User talk:Casliber/Archive 32

Copyediting

Ealdgyth suggested I contact you about possibly looking over Rutherford B. Hayes, which is currently at FAC. I've greatly expanded it, but there are still some concerns about the prose. If you have the time, I'd appreciate any suggestions you have. Thanks very much, Coemgenus 14:24, 26 December 2010 (UTC).

will get to it in the next few hours hopefully...Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:39, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

You wanted me to alert you if you hadn't returned to this article in a week. --Coemgenus 12:54, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

TPP

Hi Casliber - as you might have noticed on WT:MED I'm starting to worry about my FAC for thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. I've had very limited response from the WikiProject so far. Your input in the FAC would be mightily appreciated. JFW | T@lk 23:17, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and congratulations on Banksia attenuata becoming FA! JFW | T@lk 09:14, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

thx - will get to it in the next few hours hopefully...Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:38, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Four Award

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Banksia attenuata.

Great work! LittleMountain5 16:11, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

thx :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:53, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program is looking for new Online Ambassadors

Hi Casliber! I noticed your activity as a Good Article reviewer, and wanted to let you know about 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) 21:51, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

There goes another one

In case you missed it Banksia attenuata was promoted to FA, well done Gnangarra 09:38, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Cool eh? Now for some adenanthos...Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:15, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

giraffe again

So all we need is some more info on it's taxonomy? LittleJerry (talk) 23:14, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Should be done now. LittleJerry (talk) 02:26, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Made the proper changes. Shall I go ahead and give it the GA label? LittleJerry (talk) 02:53, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I am the one who makes the call (as the reviewer) - strictly speaking we need a few refs for the giraffe mascots etc. I'll take a look. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't think we need a reference for Geoffrey the Giraffe being a Toys "R" Us mascot and such. LittleJerry (talk) 22:26, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, you're proabably right. Give me a minute. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:41, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

The refs have been filled out expect for the papers not accessable online. It should be ready to go. LittleJerry (talk) 19:14, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup multipliers

Hey Cas. Seeing as you've been one of the people who's really led the multipliers discussion, could you take a look at this? It's perhaps not as revolutionary as it could have been, but it seems, to me, to be a fair conclusion. J Milburn (talk) 20:48, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blue's Big Musical Movie

Your call at the AFD was 100% right on. Sometimes preconception and attitude get in the way of proper research or any willingness on the part of a nominator to actually address fixable issues. All we can do in such cases is to do what such nominators choose not to... and fix the fixable ourselves. What was understandably sent to AFD originally as nothing but an unsourced and bloated plotline,[1] has, with a little work, now become a properly encyclopedic article... cleaned up, wikified, and now well and propely sourced.[2] Could you check to see if I left any typos over at Blue's Big Musical Movie? Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:44, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, thanks. Should be a keeper now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:10, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

GOCE Year-end Report

Season's Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2010. Read all about these in the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report. Highlights Membership grows to 503 editors 2,589 articles removed through four Backlog elimination drives Our encounter with Jimbo Wales Guild home pages reorganized and redesigned Report on our inaugural elections Guild Plans for 2011 New barnstars introduced Requests page improved Sign up for the January 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011! – Your Coordinators: S Masters (lead), Diannaa, The Utahraptor, and Tea with toast.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 06:11, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year....

Happy new near! J Milburn (talk) 14:25, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Cheers, just been driving 'round looking at fireworks. Knackered now. 1.30 am Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:27, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year and greetings from 2010! Ucucha 14:28, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Thx...and now I must go sleep (although it is still so hot and humid here...) ...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:43, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2011 WikiCup!

Hello, happy new year and welcome to the 2011 WikiCup! Your submissions' page can be found here and instructions of how to update the page can be found here and on the submissions' page itself. From the submissions' page, a bot will update the main scoresheet. Our rules have been very slightly updated from last year; the full rules can be found here. Please remember that you can only receive points for content on which you have done significant work in 2011; nominations of work from last year and "drive-by" nominations will not be awarded points. Signups are going to remain open through January, so if you know of anyone who would like to take part, please direct them to Wikipedia:WikiCup/2011 signups. The judges can be contacted on the WikiCup talk page, on their respective talk pages, or by email. Other than that, we will be in contact at the end of every month with the newsletter. If you want to stop or start receiving newsletters, please remove your name from or add your name to this list. Good luck! J Milburn and The ed17 12:56, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for the speedy response. Regards, Mathsci (talk) 22:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Pleurodesis

Hi, Cas. The second ref could use a bit of professional attention. The url 404s and I'm hoping you can fill in some other bits.

• diff

Ya want the arb-fez back on your user page?

Cheers,

David

Also, See: Pleural effusion; the ref: Roth BJ [6] should go to here, but it doesn't? Cheers, Jack Merridew 08:32, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Bloody hell...yeah soonish. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:31, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Clean start info

Thanks for info about the page Wikipedia:Clean start. I will remember to add a link to it if I'm ever curious enough to query a new user such as the now-blocked one on whose talk page we recently met. In general I try to maintain civility, not violate WP:KETTLE and abide by WP:DBQ but sometimes things are odd here and there on Wikipedia and my curiosity gets the best of me. Trilobitealive (talk) 15:26, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, nice to recall those links. I was only made aware of it recently myself. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:30, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Lady Gaga

Dear Casliber, remember you promoted the above article to GA, thanks for that. However, like Madonna, you felt that the article suffered from proseline effect. Will you take a look at the present condition of the article and comment on how the prose has shaped up? I have done numerous copyedits on it. :( — Legolas ^(talk2me) 04:44, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but yes, I will take a look. Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:36, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

And good luck on the Wikicup. I have nominated myself for this year, hope I don't suck outright. :( — Legolas ^(talk2me) 15:43, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Gaga prose looks not too bad actually, I am not finding much to correct...Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:28, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Empire of Brazil FAC is now open!

Empire of Brazil is now a Featured Article candidate. Your opinion (either as support or oppose) is welcome. Here is the page: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Empire of Brazil/archive1. Kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 18:51, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for protecting that list (and the no-brainer comment). Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

... and from me re Outer Hebrides. All the best for 2011. Ben MacDui 17:40, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

heh, cheers for the disparate issues united under this section heading...Casliber (talk · contribs)

ψιλοκυβη (?)

Any chance you'd have a source handy to cite the etymology of Psilocybe in Psilocybe semilanceata? Sasata (talk) 06:07, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

yeah, gimme a day or two. Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:44, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

OK this book:

• Nilson, Sven; Persson, Olle (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 74. ISBN 0-14-063006-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

gives derivation of "Psilocybe" - "naked" and "head".

And my trusty lexicon has ψιλος "bare" or "naked" on page 797, and I can't figure out where "kube/cybe" comes from as it isn't where I can see it (???)

• Liddell, Henry George; Robert Scott (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged Edition). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Anyway, is this helpful? Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:07, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for checking; if I can't verify the Greek spelling or origin of head I'll leave it out of the article, but in the meatime I left a note with Nishidani, who helped us with etymology on the Boletus edulis article last year. Sasata (talk) 15:15, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Have you tried "kybe"? Some source relate it to a verb "kybernan", "steer a ship" (the root of "govern" and "cybernetics"), but without giving more details on "kybe" itself. Maybe that could be a starting point? Circéus (talk) 01:39, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

There was nothing under anything with a kappa and upsilon. I did scan gamma/upsilon combinations briefly but nothing stuck out at me. Funny as "cybe" = "head" is all over mushroom taxonomy (clitocybe, inocybe etc.) Now my curiosity is piqued...Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:48, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Under "psilocybin", the online OED goes: "Byzantine Greek κύβη head, of unknown origin", and "Greek κυβερνᾶν to steer" under "govern". The fact it's not typical classical Greek is probably the source of the problems? Circéus (talk) 21:41, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

It also has "Greek κύβη head" under "Clitocybe". I guess κύβη must be related to caput in Latin and Germanic head/Haupt/hoofd. Ucucha 21:50, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

FWIW, a search combining "κύβη" and "κεφαλή" (the usual Classical Greek form) reveal quite a few lnks, but I am thoroughly incapable of understanding them. Circéus (talk) 23:05, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

I think the byzantine is the key (i.e. several hundred years after the preiod my lexicon most fits - I wonder if there is much in Fries original work). Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:16, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Great idea with the OED, I forgot I had access. I've cited to the entry for psilocybin. Sasata (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Email

You got email Ibluffsocall (talk) 21:27, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

I saw. I'll get on it today. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:30, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I have class for the next three hours, so a reply would take a while, as you noticed same email so. I also emailed NYB and Elen. Thanks Ibluffsocall (talk) 21:34, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Elen gave me rollback, can you give me everything else? Thanks Ibluffsocall (talk) 18:40, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Slower G10 deletions?

In the spirit of doing what I do more efficiently and more collegiately, I've made a suggestion here. Your thoughts would be appreciated.--Scott Mac 14:56, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Smiley

Thanks :-) Guy (Help!) 22:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

something about the non-sequitur/apropos-of-nothing blandness of it all that I found funny. Brenneman did likewise. I don't think he's noticed. heh. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:14, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Heey!

