User talk:Casliber/Archive 68

This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2021)

Proposed Lazarev Sea name (at top-middle of image) as part of the Southern Ocean Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Lazarev Sea Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Wholesaling • Geography of Iceland Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2021)

Bushtits eating suet, which is usable as a bird food, from a bird feeder Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Bird food Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Lazarev Sea • Wholesaling Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

DYK for Wreathed hornbill

On 7 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wreathed hornbill, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the wreathed hornbill (male pictured) is hunted for consumption of its meat, and that its casque is used as headgear by local people in Arunachal Pradesh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wreathed hornbill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wreathed hornbill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled

A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Kererū

Congratulations, Casliber! The article you nominated, Kererū, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

December songs

Congratulations! Thank you today for Jameson's mamba, introduced: "Right, have been cleaning up after an indefblocked user and decided to get this snek to a Stable Version."! All this on Beethoven's birthday ;) - just heard his 4th piano concerto --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:21, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you today for Southern boobook! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Ursa_Minor scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Ursa_Minor article has been scheduled as a today's featured article rerun for January 10, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 10, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:15, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2021)

People experiencing an adventure (close-up view) Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Adventure Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bird food • Lazarev Sea Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Io, Saturnalia!

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:43, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

forsooth :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:09, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

FA RECIPE: Step 7

Hi Casliber,

I'm following the "FA RECIPE" and I'm currently at step 7 ;) I've just listed Levantine Arabic for peer-review.

I saw that you reviewed Black American Sign Language (the most recent FA about a language?) a few years ago.

So I thought you may be interested in taking a squiz at Levantine Arabic before I nominate it. And maybe help me with the FAC process as it would be my first FAC.

Thanks for any help you can provide, A455bcd9 (talk) 12:10, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Ok, I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! A455bcd9 (talk) 11:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cas Liber,

I think I addressed most of your comments in Wikipedia:Peer review/Levantine Arabic/archive2, please let me know if you have other comments. A455bcd9 (talk) 05:27, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi Cas Liber,

After your review, I improved the article and then nominated it for FAC. I would love if you could have a second look at the article and provide some feedback. Thanks for any help you can provide. A455bcd9 (talk) 20:03, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2021)

Goat meat being roasted as part of an asado Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Goat meat Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Adventure • Bird food Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Happy Christmas!

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Ditto to you :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:47, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy holidays

		Little Christmas card
		Wishing you a Happy holiday season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The photo of this White-breasted Nuthatch is not upside down. Femke (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Femke (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Femkemilene: hope yr feeling better. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:26, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:Flaming/MC2008}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer.  :) BOZ (talk) 20:18, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Hey @BOZ:...ditto. Been hard at work here now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:22, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Awesome, glad to see it. :) BOZ (talk) 22:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

		Season's Greetings
		Here's wishing you a marvellous holiday and the best of 2022 Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Fowler&fowler: and same to you. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Holidays

	Nollaig shona duit
	Wising you and yours the very best for the holiday season and new year. Ceoil (talk) 20:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Same dude. Life hectic :/ Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:24, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

COVID-19 pandemic

Casliber, you helped some time ago with a GA, I've managed to have this [1] copyedited by the Guild of copyeditors . I know this is a busy time of year, should you be too busy I would understand...Merry Christmas--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 20:58, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

I'll take a look later today. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:23, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 02:56, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Casliber, I'm following-up (because its been a week since my request above), let me know if your still inclined to the above request, thank you for your time as always--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 00:14, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Casliber, perhaps your too busy, I'll try again at a later time, thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:01, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

I apologise - yes I have alot going on at present. I will try to get there. Will be easier in a couple of days actually. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

