User:The bellman

G'day The bellman is a character from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. I live in the Blue Mountains, Australia. Today's featured article Gaga performing "Bad Romance" "Bad Romance" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga (pictured) from her third extended play, The Fame Monster (2009). Gaga wrote and produced the song with RedOne. It is an electropop and dance-pop song with a spoken bridge. The lyrics, which describe Gaga's attraction to unhealthy romantic relationships, were drawn from the paranoia she experienced while on tour. "Bad Romance" topped charts in more than 20 countries and sold 12 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time. It won two Grammy Awards and was named one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Its music video received critical praise, won various accolades (including seven MTV Video Music Awards) and was briefly the most-viewed video on YouTube in 2010. Gaga has performed "Bad Romance" on multiple occasions, including at the Super Bowl LI halftime show in 2017. (Full article...) Recently featured: Galileo project Changi Airport MRT station New York Dolls Selected anniversaries October 19 Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky by Benjamin West (c. 1816) 1579 – A ceremony was held in Edinburgh marking the coming of age of James VI of Scotland as an adult ruler. 1752 – The Pennsylvania Gazette published a statement by Benjamin Franklin describing a kite experiment (depicted) to determine the electrical nature of lightning. 1914 – First World War: Allied forces began engaging German troops at the First Battle of Ypres. 1944 – The Guatemalan Revolution began with a small group of army officers led by Francisco Javier Arana and Jacobo Árbenz launching a coup against dictator Jorge Ubico. John Rolph (d. 1870) Demetrios Christodoulou (b. 1951) Josef Hoop (d. 1959) Ali Treki (d. 2015) More anniversaries: October 18 October 19 October 20 Community and policy references Wikipedia:Tutorial/Glossary abbreviated glossary—the ten most likely words you'll encounter. Wikipedia:Glossary explains the words you'll hear other editors use. Wikipedia:Community Portal provides links to community resources—this page is always available in the navigation sidebar. Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines Directories Wikipedia:FAQ is an index of FAQ pages on all aspects of Wikipedia. Wikipedia:Utilities — a bigger directory of project pages than the community portal. Wikipedia:Topical index — if you want a really complete index. New pages All New: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Orphaned: 500 1001 1501 Donate If you find this encyclopedia or its sister projects useful, please consider making a donation.

In the news Yahya Sinwar Yahya Sinwar (pictured), the acting leader of Hamas, is killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in Gaza. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their comparative studies of prosperity between nations. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is launched to investigate Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter. Kenyan Ruth Chepng'etich breaks the women's marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Donald J. Hall Sr. Mike Bullard Victoria Roshchyna Liam Payne Leif Segerstam Mike Jackson Did you know... Karađorđeva šnicla with accompaniments ... that Karađorđeva šnicla (pictured) was accidentally created as an improvisation of chicken Kiev? ... that activist Joan McIntyre left Friends of the Earth to start her own organization focused on stopping Japanese and Russian whaling? ... that Sandra Ng wore her own clothes while filming Love Lies to help the production crew save on the budget? ... that the world's largest video game studio is headquartered in a former textile factory? ... that Renaissance-era weapons designer Abramo Colorni performed magical illusions and card tricks for his patrons? ... that Ogeretsu Tanaka was inspired to create the manga series Happy of the End after taking a morning walk in Shinjuku? ... that in 1825 the Suquamish leader Kitsap led an alliance of tribes stretching from the Columbia River to Puget Sound to stop the Cowichan slave raids wreaking havoc on the Sound? ... that a judge is threatening to shut down Wikipedia in India over a defamation lawsuit? ... that a South Dakota radio station went from a university to "Guns, Gold & Rock 'n' Roll"? Advice and general information Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers explains the site and what to do here. Faux pas avoidance helps you avoid some common mistakes. Know how to contribute, but not what to write about? See Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia for help. Looking for other ways to improve articles? See Wikipedia:Guide to improving articles. Specialised tutorials Wikipedia:Picture tutorial is a tutorial on image formatting. Wikipedia:How to use tables is a tutorial on the use of tables. Wikipedia:NPOV tutorial is a tutorial on how to write from a neutral perspective. TeX markup is a list of the markup symbols we use. Style and technique references Directory: Wikipedia:Style and How-to Directory Wikipedia:How to edit a page gives lots of information on things like formatting, character sets, and variables. Wikipedia:How to start a page Wikipedia:Manual of Style Technical references MediaWiki User's Guide — a user's guide for the MediaWiki software that Wikipedia runs on.

You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.)

Fix spelling and grammar

• Velama
• Disney India
• Platon Lechitsky
• National Amerindianist American Redman's Party
• Red Vienna

More... • Learn how

Fix wikilinks

• Puteri Indonesia 2022
• Miryang
• Warez scene
• Yevhen Parokhod
• Jang Jo-yoon

More... • Learn how

Update with new information

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
• Soundcity TV
• Split Rock Township, Carlton County, Minnesota
• Impact investing
• Nipawin Hawks

More... • Learn how

Expand short articles

• Shengrui Transmission
• Zhongjin Lingnan
• Zhidou
• Huaxia Film Distribution
• China Changjiang National Shipping (Group) Corporation

More... • Learn how

Check and add references

• Cape Peron
• Dick Black (politician)
• Twitter suspensions
• The Assembly (TV series)
• Kids in the Way

More... • Learn how

Fix original research issues

• Martin/Molloy
• Johann Fust
• Little green men
• Contern
• De-aging in film and television

More... • Learn how

Improve lead sections

• YqaJ protein domain
• Glorious Game
• Vincenzo Bellini
• Shape-memory alloy
• Eternal Daughter

More... • Learn how

Add an image

• Migan
• Mount Coffee Hydropower Project
• Metropolitan Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)
• Milthorpe, Hunters Hill
• M2 motorway (Northern Ireland)

More... • Learn how

Translate and clean up

• Max Müller (Danish army officer)
• Charles Mathon
• Johan Hendrik Caspar Kern
• Çukurcuma
• Dissolution of Gran Colombia

More... • Learn how

Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.

Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Fungi.