User talk:Casliber/Archive 48

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
• AHeneen (submissions) worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
• Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
• And last but not least, Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email)

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WikiCup Round 2 coincidence

I just looked at the pools for the WikiCup and realized we were both in Pool B. It's a funny coincidence considering I just added the ISIL article to the Core Contest and first heard about you then. I won't get any WikiCup points for that article, so it shouldn't be a conflict of interest, but I thought it might be worth a chuckle. Tonystewart14 (talk) 21:54, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Hey Tony there are no dramas claiming it for both contests. Folks have done that before. cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:33, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2015)

There are many backup dancers accompanying the dances of the main dancer. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Backup dancer Previous selections: Trailer Trash • Ice cream parlour Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC) •

Telopea oreades

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Interested in Wikipedia:Peer review/Jack jumper ant/archive1

Hey there, found you from the volunteer list, Wikipedia:Peer review/Jack jumper ant/archive1 has been in the backlog since 15 February. The requester has specially asked for someone knowledgeable on the subject. Was wondering if you were interested in commenting? Sincerely, Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:34, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Corona Borealis

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Forest raven

Should I make a map for this one? Looks like the FA is going fine and your map is not bad at all, but thought I would offer. Especially since I'm a fan of corvids. --Gaff (talk) 04:01, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

yeah go for it. I can email the original image: Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:07, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

RFC mention

See Wikipedia_talk:Good_article_nominations#Proposal. ResMar 01:35, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Corona Borealis

The article Corona Borealis you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Corona Borealis for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Herald -- The Herald (talk) 07:21, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Good work. You reviewed my first DyK Nirmala novel and I'll review your GA submission as my first GA review. Plus, how was my review? Did I missed out any? Ṫ Ḧ ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 10:02, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

No you did well - what I do when reviewing, as well as looking at the criteria, is think with an open mind, "how can this article be better?" - try and be positive and constructive. I am an old hand but many people submitting work for review will be anxious, so being helpful and cooperative is a big plus, but being thorough is good too. Do not be afraid to point out anything you do not understand (or can't figure out with a few blue links) either. We need to make articles as accessible as possible (but balance by not losing accuracy). cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:06, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2015)

Turkish cuisine Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Cuisine Previous selections: Backup dancer • Trailer Trash Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:26, 9 March 2015 (UTC) •

oreades

There's a couple of things I am having trouble finding a cite for:

Shady Lady White: A more adaptable form with larger flowers has succeeded the original stock (I removed this one)

Champagne: It is a three-way hybrid between T. speciosissima, T. oreades and the yellow-flowered form of T. truncata. (oreades not mentioned on PBR site) --Melburnian (talk) 09:23, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

I'll have a look. The shady lady white came from an article by proteaflora in Australian plants, but I am not sure you can just "substitute" a new genetic stock for a name like that...? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:06, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Yes it doesn't sound right, there would have to be a renaming somewhere.--Melburnian (talk) 10:30, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Camas pocket gopher

I was wondering if you would be willing to look over the Camas pocket gopher article and give some feedback. I'm thinking of sending it again for FA. The first go around it got a lukewarm response, mostly from lack of interest than any critical issues. This is the only article that I have sent to FA. If you like, I can post it for Peer Review, so you could count any suggestions towards WikiCup. Thank you for considering. --Gaff (talk) 20:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

ok Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:49, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

I am not sure why that gathered so little attention - sometimes if the prose is a bit clumsy it puts people off. The lead is ok but the beginning of the taxonomy section was repetitive. I have tweaked it a little and will have another look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:22, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Your piece in the Signpost

Ok, I've finished editing it and I've slotted it into this week's edition.

I hope that I have done justice to your thoughts in editing the writing, I've attempted to formalize and rigourize them. It's your essay so be sure to make any changes that you feel you need to make, but note that we're on a tight schedule this week because of some behind-the-scenes stuff.

The other editors will look over it and make whatever tweaks they think are necessary but I don't think there's too much trouble there.

How would you like it published? I've slotted it as an op-ed but it could also be published as a piece from the FCDW. I am...unsure of the status of that at this point. I've reached out to Sandy and I'm sure she/he's seen my message but she/he has not responded (gah! gender pronouns! hard!). ResMar 05:25, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

The essay is here: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2015-03-11/Op-ed. The ticket, where all further discussion should nominally take place, is here: Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom#Core_Contest. ResMar 05:26, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia:.