No apologies needed, will wait , thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 20:28, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Your opinion would be appreciated (I did wait as indicated above)....1.this was posted a while ago [2] and
2. if you take a look at editors history Jan 2 back to Nov. 29 (last 500 edits[3]) the editor has not been involved in any way in GA (just this one?)...this is not to say the editor has never done GAN or doesn't have GA, however they where not involved for the last 500 edits, and currently still are not doing the GA backlog?...--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 00:48, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Hmm, I just saw that. Also saw teh same thing happened the previous time it was nominated for GA. I recall the issue of current events and GA/FA nominations being discussed before but I ccan't recall when or where nor what was the outcome. Maybe have a look and see if there was been an RfC on it, or what it says in the guidelines Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your time (Happy New Year)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2021)

Diagram of a prawn, with the carapace highlighted in red Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Carapace Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Goat meat • Adventure Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

RFA 2021 Completed

The 2021 re-examination of RFA has been completed. 23 (plus 2 variants) ideas were proposed. Over 200 editors participated in this final phase. Three changes gained consensus and two proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration. Thanks to all who helped to close the discussion, and in particular Primefac, Lee Vilenski, and Ymblanter for closing the most difficult conversations and for TonyBallioni for closing the review of one of the closes.

The following proposals gained consensus and have all been implemented:

1. Revision of standard question 1 to Why are you interested in becoming an administrator? Special thanks to xaosflux for help with implementation.
2. A new process, Administrative Action Review (XRV) designed to review if an editor's specific use of an advanced permission, including the admin tools, is consistent with policy in a process similar to that of deletion review and move review. Thanks to all the editors who contributed (and are continuing to contribute) to the discussion of how to implement this proposal.
3. Removal of autopatrol from the administrator's toolkit. Special thanks to Wugapodes and Seddon for their help with implementation.

The following proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration:

1. An option for people to run for temporary adminship (proposal, discussion, & close)
2. An optional election process (proposal & discussion and close review & re-close)

Editors who wish to discuss these ideas or other ideas on how to try to address any of the six issues identified during phase 1 for which no proposal gained are encouraged to do so at RFA's talk page or an appropriate village pump.

A final and huge thanks all those who participated in this effort to improve our RFA process over the last 4 months.

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This is the final update with no further talk page messages planned.

01:46, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Featured list candidate List of Symphyotrichum species

Hi, Casliber! Happy New Year! Do you do anything with reviewing FL candidates? I've had this list out there for awhile and there's a backlog. It needs more reviews, and I don't want it to get bumped. Any suggestions? I've reviewed one list for someone else – related to plants. Here's the link to the updated Symphyotrichum list review page: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Symphyotrichum species/archive1. – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 17:51, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Been busy. will take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:38, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022

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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2022)

A man playing the didgeridoo, an indigenous instrument of Australia that was developed at least 1,500 years ago. This is one of the myriad topics within the history of music. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: History of music Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Carapace • Goat meat Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 3 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

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Wachendorfia

I have revised and expanded the article on Wachendorfia. Perhaps you would care to review its grading. Thanks in advance, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 13:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:20, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:36, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:01, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

The core contest

What about another edition? Don't have as much energy/time as last edition. If you're up for it, could you do the WMUK part? I can further automate the statistics to aid the judging (references, readable prose, source age, want to introduce a readability score too).

P.S. Did you know you that, when you post on your talk page, you get a 2019 message that you're busy for a few days? Femke (talk) 17:13, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) As a participant in the last TCC, I've been enthusiastically looking forward to the next :) I might recommend reading this discussion on readability scoring; the syllable- and sentence-length based system it uses isn't necessarily appropriate for Wikipedia articles, at least on the English Wikipedia, and it doesn't replicate well between cultures. That said, related to it, one thing I'm wanting to do myself is host a Core Contest on the Simple English Wikipedia, which I've been discussing with BRPever over Discord and am looking into applying for a WMF grant for in February. That would definitely be quite readability-focused, although may or may not use a formal scoring system (given the cultural replication issues). Casliber, any advice you have on that would be very useful as well as your work running enwiki TCC :) Vaticidalprophet 17:46, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

