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[edit]Queue Ntchisi District Hospital, Mandebvu Agness Chatipwa, Maureen Katani Bondo, Hyacinta Palingana Chikaonda, Olivia Anita Thundu, Jenipher Deborah Chilunga, Grace Zinenani Maseko, Philomena Mononga Kasambwe
Repositioning. Lawyers clip the boundaries of what's tolerable, we define acceptable and notability and reposition it. We cost naught and supply food for thought. Victuallers (talk) 14:12, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
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[edit]I hope that once your training session is over, you'll restore the full version of your user page. My attention was brought to the change as you had removed the Women in Red user box.--Ipigott (talk) 08:42, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes I will. I just wanted to demonstrate to newbies. They will create a New article this morning! Victuallers (talk) 09:50, 12 June 2026 (UTC)
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Henry Henderson Institute
[edit]Thankyou for your creation thankyou on Henry Henderson Institute. I did the best I could, and it's gratifying to see that other editors have since done better.
I have no recollection of starting that article. It must have been a spinoff from Henry Henderson (missionary), another article which I don't remember starting, but which almost certainly arose because of a bad link to DAB page Henry Henderson. Free Church missionaries were never one of my specialist areas, but I do remember starting John Mackenzie (missionary) because of a DABlink - a remarkable man, from the back of beyond, who from southern Africa raised such a stink in Westminster that It resulted three-quarters of a century later in the formation of a post-colonial country, Botswana. I don't share his religious opinions, but admire both his political activities, and the way he became disgusted with politics and returned to his vocation. IMO he deserves a better memorial, but he wouldn't have cared.
I approve of the products of Knockando distillery. I think it is safe to say that John Mackenzie would not have. Narky Blert (talk) 17:05, 13 June 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks NB, I'm impressed by these articles. Blantyre mission seems to have been a force for good. Missionary Scott was removed for being too friendly and for contemplating the idea of black ministers. Not sure of the link to the distillery???... but I can see how that idea might invade your narrative? Thanks for your work. I see you mentioned in the creation of good stuff. I'm focusing on a project called motokazi.org where we are bigging up Malawian women. Best wishes Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 07:48, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
Eiffel Women thanks
[edit]- Hi, Just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for your sterling work on the 72, especially tracking down some of their images.
- There is an online editathon/get together with WikiMediaUK on the Eiffel Women via Zoom this Saturday 10.30 am UK time for which I am gradually tidying up the Googledoc this week. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-of-the-eiffel-tower-edit-a-thon-tickets-1990315293621 if you fancy joining or its your sort of thing. There will be a profession and place(s) of education and employment columns listed by the time I finish, so hoping to get the networks connected through blue links.
- Thanks once again for your editing on the 72 - its has made such a difference!
- MumphingSquirrel (talk) 21:57, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hi MS, saw your great work. I joined in early as I worked on the 72 men a long time ago. I look at the news and it seems to have gone quiet on the 72 women. I'm guessing its because it was associated with the previous mayor and the current one is not one of her fans. However he woyld be a brave mayor to drop the idea. I have created Femmes et Sciences and its destined for DYK and the front page. Can you do a few edits and checkovers? It would be good to get all of the recent editors to be credited for the DYK. Victuallers (talk) 08:57, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
- Good to see you are taking a renewed interest in the Eiffel Women. I was wondering if you could add a fair use image to Denise Barthomeuf. You're much better on these images than I am.--Ipigott (talk) 12:52, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hi Ian, I can't find a picture of her of any description. I have looked at every one I think. Victuallers (talk) 14:13, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- Although it's not very clear, I thought the one in this article might do.--Ipigott (talk) 09:05, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- good spot, I hadn't seen that one. It's now in the article. Pleased to do another if you find fair use images where we have none. Victuallers (talk) 16:28, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- Although it's not very clear, I thought the one in this article might do.--Ipigott (talk) 09:05, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hi MS, saw your great work. I joined in early as I worked on the 72 men a long time ago. I look at the news and it seems to have gone quiet on the 72 women. I'm guessing its because it was associated with the previous mayor and the current one is not one of her fans. However he woyld be a brave mayor to drop the idea. I have created Femmes et Sciences and its destined for DYK and the front page. Can you do a few edits and checkovers? It would be good to get all of the recent editors to be credited for the DYK. Victuallers (talk) 08:57, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
The DCWC is back!
