Thanks, will do. Have a good break and Happy Easter! -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 09:39, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
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My first and only wikifriend on a break? lol. Look forward to your return mate. Ollie DietJustice ( talk) 17:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Howdy- I have reviewed your nomination for The Hole to become a good article. I did not feel it currently met the requirements. You can find my review here. Please feel free to ask any questions you have on my talk page. I hope I wasn't too generic on the review page. Thank you. PrairieKid ( talk) 02:57, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
PrairieKid ( talk) 16:34, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
In answer to your questions: honestly, I can't answer them. I haven't kept myself up to date with the situation with Gibraltarpedia, so I'm not sure whether or not it's still a problem and what kind of conditions would be appropriate. My initial instinct, though - if there was another RFC tomorrow - would be to take the same position, unless someone could demonstrate that the problem has been satisfactorily resolved. Robofish ( talk) 20:23, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Answered your questions at User talk:Kaldari#Lifting the Gibraltar DYK restrictions. Cheers. Kaldari ( talk) 21:37, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
@Prioryman: - From my vantage point, Gibraltarpedia is a PR disaster for Wikipedia and along the lines of the John Seigenthaler incident a few years back. Happenings like this undermine the project's credibility. You asked: (1) under what conditions you would support a lifting of the restrictions, and (2) when you think it would be appropriate to lift the restrictions? There are no easy answers to those questions. I see it as fighting cancer. If we release the restrictions early (i.e. stop treatment thinking we've eradicated the cancer), it could reemerge, and possibly more virulent than the first iteration. While I understand there are several good editors working on Gibraltar-related projects that deserve recognition, it's hard to balance that with the abuse--as the abuse was quite deliberate. So, the short answers to your questions (1) when we can be sure this madness won't re-rear its ugly head, when the restrictions can be loosened in a way that allow recognition of Gibraltar-related content without it being a massive, coordinated overwhelming campaign to promote Gibraltar by pushing it everywhere often. I am not sure it's possible. If we're still talking about it, the problem is still lurking--the cancer isn't yet in remission. (2) a year might be the appropriate time to reexamine it. No guarantees, no hard-set dates. As with Afghanistan, the US announces a date of leaving, the Taliban just sits biding their time. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 11:22, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I remember the FBI seal discussion, but don't know where to find it. If you do, could you possibly add a link to the straw poll preamble, please? -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 02:17, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi-I notice that a draft about Gibraltar (Wilmington, Delaware) is at User Doncram's user page. I was wondering if the article is ready to be put on the mainpage? I had asked Doncram about it and received no response. I knew you worked on the article. Thanks- RFD ( talk) 12:48, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi. You just marked a blocked account (with a BLP-breaching username which I will not repeat here) as a sock of Shellys Revenge ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). You should note that this account has already been blocked as a Runtshit sock. Any further such vandalism on Amiram Goldblum is almost certainly the work of this serial vandal. RolandR ( talk) 17:50, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 08:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
Prioryman, the Wikipediocracy HQ may be underground, but it's definitely not fetid. WO being funded by aliens after all, there was no reason to spare any expense on the HQ complex. Imagine how much it must have cost to pull fiber optics to that island - do you really that alien masterminds would forget about proper ventilation? 178.222.143.75 ( talk) 06:56, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
Many thanks- RFD ( talk) 23:12, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Prioryman, I noticed you'd been by my page; I stopped by the Gibraltar holding area, commented, and moved the hook into the "fully approved" section.
