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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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February 2020—Issue 011

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Segnosaurus by FunkMonk The Goldfinch (painting) by Jimfbleak Gharial by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Steller's sea ape by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Poinsettia by Enwebb, reviewed by Starsandwhales Honeynut squash by Ɱ, reviewed by Ealdgyth

Newly nominated content
Danuvius guggenmosi by Dunkleosteus77 Denisovan by Dunkleosteus77 Homo luzonensis by Dunkleosteus77 Homo naledi by Dunkleosteus77 Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Cimicidae by Cwmhiraeth and Chiswick Chap

News at a Glance

The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon began on 1 March and runs for the entire month. Expansion of any stubs related to Great Britain and Ireland is welcome, inclusive of taxa. There are also monetary prizes for winners of specific categories in the form of Amazon gift cards. PetScan could be useful here to find the intersection of Stub-class articles and other categories: Biota of Ireland; Biota of Great Britain; Biota of the Isle of Man
The WP:WikiCup just completed its first round. Dunkleosteus77 had the most points of any Tree of Life editor, with 5 GAs and 6 GARs. Other Tree of Life editors moving on to round two include Enwebb, Sainsf, starsandwhales, Guettarda, and Casliber.
Some winners of the 2019 Wiki Science Competition have been announced. For the finalists and winners, see here.

Daphnia giving birth (Poland)
Immunofluorescence staining of a mouse intestine, "Microscopy" (Australia)
Bat scientist Lauri Lutsar determining the age of a bat, "People In Science" (Estonia)
Close-up view of a bioluminescent beetle Elateroidea, "Wildlife and Nature" (France)
Coral fluorescence, "General Category" (Russia)
Paleoanthropologist at work, "People in Science" (Italy)
Ammonite fossil from Morocco, "General Category" (Spain)
Yellow orange-tip male (Ixias pyrene), "Wildlife and Nature" (India)

The spread of coronavirus across Wikipedia

With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus dominating news coverage, Wikipedia content related to the virus has seen much higher interest. Tree of Life content of particular interest to readers has included viruses, bats, pangolins, and masked palm civets. Viruses saw the most dramatic growth in readership: Coronavirus, which was the 105th most popular virus article in December 2019 with about 400 views per day, averaged over a quarter million views each day of January 2020. Total monthly viewership of the top-10 virus articles ballooned from about 1.5 million to nearly 20 million.

Top 10 WikiProject Virus articles in December 2019 vs. January 2020
	December 2019	January 2020	Rank change
1	Gastroenteritis	Coronavirus	+104
2	HIV/AIDS	2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak	NA
3	Norovirus	2019 novel coronavirus	NA
4	Smallpox	Severe acute respiratory syndrome	+47
5	Shingles	Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	NA
6	Measles	Spanish flu	+3
7	HIV	Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus	+124
8	Influenza	List of epidemics	+54
9	Spanish flu	Timeline of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak	NA
10	Dengue fever	Coronaviridae	+490
Total views	1,466,143‬	19,845,246

From October 2019 – December 2019, the top ten most popular bat articles fluctuated among 16 different articles, with the December viewership of those 10 articles at 209,280. For January 2020, three articles broke into the top-10 that were not among the 16 articles of the prior three months: Bat as food, Horseshoe bat, and Bat-borne virus. Viewership of the top-10 bat articles spiked nearly 300% to 617,067 in January.

While bats have been implicated as a possible natural reservoir of SARS-CoV-2, an intermediate host may be the bridge between bats and humans. Pangolins have been hypothesized as the intermediate host for the virus, causing a large spike in typical page views of 2-3k each day up to more than 60k in a day. Masked palm civets, the intermediate host of SARS, saw a modest yet noticeable spike in page views as well, from 100 to 300 views per day to as many as 5k views per day.

With an increase in viewers came an increase in editors. In an interview, longtime virus editor Awkwafaba identified the influx of editors as the biggest challenge in editing content related to the coronavirus. They noted that these newcomers include "novices who make honest mistakes and get tossed about a bit in the mad activity" as well as "experienced editors who know nothing about viruses and are good researchers, yet aren't familiar with the policies of WP:ToL or WP:Viruses." Disruption also increased, with extended confirmed protection (also known as the 30/500 rule, which prevents editors with fewer than 30 days tenure and 500 edits from making edits and is typically used on a very small subset of Wikipedia articles) temporarily applied to Coronavirus and still active on Template:2019–20 coronavirus outbreak data. New editors apparently seeking to correct misinformation continuously edited the article Bat as food to remove content related to China: Videos of Chinese people eating bat soup were misrepresented to be current or filmed in China, when at least one such video was several years old and filmed in Palau. However, reliable sources confirm that bats are eaten in China, especially Southern China, so these well-meaning edits were mostly removed.

Another level of complexity was added by the fluctuating terminology of the virus. Over a dozen moves and merges were requested within WikiProject Viruses. To give you an idea of the musical chairs happening with article titles, here are the move histories of two articles:

Began as Wuhan coronavirus on 9 January
Moved to 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 16 January
Moved to Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 19 January
Moved to 2019 novel coronavirus on 9 February
Moved to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on 18 February (current name)

2019–20 coronavirus outbreak

Began as 2019-2020 China pneumonia outbreak on 5 January
Moved to 2019–20 China pneumonia outbreak on 5 January
Moved to 2019-20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China on 15 January
Moved to 2019-20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 15 January
Moved to 2019–20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 15 January
Moved to 2019–20 outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV on 23 January
Moved to 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on 23 January
Moved to 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak on 18 February (current name)

Awkwafaba noted that "the main authorities, WHO and ICTV, don't really have a process for speedily naming a virus or disease." Additionally, they have different criteria for naming. They said, "I remember in a move discussion from the article then called Wuhan coronavirus that a virus name cannot have a geographical location in it, but this is a WHO disease naming guideline, and not an ICTV virus naming rule. ICTV may have renamed Four Corners virus to Sin Nombre orthohantavirus but there are still plenty of official virus species names that don't abide by WHO guidelines."

February DYKs

Thistle broomrape

Painting of the Shelton Oak

Female A. diabolicum flowers with curled stigmas

... that juvenile ornate surgeonfish are quite different in colouring from the adult fish? (1 February)
... that Quarry Moor is one of the few locations in England where the rare parasitic plant thistle broomrape (example pictured) grows? (2 February)
... that the hollow Shelton Oak (pictured) near Shrewsbury was so big that a party of eight could dance a quadrille inside it? (3 February)
... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond? (4 February)
... that entomologist Karim Vahed led the team that found a cricket species in which the testes accounted for 14 percent of the insect's body mass? (4 February)
... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae? (4 February)
... that no fungi or algae are listed as endangered or threatened by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board? (5 February)
... that the blue pitta is a shy, secretive bird, but will respond to a recording of its call? (5 February)
... that Acer diabolicum, the devil maple, gets its scientific and common names from the curly stigmas of its flowers (pictured)? (6 February)
... that the alga Acetabularia acetabulum (pictured) resembles a green parasol? (7 February)
... that Bishop Monkton Ings in North Yorkshire, England, provides a habitat to the semi-parasitic marsh lousewort? (9 February)
... that although the bird of paradise fly was first described from an Angophora tree, it is quite likely that this is not the insect's host plant? (11 February)
... that Hack Fall Wood in North Yorkshire, England, hosts the rare lemon slug (example pictured)? (13 February)
... that the hairy sea cucumber has long tube feet on its dorsal surface, giving it a furry appearance? (14 February)
... that Diego (pictured) "had so much sex he saved his species"? (15 February)
... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become lousy? (16 February)
... that groups of social feather dusters sway in unison in the water current and retract into their tubes at the slightest disturbance (16 February)
... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes? (17 February)
... that the specific name of Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, comes from the Greek for 'five fingers'? (22 February)
... that the laciniate conch (shell pictured) is able to flip itself off the seabed using its muscular foot? (25 February)

A. acetabulum caps
Lemon slug
Diego in 2009
Five views of a laciniate conch shell

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DYK for Phyllodoce lineata

On 3 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phyllodoce lineata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worm Phyllodoce lineata is a predator and scavenger, feeding mostly on other polychaetes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phyllodoce lineata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phyllodoce lineata), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

WT:DYK#Wiener Hofmusikkapelle

Cwmhiraeth, it would be great if you could stop by here when you're next on the site, and give your opinion of the proposed replacement hook; there have been objections to what was promoted to Prep 4, and we're trying to find a workable updated wording, hopefully before Prep 4 is promoted to Queue 4 (it's next in line). Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I got fed up with the endless discussion on a topic I was not much interested in anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cimicidae 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 Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 16:41, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ostrea equestris

On 4 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ostrea equestris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crested oyster has been eaten by humans for at least 6,000 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ostrea equestris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ostrea equestris), 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.

Prep 2

The Washington Building hook not only seems boring (apologies to the author) but the picture is dull too. It's just an office block. Could we change it to Arthur V. Sellwood which has an exciting murder hook and an image that displays well at thumbnail? I have now been able to date the image to 1891. Philafrenzy (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't necessarily agree with you about the Washington Building, but I wouldn't have promoted your hook to the image slot anyway because of the lack of clarity on the image's copyright status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:32, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

There isn't any lack of clarity now. I have the exact details. See Commons. I bought the book to check! Philafrenzy (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Wiener Hofmusikkapelle

On 5 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, founded by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1498, was a forerunner of the Vienna Boys' Choir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wiener Hofmusikkapelle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wiener Hofmusikkapelle), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Bottom list

Can you add them to the bottom list, five is an impressive amount! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Done. Are you happy with the Black ruff? Its connection with Ireland is somewhat tenuous. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Should be OK, I'll review tomorrow, almost 200 by day 5, superb start!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:18, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I lost count of your entries haha, 23 for Ireland but can you check the amount of different counties in total and number of articles done to date for Wikipedia:The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon/Scoreboard, thanks,♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: I guess Highland is one large county, and Inverness and Sutherland both count as Highland? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, we have to go with current. I'm thinking of doing a Highland destubathon sometime, perhaps then we can go by historical shires.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of White-throated round-eared bat

Hello! Your submission of White-throated round-eared bat 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! Achaea (talk) 18:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae

The article Cimicidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cimicidae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 02:21, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Stainer

Did you know that we'll perform two works by your ancestor, one on Good Friday, one in the Easter Vigil? See? Do you think Dibble should have an article? Biographer of Stainer and Stanford? Would you have sources to write on the two compositions, one an excerpt from Crucifixion, - so perhaps the whole oratorio might deserve expansion. The other - and we'll sing only the conclusion - looks as if it might be from Magadalan?? Very little known, it seems. [1] - Would you accept an infobox for him? I have trouble for Verdi, won't even look again, waste of time every time. All these words about such a little difference, - I will never understand. - I'm a very very distant relative of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Well, I have in my possession a signed copy of Dibble's biography of Stainer, but it has only a minute amount of information on Dibble, on the cover. Biographies are not really my scene, and I am currently spending most of my time on the Great Britain Stubathon, so am not keen to take on any additional projects at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Fine, understand. May I just ask simple questions from time to time? Such as: was They have taken away my Lord an independent composition, or is it part of St. Mary Magdalan, as God So Loved The World is part of The Crucifixion? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Sure. They have taken away my Lord seems to have been an independent composition, as far as I can gather. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Will think about article or not ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, now that all these musical plans were cancelled, I postponed the articles, but at least - see the resurrection of loving-kindness - I brought a piece to the Main page that was dedicated to Stainer, - happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Happy Easter to you too. Unusual times! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

indeed, - today Le Concert Spirituel --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

... and today Credo, or this is the day from Psalm 118. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:55, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I did not see your previous post, probably because it was stuck up here in the middle of my talk page rather than being at the end. I know nothing about the history of the DYK nomination you mentioned, but the person who nominates a DYK is a fact, you cannot really pass the credit to someone else after the event. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
I wanted as little attention to that sad humiliating nom as possible. I then will just not count it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hydroides ezoensis

On 13 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hydroides ezoensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the tube worm Hydroides ezoensis prefer to settle on a substrate already inhabited by other worms of their own species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hydroides ezoensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hydroides ezoensis), 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.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Pest

Hi Cwmhiraeth, when you've finished your Stubathon would you like to work with me to bring Pest to Good Article status? I've written a quick suggestion for what it ought to be like at Talk:Pest (organism)#Article, not list. Basically it's a total rewrite so we have I think a completely free hand in how we approach the topic (which I happen to know you like!). All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Sure, the article is certainly ripe for improvement. The stubathon is keeping me busy at the moment, but finishes on March 31st. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:44, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Great, looking forward to it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:33, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

"To a plant, any animal that feeds on it or any organism that causes disease or diminishes its ability to thrive is a pest."

This slightly implies that plants think... I haven't thought of a better way of phrasing it. We could say "From one point of view ... a plant ... " perhaps. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:22, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Feel free to rephrase, rewrite or remove it as you think fit. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi, the sections 'Plants as pests' and 'Weeds' seem to me to be about much the same thing, so perhaps should be merged or reorganised (we could I guess make the first one purely definitional, and put all the examples under the second; but I'm not sure that "Invasive species" wouldn't be the right heading for that group, i.e. we split the Weeds section into two. What exactly is the point of the 'Concept' section, isn't the whole article about the concept? What do you feel would work best? I think we need to adjust it one way or another. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:55, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

I will be happy to let you organise the sections as you wish. My understanding of the word "pest" doesn't really include plants at all, (except for trifids). So I don't think we need much on plants. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, then we probably have enough. We can cut or rearrange if the GA reviewer wants changes. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

I guess we're close to finished. Perhaps the lead needs a bit more before we nominate? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:27, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I didn't stop editing the article because I thought it was ready, but because I got diverted, firstly to Leech, and later elsewhere. It's looking a great deal better than when we started. The lead certainly needs expansion and I want to add something about wood boring beetles in structural timbers and furniture, and museum specimens. I'll try to do this in the next couple of days. Do you think there is anything else that should be there? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:49, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I think it's got pretty much all I wanted to say. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: I have expanded the lead, but it makes me wonder whether we have enough about pest control. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

I think Pest and Pest control are separate topics, and all we should have on control is a concise summary, which we have. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:44, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

OK, let's go for it then, while there are all these keen GA reviewers around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:30, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Goulven of Léon

Cwmhiraeth, I'm so sorry—I meant to ping you here when I posted, but apparently forgot to do so. As far as I can tell, you only reviewed one of the two articles being nominated; any chance you can clear up just what you reviewed, and if only one of the articles, any chance you could review the second? Many thanks, and apologies again for the oversight. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Simethis

Hello! Your submission of Simethis 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! Yoninah (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berthella ocellata

On 17 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berthella ocellata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berthella ocellata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Berthella ocellata), 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.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Corticium candelabrum

On 17 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corticium candelabrum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corticium candelabrum), 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.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nominations passed by Yoninah that need promotion to prep

Cwmhiraeth, here are a couple of nominations that were passed by Yoninah more than a week ago, so she cannot promote them herself. (I'm making up a similar list for Yoninah of articles you either passed or created.) I'm hoping you can take care of them. First date is where it can be found on the Approved page; second date is when the tick was given:

January 15/March 9: Template:Did you know nominations/Operación Alacrán
February 1/March 10: Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Warnock

If there are any issues that make you reluctant to promote either of these, can you please let me know? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Protopulvinaria pyriformis

On 19 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Protopulvinaria pyriformis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that unlike most soft scale insects, the adult female pyriform scale is able to move around? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Protopulvinaria pyriformis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Protopulvinaria pyriformis), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion hook promoted early?

Cwmhiraeth, I think the special occasion transport to Auschwitz hook you just promoted to Prep 6 is going to run a day early, on March 25, rather than on March 26, which is when the blank Prep 1 will be promoted once the current Prep 1 contents are promoted to Queue 1 (which will need to happen in the next 17 hours or the main page promotion will have to be delayed). Would it be better to revert the promotion or wait to move it? BlueMoonset (talk) 06:35, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: You are right. The request for the hook was actually for 25 or 26 March, but it would need to be tweaked if it stayed in Prep 6. I suggest we swap it round when Prep 1 becomes available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Refs

Llyn Fanod and Lough Beg just some unsourced claims in first paragraph, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Portrane just one citation and ref 1 to fill out.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:56, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

The ref was dead so I removed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Long Knoll Can you ref first paragraph claims?♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Can you fill out ref 1, Tymon Park. Cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:18, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Not easily as it is dead, but I have replaced it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:36, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Scale insect

Hello! Your submission of Scale insect 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) 16:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Amitermes floridensis

On 22 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amitermes floridensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Florida, winged termites are sometimes found stuck to wet foliage, buildings, or vehicles after rain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amitermes floridensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Amitermes floridensis), 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) 00:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Brimham Rocks

Please would you kindly look at the above talk page, and my post on the DYK prep page's talkpage? I have asked for the article to be removed from the DYK queue (prep 4) for reasons of public safety. I am hoping that you might be able to help here. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Well actually, I don't agree with your point of view, or am neutral anyway. I would love to visit Brimham Rocks and the other sites you have been writing about, but live too far away. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:08, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Simethis

On 23 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Simethis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being known as the Kerry lily, the perennial plant has a much wider distribution outside Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Simethis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Simethis), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bríd Mahon

Hi, could you promote this in one of the last days of March? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:51, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:47, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

WAM 2019 Postcard: All postcards are postponed due to the postal system shut down

Dear all participants and organizers,

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all the postcards are postponed due to the shut down of the postal system all over the world. Hope all the postcards can arrive as soon as the postal system return and please take good care.

Best regards,

Wikipedia Asian Month International Team 2020.03

DYK for Étienne Carjat

On 26 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Étienne Carjat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that besides his portrait photography, Étienne Carjat edited journals and published caricatures (example shown) in the popular press? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Étienne Carjat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Étienne Carjat), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Lead hook in Prep 4

Cwmhiraeth, I had thought this spot was being held for the Jessye Norman hook currently on tap for Women's History Month—indeed, I'd had it held for that special occasion hook before Yoninah promoted it, but it was pulled back while just which hook ought to be promoted was hashed out, a process that started but seems to have stalled.

However, when it was pulled back, the special occasion "reservation" wasn't restored. I would like to reinstate it, and temporarily move the Bergen-Belsen hook you just promoted to a regular hook spot on Prep 3 in the hopes that Jessye's hook can be determined in the next 24 hours—there have been more men's hooks than women's hooks in March, and I'd like to get closer to parity if we can—and we can get Prep 4 promoted to Queue 4 so that Bergen-Belsen can move to be the lead of the next Prep 4.

If you object to this, let me know, but I'm concerned enough about an admin coming along and promoting Prep 4 that I want to move things around right away to prevent that. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:48, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: Right, I'll do that. I wanted to fill the picture slot because that was the only thing preventing Prep 4 from being promoted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:55, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Cwmhiraeth. I'll post something in the nomination to let them know about the time limit we're dealing with. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:59, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, the Norman hook was promoted to prep and later the prep was moved into queue, freeing up the new prep for Bergen-Belsen. I chose Prep 4 over Prep 5 because while there are special occasion hooks for April 4 and 5 that will go into Preps 4 and 5, since they both have black-and-white photos of white men, only one can realistically be a lead hook, and I suspected Gregory Peck on April 5 would be the choice. If you choose April 4 for the photo instead, then Bergen-Belsen can move to the top slot in Prep 5. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Black ruff

On 28 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black ruff, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a deep-sea fish known as a black ruff was caught in a salmon net in the Firth of Forth and donated to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1901? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black ruff. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Black ruff), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gentianella anglica

On 29 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gentianella anglica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flowering plant Gentianella anglica is found only in Great Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gentianella anglica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gentianella anglica), 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) 00:02, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

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Prep 3 hook

Hi, a discussion took place about the third to last hook in this set. Since I had a hand in formulating it, would you be able to substitute the ALT5 hook for the one in the set? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:46, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:05, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

WP:TOLN

March 2020—Issue 012

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Argentinosaurus by Slate Weasel and Jens Lallensack Wolf by LittleJerry Horseshoe bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Cimicidae by Cwmhiraeth and Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Enwebb Coronariae by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by Dank Ardipithecus ramidus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by starsandwhales Ooedigera by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Bathyphysa conifera by Awkwafaba, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Calliphora vomitoria by Y.shiuan, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations by Britishfinance Bathyphysa conifera by Awkwafaba Moniliformidae by Mattximus Disease X by Britishfinance Mandarin Patinkin by Rhododendrites

News at a glance

A year of the Tree of Life Newsletter: Thank you to all the subscribers who have been with us from the beginning or have joined along the way, and to those who have contributed their time to producing this newsletter. I've really valued your ideas, copyediting, and willingness to be interviewed. Onwards and upwards!
April marks the start of the GAN Backlog Drive, which continues through the end of May. The goal of this backlog elimination drive is to cut the number of outstanding GANs, in particular those which have been in the queue 90 days or more. All hands welcome, new and old.
The finalists of the US Wiki Science Competition have been announced. Illustrating Wikipedia articles can be challenging, so these new images represent a chance to find suitable media for our articles. For all images uploaded in the Wiki Science Competition, see here and click "all images" in the upper right corner.

Fly's mouth and tongue (Microscopy)
Killer whales hunting a crabeater seal (Wildlife)
Fossilized tooth of a Squalicorax shark (Microscopy)
Flourescent coral (Non-photographic media)

A new WikiProject responding to the pandemic

The newest Tree of Life WikiProject is about a taxon that is dominating the headlines, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and its many effects. We interviewed Another Believer, the founder of WikiProject COVID-19.

This interview has been edited for length. Find the full interview here.

