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DYK for Fan Lau Fort

On 29 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fan Lau Fort, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hong Kong's Fan Lau Fort was captured by the very pirates it was built to repel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fan Lau Fort. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Khanjar

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Khanjar 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 Coemgenus -- Coemgenus (talk) 12:41, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Please comment

https://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(sports)#Bullpen_catchers Alex (talk) 06:01, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Khanjar

The article Khanjar you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Khanjar for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Coemgenus -- Coemgenus (talk) 13:43, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

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Major League

I've never heard of Major League being a generic term before, as I've understood it to be a proper name. Do you have a guideline you can point to that says it must be lower-cased? Example articles might be sufficient but only if there was a discussion related to the article about the case that is used. Stevie is the man! 13:52, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

@Stevietheman – Please refer to MOS:INSTITUTIONS. Unless you don't consider Nippon Professional Baseball as a "major league" – which would be very myopic and Amerocentric – the term "major league" is a generic term as detailed in Ichiro Suzuki ("Japan's and America's major leagues" in the lead). —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:44, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

You're right. It's about the context. So when you're talking about a Major League Baseball player, "Major League" should be capitalized, because you're not referring to a generic major league. Stevie is the man! 22:07, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Compare to when talking about an American Civil War figure. In their article, "Civil War" will be capitalized, for the simple reason that we're not referring to a generic civil war. Stevie is the man! 22:08, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

@Stevietheman – I never said it was about context, so stop deceptively misinterpreting my words. Your comparison to the Civil War is completely moot, because one would always specify it with the prefix "American–" or "US–". I hope you do know there was another civil war of far greater significance – just because "your" civil war took place in the US doesn't make it the be-all-and-end-all "Civil War", hence the need to specify. Likewise, if you want to capitalize "Major League", refer to it by its proper name "Major League Baseball" or abbreviation "MLB". —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:14, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

No matter what you said, it is about context. If you're talking about an American Major League Baseball player, Major League is capitalized because there are not generic major leagues in relation to the subject. Same for the American Civil War. If you're talking about an American Civil War figure, you can refer to Civil War because you're not talking about generic civil wars. Same would go for an English Civil War figure. You seem to want to make this about sensitivity to other contexts, when those contexts don't apply. I don't agree, and as of now, I am fully confident that the change was correct. Stevie is the man! 23:49, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

@Stevietheman – Oh, so you're changing your argument now? "I don't agree, and as of now, I am fully confident that the change was correct." – I'm sorry, but that's not how WP works. Not to mention, the arrogance from that statement reeks. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:13, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

My argument has been the same from the start. I'm all for consensus, but you haven't presented any argument that corresponds to this issue as of yet, and thus, to this point, I am confident the changes are correct. Again, you seem to think this is about not being sensitive to other contexts that aren't there. In the article we're discussing, you have to answer this question: Are there other possible contexts for "Major League" with regards to the subject? If so, you're right on this one. If not, I'm right. As soon as you show me relevant guidelines or discussions that demonstrate consensus, I'll be happy to take a look. Stevie is the man! 00:33, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

@Stevietheman – I already cited two featured articles. Are you trying to say that the entire FAC process is not "demonstrative consensus". FAs are thoroughly reviewed from top to bottom, so your excuse that they "might be sufficient but only if there was a discussion related to the article about the case that is used" simply doesn't wash. I'll cite you some more FAs if you're still in disbelief – Jim Thome (passed in 2014), Mike Capel (2013), Harmon Killebrew (2011). I could list dozens more, but it appears you like to cherry pick evidence and ignore legitimate proof when it conflicts with your unilateral proposal. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:57, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

And since you're the one proposing a new wording, the burden of proof falls on you. Why don't you show me some evidence (i.e. reliable sources, refs, etc.) of the usage of "Major Leagues"? —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:59, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

@Stevietheman – Pile-on consensus from WP:BASEBALL confirming that it's "major league", even when referring to the MLB. I'll repeat, show me the evidence of the capitalized term "Major League" being used, or I'll begin the process of mass reverting your changes. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:15, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup award

WikiCup 2014: The results

The 2014 WikiCup champion is Godot13 (submissions), who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.

