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Hi Obsidian Soul, I nominated Glischrochilus to be included in "did you know?" but then noticed that the sources about the attraction to beer aren't really reliable, being a pest controllor's website and a blog. I tried to look for different sources but didn't have any luck. Can you find anything better or should I withdraw the nomination? SmartSE (talk) 23:50, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Excuse me, I would like to request for your help. I understand you are in the WikiProjects Plants, but I'm just looking for assistance. I am still new to this Fair Use Rationale thing, and my images are in danger. Bintang 2009 and its brethren (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989) seems to not have enough information for the Fair Use Rationale, and my talk page have been crammed again for that. I am hoping for some clarifications and pointers on how to have a concrete rationale. Thank you, from WHZhang (talk) 00:37, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
I have provided a list of new reference links to articles published by media/editors serving the waste management and recycling industries. All company press releases have been deleted from reference list. Also, other generic-type edits were made in text per your comments. Please approve this new version of the GaiaRecycle information as this company is making a significant contribution to the waste management and ecological recycling industries. Thank you. Pattie AdamsPattieadams (talk) 23:43, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Glischrochilus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that picnic beetles (example pictured) are attracted to beer? 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? 06:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Nice work with the article. I'll fire off an email to Dr. Wilby at the British Geological Survey to see if he might release the picture he drew with the ink under a creative commons licence. SmartSE (talk) 20:35, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
This is about "carbonic acid"and the following "remark" giving H+when equilibrium is attained. it fact fact,the author gives the result using a too crude approximation which yields totally different values for "carbonate concentrations " in aqueous .In fact,the relation giving H+ is treated by the author as a second order term in H+ but it is not and a secondary equation must be solved.This yields an undetermined expression which has to be solved by using the classical Hopital rule. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beranay (talk • contribs) 15:09, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
I have to say I'm not too hot on extinct cephs so I can't really suggest anything beyond what the sources say. With regards to the three classifications, I would certainly give more weight to the first two, as Sepkoski's is not a specialist work on cephalopods. It would probably be best to bring this up at WikiProject Paleontology. WikiProject Cephalopods is effectively dead and has been for some time, I'm afraid. mgiganteus1 (talk) 16:03, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
This concerns the declared "undid revision 411580909 " by Beranay talk 217122153158. This refers to the article "carbonic acid"and the following "remark" quoted in the subsequent article. I am sure there is an important error in this article.This is why I am trying again to have some exchange with this author, but without success. Why? Bera — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beranay (talk • contribs) 10:48, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
This is about the text concerning "carbonic acid".Sorry for the misunderstanding.I thought it was allowed to write directly to the editor. A suggestion for the future would be to suppress clearly the possibility of writing through the "heart" of the text. Beranay — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beranay (talk • contribs) 10:02, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi again,
I have another question. Does it take a while for the picture to be updated on the corresponding community page on Facebook? I saw the logo was old on the WildTangent community page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/WildTangent/108372395854784, and that the page is from the Wikipedia article.
Also when I click on the picture on the Facebook community page it takes me to the File:WildTangent logo page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WildTangent_logo.png, but it shows the old logo.
Sorry for bothering you again. Just wondering how I could get that logo updated as well.
Thanks Obsidian Soul — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkitson (talk • contribs) 18:02, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi. We were talking about how to explain refs, and I think you were disconnected.
One thing I wanted to say was, that sometimes it can be best to show by example - just editing their draft, and banging in a couple of refs. That can help in conjunction with online help, too.
Example: Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Magnetic Drive Pumps
Note, OK, in that specific case it does not appear to have helped much. But sometimes, it does.
Also, just for linkage: you can always {{subst:User:Chzz/help/ref}}
.
Subst'ing it is nice, on their talk, because it then makes redlinks to test subpages, encouraging them to experiment.
There's a collapsed version, {{subst:User:Chzz/refc}}
.
See also User:chzz/help/refs for cite templates, and User:chzz/help/harvard for...well, those.
Hello Obsidian Soul,
You helped me out yesterday by moving my page to AFC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Cusp_Conference before it got deleted. I've ammended, taken out a paragraph that may be taken as self promotional, and added some new unbiased third party references.
There's a similarity to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_Conference and they have not been deleted, so can you tell me what the next step is to getting the AFC to normal page status? Do I need to have it reviewed ? Do I need unbiased 3 rd parties to add material ?
Thanks again for you help !
Greg Edwards (talk) 21:32, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
On 16 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Belemnotheutis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis (artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"? 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) 06:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your guidance. Extremely helpful information. I took all of the advice, edited and here is the latest AFC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Cusp_Conference
If you think it looks to be in order I'll go to step 5 and embed the submission tag for review to the Mainspace.
Thanks again, Greg Edwards (talk) 17:14, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
What, if I may ask with all due respect, do you mean here by
Though I appreciate your intent in good faith, I am at a complete loss to understand your input. Sincerely, SergeWoodzing (talk) 09:17, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Obsidian Soul: *Thanks!!!* for fixing the problem with the double-column listing of the cast members for the film. I couldn't figure it out, but now I've learned from your fix. Many thanks! NearTheZoo (talk) 18:49, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar | ||
For helping out newbies in the Wikipedia IRC help channel! KFP (contact | edits) 17:31, 22 February 2011 (UTC) |
Dear Obsidian Soul, I wanted to stop by and say hello and thank you for all of your time and help. I'm so grateful for people like you that got involved - your patience and time that you all put into helping - I am incredibly touched by that.
Looking forward to seeing you around here in the future, in more pleasant circumstances! :)
Best Wishes, Comedybiographer (talk) 07:25, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for the help. I responded on my Talk Page, but I'm still having trouble getting it right. Music&&Power.. (talk) 23:58, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
The da Vinci Barnstar | ||
w00t |
Hello, there is an upcoming, very informal discussion on IRC on the freenode channel ##chzzalpha connect (quick webchat link) on the 6th March 2011 at 17:00 UTC concerning ways to improve help over IRC, and other matters relating to Wiki?edia channels in general, but mostly about #wikipedia-en-help.
This is just a friendly, informal chat. Nothing official, no fixed agenda. There is nothing 'secretive' about it - anyone is quite welcome. Some of you had a chat there, the other day. We wanted to invite them to carry on discussions, at a prearranged time - and thought it courteous to ask group contacts and channel founders too. Or if you signed up manually.
