We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Miyagawa ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions) and Sp33dyphil ( submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles ( 1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.
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See comments :) Hope you have it watchlisted. HurricaneFan 25 20:08, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
The cup, eh? I think I'll join next year. HurricaneFan 25 15:42, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks Hurricanehink for helping to promote 1954 Atlantic hurricane season to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. Sp33dyphil " Ad astra" 05:22, 7 October 2011 (UTC) |
Hey hink, I've been working on that 1906 hurricane article in my userspace. I've been trying to get the numbers to go together; they all don't match. What would be a preferred source for the total? Thanks! HurricaneFan 25 15:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
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For your help to the Hurricane Jova (2011) article. TropicalAnalystwx13 ( talk) 23:02, 10 October 2011 (UTC) |
I've reviewed Cyclone Hollanda; I have seven issues with the writing and two with the refs. All of them should be easy to fix. Cheers, HurricaneFan 25 12:28, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
On 15 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyclone Hollanda, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Cyclone Hollanda (satellite image shown) of 1994 caused the worst cyclone impacts on Mauritius since 1975, destroying half of the island's sugar plantations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cyclone Hollanda.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:02, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
Be happy I'm bored right now, and I don't really have anything else to do. But it's Hurricane Lisa (2010), so you might not like that. atomic 77 32 19:28, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
I've done a quick run-through of Ginny, and could only find four issues, of which all are minor. Cheers, HurricaneFan 25 22:51, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
I believe when most people think strongest TC they're thinking in terms of wind, not pressure. Deepest, however, implies lower pressure. If we're going to go for strongest, it should be related to max sustained winds, or maximum gusts, depending upon criteria emphasized within the basin in question. Thegreatdr ( talk) 20:56, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
I need help writing the lede for the 1906 Atlantic hurricane season. What advice do you have on writing the lede, because I'm not sure where to start. Thanks, HurricaneFan 25 22:51, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
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Finally got off your butt today and edit? :P HurricaneFan 25 21:01, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
I'm currently working on User:Hurricanefan25/Cindy — and I'm trying to get it, for now, to satisfy FA criterion 1a, 1b, 1c, 2b, 2c, and 3. It's still a work in progress, obviously; and there's plenty of good stuff for the MH I found. What advice do you have? HurricaneFan 25 11:59, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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HurricaneFan 25 16:14, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Congratulations on coming first in the 2011 WikiCup. You are a very deserving winner. Here, a cheeseburger for you! -- Sp33dyphil © • © 00:11, 1 November 2011 (UTC) |
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Congratulations on winning the 2011 WikiCup, Hink! You deserve it! TropicalAnalystwx13 ( talk) 00:34, 1 November 2011 (UTC) |
The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Hurricanehink ( submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:
Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.
No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.
Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:41, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Congrats on being the cup champion! Y E Pacific Hurricane 02:12, 1 November 2011 (UTC) |
Congratulations on winning the WikiCup 2011. Just imagining how proud it feels to be the best contributor to Wikipedia in 2011. Also, with all the tropical cyclone articles that you have edited while you participate, you have brought name and fame to the Tropical Cyclone WikiProject. Once again, congrats! Happy editing! Anirudh Emani ( talk) 09:09, 1 November 2011 (UTC) |
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Congrats on winning the Cup hink! :) HurricaneFan 25 14:08, 1 November 2011 (UTC) |
...Patch.com is talking about your "wiki-fame" on getting the Perfect Storm on the Main Page. HurricaneFan 25 17:25, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
On 2 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tropical Storm Debbie (1965), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1965, Tropical Storm Debbie broke the daily rainfall record in Mobile, Alabama, despite dissipating offshore? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tropical Storm Debbie (1965).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:04, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
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In recognition of the press coverage that your work on the 1991 Perfect Storm has received, I hereby award you this Press Barnstar. Titoxd( ?!? - cool stuff) 20:17, 2 November 2011 (UTC) |
Cindy '59 is now in mainspace, as you noticed; any comments/criticism? HurricaneFan 25 15:15, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
On 20 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2011 Halloween nor'easter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Jersey governor Chris Christie lost electric power at both his own house and the governor's mansion during the 2011 Halloween nor'easter (snow in Walden, New York, pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2011 Halloween nor'easter.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 08:02, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
Some improvements have been made since your last comment and you might like to check to see if your concerns have been met. Regards AIRcorn (talk) 23:20, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
I looked over the Andrew TCR tables, and it looks like what I have for the graphics is a bit higher than their report. Where in the document do they have a higher rainfall total? Nevermind...I see it now. Hammond, Louisiana is highest per their report. Let me check the rainfall spreadsheets and get back to you. If Hammond is not within the spreadsheet, I'll use their report to update it. If there is a discrepancy with Hammond between the report and the data provided from NCDC, I'll have to check with the SoutheTwo or 3rn Region Climate Center, located near there.
Thegreatdr (
talk) 18:45, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
I read the message you left on my talk page, although it took a month. First of all, congratulations on winning the WikiCup!
