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::Thank you so much for editing the article! I think the evolution part needs more source as I got it from a single source but I struggle to find more. --'''''[[User:RexRowan|<span style="color:Orange;font: Ariel">RexRowan</span>]][[User talk:RexRowan|<span style="color:Midnightblue;font: Ariel">Talk</span>]]''''' 12:06, 10 October 2012 (UTC) |
::Thank you so much for editing the article! I think the evolution part needs more source as I got it from a single source but I struggle to find more. --'''''[[User:RexRowan|<span style="color:Orange;font: Ariel">RexRowan</span>]][[User talk:RexRowan|<span style="color:Midnightblue;font: Ariel">Talk</span>]]''''' 12:06, 10 October 2012 (UTC) |
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:::Listen Rex, I am a bit busy and really need to spend some time on another article tonight, but there are some things that need doing with the [[Biodiversity of Wales]] article. There are some basic grammatical errors littered through it that really need fixing, and also Endemism does not mean what you have listed underneath it. It means organisms found nowhere else. Those segments on trees, plants etc. should be moved to the segments above. can you do that? Also there is a county list with flowers - should that have a heading? If you can fix all those things I will drop by soon after ''(just need to edit elsewhere for a bit!). Cheers, [[User:Casliber|Casliber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 12:35, 10 October 2012 (UTC) |
:::Listen Rex, I am a bit busy and really need to spend some time on another article tonight, but there are some things that need doing with the [[Biodiversity of Wales]] article. There are some basic grammatical errors littered through it that really need fixing, and also Endemism does not mean what you have listed underneath it. It means organisms found nowhere else. Those segments on trees, plants etc. should be moved to the segments above. can you do that? Also there is a county list with flowers - should that have a heading? If you can fix all those things I will drop by soon after ''(just need to edit elsewhere for a bit!). Cheers, [[User:Casliber|Casliber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 12:35, 10 October 2012 (UTC) |
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More unIDed fungiG'day Cas, I've been frogging over the past few days, and the fungi season has definitely started! I have a coral fungi that I thought you would like for wiki, plus I also have a puff ball which I will upload later, will leave a message here when it is uploaded. Saw lots of fungi over the last few days, but only photographed the really interesting ones as I was using my small memory card, and wanted to leave some space for frogs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/52507572@N00/465979784/?rotated=1&cb=1177065560324 Thanks. --liquidGhoul 10:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Nomenclature of fungiHey there. I recently stumbled across an issue of Nova Hedwigia Beheift titled "the genera of fungi" (or was it agaricaceae?). It's filled to the brink with mind-numbing nomenclatural discussions of all the genera ever described (I think, anyway). Would it be any use if I looked up the specific ref or any specific genera? Circeus 00:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
LOTS of "per" in citation here. See [1]
A first incarnation from Tentamen dispositionis methodicae Fungorum 65. 1797 is cited as devalidated: "Introduced to cover three groups already previously distinguished by Persoon (in [...] Tent. 18. 1797) under Agaricus L., but at that time not named. It is worth stressing that [The species now known as Amanita caesarea] was not mentioned."
Donk concludes the earliest valid type is A. muscaria, the species in Hooker, adding that he'd personally favor A. citrina.
