Hi CasLiber, can you add range map to Tufted Tit-tyrant and Crested auklet-- Anass ( talk) 00:46, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi, i think that you can upolad this photo here about Red warbler, it is free-- Anass ( talk) 10:32, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
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Richard Rohr OFM (born 1943, pictured at podium) is an American Franciscan friar ordained in 1970. He is a known inspirational speaker and has published numerous recorded talks and books.
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Hi, I see you've done some very impressive work on GA-FA articles on dinosaurs and animals in general. So I was hoping you could assist us with this [1] peer review on Oxalaia, a spinosaurid article I've been working on for a while and am planning on nominating for FAC quite soon. Help and a pair of fresh eyes would be much appreciated, Thanks! ▼PσlєοGєєк ƧɊƲΔƦΣƉ▼ 17:57, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
Northern gannet you nominated for
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Hi Cas, how do I get my [2] Template:The 25 DYK Nomination Medal? Does a bot paste it on my talk? Someone on the DYK staff? Is there an awards ceremony on cable? (Kidding.) Thanks! – Lionel( talk) 10:32, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
I think I've fixed all the listed issues so far except the first, and there's one where I've asked for your opinion, please check Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
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Now it's at FAC, I'm going to stop adding new material unless something arises during discussions there, it's long enough as it is, and if someone wants to know how to distinguish juveniles of the three gannets, we can deal with it then (with difficulty, according to HBW)
I'm going to have to twitch an American Royal Tern in Sussex either later today (light until 9.30 pm so near midsummer) or more likely tomorrow if it's still there, otherwise I'm likely to be free to deal with FAC issues as they arise Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:56, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
Good luck with the bird. I'll be trying to see a Norfolk Green parakeet weekend after next. And take my good camera for cool closeups of the masked boobies. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 09:11, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Cas. Sorry I missed you at the last meetup; I could only make the night session. Anyway I'm thinking about outing myself. I'm sure there's more than one thing in the history of my userpage I'd rather not be connected to myself, so ironically I'd like that to be deleted before this happens. I had the history of my userpage deleted at least once before (though not since 2012) and I can't actually remember how to go about doing it. You're the first admin that came to mind, so I was wondering, can you delete the history of my userpage and then just restore the latest version? And while you're at it, can you permanently delete User:Freikorp/subpage? I haven't used that page in years and same story there (simply redirecting it would not be sufficient privacy wise). If not, can you direct me to who I need to ask? Cheers. Oh and feel free to add me to the list of people you've met on your userpage if you like. :) Freikorp ( talk) 12:41, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
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Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.
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Hi @ Casliber: I would like to nominate Billardiera heterophylla for DYK. But it probably needs considerable work before doing so. The facts which I find interesting are that it is apparently a popular garden plant in Australia and other places, having appeared in a Jamaican seed catalogue in 1887. Yet it is a complete environmental disaster. So we have it on the one hand apparently winning a horticulture prize in 2013, but recognised as a major environmental threat to wild places in Victoria and South Australia in 2010!! (I was hoping you might help me).... MargaretRDonald ( talk) 03:28, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
I am being ATTACKED - WP:STALKING and WP:HARASSMENT by this person - User:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz for many months, he apparrently hates me and the visual arts. Please get this guy off my back. Thank you... Modernist ( talk) 15:37, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
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Thanks to editors like you who are willing to review articles such as North Cascades National Park and offer excellent suggestions, it is now a Featured Article!-- MONGO ( talk) 16:44, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Casliber, I repeatedly want to link the term taxonomic revision or review to clarify its definition, but a page with that title does not exist. There is an article titled Monograph on a topic that is certainly related. I was thinking about the following content: "A taxonomic revision or taxonomic review is a novel analysis of the variation patterns in a particular taxon. This analysis may be executed on the basis of any combination of the various available kinds of characters, such as morphological, anatomical, palynological, biochemical and genetic. A monograph or complete revision is a revision that is comprehensive for a taxon for the information given at a particular time, and for the entire world. Other (partial) revisions may be restricted in the sense that they may only use some of the available character sets or have a limited spatial scope. A revision results in a conformation of or new insights in the relationships between the subtaxa within the taxon under study, which may result in a change in the classification of these subtaxa, the identification of new subtaxa, or the merger of previous subtaxa. [1]"
What do you think? Please feel free to create an article or section if that would be easier than an answer.
Regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 18:28, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
I see you do DYK noms here is my DYK nom. I don't know how to nom something can you help me? It's from the newly created Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant article
hook: that the current SpaceX Rocket Development and Test facility was previously used during World War II to create bombs for the war? JC7V7DC5768 ( talk) 17:47, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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I fixed up the DYK so I don't know if it approved or not. The Waco History source covers all of it, the other source is a supplementary source. JC7V7DC5768 ( talk) 02:22, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi, Casliber, I did some wotk on Leucospermum praemorsum. Perhaps you may want to take a look at is quality assessment. Thanks in advance!
I also created Leucospermum arenarium. Perhaps that could be nominated for DYK. It shifted to pollination by mice, has very viscous nectar that is transported from the base of the ovary to the tip of the flower because the flower acts as a capillary duct. The mice now can harvest the nectar without damaging the flowers. What do you think? Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 14:58, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Cas! It looks like we finally managed to get red warbler over the line. Thanks for all your assistance while I was away from my computer! Quick question: I know you're working with Jim on northern gannet at the moment, but would you be interested in collaborating again? I've got a couple of other well-on-the-way species close to throwing to the lion's den. Maybe when you're done with the gannet? I'm thinking chimney swift and Bonaparte's gull probably wouldn't take too much more effort... MeegsC ( talk) 17:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Cas....The IOC has split western whipbird into black-throated whipbird and white-bellied whipbird. Ive split the genus article as much as I feel comfortable. Can you have a look at the distribution section and fix accordingly?.....Thanks..... Pvmoutside ( talk) 16:40, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, thanks for the DYK nominations and the status upgrading.
Leucospermum is a Proteaceae genus, like Banksia, for which you set up a WikiProject. Is there an opportunity there to mention this work? I have now finished all 48 Leucospermum species (only L. winteri as a stub since I cannot get a hold of the original description) as well as expanded the genus article.
I will contact one of the South African Proteaceae specialists to see if he can organise some professional feedback, and upload images of species that are not covered in commons.
I guess the general sentiment is still that identification keys either constitute OR or copyvio. I´m considering making a table of taxa versus characters, with in the cells the character states. The user can choose the order character states are provided and the system could shortlist remaining possibilities. Something like that might be placed on iNaturalist and linked to in the External links section.