@Femkemilene: yeah let's do it. Aim for February running maybe. @Vaticidalprophet: sounds good, will try to look at discord chat. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:09, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

February might be before WMUK comes back to us, but they'll very likely say yes again. If not, I can cough up the prize too. If we do it that fast, it'll make it easier for the simple TCC. I assume a bit of time in between the two contests would be optimal. Femke (talk) 19:21, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

@Johnbod. What do you think? Femke (talk) 19:22, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm certainly up for it, but I might like to compete this time, rather than judge. Johnbod (talk) 02:40, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

It would be the tenth contest (depending on how one counts), so we could try to advertise it more widely. February works well with the Wikicup, people still have the time to write core articles, for which they can get the points in the later rounds. Femke (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Well, wikicup will be most of the year from now on so I suspect any time after February is fair game XD. Would be prudent to wait for ok from WMUK but they're usually pretty quick. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:28, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

During the later rounds, people will be more driven by points, and imo the current point system isn't quite friendly to core articles. Only 3x more points, even though the work may be 4-8x as much than a properly niche topic. Femke (talk) 19:34, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Good points. Okay, I'll post something on WMUK today - we'll get a sense of timeline soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:16, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Femkemilene is right, the WikiCup isn't really conducive to improving the most core of articles, since it favours a quantity-over-quality approach - both in terms of how long it takes to write, and also in terms of how quickly you can push the article through FAC. I managed to find a little niche of football final articles in last year's Cup, such as 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, which manage to combine being quick to write and nominate, and also have reasonable multipliers due to existing on lots of Wikipedias. Not sure they'd qualify as "core" in the true sense though, and they also weren't that badly written to begin with.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:21, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Running it too late in the Wikicup would definitely result in divided attention. February might be a bit early, though -- March might be a better compromise? Round 2 of the Wikicup is still very casual, and better placed for running GANs/FACs later. Running it too early in the cup could result in perverse incentives from people intentionally delaying GAN/FAC nominations. Vaticidalprophet 16:10, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

With a six-week competition, mid-February till end of March may make planning easiest? Femke (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Ah yes @Femkemilene:, brilliant idea! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm willing to help judge this if any volunteers are needed. (t · c) buidhe 06:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

(thinks for around 0.75 of a second) okay yer in...a third judge'd be really cool Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:14, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Would be great to have you on the team! Femke (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

No response yet from WMUK on their wiki. Time for an email? It would be good if we start advertising now, given the start in three weeks. Femke (talk) 14:51, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Agreed - will email Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 18:33, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Still no reply? This way, we may have to push back another two weeks.. Femke (talk) 19:36, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Got a reply a week ago about it being discussed. Yeah might need to delay start date...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:59, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

After a nudge, WMUK said they are very interested in supporting it. @Buidhe, would a start date of mid-April work for you too? They suggested using the outreach board to help us monitor progress. Any opinions? It automatically collects words added and citations added. Femke (talk) 09:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Sure why not? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

mid-April is fine by me. (t · c) buidhe 14:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Yay! Ealdgyth (talk) 14:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Four great entries before we've really started to promote the contest. Like last time, I'd like to post on the WP:community bulletin board, WT:Wikicup, couple of big wikiprojects. Cas, iirc last time you said you were thinking of recycling an old Signpost article for promotion, but then that Signpost got cancelled. Fancy doing that this time around instead?

