SnowFire

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I've kept a few old talk page comments like DYK/GA/FA notices out of vanity.

DYK

On June 9, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Commonwealth v. Kneeland, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Discharge petition, was selected for DYK!

On February 20, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Discharge petition, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 23:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 25 Water Street

Hello! Your submission of 25 Water Street 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 02:46, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

DYK

On 30 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Revolt of the Comuneros, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 02:38, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

DYK: L'Encobert

On 23 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article L'Encobert, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 18:45, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Revolt of the Barretinas

On September 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Revolt of the Barretinas, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

PeterSymonds (talk) 15:55, 29 September 2009 (UTC) 20:42, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Nico Smith

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:52, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	Thanks for the ratification maps you added to US Constitutional Amendment articles; they're a great addition. -- Khazar2 (talk) 19:24, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)

The article Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dudley Miles -- Dudley Miles (talk) 11:52, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your help in bringing Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption to Featured Article status. Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 12:18, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence

On 22 September 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that television showings and online streaming of the documentary Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence were stopped after a blogger discredited its key photograph ? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence), 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.

Alex Shih^Talk 00:47, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mosaic (murder mystery)

On 19 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mosaic (murder mystery), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Steven Soderbergh's Mosaic is both a mobile app and a television miniseries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mosaic (murder mystery). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mosaic (murder mystery)), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:02, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Noyes Museum

On 12 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Noyes Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the director of the Noyes Museum of Art said it "was in a beautiful location but it was in the middle of nowhere"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Noyes Museum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Noyes Museum), 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) 00:38, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)

On 4 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Eddie Gallagher, a Navy SEAL, was acquitted of murder in a trial that included a surprise confession by a witness claiming he was the murderer himself? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

mail from The Signpost

Hello, SnowFire. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:39, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Any progress? Please let me know. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 13:33, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

@Smallbones: - Sure - thought you said the suggested deadline was tonight, but I was working in a Google Doc. I'll move my work over later today. SnowFire (talk) 14:49, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, no problem. I suppose I should have warned you that I get nervous over big stories! All the best. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 15:00, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Outstanding - Thank you. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 05:00, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello, SnowFire and Smallbones,

I've read 6 or 7 articles about the situation on the Scots Wikipedia and in none of them was there speculating about the admin's "sexuality". I think including this in the Signpost article is shaming, especially for a teenage boy. There's a huge chance that he hasn't read all of the coverage of this situation on other websites so the Signpost article might be the only place where he sees this mentioned. There were plenty of other personality traits discussed in the coverage so could you substitute one of them for sexuality? Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:07, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

@Liz: I took this to be about Brony - a boy who likes the books on "My little pony". Maybe "gender" would be a better word, but I think almost all teenage boys would take that as an attack on their manhood. I think I saw that in half a dozen articles. Correct me if I'm wrong. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:16, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

@Liz: / @Smallbones: : It was only in the more disreputable articles I didn't link. I'm fine with removing it though just to hide it. (For example, the original 4chan post was very much doing this sort of shaming - it said "they've all been created by a gay 13 year old furry from North Carolina who doesn't even speak Scots". Many of the comments chimed in on similar grounds.) SnowFire (talk) 19:21, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello, SnowFire, just an FYI. I've made a reddit post on the Scotland subreddit linking your excellent article. https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/iji6kx/scots_wikipedia_almost_worthless/ Dutchy45 (talk) 20:17, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Fires on the Plain (2014 film)

On 13 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fires on the Plain (2014 film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2014 film Fires on the Plain, which includes madness, murder, and cannibalism, was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fires on the Plain (2014 film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fires on the Plain (2014 film)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 00:01, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations

Your DYK hook about Fires on the Plain and its tale of madness, murder, and cannibalism drew 5,514 page views (459 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of March as shown at Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics#March 2021. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 21:14, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for St. John's Terminal

On 23 October 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St. John's Terminal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a club set up tennis courts on the roof of St. John's Terminal after its broker spotted it from a helicopter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St. John's Terminal. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, St. John's Terminal), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pilate cycle

