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::::::::: OK. I was just looking around. Do you fancy [[Cestoda]]? [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth#top|talk]]) 09:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC) |
::::::::: OK. I was just looking around. Do you fancy [[Cestoda]]? [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth#top|talk]]) 09:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC) |
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==Soudamini== |
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I am sorry I won't repeat. ([[User:B.Bhargava Teja|B.Bhargava Teja]] ([[User talk:B.Bhargava Teja|talk]]) 13:31, 26 June 2018 (UTC)) |
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==DYK for Ursine tree-kangaroo== |
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Leech
We haven't done a juicy pest for a while ... I think Leech would be suitable as it's a famous animal with plenty to say. The current article isn't too bad but will benefit from a bit of attention. Hope you'll join me in taking it to GA. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:38, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
- OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:31, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: Three paragraphs in the Reproduction and development section were added in July 2011 by Danielkueh, who I see still edits occasionally, and who improved the article considerably at the time. I think these paragraphs are too detailed for this general article on leeches and suggest we hive them off into a separate article. My Invertebrate Zoology has some good, more general information on leech larval development which I would propose adding instead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:34, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- OK, move them out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:26, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- My name was pinged to this discussion. I don't have much to add. It has been a while since I have edited the leech article. My current involvement with wikipedia is limited to simple edits and copyediting. So if I can help in that way, let me know. Otherwise, do what you think is best. :) danielkueh (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. The article Leech embryogenesis has been created, and there is information on its talk page providing attribution for the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- I was about to revise the "Nervous system" section when I saw you had written it yesterday. It does not agree in all respects with my Invertebrate Zoology. I intend next to write a bit about the body wall, coelom, gas exchange and excretion, which I will add to the "Anatomy and physiology" section for the time being. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:16, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
- Good work, and thanks for tidying the refs. I'm beginning to think it's easier to start afresh rather than relying on anybody else's claimed facts and half-filled in, half-flaky references. I think we're about ready now? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, I think we are about ready. Do you want to nominate it or shall I? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Go right ahead. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- OK. I was just looking around. Do you fancy Cestoda? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Go right ahead. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, I think we are about ready. Do you want to nominate it or shall I? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Good work, and thanks for tidying the refs. I'm beginning to think it's easier to start afresh rather than relying on anybody else's claimed facts and half-filled in, half-flaky references. I think we're about ready now? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- I was about to revise the "Nervous system" section when I saw you had written it yesterday. It does not agree in all respects with my Invertebrate Zoology. I intend next to write a bit about the body wall, coelom, gas exchange and excretion, which I will add to the "Anatomy and physiology" section for the time being. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:16, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. The article Leech embryogenesis has been created, and there is information on its talk page providing attribution for the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
- My name was pinged to this discussion. I don't have much to add. It has been a while since I have edited the leech article. My current involvement with wikipedia is limited to simple edits and copyediting. So if I can help in that way, let me know. Otherwise, do what you think is best. :) danielkueh (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
Soudamini
I am sorry I won't repeat. (B.Bhargava Teja (talk) 13:31, 26 June 2018 (UTC))
DYK for Ursine tree-kangaroo
On 3 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ursine tree-kangaroo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ursine tree-kangaroo (illustrated) is listed by the IUCN as "vulnerable" as it is hunted for food and its numbers are decreasing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ursine tree-kangaroo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ursine tree-kangaroo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Holochilus chacarius
On 3 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holochilus chacarius, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the diet of the semi-aquatic Chaco marsh rat includes sugar cane, rice and bananas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holochilus chacarius. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holochilus chacarius), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Congo A Political Tragedy
What you deleted on that page was my own words, I've honestly had it up to my limits with WIKI, First I was accused of using a copyrighted poster and now it's the synopsis that I wrote myself. Delete that page is it's too much of an hassle, I'm done with Wiki and done with trying to always justify myself.Kadimina (talk) 15:46, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Kadimina: It is hard to reconcile your statement with the fact that the words you used in the Wikipedia article were identical to this website which is used as a reference in your article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:11, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Fair enough! the words on that site you cited, is actually a festival that I attend. I'm the filmmaker of this documentary. So that's why I know that it's my word, It's the synopsis of the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kadimina (talk • contribs) 17:37, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
- If you are the author of the page on the website mentioned then the situation is different. I am not at all familiar with this aspect of copyright law but you may be interested in this page. It is always open to you to write a new, differently worded synopsis for use in your article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:53, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Andaman masked owl
Hello! Your submission of Andaman masked owl 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! Yoninah (talk) 22:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Henriette Feuerbach
I learned to usually simply accept when an image for DYK is not taken, but for Henriette Feuerbach, I'm disappointed, because it doesn't only show the subject, but style and period of the mentioned painter, who seems not as well known as I thought, + it's a woman. Please reconsider. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
- Done. The image is very relevant to the hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:04, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Temora longicornis
On 4 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Temora longicornis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the copepod Temora longicornis makes daily vertical migrations, spending the day near the seabed and the night near the surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Temora longicornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Temora longicornis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Uspallata chinchilla rat
On 5 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uspallata chinchilla rat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Uspallata chinchilla rat feeds on the leaves of the creosote bush, despite the toxicity of its foliage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uspallata chinchilla rat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uspallata chinchilla rat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Deraeocoris brevis