Hey Cas! I'm so glad you're still around dude. And thank you so much for keeping up the drive at the collab! It's quite funny that its been inactive for ages and then the same minute we happen to have an edit conflict a month later! ; )

So what have you been up to? I'm thinking of joining back up but I don't know where to begin. I've just been looking over some of the archives at the Dino project and realizing what a dickhead I was when I was younger and posting. I guess I've matured a lot since then, but I'm still embarrassed by my conduct looking back on it now lol! We really should get around to doing some of those collaborations we talked about. I'm mainly gonna be doing photography articles when I get back, but I'm still very keen to help out wherever I can.

Drop me a line sometime! : )

Spawn Man (talk) 11:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Gosh, it's late where you are. I've been doing more birds, banksias, mushrooms etc. but I am still interested in dinos. I was just looking at the activity of all the collaborations I have been involved in. The wikicup is fun too. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:06, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Nah, only midnight. Wikicup? What's that? Spawn Man (talk) 11:37, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Gawd, where you been? --> HERE. you can still join, first few rounds are very easy. NB: FA is so thorough that GA is a very good stepping stone these days...Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:41, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah I imagined FAC's would be harder to pass nowadays. I mean from the time I got Dinosaur to FA (and admittedly it was pretty bad even when it got Featured) to even a year later it was like a different process. So after like 2 years? I can imagine lol. I'll pass on the Wikicup though lol. I don't think I know enough about enough subjects to write 100s of FAs in a year lol. Spawn Man (talk) 06:14, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Ay, mate!

Crossposting. I kept wondering if I had another remonstrative note from some admin as I was editing Sasata's page, and was relieved to see, once I'd posted my point, to see it was, serendipitously, from yourself, and raised exactly the issue now bugging me, which I outlined there. Cheers Cas. I'll'be reconnected to the real world, i.e., my library, in mid late February, and if senescence has me forget obligationbs, wake me up about this or Betelgeuse and I'll get on to them. I definitely have a book in which there is a long list of dialect words in Japanese for star names.Nishidani (talk) 07:59, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Wonderful. I'd think of some witty japanese saying but I know none, and am too tired to think of a nifty haiku...Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:01, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Nishidani ya
boketa bakemono!
Wikiwacky da!

Ain't nifty but.:)Nishidani (talk) 08:19, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

...and now out to dinner and drinkies...Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:20, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Wow... that really hurts my eyes lol. Spawn Man (talk) 10:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Alphitonia petriei

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

The other day I was at the Botanic Gardens at Farm Cove. And I didn't photograph Xanthorrhoea media. The photo on the recent article Xanthorrhoea media could be anything. Probably media, but don't bet on it. Where I live are remnant Xanthorrhoea arborea, which I recently photographed. I'll have to return to the botanic gardens, and photograph a real X. media. This group of plants is difficult with identification. cheers Poyt448 (talk) 05:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject United States Barnstar of National Merit

		The WikiProject United States Barnstar of National Merit
		For all your hard work and ongoing efforts in restarting the U.S. Wikipedians' Collaboration of the month which will have a long lasting effect on improving articles relating to United States topics and your willingness to help out whenever I have asked I present you with The WikiProject United States Barnstar of National Merit.--Kumioko (talk) 01:13, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Emu

I forgot, you have to raise it on the talk page first. Check Talk:Emu#Article issues. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 04:25, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for taking the time to review the Maya stelae FA nom. Much appreciated, best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 13:23, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure - it was a fascinating read. Keep 'em coming. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Xerochrysum

That article brings up a general writing issue I'd like to discuss at some point. It involves almost all the FA banksias, so you'll probably want to beat me when I'm done explaining. Gotta run for now though. Remind me about it tomorrow? I should have the time to organise my thoughts then. Circéus (talk) 17:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

(gulp) something tells me I'm not gonna like this :( Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I said to remind me about this! Ahem, anyway, my comment applies particularly to the group concerned (Proteaceae and Xerochrysum), since generally larger-flowered species do not quite have that problem. It comes down to the fact that the florest of Xerochrysum bracteatum are left totally undescribed, which I am sorry to say, I feel to be quite inappropriate. Similar issues occur in most Banksia and Adenanthos articles. If I were handed an individual flower from a random Banksia species, I would be incapable of narrowing it down on any other basis than color! In fact, the genus article itself fail to give any information on the number of stamens. I think Sasata's mushroom articles have amply demonstrated that small-element morphology or anatomy should still be included, even if they seem of only limited relevance to casual identification (why they can still be: an important criteria for a long time in Banksia was style shape, IIRC). Regarding the Xerochrysum bracteatum article itself, I'd say a picture of a wild representative is really needed. The description should probably be augmented. The problem in this case (Xerochrysum, I can't tell re: Banksias) seems to be the primary source here was a cultivation-centric book whose description was not technical enough (whereas I prefer specifically to work with very technical descriptions from floras and revisions).

I hope I expresses my concern in a sensical way. It comes down to a similar issue to what I said at WT:PLANTS: in my opinion, fairly little information should be considered to "trickle down" from genera and family articles to species, because they are not in fact subarticles, so we can't write them with the hierarchical style of the Jepson manual, relegating more general stuff to higher taxa. Circéus (talk) 00:13, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Agree with all that. I do have some general information on banksia flowers, and will figure out how to add a succinct line or two. Alternate view is that folks have been stung at GAN and FAC for too much general information. I am not familiar with daisy structures really and agree about the book, as well as finding some photos of the flowers in the wild. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:18, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

As a sidenote, do you have access to Families and Genera of Vascular Plants? If it's any helpful for ya, I can get the Proteales-related content from volume 7 in pdf format. These books are full of great refs, and it's still pretty recent (2007). Circéus (talk) 05:01, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

That sounds good. I am not hugely good on the technical side of things with angiosperms...Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Emailed them earlier. Circéus (talk) 23:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Also my bad, that should have been volume 10, not vlume 7. See here for bibliographic data. Circéus (talk) 23:07, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tylophora barbata

Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Schizophrenia FAR

Cas, Malleus has had bad experiences at FAR so doesn't go there, but I begged him to do a copyedit there, and he's done a ton of work so far. Would you be able to take a look at User talk:Malleus Fatuorum#Begging? Happy New Year! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:26, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, my free time has been more erratic in supply recently plus some unexpectedly lousy internet access :/ Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:31, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

a third of a million people we're not covering

Ogan Komering Ulu Regency

• http://www.okukab.go.id/kependudukan.html
• Commons:Category:Regency locator maps of South Sumatra
• {{South Sumatra}} moar :\

Cheers (sorta;), Jack Merridew 04:18, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I'll check it out soon. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Better than a hundred million, really; ace:Kusuih:Peuneugot ureueng nguy/Jack Merridew... about a half billion getting short shrift in Africa, too.

(damnit; page was edited: oldrev: "I’m doing this for the child in Africa" --Jimbo)

Cheers, Jack Merridew 06:07, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

That regency has subdistricts, too:

• id:Templat:Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu

Cheers, Jack Merridew 06:17, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for the indef semi-protection at Harry Potter (film series) which I have kept an eye on for some time. I truly appreciate your action! Jusdafax 13:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Steve Irwin

Hi. Just in case this article fell off your radar, I just wanted to be sure you knew that I did a bunch of work on it last week. Whenever you have time to take another look.... Richwales (talk · contribs) 23:37, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I'll check it out soon. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi, just checking again . . . . Richwales (talk · contribs) 18:24, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject United States

I have proposed a change to the mission statement of WikiProject United States at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States#Mission statement for WikiProject United States and would welcome your views. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 13:38, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

How to report someone for WikiHarassment

Hi, how do i do this? I just keep getting passed from page to page and can't do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenova20 (talk • contribs) 10:57, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

?? - I'll take a look soon. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:44, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article review/Lion/archive1

Saw this lingering near the bottom of the FARC list - is there any work you still need to finish on this article, in order to keep it listed? Is there anything I can do to help? UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 19:46, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

3 prose + ref issues - may be more. Listed there. All help appreciated - especially hunting out authors' first names for completeness of reffing. thx :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:05, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Long-tailed Finch ? DYK

I have expanded the Long-tailed Finch article with brief details mainly about the beak colour that have been corroborated on the bird talk page and I used an old second hand book as the reference. Just to let you know that perhaps the stub on this Australian finch probably could be made into a DYK. Snowman (talk) 11:04, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Okay - 5x expansions are generally easy targets. The hardest task I find for most is to find an interesting hook. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:48, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Juveniles have black beaks see Birds 1064 and 1065 (I have not got a ref for that). Snowman (talk) 21:41, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Good to know - the book didn't mention that but it was a brief guide. I'll check around. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:49, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

help!