Any more places? Could also post on last year's contestants talk page. Femke (talk) 19:38, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Yikes! Okay. time to promote pronto.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

FA

I found your username after I was pointed to Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC. I'm trying to get the GA It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School to FA and I am totally lost. I did request a copy edit and I do know that the lead needs more information, but that is it. I thought I would ask you for help due to having seen you a lot in GA and working with you in two of my GA nominations. SL93 (talk) 01:10, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Taking a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:31, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your service on ArbCom. I appreciated your style. Jehochman ^Talk 06:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Reader Rabbit Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: History of music • Carapace Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Hannah Montana FAC

Hello again! I currently have Hannah Montana up as a Featured Article Candidate. If you are able to, I would appreciate your comments on the nomination, and thought you might be interested in the topic. It was excellent having your feedback on my previous Featured Article - Hi-5 (Australian group). I would appreciate any of your feedback, but I understand if you are unable to. Thank you! SatDis (talk) 02:27, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2022)

A NeXTstation graphics workstation from 1990 Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Workstation Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Reader Rabbit • History of music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

WikiCup & the Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive

Hi there, you're receiving this note because you're currently signed up for the 2022 WikiCup and don't yet have any points in the competition. As you may know, scoring any points in the first round is traditionally sufficient to advance to the second, and a fast way to get 5 points is to complete a good article review. Given that the January 2022 Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive is active for another 10 days, you might be interested in pitching in. Complete one review, and you'll be on to the next round in WikiCup; complete two or three, and you'll also be eligible to win some barnstars. As always, quality reviews with attention to detail are expected. Cheers, --Usernameunique (talk) 19:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Television ratings Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Workstation • Reader Rabbit Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

lingering issue...

I keep wondering what you might say... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2021_December_22#Category%3AHistory_of_psychiatry

JarrahTree 07:34, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Social equality Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Television ratings • Workstation Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Joseph Lelyveld Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Social equality • Television ratings Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Cult of personality Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Joseph Lelyveld • Social equality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 14 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Imperator torosus and Australian raven at WP:URFA/2020

A couple of articles that you nominated for FA status, including Imperator torosus and Australian raven, have been marked as "Satisfactory" by two editors at WP:URFA/2020. Can you check the articles and determine if they meet the FA criteria? If it does, please mark it as "Satisfactory" on WP:URFA/2020B. If you have concerns about the article, we hope that you will fix it up or post your concerns on the article's talk page. If you have any questions, please go to the URFA/2020 talk page or ping me. Thanks for your help and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 02:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I'll take a look all good! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:26, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with this! Frigatebird could also use a review and third satisfactory. Z1720 (talk) 13:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

TFA

vacation songs

in friendship

Thank you, and all who helped, today for Kererū, introduced: "Nominator(s): Ambrosia10, Marshelec & Cas Liber - This chonky borb I brought to GA in 2007 but then forgot about it...has then had a very thorough GA review to the point where I reckon it is within striking distance of FA-hood. Thanks to Mover of molehills for going over it with a fine tooth comb." - I was on vacation, but saw most birds later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Always precious

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always - perfect timing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

stand and sing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:24, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

updated, as it was perhaps too cryptic --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

I took the pic in 2009, and it was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:45, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for Northern rosella, pretty indeed! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2022)

Isabella I of Castile in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada, by Pedro Marcuello Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Isabella I of Castile Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cult of personality • Joseph Lelyveld Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2022)

Google's corporate headquarters is named Googleplex, and is also the headquarters of its parent company, Alphabet Inc. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Google Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Isabella I of Castile • Cult of personality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

2020 US Open (tennis) FA nomination

Hi there! You left a message on my talk page in September about potentially touching up the above article and making another run at FA with it, and I said that I would potentially be ready in a few weeks. Well, six months later, I figured that we could potentially take another look at it, if you have the time. I have tried to address the comments at the first FA nomination that were still outstanding. Is there anything else that I should look at before potentially nominating it again? Thank you! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:19, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Northern rosella scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Northern rosella article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 2, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 2, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: First Sudanese Civil War Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Google • Isabella I of Castile Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Old GA

Your old GA Hooded crow has beem tagged with clean up template and GAR request on its talk page, just in case. 2001:4455:364:A800:2127:A655:800A:55BA (talk) 13:11, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Queue 7 promotion issue

