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Hi, You have removed the umlaut from Müller's name in the categories. Is there a reason for this? Paul B 13:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Good pic! BTW, the List of British beetles is now finished - feel free to do any formatting work you want to on it. SP-KP 11:40, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Re: removing the beetle cat from beetle stubs - I understood that it was against guidelines to add articles to both a category and its parent category. Is that not correct? SP-KP 12:13, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
P.S. I'm now adding the British Larger Brachycera list - all of these have English names and all are given in Mixed Case in the original source, so that means some more formatting work coming up - I'll let you know when its done.
Should it perhaps be "larvicide"? That would look better to me, and gets more web hits. Both names should at least be mentioned in the article, unless they mean different things. Good work, by the way. -- Stemonitis 11:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Stemonitis! Could you help me with this article? I have a few questions about Herma's mother and father, questions you may be able to answer because you understand German better than I do.
Are Christine von Szabo and Christine Schäfer the same person? (See Karl Schäfer.) Is Herma their child? I have been referencing all the relevant articles in English and German, as well as http://www.engelmann.co.at/k_history.htm, but I can't figure it out. That external link seems to say that Helene Engelmann is Herma's cousin, but if Helene is Eduard Engelmann Jr.'s daughter, then Helene would be Herma's aunt. (But I may just be misunderstanding because my German is poor.)
Also, am I missing anything major from de:Herma Szabo?
Thank you for any help you can give! -- Fang Aili talk 18:20, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
List now complete. SP-KP 18:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Have a look at this - I can't remember whether this was P. auricula or not [1] Velela 20:04, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Feel free to drop by the List of German-language philosophers as well. We could use some help there, I think. Cheers, Universitytruth 18:34, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, since you're interested in the Alps, we're having a discussion at Talk:Pennine Alps about the limits of the Graian and Pennine Alps. For instance, is Mont Blanc part of the Graian Alps? Do you know something about that? Markussep 11:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Do you know what cryptozoa are? I thought they were Isopoda, but if not, do they exist at all, or are they part of Cryptozoology, in which case I do not see a future for the page. -- apers0n 08:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
When reverting an external link anon spammer, please check other their contributions. `' mikka (t) 08:04, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I notice that you delete the interwiki link to zh:卡搭蝦. Actually that Chinese article was originally translated from Tiger pistol shrimp. But its Latin name is different from the English version. The Chinese version is Alpheus heterochaelis; the English version is Alpheus bellulus. I guess that the Chinese editors changed the name because in the External links, the National Geographic article says the shrimp is Alpheus heterochaelis, not Alpheus bellulus. Are you sure that the current latin name in the English version is correct? Thanks. -- Neo-Jay 17:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Why have you removed the external links I added?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs) .
I do run the website I created the links to but if you had bothered to read them or ask me you would see that it is a non-commercial site dedicated to sharing the experience of walking the hills of the Lake District. It takes a lot of effort to maintain the site, adding new content on a weekly basis. I believe that the descriptions of my walks and the associated photographs are a valid resource to anybody wanting to know more about the hills, adding all of the content to a general purpose information article would overwhelm it. Are you a Wikipedia official or just self-appointed, why do I have to justify myself to you? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs) .