A full list of our prize-winners follows:

• Godot13 (submissions) wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 181 featured pictures in the final round.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 65 did you knows in the final round.
• Casliber (submissions) wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for four featured articles in the final round.
• Czar (submissions) wins the prize for fourth place
• Sturmvogel 66 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• Bloom6132 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• 12george1 (submissions) wins a final 8 prize.
• ChrisGualtieri (submissions) wins the GA prize for 27 good articles in round 2 and the review prize for 28 good article reviews in round 1.
• Caponer (submissions) wins the FL prize for three featured lists in round 2.
• Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize his work on featured portals.
• Figureskatingfan (submissions) wins the topic prize for a nine-article featured topic in round 3.
• ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the news prize for 28 in the news articles in round 3.

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have participated this year. We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:51, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Boat Race GAs

Glad to see you making the best of the newly promoted Boat Race GAs at DYK. Hopefully plenty more to come. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:41, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man – Glad to help out. I'm just trying to nominate as many articles from others as possible before DYK scraps the QPQ exemption for non-self-noms. Hopefully we'll still have a couple more days – just keep churning out those GAs and I'll keep nominating. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:13, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

No problem, I have no deadline for the GAs although I'd like to complete my project before next April. No awards coming my way but I'd like it to be the most comprehensive catalogue of reports on the Boat Race in the world. We'll see. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:25, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1839

On 14 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1839, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Cambridge won the 1839 University Boat Race by 35 lengths, the largest winning margin in the history of the race? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1839. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup/Scoring

Just as a general note (and, if I've said this before, maybe that says something about how you come across) Misplaced Pages is not a courtroom, and other editors are not your enemies. Some of the things you say come across as incredibly confrontational, and read like a failure to assume good faith. I have no doubt that your intentions are good ones, but please remember that you are talking to real people with real feelings, and these are people who volunteer to take part here. We're all working towards the same goal: while we don't all have to be friends (though many of us are), a collegiate atmosphere is appropriate. J Milburn (talk) 00:16, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK nom of The Boat Race 1861

Hello! Your submission of The Boat Race 1861 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Cowlibob (talk) 14:03, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Boat Race 1976

Hello! Your submission of The Boat Race 1976 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Cowlibob (talk) 14:42, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1857

On 15 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1857, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1857 University Boat Race featured the first keel-less carvel-built boat in the history of the race? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1857. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Boat Race 1852

Hello! Your submission of The Boat Race 1852 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Cowlibob (talk) 12:40, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Etal Castle

On 17 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Etal Castle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Etal Castle, located near the Anglo-Scottish border, lost its military value after the Union of the Crowns in 1603? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Etal Castle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:59, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for The Boat Race 1852

On 19 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1852, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1852 University Boat Race saw the Oxford crew coached by former Cambridge cox Thomas Selby Egan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1852. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:01, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ebbor Gorge

Hello! Your submission of Ebbor Gorge 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Simon Burchell (talk) 13:25, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1976

On 19 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1976, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Oxford won the 1976 University Boat Race with the then-fastest winning time of 16 minutes and 58 seconds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1976. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:15, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1845

On 20 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1845, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1845 University Boat Race was the first time the event was contested along The Championship Course? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1845. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 22:45, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1856

On 21 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1856, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1856 University Boat Race was umpired by a former Cambridge University Boat Club president who had rowed in both the March and December races of 1849? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1856. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:04, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1842

On 22 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1842, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1842 University Boat Race was Oxford's first victory on "London water"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1842. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:33, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1849 (March)

On 23 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1849 (March), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that every member of the Cambridge crew that won the March 1849 University Boat Race came from Trinity College? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1849 (March). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:48, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Boat Race 1861

On 24 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Boat Race 1861, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1861 University Boat Race featured the first non-British competitor in the history of the event? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1861. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:41, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

DYK for London Philharmonic Orchestra

On 27 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article London Philharmonic Orchestra, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded all of the 205 national anthems used at the medal ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/London Philharmonic Orchestra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:23, 27 November 2014 (UTC)