If you aren't at all interested, feel free to remove yourself from the names we've spammed this to, which is in User:123Hedgehog456/IRC informal chat users. If you didn't sign up, well, people have been adding loads of names to the list, so someone might have accidentally added your name.
Thank you, Chzz ► and 123Hedgehog456 19:49, 15 February 2011 (UTC).
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Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of 123Hedgehog456 (talk) at 22:02, 28 February 2011 (UTC).
Please do not revert conversions on talk pages. This just makes it show up on the automated conversion bot again.
Also, if we completely remove the old IPA templates we can start standardizing the template people use. --deflective (talk) 19:49, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to provide the information on the Minamisanriku tsunami images I was trying to add to the article.
Do You Know Any Good Sources for Wikipedia-Legal Images?
Appreciatively,
173.246.35.178 (talk) 06:35, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the tips! :-) I'll get an account too (am currently working from a few different computers, it would be less confusing to have a Wikipedia account).
173.246.35.179 (talk) 18:11, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
I am so sorry. I've actually used this program before. This would have saved you all that time. (I have trouble using it now because it causes my connection to get clipped due to my geolocation.) This may be a fantastic resource for you in the future. Laurels to you and lemons to me. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 21:31, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
For your tireless efforts in combing through the Anthidium stubs, pollen up to your keyboard, and creating the bizzzzzzzzzzillion redirect pages. Hive been thinking that you are sweeter than honey, and...er...okay. I'm fresh out. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:09, 26 March 2011 (UTC) |
Wondering if you might advise about captions for other Philippine desserts here. I took pictures of them but I dont' know much about them other than I wanted to eat them but didn't have the money at the time. Thanks for your help on bibingka.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
There is information for you at User talk:Moray An Par. Please do not do anything to WP:out me again, like unnecessarily attacking me in the context of my having written an article thinking a person was put in prison in August 2010, and finding out a successful prosecution occured with a federal judgment, but that person was not yet captured, and only their husband was put in federal prison in August 2010. After discovering this, I began to edit with an IP, so as not to endanger myself. I am sure it was not your intent, but pointing out that an IP makes similar edits to an editor is not helpful. I already discussed the situation with other editors a few days ago, and began editing with an IP. My edits that you are deleting as "cut and paste" started off as cut and paste, and I am gradually modifying them to uniquely fit each article's topic. I do not understand your blanket deletions, when the content, even as a partial cuta and paste, is better than the content of the rest of the article. For example, in one article the content was deleted by another editor as "individual info does not belong here", leaving unsourced individual's info for others, but not the RS info on this particular individual, who is much more famous, appearing in CBS News 60 Minutes, Washington Post, and international press. Please discuss at talk pages of those articles, and if you would, discuss the content, not me, as this may WP:Out me, and endanger me. Thanks :) 71.121.31.183 (talk) 12:25, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
See Wikipedia talk:Tambayan Philippines. Thanks. :) 71.121.31.183 (talk) 14:25, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
71.121.31.183 (talk) 15:49, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I am trying to self reflect on your "obsession' comment and be responsive. I believe that relevant associated articles where content related to her activities are listed in the hat at the top of her article. Also, I was significant contributor to the Notabiloity article, which is highly related to her modus operandi. Do you object to my doing brief edits on these articles? If I do not do the edits now, while the content of the multiple RS is still in my head, I will be unlikely ever to come back to these topic areas once I have left, consistent with my past editing history of obsessing about a topic and all associated topics, then leaving forever after (see Traditional Chinese Medicine edit history, where I did about 600 edits over four months, then after another editor suggested I learn to write BLPs, I left to work solely on the current topic. After starting off completely NPOV, in fact, viewing her as being sort of humorous, as did the Washington Post and 60 Minutes. But then reading beyond these 1995 stories, such as about using Catholicism in duping people facing poverty in Bangladesh, a reverse mother Theresa, maintining a view that she was smoehow funny, and maintaining neutraility becomes difficult, though I am trying. 71.121.31.183 (talk) 16:16, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Everyone thinks I killed you at IRC. That means you better go to #wikipedia-en-help and #wikipedia and tell everyone that your alive. Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) (Shout!) 16:37, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
I guess I am dyslexic when it comes to Polish rivers. Thanks for pointing out that the spelling is Wkra not Wrka. Djmaschek (talk) 03:10, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | ||
For the great work you've done improving Black marsh turtle, Cyclemys and other turtle articles. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 13:27, 9 April 2011 (UTC) |
On 13 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black marsh turtle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Thailand, the smiling terrapin (pictured) is believed to contain the souls of people who died while trying to save others from drowning? 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, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I'd like to put forward a proposal for a middle ground proposal for pending changes, one of the things I haven't figured out in my head is some reviewing criteria. As you've pointed out your dis-satisfaction with the reviewing criteria for pending changes, would you be happy to come up with some? Cheers. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 11:21, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for helping me! David — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dudey cool240 (talk • contribs) 09:46, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for removing the watermark on this image. Part of the "H" in the right hand identification mark is still there though. Any way to zap it? thanks! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 06:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
This is just extra info on the non-free images thing: If you look at the history of the Top 4, you'll see Δ (talk · contribs) removed two images because they violated NFCC guidelines. My bad, since I'd forgotten. I replaced them with two free images, but I really wanted to figure out how to get non-free images into the Top 4. The image to be worked on is listed in the |unfree=
parameter of the PENDING and DONE templates. But without an image of some sort, the templates don't even show up in the gallery! Thus: the © that you recommended. It's perfect. I just hope the other regulars don't get confused about it. This may be a new situation? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:18, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
On 23 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bumastus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the extinct trilobite Bumastus (artist's rendition pictured) was named after its resemblance to large grapes? 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, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you have removed the Etymological reference to the word Banana. Unfortunately I cannot provide a reference to any published material. However, the grammatical rules I described behind the formation of the word is a valid Sanskrit rule that dates back to thousands of years. I can provide references to the rule if you like. Even if you can't add the Etymological reference under the title "Etymology" then I would like to see the section I added (or atleast acknowledged) as a "possible contender" for the name Banana. I am hoping to hear from you soon. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skchandon (talk • contribs) 18:51, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm just glad that Wikipedia tends to stick to US & UK versions on English only. In dealing with Filipinos, their English tends to slide in some interesting ways and it seems like most people speak in a mix of Tagalog and English...Naraht (talk) 23:38, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Obsidian Soul, just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled right to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature should have little to no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 04:57, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Got your message. It's no problem. Hope we can work together after I come back! Adamdaley (talk) 05:43, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Scutelleridae 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! — Rod talk 17:39, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
I just think the hook needs the word some added to explain it is not all species.— Rod talk 17:39, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Scutelleridae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the iridescent metallic hues of some jewel bugs (Scutelleridae) (example pictured) are caused by structural colors instead of pigmentation? 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) 12:02, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Obsidian Soul, I want to apologize for the sharp nature of my comments at ToL, I didnt mean for the comment to be aimed at anyone at all and was going for helpful, but failed really badly it seems!--Kevmin § 07:10, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
I don't know why you have totally deleted the article on Bagoong! I have read your comments and studied what you did on the article and what a shame for a Filipino ( as you claimed to be)to do that. Some people started this topic many years ago. And I and many other editors continued building it, little by little. If you wanted to join in, you should have contributed but not totally erased all the work. Please don't use your technical expertise on Wikipedia to lord over others. Agreed that some are not yet referenced but it is in progress; people contribute the little time they have. But that is a a reason for you to remove the whole thing. I observed that you may have plagiariazed what was already written before.