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Hey Victuallers, the Developing Countries WikiContest is back for a third year, and sign-ups are now open! The contest will run from 1 July to 30 September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.
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I just added a short article on this Malawian bishop. I was wondering if you are in contact with some active Malawian Wikipedians, and if they could perhaps add a picture of Chitsulo? Or of his statue? There is evidently a statue of him in Mua at the Chamare Museum, part of the Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art. Brianyoumans (talk) 03:19, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hi Brian, I have added an image and a few editing tips if you look at my edit summaries. Nice article.... any interest in leading Malawian women, their birth places, churches, etc? Victuallers (talk) 10:17, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- I would have to say... not particularly? When I see a subject that I think should have an article, sometimes I try to write it. I got interested in Bishop Chitsulo because I was going through some of the neglected surname articles in Zimbabwe and Malawi, adding entries to them. I did that with Moyo for instance. It's not an area I have a *particular* interest in, although old friends of mine did go to Malawi through the Peace Corps many years ago. Thanks for adding the image; I am not up on the niceties of the copyright issues, so I'm glad someone else dealt with it.Brianyoumans (talk) 16:12, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- Oh, thanks for the editing tips. But, um, I suspect they depend on me using some sort of editing tools, which I don't - I still type out all the tags and stuff as I have for the last twenty years. I lazily figure that someone will come along and update my formatting, if they think it matters.Brianyoumans (talk) 16:18, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- I think you suspect incorrectly. (Which Moyo?). You just click in the right place and refs tidy themselves. I type tags too. Updating formatting is trivial but knowing which reference applies to which sentence will require a bit of repeated work. Victuallers (talk) 16:35, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- I will give that a try. I meant that I had added names and reorganized the article Moyo, which is a disambiguation page.Brianyoumans (talk) 17:13, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- Oh I see! cheers Victuallers (talk) 18:31, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- I will give that a try. I meant that I had added names and reorganized the article Moyo, which is a disambiguation page.Brianyoumans (talk) 17:13, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- I think you suspect incorrectly. (Which Moyo?). You just click in the right place and refs tidy themselves. I type tags too. Updating formatting is trivial but knowing which reference applies to which sentence will require a bit of repeated work. Victuallers (talk) 16:35, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
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Women in Red in July 2026
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Hey Victuallers, the third annual Developing Countries WikiContest is now open for submissions. Welcome to the contest! You can now list your work at your submissions page to earn points. We hope that you enjoy participating in this drive to fight Wikipedia's systemic bias. If you haven't done so already, please review the following:
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DYK for Ceciwa Khonje
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On 1 July 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ceciwa Khonje, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that exiled Ceciwa Khonje's role in achieving Malawi's independence was "rubbed out of history"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ceciwa Khonje. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ceciwa Khonje), 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 nominate it.
A barnstar for you!
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DYK for Nathalie Drach-Temam
[edit]On 6 July 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nathalie Drach-Temam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that, under Nathalie Drach-Temam's presidency, Sorbonne University opted out of the Times Higher Education rankings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nathalie Drach-Temam. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Nathalie Drach-Temam), 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 nominate it.
Marianne Grunberg-Manago
[edit]Hi, thanks for all your work on the Eiffel Women, particularly the image sourcing. It does help bring the pages alive. I am a bit concerned that the new image you added to Marianne Grunberg-Manago isn't of her. It doesn't look like any other photos of her and its not from a brilliant source. These two sources have clear images of her for comparison https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908413000631 and https://www.cimetiere-russe.org/en/marianne-grunberg-manago-3700 Would you be able to revert to the original image? Thanks MumphingSquirrel (talk) 11:40, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- Oh dear, I'll look at it. The original image was poor- have you spotted another? You might also look at DYK on the front page today. I think you/we will get some extra clicks on the Eiffel Women as she was the first woman to champion the idea. I know its "the 72" but we also ought to credit the people who put them there. I've written three articles and there are more to write IMO. Great work by you and yours. Victuallers (talk) 11:45, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- thanks for sorting that! great to see today's DYK. Yvette Amice was on yesterday's for death anniversary too.
