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Hello, I've been working on a list of Ontario birds here from scratch. I have a strong interest in birding but am by no means an expert, so I was wondering if you could take a look at the list and let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. Thanks, Scorpion 0422 03:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to thank you for leading the supports at FLC; others were to slow to follow your example, but they finally did, and the list is now promoted. Your help in achieving this is much appreciated. Brianboulton ( talk) 21:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I have again removed the refimprove tag from the Donovan McNabb article. The article has 14 references already, which probably puts it in the 95th percentile of references per article, and no explanation is offered as to what references need to be improved. While every single article on Wikipedia would benefit from better referencing, applying the tag without labeling and identifying your specific issues of concern is not likely to address your issues. I would suggest that you label the specific items that require sources and elaborate on these issues on the article's talk page. Alansohn ( talk) 16:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Well, I can just barely understand why you removed my "bank jumping" theory from the theoretical section of the "origin of birds". But, when you removed it from your discussion area, you become intellectually dishonest. My theory of the origin of bird flight, that all can read at protobird(dot)blogspot(dot)com, is why, how, and where flight evolved. It won't go away, ever, because you or anyone else can't give a cogent and persuasive argument why it is wrong. Ground-up or tree-down theories are easy to refute, try me! Bird flight evolved by plunge diving from river banks! Protoart(at)gmail(dot)com. Arthur H Tarver 69.225.121.234 ( talk) 05:37, 4 August 2008 (UTC) Oops! Sorry, ther are two sites "origin of birds" and "bird flight" You didn't remove it from discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.225.121.234 ( talk) 06:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC, it may be good to have a BirdWelcome template that can be easily "subst"-ed into new bird editor pages. Your current format is a good starting point. Shyamal ( talk) 09:58, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi MeegC, Charles Sibley was my father-in-law, and I am referring to a copy of his CV. What do you want?
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My changes to the article reflect more than just the guidelines in the manual of style. For articles on geography, in particular, and the animal kingdom, a "further reading" section will eventually develop. It is a waste of time to compile a bibliography when more general articles will be written on the authors in ornithology. Ottre ( talk) 08:37, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Have tried to improve the content and referencing in the article. It may still need some gap identification, re-organization and copy editing. Do take a look when you find some time. Shyamal ( talk) 16:55, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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Well, when I had placed the tag (which was probably shortly after the end of week 1, I can't remember) his stats and possibly the game description (once again I don't remember) was missing, but the problem has been fixed and the tag was removed. Thanks for pointing that out tho. RC-0722 361.0/ 1 02:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
FYI. A user posted an image with "birds are Dinosaurs!" scrawled on it and that has been deleted. Shyamal ( talk) 05:23, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi do you know of any good title i can move the list to, it's a list of active mexican players playing in other countries. Blu e Red 19:31, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Thanks for the welcome. Tonight I have started adding to the Category:Birds of Turkey. But, apart from random burst of enthusiasm, I won't be able to be a regular contributer until I have finished my masters thesis by the end of this academic year (sadly it is in Eng Lit not ornithology!). Still will contribute to the project as much as humanly possible. WikiLambo ( talk) 18:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
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You know a lot about birds ! Oh, and birds are dinosaurs. For more information, see Avialae, Feathered dinosaurs, Theropod, and Dinosaur.-- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
How do I get to the talk page for the bird article? I can't figure it out. Please respond soon. -- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello? I would like a reply. I still can't figure out how to get to the talk page for the bird article.I would really appreciate help. I really don't know how to get there. Please respond soon.-- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:54, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! -- Vuerqex ( talk) 23:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. Thank you for helping me. -- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
I've asked a question about "wiki-magic" on the {{ Citation}} talk page. You may want to comment further there. — Cheers, JackLee – talk– 15:01, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
The synonymy list is given in Hellmayr 1948, full scan here http://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2007-11/catalogueofbirds1312hell/ Unable to find the German reference you refer to but http://www.peterbertau.de/seite09.htm suggests that the word "lumme" is indeed of German origin. Shyamal ( talk) 02:43, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
130. Stellatus, corpore supra nigricante maculis stellatis albis innumeris, subtus albo. [Which I presume is : body above black spotted with numerous white speckles and underside white] Willoughby Orn. Tab. 62 Colymb. max. stellatus 132. Lumme, corpore supra nigricante, subtus albo, collo, antice ferrugineo. [Which I presume is: Body above black, below white and front of collar ferrugineus.]
