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Ealdgyth suggested I contact you about possibly looking over Rutherford B. Hayes, which is currently at FAC. I've greatly expanded it, but there are still some concerns about the prose. If you have the time, I'd appreciate any suggestions you have. Thanks very much, Coemgenus 14:24, 26 December 2010 (UTC).
Hi Casliber - as you might have noticed on WT:MED I'm starting to worry about my FAC for thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. I've had very limited response from the WikiProject so far. Your input in the FAC would be mightily appreciated. JFW | T@lk 23:17, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Banksia attenuata. |
Hi Casliber! I noticed your activity as a Good Article reviewer, and wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.
If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!
You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).
I hope to hear from you soon.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 21:51, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
In case you missed it Banksia attenuata was promoted to FA, well done Gnangarra 09:38, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
So all we need is some more info on it's taxonomy? LittleJerry (talk) 23:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey Cas. Seeing as you've been one of the people who's really led the multipliers discussion, could you take a look at this? It's perhaps not as revolutionary as it could have been, but it seems, to me, to be a fair conclusion. J Milburn (talk) 20:48, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Your call at the AFD was 100% right on. Sometimes preconception and attitude get in the way of proper research or any willingness on the part of a nominator to actually address fixable issues. All we can do in such cases is to do what such nominators choose not to... and fix the fixable ourselves. What was understandably sent to AFD originally as nothing but an unsourced and bloated plotline, has, with a little work, now become a properly encyclopedic article... cleaned up, wikified, and now well and propely sourced. Could you check to see if I left any typos over at Blue's Big Musical Movie? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 00:44, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
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Happy New Year to all folks reading this page....I was going to spam a few folks but thought, fuck it, they might have my page on my watchlist anyways...so happy new year y'all and may your 2011 be better than 2010 worked out for you (and me too). Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:21, 31 December 2010 (UTC) |
Hello, happy new year and welcome to the 2011 WikiCup! Your submissions' page can be found here and instructions of how to update the page can be found here and on the submissions' page itself. From the submissions' page, a bot will update the main scoresheet. Our rules have been very slightly updated from last year; the full rules can be found here. Please remember that you can only receive points for content on which you have done significant work in 2011; nominations of work from last year and "drive-by" nominations will not be awarded points. Signups are going to remain open through January, so if you know of anyone who would like to take part, please direct them to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2011 signups. The judges can be contacted on the WikiCup talk page, on their respective talk pages, or by email. Other than that, we will be in contact at the end of every month with the newsletter. If you want to stop or start receiving newsletters, please remove your name from or add your name to this list. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:56, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks for the speedy response. Regards, Mathsci (talk) 22:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Cas. The second ref could use a bit of professional attention. The url 404s and I'm hoping you can fill in some other bits.
Ya want the arb-fez back on your user page?
Cheers,
David
Also, See: Pleural effusion; the ref: Roth BJ [6] should go to here, but it doesn't? Cheers, Jack Merridew 08:32, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for info about the page Wikipedia:Clean start. I will remember to add a link to it if I'm ever curious enough to query a new user such as the now-blocked one on whose talk page we recently met. In general I try to maintain civility, not violate WP:KETTLE and abide by WP:DBQ but sometimes things are odd here and there on Wikipedia and my curiosity gets the best of me. Trilobitealive (talk) 15:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Dear Casliber, remember you promoted the above article to GA, thanks for that. However, like Madonna, you felt that the article suffered from proseline effect. Will you take a look at the present condition of the article and comment on how the prose has shaped up? I have done numerous copyedits on it. :( — Legolas (talk2me) 04:44, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Empire of Brazil is now a Featured Article candidate. Your opinion (either as support or oppose) is welcome. Here is the page: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Empire of Brazil/archive1. Kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 18:51, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for protecting that list (and the no-brainer comment). Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
... and from me re Outer Hebrides. All the best for 2011. Ben MacDui 17:40, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Any chance you'd have a source handy to cite the etymology of Psilocybe in Psilocybe semilanceata? Sasata (talk) 06:07, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)gives derivation of "Psilocybe" - "naked" and "head".
And my trusty lexicon has ψιλος "bare" or "naked" on page 797, and I can't figure out where "kube/cybe" comes from as it isn't where I can see it (???)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Anyway, is this helpful? Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:07, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
Have you tried "kybe"? Some source relate it to a verb "kybernan", "steer a ship" (the root of "govern" and "cybernetics"), but without giving more details on "kybe" itself. Maybe that could be a starting point? Circéus (talk) 01:39, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
You got email Ibluffsocall (talk) 21:27, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Ok, I have class for the next three hours, so a reply would take a while, as you noticed same email so. I also emailed NYB and Elen. Thanks Ibluffsocall (talk) 21:34, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Elen gave me rollback, can you give me everything else? Thanks Ibluffsocall (talk) 18:40, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
In the spirit of doing what I do more efficiently and more collegiately, I've made a suggestion here. Your thoughts would be appreciated.--Scott Mac 14:56, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks :-) Guy (Help!) 22:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey Cas! I'm so glad you're still around dude. And thank you so much for keeping up the drive at the collab! It's quite funny that its been inactive for ages and then the same minute we happen to have an edit conflict a month later! ; )
So what have you been up to? I'm thinking of joining back up but I don't know where to begin. I've just been looking over some of the archives at the Dino project and realizing what a dickhead I was when I was younger and posting. I guess I've matured a lot since then, but I'm still embarrassed by my conduct looking back on it now lol! We really should get around to doing some of those collaborations we talked about. I'm mainly gonna be doing photography articles when I get back, but I'm still very keen to help out wherever I can.
