User:Uncia

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This user is no longer active on Wikipedia as of December 2009.

Uncia, a small quantity or a large cat, see Uncia. In Latin, a 1/12 part.

Handy Wikipedia articles for editing

Edit my sandbox
WP:UTM - user talk messages, i.e., warnings
Article improvement templates: cleanups, {{Unreferenced}} (no references), {{Refimprove}} (not enough references), {{BLP unsourced}} (BLP article with no sources), {{BLP sources}} (BLP article needing more sources)
Inlines for needed sources: {{Fact}} (probably OK, but need source), {{Verify source}} (doubtful or false info), {{Cite quote}} (direct quotation without source)
Help:IPA for English - IPA codes for English words, {{pron-en}} - template for English IPA
Welcome templates: {{W-graphical}} (blue bars), {{Welc-anon}} (anonymous editor)
Commons:Commons:How to detect copyright violations, Commons:Commons:Image casebook, Commons:Commons:Licensing
Derivative work, Commons:Derivative works, Commons:Licensing#Derivative_works, Image:Jimbo_and_friends.png
Dori's PoliticianTexas pages: User talk:DoriSmith/PoliticianTexas, User talk:DoriSmith/PolTXimgs
WP:Purge How to purge server caches
Help:Displaying a formula lots of TeX examples
Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics/missing mathematicians place to add fragments when there's not enough for a whole article
Sockpuppetry tags: {{IPsock}}, {{Sockpuppet}}

Handy Wikipedia-related utilities

Commons Helper (instructions at WP:Moving images to the Commons)
WikiBlame Find when specified text was added to an article.
WikiStalk Find articles edited by several of a given set of editors.
SUL util Get edit counts and account status on all wikis
Checklinks Check for dead links in article

Handy Web resources for editing

Oberwolfach Photo Collection Photos of mathematicians, most under permissive licenses.
- Photos labelled "Copyright: MFO" are licensed under CC-SA. Categorize under commons:Category:Pictures from Oberwolfach Photo Collection. Example: commons:File:Komaravolu Chandrasekharan MFO 1987.jpg
- Photos marked "George M. Bergman" have blanket permission through OTRS. Categorize under commons:Category:Pictures from Oberwolfach Photo Collection (Bergman). Example: commons:File:Hendrik Lenstra MFO.jpg Note: Bergman's B&W photos are being rescanned as color; check back later if you use a B&W photo.
Number theorist obituaries
Springer Encyclopedia of Mathematics cite using Template:Springer
MathWorld cite using Template:MathWorld
TinEye Image Search search for duplicate or near-duplicate of given image - handy for suspected WP:COPYVIO
Social Security Death Index Interactive Search - find birth and death dates (mostly of those dying after 1962)
WebCite on-demand web page archiving
2008 Population estimates: New Mexico cities, places over 100,000 population, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, States

Handy miscellany

new New Mexico articles
new mathematics articles (and more)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Mathematics/missing mathematicians "This list is for notable mathematicians for whom Wikipedia does not have sufficient biographical details to create a full-length article."

Barnstars and awards

I hereby award this Wikipedian symbol of merit to Uncia and DoriSmith
for their diligence in indentifying copyright-violating images for removal
from the encyclopedia. — Athaenara ✉ 02:00, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

		WikiMedal for Janitorial Services
		Thanks so much for all your hard work cleaning up the mess with PoliticianTexas and his images! It's not the most glamorous task here, and you've put so much effort in on this that you deserve two awards. Dori (Talk • Contribs) 07:16, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		In recognition of your edits to Pennsylvania State University updating references and removing inappropriate material. Madcoverboy (talk) 15:52, 3 August 2009 (UTC)