Number of participants of WikiProject Covid-19

Please describe how you went about creating WikiProject COVID-19. What made you think a project was needed?
I've been following the outbreak and editing related Wikipedia articles since January. I'm not particularly interested in infectious diseases or viruses, but I've been to China a few times and wanted to monitor the outbreak's impact on society as well as the government's response. For a while, I was casually tracking updates to the first couple pages about the outbreak. Then a pattern began to emerge as February saw the creation of separate articles about outbreaks in Iran, Italy, and South Korea. New Wikipedia articles continued being created in early March, and the outbreak was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11. Knowing there would many more articles, lists, templates, illustrations, and other pages on Wikipedia, I created WikiProject COVID-19 on March 15. My goal was simply to create a temporary or permanent space for editors to collaborate, communicate, and focus specifically on content related to this ongoing pandemic. I'm a member of many WikiProjects and have created several before, but this one definitely felt more necessary and urgent. Most WikiProjects unite editors with similar interests, which is fine and serves a purpose, but I felt this project could have a much bigger real life impact. I don't think I was alone in my thinking; the project had 80 members by March 20 and 100 members by March 26.
Who or what was invaluable to getting off the ground?
If I'm being honest, getting this project off the ground required little work on my part. All I did was create the space and post invitations to existing talk pages related to the outbreak. Editors joined the project very quickly; 30 members joined on the same day I started the project, and there were more than 50 participants one day later. I've been a daily Wikipedia editor for more than 12 years, and I've never seen so much interest in a project or content added to Wikipedia about a specific topic in such a short period of time. WikiProject members worked expeditiously to build a framework and hang a barnstar, tagging related pages, assessing content, and starting talk page discussions about the project's goals and scope. I'm thankful to the many editors who pitched in to get the project established, and I look forward to seeing how editors collaborate in this space as we move forward.
What are the short-term goals of the project?
No specific goals have been posted to the project page yet, but I'd like to think members share a collective desire to ensure Wikipedia has accurate and reliable information about the disease and pandemic. Disinformation and misinformation seem rampant these days, so we're working to give readers around the globe access to accurate, objective, and possibly even life-saving information. Unlike some WikiProjects which may take a more historical approach to documenting certain topics, WikiProject COVID-19 members have the ability to mitigate the disease's spread in real time by arming communities with facts about outbreaks in their region as well as information about prevention, testing, vaccine research, societal impact, etc.
Viewership of WikiProject Medicine, WikiProject Viruses, and WikiProject COVID-19 in the month of March 2020
What are the long-term goals? English Wikipedia has many of 'lumpers' who think there are too many projects already. The project has also inspired the creation of two portals, which I imagine caused some raised eyebrows in this trend of portal deletionism. What will come of the WP after the current outbreak subsides?
After creating WikiProject COVID-19, a couple editors said I should have created a task force instead of a standalone WikiProject. I wasn't bothered. The number of 'thank you' notifications I received for creating the page vastly outweighed these critical comments. I knew the page I created was much needed, and I would be fine if editors decide to call the page by another name. I understand some editors think there are too many WikiProjects. No one's required to join WikiProject COVID-19, but the 100+ of us who have already joined invite you to help with our efforts, if you're interested. As for the project's future, I would be fine if editors decided to convert the WikiProject into a task force, or even put the project into retirement if the time comes. Given the level of interest and impact the pandemic has already had on a global scale, I have a feeling the WikiProject will be active for a long time.
Another criticism of the project is its narrow focus. It is focused on only one strain of virus, and the disease it causes. Even WikiProject AIDS is about two species of virus. Is the scope of the project too small? What would an expanded scope look like? Why would including another virus strain in the same species, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus which causes SARS, not be wanted? or is it wanted?
Narrow focus? I disagree. The project may focus on a single virus and disease, but the pandemic has resulted in the creation of hundreds of Wikipedia articles documenting outbreaks in most countries and territories. There are pages covering the pandemic's impact on aviation, cinema, education, politics, religion, sports, and television, not to mention others related to the resulting economic turmoil. Additionally, there are hundreds of templates, charts, and other graphics. Who knows how many thousands of images and other media will be uploaded at Wikimedia Commons by the time this pandemic subsides? There's also COVID-19 WikiProject COVID-19 at Wikidata, and I wouldn't be surprised if similar spaces are created for other Wikimedia projects soon. Even if the focus is narrow, there's plenty of content for Wikimedians to improve and protect.
In your opinion, what should be the guidelines for creating a new project, as opposed to creating a task force or working under an existing WikiProject?
I don't feel strongly about new project creation guidelines, or the differences between WikiProjects and task forces. Project members should decide what structure works for them and call themselves whatever name they prefer. I understand project construction requires maintenance and can come at an administrative cost, but we should be careful about discouraging editors from proposing new projects.

Ideally, editors would only create a new WikiProject if at least a few others were committed to joining. I created WikiProject COVID-19 without conferring with others because I assumed the interest would be there. I encourage people to be bold and create project pages, but maybe ask a few other editors for feedback first. I'll let other editors worry about the guidelines.
What tools (templates, bots, etc.) are essential, or even just really helpful, for organizing and maintaining a successful project? What is something every WP should do, that maybe isn't doing now?
I appreciate the standard WikiProject assessment framework. AlexNewArtBot and Article alerts have also been very helpful.
What have you learned about Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or COVID-19 during this process that surprised you?
I don't have any sort of medical background, and I'm more interested in the pandemic's impact than details about the disease or virus. Most surprising to me has been the lack of preparedness for combating outbreaks by governments around the world, including here in the United States. I don't know how COVID-19's spread compares to other infectious diseases, but as I've watched the outbreak develop I've continually wondered why governments did not start preparing earlier. What was happening in China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea should have prompted action sooner.
What important things about 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic do you think folks should know and maybe have missed in the deluge of information coming at people?
1. Know the most common symptoms: cough, fever, and difficulty breathing.

2. Learn what behavioral adjustments you should make to protect yourself and reduce transmission, and remember to wash your hands.

3. Get your information from reputable sources. I'd like to think Wikipedia editors are pretty good at this last bit of advice.

Thank you to Another Believer for your time, both in this interview and in this project. Interested readers can join WikiProject COVID-19. And please stay safe and healthy out there. --Awkwafaba

March DYKs

... that Calamagrostis intermedia is the dominant plant of the grassy páramo in Ecuador's El Cajas National Park? (March 1)
... that the blood-sucking bug Primicimex cavernis survives in a cave in Texas while the bats on which it feeds overwinter elsewhere? (March 2)
... that the worm Phyllodoce lineata is a predator and scavenger, feeding mostly on other polychaetes? (March 4)
... that the crested oyster has been eaten by humans for at least 6,000 years? (March 5)
... that larvae of the tube worm Hydroides ezoensis prefer to settle on a substrate already inhabited by other worms of their own species? (March 14)
... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? (March 18)
... that the sea cucumber Actinopyga agassizii has five teeth surrounding its anus? (March 19)
... that unlike most soft scale insects, the adult female pyriform scale is able to move around? (March 20)
... that in Florida, winged termites are sometimes found stuck to wet foliage, buildings, or vehicles after rain? (March 23)
... that despite being known as the Kerry lily, the perennial plant has a much wider distribution outside Ireland? (March 24)
... that in 1725 Hans Sloane described a plant he called Prickly-Pole as the Jamaican tree species that was "the most fit to make Rods and Scowrers for Guns"? (March 25)
... that a deep-sea fish known as a black ruff was caught in a salmon net in the Firth of Forth and donated to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1901? (March 29)
... that the flowering plant Gentianella anglica is found only in Great Britain? (March 30)

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for White-throated round-eared bat

On 3 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White-throated round-eared bat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that white-throated round-eared bats (example pictured) roost in cavities in active termite mounds excavated by the males? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White-throated round-eared bat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, White-throated round-eared bat), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae

Hey, I'm reviewing your DYK proposal for Cimicidae and there's a few issues with the proposed hooks that I'm hoping you can address. Courtesy link. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 23:00, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Trichophorum cespitosum

On 4 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trichophorum cespitosum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that flatter mires in montane regions of Europe are often dominated by deergrass and cottongrass? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trichophorum cespitosum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Trichophorum cespitosum), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge

Hi, if you destub any articles can you add them to this? Would be good to run another Destubathon as part of it sometime but I'll need more than just you and The C of E editing!† Encyclopædius 16:05, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Encyclopædius: OK, I am often expanding stubs, but adding them to a list takes time. I suggest you start a new section on the Destubathon talk page. People may have missed the proposal to run another short one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Give it a week and I'll start a new page for something which I propose to run later in May. † Encyclopædius 18:11, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Minich

Cwmhiraeth, you asked that a QPQ be supplied in your review here, and one has been. Please return when you get the chance to continue the review. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 22:44, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Scale insect

On 9 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scale insect, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some ants herd scale insects (example pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scale insect. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Scale insect), 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.

Special occasion Easter hook for promotion

Cwmhiraeth, there's a special occasion hook for Easter waiting for promotion, and neither Yoninah nor I can do it—she proposed the hook and I provided the tick. If you could take a look at it when you get the chance, that would be great. Many thanks, and I hope you have a good weekend coming up. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:59, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes to you too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:48, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! There's another nomination where Yoninah proposed the hook: Template:Did you know nominations/Bessie Van Vorst. It was approved on March 23, so hopefully you'll be able to include it in one of the next sets you build. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:07, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)

On 10 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hieronymus Bosch's painting Christ Crowned with Thorns (shown) contains hidden symbolism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)), 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) 00:02, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae

On 11 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cimicidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that birds, bats and humans are the main hosts of members of the bed bug family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cimicidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cimicidae), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bartsia alpina

Hello! Your submission of Bartsia alpina 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! Yoninah (talk) 13:01, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Orobanche rapum-genistae

Hello! Your submission of Orobanche rapum-genistae 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! Yoninah (talk) 13:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

On 13 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fossils from twenty-one species of mammals have been identified at Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges), 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.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aplysina cavernicola

On 15 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aplysina cavernicola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Aplysina cavernicola (pictured) has been used as a model organism to monitor the presence of isotopes such as americium-241 in seawater? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aplysina cavernicola. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aplysina cavernicola), 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.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:01, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bishops Pond

On 16 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bishops Pond, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bishops Pond in Wales is destined to become a meadow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bishops Pond. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bishops Pond), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

A doubt

Hi :) I had a doubt about a DYK nomination of mine, so I thought of asking you. Can I nominate an article that I have listed in DYK nominations (the hook has been reviewed but it hasn't been taken to a prep area yet) for GAN? Or do I need to wait till the hook is published on the main page? I don't see any such restrictions on the rules of DYK or GAN, but I would like to confirm. Cheers, and stay safe Sainsf (talk · contribs) 00:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@Sainsf: There are no restrictions on this. Sometimes articles have become GAs before they have made their way through the lengthy DYK process as a new article! Stay safe yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Caha Mountains

On 17 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caha Mountains, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Caha Mountains in south-west County Cork are notable for the presence of Minuartia recurva, a montane sandwort not otherwise found in Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caha Mountains. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caha Mountains), 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.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Portuguese Real translation

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

It looks to me like you're the author of the translation of the text on the image of the 1799 Portuguese real that was recently a featured picture of the day.

I'm a non-native Portuguese speaker and I had a different interpretation of this text than yours; I'm still trying to get some native speakers' opinions.

Your version interprets the text as

"como seu Competente juro" 'as its representative I swear'

I think a more plausible interpretation is

"com o seu Competente juro" 'with its corresponding interest'

That is, taking the beginning as "com o" 'with the' instead of "como" 'as', and reading "juro" as the noun '(financial) interest'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Noun_2

rather than the verb 'I swear'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Verb_4

What do you think? Do you know Portuguese native speakers or currency historians who might be able to figure out which reading is more convincing?

Schoen (talk) 01:21, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

@Schoen: I wrote the caption for the Portuguese real "Picture of the day" but that bit of text I copied from the Wikipedia article about the currency, so I have no particular view about whether it was an accurate translation. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bartsia alpina

On 18 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bartsia alpina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the alpine bartsia has a wide range in Europe and North America, it is known in the British Isles only from a few locations in northern England and the central Scottish Highlands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bartsia alpina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bartsia alpina), 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 07:06, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Carex bicolor

Hello! Your submission of Carex bicolor 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! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus olivaceus

On 21 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus olivaceus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orange-band surgeonfish (pictured) can change colour from dark to light almost instantaneously? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus olivaceus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus olivaceus), 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) 00:01, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Oncosiphon pilulifer

Hi, I came by to promote this to DYK, but the page didn't seem organized logically so I reorganized it. Did I use the right headers? Is it lacking information? Also, shouldn't this be moved to Globe chamomile? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I'm not to blame for this one! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:35, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

I didn't mean that! I just wondered if you could touch it up so it's ready for the main page. If not, I'm not going to promote it. Yoninah (talk) 09:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: OK, I'm with you now. I think your reorganization is fine. There was no description so I added one. Although the article is biased towards the plant's invasiveness in the US, I think it is sufficiently balanced; back home in South Africa it is just a scrubby weed of no particular interest. I don't think the article needs to move to the non-scientific name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I think the image is very striking. I'll keep the scientific name, but I'd like to pipe it to "globe chamomile" in the hook. Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Good idea. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Summer Focus of the Week

Hi, just to announce that I've filed a £250 grant request for a "Summer Focus of the Week" feature for destubbing articles which will be run from May 1 to the end of July. £20 is planned to be rewarded each week, £10 most articles destubbed for the allocated focus of the week and £10 for the most destubbed for any topic of choice in total, a full £20 if most for the focused area. While it is intended to be more relaxed and open than an official contest, allowing editors to take a break some weeks from staying on focus and editing as they normally do, the winner will be whoever wins the most prize money at the end, so it is likely that some weeks they will need to tackle entries from the regional area allocated. The Summer Focus of the Week is planned to commence on May 1 with a 10 day focus on SouthEast England but will cover many regions of the globe by the end of the scheme. S E England was originally planned as a full blown contest (which you signed up for) but it will now be run as part of this 50,000 Challenge and I will redirect the contest page to the 50,000 Challenge. Hope this will be something enjoyable over the next few months!† Encyclopædius

Ant

Hello. While we are waiting for the leech copyedit, could you maybe look over and cleaning up ant some? I noticed that the first paragraph of "Lifecycle" and "Defense" have no cites. I think such an important article should be maintained to current FA standards and you have better access to sources on invertebrates. Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 14:36, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Ants are interesting but a bit specialised for my books, but I should be able to find some sources for the unsourced paragraphs. I also have it in the back of my mind that I should be getting on with Pest (organism), but I find the idea unattractive under the present circumstances. I find writing species articles much more attractive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Bio hooks

Hi, I practically couldn't find any more bio hooks to round out sets. If you need a bio hook, you may wish to use one of these bio and semi-bio hooks that I nominated or reviewed:

Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Orobanche rapum-genistae

On 24 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orobanche rapum-genistae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic greater broomrape usually grows on the roots of the common broom or the European gorse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orobanche rapum-genistae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Orobanche rapum-genistae), 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) 00:01, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Macaranga triloba

On 25 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macaranga triloba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Macaranga triloba encourages the ants that defend it by providing them with food bodies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Macaranga triloba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Macaranga triloba), 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) 00:02, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

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Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Hi, can you or Quetzal1964 add a wildlife section for this, it's super biologically rich. I'll try to piece together some more parts to it tomorrow.† Encyclopædius 21:15, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I can't easily find much more than you have done already, - just chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants; this book would be useful if it were online. Cwmhiraeth (talk)

Morning, I have added a sentence on the avifauna using the African Bird Club website as a source.Quetzal1964 (talk) 07:11, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Carex bicolor

On 30 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carex bicolor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bicoloured sedge (pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carex bicolor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carex bicolor), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for writing an article about Carex bicolor. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus\| reply here} 09:14, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. I read a book on the botanical fraud and that stimulated me to write the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aceria guerreronis

On 30 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aceria guerreronis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that coconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps by hitching a lift? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aceria guerreronis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aceria guerreronis), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Rowridge Valley

On 1 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rowridge Valley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rowridge Valley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rowridge Valley), 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Calamintha sylvatica

On 1 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calamintha sylvatica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Calamintha sylvatica), 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Hog Farm with 801, Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim 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. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Wildebeest

Hi again! I was thinking of taking this article to FAC in the next few months, and wondered if you would be interested to be the co-nom. It needs some more work to ensure it is fully comprehensive, a good cleanup and maybe a copyedit just to be sure of the prose. I will start working on it soon, let me know what you think :) Cheers, Sainsf · (How ya doin'?) 08:49, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

@Sainsf: I will have a look at it but have something else that is going to keep me occupied in the immediate future. Also, as you are a competitor in the WikiCup and I am a judge, it might not be appropriate for me to co-operate with you in a FAC in which you will score WikiCup points. I avoid reviewing contestants' GANs for this reason. I trust you are keeping well? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

No problem at all. The point about the WikiCup occurred to me but I thought it would be amiss to go for an FAC without informing a significant contributor of the article. I am fine, hopefully you too :) Sainsf · (How ya doin'?) 09:02, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Carry on then, I hope it goes well. I'm OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:12, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera penzigi

On 2 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera penzigi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetraponera penzigi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera penzigi), 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.

—valereee (talk) 12:03, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/J. David Jentsch

Cwmhiraeth, the "citation needed" template has been replaced with a source. Whenever you get the chance, please see whether the issues you raised in your review have been dealt with. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Rabbit hemorrhagic disease

This was clearly no consensus to move here. Your close appears to be a supervote, ignoring the opposing opinions, which were supported by policy. Please reconsider. Otherwise I will take this to move review. Thanks. -- Necrothesp (talk) 01:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

@Necrothesp: I found the arguments put forward by those who supported the move to be more convincing than those who opposed it, with WP:RETAIN being an invalid argument superseded by the necessity to be consistent. It would not be right to have the virus name spelled with an "e" and the disease with "ae". The ICTV uses "e" here, and as argued by Peter Coxhead, the spelling of the scientific name is not optional. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Of course it is. It varies by national variety of English. Many of the references in the article (and not just from the UK) use "haemorrhagic". -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

@Necrothesp: I originally planned to close the move discussion as "No consensus", but when I came to do so, I realised that I was not comfortable with the decision because the argument put forward by Peter Coxhead deserved to be given considerably greater weight than the other arguments. As you well know, the discussion is not a vote, and due weight should be given to the strength of the arguments. The discussion was originally opened by an editor who thought the move uncontroversial, but was unable to perform it for technical reasons. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

This appears to contradict that claim. "Rabbit haemorrhagic disease" is, I believe, a virus name, not a virus taxon name (which are the bits in Latin). It therefore falls into the second section. Therefore these virus names may, in contrast to taxon names, be translated as desired into local languages and alphabets. It is therefore perfectly acceptable to write these in British English. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Branchiobdellida

On 4 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Branchiobdellida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Branchiobdellida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Branchiobdellida), 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) 12:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Madagascan hoopoe

On 5 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madagascan hoopoe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madagascan hoopoe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Madagascan hoopoe), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

April 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

WP:TOLN

April 2020—Issue 013

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Danuvius guggenmosi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by J Milburn Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo luzonensis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Lythronax by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Ichthyovenator by PaleoGeekSquared, reviewed by FunkMonk Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber, reviewed by The Rambling Man James John Joicey by RLO1729, reviewed by The Rambling Man Homo naledi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek, reviewed by HickoryOughtShirt?4 Canada lynx by Sainsf, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Alice Gray by Rhododendrites, reviewed by The Rambling Man Caryodendron orinocense by CPC273, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Jaguarundi by Sainsf, reviewed by Usernameunique Gigantopithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Starsandwhales Denisovan by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Starsandwhales Disease X by Britishfinance, reviewed by DannyS712

Newly nominated content
Lythronax by FunkMonk, Lythronaxargestes and IJReid Ichthyovenator by PaleoGeekSquared Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77 Alpine newt by Tylototriton Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber List of ursids by PresN Borchgrevinkium by Super Dromaeosaurus Caryodendron orinocense by CPC273 Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Canada lynx by Sainsf Vietnam mouse-deer by Sainsf Jaguarundi by Sainsf Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek Alice Gray by Rhododendrites Gigantopithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Paleobiota of the Posidonia Shale by Yewtharaptor Meerkat by Sainsf

News at a glance

WikiProject Birds gained a new task force. A discussion determined that WikiProject Poultry might be more successful as a task force, with the move completed 15 April.
Round 2 of the WikiCup wrapped up this month. Several editors moved on to Round 3 by scoring points in biodiversity-related areas, including Sainsf, Casliber, Dunkleosteus77, CaptainEek, Guettarda, and Enwebb. Dunkleosteus77 finished at the top of the Tree of Life pack with 608 points, finishing 9th overall in the round.
After a relatively quiet February and March, with only 11 total articles nominated for GA and none for FAC, April brought a shower of nominations. In total, 5 articles were nominated for FAC, 1 for FLC, and 11 for GA.

Tree of Life's growing featured content

Inspired by a March 2020 post at WikiProject Medicine detailing the growth of Featured Articles over time, we decided to reproduce that table here, adding a second table showing the growth of Good Articles. Tree of Life articles are placed in the "Biology" category for FAs, which has seen a growth of 381% since 2008. Only two other subjects had a greater growth than Biology: Business, economics, and finance; and Warfare.