Second, I've so wanted to come back and do articles again, but I lacked my own computer's internet to do the work (all my edits from about 2007 to now were on shared computers, so I usually had to speed through the articles). Fortunately, now that I have my own computer again, I can come back and do some more writing and checking here. I'm glad to be back! Hurricane Angel Saki ( talk) 05:33, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help with the source! I added it to the intro and may move it to the Impact when I start working with it. Hurricane Angel Saki ( talk) 15:32, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
Please respond so we can get a thread going at Talk:Hurricane Iwa, or should this be taken to the wikiproject? Because it needs to be explicit one way or another. -- Golbez ( talk) 14:06, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
before I combined the tables in the Hawaii article, there was a mismatch between the table and the bar graph (see here). I assumed that the table was correct, and used that, but it would be good to double check the data. thank you. Frietjes ( talk) 21:20, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
The situation in the SWIO today is a good reason why we just dont plonk 1-min winds on the basis of a TCFA. Jason Rees ( talk) 18:03, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
Hurricanefan knows how to use a watchlist. HurricaneFan 25 17:58, 5 December 2011 (UTC) |
I recently added that page to my (much smaller than most other users, from what I understand) watchlist, and as such I'd like to add the {{ maintained}} template to the talk page. Since you and Hurricanefan25 have made almost as many edits, I feel it's only fair for you to be included on that template as well. Would that be OK with you? Daniel Case ( talk) 15:42, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
BTW, have we thought about possibly (down the line) getting this to GA or better? It needs a little work on the sourcing but I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. Daniel Case ( talk) 15:56, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Since it's now been stable for quite some time, I just implemented the results of a hard-copy edit. Shaved about half a K off the article's total length, which is within the range of what you'd expect (and shows that it was fairly lean already, which is good). I'd like to submit it for peer review now, if that's OK with you. Daniel Case ( talk) 21:20, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
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You should get one for all your content improvement. :) HurricaneFan 25 00:05, 13 December 2011 (UTC) |
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CheckUsers cannot connect users to IPs in that manner. They can only determine the users' IP. IMO, they best way to go would be a brief ANI report. HurricaneFan 25 — 23:37, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
Merry Christmas, Hink, hope you've had a great day. :) — Bruvtakesover ( talk!) 19:40, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Merry Christmas Hink! Hope your holiday is going well! Hurricane Angel Saki ( talk) 20:46, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
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Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone on record. The nineteenth tropical storm and twelfth typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season, Tip developed out of a disturbance in the monsoon trough on October 4 near Pohnpei. Initially, a tropical storm to its northwest hindered the development and motion of Tip, though after it tracked further north Tip was able to intensify. After passing Guam, it rapidly intensified and reached peak winds of 305 km/h (190 mph) and a worldwide record low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (hPa, 25.69 inHg) on October 12. At its peak strength, it was also the largest tropical cyclone on record with a diameter of 2,220 km (1,380 mi). It slowly weakened as it continued west-northwestward, and later turned to the northeast under the influence of an approaching trough. Tip made landfall on southern Japan on October 19, and became an extratropical cyclone shortly thereafter. U.S. Air Force Reconnaissance flew into the typhoon for 60 missions, making Tip one of the most closely observed tropical cyclones. Rainfall from the typhoon breached a flood-retaining wall at a United States Marine Corps training camp in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, leading to a fire which killed 13 Marines and injured 68. Elsewhere in the country, the typhoon led to widespread flooding and 42 deaths, and offshore shipwrecks left 44 killed or missing. ( more...)
UcuchaBot ( talk) 23:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
It's been promoted. I look forward to working with you again. Sven Manguard Wha? 15:49, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi! As you've previously expressed interest in the competition, I'm just letting you know that the 2012 WikiCup is due to start in less than 24 hours. Signups are open, and will remain so for a few weeks after the beginning of the competition. The competition itself will follow basically the same format as last year, with a few small tweaks to point costs to reflect the opinions of the community. If you're interested in taking part, you're more than welcome, and if you know anyone who might be, please let them know too- the more the merrier! To join, simply add your name to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2012 signups, and we will be in touch. Please feel free to direct any questions to me, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Thanks! You are receiving this note as you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Please feel free to add or remove yourself. J Milburn ( talk) 01:47, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for being a role model for newbies like me! Fabrice Florin ( talk) 01:28, 13 January 2012 (UTC) |
Hurricanehink, I'll review Hurricane Iris (1995) over the weekend. InThe AM 15:40, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
Not sure if you have the page watch listed. Calvin • Watch n' Learn 17:04, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
I'm working on some hurricane articles and was wondering if you have or could direct me to a list of first names for the writers of the tropical discussions from the NHC. I believe you used them for Hurricane Iris (1995). I'm trying to upgrade Hurricane Felix 1995. InThe AM 17:20, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Tropical Cyclones for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 06:09, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
On 28 January 2012, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Cyclone Funso, which you created. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the candidates page. |
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-- Spencer T♦ C 03:52, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for correcting my mistake on the 1988 hurricane season, I was reading down the list of best tracks and failed to realize the storm was already in the article. :) Supportstorm ( talk) 22:45, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is Grapple X ( submissions), due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by Ruby2010 ( submissions), whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is Jivesh boodhun ( submissions), who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!