There's still one hook languishing there: CITIPEG. Can I ask you to take it in hand? I pulled it from the prep area at your behest, and Soman has subsequently asked what can be done to make it eligible for promotion. Thanks for anything you can do. BlueMoonset ( talk) 02:17, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
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Many thanks to you for bringing up the Gibraltar (Wilmington, Delaware) article. A family member saw the house and gardens and was wondering about the history. On the Gibraltar DYK issue, there has been too much wikidrama and has been going on for a long time. I wish it would end. Many thanks again- RFD ( talk) 10:33, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I've been doing the review for your GA nomination of Seneb. As GA reviewing is something I'm very new at, I have asked Khazar2 to have a quick look as well and a couple of points have been raised that it would be fine if you could have a look at, please. By the way, what a fascinating article and some very interesting reference books - that I spent far too much time browsing through! Thanks. SagaciousPhil - Chat 14:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Prioryman. I see this is currently a candidate for ITN. Do you support? Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 21:00, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Seneb to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work - this was a truly fascinating article! -- SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:54, 9 April 2013 (UTC) |
Do you still have a copy of the Independent article to verify this change? Also, I can't trivially verify this change because Google Books only shows a snippet for those pages. It does find the phrase "Milošević's authoritarian and centralizing tendencies inside Serbia" at p. 307 of the same book, though. -- Joy [shallot] ( talk) 07:55, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
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![]() | On 29 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar ended in defeat for France and Spain, which lost 10,000 men while the English and Dutch defenders lost only 400? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 08:02, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
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I've let you a message in Talk:Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar. -- Weymar Horren ( talk) 11:27, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Chris, you may have noticed History of Gibraltar is now available in Catalan. Al Lemos has just done the intro for the moment, but it's something. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 08:52, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Prioryman, this is a courtesy notice to inform you that the request for clarification you submitted regarding Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Scientology has been closed and archived. You can view the original discussion here, and the archived copy here. For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc ( talk • contribs • logs) 03:04, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 18:41, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Hey, do you have access to Rose (2001; "Military Engineering on the Rock of Gibraltar and its Geoenvironmental Legacy")? Somebody pointed out that I lack the page range for Rose's chapter for the list of sieges. Btw, I'm going to start drafting a total rewrite of Operation Flavius soon (though it might be a few weeks before I have anything online). Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Prioryman, could I ask if you could give a 3rd opinion to this discussion at DYK please? The C of E God Save the Queen! ( talk) 21:31, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
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ThaddeusB ( talk) 20:40, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing Implicit personality theory. I think the new hook is great but I made one small adjustment. If you could give it a look and let me know what you think that'd be great! Lrague ( talk) 22:48, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
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Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:30, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi! There's just a little tweaking needed to pass the Talk:Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar/GA1 review, so I thought to ping you in case you didn't notice that before.-- Tomobe03 ( talk) 20:45, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
This is quite clearly a violation of WP:NPA ("Using someone's affiliations as an ad hominem means of dismissing or discrediting their views") and so I have removed it. Black Kite ( talk) 22:33, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Chris, as promised. It's not a perfect match as I think I would have had to break into the Petanque Association's premisses on North Bastion to have achieved this and it's all overgrown but I think it should still work to show the then and now... -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 09:29, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Yep, that's Princess Anne's Battery. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 10:02, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
That would be awesome! Someone posted a whole list of tunnels on the WP Gib to-do list but many of these are only small streets within a wider tunnel system. Furthermore, the article on the Great Siege Tunnels is only about the Upper Galleries which is the popular tourist attraction known as the Great Siege Tunnels but the Lower Galleries including Windsor Gallery are also part of this system excavated during the Great Siege.
The vast majority of the WWII tunnels are still MoD property though some such as the Great North Road system can be visited by prior arrangement. Although most of the original amenities within these are in a terrible state of decay, the tunnels are still used for storage and training purposes. More recently for training troops destined to Iraq and Afghanistan in underground warfare. Some say that modern tunnel maps still don’t show all of them for security purposes…
MoD (surface) land on the Upper Rock is now pretty much limited to the north peak of the Rock which does include Rock Gun Battery but many of those signs are indeed leftovers – for some reason it takes years to have old signage removed in Gib! The MoD would also still own any of the batteries in the Buffadero Traning Centre on Windmill Hill and maybe some within parts of the dockyard. I’ll ask a few people to give you a more precise answer. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 09:11, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Chris, this is turning out to be another great article. I always struggle with overview articles as I never know how much detail is acceptable but you always seem to strike the right balance!