Thank you for making me feel welcome and encouraging me to participate. The encyclopaedic vision is very narrow isn't it when you don't own the content. If you had taken the trouble to find out or if you had any real interest in the Lake District apart from "knowing" about it you would have welcomed my original and unique insight into the hills and villages. I won't be bothering you again but now I know about Wikipedia and can let other people who really care about the Lake District that it has nothing to offer.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs)
I note that this user has added about 30 new links, all of which seem to be to the same general page on his site. Imo these links provide no information that is not available on other sites. I am not happy about them. Wikipedia is not a free advertising service. But I have a conflict of interest because of the links to my site on some of these pages, which compromise my ability to remove his links without being accused of enforcing double standards. I would argue that (i) these links provide unique information, unavailable anywhere else on the web, or, afaik, apart from a few panoramas made by Chris Jesty, anywhere else, and (ii) I did not initially add these links myself, or know about their initial addition. When they were first added they were promptly reverted. I modified them to include specific links and reduce their potential commercial exposure (now eliminated), then reinstated them with the support of other users. Viewfinder 15:11, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, you have been removing all Swiss municipalities from the category mentioned above. Has it been discussed anywhere ? I am not saying it is a bad idea, but there had been a discussion in the past about this, and at the time we left the categories as they were. Such a big change warrants a discussion, and if it happened, I missed it. Schutz 14:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
No disrespect but I don't agree with some of your edits. Whiteside East Top is the true top of Whiteside - never met anybody who thinks that - however if thats the policy I suggest you change Gray Crag, Wainwright summit 699 metres, point on ridge 710 metres, got to be consistent you know. Also why have you took out the translation "White Hill Slope" that came out of a reputable walking book by John and Anne Nuttall. Also Goat Scar (great viewpoint) on Shipman Knotts needs mentioning so I will put that back in at some time but leave out the reference to Bill Birkett, who you obviously don't think is a good source. Regards -- Mick Knapton 19:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
May I ask why you removed all of the vital information off of the hermit crab article? Even removing things that were on there prior to us even making one single edit. And then our link. We are not a business, we make absolutly no money what so ever. We are helping educate and make sure information provided to the public is both accurate and complete. Our site is not commercial but an information site with care tips and information on Hermit Crabs. Everything we do is free of any charge whatsoever. We have over 15 years research and owning experience as well as members of about 20 hermit crab forums and sites, we have been published in newspapers and in a book in regards to help and history of hermit crabs. You wrote...Mass revert of suspect additions May I ask why it was suspect? I can understand if we were a business, were selling hermit crabs or items for their care, we do not. The reason why everyone posted their links on that article is to offer help for owners.. and that is why we did too. Why are we not allowed yet everyone else can?
Begging your pardon, but I did oppose this change. Squamate 14:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Well, I don't agree 100% but I see what you mean, and what you're trying to do. They stay merged. Squamate 17:07, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Believe me, they were ... I got stung by them shortly after taking the picture. Though perhaps I should find a more typical-looking grove (at this time of year, they're all over the Catskills). Daniel Case 00:11, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for your edits. Quite happy with them, but wonder about how you obtained the prominence. My map (and the OS maps linked from Grid Ref) show a complete 540m contour below the 589m summit. Am I missing something? Finavon 19:40, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
At the risk of seeming thick, or petty - why 44m? The difference between drawn contour & summit is 49m and if an estimate of true height of col is 535m, the prominence would be 54m. Am I missing something? Finavon 12:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
sorry for reverting your edit wrongly, that just seemed odd to me at first sight, I didn't know that's the standard practice. I will remember that.:)-- K.C. Tang 11:34, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that you recently marked Giant Short-Faced Bear as a {{ mammal-stub}}. Please be aware that animals from order carnivora get {{ carnivora-stub}}, not {{ mammal-stub}}. 132.70.50.117 05:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I knew it had to be there somewhere ({{ ITIS}}, that is)... I searched but came up empty. Well, off to clean up my mess. Thanks for pointing it out! -- Graham talk/ mail/ e 18:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
You marked the page for Tempest to be deleted, but I don't see it on the Articles for deletion page. Where does one go to debate the deletion? I was only filling in a page already red-linked on a few other pages. Trying to clean up loose ends. Whatever. Laszlo Panaflex 11:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Just for information: recent change "thorugh" to "thorough" [3], should have been "through". -- Stemonitis 10:07, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello. Since Template:Cite journal has an option for removing the quotes from around the title of the article (by adding "quotes=no" to the reference), can Template:Cite journal2 be depreciated? Thanks. Mike Peel 20:16, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Stemonitis: Hello! Just wanted to let you know I was going through North American birds and saw your Ptarmigan/Rock Ptarmigan listing as needing some help. I tried crrecting it, but see you reverted back to your original text. Let me explain why I think it needs changing and see if you agree. The photo you have listed is of a Willow Ptarmigan, and you list the other 2 species of Ptarmigan as "other names" when in fact they are other species. The picture you show is NOT a Rock Ptarmigan even though your redirect indicates as so. I thought leaving your page as the Ptarmigan genera page linking the other 3 Ptarmigan species page to it made sense, rather than linking Rock Ptarmigan to some incorrect information. Let me know what you think............. pmeleski 4 Sept 2006
if you have further questions..........
