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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:42, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Hey IJReid, I'm thinking of pushing Ocepeia to GA soon, as I think it likely meets criteria, but was thinking it might benefit from a peer review beforehand. My main concern, as it was in the beginning, is the "Distinguishing anatomical features" goes into too much descriptive detail, but some fresh eyes from general reviewers or WP Paleo might identify how best to improve it. Whaddaya think? --Animalparty! (talk) 23:15, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

As long as all terms are linked it should be good. One problem is how closely the wording aligns with the non-free sources, but I will check soon to see. IJReid ^discuss 23:30, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Checks out [1]. Oh and Animalparty, maybe you could mention this on the Paleo Projects talk page. IJReid ^discuss 23:31, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello IJReid ! I've seen on your 'To do list' that you're going to draw animals of Cedar Mountain Ecosystem. I was wondering if you had intended to draw an overall view of ecosystem because it is a job that would interest me^^Foolp (talk) 15:20, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Foolp, well, the basis of my drawing is already finished, and it isn't very detailed in the landscape and plants. Also, my drawing is of the Ruby Ranch Member, just to let you know. If you want to you can draw the CMF ecosystem for sure. IJReid ^discuss 15:35, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

That's OK ! I just wait to see your work and I'll do that Foolp (talk) 15:55, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

1. Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
2. Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
4. Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
5. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
6. Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
7. Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
8. Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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OH, ok it will be removed. IJReid ^discuss 22:13, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

No worries, it has been deleted. The confusion stems from the fact that the SVPOW blog says you had released it under a CC license, which it apparently wasn't. FunkMonk (talk) 22:17, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Will we be nominating soon? LittleJerry (talk) 19:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Not quite, the images become PD on the 27th of September, so maybe we nominate around the 20th? IJReid ^discuss 01:42, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I guess. Can't we still add the PD images later regardless of the date of the nomination? LittleJerry (talk) 02:09, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Yah we could nominate it whenever, but we should state during the image review at least that we will get a number more than may better illustrate subjects. IJReid ^discuss 03:50, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

A problem just occurred to me about that. Nothing indicates Gilmore was a draughtsman (see for example here[2]), so he probaly didn't make the illustrations. Is there any info in the work about the illustrators? A workaround could be that copyright of the book/paper was probably not renewed, which would mean that it has long been PD regardless of who created it. But then again, if the illustrator wasn' credited, anonymous works seem to have slightly different rules:[3] Only PD 95 years from publication date... I'd ask on Commons Copyright before doing anything. FunkMonk (talk) 06:31, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Hmm, Gilmore does not mention anyone completing the figures (with the exception of Fig. 1, a life restoration, by Dr. A. Avinoff), so it would likely be an anonymous work license, so they cannot be uploaded as PD for about 25 more years. I'd say we can renominate Apatosaurus again now considering that there won't be any big changes for a while unless more papers are published during the FA review (like last time XD). IJReid ^discuss 15:35, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

There is still the possibility that the copyright was not renewed, see for example:[4] But I'm not sure if the anonymity trumps that... Again, I'd ask at the village pump. In any case, doesn't SPOW alone have superior photos you could use? FunkMonk (talk) 15:44, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Okay IJReid, before the slit of bronto and apat, did the article still largely cite papers on legitimate Apato species? If it is the case that ajax and louisae were the more studied species then we should note that when we nominate. Also, are the specimens used for studying the growth of Apatosaurus still considered such? 22:47, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Well, it mostly relies on sections. The description is based mostly on the A. louisae holotype, history was based on the history of brontosaurus, but since that was part of its history it should be ok, classification is based on the conclusions of tschopp et al., and paleobiology as far as i know is based off of Apatosaurus as well. But one thing to note is that not all specimens were included in tschopp et al, and thus not all specimens can be classified into the current taxonomy. IJReid ^discuss 20:23, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I'm ready when your ready. LittleJerry (talk) 15:07, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Do you know for sure if File:Clash of Titans Saurophaganax and Apatosaurus.jpg and File:Baby Apatosaurus OMNH.jpg are CC? LittleJerry (talk) 12:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, both are credited to Matt Wedel, and any pictures of the authors fall under the CC license of the blog. IJReid ^discuss 14:08, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Did you correct all the reference problems? LittleJerry (talk) 18:06, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

I believe yes. IJReid ^discuss 19:59, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Good. I think have fixed all the problems I could. You'll probably be better suited for the rest. LittleJerry (talk) 20:22, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