Cas, I need to delete the 2nd instance of the image of John Seery's, 'East' from the Color Field article. The article is in lock down from us due to edit warring (yah really on ColorField!) but can you do the honours pls. Its non contraversal, its in their twice, this wont mire you in an arbcom for 6 monyhs or anything. The 2nd pic is under the Color Field movement subheading. In return I offer you this...NOTHING. (Except, eh, this.[3] which is great) Ceoil 22:11, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

done. nice song...in an indy sorta way. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:43, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for fix. Indie rocks. Ceoil 06:41, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I've had the good fortune to be listening to some Icelandic tunes over the past few days...Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:37, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

What happened to you man. You used to be cool. Ceoil 16:01, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

A fourth child. I have lost my mind. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:13, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

WPUS COTM in the Signpost

Hey. I'd like to include the article selected as the WikiProject US Collaboration of the Month as a News Sidebar item in this Monday's issue of the WikiProject Report. There appears to be a clear front-runner, but I'd prefer to wait until the project makes an official decision. Please let me know as soon as you guys determine the COTM. -Mabeenot (talk) 00:15, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Good idea. It's only 48 hours away anyway. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

I went ahead and added Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution as the COTM since the publication deadline is approaching. If the COTM changes between now and the start of the collaboration, feel free to change it in the article. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:34, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Online Ambassadors

I saw your recent contributions at DYK and I clicked on over to your user page and was pretty impressed. Would you be interested in helping with the WP:Online_Ambassadors program? It's really a great opportunity to help university students become Wikipedia contributers. I hope you apply to become an ambassador, Sadads (talk) 02:56, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, meant to - my off-wiki plate's a bit full but will see what I can do. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:05, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

WPUS

As I read you helpful comments on WT:WPUS, you favor a project scope that is limited to US articles with national or regional significance. Some people thought that the "Modest" proposal was limited to that and would therefore delete the sentence "The project generally considers any article related to the United States of America to be within its direct scope. I asked Tom to clarify this, and he first said that he thought that this sentence should be deleted. When I repeated his statement later in the discussion, he said that deleting the sentence was not a part of his proposal. Could you please visit the talk page in the next 18 hours to make clear whether you favor or disfavor deleting this sentence, and also comment on your other suggestions (change "unify and coordinate" to "coordinate" and add " "There are also active state-specific wikiprojects where more local material may be discussed") Tom is taking the view that unless people repeat their suggestions within this time window, he is free to count their silence as support for his text. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 03:22, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Will do (sigh) Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:48, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter

We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions), who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by Hurricanehink (submissions), with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to Yellow Evan (submissions), who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, Miyagawa (submissions), who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and Jarry1250 (submissions) who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:28, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2011/Submissions/Casliber

Hey- another user brought to my attention your FA credit, and I am afraid I have removed it, as the article was nominated last year. Sorry. I think a discussion needs to be had about this for next year, as this has caused a little heartache- of course, it's not a problem for future rounds, as articles need to have been nominated this year, not this round. I hope you understand. J Milburn (talk) 23:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

That's fine. I've got plenty more in the pipeline ;) Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:46, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Infobox image of stork standing in front of nest

Re: File:Ciconia ciconia (aka).jpg. It is not particularly clear, but the stork might be wing clipped or as you say in the edit summary "a little ruffled though". Another user also wondered about its feathers and made a comment on my talk page (see this archived edit) after I replaced that suspect image with another. With this in mind, do you think this image is the best one for the infobox image? Snowman (talk) 11:29, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I was a little bold in changing it - I have opened up a discussion on the talk page, so we can have a think about it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:06, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Something I thought you might like

Amusing blog story of the day. NW (Talk) 03:28, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

cute..the wonderful classification that humbly is described as "research" but is used as canon... Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Australian magpie

Hello I have translated Australian magpie in French (see fr: Cassican flûteur but someone asked me if the text

Another popular way to deter these birds is to put two fingers pointing out from the back of the head when walking in close range; this confuses them. is a joke or not and if you had a reference.

Thanks

Hmmm, wasn't there when featured, and I've never heard it, so sentence can be safely removed. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:55, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Removed in French too. I saw there were many moovies of swooping on You Tube and it is very fun. Can you have one for Wikipedia? Thanks Berichard (talk) 10:47, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

I am not sure about copyright release from youtube. this is a great one. My grandmother used to feed them. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:21, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

re: Zduhać

Yea, no problem, I'll look it over. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:16, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

cool. thanks. It's at FAC now anyway. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:16, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

E. sinuatum

Cas, are you around for a quick IRC chat or gmail chat? I am feeling quite stupid about that first paragraph, and I think if I could ask a couple of questions and get quick answers I would be able to make a sensible comment at the FAC. Let me know -- I'll be around for another twenty or thirty minutes, most likely. Mike Christie (talk – library) 02:34, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Aargh, maybe. Just email and I will reply pronto. Got alot going on. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

No worries; Ucucha is being very helpful at the FAC and I think I am getting it. Will try to post a suggested clarification in a bit. Mike Christie (talk – library) 03:10, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

I have seen the talk page and will comment there. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Readabilityz: I must has them

Hey mate! My recent attempt at bringing CSI effect through FAC was unsuccessful (though it did improve the article greatly). The closing delegate indicated that the article would greatly benefit from a copyedit by an uninvolved editor. If you're not too busy, would you mind helping me out? --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:24, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Ug, I saw a note on this somewhere and was intending to take a look but looks like it got closed before I got there. My free time has been torpedoed in the past two days but will try to have a look-over soon. Remind me if I haven't edited it within 48 hours. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:08, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your article

Casliber,

Thank you for your article, monotypic. I edit and write some animal articles and I like this article of yours. I have linked it to several hundred others. Bruinfan12 (talk) 05:41, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Gosh, I just linked to it...cool/thanks. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:07, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Long-tailed Finch

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

WP:ESSEX

Hi, I note you've helped in getting this off the ground. Any ideas how to get the table of articles in the Assessment section up and running on the project page? Mjroots (talk) 12:33, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Yay! I've managed to work out how to do it myself. Mjroots (talk) 12:42, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Four Awards

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Entoloma sinuatum.

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Adenanthos cuneatus.

Great work! LittleMountain5 02:15, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

D Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:19, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Commons images

Hello Casliber, there are a couple of "missing permission" on Commons that are about to be deleted, although it would make me cry, i.e. this: File:Southern Emu Wren 2278b.JPG. Would you please check your images and clarify the problems over there? Thanks! --elya (talk) 20:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikiproject Essex Barnstar

		The Essex Barnstar
		I hereby award you this WikiProject Essex Barnstar for your tireless contributions getting the project off of the ground. Thomas888b (Say Hi) 21:25, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

thanks! Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:14, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Stonehenge

I would be happy to do the thumbnailing if I had an example of the typical presentation - do you happen to know of any pages (Talk or otherwise) with a similar debate that I could use as a proto-template? Badger Drink (talk) 03:42, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

I'd think about something along the lines of Talk:White Stork. (i.e. a gallery with prospective candidate images) NB: Vote for that taxobox image while you're there.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:48, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Done - though while I was commenting on White Storks it seems John beat me to Stonehenge. Badger Drink (talk) 04:07, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

heh cool...oh wait, now that makes it even :( Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:11, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Etymology

Re κύβη, I recall noting that the late evidence in the Etymologicum Magnum glosses the very rare κύβη with κεφαλή (head), and that is what you guys found for psilocybe. It turns out that your guess that there might be a connection to cube (κύβος) is a very clever one indeed. Hjalmar Frisk, in his Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, hazarded the surmise that the Homeric κυβιστάω (kubistáō, generally explained as 'tumble'/ein Rad schlagen, sich überschlagen, sich herumtummeln) (Iliad Bks. 16.745, 749; 21.354), rather than coming from κύβη =κεφαλή, as had long been proposed since the days of George Curtius and August Fick, might perhaps be derived from κύβος, where however kubos has the primary sense of 'die/dice'. This would mean that the root force of the Homeric verb would be something like 'roll like a die' (angular movement given the nature of cubes. 'Anstatt an das schlecht bezeugte κύβη mit einem hypothetischen nördlichen Ursprung anzuknüpfen, ist zu erwägen, ob das Wort nicht vielmehr zu κύβος `Würfel' gehört: κυβιστάω eig. "wie ein Würfel herumrollen" ? Band 2,38-39). This is regarded as 'not impossible' by Chantraine in his Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, Vol.1 p.594)

Suffering from ueberfatigue after too much travelling but will get back to you on Japanese words for Betelgeuse in the next few days, as promised. Nishidani (talk) 15:08, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Wonderful. thanks :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:34, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Article request

Hi Cas, any chance you'd be able to email me the following articles? doi:10.1071/SB9930155 and doi:10.1071/SB9910325 Sasata (talk) 15:52, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

sent. let me know if they get there ok. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:57, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Got 'em, thanks! Sasata (talk) 00:01, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Coanda arb request

Just wanted to remind you that WP:THIRD only applies when there are two people in a dispute.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:16, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

February collaboration: Spinal cord injury

Thank you for your interest in seeing this article promoted as the collaboration of the month. A collaborative project only works if interested people show up and help out. To help, please look over the article, and either make improvements or leave a note on the article's talk page about what you think should be done. Good luck, WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:31, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Help

Hello again, can you help me make a phylogenetic tree? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 00:21, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

I can try - where do you need it for? Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:31, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind, I just found out the phylogeny of the Dusky Dolphin is more complicated than I realized. LittleJerry (talk) 03:53, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Ok. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:27, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Sirius doubt

Hi! I'm expanding Sirius article in Spanish, so one of the things I'm doing is translating your article. In "Visibility" section, I have a doubt, in this sentence: "Due to its declination of roughly −17°,[2] Sirius is a circumpolar star from latitudes south of 73° S." Dou you really mean "south of 73º S" or was it an unnoticed mistake and should say "north of 73ºS"? Please answer me here if it is possible, even in English. Thank you very much, and congratulations for the article, Kadellar (talk) 15:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

OK, thank you very much for answering so quickly. You must not thank me for translating, it's me who has to thank you for writing a great article. I intend to make Sirius a FA in Spanish, if I get that, I'll tell you. Best regards, Kadellar (talk) 22:50, 16 February 2011 (UTC) PS: By the way, I've seen you've done some team work to write a great article about Betelgeuse. Maybe I could work on that in the future. ;)

A father-date-raping girl needs help from a badass scientist

Can you find original naming papers for insects named myrrha?

