File:Cucurbita_2011_G1.jpg, in that photo there is definitely C. pepo. I'm think the one at the back is C. moschata. Maybe some are C. maxima. What do you think? Some of these are very hard to distinguish from just a photo. I think we can post at FAC within a day or two. HalfGig talk 14:20, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
See [ this redir hit and my last couple edits. I can't find what's causing it. HalfGig talk 21:56, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
When dealing with things like copyright issues I am a bit at sea so thank you for your intervention on my talk page. Do you think I acted correctly in removing the three chunks of text mentioned on Jechma's talk page and which I had interpreted as copyright violations? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
You asked why Merlyn appeared as an OW. In The Sword in the Stone it was explained that he lived backwards in time and that his youth was in the twentieth century. Among his possessions were typewritten duplicates from the Master of Trinity and a medal for being the best scholar at Winchester. I think that answers your question? -- Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) ( talk) 09:46, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Isn't there a printed Win Coll Register in the public domain, with details of Asher, Gaminara etc? Or failing that, there must be surviving Short Rolls? -- Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) ( talk) 16:30, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks Chip for your message. Yes, was making minor edit (improvement) to maxwell article and realised-amid suddent home distractions, Id forgotten how to footnote-had to stop,will make edit later,Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.134.102.172 ( talk) 14:31, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
I'm working on Asa Gray. While this source looks well-done to me, I've not seen it before. Their article on Gray has some info I haven't seen elsewhere. Do you think it meets RS? Here is the link. HalfGig talk 14:29, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Bananasoldier ( talk) 10:09, 18 January 2015 (UTC) |
Wondering if you could stop by " /info/en/?search=Template_talk:American_socialism" and offer your opinion in what to do with the people section, there has been no progress, so I have proposed that the section should be removed entirely, and then maybe developed slowly. - Xcuref1endx ( talk) 23:44, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for List of Tolkien's alliterative verse. Not sure right now what else needs doing there (maybe the title needs tweaking), but if you need a hand let me know as I likely have a number of books that could help. I'll pop a WikiProject Middle-earth tag on the talk page (I think the scope of that project covers all Tolkien's works). Carcharoth ( talk) 23:12, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Carl Michael Bellman 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 Iselilja -- Iselilja ( talk) 23:40, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | |
Great job on Carl Michael Bellman! It was about time that article had some TLC. Good Luck with the GA! w.carter -Talk 01:57, 26 January 2015 (UTC) |
What a surprise - Many thanks! Chiswick Chap ( talk) 07:34, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
This is going really slow. I'm unsure of how we stand. We may never get enough reviewers. While we have two supports, the first two who commented have never finished and we don't have an image check, source, check, or copyvio check. I posted a request for these some days ago in the designated spot on the FAC talk page. HalfGig talk 21:54, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
@ User:HalfGig: I think I do, but the answer probably isn't what you want. The boldface title word doesn't have to be exactly first, but it should be as close to the start as is reasonably possible. You're both excited by this. BUT: the basic fact about Cucurbita is that it is a genus in the gourd family. The secondary fact is that it is native to A and M, and the tertiary fact is that it was first cultivated there. I am quite sure that C. must be the subject of the sentence, and that being a genus must be the predicate. You find this less thrilling. So hear me out: It would be entirely wrong to take 2ndry or 3ry matter as the main subject of the first line of the article. You were both right about the sentence's inelegance; I have split it into two. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 08:12, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
C seems keener on continual copyediting than any substantive matters. Even if she supports, it isn't worth much as she is an involved editor (in the article). Still, it might help a little. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 08:17, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
I added the reference. Thanks for reminding me! I have other references for Pyrocystis fusiformis if you need/want them. Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 22:04, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
The article Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shii -- Shii ( talk) 01:01, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Check it out: Talk:Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics Shii (tock) 01:08, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
The article Carl Michael Bellman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Carl Michael Bellman for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iselilja -- Iselilja ( talk) 15:01, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Dear Chiswick Chap
I have been unable to find a decent or appropriate replacement of the the photograph of Jessica Alba for the Koinophilia article. I have used links to very appropriate material by people actually working on the averaging of faces, but the authors have not given permission to use their images in the Wikipedia article .
Would you mind having a look at the koinophilia article again, and seeing whether you think Jessica Alba's portrait should be removed, or whether it is appropriate enough to add some color to the otherwise featureless expanse of text that would result if the picture was removed?
You can leave your response on my User Talk page Oggmus ( talk) 05:38, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Maskirovka 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 Altenmann -- Altenmann ( talk) 08:41, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Would you be interested in taking Bioluminescence to FAC later in the year? I see the equivalent article is an FA in the Japanese and Slovenian Wikipedias, and we might be able to glean some further information from them in our attempt at comprehensiveness. If you are amenable to the idea, what are your holiday plans this year? For WikiCup reasons, I would be interested in nominating the article in August or September, with a view to the FAC being completed during September or October, preferably nominating it earlier rather than later as the time taken at FA is so unpredictable. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 09:08, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Let's consider this carefully.
The article is tidy, happily stable, readable, and pretty well cited.
These changes might take the article from 46k to perhaps 70k (SWAG*), which seems reasonable.
I am not sure the other Wikipedias are up to FA standard. The Japanese one is only 20k long and they give a star to the English version, so I suspect theirs is equivalent to a GA only. The Slovenian is 40k and has plenty of example organisms; like German Wikipedia (spread there over a range of articles) it has more on the reaction chemistry, and it includes a substantial list of organisms (we link out to a less extensive list that I split off 2 yrs ago), mainly uncited, many redlinked; again, it seems to use star for GA. Overall, not much better than ours.
September is better for me than August. Of course I could work on it a bit before then.