Drop me a line sometime! : )
Spawn Man (talk) 11:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
Crossposting. I kept wondering if I had another remonstrative note from some admin as I was editing Sasata's page, and was relieved to see, once I'd posted my point, to see it was, serendipitously, from yourself, and raised exactly the issue now bugging me, which I outlined there. Cheers Cas. I'll'be reconnected to the real world, i.e., my library, in mid late February, and if senescence has me forget obligationbs, wake me up about this or Betelgeuse and I'll get on to them. I definitely have a book in which there is a long list of dialect words in Japanese for star names.Nishidani (talk) 07:59, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Nishidani ya
boketa bakemono!
Wikiwacky da!
Ain't nifty but.:)Nishidani (talk) 08:19, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
...and now out to dinner and drinkies...Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
On 15 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alphitonia petriei, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bark of Alphitonia petriei gives off a strong smell of liniment or oil of wintergreen when bruised or cut? 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) 00:03, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
The other day I was at the Botanic Gardens at Farm Cove. And I didn't photograph Xanthorrhoea media. The photo on the recent article Xanthorrhoea media could be anything. Probably media, but don't bet on it. Where I live are remnant Xanthorrhoea arborea, which I recently photographed. I'll have to return to the botanic gardens, and photograph a real X. media. This group of plants is difficult with identification. cheers Poyt448 (talk) 05:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
The WikiProject United States Barnstar of National Merit | ||
For all your hard work and ongoing efforts in restarting the U.S. Wikipedians' Collaboration of the month which will have a long lasting effect on improving articles relating to United States topics and your willingness to help out whenever I have asked I present you with The WikiProject United States Barnstar of National Merit.--Kumioko (talk) 01:13, 17 January 2011 (UTC) |
I forgot, you have to raise it on the talk page first. Check Talk:Emu#Article issues. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 04:25, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to review the Maya stelae FA nom. Much appreciated, best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 13:23, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
That article brings up a general writing issue I'd like to discuss at some point. It involves almost all the FA banksias, so you'll probably want to beat me when I'm done explaining. Gotta run for now though. Remind me about it tomorrow? I should have the time to organise my thoughts then. Circéus (talk) 17:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
On 21 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tylophora barbata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bearded tylophora is now classified in the dogbane family? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Cas, Malleus has had bad experiences at FAR so doesn't go there, but I begged him to do a copyedit there, and he's done a ton of work so far. Would you be able to take a look at User talk:Malleus Fatuorum#Begging? Happy New Year! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:26, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Cheers (sorta;), Jack Merridew 04:18, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
...for the indef semi-protection at Harry Potter (film series) which I have kept an eye on for some time. I truly appreciate your action! Jusdafax 13:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi. Just in case this article fell off your radar, I just wanted to be sure you knew that I did a bunch of work on it last week. Whenever you have time to take another look.... Richwales (talk · contribs) 23:37, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I have proposed a change to the mission statement of WikiProject United States at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States#Mission statement for WikiProject United States and would welcome your views. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 13:38, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi, how do i do this? I just keep getting passed from page to page and can't do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenova20 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Saw this lingering near the bottom of the FARC list - is there any work you still need to finish on this article, in order to keep it listed? Is there anything I can do to help? UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 19:46, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
I have expanded the Long-tailed Finch article with brief details mainly about the beak colour that have been corroborated on the bird talk page and I used an old second hand book as the reference. Just to let you know that perhaps the stub on this Australian finch probably could be made into a DYK. Snowman (talk) 11:04, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
Cas, I need to delete the 2nd instance of the image of John Seery's, 'East' from the Color Field article. The article is in lock down from us due to edit warring (yah really on ColorField!) but can you do the honours pls. Its non contraversal, its in their twice, this wont mire you in an arbcom for 6 monyhs or anything. The 2nd pic is under the Color Field movement subheading. In return I offer you this...NOTHING. (Except, eh, this. which is great) Ceoil 22:11, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey. I'd like to include the article selected as the WikiProject US Collaboration of the Month as a News Sidebar item in this Monday's issue of the WikiProject Report. There appears to be a clear front-runner, but I'd prefer to wait until the project makes an official decision. Please let me know as soon as you guys determine the COTM. -Mabeenot (talk) 00:15, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
I saw your recent contributions at DYK and I clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 02:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
As I read you helpful comments on WT:WPUS, you favor a project scope that is limited to US articles with national or regional significance. Some people thought that the "Modest" proposal was limited to that and would therefore delete the sentence "The project generally considers any article related to the United States of America to be within its direct scope. I asked Tom to clarify this, and he first said that he thought that this sentence should be deleted. When I repeated his statement later in the discussion, he said that deleting the sentence was not a part of his proposal. Could you please visit the talk page in the next 18 hours to make clear whether you favor or disfavor deleting this sentence, and also comment on your other suggestions (change "unify and coordinate" to "coordinate" and add " "There are also active state-specific wikiprojects where more local material may be discussed") Tom is taking the view that unless people repeat their suggestions within this time window, he is free to count their silence as support for his text. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 03:22, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions), who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by Hurricanehink (submissions), with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to Yellow Evan (submissions), who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, Miyagawa (submissions), who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and Jarry1250 (submissions) who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!