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Jen left a article for you to look at in the FAC page. LittleJerry (talk) 17:59, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Yah, I've seen it. But I don't know how to incorporate it, as it is kinda defunct what with Tschopp et al reclassifying many specimens mentioned. IJReid ^discuss 18:56, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Okay, but I think you should tell her that. LittleJerry (talk) 19:31, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

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Sure, although it may end up a little over-technical and quite cumbersome. IJReid ^discuss 03:59, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, could you also expand the lead paragraphs as well? LittleJerry (talk) 14:30, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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Ha ha thanks Spinosaurus75 (Dinosaur Fan). IJReid ^discuss 20:59, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

You can still call me Dinosaur Fan like before, I changed my username. ;) Spinosaurus75 (Dinosaur Fan) (talk) 00:15, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, I saw you just added a nice big chunk to Giganotosaurus‎, would you be interested in getting it up to snuff? I just received a bunch of papers about it I can send you... FunkMonk (talk) 03:59, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Sure, got nothing much else going on now. IJReid ^discuss 17:37, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Cool, I'm thinking of doing classification and description at least, I think you might like doing palaeobiology? FunkMonk (talk) 23:20, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks Pldx1, I did not know there was an overflow, and appreciate your actions. IJReid ^discuss 23:58, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for gifting me my 25th GA! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 14:46, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Ha ha ha no problem! IJReid ^discuss 17:57, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

I understand that the preferred skin type of T. rex on wikipedia is feathered but the image used shows regions that would have 100% been scaly (legs, tail) due to skin impressions we have found as feathered, because of that the scaly one that I put in is more accurate. If you can change it too a more accurate image you are more than welcomed too TheGamingMaverick (talk) 05:32, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

There's a couple of problems with those claims, first, a few scaly patches from a general area doesn't show the entire limb would have been scaly. Also, scales and feathers can exist on the same patches of skin[5], so the presence of scales in sediments that don't preserve feathers doesn't necessary mean the absence of feathers. FunkMonk (talk) 05:58, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Furthermore, the fact that the legs are the same colour, doesn't mean they are feathered. Tyrannosaurus was not a green lizard :o).--MWAK (talk) 06:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Hey, now we can report him for Edit Warring. IJReid ^discuss 14:16, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Dangit, nevermind. He needs one more recent to violate 3RR. IJReid ^discuss 14:22, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks man! IJReid ^discuss 05:15, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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Cool, your welcome! IJReid ^discuss 17:44, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, I can send you a full text pdf of:

• B. Sánchez-Hernández (11 August 2005). "Galveosaurus herreroi, a new sauropod dinosaur from Villar del Arzobispo Formation (Tithonian-Berriasian) of Spain". Zootaxa: 1–20.

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LOL, don't worry about it! Whenever you get a new tool it takes a while to learn how to use it. You should have seen some of the messes I made while I was learning to use the admin tools! 0;-D --MelanieN (talk) 04:02, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Cool. I was wondering what the button was, and didn't realize that I actually did anything until I saw on my watchlist that the newest edit was by me. IJReid ^discuss 04:15, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

:-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 23:17, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Hahaha, thanks, but I'm honestly to young to drink in this country ;) IJReid ^discuss 23:38, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks! IJReid ^discuss 22:49, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

