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Thanks so much for your comments, myself and Paul have hopefully addressed the issues you raised which were holding back the article from being GA standard. Please let me know if there are still things which need fixing :) Again, thanks for taking your time to do the review Jebus989✰ 20:30, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata, thanks for your comments. You'll ironically find that was indeed the only section with some Copy-edit issues. Anyway, I went through the entire article just in case and fixed some things. Please check back at the FAC page. Thank you :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 23:34, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
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Orlady (talk) 06:05, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
I am not sure if you have been keeping up with nominating your WP:FOUR-eligible articles so i am encouraging you to do so.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:32, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Sure- I'll get to this tomorrow evening some time. J Milburn (talk) 16:59, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
Well... jeez Louise, I had to at least try to one up you ;) Rcej (Robert) - talk 03:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Thanks again for your help with this, I'll do a final check in the next couple of days, and then throw it to the wolves Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:34, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
On 7 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aseroe coccinea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although the fungus Aseroe coccinea was characterized in 1989, its validation as a species was delayed until 2007 because the initial description was not in Latin? 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. |
Orlady (talk) 18:05, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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Geastrum triplex is an inedible species of fungus belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. First described in 1840 as Geaster triplex, several authors have suggested that Geastrum indicum, described in 1832, is the legitimate name for the species. Immature fruit bodies are spherical—somewhat resembling puffballs with pointed beaks—and are partially or completely buried in the ground. As the fungus matures, the outer layer of tissue (the exoperidium) splits into four to eight pointed segments which spread outwards and downwards, lifting and exposing the spherical inner spore sac. The spore sac contains the gleba, a mass of spores and fertile mycelial tissue that when young is white and firm, but ages to become brown and powdery. The species is the largest of the earthstar fungi, with a tip to tip length of an expanded mature specimen reaching up to 12 centimeters (4.7 in). Geastrum triplex is a common and widespread species found in the detritus and leaf litter of hardwood forests in many parts of the world, including Asia, Australasia, Europe, and both North and South America. Fruit bodies have been analyzed chemically to determine their lipid content, and various chemical derivatives of the fungal sterol ergosterol have been identified. The fungus has a history of use in the traditional medicines of native North America and China. (more...)
I just wanted to let you know that I have put up three more fossil fungi articles. They are at Appianoporites, Margaretbarromyces, and Quatsinoporites. I also have submitted them for a dyk... --Kevmin § 00:19, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
Congratulations on yet another masterpiece (Geastrum triplex) to FA status. And thanks again for all your help in reviewing my tracheal intubation article a couple of months back. Your assistance has been invaluable! Cheers, DiverDave (talk) 14:19, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I can't understand, is it species or synonym? Can I del it from synonyms list of Waitea circinata? Some advice? --Adept Ukraine (talk) 21:48, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sasata, just noticed that the ISBN you use in Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 728. ISBN 978-85199-826-8. ((cite book))
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value: length (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) is wrong... (try clicking it) it should be 9780851998268 instead (dashes make no difference apparently). There are quite a few to correct, but I imagine that someone with WP:AWB could sort it out in not that long. Congrats on your first pic by the way, hopefully it'll be the first of many! SmartSE (talk) 22:17, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata,
Could you please correct the spelling of the title of the Kalaharituber page? I've corrected the content but don't know how to change the banner. thanks Trappem (talk) 18:38, 11 November 2010 (UTC) trappem
Sounds brilliant- let me know when you want the review :) I do recognise that this is more your article than mine, but I do have some attachment to it because of creation and DYK. J Milburn (talk) 01:36, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
I'm sorry I'm not wildly active in the nomination. Coursework is taking up most of my free time... J Milburn (talk) 17:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
You know instead of trying to demote everything I nominate, I would appreciate it if you would give me the same courtesy you do here.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 08:08, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Urceola. Since you had some involvement with the Urceola redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Bridgeplayer (talk) 16:11, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Psilocybe semilanceata 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! The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed 06:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata... thanks for your work in reviewing my GA nomination of the Hans Freeman article, and for its promotion. I appreciated your comments, I believe they have helped to make the article stronger. FYI, I do agree with the objection about the WP:CRYSTAL statement (that you struck); IIRC it comes from one of the Hambley articles, but I have not added the cross-ref as I haven't yet re-located the source. But, I do plan to keep looking. Anyway, I just wanted to stop by to express my gratitude. Thanks. EdChem (talk) 12:37, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
On 22 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Psilocybe semilanceata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Psilocybe semilanceata (pictured) is the world's most common psychoactive mushroom? 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) 18:02, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
All the points in the FAC have been fixed now. Thanks for your your time reviewing this article by the way.Alexikoua (talk) 18:55, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
After The Story of Miss Moppet was promoted at FAC, it was discovered that the primary contributor had closely paraphrased or copied many sentences in many articles, and that in some cases facts presented were not backed up by the references cited. The user was indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet of a banned user - for more details, please see Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/ItsLassieTime.