Just have a comment on the following:
HMP Moorish Castle occupied the castle's inner keep (the Moorish Castle Estate occupies the outer keep) and extended past the castle's southern limits but I don't think it ever included the Tower of Homage (at least not in my lifetime). Since the opening of the new HMP Windmill Hill the more modern buildings within the inner keep are being demolished by hand while archaeological excavations are carried out. The area has never been excavated so hoping they'll find some exciting stuff in there! The idea is to then open this area of the castle to the public as part of the existing attraction. Hope this clarifies a little. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 11:42, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Really enjoyed reading this article. Nothing to say for GA review except I think the lead is too short, needs to reflect structure of the article. The template at the end should have a landscape gardening section, too, but that's another matter. All the best, - Chiswick Chap ( talk) 20:17, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the map Chris, its a lot prettier than the previous one but not quite as useful as I think there is a "key" to it, but I cannot find it. The previous map converted a lot of sub-stubs into articles that at least tell you something about the battery in 1859. The work is looking very good and I'm wondering if "1000 by Utrecht Day" sounds do-able. If Dr B is watching ?? Victuallers ( talk) 17:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
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[1] I believe you banned me from your talk page last year sometime. However, over the last three months you have posted quite frequently to my talk page when I was in a position in which I could not respond. To be fair, I told you at the time that you banned me that you were still more than welcome to post to my talk page. I think, however, it would be more helpful if you posted on my page when I am able to respond. Also, now that I'm unblocked, it isn't necessary for you to revert any posts to my talk page made by others, but I appreciate your attention. Cheers. Cla68 ( talk) 22:51, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Prioryman, please refrain from making personal attacks (or highly uncivil remarks) about Wikipediocracy and its contributors (individually or as a group). It violates WP:NPA (if not always the letter, then at least the spirit), and doesn't help at all. Raising concrete and serious problems at (e.g.) an RfC/U, an RfA, ANI discussions, ... is of course perfectly allright (if they have a relation with Wikipedia, which is usually the case of course), but some of the comments you made in e.g. the DYK discussion were not acceptable on Wikipedia.
Note that I will not take any admin action against you (if and when that would be necessary) as I'm involved in earlier, unrelated discussions with you; note also that this post doesn't indicate that you are the only problem or that I take a position in the Wikipediocracy discussions. Fram ( talk) 08:55, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Chris these are looking great. Sorry for the delay, been caught up with Gibraltar Football Association's acceptance into UEFA and I'm not even a football fan! Will add infoboxes, check links, etc. Good job on uploading those detailed maps too! Still intrigued by Hardy Town... -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 17:24, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
Sources which may or may not be reliable, which you have discussed here, have become the subject of a Request for Clarification of the ArbCom proceeding here. You are welcome to participate in the Request for Clarification. regards ... Phoenix and Winslow ( talk) 21:13, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/English_Wikipedia_readership_survey_2013 -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 02:53, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
You said discuss a restriction on September. However, seems to me that since the 2013 February fiasco, all the Gibraltar hooplah has died down, while four more Gibraltar nominations were created. The least effective should be involvement of Victuallers in regards to creating and/or nominating related articles for DYK, even though Victuallers declares himself to stay away from the Project. Is it too soon? -- George Ho ( talk) 06:45, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
Ugh... another restriction proposal? Considering the hooplah by another windbag, still shall you propose a Gibraltar-related article as TFA in the main page? -- George Ho ( talk) 02:19, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Note: I was going to post something here but decided it wouldn't be productive. As a general guidance, Prioryman, it would be best practice to be less dismissive and more accommodating of concerns regarding Gibraltar articles and the home page of Wikipeda. If somebody is concerned, as I am, there is no harm in taking concerns seriously and addressing them. If you are right, there is no risk in that approach. If you are wrong, talking through the issue (rather than charging ahead) could save you a lot of trouble down the road. Jehochman Talk 12:55, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for covering yet another important part of Gibraltar's military history! I had a quick look but I've been on mobile for most of the weekend which is a pain for editing. Will give it a proper once over when I get back to my PC. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 17:36, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 4 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Inundation, Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the only landward road to Gibraltar formerly ran along a narrow causeway next to an artificial lake called the Inundation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Inundation, Gibraltar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
You recently suggested that I ask the members of Wikipediocracy to "lay off" you I did as you requested, but to date, this is the only response, so it is by no means representative:
