Suriname in the news

Thank you for quality articles about, for expanding all these districts and villages in Suriname such as Commewijne District and Pelelu Tepu, for expanding stubs such as Corine Rottschäfer, for a complete rewrite with referencing for Wolfgang Clement, in collaboration, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2448 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

September

Dahlias in Walsdorf

Enjoy some extra flowers! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:36, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi KittenKlub, thanks for creating the page. Since the article is new enough and in good shape, would you like to nominate it at the WP:DYK? If so, is it possible for you to expand the prose a bit? Let me know what you think. --Ashleyyoursmile! 09:59, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ashleyyoursmile: Actually, I've never done a DYK before ... The text can be expanded a bit, because it's just a brief overview of the main points. It is interesting because the Moravian Church is not well known. Yet in Suriname it is one of the largest congregations because of their work among the slaves and the Maroons. Also the government has always looked at them with some suspicion because they were a bunch of Germans and Czechs. KittenKlub (talk) 10:07, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KittenKlub, thank you for expanding the text, the character count now stands at 1623, which definitely exceeds the minimum prose count of 1500. I have the following hook in mind, but please feel free to suggest something more interesting since you'd know that better than me:

... that Grote Stadskerk is the first and the largest church of the Moravian congregation in Suriname?

. Ashleyyoursmile! 10:32, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ashleyyoursmile: The hook is fine with me. The instruction page of WP:DYK looks daunting as usual, so you could be so kind as to nominate the page ;). KittenKlub (talk) 10:36, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KittenKlub, I'd be happy to nominate the article. :) Just one final thing, I was thinking it would be better to support the hook with a picture of the church, since its used in the article and could make the hook attractive. So would you prefer the one which is used in the infobox or the monochrome one which is used in the body? Ashleyyoursmile! 10:39, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ashleyyoursmile: I think a colour picture is better. The tower can be seen in that image, but you have to look closely. The pictures are from official archives, so there's no licensing problem with any of them. KittenKlub (talk) 10:44, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KittenKlub, I have nominated it and used the coloured photo like you suggested. You can find the entry here. Someone will review it soon and leave comments. Thank you for the work on the article.  :) Ashleyyoursmile! 10:58, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ashleyyoursmile And thank you for the nomination. I've put it on watch, so let's wait and see... KittenKlub (talk) 11:00, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KittenKlub, no problem! I'll review another DYK nom and provide the QPQ shortly so that the entry is complete. :) Ashleyyoursmile! 11:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi KittenKlub, the nomination has been reviewed and approved. :) Ashleyyoursmile! 12:56, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

	Season's Greetings
	Wishing you a festive holiday season and a happy New Year! Joofjoof (talk) 12:37, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Joofjoof Ah, thank you, Joofjoof. A merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too. KittenKlub (talk) 12:50, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Louis Doedel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Surinamese trade unionist Louis Doedel was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital by the governor-general for 43 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Louis Doedel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Louis Doedel), 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, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hiya, happy NY, I left you some comments at Template:Did you know nominations/Rudi Kappel, see what you think. Mujinga (talk) 15:16, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wow thanks for adding stuff to Killing of Rishi Chandrikasing and Death of Michael Koomen. That's lovely to come back and see more info added so fast! Apologies for leaving the inuse on the Koomen article. Actually, I've put it to DYK and I'll add you for a co-creation credit :) Mujinga (talk) 20:58, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mujinga: Thanks. There wasn't much info for Chandrikasing. You could add Indo-Surinamese [1], however I don't think he was religious and was most likely born in the Netherlands. Also I don't like to put ethnic tags on articles unless it is relevant. OTOH Koomen was easy. The article said 31 years old, so I searched for his name +1980 and +1979, and a surprising background appeared. KittenKlub (talk) 21:15, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

The above article, on which you are co-author, has passed DYK review, and is GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 01:48, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