First fruits of your labour. I'm not sure what Frederick Rogers, a bookbinder, would make of GoogleBooks. --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:47, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Lel, based on that picture he would think it [word synonymous with "bad"]. IJReid ^discuss 01:29, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, not sure if you were notified by my post on your cladogram page, so I thought I'd leave you a message here about it. I posted it awhile ago, but I was wondering if you're able to create the requested cladogram? If you're busy it's fine, I don't mind how long it takes. Cheers, Burklemore1 (talk) 04:30, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Burklemore1, it should be all done on that page now. IJReid ^discuss 04:59, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi IJReid, just letting you know I've nominated Ocepeia for Good Article. Cheers, --Animalparty! (talk) 19:54, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Wow, good for you for finishing that old project! I obviously won't be able to review, but I'll keep up with the process. IJReid ^discuss 23:12, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, you haven't been around much lately it seems, but I saw you did some expansion on Segnosaurus. Are you cutting down on editing, or is it only temporary? Feels lonely with fewer dinosaurs at FAC! FunkMonk (talk) 14:53, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, I've had to slow down right now, mostly because of school. It should be temporary, but it may last until about January (excluding Christmas break), when my French course, the one thing that's gonna kill me, ends. I also have several things going outside of the wiki that are relevant (3 phylogenetic analysis papers) that I am spending time working on. I have a skeletal of Segnosaurus in the works actually, [6], with really strange proportions. Once the feet are done then I will upload it here, but of course there are no photos of the feet of Segnosaurus. And still, I keep forgetting about Paranthodon, which is about as inclusive as it can get, and probably ready for FAC. IJReid ^discuss 16:09, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Hehe, I recognise that silhouette! Yeah, the only thing I might wonder about in the Paranthodon article is why the description section isn't first, as in other dinosaur FAs, but it does look ready to go... I'd also move the map to the right, so it doesn't clash with the heading below... Anyhow, getting actual stuff published is pretty commendable, but I hope that and writing here doesn't cancel each other out! Good luck with the French, can't help you there, hehe... I guess that's what you get from living in Canada. FunkMonk (talk) 16:16, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, it's not that I'm bad at French, but its just draining having a class for 2 hours 30 minutes of stuff that is either extremely repetitive or not teaching us anything. I think the Paranthodon sections can be easily rearranged, and I may update the reference formatting too. The publishing stuff is going to take some time anyways, because all three analyses are either huge matrices (our tyrannosaurid juveniles analysis), brand new taxa added (our spinosaurid analysis) or both (our titanosauriformes species-level analysis).

Wow, how did you start the whole publishing business? By the way, don't know why I didn't ask during the GA review, but are there any images in the Paranthodon description from 1912? If so, they would be PD South Africa... FunkMonk (talk) 16:39, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, at first I did the little BC dinosaurs thing, which I got pre-printed, but haven't yet gotten it published (its a bit too much of a "review"). Then I met bricksmashtv, the guy that was uploading iffy skeletals, and he mentioned working on a titanosaur phylogeny, based on the Notocolossus matrix. The funny thing was, I had just been playing around for fun with the exact same matrix, and I had several taxa coded that he and Nima hadn't (He and Nima Sassani were already working together on it). He invited me to join the project, and I began doing the coding of taxa, until it got to tedious and things slowed down. Then he invited me to join a Discord with several other paleo-people on Deviantart, and on that chat I found a few people who wanted to do a spinosaurid specimen-level analysis. After that, a person who was in the spinosaurid group had decided to start an analysis on tyrannosauridae including different ages of specimens, to see how Tarbosaurus juveniles placed, to resolve Raptorex. (I will check the broom description of Paranthodon) IJReid ^discuss 16:44, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

There are no images other than a dorsal view of Titanosuchus ferox in Broom's paper. IJReid ^discuss 16:47, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Aww, too bad! Interesting how Deviantart is becoming the starting point of papers... Hope something comes out of the projects, I guess it hasn't been possible to examine specimens first hand? FunkMonk (talk) 16:58, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Not really, but with 3D models, like of the youngest Tarbosaurus, we can come pretty close. (I myself have actually seen in person several dinosaurs, from the ROM, RTMP, and RBCM, bricksmash works at the Arizona Museum, and the starter of the tyrannosaurid paper, Jonas, can visit the museum holding the only dinosaurs from his country, Netherlands, easily) IJReid ^discuss 17:03, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, Canada being one of the dinosaur capitals of the world compensates for you having to study French, I guess! The rest of us, who live in formerly submerged countries, don't get much to look at... FunkMonk (talk) 17:26, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

The only problem about being here is just how big Canada is. The distance from where I live to the Royal Tyrrell Museum is probably around the entire width of Denmark, nevermind going from the west coast to Ontario to visit the Royal Ontario Museum! IJReid ^discuss 17:29, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Ah, didn't think of it that way! Might be as easy for me to go to the Naturkunde Museum in Berlin as for you to go to those big museums... FunkMonk (talk) 17:32, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, possibly. But Germany also has the cool fossils, with like the best preservation anywhere. Only feathers I've seen here have been those Ornithomimus ones discovered a few years ago. IJReid ^discuss 17:40, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

• Wow, your FAC nomination will be one of the quickest promotions I've seen for a while! better list it for image and source review soon. I just modified the head on the restoration to match the skull more, by the way. Perhaps the same should be done to the size comparison silhouette? FunkMonk (talk) 13:16, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Ok, I will do that. I am also surprised how quick the regular review was. IJReid ^discuss 01:00, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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