On my contribution, I based it on a book written by the Philippine pioneer on the large scale production of bagoong. He also pioneered in the use of burnay for bagoong. And it is mentioned in the article. If you know of other pioneers, include it! You mentioned about NPOV but you don't follow what you preach. Before you deleted (in 2 or 3 stages) the whole article, you even put in a slur of "Holy Kamote" or "Holy Shi...." in English! You ridiculed it too with LOL! Are you really a Filipino? You don't seem to like the Lorenzana manufacturer who promoted the product worldwide.
Please restore the article and integrate yours if you may. I will surely report you to Wikipedia and other Filipino organizations if you don't! Lordarchitect (talk) 06:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks :P (I'm allergic to cats, so just as well!) sonia♫ 05:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nauclea orientalis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bark extracts of Leichhardt trees (pictured) can be used to stun fish and make them easier to catch? 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) 06:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
...AAAAaaaaa!!!111eleven, etc.
Thx; that helped bring me back to reality. Or, as close as we get. SNAFU, it's all good. And so forth. Cheers, Chzz ► 23:34, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you, for your helpful edits to the template {{Sexual slang}}. Much appreciated. ;) Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 05:08, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hey, about the article you nominated for DYK, where can ALT1 be found (I like ALT1 the best)?mauchoeagle (c) 23:43, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
On 17 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyrtophora exanthematica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that double-tailed tent spiders (pictured) have to fend off food-stealing dewdrop spiders who take up residence in their webs? 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) 08:03, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
On 23 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Crossopriza lyoni, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that spiderlings of Crossopriza lyoni can catch mosquitoes four times their own size barely one week after hatching? 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) 00:05, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | ||
Obsidian Soul is a pretty cool guy, eh edits Eurypterus and doesn't afraid of terrifying sea scorpions. Abyssal (talk) 01:20, 24 May 2011 (UTC) |
On 24 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palaeochiropteryx, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the many examples of extinct 48-million year old bat genus Palaeochiropteryx (life restoration pictured) found in the Messel lake may have drowned after being rendered unconscious in flight by poisonous volcanic gases? 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) 16:03, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
On 27 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tessaratomidae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some species of giant stink bugs (pictured) are edible? 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) 00:02, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
My internet connection is currently down due to storms. I will not be able to reply within the next few days at least until they can fix the %$@$# connection. *sigh*.-- Obsidi♠nSoul 06:01, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
On 29 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eurypterus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a fossil of the extinct sea scorpion Eurypterus (restoration pictured) was once thought to be a catfish? 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) 16:02, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi ObsidianSoul. Remember me? I am KGSri. You helped me write a wiki article on Ramanathapuram C S Murugabhoopathy. I hope we could talk again. I need some help with uploading a photograph to the article. My teacher will be online sometime later this week/next week. He is the original owner of the photograph.
I felt comfortable talking to you online. Hope to talk to you again. bye — Preceding unsigned comment added by KGSri (talk • contribs) 02:58, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
Great work on all the images, thanks! Just wanted to remind you to tag the above image with {{unfree frame delete}}
. This will ask the admins to remove the previous unfree image, without destroying the upload history. : ) – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:23, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello, why did you undo what i put down for Andrew Cunanan, the american serial killer? It is part of an English project, and I did get my information from two websites, but one contributed more information than the other. Thanks, Vpearsall — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vpearsall (talk • contribs) 17:42, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
. . . for your recent answer referencing NPOV! Jo3sampl (talk) 22:01, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, now I've made a mess of your answer! I'll stay away from the page for a few minutes so you can clean up in peace. -- John of Reading (talk) 09:13, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
Just a minor thing I've noticed, but shouldn't the arrows for lift in this image be pointing the opposite way? mgiganteus1 (talk) 13:54, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar! I try my best. :) --User:Woohookitty Disamming fool! 09:58, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
Re your edit to Amoebozoa: I would be wary of using too much from Cavalier-Smith on classification. Note that he is in a very small minority (perhaps only of himself!) in rejecting the major division between Eubacteria and Archaea and in accepting openly paraphyletic taxa. At the least anything from him needs full referencing because it cannot be assumed to be a consensus of any kind. The introduction to Thomas Cavalier-Smith seems accurate in this respect. Of course, this doesn't mean that he's wrong. Peter coxhead (talk) 08:01, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi there OS. If you have the time/interest, any help in the help channel is appreciated. Every single helped newbie counts! --KFP (contact | edits) 19:31, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
OS -- Thank you for your nomination of Maurice Fargues for Wikipedia:Did you know. I really appreciate it. Gildir (talk) 20:13, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
i think you tagged 3 idiots. But that is not the film I was talking about in [Hasb-e-Haal]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srkamal (talk • contribs) 17:11, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
thank you for the advice Lapatronne (talk) 17:34, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
On 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maurice Fargues, which you recently nominated. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 23:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Asian or not? See talk page discussion. Since it has been shown that DEOMI isn't always reliable. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 01:34, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Hello and thanks for your feedback on my article on Tracey Moberly. I will take a look at the POV issues and try to get rid of them. I have a couple of questions...