@ User:Cwmhiraeth: I'm happy to give it a go, if you broadly agree with me on the plan of work I've sketched above. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 09:57, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
For your eddification and amusement: [1] Montanabw (talk) 03:44, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
This book seems to be in Italian, so I added the language parameter. Do you have an English version of it? I also can't find an ISBM for the 1993 version. HalfGig talk 18:13, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sea in culture 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 Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 13:41, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
The article Sea in culture you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sea in culture for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 16:40, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
The article Sea in culture you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sea in culture for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 19:41, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Bumblebee 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 18:20, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
The article Bumblebee you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bumblebee for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 08:21, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
It actually says spur-winged? Elsewhere on Wikipedia it mentions Egyptian plover as the proper bird, such as in that bird's article, also in List of symbiotic relationships and Crocodile bird redirects to it. The article for Spur-winged lapwing says: "The famed "crocodile bird" is sometimes taken to be this species, but it is actually the true plover Pluvianus aegyptius." Do both birds (allegedly) do this? 68.156.95.34 ( talk) 03:50, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Having found a nice online book, I am going to use it rather than search around to fill any particular section. For the moment I am doing territoriality and have started a Behaviour section. The section headings can be changed around later. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 11:03, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
@ Cwmhiraeth: I just checked, there was only one that was wrong: fixed it; all the other page ranges were identical. Sorry to have upset you. Hope you find it all right now. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 08:42, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
OK, will do that. Are you doing a British spellcheck then? Chiswick Chap ( talk) 11:13, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
I agree, these ought to work well. Who do you think we should have in the team? Chiswick Chap ( talk) 11:13, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
I think we're about ready now? Chiswick Chap ( talk) 08:38, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
PS: I think I might have a go at Damselfly as well! Would be delighted if you joined in. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 09:39, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
See this. Great teamwork! HalfGig talk 02:12, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Do you intended to eventually bring Bumblebee are Dragonfly to FA? LittleJerry ( talk) 04:52, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
This was published by Winchester College in 2014. The editors are PSWK Maclure and RP Stevens. Poshseagull ( talk) 10:18, 2 March 2015 (UTC) @ Poshseagull: Many thanks. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 10:27, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
I made a new template like this. Can you help with this template please? {{ Parasitic animals}}
Love the article. I'm new to the process of GA review and certainly wouldn't be able to take on the task of being the 'official' reviewer. But what can I do to help the process along?
Re the diff about John Anderson (engraver), there is room for doubt. I'm not saying the engraving can't be this Anderson, by some process of recycling, but if he died more than 30 years before I think the identification needs support. Charles Matthews ( talk) 11:24, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
By 1808, per the article. The ODNB thinks he likely did move south, though he apparently left the country, possibly for Australia, around 1805. Charles Matthews ( talk) 12:06, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes. Perhaps there is a more satisfactory and earlier edition to refer to. Sadly none of the biographies of Anderson I have encountered mention the History. Charles Matthews ( talk) 12:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar | |
Thank you for all your work to add references to the War film article. Your efforts are appreciated! TeriEmbrey ( talk) 14:09, 9 March 2015 (UTC) |
The Editor's Barnstar | |
I remain a great admirer of your editing work. Bfpage | leave a message 19:29, 14 March 2015 (UTC) |
... here. — Sebastian 22:01, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi Chiswick, I restored 'Guns of Victory' that you deleted with an IMDB reference. I saw the film in Fiji in '81 and it was interesting (looked like it was filmed on a ROK Army base) with a slam bang final reel. I also added a film I've never seen and have only recently heard of 'A Torn Page of Glory' with the great Aldo Ray. So why did you remove it? No reference? Foofbun ( talk) 22:59, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi. It turns out we do have a preexisting and somewhat more detailed article on The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone. I can find no preferred punctuation in reliable sources: both seem to be used. So I've redirected and merged to the older article. The references you've found and the pull quotes are a great addition. thanks, Shawn in Montreal ( talk) 15:36, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing Mechanical-electrical analogies so quickly, I appreciate how difficult it is to review technical articles. Truthfully, I was expecting to catch hell on comprehensibility issues, but apparently it is ok, so thanks once again for your efforts. Do you have any thoughts on a possible DYK nomination? I could not think of a single hooky fact that could be used. For the sub articles there were at least arguably interesting facts that presented themselves - for instance the mobility analogy had a Formula One related fact. But its quite hard to find something that relates to analogies generally rather than a specific one. Spinning Spark 18:58, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dragonfly 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 Gug01 -- Gug01 ( talk) 19:20, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
The article Dragonfly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dragonfly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gug01 -- Gug01 ( talk) 23:01, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
@ Cwmhiraeth, I've been a bit distracted but have now added Phylogeny and Reproduction sections. I think the ecology needs more work (species of acid bogs, running water, etc?). I'd like to find a decent image of a fossil too, have failed so far. There isn't much on the human front either - I suspect the Bates piece in Dragonfly actually means Damselfly, but can't prove it. What else needs done? Chiswick Chap ( talk) 15:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
We seem to have rather run out of steam for the article Damselfly. Do you think it is ready for GAN or does it need more work? I think the lead needs improvement apart from anything else.
Do you fancy working on Grasshopper? What do you think about this statistics page? I wondered why there was such a spike of interest on March 22nd but it does not seem to have been connected with anything on the front page at that time, as far as I can see. Maybe it is an error of some sort or perhaps it was "World grasshopper day" :) Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:30, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
Locust and Grasshopper are both much improved (and not far off GA now); I've tweaked a few related articles also (we'll need a template if we go much further!). Perhaps the list of species in Locust should have images? I'll think about the title, it does seem a bit super-latinate at the moment. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 13:28, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi, would you please help me to correct these two sentences of the Stuckism article, my English is not very good:
Thanks.
Are you knowledgeable about tables (databases not furniture) because I am pretty clueless? I am working on one in my sandbox and want to change the appearance, layout and dimensions of the cells etc. Can you help or advise who else might do so? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:19, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
On 24 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dragonfly, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first scientific descriptions of several species of dragonfly were published by the watercolourist Moses Harris (one of his illustrations pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dragonfly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello Chiswick Chap, Thank you so much for reviewing the Noh article. I think I can work on it this weekend and next weekend. Would that work for you? Decafespresso ( talk) 17:34, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
Remember having worked a bit on this article? I am going to nominate it for GAN, thought you may be interested. Sainsf <^> Talk all words 03:55, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy 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 Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 14:20, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
The article The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 16:01, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Happy Easter to you too. That bunny looks delicious, by the way. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 12:38, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I've added some material to this article and think it may no longer be a coatrack. Remove expansion tag? Best, Mick gold ( talk) 09:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi, The editing you have done to the koinophilia article is truly first class. A very big thank you is in order. The article looks very good and reads very smoothly now. Congratulations. I'm not sure how medals for this sort of thankless work are awarded, but you definitely deserve one. If it falls within my permit, and I knew how to do it, I'd award you one right now. Oggmus ( talk) 11:07, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
There - I have awarded you the Editor's Barnstar, for the editing work on the koinophilia aricle. Oggmus ( talk) 11:10, 8 April 2015 (UTC) |
I have been thinking about what should and should not be included in a higher taxon insect article. On the whole I come to an article and accept what is there, trying to improve it and add references as appropriate. After all, it is the work of other editors trying to make Wikipedia more comprehensive. In the case of Dragonfly, you had already attacked it ruthlessly and cut out the flab and then we expanded it together. It has a "General description" section and did not refer to any wider insect issues. Grasshopper on the other hand has both a "Characteristics" section and a "Biology" section with subsections on "Diet and digestion", "Nervous system", "Circulation and respiration", "Jumping" and "Lifecycle and reproduction", at least part of which information is common to most or all insects. Beetle is similarly inclusive, and one could argue that if you want to know about a grasshopper or a beetle, it is good to have all the information on one page. Do you think all (or most) of this information on biology is redundant and should be removed? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 13:31, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Damselfly 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 Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 10:20, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Please have a look
here. The photo you can see at the left has no info in the caption. (Though what I had typed also had no good info except the location where the species was found/seen). Please can you update the caption because The lizard has a spiny back. is non-sense as Calotes is a chordata.