On 11 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pilate cycle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that letters and reports continued to appear under Pontius Pilate's name for centuries after his death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pilate cycle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pilate cycle), 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, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jean Webster (cook)

On 22 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jean Webster (cook), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jean Webster daily served hundreds of people free food directly out of her home kitchen for over a decade? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jean Webster (cook). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jean Webster (cook)), 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, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Correspondence of Paul and Seneca

On 24 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Correspondence of Paul and Seneca, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Correspondence of Paul and Seneca was cited in the Middle Ages to claim that Seneca, a Roman philosopher of Stoicism, had converted to Christianity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Correspondence of Paul and Seneca. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Correspondence of Paul and Seneca), 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, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Theodore Silverstein

On 3 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Theodore Silverstein, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that medieval literature scholar Theodore Silverstein's unit in World War II took over the Eiffel Tower to intercept communications of German aircraft? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Theodore Silverstein. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Theodore Silverstein), 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.

Vanamonde 00:02, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Chapters of 2 Maccabees

On 12 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chapters of 2 Maccabees, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the chapters of 2 Maccabees contain some of the earliest statements of belief in a bodily resurrection in Judaism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chapters of 2 Maccabees. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chapters of 2 Maccabees), 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Nice article. Perhaps you should take it to FAC at some point. BorgQueen (talk) 12:08, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

@BorgQueen: Thanks for the compliment. I do plan to take it to GAN. FAC... maybe. Main whine about FAC is that some people there confuse "stylistic preferences" with "demands from on high" and dealing with that can be stressful. This particular article is a bit of a... different approach to how other similar articles do it. In my opinion, it's a *superior* approach (I prefer One Big Article with sections rather than 14-15 smaller articles), but I can see pushback both from "this should really be 14 separate articles" as well as "this should just be part of the main 2 Maccabees article" (although... length constraints and summary style hopefully make clear that wouldn't be wise). I'm still a bit salty about the last time I was at FAC featuring supports from editors who knew the content and agreed it was a good summary, but opposes on prose grounds. But I suppose if at first you don't succeed, wait 15 years then try again... SnowFire (talk) 18:49, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for The Noble Fisherman

On 19 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Noble Fisherman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Noble Fisherman unusually places Robin Hood in the seaside town of Scarborough, and he ends up fighting French pirates? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Noble Fisherman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Noble Fisherman), 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fire Emblem Engage

The article Fire Emblem Engage you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fire Emblem Engage for comments about the article, and Talk:Fire Emblem Engage/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", 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 at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Cukie Gherkin -- Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:04, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chapters of 2 Maccabees

The article Chapters of 2 Maccabees you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Chapters of 2 Maccabees for comments about the article, and Talk:Chapters of 2 Maccabees/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", 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 at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 02:42, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for A City on Mars

Hi, in case you haven't seen this, something you may like: the author of the book A City on Mars posted on their comic/blog a thanks to you (here):

Whoever made the A City on Mars wikipedia entry, bless you. Now when people argue against stuff that we didn't actually say, I'm just linking to the page.

I see that you created the page and wrote all its current content, so I thought you may like to see this. Cheers, Shreevatsa (talk) 16:40, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

@Shreevatsa: Thanks for the ping. I do read SMBC but usually on a phone locked in portrait mode, which inexplicably hides the blog comments (it literally says "rotate phone to view") so I'd have missed that without you bringing it up. I did see a Tweet from Zach noting the Wikipedia article though, which was nice. SnowFire (talk) 02:55, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

DYK for 25 Water Street

On 23 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 25 Water Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 25 Water Street was designed to blend in with historic brick buildings that no longer exist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/25 Water Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 25 Water Street), 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.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 14,852 views (618.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Featured Article Save Award

On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, SnowFire! Your work on Attalus I has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. I hereby award you this Featured Article Save Award, or FASA. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 16:38, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for A City on Mars

On 25 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A City on Mars, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the book A City on Mars covers sex in space, raising children in low gravity, space law, and space cannibalism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A City on Mars. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, A City on Mars), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 12:03, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 9,015 views (751.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Karl Frederik Kinch