A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, 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 could 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 and The ed17 22:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey- another user brought to my attention your FA credit, and I am afraid I have removed it, as the article was nominated last year. Sorry. I think a discussion needs to be had about this for next year, as this has caused a little heartache- of course, it's not a problem for future rounds, as articles need to have been nominated this year, not this round. I hope you understand. J Milburn (talk) 23:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Re: File:Ciconia ciconia (aka).jpg. It is not particularly clear, but the stork might be wing clipped or as you say in the edit summary "a little ruffled though". Another user also wondered about its feathers and made a comment on my talk page (see this archived edit) after I replaced that suspect image with another. With this in mind, do you think this image is the best one for the infobox image? Snowman (talk) 11:29, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
Amusing blog story of the day. NW (Talk) 03:28, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello I have translated Australian magpie in French (see fr: Cassican flûteur but someone asked me if the text
Another popular way to deter these birds is to put two fingers pointing out from the back of the head when walking in close range; this confuses them. is a joke or not and if you had a reference.
Thanks
Yea, no problem, I'll look it over. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:16, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
Cas, are you around for a quick IRC chat or gmail chat? I am feeling quite stupid about that first paragraph, and I think if I could ask a couple of questions and get quick answers I would be able to make a sensible comment at the FAC. Let me know -- I'll be around for another twenty or thirty minutes, most likely. Mike Christie (talk – library) 02:34, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey mate! My recent attempt at bringing CSI effect through FAC was unsuccessful (though it did improve the article greatly). The closing delegate indicated that the article would greatly benefit from a copyedit by an uninvolved editor. If you're not too busy, would you mind helping me out? --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:24, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Casliber,
Thank you for your article, monotypic. I edit and write some animal articles and I like this article of yours. I have linked it to several hundred others. Bruinfan12 (talk) 05:41, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
On 8 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Long-tailed Finch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a male Long-tailed Finch (pictured) is unable to tell the sex of an unfamiliar Long-tailed Finch on sight alone? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I note you've helped in getting this off the ground. Any ideas how to get the table of articles in the Assessment section up and running on the project page? Mjroots (talk) 12:33, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Entoloma sinuatum. |
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Adenanthos cuneatus. |
Hello Casliber, there are a couple of "missing permission" on Commons that are about to be deleted, although it would make me cry, i.e. this: File:Southern Emu Wren 2278b.JPG. Would you please check your images and clarify the problems over there? Thanks! --elya (talk) 20:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
The Essex Barnstar | ||
I hereby award you this WikiProject Essex Barnstar for your tireless contributions getting the project off of the ground. Thomas888b (Say Hi) 21:25, 9 February 2011 (UTC) |
I would be happy to do the thumbnailing if I had an example of the typical presentation - do you happen to know of any pages (Talk or otherwise) with a similar debate that I could use as a proto-template? Badger Drink (talk) 03:42, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Re κύβη, I recall noting that the late evidence in the Etymologicum Magnum glosses the very rare κύβη with κεφαλή (head), and that is what you guys found for psilocybe. It turns out that your guess that there might be a connection to cube (κύβος) is a very clever one indeed. Hjalmar Frisk, in his Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, hazarded the surmise that the Homeric κυβιστάω (kubistáō, generally explained as 'tumble'/ein Rad schlagen, sich überschlagen, sich herumtummeln) (Iliad Bks. 16.745, 749; 21.354), rather than coming from κύβη =κεφαλή, as had long been proposed since the days of George Curtius and August Fick, might perhaps be derived from κύβος, where however kubos has the primary sense of 'die/dice'. This would mean that the root force of the Homeric verb would be something like 'roll like a die' (angular movement given the nature of cubes. 'Anstatt an das schlecht bezeugte κύβη mit einem hypothetischen nördlichen Ursprung anzuknüpfen, ist zu erwägen, ob das Wort nicht vielmehr zu κύβος `Würfel' gehört: κυβιστάω eig. "wie ein Würfel herumrollen" ? Band 2,38-39). This is regarded as 'not impossible' by Chantraine in his Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, Vol.1 p.594)
Hi Cas, any chance you'd be able to email me the following articles? doi:10.1071/SB9930155 and doi:10.1071/SB9910325 Sasata (talk) 15:52, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Just wanted to remind you that WP:THIRD only applies when there are two people in a dispute.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:16, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
The WikiProject Medicine Collaboration of the Month for February 2011 is Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The previous collaboration was Psoriasis. We welcome your help! |
Thank you for your interest in seeing this article promoted as the collaboration of the month. A collaborative project only works if interested people show up and help out. To help, please look over the article, and either make improvements or leave a note on the article's talk page about what you think should be done. Good luck, WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:31, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello again, can you help me make a phylogenetic tree? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 00:21, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I'm expanding Sirius article in Spanish, so one of the things I'm doing is translating your article. In "Visibility" section, I have a doubt, in this sentence: "Due to its declination of roughly −17°,[2] Sirius is a circumpolar star from latitudes south of 73° S." Dou you really mean "south of 73º S" or was it an unnoticed mistake and should say "north of 73ºS"? Please answer me here if it is possible, even in English. Thank you very much, and congratulations for the article, Kadellar (talk) 15:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Can you find original naming papers for insects named myrrha?
