commons Help Desk for further on this. It is a good thing to learn, as you may have to go this route sometimes. I have got pictures this way and was able to use them THEN in Wikipedia articles = several times! You should contact Commons Help Desk to learn about this. A good way to get pictures of things. ALL PICTURES are "All Rights Reserved" by default, unless the picture taker himself is willing to lower his copyright to Public Domain. That is the license needed to use on a Wikipedia article. So, bottom line is -

Contact Commons Help Desk Desk concerning this. They will fill you in. It's a good thing to learn!!!!! --Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:35, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it was Jim Dugan who took, or contributed, the photo of the plaque, and someone called Bronxbrat who contributed the photo of Davis' tombstone. There are emails for each member. Yes, I have an account at Find a Grave, but will be emailing them directly, requesting the photos and informing them of my intentions.  ( Done)  If things work out then I'll get a hold of the Commons help desk and take it from there. This is indeed a valuable education, as my uploads to Commons have most always been public domain images, which are of course of great educational and historic value. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:08, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Turning James Davis into a Good Article

• @Gwillhickers: Keep this in mind -> I don't see why you can't turn James Davis into a Good Article, especially if you do as I suggest above and then add an InfoBox. I have submitted two more GANs lately = Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company and Buckeye Manufacturing Company. I worked them up for improvements off-line THEN just dropped in the improvements with the edit summary improvements and more references. Check out previous version before my improvements of Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company Old Version. This is Buckeye Manufacturing Company old version. This is before my 21:34, 11 February 2022 (major improvements). --Doug Coldwell (talk) 23:01, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

The article still has some work needed, and I'm trying to determine whether James Davis as the Justice of the Peace is the one who presided over the Spencer Dew trial, the man facing execution for counterfeiting and thievery, and who accused Davis of receiving counterfeit notes from, in an apparent attempt to discredit Davis. Also, from my understanding, info-boxes are not required for an article to become GA, but if you would like to add one I've no objections. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: You are right, that an infobox is NOT required for GA. Since you have 99% authorship into the article, I'll let you decide what to do. Besides it will probably be you that nominates the article for GAN anyway. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: I still would suggest an infobox, even though not required for GA. Generally speaking it looks better -and- would encourage the GA reviewer to approve and promote your article to Good Article status. Maybe have as a picture (for now anyway) his Twenty Shilling currency note. If later you can get a plaque picture, THEN drop that in. Test it out to see how that looks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:51, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: I still would suggest an infobox (experience from my 200 GAs). Test it out to see how that looks. You can always change pictures in the infobox if you get a better one later.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:04, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: What you think of the idea if I nominated Davis for Good Article? If I did then probably a good portion of the issues you would have to solve as you are most familiar with the history. I can probably do grammar, copy editing, and things like that. We both would get credit for doing the Good Article. Or maybe you just want to nominate the article yourself for Good Article. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 16:16, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: I have got two more of my nominations promoted to Good Article today = Lambert (automobile) and Caroline Reboux Found 207 successful nominations (GA promotion dates are given in brackets) (talk) -- Doug Coldwell 17:08, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations! -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:28, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Interesting one