Hello, I noticed you removed categories from files I just recently categorized. According to the recommendations in http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:FAQ the categories should NOT be removed, just think as a second way to find the given pictures. 18:49, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for correcting it to AT not DE, I had the language in mind and wasn't thinking about the country!
In answer to your question: I hoped when I created the page that we could get some good examples of how good, native writers of English deal with ß and umlauts, as a model of good usage for Wikipedia to follow.
As a translator, I myself would be proud to follow the example of Mary Fulbrook, Professor of German History at University College London, who did a PhD at Harvard (she wrote one of the books on the list), or James Meek, 2004 Foreign Correspondent of the Year in the British Press Awards (he wrote one of the Guardian articles); apart from their qualifications, they also have their work edited and proofread before it is printed. I would rather follow their example than that of Mr Stefan Helders, whose job I don't know, and who comes from Leverkusen. Mr Helders may have excellent English, for all I know, and may even have it edited, but that is the point: I don't know.
If you would like to change the page into a general review of how any people from all over the world write ß and umlauts in English, well, this is Wikipedia: you're the editor - go ahead, but: please change the start of the page if you do. You'll need to remove "this is a page for collecting data on the use of umlaut and ß in English language publications" and also remove "show an example of ß/ss or the presence or lack of umlauts in English language texts written by native speakers of English, from reliable, well-written sources such as printed newspapers or books.".
Saint|
swithin
21:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Not sure why you changed the category to Freshwater..... It is definitely marine, never in freshwater. The rest of the edit appreciated GrahamBould 07:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, thanks for catching that. I did not intend to. I'll be more careful about that. Droll 11:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi Stemonitis, Re Triakis, I think double linking is OK if the links are different words or phrases, which is usual with names of living things. If you check most fish genus pages double linking is the norm. It is very helpful both when creating these pages, & for picking up broken links, as you can instantly see what has been linked & what hasn't. I cannot see any harm in this, only benefits. I think the guidelines refer to double linking the same word in an article. I hope you will reconsider, as there are hundreds of fauna articles etc with double linking that I wouldn't want to see changed. Cheers GrahamBould 11:45, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Any special reason why you changed Etienne to Étienne? As per the French, it's not necessary, but more importantly, Laspeyres was a German, the first name was adapted and he didn't use the accent. And that is what matters for name-spelling. Clossius 12:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Dear Stemonitis.
It is Wiki protocol ( Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages) to discuss merges and moves before you actually perform the operation. Had you looked at the discussion pages, you would have found that both Cylindrachetidae and Sandgroper_(insect) are ongoing works.
I have just spent several hours putting them together and discussing them with another editor. I am -- justifiably -- miffed that somebody has just jumped in and blown all the work out of the water.
So, please, put it back. I really don't want a Revert War.
Gordon | Talk, 30 September 2006 @07:51 UTC
I am not interested in the Lobster/Nephropidae, because I have not looked at the peculiar circumstances -- in particular, I have not looked at the Talk page.
While you may think that in "clear cut cases" you don't have to discuss, you must also be aware that in Wiki the proverb be bold does not mean be authoritarian. Wiki is guided by consensus, not by DAD.
I have just performed the first revert. I didn't want to, but you appear to not care. Gordon | Talk, 30 September 2006 @09:52 UTC
DO NOT EDIT OR POST REPLIES TO THIS PAGE. THIS PAGE IS AN ARCHIVE.