Phew! Circeus 18:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
LOL, I love your sense of humour. Maimonedes is a good reference. The reality is that Islam takes food restrictions from Judaism; and Christianity doesn't have any restriction (courtesy of three references in the New Testament). The reason why pork should be restricted (along with many other things) is not given explicitly in the Hebrew Bible, hence Bible commentators have been offering guesses since ancient times. My own favourite, however, is Mary Douglas, wife of Louis Leakey, daughter of a Lutheran pastor. Her theory is excellent, based on her cultural anthropological observations, with a decent feel for how Biblical text works. It's rather an abstract theory though. Anyway, I'll see if I can manage a literature review of dietry restrictions in the ANE, especially if there's anything explicit about pork. Don't think I'll find a reference for "why" the pork taboo is in place, though, if it's documented, I'd have read about that in commentaries. Perhaps a clay tablet with the answer has been destroyed in only the last few years during the "troubles" in Iraq. :( Alastair Haines (talk) 21:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Spotted this. I'll look for a ref to the Maimonides comment. The normal teaching is that pork is no more or less offensive to Jews than any other forbidden meat (dog, horse etc) or forbidden part of kosher animal (blood, Gid Hanasheh etc). The pig (NB pig, not pork - an important distinction which is relevant for the Maimonides comment too, I note) is "singled out" because it alone of the animals that have one of the two "signs" (it has split hooves but doesn't chew the cud) lies down with its legs sticking out. Most quarapeds have their legs folded under them. There's a midrashic lesson to be learned there, apparently, that the pig is immodestly and falsely proclaiming its religious cleanliness, when it is not. Anyway, that said, I'll look into the M comment - he was quite ahead of his time in terms of medical knowledge (check his biog). And NB my OR/POV antennae buzzed when I read that little section. --Dweller (talk) 22:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Have found good stuff, including online version of Maimonides text. I'll dump it here for you to use as you wish.
So, Maimonides argues "pork contains more moisture than necessary [for human food], and too much of superfluous matter", whatever that means! More importantly, the "principal reason" is that if you keep pigs, you end up with a dirty and unhealthy environment. Important note: Maimonides was writing from Islamic Egypt at the time, which is why he mentions "as may be seen at present in the country of the Franks." (ie France) The comments about the pig's habit of lying with its legs outstretched come from Midrash Vayikra Rabba (ch 13) where it is mentioned as part of an elaborate metaphor, but not in connection with any reason for particularly abhorring the creature. Hope that helps. --Dweller (talk) 09:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC) DYK that the most important Hindu Temple in Bali has a single sentence of coverage? oldid :( Jack Merridew 16:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
I have unfortunately had to revert much of the changes you have made to the Alpha Centauri page - mainly to the structure revisions that you have done. While I agree it is best to standardise between bright star pages (i.e. Sirius), there is significant problems doing so to the Alpha Centauri page. The problem in previous edits is the confusion with Alpha Centauri the star and Alpha Centauri as a system. There was much about alpha centauri, especially its brightness compared to Arcturus as well as the relationship with Proxima Centauri. (See the Discussion with the associated page to this article.) It was thought best to avoid complexity by giving the basic information, and add complexity in sections so information could be understood at various levels of knowledge. Also as there is much interest in Alpha Centauri from children to amateur astronomers, it was best to give the introduction as brief as possible and explain the complexities as we go. As to modifications of articles as drastically as you have done to complex article, it might be better to do so with some discussion in the discussion section before doing so. Although I note that you have much experience in doing wiki edits, much better than me, it is better to make small changes in complex articles paragraph by paragraph than carte blanche changes. (I am very happy to discuss any issues on the article with you in the alpha centauri discussion to improve the article.) As to the introduction, much of the additions you have made are actually speculative, and are not necessary on fact. I.e. "This makes it a logical choice as "first port of call" in speculative fiction about interstellar travel, which assumes eventual human exploration, and even the discovery and colonization of imagined planetary systems. These themes are common to many video games and works of science fiction." has little to do with the basic facts on alpha centauri. I.e. Nearest star, third brightest star, binary star, etc. As for "Kinematics" as a title, this is irrelevant (Sirius article also has it wrong). (Also see Discussion page for Alpha Centauri with SpacePotato) Note: I have contributed much to this page - 713 edits according to the statistics. (27th April 2008 to today) Arianewiki1 18:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Bract patternYou know what I don't get? On page 245 of George (1981), and again on page 40 