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Typhoon warning lifted

Hello Anna Frodesiak, Viriditas has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thank you so much. We were all very pleased that the typhoon went the other way. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:13, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Re Mitchell page

re: Sounds notable enough for his own article indeed. Let's ask an admin to move the page. If you don't know one, I will ask. Let me know. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:16, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Can you go ahead and get an admin to unlock the 'Brian David Mitchell' page? so its easier to find by google searches.

Page is a work in progress with much more needed especially covering the psychiatric reports. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wombat24 (talk • contribs) 13:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

About the Portal:Gastropods

How are you Anna? Since you are one of our resident artists I wanted to ask you what you think of the new look of the Portal, including its new color? Invertzoo (talk) 22:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi to you Anna

Thanks for your note. I am glad to hear you are OK. I expect everything will calm down a bit for most of us in a few weeks as we get into the New Year. Invertzoo (talk) 19:56, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Happy Anna Frodesiak's Day!

Anna Frodesiak has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today as Anna Frodesiak's Day! For being a great person and awesome Wikipedian, enjoy being the star of the day, Anna Frodesiak! Signed, Neutralhomer A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, click here. Have a Great Day...Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:54, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

The above is given on behalf of User:Rlevse. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:55, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Congrats Anna, on a slightly off note what happened to User:Rlevse?? Just Vanished?? Cheers ZooPro 09:52, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Retired then vanished. Loooong story. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:38, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Ah yes I looked into the matter and discovered the um incident. Shame though we have lost a fantastic editor. ZooPro 01:16, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Indeed it is. So, per Rlevse's request, I am finishing out his list of "Today's Wikipedian" candidates. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:31, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks to Rlevse for the Awesome Wikipedian Day! And thanks to Neutralhomer for the delivery. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:55, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome from the both of us. :) Keep up the good work! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 18:34, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Time for a large dance number...

You're Darn Tootin'

Lightning is striking again, Annie Oakley, is that you? ;) Are you one of those people who loves retro words and phrases, and could get lost in a vintage clothing store? I'm not talking about the silly "hipster" aesthetic, but rather a love for anachronistic colloquialisms and pop cultural dustbunnies, black and white talkies, View-Master's and Atari's, and all the detritus WALL-E collects and stores away in little drawers in his trailer for safekeeping. Les moulins de mon cœur. So, I sez, is that you, sister? Hmmm? :) Viriditas (talk) 12:52, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Dag nammit. You gots me pegged. I couldn't spell it out any better if I used my Lite-Brite. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 13:57, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Anthidium manicatum

Just so you know, my edit summary wasn't aimed at you specifically, but was just a boilerplate I use when I'm tagging because it's a fairly common error. At any rate, the thing is that we don't actually add the stub categories as categories via HotCat; we're supposed to transclude them by applying the stub template (i.e. {{bee-stub}} instead of [[Category:Bee stubs]]) instead. But the presence of the template doesn't make the article categorized if it doesn't have at least one regular content category on it too, because the stub template is meant for temporary maintenance and, at least in theory, will eventually be removed from the article. Hope that helps a bit, sorry for any confusion. Bearcat (talk) 08:38, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

No need to be sorry for my confusion. That happened naturally. I actually swiped the [[Category:Bee stubs]] from the genus or family article. Just so that I'm clear, I should maybe add [[Category:Bees]] and leave the {{bee-stub}, right? Many thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:50, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Yep, that would work. Bearcat (talk) 08:54, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Re: Anthidium

Thank you for taking time to let me know my edits have been appreciated! Happy editing Anna :)  -- WikHead (talk) 13:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anthidium manicatum

Hello! Your submission of Anthidium manicatum 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! PM800 (talk) 20:38, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Highly active users

Check out WP:HAU. Sorry I missed you! Viriditas (talk) 07:13, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Dandy! I've been looking for that forever. The never ending nooks and crannies of Wikipedia is astonishing. Many thanks! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:20, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Megarhyssa macrurus

Hello! Your submission of Megarhyssa macrurus 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! Snek01 (talk) 23:42, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I fixed it. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:19, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello, Anna Frodesiak. You have new messages at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New_York City.
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Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Anthidium manicatum

Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Could you

email me from my talk page? Dougweller (talk) 07:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Ok. Done. You've got me worried now. Am I in trouble? If this is about that kegger at Jimbo's, it wasn't me who broke his Pioneer Award. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi

HI, I copied the information in the Vizag page from a different page but i felt that that information was need there for the readers. i greatly appreciate the work of Wikipedia and love it. I am just trying to help. If i do some mistakes please let me know so that i can write better next time .