Should we try to upgrade some of these articles to make them fit for GAN, and which would that be? What do you think? Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 11:06, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Cas! Sorry to bother you, but I was looking at the user rights log to check something that I had recently done, and I noticed that you gave
Dwergenpaartje +confirmed
and IPBE. The confirmed group won't do anything for them since they are autoconfirmed. I didn't see anything suggesting that they had run up against an IP block recently on their talk page or in UTRS, so I was curious about granting that one, since it usually is only given if someone is actually encountering an IP block not intended for them or they have a need to use a VPN. Anyway, thanks for entertaining me on this. Best,
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talk)
03:36, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, can you create a template for this article for example Template:Monotypic taxon or Template:Mimidae, Thank you!-- Anass ( talk) 12:27, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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Reviewed Serruria elongata, and all is good but please see this edit of mine for ALT1, and I'll leave it up to you if it's worth giving a try. Otherwise, if source is difficult, or the word "endemic" may throw off a lot of folks who have no clue what it is, or, any other reason you can think about, you may just delete it. Thanks again! -- 1l2l3k ( talk) 14:51, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
One day it will be that title, or Purpureicephalus spurius! :P
I've got a outside read-through of the article, a couple of obvious improvements were revealed before I got to third point; I will post those to the GA discussion tomorrow (or when I am back from a walkabout). And again, deeply appreciative of the demonstration in expanding an avian article. As a mate of mine here says, "You Rock!". —
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Hi. I noticed you commented at Jill Valentine's FAC1, which was a long time ago, so I understand if you don't want to get involved again (or even remember commenting in the first place). But JV's FAC3 was dismissed on the basis that I hadn't contacted previous commentators, so I've gone through all previous FACs and "peer reviews" and tried my best to address any issue which had ever been raised. I'm happy with the article as it is now (in that I believe it meets the featured article criteria), but I'd appreciate any feedback from any previous commentator. Is there something I could improve before renominating? Would you be into commenting at FAC4? I'd ideally like to address every issue anyone may have before renominating, so the FAC can be as uneventful as possible. ;) I'd appreciate your feedback, if you have the time. Cheers. Homeostasis07 ( talk) 00:54, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
Something looks wrong with the bot permission template at Template:Did you know/Queue/1. Could you check? Thanks. Flibirigit ( talk) 17:17, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
Dear Cas, Back on 2013 October 19 you added a quote to the text of the Alpha Centuri article, referenced to <Knobel, p. 416>. However, the source of the quote never seems to have appeared in the list of references. Can you recall where it came from? Thanks, Skeptic2 ( talk) 17:47, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
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Anna Anka is a Swedish-American model, actress and author.
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Hello to all! I do not intend to write a regular peer review newsletter but there does occasionally come a time when those interested in contributing to peer review should be contacted, and now is one. I've mailed this out to everyone on the peer review volunteers list, and some editors that have contributed to past discussions. Apologies if I've left you off or contacted you and you didn't want it. Next time there is a newsletter / mass message it will be opt in ( here), I'll talk about this below - but first:
The list is here in case you've forgotten: WP:PRV. Kadane has kindly offered to create a bot that will ping editors on the volunteers list with unanswered reviews in their chosen subject areas every so often. You can choose the time interval by changing the "contact" parameter. Options are "never", "monthly", "quarterly", "halfyearly", and "annually". For example:
{{PRV|JohnSmith|History of engineering|contact=monthly}}
- if placed in the "History" section, JohnSmith will receive an automatic update every month about unanswered peer reviews relating to history.{{PRV|JaneSmith|Mesopotamian geography, Norwegian fjords|contact=annually}}
- if placed in the "Geography" section, JaneSmith will receive an automatic update every yearly about unanswered peer reviews in the geography area.We can at this stage only use the broad peer review section titles to guide what reviews you'd like, but that's better than nothing! You can also set an interest in multiple separate subject areas that will be updated at different times.
I don't think we need a WikiProject with a giant bureaucracy nor all sorts of whiz-bang features. However over the last few years I've found there are times when it would have been useful to have a list of editors that would like to contribute to discussions about the peer review process (e.g. instructions, layout, automation, simplification etc.). Also, it can get kind of lonely on the talk page as I am (correct me if I'm wrong) the only regular contributor, with most editors moving on after 6 - 12 months.
So, I've decided to create " WikiProject Peer review". If you'd like to contribute to the WikiProject, or make yourself available for future newsletters or contact, please add yourself to the list of members.
We plan to do some advertising of peer review, to let editors know about it and how to volunteer to help, at a couple of different venues (Signpost, Village pump, Teahouse etc.) - but have been waiting until we get this bot + WikiProject set up so we have a way to help interested editors make more enduring contributions. So consider yourself forewarned!
And... that's it!
I wish you all well on your Wikivoyages, Tom (LT) ( talk) 00:31, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi, an unknown editor (using only a IP address) tagged the "founding" section of the article because it contained "non Encyclopedic text". I don't know who this person is, and left no indication on the talk page of what exactly he/she considers non encyclopedic text. I removed a citation needed tag in the lead because, categorically, citations aren't needed in the lead when the material is discussed in the article. Could you have a look and tell me what you think? auntieruth (talk) 18:05, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, I wasn't sure whether you'd noticed that the QPQ you requested has been submitted (the nominator didn't ping you directly). Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 04:38, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
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Hi Casliber, I just created Vexatorella obtusata. It has two subspecies with different common names. The article has a section on the distribution and habitat for both subsps. separately with their common names as title. Should redirects be created or not? thanks for your consideration in advance. Regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 22:29, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
You know the drill. Regards,-- Wehwalt ( talk) 16:42, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you and sadly missed Sasata for the first, a "yummy mushroom"! - A friend has a first FAC open, and it lacks participation. I confess that I also didn't get to Biblical criticism yet, too many composers and recently died to celebrate. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:49, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
On 18 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leucadendron salignum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flowers of the common sunshine conebush are pollinated by beetles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leucadendron salignum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Leucadendron salignum), 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.
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The article
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Guacamole is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico.
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Vanamonde ( talk) 00:01, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, I wasn't sure whether you'd seen that your review had been replied to. Just a quick ping in case you hadn't, since they didn't ping you there. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 14:39, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hi @ Casliber:. I notice you have made some distribution maps using svg files (for example, /info/en/?search=Banksia_blechnifolia#/media/File:Banksiablechnifoliamap.png). I was hoping that you might explain how to do this. (My maps are all from point data, rather than coloured polygons, but the svg files are cheaper to load...) MargaretRDonald ( talk) 00:07, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:
During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
I just took a look at Boletus aereus and food it to be wonderful. Congratulations on one of your newest FAs! Best Regards, Barbara ✐ ✉ 18:39, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
![]() | On 3 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cocoi heron, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the cocoi heron (pictured) is the largest heron in South America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cocoi heron. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 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. |
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
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Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627) was the fourth
Mughal Emperor, who ruled the
Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death in 1627. Pictured is a 17th century painting of Jahangir hunting with a falcon.
