User talk:ZooPro

To ZooPro

Hi, thanks for helping me in taking over WikiProject Zoo. I just want you to know that I appreciate it, and that if you ever decide to come back, that you are welcome to assume leadership of the WikiProject again. Cheers, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 01:12, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Back

Welcome back! Ucucha 12:45, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

User subpages restored

I restored User:ZooPro/About Me, User:ZooPro/Sandbox, User:ZooPro/Sandbox 2, User:ZooPro/Billabong Koala Park, User:ZooPro/Userboxes, User:ZooPro/OldUserPage, User:ZooPro/Award, User:ZooPro/Notes and References, and User talk:ZooPro/Archive June 09. I believe that that is all of them, but do please let me know if I missed any. - 2/0 (cont.) 16:33, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Back?

I presume you are back then? Intelligentsium 22:59, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

I don't think he ever left :P ZooFari 00:35, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes i am back and Yes ZooFari i did keep an eye on things from a distance :) , I am now refreshed and ready to get back to fixing our Project Problems. ZooPro 00:56, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Taxanomy of the domestic cat

Greetings ZooPro. I am Shadow Android. For a long time, I thought the domestic cat is Felis Sylvestris, yet on the page Cat, it is listed as Felis catus. Since I read your profile, you seem to know a lot about animals. Could you clearify this Taxanomy mistery for me? Thank you.

Shadow Android (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done ZooPro 21:56, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Notification: Proposed 'Motion to Close' at Wikipedia:Community de-adminship/Draft RfC

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Community de-adminship/Draft RfC re: a 'Motion to close', which would dissolve Cda as a proposal. The motion includes an !vote. You have previously commented at Wikipedia:WikiProject Administrator. Jusdafax 01:43, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done Cheers i will. ZooPro 06:09, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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—innotata (Talk • Contribs) 15:55, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Welcome Back!

Hey there, welcome back. Yeah, I'll work on the userbox and other things, but currently, I am taking a wikibreak till the new year, so I will be back then. See you soon! The Arbiter^★_★^★ 19:31, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

"Brilliant assessor"

I'm not that (as you claimed at User talk:Belugaboy535136#WikiProject Mammals). I recently forgot about the "start" class for a bit, and assessed a bunch of articles as stub or c. Here's a question: should the Template:Mammal doc page make a note about preferring the Template:Rodent etc. rather than the parameters in that template? I'll mostly be assessing rodent pages, and also browsing for important pages needing assessment (musk-ox was one.) —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 20:42, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

I have responded on your talk page in more detail but my answer is Yes. ZooPro 04:11, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Cetaceans

Hello, ZooPro! This is Belugaboy535136, again. As you know, I am a member of WikiProject Cetaceans. I noticed at the bottom of my userpage, there was no CATEGORY:WikiPROJECT CETACEANS MEMBERS as there were for mammals and zoo. And I searched "Category:WikiProject Cetaceans Members" or whatever it said, and hit search, and there was no results found. If you could get this page made ASAP, I would be much grateful of you. Warm regards, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 13:44, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Belugaboy535136 (talk) has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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 Done and thanks for the Kitten. ZooPro 03:50, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and you're welcome! Have a nice day, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 16:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Caspian tiger

If that is the case, then the articles on Gibraltar monkeys and black panthers should get their own taxboxes. They dont, because the former is simply a population of an animal that already has a taxbox describing it, and the latter is simply a colour variant. Colour and population variations (unless recognised as distinct taxons) do not merit taxboxes.Mariomassone (talk) 02:05, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Fine, I shall rephrase it as "melanistic leopard". Taxboxes should be reserved for distinct taxons. Subspecies should be the minimum requirement. Colour variations or populations seperated by purely "political" boundraries do not fit that.Mariomassone (talk) 02:18, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

None in particular. I'm satisfied with the current policy, though if your appeal to the administrators works, I won't have a problem with it.Mariomassone (talk) 10:49, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Tropic World

Hi, ZooPro. It's Belugaboy535136. I was wondering if you could take a look at my new article, Tropic World and give me your opinion. Thank you for your time, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 16:22, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done

I Can't Take It!!

I can't take the pressure anymore! I admit it! I did place myself as coordinator. I noticed it and thought the Cetaceans Project needed one. I didn't know that some don't have to have a coordinator. Please don't put this on record, I'm having so much fun as a Wikipedian, and with my articles. Thank you, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 23:37, 28 December 2009 (UTC) P.S. Please stop the pressure! I'll try to stay at the bottom of the WikiProjects.

Ummmmmmm WTF, i have no idea what you are talking about, Please explain???? ZooPro 06:39, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Okay now i am up to speed. Refer to my response on the Cetacean talk page. ZooPro 06:55, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done

AAR page importance

I've reassessed the importance of these pages, and I'd like to have your opinion on the matter:

• Bog Turtle (low, used to be top)
• Caecilian (top, formerly mid)
• Amphisbaenia (high, formerly low)

I think the names should be enough to know what this is about. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 23:46, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

I've responded. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 16:39, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

 Done

Collaboration

so, any news on the collaboration project for WP:ZOO? The Arbiter^★_★^★ 22:53, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Crap i forgot about that, i will have a look over it today and find out what needs doing. Are you happy with World Association of Zoos and Aquariums or does something else catch your eye. I nominated it becuase it the central point of zoos all around the world. ZooPro 23:54, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Looks like as good a place to start as anywhere. :) The Arbiter^★_★^★ 00:07, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Excellent, im just playing around with the Red Kangaroo article at the moment as there is some conflict over the photo's.ZooPro 00:09, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done