On 6 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Deraeocoris brevis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during its development, the predatory plant bug Deraeocoris brevis can consume up to 400 eggs and nymphs of the pear psylla? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deraeocoris brevis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Deraeocoris brevis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Question
Will you take a look at Synodus intermedius - last edit changed the order of the lead name and corrected something else. I wasn’t sure if I should change the lead back like it was. Best Atsme📞📧 14:20, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme: The page is called Synodus intermedius so I think that is what should come first and be bolded in the lead. I see that the editor concerned is making similar changes to other articles, as in Synodus marchenae, and that one is worse because the fish does not seem to have a common name. I suggest you take the matter to the WikiProject Fishes page, or just reverse the ones you don't like. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:43, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Ping
Cwm, are you online? Please ping me if you are, thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 15:31, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Gatoclass: I am now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:28, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry to bother you with this. Just as I was about to promote a set to the queue, Vanamonde queried the lead hook, which happens to be my nomination. I quickly responded but he had gone offline so the nomination page has been left hanging. I'm wondering if you could close the nomination for me, assuming you are satisfied with my fix? Otherwise, I am probably going to have to rotate that set out of its position and verify a third set today, which I'd really like to avoid. The open nomination can be found here and you can see my fix in Queue 3. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 17:38, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Gatoclass: I have proposed and approved ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- I have also closed the template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:06, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Gatoclass: I have proposed and approved ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry to bother you with this. Just as I was about to promote a set to the queue, Vanamonde queried the lead hook, which happens to be my nomination. I quickly responded but he had gone offline so the nomination page has been left hanging. I'm wondering if you could close the nomination for me, assuming you are satisfied with my fix? Otherwise, I am probably going to have to rotate that set out of its position and verify a third set today, which I'd really like to avoid. The open nomination can be found here and you can see my fix in Queue 3. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 17:38, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, much appreciated :) I tweaked the hook according to your suggestion. Gatoclass (talk) 18:11, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
- I just thought I should let you know that I tweaked the hook to say "escaped destruction" rather than "escaped damage". There are two reasons for this - firstly (given the kind of nitpicking we often see these days) somebody could argue that there is no way of knowing whether the ship was damaged or not, we only know it was still operational after the quake. Secondly, I added some new sources to the article documenting that another ship went aground and was wrecked beyond repair shortly before Otsego arrived, establishing that the same fate might well have befallen Otsego.
- Sorry once again about the hassle, and thanks again for work around DYK. I have really been enjoying your hooks lately BTW - the natural world is really a pretty fascinating place isn't it! Gatoclass (talk) 20:45, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
Dear Cwmhiraeth,
Thank you so much for your kind words! Warm regards, ClassicalArt ClassicalArt (talk) 17:16, 6 May 2018 (UTC) |
- Thank you. Keep up the good work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Andaman masked owl
On 7 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andaman masked owl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the only place in the world where the Andaman masked owl (pictured) is found is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andaman masked owl. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andaman masked owl), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
Wang Bingzhang
I was going to restore this hook as the issue has been resolved, but I see you have put an inuse tag on the next prep. Feel free to use it if you like, the nomination is at Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Bingzhang (general). Gatoclass (talk) 05:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- It could go in Prep 5 as I have already added a different Chinese bio hook to Prep 4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you put the hook in Prep 5, but you haven't yet closed the Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Bingzhang (general) template. Please do so when you get the chance. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:53, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- I wrote a note on the end but forgot to close the template. I have done it now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:54, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you put the hook in Prep 5, but you haven't yet closed the Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Bingzhang (general) template. Please do so when you get the chance. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:53, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Cacopsylla pyricola
On 9 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cacopsylla pyricola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pear sucker arrived in the eastern United States from Europe in the early 1800s and took about 100 years to travel across the country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cacopsylla pyricola. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cacopsylla pyricola), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Anthocoris nemoralis
On 9 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anthocoris nemoralis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both adults and nymphs of the bug Anthocoris nemoralis suck the body fluids from the insects and mites on which they feed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anthocoris nemoralis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anthocoris nemoralis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Swedish Chinese speaker
Hi, I noticed you promoted this bio to a regular slot in Prep 1. I really think this hook deserves the lead image slot, but can't promote it because I worked on it. Could you move it to the next set? Also, we have tons of bio hooks further down the noms page which should be used to balance sets. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:34, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I did consider whether that hook should have an image slot and decided against it. On the whole I try to promote image hooks on encyclopedic subjects where the image enhances the hook; historical characters, geographical locations, works of art, animals, images required to illustrate the hook, etc. I do not in general promote living people, especially as here where I presume he is well known in Sweden. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Oh. That's interesting. Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Hemibdella soleae
On 11 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hemibdella soleae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 40 or more fish leeches of the species Hemibdella soleae may be found attached to one common sole? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hemibdella soleae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hemibdella soleae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Dagetichthys lusitanica
Hello! Your submission of Dagetichthys lusitanica 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! HaEr48 (talk) 05:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
Precious six years!