- I've got an ever growing list of pages that can internconnect on the project Googledoc if you fancy a look https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VErPd7Rmxxyll0LoD9EC6FRO8zWBfgzf8g_QilT_qTw/edit?gid=0#gid=0
- Not sure the project will ever be completely finished! :) MumphingSquirrel (talk) 18:13, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
- I don't think anything on Wikipedia is ever completely finished. I keep getting messages suggesting I should update many of the GA-rated articles which worked on ten or so years ago. We will no doubt be able to make further imårpvements on the basis of interesting press articles on the 72 next year when their names are finally unveiled on the Eiffel Tower.--Ipigott (talk) 19:03, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
Yvonne Odic image
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Hi, I have a source for an image for Yvonne Odic – a French newspaper in 1917 so should be okay regards copyright. https://www.retronews.fr/journal/le-journal/12-mars-1917/1/b8f2ebc5-4c6a-411c-99bb-63461840c56a Afraid its a bit late for your WikiMania poster tho.... MumphingSquirrel (talk) 10:29, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- Sure pd-eu-anonymous and or pd-old-100. @Rosiestep: is creating the poster and may be able to include this as well, I can help obvs. (At the mo it still contains "fair use" images). Victuallers (talk) 11:40, 11 July 2026 (UTC) Its done Victuallers (talk) 11:55, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for finding a PD photo of her, MumphingSquirrel!
- As mentioned elsewhere, the posters were sent to the printer in Paris a few days ago, but I will print Yvonne's photo and, if it's possible to do so, tape it on the poster. --Rosiestep (talk) 12:43, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
New message from Shearonink
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You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Jackson-Benton brawl of 1813. Would welcome any thoughts on the changes/improvements to the first blurb and to the article itself.
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DYK nomination of Beatrice Mateyo
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Hello! Your submission of Beatrice Mateyo 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! 4meter4 (talk) 16:59, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
Response
[edit]Hi Roger. I couldn't get to London on 3rd July but it was good to get your message. I'm in France most of the time, in England now and then. I'm still around, in any case, and you may yet hear from me again -- Andrew Dalby 18:59, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thats OK, Andrew. I did n't make it either - I'm in Scotland and it seemed a long way from here too. However I remember. Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 19:29, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
DYK for Rosemary Kanyuka
[edit]On 26 July 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rosemary Kanyuka, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that, two decades after Rosemary Kanyuka said Malawi's women suffered from "inadequate laws" without a law commissioner, she herself was appointed to that role? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rosemary Kanyuka. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Rosemary Kanyuka), 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 nominate it.
Women in Red – August 2026
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[edit]Awesome you're having a go at DYK! Maybe minor rewording of the hook to make it clearer for people without context? '... that lawyer Hazel Miseleni believes that reducing Malawi's high child marriage rate to 20% would make Malawi $500m better off by 2030?' (I would have suggested it on the DYK page, but don't know how DYK process works lol.) Dsp13 (talk) 23:50, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
- More seriously, the numbers in the hook look as though they have got a bit exaggerated in the summarization. The World Bank says child marriage has already cost Malawi $167m. HM & RB suggest ending child marriage could save Malawi $500m over 15 years, including education savings of $108m by 2030. There is a government strategy to reduce child marriage to 20% by 2030. Dsp13 (talk) 00:04, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- Cool. DYK is fairly friendly, just do it and say "sorry, new here". I will change the hook. If you can fix the figures in the article then that would be useful and justify our 3 way split of the credit. Victuallers (talk) 08:42, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
- I've reviewed the hook as it currently stands. I have a couple of questions but they should be easy enough to address EmergentAnarchy (talk) 09:33, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
- Cool. DYK is fairly friendly, just do it and say "sorry, new here". I will change the hook. If you can fix the figures in the article then that would be useful and justify our 3 way split of the credit. Victuallers (talk) 08:42, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
DCWC August update
[edit]The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest has been running for a month now, so let's check in with the competition so far!
As of the time of writing, our top contestants are:
Vanderwaalforces (submissions) ahead of the pack with 715 points, with two FAs and many GAs on the monarchs of the Kingdom of Benin;- Simongraham (submissions) with 291 points, mostly with GAs on jumping spiders, alongside various GAN and FAC reviews;
- Jaguarnik (submissions) with 240 points, mostly from an FA on the 1945 film Ivan the Terrible;
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These competitors are in the lead, but if past experience is any indication, big shake-ups might still await us in the contest. If you're looking for a way to boost your position, we got a table of review requests from fellow participants—you can rack up a lot of points through reviews, and it might just convince others to review your own nominations! You can also look through the eligible reviews page to find other articles to review, with highlights for articles eligible for the 1.5× multiplier. The coordinators would like to thank Jaguarnik (submissions) for his work to keep this page up to date.