of Collins (2007), George gives a diagram showing the arrangement of unit inflorescences on a Banksia flower spike. Both diagrams clearly show a hexagonal layout; i.e. every common bract is surrounded by six equidistant common bracts, thus forming little hexagons. In support of this, George (1981) states "The unit inflorescences are so arranged on the axis that there are three pattern lines—vertical, and both dextral and sinistral spiral." I haven't dissected an inflorescence, but in some species the pattern persists right through flowering and can be seen on the infructescence. You won't get a better example than this B. menziesii cone. Look at that pattern. There's no way you could call it hexagonal. It is a rectangular (or rather diamond, since the lines are diagonal) grid. Depending on how you define a neighbourhood, you could argue that each common bract has 4 or 8 neighbours, but there's no way you could argue for 6. Similarly, you could argue for two pattern lines (dextral and sinistral spiral) or four (dextral, sinistral, vertical and horizontal), but there is no way you could argue for 3, because there is no reason to include vertical whilst excluding horizontal). On top of that there is a beautiful symmetry in the way each common bract is surrounded by its own floral bracts and those of its neighbours. But George's diagrams destroy that symmetry. I thought maybe B. menziesii was an exception to a general rule, but you can see the same diamond grid, though not as clearly, in File:Banksia serrata4.jpg, and I reckon (but am not certain) I can see it in my B. attenuata cone. And in File:Banksia prionotes mature cone.jpg too. What the heck is going on? (I'm not just being a pretentious wanker here. I thought the diagram was interesting and informative enough for me to whip up an SVG version for Wikipedia. But since copying George's diagram isn't really on, and it is much better to go straight from nature if possible, I was basing my version on this B. menziesii cone. But it isn't going to work if the diagram shows a rectangular grid and the text has to say it is hexagonal.) Hesperian 13:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
QuestionI note that the last six images to be posted on your talk page were posted by me. I'm not sure whether to apologise.... What is going on in the lower image? Clearly this is an inflorescence in very early bud, but those furry white things are apparently not developing flower pairs. Are they some kind of protective bract or something? Hesperian 01:24, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
In very young spikes like the one pictured here, they are not yet very densely packed together, so they can be perceived as individual peduncles. Given time, they will continue to grow, and as they do so they will become more and more densely packed together, until eventually they are jammed together so tightly that their dense coverings of hairs form the fibrous brown material that comprises a typical flower spike, and the common bracts at their apex will form the bract pattern on the surface of the spike. At that point, they will no longer be distinguishable as individual peduncles, but will simply be part of the spike. When the flowers start to develop, they get squeezed together even more. At this point, sometimes, a peduncle may break off the axis and be squeezed right out of the spike as the flowers around it develop. Thus you may see one or two of these furry things sitting at random positions on the surface of a developed flower spike. As evidence for this hypothesis I offer the following observations:
Hesperian 05:58, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
Not OR any more. Look at the picture of "Banksia flower bud seen in profile" here: clear evidence of the common and floral bracts forming one of those little furry upside-down pyramids, with the flower arising from it. Hesperian 03:38, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Latest on B. browniihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/f22r726063l50761/ Hesperian 10:44, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Parrot stuffdoi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.021 is not finalized, but the preprint is ready and formatted. It may well be one of the most comprehensive and beautiful papers on the topic of Psittaciformes evolution. Only gripe: it still does not consider the fossil record fully. Is doi:10.1080/08912960600641224 really so hard to get? 2 cites in 3 years for what is essentially the baseline review is far too little... even Mayr does not cite it - granted, most is not Paleogene, but still...). But that does not affect the new paper much, since they remain refreshingly noncommitted on the things they cannot reliably assess from their data. And data they have a lot. Also always nice to see geography mapped on phylogenetic trees. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 01:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
Banksia menziesii with persistent floretsWhile I was out a-walking in the bush one day last week, I spied a banksia with an unfamiliar jizz. Even on closer inspection I was bamboozled for half a minute until the pieces fell together and I realised I was looking at a B. menziesii with persistent florets. Not just a bit late to fall: there were old cones from previous seasons with the florets still bolted on. In fact, there wasn't a single bald cone on the whole tree. I've never seen anything like it. Have you? Hesperian 04:42, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