Sorry if I was annoying.
aGastya
✉ let's talk about it :)
I do not understand why you reverted my edit. All the film I mentioned are war films. For example, Waterloo. There are all the evidences you may need. I suspect that your decision — no offense is intended — be related to the fact that in USA the term "war film" is mostly used for film about wars where Americans had been involved. But — surprise :-) — there had been wars which did not involve Americans. For example, Waterloo was shot in 1970, in Ukraine, and will remain perhaps the only war film in cinema history to boast such a large number of soldiers among the extras, with Rod Steiger to interpret Napoleon (perhaps his best role and certainly the best film adaptation of the historical figure), Christopher Plummer in the role of the Duke of Wellington and a small but sublime cameo of Orson Welles as the King of France. You will hardly find an America journalists speaking of an European film. You have to read national criticism. By the way that movie provides a very well reproduced timeline of the battle. Very precise from Historical perspective.-- Dejudicibus ( talk) 12:34, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
The article Damselfly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Damselfly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 15:21, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
@ Shyamal: Many thanks for the careful review. @ Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for all the work on this and other Odonata articles! Chiswick Chap ( talk) 15:32, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Now see here! I am the One True Voice of Mrs David hereabouts! What? Oh, all right then. Excellent new article. You will spur me on to do more chez Mrs D. Do we need a plan to get her up to FA in some form? I appoint you Project Leader, and I shall follow. Tim riley talk 19:22, 18 April 2015 (UTC) p Tim riley talk 19:22, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
There are two cookery book GANs still unreviewed. I'm perfectly willing to review, but having reviewed your previous two I am a bit uneasy about doing these two as well: it could look like the process of a cosy coterie. If you are happy for me to review one or both I'll do so, but will quite understand if you prefer to wait for a fresh eye. Tim riley talk 19:29, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gunnersbury Triangle 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 Maile66 -- Maile66 ( talk) 21:21, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar | |
This barnstar is awarded for your guiding role, suggestions and the excellent editing of the Averageness and Koinophilia articles . Oggmus ( talk) 04:46, 23 April 2015 (UTC) |
The article Gunnersbury Triangle you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gunnersbury Triangle for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Maile66 -- Maile66 ( talk) 18:02, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
You reverted my change correcting the description of where the M4 converts to a 'non-motorway' highway.
Here's the map on bing.
Here's the map on Google Maps
Clearly from both of those maps, my change is is the correct one.
Thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.186.241 ( talk) 08:46, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Are you interested in Coral? The article is a GA but I do not think it deserves to be. I have just been working on some stub articles providing definitions of coral terms and I think that the main coral article is scrappy, missing important information and sometimes plain wrong. I am hesitant to intrude into a GA, but in this instance I don't think it has a guardian angel nor is it being maintained to any great extent. I could nominate it for a GAR review but am more inclined to try to improve it myself. Want to help? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 13:08, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
On 24 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thaumatoneura inopinata, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the emerging adult giant waterfall damsel looks like a trembling green leaf, closely resembling the foliage nearby? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thaumatoneura inopinata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 23:33, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. I'm pleased to tell you that I've begun reviewing the article The Experienced English Housekeeper 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 Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 16:01, 25 April 2015 (UTC} and rewritten in English by Tim riley talk 16:04, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
The article The Experienced English Housekeeper you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Experienced English Housekeeper for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 22:41, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
The article Modern Cookery for Private Families you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Modern Cookery for Private Families for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Example -- Example ( talk) 09:01, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Disruptive coloration 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 10:20, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
On 28 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Damselfly, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mating damselflies (pictured) adopt a "heart" posture? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Damselfly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:01, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello!
You are receiving this message because The Wikipedia Library has record of you receiving a one-year subscription to Questia. This is a brief update to remind you about that access:
Finally, we would greatly appreciate if you filled out this short survey. The survey helps us not only better serve you with facilitating this particular partnership, but also helps us discover what other partnerships and services The Wikipedia Library can offer.
Thanks!
Delivered by
MediaWiki message delivery (
talk) 12:11, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Rodent -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:15, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
The GAR is in progress, Bfpage having taken it on today. I have responded to some of the points made but it is not always easy to understand what he wants done, if anything. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 18:52, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
The article Grasshopper you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Grasshopper for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Ms. Bfpage | leave a message 18:38, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
But is it really a war film? It's certainly war-related, but ... does it warrant being defined as a war film? Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 07:00, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Very many thanks for thanking me for the additional "before-and-after" pictures I added to the Rate of evolution page. Oggmus ( talk) 07:09, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
The article Disruptive coloration you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Disruptive coloration for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 17:02, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
The Million Award | ||
For your contributions to bring Grasshopper (estimated annual readership: 267,416) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Bobnorwal ( talk) 02:23, 9 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hey, CC! Although you already saw this award on your collaborator's talk page, I thought there could be no real harm in putting it here too. Great work! BTW, I've been flipping through some of your articles -- I particularly like Natural History (Pliny). Although I'm a big supporter of the Million Award project and its mission, I'll always have a soft spot for Wikipedia's more, uh, offbeat articles. Bobnorwal ( talk) 02:23, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Grasshopper, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 02:18, 10 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hello!
