User:Visionholder

Name: Alex Dunkel Year of birth: 1976 Gender: Male Education: B.S. Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution (UIUC, 1998) M.S. Library & Information Science (UIUC, 2000) A.S. Exotic Animal Training & Management (Moorpark College, 2008) Residence: Durham, NC Wiki: My edit count If you want to understand me, you'll need to understand lemurs. Wait... I didn't say that right. LEMURS!!! There... that's better. Anyway, my life is centered around these amazing prosimian primates. I am a volunteer at the Duke Lemur Center, I'm working on an independent study of their behavior in my spare time, and, as you may have noticed, I write high-quality Wikipedia articles about them in order to expand my own knowledge and share with others. I am a graduate of the Exotic Animal Training & Management program at Moorpark College and would like to work directly with lemurs at some point. I have been volunteering at zoos, conservation centers, and with outreach programs for many years. These places include the Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Barbara Zoo, America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, and many more. At the moment, I'm unemployed, having determined that I have irreconcilable differences with the world of retail. (I have little respect for an industry that cares so little for its front-line employees and treats its customers like numbers.) I'm hoping to turn things around this year. One of my goals is to update all of Wiki's lemur pages to the best of my ability. I have numerous contacts in the field of lemur research and conservation, including the Duke Lemur Center, Conservation International, and the Lemur Conservation Foundation. I am also collaborating with a few researchers, and hope to make contact with more to further enrich the content of Wiki. I am always looking for high-quality, hi-resolution images, video, and audio of lemurs (all species), ideally from their natural habitat. From October through December 2009, I volunteered with Azafady's Lemur Venture program in Madagascar, assisting with lemur research. Azafady's work is aimed at saving lemur species from extinction and helping impoverished Malagasy communities live healthier, sustainable lives. My participation with this organization was a very exciting opportunity for me, and I hope it will open doors for my future career. New Year's Resolution With the start of 2011, I am making a resolution to finish several large projects. I plan to submit (and hopefully publish) my research, which focuses on primate evolution and lemur behavior. I want to write and publish a book I have planned, ideally to coincide with the publication of my research. The book will be about my research, my experiences with Obi and Janga (two lemurs discussed below), my professional goals, and my adventures along the way. It will be an educational, entertaining, and deeply personal book. I hope to finish a very large, complex cross-stitch pattern I've been working on for over a year and frame it. The pattern, of course, has lemurs. In fact, it is based on my favorite photo of Obi and Janga. I will try to post a photo of it somewhere when I am finished. I will continue my ambitious Wikipedia lemur project! Lastly, I have decided that I would like to start a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is similar in function to WikiProject Medicine's "Google Project". The goal will be to compensate proven and dedicated Wikipedia editors for significantly enhancing articles pertaining to Madagascar (culture, history, geography, biota, etc.), general biology/ecology, and general conservation.§ Furthermore, it will also focus on interWiki translation, and hopefully distribute printed material (such as Wikipedia-Books) to schools in Madagascar. I even hope to be able to employ educated Malagasy people to assist in researching, writing, and translating. (If you can suggest some charities for funding, please email me!) My plate is obviously very full, but I'm determined to complete as much as I can. If I can get the non-profit going, that will become my full-time job, allowing me to reallocate the time I spend at work each week to more meaningful and beneficial work on Wikipedia. (In other words, I'll be spending 60 to 80 hours per week on Wikipedia instead of 40 to 60.) Wish me luck! – VisionHolder « talk » 22:17, 1 January 2011 (UTC) § I know that paid editing is discouraged (or banned, depending on who you talk to). However, other projects have done it, and I plan to follow their lead. Conditions of compensation will include the requirement to follow all of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and promotion to featured article status will be strongly encouraged to ensure some degree of peer-review. If you wish to debate this, please take it to my talk page or email me. Why lemurs? When I decided to change careers from computer support and go back to the field of biology, in which I got my degree, I decided I wanted to work outdoors and do more manual work... ideally at a zoo! While participating in the Exotic Animal Training & Management program at America's Teaching Zoo, I managed to get assigned to work with a male ring-tailed lemur named Obi. (His stud book name is officially "Lenny.") Ironically, when I first arrived at the zoo, primates were the only animals I did not want to work with. I knew little about lemurs, and after watching them, I decided that since primates were a required animal assignment, lemurs wouldn't be too bad. Leading up to the time of animal assignments, I quickly went from simply preferring the lemurs to wanting to be assigned to the lemurs above