PaperAn interesting abstract: [2]. A new species, plus implications, I assume, for historical biogeography. I can't access the PDF myself; I've asked Rkitko if he can. Hesperian 23:52, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Banksiamyces againI finally made it to the library and got a hold of the article you had asked about a couple of weeks ago. There's enough info there to make DYK-worthy stubs on the genus, and three of the species (macrocarpus, katerinae, toomanis), or, alternatively, maybe enough for a GA on the genus. What are the chances of images? Apparently these fungi make small but visible apothecia on the seed capsules. Berkeley and Broome first wrote about the fungus in 1887, so maybe there's a sketch from the protologue that's useable. Anyway, I'll start adding text in a day or two and maybe we can have the first Banksia/Fungi wikiproject collaboration? Sasata (talk) 14:25, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
As OZtrylia has a notoriously under described rang of and field of mycology study - any signs of further fungi or algae work is to be encouraged at all points SatuSuro 01:51, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
From Collins, Collins and George (2008), page 47, first paragraph of a section entitled "Fungi and lichens": "Many kinds of fungi are associated with Banksias. There is even a genus of fungi named for their association with these plants—Banksiamyces. The first species of these was recognised in the 1880s and placed in the genus Tympanis, then in the 1950s transferred to the genus Encoelia. Further collections and research led to the description of the genus Banksiamyces by Beaton and Weste in 1982, with two further species. Six taxa are now recognised, so far known from 13 species of Banksia (Sommerville & May, 2006). Commonly known as banksia discs, they have all been found on eastern Australian Banksias and one is also known in Western Australia. They are discomycete fungi, growing on the fruit and appearing as small, shallow dark cups on the follicles (Fuhrer, 2005). When dry they fold inwards and look like narrow slits. Their effect is unk[n]own but it seems unlikely that they are responsible for degradation of the seeds." At the bottom of the page there is a photo of Banksiamyces on B. lemanniana. They look like little light grey maggots on the follicles. Based on the photo and textual description, I would suggest that the B. violacea photo doesn't show this genus. Hesperian 11:17, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Anything else to add to this article? Shall we put it up for GAN? Sasata (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
More bedtime reading[3]—the most recent phylogeny and dating of Proteaceae. Easy to miss with such an obscure title. Hesperian 12:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC) You may want to have a look there as well. Appears to have been improved by a Szasz fan. I've read diagonally this article, but even that doesn't seem to support the light in which the Halpern-Szasz issue is presented in Wikipedia. Tijfo098 (talk) 13:19, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
FigsOkay, I'm giving my impression on F. maxima, since I'm not clear what you are actually asking. The description, I must say, is a particularly lacking part of the article under any evaluation criterion. Even as one who appreciates the topic, I'm finding the taxonomy section very confusing. As in Entoloma sinuatum, I'll gladly have a look into rewriting it if you want me to. The huge list of synonym suggest there is significant variation in the plant, possibly infraspecific taxa? I agree the Reproduction section is possibly too detailed. It can probably be reduced to a 2-paragraph primer and merged into "Ecology", though I have a hard time identifying what is species (or could be!) species-specific and what is not, as I have no familiarity with the plants in question (not to mention I am not an actual plant scientist even compared to you). One of the greater-scale problem I see, which you might want to work on if you're going to take aim at several of these articles, is that information on the peculiar reproduction suystem in figs as a whole is spread across multiple articles (the genus article, Common fig and other species, syconium) and poorly focused, leaving no good article to aim
You'll probably find this worth watching[4] He's a pretty good speaker. I created a stub about the book, which is probably worth getting to DYK, although I'm not sure I have the time to expand it enough this weekend. Cheers, Tijfo098 (talk) 04:48, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Does this seem right to you?[5] I can follow it up next time I'm at the library, but I thought you might know off the top of your head. It seems like a competent effort and I don't want to scare them off. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 01:51, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
FYIAll of the following species are worth 2x points; let me know if you'd be interested in collaborating in one or more for bonus points in a later round. Sasata (talk) 06:54, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Hahaha - thank heavens for European mushrooms :))) - yeah, I'd like to buff Clitocybe nuda (which was one of the yummiest mushrooms I've eaten), and we really should be improving the other mass-eaten edibles. Also I buffed the sickener for DYK so would be good to finish the job....Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Canis MinorNice work on the lead. I like it! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 21:07, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Constellation task force assessmentCertainly Assessment boxes like the one for the cardiology task force are made by User:WP 1.0 bot. Just post to talk there and it can make your box easily. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:37, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Do you have this book?Shepherd CJ, Totterdell CJ. 1988. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Australia. Melbourne: Inkata Press. Would appreciate you checking something for me if you do. Thanks, Sasata (talk) 19:45, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
ProblemGreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) - User destroys the new infoboxes for the pharaoh, see as example at Khufu. There was a clear agreement within the Egypt´s project to use the new boxes. Regards;--Nephiliskos (talk) 13:47, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
Quick noteJust a note that I've taken your name in vain here. – iridescent 00:22, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Abortion titles RfCHi Casliber. Apologies for not responding sooner to the note you left on my page re the above RfC. I've had very little time for actively participating in Wikipedia over the last few months and that seems likely to continue to be the case over the short to medium term. I stand by an earlier commitment I made to stick with the RfC and I've been keeping up with the discussion on a periodic basis, but while things have been going round in circles I've felt that there would be little point in my contributing. My views are already on record - that I believed the best way forward was for the then-closers to draft a second RfC - but that never really took off. It does seem that opinion is moving towards a second RfC of some sort; I hope the focus will be the structure of the topic and scope of the articles, because until that's settled I believe choosing actual titles is irrelevant. I've noted the general dissatisfaction with the previous close and ongoing comments about the closers, and accept that my mostly hands-off approach may have been the wrong way to go about things and has possibly given an impression of disinterest (not helped by my general lack of editing activity). Given my reluctance to actively interfere with the process, and the other calls on my time, it may be best if I recuse from further participation. Best regards, EyeSerenetalk 20:17, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
Rogelio Bernal AndreoHi Casliber, I finally posted the bio on Rogelio Bernal Andreo that I had been working on for a month. Within minutes it got an ugly banner. Many of the tags just seem malicious and frankly lacking serious inquiry. What do you suggest?--Sadalsuud (talk) 05:15, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
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ANIHello. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. ConsultFor reasons unknown to me my Arbitration appeal was archived as decline by a clerk. Even though I know that the clerk didn't follow the proper procedure as I learned about the closure 3 hours after when I saw it on my watchlist I have no hopes of it coming back. I have three issues that I'd like to consult you on. First one is a false accusation posted by an involved admin on my appeal. I was accused of calling someone "retarded" and when I pointed out this to be wrong I got no acknowledgement in return. I believe this to be a major disruption especially as it comes from an admin. Second one is also about false accusations. One of the arbitrators (not you) claimed that there is no evidence that I acknowledge the topic ban as a result of my actions when I explicitly word it in my appeal and comments that my actions were wrong and that I was not contesting the topic ban itself but it's duration. I can't make sense of this vote and personally feel unfair that such a misinformed vote is counted. Third one is the fact that I take some of the arbitrators and involved admins arguments as being completely unfair and out of line. I want to pursue this case further not because I'm dying to make an edit in that article topic but because I see this indefinite topic ban for a single incident that I caused when I was a very new editor as an injustice. I feel like I'm being treated as a mass murderer my crime was harassment. What other action can I take over this? Is there any higher authority? In case you wonder, I'm not sending this message to you because you didn't outright declined my request (which you actually did initially) but because when I pointed out an issue that you were mistaken you acknowledged it and we moved on. TheDarkLordSeth (talk) 03:45, 22 September 2012 (UTC) TFA consideredI suggested Armillaria luteobubalina to be considered for TFA, please feel free to join the discussion, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC) Controversial AfDDo you have an opinion on the notability of this guy? Tijfo098 (talk) 10:45, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi mate, this one again. Has now been subject of multiple edits which are almost pure Synth OR - one particular editor introducing links to other theories and history completely unrelated to the subject based on their own opinions. Have reverted basically the same edit 2-3 times in 48 hours but am trying to steer clear of 3RR. Continued reintroduction of a claim that a 2008 source justifies a link to a subject that became public knowledge only a few days ago. The content comes with multi-para "citations" which repeat content from other articles the editor believes are related. Myself and another editor have left notes on his TP but they have been ignored. He has also refused to engage in any of the discussions on the article TP. Your attention would be appreciated. Cheers, Stalwart111 (talk) 13:06, 22 September 2012 (UTC). DYK for Acacia riceana