Percentage Growth in FA Categories, 2008–2019, Legend:

Considerably above average, Above average, Average

Below average , Considerably below average, Poor

Featured Article Category as of	Feb 23, 2008	Sep 16, 2008	Sep 16, 2010	Dec 1, 2011	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 1, 2020	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2011	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2020
Art, architecture and archaeology	65	72	117	128	175	271	97%	317%
Awards, decorations and vexillology	24	26	28	27	26	24	1.3%	0%
Biology	130	155	261	326	456	625	151%	381%
Business, economics and finance	16	19	22	44	73	116	175%	625%
Chemistry and mineralogy	29	31	34	37	40	46	28%	59%
Computing	17	17	17	18	16	14	5.9%	−18%
Culture and society	40	48	61	65	77	104^B	63%	160%
Education	30	34	36	38	40	40	27%	33%
Engineering and technology	35	37	38	40	43	49	14%	40%
Food and drink	11	11	9	13	17	21^B	18%	91%
Geography and places	148	158	181	185	213	232	25%	57%
Geology and geophysics	9	12	18	20	23	29	122%	222%
Health and medicine	31	36	42	43	51	52	39%	68%
History	146	154	189	201	239	308	38%	111%
Language and linguistics	17	15	13	13	12	15	−24%	−12%
Law	29	34	41	49	65	72	69%	148%
Literature and theatre	108	134	161	191	258	316^B	77%	193%
Mathematics	13	14	19	17	18	18	31%	38%
Media	159	171	221	231	324	424	45%	167%
Meteorology	61	78	111	126	147	168	107%	175%
Music	153	182	232	254	331	398	66%	160%
Philosophy and psychology	12	13	12	12	12	14	0%	17%
Physics and astronomy	67	82	98	101	127	153	51%	128%
Politics and government	62	67	98	117	166	217	89%	250%
Religion, mysticism and mythology	36	44	73	84	105	121	133%	236%
Royalty, nobility and heraldry	75	90	94	108	124	173	44%	131%
Sport and recreation	119	162	268	298	365	449	150%	277%
Transport	47	74	107	128	171	213	172%	353%
Video gaming	72	96	127	137	180	222	90%	208%
Warfare	145	173	318	366	537	729	152%	403%
Total	1,906	2,239	3,046	3,417	4,431	5,695 ^A	79.3%	198.8%

Note A: Total is off by one; not worth looking for the error.
Note B Three food biographies moved [2] per discussion at WT:FAC
Note: The very odd dates used in earlier years result from pulling old data from the talk page at WP:FAS.

Good Article Category as of	Feb 23, 2008	Sep 16, 2008	Sep 16, 2010	Dec 1, 2011	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 1, 2020	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2011	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2020
Agriculture, food and drink	27	34	37	55	113	226	104%	737%
Art and architecture	134	188	321	450	683	1022	236%	663%
Engineering and technology	256	396	882	1198	1828	2407	368%	840%
Geography and places	191	248	424	523	716	1052	174%	451%
History	261	312	651	825	1219	1894	216%	626%
Language and literature	173	215	377	462	686	982	167%	468%
Mathematics	19	22	27	30	36	67	58%	253%
Media and drama	403	658	1352	1300	3070	3961	223%	883%
Music	357	527	997	1437	2532	3892	303%	990%
Natural sciences	544	686	1275	1717	2404	3426	216%	530%
Philosophy and religion	134	174	244	294	365	557	119%	316%
Social sciences and society	468	549	790	998	1430	1854	113%	296%
Sports and recreation	384	546	1074	1402	2350	3802	265%	890%
Video games	168	220	373	443	684	1349	164%	703%
Warfare	155	241	989	1654	2544	3996	967%	2478%
Total	3674	5016	9813	12788	20660	30487	248%	730%
Organisms*	119	130	402	528	685	1017	344%	755%

*subset of natural sciences

Unsurprisingly, the number of GAs has increased more rapidly than the number of FAs. Organisms, which is a subcategory of Natural sciences, has seen a GA growth of 755% since 2008, besting the Natural sciences overall growth of 530%. While Warfare had far and away the most significant growth of GAs, it's a clear outlier relative to other categories.

April DYKs

Jenny

White-throated round-eared bat

Formica fusca ants tending mealybugs

... that the human-like behaviour of Jenny (depicted), a resident of London Zoo, reinforced Charles Darwin's view that humans were "created from animals"? (3 April)
... that white-throated round-eared bats (example pictured) roost in cavities in active termite mounds excavated by the males? (4 April)
... that flatter mires in montane regions of Europe are often dominated by deergrass and cottongrass? (5 April)
... that the white-browed tit-warbler has been found to practice cooperative breeding? (6 April)
... that most species in the palm genus Desmoncus climb using grappling hook–like structures called acanthopylls? (7 April)
... that some ants herd scale insects (example pictured)? (10 April)
... that birds, bats and humans are the main hosts of members of the bed bug family? (12 April)
... that the sponge Aplysina cavernicola (pictured) has been used as a model organism to monitor the presence of isotopes such as americium-241 in seawater? (16 April)
... that although the alpine bartsia has a wide range in Europe and North America, it is known in the British Isles only from a few locations in northern England and the central Scottish Highlands? (19 April)
... that the orange-band surgeonfish (pictured) can change colour from dark to light almost instantaneously? (21 April)
... that the parasitic greater broomrape usually grows on the roots of the common broom or the European gorse? (24 April)
... that the tree Macaranga triloba encourages the ants that defend it by providing them with food bodies? (25 April)
... that amateur entomologist James John Joicey had a collection of 1.5 million butterflies? (28 April)
... that the globe chamomile (pictured), a member of the daisy family native to South Africa, infests parts of Arizona and California? (28 April)
... that the bicoloured sedge (pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? (30 April)

A. cavernicola
Orange-band surgeonfish
Bicoloured sedge
Globe chamomile blooms

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Sorry

I just filled prep 1 and noticed when I clicked save that you had placed an {{inuse}} template a few minutes earlier. Sorry for any inconvenience! 97198 (talk) 05:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

@97198: That's OK, I had only added one hook and will fill Prep 2 instead. I recommend use of the {{inuse}} tag because I checked the history tab before I started and saw nothing relevant. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken 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! Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

The second article is 295 characters short of the 5× mark. —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Move review for Rabbit hemorrhagic disease

An editor has asked for a Move review of Rabbit hemorrhagic disease. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:38, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

GT points

Yes, 5 points per article, 17 articles in total seems to be awarded correctly. It also correctly gave me 15 for the FT addition, so it looks correct to me. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:03, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you and Yoninah haven't been promoting this nomination to prep because of reluctance to use the April Fools'–style hook which is not, as one commenter noted, strictly accurate. (It's in "Box", not in "a box".) The nomination was approved back on March 24, the day it was nominated, and has been sitting for over six weeks, so if neither of you is happy with the hook, then perhaps the best thing is to request a different hook that you would be willing to promote. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. Yoninah (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I have responded on the nomination template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I am watching you know. You can always ask me. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 15:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

It's not so much the capital letter as the inclusion of the indefinite article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Useful info

In your common.js, you might consider adding this: User:MusikAnimal/responseHelper#Setup. I have it on mine, and it gives me sidebar navigation links to the sites is says it does. Regardless of whether or not you think you need them as an admin, you will probably at some point find it handy to just click on one of those links. — Maile (talk) 20:30, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. That's a useful script! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Saissetia coffeae

On 9 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saissetia coffeae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants beside coffee? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saissetia coffeae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saissetia coffeae), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Leech

LittleJerry wants us to nominate Leech as he feels it's our pigeon really ... and is too sheepish to go ahead on his own ... doesn't want to feel he's, erm, leeching on anyone .... Ok, that's enough animal puns. Do you fancy saying something brief and cheerful about it on the FAC page to get it started? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

I would like to leave it till the 15th May, after which I should be able to give it my full attention. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Excellent. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:04, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

good timing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. Indeed! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi, what is prep 2

Hi, I 'm a little unfamiliar with the DYK process, what's "prep 2"? Do I have to comment somewhere? Thanks! Cinadon36 18:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

@Cinadon36: Prep sets are groups of DYK hooks that will move into the queue and onto the main page together and you can see Prep 2 here. Your hook is scheduled to appear on May 16th from 1200 UTC onwards, but it is always possible that it might get moved to a different prep set. You will be able to see all the prep sets and queues here and keep track of it if you want to. It's all a bit complex, but you don't have to do anything else. However, you could comment on the proposal I made to rephrase the hook if you wanted to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Ok, now I get it, thanks!Cinadon36 19:21, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Limnatis nilotica

On 12 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Limnatis nilotica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Limnatis nilotica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Limnatis nilotica), 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.

DYK for Marginitermes hubbardi

On 13 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marginitermes hubbardi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marginitermes hubbardi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Marginitermes hubbardi), 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) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pterotermes

On 13 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pterotermes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pterotermes), 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) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Thanks for your note.

One other thing I noticed but haven't touched was the mixture of "A-la-mode" and "à-la-mode" in the 2020-05-22 POTD caption. One of the linked articles says "A-la-mode" is the way Hogarth spelled it, but just substituting that spelling everywhere produced red links, so I decided not to change anything. --76.71.5.208 (talk) 20:18, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Barteria fistulosa

On 14 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barteria fistulosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barteria fistulosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Barteria fistulosa), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera aethiops

On 14 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera aethiops, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera aethiops), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:45, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK Thanks

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I wanted to thank you for donating not one, but two of your QPQ credits for my DYK nomination that I've been unable to follow up on. It really means a lot. I'd like to return the favour once things settle a bit (I'm hoping in a couple of weeks time), so if you have any submissions in the near future please do give me a shout and I'll review them for you (or let me know if there's another way I can return the favour).— 🐗 Griceylipper (✉️) 21:18, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

@Griceylipper: Thank you. I regularly review more nominations than I need to because there is a backlog of around 200 unreviewed nominations. So if you can do a couple of extra reviews when you have more time, that would be very useful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

RfA

Hooray, it's over! It feels like it lasts forever, doesn't it? Looks like crats prefer we not notify a closure as being overdue for at least 12 hours! —valereee (talk) 13:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations Cwmhiraeth! Hope the tools come in useful. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 14:13, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations! I've closed your RfA as successful. Feel free to reach out to your noms, myself, or other admins if you have questions. Good luck! Maxim_(talk) 14:31, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congrats, I didn't even know this was going on! FunkMonk (talk) 14:42, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations, Cwm. Looking forward to having you on the mop crew. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:25, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RfA. —Nnadigoodluck🇳🇬 14:36, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Can you replace {{User Wikipedia/autopatrolled}} with {{User Wikipedia/Administrator}}? Thanks! 107.77.189.17 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful run for RfA. - FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 17:22, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

	Congratulations new admin
	Wheeeeeee! You did it. — Maile (talk) 14:45, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congrats!--v/r - T P 19:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Congrats! I hope editing is just as enjoyable as it was beforehand. Enwebb (talk) 19:32, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
!!!! ^Atsme _Talk 📧 19:53, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Congratulations on a well-earned recognition of your DYK work and adminship. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you all for your kind words, salutations and felicitations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Many congratulations! By the power invested in me, by me, I hereby bestow upon you your inaugural level 1 mop. Its a little rough around the edges, but it'll get the job done. Your gold encrusted "Mop of Much Power" is on backorder :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:19, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations!!! Chetsford (talk) 21:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Well done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:52, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
Congratulations, a great DYK contributor and well worthy. Kingsif (talk) 04:59, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
Congrats on getting the mop! Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:20, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
Congratulations, and best wishes! Zingarese talk · contribs 18:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Salute

Congratulations on your smooth and successful RFA. 🍾🍾Celestina007 (talk) 15:49, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Felicitations!

Please take a moment to savor your triumph... Done? Good. The RfPP backlog is this way. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:57, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

P.S. Welcome to the team. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:58, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congrats! Good to have another person helping with the backlogs. Feel free to classify yourself too while you're at it. bibliomaniac 1 5 17:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2

On 15 May 2020, the Cwmhiraeth's talk page was updated with a fact from Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2, which you recently created. The fact was ... that many people appreciate Cwmhiraeth's contributions and trust her judgment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2. You are welcome to check how many supports the request got while on the RFA page, and it may be added to Wikipedia:Times that 100 Wikipedians supported an RFX if the total is over 100. Finally, if you know of a trustworthy editor from another part of the encyclopedia, then please feel free to nominate them at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship.

— Wug·a·po·des 21:38, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Pretty cool, Cwmhiraeth and Wugapodes... and thank you, C., for the admin run! P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 23:39, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Congrats, Cwmhiraeth, and enjoy your new, shiny mop. I imagine that you'll be getting pings from WT:DYK any minute now... BlueMoonset (talk) 04:49, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you all. @Wugapodes:, your DYK-style notification is very clever :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Late to the party here. Usually I see announcements about RFAs at the top of my watchlist, but not this time. Congratulations! You've done so much good at DYK and WikiCup, I'm sure you'll do much good as an administrator too. Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:54, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. DYK is a cooperative effort, and I think we have worked quite well together. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points

I think the bot miscalculated my DYK nomination by awarding me 15 bonus points for an article that was created in 2004. If my math is correct, 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 11 points; together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 16 points. (Sorry, I know it's only a difference of one point, but every point counts) —Bloom6132 (talk) 02:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: I agree with your calculation and have adjusted the score. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Congratulations on your RfA. SethWhales^talk 11:25, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Yes, well done. Now you can fix Errors yourself! Step hen 23:14, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

@Stephen: Thank you. I look at the Errors page when I first log on each day, and if there is a clear cut and non-controversial problem mentioned there, I may be able to deal with it at a time when there may not be anyone else around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Nice to see you joining the (somewhat shrinking) band of admins. All the best: Rich Farmbrough (the apparently calm and reasonable) 11:08, 18 May 2020 (UTC).

I've only just seen this and I would also like to add my congratulations. I think you're a perfect person for the job. Though I will say that looking at those opposes, I think it is wrong that they had a go at you for some things that I did. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:04, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words. You sometimes face what I consider unjustified criticisms. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tetraponera tessmanni

On 17 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera tessmanni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetraponera tessmanni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera tessmanni), 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) 00:02, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Vitex thyrsiflora

On 17 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vitex thyrsiflora, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Vitex thyrsiflora), 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) 00:02, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos

A bit late, I know, but from what I can tell, it's not uncommon for reprints of negatives made by the father to end up being on papers that imply they're by the son. You see this a lot with Paul Nadar, who had both new material, and reprints of his father's photos, and put them on the cards with his name on them. I think I just didn't double check my Reutlingers. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.3% of all FPs} 21:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Well, it was an anomaly, but the image had its day on the main page without anyone being concerned about it. Other nice restorations of yours to follow in due course. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bigtooth cardinalfish

On 19 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bigtooth cardinalfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bigtooth cardinalfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bigtooth cardinalfish), 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) 12:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Waved woodpecker

Hello! Your submission of Waved woodpecker 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! Yoninah (talk) 13:01, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Pest (organism)

Hello! Your submission of Pest (organism) 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! KCVelaga (talk) 21:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Zootermopsis laticeps

On 21 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zootermopsis laticeps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zootermopsis laticeps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zootermopsis laticeps), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 07:42, 19 May 2020 (UTC) 12:16, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains

Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you promoted this hook from the special occasions section, but didn't actually add it to Prep 4 where the placeholder is. I didn't want to add it myself, in case there was a reason you stopped in the middle of the process. I did delete the section from the Approved page special occasions area, so if it turns out there's a problem with the nomination, please be sure to revert me so the nomination shows up again. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 12:25, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I put it in Prep 3 and did not see a placeholder in Prep 4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't know how I missed it there in Prep 3! I've just moved it to Prep 4; since Guyana is in South America, it will run from 8am to 8pm in the country's time zone on the 26th, which seems about ideal as far as timing goes. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

On 22 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims

On 22 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Moved you to Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins

Hope I didn't overstep any boundaries, but I moved you from Wikipedia:Did you know/Non-admin participants to Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins. Congrats on the mop, by the way. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:11, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Waved woodpecker

On 23 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Waved woodpecker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waved woodpecker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Waved woodpecker), 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.

--Guerillero | Parlez Moi 12:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Promoting to prep

Cwmhiraeth, I just noticed that four of the six oldest Approved hooks (February through April 9) were approved by Yoninah, so she won't be able to promote them to prep. Next time you do a set, it would be great if you could take care of some of them. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:35, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Queue 6

Hi, the Canada lynx hook needs italicization for (pictured). Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Done it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Page protection

Hi, Cwmhiraeth! I was delighted to see you at RFPP today, wielding your mop with vigor. You'll enjoy page protection; it's about the only admin action you get thanked for! And I'd like to suggest you take a look at my essay, User:MelanieN/Page protection. One of the pieces of advice there, if we had all followed it, could have avoided the three-way edit conflict we got into just now - when you, I, and CaptainEek all protected the same article, for different times, within the same few minutes! No harm done; it was an LOL moment. But you might pick up some tips.

Also, I see that you haven't yet collected all the administrator bling you are now entitled to. You can now display a lot more goodies than just the usual crappy T-shirt! See User:MelanieN/Admin bling.

I have always admired your diligence at DYK; I look forward to seeing you in other parts of the wiki. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

@MelanieN: Thank you. I looked at your essay and the reasoning you give there is very much in line with what I was thinking. The period for which protection should be given is very much a matter of personal choice and I guess I can learn a lot from what other, more experienced users have done when dealing with the pages listed at RfPP. I protected Dominic Cummings yesterday. I messed up the first time because I failed to state a reason, so I unprotected and reprotected the page. Do you think the length of protection was about right?

When I started moving pages listed on WP:RM, I used to do the move before closing the discussion, because sometimes I found I couldn't move a page because it was move protected. I was told that I should close the move discussion first and make the move afterwards. Does the same advice apply to page protection? Should I close the RfPP request after applying the protection (which is what I have been doing), or before? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

I always complete the protection first, and report at RfPP afterward. As you say, something might turn up in the process of carrying out what you decided to do. Besides, it is more convenient that way: you are there at the article, probably at the history page, as you evaluate the situation and decide what to do. So do it right then (you can do it from the history page); add the "protected" icon to the article page (if you use Twinkle it will be done automatically); then go back to RfPP and report what you have done. (I can see why RM might be different, because you are there at the discussion when you decide what to do, so you can record your decision before carrying it out. For that matter, you could now move a page that is move-protected - although you probably wouldn't do it without first consulting with whoever protected it.)

re: Dominic Cummings: Yes, I think 2 weeks was good. It could even have been longer, because the previous, very recent protection had been for 2 weeks, and we can escalate with a subsequent one. But the bottom line is that the article needed immediate protection, as you did, because the vandalism edits were insults (BLP violations) directed at the subject, coming thick and fast, and they had resumed as soon as the previous protection wore off. So yes, 2 weeks was fine. BTW if you use Twinkle, it will prompt you to give a reason; "vandalism" is the default.

Anyhow, glad to see you are jumping into the admin stuff, and don't be afraid to try new things. I'll be glad to "consult" any time you have questions - at least for stuff where I feel competent myself. If I don't I'll refer you to someone else. -- MelanieN (talk) 15:04, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

I don't use Twinkle because I am fairly technologically incompetent and prefer to do things slowly and steadily rather than in the twinkle of an eye. I will take you up on your offer of help if I find I need it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:50, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

Twinkle is DESIGNED for the technologically incompetent. That's me all over, I am as non-techie as it comes. I don't use Twinkle for very many things (I prefer to block or delete the old fashioned way so I can see what I am doing), but with page protection it makes the process very transparent and super easy. But we each need to find our own level of comfort. -- MelanieN (talk) 23:11, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

+1. I use Twinkle but veeerrryyy slowwwllly. :) —valereee (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#2)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think the bot has miscalculated the bonus points for my DYK nomination again. The article was created in 2003, hence 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 12 points. Together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 17 points (not 16). —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Agreed and corrected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Manchurian plague

Hi, I wanted to promote this to an image slot, but ended up writing a new hook for it. Would you like to promote it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

It had been promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy by the time I looked at it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Manifest destiny#Requested move 10 May 2020

I would like to ask you to reword that close, as Not moved. There is clearly a consensus, in WP terms, against a move, since those in favor of the move have no actual policy argument in favor of it, and the evidence presented was faulty, as has been clearly demonstrated; meanwhile MOS:CAPS, WP:NCCAPS, and WP:CONSISTENT all militate again such a move (as does WP:TITLECHANGES – articles should not be renamed without good reason). Thus, both the policy and source arguments are strongly in favor of no move. A No consensus closure of an RM is generally a bad idea, as it simply means the RM will probably be reopened with total rehash arguments in a few months or even a few weeks. We've seen this time and again. I'm thinking you probably meant "no consensus to move", but "no consensus" in an RM context indicates that consensus cannot be determined, while "not moved" means there is not a consensus to move, which is the actual case here. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 11:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

Now on main page

Hi, I was offline for a few days. Do you realize you moved a second New York City hook into this set? It's now on the main page. Yoninah (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

I had to move the Black Cap Mountain hook out of the set because of concerns about the hook and I looked for another US non-bio hook to replace it, and that was all I could find. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Brown pelican/GA1

Hi C - I don't think you meant to post here? Josh Milburn (talk) 17:01, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks @J Milburn:. I wonder how I ended up there? I have moved the notification now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations

Hi Cwmhiraeth! (A late) congratulations on passing RfA and becoming an administrator! PrussianOwl (talk) 00:03, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, PrussianOwl. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

And a late congratulations from me as well. My head has been buried in the sand as of late, or I would have Strong Supported your RfA. Welcome to the mop club. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:38, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I have found various menial tasks that are within my capabilities! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Gosh, well done! Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:19, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Just saw it on the newsletter. Sorry I wasn't there to participate, but congratulations nonetheless. Samsara 09:38, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Samsara. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations Cwmhiraeth on your RFA, You'll make a fantastic admin!, Happy blocking! :), Cheers, –Davey2010^Talk 20:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Davey! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:52, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

Congrats from me too. I run User:Theopolisme/Scripts/adminhighlighter, and I noticed your sig turn cyan Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:37, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Do you find that script useful? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:34, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lithodytes

Hello! Your submission of Lithodytes 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! Andrew🐉(talk) 11:06, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pest (organism)

On 3 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pest (organism), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many of the animals regarded as pests have co-evolved with humans, adapting to the warm, sheltered conditions that a building provides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pest (organism). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pest (organism)), 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) 00:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)

May 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

WP:TOLN

May 2020—Issue 014

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Lythronax by FunkMonk, Lythronaxargestes and IJReid Meerkat by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Borchgrevinkium by Super Dromaeosaurus, reviewed by Amitchell125 Nakalipithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Gog the Mild Scanisaurus by Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Gog the Mild Sand cat by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Aven13 Pigs in culture by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Sainsf Sun bear by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Megacephalosaurus by Macrophyseter, reviewed by Aven13 Cinnamon red bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Banteng by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Cartorhynchus by Lythronaxargestes, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Black-footed cat by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Amitchell125 Homo ergaster by Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Black coral by Aven13, reviewed by Sainsf Heuglin's gazelle by Sainsf, reviewed by The Rambling Man Australopithecus garhi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Chororapithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by IJReid Ornithocheiromorpha by JurassicClassic767, reviewed by IJReid

Newly nominated content
Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus Leech by LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth List of mephitids by PesN Sand cat by BhagyaMani Cinnamon red bat by Enwebb Kristianstad Basin by Ichthyovenator Nakalipithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Scanisaurus by Ichthyovenator Sun bear by Sainsf Heuglin's gazelle by Sainsf Black coral by Aven13 Australopithecus garhi by Dunkleosteus77 Chororapithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Northern crested newt by Tylototriton Megacephalosaurus by Macrophyseter Banteng by Sainsf Cartorhynchus by Lythronaxargestes Ornithocheiromorpha by JurassicClassic767 Black-footed cat by BhagyaMani Bat virome by Enwebb Echinodon by IJReid Homo ergaster by Ichthyovenator Dwarf dog-faced bat by Enwebb Doedicurus by Dunkleosteus77 Zebra by LittleJerry

News at a glance

This month saw two Tree of Life editors gain the mop: CaptainEek (WikiProjects Birds and Plants) and Cwmhiraeth (familiar name at DYK, WikiProjects Plants, Animals, and Insects)
The April – May GAN backlog drive finished up, clearing the queue from nearly 700 outstanding nominations to about 350.

