User talk:Wolverine X-eye/Archive 3

On 21 November 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fishing cat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fishing cat mainly inhabits wetlands and preys predominantly on fish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fishing cat. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fishing cat), 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 suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:04, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 16,630 views (692.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

How was my edit unnecessary? I just pointed out a fact and nowhere that sentence was mentioned in any part of the article so I added it for more info Eiehel (talk) 11:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

The lead section is a summary of the article. Meaning, what we say in the lead has already been mentioned in the article body. But that's not why I reverted your edit. No. I reverted your edit because frankly there was no need for that fact. Wikipedia is not a place to list every irrelevant fact about a subject. I hope we don't have this discussion again. Wolverine X-eye ^{(talk to me)} 15:59, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Ok I understand Eiehel (talk) 18:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

	The Million Award
	For your contributions to bring Dog (estimated annual readership: 3,000,000) to good article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 17:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on this vital article! – Reidgreg (talk) 17:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Fennec fox 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Larrayal -- Larrayal (talk) 02:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

On 5 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that dogs (example pictured) have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dog (2nd nomination). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dog), 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 suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Quick facts

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Thank you for bringing this article to GA standard, with determination and for millions of readers! - Please update the QAI list with this user name. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Updated the list :) Wolverine X-eye ^{(talk to me)} 09:14, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! - Today's story comes from a DYK about a concert that fascinated me, and you can listen! For my taste, the hook has too little music - I miss the unusual scoring and the specific dedication - but it comes instead with a name good for viewcount. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:13, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

On the Main page today Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to the (new) Perplexities after Escher. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:32, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Today is a woman poet's centenary. Thank you for improving article quality in December! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:29, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article African bush elephant 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Reconrabbit -- Reconrabbit (talk) 20:23, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

The article Fennec fox you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Fennec fox 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Larrayal -- Larrayal (talk) 13:04, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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The article African bush elephant you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:African bush elephant for comments about the article, and Talk:African bush elephant/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! 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 Reconrabbit -- Reconrabbit (talk) 17:01, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

On 8 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article African bush elephant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that young male African bush elephants in musth killed about 49 white rhinoceros in Pilanesberg National Park between 1992 and 1997? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/African bush elephant. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, African bush elephant), 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 suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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