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There will be a meetup in Sydney on the 12 of September. More info at Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/September 2018. Bidgee ( talk) 10:00, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Serruria elongata at the
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your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
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![]() | On 4 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Great God Pan, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Arthur Machen's novella The Great God Pan has influenced such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, and Stephen King? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Great God Pan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 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 September 2018 (UTC)
On 5 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kimberley death adder, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the scientific names in use for the Kimberley death adder was given in honour of actor Burt Lancaster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kimberley death adder. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Kimberley death adder), 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.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:02, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, Hope you are well. I have done some work on the article about Pelargonium peltatum. I was wondering if you would again be willing to nominate a page for DYK. The hook I would like to propose is ... that Willem Adriaan van der Stel introduced the ivy-leaved pelargonium ( Pelargonium peltatum) from South Africa to the Netherlands already in the year 1700. [1] The illustration I’d like to propose is an excellent aquarel that was already painted in 1701! Thanks for your efforts, regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 10:59, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
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This is to let you know that the Cortinarius caperatus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 12, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 12, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:29, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for "an esteemed edible mushroom from Europe"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:15, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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People's Republic of Angola covers the period of Angolan history as a self-declared socialist state established in 1975 to the time it was dismantled in 1992.
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On 15 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eucalyptus exserta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that common names for Eucalyptus exserta include Queensland peppermint, bendo, and messmate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eucalyptus exserta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Eucalyptus exserta), 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.
Vanamonde ( talk) 00:02, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
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Good edits on Red-capped parrot page Nat.Account ( talk) 03:37, 15 September 2018 (UTC) |
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Thank you for another good one, "Onward and upward - this is the next in a bunch of constellations that are being buffed"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:52, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
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pub session, an event that involves playing music and/or singing in the relaxed social setting of a local pub, in which the music-making is intermingled with the consumption of ale, stout, and beer and conversation.
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On 21 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Serruria elongata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that flowers of the long-stalk spiderhead (pictured) produce a sweet smell late in the afternoon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Serruria elongata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Serruria elongata), 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.
Vanamonde ( talk) 00:02, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your share of Red-billed tropicbird! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:46, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
St. Louis-style pizza is an example of
St. Louis cuisine.
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Hi Casliber! I found your user name on the list of willing WP:FAC mentors, specifically that you are interested in sports-related articles. If you are still willing, I would be interested in being your mentee. I have some WP:GA and WP:FL experience, but never taken an article to FAC. The article I am currently most interested in moving forward is Packers sweep. Let me know if you are available and still interested. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:55, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, a QPQ review has been submitted for this nomination, which was what you were waiting for when you reviewed it. When you get the chance, can you please stop by and see whether you're satisfied with what's been provided and continue/conclude your review? Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 04:23, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
The article is nearly there, but someone asked about the number of clutches and broods, this source Storr (1991) says two. Or five. There is an explanation of the notation at page 7, para 3, of what "C/ 4(2), 5(5), 6(2)" signifies for Platycercus spurius at page 77. If you use the source, note that the isbn and issn are tripping an error I can't resolve, you may want to leave it out. FWIW, note also that Storr used that available name in the Handbook of WA birds (2001), already cited in the article. Have a good one — cygnis insignis 17:07, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
"I have never taken their eggs, but on the 26th October, 1908, I was shewn a nesting cavity about four inches in diameter, and thirty feet from the ground, in a very large green tree, which apparently contained young birds. On the 24th November, 1908, this same tree was felled, and one fresh egg was broken in the fall. Perhaps it was a second laying. On the same date a tree containing a nest with half-grown young was felled."
On 29 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Speckled brown snake, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the venom of the speckled brown snake is 1.6 times more toxic than that of the Indian cobra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Speckled brown snake. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Speckled brown snake), 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.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:03, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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Thanks for your input, I can't seem to find anything on the origin of the species name - Is there any mention of it in the books you were using? Cheers and keep up the good work. Hughesdarren ( talk) 11:23, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
![]() | On 7 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pelargonium peltatum, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Willem Adriaan van der Stel introduced the ivy-leaved pelargonium to the Netherlands from South Africa in 1700? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pelargonium peltatum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 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. |
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:03, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
![]() An
herb garden. Herbs are plants with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, in medicine, or as fragrances.
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Hello, I'm Rebestalic.
I was casually looking at the RfA preparation essay, with no intention to become an administrator (I've been here for 60 days(!)), when I clicked on some advice for failed RfAs. The author of the advice was a user named 'Sven Manguard'. I visited their (probably 'his', but we'll never know if they're using a fake name) user page. Below his farewell message, I saw a comment that was attributed to you.
I think it is perhaps more respectful to the fallen Wikipedian if that comment wasn't there... since you're an Administrator now, I don't think that line has any use anymore, anyway.
(183,062 edits!!! Well, you definitely don't have Major Depressive Disorder. No offence to people with the condition; I can tell it feels terrible. Gee mate, 900+ edits on a single page? You're a legend.)
Keep calm and keep on jamming in those contributions. Rebestalic ( talk) 04:24, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
you got my highy scurrilous email... things look good re the biota material - it is all just a matter of time JarrahTree 12:11, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Banksia blechnifolia. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 13:01, 9 October 2018 (UTC) |
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Long Island Iced Tea is a
cocktail made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola.
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template to direct people to discussions that are occurring elsewhere. I counted no fewer than thirteen of them
here, with the consequence that a number of people have been sent messages like
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Cas Liber, I was wondering if you might want to give this review another look; much has happened since you last posted. If not, I'll call for a new reviewer. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, just contacting you to ask for comments on my FAC since you made some on the last attempt. Here's the link if you're interested. – ♠Vami _IV†♠ 00:59, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
Something appears to be wrong with the DYK bots. I added my DYK nomination for the article satyr at Template talk:Did you know with this edit dated to 18 October. Flibirigit approved the nomination this morning and WugBot moved it from the nominations page to the approved page with this edit, but then, just now, DYKHousekeepingBot left a message on my talk page telling that I did not complete the nomination by posting it to Template talk:Did you know and that I need to do that if I wish to continue with the nomination—but the nomination has already been approved and is listed on the "approved" page. -- Katolophyromai ( talk) 14:41, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
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Greetings,
did you plan to add more comments on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Wōdejebato/archive1? Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 11:49, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for the review and support on the Bulgaria FAC! - ☣ Tourbillon A ? 13:43, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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Imleria badia, 13 November 2018... you know the drill. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:26, 24 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you and sadly missed Sasata for another good one! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:44, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
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Gulf of Alaska from space. Notice the swirling sediment in the waters.
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A reader contacted Wikimedia with a concern about a recent FA Cortinarius_caperatus. The issue was technical enough that I obtained permission to quote the reader. I would normally post this n the article talk page (and still can, if you desire) but I saw your involvement and thought I would start with you.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 13:42, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
I usually enjoy your featured articles, and usually just help out by correcting the odd typo, but, today, your top picture looks so obviously wrong for the species that I couldn't believe someone would have been able to swap it without it being noticed. However, after hunting all over the place and nearly giving up in frustration, I can well understand how such a mistake would go uncorrected!
