User talk:Casliber/Archive 60

DYK for Genoplesium littorale

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Quick style question

First: thanks for the help at WP:ERRORS ... what a pain. Next: "more recently, in the 20th century" ... is it okay in general if I change that to "in the 20th century"? One problem IMO is that, unlike say 40 years ago, commas have become less common and more ambiguous, and quite a few readers have stopped paying much attention to them ... for them, this looks like "more recently in the 20th century". - Dank (push to talk) 12:26, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Sure/yeah - remove it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:36, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Romulea tortuosa

Hello! Your submission of Romulea tortuosa at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! David Eppstein (talk) 02:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Gorteria diffusa

Hi Casliber, Yesterday I extended the article on Gorteria diffusa, and I think it has several interesting features. Perhaps it inspires you. I can imagine it has been a DYK before, but I do not know how to check that. I also created Romulea toximontana. Kind regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 10:16, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dwergenpaartje: I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:23, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dwergenpaartje: Yes it is eligible for DYK...what were the interesting hooks you were thinking of? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:26, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Taking it from the top:

• It is called beetle daisy in English and katoog (cat eye) in Afrikaans.
• It is very variable in the number, shape, color and spots of the ray florets, and fourteen discrete forms have been distinguished.
• Scientists conclude that the spots are an example of mimicry of the pollinator, that results in more visits by male specimens of the polinator that is deceived in thinking the spots are females.
• Like the other species of Gorteria, the cypselas do not part from the flower head when ripe, but initially mostly only one germinates while remaining in the flower head. In G. diffusa, it has been observed that the other cypselas germinate in later years, thus making it possible to bridge periods of drought, when seed setting may not succeed.

I guess the latter ones will have to be compacted. Dwergenpaartje (talk) 10:41, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dwergenpaartje: I made a page - the bee-fly factoid is teh most interesting I think Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Great, thanks! Dwergenpaartje (talk) 18:20, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2018)

A SWOT analysis, with its four elements in a 2×2 matrix Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: SWOT analysis Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: South American cuisine • Organ (anatomy) Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 19 February 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

DYK for Banksia blechnifolia

On 20 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Banksia blechnifolia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the shrub Banksia blechnifolia got its name because its leaves resembled those of ferns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Banksia blechnifolia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Banksia blechnifolia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Romulea monadelpha?

Hi Casliber, I have recently created an article on Romulea monadelpha (and extended the article you created on its close relative R. sabulosa). Perhaps R. monodelpha would merit a DYK nomination because just one pollinator has ever been observed, the monkey beetle Clania glenlyonensis. The full text in the source is "Species in this group are pollinated exclusively by hopliine scarab beetles. In fair weather, individual flowers invariably have one to five beetles crawling, resting, or copulating in the floral cup, or crawling over the tepals. Four species of beetles were captured in flowers of Romulea sabulosa and sometimes individuals of two species were captured within a single flower. In contrast, Clania glenlyonensis was the only hopliine species captured on R. monadelpha in two separate and isolated populations of the species." what do you think?

Sounds good. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:35, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Red-tailed tropicbird

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Red-tailed tropicbird you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 23:40, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

geeze

your bird gets around a bit JarrahTree 22:49, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

yup Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:50, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Oedera capensis

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2018)

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Your GA nomination of Red-tailed tropicbird

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BrillLyle

FYI, your last rather ill thought out comment on Wikipediocracy had a rather bad impact on BrillLyle. Just so she knows you pose her no threat, since she is now the squeakiest wheel and will no doubt be wanting to know how it all works, from someone who knows, you're gonna want to explain what it was all about. If you can. Make it good, lest she get the wrong idea and realise you don't know much if anything at all, but happily act on what you think you know, and hang the consequences. Maybe she likes that sort of thing. Not sure that she does though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmy Two Trees (talk • contribs) 00:24, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

I have already sent an email which contained an apology and explanation. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:02, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

What could you have possibly explained? You know literally nothing about me, much to my amusement. I doubt your apology was sincere either, she's nothing to you, you'd lose not a second's sleep if she were banned from here or there tomorrow. Don't lie to the girl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmy Two Trees (talk • contribs) 02:46, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

@Jimmy Two Trees:

First, don't call me a girl. Screw that

Second, who are you? A coward using a sockpuppet to post creepy things on people's talk pages is pretty worm-like and ridiculous. I would be sad for you if I could be arsed.

Thirdly, none of this is your business. Equally sad.

