User talk:Annwfwn

Sakhalin Husky PDF

Hello, sorry for bothering you, but I found this PDF. i believe it is related to the sakhalin husky but I cannot read it because its in russian and google wont translate PDF files. I was wondering if you would be interested.

http://ashcbs.ru/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Sbornik-Sahalinskie-lajki.pdf

thank you for your work on the Sakhalin Husky article! SpookMew (talk) 18:11, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a link to what I've translated so far https://docs.google.com/document/d/146PmtIMWvXbBy2oTR5pzqkX0Go8H2OpmnVkqDbjeL70/edit?usp=sharing Annwfwn (talk) 01:39, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! This is really interesting! SpookMew (talk) 01:47, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'd love to, but it may be quite delayed. I'm currently recovering from a brain tumor resection and my vision and energy aren't great. Today is my first time on wikipedia in months! Annwfwn (talk)

DYK nomination of Alopekis

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DYK nomination of Caleb Grimshaw

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Userbox request - September 29, 2023

@JoeNMLC:Greetings, Asking for Userbox - Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub improvement, I cloned {{User WikiProject Buses}} (I'm a great cloner). The wikicode with "pre" is here. This may or may not be correct, and I know zero knowledge about how to install the right way. So I'm asking for your help. Thanks, JoeNMLC (talk) 22:14, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great, I played with your first box changing "| info-a = {{{info-a|center}}}" to "| info-a = center." You could add a border-s value to change the thickness of the surrounding box and I made the Wiki letter bigger since I'm vision impaired. Example:
This user is a member
of WikiProject Stub Improvement.




  1. The next step is to create a new page entitled "User:JoeNMLC/Userboxes/whatever you wanna call your userbox" and paste your code there.
  2. Then you can link to the page using {{User:JoeNMLC/Userboxes/whatever you named your userbox}}.

    If you get stuck, let me know. Here are your other two boxes just to admire:
This user is a member
of WikiProject Stub Improvement.


This user is a member of
Wikipedia Stub Improvement.

Annwfwn (talk) 00:11, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Annwfwn, Thanks for doing this request. Two things, the "br" needs to be moved to the left of the word "of"; the two-color shade appears on left side but is transparent on right side of the userbox. Is it Ok to create this as subpage of Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub improvement so it's with the WP instead of me? JoeNMLC (talk) 00:30, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yeah, all those weird spaces. How does it look now? And yes, the project is fine to use, you can use a Wikipedia project, template or a user. Annwfwn (talk) 00:52, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done - Thanks Annwfwn for your help. Now I will create the Userbox subpage at the wikiproject. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 03:06, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
* Update - I did create Userbox as a Template, not subpage & it's Ok. FYI, those Userbox colors came from "Bubble colors" for Stub-class. Before it's archived, I did copy/paste here of that color spectrum. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 18:39, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Alopekis

On 10 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alopekis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alopekis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alopekis), 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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Hook update
Your hook reached 19,471 views (811.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2023 – nice work!

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DYK for Caleb Grimshaw

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DYK nomination of Shukriyya Akhundzada

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DYK for Shukriyya Akhundzada

On 25 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shukriyya Akhundzada, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Shukriyya Akhundzada learned of her husband's death 15 years after it occurred? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shukriyya Akhundzada. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shukriyya Akhundzada), 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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Hook update
Your hook reached 17,371 views (723.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and hope you are well

Thanks for your contributions, attentiveness to detail and proposals worthy of discussion. (Productive editors should get occasional general thanks, in my opinion.) I looked at your user page and saw you were having medical issues. I can relate to that. I hope you are recovering and will be doing well now and in the future. Donner60 (talk) 21:01, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Awww thank you! I am inching back to normal. Annwfwn (talk) 22:25, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hassan Pasha (Mamluk)

On 19 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hassan Pasha (Mamluk), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Baghdad governor Ḥassan Pasha bought the slave who married his granddaughter and went on to become governor of the same city? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hassan Pasha (Mamluk). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hassan Pasha (Mamluk)), 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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Welcome

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Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Annwfwn! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)17:55, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

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February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

Citation Barnstar

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