Surely on something as potentially dangerous as fungi identification you could at least put a query or 'yes/no' box near the pictures to draw them to the author's attention? This is especially needed when the topic has been locked in the possibly wrong state 'to prevent vandalism'.
I am not a professional mycologist, and professionals would shy away from making positive IDs from photographs in any case. However, I did spend many years going on fungal forays with the official fungi Recorder for Herts and Beds in England (Alan Outen), and many other Mycological Society members, who were very experienced foragers, with an impressive list of new additions to the UK list to their names, so, whereas I might not be able to give you a positive ID for the mushrooms in that leading photo, I am fairly certain that they are not the Cortinarius described: they are Agaricus I am vertually certain. (It looks close to a 'Yellow Stainer' but that would need a yellow base to the stipe. --I'm not being to specific on the species names here, as they change frequently, and I'm not currently able to foray and so keep up with the current names.).
It is too poor a picture to be used in identification in any case, as you cannot see any of the features clearly enough to be sure even of the genus, but, on the overall appearance, I would say this really is be one of the woodland Agaricus species--in the UK, most commonly A. silvicola. Although the article does say that some people can mistake this rather unusual Cortinarius for an Agaricus or Agrocybe, I don't think they intended to say it looked *that* much like an Agaricus!
You might contend that it really is a picture of an extreme example of the species, but, really, if so, you should not show such pictures without explaining it is an extreme variant. As you can see from the other pictures further down the page, it has very little in common with them, that you can actually see.
Also, if you Google the species, you will find that the Wiki picture is different from most of the others.
Here is a reliable link to a note of the species, with a much different picture. (The most important feature of Cortinarius is the spore print colour. You really ought to include spore prints.):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortinarius_caperatus
Hope this makes sense and finds the right person.
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is
Courcelles (
submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:
All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:
Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition.
Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email) and Vanamonde93 ( talk · contribs · email).
BhagyaMani ( talk · contribs) is making mass deletions from Lion articles. For instance, they have deleted more than 40,000 bytes from Northern lion: [4], [5]. Apparently simply because some of the material was copied from other wiki articles without attribution. Rather than notify and/or request attribution, they are simply mass deleting, and edit-warring to retain the mass deletions. Could you put an end to the mass deletion, and restore the content in the various articles, before the situation needs to go to a noticeboard? Softlavender ( talk) 10:54, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
Dear Cas Liber: though I’m aware and respect that you are not really interested in the lion subpages, I would appreciate your advice. There is an editor who keeps insisting on adding false and misleading info into the Central African lion page, which I reverted several times and explained why : see these today’s diffs https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&curid=49791477&diff=867059673&oldid=867037085 and https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&diff=next&oldid=867059673, and also my attempt to discuss this at Talk:Central_African_lion#kamptzi, alas to no avail. Would you advise me to a) ignore this editor’s reverts to including false info, or b) continue this edit war?? -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 11:33, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
He just started another edit war : see this https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&type=revision&diff=867430830&oldid=867082870 -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 18:28, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
For deletion: I highly appreciate your proposal!!! And your initiative to revive the discussion!!
Great! --
BhagyaMani (
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21:28, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
In view of my today’s comment in [this talk], this brings me to an idea I have in mind for some time already. But would first like to propose to you, and see what you think about it, as it may seem a bit radical (?) at first sight:
That way, we can demonstrate range decline of both subspecies, and at the same time make it apparent to readers, why we treat Barbary lion and Cape lion in only two separate pages, instead of using additional pages with Latin and/or uncommon vernacular names. Note that I am not at all worried or concerned about (common) names: there are many species and subspecies named after countries and/or regions, although their actual range is far larger than this particular region, e.g. Egyptian mongoose, large Indian civet, small Indian civet, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger. Looking forward to your thoughts !! -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 10:41, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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For bravery...and patience. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 10:24, 6 November 2018 (UTC) |
Please userfy https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log&page=William+Farrar and drop it in a sub page of my userspace....
Background: I answered Wikipedia:Teahouse#Help_creating_an_article and we are now trying to help Alvanhholmes make an article that will survive review. He has put quite a bit of effort into User:Alvanhholmes/sandbox and I want to see what previously existed ... is there anything worth saving????
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Regards, Ariconte ( talk) 01:30, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi Cas Liber ... Could you please please please run for ArbCom this year? As a former Arb and a stable, neutral admin, your service is much needed on the Committee. Right now there are only three people running to fill six seats, and two of those running are not even admins. Please consider being of service in this way again. It would be very much appreciated. The deadline is in a few days. Thank you. Softlavender ( talk) 10:56, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, I'm going to create Mimetes stokoei. I think it may make an interesting DYK item with the following hook ...the mace pagoda was twice presumed extinct, but reappeared in its natural habitat from seed, after a wildfire several decades later. [1] [2] Thank you in advance, kind regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 18:53, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
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We worked well together on the " Hotel California" article, so I was wondering if you would review the Elton John article when I nominate it for GA? MagicatthemovieS ( talk) 03:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)MagicatthemovieS
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Horniman Museum)
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Any chance you could promote DYK Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States to the lead hook on Prep 1? It coincides with an anniversary (Nov 17) and is also the date of an upcoming Hawaii Library Assn editathon. I don't seem to be having any luck getting this promoted. — Maile ( talk) 02:33, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
On 15 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hakea corymbosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the foliage of the cauliflower hakea is so prickly that gloves are recommended when collecting seed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hakea corymbosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Hakea corymbosa), 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.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:01, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello! After a successful GA review, DYK nomination, and peer review, I'm pretty sure Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 is ready for FAC. While it's definitely short for a featured article, it is comparable in length to Tropical Depression Ten (2005), which has passed FAC. Since this is my first FAC, would you mind assisting it through the process? Thank you! Codyorb ( talk) 23:10, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
I've fixed up the Gene Hackman article and submitted it for a A class assessment on the article's talk page since WikiProject Bio A class assessment is currently defunct. I'd like you (since you've reviewed some of my DYKs) and another uninvolved editor to review the Gene Hackman article for A-class criteria on that talk page if you want (but some feedback like what to fix would also be helpful too). Thanks. JC7V ( talk) 01:47, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Cas,
Greetings to you. I've had an interesting time with the spelling of the author of Dendrobium cucumerinum. John Lindley gives the author as "W. MacLeay" (1842), WCSP and APNI as "MacLeay" and IPNI returns "William MacLeay fl. 1842" for "MacLeay" (or "Mcleay") but who was he/she? I guessed it may have been one of the two cousins William Sharp Macleay or William John Macleay but I may be on the wrong track - neither of them were really botanists and the spelling of Macleay is different. Maybe Lindley got it wrong? (No need to respond - just thought you might be interested too.) Gderrin ( talk) 05:04, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi. I'm currently working an developing an article in my user space Alabama v. North Carolina, and before I publish it I'd like to make sure that it would meet the criteria for DYK, and that the hook I have been trying to draft would be acceptable (hook in talk page). Would you be willing to give it a look?