Feeling like a fool for even responding to this gar-bage.... -- Erika aka BrillLyle (talk) 03:04, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

It's CrowsNest aka a bunch of other incarnations/socks of a now-blocked wikipedian. Even pretend bad grammar to try and obfuscate who he is...but the post on Carrite's page gives it away. sigh....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:48, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

L. oleifolium or oleaefolium?

Hi Casliber,

I've been doing some work on Leucospermum oleaefolium. Because I run into the same issue as you did (the correct spelling), I consulted a South African professional botanist with particular expertise on Proteaceae. This is the account of that question and answer:

"Hi Tony, perhaps you could shed a light on the correct name for the overberg pincushion: Should it be oleaefolium, the spelling used by John Rourke, or rather oleifolium, such as on iNaturalist, and in the Fieldguide to Fynbos? Regards, [Dwergenpaartje]"

Tony answered: "It has been oleifolium since the 1970s. It was decided by convention to change all instances of the archaeic use of "ae" to "i". Partly because "ae" should be said as "aye-eeh" whereas in almost all cases it is meant to be "eeh". So instead of being "ohlee-aye-eeh-folium" it should be "ohlee-eeh-folium". But throughout botanical scientific names you wont find "ae" any more. they have all been converted to "i"."

I've added a statement at the bottom of the Taxonomy section, with a request for a verifiable source.

On wiki commons both categories exist, so these should be merged. Do you have any idea if wikipedians have come across this issue before and what was decided?

Regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 09:09, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

It is not an uncommon problem - looking on google scholar I can see the orthographic fix. Now to find a cite...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

See Art. 60.8 of the ICN here: "the use, in pseudocompounding, of the genitive singular of Latin first-declension nouns instead of a regular compound is treated as an error to be corrected unless it serves to make an etymological distinction." So all epithets like oleaefolium should be corrected to oleifolium. Peter coxhead (talk) 14:03, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks guys! I've included the reference. Now for the exchange of the main article and the redirect: I have no clue how to do it. Its all yours ... Dwergenpaartje (talk) 15:24, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Great/thanks for that Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:21, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

aaand now the next and greater challenge...something interesting for a dyk hook...@Dwergenpaartje: any ideas? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:33, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Cas, we overlapped in making the move, which created a bit of a history mess – you might need to clean it up a bit. You can make moves more elegantly than me as an admin. Peter coxhead (talk) 19:35, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Yeah...I was puzzled as I was doing it...all the content disappeared. But I undeleted what I deleted. Will double check. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:44, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

For the hook, perhaps " Cape sugarbirds and several species of sunbirds visit and pollinate the flowers. The small insects that are drawn to the abundant nectar flow during the early morning, provide an additional treat for the birds." Dwergenpaartje (talk) 20:25, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Romulea tortuosa

Hello! Your submission of Romulea tortuosa at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:03, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture)

Thank you for your response to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture). I wanted to inform you that since your response some additional comments have been added. — Editør (talk) 21:37, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

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Your GA nomination of Banksia petiolaris

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DYK for Romulea monadelpha

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2018)

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Seeking feedback on a guide for students who edit articles in science communication

Hi Cas Liber: The Wiki Education Foundation is developing a guide to help students write about all topics related to science communication, and I’m reaching out to a small number of experienced editors with interest in science topics on Wikipedia to see if they’d be interested in providing feedback. The handout is meant to supplement other resources that students consult, such as an interactive training and basic editing brochures. We’d appreciate any feedback on the draft by 3/12. Would you be interested in taking a look? —Cassidy (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:23, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Who exactly is it for? Looking...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:50, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Students in science writing classes would receive it. They tend to focus on a wide range of topics. Thanks for taking a look, it's much appreciated. Cassidy (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:11, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

@Cassidy (Wiki Ed): Maybe something about writing in plain English? This set of pages - User:Tony1/How to improve your writing - has been the most valuable thing I have read in my 11 years of editing here. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:58, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

@Cassidy (Wiki Ed): My algorithm for writing is that we try to write in plain English wherever possible, however if there is a loss of meaning by converting a jargon word to a plain English word then we have to use the jargon word and figure out some way of making It easier (i.e. is bluelink enough or do we need some parenthetical explanation). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks so much for taking a look. That's definitely an important aspect of writing about scientific topics that we want students to understand. I'll look into how we can better weave that into the draft. Thanks again! Cassidy (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:10, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Four Award

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		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Southern boobook. Usernameunique (talk) 22:29, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the Precious!

