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I am Scottish, but live in York. I studied geology at university, and spent the early part of my career (about fifteen years) in marine geophysics, working in offshore and nearshore engineering projects in various far-flung (and near-flung) parts of the world. Tired of the constant travel, I retrained, and now work on dry land, teaching maths, geography, and coding to small people.
Girth Summit is a pseudonym. Girth is a nickname I go by in real life, and Summit is a reference to mountains, which I enjoy climbing when I can find the time. For more discussion of my username, click here.
I have an alternate account, Girth Sockit. I don't generally edit with it, I use it to remind me what editing Wikipedia is like when you don't have a bunch of scripts and advanced permissions, so I can give better advice to new editors.
- Most of my Wikipedia-related communications happens on here - feel free to leave me a note on my talk page.
- I use IRC occasionally, and have recently moved over to the new Libera channels. You might find me hanging around in channels like #wikipedia-en-help or in the admin/revdel channels, under the name GirthSummit.
- I do not use Discord, Twitter, Facebook, or other any other social media type things. Anyone posting under the name Girth Summit anywhere outside of Wikimedia projects and IRC is not me.
- I occasionally read threads on Wikipediocracy, and I have to acknowledge that the contributors there sometimes pick things up that we (myself included) miss here, e.g. this post, and this thread about my judgment. I have recently registered an account there in case I ever wish to contribute; I don't know how much I'll use it.
- You are welcome to e-mail me using the Wikipedia e-mail system, but be aware that I tend only to reply by e-mail to people I already know. Please don't be surprised or offended if I reply on your talk page, rather than directly to the e-mail.
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teaching about historic buildings Thank you for quality articles about historic buildings such as St Margaret's Church, Aberlour, Coxton Tower and St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie, for expert reviewing, helping out newcomers and for kind advice, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
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On 10 April 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tugnet Ice House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Tugnet Ice House, the largest surviving ice house in the UK, is now a dolphin watching centre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tugnet Ice House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tugnet Ice House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 28 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cullen Old Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the internal organs of Elizabeth de Burgh, wife of Robert the Bruce, were buried at Cullen Old Church? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cullen Old Church. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cullen Old Church), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 6 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carron Bridge (River Spey), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Carron Bridge (pictured) was the last cast-iron railway bridge to be built and used in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carron Bridge (River Spey). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carron Bridge (River Spey)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 17 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Knockando Woolmill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that woollen fabrics have been produced at the Knockando Woolmill since the 18th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Knockando Woolmill. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Knockando Woolmill), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 26 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St Thomas's Church, Keith, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles X of France donated a painting of the incredulity of St Thomas by François Dubois to St Thomas's Church in the small Scottish town of Keith, Moray? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Thomas's Church, Keith. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, St Thomas's Church, Keith), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 27 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coxton Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Coxton Tower (illustration shown), despite having been uninhabited since the 1860s, was used to house Canadian troops stationed in Scotland during the Second World War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coxton Tower. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coxton Tower), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 4 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St Margaret's Church, Aberlour, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the construction of St Margaret's Church in the small town of Aberlour, Scotland, was largely paid for with the proceeds of slavery in Jamaica? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Margaret's Church, Aberlour. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, St Margaret's Church, Aberlour), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 5 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James Kyle, Roman Catholic bishop of Aberdeen, designed a Buckie parish church so grand that it is known locally as the Buckie Cathedral (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 15 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St Rufus Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nave entrance doors of St Rufus Church in Keith, Moray, Scotland, incorporate a two-sided memorial to the First and Second World Wars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Rufus Church. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, St Rufus Church), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 16 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Macpherson Grant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 19th-century Scottish heiress and philanthropist Margaret Macpherson Grant died, aged 42, shortly after her female partner had abandoned her to marry a man? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Macpherson Grant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Margaret Macpherson Grant), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 14 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Milton Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Milton Tower was the birthplace of John Ogilvie, Scotland's only post-Reformation Catholic saint? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Milton Tower. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Milton Tower), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 11 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cullen House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lewis Grant-Ogilvy had the entire village of Cullen demolished and rebuilt so that he could improve his garden at Cullen House? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cullen House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cullen House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 6 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johnby Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Johnby Hall, a 16th-century manor house built around a medieval tower, is now a bed and breakfast? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johnby Hall. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Johnby Hall), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 22 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corseyard Farm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the early 20th century near Kirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived in their own palace? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Corseyard Farm. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corseyard Farm), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 27 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirkandrews, Dumfries and Galloway, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kirkandrews in Dumfries and Galloway used to host an annual fair, dedicated to St Lawrence, that a 17th-century minister complained was full of drink, debauchery, and "great lewdness"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkandrews, Dumfries and Galloway. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kirkandrews, Dumfries and Galloway), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 3 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Dunbar (1650), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that having routed their Scottish opponents at the Battle of Dunbar 370 years ago today, the cavalry of the English New Model Army sang the 117th Psalm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Dunbar (1650). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Dunbar (1650)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 7 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rusco Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when his widowed mother remarried, James Gordon seized Rusco Tower and imprisoned her there to ensure that she did not make it over to her new husband, whom he later killed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rusco Tower. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rusco Tower), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 7 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anwoth Old Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Anwoth Old Church, where Samuel Rutherford preached in the early 17th century, was used as a location in the shooting of the classic horror film The Wicker Man? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anwoth Old Church. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anwoth Old Church), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 8 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Duchess Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Duchess Bridge in Dumfries and Galloway is thought to be the oldest surviving iron bridge in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Duchess Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Duchess Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 11 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ken Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Rennie the Elder built Ken Bridge twice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ken Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 19 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Plunton Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Plunton Castle, although well defended by gun loops, a ditch and a 9-foot (2.7 m) wall, had a very rare security flaw in the arrangement of its ground-floor rooms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Plunton Castle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Plunton Castle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 20 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirkcudbright Tolbooth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1805, Jean Maxwell was sentenced to be imprisoned for a year at Kirkcudbright Tolbooth for pretending to be a witch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkcudbright Tolbooth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kirkcudbright Tolbooth), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 23 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hills Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hills Tower (pictured) was built in three stages, around 1527, 1598, and 1721, each time by a different Edward Maxwell? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hills Tower. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hills Tower), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 25 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirkdale Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Adam's plans for Kirkdale Bridge were substantially more elaborate than the structure that Sir Samuel Hannay was eventually willing to pay for on his estate in Dumfries and Galloway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkdale Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kirkdale Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 5 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article English invasion of Scotland (1650), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thomas Fairfax, Lord General of the New Model Army, resigned his commission rather than invade Scotland in 1650? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/English invasion of Scotland (1650). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, English invasion of Scotland (1650)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 4 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Castle Ten Berghe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Castle Ten Berghe, a manor house built during the 13th century, is now run as a bed and breakfast with a neo-Gothic architectural style? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Castle Ten Berghe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Castle Ten Berghe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ironmacannie Mill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that visitors to Balmaclellan in Scotland can stay in a historic watermill that is "remarkable" for the preservation of its internal workings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ironmacannie Mill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ironmacannie Mill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 1 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article New Galloway Town Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New Galloway Town Hall's clock mechanism was replaced in 1872 because the original was "utterly worthless as a time keeper"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New Galloway Town Hall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, New Galloway Town Hall), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 9 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crossmichael Parish Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that within the graveyard of the Category A–listed Crossmichael Parish Church, there is a memorial (pictured) to William Gordon of Greenlaw that is itself designated Category A in its own right? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Crossmichael Parish Church. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Crossmichael Parish Church), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 14 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Earlstoun Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ...that defence was not a significant factor in the design or placement of Earlstoun Castle, which was unusual for a 16th-century tower house? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Earlstoun Castle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Earlstoun Castle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 23 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ardwall House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ardwall House (pictured) has a garden ornament in the form of an early mediaeval Pictish slab inscribed with a Celtic cross? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ardwall House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ardwall House), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. On 30 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rutherford's Monument, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 56-foot-tall (17 m) monument (pictured) to the theologian Samuel Rutherford near his parish church in Anwoth was badly damaged by a lightning strike five years after its construction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rutherford's Monument. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rutherford's Monument), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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