(Jack Merridew referred you as the man: User talk:Jack Merridew#Who is the badass of finding sources?). TCO (talk) 18:31, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

prolly Myrrha (beetle), not Mothra ;) Jack Merridew 20:14, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

There a slew of butterflies. Often from different namers. TCO (talk) 20:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Recent protection of Code Geass

I am wondering why you used both semi (diff) and pending changes (diff) protection to Code Geass? Would not semi-protection make pending changes redundant? Please leave a {{Talkback}} on my talk page if you reply. – Allen4names 19:00, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Gosh. yes. Oops. missed that. Well, pending changes can be dropped then. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:08, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Parkinson's disease

Hi... How are things going? You made a few comments on the Parkinson's disease FAC. I tried to address your comments with best or worst luck. It would be great if you could give your opinion on them, make further comments and/or say if you believe that the article fullfills the FA criteria. Bests.--Garrondo (talk) 07:33, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

yeah, meant to get back to that....Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:37, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the support. It is being quite an stressing FAC, even if actually a single editor is against it being a FA. Bests.--Garrondo (talk) 13:52, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

I fully understand, believe me. Chin up though, it's getting there. Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:56, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Yeap...I do remember that one... Thanks anyway for the cheering up.--Garrondo (talk) 07:44, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Bornean Flat-headed Frog

Worth a read; it's short. Cheers, Jack Merridew 08:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the award Casliber!! Why does my bald head and facial scar not appeal to you?♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:57, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Heh, huh? Heh.Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Malmö FF FAC

Hello, thank you for your comments on the FAC! I have replied to your concerns. --Reckless182 (talk) 22:33, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

poke

• Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Amendment#Request to amend prior motion: Jack Merridew

Cheers, Jack Merridew 01:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Change WP:DINO collab rules?

Hey Casliber,

We had a little discussion on the Apatosaurus talk page about possibly changing the collab rules. Since only some things got done, FunkMonk suggested that the collab could be changed, so the article is ready when it reaches a specific goal, not just when a month passes. Since you're chief collab-er, I thought I'd bring the issue to you. Crimsonraptor • (Contact me) Dumpster dive if you must 12:47, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Made me smile

Sorry, I don't know how to do diffs, but your comment on Boing!said Zebedee's rfa about how you are willing to help him right an article on spiders, made me smile. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.167.170 (talk) 21:54, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Heh, cool bananas ;) Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:56, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Irresistible (Jessica Simpson song)

Hi Casliber! I have nominated the above song for a FA here. Feel free to go though it. Thank you. – Novice7 (talk) 14:19, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

(groan)....it's very late here (Australia), so will have to be tomorrow. The little orange bar lit up just as I was logging off and getting ready for sleep..Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I could not reply, and sorry again. It's okay, just letting you know. That's all. – Novice7 (talk) 03:31, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

I modified my comment. – Novice7 (talk) 03:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

White Stork

Did User:Thompsma leave a message of a wikibreak anywhere? From his talk page it seems that he was away from the internet for a while ("a couple of weeks") before. He has not edited since 14th February. If he is having another wikibeak of about two weeks, then he might reappear on the 28th February or shortly after. Snowman (talk) 20:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

I emailed as well. I am not fussed as I did find some more bits and pieces to add. If he doesn't turn up by next weekend might have to think of an alternative reviewer or something. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:55, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

He did a thorough review, but I wonder why he has stopped editing. Snowman (talk) 12:17, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: Out

Hi, Cas;

No, I'm not leaving, just changing direction. Thank you for checking up, though! J. Spencer (talk) 01:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

(audible sigh of relief) Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Moulton and the FeloniousMonk pages

Could you comment at User talk:AGK#General question about remedies for victims of rogue administrators if you have a moment? Thanks, AGK [•] 12:29, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Am digesting now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter

So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to The Bushranger (submissions) (first, with 487 points) and Hurricanehink (submissions) (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. Casliber (submissions) finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to Jarry1250 (submissions) for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to Stone (submissions) for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:38, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on DATE. You can view the March 2, 2011 blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 2, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ^{۩ ۞} 20:27, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

The Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) is a species of woody shrub, of the genus Banksia in the Proteaceae family, native to eastern Australia. Widely distributed, it is found as an understorey plant in open dry forest or heathland from Victoria to north Queensland, generally on sandstone though sometimes also clay soils. It generally grows as a small shrub to 2 metres (7 ft) in height, though can be a straggly tree to 6 metres (20 ft). Its inflorescences (flower spikes) are gold or less commonly yellowish, with emergent styles that may be a wide range of colours – from black, purple, red, orange or yellow. The Hairpin Banksia is pollinated by and provides food for a wide array of vertebrate and invertebrate animals in the autumn and winter months. Its floral display and fine foliage have made it a popular garden plant with many horticultural selections available. Given recent trends toward smaller gardens, compact dwarf forms of Banksia spinulosa have become popular; the first available, Banksia 'Birthday Candles', has achieved a great deal of commercial success and wide recognition, and has been followed by several others. (more...)

Congratulations on this article being featured. Terrific work. You obviously love the Proteaceae. I photographed a few cultivated Allocasuarina at Nielsen Park. However, I can't be 100% sure they are the rare ones. (Probably are though). So, I didn't use the photo on Wikipedia. (Do you think this is wise?). Plenty of Wilga growing near Chatswood shopping centre (on Havilah Street). Didn't use my photos, are others are on Commons, (although growing in the USA). Poyt448 (talk) 00:55, 13 March 2011 (UTC) Do you think I should add a photo captioned "cultivated Allocasuarina at Nielsen Park"? It would be accurate. Poyt448 (talk) 01:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Wilga near Chatswood??!? - wow, I must take a look sometime....yes I'd add the photo but leave off the species until we can figure it out. All three of these new articles should be on DYK soon :) (I just did a 6-fold Persoonia DYK which should appear in the next day or so) Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:04, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Howdy, I returned to Havilah Street, Chatswood, photographed the Wilga again. It smells fine. Not unpleasant at all. If a reader of Wikipedia read that the Wilga flowers smelled "foetid", and if they smelled the flowers as I did today. Then, one would have a poor opinion of Wikipedia itself. The scent was fine, pleasant and agreeable. Strongly citrus-ee. And the flowers of the Wilga today were covered in a large variety of insects. I took a branchlet home to photograph a close up of the flowers, and instantly insects appeared out of no-where to land on the scented flowers. Foetid they were not. Wilga were quite large too today, the top branches were entangled in the cables and power lines above. Cheers, Peter. Poyt448 (talk) 05:12, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Cool. Look forward to photos. Maybe we should expand the article so can include more. I was at North Head on weekend - nice Persoonia lanceolata.... :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:39, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Borodino

1st my heartfelt thanks for the review. I've made changes would you see if they meet your requirements?Tirronan (talk) 04:01, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I looked at the map, it is a file from Wiki Commons and here is the info:Tirronan (talk) 16:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Description English: Map of the Battle of Borodino Date 2006 Source Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor) - The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, page 172. Adapted from Chandler 1987, 437.

Author Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor)

Permission (Reusing this file) See below.