Thank you! :) RachelWex 18:18, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

@RachelWex: umm...that wasn't me, but thanks for the good vibes anyway! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Leucospermum

Hi Casliber, I extended the article on Leucospermum. Perhaps you'd like to have a look at it. Regardz, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 09:19, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

yep. soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Frankeniaceae

Frankenia is accepted by reliable sources as the only genus in Frankeniaceae, so I'd like to merge the family article into the genus article, as per our usual policy for monogeneric families. However, right now there's an outstanding copyvio issue I've flagged at Frankeniaceae, and I don't want to complicated matters until that is dealt with. If it hasn't been sorted by another admin, and if you have time, could you look at it? Thanks. Peter coxhead (talk) 12:19, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

@Peter coxhead: sorry, saw this last night at around minight Sydney time...was knackered. Glad it's done now anyway. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:52, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

No problems. There's always too much to do... Peter coxhead (talk) 22:47, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Collab-mammal

Template:Collab-mammal has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 18:35, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Hello we appreciate if you can help fix and improve this article Purple-crowned fairywren Casliber — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.148.156.70 (talk) 00:46, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Collab-plant

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Wikipedia before or after physician's consult

On occasion I look at Talk topics on Doc Jame's page, as we dabble in over-lapping topics. MY concern is not so much people who look at Wikipedia articles before versus after a consult with a physician, as it is instead of. The whole alternative medicine/dietary supplement industry is rife with bad advice and unsubstantiated health claims. This is not to say their are no health treatments of merit outside medical orthodoxy, but it is a buyer/user beware arena. David notMD (talk) 16:49, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

True - as it stands though, those articles are watched over fairly closely (or they seemed to be last time I checked?), I was just musing on other areas that may need some focus. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:07, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Leucospermum prostratum

Hi Casliber, I've extended the article on Leucospermum prostratum that you started. Perhaps it merits a DYK nomination by you. I would suggest: DYK the fragrant flowers of Leucospermum prostratum that can be found between July and December are initially yellow but turn orange when older? Kind Regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 18:36, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

@Dwergenpaartje: I have another idea....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:08, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2018)

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Mm... cheeseburger...

Here's a cheeseburger for you to keep your energy going with your encouraging work efforts. Have a great day! Reixus [Talk] [Contribs] 10:14, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

munch munch (burrp) - aah, that's better. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:32, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Banksia petiolaris

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Banksia sphaerocarpa scheduled for TFA

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Disruptive edits @ Megalodon

Is there something that can be done about this, which you originally reverted one part of? They have an interesting editing history… Rhinopias (talk) 22:40, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Yes I saw that. I can't see the Wroe 2008 paper from where I am right now. I will try today sometime. Once I have done that I will get involved. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:53, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. Their quote is accurately from the paper but I don't think the paper satisfies WP:EXCEPTIONAL and obviously they didn't absorb my post on their talk. They named other papers but haven't provided citations. And their other edit (changing "fish" to "predators" in the lead) probably requires that statement or a similar one to be verified in the body, but I'm not very familiar with the article's content. Rhinopias (talk) 02:42, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

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DYK for Leucospermum

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DYK for Leucospermum cordifolium

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DYK for Fannie Lou Hamer

Thanks so much for the earlier note about this on my talk page!--A21sauce (talk) 03:01, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

No worries, enjoy! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:45, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

More Leucospermum

Hi Casliber, I've been doing some more work on Leucospermum hypophyllocarpodendron, Leucospermum saxosum, Leucospermum lineare and Leucospermum cuneiforme. Perhaps you would care to take a look. Regards, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 21:42, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

@Dwergenpaartje: now the big challenge is to find some clever quip about them for DYK....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:34, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2018)

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Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

I was interested to see who would take up my first GA nomination on Spurs history article, I was going to put it to PR first, but not one person had paid any interest to the main article of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. which I requested a PR a few months ago. It would be much appreciated if you could PR that. Thank you. Govvy (talk) 09:01, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Gosh, I never noticed. Will take a look, as (I am sure) will fellow Spurs supporter Jimfbleak ....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:40, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

thanks Cas, will do Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks again Cas, I am off out now, but I might put forward the Spurs article for GA review this weekend. Hzh helped out doing a lot of work towards it and has been an outstanding wiki-citizen. Cheers. Govvy (talk) 17:44, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Of course I have done this all in the hope that somehow this induces a butterfly effect and Man City lose all their remaining games for the year....sigh.. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:56, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

I'd be happy if we just won all ours... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:01, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

If you're interested I added the main Spurs article to GA also now. Cheers. Govvy (talk) 16:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

I will figure whether I have edited little enough to be uninvolved or let someone else...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Gomphus clavatus scheduled for TFA

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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2018)

The Grand Bazaar, held in Istanbul, is one of the oldest existing examples of a bazaar. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Bazaar Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Environment of the United States • Ted Gärdestad Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 26 March 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

DYK for Gorteria diffusa

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Precious six years!