Interview with Jts1882

This month we're joined by Jts1882, who is active in depicting evolutionary relationship of taxa via cladograms. Part of this includes responding to cladogram requests, where interested editors can have cladograms made without using the templates themselves.

How did you come to be interested in systematics? Are you interested in systematics broadly, or is there a particular group you're most fond of?

As long as I can remember I’ve been interested in nature, starting with the animals and plants in the garden, school grounds, and local wood, and then more general wildlife worldwide. An interest in how things are classified grew from this. I like things to be organised and understanding the relationships between things and systems (not just living things) is a big part of that. Biology was always my favourite subject in school and took up a disproportionate part of my time. My interest in systematics is broad as I’d like to comprehend the whole tree of life, but the cat family is my favourite group.

What's the background behind cladogram requests? I see that it isn't a very old part of the Tree of Life

Well I can’t take any credit for the cladogram requests page, although I help out there sometimes. It was created by IJReid and there are several people who have helped there more than me. I think the motivation is that creating cladograms requires a knowledge of the templates that is daunting for many editors. It was one way of helping people who want to focus on content creation.

My main contribution to the cladograms is converting the {{clade}} template to use a Lua module. The template code was extremely difficult to follow and had to be repetitive (I can only admire the efforts of those who got the thing to work in the first place). The conversion to Lua made it more efficient, allowed larger and deeper cladograms, plus facilitating the introduction of new features. The cladogram request page was recently the venue for discussion on making time calibrated cladograms, which is now possible, if not particularly user friendly.

What advice do you have for an editor who wants to learn how to make cladograms?

The same advice I would give to someone facing any computer problem, just try it out. Start by taking existing code for a cladogram and make changes yourself. The main advice would be to format it properly so indents match the brackets vertically. Of course, not everyone wants to learn and if someone prefers to focus on article content there is the cladogram request page.

Examples of cladograms Jts1882 has created, showing different proposed clades for Neoaves

Jarvis et al (2014)

Prum et al (2015)

Suh (2016) — a hard polytomy

Columbea

	Mirandornithes (flamingos, grebes)

	Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

Passerea

Otidae

	Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

	Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Gruae

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Gruimorphae

	Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Columbaves

	Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

	Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

Aequorlitornithes

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

	Mirandornithes(flamingoes, grebes)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

(waterbirds)

Inopinaves

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Mirandornithes (flamingoes, grebes)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Do you have any personal projects or goals you're working towards on Wikipedia?

As I said I like organisation and systems. So I find efforts like the automated taxobox system and {{taxonbar}} appealing. I would like to see more reuse of the major phylogenetic trees on Wikipedia with more use of consensus trees on the higher taxa. Too often they get edited based on one recent report and/or without proper citation. Animals and bilateria are examples where this is a problem.

Towards this I have been working on a system of phylogeny templates that can be reused flexibly. The {{Clade transclude}} template allows selective transclusion, so the phylogenetic trees on one page can be reused with modifications, i.e. can be pruned and grafted, used with or without images, with or without collapsible elements, etc. I have an example for the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification (see {{Phylogeny/APG IV}}) and one for squamates that also includes collapsible elements (see {{Phylogeny/Squamata}}).

A second project is to have a modular reference system for taxonomic resources. I have made some progress along this lines with the {{BioRef}} template. This started off simply as a way of hardlinking to Catalog of Fishes pages and I’ve gradually expanded it to cover other groups (e..g. FishBase, AmphibiaWeb and Amphibian Species of the World, Reptile Database, the Mammalian Diversity Database). The modular nature is still rudimentary and needs a rewrite before it is ready for wider use.

What would surprise your fellow editors to learn about your life off-Wikipedia?

I don’t think there is anything particularly surprising or interesting about my life. I’ve had an academic career as a research scientist but I don't think anyone could guess the area from my Wikipedia edits. I prefer to work on areas where I am learning at the same time. This why I spend more time with neglected topics (e.g. mosses at the moment). I start reading and then find that I’m not getting the information I want.

Anything else you'd like us to know?

My interest in the classification of things goes beyond biology. I am fascinated by mediaeval attempts to classify knowledge, such as Bacon in his The Advancement of Learning and Diderot and d’Alembert in their Encyclopédie. They were trying to come up with a universal scheme of knowledge just as the printing press was allowing greater dissemination of knowledge.

With the internet we are seeing a new revolution in knowledge dissemination. Just look at how we could read research papers on the COVID virus within weeks of its discovery. With an open internet, everyone has access, not just those with the luxury of books at home or good libraries. Sites like the Biodiversity Heritage Library allow you to read old scientific works without having to visit dusty university library stack rooms, while the taxonomic and checklist databases provide instant information on millions of living species. In principle, the whole world can now find out about anything, even if Douglas Adams warned we might be disinclined to do so.

This is why I like Wikipedia, with all its warts, it’s a means of organising the knowledge on the internet. In just two decades it’s become a first stop for knowledge and hopefully a gateway to more specialised sources. Perhaps developing this latter aspect, beyond providing good sources for what we say, is the next challenge for Wikipedia.

May DYKs

Slender Scotch burnet moth on a flower

Northern plains gray langur

Male vermilion flycatcher

Canada lynx

Meerkats

Hilarimorphites burmanica

Sun bear

... that coconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps by hitching a lift? (1 May)
... that Neanderthals went fishing? (1 May)
... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? (1 May)
... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses? (3 May)
... that the Vietnam mouse-deer, which had been feared to have gone extinct nearly 30 years ago, was sighted again in 2019? (4 May)
... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities? (5 May)
... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe? (5 May)
... that populations of the slender Scotch burnet (pictured), a European moth that lives in dry, lime-rich areas, have been declining? (6 May)
... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back? (9 May)
... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants besides coffee? (9 May)
... that entomologist Frederick Vincent Theobald wrote a five-volume monograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes? (12 May)
... that the northern plains gray langur monkey (example pictured) is killed in India for food and to prevent crop raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus? (12 May)
... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices? (12 May)
... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? (14 May)
... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? (15 May)
... that Miller's langur, one of the rarest primates in Borneo, was feared to be extinct until a 2012 study rediscovered it in an area where it was previously unknown? (16 May)
... that most of the known Gigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten by porcupines? (17 May)
... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? (17 May)
... that mesophyletid weevils have only been found in Burmese amber? (18 May)
... that Pyrocephalus, the genus name of the vermilion flycatcher (example pictured), literally means 'fire head'? (19 May)
... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth? (20 May)
... that in the Australian Journal of Herpetology, a first-year student and a high school teacher reassessed the taxonomy of Australia's entire reptile class, naming 33 novel genera and 214 new species? (20 May)
... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees? (22 May)
... that Megaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside the Barbary stag? (23 May)
... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds? (24 May)
... that populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) undergo cyclic rises and falls in line with those of the snowshoe hare? (25 May)
... that despite being known as the Mexican hydrangea, Clerodendrum bungei is neither from Mexico nor a species of hydrangea? (25 May)
... that meerkats (examples pictured) use alarm calls that can identify the type of predator posing the risk, the level of danger, and the caller itself? (27 May)
... that the frog Boophis fayi can be identified by its unusual green-and-turquoise eyes? (30 May)
... that members of the fly family Apystomyiidae (example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments in Kazakhstan? (30 May)
... that the sun bear (pictured) is the smallest of all bear species? (31 May)

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May 2020 GOCE drive bling

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Cwmhiraeth for copy edits totaling over 12,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE May 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 05:43, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ant garden

On 5 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ant garden, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ant garden. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ant garden), 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.

DYK for Crematogaster carinata

On 5 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crematogaster carinata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Crematogaster carinata), 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.

—valereee (talk) 12:02, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Coelomera ruficornis

On 8 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coelomera ruficornis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coelomera ruficornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coelomera ruficornis), 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.

DYK for Cecropia pachystachya

On 8 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cecropia pachystachya, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cecropia pachystachya), 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.

DYK for Azteca alfari

On 8 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Azteca alfari, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Azteca alfari), 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.

DYK for Azteca muelleri

On 8 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Azteca muelleri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Azteca muelleri), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

The da Vinci Barnstar

		The da Vinci Barnstar
		For all you technical DYK work --evrik ^(talk) 04:31, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Well thank you evrik, that's very kind of you. You are very productive yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Southern plains gray langur

On 10 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Southern plains gray langur, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that cattle and deer sometimes stand under trees where southern plains gray langurs are feeding in order to consume the edible pieces that the monkeys drop? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Southern plains gray langur. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Southern plains gray langur), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Juneteenth

Could you schedule File:Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored).jpg for June 19th. It is one of my FPs so I thought I would ask you to do it instead. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 17:33, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

@Coffeeandcrumbs: Is there any particular reason for the 19th? I can move the picture presently listed for that day (the photographer is blocked and unlikely to object) if you wish, or I could list your image for one of the empty slots at the end of the month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:42, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Juneteenth (June 19) is an semi-official holiday in the African-American community celebrating emancipation from slavery. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 17:50, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

OK, I'll do it in the morning. I hadn't noticed that the section heading was a link! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much for doing this by the way! How are enjoying your new earned tools? --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 06:34, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

@Coffeeandcrumbs: The tools are good, thank you, but they create a bit of a problem over at DYK. I used to promote a lot of hooks to preps, building perhaps half of the prep sets. I could still do this, but then I would be unable to move those sets into the queue, a thing I have been doing nearly daily since getting the tools. So that leaves Yoninah to build most of the prep sets, but Yoninah is much involved in reviewing other people's nominations, suggesting hooks and discussing options, quite apart from her own nominations, and then can't promote these particular hooks. So another editor moving hooks into prep would be very helpful, especially for the hooks Yoninah is ineligible to promote. I know you recently built a prep set, and any help you can give in doing some more would be most welcome. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:32, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

I have noticed that exact issue. I am trying to do preps more regularly, especially hooks reviewed by Yoninah. However, I am still trying to get a handle on it. It is difficult not to get stuck on the same article and overthink it. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 08:39, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth and @Coffeeandcrumbs: thank you for promoting "my" hooks today. Last week I decided to do a mini blitz campaign to clear the nominations page and only got through 9 out of 200+ nominations. That wasn't very satisfying, and then when it came to balancing prep sets, I couldn't promote my own reviews. I'm not going to do that again so quickly. Meanwhile, BlueMoonset is planning a week-long blitz for other editors to clear the noms page; looking forward to that. Best, Yoninah (talk) 10:51, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

A BlueMoonset blitz sounds like a good idea. I aim to review two articles every time I nominate one. "Every little helps", as it says in an advertising slogan used by the Tesco supermarket chain over here! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:05, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Leech

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think some of the FAC items may be more your thing than mine.... if you have a moment. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, the source review needs attention... Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#3)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think the bot has miscalculated the bonus points for my DYK nomination for a third time. The article was created in 2006, hence 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 9 points. Together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 14 points (not 13). Which begs the question – has the bot been updated since last year's tournament to take into account the change of year? —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:35, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

@Jarry1250: We really need to sort this out; I can change the points manually, but there are other contestants also missing out on their bonus points.

@Bloom6132: On a slightly different matter, looking at this section of the Scoring page, it seems to me that the calculation in the bullet point below the table (starting "This bonus") is incorrect and should read "(10×2)+5". What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:08, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Since the hypothetical article was created in 2009, it should actually read "(10×2)+11". I got 11 from: (a) 5 bonus points for being created in 2015 or before; together with (b) another 6 points since the rules are "award[ing] 1 point for each year created before 2015". If the hypothetical article was created in 2015, then yes, your equation above (i.e. "(10×2)+5") would be correct. —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:55, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

I hope I got the calculation right. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: Yes, I do agree with your calculation and will adjust your score. I should also do so for the other people with relevant DYKs. However we really need to fix the problem rather than tinker with the scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! And yes, I agree. I hope this did not affect qualifying in previous rounds (cursory glance at the tables from rounds 1 and 2 indicates that it did not). —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:21, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Lithodytes

On 13 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lithodytes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gold-striped frog (pictured) sometimes breeds inside an active nest of leafcutter ants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lithodytes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lithodytes), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The DYK Barnstar
		I give you this DYK Barnstar for making so much Did You Know?s. 107.77.245.40 (talk) 03:38, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:13, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nymphargus grandisonae

Hello! Your submission of Nymphargus grandisonae 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cochranella nola

On 15 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cochranella nola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the small frog Cochranella nola has yellow intestines, a green tongue, and dark green bones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cochranella nola. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cochranella nola), 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.

Bertillon

Hi my welsh friend (I guess you are welsh, due to your name !!)

Thanks for advice. As the direct successor of Alphonse, I am very proud of the nomination, especially for July 14th, which is our French National day ! Have a good day.--Jebulon (talk) 11:03, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Diolch! I chose it for July 14th for that very reason. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter June 2020

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DYK for Nymphargus grandisonae

On 18 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nymphargus grandisonae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the male giant glass frog has a hooked spur on his upper arm which is used when fighting rivals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nymphargus grandisonae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nymphargus grandisonae), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Animals have beliefs?

Firstly, in case of anything, I've contributed anonymously on Wikipedia and other Wikis for over 10 years (although it doesn't look like that because I get different IP addresses).

So, recently, I have found this article from the ScienceDaily news-source about animals having beliefs like humans: What it means when animals have beliefs. I like to know if it's good and verifiable enough to add information about that newly released. Thanks. --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 16:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I would think that ScienceDaily is a sufficiently reliable source, and I think this information could be added to a suitable article. I was surprised they used the term "beliefs", which has religious connotations, whereas I would have preferred "rational thought processes" or something similar. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I think "beliefs" make a little more sense in my opinion, but alright. Maybe put it at Ethology, which deals with related behavior of animals, or Comparative psychology, which deals with the mental processes of animals? Thanks (for learning something new). --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 23:38, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Done. Not much I could do about the reference, but it feels sufficient. [3] --2603:9000:A511:9E76:BD3D:EADD:7515:B77F (talk) 23:57, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I have reformulated the reference. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

I found some more evidence over the last week to supplement it: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/doanimal.htm / https://aap.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00048407912341011 / https://www.jstor.org/stable/20012935 / https://animalstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1191&context=animsent / https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2017/november/11012017Buckner-Animal-Cognition.php --2603:9000:A511:9E76:974:A52F:A26F:592 (talk) 13:14, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

They look like good sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Just like to remind you that I also transliterated and simplified it for the Simple Wikipedia, here: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology#Historical_development It has to meet their Basic English standards. --2603:9000:A511:9E76:974:A52F:A26F:592 (talk) 19:38, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Good. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Wikicup bot multiplier error

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I've noticed that the bot hasn't given me the the 5x Wikipedias bonus for Soviet Union women's national rugby union team which I submitted for the Wikicup today. Would you be able to assist with this please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:43, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I guess you are referring to the 1.2x multiplier. I believe the bot looks to the position at the beginning of the contest/year, and in this case the Turkish language equivalent article was only started in the month of "Haziran 2020‎", whenever that was. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/1st Missouri Infantry (Confederate)

Hi, I reserved a slot for this special occasion hook, which I helped write, in Prep 6. Would you mind promoting it? BTW no one else seems to be building prep sets lately. Best, Yoninah (talk) 00:20, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

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DYK for Huanchaca mouse

On 22 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Huanchaca mouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of the factors affecting the future of the Huanchaca mouse is the increased cultivation of biofuels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Huanchaca mouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Huanchaca mouse), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Building balanced prep sets

Hi, with only 64 approved nominations, most of them U.S. based, non-bios, and an overabundance of American Civil War hooks, it's almost impossible to build balanced sets. If I go ahead and do more reviews, will you promote them? Also pinging Coffeeandcrumbs. Yoninah (talk) 15:22, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Yes, and I will do a few extra reviews for you to promote. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Yoninah, is the cutoff of 60 approved noms we specified for reverting to 1-a-days too low? —valereee (talk) 19:33, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

The real trouble is the 250 unapproved nominations. We need a blitz to get that figure down. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

@Valereee: sorry, I don't follow those mathematical discussions. Cwmhiraeth knows more about than I do. Even if we slow down the rate, we don't have enough diversity in the approved hooks to build a balanced set. Yoninah (talk) 19:41, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, the WikiCup doesn't consider DYK reviewing or prep building, is that correct? Do you think it could? It might help with the backlog at DYK in the first months of the year. —valereee (talk) 19:51, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

The WikiCup awards points for DYKs, but not for reviewing them. Any change in the rules of that sort would need to take place after the contest has finished in October. The amount of DYK-related activity at the WikiCup is relatively modest, most contestants seeming to prefer the GA and GA reviewing route. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Well, my idea of doing another mini blitz of reviews isn't working so well. I approved only 1 out of 6 reviews. Yoninah (talk) 21:15, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Yoninah, are you saying to failed the other six, or just needed to query them? I'm assuming the latter. —valereee (talk) 21:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

@Valereee: I'm saying that the standard of article and hook writing is not what it should be. Even some of our regulars toss out any old hook just to get a pass. I feel we put a lot of effort into producing a respectable set for the main page, but no one knows all the work that goes on behind the scenes to get to that point. Yoninah (talk) 21:43, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, your talk page is taking an awful lot of time to load. Could you archive it please? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Yoninah, I agree, our qpq encourages people to simply pass hooks and articles. —valereee (talk) 21:51, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Oh, yes, totally for next year! —valereee (talk) 21:39, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilean seaside cinclodes

On 23 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chilean seaside cinclodes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Chilean seaside cinclodes bobs its tail while it walks and flares its wings while it sings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chilean seaside cinclodes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chilean seaside cinclodes), 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.

— Wug·a·po·des 23:10, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 12:02, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (#4)

Hi Cwmhiraeth! Sorry to trouble you again – the bot has shorted me one point again for this DYK nom (article created in 2007, so should be 13 bonus points instead of 12). —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:41, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

OK, I will make the alteration. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:50, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks very much! If the bot isn't fixed by the next round, would you like me to keep track of all the DYK submissions I make and ask you at the end of the round to correct them? Or are you fine with me asking in this "as we go" manner? —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:23, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Jarry1250 did not respond to pings so I intend to look at all the contestants submissions before the end of this round and adjust them where needed, especially if a few extra points would be critical for anyone to reach the next round. One correction at the end of the round should suffice if the matter remains unsorted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:05, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

POTD for June 25

Hi Cwmhiraeth, regarding the Virginia coat of arms POTD, I've changed the bolded article from Historical armorial of U.S. states from 1876 to the original target, Virginia (and added a brief intro to the top of the blurb), which is an FA and more closely related to the featured picture in question. This also brings it more in line with past POTDs from the state heraldry collection for consistency. Does this work for you? — RAVENPVFF · talk · 18:23, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

@Ravenpuff: All the POTDs I create automatically appear on my watchlist, so I had already looked at your changes and thought them OK. It is difficult writing suitable blurb's for topics of which I am completely ignorant! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Scythrophrys

On 24 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scythrophrys, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Boie's frog (pictured) and the Banhado frog both resemble dead leaves on the floor of the forest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scythrophrys. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Scythrophrys), 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.

— Wug·a·po·des 23:33, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Proceratophrys boiei

On 24 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Proceratophrys boiei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Boie's frog (pictured) and the Banhado frog both resemble dead leaves on the floor of the forest? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Proceratophrys boiei), 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.

— Wug·a·po·des 23:33, 20 June 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion changes now that DYK is back to one set per day

Cwmhiraeth, I hope you don't mind, but I thought it would be easiest to ask you to take care of these necessary moves and promotions, though if you'd prefer, the ones that involve preps could be handled by someone else, perhaps Yoninah. As I'm writing this, Queues 3 through 7 are filled, as are Preps 1 through 6.

June 27: The hook about Ryan Williams in Prep 2 needs to move to Queue 5.

The rest are still in the special occasions area and at some point soon need to be checked and promoted into already-filled preps. (There's a small chance Prep 2 might be promoted to Queue 2 in the next few hours, in which case we'd need an admin to do the July 1 one.)

July 1: The hook about the 6th Missouri Infantry will need to go into Prep 2.
July 2: The hook about Asa Binns will need to go into Prep 3.
July 4: The hook about US Independence Day will need to go into Prep 5.