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- Well, thank you Gerda. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Aphid
On 11 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aphid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aphids (pictured) are sometimes farmed by ants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aphid. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aphid), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
It does not seem that my name was added at Template:Did you know nominations/2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, which you just closed.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:52, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- @TonyTheTiger: Looking at the nomination again I see that DetroitFan7 mentioned that you were the co-creator in his blurb but did not fill in the nomination template correctly so that your name did not appear on the credits. I will add it now in the prep area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:06, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- Does the nom page also need to be edited?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- The template shouldn't really be edited after it has been archived, but I don't think it will do any harm if I add your credit there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- Actually, the template changed when it was archived, and is no longer in the same format. You will find that you get credited on your talk page in the normal way when the hook gets to the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:55, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- The template shouldn't really be edited after it has been archived, but I don't think it will do any harm if I add your credit there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
- Does the nom page also need to be edited?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
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Thank you for the supportive words, example, and offer of help!
AmateurNaturalist (talk) 20:13, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Copella arnoldi
On 13 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Copella arnoldi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the splash tetra (pictured) lays its eggs on a leaf above the surface of the water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Copella arnoldi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Copella arnoldi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:31, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
- Would you consider changing the text back towards what you originally entered:
- Both fish then return to the water, ...
- rather than the (to me at least) ambiguous:
- ... before they fall back into the water.
- As it is now I had to re-read a couple times to be sure you indeed meant the two fish fall back into the water, rather than the eggs which were just deposited.
- As it is now
- Here the female lays a batch of six to ten eggs which are immediately fertilised by the male, before they fall back into the water.
- it just feels like you are playing with the reader with 'they'. Shenme (talk) 02:38, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's a good suggestion and I have made the change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
- Would you consider changing the text back towards what you originally entered:
My bad
The article says "yards." Not sure why I wrote acres, sorry.Zigzig20s (talk) 06:32, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
Cwmhiraeth, there was an attempt to ping you about this nomination last month (you had just reviewed it), but the nominator didn't sign the ping, so it didn't go through. Please stop by when you can. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:11, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether this should be given the final tick. Your post earlier today would seem to indicate that it is. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:16, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Dagetichthys lusitanica
On 15 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dagetichthys lusitanica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that not enough is known about the Portuguese sole to indicate whether it is in need of conservation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dagetichthys lusitanica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dagetichthys lusitanica), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
Request
Hi Cwmhiraeth. Sorry to bother you about this but I would like to ask if you would be able to close the merge proposal on Triangular corner flags in English football? I ask as consensus is against merging and it's part of a time-sensitive DYK nomination as I would like for it to run on Saturday to coincide with the FA Cup Final and the merge proposal is blocking this. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:50, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
- Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I just promoted your DYK nomination. Would you mind linking it to another Wikipedia page so it won't get an orphan tag? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:07, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
- Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:07, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
Pinging Zigzig20s also: can we hold off on this one for a few days? I'm asking around for pictures of Jefferson Street; I have a few friends who may be able to supply. I should know shortly. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:36, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
- Shoot, I totally misread that stupid question mark--I thought the template was a "there's a question that needs answering" notification. Never mind. I really need coffee. Drmies (talk) 15:37, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Drmies:I am afraid your request to hold off is too late. the hook is on the main page today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:48, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
- Ha yes, that is what I was saying. Anyway, I may get pictures from someone next week--too late, but good for article improvement. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 16:42, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Drmies:I am afraid your request to hold off is too late. the hook is on the main page today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:48, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
Diphyllidea
Hello, I'm Smjg. I noticed that you recently removed all content from Diphyllidea. Please do not do this. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. As a rule, if you discover a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If a page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you wish to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. — Smjg (talk) 09:53, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Smjg: Well actually, the page was a redirect to the page Cestoda, one of about ten used in the Taxonomy section of the page Cestoda, and I would like to remove them all, leaving red links that indicate to other editors that articles are needed for these taxa. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
- Check out Template:R animal with possibilities (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), which is the template used on those redirects you tried to delete, @Cwmhiraeth:. It is used on 351 pages, with many others using {{R plant with possibilities}} and {{R taxon with possibilities}}. The solution is to write articles for those titles, and not just deletion. As you can see on Special:WhatLinksHere/Diphyllidea and Special:WhatLinksHere/Spathebothriidea, deleting the redirects would leave a number of redlinks instead of pointing users in the right direction. --Nessie (talk) 15:16, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
- The readers were being pointed in a wrong direction. If you feel like writing the articles, that's fine, but circular redirects are absolutely wrong (even if they have possibilities, unfortunately). Redlinks, on teh other hand, are fine, as they indicate opportunities for new articles. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:46, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
- Maybe, but that doesn't change the fact that blanking the page isn't the way to go about getting it deleted. Have you read the deletion policy yet? This will guide you on the correct processes to follow. — Smjg (talk) 17:52, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Smjg: I have made stub articles to replace most of the circular redirects. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:57, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Maybe, but that doesn't change the fact that blanking the page isn't the way to go about getting it deleted. Have you read the deletion policy yet? This will guide you on the correct processes to follow. — Smjg (talk) 17:52, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
Prep 1