Truthkeeper88, with help from Ruhrfisch, has since made sure that the language used in Miss Moppet does not closely paraphrase or copy that in the original sources, and checked almost all of the sources used to make sure the facts cited are backed up by the sources. We are now asking all editors who contributed to the FAC to please review the article and comment at Talk:The Story of Miss Moppet#Post-FAC cleanup review comments on any concerns or issues they have with the current cleaned-up version of the article. Thanks in advance for any help, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 21:10, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Yellow mite (Tydeidae), Lorryia formosa.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 26, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-11-26. howcheng {chat} 18:02, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata, so I know you've written 22 FA's and you are a really awesome writer, so I was really hoping you can help me with this small issue. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" had allot of support and oppose and failed the nomination. It has received independent copy-editing, but it needs more. I have 2 weeks to wait, can you please in these days perform a copy-edit on it? It really won't take you long and really isn't that bad now. Please? :) thanks.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 01:47, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for welcoming, friend. I'm new to this WikiProject and gradually learning about different species. I require a little help. How can I choose a nice article to start with? Please help. Thanks,--Sainsf<^> (talk) 14:02, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
Done. I left the editor in question a note and said you were the person to discuss it with if (s)he still disagreed. J Milburn (talk) 18:34, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
On 28 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Staheliomyces, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that stingless bees put the slimy spore mass of the fungus Staheliomyces cinctus (pictured) into their pollen baskets? 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, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Miesmuscheln-2.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on November 29, 2010. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2010-11-29. howcheng {chat} 10:23, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
A bit misleading comment when you reverted my edit, I removed a blank line, not added whitespace. It didn't solve the problem but it seems that you have fixed it now, thanks! 85.11.25.101 (talk) 15:16, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sasata! We are hoping to start a new Mammal Collaboration soon, so if you would go see the collaboration page and vote, and then work with us on the article that would be great! Thanks! The Arbiter★★★ 15:43, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
I've started a bit of work for a future List of Marasmiaceae genera, and came acros info regarding Calathella. It would seem most recent research place it (or at least the marine species) near Nia. Matheny (2006) called that family Lachnellaceae (=Niaceae; Boudier's original publication is invalid under art. 18.4, but I can't check for later validating reuse). In any case, we might have to move the genus out of Marasmiaceae. Circéus (talk) 22:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
Am I a bad boy for sniggering at the thought that Singer might have named Epicnaphus so it would sound like "epic snafu"? Circéus (talk) 07:06, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi, it's me again! I'm still going through the list, and hitting Micromphale, Ainsworth and Bisby seem not to recognize it (I can only get a snippet, not full page view) and most molecular evidence I unearthed appears to place the type firmly within Gymnopus. Circéus (talk) 22:13, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
The consensus seems clearly for putting Dactylosporina in Physalacriaceae, usually merged back into Xerula. Even Antonín has apparently given up on Setulipes (though some combinations in Gymnopus remains to be done). Palaeocephala seems not to have been much reevaluated recently, however, so I guess it's better to keep it there provisionally with a note. With that done, the bulk of what I can/intended to do is done, I guess. Circéus (talk) 20:31, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
On 2 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Suillus pungens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when choosing Suillus pungens mushrooms for the table, one should pick young specimens to avoid "fat, agitated maggots"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
The 200 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | ||
Congratulations are in order! You have created or expanded more than 200 articles which appeared on the Main page in the "Did you know?" section. Your articles, primarily on fungus topics, have been a great benefit to the fund of human knowledge which is Wikipedia. Fantastic! Binksternet (talk) 22:38, 3 December 2010 (UTC) |
Hello again, Sasata! And congrats for your 200 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal! I am here again because I've developed many fungi articles of the Amanita genus, and still more, trying to expand them, add pictures and more references to them to make them more informative. Here are the articles I've worked on:
Was my work on these satisfactory? These articles again need to be given their the importance and quality levels soon. I suggest there should be a wikiproject where these are given more importance. Thanks, --Sainsf<^> (talk) 05:42, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
You can reply to me now, as I'll go offline after my other works at Wikipedia will be over, Actually, I'll not be editing now, but as I've to collect some information from Wikipedia, I can know if you've replied. Thanks, --Sainsf<^> (talk) 07:32, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Just in case you didn't know, the Amanitaceae studies has been "made obsolete" by a completely new site. It's a massive improvement. Circéus (talk) 06:58, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
It looks like you copy-paste a standard sentence to family/genus fungi articles, like in Hypocreaceae. "According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (8th edition, 2008), the family has x genera and x species." The text says 8th edition but the footnote says 10th edition, which is correct? Maybe someone can use a bot or something to fix it in all articles? 85.11.25.101 (talk) 12:39, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
It would appear both Tulostomataceae and List of Agaricaceae genera are claiming Battarrea as a member... Circéus (talk) 00:55, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
I have raised a question about the taxonomy of this species on the Paecilomyces lilacinus talk page. It is of interest to me as I copied the Taxobox for a new article I am writing on Paecilomyces fumosoroseus.