• @Gwillhickers: Now here is an interesting one. Did you happen to notice that Buckeye Manufacturing Company and Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company BOTH got their improvements and and more references at 10:57, 15 February 2022‎. I was able to do that since I had each upgraded article in a text file off-line. I have 2 Toshiba laptops and on each I just dropped in my new text to replace the existing article and clicked Publish changes on each one at the same time. That then gives a time stamp of BOTH being edited at the same time with these major improvements. It drives the Administrators at the GA arena crazy on how that happens, since I do not show any draft edits. There is no rule against making improvements to an article in draft off-line. I just drop the finished product in at the end as a completed upgraded article ready for GAN in just one edit. Then I immediately submit GAN on each completed article -> so, bottom line is that I have FOUR time stamps at 10:57, 15 February 2022‎. Check it out.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:18, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: This is a technique I learned way back in my DYK days. I made many multiple article DYKs this way. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:51, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: Now here is another interesting one. Did you happen to notice that Union (automobile) and Union Automobile Company BOTH got their major improvements at 16:16, 23 February 2022‎. I was able to do that since I had each upgraded article in a text file off-line. I have 2 Toshiba laptops and on each I just dropped in my new text to replace the existing article and clicked Publish changes on each one at the same time. That then gives a time stamp of BOTH being edited at the same time with these major improvements. It drives the Administrators at the GA arena crazy on how that happens, since I do not show any draft edits. There is no rule against making improvements to an article in draft off-line. I just drop the finished product in at the end as a completed upgraded article ready for GAN in just one edit. The administrators THEN check the Earwig reading on each of these articles to make sure I did just did not copy someone's website. I hope the numbers it gives is acceptable to them. The tools I use for this technique of off-line draft articles in a text file are in Drawer 10. They are in this last Drawer because they are big heavy tools and lay then on ground level. The tools are big and heavy for major construction. I used these same tools for the last 14 years to make hundreds of DYKs, especially multiple article DYKs. These heavy tools are specially designed to construct a lot of DYKs and GAs quickly. In the long run the articles I create (or make major improvements to) are easier then the normal way to edit to create or improve articles that most other editors use. These tools have special electronics and software to them and are basically semi-automatic.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:32, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: I now have 13 GANs in the queue.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:03, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
• @Gwillhickers: I assumed that you checked out Earwig on Union (automobile) and Union Automobile Company. Keep in mind that these are articles I dropped in from off-line text files on the upgraded articles ready go GAN. I believe with few issues that these articles will be promoted to Good Article. What do you think?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:39, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Am a little wrapped up in a couple of articles I just created at present, but will give your articles a look first chance I get -- soon. No doubt they're your usual good work. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:00, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Permission for image use

After inquiring to James Dugan about whether he would give me permission to use his photo of the Davis historical plaque he promptly replied back informing me he would be more than happy to do so. He even attached his original his-res photo, i.e. 2238 x 2252. The one at Find a Grave is only 590 x 545. He only asked that he be given credit for the photo. While it is standard to list the artist or photographer name in the file summary, I believe we are not allowed to mention any such names of living persons in the caption. In any case, I'm going to inquire at the commons help desk and ask them about that and how I verify receiving permission from Dugan to use his photo, but I figured I'd check with you first. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

@Gwillhickers: Yes! You are correct we are not allowed to mention any such names of living persons in the caption of the picture. Only at the Commons upload as the picture taker. Good Luck in your pursuit. Fill me in of what happens bottom line.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:07, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Well, I made the inquiry here. Commons no longer allows files with permission to upload from a second party and would require Dugan and myself to jump through several hoops and fill out the appropriate forms/templates where he would relinquish all rights under a free license and have him send it to commons here: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. I emailed Dugan and advised him that the easiest way to have the image available at Wikipedia is to upload it himself, but he would have to create an account first, and it would seem that all this would be asking for a lot of time and effort on his part, no doubt. If Dugan gets an account and uploads the image then I can use the file once uploaded. Meanwhile I included a link to the photo under External links on the Davis article. Waiting for Dugan's reply. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:37, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: Yup. I've had the same problem with the Commons paperwork. Option B = Have Dugan get a free Flickr account and upload it to Flickr. After he uploads it to Flickr, THEN you can teach him how to place the correct license on it. This I've learned is the easiest path to get a copyright acceptable picture for Wikipedia. Have done it this way many times over the years.--Doug Coldwell (talk)

I've already suggested Dugan establish his own account here at WP, and that if his photo was in subject specific articles they would be viewed by people interested in that particular subject. Flickr is another option, yes, but if Dugan isn't going to bother with Wikipedia it would seem he would feel the same way about opening an account at Flickr. We'll see. Lotta work for a picture of a plaque, aye? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:56, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, he may be hesitant about getting a Flickr account now. Next time this event comes up again JUST suggest the Flickr idea. It is simpler and an easier account to get. Then all they have to do us upload their picture to Flicrr. AFTER they do that (which is All Rights Reserved by default) THEN have them lower the license to Attribution license. This license identifies who the picture taker is. Wikipedia will NOT accept the condiion that a picture is for educational purposes only. They reason here is that others use Wikipedia pictures on their websites on the idea they are public domain pictures. That means others have a websites that are for commercial purposes (to make money). So Wikipedia then needs in the first place a license that allows that = Attribution. Also others are likely to modify the Wikipedia picture (colorize it, move items around, eliminate parts) on the idea that is alright since it is a public domain picture. There they need a license that allows that = Attribution. So bottom line is to get them to upload to Flickr -and- in the future just give that ONE option. Keep it simple = better chance it works out. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:12, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: Here is a potential picture you could use for your infobox Just get them to lower their copyright license to Attribution -> per my technique suggested. THEN just crop it out and rotate 1 degree to the right and it would make an excellent image representation of Davis. Good luck.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:50, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Okay, James Dugan came through, got himself a WP (commons) account and uploaded the file under a Creative Commons license. The image is now in the Davis article under Final days and legacy section. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 20:17, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

