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DYK

On 29 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helge Seip, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 09:46, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ingrid Eide, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Victuallers (talk) 14:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Did you know? hook based on a fact from the article you created or substantially expanded, Ingrid Eide, has been added to the Wikipedia Portal, Portal:Norway. Thank you for your contributions in this topic! If you know of another relevant fact from an article that has appeared at Did you know?, then please suggest it at the associated portal talk page.

-- Nice work! Cirt (talk) 17:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Self-unreferencing articles

There are people all over wikipedia who do nothing but add unreferenced tags to articles, some less than a minute old. Why not just write the articles, take a minute or two to add the botanical authorities, and leave the unreferenced taggint to others with fewer skills and less knowledge of plants? If you need assistance adding references, forgo the tag and just link the articles on my talk page, and I'll put the authorities or some other reference in for you. Since you're obviously capable of writing articles, leaving the tagging mania up to those who can't, would, in my opinion, be of benefit to Wikipedia. --Blechnic (talk) 03:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

James Reith

You closed the AfD for radio talk show host James Reith, which was a reasonable close given the unanimous discussion. However, I noticed that no one in that discussion bothered to look for any sources. Had they done so, they might have found several news articles about the talk show host, more commonly known as Jim Reith, in The Post-Standard and the Syracuse Herald-Journal. Would you being willing to restore this article (and the Jim Reith redirect) given this evidence of notability? DHowell (talk) 08:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well... it's not much to bring back to light... would you be strongly opposed to starting the article over? Punkmorten (talk) 19:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd prefer not to, if there's any usable material in the deleted article I'd like to use it... would you be willing to at least userfy it, if you're not willing to restore it to mainspace? DHowell (talk) 20:44, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:DHowell/James Reith. Punkmorten (talk) 07:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 06:53, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Infoboxes

Which looks better the above or below? Most people have no idea where these places arein Norway and I believe the national locator map is a progresssion. I tried to standardize some in coordination with most other countries yesterdat and had my work reverted. Please join in the converstation atTemplate_talk:Infobox_Kommune#Implement_the_standard_Template:Infobox_Settlement. This is important ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 09:41, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have no strong feelings about this, except that four pictures in a row sure looks terrible. Punkmorten (talk) 09:46, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well yes. For most places there wouldn't be four. There would be two like Langesund ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 10:16, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For settlements which are not (current) municipalities, yes. They would have the regular infobox settlement anyway. Punkmorten (talk) 10:22, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 4 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brian Hambly, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:22, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 4 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Dan Dempsey, and Valentin Fuster, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 20:24, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Feodor Ostrogski, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 03:15, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Claude Ashton, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--« Milk's Favorite Cookie ^{( talk / contribs)} 23:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 7 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alfred Bower, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 00:57, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCookie

Ndure

Found this: Image:Jaysuma Saidy Ndure op het podium van de KBC indoor 2008.JPG. Not the best image but better than nothing. Rettetast (talk) 14:09, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Daniela Cârlan

Is this the right person, or should I move the article? Spencer^T♦^C 19:36, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 11 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Osmund Faremo, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 02:37, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 11 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Odd With, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 08:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Confused

So what in your view would I need to do to be on the same level of experience as admins with 3000 edits? ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 16:50, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So now you want to know, huh? Why should I write it down for the second time? Punkmorten (talk) 21:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh I don't know I just really wish I had the talent and capabilities of administrators on here, I really find it disabling not having the abilities that admins with 4000 edits have who have barely edited the mainspace encyclopedia. I guess I'll never have the talent to be an admin. Such a pity I'll never have a badge to rule over others that people will "look up to me with" and spend all my time in council and wiki lawyering discussions rather than editing what is important. Such a pity... ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 20:18, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

English name

Hi! Any idea which English name to use for the defunct government agency Statens Informasjonstjeneste? Cf. the new article Odd Strand. Punkmorten (talk) 14:46, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that was a tough one. But I found this link on Google claiming it is called Norwegian Central Information Service. The other English translations seem to be right in that article, so I guess it's trustable. Good work on the bio articles, and thanks for fixing the ones I write (not to mention cleaning up my talk page) :) Arsenikk ^(talk) 16:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bjarne Brustad

Hi Morten. I just deleted Bjarne Brustad since it was a copyvio. Looks like it was something you created in your early days. Letting you know since this probably is something you want to fix. Rettetast (talk) 21:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your Deletes

Please explain to me how deleting articles is improving Wikipedia (the sum of all human knowledge). Some people should never be admins... smooth0⁷0₇ (talk) 21:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Then again some people should never be editors. Punkmorten (talk) 21:44, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

5/30 DYK

On 30 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Georg Apenes, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford ^Pray 00:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Judo at the 2007 Summer Universiade

Judo at the 2007 Summer Universiade http://www.judoinside.com/uk/?factfile/tournament/4857 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sporcu (talk • contribs) 20:48, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstars

Cheated? No Barnstar for you. Barnstar Nazi 00:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 13 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hans Eleonardus Møller, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 12:08, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 16 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jørgen Aall, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 07:03, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ITN

Well, at least you validated that admins actually consider what people say on WP:ITN/C and that the page is not just for show. </sarcasm> -- tariqabjotu 16:05, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, sorry for being a bit out of process and all, but... I'll be the first to admit that I did not follow the prior discussion, but that item was just not close to being suitable for the main page. Punkmorten (talk) 16:08, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As the one who initially - and possibly unjustifiably - campaigned against its inclusion, may I personally thank you for restoring T:ITN as you did. Bobo . 17:23, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox templates

Hi there, Morten. I would like to commend you on your creation of numerous Norway-themed articles worthy of DYK. Truly a fine effort. One little comment, though, would you mind checking out Wikipedia:Manual of Style (infoboxes)? Infoboxes really do make articles a wee bit better still. Just a little tip, from one editor to another. Manxruler (talk) 23:54, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of infoboxes, but they have a tendency to end up with mostly blank fields... Punkmorten (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 19 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jørgen Wright Cappelen, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 17:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Appreciate the 'welcome back'. Skål - Williamborg (Bill) 04:33, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cappelen

I was reading footnote 4 instead of 5. Sorry. It's marked as good now. Daniel Case (talk) 08:56, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 20 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 16:42, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lenin Steenkamp

Hey, I've added his DOB and also his states for other clubs from his Playerhistory profile. Thanks, Mattythewhite (talk) 13:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 21 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Olrog Schjøtt, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 17:40, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Simon Karenius Høegh, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Vishnava_talk 01:13, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr., which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 06:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Belated award .... well done

		The 25 DYK Medal
		Congratulations! Here's a medal for you in appreciation of your hardwork in creating, expanding and nominating 25+ articles for DYK. Keep up the good work, Punkmorton! -- Victuallers (talk) 09:16, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another DYK

On 24 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wolfgang Wenzel von Haffner, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 03:06, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Bøyesen, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 11:02, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Putting footaball players up for speedy-deletion

What constitutes a fully-professional league for someone to have played in to be allowed into wikipedia?

The reason why I ask this is because there are countries in the world eg Scotland where there are professional clubs who have players who operate on a part-time basis. The only nation in Europe that I am aware of which has more than two (or three) full-time professional divisions is England. - Dreamweaverjack (talk) 23:29, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are some criteria at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability. Lower Scottish divisions are probably not notable, neither are most second-tier clubs in most countries. Who was speedied? Punkmorten (talk) 15:25, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Interview with Åse Kleveland

The English Wikinews is going to be organizing an interview with the former Norwegian Culture Minister Åse Kleveland. She was also the head of the Swedish Film Institute and is now the chairwoman of the Norwegian Humanist Association. I am asking Wikipedians from all of the Scandinavian languages to contribute questions to her upcoming interview with Wikinews in Oslo. The page is here; please leave questions there and comments to me either on my en.wikinews talk page or my en.wikipedia talk page. Thank you very much! Mike H. Fierce! 01:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to date of birth & death to match MOS

Hi, I've come across a number of articles which you have created/made major contributions to in the Norwegian politician category. I intend to make a minor change to most of these articles to better comply with the Manual of Style: specifically, for a person with known dates of birth and death, no 'born' and 'died' is required, and their place of birth/death should be given outside of the date range (see Wikipedia:DATE#Dates_of_birth_and_death). I've made one sample change at [1] to fix the date range, and add the place of birth as a separate sentence. Before I use AWB to change more (not as a bot, but using AWB will be faster and more reliable) do you have any input to the way the place of birth/death should be reported in the article? Thanks Rjwilmsi 22:44, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it looks awful outside of the birth and death parenthesis, but if it must be removed then it does not belong in the first paragraph. Matters are complicated, though, by the fact that it must be integrated into the text in a sensible manner, not placed randomly somewhere. Good luck. Punkmorten (talk) 08:42, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'll take the approach you used in the Thorbjørn Lie article to put the place of birth/death as the second line, unless the article has information about where the person lived, when I'll integrate it into that line. Rjwilmsi 12:33, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. Punkmorten (talk) 21:20, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lysaker Station

Hi, you wouldn't by any chance have a picture of Lysaker Station laying around? The article is right there in the GA works, and as about the only station on Drammenbanen it lacks an image, save an artists impression from a government paper. Arsenikk ^(talk) 23:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I don't. I could bike down there right now and take one, but I lack a functioning camera.. Punkmorten (talk) 08:34, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Croatian-Australian_Socceroos

Hi, Category:Croatian-Australian_Socceroos has come up for deletion at CfD. As this category was created as a result of this AfD, which you participated in, I thought you might have an opinion on this debate as well. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 03:24, 13 July 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Battle of Fredericia

Punkmorten, I have written an article on the Battle of Fredericia, since you made a request for it. I hope it is you to your liking, and any additional edits you could make to it would be welcome. EasyPeasy21 (talk) 21:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Kielland