The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.
A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.
We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.
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Thanks God Typhoonwikihelper ( talk) 06:09, 6 February 2012 (UTC) |
Typhoonwikihelper ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:23, 6 February 2012 (UTC).
Dear Hurricanehink,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:01, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry about this. In an honest mistake, I hit the rollback (VANDAL) button by accident. Again, sorry. Y E Pacific Hurricane 01:56, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
The reference format within the template should now be up to the GA standard. I fixed the format so it didn't overwhelm the article by removing the units, similar to what has been done in other TC rainfall templates. Location information has been filled in as well. Remember, we do have rainfall information for a number of TCs within the two List of wettest TCs articles, although in this case the amount in there originally was off by about 40 inches. After 90 inches, I wonder if it's truly noticeable. =) Thegreatdr ( talk) 22:45, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Round 1 is already over! The 64 highest scorers have progressed to round 2. Our highest scorer was Grapple X ( submissions), again thanks mostly to a swathe of good articles on The X-Files. In second place was Tigerboy1966 ( submissions), thanks an impressive list of did you knows about racehorses. Both scored over 400 points. Following behind with over 300 points were Ruby2010 ( submissions), Cwmhiraeth ( submissions), Miyagawa ( submissions) and Casliber ( submissions). February also saw the competition's first featured list: List of colleges and universities in North Dakota, from Ruby2010 ( submissions). At the other end of the scale, 11 points was enough to secure a place in this round, and some contestants with 10 points made it into the round on a tiebreaker. This is higher than the 8 points that were needed last year, but lower than the 20 points required the year before. The number of points required to progress to round 3 will be significantly higher.
The remaining contestants have been split into 8 pools of 8, named A through H. Round two will finish in two months time on 28 April, when the two highest scorers in each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers, will progress to round 3. The pools were entirely random, so while some pools may end up being more competitive than others, this is by chance rather than design.
The judges would like to point out two quick rules reminders. First, any content promoted during the interim period (that is, on or after 27 February) is eligible for points in round 2. Second, any content worked on significantly this year is eligible for points if promoted in this round. On a related note, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which would otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn ( talk • email) and The ed17 ( talk • email) 23:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
All the information in all the templates is sourced. I don't know why it does not appear sourced to you. I went to the Honduran template, and all entries have references. You think there might be a format issue? Thegreatdr ( talk) 00:12, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you for all the work you did in making Hurricane Alma (1966) a Good Article; your work is much appreciated! All the best, -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 10:09, 5 March 2012 (UTC) |
This is a note to let the main editors of Cyclone Elita know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on March 7, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 7, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 ( talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 ( talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Cyclone Elita was an unusual tropical cyclone that made landfall on Madagascar three times. Elita developed on January 24 in the Mozambique Channel. It strengthened to become a tropical cyclone before striking northwestern Madagascar on January 28. Elita weakened to tropical depression status while crossing the island, and after exiting into the southwest Indian Ocean it turned to the west and moved ashore for a second time on January 31 in eastern Madagascar. After crossing the island, the cyclone intensified again after reaching the Mozambique Channel, and Elita turned to the southeast to make its final landfall on February 3 along southwestern Madagascar. Elita dropped heavy rainfall of over 200 mm (8 inches), which damaged or destroyed thousands of houses in Madagascar. Over 50,000 people were left homeless, primarily in Mahajanga and Toliara provinces. Flooding from the storm damaged or destroyed more than 450 km2 (170 sq mi) of agricultural land, including important crops for food. Across the island, the cyclone caused at least 33 deaths. Elsewhere, the cyclone brought rainfall and damage to Mozambique and Malawi, while its outer circulation produced rough seas and strong winds in Seychelles, Mauritius, and Réunion. ( more...)
Ucucha ( talk) 23:37, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
The tropical, non-tropical storms, and severe weather projects have a bit more going on than the main project page for the met project, which tends to be quite mum. Many of the contributors to the met project either became disheartened with the wikipedia article improvement process, or just stopped contributing years ago. The climate project died in its tracks years ago, as it got derailed into global warming. You may never hear a response to your comment about the billion dollar disasters, though it is a good place to start I suppose. I use it as a sounding board, in case someone, anyone, is paying attention to the project page at that particular moment, but I don't expect a response. FYI. Thegreatdr ( talk) 04:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
It has a lot of content and is referenced, so yeah, it's a very good start. It needs a lead, of course. I seem to think we had high winds out of this in Florida as it moved out of the Gulf of Mexico into the western Atlantic. My North American and Northern Hemisphere map scanning has not covered 1991-1994, yet, so I can't check out any high resolution map series regarding the system. I'll have to check, but this might be a system considered for the hurricane reanalysis. Thegreatdr ( talk) 20:10, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
On 19 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article December 1992 nor'easter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a nor'easter in December 1992 (satellite image pictured) washed over 20 whales onshore along Cape Cod, killing seven of them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/December 1992 nor'easter.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber ( talk · contribs) 16:01, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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