Casliber, I'm afraid you didn't finish the promotion; the first line needs to be replaced with a DYKbotdo approval template. Please take care of it as soon as you can. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2022)

A letter is a segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system. Pictured are uppercase and lowercase Z with stroke letters. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Letter (alphabet) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: First Sudanese Civil War • Google Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 14 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

DYK for Franz Grave-Thank You-

Thank You-RFD (talk) 14:17, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

WP:GAR

Billy Bremner has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:57, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2022)

Tomba is a drink of Sikkimese cuisine made from fermented millet: warm water is added to the millet and the liquid is consumed. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Sikkimese cuisine Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Letter (alphabet) • First Sudanese Civil War Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

TFA nom for Banksia integrifolia

I have nominated Banksia integrifolia to be today's featured article for a nonspecific date. As one of the article's FAC nominators, and someone who updated the article recently, your input would be helpful in this discussion. Please join the conversation by clicking here. Thanks! Z1720 (talk) 19:04, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Humpback Whale

Hi: I am a new editor that is enthusiastic to learn. I am here to inform you that I found new sources about the average length of the humpback whale, but I have just found out that this article needs protection and to be changed to meet the standards of today, so I am here to seek permission to change that kind of information in order not to interrupt the process. Joseph law yan woo (talk) 06:34, 27th Mar 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2022)

Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Pumpkin pie Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sikkimese cuisine • Letter (alphabet) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Belated 15th Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing Casliber a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman (talk) 14:06, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2022)

Paddle ball is a one-person game played with a paddle and an attached ball. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Paddle ball Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pumpkin pie • Sikkimese cuisine Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Request for FA Review

I noticed you are listed as an FA mentor. Would you be so kind as to assist in reviewing the article Texas A&M University at the peer review page? Buffs (talk) 23:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:28, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Southern corroboree frog

Hello! Your submission of Southern corroboree frog 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:39, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2022)

In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections. Pictured is a chart of global bandwidth concentration: 3 countries have almost 50% between them; 10 countries almost 75%. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Broadband Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Paddle ball • Pumpkin pie Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black-breasted buttonquail 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 Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 12:40, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

That was quick!! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:25, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail

The article Black-breasted buttonquail you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Black-breasted buttonquail for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 14:40, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

Hooded crow has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. OnlyFixingProse (talk) 06:50, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail

The article Black-breasted buttonquail you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Black-breasted buttonquail for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 13:21, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2022)

Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays who is best known for several series of children's books. Pictured is Lindgren around 1960. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Astrid Lindgren Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Broadband • Paddle ball Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

DYK for Chestnut-backed buttonquail

On 20 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chestnut-backed buttonquail, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chestnut-backed buttonquail. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chestnut-backed buttonquail), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2022)

Sani Pass is a mountain pass in Mokhotlong, Lesotho, Africa. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Mountain pass Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Astrid Lindgren • Broadband Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Take the lead prize

Hi @Casliber! Sorry to have to bug you about this after all your excellent work running the Take the Lead contest, but I was wondering if you might be able to prod the WMUK folks about delivering the prizes that were announced back in January. I've followed up with Karla multiple times, and each time she's promised to handle it and then disappeared. It's been rather frustrating to have this lingering unresolved for months. Best, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:54, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

I'll ask as well. Tried responding to this three times yesterday and got wikimedia error...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:52, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks; please let me know if you hear anything back. This has unfortunately gotten to a pretty absurd point. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:51, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Southern corroboree frog

On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Southern corroboree frog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there are only around 30 southern corroboree frogs in the wild? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Southern corroboree frog. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Southern corroboree frog), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:02, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2022)

A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Food court Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mountain pass • Astrid Lindgren Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 2 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Banksia canei

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 4 June 2022 (for the second time). Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/June 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 15:53, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

I was about to point out that some of the banksias have not ben on the main page.....but they all have. Wow. Better buff some more....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Peer Review