Thank you very much as always. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:17, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I have made these various moves. What DYK currently needs is for the enormous number of unreviewed nominations to be reviewed. At around 245, they create a built-in delay of about thirty days between nomination and appearance on the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for moving the June 27 special occasion hook into Queue 5. But now you have 3 U.S. hooks in a row, and 5 altogether. I suggest swapping out the Pine Street hook in the second slot for something foreign from the preps. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:56, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:28, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, I've been working on preparing a DYK backlog blitz (modeled on the GAN and GOCE ones), but life has intervened, so the earliest I could run it would be starting the weekend of July 3 (over a week from now). I'd originally thought to do it for a week, which is what GOCE does, but maybe nine days (July 3 through 11) would be better, with two weekends included, even though the first would include the July 4 holiday in the states. The draft page is at User talk:BlueMoonset/sandbox4, if you have any thoughts. I'm hoping we get dozens of unapproved nominations to be approved; if we get enough, it might even trigger a return to two-a-day, something I imagine most admins won't be thrilled by, but it would be nice to get the total noms down further, into the low 200s at least. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:21, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

It looks good! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

ThePrint

Cwmhiraeth Declining WP:RPP was likely not a great decision. Its pointless me doing it again and we'd better let the vandals have the article. Thanks @WikiMacaroons for doing [4] but from now on the article is off my watchlist.Djm-leighpark (talk) 11:54, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

@Djm-leighpark: Semi-page protection is meant for pages experiencing high or persistent levels of vandalism, which this page just wasn't. All pages experience some vandalism, from the smallest to the largest, but we don't want to shut out valuable new editors. A large portion of constructive edits are still made by IP's and new users, so we try to use page protection as sparingly as possible. Generally, if a page has had much recent disruption (at least 3 vandalisms not all by the same user is a good rule of thumb) within the last day, or persistent disruption over the course of a week, then semi-protection might be warranted. Sometimes protection for disruption over a longer scale is warranted, but it needs to really be persistent and troublesome. Hopefully that helps explain our protection policy a little better! Don't be afraid to submit pages for protection though if you think they need it, better safe than sorry, and an admin can always make the final call. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:32, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

I am sick and tired of chunks being knocked of that article and I was asked for pending changes anyway so the article doesn't get visibly done in. But anyway as I say its off my watch list so you admins can watch new editors (likely the same persistent IP's) make unsupported claims against the newspaper. Its far better off my watchlist you understand. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 12:58, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

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A toast sandwich for you!

Thanks for reviewing Laal Kothi Paak Darbaar Sharif, it was a difficult task for an admin to review article with citation in other foreign languages, especially for an admin whose first language is English lol Majun e Baqi (talk) 14:00, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Queue 6 shuffle

Hi. It looks like you shuffled the hooks in Queue 6 when you promoted them from prep. Can you please put them back in the original order (Tomassetti, Senior Citizen, 16th Miss, Buyuk, Burton, Black Swan, Trump, Sign)? The new order has two politician hooks in a row, and I don't see why there was any need to change it. Can you please put it back to how it was? Thanks, The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 05:51, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: I shuffled the hooks because I didn't think it appropriate to put the hook about Donald Trump next to the quirky one about the cock. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 July newsletter

The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

Epicgenius, with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
The Rambling Man , with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
Gog the Mild, a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere 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. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

POTD for 9 July

Hi Cwmhiraeth, in the Wyoming coat of arms POTD, you added the following symbolism of the shield: the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868, the agricultural riches of the territory and the military actions needed to subdue the native Americans and ensure the peace and the safety of settlers. Do you have an article where this is mentioned, or any source for this? I found one that describes the contents of the shield, but not its meaning. Thanks! — RAVENPVFF · talk · 11:19, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

@Ravenpuff: Did I have a source? The railroad bit, yes, the agriculture bit, not sure, and the sword bit, no. I did my best to write a blurb about a subject of which I knew nothing. Feel free to rewrite the blurb in any way you think fit. 12:38, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

The Destub Barnstar

		The Destub Barnstar
		Thank you for destubbing/expanding articles in many regions and logging them at The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge. Koridas 📣 20:36, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Koridas, it's an impressive barnstar! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Barbronia weberi

On 10 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barbronia weberi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barbronia weberi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Barbronia weberi), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2020-07-25

The article about the painting is very short. Just out of curiosity, do you plan to expand it? (Ixion seems to be in much better shape.) Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:41, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

@Armbrust: I think it was my intention to improve the article and I had forgotten about it. I will either improve it, if I can find suitable sources, or rewrite the blurb for the POTD to refer to Ixion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

@Armbrust: Having created Template:POTD/2020-07-24, I suppose I had better scrap it, because I now find that the image has appeared on POTD before Template:POTD/2017-09-07. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:14, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, that would be best. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:56, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Discodoris boholiensis

Hello! Your submission of Discodoris boholiensis 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CMD (talk) 02:54, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gastrotheca andaquiensis

On 13 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gastrotheca andaquiensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the female Andes marsupial frog carries her developing young in a pouch on her back? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gastrotheca andaquiensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gastrotheca andaquiensis), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

... thanks for that and other nature facts and your constant help with DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:37, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you, for deleting the subpage 😙 --User:MissionZero2.0 | User_talk:MissionZero2.0 07:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

How to protect a page

Hey bro,how can I protect a page from vandalism Mamallarnarashimavarman (talk) 16:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

@Mamallarnarashimavarman: Only WP:Administrators can protect pages. If you think that a page is in need of protection, you can request it at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:32, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Feedback on your DYK review of Andy Auld (Royal Navy officer)

Hi, I've just had to correct the hook for this DYK on the main page given it was clearly incorrect - please see [5]. I'd suggest more closely checking sources for future DYK reviews. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 04:51, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Thanks very much for your help with Leila Hassan's DYK! Lajmmoore (talk) 07:58, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Corythomantis greeningi

On 18 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corythomantis greeningi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the frog Corythomantis greeningi retreats into a hole, blocks the entrance with its spiny head, and injects venom into anything that tries to dislodge it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Corythomantis greeningi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corythomantis greeningi), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Calappa hepatica

On 21 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calappa hepatica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calappa hepatica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Calappa hepatica), 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.

—valereee (talk) 00:02, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Discodoris boholiensis

On 22 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Discodoris boholiensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Discodoris boholiensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Discodoris boholiensis), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Photokinesis

On 22 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Photokinesis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Photokinesis), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Abatus cordatus

On 23 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Abatus cordatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abatus cordatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Abatus cordatus), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

Prep promotions

Yes, I notice you promote practically every day, and I appreciate it. So I'll leave you off the pings. You're definitely our most attentive administrator! Yoninah (talk) 17:59, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

RD1 deletions

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks very much for handling my recent RD1s

On American Academy of Actuaries, it wasn't actually just that user that had left copyvios; some of the copyvios were already on that page before (the ones from the issuu source). I think you've only revdelled the new user's contribs, but many of the previous contribs contained the copyvio too - the top revdel request template on the page had the source and revision span for those. If you get a moment, would you mind sorting those too?

Cheers, your help is really appreciated! Naypta ☺ | ✉ talk page | 13:25, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

@Naypta: It's done now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:41, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submissions

If I'm not mistaken, these three DYK submissions (Template:Did you know nominations/Ng On-yee, Template:Did you know nominations/Patsy Fagan, and Template:Did you know nominations/John Pulman on this contestant's page) are ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the respective page history, the aforementioned noms were not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 14:06, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

I should have noticed that. I have changed his submissions page and hope the bot will adjust his score accordingly. If not, I will have to try to work it out myself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:10, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

No worries! If my math is correct, it should total minus 73 pts. (15 + 27 + 31, respectively, with all multipliers, extra base pts. and bonus pts. included). —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:33, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Apologies all for my ignorance of this rule. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:59, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: That's OK. As I am sure you can appreciate, it's a logical rule because newly promoted GAs qualify for DYK without any extra work needing to be done (except for the QPQ!). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:24, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I support the rule fully. I've looked back, and I also had three ineligible DYKs in round 3. (Cliff Wilson, Joe Davis and Idiot Wind). I don't think I had any ineligible ones in earlier rounds. Please check this, and take any action as necessary. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:28, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: I suggest we take no action on those. As far as I can see you would still have proceeded to Round 4 even if you did not have the extra points. Patsy Fagan would actually have been eligible for DYK as a fivefold expansion, but you may not have realised it at the time. Of course, Stephen Hendry was always my favourite snooker player. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:57, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I managed to score five points against Hendry when he played an exhibition at the local club, in 1987 (I think). He looked special even then. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:10, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Goniocidaris umbraculum

On 27 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Goniocidaris umbraculum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea urchin Goniocidaris umbraculum moves its eggs with its tube feet, assisted by cilia, to an area near its mouth where they can be brooded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goniocidaris umbraculum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Goniocidaris umbraculum), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

no copyright yet copyleft

Cwm, this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=969276654 is fallacious
the text on "that" site is wikipedia's
the text is ours, here the proof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_martyr
when you have fixed this matter, please restore my review ;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gesaly (talk • contribs) 11:30, 27 July 2020 (UTC) Gesaly (talk) 11:33, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

@Gesaly: If I made a mistake, I will fix it. First, let's clarify the position. You added 2170 bites of information to Christian views on suicide. Where did that text come from? Did you write it yourself, or did you copy it from somewhere else? If you copied it, where did you copy it from? Please explain. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

thanks for consideration. if on Christian martyr is it a copyviol...(??)
we consier it a copyleft, so XD

Gesaly (talk) 15:19, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

@Gesaly: I don't understand what you are saying, and you did not answer the questions that I asked above.

Have a look at this page, which is where I believe you copied the information from. At the foot of the page it states "Copyright © 2013 YLIE". That means the text is copyright and you cannot copy it and paste it into Wikipedia. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:26, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

jtg Cwm! check this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_martyr&oldid=530053909
the text is at least a 2012 wikipedia's
now, we have difficulties to show more and proove more to you are so wrong. the text is ours-wikipedia's!!!
what is so difficult to understand? or do you want that we put another template (on Christian martyr ???
we try to put it this way: do you think that wikipedia cannot copy text from a page in another...from wikipedia to wikipedia. we cannot understand your point. KDM Gesaly (talk) 22:50, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Umbrella slug

Hello! Your submission of Umbrella slug 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 12:55, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cerrado mouse

On 1 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerrado mouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerrado mouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cerrado mouse), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you

@Cwmhiraeth: thanks for reviewing AMP Life. The Little Platoon (talk) 07:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Points question

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I know it's a little late now but would it be possible if you would be able to tell me how many Wikicup points I would have got for Flag of Ulster had it not been held up by an RFC please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:15, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

I reckon it would have scored 19 points - 5 points x 1.4 multiplier, +5 bonus, +7 years. It would have raised your score to 244, but not given you enough to proceed to Round 4 (Raymie was excluded with 270). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

June/July 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

WP:TOLN

June and July 2020—Issue 015

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Canada lynx by Sainsf Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus Leech by LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth Orangutan by LittleJerry Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek Bat virome by Enwebb, reviewed by Chidgk1 Doedicurus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Dwarf dog-faced bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Echinodon by IJReid, reviewed by JurassicClassic767 Edvard August Vainio by Esculenta, reviewed by ChiswickCahp Hammer-headed bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo rudolfensis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by JurassicClassic767 Nina Demme by SusunW, reviewed by Enwebb Northern crested newt by Tylototriton, reviewed by Enwebb Pterodactylus by JurassicClassic767, reviewed by ChiswickCahp Zebra by LittleJerry, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77

Newly nominated content
Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Zebra by LittleJerry Australopithecus afarensis by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus africanus by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus bahrelghazali by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus deyiremeda by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus sediba by Dunkleosteus77 Bonelli's eagle by Sandhillcrane Great flying fox by Enwebb Homo habilis by Dunkleosteus77 Markham's storm petrel by Therapyisgood Ornithocheiridae by JurassicClassic767 Paranthropus aethiopicus by Dunkleosteus77 Paranthropus boisei by Dunkleosteus77 Paranthropus robustus by Dunkleosteus77 Tatenectes by Slate Weasel

News at a glance

This issue is a double issue, but the plan is to return to monthly henceforth.
A discussion at WikiProject Palaeontology about internal peer review processes led to the creation of a peer review space. In contrast to the more formal Peer Review, PalaeoPR focuses on short "fact checks", emphasizing content over style. Reviews are meant to be low commitment, with "drive-by reviews" encouraged. Since its inception on 8 July, seven articles have been submitted to PalaeoPR.
After a highly competitive third round, two Tree of Life editors advanced to the fourth round of the WikiCup: Dunkleosteus77 and Sainsf
A February 2020 paper published in PLOS noted that Mammalian Species is one of the most over-cited journals on Wikipedia relative to how frequently it is cited in other academic works.

Categorizing life with DexDor

DexDor is a WikiGnome with a particular interest in article categorization, including how organisms are categorized.

How did you become interested in editing biodiversity topics on Wikipedia?: I'm a wikignome who tries to remove unnecessary complexity and confusion in Wikipedia. I specialise in categorization. I've worked on categorization of several topic areas (e.g. military equipment) - anywhere where I see things like category tags on articles that the category text doesn't support. Categorization of organisms is one area I'm currently looking at (my essay on this).

You seem to be particularly interested in geographic categorization of organisms. What are some issues in this area?: One issue is that there are several possible relationships between an organism and a region (i.e. what the "of" in a "Xs of Y" means) - the organism may be found throughout the region, somewhere in the region, only in the region (i.e. endemic to that region) - there are categories for each of these (and others) and some categories have been unclear about their exact meaning. Then there's introductions by man, locally extinct species, occasional visitors...

Another issue is that some editors have thought it's appropriate to create categories for very small areas ("Spiders of Vatican City" is only a slight exaggeration) and put a few articles in them, thus creating a category that is both massively incomplete and non-defining for the articles in it.

There have been several (now blocked) editors who have been disruptive in this area, but a confusing and sprawling categorization scheme is also partly due to editors from a particular background categorizing a particular article in a way that appears to make sense, but doesn't really make sense in the wider categorization scheme - for example, if an article mentions the countries at the extremes of an animal's distribution, the animal is categorized just for those countries.

What potential solutions do you see for categorizing organisms by geography? How can other editors help address this issue, or at least, not make it worse?: We should have some guidelines that tell editors how to categorize any article about an organism (including any geographical categorization). I've started drafting guidelines at User:DexDor/BioCat. The guidelines are also a good way to ensure that the categorization of articles about organisms is aligned with categorization of other articles and may help us to identify where there are problems, inconsistencies etc in the categorization. I welcome suggestions for improvement of the guidelines (which should at some point be moved into WP:TOL).

Regarding geographical categorization of animals the main advice for editors would be to not create categories for any new areas and to only create a new category if you intend to populate it.

What have you learned from being a Wikipedia editor?: That lots of people (from varied backgrounds) each making (mostly) small improvements (like ants in an ants nest?) and only understanding some parts of Wikipedia can produce such a wonderful resource. But also, how that tends to result in ever-increasing complexity which negatively affects editors and readers.

Is there anything about your life outside Wikipedia that would surprise us?: Not sure - I'm a member of a band.

June DYKs

Blue calamintha bee

Culture of S. aureus

Ambay pumpwood

Heuglin's gazelle

Gold-striped frog

... that despite being a member of the cat family, the jaguarundi has several features in common with mustelids such as otters and weasels? (2 June)
... that scientists were unsure whether the blue calamintha bee (pictured) still existed until it was observed again in March 2020? (2 June)
... that many of the animals regarded as pests have co-evolved with humans, adapting to the warm, sheltered conditions that a building provides? (3 June)
... that the banteng is the second endangered species to be successfully cloned, and the first clone to survive beyond infancy? (5 June)
... that the colonial morphology of Staphylococcus species (culture pictured) is described as "creamy"? (5 June)
... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? (6 June)
... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? (8 June)
... that cattle and deer sometimes stand under trees where southern plains gray langurs are feeding in order to consume the edible pieces that the monkeys drop? (10 June)
... that Singaporean authorities hope that the Mandai Wildlife Bridge will reduce the risk of animals such as Sunda pangolins and leopard cats becoming roadkill? (13 June)
... that the gold-striped frog (pictured) sometimes breeds inside an active nest of leafcutter ants? (13 June)
... that Heuglin's gazelle (illustrated), reportedly last seen in Eritrea over a century earlier during Italian colonial rule, was sighted again in the country last year? (12 June)
... that Siamosaurus, a large bipedal carnivore from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand, is the first crocodilian-like dinosaur named from Asia? (14 June)
... that Homo ergaster may have been the first species of archaic humans to control fire? (14 June)
... that the small frog Cochranella nola has yellow intestines, a green tongue, and dark green bones? (16 June)
... that Nigel, nicknamed "the world's loneliest gannet" (species pictured), attempted to mate with a concrete decoy bird on Mana Island, New Zealand? (17 June)
... that the male giant glass frog has a hooked spur on his upper arm which is used when fighting rivals? (19 June)
... that vestigial organs in the Brazilian Callichirus major population (example species pictured) suggest Callichirus may be the only crustacean genus with basal, yet not universal, hermaphroditism? (20 June)
... that Megacephalosaurus was one of the last known pliosaurs and coexisted with some of the earliest mosasaurs? (21 June)
... that when boiled in milk, black coral (example pictured) emits a faint scent of myrrh? (21 June)
... that one of the factors affecting the future of the Huanchaca mouse is the increased cultivation of biofuels? (22 June)
... that the Strawberries and Cream Tree (pictured) is noted for producing pink blossoms on one side of the tree and white on the other, when it blooms every spring? (23 June)
... that the Chilean seaside cinclodes bobs its tail while it walks and flares its wings while it sings? (24 June)
... that Boie's frog (pictured) and the Banhado frog both resemble dead leaves on the floor of the forest? (25 June)
... that the extinct sumac species Rhus republicensis is named for Republic, Washington? (30 June)

Australasian gannet
C. brasiliensis, a species
in the C. major complex
Deep-sea Antipathes dendrochristos
Strawberries and Cream Tree
in full bloom in April 2020
Boie's frog

July DYKs

Amazon parrot

Life reconstruction of Pterodactylus antiquus

... that the Newland Oak in Gloucestershire took "200 years to grow, 200 years to exist, and 200 to die"? (2 July)
... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison? (4 July)
... that Markham's storm petrel, which nests in Peru and northern Chile, has been described as "one of the least known seabirds in the world"? (7 July)
... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina? (11 July)
... that a large, elderly, "decently behaved" Russian brown bear once lived in the Leeds suburb of Headingley? (12 July)
... that the female Andes marsupial frog carries her developing young in a pouch on her back? (14 July)
... that the Amazon parrot (depicted) was implicated as a source of the great parrot fever pandemic of 1929–30, in which more than 100 people died? (17 July)
... that the frog Corythomantis greeningi retreats into a hole, blocks the entrance with its spiny head, and injects venom into anything that tries to dislodge it? (18 July)
... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails? (21 July)
... that carnivorous wildlife of North Macedonia as small as the Balkan lynx have been reported to attack not just livestock, but humans too? (22 July)
... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis? (22 July)
... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted), the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon" as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned? (23 July)
... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface? (24 July)
... that Harold Clyde Bingham trailed a troop of gorillas for 100 hours in 1929? (25 July)
... that the sea urchin Goniocidaris umbraculum moves its eggs with its tube feet, assisted by cilia, to an area near its mouth where they can be brooded? (27 July)

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DYK nom Truman Taylor

Hi Cwmhiraeth, in light of this‎, are you now willing to strike your {{DYK?no}} !vote? As it is, this month-old DYK nom is stuck awaiting review. JGHowes ^talk 18:24, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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Disambiguation link notification for August 3

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Morne Trois Pitons National Park, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Cable car.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:42, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Umbrella slug

On 5 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Umbrella slug, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the umbrella slug in the Bay of Biscay, first reported in 2016, may be an example of "tropicalisation"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Umbrella slug. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Umbrella slug), 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.