Thanks, -- DannyS712 ( talk) 21:45, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm in the process of preparing this article for FAC and have put it up at Peer Review to see how fit it is for nomination. Since you were of much help last time with Oxalaia I was wondering if you could take a look?
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Hey Casliber, if you have a moment, would you be able to review my WP:FOUR nomination? Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:04, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
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Banksia. Now that I have your attention, and while you are not the first to submit to my survey, I estimate you are most the qualified (and available :-) ), so would you proffer an opinion on the cultivation of this genus … in pots? I was given a B. brownii and thought the grower's heart would break as she waved goodbye (to the plant, not me!), and as you will recall it is extremely rare, vulnerable to extinction, and susceptible to that unmentionable pathogen. I guess the skinny of this, in general for the genus and for that species, specifically, is
I would prefer these things remain in good care, when rare, although my installation in other situations are probably protecting themselves with their inherent charisma (or bulldozed, if it is in the way, bad planning on my part I suppose). How are things, by the way, we have been lucky with the weather on this side. cygnis insignis 11:54, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Casliber: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 18:45, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi CasLiber, can you add range map to Tufted Tit-tyrant and Crested auklet-- Anass ( talk) 00:46, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi, i think that you can upolad this photo here about Red warbler, it is free-- Anass ( talk) 10:32, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Cas, how do I get my [2] Template:The 25 DYK Nomination Medal? Does a bot paste it on my talk? Someone on the DYK staff? Is there an awards ceremony on cable? (Kidding.) Thanks! – Lionel( talk) 10:32, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
I think I've fixed all the listed issues so far except the first, and there's one where I've asked for your opinion, please check Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
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Now it's at FAC, I'm going to stop adding new material unless something arises during discussions there, it's long enough as it is, and if someone wants to know how to distinguish juveniles of the three gannets, we can deal with it then (with difficulty, according to HBW)
I'm going to have to twitch an American Royal Tern in Sussex either later today (light until 9.30 pm so near midsummer) or more likely tomorrow if it's still there, otherwise I'm likely to be free to deal with FAC issues as they arise Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:56, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
Good luck with the bird. I'll be trying to see a Norfolk Green parakeet weekend after next. And take my good camera for cool closeups of the masked boobies. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 09:11, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Cas. Sorry I missed you at the last meetup; I could only make the night session. Anyway I'm thinking about outing myself. I'm sure there's more than one thing in the history of my userpage I'd rather not be connected to myself, so ironically I'd like that to be deleted before this happens. I had the history of my userpage deleted at least once before (though not since 2012) and I can't actually remember how to go about doing it. You're the first admin that came to mind, so I was wondering, can you delete the history of my userpage and then just restore the latest version? And while you're at it, can you permanently delete User:Freikorp/subpage? I haven't used that page in years and same story there (simply redirecting it would not be sufficient privacy wise). If not, can you direct me to who I need to ask? Cheers. Oh and feel free to add me to the list of people you've met on your userpage if you like. :) Freikorp ( talk) 12:41, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
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Hi @ Casliber: I would like to nominate Billardiera heterophylla for DYK. But it probably needs considerable work before doing so. The facts which I find interesting are that it is apparently a popular garden plant in Australia and other places, having appeared in a Jamaican seed catalogue in 1887. Yet it is a complete environmental disaster. So we have it on the one hand apparently winning a horticulture prize in 2013, but recognised as a major environmental threat to wild places in Victoria and South Australia in 2010!! (I was hoping you might help me).... MargaretRDonald ( talk) 03:28, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
I am being ATTACKED - WP:STALKING and WP:HARASSMENT by this person - User:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz for many months, he apparrently hates me and the visual arts. Please get this guy off my back. Thank you... Modernist ( talk) 15:37, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Casliber, I repeatedly want to link the term taxonomic revision or review to clarify its definition, but a page with that title does not exist. There is an article titled Monograph on a topic that is certainly related. I was thinking about the following content: "A taxonomic revision or taxonomic review is a novel analysis of the variation patterns in a particular taxon. This analysis may be executed on the basis of any combination of the various available kinds of characters, such as morphological, anatomical, palynological, biochemical and genetic. A monograph or complete revision is a revision that is comprehensive for a taxon for the information given at a particular time, and for the entire world. Other (partial) revisions may be restricted in the sense that they may only use some of the available character sets or have a limited spatial scope. A revision results in a conformation of or new insights in the relationships between the subtaxa within the taxon under study, which may result in a change in the classification of these subtaxa, the identification of new subtaxa, or the merger of previous subtaxa. [1]"
What do you think? Please feel free to create an article or section if that would be easier than an answer.
Regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 18:28, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
I see you do DYK noms here is my DYK nom. I don't know how to nom something can you help me? It's from the newly created Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant article
hook: that the current SpaceX Rocket Development and Test facility was previously used during World War II to create bombs for the war? JC7V7DC5768 ( talk) 17:47, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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I fixed up the DYK so I don't know if it approved or not. The Waco History source covers all of it, the other source is a supplementary source. JC7V7DC5768 ( talk) 02:22, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi, Casliber, I did some wotk on Leucospermum praemorsum. Perhaps you may want to take a look at is quality assessment. Thanks in advance!
I also created Leucospermum arenarium. Perhaps that could be nominated for DYK. It shifted to pollination by mice, has very viscous nectar that is transported from the base of the ovary to the tip of the flower because the flower acts as a capillary duct. The mice now can harvest the nectar without damaging the flowers. What do you think? Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 14:58, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
![]() Strawberry
liqueur at a restaurant in Greece
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Hi Cas! It looks like we finally managed to get red warbler over the line. Thanks for all your assistance while I was away from my computer! Quick question: I know you're working with Jim on northern gannet at the moment, but would you be interested in collaborating again? I've got a couple of other well-on-the-way species close to throwing to the lion's den. Maybe when you're done with the gannet? I'm thinking chimney swift and Bonaparte's gull probably wouldn't take too much more effort... MeegsC ( talk) 17:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
Cas....The IOC has split western whipbird into black-throated whipbird and white-bellied whipbird. Ive split the genus article as much as I feel comfortable. Can you have a look at the distribution section and fix accordingly?.....Thanks..... Pvmoutside ( talk) 16:40, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, thanks for the DYK nominations and the status upgrading.
Leucospermum is a Proteaceae genus, like Banksia, for which you set up a WikiProject. Is there an opportunity there to mention this work? I have now finished all 48 Leucospermum species (only L. winteri as a stub since I cannot get a hold of the original description) as well as expanded the genus article.
