Many thanks for the thoughtful GA review, which genuinely helped improve the article. Much appreciated.--SabreBD (talk) 08:01, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to work on User:Wer900/Habitability of red dwarf systems, as I improve it significantly until it can be brought to GA class. Your aid is most appreciated. Thanks, Wer900 • talk 23:31, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber,
Thank you for contributing to the FAC for the Carabane article back in 2009; it was my first featured article and I was glad to see it go up on the main page. I have submitted another article for featured status: When God Writes Your Love Story. If you would be willing to contribute to the corresponding FAC, I would appreciate your input.
Neelix (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
On 5 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grevillea mucronulata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the green spider flower was the first grevillea known to science? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grevillea mucronulata. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Was hoping you could source the Greek etymology for me? Sasata (talk) 05:40, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Tylopilus felleus. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:49, 6 July 2013 (UTC) |
--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:49, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
For you after your oppose at Wikipedia_talk:Featured_article_candidates#Alternate_RFC_on_governance_of_the_FA_forums PumpkinSky talk 22:55, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your review which has definitely helped to improve the article.— Rod talk 07:31, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
I've pulled out of there due to some recent tasteless comments. Regarding, "Anthony, have you scrolled up through Eric's talk page and looked through the history? Before the last kerfuffle there are loads of constructive article-related discussion, help with writing and copyediting articles all over the place. Does this look like a net negative? Really?"
I know. It's because of his helpful collaboration and excellent hard content work that I've resolutely supported him until now. And even now it's not an easy call. But at this stage, yes. I think it's time he stopped that. Especially given the situation and target of some of those insults. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 16:02, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Casliber. I know you're incredibly busy pretty much all the time, but I wanted to drop you a note to see if you'd be interested in joining the Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive. Since we started running drives three years ago, we've cut the backlog down by about two thirds, but we have stalled out a bit now. We need more help to keep pushing down the number of articles that still need copy editing. The current drive is already halfway over! Please consider joining it and chipping in a few articles if you have the time. I hope to see you there. Cheers. —Torchiest talkedits 13:07, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! I was wondering if there's any status update on awarding prizes for the Core Contest held this spring? It's been two months since the contest closed, so I am hoping the results will be announced soon. Best, -- Diannaa (talk) 00:17, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed that a couple of years back, User:Seldonquin created an article on me, which you (properly) deleted because it had been created by a blocked user. I was wondering if you'd mind un-deleting it (or object if I un-deleted it) - it's basically an OK article - one or two minor errors. It would fill a red link (admittedly only one, but it's not one I put in :-).
I dunno if I'd be considered notable, but I offer as data that i) I'm one of about 30 people listed on the "Birth of the Internet" plaque at Stanford, and also ii) one of the people listed in RFC-1251, "Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members" - one of only about half-a-dozen people who are in both lists.
Your call... :-) Noel (talk) 14:03, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
StringTheory11 (t • c) 04:42, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber! I'm contacting you as you're the protecting admin of Costa Rica. The article has been semi-protected for over a year now, though the editing volume seems to be low, with 56 edits to the article so far this year. I think the semi-protection can be safely removed now. Cheers, eh bien mon prince (talk) 04:11, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
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With a fatter lead and a final c/e, I think this is about ready for GAN. I'll eventually have some more details to add from Alessio 1985 and perhaps other bits from elsewhere, but that can wait for FAC... Sasata (talk) 08:54, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Boletus calopus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 22:37, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
On 25 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Old Windsor Road, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1794, Old Windsor Road was the second major road in Sydney? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Old Windsor Road. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
On 25 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ficus subpisocarpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cavities in the stems of the fig species Ficus subpisocarpa can host ant colonies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ficus subpisocarpa. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Orlady (talk) 21:33, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
The article Boletus calopus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Boletus calopus for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 22:48, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
At Wikipedia_talk:Four_Award#Scribbled_Thoughts, I have been awaiting your expertise regarding WP:WBFAN.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:07, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Impressed by your editing list. Keep it up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by S72013 (talk • contribs) 13:39, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
Did you know ... that since you expressed an opinion on the GA/DYK proposal last year, we invite you to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the matter? Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Regards, Gilderien Chat|What I've done22:51, 28 July 2013 (UTC) |
Hi, would you like to elaborate on your !vote? :) --Gilderien Chat|Contributions 00:50, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cas – I note that you have just stated on the Birds Project talk page that we have agreed to use IOC taxonomy in bird articles. Now, I am happy with this, but also note that the taxonomy and resources guide of the project gives HBW as the de facto standard. HBW follows (or is about to follow) BirdLife International taxonomy (which appears to be more conservative – or maybe just lags behind IOC). Any problem if I update the guide to replace HBW with IOC on this? Maias (talk) 01:54, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Piotrus (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.