Shyamal ( talk) 10:16, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
It is possible that the the authorship being assigned to (Pontoppidan, 1763) is perhaps explained in the paper by Leonhard Stejneger of 1882 in Proc. US Nat. Mus. V has an explanation. Shyamal ( talk) 10:16, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure how long this should be, but here's an example of what you could say:
In the last month quite a few new photos have been obtained from the photosharing website Flickr. A few photos are already suitably licensed for use on Wikipedia. However, for the majority of unsuitably licensed images it is also possible to ask uploaders to change the license of their photo(s), and a good portion of Flickr users have been willing to release images upon request. This is particularly useful for articles that currently have no images. There are still thousands of bird articles needing photos and few people involved in this process, so any help is appreciated.
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Welcome to wikiproject Madagascar! -- RayqayzaDialgaWeird2210 16:06, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
How do you get that newsletter thing? Vuerqex ( talk) 15:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
[2] is my very own website. I just created it. The website is far from finished, though. Vuerqex ( talk) 05:11, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm new to WikiProject Birds and have done a bit of work on Eurasian Woodcock. If you've got time, I'd be grateful if you could take a look and suggest further improvements. Thanks! Bogbumper ( talk) 17:49, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
I have managed to get around to doing the peer review work you gave me back in August. Do you feel that there are anymore edits i can make to the article? Kilnburn ( talk) 17:30, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
I used the wrong adjective, and meant meant global pan-religious not unitarian (i.e. uniting church), now for alot of reversions/amendations...Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 23:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for coming to my article and giving the feedback. I'll take a look at your recommendations and will keep working at this. Thompsma ( talk) 16:39, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
The way it was said certainly made it seem like they were the ones being over the top. Wikipedia is seeming rather anti-science these days, and, contrary to them getting bored, they're wearing down the good writers and interfering with the writing of articles. It's been going on for months now. It's too much. -- KP Botany ( talk) 03:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
I've got to drive to London shortly, which should be fun, so I can't look now, but I'll respond tomorrow. I have a good source for old names, and I might be able to reference some of them. I wouldn't worry too much about synonyms anyway jimfbleak ( talk) 05:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Noticed this in your sandbox (from last summer), looks like its time has come. See Talk:Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and I have added a red link in the article. Shyamal ( talk) 14:14, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
jimfbleak ( talk) 15:24, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Roads fine down to west of London, not much snow left snow in Heathrow area, but Guildford and Caterham very icy according to traffic news. Ring-necked Parakeet in Wraysbury in a five-minute detour from the motorway and a Red Kite over the M25 were new for the year. Fine with the refs, I tend to either take out all the books or none, but that's just me. jimfbleak ( talk) 17:47, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I think I could accommodate you. I need several details to prep up:
Cheers, Миша 13 16:36, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks very much for the confirmation. I wish I'd taken more bird photos now. I've put another 4 up ( http://picasaweb.google.com/Stevage/Unidentified), if your friend can help any more. Pity the photos are so bad, I don't have a telephoto, since I normally take landscapes. Stevage 01:46, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
You do realize Editors For Deletion is a humor page. It's frequently opposite-day around that place. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs)/( e-mail) 23:04, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
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Shyamal ( talk · contribs) took up the last newsletter's challenge, and started our article about distraction displays—behaviors used by birds to lure or drive potential predators away from nests or young. This month, we're looking for someone to start an article about acoustical luring, which is a method used by some predatory birds to lure potential prey into reach. The person who creates this article and gets it beyond a mere stub level will be mentioned in the next newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi MeegsC, the article challenge seems to be rather narrow in scope and I just see that avian foraging is a red link and could be much larger article that can introduce this term as it applies to shrikes (seems to be the only case in birds). The term itself seems a bit ambiguous as call play back and pishing might actually qualify. Shyamal ( talk) 04:13, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Red-throated Diver....... Casliber ( talk · contribs) 20:21, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I like it. I suggest not hiding it - it's not going to be a nuisance. Go ahead and add it to all the newsletters for navigation. Richard001 ( talk) 08:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to help with WikiProject_Organismal_Biomechanics! I'm awful at a lot of this coding and layout stuff, so it's really, really appreciated! Mokele ( talk) 14:13, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
It would be good if there were a way to navigate more easily between newsletters, e.g. a 'next' and 'previous' button, or better still a template at the bottom with all newsletters on it. Another suggestion is to link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds/Article requests in the section on the new article.
For the next newsletter, you could mention moving photos to the Commons, e.g. "Except in very rare cases, all bird related images must be freely licensed and thus should be uploaded to the Commons. There are however a number of bird images only found here at en.wikipedia (sometimes being the only one of that species), which prevents them from being used by other Wikipedias and Wikimedia Projects, and makes them harder to find. Some are not used in articles, and most are not placed in a bird specific image category. If you come across one, consider moving it to the Commons, which has a much better category system for bird images. You can search for and move them on a regular basis if you want, but you can also help simply by putting them in Category:Bird images (which should only contain images from here, with the occasional exception such as featured pictures), where others can find them and move them. For help on this you can ask User:Richard001."
(That's quite long isn't it? Oh well, I'm sure you can do something with it.) Richard001 ( talk) 08:48, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
In answer to your question, please let me explain.
This is the formula recommended on Help:Cite errors. It indeed is a little ambiguous. It means that the list itself is not part of the template. If it were, you would have found the whole references section including
== References == ''This reference list does not appear in the article.''
in all articles that use the template. The references themselves obviously are part of the template.
So the trick into understanding this is in the words this list.
If there is anything more I can help you with, please write. Debresser ( talk) 08:59, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
FYI MZMcBride is on a wikibreak, I took the liberty of responding at the above-linked thread. – xeno talk 17:09, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
Many thanks, the link as given is fine even at FA, doesn't have to be to the journal site as long as it has the text jimfbleak ( talk) 13:35, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC,
Thanks for the message. Sorry for the delayed reply. I left on 22nd for Bangalore and I'm accessing my email only today from there. The fact is that aside from a small spoken article on " Bank Myna", my second spoken article " Bird" is progressing slowly and is still incomplete. As of now I feel that I should write the article you want once I have some experience behind me. Would you consider waiting another month till then? I'm beginning work on it right away. Let me know. You may like to fill in the vacant slot in the forthcoming issue in the meantime. Could you tell me the word limit and other rules for the Bird newsletter?
AshLin ( talk) 04:12, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
You might find this Wikipedia:Rollback feature useful. It is a server-side revert and much faster. Shyamal ( talk) 15:04, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
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We've done it! With the awarding of a GA rating to Australian Magpie, we reached the milestone of 100 FA/FL/GA articles for the project. And that's fitting, since it was Casliber ( talk · contribs) who both shepherded the magpie article to its rating, and who challenged us to the goal of reaching 100 in the first place. We also reached our goal of 50 FA articles, when Rufous-crowned Sparrow got its star. Well done everybody; those are major accomplishments. Now, on to 150… |
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Shyamal ( talk · contribs) stepped up yet again and created an excellent, well-referenced start to the ornithophily article. This month, we're looking for someone to split the article about Bonelli's Warbler into two species: Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and Western Bonelli's Warbler, both of which currently exist only as redirects. The person who splits this article and separates the appropriate information into each new article will be mentioned in the next newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi MeegsC; I'm sorry to have overlooked your comment on my talk page. [3] Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 00:47, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure I follow. If the genus name matches the page title, is contained within five 's in the taxobox, and there is no name parameter in the taxobox, then the title will be italicised automatically. Won't it? Martin ( Smith609 – Talk) 16:31, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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Much improved from earlier versions! Bob98133 ( talk) 15:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
http://www.avianbrain.org/neostriatum.html
cheers, 128.118.29.7 ( talk) 22:31, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed you started an Outline of birds page and just wanted to say nice work. Thanks for being so proactive. Tiamut talk 21:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
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We're looking for input on several topics this month — including whether we should change the period of time we work on collaboration articles from a month to a quarter, and whether we should change the authority for our species (and article) naming from Handbook of Birds of the World to the International Ornithological Committee's World Bird List. Be sure to add your two cents (or pence or rand or rupees or pesos or bolivars or whatever other currency is appropriate) to the discussions... |
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Prashanthns ( talk · contribs) met the last newsletter challenge and wikified the Brazilian Merganser article. This issue, we're looking for someone to expand the Semnornis (toucan-barbets) article from Stub-class to Start-class. The editor who does so will be named in next month's newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi. Your sandbox is shown in a category. There is a wiki-guideline against having sandboxes in a category. Snowman ( talk) 11:32, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
This is to inform you that removing exceptions to the use of "most Common Names" as the titles of Wikipedia articles from the the Talk:Naming_Conventions policy page, is the subject of a referral for Comment (RfC). This follows recent changes by some editors.
You are being informed as an editor previously involved in discussion of these issues relevant to that policy page. You are invited to comment at this location. Xan dar 21:38, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
Are you still and Active participant of WikiProject Animals WP:ANIMALS ? Please let me know. Zoo Pro 05:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Are you interested in helping me try get House Sparrow up to featured article status? (It's currently C-class) If so, I have lots of questions for you. Thanks, innotata ( Talk | Contribs) 21:11, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
This is something I just typed at my talk page, in a discussion with Jimfbleak, who is going to work on sparrow articles: "I've done it: I've found how you use Harvard and cite x templates!! You add the parameter ref=harv !" Now to fix House Sparrow. — innotata ( Talk • Contribs) 16:35, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC, this template might be of interest since you usually prefer the Harvard notation presumably due to this. Template:Rp - I spotted its use in " Insect". Shyamal ( talk) 03:23, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
I was going to tell you something about refs, but I added it to a response to your queries at the talk page. innotata ( Talk | Contribs) 01:45, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for removing the project talk page banners from those duck breed articles. If you want to double check, there are probably also chicken and turkey articles that have the same problem, though I'm not entirely sure. Steven Walling 05:59, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the note to User_talk:70.144.83.69 re purple martins, feel free to revert/edit or expand to a more accurate or complete entry, no edit war I promise! I just felt that the scale of use of artificial nests by martins merited a mention. Markletp ( talk) 15:50, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Hope you have not forgotten ... Shyamal ( talk) 04:00, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
A gentle reminder - the above review has been on hold for 97 days, which is rather a long time. Jezhotwells ( talk) 01:06, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
Birds are dinosaurs. Just saying. One and a half years later, I still think you're wrong. -- Ferocious Flying Ferrets 03:47, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey, how are you doing? I can't even remember the last time I checked the Oddie page. It's been ages. Feel free to remove any tags you disagree with. Thanks for letting me know. Rms125a@hotmail.com ( talk) 13:31, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
On May 31, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red Warbler, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:02, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:59, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).
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Hey! and thanks for the positive feedback. I had a magnificent evening with the birds and shot more than 400 photos, of which i kept around 40. I didn't want to clog the article with too many, but there are some very nice actionshots, both of the feeding as well as takeoff and landings. They are all available here for now ( http://picasaweb.google.com/boaworm/BirdsAtEyrarbakki#), I'm happy to contribute more to wikipedia if you think any of the others would benefit the article. Boaworm ( talk) 10:29, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
On July 14, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pink-headed Warbler, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Hi, sorry my brevity with saying "per admin. approval" wasn't clear - I meant "awaiting an admin. review and approval to stay" - 'said' with respect that it is a secured article. Seems the opposite interpretation was made. Sorry---- Look2See1 t a l k → 03:50, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hello, I've been working on a list of Ontario birds here from scratch. I have a strong interest in birding but am by no means an expert, so I was wondering if you could take a look at the list and let me know if I'm doing anything wrong. Thanks, Scorpion 0422 03:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I'd like to thank you for leading the supports at FLC; others were to slow to follow your example, but they finally did, and the list is now promoted. Your help in achieving this is much appreciated. Brianboulton ( talk) 21:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I have again removed the refimprove tag from the Donovan McNabb article. The article has 14 references already, which probably puts it in the 95th percentile of references per article, and no explanation is offered as to what references need to be improved. While every single article on Wikipedia would benefit from better referencing, applying the tag without labeling and identifying your specific issues of concern is not likely to address your issues. I would suggest that you label the specific items that require sources and elaborate on these issues on the article's talk page. Alansohn ( talk) 16:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Well, I can just barely understand why you removed my "bank jumping" theory from the theoretical section of the "origin of birds". But, when you removed it from your discussion area, you become intellectually dishonest. My theory of the origin of bird flight, that all can read at protobird(dot)blogspot(dot)com, is why, how, and where flight evolved. It won't go away, ever, because you or anyone else can't give a cogent and persuasive argument why it is wrong. Ground-up or tree-down theories are easy to refute, try me! Bird flight evolved by plunge diving from river banks! Protoart(at)gmail(dot)com. Arthur H Tarver 69.225.121.234 ( talk) 05:37, 4 August 2008 (UTC) Oops! Sorry, ther are two sites "origin of birds" and "bird flight" You didn't remove it from discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.225.121.234 ( talk) 06:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC, it may be good to have a BirdWelcome template that can be easily "subst"-ed into new bird editor pages. Your current format is a good starting point. Shyamal ( talk) 09:58, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi MeegC, Charles Sibley was my father-in-law, and I am referring to a copy of his CV. What do you want?
-- Tom Lum Forest ( talk) 21:44, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
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My changes to the article reflect more than just the guidelines in the manual of style. For articles on geography, in particular, and the animal kingdom, a "further reading" section will eventually develop. It is a waste of time to compile a bibliography when more general articles will be written on the authors in ornithology. Ottre ( talk) 08:37, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
Have tried to improve the content and referencing in the article. It may still need some gap identification, re-organization and copy editing. Do take a look when you find some time. Shyamal ( talk) 16:55, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
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Well, when I had placed the tag (which was probably shortly after the end of week 1, I can't remember) his stats and possibly the game description (once again I don't remember) was missing, but the problem has been fixed and the tag was removed. Thanks for pointing that out tho. RC-0722 361.0/ 1 02:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
FYI. A user posted an image with "birds are Dinosaurs!" scrawled on it and that has been deleted. Shyamal ( talk) 05:23, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi do you know of any good title i can move the list to, it's a list of active mexican players playing in other countries. Blu e Red 19:31, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello. Thanks for the welcome. Tonight I have started adding to the Category:Birds of Turkey. But, apart from random burst of enthusiasm, I won't be able to be a regular contributer until I have finished my masters thesis by the end of this academic year (sadly it is in Eng Lit not ornithology!). Still will contribute to the project as much as humanly possible. WikiLambo ( talk) 18:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
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You know a lot about birds ! Oh, and birds are dinosaurs. For more information, see Avialae, Feathered dinosaurs, Theropod, and Dinosaur.-- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:37, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
How do I get to the talk page for the bird article? I can't figure it out. Please respond soon. -- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello? I would like a reply. I still can't figure out how to get to the talk page for the bird article.I would really appreciate help. I really don't know how to get there. Please respond soon.-- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:54, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! -- Vuerqex ( talk) 23:33, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. Thank you for helping me. -- Vuerqex ( talk) 01:58, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
I've asked a question about "wiki-magic" on the {{ Citation}} talk page. You may want to comment further there. — Cheers, JackLee – talk– 15:01, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
The synonymy list is given in Hellmayr 1948, full scan here http://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2007-11/catalogueofbirds1312hell/ Unable to find the German reference you refer to but http://www.peterbertau.de/seite09.htm suggests that the word "lumme" is indeed of German origin. Shyamal ( talk) 02:43, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
130. Stellatus, corpore supra nigricante maculis stellatis albis innumeris, subtus albo. [Which I presume is : body above black spotted with numerous white speckles and underside white] Willoughby Orn. Tab. 62 Colymb. max. stellatus 132. Lumme, corpore supra nigricante, subtus albo, collo, antice ferrugineo. [Which I presume is: Body above black, below white and front of collar ferrugineus.]
Shyamal ( talk) 10:16, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
It is possible that the the authorship being assigned to (Pontoppidan, 1763) is perhaps explained in the paper by Leonhard Stejneger of 1882 in Proc. US Nat. Mus. V has an explanation. Shyamal ( talk) 10:16, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure how long this should be, but here's an example of what you could say:
In the last month quite a few new photos have been obtained from the photosharing website Flickr. A few photos are already suitably licensed for use on Wikipedia. However, for the majority of unsuitably licensed images it is also possible to ask uploaders to change the license of their photo(s), and a good portion of Flickr users have been willing to release images upon request. This is particularly useful for articles that currently have no images. There are still thousands of bird articles needing photos and few people involved in this process, so any help is appreciated.
Richard001 ( talk) 04:11, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to wikiproject Madagascar! -- RayqayzaDialgaWeird2210 16:06, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
How do you get that newsletter thing? Vuerqex ( talk) 15:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
[2] is my very own website. I just created it. The website is far from finished, though. Vuerqex ( talk) 05:11, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
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Maias ( talk · contribs) took up last month's challenge, and started our article about the newly-described species Vanikoro White-eye. This month, we're looking for someone to create an article on the Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi, which has been split by many of the world's authorites; this will remove a redlink from our Penguin article as well. The editor who starts this article and gets it to at least a reasonable stub class will be mentioned in next month's newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi. I'm new to WikiProject Birds and have done a bit of work on Eurasian Woodcock. If you've got time, I'd be grateful if you could take a look and suggest further improvements. Thanks! Bogbumper ( talk) 17:49, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
I have managed to get around to doing the peer review work you gave me back in August. Do you feel that there are anymore edits i can make to the article? Kilnburn ( talk) 17:30, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
I used the wrong adjective, and meant meant global pan-religious not unitarian (i.e. uniting church), now for alot of reversions/amendations...Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 23:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for coming to my article and giving the feedback. I'll take a look at your recommendations and will keep working at this. Thompsma ( talk) 16:39, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
The way it was said certainly made it seem like they were the ones being over the top. Wikipedia is seeming rather anti-science these days, and, contrary to them getting bored, they're wearing down the good writers and interfering with the writing of articles. It's been going on for months now. It's too much. -- KP Botany ( talk) 03:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
I've got to drive to London shortly, which should be fun, so I can't look now, but I'll respond tomorrow. I have a good source for old names, and I might be able to reference some of them. I wouldn't worry too much about synonyms anyway jimfbleak ( talk) 05:57, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Noticed this in your sandbox (from last summer), looks like its time has come. See Talk:Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and I have added a red link in the article. Shyamal ( talk) 14:14, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
jimfbleak ( talk) 15:24, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Roads fine down to west of London, not much snow left snow in Heathrow area, but Guildford and Caterham very icy according to traffic news. Ring-necked Parakeet in Wraysbury in a five-minute detour from the motorway and a Red Kite over the M25 were new for the year. Fine with the refs, I tend to either take out all the books or none, but that's just me. jimfbleak ( talk) 17:47, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I think I could accommodate you. I need several details to prep up:
Cheers, Миша 13 16:36, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks very much for the confirmation. I wish I'd taken more bird photos now. I've put another 4 up ( http://picasaweb.google.com/Stevage/Unidentified), if your friend can help any more. Pity the photos are so bad, I don't have a telephoto, since I normally take landscapes. Stevage 01:46, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
You do realize Editors For Deletion is a humor page. It's frequently opposite-day around that place. davidwr/( talk)/( contribs)/( e-mail) 23:04, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
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Shyamal ( talk · contribs) took up the last newsletter's challenge, and started our article about distraction displays—behaviors used by birds to lure or drive potential predators away from nests or young. This month, we're looking for someone to start an article about acoustical luring, which is a method used by some predatory birds to lure potential prey into reach. The person who creates this article and gets it beyond a mere stub level will be mentioned in the next newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi MeegsC, the article challenge seems to be rather narrow in scope and I just see that avian foraging is a red link and could be much larger article that can introduce this term as it applies to shrikes (seems to be the only case in birds). The term itself seems a bit ambiguous as call play back and pishing might actually qualify. Shyamal ( talk) 04:13, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Red-throated Diver....... Casliber ( talk · contribs) 20:21, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I like it. I suggest not hiding it - it's not going to be a nuisance. Go ahead and add it to all the newsletters for navigation. Richard001 ( talk) 08:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to help with WikiProject_Organismal_Biomechanics! I'm awful at a lot of this coding and layout stuff, so it's really, really appreciated! Mokele ( talk) 14:13, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
It would be good if there were a way to navigate more easily between newsletters, e.g. a 'next' and 'previous' button, or better still a template at the bottom with all newsletters on it. Another suggestion is to link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds/Article requests in the section on the new article.
For the next newsletter, you could mention moving photos to the Commons, e.g. "Except in very rare cases, all bird related images must be freely licensed and thus should be uploaded to the Commons. There are however a number of bird images only found here at en.wikipedia (sometimes being the only one of that species), which prevents them from being used by other Wikipedias and Wikimedia Projects, and makes them harder to find. Some are not used in articles, and most are not placed in a bird specific image category. If you come across one, consider moving it to the Commons, which has a much better category system for bird images. You can search for and move them on a regular basis if you want, but you can also help simply by putting them in Category:Bird images (which should only contain images from here, with the occasional exception such as featured pictures), where others can find them and move them. For help on this you can ask User:Richard001."
(That's quite long isn't it? Oh well, I'm sure you can do something with it.) Richard001 ( talk) 08:48, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
In answer to your question, please let me explain.
This is the formula recommended on Help:Cite errors. It indeed is a little ambiguous. It means that the list itself is not part of the template. If it were, you would have found the whole references section including
== References == ''This reference list does not appear in the article.''
in all articles that use the template. The references themselves obviously are part of the template.
So the trick into understanding this is in the words this list.
If there is anything more I can help you with, please write. Debresser ( talk) 08:59, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
FYI MZMcBride is on a wikibreak, I took the liberty of responding at the above-linked thread. – xeno talk 17:09, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
Many thanks, the link as given is fine even at FA, doesn't have to be to the journal site as long as it has the text jimfbleak ( talk) 13:35, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC,
Thanks for the message. Sorry for the delayed reply. I left on 22nd for Bangalore and I'm accessing my email only today from there. The fact is that aside from a small spoken article on " Bank Myna", my second spoken article " Bird" is progressing slowly and is still incomplete. As of now I feel that I should write the article you want once I have some experience behind me. Would you consider waiting another month till then? I'm beginning work on it right away. Let me know. You may like to fill in the vacant slot in the forthcoming issue in the meantime. Could you tell me the word limit and other rules for the Bird newsletter?
AshLin ( talk) 04:12, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
You might find this Wikipedia:Rollback feature useful. It is a server-side revert and much faster. Shyamal ( talk) 15:04, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
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We've done it! With the awarding of a GA rating to Australian Magpie, we reached the milestone of 100 FA/FL/GA articles for the project. And that's fitting, since it was Casliber ( talk · contribs) who both shepherded the magpie article to its rating, and who challenged us to the goal of reaching 100 in the first place. We also reached our goal of 50 FA articles, when Rufous-crowned Sparrow got its star. Well done everybody; those are major accomplishments. Now, on to 150… |
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Spoken articles are Wikipedia articles which have been read aloud and recorded. Such recordings make Wikipedia content available for visually challenged users, for those who can understand English but cannot read it, for those who enjoy podcasting, and for people learning English. Currently, WP:BIRDS has 14 spoken articles—a tiny fraction of the more than 13,000 articles and lists overseen by the project. There is a real need to increase this number, and it's easy to help with the process. Recording an article can be done using a home computer with a microphone and the free software Audacity. The Spoken Wikipedia WikiProject oversees all recording efforts, and their project pages should be followed carefully to ensure that agreed standards of access, content and performance are met. Please contact AshLin ( talk · contribs) for more information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shyamal ( talk · contribs) stepped up yet again and created an excellent, well-referenced start to the ornithophily article. This month, we're looking for someone to split the article about Bonelli's Warbler into two species: Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and Western Bonelli's Warbler, both of which currently exist only as redirects. The person who splits this article and separates the appropriate information into each new article will be mentioned in the next newsletter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi MeegsC; I'm sorry to have overlooked your comment on my talk page. [3] Best wishes, Walter Siegmund (talk) 00:47, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure I follow. If the genus name matches the page title, is contained within five 's in the taxobox, and there is no name parameter in the taxobox, then the title will be italicised automatically. Won't it? Martin ( Smith609 – Talk) 16:31, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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SP-KP ( talk · contribs) met last month's challenge and split our former "Bonelli's Warbler" article into Eastern Bonelli's Warbler and Western Bonelli's Warbler, reflecting widespread agreement among taxonomists that the two former subspecies merit their own species; jimfbleak ( talk · contribs) helped with taxobox reorganization. This month, we're looking for someone to wikify our Brazilian Merganser article. The editor(s) who perform this needed service will be mentioned in next month's newsletter. | ||
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Much improved from earlier versions! Bob98133 ( talk) 15:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
http://www.avianbrain.org/neostriatum.html
cheers, 128.118.29.7 ( talk) 22:31, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
I noticed you started an Outline of birds page and just wanted to say nice work. Thanks for being so proactive. Tiamut talk 21:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi. Your sandbox is shown in a category. There is a wiki-guideline against having sandboxes in a category. Snowman ( talk) 11:32, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
This is to inform you that removing exceptions to the use of "most Common Names" as the titles of Wikipedia articles from the the Talk:Naming_Conventions policy page, is the subject of a referral for Comment (RfC). This follows recent changes by some editors.