(Jack Merridew referred you as the man: User talk:Jack Merridew#Who is the badass of finding sources?). TCO (talk) 18:31, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
I am wondering why you used both semi (diff) and pending changes (diff) protection to Code Geass? Would not semi-protection make pending changes redundant? Please leave a {{Talkback}} on my talk page if you reply. – Allen4names 19:00, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi... How are things going? You made a few comments on the Parkinson's disease FAC. I tried to address your comments with best or worst luck. It would be great if you could give your opinion on them, make further comments and/or say if you believe that the article fullfills the FA criteria. Bests.--Garrondo (talk) 07:33, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Worth a read; it's short. Cheers, Jack Merridew 08:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the award Casliber!! Why does my bald head and facial scar not appeal to you?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:57, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello, thank you for your comments on the FAC! I have replied to your concerns. --Reckless182 (talk) 22:33, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
Cheers, Jack Merridew 01:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey Casliber,
We had a little discussion on the Apatosaurus talk page about possibly changing the collab rules. Since only some things got done, FunkMonk suggested that the collab could be changed, so the article is ready when it reaches a specific goal, not just when a month passes. Since you're chief collab-er, I thought I'd bring the issue to you. Crimsonraptor • (Contact me) Dumpster dive if you must 12:47, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, I don't know how to do diffs, but your comment on Boing!said Zebedee's rfa about how you are willing to help him right an article on spiders, made me smile. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.167.170 (talk) 21:54, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! I have nominated the above song for a FA here. Feel free to go though it. Thank you. – Novice7 (talk) 14:19, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Did User:Thompsma leave a message of a wikibreak anywhere? From his talk page it seems that he was away from the internet for a while ("a couple of weeks") before. He has not edited since 14th February. If he is having another wikibeak of about two weeks, then he might reappear on the 28th February or shortly after. Snowman (talk) 20:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi, Cas;
No, I'm not leaving, just changing direction. Thank you for checking up, though! J. Spencer (talk) 01:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Could you comment at User talk:AGK#General question about remedies for victims of rogue administrators if you have a moment? Thanks, AGK [•] 12:29, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions) (first, with 487 points) and Hurricanehink (submissions) (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. Casliber (submissions) finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to Jarry1250 (submissions) for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to Stone (submissions) for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.
Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.
Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, 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 could 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 and The ed17 23:38, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on DATE. You can view the March 2, 2011 blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 2, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 20:27, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
The Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) is a species of woody shrub, of the genus Banksia in the Proteaceae family, native to eastern Australia. Widely distributed, it is found as an understorey plant in open dry forest or heathland from Victoria to north Queensland, generally on sandstone though sometimes also clay soils. It generally grows as a small shrub to 2 metres (7 ft) in height, though can be a straggly tree to 6 metres (20 ft). Its inflorescences (flower spikes) are gold or less commonly yellowish, with emergent styles that may be a wide range of colours – from black, purple, red, orange or yellow. The Hairpin Banksia is pollinated by and provides food for a wide array of vertebrate and invertebrate animals in the autumn and winter months. Its floral display and fine foliage have made it a popular garden plant with many horticultural selections available. Given recent trends toward smaller gardens, compact dwarf forms of Banksia spinulosa have become popular; the first available, Banksia 'Birthday Candles', has achieved a great deal of commercial success and wide recognition, and has been followed by several others. (more...)