Threatened speciesWhen I made my comment on the DYK thread, I didn't notice you had already nominated a preferred hook, so my apologies if my comment sounded inconsiderate. For the record, I wasn't keen on the last two hooks because they struck me as potentially divisive politically, and I thought it would be better for an important topic like the world's most threatened species if the political angle was omitted in the hook. I might have been wrong about that of course, but that's the issue that struck me at the time. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 06:53, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
Sheriff Hill FACGood evening Casliber. Having taken three days away from this place to reflect on how this review descended at the back end of last week and my own response/contribution to that, I'd like to apologise for my over-reaction and thank you for the forebearance you showed in dealing with that over-reaction. I don't think I've behaved like that for about twenty years. Thank you again for taking the time to comment and helping me improve the article. Meetthefeebles (talk) 22:00, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
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Ahmad Shah MassoudHello Casliber, you promised some further input on Talk:Ahmad Shah Massoud about a week ago. Can we still expect some? The protection has expired in the meantime and, predictably, no further progress has been made. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:11, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
DYK nominationHello! Your submission of Golden-winged Sunbird at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! --SGCM (talk) 11:30, 27 September 2012 (UTC) Ahmad Shah MassoudWhere is the edit war? Plus discussion is ongoing on the talk page. Darkness Shines (talk) 14:38, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
RFC draft ArbCom feedbackHey, Casliber. Unless you tell me I shouldn't, in the nearish future I am just gonna take ArbCom's silence on the question of the binding thing as a "no", remove mention of it from User:Chaos5023/Abortion advocacy movement coverage, and probably soon thereafter make it a live RFC. Just FYI. —chaos5023 (talk) 20:16, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
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Future Perfect at SunriseDear Casliber, there is no way a collaboration with Fut.Perf. is possible. He only knows his way or no way. We have had two objections to his changes (in the lead, removal of some quotes, etc.). The Webster University book has clearly been said to meet RS, yet he tagged it. You said explicitly disputed, complicated bits, to which the lead undoubtedly belongs, should be discussed on the talk first and you were yet to comment on my comments, so was DS who still wanted to provide further reasoning. Yet Fut.Perf. is again starting an edit war. He should be banned from editing that article. In fact, he never edited that article before he had a dispute with me on an image deletion discussion, in which consensus was against him and he was noted as "unecessarily bitter" towards me and making use of administrative rights in a way that questioned his ability to do so.[9][10] After that he hounded me to the Massoud - and several other[11] - articles and ever since has created edit wars there, failing to accept opinions different than his own. He did the same with DS after DS had had a content dispute with him. When DS got a DYK promoted by several established editors reviewing it, Fut.Perf. hounded DS to the relevant article - which FP again had never edited before - and immediately discredited it including all those that had reviewed it.[12][13] FP is interested in getting me and probably others like DS banned by starting edit wars, rather than being interested in that article. I am willing to work with you, Dennis Brown, or any other cooperating person on that article as I had already started to improve the article by rewriting the "Early Life" sections and other things - before Fut.Perf. started this recent edit war.[14][15][16] JCAla (talk) 07:01, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Jack ReacherCasliber, you semi-protected Jack Reacher (film) recently. There is a push to mention actor Alexander Rhodes, who plays an unnamed role in the film, prominently in the article. It's based on an Internet community's inflation in popularity of the actor's IMDb page. There is an IP who keeps trying to make a proposal to this extent on the article's talk page. I've removed it a couple of times as a joke discussion, but the person has restored it, insisting that it is a "serious" proposal. What do you think? Erik (talk | contribs) 11:40, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
WikiCup 2012 September newsletterWe're over half way through the final, and so it is less than a month until we know for certain our 2012 WikiCup champion. Grapple X (submissions) currently leads, followed by Sasata (submissions), Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Casliber (submissions). However, we have no one resembling a breakaway leader, and so the competition is a long way from over. Next month's newsletter will feature a list of our winners (who are not necessarily only the finalists) and keep your eyes open for an article on the WikiCup in a future edition of The Signpost. The leaders are already on a par with last year's winners, but a long way from the huge scores seen in 2010. That said, a repeat of the competition from 2010 seems unlikely. It is good to see that three-quarters of our finalists have already scored bonus points this round. This shows that, contrary to criticism that the WikiCup has received in the past, the competition does not merely incentivise the writing of trivial articles; instead, our top competitors are still spending their time contributing to high-importance articles, and bringing them to a high standard. This does a great service to the encyclopedia and its readers. Thank you, and good work! The planning for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Some straw polls have been opened concerning the scoring, and you can now sign up for next year's competition. As ever, 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. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 19:49, 2 October 2012 (UTC) Your question on Jimbo's user talkCan you please explain?--Tznkai (talk) 12:03, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
Don't release CORE deliberationsI advise against releasing the CORE deliberations. I think it would only lead to unececessary complaints and drama. You guys volunteered to make some tough calls and you made them. That the decision was 3 weeks late tells me it was not easy. Releasing them could even embarrass some people, potentially. Let the chips fall where they may.PumpkinSky talk 22:42, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
RFC ClarificationHolla. In the Civ rfc, you replied to my comment at section 11 with a question about percentages, but I'd mentioned "10%" further below in section 14, so I'm not sure if you were asking me about that? To (perhaps) clarify: My only certainty is that "it's complicated", and "anyone who claims to have a simple solution is probably overlooking oodles of edge cases", type thing... But i would be seriously worried if someone who had made 900 productive edits had also made 100 inflammatory comments... (I realize/assume you were using "90%" as a placeholder number, but numbers are tricky beasts, 'specially in rfcs..) Feel free to clarify (and/or move) your question, or other action. I'll respond wherever you prefer :) —Quiddity (talk) 01:57, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
You've got mail!Hello, Casliber. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 06:08, 5 October 2012 (UTC). It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. at any time by removing the Rschen7754 06:08, 5 October 2012 (UTC) Bands that inspire ColdplayHey Casliber, given your FA efforts and your interest in music would you be interested in giving the OK Computer FAC some feedback? It's got two supports right now and I'm close to supporting myself, but another perspective wouldn't hurt, be it positive, negative, or simply constructive. WesleyDodds (talk) 08:49, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Kafka at FACSee Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Franz Kafka/archive1. Since you were the CORE lead, I thought you'd like to know. Comments and improvements welcome. Thanks for the work at CORE. PumpkinSky talk 22:33, 6 October 2012 (UTC) Please, have a look hereHello, I made a entry, normaly I´m only on the german wiki and I´m realy shocked, what is going on here. I such things never happen to me on the german site and this is realy insulting. here please. I´m not a nativ speaker so it not always so easy for me to find the right words. Thanks a lot. --Brainbug666 (talk) 05:03, 7 October 2012 (UTC) FYIHello C. You protected the List of incomplete or partially lost films on Sept 28. The IP hopping editor from California, rather than engage in discussion on the talk page, waited until the protection expired and went right back to adding the incorrect info. Looks like we might need to protect it again. I came to you first since you are familiar with the situation but if you would rather that I file another report at RFPP just let me know and I will be happy to do so. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD | Talk 20:12, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
DYK nomination for PyxisHi there, Casliber. I just reviewed your DYK nomination for your expansion of Pyxis. You did great work, but it's not quite past the 5x threshold. (It's a little above 4x right now.) Maybe a little more content could be added? (For example, the history section is intriguing and could definitely be expanded if there's more information out there.) Salaam, groupuscule (talk) 02:41, 8 October 2012 (UTC) Aboriginal AstronomyHi Casliber - thanks for your note. Yes there's quite a bit more out there which Duane Hamacher and I are slowly trying to get written up. You can find some more stuff on www.emudreaming.com and you may find some papers you havent come across on http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rnorris/papers/papers.htm Have fun! RayNorris (talk) 03:34, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
DYK for Golden-winged Sunbird
DYK for Rogelio Bernal Andreo
Thanks for helping to organize the core contest
CollaborationHi, I wrote an article of Biodiversity of Wales. I nominated it for DKY but it still needs some more work. I was wondering if you could help out. Thanks! :D --RexRowanTalk 09:45, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Pyxis
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- ^ Letter is script and looks like a Russian и.
- ^ Maimonides, Guide for the perplexed, Book III ch.48. Can be viewed online at http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp184.htm