all other animals at the zoo. My love for lemurs started there... and has continued to grow since. Obi (left) and Janga (right) sunning together. At the teaching zoo, the primate instructor encouraged the students to be mindful of their actions around their assigned primate because the animal would interpret the behaviors outside of human social context. Forming a close, professional bond with the animal was encouraged, and involved slowly developing trust. Until that time, the instructor did not think the behavioral precautions and the process of building a trust relationship had as much meaning for the zoo's two lemurs, especially since Obi was notoriously aggressive and Janga (formally "Mahajanga"), the other (female) ring-tailed lemur, wanted little to do with people. However, I took the opportunity as a challenge, and because Obi took a liking to me early on, I was able to build a very strong relationship in a matter of a couple weeks (rather than several months). Wanting to be treated as a member of the lemur troop, I began to mimic some of their vocalizations and behaviors when around them, trying to learn the proper context and general meaning. Within a month, I was sunning with the lemurs when my busy schedule permitted. Although Janga was abnormally aggressive towards me, she too treated me like a lemur... a male lemur, who is supposed to be submissive. Needless to say, there was a lot of conflict between her and me, particularly during feeding (since I controlled the food). I can't explain the full details of the relationship I had with these two lemurs and the amazing behaviors I witnessed in only a couple of paragraphs, but I can say with confidence that I was treated as a troop member, especially by the end of the year-long assignment. I sunned with them, was groomed by them, took naps next to them, and was even greeted by them in traditional ring-tailed lemur fashion (with a nose touch). They even taught me how to say good-bye. From these experiences, I made the fateful decision to specialize on lemurs—a very job-limiting decision. However, I have no regrets. All of my volunteer and Wiki work is done out of respect for Obi and Janga. They were my teachers, friends, and troop. Work in Progress: Obi, a trusted member of Visionholder's lemur troop, scent marks the numerous lemur articles while Visionholder busily works on the re-writes. As discussed above, I have a lot on my plate this year. Between my research, book, and the non-profit I want to establish, I'm going to struggle to fit in as much time as I want for Wiki. The good news is that if I succeed in all three endeavors, not only will have I have more time for Wiki, but I will be required to generate more content (per the non-profit work). While I struggle along, here is an outline of what's on my Wiki plate: I still plan to write all the sub-articles for the Lemur article, but they will take time. The list includes: Anatomy and physiology of lemurs Behavior of lemurs Ecology of lemurs Conservation of lemurs Likewise, the re-re-write of the Ring-tailed lemur article will also take time, especially given the number of highly detailed sources and extensive research I now have better access to. In fact, I will probably need to write sub-articles for this one as well. Furthermore, the subfossil lemur articles are the most likely for me to work on, since they will be relatively short and because I'm determined to make that my first featured topic. Otherwise, here is a list of the lemur articles that are scheduled to receive much-needed attention as I get back into the swing of things: re-vamp Ring-tailed lemur (bringing it back up to FA standards) Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (world's smallest primate) re-write popular and semi-developed articles: Aye-aye / Giant aye-aye Indri Diademed sifaka Red-bellied lemur Coquerel's sifaka Verreaux's sifaka species listed in the "Top 25 Most Endangered Primates" Greater bamboo lemur Gray-headed lemur Blue-eyed black lemur Northern sportive lemur subfossil lemur articles Archaeoindris (largest extinct lemur) Koala lemur Archaeolemur Palaeopropithecus Pachylemur Sloth lemur Monkey lemur species kept in captivity most Eulemur Fat-tailed dwarf lemur Giant mouse lemur re-vamp Ruffed lemur / Black-and-white ruffed lemur / Red ruffed lemur – VisionHolder « talk » 22:17, 1 January 2011 (UTC) Note: All lemur articles will eventually be developed and promoted to FA status. The articles above may also be written in a more random order for the sake of variety. As always, check back here for updates.	Project Memberships: This user is a member of WikiProject Primates. This user is a member of WikiProject Madagascar. This user is a member of WikiProject Mammals. This user is a member of WikiProject Tree of Life. This user is a member of WikiProject Evolutionary Biology. This user is a member of WikiProject Paleontology. This user is a member of WikiProject Extinction. This user is a member of WikiProject Environment. Other Activities / Memberships: This user is a Wikipedia Online Ambassador. This user has reviewed 21 Good Article nominations on Wikipedia. This user has reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has autopatrolled rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has file mover rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user is a WikiDragon: making massive, bold edits everywhere. This user wants a WikiOtter. This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day. This user has been awarded 10 barnstars on Wikipedia. Were this user to act in a foolish, trollish, or dickish way, he is open to being slapped with a large trout.