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for today's Banksia sphaerocarpa! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

... and today's Banksia aculeata! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

11 years of adminship

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Your GA nomination of Ficus macrophylla

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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2018)

Camp Ciara is a military base and home to the Irish battalion in the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic, MINURCAT. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Military base Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Bazaar • Environment of the United States Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Your GA nomination of Ficus macrophylla

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Well ... WP:MEDRS sources found

In regards to involuntary celibacy, it appears there are sources which pass WP:MEDRS Voluntary and Involuntary Singlehood and Young Adults’ Mental Health: an Investigation of Mediating Role of Romantic Loneliness, In Methuselah's Mould and Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood how would you vote now that these sources have been highlighted? Valoem ^{talk contrib} 18:23, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

The first link is focussing on relationships rather than sexual activity. The second link I don't understand the relevance at all. The third link is relevant. However, I still believe the subject is better discussed holistically as a section within Human sexual activity, Intimate relationship or Adolescent sexuality. and problems related to it generally fall into such syndromes as Social anxiety disorder etc. And none of these links are review articles. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

The second source appears to mention this in its relation to ageing, it states "As Armand Leroi puts it: “During occasional periods of involuntary celibacy I have thought, well, I may not be getting laid, but at least I shall live to a miserable and solitary old age.” Leroi, an evolutionary biologist at Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in London, offers an optimistic appraisal of the chances of finding a cure for ageing in his new book about the effects of genetic variety on the human body." Though I am not sure if this is relevant. The first source focuses on relationships which is relevant to the concept, involuntary celbates have issues in relationships while Social anxiety disorder certainly leads to this condition it appears this condition is real. Would you still be against such a topic given these sources? Valoem ^{talk contrib} 03:43, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

He has used it as a phrase rather than any sort of reified condition. I remain unconvinced that this needs an article. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Banksia blechnifolia

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DYK for Red-tailed tropicbird

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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2018)

Natural sponges for sale at a market in Crete Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Sponge (material) Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Military base • Bazaar Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 9 April 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

DYK nomination

Hi Casliber, I said what I meant to say: although the information is covered by both sources, and some other language was used, every bit is covered by the first source already.Dwergenpaartje (talk) 06:54, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Umm, I am not sure why you are emphasising this. I am happy with your statement. Did something I say give the implication that I wasn't? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:29, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Romulea tortuosa

Ritchie333 (talk) 00:02, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Long Reef (New South Wales)

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Dementia with Lewy bodies

Cas, I rewrote DLB last week, and in one week, Ceoil, Outriggr, Johnbod, Yomangani, Tryptofish, Colin, LeadSongDog, Anthonycole and many others have combed over it and fixed most of my stinky prose. I am hoping to head to FAC. Might you have a look? Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:02, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for everything, Cas. There is a mess at this section; would you have time to take a look? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:57, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2018)

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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2018)

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Banksia aculeata scheduled for TFA

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DYK for Leucospermum

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Leucospermum cordifolium

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Northern gannet

As I said, I'm going to be away for a while from the end of next week, so I've been concentrating on putting in stuff that you might find it harder to source. I've got a lot more on consumption, it's a matter of what is proportionate I think. Also not sure that I've formatted the Seafarer bit correctly. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:33, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

@Jimfbleak: great! Will be getting to it soon. no hurry. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:08, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture) merger proposal

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DYK nomination of Membartsho

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Red warbler

So, what else do you think this needs before we throw it to the wolves? MeegsC (talk) 06:35, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Just some minor wikilinking but nothing major is jumping out at me. My thinking is that as long as only minor issues that are easily fixable crop up, nominations are fairly straightforward....wanna sling it up now? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:43, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Sure! Caveat — I'm only home for a week, so may not be able to help much beyond that. MeegsC (talk) 06:55, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Ok I'll sling it up - I can get interlibrary loans and things if we need to. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:02, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