Other than that, there is not much to report! If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:28, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Boletus badius. TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 12:09, 3 August 2013 (UTC) |
--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 12:09, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Please take another look at Template:Did you know nominations/Delphine Parrott which is now being disputed. Andrew Davidson (talk) 08:49, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
On 5 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xerocomellus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mushrooms of the genus Xerocomellus (X. armeniacus pictured) are often brightly coloured? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xerocomellus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
On 5 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xerocomellus armeniacus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mushrooms of the genus Xerocomellus (X. armeniacus pictured) are often brightly coloured? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar | ||
This barnstar is awarded for participation in the WP:GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive. Thank you for taking part! Diannaa (talk) 23:35, 5 August 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks for reviewing Tonkin Highway, and helping it become a GA - Evad37 (talk) 03:46, 7 August 2013 (UTC) |
Hi Cas. I was wondering whether, if i promise to do a review on your next FA nom, you'd take a look at parity of zero? It isn't my nom, I was just a reviewer, but it's almost at the bottom of the list, only two people have looked at it, and being entirely selfish it disappoints me when i do a review and then the nom gets archived for lack of eyes rather than actual problems. Great effort on Australia's banksias as always. How many have you taken to FA now?! Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 00:03, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
On 9 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bazinga rieki, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the jellyfish Bazinga rieki was named in part for the catchphrase uttered by Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bazinga rieki. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 03:04, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
I see you've caught the cicada bug :-). At some point I'd love to write about the Razor grinder (Henicopsaltria Eydouxii) because it has a cool name and I have some great pics: commons:Category:Henicopsaltria_Eydouxii. Let me know if you want to collaborate again. --99of9 (talk) 05:24, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
On 9 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bushshrike, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mating song of the male Slate-colored Boubou (pictured), a member of the Bushshrike family, depends more on his mate's hormone levels than his own? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bushshrike. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:47, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
On 9 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Slate-colored Boubou, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mating song of the male Slate-colored Boubou (pictured), a member of the Bushshrike family, depends more on his mate's hormone levels than his own? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:48, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
On 10 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Malaconotoidea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the bushshrikes, helmetshrikes, Ioras, vangas and woodswallows all belong to a group of shrike-like songbirds known as the Malaconotoidea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malaconotoidea. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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) 02:33, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
Perfect transformation of the page Ficus subpisocarpa. Geat use of the references. Daegil (talk) 04:04, 10 August 2013 (UTC) |
See [2]. Someone not using his real name (talk) 21:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
On 11 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adenanthos ellipticus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the oval-leaf adenanthos is known from only three populations covering less than 0.31 km2 (77 acres) in Fitzgerald River National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adenanthos ellipticus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 02:04, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
On 11 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New Zealand Coot, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the New Zealand and the Chatham Coot were likely hunted to extinction by the Māori people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New Zealand Coot. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Alex ShihTalk 13:51, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
On 11 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chatham Coot, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the New Zealand and the Chatham Coot were likely hunted to extinction by the Māori people? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Alex ShihTalk 13:51, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Good suggestion for hook, which I have reworked. When you have a moment, could you take another look? Jezhotwells (talk) 18:41, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
On 12 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thopha saccata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the noise made by large numbers of double drummers has been described as "almost unbearable"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thopha saccata. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 01:33, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
This note is to inform you that the Science Apologist topic ban clarification request has been archived, with no action taken on the matter.