It would also be useful to have feedback on my new article Entomophthora muscae. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:48, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sasata! So I saw that you are taking the “Behavior” section in our collaboration. That’s been divided up into several subgroups, one of which is “Predator avoidance”. I’d like to do “Predator avoidance”, unless you or Rlendog are already planning on taking that. Is that section still open? The Arbiter★★★ 00:03, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
On 13 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hygrophorus bakerensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Mount Baker waxy cap was named after the volcano on which it was first collected? 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. |
Orlady (talk) 06:02, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi, if you have any chemical models you want me to draw (for the fungi chemicals), you can tell me directly on my talk page. Oh, just bear in mind that my active periods on Wikipedia (at least for now) is about 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. GMT. I might still be on the other times, but I won't be so active. Bear in mind that I might not be able to respond to you so quickly, but I'll do it as fast as possible.
I've heard from Rifleman 82 that you also give some sources so I can draw the models according to it. What kind of "sources" are they? Are they already in diagram form?
I can't wait to start, so just notify me if you have something for me to do. I'm glad to help. ;) YOSF0113 (talk - contributions) 09:48, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Apart from the structure drawing help which I/YOSF0113 are very glad to provide, would you like to be a part-time chemist? ;) It's really not that hard. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 22:23, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
Oh, how often do you need me to draw the models for you? Just to get an idea of when I'll need to check. YOSF0113 (talk - contributions) 02:00, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata, I know you asked to not be bothered with notices, and I doing just that lol, you haven't responded. Come back (said like Rose in the Titanic) :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 19:39, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
On 15 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Entomophthora muscae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the fungus Entomophthora muscae makes flies climb upwards before killing them, so they are better able to release a shower of spores for the next cycle of infection? 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) 00:05, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
All input here welcomed --> Wikipedia_talk:WikiCup/Scoring#Okay_-_bombs_away - open to all to comment anyway. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:26, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
Don't know if you saw, but we got that picture in the end. J Milburn (talk) 12:01, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
On 16 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mycena aurantiomarginata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a novel pigment with antibiotic properties was discovered in fruit bodies of the golden-edge bonnet (pictured)? 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, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Hydnaceae 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! Thelmadatter (talk) 19:32, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata! Thanks for all your ecology editorial notes. I have recently gone through your comments and will go back through to make some tough choices on trimming the article down into sub-pages. I imagine that a trimming on top of all the edits that you suggested and I could re-nominate for GA. I'll be working on this through the x-mas holidays.Thompsma (talk) 06:15, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata,
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Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on December 21, 2010. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 21, 2010. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbh®tchTalk © Happy Holidays 03:46, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hydnellum peckii is an inedible fungus, and a member of the genus Hydnellum of the Bankeraceae family. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. It is found in North America, Europe, and was recently discovered in Iran (2008) and Korea (2010). Hydnellum peckii is a mycorrhizal species, and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees, growing on the ground singly, scattered, or in fused masses. The fruit bodies typically have a funnel-shaped cap with a white edge, although the shape can be highly variable. Young, moist fruit bodies can "bleed" a bright red juice that contains a pigment known to have anticoagulant properties similar to heparin. The unusual appearance of the young fruit bodies has earned the species several descriptive common names, including the bleeding tooth fungus and Devil's tooth. Although the fruit bodies are readily identifiable when young, they become brown and nondescript when they age. (more...)
