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ITN recognition for Grand Jojo

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Hello there! Sorry to bother you, I wanted to ask. Could you update this file (EU map) with Ukraine and Moldova as candidates?

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Article name change

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Hi,

I'm sorry I didn't intend on engaging in a edit war. I'm not a expert in Wikipedia editing and in general only make small chances. Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 17:52, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Brusselians for deletion

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Your draft article, Draft:MigratieMuseumMigration

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:30, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz I found a red link for this in Migration museum, found some new sources, requested sight of the deleted version, added new content and sources, and it's now back in mainspace at MigratieMuseumMigration. Thanks for your work on starting this, @JhowieNitnek, between us we have created a solid little stub with a nice infobox (all your work) and some good sources. Thanks. PamD 13:15, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I've now expanded the infobox by adding the logo! PamD 13:28, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But I can't find a photo of the museum anywhere. If you could take one, or find a copyright-free one, it would fill a gap in the list at Migration museum and enhance the article. There's a perfect Commons category: Category:Museums in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. PamD 13:33, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Bombardment of Brussels

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Armorial of Brussels moved to draftspace

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Armorial of Brussels (June 14)

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Span tags

Hi JhowieNitnek and thank you for your recent additions to Timeline of Brussels! I agree with all of them and I allowed myself to make some more fixes to the page. I did notice, however, that you restored "span tags", such as in the links to Manneken Pis and to Brussels placenames, and you have been using similar tags in several other articles, too. Please note that those tags are outdated, and translating runs of text, when necessary, is generally done through the {{Lang}} templates. You will find more details in WP:SPAN. In this case, though originally a Dutch (Flemish) word, Manneken Pis is now used in all languages, so no translation tag is required here. Moreover, as you may know, Brussels placenames in Wikipedia articles must follow the long-established local naming conventions, without the need for tags or italics for linkable articles (unless specifically required), so those markups are redundant, hence why I removed them again. If you have any questions, do let me know! Jason Lagos (talk) 18:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As a side note, you may also wish to familiarise yourself with WP:NOPIPE, which is why I restored the links to Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor to their original forms. Cheers! Jason Lagos (talk) 18:59, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jason Lagos,

Thank you for all the great tips! I am currently adding more stuff. While I am doing that I am also applying your feedback on my edits. Thank you for the help.

Cheerio! Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 19:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning Jhowie. You are very welcome. One more tip for good practice: be careful about overlinking (see MOS:OVERLINK). Basically, terms should be linked maximum one time per major section (i.e. heading), so for instance, no need to repeat the link to Palace of the Nation ten times in the timeline. ;-) Jason Lagos (talk) 08:44, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Jason Lagos,

I will keep it in mind thank you. Still trying to learn the ropes of Wikipedia. I have more knowledge of Wikidata which is completely different. Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 09:06, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries – I made the fixes now. Thanks as well for connecting Brussels Salon to Wikidata. Jason Lagos (talk) 13:27, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1370s in Brussels

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Recent edits

Hey Jhowie, just a few extra comments and suggestions about some of your recent edits:

The Timeline of Brussels is getting pretty long (over 11,000 words) and might need a bit of trimming to keep it within WP:SIZERULE. Like I said before, I think most of your additions to this article are really good, so thanks again, but it is also important to keep in mind the article's original purpose, and not turn it into a repository for everything Brussels-related. The rule of thumb should be that if an event would not be featured in a regular encyclopedia listing the key events in the city's history, it probably does not belong in this Wikipedia list either. Some examples of entries that should probably get deleted or combined are the ones with just red links, minor or trivial events, etc.
The Saint Verhaegen article has become a bit less readable after you added that table with the themes and medals. Tables may be appropriate in some Wikipedia articles, but should generally be avoided if the information can be easily or adequately described by text (see MOS:TABLES and MOS:NO-TABLES). Plus, this table is completely unsourced and has also caused unbalance to the article, so it should probably be deleted completely or split into a separate article (with proper sources) to maintain WP:PROPORTION.
Finally, make sure you pay attention as well to the language and date format tags at the top of the articles you edit; they indicate the standard to follow (e.g. use British English, use dmy dates). That table you added uses the wrong spelling and date format compared to the rest of the article, so you will want to fix that, too (see MOS:RETAIN).

Sorry if all this may sound a bit nitpicky, but I think it might be helpful once again. Cheers! Jason Lagos (talk) 14:02, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Jason Lagos,

Thanks for the feedback! For the timeline, splitting the article like they did with the Timeline of London might be a good idea. Regarding the Saint Verhaegen article, I copied it from the French and Dutch versions; I agree it might be better to include it in a different article as you suggested. As for the language, I aim to use British spelling, but I occasionally slip into American spelling or get corrected by autocorrect.

Hope this helps! Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 14:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey again Jhowie and thanks for your very quick reply!

About the timeline, I strongly believe trimming should be used as the first option, and then splitting as the second if the article is still too long. London is a way bigger city with a longer history than Brussels, so that explains the choice of splitting. For Brussels, I can see plenty of your additions, especially some of the recent stuff (like the opening of all the new radio stations, tram lines, etc.) that is not noteworthy enough and could be easily deleted.
For Saint Verhaegen, it is great that we agree. Though, if unsourced material (especially in table form) also appears at the French and Dutch Wikipedia, that does not mean it has been "accepted", so it is probably best practice not to translate it in the future. For the split article, I did something similar with List of houses of the Grand-Place, so you could use that as a reference.
As for the language and date format, ok I understand. It should still be fixed though. ;-) Jason Lagos (talk) 12:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I will split the timeline since it is really becoming too long now. This is just a head's up in case you are planning to work on the article, to avoid doing so in the next few minutes, in order to avoid any loss of data. Jason Lagos (talk) 18:23, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jason Lagos, thank you for the heads up Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 18:28, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome! It is fully done, so you are free to edit the pages again at your will. Jason Lagos (talk) 19:10, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I created Wikidata entries for al the new pages and connected them to the relevant pages. Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 19:46, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi JhowieNitnek. Thank you for your work on J. Petermann fondeur Bruxelles. Another editor, MPGuy2824, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

please mention J Petermann in the target page with a good reference

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@MPGuy2824 could you explain further I don't know what you mean with target page Jhowie_Nitnek (talk) 15:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. See, this is now a redirect to the target Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes. "J. Petermann fondeur Bruxelles" seems to be an old/alternative name for the foundry. If you can mention that (with a ref) it would be nice. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 16:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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