I will contact one of the South African Proteaceae specialists to see if he can organise some professional feedback, and upload images of species that are not covered in commons.
I guess the general sentiment is still that identification keys either constitute OR or copyvio. I´m considering making a table of taxa versus characters, with in the cells the character states. The user can choose the order character states are provided and the system could shortlist remaining possibilities. Something like that might be placed on iNaturalist and linked to in the External links section.
Should we try to upgrade some of these articles to make them fit for GAN, and which would that be? What do you think? Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 11:06, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Cas! Sorry to bother you, but I was looking at the user rights log to check something that I had recently done, and I noticed that you gave
Dwergenpaartje +confirmed
and IPBE. The confirmed group won't do anything for them since they are autoconfirmed. I didn't see anything suggesting that they had run up against an IP block recently on their talk page or in UTRS, so I was curious about granting that one, since it usually is only given if someone is actually encountering an IP block not intended for them or they have a need to use a VPN. Anyway, thanks for entertaining me on this. Best,
TonyBallioni (
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03:36, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, can you create a template for this article for example Template:Monotypic taxon or Template:Mimidae, Thank you!-- Anass ( talk) 12:27, 3 August 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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Reviewed Serruria elongata, and all is good but please see this edit of mine for ALT1, and I'll leave it up to you if it's worth giving a try. Otherwise, if source is difficult, or the word "endemic" may throw off a lot of folks who have no clue what it is, or, any other reason you can think about, you may just delete it. Thanks again! -- 1l2l3k ( talk) 14:51, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
One day it will be that title, or Purpureicephalus spurius! :P
I've got a outside read-through of the article, a couple of obvious improvements were revealed before I got to third point; I will post those to the GA discussion tomorrow (or when I am back from a walkabout). And again, deeply appreciative of the demonstration in expanding an avian article. As a mate of mine here says, "You Rock!". —
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15:47, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed you commented at Jill Valentine's FAC1, which was a long time ago, so I understand if you don't want to get involved again (or even remember commenting in the first place). But JV's FAC3 was dismissed on the basis that I hadn't contacted previous commentators, so I've gone through all previous FACs and "peer reviews" and tried my best to address any issue which had ever been raised. I'm happy with the article as it is now (in that I believe it meets the featured article criteria), but I'd appreciate any feedback from any previous commentator. Is there something I could improve before renominating? Would you be into commenting at FAC4? I'd ideally like to address every issue anyone may have before renominating, so the FAC can be as uneventful as possible. ;) I'd appreciate your feedback, if you have the time. Cheers. Homeostasis07 ( talk) 00:54, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
An arbitration case regarding German war effort articles has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
For the Arbitration Committee,
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Something looks wrong with the bot permission template at Template:Did you know/Queue/1. Could you check? Thanks. Flibirigit ( talk) 17:17, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
Dear Cas, Back on 2013 October 19 you added a quote to the text of the Alpha Centuri article, referenced to <Knobel, p. 416>. However, the source of the quote never seems to have appeared in the list of references. Can you recall where it came from? Thanks, Skeptic2 ( talk) 17:47, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
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Anna Anka is a Swedish-American model, actress and author.
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Hello to all! I do not intend to write a regular peer review newsletter but there does occasionally come a time when those interested in contributing to peer review should be contacted, and now is one. I've mailed this out to everyone on the peer review volunteers list, and some editors that have contributed to past discussions. Apologies if I've left you off or contacted you and you didn't want it. Next time there is a newsletter / mass message it will be opt in ( here), I'll talk about this below - but first:
The list is here in case you've forgotten: WP:PRV. Kadane has kindly offered to create a bot that will ping editors on the volunteers list with unanswered reviews in their chosen subject areas every so often. You can choose the time interval by changing the "contact" parameter. Options are "never", "monthly", "quarterly", "halfyearly", and "annually". For example:
{{PRV|JohnSmith|History of engineering|contact=monthly}}
- if placed in the "History" section, JohnSmith will receive an automatic update every month about unanswered peer reviews relating to history.{{PRV|JaneSmith|Mesopotamian geography, Norwegian fjords|contact=annually}}
- if placed in the "Geography" section, JaneSmith will receive an automatic update every yearly about unanswered peer reviews in the geography area.We can at this stage only use the broad peer review section titles to guide what reviews you'd like, but that's better than nothing! You can also set an interest in multiple separate subject areas that will be updated at different times.
I don't think we need a WikiProject with a giant bureaucracy nor all sorts of whiz-bang features. However over the last few years I've found there are times when it would have been useful to have a list of editors that would like to contribute to discussions about the peer review process (e.g. instructions, layout, automation, simplification etc.). Also, it can get kind of lonely on the talk page as I am (correct me if I'm wrong) the only regular contributor, with most editors moving on after 6 - 12 months.
So, I've decided to create " WikiProject Peer review". If you'd like to contribute to the WikiProject, or make yourself available for future newsletters or contact, please add yourself to the list of members.
We plan to do some advertising of peer review, to let editors know about it and how to volunteer to help, at a couple of different venues (Signpost, Village pump, Teahouse etc.) - but have been waiting until we get this bot + WikiProject set up so we have a way to help interested editors make more enduring contributions. So consider yourself forewarned!
And... that's it!
I wish you all well on your Wikivoyages, Tom (LT) ( talk) 00:31, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi, an unknown editor (using only a IP address) tagged the "founding" section of the article because it contained "non Encyclopedic text". I don't know who this person is, and left no indication on the talk page of what exactly he/she considers non encyclopedic text. I removed a citation needed tag in the lead because, categorically, citations aren't needed in the lead when the material is discussed in the article. Could you have a look and tell me what you think? auntieruth (talk) 18:05, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, I wasn't sure whether you'd noticed that the QPQ you requested has been submitted (the nominator didn't ping you directly). Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 04:38, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
Red-capped parrot 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
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Hi Casliber, I just created Vexatorella obtusata. It has two subspecies with different common names. The article has a section on the distribution and habitat for both subsps. separately with their common names as title. Should redirects be created or not? thanks for your consideration in advance. Regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 22:29, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
You know the drill. Regards,-- Wehwalt ( talk) 16:42, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you and sadly missed Sasata for the first, a "yummy mushroom"! - A friend has a first FAC open, and it lacks participation. I confess that I also didn't get to Biblical criticism yet, too many composers and recently died to celebrate. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:49, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
On 18 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leucadendron salignum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flowers of the common sunshine conebush are pollinated by beetles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leucadendron salignum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Leucadendron salignum), 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.
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The article
Red-capped parrot you nominated as a
good article has passed
; see
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Guacamole is an avocado-based dip, spread, or salad first developed by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico.
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Vanamonde ( talk) 00:01, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, I wasn't sure whether you'd seen that your review had been replied to. Just a quick ping in case you hadn't, since they didn't ping you there. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 14:39, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
![]() "The noblest motive is the
public good."