Hi, thanks for catching the breakage in MPUploadBot. In the future, if something like this happens again (with any bot), could you please notify the operator? Many users, myself included, do not always read AN, so it's usually a good idea to post on the talk page. (and I could have fixed it before getting blocked.) (X! · talk) · @718 · 16:13, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
On 18 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hydnaceae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... the Hydnaceae family contains mushrooms with "teeth"? 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) 18:05, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
I mused on buffing this (and Paxillus involutus later) up for FAC as two long term articles I'd like to take to completion as it were. Funny how nothing much turns up on Web of Science (am I searching it wrong?) - doing the scouring of sources before rejigging it for FAC. Also, my access to the journal Applied Organometallic Chemistry only goes 1996 and later - I saw you'd used this article in Sarcosphaera - I added it anyway but seeing the fulltext'd be good.. :)
PS: I bought some imported Hydnum repandum to cook up and munch on at the markets yesterday...Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:19, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Haven't lost interest in this mushroom, but Strobilomyces expanded Collybia yesterday, and now I want to do a quad DYK with genus + the three species before it goes stale (I get easily distracted here)... Sasata (talk) 08:58, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
... for your elaborate responses on this FAC. I greatly value your judgement given your enormous featured content experience, and I have made sure to address all your points. At the same time I have not expanded the number of sources, because the sources currently in place cover the vast majority of the points you made (e.g. the features on neurological examination, the risks of potassium oversupplementation). I hope you will still agree to support. JFW | T@lk 12:29, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata,
I've no idea why Kfrick3 deleted the biological weapons section in this edit, but had you realised your rollback reverted a bunch of apparently constructive earlier edits by the same contributor? See the page history. I haven't had a close look (little time right now), just thought I'd bring it to your attention.
Cheers, Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 14:15, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey mate! As you may already know, Wiki(m/p)edia is doing an outreach program in which students at universities are working on articles about public policy (though the scope of the topics may expand, if I'm not mistaken). To help the students get their sh!t together, Wiki(m/p)edia has gathered together a team of fine editors (herein referred to as ambassadors) to act as mentors and content reviewers. Next semester's program is going to have a lot more students doing a lot more stuff, so we need a lot more ambassadors to help them not fail. If this sounds tasty and you're getting bored of writing every single fungus article on Wikipedia, check out Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 04:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata...I finished all your suggested edits (plus more!) and have renominated ecology for GA review. Thought I should let you know and thank you for all your suggestions. I've trimmed and slimmed the article down significantly by breaking text into sub-articles. I think it is looking pretty good at this point and hope it passes the GA review quickly now that all the work has been completed.Thompsma (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm just trying to give this article a push to GA, but information is a little weak on the ground. Do you have access articles from SYDOWIA? I get the impression this article-
May have something of use in it, but I can only get an abstract... J Milburn (talk) 22:47, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Agaricales says Panaeolus and Panaeolina are incertae sedis, but the pages, as well as the family, says they are in Bolbitiaceae, as do various external sources, but I haven't been able to trace that to a "hard" journal source. What do you think? Circéus (talk) 01:22, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collybia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the three species of the fungal genus Collybia—C. cookei (pictured), C. cirrhata, and C. tuberosa—all grow on the decomposing remains of other mushrooms? 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, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collybia cookei, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the three species of the fungal genus Collybia—C. cookei (pictured), C. cirrhata, and C. tuberosa—all grow on the decomposing remains of other mushrooms? 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, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collybia cirrhata, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the three species of the fungal genus Collybia—C. cookei (pictured), C. cirrhata, and C. tuberosa—all grow on the decomposing remains of other mushrooms? 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, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Collybia tuberosa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the three species of the fungal genus Collybia—C. cookei (pictured), C. cirrhata, and C. tuberosa—all grow on the decomposing remains of other mushrooms? 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, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your review of Worlebury Camp. It has definitely improved the article.— Rod talk 17:00, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sasata - Would you have a few minutes to help out on my latest pre-FAC run? The Equine Wikiproject is working on Appaloosa, which is a bit more complex (both genetically and historically) than many breeds, and I'm hoping that you can do a quick search and see if we've missed anything in the scientific literature. If you look at the article, you'll see that we already have a fairly good cross section of information and studies on the genetics of their color patterning and blindness issues. What we are looking for is any studies on their genetics as a whole (relations to other breeds, etc., not just stuff on their color) and any studies/literature on their history. Plus anything that you think we've really missed on the blindness/color side, although we've already had a couple of geneticists go over that stuff, so it should be fairly good.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the rest of the holiday break. I know this is a rather busy time of year for many, and so if you don't have time than it will be quite understood. It will probably be at least mid-January before this goes to FAC, so we're not in a huge hurry. Thanks in advance, Dana boomer (talk) 21:55, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
