User talk:Yoninah

DYK for Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem)

On 2 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon of Jerusalem was the fourth yeshiva established on three continents by Rabbi Simcha Wasserman? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem)), 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) 00:30, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Question: Possible pre-election DYK

Hi Yoninah, I have a question regarding the DYK nomination for Gertrude Foster Brown. It is now green; Proposed hooks note publication of her book Your Vote and How to Use It (1921). I was hoping it could go out before election day as an encouragement to vote, but I'm not sure of the protocol, or on how things get moved from the general nom queue to the Special occasion holding area. Since you seem to know many things, I venture to ask you, thank you :-) Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 12:56, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

• I found an error in the dating of the book, so have called for a re-check of the DYK. Issue of how to move will still be relevant once rechecked. Many apologies, Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:20, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Ahn

Hi! I've answered all the feedback at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Prep_5_.28Ahn.29, in the event you are interested in reviewing and responding. ScooterSponson (talk) 21:49, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

@ScooterSponson: Thanks for the notification. I still think the article needs a complete overhaul. If you would like me to edit it, I can do so within the coming days. Yoninah (talk) 22:36, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Think we could collaborate on that? I am familiar with the local Filipino publications and can also probably find additional sources to to support paragraphs that you identify need more citations. One of the issues I grappled with in writing the article is that simply striking a paragraph for not having weighty enough sources makes other paragraphs not make sense. For example, if we removed the narrative about the smear campaign, then it doesn't make any sense as to how he came out of nowhere as a reputation management pro. How do you suggest we tackle issues like these? ScooterSponson (talk) 09:15, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Guess not. LOL. Your edit was good. Made things more concise. I made two related edits afterward, both explained in the edit summaries, just slight tweaks. And I also edited the distance of the death march to match the Stars & Stripes reference. Have responded at the DYK template as well. ScooterSponson (talk) 14:25, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to Asian Women Month

Hi there! As you may know, this November is Asian Women Month, hosted by Wikipedia Asian Month and WikiWomen In Red. Our goal is to encourage coverage of Asian women in order to help overcome the Asian content gender gap. Asian Women Month observes the rules of Wikipedia Asian Month. You will receive a special Asian Women Month barnstar if you create four articles in accordance with the rules for the event, as well as a postcard sent from an Asian community! Thanks for your consideration. Read more here! -Rimmel.Edits Talk 02:06, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Kingston, Mississippi

Hi there, I'm just wondering if Template:Did you know nominations/Kingston, Mississippi ever made it onto the "Did You Know"? Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 23:48, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

@Magnolia677: there's a backup of around 70 approved nominations waiting to be promoted. You'll get a notice on your talk page when this one goes live. Best, Yoninah (talk) 11:04, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Great. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 12:34, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination for Zama (novel)

Hello, new user here, so I apologize if this isn't the proper protocol for responding to comments (I'm not quite used to the wiki layout with regards to communicating to other users). What kind of information would I need to add to the page for its promotion to a DYK article? Should I source some of the plot elements using the novel itself? Verycutedog (talk) 14:27, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi, Verycutedog, when you want to comment on your DYK review, you can do so by editing the template itself. But I will respond to your comment here. As I mentioned on the review, most of the article is unsourced plot. Looking at Category:Argentine novels, I see that most Argentine novels are being written the same way, with an unsourced lead, a long, unsourced plot summary, and a few sourced notes on the reception. The ratio of sourced to unsourced text, however, does not work for DYK. Take a look at The Color Purple, which in addition to plot summary has other sourced sections. I'm not suggesting that you write something so long, but if you could find some independent sources, like book reviews, that talk about themes or characters, you could add more information and make this page look more complete. If you wish to add sources for your plot summary, you should use independent, third-party sources rather than primary sources (the latter being the novel itself). Good luck, Yoninah (talk) 22:42, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Moses Bensinger

Replied there. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:22, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Rachel Freier

On 22 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rachel Freier, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in September 2016, Rachel Freier became the first Hasidic Jewish woman to be elected as a civil court judge in the state of New York? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rachel Freier. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rachel Freier), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Hemmendinger at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 00:04, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

December 2016 at Women in Red

File:Roza Shanina.jpg December 2016
	Two new topics for our online editathons Women in Aviation and Women in the Military Our geographical topic of the month is Caribbean Women During the period of 21 Nov - 8 Dec, we are also supporting BBC 100 Women Women in Red