Anvi009 (talk) 22:33, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Wonderful. You are doing a good job. Don't worry about mistakes. This is a wiki, so everyone helps fix each other's mistakes. Be bold! Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:13, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

photo of a snail

Hello Anna, can you get a free photo of Bullacta exarata or photo of any of its products? --Snek01 (talk) 00:05, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Sure. I'll try. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:09, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

I couldn't find anything on the net, so I will try my local market. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:05, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Megarhyssa macrurus

Materialscientist (talk) 06:20, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi Anna

Hi Anna How are you? Just a few days ago I ckliked on Haikou website and wikipedia one as well..and I found a few pictures signed by your name. Are you Polish?? Do you come from Poland? As your name and even surname sound very Polish to me cos Im Polish as well but been living in Australia for the last 10 years. If you have a bit of time, please let me know: smisiorski@gmail.com Im Sebastian. Would be great to hear from you. Thanks

Cheers, Sebastian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.20.106.250 (talk) 07:48, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Parborlasia corrugatus

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Aceria anthocoptes

Materialscientist (talk) 18:02, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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photograph from ginger article

I was wondering if you knew anything more about the two kinds of gingers in your photograph from Hainan China, like the local names. I was also wondering what the other root further back in the picture was. I suspected turmeric? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.41.37.206 (talk) 21:39, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't know, but I will ask all those questions next time I'm at the market, and maybe update the image caption with that info. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:53, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Mbz1

Re this post of yours - you can repost it if you wish, but I'd urge you not to, it wasn't particularly helpful on that user's talk page, particularly in the current situation. Yes, it would be nice if we could all just get along, and sometimes cost/benefits are exceeded and users ejected from the project; but we're not there yet in this case, and such cases should be handled elsewhere, and not by this sort of posting on a user's talk page. Note that this particular indefinite block isn't intended to be permanent; see also User talk:Gwen Gale. Rd232 ^talk 14:06, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

I hope that I am not "keeping the pot boiling" by opining on this, but I don't find the post particularly unhelpful, I may be wrong but I don't think that Anna has had previous interaction - and it is precisely outside comments that are valuable in this situation. It is also one of the few comments that actually ask Mbz1 what can be done to fix the situation - a welcome and constructive departure from the extremes of rough censure and coddling. un☯mi 14:20, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

The post did not appear to be particularly clearly addressed to Mbz1 so much as about them. I have no doubt it was well-intentioned, but it seemed to me to be both mistimed and misplaced. Rd232 ^talk 15:00, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• I won't repost it.
• It was intended to be helpful.
• I did have previous interaction with Mbz1:

• I gave that user a puzzle once while blocked.
• That user gave me a barnstar
• Mbz1 kindly spent a lot of time finding and uploading an image I requested. It was a very nice thing to do.
• I posted on that user's talk and it was removed by Mbz1

• I admit that I haven't read all of the discussions, but it does seem like there is a pattern. In keeping with that pattern, Mbz1's edits seemed to boil the pot.
• The images contributed by Mbz1 have been a huge asset to the project. Really huge. However, a lot of talk page edits have been a resource vacuum.
• Imagine a scenario where everyone simply has amnesia and goes back to editing. Wouldn't that be good for all?

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:18, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

BTW, I mentioned you here. Viriditas (talk) 00:33, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I think you would make an ideal Online Ambassador, but don't do it if you aren't interested. Viriditas (talk) 09:16, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, I am very interested. I will read up and very likely give it a try. (That's not the glove talking.) :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:23, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

I don't think you would have to try too hard. You already have the requisite skills, and I see you using them on a daily basis. Viriditas (talk) 09:38, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program is looking for new Online Ambassadors

Hi Anna! Viriditas suggested you as a good candidate for the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.

If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!

You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).

I hope to hear from you soon.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 19:44, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Hainan Eastern Ring Railway

Good luck with the DYK for Hainan Eastern Ring Railway. Hope it goes through.

Would it be useful to be in WP:ITN / In the news section as well?

--Takamaxa (Talk) 08:11, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Good question. Maybe better there instead. I will ask. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:15, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Hello Anna Frodesiak

Hello Anna Frodesiak, I noticed in the talk page of Trek that you want to add a hatnote of Trek Bicycle Corporation, don't you? Anyway see the page again and add it. It can improve the article.--Soumit Banerjee (talk) 09:21, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

It looks fine. There is a dab link now. Before, the body of the article contained "Trek or trekking may refer to:...: and thus appeared to be a dab page itself.