Oh and I wanted to state that while thinking about the lack of new writing in the core articles is new to me the idea that Wikipedia is at a crossroads is an idea similar to one which I had and published in the Signpost in 2011. I'm seeing this idea repeatedly independently asserted across Wikipedia quite often, and I think that it's something that, on reflection, is quite obvious to all active experienced editors here. Mike Christie also had some interesting thoughts about the fallout in this 2011 essay. I wonder sometimes if there wasn't some way to link all of these narrative together. Hmm. ResMar 05:52, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

(a) looks ok (b) yeah, a round table of sorts would be good somewhere, maybe with Lila Tretikov too. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:33, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

With regards to this piece though: it would probably be unwise to publish it this week because there are some major things going on at the moment, news-wise, that will swallow up the attention of our readers this week, per Ed's email to you. However publishing it next week would lose the point of the publication in the first place—there wouldn't be enough time for interested parties to join the competition. We were wondering if you'd consider extending the contest for another couple weeks or whatever length of time and concurrently publishing the report next week? If this is not an option we can publish it this week, but be warned that it'll have a lower impact than it ought to have. ResMar 21:44, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

(ah. Did not see the email, apologies). ResMar 21:45, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Am thinking about extending contest two weeks. Will post now at contest talk page and see what folks think. Bit unfair to foist it on folks without discussion. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:00, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Pseudomugil signifer at DYK

Hi Casliber. I've reviewed this & found some minor problems. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 06:10, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Userbox

Hey, you see the "This user has written or expanded 61 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page." user box on my User page, does such a user box exist purely for nominations that i haven't written or expanded myself? As in nomination on behalf of someone else whereby I have no had anything to do with editing the article?  — ₳aron 13:48, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Try {{User Did You Know3}} –

This user successfully nominated x articles by others that featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

(shown). Bencherlite^Talk 14:11, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

nice find - din't know that one existed either. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:39, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Great thanks :D  — ₳aron 19:44, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

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Request for comment

There's a request for comment opened on the "Involuntary Celibacy" article, with the same editor trying to restore it as the one who tried to do so previously with the latest Deletion Review. I thought you might be interested in this because of the subject. Mythic Writerlord (talk) 20:21, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

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This was only in December 2014, are we recreating it already? [1] Hafspajen (talk) 21:26, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Sigh. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:45, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2015)

An Afghan dinner Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Dinner Previous selections: Cuisine • Backup dancer Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 03:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC) •

Edit summary for Japanese hare

You edited this with "bleh" -- can you say what this means? It looked dubious to me, and took me a while to see that you have being making lots of edits to make the section sequence consistent. So that's OK, but I suggest that edit summaries like this run the risk of reversion, since it is not immediately clear what you are doing. I won't mention the other complaint, which is that I am supposed to be getting on with some work, and I spent all this time reading the fascinating discussions above. Imaginatorium (talk) 06:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Sigh - yes, I was on a different computer..and monotonous editing I can only do for so long before I get lazy. Which discussions caught your eye? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:37, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Pseudomugil signifer

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DYK for Persoonia media

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DYK for Corona Borealis

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DYK for Telopea oreades

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DYK nomination of Patersonia sericea

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Melaleuca wilsonii at DYK

Hi Casliber -- I've reviewed the above article and there are a few problems that need sorting out. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 22:44, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Dyslexia

Casliber do you have a minute--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:27, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Umm.....what's up? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:30, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

the article above was GA nominated, and approved on criteria #3 by bluerasberry, however he told me I need someone else to close the nomination process,(in the event something needs to be added, a ref , etc)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:34, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I am in the middle of a few things - sometime in the next 48 hours - is that ok? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:42, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

that is great, if you need any change...image, reference, anything, I will change it accordingly, thank you very much--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:44, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

hi,Cas Liber I noticed that a couple of days have gone by, I understand if your too busy, thank you for your time--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 09:41, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Coming from someone who I've respected enormously for quite some time, this comment is very high praise indeed. Thankyou! Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:17, 20 March 2015 (UTC).

ummm...well it's true, so didn't require much effort to write...and good luck. Cas Liber (talk · contribs)

Corona Borealis

Just in case you missed them: I posted a few more comments/suggestions at Talk:Corona Borealis a few days ago. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 19:59, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