OK, I wrote most of it, but wouldn't Endsleigh Gardens make a more interesting picture hook than a military officer with a train? It has a murder which always intrigues and a good pic of a woman that displays well at thumbnail. IMHO everyone will want to know who she might have murdered and why and why she got off. Philafrenzy (talk) 07:35, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Philafrenzy: The military officer with his image was already in the prep set when I added your hook to fill a gap in the set. There are always more hooks nominated with images than there are hook slots available. In this instance, the article was about a location and so the image was peripheral to the main subject. Plus the fact that the image was of someone who was charged with a murder on flimsy evidence and was not convicted of the crime. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:18, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- But charged with a murder that took place in that street and so notorious that they had to change the street name. Could you see it as a picture slot in a different set? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:03, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- The image would be more suitable for an article on the Euston Square Murder, in my opinion. Your article should still get plenty of page views even if the hook is not in the lead slot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Have to say that I agree with Philafrenzy, and that the army officer photo is rather dull, and that the murder woman would be rather more interesting, or could be used in another set. We owe it to our readers! By the way, although Philafrenzy is quite right about having done most of the work, I should disclose that I started the article. Edwardx (talk) 18:08, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Of course, wasn't seeking to steal your thunder, just acknowledging my partiality. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:10, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- You could always try to persuade Yoninah to move it to another set, she likes women's portraits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:19, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Philafrenzy (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Cwm, it's not that I like women's portraits, it's like, as you told me a different time, that the image should add something to the hook. This image of a lieutenant general does nothing for the hook (which is a pretty good hook on its own). Also, we just ran one of Hawkeye7's general images a few sets earlier. The Endsleigh Gardens image adds some 19th-century flair to the hook. I'll make the switch. Yoninah (talk) 18:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: OK. I don't object. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. Yoninah (talk) 19:38, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: OK. I don't object. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- Cwm, it's not that I like women's portraits, it's like, as you told me a different time, that the image should add something to the hook. This image of a lieutenant general does nothing for the hook (which is a pretty good hook on its own). Also, we just ran one of Hawkeye7's general images a few sets earlier. The Endsleigh Gardens image adds some 19th-century flair to the hook. I'll make the switch. Yoninah (talk) 18:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Philafrenzy (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- You could always try to persuade Yoninah to move it to another set, she likes women's portraits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:19, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Of course, wasn't seeking to steal your thunder, just acknowledging my partiality. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:10, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- Have to say that I agree with Philafrenzy, and that the army officer photo is rather dull, and that the murder woman would be rather more interesting, or could be used in another set. We owe it to our readers! By the way, although Philafrenzy is quite right about having done most of the work, I should disclose that I started the article. Edwardx (talk) 18:08, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- The image would be more suitable for an article on the Euston Square Murder, in my opinion. Your article should still get plenty of page views even if the hook is not in the lead slot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
- But charged with a murder that took place in that street and so notorious that they had to change the street name. Could you see it as a picture slot in a different set? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:03, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Polystoma integerrimum
On 20 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polystoma integerrimum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flatworm Polystoma integerrimum, a frog parasite, has a life cycle which synchronises with that of its host? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polystoma integerrimum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Polystoma integerrimum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 01:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
Re: Robert D. Bell
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for your comments on the subject page. They were very helpful to me, and I appreciate your taking the time. I have added a new lead section (no header) which I hope will resolve the question about Judge Bell's notability. Also, I added new section to explain better why this man seems to be notable. Doing so, has also added three more in-line citations. I wanted to wait before removing the banners at the top of the article until you have had time to review the changed page. Please let me know if you see anything else that ought to be addressed. Bruin2 (talk) 21:53, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Bruin2: Thank you for making those improvements to the article, I have removed the now unnecessary tags. All new articles get reviewed to make sure they adhere to Wikipedia policy and standards. If I can be of any further assistance, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Piscicolidae
On 21 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Piscicolidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most fish leeches cling onto their hosts with suckers but Acanthobdella peledina uses hooked bristles for this purpose? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Piscicolidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Piscicolidae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Alex Shih (talk) 00:56, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Acanthobdella peledina
On 21 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthobdella peledina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most fish leeches cling onto their hosts with suckers but Acanthobdella peledina uses hooked bristles for this purpose? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthobdella peledina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Alex Shih (talk) 00:56, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi, some parts are written in past tense because the source was describing Gwebi College in the 1960s/70s and a current source could not be found. Thus I did not want to speculate about things like, whether the curriculum is the same or whether the college still has a cricket team 40 years after the source Jgefd (talk) 15:17, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
- Having read the article more carefully, your approach seems reasonable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your review of Abdulrahman Bashkan. Ok, I will try to find additional information about the politician. Regards Investigation11111 (talk) 09:30, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
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DYK for Little brown bustard
On 24 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Little brown bustard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that war in the Horn of Africa may have contributed to the decline of the little brown bustard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Little brown bustard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Little brown bustard), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:52, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for reviewing my article on Susan Kamil. It is nice have your work noticed! --Jaldous1 (talk) 15:55, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
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DYK for Ozobranchus branchiatus
On 26 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ozobranchus branchiatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that about 1,400 leeches were found to be attached to a green sea turtle in the Persian Gulf? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ozobranchus branchiatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ozobranchus branchiatus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 01:42, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks
I just wanted to thank you for your attention to Drift whale. My objection was to your proposed DYK hooks. But the more interest, the better; I appreciate your time. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 15:26, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
List of political groups in the French Revolution
I did translate the List of political groups in the French Revolution from Dutch Wikipedia, but I wrote the Dutch version of the article as well, so there is no need to do any kind of attribution; I own the copyright to both articles' texts. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 22:39, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics page nominated for speedy deletion
Hi Cwmhiraeth, can you please explain why the page was deleted? The reasons listed are violation of copyright (there is a URL included -- is this the source of violation?) and advertisement (it is not, it is am article about a professional association, it has numerous references to outside sources, including several Wiki pages. Please help. I am new to Wiki (returning after a long hiatus), and I have worked on this page for a long time after it was once already deleted (the problem was that it was missing references, which I painstakingly provided). What can I do to improve it and how can I retreive the deleted draft to improve it? thank you.