- on the talk page for the article, three notices have been posted and I am wondering if there is anything I have to do about them. In particular the warning on policy regarding biographies of living persons. I am sure there is nothing potentially libellous in the piece, and it is carefully sourced. Is this just a general notice that gets automatically applied to living person biogs?
- regarding photographs, where can I find wikipedia guidelines over fair use, copyright etc?
Thanks Finiwiki (talk) 13:56, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Why is the help desk search able on google? Can you link me to some guideline please. Off2riorob (talk) 15:15, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi Obsidian Soul,
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately Jayron32 closed it before I could respond, which response I copy below
I see you've now clashed above with the user I refer to and I'll make a comment about that in a moment. Meanwhile an unfortunate consequence of your good faith remarks is that the discussion got closed off when in fact the issue really isn't about content but about abuse.
Concerning civility, I can briefly remark that what this concerns is a user who came into an article I was editing, removed a couple of in-line interlanguage links I had placed there, on the spurious grounds that they were not RS (but they weren't being used as sources), and then followed me to another article I was editing and did the same thing, reverting my restores, ignoring my arguments and finally reverting a compromise edit of mine suggested at Help:Interlanguage_links#Purpose without the discussion I requested on the Talk page and issuing me with a 3R edit warring notice.
If that's not uncivil then I don't know what is. And it hasn't stopped there. He has come close to hounding me, interrogating me over my edit history because of some wierd conviction I once edit-warred him as a sock-puppet over Roman Polanski and Frédéric Mitterrand. As you have seen he followed me to the Help desk, even though I took great care not to mention his user name, that is to say presumably he was searching on my user name, and then he takes up, in what I think you will readily accept was in an uncivil manner, the question of Google searching the Help desk with you, Google searching being apparently something that torments him as I mentioned in my Help request replying to him.
It's all very well but when someone shits on your front lawn, you *are* allowed to complain. You phrase it right, like "someone is defecating on my front lawn and its adjectival intolerable", but you do complain.
The fact is this user has real form for this kind of incivility. I suspect you will be inclined to agree based on the his performance in the section above.
I would be glad if you could use your influence as an administrator to help me deal with this problem.
Thank you FightingMac (talk) 18:50, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much for help with the editing of my article. Wikipedia has definitely not been the easiest thing to figure out. Appreciate your time and comments.
Kind Regards,
(Suzy Huber (talk) 21:33, 5 July 2011 (UTC))
Thank you for solving my problem at the Help desk. Very quick and helpful. Loopus9 21:41, 5 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loopus9 (talk • contribs)
Hello, sorry to bother you again. I'm looking to customize my signature more. I want to make a drop shadow for my signature. Does Wikipedia support CSS, or only wiki markup? Thank you. - Lukep913 18:58, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar | |
Thank you for helping me for my signature. Lukep913 19:29, 6 July 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks again!
Suzy Huber (talk) 20:25, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for lending your mighty powers to helping make this new article as good as it could be. Sharktopus talk 22:16, 7 July 2011 (UTC) |
I left it at Talk:Ziegler Reservoir fossil site... Sharktopus talk 11:14, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Maybe it's better to move some of the discussion off the RSN board. Anyway, I don't think your analogy with not having read a book is an appropriate one. The situation would be more similar to someone just reading a chapter's heading within the book rather than the chapter itself. Books are written differently than papers. A book can contain self-contained chapters. I would certainly expect someone to read the relevant chapter that they're citing from, though not necessarily the whole book. Though again, in the interest of accessibility I'd say it's fine to cite non-controversial, non-contentious claims after only having read a portion of a chapter. But as soon as someone asks about it, folks need to go out and do the actual reading.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:18, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks User:Obsidian Soul, I went through Manila to Cebu with no problems, but on the way back I caused problems but got the special treatment and pushed upto the front of the line at the Airport. Told a security to go shove it! Other than that, I enjoyed my time and want to go back but not through Manila! Adamdaley (talk) 07:06, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
Your comment here (shortcut): Just a question, exactly what does “spoil the kitten-eating monsters” mean? Thanks, A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 04:33, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
I have read your comments here and I absolutely agree with everything you are saying. It is so good to find someone else on Wiki who understands this stuff. --Shakesomeaction (talk) 22:20, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Please tell me why you are ignoring me. It is almost close to clear to you all that you are, seeing that you replied to the above comment. A user who has been editing Wikipedia since Thursday, October 28, 2010. 05:09, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
considering the conversation yesterday this might be of interest to you.--Shakesomeaction (talk) 15:12, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
You are currently in 5912nd place for most edits. A user who has been editing Wikipedia since Thursday, October 28, 2010. 22:03, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
Acknowledged on my talk page. Thanks, A user who has been editing Wikipedia since Thursday, October 28, 2010. 01:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Snowmastodon site, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Columbian mammoth (artist's restoration pictured) found at the Snowmastodon site, an Ice Age fossil dig near Denver, was initially dug out by a construction worker using a bulldozer? 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, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Uhh what? The only thing the user can't delete off their talk page are sanctions, MfD tags, and speedy deletion tags. If the user deletes a discussion already in effect, consider taking it to WP:WQA or WP:DR or your own talk page.--v/r - TP 02:01, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks or the barnstar. Please keep posting at the resource exchange if you need more articles in the future. I'm always eager to help wikipedians access scholarly sources. GabrielF (talk) 03:17, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
... and, as dear old BBC puts it so elegantly, "Stick insects survive one million years without sex." Sadly, our Wikipedia article for the genus Timema has been just a stub; they weren't getting any action in here either. But now I'm working to get them into DYK, where perhaps some cute guy stick insects will catch sight of them and natural history will be made. It was fun working with you on Snowmastodon site, where you did magnificent stuff, so if you'd like to join me, come on and pitch in. I wish we had a photo. Sharktopus talk 17:53, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
I would just like to drop a friendly line that I have changed my username. I believe that you were requesting that I change my username at the Help Desk. Thank you. PS: I would like to sincerely, officially, and formally apologize, on any past disagreements and/or misunderstandings that we have had in the past. I've placed a request for mentorship for User:Worm That Turned (for myself). I hope we can have a new and refreshed relationship here at Wikipedia. Hmm, what say you? Thanks again, An editor since 10.28.2010. 02:42, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your article donation to Wikiproject Abandoned Drafts, we really appreciate it! Hopefully someone will adopt your draft and make something really nice out of it. Feel free to advertise the Wikiproject elsewhere. The more people that know about us, the more drafts that will be donated and the more users there will be to adopt the drafts in the Wikiproject. Again, thank you! SilverserenC 08:23, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
On 21 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East African Highland bananas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that East African Highland bananas are so important as staple food crops in Uganda that 'Matoke', the traditional meal made from steamed bananas, is synonymous with the word "food"? 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. |
Many thanks for your feedback on my George Mogridge (Old Humphrey) article! I'm away for the weekend but I'll move the external links, as you suggest, when I get back. Thanks again. Butcherscross (talk) 09:10, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Obviously, I have work to do. Many of the references I have are from sources outside Wikipedia (Washington Secretary of State, Washington Department of Agriculture, etc.). Do I internally reference to the external references provided? URL98902 (talk) 14:37, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