You are receiving this message because The Wikipedia Library has record of you receiving a one-year subscription to Questia. This is a brief update to remind you about that access:
Finally, we would greatly appreciate if you filled out this short survey. The survey helps us not only better serve you with facilitating this particular partnership, but also helps us discover what other partnerships and services The Wikipedia Library can offer.
Thanks! Delivered by MediaWiki message delivery ( talk), on behalf of National Names 2000 10:43, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Hey,
I saw that you did proof-read the section of Luis Walter Alvarez. Could you check it again, it has been vandalized I think and no clue what to do or how to report it.
Thanks ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avampace ( talk • contribs) 21:29, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Ensifera, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 04:05, 14 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hi,
I'm not certain how editing and talking occur, and don't wish to get into any prolonged exchanges, but I'm hoping this works.
Concerning "eusociality", you undid my edits.
All but one reversal are okay. However, you should change "survival" back to "reproduction"; survival is important for adaptive evolution to the extent that it results in differential (and successful) reproduction. If you wish to keep "survival" instead of "reproduction" there, then please provide a modern citation saying that it is so (you will not find it). We can add any modern basic evolution textbook as the citation for differential reproduction.
Concerning reverting "Apparent paradox" back to "Paradox": Although it might be technically correct to say that eusociality represents an evolutionary paradox, it really is not. It therefore is somewhat misleading to say that it is a paradox, and perhaps damaging, because it makes it sound as if we don't have the answer. But we've had the answer for 50 years!
Regards,
Ryan Hechinger — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryan Hechinger ( talk • contribs) 22:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Alrighty. Thanks for the welcome on my talk page and for helpful suggestions. I'm sure I'll become a bit more sophisticated w/ this as time goes on. I did just set up my page, add a blurb & link, and will try to appropriately sign this. Best, Ryan Hechinger ( talk) 03:34, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
The revision I made to the 'Biomimetics' page was undone due to, as you noted, "this seems like advertising; if something definitively new and notable is there, it could be used in article." The resource I was attempting to link (Tapping into Nature) is a recently released, free publication that does a very good job at summarizing the activity in the field of biomimetics.
I noticed the revision when I recently returned to the page to add another external resource (the free publication Zygote Quarterly) that would fit well into the 'Reports' section I had added. I felt these two resources did not fit within the three existing external links categories...
Both resources are publications that contain a lot of information on biomimetics, and I would like to include them in the external links section. Would you provide me some guidance on how to do this in an acceptable manner? (I noticed you mentioned to another user about updating their userpage so their name wouldn't appear 'red'. I did that just now!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NY biomimicry ( talk • contribs) 18:05, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
What do you want to do about Cricket (insect)? I mentioned the prospective name change on the WikiProject Insects talk page but got no response. We could request the move at Wikipedia:Requested moves but that might be a lengthy process. We could request some specific admin to make the change, or we could nominate the article for GA under its present name. Or you may have some other solution? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 11:32, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article A Book of Mediterranean Food 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 Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 14:01, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
The article A Book of Mediterranean Food you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:A Book of Mediterranean Food for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 15:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:George Ewart Evans.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. -- B-bot ( talk) 17:21, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
On 23 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ensifera, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that crickets and their close relatives have sound receptors on their front legs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ensifera. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Harrias talk 07:32, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Etymologiae 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 Maunus -- Maunus ( talk) 03:40, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Reading the sentence "their dependence on freshwater makes them vulnerable to damage to wetland habitats" does not read well. I had to pause and read it again and again to try and figure out the meaning. Perhaps it's the "to damage to", but it needs to be reworded to make more sense. Avi8tor ( talk) 14:21, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
The article Etymologiae you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Etymologiae for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Maunus -- Maunus ( talk) 23:40, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tessellation 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 David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 00:20, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
The article Etymologiae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Etymologiae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Maunus -- Maunus ( talk) 21:02, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Grasshopper, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 16:55, 30 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Mesentery (zoology), an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 16:55, 30 May 2015 (UTC) |
The article Tessellation you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tessellation for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 17:02, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
Dropped you a line WormTT( talk) 12:46, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
Thanks for the input. I like what you did with the introduction to group selection. I added just a bit of info to the very end of the intro, I think it makes it a little more clear that it's still highly disputed. You will probably have trouble with this article because the concept is so highly disputed. Looking at the talk page of that article my feeling is that what you described as an unsure student is really the result of two diametrically opposed camps of researchers trying to edit their own views into the article, ultimately creating disjointed confusion. Otherwise, it's likely the result of confusion among students because there are so few proponents of group selection. It isn't taught in most classrooms as anything more than a cute idea that everyone but a few stubborn holdouts discarded decades ago. This is part of why I added the paragraph that I added.
First, and most important to my mind, it should be made more clear that group selection is not accepted by more than a very few evolutionary biologists (probably less than 20). The reason for that is that a very common and widespread misconception is that evolution acts for "the good of the species". That idea is antiquated, at best, and really detrimental to the public understanding of evolutionary theory as a whole. You can obviously tell from this article that most of us believe that evolution acts for "the good of the individual". As evolutionary biologists it is incumbent upon us to better clarify evolutionary concepts because science denial (particularly creationism) is ever present. But this contention among biologists should be introduced in a way that is as unbiased as possible, which is what I was attempting to accomplish.
Second, and more important for your sake and sanity, if the introductory information includes the high energy contention that currently exists in the field, in a way that shows without bias that there are two deeply divided camps, I think you'll have far fewer problems with researchers trying to prove their own points. I wont do it myself until I get feedback from you, but for this reason, I would strongly suggest the language be changed to reflect the voracious nature of the debate in the field, but also make it very clear that there is no consensus. That should placate my more ardent colleagues, so there will be less desire to constantly tinker with the article as a whole. My last comment is that without citations it looks to me like it was written by a student. That will only inspire further edits from researchers. My guess is that the necessary citations can be pulled from the articles you linked to in the intro.
Like I said, you're going to have problems with this article until those stubborn holdouts leave the field. At which point, most of us feel there will be an easy consensus against group selection.
So that's my two cents, let me know what you think.
Regards 76.176.121.99 ( talk) 22:44, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
I like how you concisely, factually, and neutrally summarized the arguments of his detractors and defenders. Nicely done!