Congratulations on this article being featured. Terrific work. You obviously love the Proteaceae. I photographed a few cultivated Allocasuarina at Nielsen Park. However, I can't be 100% sure they are the rare ones. (Probably are though). So, I didn't use the photo on Wikipedia. (Do you think this is wise?). Plenty of Wilga growing near Chatswood shopping centre (on Havilah Street). Didn't use my photos, are others are on Commons, (although growing in the USA). Poyt448 (talk) 00:55, 13 March 2011 (UTC) Do you think I should add a photo captioned "cultivated Allocasuarina at Nielsen Park"? It would be accurate. Poyt448 (talk) 01:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
Howdy, I returned to Havilah Street, Chatswood, photographed the Wilga again. It smells fine. Not unpleasant at all. If a reader of Wikipedia read that the Wilga flowers smelled "foetid", and if they smelled the flowers as I did today. Then, one would have a poor opinion of Wikipedia itself. The scent was fine, pleasant and agreeable. Strongly citrus-ee. And the flowers of the Wilga today were covered in a large variety of insects. I took a branchlet home to photograph a close up of the flowers, and instantly insects appeared out of no-where to land on the scented flowers. Foetid they were not. Wilga were quite large too today, the top branches were entangled in the cables and power lines above. Cheers, Peter. Poyt448 (talk) 05:12, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
1st my heartfelt thanks for the review. I've made changes would you see if they meet your requirements?Tirronan (talk) 04:01, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Casliber. Because you participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of YouTube celebrities (4th nomination), your input is sought at Talk:List of YouTube personalities#RfC: The criteria for inclusion on List of YouTube personalities. There are disputes over who should be and who shouldn't be included in the list. Cunard (talk) 23:14, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Cas! Are you still working on Lion for FAR? It's been over a month since there's been any activity on the FAR, and it's quickly approaching six months at FAR, so it would be nice to get some other reviewers working on it. Thanks in advance, Dana boomer (talk) 00:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
It's rather urgent and I'm requesting a reply as soon as you are able. You do not have to reply to me here.
Seems it is a portal dedicated to White Stork, but of "average website" reliability. Portal name is Bocianopedia.pl. The text cited has an author (Z. Jakubiec). I hope that helps. Feel free to ask more at WT:POLAND, more brains... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 01:25, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello there, thanks for reviewing my article on Willem van Zeist. I've expanded this over the word limit and made the hook more interesting. Would be most grateful if you could re-review. Thanks! Paul Bedson (talk) 00:42, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Regarding this, that is the first time I've seen propensity replaced with habit (maybe 'tendency'?)! And the first time I've seen atomic nuclei described as having a 'habit' of collecting neutrons! Actually, the article links to neutron capture and cross section (physics), when it seems that neutron cross-section is what was really needed. I've pointed this out (and some other points) on the article talk page. Carcharoth (talk) 06:35, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
Please, I do not know if I can ask you this, but i suspect an user is using sockpuppets to edit articles while he is blocked. The user Wrestling0101 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) was blocked on 5 March 2011. Coincidentally, on 6 March 2011, two new users (FL120 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Mysteriofan21 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)) began an edit war with an IP user exactly in the articles that caused his block. Since that, he came back and these users simply disappeared. I do not know how to proceed in this case. I never requested such a thing. Can you check these users, please? Thanks for the attention. WWEJobber (talk) 18:01, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia linearis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:43, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia rigida, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia levis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia juniperina, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia lanceolata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:45, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
On 13 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Persoonia chamaepitys, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly, prostrate, or stiff? 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. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:45, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I highly respect your opinion when it comes to copyediting and reference quality. I was wondering if you could do me a favor and offer your opinion about a potential new source I mentioned at the top of my latest FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Conservation of slow lorises/archive1. You don't have to do a review if you don't want to, but at the very least, I would certain appreciate your opinion on whether or not I should include the material from this source. Thanks! – VisionHolder « talk » 07:24, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
On 17 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allocasuarina portuensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered tree Allocasuarina portuensis is only known from suburban Nielsen Park in Sydney? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
On 17 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nielsen Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the endangered tree Allocasuarina portuensis is only known from suburban Nielsen Park in Sydney? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I see that the Vampire bat article was supposed to be the next Wikiproject Mammal collaboration but was delayed because of contunied edit of the Slow loris article. Now that that article is largely finished, will the work on the vampire bat continue? I recently added more information on their reproduction and social life. LittleJerry (talk) 17:53, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on March 22, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 22, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 19:46, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
The Pied Currawong is a medium-sized black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian Magpie of the family Artamidae. Six subspecies are recognised. It is a robust crow-like bird averaging around 48 cm (19 in) in length, black or sooty grey-black in plumage with white undertail and wing patches, yellow irises, and a heavy bill. The male and female are similar in appearance. Known for its melodious calls, the species' name currawong is of indigenous origin. Within its range, the Pied Currawong is generally sedentary, although populations at higher altitudes relocate to lower areas during the cooler months. It is omnivorous, with a diet that includes a wide variety of berries and seeds, invertebrates, bird eggs and juvenile birds. It is a predator which has adapted well to urbanization and can be found in parks and gardens as well as rural woodland. The habitat includes all kinds of forested areas, although mature forests are preferred for breeding. Roosting, nesting and the bulk of foraging take place in trees, in contrast with the ground foraging behaviour of its relative the Australian Magpie. (more...)