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Re: DYK nominations

Alright. See it here: User:Malconfort/DYK.--malconfort (talk) 19:51, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maxwell M. Kalman

On 27 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maxwell M. Kalman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Montreal architect Maxwell M. Kalman designed more than 1,100 buildings, including Canada's first shopping centre? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maxwell M. Kalman), 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) 00:02, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Tony Ahn

Yoninah, might you be able to take another look at this? The nominator did make a number of edits after the pull, but one of them was to remove the problem template at the top of the article, and this may not have been properly done. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:56, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bat-Sheva Dagan

On 29 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bat-Sheva Dagan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Auschwitz survivor Bat-Sheva Dagan writes Holocaust stories for children that have happy endings "in order not to rob them of their faith in mankind"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bat-Sheva Dagan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bat-Sheva Dagan), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Curaçao

I have long been fascinated by the Jewish community of Curaçao. Because WiR is focusing this month on articles from the Caribbean, I redlinked Rebecca Cohen Henriquez, the first Curaçaoan woman knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands, but there might be enough information write about the unique history of this community. If you are interested in working on it, or collaborating on it, let me know. SusunW (talk) 20:51, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

@SusunW: there is certainly a lot of material to write a history of the Jews of Curaçao. Here is a sampling of good sources I picked up from Google: Jewish Encyclopedia, Jewish Virtual Library, Shaarei Tsedek, dutchjewry.org, snoa.com, sefarad.org. It's a big job, so I wouldn't mind on working on sections after you outline it. Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:29, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Great. I did a bit more searching and found this link History of the Jews in Curaçao so I think we go from there. So much history to have such a short article. Looking forward to seeing where we can go with this. SusunW (talk) 13:59, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

@SusunW: so you're talking about expanding History of the Jews in Curaçao, right? Just offhand, there was a famous incident during the Holocaust where Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat to Lithuania, saved 10,000 Jews by illegally issuing visas to Japan with Curaçao listed as a way station. Yoninah (talk) 20:30, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

See, I *knew* you would find it interesting. I did not know that. I have barely started, but am trying to build a rib-cage so to speak which we can expand from. SusunW (talk) 20:39, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Yes expanding the History article. When I started, only the lede was there. Feel free to edit, add, whatever. I will come back to it later, but need to do my Caribbean woman of the day :) SusunW (talk) 21:00, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

(random passerby) Off-topic from WiR but there's also a fair bit of data on the economic influence of the Curaçao Jewish community, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries. I've added a little of this to the article, hope that's ok. Some more to come on trade links to North and South America, but my knowledge and sources entirely expire from 1900 onwards. -- Euryalus (talk) 00:01, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Euryalus please jump in with whatever you can to help. Long overdue article, our coverage of much of the Caribbean is poor, and it is a really big topic. I discovered the women/men skew years ago and know the history of the Sephardic migrations but little of the economics. I always ask Yoninah for help with Jewish articles if she can as she is a font of knowledge and has access to sources I lack. SusunW (talk) 00:27, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Apologies for being slightly off-topic, but I'll be attending the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's edit-a-thon on Friday. If you'd like me to try and access something, just let me know. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:45, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

I am not sure how to deal with the controversies which plagued the community throughout its history. Several sources highlight them, but I am not sure that is encyclopedic information. I guess my question would be aren't conflicts just normal over 400 years of history? Or, are they relevant for the development of the community? Is it pushing a POV to not show them? Your thoughts? SusunW (talk) 15:24, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for The Miniaturist

On 1 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Miniaturist, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that eleven publishers vied for the rights to Jessie Burton's debut novel The Miniaturist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Miniaturist. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, The Miniaturist), 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) 00:01, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Talkback

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Merian C. Cooper

I just restored it to Q5, so there is no need to repromote it. Gatoclass (talk) 15:10, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: great, thanks! And I'm glad Raphael Demos got back into the quirky slot with the full hook. Best, Yoninah (talk) 15:13, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK assistance for Gertrude Kelly

Thank you I am grateful for your edits to the article and comments on the template. I am never certain of the whole DYK though I'm slowly getting better at the whole thing. I hope that when I have more articles and DYKs under my belt I will be able to support others as well as you and the other WiR people do. Some days I feel like I'm moving too fast and others that I am too slow - there are so many articles to write and my energy flags. ☕ Antiqueight ^haver 01:47, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Judith Hemmendinger

On 14 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Judith Hemmendinger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at age 22, Judith Hemmendinger helped rehabilitate nearly 100 child survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp, among them Elie Wiesel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Hemmendinger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Judith Hemmendinger), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK Carine Goren

On 16 December 2016, Did you know was updated with facts from the article Carine Goren, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wikipedia,Carine Goren), 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.