@Gwillhickers: Perfect place for it. It so happens that I lived in Ashville, North Carolina for many years and traveled all over the state.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:23, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

I unearthed some interesting background info about the historical plaque, in the North Carolina Historical Review, and added it as the last paragraph in the Legacy section. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:10, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lambert (automobile)

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Your GA nomination of Caroline Reboux

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New image

• Thanks for adding the new image and the info box. Just curious, how is this image your own work? In any case, I modified the info box a bit.-- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:41, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
• I lived in Ashville, North Carolina for several years and traveled all over the state and Tennessee. Photography is one of my hobbies, as you can see by these 60,000 pictures I have uploaded to Flickr. I happen to have had that picture in my collection of North Carolina pictures.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Nice! Any chance you have a photo of Davis' tombstone tucked away and perhaps forgotten about? I meant to ask earlier, can you do a search on Flickr by user name only? I tried adding James Dugan to the Flickr search window, but only got the usual flood of meaningless hits, not even one by Dugan. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:19, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Well, I found something. Staring me right in the face: search by 'people', but for some reason I'm not getting any photo results when I click on 'Follow' for James Dugan. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:30, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

• I'll look some more for a tombstone picture on Davis. I'm not sure on the "Follow" thing, but I think what it means is that you are notified when he adds pictures to his photostream. No, I don't think you can search by Flickr User Name. It would seem that you should be able to = but don't know how. Might be a good question for Wikipedia Reference Desk, under subtopic "Computers".--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:16, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Ready for GA

Okay, I believe the James Davis (printer) article is ready for a GA nomination. I'll give it one more going over, and welcome you to do so, before I nominate it. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:41, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

 Done -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:44, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Did a little image management in the Davis article. Yes, the infobox with an image of the Gazette was perhaps a little inappropriate for a biography. So! You had an image of Davis' tombstone after all. I suppose with many thousands of images in your photo library it was collecting dust in one of your folders, aye? Now that we have an image of the actual tombstone I removed the spelled out version of the inscription. Great addition. Many thanks. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 21:13, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

• @Gwillhickers: Article is looking real good. Looks like a Good Article to me. Now all you have to do is make your other articles look as pretty as this one and you will have a handful of Good Articles. You are not that far from that. I think I have a competitor on my heals! --Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:18, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mary F. Hoyt

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Your GA nomination of Mary F. Hoyt

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Question "Find Information" User Page Section

Hi Doug,

I am a new Wikipedia editor and I am learning about the sections of a user page. I noticed that you have the following figures in your "Find Information:" "($28,804 in 2020) = automatically adjusts to current year output, just need amount and start year; another example ($62,216 in 2020)" that I don't understand. Can you please explain the purpose of these figures on your User page?

Thanks for supporting my learning! Robinedits (talk) 02:41, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

@Robinedits: It's a note to myself that shows the template {{USDCY|1000|1906}. That template I use often on many of the articles I am editing when I open that section by clicking on "edit". An example is at the bottom of Lambert (automobile) is a large table and in that table is "Cost" where I used that template a lot for the cost of each car model.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:44, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mary F. Hoyt

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William Austin Burt article, Ancestry section

Hi Doug Coldwell,

Information contained in the [diagram] about Richard^1 Burt, and his son, Richard^2 Burt is not accurate. The diagram cites an unsourced, error prone 1913 sketch by William Richard Cutter. As below, that author either didn't make the reported claims, or his report was in error,

(1) The birth, parentage and origins of the immigrating ancestor, Richard^1 Burt, are unknown. Cutter (1913) did not report when or where Richard^1 Burt was born, nor did the author associate Richard with the place "Dorchester, England." Cutter wrote "Some of [the early Taunton] settlers were from Dorchester, Massachusetts."

(2) The Wikipedia article reports "Jane Adams" was the wife of Richard^1 Burt and mother of Richard^2 Burt. Cutter makes no such claim. Despite that family files and internet user contributed sites name such a wife, no known New England record concerns or mentions Richard's wife. Her identify is unknown or unproven.