Could you please review this article? Representing the U.S. project? TCO (talk) 08:40, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
I reacted to your grain of sand and created a pearl. ;-) (added some content, and there is a snake in there, should make you happy.) TCO (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the late-breaking engagement...and for letting me jump to the head of the line, mwahahaha! Hey...we got the star!!!
Thanks again. TCO (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed that in your edits to Ramesseum you cited Dieter Arnold's Encyclopedia of Egyptian Architecture. I used the book as a source for my work at Egyptian temple, but now I can't get it back from the library. There was one more fact from the book that I wanted to add to the article, and I thought I had recorded the page number for it, but it turned out I hadn't. So if you could provide the page number for the entry titled "Rooms, function of", I'd very much appreciate it. A. Parrot (talk) 18:43, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing London Underground for GA. RCSprinter123 (talk) 19:17, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
No thanks. I'd rather drink warm English ale. OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 23:30, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for those article assessments. Would you have time to do assessments for any other articles? If you do, take a look at Leon Mestel, Norman W. Moore, and Bruce Lyttelton Richmond. If not, don't worry, I'll ask around somewhere else. Carcharoth (talk) 09:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
On 24 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Geijera parviflora, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the wilga is a valued fodder tree of rural Australia, it is not known why sheep like some trees and not others? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Cas - I know you're busy (as always), but was wondering if you could check in on a couple of animal FARs for me, and give a quick opinion on their status:
Thanks in advance! Dana boomer (talk) 21:40, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you, but as far as I can trace, you approved the Steve Irwin article for GA status, but when the bots came through they seem to have undone the GA heading and it now looks like it failed GA review. Did I miss something, or did the bots mess something up? The article is still listed as a B-class article. Donlammers (talk) 02:31, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
An administrator blocked a user, and the block has already expired. However, the administrator thinks now this block should be eliminated from the user's block log.
Thank you in advance. Eliko (talk) 22:18, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
On 27 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phoebe Gilman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that children's author Phoebe Gilman's inspiration for The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs came from her daughter selling mice bookmarks? 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. |
Thanks for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 00:05, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Casliber. I have called on you before in your capacity as admin, so I thought of you first for this request. I had a Wikibreak for about twelve months, partly to keep away from WP:MOS where I do most of my work – to let others shape guidelines without excessive interference from an "old hand". But I'm back now. In the meantime, it seems there are rights to be had, and that I have to apply for them. Can you please handle this for me? I suppose autopatrolled and reviewer are most relevant; but I can work more efficiently if I get rollback as well. Any others? Your help and advice would be much appreciated.
Hello, Casliber. I see from the main PR page that you collect cookery books, and I wonder if you would be interested in reviewing the article on Elizabeth David, the saviour of British cooking in the post-war years. Very grateful if you can find the time (and inclination). Tim riley (talk) 16:52, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi Cas, looking for this , could you help? Sasata (talk) 14:55, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Hey I wanted to stop and say great job on the collaboration. We are really starting to gain momentum on the United States topics. I am drafting up the newsletter for March and since you are the one who has done the most work on the collaboration I wanted to ask you for some input on that section. Would you mind drafting up a little something about it and what articles are up for vote? Sorry for the relatively short notice but I would like to get the Newsletter sent out next week. If you would rather me do it thats ok too just let me know what you think might be useful and Ill work it up. Thanks again for all the hard work. --Kumioko (talk) 00:10, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Finished the last task. Have any more? LittleJerry (talk) 05:21, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Galatea of the Spheres at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Zoeperkoe (talk) 02:21, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I just noticed that the link in step 3 in the instructions to add a new collaboation article seems to go to a bad page making the instructions a little confusing. I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong though. Would you mind taking a look? --Kumioko (talk) 19:00, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is Hurricanehink (submissions) with 231 points, who leads Pool H. Piotrus (submissions) (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring.
A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, 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 could 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 and The ed17 00:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jimbo Wales for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page. The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•(contribs) 02:15, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Can you give me rollback rights? I need to keep vandals like you off my user talk page. :) OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 20:15, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
I have granted your account an exemption from IP blocking. This will allow you to edit through full blocks affecting your IP address when you are logged in.
Please read the page Wikipedia:IP block exemption carefully, especially the section on IP block exemption conditions.
Note in particular that you are not permitted to use this newly-granted right to edit Wikipedia via anonymous proxies, or disruptively. If you do, or there is a serious concern of abuse, then the right may be removed by any administrator.
