User:Maunus/DYK

Why this matters?

This is not meant for showing off or boasting. In fact you are not even supposed to be seeing this. It matters to me personally because these are the only visible signs I have that anyone has ever appreciated or benefited from the insane amounts of time I have spent writing content for wikipedia. Apart from these small signs of appreciation, all I have ever received for my time spent editing wikipedia is gripe, condescention[sic], and hostility. This page is what I come back and take a look at to convince my self that some of all the time I spent was worthwhile.

Page 9 of the Dresden Codex showing the classic Maya language

Mayan languages are a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize. The Mayan language family is one of the best documented and most studied in the Americas. Modern Mayan languages descend from Proto-Mayan, a language thought to have been spoken at least 5000 years ago; it has been partially reconstructed using the comparative method. Mayan languages form part of the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area, an area of linguistic convergence developed throughout millennia of interaction between the peoples of Mesoamerica. All Mayan languages display the basic diagnostic traits of this linguistic area. During the pre-Columbian era of Mesoamerican history, some Mayan languages were written in the Maya hieroglyphic script. Its use was particularly widespread during the Classic period of Maya civilization. The surviving corpus of over 10,000 known individual Maya inscriptions on buildings, monuments, pottery and bark-paper codices, combined with the rich postcolonial literature in Mayan languages written in the Latin alphabet, provides a basis for the modern understanding of pre-Columbian history unparalleled in the Americas. (more...)

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Nahua woman from the Florentine Codex

Nahuatl is a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan, or Nahuan, branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, all of which are indigenous to Mesoamerica and are spoken by an estimated 1.5 million Nahua people, mostly in Central Mexico. Nahuatl has been spoken in Central Mexico since at least the 7th century AD. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century it was the language of the Aztecs, who dominated central Mexico during the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. The expansion and influence of the Aztec Empire led to the dialect spoken by the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan becoming a prestige language in Mesoamerica in this period. With the introduction of the Latin alphabet, Nahuatl also became a literary language and many chronicles, grammars, works of poetry, administrative documents and codices were written in the 16th and 17th centuries. This early literary language based on the Tenochtitlan dialect has been labeled Classical Nahuatl and is among the most-studied and best-documented languages of the Americas. Today, Nahuan dialects are spoken in scattered communities mostly in rural areas. There are considerable differences between dialects and some are mutually unintelligible. No modern dialects are identical to Classical Nahuatl, but those spoken in and around the Valley of Mexico are generally more closely related to it than those on the periphery. (more...)

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The Natchez revolt was an attack by the Natchez people on French colonists near present-day Natchez, Mississippi, on November 29, 1729. The Natchez and French had lived alongside each other in Louisiana for more than a decade. After a period of deteriorating relations, the Natchez were provoked to revolt when the French colonial commandant, Sieur de Chépart, demanded land from a tribal village near Fort Rosalie (pictured). They plotted an attack over several days and concealed their plans from most of the French. In an armed massacre on the fort and homesteads by the Mississippi River, they killed 230 of the 250 French colonists and burned the fort and homes to the ground. Upon hearing news of the revolt, French leaders in New Orleans feared a broader Native American uprising and ordered an attack on the Chaouacha people, who were not involved in the revolt. Over the next few weeks, French leaders sent two expeditions to besiege the Natchez and recover hostages. Most of the Natchez attackers escaped and sought refuge with other tribes, but their revolt had been a significant setback to the Louisiana colony, and the French retaliation led to the end of the Natchez as an independent people. (Full article...)

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Irataba (c. 1814 – 1874) was a leader of the Mohave Nation, known as an advocate for peace with whites and a mediator with the United States. He was a renowned orator and one of the first Mohave to speak English. He became the Mohave Nation's Aha macave yaltanack, an elected, as opposed to hereditary, leader. As a result of his many interactions with US officials and settlers, Irataba was invited to Washington, D.C., in 1864 for an official meeting with members of the US military and government, including President Abraham Lincoln. He was the first Native American from the Southwest to meet an American president. Upon his return he negotiated the creation of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which caused a split in the Mohave Nation when he led several hundred of his supporters to the Colorado River valley. Some historians consider Irataba a great leader who championed peace, but others feel he could have done more to defend the Mohave way of life. In March 2015, Mohave Tribal chairman Dennis Patch credited Irataba with ensuring that "the Mohaves stayed on land they had lived on since time immemorial." (Full article...)