Well, you don't create a new article with the span of their life in the title. So, I just made it different. Thanks, --Meldshal (§peak to me) 22:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Norwegian politician, 18th century birth stubs

Hi - a stub template or category which you created has been nominated for deletion or renaming at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion. (BTW, though I can see the reasoning behind this one, it looks like it will bee far too small for a separate stub category for some time yet). Grutness...wha? 02:04, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Removal

Hi, can you elaborate a little? Which article in particular does this relate to? Or do you mean the rationale in general as spread across multiple articles? If the latter, then I'm not sure I see a problem. It can be said that "[Actor X] is signed to star in Zombie Massacre, scheduled for filming in 2009..." without the need for it to be linked. Removing the link merely discourages its recreation until such time as it becomes notable. All the best, Steve ^{T • C} 13:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see it now, thanks. This is an occasion where a future film has shared a title with an old Amiga game. I should have been more vigilant in my link removals. The video game should indeed stay linked within that article. I'll make sure I look more closely in the future. Thanks again, Steve ^{T • C} 13:33, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 24 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Otto Vincent Lange, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 17:24, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 25 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christian Birch-Reichenwald, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 18:37, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Herman Bagger, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

AfD nomination of Deutsches Theater, Oslo

An article that you have been involved in editing, Deutsches Theater, Oslo, has been listed for deletion. Ecoleetage (talk) 02:47, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bente Nordby

Hello Punkmortem. Just thought I would drop by and say thank you for the warm welcome. I am not Norwegian, although I have been following the Norwegian Women's National football Team for almost 12 years now. I can translate Norwegian well enough, but I've never had any official training. I'm also hoping to at least add some quick entries for the rest of the current team before they head to Beijing.

If there is a place for me in Wikipedia:WikiProject Norway I would be happy to join. I'll only be good for women footballers and clubs, however.

And yes, Bente Nordby is a lesbian and I hope to incorporate this into her article. Do you have any suggestions as to where it may be best placed? Thanks so much for all that you do.

Ragnhild16 (talk) 00:09, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 28 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henrik Steffens Hagerup, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 22:55, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 29 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jacob Kielland (1788–1863), which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 07:28, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Austria

I removed most of the how-to content from Telephone numbers in Austria. The page is a mess right now, but there's a whole category of similar pages, so you might want to look at those too. Most of them appear to be in similar shape. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 17:28, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removing information

Just a suggestion. Maybe it would make more sense to include that infomation in the introduction instead of a little not in the birth and death bracket, cheers. Chandlerjoeyross (talk) 21:31, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania 2010 could be coming to Stockholm!

I'm leaving you a note as you may be interested in this opportunity.

People from all six Nordic Wiki-communities (sv, no, nn, fi, da and is) are coordinating a bid for Wikimania 2010 in Stockholm. I'm sending you a message to let you know that this is occurring, and over the next few months we're looking for community support to make sure this happens! See the bid page on meta and if you like such an idea, please sign the "supporters" list at the bottom. Tack (or takk), and have a wonderful day! Mike H. Fierce! 08:06, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Medal record box

Just creating the articles and then going to fix the small errors there. Give me a minute or 2...

Oh yes the medal record label up there. didnt notice that. Well is it possible to create a seperate box just like the medal record holders for the sportsmen who havent won any yet? Karabinier (talk) 13:59, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 8 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stephanie Storp, which you created or substantially expanded. 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) 08:30, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Olympics

Looking forward to the Olympics? I wonder what an impact the pollution will have on the distance runners. ♦ Dr. Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 10:39, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am looking forward, but think of the workload! :) I follow not only athletics, but many of the team sports, water sports, fighting sports and more. Don't care for baseball, tennis, sailing or equestrianism. I was in Beijing two years ago and although the city was indeed heavily polluted, the runners seemed to produce good results (some race walkers collapsed due to the heat). But it's different now, since in the Olympics there are road events, plus the new stadium is located closer to the city centre. Punkmorten (talk) 12:31, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice job on them. --I'm an Editor of the wiki^{[citation needed]} 14:09, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes 10,000 athletes to keep track of is huge. Not to mention all the different stages of events that will be covered on here. Never been to China, only Hong Kong, but China is developing at a frightening rate. Britains best medal hopes I think are in boxing and rowing. I was watching Michael Johnson speaking earlier and he reckons the US olympic team is a lot weaker than it has been in decades and that China stand a strong chance of winning the highest number of medals. I always like watching the athletics, swimming/diving and the power lifting the most - equestrianism does my head in too. ♦ Dr. Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 17:59, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Luis Miguel del Risco

Deprodding of Luis Miguel del Risco

I have removed the {{proposed deletion/dated}} tag from Luis Miguel del Risco, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. Instead, I have started a deletion discussion at [[The article states that me has made three appearances for Milonarios, which would appear to satisfy WP:FOOTYN]], which you may comment on. I have explained my reasons for doing so there. Thanks! Cynical (talk) 16:35, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK