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On 21 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trinidad euphonia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Trinidad euphonia lacks the muscular gizzard that most birds have as part of their digestive tract? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trinidad euphonia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Trinidad euphonia), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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On 25 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-sided flowerpecker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that black-sided flowerpeckers camouflage the outside of their nests with lichens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-sided flowerpecker. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Black-sided flowerpecker), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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I pinged you on a discussion you may be interested in. See Talk: Local extinction.. Pvmoutside ( talk) 16:06, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
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On 19 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-chinned sparrow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the song of the black-chinned sparrow (pictured) is said to resemble the sound of a dropped ping-pong ball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-chinned sparrow. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Black-chinned sparrow), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi MeegsC
I agree the source is confusing, but in 1930 when the annex was opened the current Queen's title was Princess Elizabeth of York - see: /info/en/?search=List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Elizabeth_II
The title of the Queen Mother at the time she opened the annex was the Duchess of York. What would be more appropriate for a maternity care centre than to name its new building after a four year old princess? People were very fussy about titles and names then and if the intention was to call it after the Duchess of York they would have done so. They were so deferential then, that I suspect the board of the centre would have asked the Palace if the Duchess would like the new annex to be named in honour of the Duchess (who was a patron of the Mothercraft Training Society) and she suggested that it should be named after her child, Princess Elizabeth.
Simon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 11:29, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
It would make no sense at all, and in fact it would have been a slight to the Duchess, to have called it the Princess Elizabeth Hostel, if the intention was to have named it after the Duchess. After all she opened it, and if it was to have been called after her why wouldn't it have been called after her title at the time of opening - The Duchess of York Hostel? Why would she want it called after an old title of hers? Remember that at that time she had no idea that her four year old daughter, Princess Elizabeth of York, would become queen - indeed it was very unlikely. I don't have a source to confirm, I'm afraid, so don't worry about DYK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 11:59, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, what triggers a notification is using any of the notification templates AND a signature with the same edit. If you forget to sign, it does not work. I’m sure Gertrude has the nomination page on her watchlist and she’ll thus see it anyway. Schwede 66 19:06, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC thanks for working at this one. Moonraker is brilliant and has come to my rescue again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for your work on building prep sets. Prep 2, which I have just moved into the queue, seems a nicely balanced set. Before you finish with a set, you should remove any unused {{DYKnom|Example|Nominator}} at the foot, which is only there to provide an example of the credit format for nominations I suppose. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 05:36, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
Just curious about 2nd image on infobox, but Purple-throated cotinga and Ring Ouzel has it.
MeegsC, will you be returning to this nomination to respond, or should I find a new reviewer to consider the issues you raised that the nominator has pinged you about. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:53, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC: Looks great! Thanks, Zeete ( talk) 19:11, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for moving one of the politician hooks. I was going to move it myself after I noticed my mistake, but I admit that I got distracted with other things. SL93 ( talk) 21:07, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
On 20 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whitehead's trogon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that stones have been found in the stomachs of some Whitehead's trogons (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Whitehead's trogon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Whitehead's trogon), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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 sets that you build are great, but set builders really should be working from the oldest to the newest to build balanced preps. There are still multiple nominators who have been waiting since last month. SL93 ( talk) 11:28, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi, thank you for your comment on AcademiaNet. I try to follow your directions and also talked to my colleagues about it. We found some more independent sources and also try to rewrite the article partially. Would still be happy, if you have a look on it, ones I'm done with the editing. Et Cité ( talk) I now editet Draft:AcademiaNet by adding three addtional sources and changing several things. Can you check on it, if it is more suitable for publication and give me further advices, if it still seems unready? Thanks, Et Cité ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:05, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
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Just wanted to let you know that changing holds to houses is perfectly good by me and definitely a needed clarification. I'd also like to add you might want to link to the Dijon Cathedral on the line about the abbey, as that's where it's located. Deku link ( talk) 20:18, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for promoting Britten's Jubilate. Only now do I see that it mentions the Duke's birthdays which would make much sense on 10 June, which would have been his centenary. What do you think? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:44, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
On 8 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Casque (anatomy), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the casques of some large hornbill species (example pictured) can take up to six years to reach their full size? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Casque (anatomy). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Casque (anatomy)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Thank you today for the article about "a behaviour that all birds use to keep their feathers in good shape. It's a behaviour that most of us have probably witnessed at some point, as birds spend quite a bit of time each day preening — up to 15% of their day, in some species. I've enjoyed researching this one; though I've been birding nearly my whole life, even I didn't know some of this before I worked on the article!"! --
Hey, MeegsC! I wonder if you'd be willing to move the Meredith Clark hook back to approved noms? It's an American hook and because of two-a-days that set is due to run in the US night, and I'm hoping whoever promotes it will think it's a good image; I know you'd already put an image into that set. Also it was only nominated a week ago, so there are dozens of hooks ahead of it in line. People already think regulars at dyk get some sort of special treatment. :D —valereee ( talk) 13:38, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi there, thanks again for your review of this article. I've been thinking about nominating this at FAC, and wondered if you had any thoughts or suggestions? I'm pretty confident the article is at, or close to, the best possible version of itself—my general barometer for when an article should be a featured article—but would appreciate your input, as someone who has already looked at the article in depth. Thanks, -- Usernameunique ( talk) 16:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
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This was really impressive! Great work! —valereee ( talk) 01:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi, MeegsC. I'm just posting to let you know that List of endemic birds of Borneo – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 11. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 02:22, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
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You should probably be aware of this reversion of a redirect you made on Cicinnurus - it's not my subject! Le Deluge ( talk) 12:18, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello MeegsC,
As you requested at Template:Did you know nominations/Keihäsmatkat, I have now found references for the unreferenced paragraphs at Keihäsmatkat. Is the article OK now? JIP | Talk 09:59, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, just a reminder that it's been over a month since you last posted to this review, and you indicated that there was more to come. Do you think you'll be able to return to your review here soon? Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 14:39, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, please return to this nomination as soon as possible to let us know whether your concerns have been addressed. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:07, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
On 22 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-legged seriema, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Toba people use poultices made from the manure of the black-legged seriema to treat boils and abscesses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-legged seriema. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Black-legged seriema), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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 third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:
In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; 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 (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
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On 23 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hooded visorbearer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hooded visorbearer (example pictured) builds its nest out of cactus spines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hooded visorbearer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Hooded visorbearer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for several more good ones! - Sigh, I hoped for the Hebbel-Theater to be pictured, both by uniqueness of the structure and substance of the article, on top of relevance. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:04, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi I'm ashy prinai. I was helping in cleanup at wikiproject bird today, when I finished my editing in love bird's . I noticed a user named"User talk:FudgeMobile" was removing my Edit's without any reason. So, help me
Thanking you 😊 Ashy prinai ( talk) 13:34, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, it's been over a month since you last posted to this review, and over four months since you opened it. Please try to prioritize this so it can be concluded in a timely fashion. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 19:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
The fourth round of the competition has finished with over 500 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants,
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Epicgenius, each scoring over 3000 points, and six contestants scoring over 1000. All but one of the finalists achieved one or more FAs during the round, the exception being
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Round 4 saw the achievement of 18 featured articles and 157 good articles.
Bilorv scored for a 25-article good topic on
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I reckon
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The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is
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Regarding your comment on
WT:DYK this article was lifted from my sandbox with nary a mention of my work in the revision history of the article. This is the second time that this user has done this with my work and it's really not on!
, I note this was done by an IP user and it was their only edit. What was the other occasion?
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MeegsC, please accept my apologies for an editing error that you saw in my comment (due to my failing eyesight), which was actually intended to support your complaint. I was attempting to correct it to say that you started it in 2017 and the thief pretended to start it in 2021, when that page was deleted. The initial error was due to me attempting to add more information into my comment, and I added it into the wrong place, which swapped over the identities and dates. Really sorry. Storye book ( talk) 11:02, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Meegs, I saw you working on Usnea ... I have several secondary sources that would be quite good for expanding this article; if you're interested, let me know and I'll figure out a way to send them to you. Esculenta ( talk) 20:44, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
On 8 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Felipes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lichen genus Felipes is named for its fruiting structures, which resemble a cat's paw? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Felipes. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Felipes), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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On 14 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Haematomma ochroleucum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the yellow bloodstain lichen is not always yellow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Haematomma ochroleucum 2. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Haematomma ochroleucum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Hi MeegsC, the Flavocetraria -> Nephromopsis synonymy is one of many that was rejected by Lücking (2019) doi: 10.1080/07352689.2019.1650517. The other instances in the Parmeliaceae are Cetrariopsis, Flavocetrariella, Kaernefeltia, Masonhalea, Nesolechia, Raesaenenia, Tuckermanella, Tuckermanopsis, Usnocetraria, and Vulpicida. Esculenta ( talk) 21:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Meegs, happy new year! Thanks for the shoutout on the lichen newsletter. I was wondering if I could pick your brain on the making and sending of newsletters - my main work is with the Unreferenced Articles project (redheaded stepchild of WP, or so it seems) and I'm trying to drum up activity with current and potential volunteers. I really like the layout of the lichen newsletter and was wondering if you have a template for making it, adding pertinent news, the archive, sending it automatically to talk pages, etc. This project is near and dear to my heart and I'm trying to revitalize it as best I can. Thanks for any help. Kazamzam ( talk) 15:06, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
On 10 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amazonotrema, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while most lichens that grow on plants live on the surface, the sole species in Amazonotrema grows partially among the cells of the tree bark on which it lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amazonotrema. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Amazonotrema), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Did you know that lichens can grow on glass, plastic and metals, as well as their more typical wood, stone, leaf and dirt substrates? Did you know that scientists have done experiments on the International Space Station where lichens have been exposed to space for weeks at a time — enduring the vacuum, solar radiation, and frigid temperatures outside of the station — and that these lichens have then photosynthesized normally when returned to earth? Did you know that lichens cover more than 7 percent of the earth's surface, and that some live permanently submerged underwater? Join us to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of these amazing organisms. There's plenty to write about! |
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So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Dear MeegsC Re. your reversion of my edit on the Lichen page with the comment to the effect that ‘Just because you don’t pronounce it ‘litchen’ doesn’t make it incorrect!’ I maintain it IS incorrect because it doesn’t properly reflect the derivation from Greek which you and your fellow lichen fans have made plain on the page. I’m not generally a fan of American English, but in this instance I support wholeheartedly the American pronunciation ‘lyken’ as the only correct one. Flobbadob ( talk) 10:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)Flobbadob
And yet, MeegsC, I can’t help feeling that the Cambridge dictionary should know better…although, as you say, quite rightly, it counts as a reliable source. I know it doesn’t matter in any world-shaking sense : it’s just symptomatic of the inevitable evolution of language. I just don’t happen to like many of the ways in which English is evolving - the simplification (Americans would say ‘dumbing-down’), the loss of subtlety and nuance, the relentless Americanising of our mother tongue. I won’t bang on any further to the point of becoming even more of a bore. Good luck with your lichen research ( or as most people now insist on saying ‘RE-search’…) Flobbadob ( talk) 13:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC) Just listened to the voice file on your Cambridge dictionary link. So ‘litchen’ is now the OFFICIAL U.K. pronunciation of the word, no less. God help us… Flobbadob ( talk) 13:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Meegs,
Something interesting popped up in September in the article alerts section at the WikiProject Outlines page.
By the way, I've been updating/upgrading the WikiProject page. Feel free to take a look and make improvements.
A user posted Wikipedia talk:Outlines#Deprecation of outlines, requesting feedback on whether or not he should make a proposal to get rid of outlines. You are obviously in tune with outlines, and perhaps you could explain there why they should or should not exist.
Now that you have some perspective on what a featured list outline should look like, I've been wondering if you would be willing to take a look at these, and, if you think they would make good candidates for FL status, maybe you could talk to the main editor about them?
Due to the efforts of editors like you, there are over 900 outlines now, though not all of them are titled "Outline of", and not all of them are listed at Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines (yet).
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I'm impressed. Very nice outline. Excellently done.
I've added a link to the outline at:
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You are invited to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines.
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We also have a template for creating outlines, called Template:Outline generator, which helps get outlines started. The first argument is the subject uncapitalized, and the second argument is the subject capitalized. If provided, those are inserted into the outline automatically. The syntax looks like this:
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Keep up the good work. I look forward to reading any future outlines you create.
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And you have been added to the Outline WikiProject's Hall of Recognition — The Transhumanist 09:45, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
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Nice work on improving this important article! I hope you are planning on expanding it even more, perhaps to GA? Let me know if you'd like at some point to have a look at my own sources to see if there's more stuff that could be added. I'm working on a similar expansion to isidium; it's in my sandbox here, but it's still in a fairly crappy state. Perhaps you'd be amenable to peer-reviewing it later when it's ready before a GA submission? Esculenta ( talk) 18:18, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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Delivered by MeegsC ( talk) 09:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi Meegs, just wanted to let you know that "The Examplaceae are ..." is as correct as saying "Examplaceae is ...". The -aceae ending implies a plural form and so it's ok to use it like a plural in a sentence. There was a discussion about this in ToL talk some years ago (I've read all the archived talk at some point); I could try to hunt it down if you're not convinced. Found it here, and discussed here: WP:PLANTS/TAXONNUMBER Esculenta ( talk) 00:00, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
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Hey Meegs, happy new year! Hope you're doing well and having a blast out in the field. I was looking at the lichen and air pollution draft and was thinking of rearranging/renaming it to "lichens as bioindicators", because that's what the vast majority of articles about lichens and air pollution are really focused on. We can focus on different topics such as lichens as indicators for air pollution, heavy metal pollution (i.e. copper), phosphate, etc. so the air pollution and climate change would be sections, until/unless they get big enough to be spun off on their own. I can get the draft started and send it over. Cheers! Kazamzam ( talk) 23:10, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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On 19 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-chinned sparrow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the song of the black-chinned sparrow (pictured) is said to resemble the sound of a dropped ping-pong ball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-chinned sparrow. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Black-chinned sparrow), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Hi MeegsC
I agree the source is confusing, but in 1930 when the annex was opened the current Queen's title was Princess Elizabeth of York - see: /info/en/?search=List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Elizabeth_II
The title of the Queen Mother at the time she opened the annex was the Duchess of York. What would be more appropriate for a maternity care centre than to name its new building after a four year old princess? People were very fussy about titles and names then and if the intention was to call it after the Duchess of York they would have done so. They were so deferential then, that I suspect the board of the centre would have asked the Palace if the Duchess would like the new annex to be named in honour of the Duchess (who was a patron of the Mothercraft Training Society) and she suggested that it should be named after her child, Princess Elizabeth.
Simon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 11:29, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
It would make no sense at all, and in fact it would have been a slight to the Duchess, to have called it the Princess Elizabeth Hostel, if the intention was to have named it after the Duchess. After all she opened it, and if it was to have been called after her why wouldn't it have been called after her title at the time of opening - The Duchess of York Hostel? Why would she want it called after an old title of hers? Remember that at that time she had no idea that her four year old daughter, Princess Elizabeth of York, would become queen - indeed it was very unlikely. I don't have a source to confirm, I'm afraid, so don't worry about DYK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 11:59, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, what triggers a notification is using any of the notification templates AND a signature with the same edit. If you forget to sign, it does not work. I’m sure Gertrude has the nomination page on her watchlist and she’ll thus see it anyway. Schwede 66 19:06, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC thanks for working at this one. Moonraker is brilliant and has come to my rescue again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simon Edwards Esq ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for your work on building prep sets. Prep 2, which I have just moved into the queue, seems a nicely balanced set. Before you finish with a set, you should remove any unused {{DYKnom|Example|Nominator}} at the foot, which is only there to provide an example of the credit format for nominations I suppose. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 05:36, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
Just curious about 2nd image on infobox, but Purple-throated cotinga and Ring Ouzel has it.
MeegsC, will you be returning to this nomination to respond, or should I find a new reviewer to consider the issues you raised that the nominator has pinged you about. Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:53, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC: Looks great! Thanks, Zeete ( talk) 19:11, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for moving one of the politician hooks. I was going to move it myself after I noticed my mistake, but I admit that I got distracted with other things. SL93 ( talk) 21:07, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
On 20 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whitehead's trogon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that stones have been found in the stomachs of some Whitehead's trogons (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Whitehead's trogon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Whitehead's trogon), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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 sets that you build are great, but set builders really should be working from the oldest to the newest to build balanced preps. There are still multiple nominators who have been waiting since last month. SL93 ( talk) 11:28, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi, thank you for your comment on AcademiaNet. I try to follow your directions and also talked to my colleagues about it. We found some more independent sources and also try to rewrite the article partially. Would still be happy, if you have a look on it, ones I'm done with the editing. Et Cité ( talk) I now editet Draft:AcademiaNet by adding three addtional sources and changing several things. Can you check on it, if it is more suitable for publication and give me further advices, if it still seems unready? Thanks, Et Cité ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 16:05, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.