The article has improved since the time I added the talk page post. Many thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:29, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

IRC

edit. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:35, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

date formats

Hello, The exsisting date formats (backward and awkward) are ridiculous but, fine. I will never again use Wikipedia if this is the level of professionalism utilized by the site. Thank you, paulsboy — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulsboy (talk • contribs) 22:02, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

There are different date formats used in different countries. Personally, I like the same format that you like. But, it's not our job to change way the world formats dates. We just represent information. Happy editing. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:17, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Revamped cafe

Very nice! Good job. Viriditas (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. It took me an hour and four cups of tea. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:32, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Elements of your style remind me of scenes from Waking Life. I would have to watch it again to be more specific; or I could be thinking of the wrong film! Viriditas (talk) 08:27, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

I will check it out.

Please let me know if the image doesn't render. I can't actually see it via the Internet, thanks to the GFWC. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:13, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Help, help! I'm trapped inside Anna's Cafe and I can't get out! There was a door here when I arrived, and now it's gone! Wait, maybe I'll just live here... Viriditas (talk) 20:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

plz add this:

A Plaxton Primo bus in White. This bus is shorter than the Plaxton Centro

A Optare bus in unfinished livery. There are new Optare buses to this day.

A Plaxton Primo bus. This bus is quite new. It is shorter than the Plaxton Centro or some Dennis Darts

Please add this List of Buses

There are many kinds of bus, such as minibuses, Double deckers, bendy bus, single deckers and more.

Single Deckers

• Plaxton Centro
• Dennis Dart
• Optare
• Plaxton Primo
• Leyland-MCW Olympic
• Wright bus
• Mercedes O530 Citaro

Double Deckers

• Leyland Olympian
• Volvo Olympian
• Wright Bus

Coaches

• Volvo B7R

I think you should bring this up on the appropriate talk page, and get consensus there. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hainan Eastern Ring Railway

Hello! Your submission of Hainan Eastern Ring Railway 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! 28bytes (talk) 19:57, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Capitalisation Proposal

If you are looking for thoughtful inputs, in addition to those listed on ZooPro's talk page, I recommend adding User:Stemonitis and User:Shyamal, members of Wikiproject Lepidoptera (besides many other groups) to the discussion. AshLin (talk) 06:21, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Good plan. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:50, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

I have a feeling I may have just helped create an Animal Cabal. ZooPro 13:07, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, that's the warmest greeting I've had!

Hi! I hopped right on the talk page for the diabetes mellitus page the moment I started realizing I was on to something big with vitamin D3 and diabetes. I of course have gotten plenty of baps over the nose for writing just plain as I normally do- flow of consciousness, as it were. I am greatful to have coaching, and one of the users that has been helping is Doc James on the Talk:Diabetes mellitus page.

Hospitality can be rare in a world-wide available project like Wikipedia where neutral writing and careful formulation of words is so vital. Your pointers as I progress are most welcome, and I really appreciate the welcome. --14-year diabetic type 1b, homegoing and very actively studying (talk) 12:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Nice to have you here. If there is any way I can assist, just drop me a line. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 12:06, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Have you created a duplicate article?

Are Lingshui Railway Station and Linshui Railway Station the same? Sw2nd (talk) 16:36, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

The same. Lingshui is correct spelling, but Linshui was first. I guess I should move any goodies from my Lingshui over to the old Linshui, make Lingshui into a redirect, then ask an admin to move Linshui to Lingshui. Is that the procedure? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 18:05, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh well. I just added #REDIRECT Lingshui Railway Station to Linshui. I hope that was the right thing to do. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:02, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

I know the merge procedure. I did a redirect because there was no content moved from the earlier Linshui to the correct, later-created Lingshui.

Query regarding warnings issued to XXxTheproxXx

Hello. Could you help me understand the warnings you issued to XXxTheproxXx (talk · contribs)? As best as I can understand it, at 7:09/7:10 he made questionable edits to Party hat, which you reverted at 7:19/7:20 and issued him a {{uw-vandalism1}} warning at 7:19. However you then issued an escalated {{uw-vandalism2}} warning at 7:19, but I do not see the edits this warning was issued over. Then one minute later at 7:20 you issued a {{uw-vandalism4}} escalated warning, when again, he has not made any additional edits. Was this a mistake, or did you intend to issue three levels of escalated warnings? Thanks, — Kralizec! (talk) 19:24, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

I thought I warned him once for each instance. The last two were for vandalizing my talk and user pages. I skipped a level because I no longer assumed good faith and realized (considering his talk statement) that this was a vandalism-only account.