You are being informed as an editor previously involved in discussion of these issues relevant to that policy page. You are invited to comment at this location. Xan dar 21:38, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
Are you still and Active participant of WikiProject Animals WP:ANIMALS ? Please let me know. Zoo Pro 05:47, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Are you interested in helping me try get House Sparrow up to featured article status? (It's currently C-class) If so, I have lots of questions for you. Thanks, innotata ( Talk | Contribs) 21:11, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
This is something I just typed at my talk page, in a discussion with Jimfbleak, who is going to work on sparrow articles: "I've done it: I've found how you use Harvard and cite x templates!! You add the parameter ref=harv !" Now to fix House Sparrow. — innotata ( Talk • Contribs) 16:35, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC, this template might be of interest since you usually prefer the Harvard notation presumably due to this. Template:Rp - I spotted its use in " Insect". Shyamal ( talk) 03:23, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
I was going to tell you something about refs, but I added it to a response to your queries at the talk page. innotata ( Talk | Contribs) 01:45, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for removing the project talk page banners from those duck breed articles. If you want to double check, there are probably also chicken and turkey articles that have the same problem, though I'm not entirely sure. Steven Walling 05:59, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the note to User_talk:70.144.83.69 re purple martins, feel free to revert/edit or expand to a more accurate or complete entry, no edit war I promise! I just felt that the scale of use of artificial nests by martins merited a mention. Markletp ( talk) 15:50, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Hope you have not forgotten ... Shyamal ( talk) 04:00, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
A gentle reminder - the above review has been on hold for 97 days, which is rather a long time. Jezhotwells ( talk) 01:06, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
Birds are dinosaurs. Just saying. One and a half years later, I still think you're wrong. -- Ferocious Flying Ferrets 03:47, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey, how are you doing? I can't even remember the last time I checked the Oddie page. It's been ages. Feel free to remove any tags you disagree with. Thanks for letting me know. Rms125a@hotmail.com ( talk) 13:31, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
On May 31, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red Warbler, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 12:02, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I'd like to invite you to participate in the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. In May, about 30 editors helped remove the {{copyedit}} tag from 1175 articles. The backlog is still over 7500 articles, and extends back to the beginning of 2008! We really need your help to reduce it. Copyediting just a couple articles can qualify you for a barnstar. Serious copyeditors can win prestigious and exclusive rewards. See the event page for more information. And thanks for your consideration. ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 14:59, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).
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Hey! and thanks for the positive feedback. I had a magnificent evening with the birds and shot more than 400 photos, of which i kept around 40. I didn't want to clog the article with too many, but there are some very nice actionshots, both of the feeding as well as takeoff and landings. They are all available here for now ( http://picasaweb.google.com/boaworm/BirdsAtEyrarbakki#), I'm happy to contribute more to wikipedia if you think any of the others would benefit the article. Boaworm ( talk) 10:29, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
On July 14, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pink-headed Warbler, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 12:04, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi, sorry my brevity with saying "per admin. approval" wasn't clear - I meant "awaiting an admin. review and approval to stay" - 'said' with respect that it is a secured article. Seems the opposite interpretation was made. Sorry---- Look2See1 t a l k → 03:50, 17 July 2010 (UTC)