I've put if up at FAC and we'll see what happens....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:07, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

One question: does it make sense to have the sentence about the protozoan parasite be in the "food and feeding" section? Seems an awkward placement to me. MeegsC (talk) 07:22, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

@MeegsC: agree - I left it there as it is a GI parasite...but if you can see a better place...please move it! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:39, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Perhaps we should mention that it's a GI parasite? Right now, that's not specified. MeegsC (talk) 08:47, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Added now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:46, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2018)

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List of YouTubers

The List of YouTubers is being nominated for deletion again. I don't know why. It's been nominated so many damn times. Take a look here. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 00:46, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cortinarius caperatus

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WikiCup 2018 May newsletter

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
• Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
• Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
• SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
• Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
• Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
• Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

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Your GA nomination of Cortinarius caperatus

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Yellow-throated miner

Hi, I just went here and looking for another source to add up but I think this article is ready for GA? can you check this out. Davidtran84 (talk) 08:37, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Sure, I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:47, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

@Davidtran84: judging by your edit history and lack of editing of this article, I suspect that you don't know much about the bird. Much of the sourcing is offline. I can get it from a library this week or next, if I have time. It is not a good idea to take an article to GAN or FAC without having the sources to check. It would be good if the original writer of the article returned too. having said all that, I admit it is in fairly good shape but I have not looked at sources in depth. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:29, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

@Casliber: Thanks Calisber I will try to help soon if i have a time at the article Pink-headed Warbler or Bell miner since both of this are in a good shape. Cheers Davidtran84 (talk) 06:22, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

stub class on article

@Casliber: I noticed that an article you started, Volva (mycology), had a stub class ticket on it. I removed it after leaving a message on the article talk page (Talk:Volva (mycology)). I hope I am not about to get into some edit war about this, but it deeply perturbs me that articles which should be short and sweet are not and are being described as substandard which leads to the ludicrous and unhealthy state of the article for striate (now noticed someone has had a go at what was a mess). MargaretRDonald (talk) 03:30, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

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12 years of editing

Happy First Edit Day, Casliber, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Patience, Slightlymad (talk) 07:23, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pygmy eagle

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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2018)

The entrance of Kerobokan Prison Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Kerobokan Prison Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Paul Anka • Fried potatoes Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 7 May 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

DYK for Leucospermum cuneiforme

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Preening

I was taking a look through the WP:BIRDS talkpage archives, and I saw your post on preening. I think that it would be interesting to add something on the evolution of preening. When I searched "preening behaviour" on google scholar, the top article was about the coevolution of preening and ectoparasite avoidance of preening. So, maybe you could add something on that? RileyBugz^{私に叫ぼう}_私の編集 20:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

@RileyBugz: that sounds like a great idea! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:06, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Norma (constellation) selected as TFA for June 14, 2018

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Help us design granular blocks!

Hello :-) The Anti-Harassment Tools team at the Wikimedia Foundation will start building these granular blocking tools in a few weeks and we've asked WMF designer Alex Hollender to help us make some wireframes so the tools are intuitive to MediaWiki users.

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T190350

We have a first draft of how we think this tool should work. You can read the full proposed implementation here but here are the significant parts:

• Granular blocks (page, category, namespace, and file uploading) will be built on top of Special:Block. These blocks will function as if they were regular blocks and allow for the same options, but only take effect on specific pages.
• We will add a new checkbox for "Block this user from the whole site" which will be checked by default. When it is unchecked the admin will be able to specify which pages, categories, and/or namespaces the user should be blocked from editing.
• Granular blocks can be combined and/or overlap. (For example, a user could be simultaneously blocked from editing the articles Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and all pages inside the Category:Weather.)
• Only one block is set at a time, to adjust what the user is blocked from the administrator would have to modify the existing block.
• Block logs should display information about the granular block
• When a blocked user attempts to edit an applicable page, they should see a block warning message which include information on their block (reason, expiration, what they are blocked from, etc.)
• If a category is provided, the blocked user cannot edit either the category page itself and all pages within the category.
• If the File: namespace is blocked, the user should not be allowed to upload files.