January songs

thank you for adding coordinates and more --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Your welcome. I know, this is a long shot, but how would you go about finding confirmation of a death in 1962 in Bavaria. Is there a comprehensive newspaper overview without paywalls for Germany? Ironically I know exactly where to look for Suriname or the Netherlands, but don't know where to start for Germany.KittenKlub (talk) 08:46, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing this late: I'm not familiar, sorry, SusunW does miracles in finding things in newspapers, but she's busy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:31, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Actually, I solved it in a different way. Thanks anyway. KittenKlub (talk) 17:36, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rudi Kappel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rudi Kappel, co-founder of the first airline of Suriname, was arrested both on entering and leaving Santiago de Cuba? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rudi Kappel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rudi Kappel), 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) 12:03, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On 29 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Death of Michael Koomen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Michael Koomen was shot and killed while trying to calm the situation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Death of Michael Koomen. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Death of Michael Koomen), 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.

Mujinga (talk) 12:35, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

February songs

frozen

Today is a feast day for which Bach wrote several cantatas including Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, which was on DYK 10 years ago and TFA 4 years ago. I'm less happy that Georg Christoph Biller had to wait days for a Main page appearance under recent deaths, and then stayed not even for a full day. It would have been so meaningful today, with the man in the cantata saying he can depart in joy and peace. - The February pic was taken in memory last year. - The Mühlbauer article survived. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:02, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I like my talk today (keeping Biller a bit longer, and even explaining how it works), and managed to picture two more vacation days. Would you like to do the Mühlbauer DYK review? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt:Are you referring to the Elena Guseva picture. I think she is about to scream. Let's give Mühlbauer a try, the name sounds familiar... KittenKlub (talk) 16:57, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I like the combination, the singer's intensity (described as "blazing passion" by a critic, and someone wanted that for the DYK), the combination of venerable musicians remembered and students making music together (heard yesterday), the colour scheme of the five boxes which is accidental but just fine ... - Holger Mühlbauer, nom on the talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:03, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Your page talk looks beautiful. The DYK page (yes I've found it) OTOH ... Well, let's bite the apple.KittenKlub (talk) 17:09, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Today, I decorated my talk with a Bach cantata. I heard it last year when missing RexxS began, and "not letting go" was a theme. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:40, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

my joy - more on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: You've made the front page with Bach. Congratulations. KittenKlub (talk) 17:28, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

thank you! - Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

stand and sing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:19, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

stand and sing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I took the pic in 2009, and it was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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		Your hook reached 18,960 views (790.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, my bot friend, you've messed up and posted in Gerda's corner. KittenKlub (talk) 06:23, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On 2 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Plaza Hotel Curaçao, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Plaza Hotel Curaçao, the tallest building in Curaçao, is falling apart? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Plaza Hotel Curaçao. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Plaza Hotel Curaçao), 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, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Great job! I added the Curacao hotels to List of hotels. Cheers!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:18, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 18,960 views (790.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

...so much for improving our coverage of Suriname. Much appreciated. 207.229.101.47 (talk) 15:42, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

		COVID-19 Barnstar
		Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to COVID-19. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 8 March 2022 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded for being the top contributor to an article related to COVID-19. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 8 March 2022 (UTC)