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For the many time you have reverted vandalism on the MouseHunt (web game) article. =D Rxlxm (talk) 01:48, 24 July 2011 (UTC) |
The Wikiproject Lepidoptera Barnstar | ||
For all the time you spent on improving Prehistoric Lepidoptera, I present you this barnstar. Keep up your great work! AshLin (talk) 07:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC) |
The Teamwork Barnstar | |
You are a teamwork titan! A collaboration conquering hero! It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with you on articles such as Snowmastodon site and Timema. Not just hard work but creative insight. Not just creative insight but hard work. You go, Obsidian! Oh yeah, come take a look at Paederus too. They are mighty cool. Sharktopus talk 23:55, 29 July 2011 (UTC) |
On 31 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prehistoric Lepidoptera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the extinct Eocene butterfly Prodryas persephone (pictured) from the Florissant Fossil Beds is the best preserved fossil lepidopteran discovered to date? 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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 01:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
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A thank you for great additions to turtle articles Cyclemys and Philippine forest turtle. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 19:02, 31 July 2011 (UTC) |
I was trying to figure out how to add unranked things to the auto taxoboxes. I wasn't successful, so I changed it to a normal one. On a lot of the pages, I've just been smoothing inconsistancies (which, from what you said, sounds like the purpose of the auto taxoboxes). The source would be Wikipedia itself. I'll try to do better, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ushakaron (talk • contribs) 20:24, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
I think I forgot to leave my signature on the message I just sent. my bad Ushakaron (talk) 20:30, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
So, based on what you said, a helpful thing I could do is figure out how to use those auto taxoboxes and then make every article have one? P.S. are you a Wikipedia official or something, or just someone trying to help out? Ushakaron (talk) 20:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Timema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some species of the stick insect genus Timema (example pictured) have not had sex for over a million years? 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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:18, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
Hey, just dropping you a note that you were taken in by a troll on the help desk. Per WP:DENY, I removed the troll's question, however I also had to remove your good faith response to it. I hope you don't mind. It was This guy. --Jayron32 12:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for bringing the matter to my attention but i would like to point out that I did not start the original article on the subject. I only made few grammatical corrections somewhere and added the lead section which you require. Aside from that I couldn't really say it was my article but then you were right to point out that the article, indeed, contains copyrighted materials. I have visited the website and confirmed your observations. A great many thanks once again.Levekks (talk) 15:31, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
On 3 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palaeontinidae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fossils of extinct giant cicadas (pictured) were once misidentified as the oldest known butterflies? 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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:02, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Great to see your wonderful expansion of the giant cicada's article up on the dyk.. section!--Kevmin § 21:44, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
I emailed oversight to have those edits suppressed, and in the meantime, I revdel'ed them to prevent them from being seen by anybody other than admins. I actually edit-conflicted with you in removing the information. No wonder his account got hijacked.... Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:52, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
Your thoughtful response is highly appreciated. Thanks. Hope I bump into more editors/admins like you. Nameisnotimportant (talk) 02:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
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thanks for helping me with customizing my signature!!! Someone35 (talk) 14:27, 5 August 2011 (UTC) |
On 5 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Drynaria, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Australia, basket ferns often contain amethystine pythons (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Drynaria.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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:02, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
"The IP user 199.33.32.40 immediately added a sentence after your edits. Hence the difference. See his changes.-- Obsidi♠n Soul"
(As Habranthus robustus is just coming into flower in my greenhouse, it seemed a good time to look at the Wikipedia articles. Here I can only grow them in pots or else they have to be dug up for the winter which they don't seem to like.) I notice that the articles on Habranthus, Cooperia and Zephyranthes use "rain lily" with a space in the hatnotes and for the title of the disambiguation page Rain lily, but "rainlily" or "rainlilies" in the bold text. It's a very minor point, but perhaps should be made more consistent? I don't know which is more common. Peter coxhead (talk) 11:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
On 11 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zephyranthes rosea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that pink fairy lilies usually produce flowers only after heavy rains? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Zephyranthes rosea.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) 08:02, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
Just noticed this. It is entirely correct, but based on your comment I guess you're not aware of the basis for the difference: If brackets are not used, the species-genus combination is the same as in the original description. If brackets are used, the species-genus combination is not the same as in the original description. For example, when Gray described the giant Asian pond turtle in 1860, he described it as Geoemyda grandis. If that was still the species-genus combination used today, his name and year would not be in brackets, but since the species has been moved to the genus Heosemys, brackets are be used. Like all rules in zoological taxonomic nomenclature, this is governed by the ICZN; specifically article 51.3 of the Code. Cheers, 212.10.88.174 (talk) 19:10, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you. Sure, I re-edited the sentences. I hope it fits together good now. The article is really outdated in its information (1988 report used is quite old by scientific standards...something new about the vegetable must have come up in the past 10 years alone). Sadly, it seems not many seem to care about sweet potato. Best of wishes.--MarshalN20 | Talk 03:19, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
"I can do range maps for biological articles. If you need one, feel free to ask me". No rush but could you add a Chinese softshell turtle map at some point, original here. Thanks. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 23:18, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
I think I have a neutral objective point of view, because I know very well how Christianity has spread by force around the world. What about the colonization and the forced Christianization of the Animist people in Central and North Philippines by the Spanish Christians from 1565 to 1898 ? Do you deny it and claim that the Philippines from 0% Christians became 90% Christians (16th-21th century) by the own will of the enslaved Filipinos without anyone forcing Christianity upon the enslaved people as was done in North/Central/South America/The Caribbean by the Spanish conquistadors? --85.130.32.11 (talk) 15:20, 15 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.130.32.11 (talk) 12:04, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it and I'm sorry if I have insulted you in some way. I admit I've made a mistake about the Lumad, but the same can't be said about the Tagalogs; Cebuanos; Ilocanos, who were mainly Animists and some Muslims before the Spanish colonization. I'm not a Filipino, but I'm a former Christian - I know this religion very well, and also the tactics Christian Missionaries use to falsify the history and to force/lure by material benefits ignorant poor non-Christians to their religion, to gain more souls, because Christianity is declining everywhere except in Africa and Asia. The Missionaries give aid only to those who convert to Christianity. You still haven't answered my question: Why the Philippines are ~90% Christian (16th century - 0% Christian), given the fact that the country was under Spanish yoke for 4 centuries, if no forced Christianization has taken place during that time ?