Does this imply that I have done some something bad? JFW | T@lk 20:50, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I noticed you just rated this. What do you think about a GAC with only a single source? I was considering giving some last final touches to it and nominating it at GAC, but the article I cite is literally the only article of any worth I can find about the species. J Milburn (talk) 18:04, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and nominated it- Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Gymnopilus maritimus/archive1. It'll be interesting to see how this goes. J Milburn (talk) 14:09, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Alfredo Vizzini got back to me- he said he'd send the paper next week some time. J Milburn (talk) 14:56, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
It started out as a one-line stub, then I got carried away :) It's the same journal and authors as the article I cited, but a different title, strangely. I don't seem to be able to access PubMed, so yeah, I'd appreciate the article- it's something I'd like to look into in the future. I notice you've just nominated another Suillus at FAC too; dropping by to give that a review is certainly going on my todo list... J Milburn (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
I guess my opinion on this particular point has changed, probably due to my use of a ICZN-like format over at Wikispecies... As the wise man said: only fools never change their mind. I (obviously) agree that chronological order is best, but I must say I don't remember what format was used in the taxoboxes I protested back then. I'm still not entirely sure that years should be in the taxobox (there's only room for so much info on any given name!). If they must be, then I figure they are not so crucial as to be given such prominence: after all, we are listing synonyms first and foremost; their being in chronological order is secondary to that. With that taken into account, the only "official" formal for including date is the one in ICBN (The one used by some journal has to do with work citation, not author citation per se.). Ideally, though, I'd still leave no date in the taxobox and let the Taxonomy section do the job of giving the dates, with the implied understanding that taxobox synonyms are in chronological order. Does that reasoning makes sense? Circéus (talk) 18:56, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
I've dealt with everything you raised, and more. Thanks for giving such a thorough review, I appreciate the article now looks like it was a little underprepared. J Milburn (talk) 19:53, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, I've offered a review and placed it on hold. It caught my eye on T:TDYK; that's why I was so quick :) J Milburn (talk) 20:53, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Sasata, hope you had a good holiday, just got a couple of questions for you... I'm thinking about nominating mephedrone at FAC but was wondering if you could take another look and let me know what definitely needs working on prior to doing so? I think the references need working on (which reminds me of this new gadget you might find useful) and I can foresee problems with the sourcing of the side effects section (I've asked for some better sources here but haven't had much luck yet). I noticed the photo you added to my fungivory draft but then noticed that it looks very different to other shots of the same species over at commons, do you know what species it actually is? I'm going to try to find more time to get back to the draft soon, just been a little distracted lately. Thanks SmartSE (talk) 13:20, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Deleted. That one you could hit with ((PUI)), listing it at possibly unfree images or, in blatant cases, ((db-copyvio)), which puts it up for speedy deletion. If you use Twinkle, it'll help you do all that stuff; I couldn't live without it :) J Milburn (talk) 12:21, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I know you wrote a lot of Mycena articles last year- have you come across one with a distinctively white cap and black stem? I photographed these a while ago, and I keep trying to reidentify, but it really interests me as it seems there is simply nothing in any of my books they could be. I came across thos online which seems to be pretty close, but, annoyingly, the site doesn't actually identify it to species level- just agrees with me that it's a Mycena. J Milburn (talk) 16:55, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Offered a review, this is a particularly nice one! By the way, I'm now pretty sure about that Mycena; it's Mycena arcangeliana (hands off, I saw it first!), so I'm gonna write an article in the coming days and submit it as my 50th DYK- it'd be nice to have a milestone illustrated with one of my own pictures :) J Milburn (talk) 01:55, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Sasata, thanks for all of your in-depth review and commentary on this FAC. In the medical realm, we frequently battle not only misuse of primary sources, but also editors cherrypicking old case reports disguised as reviews, to further pet theories or theories that don't enjoy broad medical consensus. We have to encourage editors to use consensus and editorial judgment to use only the highest quality reviews; I just wanted you to know why I promoted anyway, as I don't want to further the trend in the wrong direction. You did a ton of work there, and it's most appreciated! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
(←) Sasata, I do owe you a debt of gratitude for prompting the expansion of the article during the FAC, particularly in the "signs and symptoms" section, which was deficient, and the "history" section, for which further research unearthed some very useful content. You took an enormous amount of time to review sources (including UpToDate), and I hope to follow your example when reviewing candidates for featured content. Please accept my apologies if my responses have at any point come across as terse or offhand. Kind regards, JFW | T@lk 14:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the fair and competent GA review. I'll get to those outstanding points eventually. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 22:03, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
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