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I hope this will enhance your editing, and allow you to edit successfully and without disruption., and log the action at Wikipedia talk:IP block exemption/log." and Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption#Administrators_guide - i.e. not quite sure but it seems to be saying it'd like to know what your IP is before granting an IP block extension, so I figured it was unnecessary unless it had been a big problem. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi I saw you were on the ArbCom and was wondering where I should take this problem to. Earlier today I was taking pictures of buildings of a two-year public college in New Jersey called Union County College (UCC) when I was detained by campus security for a half an hour. Most pictures were of buildings, classrooms, plaques on walls, an empty gym. I was going to add them to the UCC article. Two pictures had students (all over 18 yrs old) in it (but I got their email addresses and permission to use their photos). I was detained and questioned. Campus security said: no pictures. They didn't take my camera. About student pictures, I am not sure what the overall rules or legality is, so I won't post pictures of students. But buildings? Empty classrooms? Paid for out of taxpayer dollars? A public two-year community college in New Jersey? I'm miffed. Sheesh. Any advice what I might do? --Tomwsulcer (talk) 01:04, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to draft up those comments about the collaboration for the newsletter. I just added them a little while ago here if you want to take a look. I'm not sure the last 2 sentences quite make sense but I can't put my finger on exactly how to reword it yet. Please also feel free to fix or change anything else that doesn't look right. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions about the newsletter. --Kumioko (talk) 22:54, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
HI Cas(everyone else watching)
I took this photo on the 27 March at Ngilgi Cave in the northern area of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, it size was about 2/3 ~ 3/4 of a silver gull. Any thoughts of what it could be? thanks Gnangarra 02:49, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 06:04, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Would you mind wrapping it up please? RcsprinterSee what I've doneGimme a message 15:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
... but since it's easy to miss I thought I should mention that I referred in passing to an edit or yours. BTW, you used one ~ too many in that edit. (I am glad this no longer happens to me, now that I am using the US International layout. Under Windows I can type ~ twice to get ~~, but a single ~ does not appear unless I type a space as well.) Hans Adler 15:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much for reviewing me :) --Guerillero | My Talk | Review Me 03:50, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Garawarra State Conservation Area at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
You think you can help with this ? I think it might have the key information regarding typification of Camarophyllus. Circéus (talk) 20:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I've created a new article, 1982 Asian Games medal table and nominated it for peer review, I would appreciate any feedback. If you have any time, could you take a look at it Wikipedia:Peer review/1982 Asian Games medal table/archive1..thanks Bill william comptonTalk 05:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
On 11 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Galatea of the Spheres, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Salvador Dalí insisted that his painting Galatea of the Spheres be displayed on an easel previously owned by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier in the Dalí Theatre and Museum in Figueres? 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) 08:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I almost posted on ANI about you, LOL, I thought you were telling me to"Fuck off"! I gather you mean to tell people to stop bantering and get on with work, including myself. Agreed, I do hope this is what you mean. Honestly I was a little taken aback that more people are against infoboxes than I'd anticipated and my "bumchum" comment was more a WTF, how come you turned up on this guy's talk page to indicate I'm incorrect... I wouldn't have bothered making a map if I'd have thought nobody would find the locators useful!! Regards ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Nice one, yeah there is too much to do on here desperately... User:Nvvchar/Loire River is one of them. Can you believe that the longest river in France contains one source but a Just Bieber song contains near 100? You betcha that doesn't surprise you in the slightest... Priories LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:12, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Can't they leave well enough alone? OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 03:14, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
On 15 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Garawarra State Conservation Area, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Blackbutt, Christmas Bells, and Turpentine grow in the Garawarra State Conservation Area? 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) 08:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
G'day, thanks for looking at this article. Another great job from you. Camp Gully rainforest is worth a look, it's a pretty special place, despite minor weed problem in some areas by the creek. I couldn't find any geological information regarding soil enrichment. As the diverse rainforest area is quite a small patch. And other rainforest areas up and downstream are mostly Jackwood & Doryphora with practically no sub-tropical species. The highlight of the day was finding the snail, it was a glorious thing. BTW, I've ordered a laser range finder, and hope to be able to measure some of the larger trees on my travels. Could be fun, if I can figure out how to use it.Poyt448 (talk) 09:06, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Good catch on the Tolkien. I was actually wondering about that as I was updating the articles. Is there are article or section on the Heavenly Bodies in Tolkien? μηδείς (talk) 16:46, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
I notice that the COTM didn't see much action this month. Any suggestions on how we can improve that? I also looked through the Chesepeake bay article and I don't see anything jumping out at me for improvements. Do you have any ideas? --Kumioko (talk) 20:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
There are three things. The srtructure needs tweaking which I'll do in a minute. I also think the flora and fauna section needs buffing. If you can get started on the others at all that might interest others. Aude was going to go to the library. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm happy to promote it whenever- it's good enough. I left a few more thoughts on Talk:Banksia marginata/GA1 a few minutes ago- I don't know if you saw them. J Milburn (talk) 22:35, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I was thinking of doing some improvements to the gorilla article, since the collabration thing has been delayed. Should I do it or wait for Mammal Collabrations to start running again and for the article to be voted collabration of the month? LittleJerry (talk) 02:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, you fully protected this article indefinitely. An editor has made an unprotection request here. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 16:58, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments so far; I've fixed or replied to them all, I think. --Sarastro1 (talk) 19:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
On 26 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Comesperma sphaerocarpum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the genus Comesperma contains such plants as the Broom Milkwort (pictured), pink matchheads and love creeper? 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) 00:03, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
On 26 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Comesperma, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the genus Comesperma contains such plants as the Broom Milkwort (pictured), pink matchheads and love creeper? 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, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello Hello,
After six months delay, I finally wrote Eucalyptus expressa. A recently discovered eucalyptus species. I know of several sites where this plant grows. And may soon photograph this tree. (It's easy to find, all you need is a car, camera and a global positioning system). Do you think that this might make an interesting full Wikipedia article? I reckon it is wonderful in the 21st century to talk about a new eucalyptus species.