(3) While Cutter (1913) reported Richard^2 Burt was born in 1629, he does not say where. (So, Cutter does not claim Richard^2 Burt was born at Caundle Marsh, England.)

(4) Richard^1 Burt isn't known to have died in 1641. Cutter errored when he reported the death "before October 26, 1641, on which date his son Richard chose a guardian." The referenced date should have been 26 October 1647. See Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England 12 vols. in 10 (Boston : Press of W. White, 1855-61), 2:119; digital images, Hathi Trust. The court record refers to Richard^1 Burt as "deceased, late of Taunton."

(5) The chart claims Richard Burt, Jr. (Richard^2 Burt) was "American Family Founder, immigrated abt 1639." There are no known records that concern the immigration of Richard^2 Burt. His father's name appears on list of the "ancient purchasers" of Taunton. The deed has long been lost but is thought to have been made about then. GeneJWiki (talk) 23:36, 2 March 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GeneJWiki (talk • contribs) 23:26, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of SS Chief Wawatam

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Fishkill

Some Fishkill history you'll find interesting: 1 2 -- Gwillhickers (talk) 05:53, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

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Thanks for your hard work onthis!! Bigturtle (talk) 22:50, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lambert friction gearing disk drive transmission

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Your GA nomination of Wawatam Lighthouse

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DYK for Samuel Loudon

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Your GA nomination of Walter Hunt (inventor)

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DYK nomination of Daniel Davis Jr.

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Precious

Five years!

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company

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Your GA nomination of Joseph Nathan Kane

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DYK for Daniel Davis Jr.

On 27 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daniel Davis Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Daniel Davis was the first person in the United States to work with gold and silver electroplating (illustrated) as a business? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daniel Davis Jr.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Daniel Davis Jr.), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Thomas Seavey Hall

Hello! Your submission of Thomas Seavey Hall at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Bruxton (talk) 20:53, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Ratcliff (bookbinder)

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• Hello,

During the June Backlog drive, BlueMoonset marked this reviewer as inactive and set the review for second opinion.

I'll be taking this over and getting to it in the near future. Go well! --Whiteguru (talk) 23:47, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph Nathan Kane

The article Joseph Nathan Kane 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:Joseph Nathan Kane for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of PCN02WPS -- PCN02WPS (talk) 04:00, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Joseph Nathan Kane

The article Joseph Nathan Kane you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Joseph Nathan Kane for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of PCN02WPS -- PCN02WPS (talk) 15:21, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Hall (inventor)

On 22 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Hall (inventor), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thomas Hall made an electric train (pictured) that received power from the rails on which it travelled instead of onboard batteries, a new technology at the time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Hall (inventor). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Hall (inventor)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,161 views (513.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 04:53, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William Phillips Hall

On 27 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Phillips Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that railroad transportation executive William Phillips Hall was known as the "business millionaire evangelist"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Phillips Hall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Phillips Hall), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Seavey Hall

On 28 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Seavey Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thomas Seavey Hall's banjo signals caused a judge to declare him the father of American automatic electric railroad signaling? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Seavey Hall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Thomas Seavey Hall), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive

On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number and age of articles reviewed. Interested in taking part? Sign up here!

You're receiving this message because you have conducted 5+ good article reviews or participated in previous backlog drives. Click here to opt out of any future messages. (t · c) buidhe 04:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Star Watch Case Company

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Your GA nomination of Union (automobile)

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Your GA nomination of Union (automobile)

The article Union (automobile) 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:Union (automobile) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:20, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cone Mills Corporation

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Your GA nomination of Cone Mills Corporation

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Your GA nomination of Union (automobile)

The article Union (automobile) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Union (automobile) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:22, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Buckeye Manufacturing Company

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Your GA nomination of Buckeye Manufacturing Company

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Your GA nomination of Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company

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Your GA nomination of Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company

The article Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lambert Gas and Gasoline Engine Company for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Figureskatingfan -- Figureskatingfan (talk) 15:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thomas Hall (mechanic)

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Your GA nomination of William Goddard (publisher)

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Your GA nomination of William Goddard (publisher)

The article William Goddard (publisher) 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:William Goddard (publisher) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Kaleeb18 -- Kaleeb18 (talk) 02:01, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Hall Typwriter Instruction Booklet

Dear Doug. I found an instruction booklet for the Hall Typewriter on the Internet. It has a salesman's talk text, a drawing, and directions for use. The directions refer to marked places on the drawing. Some of the terminology becomes clearer: the Carriage, Index plate, Racquet lever, Handle, Space key, etc. The Hall Typewriter does not have a ink ribbon but an ink pad. Please see:

https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/Hall.pdf

Best regards, Johannes Schade (talk) 15:59, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