I sometimes skip a level when it is absolutely clear the user is incorrigible. This is so a Huggle auto warn will get to block request quicker. Is this out of line? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:32, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

I this case, I think I saw previous vandalism for which he wasn't warned, and issued a retroactive escalated warning. I see he made 7 edits in total, all progressing from unconstructive to straight vandalism. Perhaps I should have waited to see if he would reform his ways. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:41, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict} ::While reviewing your block request at WP:AIV, I was able to figure out that your last two warnings (9:58 and 12:56) were for his inappropriate edits to your talk and user pages (9:50 and 10:39. However I am trying to determine why you issued three levels of escalating warnings between 7:19 and 7:20 ... when the last edit this user made to an article was at 7:10. Are you aware of the instruction at WP:UTM that say, "you should check that the user has made harmful edits since their last warning—the user must be given a chance to see and react to each warning given"? — Kralizec! (talk) 19:45, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

You are right. I didn't give him adequate time to react. I wasn't aware of the instruction. Sorry to put in a block request for nothing. I will wait until he reacts. Hopefully he will reform and become a constructive editor. However, the statement he put on his talk page:

WARNING: ANYONE WHO EDIT THIS PAGE WILL HAVE HIS OR HER CONTENTS WIPED OUT!!! Wikipedia sucks!!! It lacked loads of information about the world!!! I wonder why jimmy created this.

...and the fact that all 7 of his edits were either unconstructive or vandalism, makes me doubt it. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:53, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Fish kills

I noted with interest the start of a table of notable fish kills , I was wondering if this 3was wise ? From my own professional career I could fill the table with probably 20 fish kills greater than those listed in the table, all from a relatively small part of Wales. This table could become very large and unwieldy unless some robust caveats are put around its population. Regards.  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   00:32, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, the table is sortable. I think lots of people will now visit the article due to recent news, and then traffic will die off. If you could point me toward some of the biggies, I would like to add them and let the biggest incidents float to the top. The danger of a fish kill table getting too big doesn't worry me personally. I think it would be easy to prune. The net result would be a good perspective of how big they can be, and where they occur. This might calm down the "end of days" crowd. :) What do you think? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:37, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Please see this. A 10x increase in traffic. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:47, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your welcome! -Chensidi (talk) 04:04, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Editnotice

Hi. Since you are active in responding to vandalism, helping new users, and as a new ambassador (I think?) you may want to consider creating an edit notice to provide an additional layer of help for anyone who tries to contact you on your user page. Viriditas (talk) 04:19, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I'll look into it. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:24, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure why I need it. Is it to protect my page from baddies? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:28, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I read up, but cannot find out why we need them? :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:43, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right; the editnotice page doesn't say much about the "why", just the "how". Since we are talking about user talk pages, think about it this way: you're already using a pseudo-editnotice at the top your talk page. "If I started a thread on your talk page, I am watching. Please reply there. To leave me a message click here." Right? However, when someone tries to leave you a message in edit mode, they don't have much to fall back on. So, what you can do is edit your editnotice to help them along. I gave you three examples of users who might be drawn to your talk page: editors responding to page edits and notices (vandalism, etc.); new users you've welcomed or helped; and editors who have chosen you as a mentor from the ambassador page. You could tailor an editnotice in such a way that you address all three, such that when they are composing a message to you, they will be able to give you information you might be looking for in a message, or other resources they can draw upon to get the desired response or answer. It's just something to think about, however, you may want to look at how other active editors/admins use the editnotice, and get some ideas. Viriditas (talk) 09:23, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Ahhhhh, okay. Now I get it. Good idea. I will organize something. And thanks for the Ambassador recommend. It looks like it will be fun. Also, does my entry sound stupid? I wanted it to be short and simple. Is the IRC thing confusing? Should I give more details? Be frank. I would really appreciate your critique. I'm kind of nervous about it and want to make a good impression. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:38, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't think you need to say "quite a lot of Wikipedia experience" because it is assumed that as an available mentor you are experienced, right? Instead, just briefly talk about your interest in Wikipedia, what kind of topics you enjoy editing, and maybe mention a project or two, and of course, your DYK contribs, and even your photography and art... (which I quite enjoy!) Viriditas (talk) 09:43, 6 January 2011 (UTC)