Klaustrofobia (talk) 02:36, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
- I did not delete the article, only recommend it for deletion. The copyright violation referred to the url mentioned, which was the society's webpage if I remember correctly. If you wish to recover a copy of the article you will have to contact the administrator who deleted it. I see from your talk page that this is the second time that the article has been deleted, and the content of a previous draft was sent to you by email. Also, you still have at least part of the article in your sandbox. You appear to be an undisclosed conflict of interest editor tasked by the organisation with creating a Wikipedia page. My advice would be to publish a very brief article on the basis of your present sandbox article, adding references to reliable sources and not copying verbatim passages from the society's website or adding information of a non-encyclopedic nature. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:15, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
Thank you! THe url mentioned was the reference to another prof organization page, which, in turn, quoted from SASE's page. I was trying to go for accuracy (thus quoting), but I see your point. Unfortunately I cannot recover the first draft emailed, I cannot access that account because I no longer have access to the recovery account (I set this account up a long time ago). In any case, that draft is useless, I took in the earlier suggestions and reworked it. In creating a page, I was using the American Sociological Association page as a guideline (I am a member of both), which also quotes from the mission statement, albeit briefly. I read it that referring to existing pages is a poor defense, but can you please provide a guideline on how to not be charged with producing advertisement? I thought I provided sufficient references. Have I not? Many thanks.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klaustrofobia (talk • contribs) 13:43, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
- I would have said the two main paragraphs in your sandbox would form a basis for your article, but I now see that the first paragraph is a copyvio of the society's webpage so that won't do. Have a look at Society of Labor Economists, Economic Society of South Africa and European Economic Senate for some guidelines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:08, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
I have looked at the SOLE page and every single reference is from the org’s own webpage, except the publisher page of their journal. Is this acceptable? I was chastised the first time I created a page that references cannot only be referencing the organization’s own page because this amounts to advertisement. Please clarify, if you can, whether I can just follow the template. Thank you!
Klaustrofobia (talk) 17:41, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
Dear Cwmhiraeth,
This is what the editor who deleted the page replied to my request for retrieving the draft: I do not consider undeletion requests for promotional content, especially from editors with no substantial contribution history outside the relevant topic. You need to start from scratch. MER-C 19:49, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
This sounds punitive. Is there any recourse? I am not recruited by the organization for promoting purposes. I am simply a member and have no financial stake. SASE is a non-profit organization, a learned society, as they call them. They are no selling anything. I am an academic, another membership organization I belong to (ASA) has a wiki page, which I used as a model. I am flabbergasted by this seeming hostility... I created a new page before, albeit in another language, but on a living person, which I now understand is even more difficult, and I never faced anything like this. I appreciate any advice on how to retrieve the draft.
Klaustrofobia (talk) 21:27, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
- There is little point in retrieving a draft that has already been rejected. Write something new on the society's aims and objectives, its history and membership. Use the SASE site as a reference but do not copy any of the text verbatim, instead use your own words. Find other sources in newspapers, books, magazines and other reliable sources, thus demonstrating that the society qualifies for Wikipedia on the grounds of notability. If you can't find any, it probably does not qualify. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:15, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
Dear Cwmhiraeth, Could you please take a look at the draft of the SASE article I have in my Sandbox to see whether it passes the muster? I gave it another shot, but would like advice before trying to move it to the public space. Many thanks,
Klaustrofobia (talk) 14:37, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
- Looking at your draft, there are a few points I would make. You are not allowed to use Wikipedia as a reference because it is not considered a reliable source. Can you add any sources showing mention of the society or its conferences in mainstream newspapers or books, or journals on the subject of socio-economics? Some of the references on the Socio-Economic Review page might be useful. What does the society do beside having the annual conference and publishing its journal? If I were you I would stick to the first two paragraphs and leave it at that. The Past Presidents section, for example, seems to list a whole lot of people not notable enough to have articles in Wikipedia.