The Special Barnstar | |
I'ld give you a green barnstar, but we don't seem to have one. Cheers LK ( talk) 10:17, 8 June 2015 (UTC) |
Thanks for editing List of mathematical artists. Recently, User:TheLongTone has asked a question in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of mathematical artists. D-4597-aR ( talk) 14:25, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, CC. In your recent edits to Xenophyophore and Protozoa you've removed the claim that Xenophyophores are single-celled organisms, on the grounds that, because they're multinucleate, they are syncytial. This is misleading, I think, since the term "syncytium" is rarely used for multinucleate protistan cells (with the exception of those that are formed by agglomeration, like the plasmodial slime molds). Like most Rhizaria, the Xenophyophores are, indeed, unicellular.
Multinucleate cells are quite common among protists. For instance, it's not unusual to find hundreds of nuclei in a specimen of the single-celled Chaos carolinensis (and even nominally uninucleate species like Amoeba proteus sometimes have a few nuclei). Pelomyxa species are all multinucleate, some with thousands of nuclei. Some ciliates (such as Urostyla grandis and most Dileptus species) can have hundreds of macronuclei and micronuclei within the plasma membrane of one cell.
I can supply literature, if you like, but a quick Google Scholar search on "xenophyophore single-celled" will turn up plenty of plenty of authoritative support. Claims about the extraordinary size of Xenophyophores are also true. See, for instance: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096706451100107X Deuterostome ( talk) 20:43, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
On 8 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Grasshopper, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that grasshoppers (pictured) lay their eggs in pods in the ground? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grasshopper. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 21:02, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
User:TheLongTone has written a new comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of mathematical artists. D-4597-aR ( talk) 15:36, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for all the cleanup, and adding the Centropyxis pic! I didn't mean to reinstate the human disease list. I was working from an earlier version, and forgot to incorporate your earlier edit. I did mean to replace the Paramecium pic (which is one of mine), because the Blepharisma in DIC is so much nicer.
There's a lot about the article that still bothers me. The Characteristics section is a problem, because the historic "protozoa" are all over the family tree, and any characteristic that applies to all of "them" will be something that applies to virtually all eukaryotes. The Classification section is not too helpful. Perhaps there is some way not-too-confusing graphic way (perhaps a wikitable?) to show the makeup of the traditional phylum alongside the modern kingdom (per Ruggiero et al.), and the phylogenetic placement of the organims (per Adl et al.) Also, the lede isn't right, yet. I found it hard to fit in everything that needs to be said while keeping the flow.
Protozoa is rated as a "high importance" microbiology article, and for good reason. While it may be in a slow decline, the word protozoa still has a far higher profile than its near-synonyms (a book search on Google Ngrams shows that dramatically). And the text of the protozoa article is often mined or reproduced verbatim by various other sites and sources, including some that look quite authoritative. Sometimes, the results are simply absurd. About 5 years ago, some rascal introduced a hoax organism called "tulodens" to the article. In the 5 years it sat there unnoticed, this nonexistent critter found its way into hundreds of science sites, books, brochures, articles, and, inevitably, kids' science projects. Deuterostome ( talk) 11:00, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
On 10 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mesentery (zoology), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the anatomical term " mesentery" is derived from the Greek mesos, meaning "in the middle", and enteron, "intestine"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mesentery (zoology). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:38, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
Actually Wasp is pretty unsatisfactory to work with because it is a paraphyletic grouping of Hymenoptera without the ants and bees. So the colonial wasps Vespidae are best dealt with in their own article and the solitary species are a pretty mixed bag. A lot of the information on social wasps could be better treated elsewhere. I would prefer the article to be organised more as in the article Bee, ie with sections on different groups of wasps rather than generalisations on characteristics, behaviour etc. riddled with exceptions. I would get rid of "Social wasp reproductive cycle (temperate species only)" for example. It might be better to have two articles, "Wasp" about social wasps and "Solitary wasp" about others. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:10, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for alerting me to new mtDNA evidence that the domestic dog's ancestors are not the gray wolf, but is now believed to be an extinct Eurasian canid between about 30-40,000 years ago.
This is not Wikipedia material, and I have no idea how how interested you are in any of the following ideas. But here goes:
My interest in the origin of the domestic dog goes back to Konrad Lorenz's "Man meets dog" in which he claims that the domestic dog descended from the African jackal (with, almost certainly, some later admixture of wolf). This made a lot of sense to me in subsequent years when it was established that the "Human Eve" lived in Africa. It is not unlikely that human's first domestication contacts with canids occurred with both sitting around a lion's kill waiting for the scraps. Jackal pups would almost certainly have been brought home at some stage, leading to a lasting relationship between human and canid. These new canine friends would have been an invaluable help in hunting and killing creatures that slow, clumsily moving humans could, in no way, outrun on the savannahs of Africa. A team of humans and and jackals would have made formidable hunting combination from which both species would have benefited greatly.
After the expansion of modern humans into Eurasia I imagine that the domesticated jackals became increasingly admixed with Eurasian canids, and that their DNA became increasingly like that of the Eurasian wolves with which they could interbreed that the majority of the modern dogs (with huge Eurasian wolf genetic inputs) will seem to have descended from Eurasian wolves. Cruithne9 ( talk) 16:42, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
This raises fascinating issues. The article on the dog makes no mention about how most of humanity is associated with dogs, and how if the dog's ancestors originated in the Taymyr Peninsula (north-eastern Siberia) they spread to all the parts of the world to be with humans everywhere. This is partly why I am still inclined believe that, despite the DNA evidence that dogs had an ancestor that is now extinct in north-eastern Eurasia, that our association with canids goes back far longer than that. Unfortunately for Konrad Lorenz the African domestic dog seems to have been introduced into Africa from the east somewhere at about the same time as African domestic cattle.
Thanks for alerting me to this fascinating topic. I'll try to find out more at some time. Do you have the article that describes that recent work on the origin of the dog? Cruithne9 ( talk) 06:11, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Cricket (insect), an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 14:58, 18 June 2015 (UTC) |
Greetings, Chiswick Chap,
Thanks for your edits of Aposematism -- I'm new to this, so bear with me. Also, if I am making errors in editing or presentation, please let me know why and how -- very specific instructions would be appreciated! I removed the Crown of Thorns photo from Aposematism because this species is highly variable in coloration, often on the same reef -- the photograph shows nearly black spines against a blue dermis, but if you do a google image search of the species, you will see that the spines come in several colors, ranging from orange-red to quite drab. This variability is contrary to the idea that a specific color pattern has evolved through natural selection by predation pressure. I cannot find a photo of Metrodira subulata. The ref to Inbar & Lev-Yadun (2005) suggests that the form of spines alone is aposematic; this seems a stretch, as that would mean that any visual representation of a potential weapon (claws, teeth, etc.) is aposematic. In any case, I leave further changes to your discretion, as you have been curating this article for some time. Question: is it OK to provide a PDF link to journal articles that may be under copyright (ref above)?