For the Arbitration Committe, — ΛΧΣ21 19:21, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
On 13 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arunta perulata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the call of the white drummer is amplified by its sac-like tympal covers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arunta perulata. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 12:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Phoenix (constellation) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Hamiltonstone -- Hamiltonstone (talk) 12:25, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi, this is a note to inform you that a page in which you have previously shown interest, WP:FOUR, has been nominated for deletion. Your comments would be appreciated. Thank you! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:27, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Banksia violacea know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on August 21, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or one of his delegates (Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 21, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Banksia violacea is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia (family Proteaceae). It generally grows as a small shrub to 1.5 m (5 ft) high with fine narrow leaves, and is best known for its unusually coloured dark purple-violet inflorescences. The colour of the inflorescences, short leaves, and flattened follicles which are sticky when young, help identify this species from others in the field. It is found in low shrubland in southern regions of Western Australia from Esperance in the east to Narrogin in the west, growing exclusively in sandy soils. First described in 1927 by West Australian botanist Charles Gardner, the species was at one stage considered a variety of B. sphaerocarpa. Although there are no recognised subspecies or varieties, both lignotuberous and nonlignotuberous forms exist for Banksia violacea. Wasps, ants and flies have been recorded visiting flower spikes. Banksia violacea is classified as Not Threatened under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia. Regarded as of little value to floriculture, it is rarely cultivated. (Full article...)
UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
The article is listed in the WP:TAFI list and while every other article has received a support/oppose tag, Chandralekha (1948 film) alone has not. Do you support it in being improved? Kailash29792 (talk) 06:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cas, no one else wants to pay this much attention, and Ian is about to close. I am fine if it dies for lack of quality, but you might see what you think... hamiltonstone (talk) 10:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
The article Phoenix (constellation) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Phoenix (constellation) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Hamiltonstone -- Hamiltonstone (talk) 10:17, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Following up on your comment on Ironholds talk page. I'm still trying to get my head around the etiquette involved in using that notifications system. I suppose pinging everyone who copy-edited an article isn't quite what it was intended for, but it was nice to see you stop by and bump that article assessment up to start. It is one of those where I was aware of the sources (it was a redlink at Stuart Ballantine Medal) but not quite sure about starting an article (I have less reservations about starting articles on people where more sources exist, such as Leroy Chang, but to take another example, there is very little out there about Abeles' co-worker George D. Cody). Anyway, when I noticed someone else create the Abeles article, I then weighed in with what I had. I'm not sure the article can go any further than that unless more sources become available, so I'm largely moving on from that one now. But it is surprising what other people find sometimes (there were very helpful additions to the Chang article by another editor for example). Carcharoth (talk) 12:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber. I don't know if this is quite up your alley, but I was wondering if you could identify an insect (I think it might be a moth)? I found this freely lisenced image on flickr, and my curiosity was piqued by how white and fuzzy it looks. Chris857 (talk) 22:47, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Boletus torosus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Rcej -- Rcej (talk) 11:57, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
On 18 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henicopsaltria eydouxii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the razor grinder (pictured) of eastern Australia is so named because its call is reminiscent of a metal grinder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henicopsaltria eydouxii. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 12:02, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Aleeta curvicosta. TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 16:06, 18 August 2013 (UTC) |
--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 16:06, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much!
-- L o g X 20:29, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
just wanted to let you know that there's a user who is constantly abusing his rollback privileges as seen here and here (and has edit warred for several edits on that article). He also has been removing talk page threads by other users as seen here (despite the fact they're made to improve the article). Could you may please stop this user at once? He's being highly disruptive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.232.152.217 (talk) 22:33, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
The article Boletus torosus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Boletus torosus for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Rcej -- Rcej (talk) 04:47, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:19, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Is anyone maintaining Wikipedia:Triple Crown/Nominations? I put in for an upgrade a while back, someone else just did recently, and there's a pileup of several people pending... anyone home over there? Montanabw(talk) 19:16, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, this discussion might be of interest to you. Best Regards -- Marek.69 talk 21:17, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
This is likely the most controversial article on Wikipedia right now. User:Russavia is in the process of being de-bureaucrated for trolling Jimbo with this article. There is no way this would get through the DYK process if it had been brought to the attention of large numbers of Wikipedians. In short this is a pretty "good" example of what's wrong with Wikipedia/Commons governance. Please remove asap. Smallbones(smalltalk) 00:35, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
I was going to delete it but then I though: Myself, wait a minute. He's an admin and you don't want to be taken as a vandal. So I am went right straight to you talk page -this one- and I am letting you know. Thanks for reading me :) Miss Bono [zootalk] 12:31, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
On 27 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article NGC 6752, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that NGC 6752, containing 100,000 stars, is the third brightest globular cluster in the sky? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NGC 6752. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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. |
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pavo (constellation) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:26, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
I've reviewed this; it's mostly good, but a few points need dealt with. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:29, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Hey there! With last night's changes, I'm happy to promote this to GA. Congrats! Review follows. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:04, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Adam Cuerden (talk · contribs) 18:25, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
The article looks pretty good. It's short, but the Southern constellations have less history behind them than the northern, so not horribly surprising.
"The name of the brightest star Alpha Pavonis—Peacock—was assigned by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the late 1930s; the RAF insisted that all of the stars must have names, the star hitherto having lacked a proper name." - does this mean the other stars in the constellationhave names from this time, or are there missing words that should clarify it's stars above a certain magnitude?
"The Peacock's mythology dates to Graeco-Roman times and the story of Jason and the Argonauts. [...] . She honored him further by locating his constellation close to Argo Navis, the constellation representing the Argo." - how is this consistent with the constellation being created in the 16th century? Likewise, is the Argus myth actually relevant? Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:25, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Finally, a citation is needed for the ship being named after it. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:28, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
I think, with the changes, this is a GA. ✓ Pass. Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:58, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
The article Pavo (constellation) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pavo (constellation) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:07, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
The Million Award | ||
For your contributions to bring Lion (estimated annual readership: 2,612,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers. -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:47, 28 August 2013 (UTC) |
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Looks like we owe you for this, too:
The Million Award | ||
For your contributions to bring Major depressive disorder (estimated annual readership: 1,372,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers. -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:07, 29 August 2013 (UTC) |
This editor won the Million Award for bringing Major depressive disorder to Featured Article status. |
Sorry these are coming piecemeal; we're still assembling the database. But thanks for your impressive body of work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:07, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), Figureskatingfan (submissions), ThaddeusB (submissions), Dana boomer (submissions), Status (submissions), Ed! (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.
This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.
Finally, the usual notices: If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:38, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
Any interest in this? The article uses one of my pics, we have them in our garden, and it gets an awful lot of page hits (~1000/day), so I'd probably pitch in. Plenty of good sources available make it easier than the cicadas I think. User:M.O.X might want to join in, since he has first "hand" experience of their bite :-) Whaddya think MOX? --99of9 (talk) 12:30, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
For helping a random IP who asked questions about dinosaurs on the Dinosaur Portal talk page back in November, 2010. You made Wikipedia look good! Abyssal (talk) 17:08, 30 August 2013 (UTC) |
Would you mind dealing with my urgent edit request here? Thanks. Jsayre64 (talk) 17:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
Talk:Rocky_IV#Merge_for_Ivan_Drago_into_Rocky_IV An AFD you participated in that just got closed today, is now at a merge discussion. Dream Focus 19:29, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
On 2 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pavo (constellation), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the constellation of Pavo was named for a Green rather than a Blue Peacock? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pavo (constellation). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cas, just to let you know that two accounts belonging to the person causing the problem at Labiaplasty have been blocked indefinitely, so it should be okay now to reduce or remove the protection. Semi-protection might still be a good idea, if you're willing, because he was editing with IPs too. SlimVirgin (talk) 03:32, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello, would you be able to review Pinniped for GA? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 01:52, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
I must admit I am surprised there isn't an amalgam map somewhere - am a bit worried someone would see constructing a map such as this as synthesis. Might be worth discussing first.....21:29, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
On 7 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hadronyche infensa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the venom of the Darling Downs funnel-web spider becomes more toxic in the early summer when male spiders are roaming looking for a mate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hadronyche infensa. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Given your interest in contributing to the main page scheduling discussions, I feel it is appropriate to inform you that you have supported a 2-point article for September 28th and now a 5-point article has been nominated for the same date at WP:TFAR.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:53, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I've submitted the album Never Let Me Down for FA review (it's a GA article now). Sadly I've only had one editor provide input, and while I think I've responded to all the feedback, they don't have time to continue reviewing. I'm looking to get a few more people involved so we can make a decision on the article, and I saw you've been active on other FA reviews so I thought I'd see if you could help too. If not, no worries. Here's a link to the FA review. Thank you! 87Fan (talk) 19:51, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