While I'm here, I don't think this was a personal attack, though this may be. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 15:54, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
I'm so sorry if my naive attempts to establish some facts in the place of assertions have led to a delay in approving the front page appearance. It's my fault for wading in on a subject I know nothing about and upsetting an editor with a passionately-held agenda. Apologies for unnecessarily prolonging the discussion. I don't know how you feel about commenting on bigoted lunatics, but I have ventured a comment on Hiram Wesley Evans, higher up the TFA page. Best wishes. Tim riley ( talk) 13:28, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Better late than never, I hope! -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 22:18, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 9 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hardy Town, Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hardy Town, an encampment established by the civilians of Gibraltar to escape the Spanish bombardment of the Great Siege of 1779–83, was called the "Cowards' Retreat" by the British garrison? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hardy Town, Gibraltar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Gatoclass 00:07, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
… for the kind remarks at the DYK nom for Rosalia (festival). It was challenging and often frustrating to pull all the different perspectives together. I didn't see your note about the image in time to make a suggestion: it might've been possible to take a detail like a wreathed head or something from The Roses of Heliogabalus or another painting used in the article. Again, I appreciate the positive feedback for a task that absorbed much more time than I expected. Cynwolfe ( talk) 16:15, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Thought you may wanna keep an eye on this draft. Don't know if you unearthed any architectural info when you were working on Moorish Gibraltar. It's the first time I attempt the harvard method of referencing so grateful if you could let me know if I muck it up ;) -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 11:49, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 10 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Koehler Depressing Carriage, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Koehler Depressing Carriage (pictured), which allowed cannon to be fired downwards, included a forerunner of the recoil systems that are standard features of modern artillery pieces? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Koehler Depressing Carriage. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Gatoclass 16:02, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
TheOriginalSoni ( talk) 23:51, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
An unusual topic for an article which I would have never thought of but I'm sure it'll make an interesting read. I have loads of plants myself but no garden :) Looking forward to this one! -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 10:53, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
You probably already saw this, [2] but to be on the safe side, I wanted to make sure. I'm planning on requesting the 1RR restriction be lifted as no longer being necessary, but I want to make sure that there are no outstanding objections before I do that. Thanks. A Quest For Knowledge ( talk) 22:11, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Please do not
attack other editors, as you did on
User talk: Jimbo Wales. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please
stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. The claim that a specific user is "lying", even if true, is a personal attack.
Robert McClenon (
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12:01, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
With this [3]. I put that content here so you would have an option to respond, but I think it was wise for you not to take the bait. Such feuding serves no good purpose. Let's move on. Jehochman Talk 15:38, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
[4] Do you currently have an interaction ban with YRC? Cla68 ( talk) 23:52, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Know where I can request for this site to be white-listed as a reliable source? Chipulina's work is well researched and referenced, he just happens to use a blog as a collection of his articles. -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 11:33, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
See Talk Bare Faced Messiah Non factual opinions Drg55 ( talk) 10:16, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Iris hut, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Iris hut, used by the British in the Second World War alongside the better-known Nissen hut, had a major design flaw that caused it to collapse after snowfalls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iris hut. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:48, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 16 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción was built on top of the ruins of an 18th century fortification built to stop Britain invading Spain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:32, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 19 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fortifications of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fortifications of Gibraltar ( Princess Anne's Battery pictured) have made it probably the most densely fortified place in Europe and possibly the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fortifications of Gibraltar. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Orlady ( talk) 00:02, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Kudos on great work on the Fortifications of Gibraltar article. You might consider adding {{ Infobox military installation}} to the article. I'm not quite sure myself if the infobox belongs there or in articles on individual structures (if any).-- Tomobe03 ( talk) 11:23, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of history of Gibraltar know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on July 13, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or one of his delegates ( Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), Gimmetoo ( talk · contribs), and Bencherlite ( talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 13, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