Thomas Jefferson Building,
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Hi @ Casliber:. I notice you have made some distribution maps using svg files (for example, /info/en/?search=Banksia_blechnifolia#/media/File:Banksiablechnifoliamap.png). I was hoping that you might explain how to do this. (My maps are all from point data, rather than coloured polygons, but the svg files are cheaper to load...) MargaretRDonald ( talk) 00:07, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:
During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
I just took a look at Boletus aereus and food it to be wonderful. Congratulations on one of your newest FAs! Best Regards, Barbara ✐ ✉ 18:39, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
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Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627) was the fourth
Mughal Emperor, who ruled the
Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death in 1627. Pictured is a 17th century painting of Jahangir hunting with a falcon.
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There will be a meetup in Sydney on the 12 of September. More info at Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/September 2018. Bidgee ( talk) 10:00, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Serruria elongata at the
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:01, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
On 5 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kimberley death adder, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the scientific names in use for the Kimberley death adder was given in honour of actor Burt Lancaster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kimberley death adder. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Kimberley death adder), 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.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:02, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, Hope you are well. I have done some work on the article about Pelargonium peltatum. I was wondering if you would again be willing to nominate a page for DYK. The hook I would like to propose is ... that Willem Adriaan van der Stel introduced the ivy-leaved pelargonium ( Pelargonium peltatum) from South Africa to the Netherlands already in the year 1700. [1] The illustration I’d like to propose is an excellent aquarel that was already painted in 1701! Thanks for your efforts, regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 10:59, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
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This is to let you know that the Cortinarius caperatus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 12, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 12, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:29, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for "an esteemed edible mushroom from Europe"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:15, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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People's Republic of Angola covers the period of Angolan history as a self-declared socialist state established in 1975 to the time it was dismantled in 1992.
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On 15 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eucalyptus exserta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that common names for Eucalyptus exserta include Queensland peppermint, bendo, and messmate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eucalyptus exserta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Eucalyptus exserta), 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.
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Good edits on Red-capped parrot page Nat.Account ( talk) 03:37, 15 September 2018 (UTC) |
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Thank you for another good one, "Onward and upward - this is the next in a bunch of constellations that are being buffed"! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:52, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
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On 21 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Serruria elongata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that flowers of the long-stalk spiderhead (pictured) produce a sweet smell late in the afternoon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Serruria elongata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Serruria elongata), 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.
Vanamonde ( talk) 00:02, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your share of Red-billed tropicbird! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:46, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
St. Louis-style pizza is an example of
St. Louis cuisine.
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Hi Casliber! I found your user name on the list of willing WP:FAC mentors, specifically that you are interested in sports-related articles. If you are still willing, I would be interested in being your mentee. I have some WP:GA and WP:FL experience, but never taken an article to FAC. The article I am currently most interested in moving forward is Packers sweep. Let me know if you are available and still interested. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:55, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Cas Liber, a QPQ review has been submitted for this nomination, which was what you were waiting for when you reviewed it. When you get the chance, can you please stop by and see whether you're satisfied with what's been provided and continue/conclude your review? Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 04:23, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
The article is nearly there, but someone asked about the number of clutches and broods, this source Storr (1991) says two. Or five. There is an explanation of the notation at page 7, para 3, of what "C/ 4(2), 5(5), 6(2)" signifies for Platycercus spurius at page 77. If you use the source, note that the isbn and issn are tripping an error I can't resolve, you may want to leave it out. FWIW, note also that Storr used that available name in the Handbook of WA birds (2001), already cited in the article. Have a good one — cygnis insignis 17:07, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
"I have never taken their eggs, but on the 26th October, 1908, I was shewn a nesting cavity about four inches in diameter, and thirty feet from the ground, in a very large green tree, which apparently contained young birds. On the 24th November, 1908, this same tree was felled, and one fresh egg was broken in the fall. Perhaps it was a second laying. On the same date a tree containing a nest with half-grown young was felled."
On 29 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Speckled brown snake, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the venom of the speckled brown snake is 1.6 times more toxic than that of the Indian cobra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Speckled brown snake. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Speckled brown snake), 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.
Alex Shih ( talk) 00:03, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Casliber.
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Thanks for your input, I can't seem to find anything on the origin of the species name - Is there any mention of it in the books you were using? Cheers and keep up the good work. Hughesdarren ( talk) 11:23, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm Rebestalic.
I was casually looking at the RfA preparation essay, with no intention to become an administrator (I've been here for 60 days(!)), when I clicked on some advice for failed RfAs. The author of the advice was a user named 'Sven Manguard'. I visited their (probably 'his', but we'll never know if they're using a fake name) user page. Below his farewell message, I saw a comment that was attributed to you.
I think it is perhaps more respectful to the fallen Wikipedian if that comment wasn't there... since you're an Administrator now, I don't think that line has any use anymore, anyway.
(183,062 edits!!! Well, you definitely don't have Major Depressive Disorder. No offence to people with the condition; I can tell it feels terrible. Gee mate, 900+ edits on a single page? You're a legend.)
Keep calm and keep on jamming in those contributions. Rebestalic ( talk) 04:24, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
you got my highy scurrilous email... things look good re the biota material - it is all just a matter of time JarrahTree 12:11, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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Cas Liber, I was wondering if you might want to give this review another look; much has happened since you last posted. If not, I'll call for a new reviewer. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:05, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, just contacting you to ask for comments on my FAC since you made some on the last attempt. Here's the link if you're interested. – ♠Vami _IV†♠ 00:59, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
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A reader contacted Wikimedia with a concern about a recent FA Cortinarius_caperatus. The issue was technical enough that I obtained permission to quote the reader. I would normally post this n the article talk page (and still can, if you desire) but I saw your involvement and thought I would start with you.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 13:42, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
I usually enjoy your featured articles, and usually just help out by correcting the odd typo, but, today, your top picture looks so obviously wrong for the species that I couldn't believe someone would have been able to swap it without it being noticed. However, after hunting all over the place and nearly giving up in frustration, I can well understand how such a mistake would go uncorrected!
Surely on something as potentially dangerous as fungi identification you could at least put a query or 'yes/no' box near the pictures to draw them to the author's attention? This is especially needed when the topic has been locked in the possibly wrong state 'to prevent vandalism'.
I am not a professional mycologist, and professionals would shy away from making positive IDs from photographs in any case. However, I did spend many years going on fungal forays with the official fungi Recorder for Herts and Beds in England (Alan Outen), and many other Mycological Society members, who were very experienced foragers, with an impressive list of new additions to the UK list to their names, so, whereas I might not be able to give you a positive ID for the mushrooms in that leading photo, I am fairly certain that they are not the Cortinarius described: they are Agaricus I am vertually certain. (It looks close to a 'Yellow Stainer' but that would need a yellow base to the stipe. --I'm not being to specific on the species names here, as they change frequently, and I'm not currently able to foray and so keep up with the current names.).