@Johannes Schade: Thanks. I did get the PDF and yes it has a lot of technical information that's looks useful. I'm working on improvements as you had suggested and doing it off-line in a draft. It may take me a few days to put it altogether, so I appreciate your patience. I am interested in improving the article and believe your suggestions are good. In the draft I am working on I am following your guidelines. When I have the draft all done THEN I will drop it in as one edit of the improved article all updated and all done. Just know I am working on the article and you will see the results in a few days as a completed improved article with your suggestions.Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:58, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alexander S. Wolcott

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Your GA nomination of William Goddard (publisher)

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Your GA nomination of Union Automobile Company

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Your GA nomination of Alexander S. Wolcott

The article Alexander S. Wolcott 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:Alexander S. Wolcott for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SirGallantThe4th -- SirGallantThe4th (talk) 18:41, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Johnson (inventor)

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Your GA nomination of John Johnson (inventor)

The article John Johnson (inventor) 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:John Johnson (inventor) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Z1720 -- Z1720 (talk) 21:21, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Union Automobile Company

The article Union Automobile Company you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Union Automobile Company for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Figureskatingfan -- Figureskatingfan (talk) 04:21, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Four-Track News

On 12 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Four-Track News, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Four-Track News is not news about the car music cassettes of the 1950s, but an illustrated magazine of the early 1900s on travel and education put out by the New York Central Railroad? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Four-Track News. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Four-Track News), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thomas Hall (mechanic)

The article Thomas Hall (mechanic) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Thomas Hall (mechanic) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Johannes Schade -- Johannes Schade (talk) 05:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

DYK for William Buchanan (locomotive designer)

On 13 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Buchanan (locomotive designer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Buchanan designed the first vehicle to exceed 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Buchanan (locomotive designer). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Buchanan (locomotive designer)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 7,604 views (633.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of June 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 01:35, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alexander S. Wolcott

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Your GA nomination of Lambert Automobile Company

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Your GA nomination of John Johnson (inventor)

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DYK for George Henry Daniels

On 19 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Henry Daniels, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Henry Daniels has been called the "Father of the Century"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Henry Daniels. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George Henry Daniels), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James L. Buie

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Your GA nomination of James L. Buie

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DYK for Charlie H. Hogan

On 30 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charlie H. Hogan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charlie H. Hogan was called "king of engineers" after he became the first to drive a train at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charlie H. Hogan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charlie H. Hogan), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Star Watch Case Company

The article Star Watch Case Company you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Star Watch Case Company for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Most Comfortable Chair -- The Most Comfortable Chair (talk) 21:02, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lambert friction gearing disk drive transmission

The article Lambert friction gearing disk drive transmission 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:Lambert friction gearing disk drive transmission for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 04:20, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lambert Automobile Company

The article Lambert Automobile Company you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lambert Automobile Company for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Firefangledfeathers -- Firefangledfeathers (talk) 15:23, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Ratcliff (bookbinder)

The article John Ratcliff (bookbinder) 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:John Ratcliff (bookbinder) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tayi Arajakate -- Tayi Arajakate (talk) 07:23, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Ratcliff (bookbinder)

The article John Ratcliff (bookbinder) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John Ratcliff (bookbinder) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tayi Arajakate -- Tayi Arajakate (talk) 23:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Lambert friction gearing disk drive transmission GA renomination

Doug Coldwell, I don't see that you've made any edits at all to the article beyond those made right before your immediate renomination that I reverted. It was your second immediate renomination of this article after a short spate of edits, and in both prior nominations the article had major issues, the first one leading to a quickfail, and the second leading you to terminate the review prematurely after the review required major edits.