Season's Greetings

Hello Yoninah: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:30, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

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Thank you, Northamerica1000 and Season's Greetings to you, too! Best, Yoninah (talk) 21:00, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Mary Dominis

Mary Dominis is being held for December 24.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 18:35, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: I put it in Prep 3, which corresponds to Queue 3, which corresponds to December 24. Yoninah (talk) 19:37, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Oh, ok. Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 19:40, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Talkback

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North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 22:55, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Northamerica1000: I'm a bit mystified by this talkback notice. I don't see any new posts on that nomination template. Yoninah (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Just trying to help things along. You stated there, "do you have another idea?", and the user responded, "Not sure. Perhaps something about the link to Nehru?". This appears that they are asking you about this notion. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:02, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Festive greetings!

A barnstar of deep recognition for all your efforts on Women in Red throughout the year. Enjoy the end of year festivities and prepare to put more women on the world map in 2017. --Ipigott (talk) 09:09, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

@Ipigott: what a wonderful, "red" greeting! Thank you so much! Festive greetings to you, too! Yoninah (talk) 11:31, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas from me! Thanks for your company during 2016. We have seen the percentage of articles on women rise from 15.5% to 16.77%. 20% is within our grasp and that's an increase of 11% over what we first found. Victuallers (talk) 15:50, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the psychedelic barnstar, Victuallers! Happy holidays to you, too. Yoninah (talk) 21:31, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Z.A. Ahmed (Indian politician)

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Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas Yoninah!!
	Hi Yoninah, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 22:40, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, @Davey2010:, and Merry Christmas to you, too! Yoninah (talk) 17:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Holiday card

Wishing you a Charlie Russell Christmas, Yoninah!

"Here's hoping that the worst end of your trail is behind you That Dad Time be your friend from here to the end And sickness nor sorrow don't find you." —C.M. Russell, Christmas greeting 1926. Montanabw(talk) 24 December 2016 (UTC)

@Montanabw: Thank you! I love it! Seasons greetings to you, too! Yoninah (talk) 11:08, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Gaye LeBaron

On 26 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gaye LeBaron, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gaye LeBaron wrote more than 8,000 columns for The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, California, and hers were considered "the most popular feature in the paper"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gaye LeBaron. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gaye LeBaron), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sarai Gonzalez

On 28 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sarai Gonzalez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 11-year-old Sarai Gonzalez plays a "nerdy" tween with a "sassy" and "confident" attitude in Bomba Estéreo's "Soy Yo" ("That's Me") music video? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sarai Gonzalez. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sarai Gonzalez), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

January 2017 at Women in Red

January 2017
	Women Philosophers & Women in Education online editathons Faciliated by Women in Red

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DYK for Semra Ertan

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

• Thanks, Yoninah, for coordinating the DYK nom on this one. Appreciate you. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:13, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Yoninah!

Happy New Year!

Yoninah,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
–Davey2010 ^{Merry Xmas / Happy New Year} 13:56, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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Happy 2017!

Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 19:23, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

@Rosiestep: Thanks! Happy New Year to you, too! Yoninah (talk) 22:47, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jessamyn Rodriguez

On 2 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jessamyn Rodriguez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jessamyn Rodriguez founded a social enterprise teaching bread-making and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jessamyn Rodriguez. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jessamyn Rodriguez), 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) 00:01, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop

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Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Farmdrop

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Midnight in Peking chapters

Re your comment when approving the Murder of Pamela Werner DYK nom: French for some reason titles his chapters without numbering them; I didn't feel like repeating the full citation for the book each time I was citing a new chapter. Any ideas for a good way to handle this? Daniel Case (talk) 18:07, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Editor of the Week [7 January 2017]

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I nominate Yoninah (talk · contribs · count · logs) to be Editor of the Week. Yoninah has been editing Wikipedia for over 11 years, is a member of WP:Women in Red and active at WP:DYK. Yoninah has an impressive track record of strong content creation and is very collaborative. Editors working together with Yoninah and have found her to be not only a good writer, but a friendly editor and heartily endorse this choice for Editor of the Week. She has worked with 14 Good Articles and is always ready and willing to lend a hand; all you need do is ask!

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Thanks again for your efforts! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 22:55, 7 January 2017 (UTC)