[edit]Licensing

The copyright holder of this file allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other use is permitted. File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment current 11:52, 16 June 2010 936×619 (94 KB) Andynomite ({{Information |Description=English: Map of the Battle of Borodino |Source=Gregory Fremont-Barnes (main editor) - The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, page 172. Adapted from Chandler 1987, 437. |Author=Gregory Fremont-Barnes (m)

I'll reply on the review page. Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Email

Hello, Casliber. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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Talk:List of YouTube personalities#RfC: The criteria for inclusion on List of YouTube personalities

Hi Casliber. Because you participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of YouTube celebrities (4th nomination), your input is sought at Talk:List of YouTube personalities#RfC: The criteria for inclusion on List of YouTube personalities. There are disputes over who should be and who shouldn't be included in the list. Cunard (talk) 23:14, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Would you provide a third opinion at User talk:Cunard#Talk:List of YouTube personalities#RFC: Ray William Johnson? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:29, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Lion

Hi Cas! Are you still working on Lion for FAR? It's been over a month since there's been any activity on the FAR, and it's quickly approaching six months at FAR, so it would be nice to get some other reviewers working on it. Thanks in advance, Dana boomer (talk) 00:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Urgent email

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It's rather urgent and I'm requesting a reply as soon as you are able. You do not have to reply to me here.

Thank you. --Moni3 (talk) 22:04, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: White Stork Polihs references

Seems it is a portal dedicated to White Stork, but of "average website" reliability. Portal name is Bocianopedia.pl. The text cited has an author (Z. Jakubiec). I hope that helps. Feel free to ask more at WT:POLAND, more brains... --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 01:25, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Willem van Zeist

Hello there, thanks for reviewing my article on Willem van Zeist. I've expanded this over the word limit and made the hook more interesting. Would be most grateful if you could re-review. Thanks! Paul Bedson (talk) 00:42, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I'll take a look, though Saturday is shaping up to be a pretty busy day for RL daytime chores....Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:51, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Propensity vs habit

Regarding this, that is the first time I've seen propensity replaced with habit (maybe 'tendency'?)! And the first time I've seen atomic nuclei described as having a 'habit' of collecting neutrons! Actually, the article links to neutron capture and cross section (physics), when it seems that neutron cross-section is what was really needed. I've pointed this out (and some other points) on the article talk page. Carcharoth (talk) 06:35, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Was musing on a plainer-english word. I am not fussed if I am reverted here. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:12, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Check users

Please, I do not know if I can ask you this, but i suspect an user is using sockpuppets to edit articles while he is blocked. The user Wrestling0101 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) was blocked on 5 March 2011. Coincidentally, on 6 March 2011, two new users (FL120 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Mysteriofan21 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)) began an edit war with an IP user exactly in the articles that caused his block. Since that, he came back and these users simply disappeared. I do not know how to proceed in this case. I never requested such a thing. Can you check these users, please? Thanks for the attention. WWEJobber (talk) 18:01, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi WWEJobber, I am not very experienced with the tool - the best place is Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. Then everything gets logged and archived in the one place for future reference. Clerks should help you format a request there. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:13, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia linearis

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:43, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia rigida

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia levis

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia juniperina

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:44, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia lanceolata

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:45, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Persoonia chamaepitys

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:45, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Opinion on a source

I highly respect your opinion when it comes to copyediting and reference quality. I was wondering if you could do me a favor and offer your opinion about a potential new source I mentioned at the top of my latest FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Conservation of slow lorises/archive1. You don't have to do a review if you don't want to, but at the very least, I would certain appreciate your opinion on whether or not I should include the material from this source. Thanks! – VisionHolder « talk » 07:24, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

replied there. interesting...Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:44, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

One last opinion, if you don't mind. I posted a question that's time-sensitive and not getting replies at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Expansion question. Since you're listed as an active DYK Admin, would you mind sharing your opinion? That's the last I'll bug you... I promise.  ;-) Thanks! – VisionHolder « talk » 02:07, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Bugging is fine :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:26, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for being so willing to help. We're mostly finished expanding the article, and by my count (using the preferred JavaScript tool and counting by Kb, we're right at the 5x expansion mark. I've posted the DYK nom. – VisionHolder « talk » 00:17, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Allocasuarina portuensis

Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nielsen Park

Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Vampire bat

Hello, I see that the Vampire bat article was supposed to be the next Wikiproject Mammal collaboration but was delayed because of contunied edit of the Slow loris article. Now that that article is largely finished, will the work on the vampire bat continue? I recently added more information on their reproduction and social life. LittleJerry (talk) 17:53, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello? LittleJerry (talk) 00:05, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Sorry LittleJerry - been insanely busy> I think raising it at teh wikiproject mammals page would be a good idea. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:28, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance (2)

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on March 22, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 22, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 (talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ^{۩ ۞} 19:46, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

The Pied Currawong is a medium-sized black passerine bird native to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. One of three currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian Magpie of the family Artamidae. Six subspecies are recognised. It is a robust crow-like bird averaging around 48 cm (19 in) in length, black or sooty grey-black in plumage with white undertail and wing patches, yellow irises, and a heavy bill. The male and female are similar in appearance. Known for its melodious calls, the species' name currawong is of indigenous origin. Within its range, the Pied Currawong is generally sedentary, although populations at higher altitudes relocate to lower areas during the cooler months. It is omnivorous, with a diet that includes a wide variety of berries and seeds, invertebrates, bird eggs and juvenile birds. It is a predator which has adapted well to urbanization and can be found in parks and gardens as well as rural woodland. The habitat includes all kinds of forested areas, although mature forests are preferred for breeding. Roosting, nesting and the bulk of foraging take place in trees, in contrast with the ground foraging behaviour of its relative the Australian Magpie. (more...)

Just ripping up the front page, aren't we? :P Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 20:00, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Cool :) - it's great watching these critters loiter around folks' caged canaries on apartment balconies ... hehehe Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:03, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

U.S. state reptiles

Could you please review this article? Representing the U.S. project? TCO (talk) 08:40, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

gah! time is off/on. Will see what I can do. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:41, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Mostly I just need a vote. The thing has been more thoroughly reviewed than the last 6 promotions. I mean, if you read the article and can vote, I think that is what they want. Well...since long reviews (with everything resolved, but no vote) did not satisfy them. TCO (talk) 08:52, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Aah, ok. I will take a look. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:52, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

YEAH!! The squeeky wheel gets the worm! TCO (talk) 08:54, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

I had the species wl-ed a long time ago, but pulled all (including painted turtle) because Biology section was unreadable. I've got them back linked again. Maybe it is a little more bearable since the mentions are more spread out now. (have more mentions ahead of Biology).TCO (talk) 19:07, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Rattlesnake redux

Down with the British!

I reacted to your grain of sand and created a pearl. ;-) (added some content, and there is a snake in there, should make you happy.) TCO (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

P.s. did a little re-org when putting in content. Need to go back and check ref order and first linking. TCO (talk) 21:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Oztralia!

Go Wiki! Go reptiles! Go USA!

Thank you for the late-breaking engagement...and for letting me jump to the head of the line, mwahahaha! Hey...we got the star!!!

Thanks again. TCO (talk) 00:07, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Encyclopedia of Egyptian architecture

Hello. I noticed that in your edits to Ramesseum you cited Dieter Arnold's Encyclopedia of Egyptian Architecture. I used the book as a source for my work at Egyptian temple, but now I can't get it back from the library. There was one more fact from the book that I wanted to add to the article, and I thought I had recorded the page number for it, but it turned out I hadn't. So if you could provide the page number for the entry titled "Rooms, function of", I'd very much appreciate it. A. Parrot (talk) 18:43, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

I was using the google books online version - I will check, however as as I am in Australia I might be able to see/preview different pages to you. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:23, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Weird! now I get 'no preview' from where I am! (different location to yesterday :/) - I'll check later from somewhere else...Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:29, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

London Underground

Thank you for reviewing London Underground for GA. RCSprinter123 (talk) 19:17, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Right, I've read your comments on the review page, and most of it just seems to be citations. There is a whole criteria checklist, and as I didn't write the article I can't reference most of the information. Just need your thoughts on this. RCSprinter123 (talk) 18:54, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Banana bread beer

No thanks. I'd rather drink warm English ale. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 23:30, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

It was/is a goddam pommie beer. They had a lot of wierd ones. Luckily Hoegaarden is easier to get now :))) Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:31, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Article assessements

Thanks for those article assessments. Would you have time to do assessments for any other articles? If you do, take a look at Leon Mestel, Norman W. Moore, and Bruce Lyttelton Richmond. If not, don't worry, I'll ask around somewhere else. Carcharoth (talk) 09:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

easy peasy lemon squeezy. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:39, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Geijera parviflora

Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

FARs

Hi Cas - I know you're busy (as always), but was wondering if you could check in on a couple of animal FARs for me, and give a quick opinion on their status:

• WP:Featured article review/Tasmanian Devil/archive1
• WP:Featured article review/Emu/archive1

Thanks in advance! Dana boomer (talk) 21:40, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Steve Irwin/GA1

Sorry to bother you, but as far as I can trace, you approved the Steve Irwin article for GA status, but when the bots came through they seem to have undone the GA heading and it now looks like it failed GA review. Did I miss something, or did the bots mess something up? The article is still listed as a B-class article. Donlammers (talk) 02:31, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm, weird. I passed it -can't figure out what's gone on here... Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:07, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I see you fixed it though. At least I know it wasn't just me. Donlammers (talk) 13:45, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi

An administrator blocked a user, and the block has already expired. However, the administrator thinks now this block should be eliminated from the user's block log.