I would ask you to show greater consideration for the reviewer volunteers who take on your articles in good faith, only to discover that they sometimes, as was the case with this article, fall significantly short. It is only fair to them that you ensure the article meets the GA criteria prior to nominating. Thank you for taking this on board for future nominations, and if this article isn't quite ready yet, please withdraw the nomination until it's clearly ready. It would be unfortunate indeed if it didn't pass on its third review. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:46, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thomas Hall (mechanic)

The article Thomas Hall (mechanic) 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:Thomas Hall (mechanic) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 09:42, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

The article has passed. There is a known bug in Legobot that causes it to report a failure if a previous nomination failed. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 12:06, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

@Hawkeye7: That makes 222 successful nominations promoted to Good Article Only 28 more to go. (hehehe)--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:19, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of James L. Buie

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Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear Doug Coldwell,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:50, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Benjamin D. Wood

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Your GA nomination of Benjamin D. Wood

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Orphaned non-free image File:Closed-Circuit Education Television Project.jpg

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Your GA nomination of Charles Grafton Page

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Your GA nomination of Mail chute

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Your GA nomination of Mail chute

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Your GA nomination of Charles Grafton Page

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Your GA nomination of Mail chute

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Your GA nomination of Daniel Davis Jr.

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Do not use Wikipedia for self-promotion

I can't believe I'm actually having to tell you this multiple times, but it is absolutely unacceptable to use Wikipedia for self-promotion, as you did at Preparation (principle). If you continue doing this, I will have no choice but to bring this to the attention of an administrator. I'd prefer not having to do that. You should by now be very familiar with Wikipedia policy, considering the amount of time you've been an editor here. Your repeated insertion of blatantly promotional material about yourself (with the edit summary "ce" to boot) is wholly unacceptable, contrary to Wikipedia policy (WP:COI, WP:PROMO, etc.) and absolutely astonishing coming from an editor of your tenure. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 22:34, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Thomas Seavey Hall

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Your GA nomination of William Phillips Hall

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Your GA nomination of Daniel Davis Jr.

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Your GA nomination of Thomas Seavey Hall

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Your GA nomination of William Phillips Hall

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Your GA nomination of Thomas Hall (inventor)

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Your GA nomination of Thomas Hall (inventor)

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Your GA nomination of George Henry Daniels

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Your GA nomination of George Henry Daniels

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Your GA nomination of New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999

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Your GA nomination of New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999

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Your GA nomination of Four-Track News

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Your GA nomination of Four-Track News

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ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:08, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

It would really behoove you to engage at ANI... PICKLEDICAE🥒 20:36, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Does not mean I can reply?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:29, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure what the issue is??? I can demonstrate I have made 234 Good Articles. Of those in 2020 I made 60 Good Articles in a 60 day period of time, averaging 1 Good Article per day. I have created 500 Did You Know articles. Here is a list of my multiple article Did You Knows. Here is a list of my Did You Knows that have been placed in DYK Hall of Fame. This article was put on the main page as an official Did You Know 36 hours from when I created it. Do you need more?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:40, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Falling back on calling yourself a content creator does not negate the need for you to address your behavior which has been brought up repeatedly for 15 years. Good faith editing still requires competence and adherence to basic policy. PICKLEDICAE🥒 21:44, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

• I'm not sure what the issue is??? I can demonstrate I have made 234 Good Articles. Of those in 2020 I made 60 Good Articles in a 60 day period of time, averaging 1 Good Article per day. I have created 500 Did You Know articles. Here is a list of my multiple article Did You Knows. Here is a list of my Did You Knows that have been placed in DYK Hall of Fame. This article was put on the main page as an official Did You Know 36 hours from when I created it. Do you need more?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:49, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

  Are you trolling, Doug? Or are you really so full of yourself that you think mass producing GAs and DYKs makes you above the rules? I don't think you comprehend that there are serious issues with you editing and behavior. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:51, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

  Are you trolling, is your account compromised or is this truly a case of WP:IDHT? I genuinely can't tell since you have refused, as far as I can tell, for your entire editing career to ever address any criticism or concerns about your editing. PICKLEDICAE🥒 21:52, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

September 2022

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for failure to discuss your edits with other editors – please see this discussion –. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.   Salvio 21:14, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you agree to start engaging meaningfully with the community regarding your editing, the block can be lifted. Salvio 21:15, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Doug Coldwell (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I'll be glad to answer. Just now discovered there was an issue. Given an unblock I will give a reply with 3 minutes.-- Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:21, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Accept reason:

I'm unblocking you; please, go to ANI to discuss this issue with the community, because if you do not, you may be blocked again Salvio 22:04, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Not an admin, obviously but the fact that "you didn't know" there was a problem is almost worse than you just ignoring it. PICKLEDICAE🥒 21:27, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

I'm glad to see you finally found the link to your talk page after 15 years of editing, Doug. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:33, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Doug, if you have no objection to me, the blocking administrator, reviewing your unblock request, I will unblock you, so that you can comment on ANI. Salvio 21:42, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