File permission problem with File:Wes Mannion with Tiger.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Wes Mannion with Tiger.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

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 Done though dissapointed in the lack of Good Faith/Trust. I had assumed by now i could be considered trustworthy of uploading an image.ZooPro 05:31, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Re:Your recent tagging of File:Wes Mannion with Tiger.jpg

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WikiProject Primates

Hello, this is Belugaboy535136 again. It's so nice to see your talk page once more. I was wondering how you set up a poll for project coordination, as I think WikiProject Primates needs a coordinator deeply, being one of the busiest WikiProjects on the English Wikipedia. Regards, Belugaboy535136 | Click this link to visit Belugaboy535136's talk page!! —Preceding undated comment added 00:15, 2 January 2010 (UTC).

No, you don't understand. I wasn't going to nominate myself, I'm not nearly experienced enough. I was going to nominate a much more experienced editor. Regards, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 13:30, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok, stop yelling. I shall remove myself from WikiProject Primates. Let's just NOT talk to each other anymore, OK? I don't give a care anymore. Please, do it for the better of both of us. Regards and goodby, Belugaboy535136 (talk) 13:34, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

I have not yelled at you however i dont wish you to be a part of the WikiProjects. ZooPro 04:57, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done Thank god.

Ping

Email. ZooFari 00:35, 2 January 2010 (UTC)  Done

Ping. --ZooFari 17:16, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I don't think so, it was about time to do the right thing. --ZooFari 23:44, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done reported to ANI ZooPro 04:56, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Spider monkeys

Can you explain Wikipedia's stance on taxonomy, names, the IUCN, and more in regards to Red-faced Spider Monkey to Belugaboy535136? I'm losing my patience over this all. See the talk page for Red-faced Spider Monkey, my talk page, etc. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 22:53, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

See also: this removed revision of Talk:Red-faced Spider Monkey. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 23:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

As I expect you've noticed, he's removed the message from his talk page. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 14:51, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

I think either you or User:Swift said that it hasn't been much work to clean up after Belugaboy535136. I've been doing just that and I rather disagree. I think a block is in order, given that about 20 pages have had there IUCN status changed incorrectly (Gelada and Ringed Seal among them). Add that to all the pages requiring cleanup. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 15:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Have you also noticed the rather more harmless way he's been copying other people's signatures, and changing them almost every time he makes a comment. This is rather in line with his "attitude". —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 16:01, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done Problem dealt with. ZooPro 04:55, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Denver Zoo

One more thing for your list... If you are inclined, you can take a look a edits made on the Denver Zoo article (or not), and my reply here. Evidently relatives are everywhere, and they are all authorities.Donlammers (talk) 01:33, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks though i think i have said enough. I dont want to break his spirit just turn it into something more productive i hope it works. ZooPro 02:04, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree. I've read through a couple of the references you gave, and I think everyone is doing pretty good at balancing this one. Time will tell.Donlammers (talk) 10:54, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done ZooPro 04:55, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Springer & other stuff

Hi ZooPro,

Just wanted to say thanks for offering your time on Talk:Springer (orca), and I'm looking forward to your comments there. Also I just got your note on Belugaboy - thanks. I'll reply to it on my talk page. Best, Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 07:36, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done

Old Ephraim

Hi. I was told that you were busy, but if you do manage to get a spare moment or two, would you be willing to help me with Old Ephraim? If we are fast, we could probably get a DYK on this article, and if we are really good, this would make a great GA or FA. If you are too busy, that is fine, but if you know anyone else who would be interested in this article, can you please notify them? See User talk:Intelligentsium for a better understanding of the situation. Cheers.--Domestic CAT 23:45, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

I will try and help as best as i can. ZooPro 23:54, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

You did a very good job helping. Thank you. It is now a DYK nominee. :)--Domestic CAT 01:17, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

No Worries. ZooPro 01:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done ZooPro 07:21, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Hey

So, as a coordinator of Wikiproject Zoo, am I allowed to assess and reassess articles? By the way, there are lot of Zoos and Aquariums, but very few members. How do we get more members? The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:09, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Responded on your talk page. ZooPro 07:22, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done

User:Domestic Cat

User:Domestic Cat is trying to be a one-user WikiProject (Squirrels). What do you make of the matter?

Note that I never said that.--Domestic CAT 22:42, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

 Done

Re:Assessment

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You got me

I'm honestly surprised that others here have so much faith in me that they are begging for me to stay, but if they really think I could be an asset to Wikipedia, then I'll stay. I'll continue where I left off adding articles to Wikiprojects but for now I will use the recommended "RODENTS" tag instead of the "SQUIRRELS".--Domestic CAT 07:45, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

I am just here to help, i like to ensure everyone is on the same page and all the facts are known. ZooPro 10:08, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry if the episode caused inconvenience. I really am lucky to be given the opportunity to work with top-class editors.--Domestic CAT 10:21, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Was no problem at all, you should have been around for the last drama it was an nightmare but its all under control now. I would invite you to join a number of Animal related wikiprojects and help out all over. Once again its good to see you decided to stay and i look forward to reading your future edits. ZooPro 11:11, 8 January 2010 (UTC) Hey ZooPro. Would you be able to show me how to fill in taxoboxes to animal articles such as Spotted sucker. I want to know how to do it myself, and this would also save others the stress of doing it every time I create a new article. Cheers.--Domestic CAT 20:28, 8 January 2010 (UTC)