1. Does the administaror have any technical legal way to eliminiate the block from the user's block log?
2. Can an oversighter do that instead of the administrator?

Thank you in advance. Eliko (talk) 22:18, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

The best thing to do is for the admin to make a statement that you can link to. It is very hard to erase a block, if not impossible. Sorry, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:26, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) What I have seen in the past is something like a one-second block with an explanation that the previous block was in error. That may be appropriate. J Milburn (talk) 23:51, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

That sounds like a very good idea for a bookmark. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

In my opinion, a re-block - is a very clumsy/strange way for stating something about previous blocks, whereas a strike-out (rather than a re-block) - sounds far more reasonable, doesn't it? Eliko (talk) 18:54, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

There is a statement, but I'm asking now about the principle.

1. From a technical point of view, striking out an enrty in a history page - is possible, isn't it? So, from a technical point of view (rather than from a legal point of view), is there any difference - between striking out an enrty in a history page - and striking out an enrty in other revision logs?
2. "very hard if not impossible", I guess you're not speaking from a technical point of view, but rather from the legal point of view, aren't you? Anyways, I understand why eliminating an entry from a block log - is usually forbidden: WP must maintain transparency, and the community must review all block log - fully, including improper blocks. However, this only explains why admins are not allowed to eliminate a block entry - added to the block log by another admin, but I can't figure out why this "other admin themself" who has added the block entry to the block log - is not allowed to eliminate (or strike out) this entry - nor can they ask a oversighter to do that, when this admin themself (who has added the block entry to the block log) thinks - that the elimination (or the strike-out) is justified - and that leaving the block entry in the user's block log may unjustifiably harm the user's record.

Eliko (talk) 18:54, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Agree a 1 second reblock is not perfect WRT what it is supposed to be for. I was informed previously that removing a block is technically very difficult if not impossible (i.e. the software etc.) The whole setup of the wiki is to be as transparent as possible with logs of everything. I am really not the best person to ask about this though. I alert others to the presence of this thread who might be able to shed some more light on it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:00, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Oversighting a block is technically very easy, as I've just tested it; view this block log and you'll see my unblock but not the indefblock which took place five seconds before. As I understand it, we (almost) never oversight block log entries, as a legitimate block should stand on the blocked user's record so others can see it, while a bad block should remain logged so the pattern of admin abuse is visible. To me, this is absolute nonsense and results in people who've been incorrectly blocked being stigmatised ("look at their block log, they must be a vandal!"), but it's not for me unilaterally to change custom-and-practice. (I'd be very happy to start the RFC to get this changed, if anyone thinks it would fly.) – iridescent 20:25, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Interesting idea - we can see who else posts here. I suspect the naysayers would point out the potential for a scrum in deciding when a block was illegitimate....but we'll see :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:26, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

We already have a scrum whenever a block is disputed; this would just displace the usual suspects having the usual argument to a different page. If there were very strict limitations—log entries only removed completely when the block reason is an indisputable error (wrong user, say), and log entries left in place or greyed out for valid blocks with inappropriate reasons—I think it would work. I could make a case for a rehabilitation clause, as well, where blocks over a certain age are wiped from the log if there have been no further problems. – iridescent 21:35, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Another possibility would be for clearly bad blocks to be deleted from the blocked user's log, but left in the administrator's blocking log. This would avoid untoward consequences of the block for the formerly blocked user, while leaving on-wiki evidence of the administrator's conduct in case a problematic pattern develops. Newyorkbrad (talk) 23:48, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

I've tried to push for something along the lines of above proposals but they fell on deaf ears each time or I never even got the proposals bit because the users I tried to convey the complaint to was more interested in politics. Anyway, Iridescent, I'd support such a RfC (and the rehab clause); whether some other admins and editors would agree is another question altogether. And yes, keeping the evidence of the admin's conduct is probably important. In one of the open cases, I've already presented my statements and the links I included contain what needs to be said - hopefully the PD does not ignore the concerns raised therein. Ncmvocalist (talk) 04:24, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I don't know if it's technically feasible, but I really like Brad's idea of asymmetric logs—that way, admins can remove entries from a blocked user's log if they realise they've blocked the wrong person, but it remains in the admin's own log so it's immediately obvious if there's a problem. – iridescent 15:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Phoebe Gilman

Thanks for your contribution Victuallers (talk) 00:05, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Rights please

Hi Casliber. I have called on you before in your capacity as admin, so I thought of you first for this request. I had a Wikibreak for about twelve months, partly to keep away from WP:MOS where I do most of my work – to let others shape guidelines without excessive interference from an "old hand". But I'm back now. In the meantime, it seems there are rights to be had, and that I have to apply for them. Can you please handle this for me? I suppose autopatrolled and reviewer are most relevant; but I can work more efficiently if I get rollback as well. Any others? Your help and advice would be much appreciated.

Best wishes.–_⊥^{¡ɐɔıʇǝo}Noetica!^T– 05:29, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Done. Straightforward really. Erm, these should be useful. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks, Cas. I hope to catch you again at another WP meet-up in Sydney, if I can get there.

–_⊥^{¡ɐɔıʇǝo}Noetica!^T– 05:54, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, hopefully it'll be less frenetic than the last one :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:55, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Elizabeth David

Hello, Casliber. I see from the main PR page that you collect cookery books, and I wonder if you would be interested in reviewing the article on Elizabeth David, the saviour of British cooking in the post-war years. Very grateful if you can find the time (and inclination). Tim riley (talk) 16:52, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

That looks appetizing - I'll take a look a bit later today :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:54, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Article

Hi Cas, looking for this, could you help? Sasata (talk) 14:55, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Yep, I just need a few consecutive free minutes. Thsi morning is getting rather busy IRL. Soon though...Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:48, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Sent now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:05, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Sasata (talk) 14:21, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Greetings and great job on the Collaboration

Hey I wanted to stop and say great job on the collaboration. We are really starting to gain momentum on the United States topics. I am drafting up the newsletter for March and since you are the one who has done the most work on the collaboration I wanted to ask you for some input on that section. Would you mind drafting up a little something about it and what articles are up for vote? Sorry for the relatively short notice but I would like to get the Newsletter sent out next week. If you would rather me do it thats ok too just let me know what you think might be useful and Ill work it up. Thanks again for all the hard work. --Kumioko (talk) 00:10, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll think of something. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:55, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Dusky dolphin

Finished the last task. Have any more? LittleJerry (talk) 05:21, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Galatea of the Spheres

Hello! Your submission of Galatea of the Spheres 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! Zoeperkoe (talk) 02:21, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

US collaboration question with Step 3

I just noticed that the link in step 3 in the instructions to add a new collaboation article seems to go to a bad page making the instructions a little confusing. I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong though. Would you mind taking a look? --Kumioko (talk) 19:00, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Aha, I hadn't updated after moving the page to new name. Fixed now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:26, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 March newsletter

We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is Hurricanehink (submissions) with 231 points, who leads Pool H. Piotrus (submissions) (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring.

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry case

Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jimbo Wales for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page. The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•(contribs) 02:15, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

LOL, it looks like a Wikifools joke. --Kumioko (talk) 02:29, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Jimbo, how you you get back and forth from Australia so quickly!? LOL! Firsfron of Ronchester 02:45, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Oh noes... :/ Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:57, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Please

Can you give me rollback rights? I need to keep vandals like you off my user talk page.  :) OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 20:15, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Where's my fkn "pretty please with sugar on top"? Fkn manners these days...but seriously, was going to add IP block exempt but started reading all the checkuser yada yada. Let me know if you really want it but it seems that that calls for some logging etc. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

IP block exempt? Not even sure what that is. I spend a lot of time in various hotels, so I use probably 50 IP addresses over a couple of months. I think once I ran into a blocked IP, but my guess is that people who cruise the internet in a hotel are not looking to vandalize WP. Well, at least I hope. By the way, what do you mean by "reading all the checkuser yada yada."? Is that in reference to me? OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 03:10, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok, what I mean is - if you look at this page (actually not sure a non-admin can but here goes --> Special:UserRights/Casliber, it has a caveat "If you intend to add IP Block Exemption to an account, please consider asking a CheckUser to verify the need, notify the user of its conditions using == IP block exempt ==

I have granted your account an exemption from IP blocking. This will allow you to edit through full blocks affecting your IP address when you are logged in.

Please read the page Wikipedia:IP block exemption carefully, especially the section on IP block exemption conditions.

Note in particular that you are not permitted to use this newly-granted right to edit Wikipedia via anonymous proxies, or disruptively. If you do, or there is a serious concern of abuse, then the right may be removed by any administrator.

Appropriate usage and compliance with the policy may be checked periodically, due to the nature of block exemption, and block exemption will be removed when no longer needed (for example, when the block it is related to expires).