- I don't really want to advise you on this matter because it is outside my area of expertise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:21, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
I assure you that past presidents are notable academics, often endowed chairs and leaders in their field. In academy, having your own wiki page is not really meaningful (and the barriers are steep for new articles on living persons). Not allowed to use wiki? Ok, could you please confirm whether it is acceptable to use association's own website for references? All three examples of professional associations you suggested that I look at only reference their own website plus, in two cases, their journal website. None of them have references to newspapers and such. It looks to me that the "quality" is highly variable, or, at least, it used to be much easier to start to new page.
thanks!
Klaustrofobia (talk) 13:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker), Klaustrofobia, I've speedy deleted SOLE, following your comments. You need to make sure you understand the notability guidelines for organisations and companies, as well as independent verifiable sources. Also note that notability of the presidents doesn't make the organisation notable Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:55, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
I did not suggest you do! The association whose page you deleted is a prominent academic society, its first president was Gary Becker, no less, winner of the Nobel memorial Prize in Economics and one of the key figures of neoclassical economics at UChicago. I think there is a basic misunderstanding of what academic (learned) societies do. I read the wiki instructions about criteria for notability, and non-profit learned societies are not specifically mentioned anywhere, and the discussion is hardly applicable to them. They are not for profit companies or churches or lobbying groups or political parties, or whatnot. They are professional societies of academics, their leadership is peer-elected and they are the leaders in their respected fields with long lists of peer-reviewed publications. The fact that there are no or few "newspaper articles" about them is irrelevant. Do you know what is the acceptance rate in premier academic journals? Lower than in Ivies. If you continue applying the same criteria of self-promotion and lack of notability, many more pages can be deleted.
Klaustrofobia (talk) 19:08, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Thimble jellyfish
On 30 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thimble jellyfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the thimble jellyfish are the most common cause of seabather's eruption in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thimble jellyfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thimble jellyfish), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:41, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for reviewing Aeroflot Flight 826 and your kind words. Cheers, - Samf4u (talk) 11:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Text Removal
The issue was discussed here. – Conservatrix (talk) 12:19, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Conservatrix: Yes, I saw that discussion before I removed the text. I feel sure that you won't be making the same mistake again now that you have been made aware of it. Cwmhiraeth 12:31, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Please take another look at the new hooks, which are just an expansion on the old hooks. Also includes pictures. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:07, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Microchirus azevia
On 2 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Microchirus azevia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bastard sole is a worm-eating bottom dweller? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Microchirus azevia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Microchirus azevia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Your GA nomination of Sea urchin
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Your GA nomination of Sea urchin
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DYK review
DYK nomination of Australamphilina elongata
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DYK for Hawaiian cleaner wrasse
On 3 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hawaiian cleaner wrasse could be eaten by its clients, but isn't? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hawaiian cleaner wrasse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hawaiian cleaner wrasse), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 04:32, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
Wrasse
Hi. With this edit you put that this wrasse is endemic to a place in West Virginia as well as Hawaii. Is that really what you meant? Seems a rather odd distribution... Rhubarb Bikini (talk) 05:18, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Rhubarb Bikini: Thanks. It should have been Johnston Island rather than Johnson Island. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:25, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
Hi, good work on the urchins. I wonder if you'd like to join me on jellyfish, some of which are suitably pestilential? Article is in pretty good shape, at first glance, though we'd better give it a good checking-over. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:14, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
- Good idea. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:52, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
- I've done the phylogeny; not sure there'll be any fossil history, given the, er, evanescent nature of the subjects! I don't much like the treatment of taxonomy (a curious table, which admits it's only one point of view (odd, huh?)). The human side of things isn't too bad, though of course the refs need checking. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:57, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: I am working through the anatomy section. I am assuming that the article is really on Medusozoa as we already have an article on Scyphozoa. I am concentrating on scypozoans as they form the largest part of the subphylum and pointing out how the other groups differ. Do you think this is the right approach? When I have finished with the anatomy of the medusae, I will move on to the polyps.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
- I now find that we already have a stub article on Medusozoa. If we are treating Jellyfish in the way I suggest, perhaps we should merge the two. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:26, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: I am working through the anatomy section. I am assuming that the article is really on Medusozoa as we already have an article on Scyphozoa. I am concentrating on scypozoans as they form the largest part of the subphylum and pointing out how the other groups differ. Do you think this is the right approach? When I have finished with the anatomy of the medusae, I will move on to the polyps.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
- I've done the phylogeny; not sure there'll be any fossil history, given the, er, evanescent nature of the subjects! I don't much like the treatment of taxonomy (a curious table, which admits it's only one point of view (odd, huh?)). The human side of things isn't too bad, though of course the refs need checking. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:57, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
- The question is whether J covers the whole of the M clade, i.e. treating Hydrozoa as small Js, in which case J = M, or whether J excludes Hydrozoa, even the J-like ones, in which case they don't. I'm happy either way but would like to be sure we have suitable sources to support our choice. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:33, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: What if we start off with the sentence: "Jellyfish is the informal common name for the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa. They are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles." With this definition Hydrozoa are excluded. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
- OK, in that case we must put back the red bar on the phylogenetic tree. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
- I've had another try with the red bar, and I think it now corresponds properly with the text of Taxonomy: basically, some Hydrozoa are included - the ones that spend nearly all the time as medusae - but not the leafy branching ones, nor the freshwater hydra, nor the man 'o war. Hope you can live with that... Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:05, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: We really need to check articles with Earwig before we get to work. I have just found some copying/close paraphrasing but haven't finished getting rid of it yet. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
- I've had another try with the red bar, and I think it now corresponds properly with the text of Taxonomy: basically, some Hydrozoa are included - the ones that spend nearly all the time as medusae - but not the leafy branching ones, nor the freshwater hydra, nor the man 'o war. Hope you can live with that... Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:05, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, everything we didn't add to any article is suspect, I'm afraid. Since you have Ruppert and I have Brusca, we have plentiful reliable info on pretty much the whole topic. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:27, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
The article on "Irukandji jellyfish" is really strawy. Merge to box jellyfish? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: As far as I can see the jellyfish concerned are all in the same family, so it could be merged with Carukiidae. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, thanks. The articles are very different. I'll think about it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:14, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
I think we're about done on Jellyfish? (I don't feel inclined to touch the other articles.) Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:10, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
- I will look through it a bit more and then nominate it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Tetragonoporus
On 4 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetragonoporus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus, a tapeworm that parasitizes whales, can grow to almost 40 m (130 ft) in length and produce billions of eggs during its lifetime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetragonoporus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetragonoporus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 04:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
General
Hello Cwmhiraeth, I’m Fandi, thanks for your reminder about the copyright infringement. I hope you don’t blocked me here and I promise I won’t do copyright violations here again.–Fandi89 (talk) 05:28, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
Alligator gar
If you get a chance, would you take a look at this edit? I remember during the GA review, you had mentioned singular vs plural tense, so I thought it was good to go, but the recent edit changed it again. Atsme📞📧 15:45, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme: I'm not sure what I once said, but in general, in any one paragraph, it is better to stick to either singular or plural, and not to mix them up. In this instance, the first paragraph was in the plural and read quite satisfactorily. The IP seems to want it to be in the singular but it does not read very well now. I must admit that I prefer the singular, which is used in nearly all fish species articles, but it seems unnecessarily officious of the IP to change it. Do you want me to change it back? Best of all would probably be to rewrite the paragraph completely in the singular, not just change a few words as the IP has been doing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
- Go ahead and do what you think is best...and thank you, in advance. Atsme📞📧 18:10, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
- A compromise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
- Go ahead and do what you think is best...and thank you, in advance. Atsme📞📧 18:10, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Clypeaster rosaceus
On 8 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clypeaster rosaceus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fat sea biscuit covers its test during the day with pieces of plant and fragments of shell, holding them in place with its tube feet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clypeaster rosaceus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clypeaster rosaceus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 05:52, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Arothron multilineatus
Hello! Your submission of Arothron multilineatus 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! Yoninah (talk) 01:10, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Australamphilina elongata
On 13 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Australamphilina elongata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adult tapeworm Australamphilina elongata is found in freshwater turtles, but how its eggs emerge from the host's body cavity is unknown? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Australamphilina elongata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Australamphilina elongata), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Erpobdella punctata
On 15 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erpobdella punctata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leech Erpobdella punctata sometimes hitches a ride on a salamander? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erpobdella punctata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erpobdella punctata), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Arothron multilineatus
On 16 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arothron multilineatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite having a wide distribution in shallow seas, the 43 cm (17 in) multilined pufferfish was not described until 2016? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arothron multilineatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arothron multilineatus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
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Thanks
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for reviewing my article Reigate transmitting station. It is the first article I have contributed to Wikipedia and you comments are very encouraging. Regards, Tinashocker (talk) 15:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
Octopus scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Octopus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 30, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 30, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Sea urchin
On 19 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sea urchin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sea urchins can go bald? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sea urchin), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Mary Hayley
The hook for Mary Hayley is not the correct hook. Please use the one about the tea party, which was approved. SusunW (talk) 06:00, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- @SusunW: Sorry about that. I have slightly rephrased the hook so you had better check it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's fine. The important part is she provided the tea, not the ships :) SusunW (talk) 06:20, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- An enterprising lady. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:22, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's fine. The important part is she provided the tea, not the ships :) SusunW (talk) 06:20, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Izzat Kutebar
Good afternoon, Cwmhiraeth, and thank you for reviewing this article. You can probably guess which novel I was reading when I decided to become a member! Izzat Kutebar (talk) 11:13, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Indeed I can. Welcome aboard! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:40, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Thanks very much for the response. I would agree he is a very colourful character. Personally I have no problem with the fact he is an American Anglophile or even someone who has an interest in the British monarchy (I am ambivalent to the Royals). You can be the best expert on something and not be from that nation. However, I think the joke on him was his pseudo-Britishness, it was embarrassing. Personally, I suspect he wouldn't be long before he would be on something like HIGNFY or some reality show int he near future. 159753 (talk) 17:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for reviewing my article Marty Baumann. It's my first article I have contributed to Wikipedia and I obviously made some missteps. Can I go back in and make the corrections/updates or does it need to be reviewed by an admin first?