Thank you so much for all your work in the contest so far, dear participants, and keep on the good fight against systemic bias on our wiki! Have any questions? Leave a message on the contest talk page or send it to one of our wonderful coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), and TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (To unsubscribe from these updates, remove yourself from this list. Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:26, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
August 2026
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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Regarding your recent edits to Amina Kajiya when you modified the page, you introduced unknown parameters. Specifying |some_param=some_variable does not always mean that variable will display. The |some_param= needs to be defined in the template in order to work. You can look at the documentation for the template being used, but it is also helpful to use the preview button before saving an edit; this helps find any errors that have been made and ensures that the values added are displaying correctly. Below the edit box is a Show preview button. Pressing this will show what the page will look like without actually saving it. It is highly recommended that editors use this before saving. Note I have likely fixed the error by now so check the history of the page to see how it was fixed. If you have any questions of if I can help explain further, please let me know! You can also contact the help desk for assistance.
Thank you. Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 19:57, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you, I do know this, but thanks for the reminder. Good luck with your work. Victuallers (talk) 20:06, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- You as well! Zackmann (Talk to me/What I been doing) 20:07, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
Percival Allen
[edit]Blimey, I had completely forgotten about her. How did you dig up my ancient draft? Anyway, thanks for the thanks. I scribbled that down in October 2019, why? Because she made the very first gramophone recordings of Richard Strauss's opera Elektra in around 1909, along with my great-grandfather Frederic Austin, before it had even received its first performance in Britain under Thomas Beecham. She had a big voice. I inherited the single-sided HMV 78 rpm recordings of the opera through my dad. I have a collection of around 1,500 78 rpm discs and a 1930's EMG Model X wind-up gramophone to play them on (similar model is pictured). Enthuse me enough, (I certainly need encouragement) and I might finish the draft and publish it. Allen seems to have given the first UK concert performance of Wagner's Die Walküre, again with Austin, in 1908. A Chronicle of First Musical Performances in the United Kingdom 1893-2000 Vols 3 & 4, p. 79.
Best wishes, MinorProphet (talk) 23:35, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
- Oh I found her because I was looking for Women in Red before 1900. I was intending to create a start and only later did I find your version which far exceeded my ambitions. I suggest that you might consider pasting all/lots of it on top of my stub/start. I couldnt take/steal it in whole because I would want to check the refs ... but you will know that you did this at the time. You may as well publish this. Its good stuff. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 07:13, 11 August 2026 (UTC)
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[edit]On 13 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Femmes et Sciences, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Eiffel Tower features the names of 72 men, but it was a Femmes et Sciences list that inspired the idea of adding women's names too? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Femmes et Sciences. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Femmes et Sciences), 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 nominate it.
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Thank you for your part in this! I brought three pictured "girls" to the main page, on the 150th anniversary of their appearance ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:35, 13 August 2026 (UTC)
- I liked the special effect photo of them in the water. Impressive. Victuallers (talk) 22:33, 13 August 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you! - Another day of two bios in the news section of the main page, and Jill Gomez is my favourite, - yesterday's story! Places of 8/8 are particularly bright, matching the Voces8 concert in our little town that day that you would have loved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 19 August 2026 (UTC)
- Ileana Cotrubaș is on the main page, also my story --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:04, 26 August 2026 (UTC)
Image for École Polytechnique Féminine
[edit]Hi Roger. In connection with the Eiffel Women, Balance person has created an article on École Polytechnique Féminine. Creative commons comes up with these three images- Could you extract the one on the right and add it to commons and perhaps include it in the article? That would be a great help.--Ipigott (talk) 15:15, 18 August 2026 (UTC)
- I think I did it. The image I think you were referring to, was on commons. Correct? Victuallers (talk) 22:42, 18 August 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, thanks, that's tho one. I did not realize it was already on Commons. I should have been able to introduce it myself.--Ipigott (talk) 07:56, 19 August 2026 (UTC)
DYK for Mamie Martin
[edit]On 19 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mamie Martin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mamie Martin (pictured) died while her daughter was still a baby, but they are reunited near a school funded by the charity they inspired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mamie Martin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Mamie Martin), 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 nominate it.