I hope this will enhance your editing, and allow you to edit successfully and without disruption., and log the action at Wikipedia talk:IP block exemption/log." and Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption#Administrators_guide - i.e. not quite sure but it seems to be saying it'd like to know what your IP is before granting an IP block extension, so I figured it was unnecessary unless it had been a big problem. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Just to toss in - IPBE (IP block exemption) is intended to be used for editors of known reputation and a generally clean record (so yes, OrangeMarlin would qualify) who are caught in an IP hardblock or hard rangeblock that prevents them from editing even when logged in. Occasionally, known editors (sometimes experienced editors from other projects) who because of political necessity must edit via proxies, will also be granted IPBE. A checkuser is done before granting it to ensure that the editor is actually using a hardblocked IP, and they will be done again periodically to ensure that the IPBE is still required. It's not a permission so much as a tool to enable editing under technical circumstances outside of the control of the editor. Hope that helps. Risker (talk) 06:33, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. After many years of editing, I think I was caught in a block (not of my own doing) once. Apparently, a neighbor on the same IP range for my cable company was causing trouble. I couldn't figure out why I was blocked. I doubt I'll ever need this, but kind of cool. Didn't know some of these things existed! Thanks again. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 07:56, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

So do you want it (IP block exemption) or not? Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:01, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Ooops, I must have misunderstood you. You wrote that you had granted me the privileges, now I see that you were just giving me info. Sure, I'll take it. Might be useful someday. Thanks! OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 08:09, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Done. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:16, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedian detained by campus police for taking pictures

Hi I saw you were on the ArbCom and was wondering where I should take this problem to. Earlier today I was taking pictures of buildings of a two-year public college in New Jersey called Union County College (UCC) when I was detained by campus security for a half an hour. Most pictures were of buildings, classrooms, plaques on walls, an empty gym. I was going to add them to the UCC article. Two pictures had students (all over 18 yrs old) in it (but I got their email addresses and permission to use their photos). I was detained and questioned. Campus security said: no pictures. They didn't take my camera. About student pictures, I am not sure what the overall rules or legality is, so I won't post pictures of students. But buildings? Empty classrooms? Paid for out of taxpayer dollars? A public two-year community college in New Jersey? I'm miffed. Sheesh. Any advice what I might do? --Tomwsulcer (talk) 01:04, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Community colleges, even those paid for by "taxpayer dollars", are private property. Security of such institutions is difficult at the best of times, and they are frequently the targets of, shall we say, the less desirable activities of humans (theft is just the starting point). Most institutions will tolerate the photographing of the exterior of their buildings (although if they aren't visible from a public street, they could even prevent that if they wished), but few allow interior photography without prior arrangement. This is not something that the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia, or (especially) the Arbitration Committee can change. Having said that, I am very sorry that you had such an unpleasant experience when you were acting altruistically to try to better this project. I hope you're okay; it must have been very disconcerting. Perhaps making contact with a student council executive member, the head of a department, a member of the board of regents, or contacting their community relations department might help clear the way, if you are able to persuade them that it would be beneficial to the college to be shown in such a light on one of their top google hits. Risker (talk) 03:25, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I don't have much to add to the above - there are all sorts of concerns about child safety these days so am not surprised you were hauled up for questioning. If the US is like Australia you see security firms at alot of schools and clubs. I am sorry to hear about what happened, but I guess the lesson is to play it really safe when taking photos in any situation where there are children or someone might interpret waht you are doing as suspicious. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:43, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Casliber, and thanks Risker, for your comments. I appreciate your attention to this; I see it as a kind of support. The two photos where there were people were over 18 years old (not children, legally adults in the U.S. and I got their permission and email addresses as well) but my thinking is not to even upload these photos. I got excellent feedback from the ANI page and, at this point, my course is to: (1) upload the remaining non-people photos, (2) post a few of them to the UCC page if appropriate. (3) Ask Wikipedia about whether drawings-as-substitutes would be a good idea. (4) Further research the college to see what's going on (ie are they trying to hide something?) I used to be an investigative reporter and my sense is something is amiss, but who knows. (5) revamp the article possibly (6) contact the college on Monday to try to get some clarification. (7) email the students to explain why their photos won't be used in Wikipedia (but possibly urging them to take their own photos and upload them.) I'm thinking about possibly hiring a lawyer to sue the college but I don't know how likely I'll follow through on this, because I bet a lawyer will listen, shrug their shoulders and advise me not to pursue it, there's no real (ie financial) harm done, it's not a straight case of privacy or freedom, but the issues are complex and murky, and still being worked out in larger places such as society in general.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:32, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Collaboration comments in the WPUS Newsletter

Thanks for taking the time to draft up those comments about the collaboration for the newsletter. I just added them a little while ago here if you want to take a look. I'm not sure the last 2 sentences quite make sense but I can't put my finger on exactly how to reword it yet. Please also feel free to fix or change anything else that doesn't look right. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions about the newsletter. --Kumioko (talk) 22:54, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Bird id help req

HI Cas(everyone else watching)

I took this photo on the 27 March at Ngilgi Cave in the northern area of Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, it size was about 2/3 ~ 3/4 of a silver gull. Any thoughts of what it could be? thanks Gnangarra 02:49, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

looks like a Grey Shrike-thrush. Have a look on google images for a diverse array of views to satisfy yourself as well. nice one :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:10, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

ldefinately looks like it thanks Cas Gnangarra 04:48, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Mail

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OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 06:04, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

London Underground GA Review

Would you mind wrapping it up please? Rcsprinter_{See what I've done}^{Gimme a message} 15:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Not important at all...

... but since it's easy to miss I thought I should mention that I referred in passing to an edit or yours. BTW, you used one ~ too many in that edit. (I am glad this no longer happens to me, now that I am using the US International layout. Under Windows I can type ~ twice to get ~~, but a single ~ does not appear unless I type a space as well.) Hans Adler 15:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I was going back to put my name in it when I saw someone added it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:56, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Review.

Thank you very much for reviewing me :) --Guerillero | My Talk | Review Me 03:50, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Garawarra State Conservation Area

Hello! Your submission of Garawarra State Conservation Area 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! Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. It will take a little fiddling. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:12, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Australian Systematic Botany again

You think you can help with this? I think it might have the key information regarding typification of Camarophyllus. Circéus (talk) 20:17, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

yep. sent. let me know if it got there. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:05, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

It did arrive fine. Unfortunately without including the key information, oh well... Circéus (talk) 02:25, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Peer review of 1982 Asian Games medal table

Hi. I've created a new article, 1982 Asian Games medal table and nominated it for peer review, I would appreciate any feedback. If you have any time, could you take a look at it Wikipedia:Peer review/1982 Asian Games medal table/archive1..thanks Bill william compton^Talk 05:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Hello Casliber, I just wanna to know that, can we close this peer review; as I've resolved all the comments of reviewers. I think it's a time to nominate this article for feature list, please reply me as soon as you get this. Bill william compton^Talk 12:54, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Sure, why not? Nothing else jumped out at me and the others gave it a thorough working over. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:10, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Galatea of the Spheres

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Multiply

Hi. I almost posted on ANI about you, LOL, I thought you were telling me to"Fuck off"! I gather you mean to tell people to stop bantering and get on with work, including myself. Agreed, I do hope this is what you mean. Honestly I was a little taken aback that more people are against infoboxes than I'd anticipated and my "bumchum" comment was more a WTF, how come you turned up on this guy's talk page to indicate I'm incorrect... I wouldn't have bothered making a map if I'd have thought nobody would find the locators useful!! Regards ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

I was just trying to make a joke. I actually like infoboxes but felt the banter had started going a bit pear-shaped so needed some sort of humorous circuit-breaker with a witty dig at civility thrown in. You gotta pick yer moments....NB: I still have my standing list of bits and pieces with some short notable stuff to make into DYKs...anyone is welcome to do and cross off. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:26, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Nice one, yeah there is too much to do on here desperately... User:Nvvchar/Loire River is one of them. Can you believe that the longest river in France contains one source but a Just Bieber song contains near 100? You betcha that doesn't surprise you in the slightest... Priories LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:12, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

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Mad_max_4#Sequel

Can't they leave well enough alone? OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 03:14, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Oh gawd....Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:05, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Garawarra State Conservation Area

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

G'day, thanks for looking at this article. Another great job from you. Camp Gully rainforest is worth a look, it's a pretty special place, despite minor weed problem in some areas by the creek. I couldn't find any geological information regarding soil enrichment. As the diverse rainforest area is quite a small patch. And other rainforest areas up and downstream are mostly Jackwood & Doryphora with practically no sub-tropical species. The highlight of the day was finding the snail, it was a glorious thing. BTW, I've ordered a laser range finder, and hope to be able to measure some of the larger trees on my travels. Could be fun, if I can figure out how to use it.Poyt448 (talk) 09:06, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Wow, isn't technology amazing? I was contemplating infrared goggles to go looking for night animals on night bushwalks...Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:22, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Aldebaran in fiction

Good catch on the Tolkien. I was actually wondering about that as I was updating the articles. Is there are article or section on the Heavenly Bodies in Tolkien? μηδείς (talk) 16:46, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Do you mean wiki article? There is Middle-earth cosmology....or you mean more outsde stuff to reference and cite? I'd rather just stick all the referenced stuff into the star articles...so it hasn't been a priority (unless there is a huge amount on a particular star). Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:36, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

The cosmology link has what I was looking for, thanks. I am not looking to change the status quo. μηδείς (talk) 21:41, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Chesepeake bay

I notice that the COTM didn't see much action this month. Any suggestions on how we can improve that? I also looked through the Chesepeake bay article and I don't see anything jumping out at me for improvements. Do you have any ideas? --Kumioko (talk) 20:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Okay - I don't get an idea from reading the article about how populated the bay is around it - how many towns are actaully on or right near the bay? Once discussing community like this, one can then sink in the Bay area publications section at the bottom (well, notable publications anyway).