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Just wanted to let you know that changing holds to houses is perfectly good by me and definitely a needed clarification. I'd also like to add you might want to link to the Dijon Cathedral on the line about the abbey, as that's where it's located. Deku link ( talk) 20:18, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
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Thank you for promoting Britten's Jubilate. Only now do I see that it mentions the Duke's birthdays which would make much sense on 10 June, which would have been his centenary. What do you think? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:44, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
On 8 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Casque (anatomy), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the casques of some large hornbill species (example pictured) can take up to six years to reach their full size? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Casque (anatomy). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Casque (anatomy)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild ( talk) 19:36, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
Thank you today for the article about "a behaviour that all birds use to keep their feathers in good shape. It's a behaviour that most of us have probably witnessed at some point, as birds spend quite a bit of time each day preening — up to 15% of their day, in some species. I've enjoyed researching this one; though I've been birding nearly my whole life, even I didn't know some of this before I worked on the article!"! --
Hey, MeegsC! I wonder if you'd be willing to move the Meredith Clark hook back to approved noms? It's an American hook and because of two-a-days that set is due to run in the US night, and I'm hoping whoever promotes it will think it's a good image; I know you'd already put an image into that set. Also it was only nominated a week ago, so there are dozens of hooks ahead of it in line. People already think regulars at dyk get some sort of special treatment. :D —valereee ( talk) 13:38, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi there, thanks again for your review of this article. I've been thinking about nominating this at FAC, and wondered if you had any thoughts or suggestions? I'm pretty confident the article is at, or close to, the best possible version of itself—my general barometer for when an article should be a featured article—but would appreciate your input, as someone who has already looked at the article in depth. Thanks, -- Usernameunique ( talk) 16:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
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This was really impressive! Great work! —valereee ( talk) 01:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi, MeegsC. I'm just posting to let you know that List of endemic birds of Borneo – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 11. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 02:22, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
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Hi. I was looking over some old GANs and noticed that Talk:Cyrtophora citricola/GA1 has been waiting for input from you for a while. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:00, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
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You should probably be aware of this reversion of a redirect you made on Cicinnurus - it's not my subject! Le Deluge ( talk) 12:18, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello MeegsC,
As you requested at Template:Did you know nominations/Keihäsmatkat, I have now found references for the unreferenced paragraphs at Keihäsmatkat. Is the article OK now? JIP | Talk 09:59, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, just a reminder that it's been over a month since you last posted to this review, and you indicated that there was more to come. Do you think you'll be able to return to your review here soon? Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 14:39, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, please return to this nomination as soon as possible to let us know whether your concerns have been addressed. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:07, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
On 22 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-legged seriema, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Toba people use poultices made from the manure of the black-legged seriema to treat boils and abscesses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-legged seriema. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Black-legged seriema), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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 third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:
In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; 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 (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
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On 23 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hooded visorbearer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hooded visorbearer (example pictured) builds its nest out of cactus spines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hooded visorbearer. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Hooded visorbearer), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Thank you for several more good ones! - Sigh, I hoped for the Hebbel-Theater to be pictured, both by uniqueness of the structure and substance of the article, on top of relevance. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:04, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi I'm ashy prinai. I was helping in cleanup at wikiproject bird today, when I finished my editing in love bird's . I noticed a user named"User talk:FudgeMobile" was removing my Edit's without any reason. So, help me
Thanking you 😊 Ashy prinai ( talk) 13:34, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
MeegsC, it's been over a month since you last posted to this review, and over four months since you opened it. Please try to prioritize this so it can be concluded in a timely fashion. Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 19:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
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The WikiCup is over for another year and the finalists can relax! Our Champion this year is
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Regarding your comment on
WT:DYK this article was lifted from my sandbox with nary a mention of my work in the revision history of the article. This is the second time that this user has done this with my work and it's really not on!
, I note this was done by an IP user and it was their only edit. What was the other occasion?
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MeegsC, please accept my apologies for an editing error that you saw in my comment (due to my failing eyesight), which was actually intended to support your complaint. I was attempting to correct it to say that you started it in 2017 and the thief pretended to start it in 2021, when that page was deleted. The initial error was due to me attempting to add more information into my comment, and I added it into the wrong place, which swapped over the identities and dates. Really sorry. Storye book ( talk) 11:02, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.