DYK for Nchalo
[edit]On 22 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nchalo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that UK courts are expected to decide if embankments built to protect sugarcane in Nchalo created damage and deaths in a nearby Malawian village? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nchalo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Nchalo), 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 nominate it.
Women in Red - September 2026
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DYK for Phindu Zaie Banda
[edit]On 27 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phindu Zaie Banda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phindu Zaie Banda. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Phindu Zaie Banda), 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 nominate it.
Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:45, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
- Well done! Good to see you are continuing to support the Malawians.--Ipigott (talk) 13:29, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
DYK for Beatrice Mateyo
[edit]On 30 August 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beatrice Mateyo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Beatrice Mateyo (pictured) was arrested for demeaning Malawian women after carrying a placard saying that she was proud to have a vagina? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beatrice Mateyo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Beatrice Mateyo), 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 nominate it.
More help needed with images
[edit]I'm creating an article on Marie-Isabelle Archinard in connection with Event:Women who worked with Marie Curie. She died in 1995 but there are several images of her from the 1930s, such as those in this account. Can these be used via Commons or do we need a fair use approach? Perhaps you can help.--Ipigott (talk) 15:24, 31 August 2026 (UTC)
- Sure, I did an anonymous one, another (with her brothers) had a signature so that would be in copyright if the photographer died after 1956. Victuallers (talk) 16:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC)
A slightly belated Thank you from the Eiffel Women Project
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Hi Roger,
Thank you for all your hard work and the huge amounts of time you put into The Eiffel Women Editathon this summer. The 72 names won't be on the Eiffel Tower quite yet (2027 has been suggested), but we have made sure that they are on wiki and looking good! The picture is a cartoon of Madame Saqui tightroping her way across Paris, connecting the C19th rebuilding of the city - which feels like a suitable image for connecting the 72 women across Wikipedia. |
MumphingSquirrel (talk) 11:51, 1 September 2026 (UTC)
- It was great to see that you and Ian had taken up the project. It was originally suggested as a backdrop to the Women in Red Wikimania poster. I expected that we might get most of them with start articles in French and English, but you guys overshot the target. All 72 and others involved in the identification of the names - I suspect Marie-Isabelle Archinard is another bit of collateral benefit and see here. I regret that we don't have images of many of these and particularly in non-English wikis but maybe the fuss of the names being installed might draw attention to this. Thanks for the contribution and camaraderie. Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 15:12, 1 September 2026 (UTC)
Question About Creating a New Article Page
[edit]Dear Victuallers,
I hope you are doing well.
I would like to ask how I can create a new article page. Could you please let me know what steps I need to follow and from what point I am allowed to start creating new article pages?
I would appreciate your guidance.
Best regards, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1RoseAngle1990 (talk • contribs) 6 September 2026
- Welcome RoseAngle1990, happy to help you... I'm guessing you are from Malawi - hope you are well too. See your talk page for help from my mate Rosiestep. Victuallers (talk) 07:33, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
- If we are talking about a page about Mahdiyeh Afshar Bakeshloo then she looks notable and there is a photo of her. Are you or do you know Mahdiyeh Afshar Bakeshloo? I need to know as there are different routes. Victuallers (talk) 12:03, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
DYK for Zinenani Majawa
[edit]On 7 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zinenani Majawa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Zinenani Majawa complained that limiting the opening hours of bars during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi was like closing sex workers' workplaces? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zinenani Majawa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Zinenani Majawa), 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 nominate it.
DCWC September update
[edit]The 2026 Developing Countries WikiContest has now been running for two months! We have seen tremendous improvements in the encyclopedic coverage of several underrepresented areas thanks to contributions from a wide range of editors. The coordinators would like to highlight some of the new participants this year who have been making notable contributions to the contest, including but by no means limited to:
- Kisseran (submissions) – 462 points, with a featured article (Ancient Cappadocian language) and various reviews primarily on Chinese topics
Dragonhawk12 (submissions) – 280 points, who's well on their way to breaking the DCWC record for good article reviews and peer reviews- Jishara (submissions) – 268 points, with a couple of good articles and a diverse selection of reviews as well
Rainsage (submissions) – 113 points, with two good articles, notably the Jenin Horse
Chickenpox4dinner (submissions) – 107 points, largely from their Did you know writing about Caribbean folklore
Propitheque (submissions) – 105 points, from two good articles about Malagasy lemurs
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DYK for Mercy Sikelo
[edit]On 8 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mercy Sikelo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations team featuring Rose Alufandika (pictured), Mercy Sikelo, Esther Maulidi, Ireen Khumalo, and Maggie Chavula went from being ranked 153rd to making the final and qualifying for the World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mercy Sikelo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Mercy Sikelo), 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 nominate it.