The history of Gibraltar (pictured in 1782) spans over 2,900 years. First inhabited 50,000 years ago by the Neanderthals, Gibraltar may have been one of their last refuges before their extinction. To the Carthaginians and Romans it was one of the Pillars of Hercules at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea. Moors from North Africa first settled and fortified it, calling it Jebel al-Tarik, later corrupted into Gibraltar. Castile contested it and eventually conquered it in 1462, after which it became part of Spain. An Anglo-Dutch force seized it in 1704. It was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht, signed on 13 July 1713. Spain unsuccessfully besieged Gibraltar in 1704, 1727 and 1779–83; its status is still disputed. The territory became a British Crown colony and an important trading post and base for the Royal Navy. During the Second World War it was a key British garrison, controlling access to the Mediterranean. Gibraltar's fourteen sieges have led to it becoming "one of the most densely fortified and fought over places in Europe." Today it is a self-governing British Overseas Territory with an economy based largely on financial services, shipping and tourism. ( Full article...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:02, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I've recently submitted the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia article at GAN, and it is currently undergoing a review at Talk:United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia/GA1. One issue that came up during the review was grammar - I did some copyediting to improve the article in that respect, but I'm not entirely sure if I missed something or not. Could you please have a look at the article and lend a hand there? Thanks!-- Tomobe03 ( talk) 10:14, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 24 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wesley Warren Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a man with a scrotum estimated to weigh over 160 pounds (73 kg) is the subject of a Channel 4 documentary titled The Man with the 10-Stone Testicles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wesley Warren Jr.. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 16:04, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
That's fair enough, I hadn't thought it through. I've been searching for a free image for ages to no avail but I'll ask around again in the usual forums. I think the closure of the frontier warrants it's own article so would really be good if we could find a decent pic and maybe even two! -- Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 20:36, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 25 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Ince, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when a French general saw the tunnels (pictured) excavated by British Army Sergeant-Major Henry Ince, he is said to have exclaimed, "These works are worthy of the Romans"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Ince. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Tunnels of Gibraltar at the
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your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. I've noted a couple of questions on the nomination, so could you have a look please? Also, there is a section header "Tunnels today" - should that perhaps read something like "Recent times"? You know far better than I do and it doesn't concern the DYK anyway. Sorry to be such a pain!
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Orlady ( talk) 16:05, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
When I visited Gibraltar as a child...
("Who paid for your trip to Gibraltar as a child, Demiurge?!? Tell us!" ... "Why, my parents did, obviously")
... I was fascinated by the lifesize but not hugely lifelike waxworks (if that's the right word) representing Messrs Richmond and Brand, who are described in your article Soldier Artificer Company.
It's clear that neither Richmond nor Brand are individually notable, since they died of disease before attaining any significant rank or achieving significant individual feats of bravery. And, when I did some desultory searches, I mostly found a very old source that did discuss them and their origins and their fates, but also implied they were but the particularly outstanding two of a numerous peergroup. (Many of whom were employed in collecting small stones for projectiles or shaping or splitting other stones for projectiles, and similar things.) The source in question then went on to contradict itself, and I gave up at that point.
Given the Madame Tussauds treatment these two individuals received in public museums over perhaps several decades in the modern era, though, one begins to wonder if there is some notability. Are you aware of any other sources that discuss them - is there likely to be enough material to justify an article on them as a pair, or, as a random alternative, their peergroup in the siege? -- Demiurge1000 ( talk) 01:50, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article King's Lines, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the King's Lines, Queen's Lines and Prince's Lines in Gibraltar were part of a British defensive system that the Spanish called the "Mouth of Fire"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/King's Lines. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 10:53, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Queen's Lines, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the King's Lines, Queen's Lines and Prince's Lines in Gibraltar were part of a British defensive system that the Spanish called the "Mouth of Fire"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 10:53, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prince's Lines, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the King's Lines, Queen's Lines and Prince's Lines in Gibraltar were part of a British defensive system that the Spanish called the "Mouth of Fire"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |