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On 13 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article GV Yishun, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that architect Geoff Malone was tasked with impressing visitors with a "rocket ship" design for a Singapore movie theatre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/GV Yishun. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, GV Yishun), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Thank you for this interesting article and fact, and welcome to WP:QAI. Sorry, I noticed only now that you joined. Post articles for review on the talk and review ;) - Today's TFA is by Wehwalt, one of the project founders. Thank you for improving article quality! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Aw, thanks Gerda! Really honoured to have the Gerda Arendt welcome me to QAI. Icepinner 07:03, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

blushing a bit - I feel like the project secretary, missing those who started it. I was in Singapore once, briefly, and liked it. Will explore your articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:14, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

I am sad that I had to bring two more people to the main page because they died. At least the video in my story is cute, made for children. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:48, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for improving article quality in October. My latest: Roberta Alexander, - listen. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you for quality articles around Singapore such as List of Singapore LRT stations, articles of MRT stations, Details Cannot Body Wants and Istana Park, for helping to retain GA quality and for reviewing, for: I got lots of articles to destub :) - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 3000 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:42, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Oh my! Thanks for bestowing the Precious award on me (and I'm even recipient number 3000!) Like I've said above, WP:SG has a lot of articles needing expansion, so my work isn't done yet, but I'm still grateful for this award. By the way, when you were in Singapore, did you manage to visit The Esplanade? Really amazing building. Icepinner 13:50, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

The lead should have an indication of the opening year ;) - It was after I visited Singapore. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Yew Tee MRT station has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AlphaBetaGamma -- AlphaBetaGamma (talk) 14:06, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Hi, Icepinner. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Singapore LRT stations – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for November 7. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:24, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Marymount MRT station is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 04:48, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

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Your good article nomination of the article Marymount MRT station has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 03:13, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Marymount MRT station has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 04:24, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

It's been over a week since there last was a comment there; should it be closed as no consensus? If you'd like to, you can reopen the proposal at WT:SG Whyiseverythingalreadyused (talk) 09:04, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

@Whyiseverythingalreadyused: Possibly. I think this may fall under an "uncontroversial merge", though I must admit that I talked about this with a few editors off-Wiki, and those editors participated in the merger discussion (their thoughts are completely independent of me, I must stress). I may relist it on WT:SG, but if there's no input from other editors, then I will close the discussion as no consensus. Icepinner 10:38, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Ok cool Whyiseverythingalreadyused (talk) 11:09, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

@Icepinner I'll go ahead and close the original nomination at the depot

Relist it on the project talk if you wish :3 Whyiseverythingalreadyused (talk) 13:59, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Ah well, thanks for taking part in the discussion, Whyiseverythingalreadyused! Icepinner 14:18, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

:3 Whyiseverythingalreadyused (talk) 14:20, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Marsiling MRT station has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 11:07, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

Your good article nomination of the article Marsiling MRT station has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 02:02, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

		The Premium Reviewer Barnstar
		This award is given to Icepinner for accumulating at least 20 points in the October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive. Your dedicated reviews contributed to the successful reduction of the backlog and helped improve the quality of articles. Here's our token of appreciation. Thank you for your time and efforts, and hopefully we'll see you soon again! Bgsu98 (Talk) 14:45, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! Icepinner 15:00, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

On 3 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bukit Gombak MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the roof designs of Bukit Gombak and Bukit Batok stations were based on the logo of the Singapore Housing and Development Board? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bukit Gombak MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bukit Gombak MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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On 3 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bukit Batok MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the roof designs of Bukit Gombak and Bukit Batok stations were based on the logo of the Singapore Housing and Development Board? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bukit Gombak MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bukit Batok MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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On 12 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yew Tee MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yew Tee station has a kampong-styled roof and a colour scheme that blends in with its surroundings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yew Tee MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yew Tee MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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On 13 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aljunied MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the roof of Aljunied station has been described as a "caterpillar" and a "rib cage"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aljunied MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Aljunied MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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On 18 November 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Teck Lee LRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Teck Lee station (pictured) opened nearly 20 years after it finished construction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Teck Lee LRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Teck Lee LRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Thank you for support in November, including more quality content! - On St. Cecilia's Day - patron saint of music - I remember a composition by Benjamin Britten, and have a woman on the main page who illustrated songs, with a sense of humour. My places take you to Milan, my first visit to La Scala, also a botanical garden, and music features our latest choral Abendlob, with English music. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:31, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

I would like to visit Italy someday and see some cool Roman / Renaissance stuff, but alas, maybe not until for another couple of years. Also, that pasta at Giannino 3 looks incredibly delicious. Icepinner 23:19, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, and look at more food on today's image, - she "portrayed" herself with her husband at the end of the table, - would have been good for Thanksgiving ;) --

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On 10 December 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marymount MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Superstring at Marymount station features child-like drawings of the sun, a singing bird, and cryptic messages on babies and saving water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marymount MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Marymount MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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Thank you for improving article quality in December! - The 1715 Advent Bach cantata translates to "Prepare the ways", - listen to quite stunning music if you haven't ;) - "places" take you to Copenhagen. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda. I was pretty busy with school and other IRL stuff (along with saving stuff for the Wikicup), so my output has decreased. Still, hoping that I can improve more stuff next year! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 23:12, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