Thanks for your help, Pawlikj ( talk) 23:51, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article War film 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 Onel5969 -- Onel5969 ( talk) 13:40, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
The article War film you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:War film for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Onel5969 -- Onel5969 ( talk) 16:21, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
On 28 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cricket (insect), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that deep-fried crickets (pictured) are eaten in southeast Asia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cricket (insect). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 13:35, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Anti-predator adaptation 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 17:00, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
I removed the link Ethnomathematics#Mathematics_in_folk_art from Template:Mathematical art. D-4597-aR ( talk) 13:58, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
The article Anti-predator adaptation you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Anti-predator adaptation for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 20:41, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Locust, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 17:06, 5 July 2015 (UTC) |
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mayfly 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 21:40, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
The article Mayfly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mayfly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk ( talk) 16:21, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Greetings!
I am happy to introduce you to the new WikiProject Evolutionary biology! The newly designed WikiProject features automatically updated work lists, article quality class predictions, and a feed that tracks discussions on the 663 talk pages tagged by the WikiProject. Our hope is that these new tools will help you as a Wikipedia editor interested in evolutionary biology.
Hope to see you join! Harej ( talk) 21:06, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Mayfly, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 07:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC) |
Thanks. The last few IPs that did this, I blocked for 31 hr, but it's pointless really, as he is evidently on a dynamic connection and uses a different IP each time, from two different ranges. We could semi-protect his favourite articles, but that might make it more difficult to detect him, better just to watch-list him and go on playing whack-a-mole until he grows up. At least he is original; not many wannabe pop singers morph into ethologists. JohnCD ( talk) 08:57, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
On 14 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Locust, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that locusts are the swarming phase of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Locust. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
I see that you moved the article Rosemaling to Rosemåling. I don't think it is accurate to say that this is "actual" spelling. The "å" does not exist in the English alphabet so it is often left out. In Norwegian rosemaling and rosemåling are both used and both are legitimate spellings. Regards -- Erik den yngre ( talk) 16:26, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ship camouflage 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 Parsecboy -- Parsecboy ( talk) 21:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Please can you assist me with an experiment? I want to find out whether I receive a "notification" if someone undoes one of my edits, so could you undo (but not rollback) my recent trivial edit on Sphecidae, using the "undo" button that can be seen on the article's history page. Thank you. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 08:27, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
I saw your list, looked pretty good. Mere lists can't be copyrighted, so that bot can be ignored. FunkMonk ( talk) 09:15, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Bee, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 17:34, 20 July 2015 (UTC) |
The article Ship camouflage you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ship camouflage for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Parsecboy -- Parsecboy ( talk) 18:41, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
One of Chiswick's most famous sons. We had a session at the V&A Archive today, but there is still plenty to be done at Wikipedia:V&A Peter Brook editathon, 20 July 2015, if you're interested... Edwardx ( talk) 20:05, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
GA review kiss | |
Thanks for your useful, detailed and painless review. This is only a virtual kiss, redeemable for a real one subject to the caveat on my user page. Belle ( talk) 22:38, 20 July 2015 (UTC) |
I am away until about 7 August. I have asked JamesBWatson to keep an eye on JR, but I don't think there's much to except keep reverting and hope he grows up. You could ask at RFPP for semi-protection if he fixes on a particuler target, but he just moves on to the next. sigh... Regards, JohnCD (on hotel wifi so not logged in) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.35.216.233 ( talk) 07:37, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Aposematism 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 Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:00, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
Dorsal/Ventral is inconsistent with the article that is linked to from the text, Anatomical Terms of Location. Specifically see Table 2 under the subsection Radially symmetrical organisms, which clearly states that Oral/Aboral map to Anterior/Posterior, and that Dorsal, Ventral, Left, and Right are all meaningless terms that map to "peripheral" in a radially symmetric organism.
The article Aposematism you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Aposematism for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 09:21, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Dazzle camouflage 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 Tomandjerry211 (alt) -- Tomandjerry211 (alt) ( talk) 13:40, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
The article Dazzle camouflage you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dazzle camouflage for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tomandjerry211 (alt) -- Tomandjerry211 (alt) ( talk) 18:41, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
On 6 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mayfly, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mayfly has come to symbolise the transitiveness and brevity of life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayfly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Chris Woodrich ( talk) 02:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
For the moment, I am taking part in the Stub Contest which runs over the course of August, so am neglecting our current project, Mantis. I will get back to it in due course. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:19, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
On 9 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as flowers developed longer tubes, bees (pictured) coevolved by developing longer tongues to extract the nectar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bee. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 16:41, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
een
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hemiptera 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 Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 07:20, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Horse-fly 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 Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 07:20, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mathematics and art 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 David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 21:00, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Wasp, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 21:36, 13 August 2015 (UTC) |
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Manchester Rambler 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 Calvin999 -- Calvin999 ( talk) 20:21, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
"to damage of wetland" or "to damage to wetland". Just reading this sounds wrong when it's "to damage to". I think it makes more sense and reads easier with the way I had it. Avi8tor ( talk) 10:41, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
The article The Manchester Rambler you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:The Manchester Rambler for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Calvin999 -- Calvin999 ( talk) 19:01, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
Chiswick Chap, The IP user was correct in Mantis. In 2003 the article was started in American English (as Carolina Mantis even) and was subsequently slowly and surely moved to British English. There's no reason for this to happen, so the IP user was technically in the clear.