P.S.: Please have in mind, that many Christian web sites, including many articles on Wikipedia are edited by Christian bigots who try to spread hatred about other religions and to demonise non-Christians.
Christian right-wing, fascist, nationalist, missionary and other hate sites against all non-Christans [in English]: www.atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/ www.christianpersecution.info/ www.gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/ www.faithfreedom.org/ www.tundratabloids.com/ www.vladtepesblog.com/ www.frontline.org.za/ www.altermedia.info/ www.stormfront.org/ www.foxnews.com/ www.cbn.com/ www.jihadwatch.org/ www.persecution.com/ www.michellemalkin.com/ www.brusselsjournal.com/ www.christiantoday.com/ www.jewwatch.com/ www.prophetofdoom.net/ www.englishdefenceleague.org/
[in French]: www.fdesouche.com/ www.defrancisation.com/ www.bivouac-id.com/ www.ripostelaique.com/ www.prophetie-biblique.com/ www.frontnational.com/ www.stopislamisationdesesprits.blogspot.com/
[in Dutch]: www.pvv.nl/
Here is a good site about the real Christianity: http://freetruth.50webs.org/
--85.130.32.11 (talk) 15:20, 15 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.130.32.11 (talk) 13:49, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your answer. I'm also against generalizations, and also against forced convertions,hipocrisy, bigotry, spreading hatred against other religions. When I was a Christian, Christians tried to brainwash me to hate Muslims, Jews, Atheists; spreading their hateful false propaganda and demonizing non-Christians. Now, alhamdulillah, as a Muslim, I respect all people, religions and Atheists and I expect from them to respect Islam, but I still see on a everyday basis, only ignorant Christians (not Atheists, Jewish, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Animists) spitting hatred and insults against my religion.
I fully agree with you. Thank you again for taking the time to answer me. Have a nice day. --85.130.32.11 (talk) 15:20, 15 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.130.32.11 (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
It certainly looks like the article is coming along nicely! I'll have a read through it later today. I have a few dead-tree sources that might prove useful - will take a look. Cheers, mgiganteus1 (talk) 19:48, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Above-and-beyond Gratitudinous Helping Hand Award | |
Thanks so much for helping to make it happen -- Atomician just said that Timema is now a GA! Sharktopus talk 16:09, 17 August 2011 (UTC) |
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For your image related work with a special mention of removing the watermark in this file. Avenue X at Cicero (talk) 19:25, 24 August 2011 (UTC) |
Hello, thanks for replying to my question about Olympus µ article naming. I have added a move request on the talk page of one of the articles, and added a question at the talk page of WikiProject Photography, but have still got no reply. If this continues for much longer now I think I'll have to just perform the move myself. JIP | Talk 20:13, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I wish to become a moderator. I have just logged on to see that my friend had used my computer and changed an article that I had previously added to. That was not be vandalising. I have been a member for quite a while now, What are the requirements that I must fulfill in order to become a moderator? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GreenNintendo (talk • contribs) 11:25, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for the feedback. Of course my English is not very good, I am not an English speaker. I´ll do my best to improve it in my article(s), and make the text smooth. As for the "our" word, which you have found inappropriate, it obviously meant "pertaining to our, that is human, knowledge". In this meaning, the "our" stands in opposition to "feline", "canine", "porcine", and so on. But so be it, and I will avoid using it in the future. Thanks again for your effort. Romanus451 (talk) 11:55, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
It is recommend that editors "reply" with a thank you or follow-up to a response to a Request-for-Feedback as you have provided me, however I can find no information about how to do that. I even took the question to Google and still can't figure it out. First of all, thank you, and secondly can you enlighten me as to how I can reply in-line to your response on the Feedback page? Melgomac (talk) 13:13, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Sorry, the unsigned response immediately above this text was from me -- I had meant to write it in a new section below, which is now done! Again, sorry, newbie here. Melgomac (talk) 13:15, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
The page is "protected" so I can only view it and its sections. Although you prefer that I reply here, I would like to know in the future how to reply there (for other people). Can you further explanation as to how I can edit a sub-section on a protected page? How were you able to respond to a feedback request? Perhaps it's the same method for me to reply to that reply. --Melgomac (talk) 14:56, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
In other words there is no "[edit]" link on the top right of the section to click on, I assume because it is protected. I also don't have the "edit" option next to "read" on the because it's protected. The directions on the page for "replying" to a feedback given, say, well...just reply to it. That's helpful! :-) --Melgomac (talk) 14:59, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
Understood and thank you for pursuing it with an admin and for your help overall of course. With respect to the article I penned, there were thousands of references online but I pretty carefully chose just 33 of them to be thorough. I see sometimes people put references in the "Notes" or "Footnotes" category instead, and sometimes they put the references inline, sometimes not and in just in a list at the end. It seems like there isn't rhyme or reason for this. Any comment about that for my edification? Lastly, can you give your opinion as to whether this subject person meets the notability guidelines? Thanks Obsidian! --Melgomac (talk) 18:11, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
{{Reflist}}
template, nothing else is required. All the references you placed in the body of the article will automatically be listed there. Again see WP:Referencing for beginners, I've also placed an easier tutorial in your talk page (click the [show] button on the right side of the collapsible table).If you read certain items in reliable sources 20-30 years ago and thus you know they are findable in those sources but the sources are not findable online but would be findable if you went to the Library of Congress to find those sources, how does one reference those sources without, for example, knowing the specific publication date? The attributed content would be verifiable, just not with a few clicks of the mouse as people have become spoiled to expect in the age of the internet (whereas it was not so easy 20 years ago); not every source is easy to verify as would be a CNN article from a year ago. Should readers and editors assume good faith until someone does verify that relatively difficult-to-obtain source and not delete the assertion in question until then? --Melgomac (talk) 02:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
Same as the person above, I can't see how to edit the feedback page, so thanks for your review and your note about referencing! Teppic74 (talk) 14:30, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
You have a new message at Wikipedia:Requests_for_feedback/2011_August_22#Chase_Rettig. Regards--Ykraps (talk) 15:20, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
We can discuss it here if you like or wherever.--Ykraps (talk) 15:26, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
I've just re-read our recent conversation and I can see how my comments could've been taken badly. I thought I coulld relieve the tension with what was supposed to be a bit of banter. Of course, without the accompanying body language/facial expressions, that doesn't work. Anyway, thanks for being gracious enough to accept my apology. Ykraps (talk) 07:20, 26 August 2011 (UTC) |
Thanks for the feedback on User:jean_yury/Gamigo ag. I'll move it over as soon as I do one last check on spelling/grammar. (my first reply to feedback, sorry if I'm doing it wrong) —Preceding undated comment added 17:25, 28 August 2011 (UTC).
Hi Obsidian Soul,
Thank you for getting back to me on Ma®©usBritish's talk.
I have edited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Davina.R and I am having a few issues with it, namely:
Can you please check it for any information which is not based on fact i.e. any descriptive words etc?
Does this need more citation? 'Davina was freelance consulting on sustainability for companies including United Parcel Service (UPS), McDonald’s and The Smith Family, experimenting with recyclables including old CD’s, bubble wrap, plastic bags to make them renewable [9][10]' In addition, in 'Other Activities', should I take this whole section out, even though it is factual? Ms Reichman really has a career in fashion/marketing and this section is just as a side note? Could anyone assist here on what to do please? Thank you.
Domenico.y (talk) 16:16, 7 September 2011 (UTC) Domenico.y
Thank you very much Obsidian Soul. Your helpful, insightful comments are welcome. If I may ask, can somebody please remove the 3 banners on the Being Born Again Couture fashion show's page? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show On 13 August 2011, I wrote the reasons to why I am an expert on this topic and correct in what was written to Bonadea, and again 28 September on 13 September 2011, and they haven't answered me yet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Bonadea#Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show_assistance_please. I also wrote on 1 September 2011 on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Arts#Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show_banners_help_please, but no answer has been received. Please can I have some assistance.
Thank you
Domenico.y (talk) 03:49, 21 September 2011 (UTC) Domenico.y
Hi Obsidian Soul, on review of recent happenings on the wiki I came across this edit of yours at a reference desk. I have removed the image you included there with an edit to the archived page, which is still transcluded in public display. I feel that your usage of the image constituted a personal attack. The "GN" image is used on this project in the context of editors self-identifying on their user pages. Even that is a little debatable, but the userbox wars were long ago. Using the phrase, and especially the accompanying image, to label an editor not yourself, now that's a different story. Even the phrase is problematic, it's in kind-of use but Grammar Nazi is a redirect after all. That and especially associating with the identifiable image of the Nazi flag, you seem to be associating an editor with the symbols and actions of that regime. I'm going to go way out on a limb here and suggest that you've never lived under Nazi occupation (neither have I, but a parent has some stories). I don't think it's acceptable to draw parallels between Wikipedia editors and ruthless mass-murderera - so I removed the graphical part of it.
If you dispute the removal, I'm not exactly sure where to go for resolution, so your ideas are welcome. I don't see anything really worth escalating, but if you feel my resaoning is incorrect we should discuss it. Regards! Franamax (talk) 22:15, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello sir Obsidian Soul. I'm quite new to editing wikipedia articles and I have to turn to you since you are one of the watchers of this article. I see that you are helping newbies and most importatntly, a Filipino as well. My concern is about the entries I added ("Brownout", "Center Island"; "Gives"; "Ice water"; "Stay in, Stay out"; "Trainor"; "Tuck out") or check it out here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_English&diff=next&oldid=448887461. I believe you will agree with me and quite aware that those words and phrases missing in the list are in rampant use during casual or official conversations in our country. My entries have always been removed by someone else without any kind of messages/explanations; and what's frustrating is not even one or two of my entries are accepted to remain. If my small contributions are unacceptaple then so be it, at least a word from someone like you you dear sir will suffice to enlighten and delight me.115.146.232.122 Rogborgs (talk) 08:56, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
Greetings Obsidian Soul.(ok, no addressing you "sir" hehe!) That was very encouraging, and for that I will surely follow your advice. You got a point there about that list getting way too long and shouldn't be there in the first place if you ask me. New words will pop up faster than our legislators can create beneficial bills, it will be so crowded with entries. It occurred to me though that If perhaps a designated Wiktionary page/guide dedicated for colloquialisms on words and phrases, by country, I'd say PH is tops and will have a field day filling the list. Anywayz, I'm glad that you won't mind more questions but I'll do my homework. Your enlightening reply is more than enough to delight me. I really appreciate the heads up, thanks so much; my respect.Rogborgs (talk) 01:09, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
No problem! I'm excited to see activity sparking on this desolate topic. I discovered it through Yahoo! Alert this evening, which I have set to notify me when new species are discovered, and I usually get excited when one is prehistoric. Bob the WikipediaN (talk • contribs) 02:25, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
Obsidian,
I understand you removing my edit to the the Goliath Birdeater page, but I just want to clarify something.
In captivity, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are generally frowned upon for use as feeders by members in the tarantula hobby, like me. The reason being, they have a very very very hard shell, and unless the spider is fully mature, could break a fang when biting into one. This has been documented several times.
It has been however, proven that Blaptica Dubia roaches are the most nutrious feeder insect one can find, and it is highly recommended that they be used as the staple diet for the goliath.
I can direct you to Arachnoboards and the American Tarantula society if you want confirmation of this.
My edit was not vandilism or something unconstructive, I was merely trying to prevent the spread of misinformation.
Please rethink your decision to remove my edit.
thank you.