On 26 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Karl Frederik Kinch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that archaeologist Karl Frederik Kinch identified the location of Stagira, the hometown of Aristotle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Karl Frederik Kinch. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Karl Frederik Kinch), 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.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for 55 Broad Street

On 4 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 55 Broad Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 55 Broad Street, a skyscraper in the Financial District of Manhattan, was called "an unlovable building in an unlivable neighborhood"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/55 Broad Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 55 Broad Street), 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:04, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter

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Your GA nomination of Apocalypse of Peter

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Your GA nomination of Apocalypse of Peter

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The Premium Reviewer Barnstar

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Your GA nomination of Arabic Apocalypse of Peter

The article Arabic Apocalypse of Peter you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Arabic Apocalypse of Peter for comments about the article, and Talk:Arabic Apocalypse of Peter/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 Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 15:21, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of Timeline of the Second Temple period

Congratulations, SnowFire! The list you nominated, Timeline of the Second Temple period, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Re: Your edit on Phencyclidine

→Cultural depictions: "this is Japanese people picking random English names that sound cool to them in the 1980s, it's not really about PCP."

There are various points in the manga where it is directly referred to as PCP. Damnits (talk) 23:46, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

@Damnits: Fair enough. For what it's worth, I'm not the one who wrote the line about "referred to as Angel Dust in the manga", that was preexisting and I didn't change it (I have not read the manga myself). Do you think the current summary should be changed to just say "includes PCP" rather than the current implication of "a fictional-but-similar drug with the same name", though? (I guess this gets into "how far from reality do we have to get before it stops being the thing" where there isn't always a clear answer...) SnowFire (talk) 03:09, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of Apocalypse of Peter

Congratulations, SnowFire! The article you nominated, Apocalypse of Peter, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Eyyy congrats 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 13:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Eyyy congrats Panini! • 🥪 02:06, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

@Panini! heya, adv Merry Christmas! 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 12:12, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Revelation of the Magi

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		This is presented to you by the GAR process in recognition of your sterling work in helping Wild Arms (video game) retain its Good Article status. Please feel free to display the GA icon on your userpage. Keep up the good work! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:23, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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Discussion

Hi SnowFire. Can you explain your removal of the banner here? Andrzejbanas (talk) 23:51, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Hey hey, I appreciate you expanding on the previous edit here. Can you show me what you mean? i've continued discussing content and I don't really see what you mean by "There is an affirmative case made". Andrzejbanas (talk) 23:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

@Andrzejbanas: - Sorry, as mentioned my phone apparently interpreted a touch to the enter key at the wrong time. I'll reply on the talk page.

I will say on a more personal note as something to not clog up the article talk page with... take it or leave it. There are editors I've sharply disagreed with before, that I think they're wrong about everything and they probably think I'm wrong about everything, but it's been fine. People cast their "votes" and move on with their lives. But if you want to enrage other editors and make them mad, then misrepresent their position. Again, you don't have to agree with their position. You can say it's the dumbest thing ever. But at least take them at their word for what their position is. I don't think you're helping with your claims that nobody is refuting you and the only arguments are OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. I responded in good faith because I think you're a good editor, and to discard what I stated as either off-topic or OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is insulting and maddening, and not a collaborative way to do things. If you think it's wrong... just say it's wrong, and why. That's fine. Don't say that others aren't making the argument they are clearly making. SnowFire (talk) 00:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

I was more or less looking for some reasoning or rule to apply. I did not find any in the long discussion. As I didn't see any response outside a long discussion of "I don't see it that way." which I did not find as convincing. While I don't find it resolved, I've taken the next step forward. I won't be re-sending the banner otherwise. Andrzejbanas (talk) 01:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