We like this direction because it builds on top of the existing block system, both a technical and usability wise. Before we get too far along with designs and development we'd like to hear from you about our prosposal:

1. What do you think of the proposed implementation?
2. We believe this should be an expansion of Special:Block, but it has been suggested that this be a new special page. What are your thoughts?
3. Should uploading files be combined with a File namespace block, or as a separate option? (For example, if combined, when a user is blocked from the File namespace, they would neither be able to edit any existing pages in the File namespace nor upload new files.)
4. Should there be a maximum number of things to be blocked from? Or should we leave it up to admin discretion?

We appreciate your feedback on this project's talk page or by email. For the Anti-Harassment Tools team, SPoore (WMF) (talk) , Trust and Safety Specialist, Community health initiative (talk) 20:54, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

My poem is bad but my apology for the bad links is sincere!

Roses are red,
Good message links are blue,
My proofreading stinks,
So here's a good link for you SPoore (WMF), Trust & Safety, Community health initiative (talk) 16:31, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

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Sydney meetup

Hi Casliber. I'm contacting you because I understand you attended the most recent Sydney meetup in January. I'm a Wikimedian from Perth, and a member of the Perth meetup group. I will be visiting Sydney on the weekend of 26-27 May, and I'm interested in organising a meetup. Are you available to attend? I'm assuming that the preferred time would be the Saturday evening (26 May), but I could also make it earlier in the day, or on the Sunday during the day. If there's enough interest, I'll create a new page and ping a few other Sydney-based editors. Bahnfrend (talk) 12:38, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Yep/sure. Not sure what time suits me yet. Will think Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:32, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Merging

Hello, I am Anass from Arabic Wikipedia, I have a question, you are the reviewer of Zion Square and Downtown Triangle (Jerusalem), but I think they should be merged. They talk about the same place, and 70% of the informations are duplicate. What do you think?-Anass (talk) 13:45, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I am Anass from Arabic Wikipedia, I have a question, you are the reviewer of Zion Square and Downtown Triangle (Jerusalem), but I think they should be merged. They talk about the same place, and 70% of the informations are duplicate. What do you think?

I don't know enough about them to comment. If I were you I would recommend at Wikipedia:Proposed mergers and see what happens. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:29, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Tune

This is the best thing I've heard in years, frankly [1]. Dont think much of the vid however, so better to listen than watch. Ceoil (talk) 02:20, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Interesting....I have never heard of this person. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:48, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2018)

A view of the Sargasso art installation at the BCE Place for Luminato arts festival in 2011 Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Arts festival Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Kerobokan Prison • Paul Anka Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 14 May 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

DYK for Membartsho

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

M87 radio lobes image

Hi Casliber

I will need some help from you. I want to add this image of M87 to its article. I requested permission from the author and he has replied "There is no copyright on that image. It is OK with me if you [use] it in your article. I hope the image does not become restricted in any way." Now, my question is, how to proceed with this? ;) I mean what would I write about license thing on Commons? Thank you :) AhmadLX (talk) 01:17, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

@AhmadLX: There needs to be some written evidence that it is public domain. The easiest thing to do would be for someone to edit the webpage it is on to reflect this as currently there is no copyright information about it there. You can get him to fill in an email as outline on this page but I have found this difficult in the past (I was chasing folks who'd taken photos of rare birds etc.) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:18, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mensa (constellation)

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Northern gannet

Hi, I'm back from Romania now. Are we still doing the gannet? If so, I suggest that I initially expand taxonomy a bit, rewrite predators and add parasites, and expand conservation. As I indicated before, there is more on eating them if you think it's needed, and there might be some more culture that doesn't involve the food aspect Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:17, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Just about to go to bed. Got distracted. Yes I think more on food and culture/folklore would be good (the Gordon Ramsay clip was very funny). I will go to sleep and check up later. Cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:25, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Red Warbler

Hi, can you check my notes about Red warbler--Anass (talk) 14:12, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I saw. Did you feel I missed something? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Can you create Template:New World Warblers--Anass (talk) 17:12, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

@Anass: I am not familiar with the New World Warblers as a group - it'd be better for someone familiar with them to make it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:35, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

German war effort arbitration case opened

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Four Award 32

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Banksia petiolaris. Chetsford (talk) 20:30, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mensa (constellation)

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Mensa (constellation) GA

Hi CasLiber, Mensa (constellation) has been listed as GA. I don't think you need congratulations as you are already a distinguished editor. I came here, basically, to ask if you can get Herbig-Haro object out of the nominations page, where it has been for 3 months ;) Thanks. --AhmadLX (talk) 16:41, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

I hadn't realised that. I'll take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:12, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2018)

The Uzi is a weapon. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Weapon Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Arts festival • Kerobokan Prison Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 21 May 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Request to userfy

Hi Casliber, if you are still an admin willing to provided copies of deleted articles, can you please userfy Bray Ketchum? Thank you. Hmlarson (talk) 17:11, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much

The RfC discussion to eliminate portals was closed May 12, with the statement "There exists a strong consensus against deleting or even deprecating portals at this time." This was made possible because you and others came to the rescue. Thank you for speaking up.

