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"doing what little one can to increase the general stock of knowledge is as respectable an object of life, as one can in any likelihood pursue" Charles Darwin

Articles seeking peer review
before featured article candidacy

January 12 Gaetano Bresci
January 18 William L. Breckinridge
February 10 Born to Run
February 17 Idris Bazorkin
March 3 Not Strong Enough (Boygenius song)
March 3 Muckrach Castle
March 6 Nezak Huns
April 2 Rain World
April 3 BP Refinery v Tracey
April 24 Nestory Irankunda
April 25 Ethics
May 3 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
May 14 Knives Out
May 17 Bonn–Oberkassel dog
May 21 DJ Kool Herc
May 26 Igor Stravinsky
May 27 Vegas Golden Knights
May 27 Tapir!
May 27 Sergio Brown
May 30 Chinese characters
June 6 Jenna Ortega
June 6 Elinor Fettiplace

Unanswered peer reviews here.

New FAC and PR[edit]

To any friendly talk page watchers, I have:

Ann Cook (cookery book writer) at FAC
Elinor Fettiplace at PR

If there is anyone who fancies commenting, I would be grateful. Cheers - SchroCat (talk)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service at TFA[edit]

Recenseo, tueor: I'm guessing edit or review, and the other one I had to look up ... protect? Anyway, is this a good time for a TFA run for On Her Majesty's Secret Service? How about July 3? - Dank (push to talk) 16:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dan, Sounds OK to me. Do you want me to run up the blurb? (and yes - it means 'I write, review, protect') Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 16:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes please! - Dank (push to talk) 17:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good time for Secretum (British Museum) as well? Say, on the 22nd? - Dank (push to talk) 23:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, no problems. - SchroCat (talk) 03:49, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changed my mind on Secretum, I need a Byzantine empress this month instead, but I'm sure we'll run Secretum soon, it's too good to pass up. - Dank (push to talk) 20:09, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problems. At least a draft blurb is ready for next time. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 05:55, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I was a little short with you[edit]

I stand by what I said and did about erasing my words on a talk page if you say I can't put them in the spot in which they're meant, but I would've said it gentler - I read your username too fast and thought you were the other guy. So, sorry. Anyway, have a good night Wikipedian339 (talk) 20:29, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apology accepted, but you need to understand that while you have an opinion on the point, other people have the opposite but equally relevant and pertinent views. Threads on talk pages are discussions to (hopefully) come to an agreement or consensus. Discussions, therefore, need to be kept together for other editors to view. You cannot start a new thread separate from an existing one where you get to plead your point of view. It gives the impression - whether you meant it or not - of trying to stack the deck in your favour by being the only voice in the discussion. Discussions stay in the same thread. And please do not delete threads or comments on article talk pages: that is forbidden. Of use may be the policies and guidelines, which can be found at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines and wikipedia:Etiquette. - SchroCat (talk) 22:32, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Private Case[edit]

Reading James Pope-Hennessy's, blessedly brief, biography of Lord Crewe, I find this reference to his father's library; "Not unnaturally, [Crewe] omits to mention the large and famous collection of pornographic and sadic literature which old Lord Houghton had lovingly assembled. This portion of the library Lord Houghton's heir made haste to sell". Our article on Monckton Milnes says he bequeathed his porn to the BM, but he obviously held back a bit! Might be worth a mention? All the best. KJP1 (talk) 17:42, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this, KJP: I'll have a dig around and see what there is that we can add. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 19:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of John F. Kennedy document hoax[edit]

Congratulations, SchroCat! The article you nominated, John F. Kennedy document hoax, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:07, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Elinor Fettiplace[edit]

@SchroCat While I have taken a considerable interest in the article (especially after going through your work at Ann Cook and Hannah Glasse, I am presently busy with a GA review and schoolwork. Hence would you mind me leaving comments at the FAC itself (when you list it there) ? Looking forward to knowing your response to the above.

Furthermore, congratulations on yet another successful FAC nomination. Regards MSincccc (talk) 08:18, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@SchroCat Are articles related to cookery one of your major interests here on Wikipedia? Apart from it, which other categories are you interested in? I would be glad to help (though I am myself very much unfamiliar with cooking in real life until now). Looking forward to your responses. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 14:17, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s one area I’m interested in, yes. - SchroCat (talk) 19:07, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]