98.145.135.1 (talk) 03:39, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the info on adding refs. Heretofore, I've only done some correcting of typographical errors & misspellings, cleaning up syntax & grammar, etc. I was afraid that I'd lose all the work I'd done to add to that section, so decided to save it as it was and get back to the problem of adding refs later. Your info was just what I needed. Thx! — Preceding unsigned comment added by TrishB (talk • contribs) 20:04, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing it up the beautiful rewrite. I had an awful time with all those body parts. I was making sections akin to "Engine" "Wires" "Chassis" "Horn". :)
By the way, the neck is fine. The venom left me with a bit of vertigo, so I fall over a lot. But I've been wearing a motorcycle helmet around the house, so all is well. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:39, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have a new message at Anna Frodesiak's talk page. 11:08, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello. You have a new message at Anna Frodesiak's talk page. 11:54, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
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Materialscientist (talk) 16:02, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Regarding your question about the DYK cutoff changing to 4 days: this must have been a typo on my part when I wrote up the instructions for the checklists (which I think we're getting rid of soon anyway, and going back to the way things were before). I just fixed it. Thanks for pointing this out. rʨanaɢ (talk) 16:32, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
thank you so much for upgrading the page that I created, Mesobuthus eupeus :-)
alireza5166 17:24, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
On 22 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Araneus mitificus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the kidney garden spider (pictured) builds webs that are missing one segment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Araneus mitificus.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) 20:03, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
Could you have a look at Template:Did you know nominations/John's Phone? Thanks! — Kudu ~I/O~ 00:28, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. It's nice to see what I do is recognized and I am always open to help (as long as the question is not about MediaWiki or other technical aspects I don't have any idea of). :) Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 18:11, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
There is a new ZooKeys issue with a whole bunch of Paleo articles. All texts and images from ZooKeys are free to use (CC-BY-3.0). You might be intested? See: I also notified User:Kevmin. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:10, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
On 26 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bigfin reef squid, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bigfin reef squids (pictured) have one of the fastest recorded growth rates of any large marine invertebrate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bigfin reef squid.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. |
Many thanks for your helpful copyediting on this. Marj (talk) 22:20, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
By the way, the Zoho Viewer link (https://viewer.zoho.com/download?genFile=i5LQg) will expire in a year, so you can add an archiveurl: http://www.webcitation.org/621XTPstC. Goodvac (talk) 00:58, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
from the Help Page where we met, and thank you for your assistance at that Sculpture Review thing. And thanks for not going the DELETE route. Which is always, as Duane Eddy once put it, Forty Miles of Bad Road. I went to the association link that you put up, but I am a simple guy. Prefers short sentences. And could not quite figure it out other than many of its precepts seemed to be based on Christian principles. I am a strong Separation of Church and Me kind of fellow. Anyway, thank you for your help. Life is good. Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 19:18, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
I've always assumed that "wikipedia editor" is synonymous for "someone with too much time on their hands". Viva la difference! Meanwhile, a dear friend called me. Her cat walked over her keyboard (of her APPLE computer) and everything is too big. I suggest "command -" didn't work, I suggested "View - smaller" didn't work. Any other ideas? I am actually a luddite so any more is beyond me. And you? Carptrash (talk) 22:17, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
As it turned out I had to go over to Joan's Place and do it. Your suggestion was one of the promising ones - that did not work. Finally somewhere deep in the viscera of the Preferences there was a "Hmmmm. Let's try this." and it worked. Thanks for looking into it. Now if you could suggest something about the problems in the Middle East, we could all get a good night's sleep. I'm off to the Dixon Players presentation of Lucky Stiff, which I somehow managed to dodge being in, and then I can call it a day. Night. whatever. Carptrash (talk) 23:50, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Oog, what a mess. Not your fault! I'll look at it later. Nadiatalent (talk) 13:08, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
On 4 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hylarana aurantiaca, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that golden frogs are often mistaken for bronzed frogs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hylarana aurantiaca.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. |
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Materialscientist (talk) 00:09, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
On 8 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fairyfly, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fairyflies include the smallest known insects, smaller than a single-celled Paramecium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fairyfly.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. |
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Hi,
I saw your recent discussions over scientific names and your getting, justifiably, upset over some of the comments. I support your views on this thought you may like to know you have people on your side there.
Also, I dealt with carapace for my artical on Turtle shell which you fixed a bit, thanks for that, I am wondering though how to do the same for Plastron, any suggestions would be appreciated. The balance of the artical is a little different. Cheers, Faendalimas talk 08:36, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
{{See also}}
hatnote on the subsection (or a {{Redirect}}
hatnote at the top) for the plastron pointing to a disambiguation page where the other meanings for plastron can be placed.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 17:24, 11 November 2011 (UTC)From Clyde A. Hill FLS,FRS (Fellow, Linnean Society of London 1979 & Fellow, Royal Geographic Society, 1978) Hello, Obsidian Soul Please reconsider my submission of my opening paragraph to Swietenia mahagoni. That species is the Type for Swietenia. S. mahagoni alone, historically is (at today's dollar value) a billion dollar industry. It had a significant impact which I will describe in following paragraphs. My opening paragraph was to insure that I had the footnotes correctly entered and the red flag showing up said that I had not done something. After that has been set up satisfactorily I will enter the text explaining S. mahagoni's relationship with humankind. Those paragraphs have a dozen footnotes themselves. I have already published in Wikipedia, S. humilis. That piece solves the confusion of the Pacific Coast Mahogany which was in the nature of the geography. The bulge, as I explained it. All the pieces of that puzzle were in the literature, they just needed to be fitted together. The botanical aspects of the three species I will enter into Wikispecies. After I have covered the three species of Swietenia, each in their own Wikipedia "page" I will do the genus. Please replace and correct my footnote situation for my opening paragraph to the West Indies Mahogany. I will be most grateful for your help. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clyde A. Hill (talk • contribs) 16:27, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
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tag). Again as long as the edits are in the correct article. Please feel free to contact me if you encounter the citation error again.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 16:41, 13 November 2011 (UTC)Thanks for making the footnotes work. Have entered both clarifications but they are probably not in proper form. Also appreciate your guidelines. I have one more paragraph to add to the Discovery section. I like Wikipedia's motto. "Wikipedia is a place to inform and educate. It is not a technical journal." Thanks again. CAH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clyde A. Hill (talk • contribs) 01:00, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
What happened? I entered a new paragraph Enter The Naturalists: and it vanished. I hit the Preview button, it showed up. I moved to the save button and the whole thing wasn't there anymore. Can you rescue it or will I have to put it all back in? Thanks. CAH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clyde A. Hill (talk • contribs) 00:17, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
Appreciate your investigation. I'll redo. CAH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clyde A. Hill (talk • contribs) 12:02, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
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