Look through the archives, and you'll see that half the articles now in British English about innocuous topics were probably started in American English, and changed by vigilant editors such as yourself. Cheers~ ipuser 90.192.101.114 ( talk) 06:57, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
For your contributions to bring The Manchester Rambler to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! — Calvin999 07:38, 21 August 2015 (UTC) |
The article The Manchester Rambler you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Manchester Rambler for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Calvin999 -- Calvin999 ( talk) 07:41, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
The article Mathematics and art you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Mathematics and art for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 17:21, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
The article Horse-fly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Horse-fly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 13:01, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
The article Hemiptera you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hemiptera for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shyamal -- Shyamal ( talk) 08:41, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for adding a picture of Arthur Wagner. Do you think you could help with Reed Sarratt as well? See my request at Talk:Reed Sarratt. Thank you. Zigzig20s ( talk) 14:22, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
On 25 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wasp, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while some species of wasp are social (nest pictured), the vast majority are solitary insects, many of them parasitoids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wasp. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 18:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mimicry 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 ( talk) 19:40, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
The article Mimicry you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mimicry for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 ( talk) 17:21, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
In response to your message, I thought that all the references that I had given for my additions to the List of Old Wykehamists did make clear the Win. Coll. association. I already caught the implication of such a criticism when you added a second reference to Lighthill, but my original reference in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography really does clearly state in the second paragraph that Lighthill won a scholarship to Winchester College and was a contemporary of Freeman Dyson there. Maybe you didn't have online access beyond the first paragraph of the article.
The Barlow reference is not so explicit, but it does state that he was at school with Dyson, Lighthill and Longuet-Higgins (adding his regrets that their intimidating superiority in physics and maths hindered him learning more of these subjects at the time!). I hadn't cited the additional reference that you selected because I couldn't access it, but you are right that the online abstract makes the Win. Coll. connection clear, so I can see why you preferred it, besides which it is a secondary source. Anyway it is very good to know that someone is checking my input so promptly: thanks.
It is a little difficult to judge who merits inclusion in the list, but I supposed that any FRS already with an entry in Wikipedia ought to qualify. What do you think? Scientists had seemed somewhat underrepresented in the list, so I liked the idea of rebalancing things, and finding out more about some fascinating characters in the process. Jmchutchinson ( talk) 16:21, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. have been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 12:16, 31 August 2015 (UTC) |
To my surprise, I see that both Mayfly and Emu were promoted two days ago. My watchlist doesn't seem to have picked the fact up. So that's good, thank you for your cooperation on Mayfly.
My understanding of the FAC rules are that one can only have one individual and one joint nomination at a time. I'm hoping we are going to nominate Mantis before too long, when Little Jerry has acquired his book and been able to add things he may discover when reading it. In order to maximise my WikiCup points, I hope to have a solo nomination also. Would you object if I nominate Horsefly for this? It had a tough GAR and Shaymal mailed me the journal article he was talking about. I have got a couple of other ideas if you don't like me going ahead on my own on what was a joint project. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 17:19, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
On 16 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Horse-fly, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the horse-fly (pictured) can transfer blood-borne diseases from one animal to another while feeding? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Horse-fly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 13:51, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I believe Girih tiles is part of Islamic geometric patterns. So I suggest to insert Islamic geometric patterns instead of Girih tiles in Template:Mathematical art. D-4597-aR ( talk) 12:02, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Mantis, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 14:17, 20 September 2015 (UTC) |
On 24 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hemiptera, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while all true bugs have sucking mouthparts and most feed on sap ( Graphocephala coccinea pictured), some suck body fluids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hemiptera. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:53, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
Hello! I see you were the last to edit User:EllieBywater/sandbox, a draft on notable paleontologist Francis Rex Parrington that has apparently been sitting in limbo for the past few years (see User talk:EllieBywater#Francis Rex Parrington). EllieBywater ( talk · contribs) hasn't been active in over two years, and it seems unlikely it will be moved to article space any time soon. I'm not sure what the protocol is for abandoned drafts that seem ready to go, would you be willing to push it? Please let me know, thanks. --Animalparty! ( talk) 20:15, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cicada 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 Atsme -- Atsme ( talk) 12:00, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
The article Chiswick you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Chiswick for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Tim riley -- Tim riley ( talk) 21:20, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Butterfly 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 Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 00:40, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
The article Cicada you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cicada for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Atsme 📞 📧 10:43, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your time on getting Jacob van Ruisdael to GA status. Do you have any tips for me to get it to FA? Can I nominate it straight away or should I first work on specific things you know will make it fail? I'd appreciate your insights. Edwininlondon ( talk) 17:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
On 14 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mantis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some mantises mimic flowers convincingly enough to attract insect prey? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mantis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:31, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
The article Cicada you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cicada for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Atsme -- Atsme ( talk) 03:41, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
The article Butterfly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Butterfly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) 03:42, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Butterfly, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 03:24, 16 October 2015 (UTC) |
Do you fancy Caddisfly?
Perhaps louse or flea would be more in keeping with your pests theme? Chiswick Chap ( talk) 19:48, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
Heartened by the quick response at GAN, I have now moved on to Greylag goose. I have three volumes (out of five) of Witherby's Handbook of British Birds, acquired at a charity shop, and they make expanding suitable bird articles quick and easy. Louse will be interesting when I get to it, but much more difficult, especially as sources are likely to concentrate on human lice. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 05:33, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I don't know whether you meant to tag Dark chamber with CSD G3 but I have declined it. The article lined in the redirect, Camera obscura, mentions the term Dark chamber so its clearly not a hoax. Sarahj2107 ( talk) 09:35, 19 October 2015 (UTC) @ user:Sarahj2107:: Oh, I think it is. Camera obscura is used as an English term, and could sensibly be translated "dark room"; if anyone over-literally wrote "dark chamber" there, that is as may be, but the term is essentially never used to mean Camera obscura. It is however used obscenely in street slang. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 14:50, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Phasmatodea 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 Delldot -- Delldot ( talk) 16:00, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
The article Phasmatodea you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Phasmatodea for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Delldot -- Delldot ( talk) 18:00, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
With this ever dramatic world and winter coming, here's a cup of tea to alleviate your day! This e-tea's remains have been e- composted SwisterTwister talk 06:05, 22 October 2015 (UTC) |
Hello, Chiswick Chap. The following articles that you've either created or significantly contributed to: have been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 02:38, 24 October 2015 (UTC) |
On 25 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Butterfly, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there are around 18,500 species of butterfly ( Old World swallowtail pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Butterfly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thanks for the contribution Victuallers ( talk) 00:57, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Greylag goose, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 19:16, 25 October 2015 (UTC) |
Review completed. A beauty. 7&6=thirteen ( ☎) 00:12, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
The article Phasmatodea you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Phasmatodea for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Delldot -- Delldot ( talk) 00:43, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mathematics and art 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 David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 05:20, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Phasmatodea at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Yoninah ( talk) 22:57, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Reflection symmetry, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Deltoid. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot ( talk) 09:50, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
Precious again, your your (biological) fruit and (social) vegetable, important source of human food which play several roles in human culture
-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:53, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
On 31 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phasmatodea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ghost insects may camouflage themselves as leaves swaying in the breeze? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phasmatodea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article A New System of Domestic Cookery 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 Cerebellum -- Cerebellum ( talk) 00:01, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
The article A New System of Domestic Cookery you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:A New System of Domestic Cookery for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cerebellum -- Cerebellum ( talk) 23:20, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
On 11 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greylag goose, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the greylag goose was domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greylag goose. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for all your work on this review. I will keep looking for the minor outstanding points. All the best -- SabreBD ( talk) 17:33, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
If you want to, please take a look at this weeks TAFI selected article, Marie Serneholt. Regards.-- BabbaQ ( talk) 21:48, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
I don't know if you feel liking being a fairy godmother and doing a good turn to the article Olive baboon. I started a GA review of it about a fortnight ago. The nominator was not a regular contributor to the article and has hardly responded to my initial comments. However, it is a well-written article and I would be prepared to pass it even with a rather short lead except for one thing.