@Mike Peel: - yikes! I missed them...oh well, on to them now. I quite like how this constellation article scales up from stars and history to the largest structures in the universe. It's the sorta thing that I hope the casual reader reads and then ruminates about.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:33, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for replying to them. :-) Yes, that's definitely a cool thing about this article! Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 19:57, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Help please - Melaleuca uncinata

Hello Cas,

I know you are busy but I do not know how else to deal with this. I am beavering away writing Melaleuca articles and last week spent a few hours editing Melaleuca uncinata, removing some unreferenced material and giving my reasons for doing so on Talk:Melaleuca_uncinata. Within a few hours, some of the carefully referenced material I had added was removed and the advertising and unreferenced material (advertising?) replaced by User talk:202.58.192.82. (I also wrote a note to the original author User talk:122.151.60.85 when I should have written it to the one who removed my edits). I added "citation needed" tags to the offending paragraphs but they have also been removed and the material referenced to an advertising site - "Davey Brushwood Fencing".

I have lots of articles I want to write and I'm happy to let sleeping dogs lie if you think that's best, but at the same time I don't think Wikipedia should be used to add links to advertising sites. Your advice would be much appreciated. ("G" for Geoff.)

Gderrin (talk) 07:37, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Let me take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:29, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your edits to this article Cas. I am surprised that you left the link to the advertising page (daveybrushwood.com.au) but I value your judgement highly. I hope your edits don't get removed like mine were. Thanks also for your DYK nominations. My beavering rewarded! All the best to you.

Gderrin (talk) 00:32, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Calectasia grandiflora

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Oops - sorry, hang on. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:06, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2015)

A antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in, or represents, opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Antagonist Previous selections: Dinner • Cuisine Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:06, 23 March 2015 (UTC) •

anatomyczar

Thanks for the response. I do think I know how to edit specific pages. It some of the other stuff that seems very confusing especially project pages and templates. But I think I made progress today. I did find a page that lists all the anatomy articles that need help - so at least I know where to begin. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anatomyczar (talk • contribs) 20:32, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

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American politics 2 arbitration case opened

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DYK for Patersonia sericea

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Rrring rrring

ditto...cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:42, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

Hey Cas! :) Firsfron of Ronchester 03:34, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Yup...still here...some recent revival of dino activity to be sure.... :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:54, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

No longer a party

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Ummm..(shrug) ok. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:21, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Grevillea juniperina

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Your GA nomination of Grevillea juniperina

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Precious again

wildflowers and birds

Thank you for the rare wild life you cover, making this project more beautiful and showing that protection of precious lfe is needed. You won my heart placing daisies on the Main page, - my favourite flowers! Did you know that the section of treasured entries on my talk is titled Flowers? Did you know that several birds were recently translated to Swedish, including the Blue-winged Pitta and the last finch? - Repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (15 December 2008, 30 April 2009, 19 February 2012)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Three years ago, you were the 75th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, and thinking of that continued stability for the protection of precious life helps fighting sadness, - thank you! Between two birds as TFA in fast succession, look for a third, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:08, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

(chuckle) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:31, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Tough these days. As soon as I finished Martin Petzoldt I came across Maria Radner, can't edit that without emotion, but have to, looking at thousands of readers each day so far. (+ I try hard not to look at the arb case request with a victim although to be declined. Sad, can use all cheering to keep singing like the birds.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Today, the bird constellation, thank you again, - did you read mine (mentioned under recents)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:59, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Yeah...was nice. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:31, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Johnsonia pubescens

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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2015)

A man garbage picking through a skip (dumpster) Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Garbage picking Previous selections: Antagonist • Dinner Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC) •

DYK for Pseudomugil gertrudae

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Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Casliber:

Please consider participating in this week's vote for TAFI's upcoming Week 17 collaboration. Last week's voting did not receive many participants. Thanks for your consideration. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:20, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Melaleuca trichophylla

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DYK nomination of Corona Borealis Supercluster

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Your GA nomination of Microscopium

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DYK nomination of Calectasia cyanea

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Hi, are you adding something else to the article, or can I approve it now? Yoninah (talk) 21:20, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

finished now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:20, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Hey, we're overlapping edits. Please see my new note on the nomination template. Yoninah (talk) 21:22, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement

• Hello Casliber:

This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 18 of 2015. Thanks for participating!

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DYK for Melaleuca trichophylla

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2015)

The wheel is one of the most famous and useful inventions in the history of technology Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: History of technology Previous selections: Garbage picking • Antagonist Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:14, 6 April 2015 (UTC) •

Your DYK nomination of Culex annulirostris

Hi, as you probably know, the maximum allowed length of a DYK hook is 200 characters, but the one you supplied is 225, excluding "(pictured)" which doesn't count. The hook will have to be edited or replaced with a shorter one. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:47, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

whoops. On it. ok, stuck to the main/broad problematic diseases. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:48, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

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All the best! "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 02:07, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank You /DYK Dyslexia

that is very kind of you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 12:11, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

a pleasure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:52, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Smooth toadfish

Thank you Victuallers (talk) 00:01, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Calectasia cyanea

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

American Politics 2 arbitration evidence phase closing soon

As a listed party to this case, this is a notification that the evidence phase of this case is closing soon on 14 April. If you have additional evidence that you wish to introduce for consideration, it must be entered before this date. On behalf of the committee, Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 01:58, 12 April 2015 (UTC).

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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2015)

A saxophone is an example of an aerophone. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Aerophone Previous selections: History of technology • Garbage picking Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 01:25, 13 April 2015 (UTC) •

Links to Google books

I was of the impression that page links to Google Books (as in Butis humeralis) are discouraged, however that is apparently not the case as per Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Linking to Google Books pages. Apologies :) --Elmidae (talk) 08:33, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

No worries Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:25, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

Invitation

Evidence closed

The evidence phase is now closed on the American Politics 2 arbitration case, which you are a named party to. You are welcome to add proposals at the workshop. For the Committee, --L235 (t / c / ping in reply) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:16, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Myriophyllum variifolium DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Myriophyllum variifolium at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:13, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Culex annulirostris

Allen3 ^talk 00:24, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Corona Borealis Supercluster

Allen3 ^talk 00:05, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Myriophyllum variifolium

The DYK project (nominate) 20:32, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Rabies

Hi could you send me the article I requested at resource exchange? i really need it. LittleJerry (talk) 00:49, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Ok. I'll take a look and see if I can get it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:58, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2015)

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Pinniped

Would you like to nominate Pinniped for TFA? My last one. LittleJerry (talk) 20:27, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Sure - will do a bit later. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:45, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

American politics 2 workshop phrase

Hello Casliber, the workshop phase on the American politics 2 arbitration case, which you are listed as a party to, has been extended to 24 April 2015. This is the best opportunity to express your analysis of the evidence presented in this arbitration case. For the Committee, --L235 (t / c / ping in reply) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:07, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Hibbertia dentata

Thanks for your help Victuallers (talk) 22:01, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Corona Borealis question

In case you don't notice it, I've left a question for you here. Eric Corbett 18:10, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

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Corona Borealis

Hi Cas, I've responded to your ping re Corona. Let me know if you've any queries, and I'll monitor the talk page. Also, ping me when it's back at FAC. Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 11:03, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks - much appreciated. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:42, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Move Discussion

Hi,

This is a notification to let you know that there is a requested move discussion ongoing at Talk:Hillary_Rodham_Clinton/April_2015_move_request#Requested_move. You are receiving this notification because you have previously participated in some capacity in naming discussions related to the article in question.

Thanks. And have a nice day. NickCT (talk) 18:32, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2015)

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American politics 2 workshop phase closed

The workshop phase of the American politics 2 arbitration case, which you are listed as a party to, is now closed. For the Arbitration Committee, --L235 (t / c / ping in reply) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:27, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eta Carinae

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Eta Carinae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of I am. furhan. -- I am. furhan. (talk) 20:20, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

Botanical species article style

Hi Cas. I'm reading/writing about pituri, the traditional Aboriginal chewing mix, and have found Nicotiana gossei (one of the source plants) and a few others don't have an article. Would you be able to point me to either the appropriate style guide or a good example of a botanical species article, please? --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 03:52, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Just cut and paste format from one of my plant stubs - eventually look something like Banksia attenuata. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:10, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks. (Looking.) Gaahh! No way. That is a beautiful FA you have there, man. Mine will be a pretty stub. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 13:06, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Melaleuca wilsonii

Harrias ^talk 19:04, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 45, 2024)

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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

• Coemgenus (submissions) was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
• LeftAire (submissions) worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:26, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Philypnodon grandiceps

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 20:06, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Philypnodon macrostomus

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 20:06, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ambassis jacksoniensis

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:59, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Fuck Lukashenko.