It is too poor a picture to be used in identification in any case, as you cannot see any of the features clearly enough to be sure even of the genus, but, on the overall appearance, I would say this really is be one of the woodland Agaricus species--in the UK, most commonly A. silvicola. Although the article does say that some people can mistake this rather unusual Cortinarius for an Agaricus or Agrocybe, I don't think they intended to say it looked *that* much like an Agaricus!
You might contend that it really is a picture of an extreme example of the species, but, really, if so, you should not show such pictures without explaining it is an extreme variant. As you can see from the other pictures further down the page, it has very little in common with them, that you can actually see.
Also, if you Google the species, you will find that the Wiki picture is different from most of the others.
Here is a reliable link to a note of the species, with a much different picture. (The most important feature of Cortinarius is the spore print colour. You really ought to include spore prints.):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortinarius_caperatus
Hope this makes sense and finds the right person.
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Dear Cas Liber: though I’m aware and respect that you are not really interested in the lion subpages, I would appreciate your advice. There is an editor who keeps insisting on adding false and misleading info into the Central African lion page, which I reverted several times and explained why : see these today’s diffs https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&curid=49791477&diff=867059673&oldid=867037085 and https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&diff=next&oldid=867059673, and also my attempt to discuss this at Talk:Central_African_lion#kamptzi, alas to no avail. Would you advise me to a) ignore this editor’s reverts to including false info, or b) continue this edit war?? -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 11:33, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
He just started another edit war : see this https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Central_African_lion&type=revision&diff=867430830&oldid=867082870 -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 18:28, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
For deletion: I highly appreciate your proposal!!! And your initiative to revive the discussion!!
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In view of my today’s comment in [this talk], this brings me to an idea I have in mind for some time already. But would first like to propose to you, and see what you think about it, as it may seem a bit radical (?) at first sight:
That way, we can demonstrate range decline of both subspecies, and at the same time make it apparent to readers, why we treat Barbary lion and Cape lion in only two separate pages, instead of using additional pages with Latin and/or uncommon vernacular names. Note that I am not at all worried or concerned about (common) names: there are many species and subspecies named after countries and/or regions, although their actual range is far larger than this particular region, e.g. Egyptian mongoose, large Indian civet, small Indian civet, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger. Looking forward to your thoughts !! -- BhagyaMani ( talk) 10:41, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
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Please userfy https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log&page=William+Farrar and drop it in a sub page of my userspace....
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Hi Casliber, I'm going to create Mimetes stokoei. I think it may make an interesting DYK item with the following hook ...the mace pagoda was twice presumed extinct, but reappeared in its natural habitat from seed, after a wildfire several decades later. [1] [2] Thank you in advance, kind regards, Dwergenpaartje ( talk) 18:53, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
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Any chance you could promote DYK Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States to the lead hook on Prep 1? It coincides with an anniversary (Nov 17) and is also the date of an upcoming Hawaii Library Assn editathon. I don't seem to be having any luck getting this promoted. — Maile ( talk) 02:33, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hello! After a successful GA review, DYK nomination, and peer review, I'm pretty sure Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 is ready for FAC. While it's definitely short for a featured article, it is comparable in length to Tropical Depression Ten (2005), which has passed FAC. Since this is my first FAC, would you mind assisting it through the process? Thank you! Codyorb ( talk) 23:10, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
I've fixed up the Gene Hackman article and submitted it for a A class assessment on the article's talk page since WikiProject Bio A class assessment is currently defunct. I'd like you (since you've reviewed some of my DYKs) and another uninvolved editor to review the Gene Hackman article for A-class criteria on that talk page if you want (but some feedback like what to fix would also be helpful too). Thanks. JC7V ( talk) 01:47, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Cas,
Greetings to you. I've had an interesting time with the spelling of the author of Dendrobium cucumerinum. John Lindley gives the author as "W. MacLeay" (1842), WCSP and APNI as "MacLeay" and IPNI returns "William MacLeay fl. 1842" for "MacLeay" (or "Mcleay") but who was he/she? I guessed it may have been one of the two cousins William Sharp Macleay or William John Macleay but I may be on the wrong track - neither of them were really botanists and the spelling of Macleay is different. Maybe Lindley got it wrong? (No need to respond - just thought you might be interested too.) Gderrin ( talk) 05:04, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi. I'm currently working an developing an article in my user space Alabama v. North Carolina, and before I publish it I'd like to make sure that it would meet the criteria for DYK, and that the hook I have been trying to draft would be acceptable (hook in talk page). Would you be willing to give it a look?
Thanks, -- DannyS712 ( talk) 21:45, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm in the process of preparing this article for FAC and have put it up at Peer Review to see how fit it is for nomination. Since you were of much help last time with Oxalaia I was wondering if you could take a look?
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Hey Casliber, if you have a moment, would you be able to review my WP:FOUR nomination? Cheers, « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:04, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
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Banksia. Now that I have your attention, and while you are not the first to submit to my survey, I estimate you are most the qualified (and available :-) ), so would you proffer an opinion on the cultivation of this genus … in pots? I was given a B. brownii and thought the grower's heart would break as she waved goodbye (to the plant, not me!), and as you will recall it is extremely rare, vulnerable to extinction, and susceptible to that unmentionable pathogen. I guess the skinny of this, in general for the genus and for that species, specifically, is
I would prefer these things remain in good care, when rare, although my installation in other situations are probably protecting themselves with their inherent charisma (or bulldozed, if it is in the way, bad planning on my part I suppose). How are things, by the way, we have been lucky with the weather on this side. cygnis insignis 11:54, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
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Wishing you all the best for x-mass, hope it's a time of cheer. Ceoil ( talk) 22:11, 21 December 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi Casliber, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas |
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I hope this holiday season is festive and fulfilling and filled with love and kindness, and that 2019 will be safe, successful and rewarding...keep hope alive.... Modernist ( talk) 22:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC) |
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I'm delighted to reciprocate by asking you in turn to mentally wrap your laughing gear round this piece of Viennese-Italian toff tucker, mate. Courtesy of my spouse's inimitable talents for combining the aesthetic and the edible. Best wishes for the New Year to you and yours, Cas. Nishidani ( talk) 23:09, 24 December 2018 (UTC) |
On 25 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dendrobium cucumerinum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the cucumber orchid and straggly pencil orchid can hybridize when they grow together? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dendrobium cucumerinum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Dendrobium cucumerinum), 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.
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trust you have had a good christmas - have a good new year and maintain the humour and hope !!! .. JarrahTree 00:19, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Casliber, wising you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year |
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Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Glorious, Prosperous New Year! God bless!
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From my family to yours, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2019.
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Hello Casliber: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk, contributions) 18:45, 25 December 2018 (UTC)