DYK nomination of Magicicada cassinii

Hello! Your submission of Magicicada cassinii 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Krelnik (talk) 00:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

WT:DYK#Prep 1 hook substitution

Could you help with this please? Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

More specific info for copyediting Carl Linde (football manager)

Hi! Would it be possible to be more specific regarding this addition of the copy edit box to Carl Linde (football manager)? I know that my English is in no way perfect, mainly that my prose is not flowing as naturally as for a native speaker, but I feel I usually do not make that many spelling or grammatical errors and that my style, cohesion, and tone is fairly consistent and "good enough". I don't think I've ever had a copy edit box slapped onto any one of my previously written articles, so some pointers about what you feel is lacking in the article would be gratefully received. :) – Elisson • T • C • 16:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

@Johan Elisson: I am sorry if you feel offended. It was my intention to review the article for DYK, but I decided to ask for a copyedit first. There is not much wrong with the article, and the grammar and spelling are satisfactory, but some of the phraseology is a bit odd, and a good copyeditor will polish it up. If the article had been shorter, I might have done it myself. If it does not get done in the next few days (copyedit or review), get in touch and I will have a go at it myself. What does "reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock" mean? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Not offended at all, I apologise if that's how you interpreted me! Just curious to better understand where I fail. :) And thank you, I'll get back to you in a few days if the article hasn't been copy-edited by anyone else. For that specific wording, it should be read as "the 8–1 opening victory over reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock", i.e. a surprise victory that chocked the Swedish national team in a positive way. Could very well be something that would be phrased in a different way in English. – Elisson • T • C • 17:41, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi again, do you have any possibility to help me out with this? Nothing has really happened besides a few minor fixes from editors passing by. But I fully understand if you don't have the time! Just tell me, and I'll put it up at WP:COPYEDITORS instead. :) – Elisson • T • C • 19:36, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

I have made a start at copyediting it. It is not bad at all really. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:10, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

I have now finished copyediting. I don't know how he found time for all those activities. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Diolch! Sadly that's all the Welsh I know. :) A warm thank you for your help, I really appreciate it and I hope I can repay it in some way someday. If you need help with anything related to Swedish football, however unlikely that would be, you know where to find me! And yes, he really was a remarkable figure, and the more I dig the more I find ... – Elisson • T • C • 20:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cirsium eriophorum

On 8 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cirsium eriophorum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cirsium eriophorum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cirsium eriophorum), 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) 00:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Edward Peck (academic administrator)

Would you mind taking a look at Edward Peck (academic administrator)? The original author did a rewrite after the revdel and I can't tell if it's identical to what was removed; it looks to me like a fairly close paraphrase of the source. –dlthewave ☎ 15:02, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

@Dlthewave: I think it's OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Morne Trois Pitons National Park

On 15 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Morne Trois Pitons National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is a boiling lake in Morne Trois Pitons National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Morne Trois Pitons National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Morne Trois Pitons National Park), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

File:Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla, Sikkim.jpg scheduled for POTD

Thank you very much for selecting my image. Very very grateful - Subhrajyoti07 talk 03:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

atkmb / mohun bagan

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Drat8sub#atkmb Please make both articles with same info, see how many mistakes drat made, almost vandalism under protection 👆👆👆 (wrong date, different jerseys, unlinking, discussion is done, it should be subpage of football-soccer team not merged) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 11:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

I do not understand what the problem is or what you want done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

open page mohun bagan then open atk mohun bagan see all differences made by last edits totally ruined football infobox and correct updates, with useless discussion link...you locked and drat vandalised under username, literally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

I semi-protected the pages because of the excessive and persistent vandalism. If you feel the content of the page should be changed, discuss the matter on the article talk page. Changes are only likely to be made if they are supported by reliable sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Reticulitermes tibialis

On 18 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reticulitermes tibialis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reticulitermes tibialis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Reticulitermes tibialis), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello Cwmhiraeth. Thanks for the help with my first full article. I did try to do a rewrite and use multiple sources but describing technical architecture is really dry and doesn't offer much space for sentence variety. I am determined to try though. Can you recommend a webpage where I can check against plagerism. The one I used previously said 0% confidence and thought I was good to go. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BildadtomyPeleg (talk • contribs) 08:53, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

@BildadtomyPeleg: At the moment your draft has been reduced to a few sentences and is, as far as I can see, free from copyright problems. I use the "Earwig" tool to check articles; the percentage figure it produces may be misleading, with the comparison of the text of the article with any source being more meaningful. If you wish to expand the draft, you will need to find a reliable source and identify the information you want to use, then express it in your own words. You will not need to use the copyvio tool if you know that the text you have added is not copied. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Aida, I Saw Your Father Last Night

Greetings. Sorry to bother you, but I saw you were doing some work on copyvios, and this article had an issue from page (had to delete the link), but for some reason I couldn't add a revdel request to the page. Okay, when I went to add the preceding comment to your talk page I was unallowed due to the website being on the blacklist. The website is imvbox.com.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:47, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: Thanks, I have done the revision deletion. The source I found was this one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:21, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Sneazzy

Greetings again. This article's prose is virtually identical to that found on this site. But I suspect it might be a mirror. I used to have a "carbon dating" link to check when the other article had been created, cd.cs.odu.edu, but that link no longer seems to be working. Is there another site which can be used to check on the date of article creation? Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:52, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: I don't know the answer to your question, but there are probably others who might help. Looking at Sneazzy, I see it was created on March 18th and had some citations initially, one of which was this one, to an article in French published on 11 March 2020, and another this one published the same day. Neither of these is copied or close paraphrased, so I expect the whole article is legitimate, and the Sneazzy Biography has copied Wikipedia. Hope this helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Zhidou D2

Thank you for taking up the revdel request at Zhidou D2. However, the revision 973101013 contains the copyvio yet has not been deleted. Nardog (talk) 18:21, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

@Nardog: I didn't revision delete that revision because I could not see the contents, and nor could anyone else, and therefore I didn't know whether it was a copyvio or not. However, by putting the revision number into Earwig, I could see the comparison and that it was a copyvio, and I have done the revdel now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:34, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points (Round 4)

Hi Cwmhiraeth! My final DYK nom of this round has appeared on the MP. Per your preference, I've kept track of all the DYK noms I submitted in Round 4 that each got shorted one bonus point. My apologies for the data dump (feel free to remove it afterwards before archiving):

Article (nom subpage)	Date	Bonus points awarded	Year created	Correct bonus points	Change
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat (nom subpage)	Jul 9, 2020	13	2006‎	14	+1
March On, Bahamaland (nom subpage)	Jul 10, 2020	16	2003	17	+1
Bruce Jay Friedman (nom subpage)	Jul 15, 2020	14	2005	15	+1
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (nom subpage)	Jul 17, 2020	15	2004	16	+1
Flag of Grenada (nom subpage)	Aug 3, 2020	15	2004	16	+1
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty (nom subpage)	Aug 6, 2020	16	2003	17	+1
Eusebio Leal (nom subpage)	Aug 22, 2020	12	2007	13	+1
Total points missing					+7

Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:20, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

I well add the points in a week's time, and will adjust other competitors scores appropriately too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Mumps virus move

Can you move "Mumps orthorubulavirus" to "Mumps virus"? The common name is used a lot more frequently than the scientific name. "Mumps virus" is currently a redirect so it needs a round robin move I think. Velayinosu (talk) 03:49, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Magicicada cassinii

On 23 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magicicada cassinii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magicicada cassinii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Magicicada cassinii), 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) 00:02, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello,

Thank you for acknowledging me about the open-source text. I had a question, In this page they talked about "Attributing open license text in Visual editor".. Can the template Free-content attribution be used for adding text from Open source files like from Archive.org so it won't be plagiarized? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenos450 (talk • contribs) 05:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

I don't really understand your question, but Archive.org does not alter the copyright status of the material archived. Attribution is needed if text is copied from elsewhere, including other Wikipedia articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Comma restoration

Cwmhiraeth, shortly before you promoted Prep 4 to Queue 4, a comma was mistakenly removed after "Arizona" from the second-to-last hook. I've pointed out to the editor that MOS:GEOCOMMA prevails here and it should be "Glendale, Arizona,", but as it takes an admin to edit the queues, I'm hoping you can take care of the restoration if no one else has done so by the time you see this. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset:

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Reverting edit

Hello sir, I hope you're doing great. Recently my edit was reverted on the page Persecution of Hindus. I wrote about Aurangzeb from a public domain book that was released by the Public Library of India. An editor reverted my edit saying the source is old. Is somewhere it is written that Raj-era cannot be used? Seeing that the author of the book himself cited sources after every chapter it should be very much acceptable. The Book is termed as a secondary source by Wikipedia. The authors were not involved in the event, so they have the emotional distance that allows them to analyze the events dispassionately. Mountstuart Elphinstone was involved in promoting education institutions across India. Citing these books are allowed everywhere and has been done previously. I believe the edit should be reverted. Please guide. Thank you so much. Jenos450 (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

@Jenos450: You will need to be careful because there are discretionary sanctions which apply to this article, so do not rush to replace the information. I have asked RegentsPark to explain the policy he mentions that "Raj era sources are not acceptable on Wikipedia". Please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi, thank you so much for helping me out. It is written nowhere that a Raj historian's book can't be used as a source. There are hundreds of articles that use Books written by British historians as a source. Moreover,he could easily tell the neutral standpoint that it is written on and clearly meant to show facts, otherwise, this historian would not write cite at the end of every chapter. I do think this topic is sensitive and I don't want to rush to make edits, regardless of it, I did my best and took care of attributes and non-plagiarism.This is among the first scholarly studies of India from a yet unbiased European mind. Of course, it was revised and republished in 2011 by Noble Publishers. In fact, let me tell you, it got reissued in 1905, 1911,1916, 1996, 2011. Next, it is widely used as a source. Empire and Nation By Partha Chatterjee - 2010 acknowledged it in her source.

Nehru library hugely borrowed from Elphinstone while writing Discovery of India, in fact, Gandhi occasionally referred to his interpretation. writes Identity and Religion - Amalendu Misra who consider it one of the best interpretation out there, better than Mill. The book has been widely used and Critics has referred to his work as the best standard for half the century There are many other historians who cite Elphinstone like I just showed you. It was just not another book. Imagine his influence to be so great that even Nehru Library and Gandhi cited from him. I hope you have changed your mind about reverting my edit. Thanks! Jenos450 (talk) 14:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

I know nothing about the subject and have no personal opinion as to whether your text should be included in the article or not. I just advised you to be cautious about reinstating the text because discretionary sanctions apply. Can you not find any more modern scholarly sources to back it up? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:22, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Stan Lippmann

Please read this series of tweets for sourced info on Stan Lippmann's series of racist, sexist death threats. https://twitter.com/MagnetsOh/status/1298196163963678723 — Preceding unsigned comment added by GFTAnalyst (talk • contribs) 23:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acampe rigida

On 27 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acampe rigida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acampe rigida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acampe rigida), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Pre-2015 bonus points and redirects

Per the rule: "Articles which were previously redirects or disambiguation pages are not eligible", I think Template:Did you know nominations/Debt monetization on this contestant's page should not have been awarded 14 bonus points. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:11, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

I agree, and have made the adjustment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for adjusting the scores! Unfortunately, it looks like the bot malfunctioned (I'm guessing because of the hidden note at the end of the entries). —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:00, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: Umm, I have removed the hidden remarks and the second bot score, for your submissions only, and will see what the bot does next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! It worked this time :) —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

The bot reverted your adjustments in my entries, see [6]. I think it will be less error-prone if we ask Jarry1250 to update the bot to calculate correctly? If I understand correctly, there are two issues: 1) the year-based bonus for DYK is off by one point and 2) redirects should not count in determining article age. HaEr48 (talk) 00:35, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

I have hopefully made the necessary adjustments to scores for bonus points for DYKs. It might be difficult for the bot to distinguish between a redirect and an article and this is the first time I have encountered that particular problem. As regards the other issue, I contacted Jarry earlier, but the matter may not have come to his attention, and I propose changing the scoring rules for next year to eliminate the error. As things stand, the effect of the error is minimal, docking one potential bonus point off any DYK for an article that has been in existence since 2014 or before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Phenacovolva rosea

On 30 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phenacovolva rosea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phenacovolva rosea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phenacovolva rosea), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2020

News and notes: The high road and the low road

In the media: Storytelling large and small

Featured content: Going for the goal

Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way

Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax

Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics

News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online

Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles

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Round 4 scoring correction

For the sake of accuracy in posterity, I've removed an FL submission made after the August 29 deadline and corrected the now-archived table. This only makes a difference as to who has the most FLs in one round, as the competitor has already been eliminated with/without that FL. Hope that's alright with you. —Bloom6132 (talk) 13:39, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria hilla

On 2 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria hilla, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the sea cucumber Holothuria hilla reproduces by fission, the regenerated part is often paler in colour than the original one? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria hilla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holothuria hilla), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

August 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

WP:TOLN

September 2021—Issue 016

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Australopithecus sediba by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo habilis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Enwebb Tatenectes by Slate Weasel, reviewed by FunkMonk

Newly nominated content
Black-and-red broadbill by AryKun Turtle by LittleJerry Symphyotrichum lateriflorum by Eewilson Dracophyllum fiordense by Dracophyllum Scarlet-and-white tanager by AryKun Viatkogorgon by FunkMonk Punctelia borreri by Esculenta Chivi vireo by AryKun Mountain kingfisher by AryKun Kererū by Ambrosia10

Hoax taxon sniffed out after nearly fifteen years

Cross posted from the Signpost

On August 7, WikiProject Palaeontology member Rextron discovered a suspicious taxon article, Mustelodon, which was created in November 2005. The article lacked references and the subsequent discussion on WikiProject Palaeontology found that the alleged type locality (where the fossil was first discovered) of Lago Nandarajo "near the northern border of Panama" was nonexistent. In fact, Panama does not even really have a northern border, as it is bounded along the north by the Caribbean Sea. No other publications or databases mentioned Mustelodon, save a fleeting mention in a 2019 book that presumably followed Wikipedia, Felines of the World.

The article also appeared in four other languages, Catalan, Spanish, Dutch, and Serbian. In Serbian Wikipedia, a note at the bottom of the page warned: "It is important to note here that there is no data on this genus in the official scientific literature, and all attached data on the genus Mustelodon on this page are taken from the English Wikipedia and are the only known data on this genus of mammals, so the validity of this genus is questionable."

Editors took action to alert our counterparts on other projects, and these versions were removed also. As the editor who reached out to Spanish and Catalan Wikipedia, it was somewhat challenging to navigate these mostly foreign languages (I have a limited grasp of Spanish). I doubted that the article had very many watchers, so I knew I had to find some WikiProjects where I could post a machine translation advising of the hoax, and asking that users follow local protocols to remove the article. I was surprised to find, however, that Catalan Wikipedia does not tag articles for WikiProjects on talk pages, meaning I had to fumble around to find what I needed (turns out that WikiProjects are Viquiprojectes in Catalan!) Mustelodon remains on Wikidata, where its "instance of" property was swapped from "taxon" to "fictional taxon".

How did this article have such a long lifespan? Early intervention is critical for removing hoaxes. A 2016 report found that a hoax article that survives its first day has an 18% chance of lasting a year.^[1] Additionally, hoax articles tend to have longer lifespans if they are in inconspicuous parts of Wikipedia, where they do not receive many views. Mustelodon was only viewed a couple times a day, on average.

Mustelodon survived a brush with death three years into its lifespan. The article was proposed for deletion in September 2008, with a deletion rationale of "No references given; cannot find any evidence in peer-reviewed journals that this alleged genus actually exists". Unfortunately, the proposed deletion was contested and the template removed, though the declining editor did not give a rationale. Upon its rediscovery in August 2020, Mustelodon was tagged for speedy deletion under CSD G3 as a "blatant hoax". This was challenged, and an Articles for Deletion discussion followed. On 12 August, the AfD was closed as a SNOW delete. WikiProject Palaeontology members ensured that any trace of it was scrubbed from legitimate articles. The fictional mammal was finally, truly extinct.

At the ripe old age of 14 years, 9 months, this is the longest-lived documented hoax on Wikipedia, topping the previous documented record of 14 years, 5 months, set by The Gates of Saturn, a fictitious television show, which was incidentally also discovered in August 2020. How do we discover other hoax taxa? Could we use Wikidata to discover taxa are not linked to databases like ITIS, Fossilworks, and others?

^ Kumar, Srijan; West, Robert; Leskovec, Jure (April 2016). "Disinformation on the Web: Impact, Characteristics, and Detection of Wikipedia Hoaxes" (PDF). Proceedings of the 25th International World Wide Web Conference: 591–602. doi:10.1145/2872427.2883085.

Spotlight with Mattximus

This month's spotlight is with Mattximus, author of two Featured Articles and 29 Featured Lists at current count.

How did you become involved with editing biodiversity articles?

I think I have a compulsion to make lists, it doesn't show up in my real life, but online I secretly get a lot of satisfaction making orderly lists and tables. It's a bit of a secret of mine, because it doesn't manifest in any other part of my life. My background is in biology, so this was a natural (haha) fit.

You have an impressive number of FAs under your belt. Two of your more recent ones, Apororhynchus and Gigantorhynchus, are part of what you referred to as an "experiment". How did you choose these articles, and what's next for you in this experiment?

This experiment was just to see if I could get any random article to FA status, so I picked the very first alphabetical animal species according to the taxonomy and made that attempt. Technically, there isn't enough information for a species page so I just merged the species into a genus and went from there. It was a fun exercise, but doing it alone is not the most fun so it's probably on pause for the foreseeable future.

Note: Aporhynchus is the first alphabetical taxon as follows: Animalia, Acanthocephala, Archiacanthocephala, Apororhynchida, Apororhynchidae, Apororhynchus

What advice would you give to someone who wants to nominate their first FAC?

I would recommend getting a good article nominated, then a featured list up before tackling the FA. Lists are a bit more forgiving but give you a taste of what standards to expect from FA. The most time consuming thing is proper citations so make sure that is in order before starting either.

Is there anything that would surprise us to learn about your life off-Wikipedia?

My personality in real life does not match my wikipedia persona. I'm not a very organized, or orderly in real life, but the wikipedia pages I brought to FL or FA are all very organized. Maybe it's my outlet for a more free-flowing life as a scientist/teacher.

Anything else you'd like us to know?

The fact that wikipedia exists free of profit motive and free for everyone really is something special and I encourage everyone to donate a few dollars to the cause.

August DYKs

Woolly thistle

Life reconstruction of Ankylorhiza tiedemani

Female cicada laying eggs

Acampe rigida

... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? (1 August)
... that ornithologist Corina Newsome and herpetologist Earyn McGee held events as part of the inaugural Black Birders Week, an effort to highlight the challenges faced by Black nature enthusiasts? (5 August)
... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes? (8 August)
... that the French peanut is native to Brazil? (10 August)
... that the 800-year-old Minchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London? (14 August)
... that the forward-facing incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza (restoration pictured) may have been used for ramming their prey, similar to a hunting method used by modern orcas? (16 August)
... that scientists accidentally created a hybrid of two endangered fish species, called the sturddlefish? (17 August)
... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus? (19 August)
... that the Eocene leaf species Tetracentron hopkinsii was not confirmed from Washington state until 2018? (19 August)
... that Helen Ballard was a hellebore horticulturist? (22 August)
... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years? (24 August)
... that the fossil sumac Rhus boothillensis is named for a public fossil digging site in Republic, Washington? (25 August)
... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops? (28 August)
... that fossils identified as Pentacentron sternhartae may actually be the fruits of another fossil species? (29 August)
... that American naturalist William Harvey Brown, who went to Africa to collect specimens, ended up fighting in two wars there? (30 August)
... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians? (30 August)

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Adjudicate discussion at Wireless device radiation and health?

Might you be willing to adjudicate a discussion "Misinformation" or "information" at the talk page of Wireless device radiation and health? I was involved in the original few edit/revert cycles, started the discussion, and commented on the discussion, so I think it best that someone else who has not been involved — and other than me — determine if a consensus has been reached and thus whether the matter is resolved. I saw your name on the talk page when the article was moved in January, and I think you are an administrator. Reading at Wikipedia:Administrators#Places where administrators in particular can assist it is suggested that admins might help in such situations, hence my asking for your help. If there is a better solution that comes to mind, please feel free to let me know. Many thanks! --papageno (talk) 20:25, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

I have closed the discussion. Following the warring in the article you acted entirely appropriately in bringing the matter to the talk page. Let's hope that settles things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Done Many thanks for you help.--papageno (talk) 19:24, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Myrichthys maculosus

On 4 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Myrichthys maculosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiger snake eel uses its well-developed sense of smell to locate prey buried in the seabed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Myrichthys maculosus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Myrichthys maculosus), 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.

September

Thank you for another good one! Every once in a while, I have a TFA, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda! Dahlias are my father's favourite flower. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Also my grandfather's (birthday tomorrow) and my brother's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda. Keep well! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aeolidiella alderi

On 5 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aeolidiella alderi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nudibranch Aeolidiella alderi attacks sea anemones with the stinging cells it has already acquired from other anemones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aeolidiella alderi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aeolidiella alderi), 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) 12:03, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Mucuna urens

[Information removed]

Huh, apparently I've never used this book on Wikipedia before. Maybe this isn't such a great idea regarding copyright, but too late, I already typed it. Cheers, Leo Breman (talk) 11:13, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Don't worry about the copyright issue, I can revision delete your post after using the information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi, had to look for myself if I couldn't find an online description. How about The Leguminosae of Porto Rico. The Flora do Brasil has a description. This book has a tad on ethnobotany: Economic plants. An index to economic products of the vegetable kingdom in Jamaica. I think I'll add a sentence on the etymology of 'mucuna' as that might be interesting. Lastly, from memory, eating velvet beans is dangerous because of antinutrients, non-functional amino-acid analogues our body cannot distinguish, isn't there something about that out there? The study you added to the end looks somewhat silly in light of this. I remember reading another study using the identical experiment to gauge the effects of these antinutrients in a related bean.Leo Breman (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

I don't intend to add more to the description section. Before I started the article I suspected that "urens" related to stinging as there is the stinging nettle Urtica urens, but I haven't looked into the meaning of the word. As you say, male anti-fertility treatment is probably a non-starter, and I didn't care much for the idea of swallowing the hairs as an anthelmintic either, as I would have thought it would probably irritate the lining of the gut. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Biemna variantia

On 6 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Biemna variantia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Biemna variantia broods its young, and can also reproduce by budding and fragmentation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Biemna variantia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Biemna variantia), 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) 12:02, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Felimida krohni

On 10 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Felimida krohni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Felimida krohni (pictured) can sequester toxins from the sponges on which it feeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Felimida krohni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Felimida krohni), 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.

—valereee (talk) 00:03, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Palmetto Cheese

Thank u for protecting palmetto cheese wiki page but it appears some were just waiting for the protection to go away so they could post and edit it again. I would think that this will once again cause edit warring. I do not think that the Facebook comments or articles pertaining to Palmetto cheese need to be on the wiki site. How can we protect again? Docsholiday (talk) 19:12, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Wait and see what happens next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:26, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

It has been edited again by someone else. This is my second edit today. I only have one more edit in this 24h period. If several people edit and I am only one reverting, I will only be the one sanctioned due to 3 edit rule. Docsholiday (talk) 00:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

It also appears that an admistrator may be one that edited with references and stated that the references are reliable and “why not”. I don’t think that posting these articles which are intended to hurt the owner and I’m his company is what Wikipedia is about. I am wrong. These additions are added only to hurt the owner. Docsholiday (talk) 00:22, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

It is becoming apparent that you are connected with the company and have a conflict of interest which you need to declare. I have left a request for you to do this on your talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Leech scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Leech article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 21, 2020. 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/October 21, 2020, 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? 10:41, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

un-rev-del in Lokma

Hi, thanks for taking care of the copyvio-revdel template I added to Lokma a couple of days ago. A minor thing, I must have made a mistake with the version numbers, could you un-delete the version of 17:39, 6 September 2020? That was the one where I removed the copyvio the first time, so it should be ok. Thanks... --IamNotU (talk) 21:26, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Jim Caviezel

Thank you for putting the semi-protection on Jim Caviezel. A similar situation has also been going on at the page for The Passion of the Christ - IP editors adding unsourced things about the sequel, similar changes to what they were adding to Jim Caviezel page. Would it be appropriate to ask for similar protection on that page? Andrew Englehart (talk) 22:18, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

There have not been any further additions since 9 September, so semi-protection is probably not justified at the moment, but if they start up again, report it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Just had to revert another unsourced change from an IP (12 Sept), same stuff, adding a title of a movie that isn't even in pre-production. Andrew Englehart (talk) 19:13, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Appreciate the help. Andrew Englehart (talk) 20:59, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus polyzona

On 12 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus polyzona, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that zebra tangs often associate with shoals of convict tangs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus polyzona. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus polyzona), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Morayo Afolabi-Brown

Hi. Could you take a look at this page? I got a copvyio reading on it, from a source which has its own copyright. But the WP article was written 2 months earlier? Thoughts?Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Would be nice if I gave you the [the copyvio report, and the link to the source. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:55, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: I think you are right, and the Wikipedia article came first. If you look at this very first version (dated 9 May), the last paragraph is referenced to this source and provides a fair, copyvio-free, paraphrase of it. However, this page is dated 13 July. It purports to be an interview with Morayo, but in part copies Wikipedia. It's interesting, isn't it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. That's what I thought, which is why I marked it "reviewed", but wanted another set of eyes to have a look.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 17:56, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Wrong protection

How this protection was justified? I added academic sources and removed what couldn't be found in the sources.