@Andrzejbanas: My suggestion would be to then say "I don't find the arguments you've put forward convincing" which is subtly but importantly different from "No one has given me or anyone a wiki rule". You have, objectively, been given multiple citations to "wiki rules" and fairly detailed reasoning resting on citing of non-controversial policy and practice. Maybe these citations are wrong or misleading, but they've been given. SnowFire (talk) 02:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Fair, I feel that's splitting hairs but I'll try to clarify that for the future. Thank you. I don't recall any rules being flung to be I'll assume they had been but as you said, I don't feel like they countered the rules I was suggesting any further. Regardless, if there was something cut and dry and I missed it, I'm sure other will be able to show them where I've missed out. Andrzejbanas (talk) 05:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Congratulations on today's featured article, Apocalypse of Peter! It's incredibly well done. As a Christian myself I'm always happy to see various works regarding the faith given quality work and scrutiny. Panini! • 🥪 02:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for Apocalypse of Peter, introduced: "If you flip to the back of a Christian Bible these days, you'll find the Book of Revelation as the final book in the New Testament. But did you know that over in some rather plausible alternate timelines, there would be TWO books of Revelation in the back - the Revelation of John, and the Revelation of Peter? It took centuries to come up with a consensus New Testament; the contents weren't obvious. Our oldest surviving list that is close-ish to the New Testament, the Muratorian fragment, actually includes the Revelation of Peter as part of its canon! Some other early Christian writers seem to have thought it deserved canonical status, too. That didn't happen, of course, but it's interesting. (Although given some of the content, Christianity may have dodged a bullet here...) This article includes the latest scholarship, as there's been decent interest lately - Eric Beck wrote a 2019 book on it (the thesis it's based on is open-access, link in the article), Bart Ehrman covered it pretty heavily in a 2022 book on katabases in general, and a monograph collection on the topic just dropped just a few months ago, also free & open-access (link in article). I ran the article past Beck over email and he didn't have any complaints, so hopefully a good sign."! - Beethoven's remembered in my story and music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:22, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Today, a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, SnowFire. I'm just posting to let you know that Timeline of the Second Temple period – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for January 17, 2025. 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) 22:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Nice article! Very interesting.

★Trekker (talk) 21:06, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

In these final moments of 2024, thank you

I could not end the year without expressing my gratitude for your steadfast defense nearly three months ago. In the face of opposing replies, you continued to devote your time and energy for several lengthy additional arguments on my behalf which were greatly appreciated and made all the difference in the end.

I am all the more grateful for the fact that, although we have not interacted in the more-or-less two decades of our time on Wikipedia, you made the considerable effort of interceding in this ANI. My 76th birthday is coming up in six weeks and I hope to have a few more years of editing, but for that remaining time I will continue to remember your kindness. My best wishes for 2025. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 00:42, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Happy New Year to you, SnowFire!

	Happy New Year!
	Hello SnowFire: Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels? Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unnecessary blisters. Wil540 art (talk) 14:54, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

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DYK for Revelation of the Magi

On 6 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Revelation of the Magi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Biblical Magi dispense mysterious vision-inducing foods in the Revelation of the Magi, which a scholar proposed to be an account of ritual hallucinogen intake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Revelation of the Magi. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Revelation of the Magi), 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) 00:03, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

story · music · places

Thank you for an interesting contribution to the feast day, - I have a Bach cantata for it, 300 years OTD, on the same page (which I wanted to expand, but had no time, will do next). I believe your "revelation" has GA potential. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:46, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks for your comments.

I agree that Revelation of the Magi is probably GA quality, but eh, I'm generally fine with leaving stuff at GA-quality levels. Actually getting something promoted to GA is a lot of work and involves other editors potentially changing the nominator's absolutely perfect, untouchable prose (in whatever direction ;-) ), so I'm generally fine with sprinkling decent articles around and leaving them at that. (Obviously got a few GA promotions but eh, don't want to do it for every single article I think I gets up to the GA-ish quality spot.) Can't comment on the Bach cantatas, I'm afraid, though. SnowFire (talk) 02:01, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining, and I think I understand. It may be just my initials, but I - not a native speaker of English - like the extra reviewing that comes with GA. Of course not for every single article ;) - My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:25, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Israeli Cinema Task Force Invitation

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