Hi, Casliber! I saw your name at Wikipedia:Peer review/volunteers indicating that you are interested in football-related articles. I have started a peer review for Mario Gómez and wanted to invite you to contribute if you're interested. The peer review can be found here. Thanks! Perfect4th (talk) 18:56, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 May newsletter

The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

1. Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
2. AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
3. Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
4. Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
5. Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
6. Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
7. Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! 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.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear Casliber/Archive 68,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

Chris Troutman (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2022)

Soil profile: Darkened topsoil and reddish subsoil layers are typical of humid subtropical climate regions. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Soil Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Food court • Mountain pass Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 9 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2022)

A 500 dollar cheque of the Lithuanian Trade and Industry Bank with Vytis, circa 1920–1922 Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Cheque Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Soil • Food court Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 16 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

FAC

Hi Casliber, hope you are well! You very kindly reviewed 1991–92 Gillingham F.C. season at FAC and I was wondering if you might have any time to take a look at the preceding season, which I have also now brought to FAC. If not, not to worry, but if you do I would very much appreciate your feedback! All the best! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:41, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Black-breasted buttonquail

Congratulations, Casliber! The article you nominated, Black-breasted buttonquail, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Hog Farm (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2022)

A turkey in a field Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Turkey (bird) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cheque • Soil Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:09, 23 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Four Award

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Black-breasted buttonquail. — Bilorv (talk) 22:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Congrats on the Four Award! With a creation date in 2007, this looks like the second-longest spanning Four Award (after National Union of Freedom Fighters), with the biggest gap in time from DYK to GA. Thanks for your long history of high-quality contributions to bird articles! — Bilorv (talk) 22:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Heh.....let me check if I have an older one to work on :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:08, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

June songs

Thank you today for another FA, Banksia canei, introduced (in 2011): "Apologies - I'd meant to do something different, but...well...this one I see as complete to the best of my ability..and the others aren't. Anyone who's read enough about banksias is not obliged to read yet another one. I reckon this is on par with the other 17 or so Banksia Featured Articles."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

My song collection is especially rich, look, and the hall where I first heard DFD, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia. Do you find the baby deer in the meadow (last row)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

Good article nominations | June 2022 Backlog Drive

On 1 June, a one-month backlog drive for good article nominations will begin. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number and age of articles reviewed. Interested in taking part? Sign up here!

You're receiving this message because you have conducted 5+ good article reviews or participated in previous backlog drives. Click here to opt out of any future messages. (t · c) buidhe 04:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Pop music Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Turkey (bird) • Cheque Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 30 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2022)

Squash is a racket and ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Squash (sport) Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pop music • Turkey (bird) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 6 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Request for input

Hello Casliber If that’s not too much to ask, could you please take a look at this FA nomination? I only got one review and the nomination will be shelved if it doesn’t receive more attention. You have reviewed at least one of my previous FA nominations and I am asking if you could be so kind to do it again. el.ziade (talkallam) 19:46, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

ok Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:36, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks a lot el.ziade (talkallam) 23:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2022)

Bulletproof glass window of a jeweler after a burglary attempt Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Bulletproofing Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Squash (sport) • Pop music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Red-headed myzomela scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Red-headed myzomela article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 31, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 31, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:56, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2022)

Raw pork tenderloin Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Pork tenderloin Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bulletproofing • Squash (sport) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2022)

These flaming cocktails illustrate that some liquors can readily catch fire and burn. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Liquor Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pork tenderloin • Bulletproofing Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

The Rolling Stones pre-FAC peer review opened

Hello Casliber! I see that you are listed at Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC and specialize, in part, with popular culture related topics. Would you be able (and willing) to take a look at The Rolling Stones by any chance and provide feedback at Wikipedia:Peer review/The Rolling Stones/archive2? I have some (read: done a couple) experience with FAC and am hoping to take that article through FAC following another GOCE copyedit and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions that would make the process easier. Thank you for your time, regardless! TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:14, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Ok will take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:54, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! I greatly appreciate it TheSandDoctor ^Talk 23:25, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 July newsletter

The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
• Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
• Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.

Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember 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. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Sexual abuse Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Liquor • Pork tenderloin Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2022)

Temperature map of the United States during the Great Blizzard of 1899 Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Great Blizzard of 1899 Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sexual abuse • Liquor Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

A.C. Monza FA candidate

Hey, how's it going? I see you've reviewed football-related articles for FA in recent years. A.C. Monza has been a candidate for over three weeks, and there are almost no comments. I would really appreciate it if you took some time to leave a comment (it doesn't necessarily have to be a full review) :) Nehme₁₄₉₉ 21:08, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

@Nehme1499: I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:12, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2022)

The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the United States. Pictured above are four patrons and a flapper in 1921 awaiting the opening of the Krazy Kat Klub, a speakeasy. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Jazz Age Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Great Blizzard of 1899 • Sexual abuse Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2022)

A retractable pen is a type of ink pen that has a spring-loaded ink cartridge which retracts and extends outside a protective housing. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Retractable pen Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Jazz Age • Great Blizzard of 1899 Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 25 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

red-headed myzomela

hello, Cas Liber! i had a question regarding this article and the associated blurb. does this bird live in subtropical mangrove forests? the subtropical forests are mentioned in the article lead and blurb, but i could not find them mentioned in the article body, so i was unsure if the statement is sourced. the distribution map in the infobox does not appear to have any marked areas overlapping those in the map of areas with a subtropical climate in the lead of the article on the subtropics, or falling in the areas marked as the subtropics in the other map found in that lead. i could not find any supporting sources myself, though i did find one source listing its habitat as "Subtropical/Tropical", which may have used the label for any bird living in only subtropical areas, only tropical areas, or both. dying (talk) 21:26, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Hmmm, how'd that happen. Maybe was on autopilot as definitely tropical only Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:30, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

thanks for clarifying. would you mind updating the blurb for me? it is currently under cascading protection and i am not an administrator. dying (talk) 09:56, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

July songs

Thank you today for the article "about another honeyeater"! - I have a (repeated) FAC open, in case of interest - and pics from vacation days to offer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Westland petrel

Hi Casliber. You were a really great helper and advocate in improving the article Kererū (where I was one of those who made early improvements). I am reaching out to ask for some initial review and suggestions for improvement of an article about another bird endemic to New Zealand: Westland petrel. I understand that everyone has their own priorities, and this may not fit with yours, but I thought I would ask :) Marshelec (talk) 05:33, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

count me in Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:59, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Boldface and scientific names

Regarding this edit and this edit, can I ask you to please have a look at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (fauna)#Boldface for common vs. scientific names and Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (fauna)#For editors with an interest in fauna naming....? —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 02:24, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2022)

Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Diego Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Retractable pen • Jazz Age Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 1 August 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Request for mentoring before FAC nomination.

Hello Dear Casliber, I just finished my first bird related article Baer's pochard on the enwiki. And I intend to nominate it for FAC. I would be very grateful if you have comments or suggestions for this article. ——🦝 Raccoozzy _{(talk・contribs)} 10:09, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Ok taking a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:57, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks so much. ——🦝 Raccoozzy _{(talk・contribs)} 13:41, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2022)

A home page of Wikipedia (in 2014) displayed in a web browser. Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is: Home page Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Diego • Retractable pen Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 8 August 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI •

Red warbler

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 25 September 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/September 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 21:25, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

September songs

Thank you today for Red warbler, introduced (in 2018): "This article is about a cute little bird from Central America - so far birds from outside anglophone areas are a tad underrepresented, so here goes."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 25 September 2022 (UTC) }}

What a brilliant article. A bird on the main page makes my day! Femke (talk) 10:37, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks guys! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:50, 25 September 2022 (UTC)