I think you should undo your protection and avoid entertaining such requests. 122.170.146.220 (talk) 13:05, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

There were a number of other non-autoconfirmed editors as well as you who were adding unsourced or poorly sourced information. Your additions were better sourced, but you were edit warring. You can make editing requests on the talk page if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:20, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Vincent Chang (academic); see BRAC University

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I don't know if the bio has copyright issues as well, but the editor is pretty likely a paid contributor and the tone is that of a press release. I don't know where to start clean up. Your thoughts welcome. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:22, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

I will have a look at it. I am waiting for a response from IreneSommer about paid editing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Paguristes cadenati

On 15 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paguristes cadenati, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hermit crab Paguristes cadenati can help keep a reef aquarium clean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paguristes cadenati. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paguristes cadenati), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Mucuna urens

On 16 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mucuna urens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that irritant hairs on the seed pods of the horse-eye bean have traditionally been used to get rid of intestinal worms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mucuna urens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mucuna urens), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Mucuna urens not Low

I've noted that you importance-assessed your article Mucuna urens as 'Low'. Don't be modest; any animal or plant that is a pest, a weed, a crop, a medicinal, an ornamental, or in any way interesting to people should be assessed at least as 'Mid'. In WP:PLANTS, nearly 90% of all plants are assessed as 'Low'; only a tiny fraction of them are 'Mids'. Most taxa are completely uninteresting to Wikipedia's readership. Abductive (reasoning) 23:20, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hymeniacidon kitchingi

On 17 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hymeniacidon kitchingi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 10 cm³ (0.6 cu in) sponge Hymeniacidon kitchingi can filter 22.5 L (5 imp gal; 6 U.S. gal) of water per day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hymeniacidon kitchingi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hymeniacidon kitchingi), 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.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Check out what I just found in my kitchen.

Hang Hing 'lentils'. A friend who works in a large Chinese supermarket gave them to me a few months ago, I completely forgot I had them. The label is flouting EU law -it calls these lentils! They are months past the sell-by date, which shouldn't matter for beans, but I'm scared of the black stuff- looks like fungi, i.e. alfatoxins. There are also weevil holes in some of the beans. I'll see if I can take a better pic in more light, and if I can grow a few (it's worked before). Leo Breman (talk) 19:00, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

What do you think they are then? I successfully grew some chickpeas and peanuts a few years ago. If there are weevil holes, you might find other things in your kitchen cupboard have been affected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

They are Mucuna! Note the hilum. Dumb, completely forgot I had them lying around. I thought I might upload some pictures to the Wikipedia articles, beans and seedlings, if I can make some nice shots. Leo Breman (talk) 19:41, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I saw the hilum and wondered about that. It will be interesting to see what comes up. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:02, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Uhh, I'm talking crap! These are lablab beans! The seeds are popping open already, and look completely viable, so I'll have some seedlings soon... Now how do I change the names of the files I uploaded... Leo Breman (talk) 14:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

FYI

Hi, just wanted to let you know I'll be offline for the next 3 days due to the Jewish New Year. Best, Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Mucuna gigantea

On 18 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mucuna gigantea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that seeds of the sea bean can be dispersed for long distances by ocean currents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mucuna gigantea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mucuna gigantea), 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.

MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:14, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

It's hard getting used to

...seeing your name highlighted as an admin. It's just so cool. I've been doing a bit of work in GA, and also managed to get another editor involved in promoting articles with the hopes he would graduate to reviewing GAs as well, but he's busy like you. Robert H. Boyle is one he helped me with, and it will be his first GA if it passes, and I was hoping you would have time for a GA review. My plan is for him to take the lead in the review so he can get his feet wet there, too. Got time? ^Atsme _Talk 📧 15:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus nigricauda

On 20 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus nigricauda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the colour of the blackstreak surgeonfish changes according to its mood? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus nigricauda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus nigricauda), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Avdald

He is still continuing the edit war even after you locked it and while talking it out on the talk page. SpectresWrath (talk) 01:33, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

You're continuing the edit war because you have no argument and you're avoiding the conversation. Avdald (talk) 02:08, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

I told you we use the official English titles from Crunchyroll and Funimation. I also undid your edit because were suppose to discuss the change first until we reach a conclusion and agree on something. Until that happens I'm undoing your edit because your not following the procedure. SpectresWrath (talk) 03:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok, firstly I told you that I did not see any problem with that hence why I corrected the note to precise that all english titles used in this table, unless stated otherwise are the "official licensed" ones but yet you are the one changing it to "literally translated" which doesn't necessarily mean official and is completely false since the licensed version will never literally translate word by word, they will always omit/change some words and/or not respecting the proper ellipsis and exclamation marks from the episode's original names so you are contradicting yourself here. Secondly why do you only mention this first point and not the others? I will mention them another time and hopefully you won't ignore them again. Concerning the romanization of the title of episode 943, the furigana on the kanji "地獄" (Jigoku) is "インフェルノ" (Inferuno) meaning that the kanji shoud follow the pronunciation as well as the romanization of the katakana and not the usual hiragana "じごく" (Jigoku) if you're not aware of that simple Japanese fact, you should refrain from editing Japanese related article in the future. Now moving on the staff, you stated that the page didn't list the storyboard, thing which is again false, if you took the time to actually read the article you care so much about, you would know that the storyboard staff has already been listed on episode 900, 903, 906, 912, 916, 921 and 923 or am I hallucinating? And finally, concerning the title of the episode 944, the official english licensed one still not known yet, a provisional one was literally translated - yeah now you can use this term - and presented by an annotation perfectly stating it. None of my contributions are against any rules and are, unlike yours, in favor, they are simple facts and doesn't need all those explanations to be implemented into the article, now if you want proof, please ask for it I have time to actually check the page unlike you, if you're not able to contradict me and just saying "we do this and we do that" then you obviously don't have any argument and just wasting everyone's time. Avdald (talk) 05:18, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

The article you are discussing seems to be One Piece (season 20). I could report you both to the WP:ANEW edit warring noticeboard, where you would likely both be blocked. It seems a very pointless disagreement. What wording do other seasons in the series use, or other similar articles? Please work something out on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Ok, I will stop reverting but what if he's clearly refusing to talk? As you can see, what I wrote, without even knowing anything about the topic is logic but he's not, he's avoiding the discussion and don't want to respond to my argument what can we do for it? And it's not only about the wording, why are you also only mentioning it, it doesn't matter what others seasons or other similar articles are using, if it's incorrect, it should be corrected right? I don't see why I should be the one explaining myself, he should be the one explaining his reverts and he wouldn't even be able to because they don't make any sense. Avdald (talk) 09:50, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

My advice would be to just go and edit other pages; there are plenty of articles to choose from and it's not worth the hassle of relentlessly arguing over details on any particular one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Wow that is so poor, sorry but you just threatened to ban me if I wouldn't stop and the only solution you give me is to let it go and let someone put some false and non updated informations available to the public, so the winner will just be the first one to report the other one because mods or whatever you call them are too lazy to get interested in the subject and see who's right and wrong. I can provide all the sources to my claim but he can't, we are not even arguing if he doesn't have any argument to begin with. Avdald (talk) 10:22, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar
		Thanks for clearing out the RD1 requests that me and other editors have requested on multiple occasions. Keep up the good work! :) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 16:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

... and thank you for finding the copyvios and asking for revdels in the first place! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:16, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

mohun bagan

Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, commonly known as Mohun Bagan, .... last comma is missing (indian users are lazy to fix, please do it since you locked page)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:59, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Spilosoma obliqua

On 22 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Spilosoma obliqua, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the jute hairy caterpillar is a serious pest of fibre crops in India, sometimes occurring in epidemic outbreaks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spilosoma obliqua. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Spilosoma obliqua), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

Spilosoma obliqua

Thank you for your work on Spilosoma obliqua. Please be sure to Importance-assess articles on serious agricultural pests as higher than Low. The importance assessments are based on reader interest. Abductive (reasoning) 13:53, 22 September 2020 (UTC)

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Locked Duncan Lemp page?

Hi there. I’m new to Wiki and not sure how it works. I’m Duncan Lemp’s girlfriend. I’d like to add his birthday, wholesome activities he liked to do / career / family life, remove references to John Wilkes Booth and Timothy McVeigh as this is superfluous domestic terrorism - the reason Duncan used “Sic Semper Tyrannis” is because it’s the Virginia state motto and a Virginian requested this. I’m sick of the slant making it seem like he was an active political extremist and dangerous person, when he never participated in protests, made no manifestos, nor has any violent history. He followed news from every side of the political spectrum. The only thing extreme about him was his extreme cuddling skills. :) I’d also like to clear up that he’s half Hispanic and is in no way a white supremacist. I’m not sure how people are extrapolating white supremacy from this article. We can leave the conflicting stories parts up until the real facts come out from the court. Do you think my writing would be more appropriate for a biography page than the “shooting of” page? Or which parts could be amended on the “shooting of” page that I have discussed? Contact me at “bitpixi” on any social media so that I can learn more. Thank you. Bitpixi (talk) 18:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Bitpixi: When I protected the page Shooting of Duncan Lemp, it was as a result of a request for page protection, because the page was experiencing a lot of disruptive editing. Wikipedia requires information in articles to be verifiable, backed up by reliable published sources. So for example you may know Duncan's date of birth, but that would not be sufficient to add it to the article, whereas if the date was stated in a mainstream newspaper, it would be. The other things you mention would be considered "original research" by Wikipedia, personal knowledge rather than verified facts. Even though the article is locked, you can suggest edits on the article's talk page if you wish. I don't personally know anything about the event or the content of the page, the person who does is @GorillaWarfare:. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:19, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@Bitpixi: Because of your connection with the article subject it would be best if you discuss any suggested changes on Talk:Shooting of Duncan Lemp rather than make the edits directly, even if you were able to edit the page. However, as Cwmhiraeth has pointed out, you will need reliable, published sources to support any changes. Happy to try to help you with any changes you think ought to be made! GorillaWarfare (talk) 20:28, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Okay certainly. Thank you for explaining this! I may wait until my lawyers can issue new press releases and then suggest a bulk edit in Talk based on those, to reduce some of my own personal bias. Hopefully more news will surface soon. Bitpixi (talk) 04:04, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tonicella marmorea

Hello! Your submission of Tonicella marmorea 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:45, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anoplolepis custodiens

Hello! Your submission of Anoplolepis custodiens 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! GRuban (talk) 21:40, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Prep 7

Hi, I ran out of options for the last non-bio, non-U.S. hook to be placed in Prep 7, as most of the options I reviewed myself. Perhaps you could insert Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Trichinopoly (1743) into the open slot? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:32, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Guilandina bonduc

On 25 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Guilandina bonduc, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the seeds of Guilandina bonduc, commonly known as nickernuts, are buoyant and remain viable while being dispersed by ocean currents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guilandina bonduc. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Guilandina bonduc), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi

I'm not sure what happened here but the nomination page doesn't seem to have been closed properly when you promoted it. 97198 (talk) 08:49, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

I'm not sure what happened either, but I have now undone my last edit and closed the nomination properly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you!

I have always appreciated your rigorous GA reviews. They help make the article worthy of wearing the GA symbol. Happy editing! ^Atsme _Talk 📧 12:10, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Phyllium bilobatum

On 26 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phyllium bilobatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leaf insect Phyllium bilobatum (pictured) can defend itself by spraying a foul-smelling liquid? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phyllium bilobatum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phyllium bilobatum), 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.

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DYK for Tonicella marmorea

On 28 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tonicella marmorea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the chiton Tonicella marmorea was first described from Greenland by the Danish naturalist Otto Fabricius, who spent five years as a missionary in the country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tonicella marmorea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tonicella marmorea), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Anton Ausserer

Hello! Your submission of Anton Ausserer 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:36, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Clathria aceratoobtusa

Hello! Your submission of Clathria aceratoobtusa 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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@Cwmhiraeth:Thanks a lot for your valuable review and for allowing my article Kemparaj Urs to be shown on Google. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 NinadMysuru (talk) 14:02, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Anoplolepis custodiens

On 4 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anoplolepis custodiens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being very aggressive towards other ants, the common pugnacious ant is tolerant towards ants of its own species from other colonies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anoplolepis custodiens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anoplolepis custodiens), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Cherryl Fountain

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Please would you kindly close down the above DYK nom template, because the nomination has been withdrawn? Thank you. Storye book (talk) 13:32, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

I have done what you requested. I'm sorry that the article did not work out, it must be disheartening for you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:04, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. And yes, that would be an understatement. The last time that sort of onslaught happened to me, I didn't return to article creation for four years. This time I don't know whether I have four years left. Anyway, I am glad that there are plenty of people like your good self carrying on the work. Storye book (talk) 15:56, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Thyone roscovita

On 5 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thyone roscovita, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that all that can be seen of Thyone roscovita is often a plume of branching tentacles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thyone roscovita. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thyone roscovita), 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) 00:02, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aplysina aerophoba

On 7 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aplysina aerophoba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the yellow sponge Aplysina aerophoba turns blue when exposed to air? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aplysina aerophoba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aplysina aerophoba), 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) 00:01, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Clathria aceratoobtusa

On 11 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clathria aceratoobtusa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the encrusting sponge Clathria aceratoobtusa kills corals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clathria aceratoobtusa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clathria aceratoobtusa), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Metaphycus helvolus

Hi, Cwmhiraeth! In Metaphycus helvolus, I've added a reference (ref 1) with deprecated parameter usage warning. Plus, it seems similar with current reference 4. Could you please kindly help with that? Hanberke (talk) 06:05, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

@Hanberke: It didn't like "last-author-amp=yes", so I removed it. Thank you for your linking efforts! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your prompt favour!Hanberke (talk) 06:33, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Durowe

Hi, Cwmhiraeth. I didn't copy anything at all. I only restored the article by correcting some errors such as the name of the founder. The version I had restored was the one dated October 24, 2017, before the article on Durowe was redirected to Stowa. I couldn't know that the article was already in copyviol. Thanks anyway, I'll be more careful next time. --Chiorbone da Frittole (talk) 10:47, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

I was wondering what your edit summary "fixed with the German article" meant? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:39, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Porites lutea

On 15 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Porites lutea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "microatolls" of the coral Porites lutea have been used to study past changes in sea level? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Porites lutea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Porites lutea), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Clavigralla gibbosa

On 17 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clavigralla gibbosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tur pod bug is the most damaging sap-sucking pest of the pigeon pea in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clavigralla gibbosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clavigralla gibbosa), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Giuseppe Saverio Poli

On 18 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giuseppe Saverio Poli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the private collections of Giuseppe Saverio Poli formed the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giuseppe Saverio Poli. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Giuseppe Saverio Poli), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gustav Mayr

On 19 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gustav Mayr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Austrian entomologist Gustav Mayr named more than 500 new species of ant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gustav Mayr. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gustav Mayr), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you

My last go-round with DYK was complicated and aggravating, thanks for approving my article on Dieter Ruehle and being polite with your feedback. Jessamyn (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Anton Ausserer

On 20 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anton Ausserer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that before he died aged 46, Anton Ausserer had described 38 new species of tarantula? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anton Ausserer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anton Ausserer), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Could you build a set?

Seems like all the other prep builders went away.

I'm unable to promote hooks that I wrote:

~~Template:Did you know nominations/Forbidden Area (Playhouse 90)~~

Template:Did you know nominations/New Romantics (song)

Template:Did you know nominations/Armoured warfare of ISIL

Template:Did you know nominations/Danièle Aron-Rosa

Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Dee

Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Saskatchewan

Sure. I'll do them over the next couple of days. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:12, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

BTW Template:Did you know nominations/So nimm denn meine Hände is waiting for promotion to Prep 4 (I reserved a slot for it). Thanks for everything, Yoninah (talk) 10:08, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

More of my hooks and approvals needing promotion. Also pinging SL93:

~~Template:Did you know nominations/St Mark's Campanile~~

Template:Did you know nominations/Alma Vessells John

Template:Did you know nominations/Dieter Ruehle

@Yoninah: I have done some of these, and I could build complete sets, but not many other admins seem to be moving preps to queues at the moment, and any prep set I build is a set that I ought not to move into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:38, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

I realize that. But I really need you to build at least one set. And we can still rely on Amakuru and valeree to promote it. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:09, 8 November 2020 (UTC) Re-ping valereee. Yoninah (talk) 13:11, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Yep, happy to oblige on that, just send me a ping when it needs doing. Sorry, I don't always remember to come by and do them regularly! — Amakuru (talk) 14:17, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

@Amakuru: I built Prep 5, the next set due to move into the queue. If you have time to move Prep 5, that would be very helpful, and I can then move Prep 6. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

October harvest

October

Thank you today for Leech, in collaboration, about "friendly little bloodsuckers in the phylum Annelida"! - It's shown with a fun piece by Francis Poulenc! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. Every organism has its niche in the warehouse of biodiversity. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Halisarca caerulea

On 22 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Halisarca caerulea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Halisarca caerulea forms part of a "sponge loop", absorbing large quantities of dissolved organic carbon, and returning the carbon to the sea as detritus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Halisarca caerulea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Halisarca caerulea), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:22, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

Well, thank you CAPTAIN RAJU, I hadn't realised I had been with Wikipedia for ten years! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pellegrino Strobel

On 24 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pellegrino Strobel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pellegrino Strobel worked with Luigi Pigorini to study the Bronze Age Terramare culture in northern Italy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pellegrino Strobel. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pellegrino Strobel), 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.

—valereee (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bowdoin station

Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 17:28, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Giovanni Bianchi (physician)

On 30 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giovanni Bianchi (physician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a monumental plaque to Italian physician Giovanni Bianchi states: Nascitur infelix, vixit infelicior, obiit infelicissime (He was born unhappy, he lived more unhappy, he died maximally unhappy)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Bianchi (physician). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Giovanni Bianchi (physician)), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Terpios hoshinota

On 30 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Terpios hoshinota, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Terpios hoshinota, a sponge that overgrows and kills corals, has spread extensively since being detected in Guam in 1973? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Terpios hoshinota. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Terpios hoshinota), 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.

—valereee (talk) 12:02, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Queue 5: Herbert Payne

Hi, I had thought it was a cute idea to run a voting hook on November 3, U.S. Election Day. But now that we switched to 12-hour sets, this hook is scheduled to appear tomorrow. Is there any way to switch this hook with Bob Hindmarch in Prep 3? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:51, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 18:41, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cymbula sanguinans

On 1 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cymbula sanguinans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the giant pinkray limpet maintains a patch of the encrusting red alga Hildenbrandia rubra on which it feeds, driving off competitors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cymbula sanguinans. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cymbula sanguinans), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hildenbrandia rubra

On 1 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hildenbrandia rubra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the giant pinkray limpet maintains a patch of the encrusting red alga Hildenbrandia rubra on which it feeds, driving off competitors? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hildenbrandia rubra), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

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All in the line of duty ...