thanks, --Tracytracy123 (talk) 18:59, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Tracytracy123: An admin will do what is called a revision deletion and that ugly notice will go. Meanwhile you can carry on working on the article, but use your own words when doing so. If you look at this link you will see where you went wrong before, the text that was copied from the source is highlighted in pink in the lower part of the page. Clicking "Compare" shows you each source in turn that has some common text with your version. Its a useful tool when checking for copyright violations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:19, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
I need more time
Could you please check this request, please? --Mhhossein talk 07:55, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Mhhossein: OK, I have returned this to the nominations page. Two weeks had elapsed and this is now one of the oldest nominations. Also, I should warn you that if you do find an image, it might not be used in the hook set, depending on its quality and relevance, and what the promoter decides. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. --Mhhossein talk 11:42, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
Ec. Writings Petty
Dear Cwmhiraeth,
thank you very much for reviewing my first draft of The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty. As far as I'm concerned, the text is not yet ready. I have a couple of more critical reviews to add. I hope to add them soon. And I'm still working on vol. 2 at ws. (you can see the progress here). So that will bring some more info and links in the near future. And more separate articles concerning Petty. But as you have perhaps found out, English is not my native language. So it takes me quite some time, to get all things ready at a more or less acceptable level. But your positive and personal feedback does really encourages me to continue with my project. Thanks again and I'll soon send you a stroopwafel from the Netherlands, --Dick Bos (talk) 10:59, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Dick Bos: All new articles get "patrolled" sooner or later, and this article, even as a work in progress, is a useful addition to the encyclopedia. If you need any help, please ask; although this is not my area of expertise, English is my native tongue. User:Chiswick Chap, who is used to writing about historic books, may give better advice. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:26, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
- Happy to help if I can, but I shall be out of office for a little while now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:29, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Cidaris blakei
On 24 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cidaris blakei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the deepwater sea urchin Cidaris blakei is named after a ship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cidaris blakei. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cidaris blakei), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
Tie Signs
Thanks for your review of Tie Signs.Dougok (talk) 15:45, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Stichaster striatus
On 26 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stichaster striatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "starfish soup" made from Stichaster striatus is said to have been fed to workers in South America to discourage alcohol consumption? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stichaster striatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stichaster striatus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
Robert D. Bell
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thank you for your comments on the article Robert D. Bell, especially about the lack of notability. There were two main points in Judge Bell's that signified notability, and I had thought that, apparently erroneously, that these came through in the opening paragraphs. One was that Bell became the youngest judge in the state when he was first named. It said to me that he must have impressed his mentors and colleagues of his legal knowledge and capability even before he had much real world experience in the courtroom. Second, that his pursuit of dash-cam evidence as public property that cannot be legally withheld from use by the attorney for a defendant. His argument won the day for one defendant and set a precedent that will likely stand on principle for at least one state (and maybe all) until a legislature changes the rule. Moreover, the fact that he pursued it in the face of opposition from some senior law enforcement officials strikes me as courageous.
I'm not part of the legal profession, but it seems very difficult for an appellate judge, in particular, to do something that others consider notable. As you can tell, that is the effect Bell's actions had on me when I read about them. If I'm wrong, please feel free to say so. If not, do you have some suggestions about how to rewrite the summary to clarify the situation?
Again, Thanks for taking the time to help. Bruin2 (talk) 02:23, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
- I think you misunderstood my comments. I did not say that he was not notable, but that the opening few sentences should mention why he was notable and summarise the rest of the article. Regards, Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:10, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
- Looking again at the article, I see the tags I added to the article were acted on by you and the article is now fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for correcting me. Yes, as you can see, I'm a new editor - and probably need a little bit more time to understand Wikipedia rules and copyrights. I'm so sorry for not following all the rules of the community. I hope it is first and the last time and thank you for correcting my edits. Humanofmc (talk) 10:50, 26 June 2018 (UTC) |
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Can you please correct Max Beitans page and make it more clearer? I do not want to break any rules of the community and just would like to be useful for the platform. I hope my stub is useful. Humanofmc (talk) 10:59, 26 June 2018 (UTC) |
- Thank you, but there is no need to shower me with barnstars! For a start, leave that copyvio tag in place until an admin has done what is called "revision deletion", after which some earlier edits to the article will no longer be accessible on the article's "History" tab. You can then rewrite his career section using the information included on Max Beitan's page as your source, but summarising it in your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:22, 26 June 2018 (UTC)