I think you'll agree, seeing as you use the white-red-white flag. 178.120.183.77 (talk) 23:03, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

I just like pork chops. ;) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:36, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

Lovecraft

I noted that you have H. P. Lovecraft in your some-time to do list. Do you happen to have the newer Joshi biographies? I'm curious as to whether they are worth their salt. --Laser brain (talk) 00:51, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

No not yet. Been meaning to have a look at some at some stage...so many ideas..so little time. But you've got me thinking...will see if they are in uni library....Iä Shub-Niggurath! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:30, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

I've searched to no avail at the New York City public library and at Columbia, so I may end up just ordering them from Amazon. I've been playing a Lovecraft-themed tabletop game recently, which prompted me to re-read most of his works. I recall fondly that I was introduced to Lovecraft by a stranger with whom I was stuck in a bus station overnight when I was much younger. --Laser brain (talk) 01:53, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

I still haven't taken Arkham Horror out of the box as I don't have 4 consecutive hours spare to play the game...been playing Dominion alot instead....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:54, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Pseudomugil mellis

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:55, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

Frigatebird

Have you talked to Aa77zz? He's edited the article regularly and has form at FAC too. As long as there is no great rush, I'll do what I can, HBWalive is usually pretty good and up-to-date on families, so I'll look there. I've seen Magnificent and Lesser, and I've not given up on Ascension yet (a couple of untwitchable UK records) Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:02, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

'Tis the season

Every time I harvest my Morchella (yes, I am so lucky they grow in my backyard), I can't help but think of you. Feast ahead !!! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:29, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

We've had a very wet autumn here, with huge mushrooms everywhere but not much edible....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:31, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

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Frill-necked lizard, frilled-neck lizard, etc

Hello,

I recall that you had some knowledge about nature in Australia. I was wondering what you thought about the page title for Frill-necked lizard, since the first sentence and the infobox use the form "frilled-neck lizard". Some consistency would probably be nice. I left a note on the article talk page a while ago, but I don't think anyone is actually watching that article.

I'm sure the page title just scratches the surface of problems with that article, but getting the name consistent seems like a good start! Zagalejo^^^ 16:15, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2015)

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DYK nomination of Dampiera linearis

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DYK for Scarus globiceps

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 06:54, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eta Carinae

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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2015)

Left: Czech bramboráček, a bread made of potato dough, being deep fried. Right: The Royal Navy Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Tireless (S88) sits on the surface of the North Pole, the northern polar ice cap on Earth Hello, Casliber. The following are WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selections: Deep frying Polar ice cap Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/3 Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/4 Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement/2015/21/5 Previous selections: Food industry • Home appliance • Hydropower Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 01:32, 18 May 2015 (UTC) •

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Template:Did you know nominations/Girls Talk (Elvis Costello song)

Cas Liber, just a ping to remind you to return to the review you started here. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:24, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/61 Cygni/archive2

Can you please just come around it before it gets dump? -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 09:00, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Naretha bluebonnet

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:03, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

Fremantle Prison FAC closed

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fremantle Prison/archive2 was closed as "not enough commentary to come close to consensus to promote, plus it sounds like restructuring may be in order ... and ask that further improvements be made outside the FAC process". The prose is now down to 49.9k characters, and I have adjusted/trimmed the lead. I think I've addressed your remaining FAC comments (aside from the bits in the lead, which were awaiting consensus from other reviwers). Would you mind taking another look at the article – in particular, do you think any more improvements or restructuring is needed before another FAC nomination? Thanks, - Evad37 [talk] 13:47, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

I am surprised it was closed. I thought the prose was otherwise ok. As articles get bigger they get alot harder to pass etc. Will look soon. Late over here. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:58, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Do you have any further comments or suggestions? - Evad37 [talk] 02:38, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

I'll take a look later today and get back to you. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:40, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

@Evad37: - I think it's good for another whirl...05:57, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Now nominated again at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fremantle Prison/archive3. Thanks for your help - Evad37 [talk] 01:25, 6 June 2015 (UTC)