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And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Hi Meegs, I saw you working on Usnea ... I have several secondary sources that would be quite good for expanding this article; if you're interested, let me know and I'll figure out a way to send them to you. Esculenta ( talk) 20:44, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
On 8 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Felipes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lichen genus Felipes is named for its fruiting structures, which resemble a cat's paw? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Felipes. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Felipes), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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On 14 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Haematomma ochroleucum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the yellow bloodstain lichen is not always yellow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Haematomma ochroleucum 2. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Haematomma ochroleucum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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— Ingenuity ( talk • contribs) 17:51, 15 October 2022 (UTC)On 19 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Piccolia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while some lichen species in the genus Piccolia have ranges which span multiple continents, others are restricted to single islands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Piccolia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Piccolia), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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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Hi MeegsC, the Flavocetraria -> Nephromopsis synonymy is one of many that was rejected by Lücking (2019) doi: 10.1080/07352689.2019.1650517. The other instances in the Parmeliaceae are Cetrariopsis, Flavocetrariella, Kaernefeltia, Masonhalea, Nesolechia, Raesaenenia, Tuckermanella, Tuckermanopsis, Usnocetraria, and Vulpicida. Esculenta ( talk) 21:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
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Hey, MeegsC, maybe you forgot about this, but I replied to the comments you made on the List of birds of Tuvalu FLC over three weeks ago, and have pinged you multiple times since. Could you please go over my replies and tell me if their satisfactory soon? AryKun ( talk) 09:22, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Meegs, happy new year! Thanks for the shoutout on the lichen newsletter. I was wondering if I could pick your brain on the making and sending of newsletters - my main work is with the Unreferenced Articles project (redheaded stepchild of WP, or so it seems) and I'm trying to drum up activity with current and potential volunteers. I really like the layout of the lichen newsletter and was wondering if you have a template for making it, adding pertinent news, the archive, sending it automatically to talk pages, etc. This project is near and dear to my heart and I'm trying to revitalize it as best I can. Thanks for any help. Kazamzam ( talk) 15:06, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
On 10 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amazonotrema, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while most lichens that grow on plants live on the surface, the sole species in Amazonotrema grows partially among the cells of the tree bark on which it lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amazonotrema. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Amazonotrema), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Did you know that lichens can grow on glass, plastic and metals, as well as their more typical wood, stone, leaf and dirt substrates? Did you know that scientists have done experiments on the International Space Station where lichens have been exposed to space for weeks at a time — enduring the vacuum, solar radiation, and frigid temperatures outside of the station — and that these lichens have then photosynthesized normally when returned to earth? Did you know that lichens cover more than 7 percent of the earth's surface, and that some live permanently submerged underwater? Join us to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of these amazing organisms. There's plenty to write about! |
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It's been a few months since the last newsletter, primarily because there hasn't been much to report! We continue to make slow progress on turning red links to blue in the outline of lichens, mostly through the addition of articles about lichen taxa. The glossary of lichen terms has also continued to grow, with dozens of definitions added over the past few months. However, given that there are more than 1000 lichen genera (we have articles on just under 900 of them), and more than 20,000 lichen species (90% of which have no article yet), there's plenty more to write about. All hands on deck! |
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The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:
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Dear MeegsC Re. your reversion of my edit on the Lichen page with the comment to the effect that ‘Just because you don’t pronounce it ‘litchen’ doesn’t make it incorrect!’ I maintain it IS incorrect because it doesn’t properly reflect the derivation from Greek which you and your fellow lichen fans have made plain on the page. I’m not generally a fan of American English, but in this instance I support wholeheartedly the American pronunciation ‘lyken’ as the only correct one. Flobbadob ( talk) 10:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)Flobbadob
And yet, MeegsC, I can’t help feeling that the Cambridge dictionary should know better…although, as you say, quite rightly, it counts as a reliable source. I know it doesn’t matter in any world-shaking sense : it’s just symptomatic of the inevitable evolution of language. I just don’t happen to like many of the ways in which English is evolving - the simplification (Americans would say ‘dumbing-down’), the loss of subtlety and nuance, the relentless Americanising of our mother tongue. I won’t bang on any further to the point of becoming even more of a bore. Good luck with your lichen research ( or as most people now insist on saying ‘RE-search’…) Flobbadob ( talk) 13:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC) Just listened to the voice file on your Cambridge dictionary link. So ‘litchen’ is now the OFFICIAL U.K. pronunciation of the word, no less. God help us… Flobbadob ( talk) 13:15, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Meegs,
Something interesting popped up in September in the article alerts section at the WikiProject Outlines page.