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Appreciations

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Great work on linguistic articles! Kürbis (✔) 16:26, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Maunus, thanks for helping out with the FA nomination of Spanish conquest of Guatemala, for adding the extra info about Verapaz, and for chipping in at a point when it seemed the nomination had stagnated. Many thanks, Simon Burchell (talk) 16:09, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		You truly deserve this for understanding what's at stake. My thanks. Truthkeeper (talk) 22:16, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	This is a well-deserved pat on the back. Remember, we love you. Arcandam (talk) 13:16, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

	Mesoamerican languages
	Thank you for sharing your profound knowledge of Mesoamerica, especially its rich heritage of languages and the linguists who care about them, like Benjamin Lee Whorf, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (13 August 2009)--Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	For your expansion and improvement of language, undoubtedly one of the most important articles on Wikipedia. Peter Isotalo 16:34, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

		The Expert Barnstar
		I hereby award you the Expert Barnstar for your outstanding contributions to linguistics-related topics. This award is given to a few people who are regarded experts in one or several particular fields. Congrats and keep up your excellent work :)!--Tomcat (7) 20:10, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

User:Maunus has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Maunus's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Maunus! Peace, Rlevse ~ A record of your Day will always be kept here.

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Thank you for your constructive criticism and swift GA review of Q'umarkaj, your thoughtful input has contributed to a better article. Additionally I would like to thank you for all the work you have put into Mesoamerica-related articles. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 18:36, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		To Maunus, for the peerless breadth, depth, helpfulness and sound common sense on display in your many contributions to Mesoamerica- and language-related articles- thanks! cjllw | TALK 08:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

		The Epic Barnstar
		To Maunus, for the continuing and continual contributions to Mesoamerican articles, including an even dozen DYKs and a Featured Article, I hereby award this overdue Barnstar. Madman (talk) 05:14, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	for your work on improving Benjamin Lee Whorf OrenBochman (talk) 10:43, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	I wanted to congratulate and thank you for your contributions. I was reading some articles you've worked on throughout the years and I have to admit that few can catch up to your level. It's good to know there's someone writing about Mexico's rich culture! Cheers! ComputerJA (talk) 01:53, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Integrity
		The Barnstar of Integrity, to Maunus, for holding himself to the highest standard and upholding the traditions and honor of the English Wikipedia admin corps. Herostratus (talk) 08:00, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

		The Epic Barnstar
		For your fantastic work on Natchez revolt, and for your contribution by way of that article to Wikipedia's coverage of colonial American history. Cdtew (talk) 00:32, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

	Third Prize - Core Contest
	Congratulations for winning the August 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Your voucher will be on its way soon.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 15:38, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

		The Wikipedia Indo-European Award
		Thanks. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 08:24, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

	Equal Fourth Prize
	To Maunus, for work on Danish language in the 2016 Core Contest. A voucher will be on its way soon.... Cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:41, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	For the civility, objectivity and equanimity displayed by this self-revert of this hairy Racism Wiki entry. Zezen (talk) 13:29, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

		The Half Barnstar
		For your collaboration with Jsayre64 (talk · contribs) on the Featured Article Natchez revolt, you are hereby awarded the Left Half of the Half Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 07:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

		The Epic Barnstar
		For your 2014 contributions to multiple history related articles you are hereby award this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 07:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

		The Million Award
		For your contributions to bring language (estimated annual readership: 750,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Peter Isotalo 18:32, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

		The Million Award
		For your contributions to bring English language (estimated annual readership: 3,200,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 17:45, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For your hard work and patience in promoting Irataba to FA! Well done! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:09, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	The Irataba article wouldn't be anywhere near as good as it is today if not for your hard work and researching expertise. Thanks for being patient while fixing the glitches! RO(talk) 16:22, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

	Second Prize
	Dear Maunus, congratulations for your joint effort on the second-prize-winning entry English language in the March 2015 running of the Core Contest. A member of wikimedia UK will be in touch soon with details about the Amazon voucher. cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

	Core Contest - First Prize
	Congratulations Maunus for improving Aztec for the benefit of readers everywhere! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:20, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

DYKs

On 11 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Huave, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On October 24, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hueyapan, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 6 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frans Blom, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 1 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article P'urhépecha language, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 1 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tarascan state, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On 30 August, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Itza, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

On March 2, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Inuktun, 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.

On 2 March, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jacob Dacian, 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.

On 24 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, 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.

On 3 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Matsés language, 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.

On February 4, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nambikwara language, 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.

On 2 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj, 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.

On 17 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Toxcatl, 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.

On 29 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xicotencatl II, 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.

On 10 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni, 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.

On August 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Otomi grammar, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.

GA Reviews:

1. Navajo language
2. Czech language
3. Turkish language
4. Steven Pinker
5. A Contract With God
6. Tagalog language
7. Quenya
8. Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
9. Black Hawk War
10. Central Morocco Tamazight
11. Q'umarkaj
12. National Treasures of Japan
13. Battle of Ollantaytambo
14. Oaxaca
15. Che Guevara
16. Grolier Codex
17. Etymologiae
18. Baron Munchausen
19. Sanskrit
20. Khmer language
21. Linguistic Society of America
22. Treaty of Waitangi
23. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
24. Botched reviews and quickfails: Phineas Gage, Charles Sanders Peirce, Ortrun Enderlein, Leo Frank

GAs written/curated:

1. Greenlandic language
2. Benjamin Lee Whorf
3. Bartolome de las Casas
4. Language
5. English language
6. Jean-François Champollion