I was proposing to failing it on the grounds that it contains copyright violations of this source. The other two suspected copyright violations brought up by "Earwig" are likely mirror sites that have copied Wikipedia but this site is 2006. The violations are not very bad as copyright violations go and can hopefully be seen here. If I worked on it myself, I believe I would not be able to continue the review. If you don't like the idea, I will fail the nomination. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:04, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Eurasian bittern, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 20:12, 14 November 2015 (UTC) |
I'm fine with Teilhard de Chardin, but just for the record . . . his given name was Pierre, and Teilhard and de Chardin are both surnames, so to use just Teilhard really isn't unduly familiar and is usual. President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's name is typically shortened to Giscard in the same way. Cheers, Awien ( talk) 22:13, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. A New System of Domestic Cookery, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 19:12, 15 November 2015 (UTC) |
Extant is the opposite of extinct, in other words "still around". So Category:Extant Cretaceous first appearances includes taxa that evolved during the Cretaceous but haven't gone extinct. Abyssal ( talk) 16:49, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
On 17 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Grey heron, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that grey herons spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grey heron. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
G'day, I noticed there is a statement saying that the cladogram in the image should be converted to an editable one. You could go to IJReid and request one there. Burklemore1 ( talk) 04:33, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I would've normally pinged you at this article's AfD page but I wanted to know if you could help with some Swedish insight with this (I noticed you're listed for WikiProject Sweden) as I simply haven't found anything and there are no past contributors or taggers to notify as well. Cheers, SwisterTwister talk 03:32, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for dropping a note! I've seen the review and added |language=
params accordingly, but I did not quite finish the job yesterday. I'll take another look at the review and try to expedite whatever is left.
GregorB (
talk) 09:13, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Batesian mimicry 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 Spinningspark -- Spinningspark ( talk) 00:20, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
See here: User_talk:Thine_Antique_Pen#Leaf-cutter_bees Gidip ( talk) 16:10, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cockroach 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 ( talk) 03:00, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
If you find time for it, please take a look at the article Lena Andersson that I have created. Could really need some help with it. Any help is appreciated. Regards,-- BabbaQ ( talk) 18:42, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello, CC! I wonder if you would be interested in doing a GA review of Isabella Beeton? I'd do it myself, but I have provided some archival material for the use of the principal editor, and I think I ought therefore to keep my distance. Knowing you to be our leading contributor of GAs on food writers I found your name came immediately to mind as a possible reviewer. No obligation, natch. Tim riley talk 21:06, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
On 4 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A New System of Domestic Cookery, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that A New System of Domestic Cookery (frontispiece pictured) has been called "a publishing sensation" and "the most famous cookery book of its time"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A New System of Domestic Cookery. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
On 5 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eurasian bittern, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Eurasian bittern may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eurasian bittern. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:03, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ornithological Dictionary; or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds 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 David Eppstein -- David Eppstein ( talk) 00:41, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
This isn't good enough is it? [2]. But as you can see only the human player's helmet has a dolphin on it and the dolphin player's helmet does not. Sagittarian Milky Way ( talk) 08:25, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
The other point, which I did not make earlier, is that articles are not meant to be exhaustive lists of occurrences. Once a topic has been concisely defined, adding more cases is not necessarily an improvement: that depends on what value is being added. I'm not against the use of the photo, nor a mention of sport, but these things are at best marginal. Earlier historic usages such as those in the Middle Ages would actually be of greater relevance to the article. All the best, Chiswick Chap ( talk) 08:41, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Re: User_talk:Grenavitar#Islamic_art_template
I like the work you've done! It looks better and more complete. I don't know if it's going to make me a more active editor in the Islamic art articles, though :) gren グレン 02:12, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Cockroach, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 04:27, 12 December 2015 (UTC) |
Hello, Chiswick Chap. Ornithological Dictionary; or Alphabetical Synopsis of British Birds, an article you either created or significantly contributed to, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know . You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. APersonBot ( talk!) 20:22, 13 December 2015 (UTC) |
What do you make of this site, which I came across when searching for Dromia demannii, something that is mentioned as a synonym on my sandbox page? It is not a copy of my talk page, sandbox or user page but contains some elements of them plus some other things. I have no connection with Facebook or any other social media site. Maybe its got something to do with A*******, but then again its in Turkish. I'm puzzled. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 19:42, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
The 78.26 RFA Appreciation award | |
Thank you for the participation and support at my RFA. It is truly appreciated. I hope to be of further help around here, and if you see me doing something dumb, you know where to find me. Again, I thank you. 78.26 ( spin me / revolutions) 00:02, 24 December 2015 (UTC) |
I see you answered my request for a more specific reference at History of medicine#Greece and Roman Empire. Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. I did update it to link more directly to the quote, but your help put me in the ballfield. My interest is in the history of medicine, and I have no expertise in the The Iliad at all, though I knew of it. I really didn't want to have to read the whole thing end to end looking for one quote. I figured someone who was already familiar with the work could give me something more precise to work with. Thanks again!
73.219.226.54 ( talk) 21:16, 29 December 2015 (UTC)