DYK for Esther Maulidi
[edit]On 8 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Esther Maulidi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations team featuring Rose Alufandika (pictured), Mercy Sikelo, Esther Maulidi, Ireen Khumalo, and Maggie Chavula went from being ranked 153rd to making the final and qualifying for the World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mercy Sikelo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Esther Maulidi), 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 nominate it.
DYK for Ireen Khumalo
[edit]On 8 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ireen Khumalo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations team featuring Rose Alufandika (pictured), Mercy Sikelo, Esther Maulidi, Ireen Khumalo, and Maggie Chavula went from being ranked 153rd to making the final and qualifying for the World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mercy Sikelo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Ireen Khumalo), 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 nominate it.
DYK for Rose Alufandika
[edit]On 8 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rose Alufandika, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations team featuring Rose Alufandika (pictured), Mercy Sikelo, Esther Maulidi, Ireen Khumalo, and Maggie Chavula went from being ranked 153rd to making the final and qualifying for the World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mercy Sikelo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Rose Alufandika), 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 nominate it.
DYK for Maggie Chavula
[edit]On 8 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maggie Chavula, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations team featuring Rose Alufandika (pictured), Mercy Sikelo, Esther Maulidi, Ireen Khumalo, and Maggie Chavula went from being ranked 153rd to making the final and qualifying for the World Cup? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mercy Sikelo. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Maggie Chavula), 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 nominate it.
Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:08, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
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Thank you for a very impressive pictured DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
Geles Cabrera, a Mexican sculptor, 100 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- your message made me smile and so did this. I bought a sculpture last week! I saw Molly Kent's work and bought this this. I surprised a friend when she guessed what I'd bought it for... yep! Its still in the exhibition. Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 22:30, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
- That's great! I have some (small) sculptures of women by a man. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:00, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- Bach composed a cantata for today's feast, performed 300 years ago. This time the main page has it on the right date. I nominated it for GA ;) - Also waiting for a review: Maureen Jones, - someone said the article isn't good enough for the main page. We could change that! Already arrived there: Bryan Kelly and his fun Magnificat. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
Image of Randi Holwech
[edit]First of all, congratulations on five DYKs in one day. Quite an achievement. Then another request for help. I have recently created the biography of the Norwegian scientist Randi Holwech and would like to know whether the photo of her here can be used in the article, possibly via Commons?--Ipigott (talk) 13:57, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
- thanks Ian - there were a few of us involved in creating the 5. The photo is done. Victuallers (talk) 16:04, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
Try
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Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over 118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi) and has a population of 22,224,282 (as of July 2025). Lilongwe is its capital and largest city. (Full article...)
DYK for Madyina Ngulube
[edit]On 28 September 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madyina Ngulube, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Madyina Ngulube (pictured) thanked the president of Malawi on behalf of the women's national football team after he awarded each player a plot of land? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madyina Ngulube. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (Madyina Ngulube), 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 nominate it.
Launchballer 06:43, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
Thank you for the nomination! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:55, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- Pleasure Gerda, however DYK gets more bureaucratic, the image got pulled because we hadn't recorded the permission in the way that they now think commons should operate. Great Exasperations Victuallers (talk) 13:28, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- That's sad. - I used to have a daily DYK when I started, and now I am at one per month, because of the endless discussions about what's interesting ... - it takes too much of time that could flow into articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:35, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
New cross-language page link: Christine Nkulikiyinka
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Women in Red - October 2026
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School article titles
[edit] You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools/Article advice § Title. Also see the pending; Talk:Marist School (Georgia)#Requested move 14 September 2026. There have been several WP:RM concerning school article titles. I am wondering whether the WikiProject should consider adding guidance on school article titles to the article advice page? I am sending some WP:APPNOTE to WP:WPSCH/P that have been apart of this project much longer that I have. Issac I Navarro (talk) 21:53, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
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Revert
[edit]Sorry, not sure why you reverted? Blythwood (talk) 18:17, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
- me neither... I think it might have been an error, I'll look Victuallers (talk) 18:20, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
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