On 11 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hadronyche versuta, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the female Blue Mountains funnel-web spider is possibly more poisonous because it injects more venom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hadronyche versuta. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, I hate to be intrusive but I thought I should drop a note about this review that I think you might have forgotten about; you opened it eight days ago and since then nothing seems to have happened. No rush of course, just a quick reminder. I hope you're well and having a pleasant week. Thanks, —Cliftonian (talk) 09:57, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
FYI, this made FA a few days ago, but you can still look it over ;-) PumpkinSky talk 20:27, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
On 12 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sand Sharks, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 2011 film Sand Sharks was voted by Virgin Media as one of the ten most ridiculous shark movies ever made? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sand Sharks. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
On 13 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hadronyche cerberea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that symptoms of envenomation can appear within twenty minutes of being bitten by a southern tree funnel-web (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hadronyche cerberea. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Because of your active involvement in Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Juwan Howard/archive5 and Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tommy Amaker/archive1, I thought you might be interested in commenting at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:21, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Four Award | ||
Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Boletus calopus. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:42, 16 September 2013 (UTC) |
--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:42, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Redback spider you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Esoxid -- Esoxid (talk) 02:10, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
On 18 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hydrus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the constellation Hydrus there is a star with a possible nine planets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hydrus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
On 19 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Missulena bradleyi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that male eastern mouse spiders often fall into swimming pools while looking for a mate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Missulena bradleyi. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi there! You are cordially invited to an edit-a-thon this Saturday (21 September) in Sydney at the State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), where you can collaborate with other Wikipedians throughout the day. Andy Carr, a senior librarian at SLNSW will also be helping out. The theme of the edit-a-thon is paralympics sports, but you are free to come along to meet other wiki contributors, and edit other topics.
If you are unable to attend in person, we will also be collaborating online. Details and an attendee list are at Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/September 2013. Hope you can make it! John Vandenberg 04:13, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
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The article Redback spider you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Redback spider for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Esoxid -- Esoxid (talk) 15:22, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
per Talk:2013–14 Real Madrid C.F. season, the edit warrior has not edited in over a week. could we drop the level back to semi, and see how it goes. if he comes back and starts ignoring consensus, we can always block the edit warrior, or bump the protection level back up again if necessary. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 15:38, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
In Dec 2012 you full-protect this article, because of the activities of the Broadway Hoaxer. Is that troll still active? Even if they are, perhaps you could instead alter it to pending changes or semi-protection, as I want to do some editing & don;t want to do it through full protection--in particular I want to merge in the page on the author. (Are the other p. that were vandalized still also fully protected--there seem to be several hundred?). DGG ( talk ) 02:43, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence | |
For all your work on the Triple Crown, I award you this as a personal sign of gratitude. — ΛΧΣ21 04:14, 22 September 2013 (UTC) |
The Space Barnstar | ||
For your contributions to the article Triangulum, in bringing it up to Good Article standards, I award you this barnstar. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 14:21, 23 September 2013 (UTC) |
Are there any insect or invertebrate species you plan on working on somewhere down the road? LittleJerry (talk) 20:11, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
I generally intend FA to be a finishing point of anything I work on, though sometimes I might leave it for a while, either to take stock of it, or because something is missing - e.g. Banksia oligantha I can't get a picture of, so have left it until such time as I can get one, or Boletus torosus, which is a little on the small side, though I think we might make a tilt anyway. Will ask Sasata on that one. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:28, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
Actually this could be a major headache! - What Americans call trapdoor spiders is the family Ctenizidae, which is not what we Australians have...hmm, ours are Idiopidae - so the common name should link to Ctenizoidea I guess. Must look into this - the malaysian trapdoor spiders are Liphistiidae and completely different. Barychelidae are another group also using the term "trapdoor spider" but with a qualifier....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:13, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
You have listed yourself as a peer review volunteer. Would you like to support the quest to counter systemic bias on Wikipedia? Would you like to read an interesting article about something different? If so, you are invited to give a thorough review of the article Xiaxue, which is about a Singaporean celebrity blogger. The article is very short and should not take long to review. Hope you enjoy reviewing it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thanks! 谢谢!Terima kasih! நன்றி! --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 12:08, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Hey Cas :) Sorry to bother you, but you know, I want to avoid a conflict of interest by giving myself the Triple Crown I have nominated myself for a while ago. As you know, I have decided to take on the responsibility to make the Triple Crown up to date and take care of all the nominations and procedures, but I would need help with this. I'd appreciate a lot if you do this for me :) Thanks! — ΛΧΣ21 04:07, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Following your comments earlier this year in the GA review of Volubilis, I've nominated it for consideration as a featured article candidate. The nomination is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Volubilis/archive1 - please feel free to comment. Prioryman (talk) 07:32, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Snowmanradio has suggested in the FAC that the article Sea is too long. I remember making a similar point to you once about some article or other (maybe Frog) and you seemed to measure its size in some other way and said the article in question was fine. Please could you consider whether you think Sea is too long? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi Cas,
I see you have moved into arachnids of the kind that give tourists the heebie-jeebies and make the rest of us go into denial. Oh well, better they are here in the encyclopedia than in my garden. Do you think that people waiting for the soldiers to come home from WWI noticed any funnel webs? I ask because it would be good if you could come to the WWI editathon on 23 November at the State Library. In case you didn't know, the backstage pass is in the morning and the editathon afterwards. The Library's curators are offering their expertise and looking forward to meeting us and since you are such an extraordinary Wikipedian, it would be great if you could come. It is the first time that an Australian cultural institution has opened its doors to us in this way and it means we can look at rare and usually unavailable material. The topic is broad enough and the articles needing improvement are numerous enough, that there is bound to be something that you can get your fangs into, such as perhaps: "reactions of soldiers' wives to funnel web spiders". No?
As you can see from the Library's project page, they have connected this editathon with their own work. They have already set out a wide range of resources to make things easier for us and have much more. We are hoping to strengthen the relationship between Wm-Au and SLNSW. Please sign up on the editathon project page if you would like to participate. Hope to see you there! Whiteghost.ink (talk) 08:04, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi Casliber,
I'm a prof at University of Toronto teaching a 4th year undergraduate course on medical and veterinary mycology. I have begun a class assignment to improve upon WP articles on biomedically important fungi. This is part of WP's Education Program, and my course page is here: Education_Program:University_of_Toronto/HMB436H_-_Human_and_Veterinary_Mycology_(2013_Q3). On it, I've included a description of the project and a list of species we're hoping to tackle. Given your interests in both medicine and mycology, I thought I'd give you a heads-up on our project and hopefully have you drop in and visit! Medmyco (talk) 22:23, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Is it OK for me to review Edinburgh? I tried putting it through GA myself about 6 months ago, so there is arguably a COI, but it has changed a good bit since then. I'm also not sure whether the nominator is serious about working on it, given their newness to the project, and the unaddressed ((cn))s (I know you added 3 this morning my time, taking it to 6). I could alternatively just start the review and notify a bunch of other users who I am fairly sure will be happy to assist. Regards. Jamesx12345 17:31, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hydrus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sasata -- Sasata (talk) 21:11, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
This is a note to let the main editors of Ficus obliqua know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on October 11, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 11, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
Ficus obliqua, commonly known as the small-leaved fig, is a tree native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, eastern Indonesia to Sulawesi and islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus, which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig. Beginning life as a seedling, which grows on other plants (epiphyte) or on rocks (lithophyte), F. obliqua can grow to 60 m (200 ft) high and nearly as wide with a pale grey buttressed trunk, and glossy green leaves. The small round yellow fruit ripen and turn red at any time of year, although they peak in autumn and winter (April to July). Known as a syconium, the fruit is an inverted inflorescence with the flowers aligning an internal cavity. F. obliqua is pollinated by two species of fig wasp—Pleistodontes greenwoodi and P. xanthocephalus. Many species of bird, including pigeons, parrots and various passerines, eat the fruit. It is used as a shade tree in parks and public spaces, and is well-suited for use as an indoor plant or in bonsai. All parts of the tree have been used in traditional medicine in Fiji. (Full article...)