On 16 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nieuwe Pekela, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1969, the first women's strike for equal pay in the Netherlands was called in a cigar factory in Nieuwe Pekela? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nieuwe Pekela. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nieuwe Pekela), 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, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Great job on the creation of Soerendonk article. It looks up to par already! SoyokoAnis - talk | PLEASE PING 13:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@SoyokoAnis: Thanks for the barnstar :) KittenKlub (talk) 13:30, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Regarding your many newly-created articles on places in the Netherlands, which are much appreciated, could you clarify whether they are translations from the Dutch Wikipedia article or whether you're writing them new? Thanks and best wishes, Ingratis (talk) 16:17, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Ingratis: I always make articles from scratch. Translations from the Dutch wikipedia (or the German or French for that matter) are not really an option, because they are mainly unsourced. I sometimes peek at them to see whether there are an important missings. There is a strange regional issue: the provinces of Groningen and North Brabant still have quite a lot of missing villages. Friesland OTOH (known for their chauvinism) is complete: all villages have an articles except for weird stuff like Drachten-Azeven [nl] (an industrial zone of Drachten in another municipality which has a village status and 0 inhabitants). Belgium is a different story and I'm taking a break, because it seems like almost everything has been redirected to the municipality which turned out to be a real killer. All 2,568 villages and towns with a deelgemeente status are technically big enough for a little article, but most have a redirect. KittenKlub (talk) 16:55, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for letting me know. I was asking for NPP reviewing reasons. I had not realised the position with the Belgian village articles, which explains why the coverage is so patchy here. Best wishes, Ingratis (talk) 17:58, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Chart of the New Pages Patrol backlog for the past 6 months. (Purge) Hi KittenKlub, I've recently been looking for editors to invite to join the new page reviewing team, and after reviewing your editing history, I think you would be a good candidate. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; the new page reviewing team needs help from experienced users like yourself. Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? Kindly read the tutorial before making your decision (if it looks daunting, don't worry, most pages are easy to review, and habits are quick to develop). If this looks like something that you can do, please consider joining us. If you choose to apply, you can drop an application over at WP:PERM/NPR. If you have questions, please feel free to drop a message on my talk page or at the reviewer's discussion board. Cheers, and hope to see you around, (t · c) buidhe 00:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Buidhe Sorry, but I'm not interested. I'm not a reviewer or vandalism fighter. (Of course, I remove vandalism when I see it, but I do not hunt for vandals and get stressed during edit wars) Also I do not agree with WP:N in the current form.

I see a perfect example at the top of User:SDZeroBot/NPP sorting/Geography/Regions/Americas/South America. Cándani. First of there's a bias because I know and have collaborated with Joofjoof. Candani is seemingly a borderline case because the amount of books published is limited and the number of copies sold is pathetic (those poetry books were less than minimum wage). Yet, she is clearly notable, because the refs are people/organisations like De Ware Tijd Literair, Michiel van Kempen, Wim Rutgers [nl], Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (="overseas" part of Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde). Those names/organisations are the literary "elite" of the Netherlands and Suriname, so Candani scores high quality-wise, but does not seem important quantity-wise. KittenKlub (talk) 13:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi KittenKlub, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. However, you should consider adding relevant wikiproject talk-page templates, stub-tags and categories to new articles that you create if you aren't already in the habit of doing so, since your articles will no longer be systematically checked by other editors (User:Evad37/rater and User:SD0001/StubSorter.js are useful scripts which can help). Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Schwede66 11:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, just checking, are you sure it's not useful to keep that distinguish template in place? Dr. Vogel (talk) 13:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Vogel I don't think that anybody will type Christon instead of Christian. Christian is a commons first name unlike Christon. That hatnote was probably placed there because the redirect. Then again feel free to revert that edit.KittenKlub (talk) 13:15, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's all French to me :) It's probably alright. Dr. Vogel (talk) 16:17, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Vogel At least I get to use my highschool French now... Better than math, never found a practical purpose for that subject. P.S. It's actually Greek (Χριστιανός). KittenKlub (talk) 16:20, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I see that you added an article to the List of fugitives from justice who disappeared. I could use some help in adding entries to lists, Could you please add this article Chan Kai-kit to that list for me? I have my hands full with editing and could use any help that I can get. Davidgoodheart (talk) 04:38, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Davidgoodheart Sorry, I can't do that, because I know nothing about the case and am unable to verify the story because all the references are in Chinese. Try the talk page of the list and hope that anybody will listen and can verify the story.KittenKlub (talk) 05:05, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Precious

Two years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Thanks Gerda. I totally forgot my Precious birthday :) KittenKlub (talk) 06:51, 28 September 2022

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