Glad to see you back -- we'd all been wondering if things were okay in your "real" world! MeegsC | Talk 23:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. I've just been busy with getting ready for college, but I think I'm settled in now, at least enough to attempt another return. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 01:45, 20 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I closed this FLC with consensus to promote, congrats. When you get the time, though (I see you haven't edited in more than a week), you might look into addressing this comment. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 14:24, 27 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi ! Good to see you here now and then... See if File:GreatAukMap.svg works for you. The background map is not of great resolution unfortunately. Shyamal (talk) 01:47, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Here is something with old images that might be useful.

• http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924000574222#page/n13/mode/2up

Have added yellow spots and changed the shades so that they stand out. Shyamal (talk) 02:21, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A little bit remains to be done - the sources of the map need to be indicated in the description of the map so that there is some verifiability. The map in the first PDF seems to be reproduced from elsewhere ... Shyamal (talk) 02:41, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Why don't you think it comes from that book? Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 02:48, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oops sorry. The book cover gave me the impression that it was a recent work while the map had an old look to it. It seems to be a reprint of an 1885 book by Symington Grieve and that map would probably be public domain ! Shyamal (talk) 03:01, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And here is the book itself ! http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_06624 Shyamal (talk) 03:02, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And another that may be useful - http://www.archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis03histlond#page/96/mode/1up Shyamal (talk) 03:13, 30 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Nice article -- sorry to be so late in spotting this minor problem. I'm sure the hook can readily be rewritten so that this article can be included. I'd do it myself but don't have access to the reference. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 08:24, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fiddled with on DYK page. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 15:07, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looking good now -- I see it's already been queued. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 16:29, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:31, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I reviewed your GA nominee at Talk:Great Auk/GA1. In general, it is a fine article and I only have a few nitpicts. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 21:58, 1 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• I might mention, since I notice that you added some, that alt text is no longer required for FAC because of the the lack of agreement about what alt text should contain, as well as some clear evidence that the alt test as outlined by the FAC standards in the past actually made things worse for screen readers like JAWS. Xtzou (Talk) 22:02, 2 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OK, I knew it was new rule and skimmed the criteria, but didn't see it explicitly. Thank you. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 00:39, 3 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Weird. Jouanin was viewed 989 times, but Djibouti Francolin was viewed 1300 times. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 02:17, 4 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks for this article Victuallers (talk) 12:02, 5 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	Insightful comments
	Your helpful review is much appreciated. Marj (talk) 02:13, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How many of the Flickr users have you bugged for their images of rockfowl? I don't want to harass them if you already have! Sabine's Sunbird talk 06:08, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

None. It didn't cross my mind, though it would be great to have some live pictures in the article. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 06:16, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kay, I'll ask nicely. Having an excellent quality article alsways makes asking easier! Sabine's Sunbird talk 06:22, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you. Is there a form email or guide to asking? Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 06:26, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Don't think so, but I have a standard boilerplate that I modify. I can send it to you if you want. I have a reasonable success rate. Sabine's Sunbird talk 07:07, 7 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Partial success! I one guy has said we can use the image, I just wrote back clarifying what he has to do for that to happen. Hopefully he is okay with that. Sabine's Sunbird talk 01:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Excellent. Thank you, a live picture will definitely improve the article. Would you mind posting your boilerplate? I'm looking at quite a few African birds without pictures at the moment. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 04:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Image uploaded at File:White-necked Rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus).jpg. I'll let you decide where you want to insert it. Sabine's Sunbird talk 18:59, 12 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It looks really good. Thank you. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 19:12, 12 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Getting one of a grey head looks like a much harder proposition! Sabine's Sunbird talk 19:20, 12 November 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Sorry for the delay, but these are finally uploaded. You've got a choice of three.

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Rufous, I hope all is well with you in the New Year! There is an outstanding image issue on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/White-necked Rockfowl/archive1; I hope you'll be back among us soon so we can get that finished up. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:27, 9 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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