By they way, I reckon the character Erika Kohut is an ideal subject to be described as a Borderline Personality Disorder in the Wikipedia article. BPD people are very common, they are everywhere. And it's great to get the better of them, as I did. But, that is another story.
So, do you like the idea of Eucalyptus expressa? If so, I'll drive off and take a heap of photos.
And again, thanks for your great writings on Australian fauna and flora.
Hi Casliber. On the talk page of this article you mentioned it needed something about bereavement and loss, etc as causes of depression. I was wondering if you might be inclined to add something, or if you could point me to a review/textbook that I could use to knock something up. An editor has been keen to add content to the article and has just added something related to life events. I have put it under a new section heading, Life events. I feel it is not appropriate to the article because it seems a little speculative, but don't have the expertise to take it on. If any of this interests you, your input would be welcome. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:14, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on May 15, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 15, 2011. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 21:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
The American Goldfinch is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily which undergoes a complete molt, the American Goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter months, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. The American Goldfinch is a granivore and adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds and agile feet to grip the stems of seedheads while feeding. It is a social bird, and will gather in large flocks while feeding and migrating. The breeding season is tied to the peak of food supply, beginning in late July, which is relatively late in the year for a finch. Human activity has generally benefited the American Goldfinch. It is often found in residential areas, attracted to bird feeders installed by humans, which increases its survival rate in these areas. Deforestation also creates open meadow areas which are the preferred habitat of the American Goldfinch. (more...)
I have started the process of rebuilding your userpage. I'm breaking it down into modular chunks that can be transcluded. → ROUX ₪ 07:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Commelina cyanea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Australian creeping plant Commelina cyanea (pictured) is known as scurvy weed as early settlers ate it to ward off scurvy? 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, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Greetings and salutations. I am working to clean up some of the WikProject related templates and categories and I noticed that Category:WikiProject user templates is chock full of User pages. I think this is probably an error but I am not sure how to fix it. Any ideas? --Kumioko (talk) 01:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I've left you a comment starting with the words, "I agree..." and thought it was such a historic occasion I should let you know here :) ╟─TreasuryTag►Regent─╢ 07:41, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
This edit was not a rollback. You can tell this from the fact that it had an edit-summary which was not m Reverted edits by User A (talk) to last version by User B. ╟─TreasuryTag►senator─╢ 13:13, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions), who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.
This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to Hurricanehink (submissions) and Nergaal (submissions) who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to Candlewicke (submissions) (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!
Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, 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 could 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 and The ed17 19:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
Grass growing and paint drying. I believe I've aged a year watching this case. I think as punishment, I'm sending Satan back to Australia. OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 06:57, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Okay, I'm giving my impression on F. maxima, since I'm not clear what you are actually asking. The description, I must say, is a particularly lacking part of the article under any evaluation criterion. Even as one who appreciates the topic, I'm finding the taxonomy section very confusing. As in Entoloma sinuatum, I'll gladly have a look into rewriting it if you want me to. The huge list of synonym suggest there is significant variation in the plant, possibly infraspecific taxa? I agree the Reproduction section is possibly too detailed. It can probably be reduced to a 2-paragraph primer and merged into "Ecology", though I have a hard time identifying what is species (or could be!) species-specific and what is not, as I have no familiarity with the plants in question (not to mention I am not an actual plant scientist even compared to you).
One of the greater-scale problem I see, which you might want to work on if you're going to take aim at several of these articles, is that information on the peculiar reproduction suystem in figs as a whole is spread across multiple articles (the genus article, Common fig and other species, syconium) and poorly focused, leaving no good article to aim {{main}}
links at. I suspect using syconium as he main article and linking to it from others (including Ficus) might be, in the long run, the best course of action. Circéus (talk) 02:56, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
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