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Hi, You have removed the umlaut from Müller's name in the categories. Is there a reason for this? Paul B 13:54, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Good pic! BTW, the List of British beetles is now finished - feel free to do any formatting work you want to on it. SP-KP 11:40, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Re: removing the beetle cat from beetle stubs - I understood that it was against guidelines to add articles to both a category and its parent category. Is that not correct? SP-KP 12:13, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
P.S. I'm now adding the British Larger Brachycera list - all of these have English names and all are given in Mixed Case in the original source, so that means some more formatting work coming up - I'll let you know when its done.
Should it perhaps be "larvicide"? That would look better to me, and gets more web hits. Both names should at least be mentioned in the article, unless they mean different things. Good work, by the way. -- Stemonitis 11:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello Stemonitis! Could you help me with this article? I have a few questions about Herma's mother and father, questions you may be able to answer because you understand German better than I do.
Are Christine von Szabo and Christine Schäfer the same person? (See Karl Schäfer.) Is Herma their child? I have been referencing all the relevant articles in English and German, as well as http://www.engelmann.co.at/k_history.htm, but I can't figure it out. That external link seems to say that Helene Engelmann is Herma's cousin, but if Helene is Eduard Engelmann Jr.'s daughter, then Helene would be Herma's aunt. (But I may just be misunderstanding because my German is poor.)
Also, am I missing anything major from de:Herma Szabo?
Thank you for any help you can give! -- Fang Aili talk 18:20, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
List now complete. SP-KP 18:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Have a look at this - I can't remember whether this was P. auricula or not [1] Velela 20:04, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Feel free to drop by the List of German-language philosophers as well. We could use some help there, I think. Cheers, Universitytruth 18:34, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi, since you're interested in the Alps, we're having a discussion at Talk:Pennine Alps about the limits of the Graian and Pennine Alps. For instance, is Mont Blanc part of the Graian Alps? Do you know something about that? Markussep 11:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Do you know what cryptozoa are? I thought they were Isopoda, but if not, do they exist at all, or are they part of Cryptozoology, in which case I do not see a future for the page. -- apers0n 08:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
When reverting an external link anon spammer, please check other their contributions. `' mikka (t) 08:04, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I notice that you delete the interwiki link to zh:卡搭蝦. Actually that Chinese article was originally translated from Tiger pistol shrimp. But its Latin name is different from the English version. The Chinese version is Alpheus heterochaelis; the English version is Alpheus bellulus. I guess that the Chinese editors changed the name because in the External links, the National Geographic article says the shrimp is Alpheus heterochaelis, not Alpheus bellulus. Are you sure that the current latin name in the English version is correct? Thanks. -- Neo-Jay 17:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Why have you removed the external links I added?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs) .
I do run the website I created the links to but if you had bothered to read them or ask me you would see that it is a non-commercial site dedicated to sharing the experience of walking the hills of the Lake District. It takes a lot of effort to maintain the site, adding new content on a weekly basis. I believe that the descriptions of my walks and the associated photographs are a valid resource to anybody wanting to know more about the hills, adding all of the content to a general purpose information article would overwhelm it. Are you a Wikipedia official or just self-appointed, why do I have to justify myself to you? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs) .
Thank you for making me feel welcome and encouraging me to participate. The encyclopaedic vision is very narrow isn't it when you don't own the content. If you had taken the trouble to find out or if you had any real interest in the Lake District apart from "knowing" about it you would have welcomed my original and unique insight into the hills and villages. I won't be bothering you again but now I know about Wikipedia and can let other people who really care about the Lake District that it has nothing to offer.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Andyfellwalker ( talk • contribs)
I note that this user has added about 30 new links, all of which seem to be to the same general page on his site. Imo these links provide no information that is not available on other sites. I am not happy about them. Wikipedia is not a free advertising service. But I have a conflict of interest because of the links to my site on some of these pages, which compromise my ability to remove his links without being accused of enforcing double standards. I would argue that (i) these links provide unique information, unavailable anywhere else on the web, or, afaik, apart from a few panoramas made by Chris Jesty, anywhere else, and (ii) I did not initially add these links myself, or know about their initial addition. When they were first added they were promptly reverted. I modified them to include specific links and reduce their potential commercial exposure (now eliminated), then reinstated them with the support of other users. Viewfinder 15:11, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, you have been removing all Swiss municipalities from the category mentioned above. Has it been discussed anywhere ? I am not saying it is a bad idea, but there had been a discussion in the past about this, and at the time we left the categories as they were. Such a big change warrants a discussion, and if it happened, I missed it. Schutz 14:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
No disrespect but I don't agree with some of your edits. Whiteside East Top is the true top of Whiteside - never met anybody who thinks that - however if thats the policy I suggest you change Gray Crag, Wainwright summit 699 metres, point on ridge 710 metres, got to be consistent you know. Also why have you took out the translation "White Hill Slope" that came out of a reputable walking book by John and Anne Nuttall. Also Goat Scar (great viewpoint) on Shipman Knotts needs mentioning so I will put that back in at some time but leave out the reference to Bill Birkett, who you obviously don't think is a good source. Regards -- Mick Knapton 19:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
May I ask why you removed all of the vital information off of the hermit crab article? Even removing things that were on there prior to us even making one single edit. And then our link. We are not a business, we make absolutly no money what so ever. We are helping educate and make sure information provided to the public is both accurate and complete. Our site is not commercial but an information site with care tips and information on Hermit Crabs. Everything we do is free of any charge whatsoever. We have over 15 years research and owning experience as well as members of about 20 hermit crab forums and sites, we have been published in newspapers and in a book in regards to help and history of hermit crabs. You wrote...Mass revert of suspect additions May I ask why it was suspect? I can understand if we were a business, were selling hermit crabs or items for their care, we do not. The reason why everyone posted their links on that article is to offer help for owners.. and that is why we did too. Why are we not allowed yet everyone else can?
Begging your pardon, but I did oppose this change. Squamate 14:24, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Well, I don't agree 100% but I see what you mean, and what you're trying to do. They stay merged. Squamate 17:07, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Believe me, they were ... I got stung by them shortly after taking the picture. Though perhaps I should find a more typical-looking grove (at this time of year, they're all over the Catskills). Daniel Case 00:11, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for your edits. Quite happy with them, but wonder about how you obtained the prominence. My map (and the OS maps linked from Grid Ref) show a complete 540m contour below the 589m summit. Am I missing something? Finavon 19:40, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
At the risk of seeming thick, or petty - why 44m? The difference between drawn contour & summit is 49m and if an estimate of true height of col is 535m, the prominence would be 54m. Am I missing something? Finavon 12:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
sorry for reverting your edit wrongly, that just seemed odd to me at first sight, I didn't know that's the standard practice. I will remember that.:)-- K.C. Tang 11:34, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that you recently marked Giant Short-Faced Bear as a {{ mammal-stub}}. Please be aware that animals from order carnivora get {{ carnivora-stub}}, not {{ mammal-stub}}. 132.70.50.117 05:53, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
I knew it had to be there somewhere ({{ ITIS}}, that is)... I searched but came up empty. Well, off to clean up my mess. Thanks for pointing it out! -- Graham talk/ mail/ e 18:14, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
You marked the page for Tempest to be deleted, but I don't see it on the Articles for deletion page. Where does one go to debate the deletion? I was only filling in a page already red-linked on a few other pages. Trying to clean up loose ends. Whatever. Laszlo Panaflex 11:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Just for information: recent change "thorugh" to "thorough" [3], should have been "through". -- Stemonitis 10:07, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello. Since Template:Cite journal has an option for removing the quotes from around the title of the article (by adding "quotes=no" to the reference), can Template:Cite journal2 be depreciated? Thanks. Mike Peel 20:16, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Stemonitis: Hello! Just wanted to let you know I was going through North American birds and saw your Ptarmigan/Rock Ptarmigan listing as needing some help. I tried crrecting it, but see you reverted back to your original text. Let me explain why I think it needs changing and see if you agree. The photo you have listed is of a Willow Ptarmigan, and you list the other 2 species of Ptarmigan as "other names" when in fact they are other species. The picture you show is NOT a Rock Ptarmigan even though your redirect indicates as so. I thought leaving your page as the Ptarmigan genera page linking the other 3 Ptarmigan species page to it made sense, rather than linking Rock Ptarmigan to some incorrect information. Let me know what you think............. pmeleski 4 Sept 2006
if you have further questions..........
Hello, I noticed you removed categories from files I just recently categorized. According to the recommendations in http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:FAQ the categories should NOT be removed, just think as a second way to find the given pictures. 18:49, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for correcting it to AT not DE, I had the language in mind and wasn't thinking about the country!
In answer to your question: I hoped when I created the page that we could get some good examples of how good, native writers of English deal with ß and umlauts, as a model of good usage for Wikipedia to follow.
As a translator, I myself would be proud to follow the example of Mary Fulbrook, Professor of German History at University College London, who did a PhD at Harvard (she wrote one of the books on the list), or James Meek, 2004 Foreign Correspondent of the Year in the British Press Awards (he wrote one of the Guardian articles); apart from their qualifications, they also have their work edited and proofread before it is printed. I would rather follow their example than that of Mr Stefan Helders, whose job I don't know, and who comes from Leverkusen. Mr Helders may have excellent English, for all I know, and may even have it edited, but that is the point: I don't know.
If you would like to change the page into a general review of how any people from all over the world write ß and umlauts in English, well, this is Wikipedia: you're the editor - go ahead, but: please change the start of the page if you do. You'll need to remove "this is a page for collecting data on the use of umlaut and ß in English language publications" and also remove "show an example of ß/ss or the presence or lack of umlauts in English language texts written by native speakers of English, from reliable, well-written sources such as printed newspapers or books.".
Saint|
swithin
21:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Not sure why you changed the category to Freshwater..... It is definitely marine, never in freshwater. The rest of the edit appreciated GrahamBould 07:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, thanks for catching that. I did not intend to. I'll be more careful about that. Droll 11:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Hi Stemonitis, Re Triakis, I think double linking is OK if the links are different words or phrases, which is usual with names of living things. If you check most fish genus pages double linking is the norm. It is very helpful both when creating these pages, & for picking up broken links, as you can instantly see what has been linked & what hasn't. I cannot see any harm in this, only benefits. I think the guidelines refer to double linking the same word in an article. I hope you will reconsider, as there are hundreds of fauna articles etc with double linking that I wouldn't want to see changed. Cheers GrahamBould 11:45, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
Any special reason why you changed Etienne to Étienne? As per the French, it's not necessary, but more importantly, Laspeyres was a German, the first name was adapted and he didn't use the accent. And that is what matters for name-spelling. Clossius 12:21, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Dear Stemonitis.
It is Wiki protocol ( Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages) to discuss merges and moves before you actually perform the operation. Had you looked at the discussion pages, you would have found that both Cylindrachetidae and Sandgroper_(insect) are ongoing works.
I have just spent several hours putting them together and discussing them with another editor. I am -- justifiably -- miffed that somebody has just jumped in and blown all the work out of the water.
So, please, put it back. I really don't want a Revert War.
Gordon | Talk, 30 September 2006 @07:51 UTC
I am not interested in the Lobster/Nephropidae, because I have not looked at the peculiar circumstances -- in particular, I have not looked at the Talk page.
While you may think that in "clear cut cases" you don't have to discuss, you must also be aware that in Wiki the proverb be bold does not mean be authoritarian. Wiki is guided by consensus, not by DAD.
I have just performed the first revert. I didn't want to, but you appear to not care. Gordon | Talk, 30 September 2006 @09:52 UTC