@Salvio giuliano policy says the blocking administrators should not decline unblock requests (emphasis added) but you are free to accept a request as the blocking admin. Barkeep49 (talk) 21:49, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

• I'm not sure what the issue is??? I can demonstrate I have made 234 Good Articles. Of those in 2020 I made 60 Good Articles in a 60 day period of time, averaging 1 Good Article per day. I have created 500 Did You Know articles. Here is a list of my multiple article Did You Knows. Here is a list of my Did You Knows that have been placed in DYK Hall of Fame. This article was put on the main page as an official Did You Know 36 hours from when I created it. Do you need more?--Doug Coldwell (talk) 21:50, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

  You're still expected to follow the behavioral policies. Communication is not optional. —VersaceSpace 🌃 22:14, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Nomination of Preparation (principle) for deletion

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

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

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

Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Travel Holiday GAN

Doug Coldwell, earlier today I removed your nomination of Travel Holiday for GAN; the edit summary read: This is clearly not ready for GAN; the article needs reorganization, a reasonably chronological narrative, and copyediting prior to nominating. You renominated it a few hours later, and looking at the revisions you made, I see that the article still fails to meet the GA criteria in a number of ways, from clear and concise prose copyedited well to being broad in its coverage.

Anyone with the experience you outline in your block discussion above should know better than to submit an article in the condition this one is in. To name just a few things:

• The revised lede is repetitive, not clear and concise.
• While the article goes into great depth about Four-Track News, its development into Travel, and its predecessor brochures and guide books, there is very little about Travel Holiday itself as a magazine during its quarter-century tenure under that title (a mere sentence about its prestige and desirability for restaurants to be featured there). I don't count its movement from publisher to publisher; while informative, it doesn't get to the crux of what the magazine focused on, and how much came from Travel and Holiday.
• Further, as Holiday is also a predecessor of Travel Holiday, there should be a summary here about Holiday's thirty-one years prior to the combination with a reference to Holiday as the main article.

In short, you need to have a similar level of attention to the later history of the magazine as you do to its early history and pre-history. Without it, a GA listing is not possible, and the article should not be nominated again until you have achieved a much better balance.

I will be removing your renomination now, since the article is manifestly unready, and it is unfair to waste the time of a GA reviewer on such an article when they could be reviewing articles that are ready. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:45, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: That's because Doug just copy-pasted the contents of Four-Track News into Travel Holiday and hit the nominate button. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Buchanan (locomotive designer)

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Your GA nomination of William Buchanan (locomotive designer)

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Spotchecking your recent GAs

Doug, per the comment by Fram at ANI, and my reply, I am going to spotcheck the GAs of yours I've recently promoted. I saw one close paraphrasing problem in the ones I reviewed, and Fram's pointed out another egregious example, so I think the check has to be done. Do you want to go through them and make sure they're OK before I spotcheck them? If I find I promoted them with multiple close paraphrasing problems I'm going to have to start the delisting process for them. And FYI I will be doing spotchecks on your articles that I review from now on, so you may also want to review anything you still have in the queue to make sure they're free of paraphrasing problems. If everything comes up clean, great. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

• Sure, I will go through them today. Thanks for the heads up. I will make sure I don't do any close paraphrasing.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:19, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

  OK, let me know when you're done and I'll take a pass through. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:45, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

•  Working I'll continue on this afternoon and pick it up again tomorrow. I will let you know when I have gone through all the GAs.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 16:56, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
•  Done @Mike Christie: I've gone over all the GAs and copy edited accordingly. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:18, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

  Will do. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 19:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

1. Unattributed public domain copying: the diff is me attributing it, foundational.
2. Blatant copying from here; public domain, also unattributed. All of the early life section in this article is copied or closely paraphrased.
3. This diff added added close paraphrasing and borderline direct pasting, removed here and here.
4. Close paraphrasing from this source in Walter Hunt (inventor) Hunt suggested that they come up with a better flax spinning machine. He created the new machine and three months later patented it on June 22, 1826. Hunt went to New York City after receiving the patent to get money needed to make the new mechanism. This visiting was the first time he had gone to such a large city. There he sold the patent rights outright instead of getting money to mass-produce it. This mode of operation became Hunt's style of doing business in the future. compared to To improve efficiency, Hunt suggested that they build a better flax spinner. Several months later Hunt created the new machine that was patented on June 22, 1826. After receiving the patent, Hunt traveled to New York City for the first time in his life to raise the capital needed to manufacture the new machine. Instead he sold the patent outright, which would become Hunt's pattern of doing business.. The last 3 chapters of Mid life section are closely paraphrased from this source. I haven't removed it yet.
5. Unattributed PD copying in the same article, attributed in that diff.
6. More unattributed PD copying in Thomas Hall (inventor), attributed in that diff. More of the same here.

