AirshipJungleman29

Belated, but congratulations on this monumental achievement! Truly a pillar of WP's biographies. Aza24 (talk) 03:32, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

The article Oghul Qaimish 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:Oghul Qaimish and Talk:Oghul Qaimish/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:02, 27 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello,

I undid your edit. We now require a discussion before adding articles to VA5. You are obviously welcome to propose their addition. _pbp 20:32, 29 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hey, thanks for your comments at Vital articles. Thought provoking, I think I overstated some things which you helped me see, even though I still disagree. Anyway, the force at which you disagree makes me think, if you have time and care, you would be the perfect second set of eyes to look over a GAN I am having trouble with. I haven't requested a second opinion before, and I think it would be too early to request one before completing any part of the review process beyond #3 (maybe I'm wrong).

This is what it looked like when it was nominated. My concern was it was not clear if the subject of the article was the museum, or the building the museum is in. I think this was very apparent from the lead, but also from a history of the museum not mentioning the museum until halfway through.

In talking to the nominator, it has become clear the issue is complex. In their words: "Dia Bridgehampton, while ostensibly an art museum, is really a permanent, site-specific, art installation". The artist the museum is about oversaw the creation of the museum, renovating the building for it. The museum today features exhibits from previous uses of the building, and a post on the stairs, painted by the artist, is an exhibit. Still, this doesn't change that the article is about the museum, not the building. If it reads like its about the building then it's too broad and fails #3b.

I've been suggesting changes to make it clear to the reader what the subject of the article is (i.e., splitting the building history into a section later in the article). But it is clear to me now just how much of a rewrite is needed. The lead has been focused on in rewrites, and the subject of two out of the first three sentences is still the building/structure.

Again, if you have time and are okay with bypassing the second opinion feature in just this instance, I would be grateful for your insight into whether this is a problem, and where the article is now. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 12:43, 1 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Why did you remove that DYK image? I don't see how it violated WP:DYKIMG, because it is crop of an image used in the second bolded article and I'm not sure how it is violating WP:DYKVAR either, because there was only one other sports-related hook in the set, but maybe I am missing something here. – Editør (talk) 20:52, 1 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

WP:DYKIMG: "Try to avoid images that divert readers from the bolded article into a side article – for example, taking a hook about a fictional character and picturing the character's also-linked portrayer." An image depicting Bol would have diverted a massive amount of attention away from the articles the hook was created to showcase.

WP:DYKVAR: "try to avoid having two images of people in adjacent sets." There was also an image of a person in the previous set. Given the DYKIMG problem, I chose to adjust this one.

Hope that helps Editør. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:14, 1 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for your explanation. – Editør (talk) 08:44, 2 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

AirshipJungleman29

Your edit was reverted for lack of a reference. It is on page 54 of Yeager's eponymous book. Here are the words from the book:

    Don Bochkay was the old man. He was about twenty-five, a Californian who loved to tinker with cars. Silk panties or nylons were impossible to get in wartime London, and he had his mother send him some to use as bait. One night, five of us were in a West End pub getting drunk, while Ol' Boch made a play for one of the barmaids by giving her a pair of fancy silk panties. "Honey, "Boch said to her, "you stick with me and you'll be fartin' through silk." That line became famous throughout the entire Eighth Air Force.

I think that story and quote is an important part of anything about Donald Bochkay, especially since it was soon widely quoted in the Eighth Air Force.

Tupelo the typo fixer (talk) 12:56, 3 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Tupelo the typo fixer, not entirely sure what you're talking about. I have made one edit to Donald H. Bochkay, which was adding the words "propeller-driven" to a sentence. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:02, 3 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

So sorry, I assumed that you had made the entry that was reverted right after you made your edit. Turns out that the that Toadboy123, who did the revert, was reverting his own edit!!

Tupelo the typo fixer (talk) 16:59, 3 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Can you please advise on how the referencing of Latin tenses could be brought up to a higher standard? Thanks. Kanjuzi (talk) 04:55, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi Kanjuzi, see UndercoverClassicist's comments in the GA review. Essentially, every bit that analyses, explains, or interprets the Latin language must be cited to a modern secondary source. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

OK, I'll accept your judgement. Of course the great majority of statements, certainly those which are the least likely to be challenged, are referenced to standard reference books such as Gildersleeve & Lodge. Other statements, which are common ground and well known to all students of Latin, it seems to me don't need a reference. However, it seems to me that a rating of "C" is rather low if we compare this article to the criteria in Wikipedia:Content assessment for grade C. Descriptions for class C such as "Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study" seem far wide of the mark in this case. Kanjuzi (talk) 13:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Kanjuzi, C-class is defined at Wikipedia:Content assessment as failing "one or more of the criteria for B-Class." One of the B-class criteria is "The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations." A Wikipedia article is not meant just for students of Latin—it is meant for readers of all experience. A "moderately detailed study" requires the article to satisfy the verifiability policy properly; at the moment, the article doesn't do that, but it shouldn't be much work at all to get it up to standard. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:14, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your comment on the 'First person to do hooks' on Mary Jane Patterson. Good point. Where should I leave my ideas for alternative hooks? Balance person (talk) 11:06, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Balance person, on the nomination is best. See e.g. Template:Did you know nominations/David Fishwick for an example of how to format the alternative hooks. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:33, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

OK I hope I have done it correctly. I have changed the main hook and explained why. Have left ALT1 hook and explained why. If something else is, needed do let me know? Thanks for your help. Balance person (talk) 13:03, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

I see you have done it correctly for me. Thank you. I couldn't see how to add a new improved hook. I usually use visual editor and find the other editor hard to do! Could you tell me what happens next? Does an administrator have to decide now? Balance person (talk) 16:05, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Today I have three "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, like 22 July but with interview and the music to be played today -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 8 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

The Gibson hook should have been edited for "unlikely to change". ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:27, 8 August 2024 (UTC)Reply