By the way, the current issue of the Signpost features an article with interviews about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

I'd also like to let you know that the Portals WikiProject is working hard to make sure your support of portals was not in vain. Toward that end, we have been working diligently to innovate portals, while building, updating, upgrading, and maintaining them. The project has grown to 80 members so far, and has become a beehive of activity.

Our two main goals at this time are to automate portals (in terms of refreshing, rotating, and selecting content), and to develop a one-page model in order to make obsolete and eliminate most of the 150,000 subpages from the portal namespace by migrating their functions to the portal base pages, using technologies such as selective transclusion. Please feel free to join in on any of the many threads of development at the WikiProject's talk page, or just stop by to see how we are doing. If you have any questions about portals or portal development, that is the best place to ask them.

If you would like to keep abreast of developments on portals, keep in mind that the project's members receive updates on their talk pages. The updates are also posted here, for your convenience.

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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2018)

Henri Nestlé was a German-born Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company as of 2014. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Henri Nestlé Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Weapon • Arts festival Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 May 2018 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

The game Catan

@Casliber: Hi Cas, doodling through your userpage I came upon your box saying "I settled Catan", and went to the game. I have three granddaughters who look likely to love the game, and was hoping you might recommend a version??? (Only just now realised that your box indicates you have played the game rather than sorting out some definitive version of the article! Nonetheless, a recommendation would be good. MargaretRDonald (talk) 01:34, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

I can highly recommend it. The base game is Settlers of Catan - that's the one everyone starts off with. There is (I believe) a games shop in Warringah Mall, otherwise a chain called Good Games (there is one at Level 1/16 Anderson St, Chatswood), or Games Paradise in the city. Good luck Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:53, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, very much. I think the girls (the family) will love it @Casliber: MargaretRDonald (talk) 03:26, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Northern gannet

I've added more on "as food", done parasites, Longevity and survival rates, and expanded taxonomy and etymology, I've also sorted all the books into the bibliography and fixed isbns and page numbers where needed, so perhaps time for a "what next". Some comments.

• I think the rest of the text is pretty comprehensive although not always fully reffed. I could add egg dimensions although that's hardly essential
• Do we need to lose any of the detail? There are far more subheadings than I'd normally have, see eg great spotted woodpecker
• Refs are a mixture of mine and Harvard, which I've never used and don't understand (why do refs have a S number instead of pages)?
• Images need thinning out and the species name removed from captions per MoS
• Lead needs writing
• When we are happy with the content, there will need to be a copy edit, but between us we should be able to do that

Any suggestions on how best to proceed now? Cheers Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:53, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Been busy - have a new dog that needs alot of walking. Start with images, then add to lead, then choose a formatting style of references. Its 1am here and I need to sleep. Agree there are too many subheaders. Scour for repetition as I suspect there is some. Will follow contribs and pick up. I was musing on up to date info on colony sizes. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:02, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

An update - I went to the library yesterday and photographed the Cramp 1977 pages. Also coverting those weird references. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:09, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

And this is a reprint of the Nelson book on the gannet. redoing refs now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:51, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Cas, I've been sorting out some of the unsourced statements, some of which seem to be outdated or dubious. There are four still not done, all in breeding, but I'll have a look to see if the reprint covers them when I get the chance Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Alas, none of the breeding stuff is included in the sample... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:31, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Two very long and full access articles by Nelson here and here Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:35, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Will see if I can get. I have all of cramp too. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:42, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

@Jimfbleak: dammit we need to get all the display stuff in....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:38, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, it's hard to know where to stop with this one. I'm going to be distracted shortly by July's TFA scheduling, but hopefully that won't take too long Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:15, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

I think once it has a bit on displays it's right for GAN. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:08, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

@Jimfbleak: am thinking it is nearing point for GA nom now. Have a last look while I sleep and see what you think. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:53, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

I've added a bit to the lead, one paras not enough for an article of this length. I'll have another look in the morning, pushed for time at present Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:07, 9 June 2018 (UTC)