	Current Activities/Goals Featured Article Candidates Future FACs This user is currently trying to promote the article Bengal slow loris to featured article status. This user is currently trying to promote the article Bornean slow loris to featured article status. This user is currently trying to promote the article Hadropithecus to featured article status. This user is currently trying to promote the article Collared brown lemur to featured article status. Good Article Nominations This user is working to get the article Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero to good article status. Future GANs This user is working to get the article Pygmy slow loris to good article status.
	Acknowledgments Although I have put in countless hours into research, writing, and editing, the truth is that my best achievements could never have attained their high quality without the collaborative efforts of the following contributors: Erik Patel Derek Schuurman Laurie Godfrey Stephen D. Nash Colin Groves Cathy Williams David Haring Chris Mercer Joseph Macedonia Jill Lucena Anthony Rylands Anna Nekaris Anne Yoder I am indebted to them for sending me copious journal articles, photos, audio clips, and feedback. – VisionHolder
[edit] Achievements: DYKs, GAs, FAs, FLs, etc.   This user has written or expanded 30 DYK articles on Wikipedia. This user has significantly contributed to 29 Good Articles. This user helped promote 21 featured articles on Wikipedia. This user has written or significantly contributed to 2 featured lists on Wikipedia. This user has a triple crown. 6 of this user's featured articles have appeared on Today's featured article. This user has received 8 Four Awards. Today's Featured Article (TFA): Ruffed lemur →16 March 2010 Lemur →25 December 2010 Evolutionary history of lemurs →22 February 2011 Thomcord →17 April 2011 Fossa (animal) →30 April 2011 Marojejy National Park →12 October 2011 Media of the day (WikiCommons): File:Lemur catta - scent marking 01.ogv →6 January 2011 Four Awards: Babakotia Conservation of slow lorises Evolutionary history of lemurs Javan slow loris Lemurs of Madagascar (book) Mesopropithecus Subfossil lemur Thomcord Featured Articles (FA): Babakotia Conservation of slow lorises Cryptoprocta spelea Evolutionary history of lemurs Fossa (animal) Golden-crowned sifaka Gray mouse lemur Javan slow loris Lemur Lemurs of Madagascar (book) Marojejy National Park Mesopropithecus Ring-tailed lemur Ruffed lemur Seacology Silky sifaka Slow loris Small-toothed sportive lemur Subfossil lemur Taxonomy of lemurs Thomcord Featured Lists (FL): List of lemur species The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Good Articles (GA): Babakotia Bengal slow loris Bornean slow loris Collared brown lemur Conservation of slow lorises Fossa (animal) Golden-crowned sifaka Gray mouse lemur Hadropithecus Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Javan slow loris Lemur Evolutionary history of lemurs Lemurs of Madagascar (book) Marojejy National Park Mesopropithecus William Charles Osman Hill Ring-tailed lemur Ruffed lemur Saadanius Seacology Silky sifaka Slow loris Small-toothed sportive lemur Subfossil lemur Sunda slow loris Taxonomy of lemurs Thomcord Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero In The News (ITN): The discovery of Saadanius hijazensis, a fossilised primate closely related to the common ancestor of the Old World monkeys and apes, is announced. (15 July 2010) Did You Know (DYK): ... that Gerp's mouse lemur is a newly discovered mouse lemur species from Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico? →19 January 2012 (nomination) ... that Seacology has preserved 957,852 acres (3,876 km2; 1,497 sq mi) of marine habitat and 852,651 acres (3,451 km2; 1,332 sq mi) of terrestrial habitat since it was founded in 1991? →16 August 2011 (nomination) ... that the slow lorises that are illegally caught and traded as exotic pets have their front teeth cut out due to fear of their toxic bite? →30 March 2011 ... that the small-toothed sportive lemur is the only sportive lemur to have evolved after dispersing across river corridors between western and eastern Madagascar? →15 March 2011 ... that slow lorises and their conservation are threatened by the exotic pet trade and traditional medicine? →28 February 2011 ... that Marojejy National Park (pictured) contains the last remaining mountain scrub in Madagascar to be unaltered by fire? →12 February 2011 ... that the foremost authority on primate anatomy during the 20th century, William Charles Osman Hill, enjoyed drugstore ice cream and gardening with his wife, Yvonne? →5 February 2011 ... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean slow loris was said to have the face of a bear, the hands of a monkey, and to move like a sloth? →28 January 2011 ... that the Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam, India, is named after the only ape in India, the hoolock gibbon? →27 January 2011 ... that the Javan slow loris is threatened by the exotic pet trade and was included in the 2008–2010 list of "The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates? →17 January 2011 ... that the Bengal slow loris is found in numerous protected areas, yet is still threatened by poaching and illegal logging? →12 January 2011 ... that the Mikea Forest, one of the largest remaining forest blocks in southwestern Madagascar, is yet to be protected? →9 January 2011 ... that the Thomcord grape, a seedless hybrid of the Concord and Thompson Seedless grapes, underwent 17 years of testing before being declared ready for growers and gardeners? →8 January 2011 ... that disagreements over the classification of fossil primates within the infraorder Tarsiiformes lie at the heart of the debate over early primate evolution and the origins of "higher primates"? →23 November 2010 ... that all of the surviving individuals of the species listed in the The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, which include the silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), could fit into a single football stadium? →18 August 2010 ... that as recently as 500 years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs, referred to as subfossil lemurs, that weighed between 10 and 200 kg (22 and 440 lb)? →12 June 2010 ... that fossas (pictured) have lengthy mating sessions because the male's erect penis has backwards-pointing spines along most of its length? →6 June 2010 ... that the list of lemur species promoted by the book Lemurs of Madagascar is not universally accepted by all lemur researchers? →11 May 2010 ... that lemurs are primates that evolved and diversified on the island of Madagascar after arriving there at least 56 million years ago on a raft of vegetation? →7 April 2010 ...that lemurs exhibit female social dominance? →5 April 2010 ... that the sloth lemurs of the genus Mesopropithecus were once thought to be indriids due to the similarities between their skulls and those of living sifakas? →5 March 2010 ... that the discovery of Babakotia radofilai, an extinct species of sloth lemur, helped to resolve the relationship between the indriids, sloth lemurs, and monkey lemurs? →5 March 2010 ... that the extinct monkey lemurs, including Hadropithecus, were most closely related to modern indris and sifakas, as well as the extinct sloth lemurs? →28 February 2010 ... that illegal logging in Madagascar has been an ongoing problem, which escalated after the 2009 Malagasy political crisis, threatening endangered species such as rosewood trees and lemurs? →22 February 2010 ... that both Margot Marsh's mouse lemur and Arnhold's mouse lemur are separated from their closest relatives by species barriers? →31 July 2009 ... that between 2000 and 2008, 39 new species of lemur were described in Madagascar, bringing the total number of recognized species and subspecies to 99? →13 May 2009 ... that the gray mouse lemur is one of the smallest primates in the world, weighing only 60 grams (2.1 oz)? →8 April 2009 ... that unlike most other lemurs, the collared brown lemurs do not demonstrate female dominance? →4 February 2009 ... that experiments have indicated that ruffed lemurs can understand the outcome of simple arithmetic operations? →17 October 2008
[edit] Article Re-writes and Page Creations Page creations This user has created 47 articles on Wikipedia. This user has created 13 templates on Wikipedia. This user has created 3 books on Wikipedia. This user has created 4 different userboxes on Wikipedia. Major edits Gerp's mouse lemur (8 January 2012 (article creation) & 31 May 2010 – 1 June 2010 (article expansion)) Seacology (3 August 2011) Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero (28 June 2011) Split Evolutionary history of lemurs (diff) and Taxonomy of lemurs (diff) – 27 March 2011 Slow loris (13 March 2010 – 16 March 2011) – collaborative re-write with Sasata, Jackhynes, and Rlendog (as part of WP:Mammals/Collaboration) Small-toothed sportive lemur (7 March 2011) Conservation of slow lorises (23 February 2011) – article creation Marojejy National Park (30 January 2011) William Charles Osman Hill (28 January 2011) – article creation Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (22 January 2011) Javan slow loris (9 January 2011) – article creation Bengal slow loris (9 January 2011) Thomcord (2 January 2011) – article creation The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates (04 August 2010) – list creation Silky sifaka (26 May 2010 through 4 August 2010) Saadanius (15 July 2010) Subfossil lemur (9 June 2010) – article creation Golden-crowned sifaka (31 May 2010 – 1 June 2010) Fossa (animal) (31 May 2010) – collaborative re-write with Sasata, UtherSRG, and Ucucha (as part of WP:Mammals/Collaboration) Lemurs of Madagascar (book) (2 May 2010) – article creation and re-write Evolutionary history of lemurs (30 March 2010) – article creation Lemur (29 March 2010) Mesopropithecus (24 February 2010) – article creation Babakotia (22 February 2010) – article creation Hadropithecus (19 February 2010) – article creation Illegal logging in Madagascar (10 February 2010) – article creation List of lemur species (4 May 2009) – article creation Gray mouse lemur (29 March 2009) Collared brown lemur (28 January 2009) Ruffed lemur (10 October 2008) Ring-tailed lemur (30 August 2008) Ring-tailed lemur (20 June 2008) – first complete re-write Ring-tailed lemur vocalizations (20 June 2008 - article creation, with admin guidance) Templates created Template:Book bar - Template:DentalFormula - Template:IUCN2008 - Template:The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates nav - Template:LoM3 - Template:LoM3 Harvnb - Template:LoM3 Sfn - Template:LoM2 - Template:LoM2 Harvnb - Template:LoM1 - Template:LoM1 Harvnb - Template:Portal bar - Template:Subject bar Pages created Aframomum - Arnhold's mouse lemur - Auditory bulla - Babakotia - BIANCO - Bugtilemur - Cedrelopsis - Conservation of slow lorises - Dental pad - Ectotympanic ring - Gerp's mouse lemur - Hadropithecus - Illegal logging in Madagascar - Intermembral index - International Primatological Society‎ - Karanisia - Lemur (disambiguation) - Lemur Conservation Foundation - Evolutionary history of lemurs - Lemurs of Madagascar (book) - List of lemur species - Lycodon osmanhilli - Margot Marsh's mouse lemur - Mesopropithecus - Mittermeier's sportive lemur - Multi-male group - One-male group‎ - Pachylemur - Pacific International Lines - Oceanic dispersal‎ - Retinal summation - Samifin - Solitary but social - Subfossil lemur - Suspensory behavior - Taxonomy of lemurs - Thomcord - Toilet-claw - Tupaiidae - United Africa Feeder Line - Uncarina - Vertical clinging and leaping - William Charles Osman Hill - The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates Books created Book:Lemurs - Book:Slow loris - Book:Subfossil lemurs Userboxes created Template:User books created - Template:User Featured List Candidate - Template:User WikiProject Evolutionary biology - User:Visionholder/Userboxes/Ring-tailed_Lemur
[edit] Planned Topics & Books The "Grand Design" The following are the topics and books that I hope to eventually create on Wikipedia. This should give an idea for the size of my projects, as well as the time that will be involved. Ultimately, I hope to make the lemur section one of Wikipedia's crown jewels as well as one of the most comprehensive summaries of all current knowledge about these amazing primates. | discuss | book 19 articles Lemur List of lemur species Anatomy and physiology of lemurs Behavior of lemurs Conservation of lemurs Ecology of lemurs Evolutionary history of lemurs Taxonomy of lemurs Lemurs of Madagascar (book) Subfossil lemur (subtopic) Monkey lemur Cheirogaleidae (subtopic) Indriidae (subtopic) Lemuridae (subtopic) Koala lemur Sportive lemur (subtopic) Sloth lemur Aye-aye Giant aye-aye Pachylemur | discuss | book 12 articles Subfossil lemurs Giant aye-aye Koala lemur Sloth lemur Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus Monkey lemur Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Pachylemur | discuss | book 28 articles Lemuridae Bamboo lemur Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur Golden bamboo lemur Eastern lesser bamboo lemur Southern lesser bamboo lemur Western lesser bamboo lemur True lemur White-headed lemur Gray-headed lemur Collared brown lemur Crowned lemur Blue-eyed black lemur Common brown lemur Black lemur Mongoose lemur Red-bellied lemur Red-fronted lemur Red lemur Sanford's brown lemur Ring-tailed lemur Ring-tailed lemur anatomy Ring-tailed lemur ecology Ring-tailed lemur behavior Ring-tailed lemur vocalizations Pachylemur Greater bamboo lemur Ruffed lemur Red ruffed lemur Black-and-white ruffed lemur | discuss | book 17 articles Cheirogaleidae Hairy-eared dwarf lemur Dwarf lemur Furry-eared dwarf lemur Greater dwarf lemur Fat-tailed dwarf lemur Lesser iron-gray dwarf lemur Sibree's dwarf lemur Mouse lemur (subtopic) Giant mouse lemur Northern giant mouse lemur Coquerel's giant mouse lemur Fork-marked lemur Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur Masoala fork-marked lemur Pale fork-marked lemur Pariente's fork-marked lemur | discuss | book 19 articles Mouse lemur Madame Berthe's mouse lemur Bongolava mouse lemur Danfoss' mouse lemur Reddish-gray mouse lemur Jolly's mouse lemur Gerp's mouse lemur Goodman's mouse lemur MacArthur's mouse lemur Claire's mouse lemur Mittermeier's mouse lemur Gray mouse lemur Pygmy mouse lemur Golden-brown mouse lemur Brown mouse lemur Sambirano mouse lemur Simmons' mouse lemur Northern rufous mouse lemur Arnhold's mouse lemur Margot Marsh's mouse lemur | discuss | book 27 articles Sportive lemur Antafia sportive lemur Ahmanson's sportive lemur Ankarana sportive lemur Betsileo sportive lemur Gray-backed sportive lemur Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur Fleurete's sportive lemur Grewcock's sportive lemur Hubbard's sportive lemur James' sportive lemur White-footed sportive lemur Small-toothed sportive lemur Daraina sportive lemur Mittermeier's sportive lemur Weasel sportive lemur Otto's sportive lemur Petter's sportive lemur Randrianasolo's sportive lemur Red-tailed sportive lemur Sahamalaza sportive lemur Scott's sportive lemur Seal's sportive lemur Northern sportive lemur Hawks' sportive lemur Wright's sportive lemur Holland's sportive lemur | discuss | book 22 articles Indriidae Sifaka Silky sifaka Coquerel's sifaka Crowned sifaka Decken's sifaka Diademed sifaka Milne-Edwards' sifaka Perrier's sifaka Golden-crowned sifaka Verreaux's sifaka Woolly lemur Betsileo woolly lemur Bemaraha woolly lemur Eastern woolly lemur Southern woolly lemur Moore's woolly lemur Western woolly lemur Peyrieras' woolly lemur Ramanantsoavana's woolly lemur Sambirano woolly lemur Indri
[edit] Awards This editor is a Veteran Editor II and is entitled to display this Bronze Editor Star. Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the Triple Crown upon Visionholder for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. Cirt (talk) 23:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC) Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these prehensile-tailed Imperial triple crown jewels upon Visionholder for your contributions to lemur-related articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC) Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown upon Visionholder for your contributions to primate articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:24, 16 March 2010 (UTC) I, Casliber, am pleased to award the coveted Alexander the Great edition triple laurel crown to VisionHolder for all his work on various mammal of Madagascar articles. This special award recognizes the rare editor who contributes at least 15 pieces of featured content, 15 good articles, and 15 "Did you know?" entries. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC) User:Visionholder has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Visionholder's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Visionholder! Peace, Rlevse 00:27, 21 May 2010 (UTC) A record of your Day will always be kept here. The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal For your many contributions to the Encyclopedia, including more than 25 D.Y.K. articles, the Project would like to thank you. Keep writing! The Interior (Talk) 17:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC) The Mammal Barnstar For your work on lemurs, including getting WP:PRIMATE its first top importance Good Article, I hereby award the Mammal Barnstar to Visionholder Rlendog (talk) 02:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC) The Working Man's Barnstar Regarding the pass of Ring-tailed lemur at FAC, I award you this barnstar for the enormous volume of research and work that went into the article. And don't worry, I'll give the prose some massage if necessary. :) Congrats! —Ceran♦(Sing) (It's snowing in NJ already!) 22:33, 28 October 2008 (UTC) The Fauna Barnstar For truly amazing work with Lemur and Lemur evolutionary history. Improvement of broader, more fundamental articles like Lemur (rather than, say, a small subspecies of lemur) is a gigantic task. Great job! Staxringold talkcontribs 01:03, 7 April 2010 (UTC) The Fauna Barnstar For your excellent continued work on lemurs, I award you this barnstar. Rlendog (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2010 (UTC) What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar For an elegant way to organise citations of books that consist chapters or contribs that also need to be cited - e.g. at Lemur    --Philcha (talk) 22:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Thanks for your involvement in WP:MAMMAL and the collaborations! Happy editing, The Arbiter★★★ 00:17, 13 May 2010 (UTC) The Excellent User Page Award For an awesome looking userpage, I hereby award you this barnstar. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:29, 20 July 2010 (UTC) The Working Man's Barnstar For all the tireless work put into WikiProject Mammals! The Arbiter★★★ 02:59, 28 November 2010 (UTC) The Helping Hand Barnstar Thank you for showing me the ins and outs of bringing an article to GA and FA status, and helping me to become a better author and editor. Lemurbaby (talk) 18:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar For doing a wonderful job helping Kayz911 with a strong first draft of Nuclear policy of the United States, I award you the Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar. Thanks! Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 11:13, 28 March 2011 (UTC) The Fauna Barnstar To Vision Holder, for the article "Slow loris". Axl ¤ [Talk] 15:51, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
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[edit] Userboxes <ref> This user recognizes the importance of citing sources. This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia. This user's favorite animal is the ring-tailed lemur. This user accepts Evolution as a biological fact. This user understands biological evolution. This user is interested in astronomy. BS This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Evolutionary Biology. MS This user has a Master of Science degree in Information Science. This user is interested in Fossils. This user is an atheist. This user is interested in Buddhism. This user is an environmentalist. GPUS This user supports the Green Party of the United States. This user believes in the separation of religion and state.* According to the Political Compass this user is: Economic Left (-6.12) and Social Libertarian (-3.85) This user believes the world would be a happier, safer and saner place without religion.