User talk:Probertsg

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A page you started (Belonogaster petiolata) has been reviewed![edit]

Thanks for creating Belonogaster petiolata, Probertsg!

Wikipedia editor Oiyarbepsy just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Did you copy and paste this from another page? Doing that doesn't work very well since it causes a lot of problems with formatting

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Great work[edit]

		The Fauna Barnstar
		Excellent work on Belonogaster petiolata. Keep it up. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 05:08, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Needs work[edit]

Your article needs more work. Read the comments on the talk page, and do the corrections suggested.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:57, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reply[edit]

Hi, I have no criticism of the content of the article, but it was inappropriately nominated for DYK by an inexperienced edit who clearly wasn't aware himself of our Manual of Style requirements. Not your fault, and new fauna article are always welcoms. Another edit has greatly improved the formatting of the page, looks pretty good now Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:51, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Article assessment[edit]

Thanks for your good work on wasp articles and for engaging in article assessment. I just wanted to give you a little feedback on this edit. I think you are correct in your assessment of the article quality - it has improved a lot. On the other hand, the article importance probably hasn't changed and it probably isn't High importance either among African topics or Insect articles as a whole. For example, if you look at WikiProject Africa's importance scale a High importance article is meant to include things like major subdivisions of African countries. In the context of the continent of Africa or Insects (as a whole) Belonogaster petiolata is probably a pretty minor topic. That doesn't mean it's unimportant, and it certainly doesn't mean that it isn't deserving of an excellent article.

Hope this helps. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:04, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know...?[edit]

Thank you for your recent contribution to Parachartergus fraternus.

I wonder if you would like to consider submitting it as a candidate for the "Did you know...?" feature. DYKs (as they are commonly called) are short snippets taken from Wikipedia's newest articles and, if approved, appear on the Main Page. You can learn more about this at Wikipedia:Did you know.

Your article Parachartergus fraternus appears to meet the criteria for submission as a DYK. If you choose to submit a short (and interesting) fact from your article, please read the rules and the supplementary guidelines carefully. Please ask me if you have further questions.

According to the DYK tool, your article was created or expanded on October 16. DYKs must be nominated within 7 days of the creation or 5-fold expansion of the article, so if you choose to submit your article, please act quickly! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:40, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Belonogaster petiolata[edit]

On 26 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Belonogaster petiolata, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the queen wasp Belonogaster petiolata inspects her nest to ensure the eggs are hers, and eats any that aren't? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Belonogaster petiolata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:04, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Parachartergus fraternus[edit]

On 24 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parachartergus fraternus, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Parachartergus fraternus wasps can spray venom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parachartergus fraternus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:42, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]