By the way, I've been updating/upgrading the WikiProject page. Feel free to take a look and make improvements.
A user posted Wikipedia talk:Outlines#Deprecation of outlines, requesting feedback on whether or not he should make a proposal to get rid of outlines. You are obviously in tune with outlines, and perhaps you could explain there why they should or should not exist.
Now that you have some perspective on what a featured list outline should look like, I've been wondering if you would be willing to take a look at these, and, if you think they would make good candidates for FL status, maybe you could talk to the main editor about them?
Due to the efforts of editors like you, there are over 900 outlines now, though not all of them are titled "Outline of", and not all of them are listed at Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines (yet).
Keep up the good work, and keep in touch. — The Transhumanist 14:48, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
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MeegsC,
I'm impressed. Very nice outline. Excellently done.
I've added a link to the outline at:
I also checked to make sure that there are links here:
You are invited to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines.
There's more info on outlines available at Wikipedia:Outlines.
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BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-
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The Outline Barnstar and Featured List Medal | |
are hereby awarded to MeegsC, for improving Outline of lichens to featured list status. The outline has earned a star, and now, so have you! Keep up the great work. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 01:53, 6 November 2023 (UTC) |
And you have been added to the Outline WikiProject's Hall of Recognition — The Transhumanist 09:45, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.
Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.
Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
Nice work on improving this important article! I hope you are planning on expanding it even more, perhaps to GA? Let me know if you'd like at some point to have a look at my own sources to see if there's more stuff that could be added. I'm working on a similar expansion to isidium; it's in my sandbox here, but it's still in a fairly crappy state. Perhaps you'd be amenable to peer-reviewing it later when it's ready before a GA submission? Esculenta ( talk) 18:18, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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A look at what we've accomplished, working together | |
As 2023 draws to a close, we can look back with more than a modicum of pride on the progress we've made this year. We've added a few stars to our showcase with our first featured list and a handful of new good articles, created a plethora of new taxa articles, and added biographies for more than a dozen important lichenologists. We've resolved dozens of outstanding "cleanup" issues, and begun to polish some existing articles about various lichen structures. All in all, it's been a fairly productive year! Here's hoping that the coming holidays are happy ones, whichever you choose to celebrate. |
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Kazamzam cleaned up the references for our Stereocaulon ramulosum article to meet part of the challenge issued in the last newletter. Unfortunately, the Phytochemistry section of that article is still a mess, just in case anybody feels motivated to complete the rest of the challenge! This month, we're looking for someone to take a look at the Malmidea article, which hasn't been updated since 2020. Since then, the number of species assigned to the genus has grown from the 52 listed in our article to the 68 listed by Species Fungorum (via the Catalogue of Life). The editor who updates the list will receive public kudos in the next newsletter. | |
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Delivered by MeegsC ( talk) 09:49, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi Meegs, just wanted to let you know that "The Examplaceae are ..." is as correct as saying "Examplaceae is ...". The -aceae ending implies a plural form and so it's ok to use it like a plural in a sentence. There was a discussion about this in ToL talk some years ago (I've read all the archived talk at some point); I could try to hunt it down if you're not convinced. Found it here, and discussed here: WP:PLANTS/TAXONNUMBER Esculenta ( talk) 00:00, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
Onel5969 TT me 14:50, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth ( talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius ( talk · contribs · email), and Frostly ( talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
Hey Meegs, happy new year! Hope you're doing well and having a blast out in the field. I was looking at the lichen and air pollution draft and was thinking of rearranging/renaming it to "lichens as bioindicators", because that's what the vast majority of articles about lichens and air pollution are really focused on. We can focus on different topics such as lichens as indicators for air pollution, heavy metal pollution (i.e. copper), phosphate, etc. so the air pollution and climate change would be sections, until/unless they get big enough to be spun off on their own. I can get the draft started and send it over. Cheers! Kazamzam ( talk) 23:10, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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