	Infinite Possibilities
	Is this real life? Yes! Is this going to be forever? No! Elvis is getting ready to leave the building and 2026 is about to be born, kicking and screaming. They say nothing gold can stay, but I say, don't listen to them, stay golden all the same. Here's to a new year of infinite diversity and beautiful combinations! Viriditas (talk) 21:52, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Viriditas! Happy holidays and happy new year as well. I got nostalgic from The Outsiders quote, which reminds me of a time when I was younger. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 23:09, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, that was exactly how it was supposed to be interpreted. You are aces in my book. BTW, did you know Americans experimented with this kind of architecture in the 1970s and 1980s, but it never took off? I've always loved it and it's great to see that Singapore took it to the next level. Viriditas (talk) 23:15, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Ooohh, that's interesting! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 13:40, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, there was a condo development in my town that experimented with it. Apparently, the upkeep was high and that likely deterred them but it was super cool. Very much like your photo, they built units around a central atrium filled with a forest and waterfall. This was also a thing in 1970s Americana. In California at the time, it was very popular to plant trees within the interior of a house itself, often with an atrium like a sun room. This practice disappeared by the 1980s and most people today have probably never heard of it. I even know of people who created massive Japanese gardens that went in and around their home. One person went so far as to create an entire koi pond, complete with bridges, that surrounded their home on both sides. As you can imagine, the kind of upkeep on that is unimaginable, so after a few years, they drained it and covered it up. Viriditas (talk) 22:21, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Crazy stuff. If only the ideas of 70s and 80s architects were accepted.... Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 08:25, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks, Dclemens1971, for the message! Will spread the WikiLove around :) Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 15:34, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks ZKang! Here's to improving more MRT and Singapore articles! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 08:23, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks Abishe! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 08:24, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello Icepinner: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 05:39, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you Danilo! Appreciated your detailed reviews for my articles :) Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 09:36, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

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:3 Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:40, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays to you as well, WIEAU! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 16:59, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks :3

Also, do check out the ice I've pinned at your guestbook lol Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 17:53, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

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Thanks Volten! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 05:57, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

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Thanks for letting me know, Epicgenius. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 03:40, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving article quality in January! - 20 January is the 100th birthday of David Tudor (see my story) and the 300th birthday of Bach's cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13, if we go by date instead of occasion as he would have thought, so see my story for last Sunday, and celebrate ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving article quality in February, including more quality content! - My story today is again about Percy Grainger (FA by Brian Boulton), this time with a video that surprised me. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

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On 25 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bartley MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Coin Mat in Bartley station is made of 164,800 one-cent coins? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bartley MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bartley MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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I ran through the article, tagged all the URL-free news articles as locked behind NLB-run multimedia stations, and verified them against the article's claims at the nearest public library

Congratulations; they are all verified Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 10:17, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

(Yes, I intend to nominate myself as the article's GA reviewer and pass it; that was preparatory work) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 10:18, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Cool, thanks! Really helpful since I've recently lost access to Newslink, unfortunately (I'll search for another way to gain access...) Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 12:21, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

In all honesty, you should just go to whatever the nearest public library is (multimedia is available at all of them other than Chinatown and Orchard)

Subscription for ST is a lie Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:12, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

By the way, my definition of "news articles" excluded the LTA-published Art-in-Transit book that also didn't have a URL; I verified that one today and it checks out (had to go to CCK because they didn't have the book at Jurong West lol)

The GA review is coming, trust me Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 07:33, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

I could have given you the necessary pages by the way (tip: you shouldn't really be going to the library to verify info in an offline book. It's the nominator's duty to provide those samples).

I would go to a public library to get my news articles, but unfortunately, the one around the corner is closed, so I kinda have to go to the national library for all my library runs, which is extremely time-consuming given my schedule. I somehow need to convince my school's librarian to reset the password of the school's heavily under-utilised NLB account, which in turn gives me access to Newslink (hopefully this works!).

Also, apologies if any offence was taken against me publicly calling you out in Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations#Second opinion on GAN review. This was the first time I've encountered such an issue and I wasn't sure on the most appropriate action to take, so another editor suggested I post a message on WT:GAN. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 03:59, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Don't worry

Also, fym your entire school has a single NLB account for research by its students... lol Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:03, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

(you checked the thread about the Dakota MRT article I started at WT:GAN I believe?) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:06, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

I did read the thread, yes.

I dunno why my school only has a single NLB account. Maybe not enough demand/interest in researching Singapore topics? Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 04:10, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Oh shit, must be a WP:ROLE violation^[Humour] Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 04:12, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

(I posted an offer to review that article on the reward board; let's see if that draws anyone) Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 16:27, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

On 9 March 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lorong Chuan MRT station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the public art at Lorong Chuan station depicts landmarks, the Merlion, and political events like the Pedra Branca dispute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lorong Chuan MRT station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lorong Chuan MRT station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

HurricaneZeta^C 00:03, 9 March 2026 (UTC)