I'm going to stop for now. Doug, if you do closely paraphrase or copy from a book that is in the public domain, please use {{Source-attribution}} and please do not close paraphrase or copy directly from sources not in the public domain. Sennecaster (Chat) 23:29, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

Walter Hunt (inventor) has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Sennecaster (Chat) 04:38, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

As a result of a WP:GAR the page Walter Hunt (inventor) has been delisted as a Good Article.Gusfriend (talk) 11:35, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Conrad Hubert

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Your GA nomination of Conrad Hubert

The article Conrad Hubert you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Conrad Hubert for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 06:22, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Indef block proposal

I don't know if you are aware that the ANI discussion was still ongoing, but a proposal to indef block you has been started there. Your input is welcome. Fram (talk) 09:15, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Advice

Hi Doug - I don't think we've ever interacted before, but I wanted to reach out to you with some friendly advice. First off, let me say that I imagine that it must be horrible to have been contributing so long and now to have that massive litany of comments about your editing over at ANI - honestly, I do get that. However, while I can completely understand why you might not want to engage with all that, I also feel compelled to advise you that your recent lack of engagement with the thread is not doing you any favours. Several editors have brought to light multiple instances of copyright infringements on your part, and it looks like there is strong support for a motion to prohibit you from engaging with either the GA or DYK processes, in hopes of getting you to slow down and address the issue of copyvios in your prose. I would urge you to rea through that stuff, however unpleasant it is, try to understand what people are telling you about paraphrasing and copyvio policy, and make some comment there indicating that you understand the gravity of the issues. Best Girth Summit _(blether) 20:06, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Henry Clay Fry

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Your GA nomination of Henry Clay Fry

The article Henry Clay Fry you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Henry Clay Fry for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 06:41, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Notice that you are now subject to a community-imposed sanction

As a result of this discussion, the following sanction has been imposed on you:

you are indefinitely banned from making any WP:GAs and WP:DYK nominations. After at least one year, you will be allowed to request that this sanction be lifted at the administrators' noticeboard. Unless explicitly revoked as well, after this ban is lifted, you will still be limited to making 3 WP:GAs and 3 WP:DYK nominations per month.

You are free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you. Salvio 12:35, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project

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Your GA nomination of Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project

The article Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project 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:Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wasted Time R -- Wasted Time R (talk) 20:21, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

GA reassessment: Mail chute

Mail chute has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Vladimir.copic (talk) 03:41, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Use of cite template at Street light interference phenomenon

I have addressed your concern and fixed the cite template in the external links section of Street light interference phenomenon by adding |ref=none per Template:HarvErrors. It is also worth noting that (a) the error only shows up for logged in users and does not affect how non logged in users see information and (b) even for logged in users it only affects one of the 3 scripts mentioned on the Template page HarvErrors. Gusfriend (talk) 21:55, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!

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Your GA nomination of Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!

The article Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Blue Pumpkin Pie -- Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 07:21, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

GA reassessment: Buckeye Manufacturing Company

Buckeye Manufacturing Company has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Gusfriend (talk) 07:29, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project

The article Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Washington County Closed-Circuit Educational Television Project for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wasted Time R -- Wasted Time R (talk) 10:41, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Haskelite

Haskelite has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Gusfriend (talk) 04:17, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

As a result of this assessment the Haskelite page has been delisted as a good article. Please read the reassessment page for more.Gusfriend (talk) 23:03, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Haskell canoe into Haskelite

As you have been involved in both articles I wanted to let you know that I have proposed the merging of Haskell canoe into Haskelite with discussion at Talk:Haskelite#Merger discussion. As there are currently both good articles I have also notified notifying the appropriate WikiProjects. Gusfriend (talk) 10:33, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Sorry

Hey Doug, just passing by. I'm not as active as I used to be, but I'm truly saddened to see the recent events here which have resulted in your absence from Wikipedia. I wish you nothing but the best and hope those who are actively engaged in these negative pursuits can see what they're doing and work with you, and not against you to make things work out. Best wishes. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...)