• The Tourism section - how many people visit, when do they come? why? (major attractions). impact?

• I am not a fan of See also sections - many of these might be worth a sentence or more in hte body of the text, which would also explain why they needed to be mentioned in context of the bay.

There are three things. The srtructure needs tweaking which I'll do in a minute. I also think the flora and fauna section needs buffing. If you can get started on the others at all that might interest others. Aude was going to go to the library. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Great thanks, I am getting ready to get on the road and I should be back home on a couple hours and I'll work on it then. I also solicited help from a couple other folks that commented about this article and I will contact more later. Thanks for the help. --Kumioko (talk) 20:59, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Re:Banksia marginata

I'm happy to promote it whenever- it's good enough. I left a few more thoughts on Talk:Banksia marginata/GA1 a few minutes ago- I don't know if you saw them. J Milburn (talk) 22:35, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

heh, thanks. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:31, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Gorilla

Hello, I was thinking of doing some improvements to the gorilla article, since the collabration thing has been delayed. Should I do it or wait for Mammal Collabrations to start running again and for the article to be voted collabration of the month? LittleJerry (talk) 02:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

I would just get stuck into it, and when you're done, ask for a peer review if you are unsure about whether it'd pass GA. I might post some ideas on the talk page if I get a chance. The other person to ask would be Visionholder (talk · contribs) who is interested in lemurs mainly. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:20, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I just try to get it to B-class status though. LittleJerry (talk) 13:40, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Fan service

Hi Casliber, you fully protected this article indefinitely. An editor has made an unprotection request here. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 16:58, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

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Headley

Thanks for the comments so far; I've fixed or replied to them all, I think. --Sarastro1 (talk) 19:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Comesperma sphaerocarpum

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Comesperma

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Hello Hello,

After six months delay, I finally wrote Eucalyptus expressa. A recently discovered eucalyptus species. I know of several sites where this plant grows. And may soon photograph this tree. (It's easy to find, all you need is a car, camera and a global positioning system). Do you think that this might make an interesting full Wikipedia article? I reckon it is wonderful in the 21st century to talk about a new eucalyptus species.

By they way, I reckon the character Erika Kohut is an ideal subject to be described as a Borderline Personality Disorder in the Wikipedia article. BPD people are very common, they are everywhere. And it's great to get the better of them, as I did. But, that is another story.

So, do you like the idea of Eucalyptus expressa? If so, I'll drive off and take a heap of photos.

And again, thanks for your great writings on Australian fauna and flora.

cheers Pete Poyt448 (talk) 08:21, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Depression (mood)#Life events

Hi Casliber. On the talk page of this article you mentioned it needed something about bereavement and loss, etc as causes of depression. I was wondering if you might be inclined to add something, or if you could point me to a review/textbook that I could use to knock something up. An editor has been keen to add content to the article and has just added [4] something related to life events. I have put it under a new section heading, Life events. I feel it is not appropriate to the article because it seems a little speculative, but don't have the expertise to take it on. If any of this interests you, your input would be welcome. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:14, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok, let me have a think about it. Will get back to you. Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:16, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:22, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on May 15, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 15, 2011. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ^{۩ ۞} 21:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

The American Goldfinch is a North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily which undergoes a complete molt, the American Goldfinch displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter months, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. The American Goldfinch is a granivore and adapted for the consumption of seedheads, with a conical beak to remove the seeds and agile feet to grip the stems of seedheads while feeding. It is a social bird, and will gather in large flocks while feeding and migrating. The breeding season is tied to the peak of food supply, beginning in late July, which is relatively late in the year for a finch. Human activity has generally benefited the American Goldfinch. It is often found in residential areas, attracted to bird feeders installed by humans, which increases its survival rate in these areas. Deforestation also creates open meadow areas which are the preferred habitat of the American Goldfinch. (more...)

fyi...

I have started the process of rebuilding your userpage. I'm breaking it down into modular chunks that can be transcluded. → ROUX ₪ 07:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

"Modular chunks" eh? Sounds appetizing....mmmmm XD Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:12, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Commelina cyanea

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Question about a category

Greetings and salutations. I am working to clean up some of the WikProject related templates and categories and I noticed that Category:WikiProject user templates is chock full of User pages. I think this is probably an error but I am not sure how to fix it. Any ideas? --Kumioko (talk) 01:26, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

I doubt is is/was an error. Look at the subcategories and see if any can go in them instead. I can think of a "user by nationality" subcat which can be added, also "user by religion", umm "user by sporting team supported". If I were interested I'd just create those three and move a bunch of qualifying ones first off and see what is left. Once you've had a look through some other subcats might come to mind ..."users by pets owned" etc. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:39, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Lol, thanks. I'll settle for just users. It seems like mixing apples and oranges putting users with User templates. --Kumioko (talk) 02:35, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Ahoy

I've left you a comment starting with the words, "I agree..." and thought it was such a historic occasion I should let you know here :) ╟─TreasuryTag►Regent─╢ 07:41, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Rollback?

This edit was not a rollback. You can tell this from the fact that it had an edit-summary which was not m Reverted edits by User A (talk) to last version by User B. ╟─TreasuryTag►senator─╢ 13:13, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Ahaaaaaa, what a trickster you are (chuckle), sticking "rollback" in the edit summary...Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:16, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

I also mentioned in the edit-summary that my hands are larger than a human's. So if you have so much faith in me always telling the absolute truth... ;) ╟─TreasuryTag►Speaker─╢ 13:17, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

I should have realised the doubts on veracity when someone has something alluding to politics in their signature...Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:19, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Haha! so you never twigged! NaziInstigatedSatanicHebetude-IirritatesDeeplyAnarchistsNoteI. Nishidani (talk) 13:34, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Haha...oh crap/oh snap, that reminds me about the jolly red giant, and here I was getting diverted (again) into botany.....Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:38, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Which reminds me, if you ever sight Peter Hurley's book In Search of Australia(1943) I'd appreciate it if you drop me a note about the bunyip legend (which tribe) on p.131! Hurley, you must know, was a botanist who wrote under the pseudonym of 'Waratah'. No hurry, I think in years.Nishidani (talk) 13:55, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

That's easy, I can pick up that book at the library next week. Bunyips are cool....Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:59, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the bother. I just have this private whimsy about ornithological legends, here the Cygnus atratus peculiar to your downunderdumpish wetlands. Thanks, pal.Nishidani (talk) 14:01, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Everyone knows swans are black, not like those white aberrations from up over. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:03, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

I'll report you to Arbcom if you get a fact like that wrong! Black swans have white wing tips, as James McAuley knew when observing them off Jeanneret's beach:

'As evening softens, in a long black line

That flashes white the swans fly, beating loud.'

Better, I'll report you to Canberra. They'll revoke your passport and send you back, stateless to swan about up there.Nishidani (talk) 14:09, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter

Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions), who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to Hurricanehink (submissions) and Nergaal (submissions) who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to Candlewicke (submissions) (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

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Grass growing and paint drying. I believe I've aged a year watching this case. I think as punishment, I'm sending Satan back to Australia. OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 06:57, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Figs

Okay, I'm giving my impression on F. maxima, since I'm not clear what you are actually asking. The description, I must say, is a particularly lacking part of the article under any evaluation criterion. Even as one who appreciates the topic, I'm finding the taxonomy section very confusing. As in Entoloma sinuatum, I'll gladly have a look into rewriting it if you want me to. The huge list of synonym suggest there is significant variation in the plant, possibly infraspecific taxa? I agree the Reproduction section is possibly too detailed. It can probably be reduced to a 2-paragraph primer and merged into "Ecology", though I have a hard time identifying what is species (or could be!) species-specific and what is not, as I have no familiarity with the plants in question (not to mention I am not an actual plant scientist even compared to you).

One of the greater-scale problem I see, which you might want to work on if you're going to take aim at several of these articles, is that information on the peculiar reproduction suystem in figs as a whole is spread across multiple articles (the genus article, Common fig and other species, syconium) and poorly focused, leaving no good article to aim {{main}} links at. I suspect using syconium as he main article and linking to it from others (including Ficus) might be, in the long run, the best course of action. Circéus (talk) 02:56, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. Don't worry about rewriting anything yet. I was looking at overall meta-article structure WRT reproduction, which you've given me a good idea to work with. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:21, 18 March 2011 (UTC)