Sometimes one has to go to the Ends of the Earth (well, the cows) in the line of duty! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:12, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Interesting! I wonder if the reproductive success of the cattle was unchanged, or if the bull got deterred. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

That'll be another experiment... Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:09, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup FL prize

Hi Cwmhiraeth! Just saw this edit, and was wondering why I did not win the FL prize outright and would instead be sharing the award with Harrias? I thought the awards were distributed "to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round". Having submitted 5 FLs in Round 4, and clarifying with you that the other competitor listed with 5 had their fifth FL promoted after the August 29 deadline, I'm seeing most awards given out based on single-round performance. —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:52, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: I will check on that as I was in two minds as to how to award the FL prize. I would also like to consult you about the DYK bonus point anomaly. The bot operator was aware of the problem part way through the final round and said he would fix it. I imagined he had done so, because I heard nothing more. Were the DYK points still incorrect at the end of the round? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Sure! I only had one DYK in the final round (Flag of Western Australia). Having been created in 2003, it should have received 17 points (1 point for each year before 2015 would be 12 points, together with the 5 bonus points). However, the bot only awarded 16 points. —Bloom6132 (talk) 07:42, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Siege of London, 1471

Could you take a look at this article? I got this copyvio report, but the article's creator left a pertinent message on the talk page. Was wondering your thoughts? Thanks.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 22:34, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: I think that AlasdairDaw wrote the text concerned for the article East End of London, and this was copied by other web pages. On this page for example, I searched for the phrase "A force of troops from the Tower garrison" and found that the previous paragraph has a set of square brackets immediately after "Bishopsgate was set on fire" and this equates with #153 of the "East End of London", which was added to that article with this edit by AlasdairDaw at 20:38, 19 July 2020‎. So I think that other sites have copied Wikipedia and no copyvio has occurred here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, excellent! Thank you. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Odontotermes obesus

On 3 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Odontotermes obesus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fungus Macrolepiota albuminosa (example pictured) is always associated with the nests of termites such as Odontotermes obesus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Odontotermes obesus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Odontotermes obesus), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Macrolepiota albuminosa

On 3 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macrolepiota albuminosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fungus Macrolepiota albuminosa (example pictured) is always associated with the nests of termites such as Odontotermes obesus? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Macrolepiota albuminosa), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter

The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is Lee Vilenski (submissions), the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by Gog the Mild (submissions). In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. The Rambling Man (submissions) was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with Epicgenius (submissions) close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were Hog Farm (submissions), HaEr48 (submissions), Harrias (submissions) and Bloom6132 (submissions). The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

Gog the Mild (submissions) wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
Bloom6132 (submissions) win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
Rhododendrites (submissions) wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
Lee Vilenski (submissions) wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
Epicgenius (submissions) wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
MPJ-DK (submissions) wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
The Rambling Man (submissions) wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
Epicgenius (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
Bloom6132 (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilocorus orbus

On 4 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chilocorus orbus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both the adults and the alligator-like larvae of the twice-stabbed lady beetle prey on the walnut scale? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chilocorus orbus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chilocorus orbus), 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) 12:01, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae

On 4 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both the adults and the alligator-like larvae of the twice-stabbed lady beetle prey on the walnut scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae), 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) 12:01, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Metaphycus helvolus

On 6 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Metaphycus helvolus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiny parasitic wasp Metaphycus helvolus has helped control a major pest of citrus, Mediterranean black scale, in California and Australia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Metaphycus helvolus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Metaphycus helvolus), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

The Arcadian or Pastoral State POTD

Hi, I'm not too sure that we can run this POTD for November 9: the target article, The Course of Empire (paintings), has been tagged since the end of last year. Would you mind if we swap out the current image and blurb for something else with a more eligible article? Thanks. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 16:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

@Ravenpuff: When I listed it I expect that I intended to improve the article, but have since forgotten about this. I will see if I can find some suitable sources shortly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

I found the source for the uncited information and it should be OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:17, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep 5

Thanks for building the set! But the reviewer on the lead hook noted that the image should not be used. Wouldn't the person image of Frida Kahl work better? Yoninah (talk) 14:40, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. I like that image too. Yoninah (talk) 19:41, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Next issue/Wikicup report

So! As you can see, the gallery is done! Would you be so kind as to write the opening, though? I think that it'd be better if one of the judges did it, though you could always just trim it down from the last Wikicup newsletter. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 04:50, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Adam Cuerden: Thanks, Adam. I'll do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:27, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much! ...This is going to be one of two or three artickes I did in the next Signpost. How many Wikicup points for that? Maybe I can win the secret Round 6. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 06:31, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

No bonus points this time, but an impressive gallery! I will write an opening passage and check the facts for your captions, but not necessarily today, as I am planning to be busy elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

I think there's about 2 weeks to do it in, so no real rush. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 09:27, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chilocorus cacti

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chilocorus cacti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chilocorus cacti. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chilocorus cacti), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Selenaspidus articulatus

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Selenaspidus articulatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Selenaspidus articulatus), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:04, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Parlatoria blanchardi

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parlatoria blanchardi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Parlatoria blanchardi), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Melanaspis glomerata

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Melanaspis glomerata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Melanaspis glomerata), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Carulaspis minima

On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carulaspis minima, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carulaspis minima), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:06, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep 6

Hi, do you mind promoting one of my non-U.S. women to the second to last slot in Prep 6?

Template:Did you know nominations/Daisy Yen Wu

Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 16:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Going back to one DYK set a day

Cwmhiraeth, as of when I'm writing this (shortly before you usually log on in the morning), no admins have stopped by to change the time between updates to 86400 (from its current 43200) to get us back from two sets per day to one. All of the relevant posts are at WT:DYK#Changing back tonight after midnight UTC (admin will be needed), which includes not only changing back, which needs to happen as soon as possible, but definitely before noon UTC, but also moving one special occasion hook to from one queue to an earlier queue and (less urgent) promoting another from special occasions to a different queue. Sorry to have to bother you with it, but I trust you to get it right. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 05:50, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:55, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

November

November

Thank you for placing Children's Crusade in prep! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

My pleasure! Thank you for the autumnal beech trees. How are the ash trees getting on in your part of the world? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

No problem where I live - 15 minutes walk from the beeches, but they are no staple trees here. Chestnuts and elms are in trouble, and many spruces (de:Fichten) and some pines (de:Kiefern) in critical condition or dead, too many to remove - but they managed on the right in the pic. You see some of those almost wherever you look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:32, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Sad! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:55, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

yes - look for bright memories --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

I have put Die Fliege on my user page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

nagualdesign will be delighted --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Today's DYK: to be sung "happily" - for the beauty of the Earth: thank you for so many aspects of critters and creatures --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

A nuthatch has started coming to our bird table, which I am rather pleased about. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Clerodendrum quadriloculare

On 15 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clerodendrum quadriloculare, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the bronze-leaved clerodendrum is an ornamental garden shrub, it sometimes becomes naturalised and may become an invasive species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clerodendrum quadriloculare. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clerodendrum quadriloculare), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Aspidiotus destructor

Hello! Your submission of Aspidiotus destructor 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:18, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Prep building

Hi, it looks like we have a lot of person image hooks, so I'm thinking of running them every other set. Meanwhile, the 19-hook ~~Template:Did you know nominations/Ibrahim Omer~~ was approved and will probably fill up 2-3 slots. What do you think about promoting it to Prep 7? I also cannot promote these hooks that I worked on:

~~Template:Did you know nominations/Hidden Lake (Alaska)~~

Template:Did you know nominations/Drishti (film)

Template:Did you know nominations/Norma Shearer filmography

I will work on them in the morning, that's the time I reserve for DYK! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the promotions! Yoninah (talk) 16:32, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: When I build prep sets, I am not able to move them into the queue. This is the case new. The next set is Prep3, and sooner or later someone else will promote it, and then I will be able to promote Prep4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:45, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Diadegma semiclausum

On 18 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diadegma semiclausum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic wasp Diadegma semiclausum can help to control the diamondback moth, a pest that has become resistant to many insecticides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diadegma semiclausum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Diadegma semiclausum), 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, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Vaxholm Church

Hi, you reviewed this nom and noted that the image wasn't relevant to either hook. I'd love to run the quirky ALT0 hook in the lead slot, but I also feel the image has nothing to do with it. It doesn't even show the interior of the church, which is what would go with these hooks, and the hooks don't say anything about Advent Sunday. But I'm feeling pressured by the nominator. What do you suggest I do? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:04, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: The image would be fine for a hook about Advent Sunday but is inappropriate for either of the present hooks. The image is there to back up the lead hook not provide a seasonal message, and Wikipedia shouldn't be saying "here's a photograph of a girl lighting some candles to celebrate Advent Sunday". I should put the hook in the quirky slot, if I were you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, I agree. Yoninah (talk) 11:38, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Tibet–Nepal salt trade route

On 20 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tibet–Nepal salt trade route, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sheep were traditionally used to carry salt from Tibet to Nepal (traders pictured)? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tibet–Nepal salt trade route), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2020-11-24 – selected picture at Portal:Animals

Template:POTD/2020-11-24—a POTD subpage which you contributed to—has been added to the Selected picture section of the Portal:Animals. —⁠andrybak (talk) 00:55, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

As well as many other POTDs on other portals, including Template:POTD/2020-08-28 at Portal:Journalism and Template:POTD/2020-11-07 at Portal:Plants. Thank you for your contributions to POTDs. —⁠andrybak (talk) 01:23, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

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Queue 2

Hi, a special date request for November 29 has just passed: Template:Did you know nominations/Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. Could you move it into the third slot in Queue 2 and swap out 1985–86 Hormel meatpacking plant strike? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:19, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

That's done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bactrocera passiflorae

On 25 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bactrocera passiflorae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fijian fruit fly feeds on the yum-yum tree? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bactrocera passiflorae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bactrocera passiflorae), 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.

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DYK for Barringtonia edulis

On 25 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barringtonia edulis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fijian fruit fly feeds on the yum-yum tree? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Barringtonia edulis), 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.

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DYK for Aspidiotus destructor

On 28 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aspidiotus destructor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lady beetle Cryptognatha nodiceps helps control coconut scales and coconut whiteflies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aspidiotus destructor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aspidiotus destructor), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aleurodicus cocois

On 28 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aleurodicus cocois, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lady beetle Cryptognatha nodiceps helps control coconut scales and coconut whiteflies? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aleurodicus cocois), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cryptognatha nodiceps

On 28 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cryptognatha nodiceps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lady beetle Cryptognatha nodiceps helps control coconut scales and coconut whiteflies? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cryptognatha nodiceps), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Hideaway (U.S. Senate)

Hi, you promoted this to an image slot (it's now in Prep 5). I've done a bit of research and expansion of the article, and I think that the original hook, including something about entertaining mistresses, is more accurate and hooky. It could be reworded in a finer way, however. Do you have any objection to using a hook like that? If not, I would like to suggest an alt and check it with the nominator. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Sure, carry on. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:16, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

I'd like to suggest this alt, to go in the quirky slot. The image is totally taking away from the notion of "secret" hideaways:

ALT2: ... that U.S. senators are assigned secret offices called hideaways where they can work, take naps, and even entertain mistresses? Yoninah (talk) 17:46, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I have rearranged Prep 5 and added your name to the credits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:57, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 20:07, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

More prep building

Hi, here's an updated list of hooks that I'm unable to promote because I wrote them or approved them. Also pinging SL93:

Template:Did you know nominations/Higashi-Osaka Route

Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Carter (basketball)

Template:Did you know nominations/Mandakini River (Cwmhiraeth approved this)

Template:Did you know nominations/Nina Dorliak

Template:Did you know nominations/Sarah Wilkerson Freeman

Template:Did you know nominations/Florence Lewis (activist)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jean Le Patourel

Template:Did you know nominations/Women's poll tax repeal movement

~~Template:Did you know nominations/Hannibal (network)~~

Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:40, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

2021 Formula One World Championship

Hi, on Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, you said that 2021 Formula One World Championship has been semi protected for a week, but no protection has been applied to that page. Would you be able to apply the semi protection to 2021 Formula One World Championship? Joseph2302 (talk) 10:32, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: That was an error I made. I was trying to state that I had protected NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2020) but sometimes, perhaps because the bot has removed some listings, you click edit and the editing screen that appears refers to a different listing. 2021 Formula One World Championship already has pending changes protection. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

US government info

Center for Near-Earth Object Studies uses verbatim info from JPL, which is a government site. I know this is allowed, but I also know there should be attribution showing that it's taken from a government site. But I can't find the correct template to add. Help? Onel5969 ^{TT me} 00:36, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: This is not an area I know much about, and you would be better off asking someone more knowledgeable such as @Diannaa:. There is some useful information on this page however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

The template is {{PD-notice}}— Diannaa (talk) 11:19, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you both. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:38, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

László Heltay

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I hope you're doing well. Thanks for revision deleting the copyright violations on Draft:László Heltay. I just realised that I accidentally made the range too narrow; there's an additional copyright violation present; could you delete the two subsequent revisions (Special:Diff/992279359 and Special:Diff/992279399) too? Apologies for the additional trouble and best, Blablubbs|talk 14:09, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:18, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

List of wealthiest charitable foundations

You declined my request for page protection on this page. YOu're an admin, I assume. I'm outta ideas on a steady stream of the same unsourced change from random IPs. If there is anything you can do, it would be appreciated. I hereby give up on this page. Be safe. cOrneLlrOckEy (talk) 01:59, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

@Cornellrockey: I will explain why I declined your request. Semi-protection is meant for pages experiencing high or persistent levels of vandalism, which this page just wasn't. All pages experience some vandalism, from the smallest to the largest, but we don't want to shut out valuable new editors. A large portion of constructive edits are still made by IP's and new users, so we try to use page protection as sparingly as possible. Generally, if a page has had much recent disruption (at least 3 vandalisms not all by the same user is a good rule of thumb) within the last day, or persistent disruption over the course of a week, then semi-protection might be warranted. Sometimes protection for disruption over a longer scale is warranted, but it needs to really be persistent and troublesome. In this case, it seems to be a single IP who thinks the International Buddhism Foundation should be included. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Chorabari Lake

On 5 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chorabari Lake, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chorabari Lake no longer exists? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chorabari Lake. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chorabari Lake), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Berthellina citrina

Hello! Your submission of Berthellina citrina 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 12:38, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

BTW is there more than one sea slug in that picture? Yoninah (talk) 20:46, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I deduce that it is two individuals with two egg coils below. The egg coils look to me like sliced sweet peppers! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:03, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Roasted peppers! That's exactly what I thought. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

SIG MP41 thing - what happened?

I have no idea what prompted the copyright thing. I mainly used info from Chris McNab's "Modern Small Arms - 300 of the World's Greatest Small Arms" book (ISBN 9781782742166) with small bits from there and there - like gunwiki and modernfirearms and others. Like is naming the firearm designer a copyright violation or something?

I know this copyright or "plagiarism" thing is a dead serious issue - but I daresay that this is borderline gaming the system here. Would you or User:Onel5969 care to elaborate a bit about the specifics of this kerfuffle? --TrickShotFinn (talk) 15:37, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

I have replied on Onel5969's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:39, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Andricus mukaigawae

On 7 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andricus mukaigawae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wasp Andricus mukaigawae creates galls on oak trees, and these may become occupied simultaneously by other species of wasp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andricus mukaigawae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andricus mukaigawae), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Syringodium isoetifolium

On 8 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Syringodium isoetifolium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an extract of noodle seagrass inhibits the growth of microalgae, mussels and limpets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Syringodium isoetifolium. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Syringodium isoetifolium), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

Marjon Lambriks

Thank you for your the DYK review, - look! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Good! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:40, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berthella stellata

On 10 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berthella stellata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the internal shell of the sea slug Berthella stellata is visible through its translucent mantle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berthella stellata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Berthella stellata), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol December Newsletter

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Year in review

It has been a productive year for New Page Patrol as we've roughly cut the size of the New Page Patrol queue in half this year. We have been fortunate to have a lot of great work done by Rosguill who was the reviewer of the most pages and redirects this past year. Thanks and credit go to JTtheOG and Onel5969 who join Rosguill in repeating in the top 10 from last year. Thanks to John B123, Hughesdarren, and Mccapra who all got the NPR permission this year and joined the top 10. Also new to the top ten is DannyS712 bot III, programmed by DannyS712 which has helped to dramatically reduce the number of redirects that have needed human patrolling by patrolling certain types of redirects (e.g. for differences in accents) and by also patrolling editors who are on on the redirect whitelist.

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3	John B123 (talk)	21,697	Patrol Page Curation
4	Onel5969 (talk)	19,879	Patrol Page Curation
5	JTtheOG (talk)	12,901	Patrol Page Curation
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7	DragonflySixtyseven (talk)	6,401	Patrol Page Curation
8	Mccapra (talk)	4,918	Patrol Page Curation
9	Hughesdarren (talk)	4,520	Patrol Page Curation
10	Utopes (talk)	3,958	Patrol Page Curation

Reviewer of the Year

John B123 has been named reviewer of the year for 2020. John has held the permission for just over 6 months and in that time has helped cut into the queue by reviewing more than 18,000 articles. His talk page shows his efforts to communicate with users, upholding NPP's goal of nurturing new users and quality over quantity.

NPP Technical Achievement Award

As a special recognition and thank you DannyS712 has been awarded the first NPP Technical Achievement Award. His work programming the bot has helped us patrol redirects tremendously - more than 60,000 redirects this past year. This has been a large contribution to New Page Patrol and definitely is worthy of recognition.

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DYK for Berthellina citrina

On 11 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berthellina citrina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that acid secretions produced by the orange gumdrop sea slug (examples pictured) provide defence against predators such as sea anemones, fish, and crustaceans? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berthellina citrina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Berthellina citrina), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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) 12:01, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Copyright infringement

I can see that you are a new editor, but you need to know that Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. You must not copy and paste text from sources you find on the web into articles as you did in the article History of Mexican Americans. The infringing text has been removed because the material you copied is subject to copyright, as is almost everything on the web. When creating or expanding articles, you should completely rewrite the information from the source using your own words. This does not mean changing an odd word here and there, but requires you to provide the information in a fresh way. If you continue to violate copyright policy, you are likely to be blocked. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:26, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

To Cwhireath concern

Cwmhiraeth, it is true I am a new editor, I am sympathetic and understand the possible concern with copyright issues and I am only looking to increase knowledge per Wikipedia's vision. This is way I will trying to learn from this experience, so I may apply it to future articles for what I hope is for the benefits of humanity as a hole. If "copy and paste text from "sources" [Found] on the web into articles as [I] did in the article" given I was typing and used a hard copy (book); and not looking to profit monetarily, then I tried "completely rewrite the information from the source using [my] own words" and it seems to have not being sufficient to suffice. Will I somewhat disagree that only "an odd word here and there were change," given extended amount of words were modified, words were removed, sentences were omitted and information was told out of original order and sequence, citations were added and the author and source was directly mention by name with credentials. Nonetheless, I will continue to work to rewrite the information using different words, even though they may only be a limited amount of words in the English language to try and convey set message. After I may consider to look after Shakespear for instruction or write a sentence or a word or two in latīnum (Latin) and directly translate. My plan going forward, is to in addition add other authors and their sources for support, in between her and their providing acknowledgement to all in conjunction with using my own words, term, idiom etc.. To provide the information in a fresh and cordial way. Creating a spaghetti western to a greater extent of source, coined by Spanish journalist Alfonso Sánchez to tell out of chronological order.^[1] I welcome your or others input right before or after, feel free to edit text before removing to continue to refine the article more. The core information will not change as its public events of American History which no one has copyright. Right Cwmhireath? USA Eagle01 (talk)

I spent about fifty minutes investigating your edits in the article and to what extent they violated Wikipedia's copyright policy. I could have used a standard copyright warning template on your talk page but I prefer to use my own message. The source concerned was a book so "copy and paste" was not appropriate in this instance, but the rest of the advice is sound. Just be more careful in future. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:21, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

I desire surely to be extra watchful in the forthcoming time in Wikipedia. Certainly we all make blunders from time to time. However, like Shakespeare once wrote, "As you like it. I do desire we may be better strangers" The Two Noble Kinsmen "Thou art baser than a cutpurse." (3.2.248) USA Eagle01 (talk)

References

^ Joyner, C. Courtney Aldo Sambrell Interview The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine McFarland, 14 October 2009, p. 180

Queue 2

Hi, this set has two hooks about Santa Barbara, California. Since one is in the quirky slot, could you swap out the one in the 2nd slot for a different U.S.-based hook? I suggest swapping it with Headlight fish in Prep 5, and I'll deal with redistributing the U.S. hooks. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:59, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 20:34, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Prep 7

Hi, would you mind promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Cobb to the quirky slot (I reviewed it)? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:34, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 11:42, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Propallene longiceps

On 13 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Propallene longiceps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the male sea spider Propallene longiceps carries fertilized eggs in bracelet-like masses wrapped around his legs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Propallene longiceps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Propallene longiceps), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cinetorhynchus rigens

Hello! Your submission of Cinetorhynchus rigens 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Synergus japonicus

On 14 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Synergus japonicus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gall wasp Synergus japonicus is considered to be a kleptoparasite? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Synergus japonicus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Synergus japonicus), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Queue 5

Hi, I was monitoring the approval progress for hooks that I wanted to add to this set, but it looks like the set was filled and promoted to queue while I was asleep. There are now 5 bio hooks (4 in a row) and 2 U.S. hooks in a row. I had hoped to fill the non-bio slot with your Cinetorhynchus rigens, but if not, please swap out Trung Le Nguyen and move in the first alt in Template:Did you know nominations/Crushed Rock, Mpape. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:54, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I've done that. I was considering turning the Cinetorhynchus rigens hook into a two article hook, but have changed my mind, so it's ready to go now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:37, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

OK. Thank you very much! Yoninah (talk) 15:27, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Beethoven 250 years

Beethoven in 1803

Thank you so much for contribs to the birthday display! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:08, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

I hope it really is his birthday! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:27, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

We will perhaps never know, and it really doesn't matter ;) - FAZ had 6 pages devoted to him today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Another Advent hymn

Hi, this nomination was just approved and the nominator requested that it run before December 23. Could you swap it into Queue 6 in place of the 5th hook, Euclidean distance (the set already has another theory, relativity, in it). Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:09, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ceroplastes ceriferus

On 18 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ceroplastes ceriferus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Indian wax scale was first described in 1798 by Fabricius, but was wrongly attributed to another author for nearly two hundred years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ceroplastes ceriferus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ceroplastes ceriferus), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. 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.

— Wug·a·po·des 00:02, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Gloucester Cathedral picture

Dear Cwmiraeth, I was just wondering what happened to the Gloucester Cathedral picture that had been scheduled for December 18. Will it run at a later date? Hope it does. Best wishes, SiefkinDR (talk) 15:47, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

@SiefkinDR: It's a beautiful picture and it did run yesterday, as scheduled. I have put an {{Annual readership}} tag near the top of the talk page of English Gothic architecture, and you can see that the article got almost 5000 hits yesterday! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks very much, I did find it, and it's exciting. Five thousand views is great! Thanks very much for the great work you do on this. SiefkinDR (talk) 13:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Süßer die Glocken nie klingen

Hi, this hook is ready to go into the reserved slot in Prep 4. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Umera Ahmad

Is there a point where a copyvio is so slight that revdel shouldn't be requested? This article had a two sentence lead lifted straight from here. Should I have requested a revdel? 11:42, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

@Onel5969: In this instance, I'm not sure that there is a copyvio. The link you gave has a date of 26 November whereas the draft article was created on 23 November. In the past, before I was an administrator, I have occasionally rewritten an odd sentence or close paraphrase I have found that seems to have come from elsewhere rather than go through the rigmarole of requesting a revision deletion. It depends on the scale of the problem. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, thanks. That's what I was thinking, but wanted a second opinion. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:27, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Pipa

I guess I have sort of the opposite question to the above - seeing what happened on Pipa, at what point should I not request revdel because there are too many revisions involved? And what should I do instead? Wikignome Wintergreen^talk 13:51, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikignome Wintergreen (talk · contribs) I think you were right to request a revdel, because as you pointed out, there was a copyvio, and it was good that you removed it. It was just the scale of the intervening revisions in this case that made it undesirable, in my opinion. All those 1800 or so good faith edits would have become unavailable to view, 90% of the total edits for the article. The scale of the Pipa xing article was altogether different. We could ask Primefac (talk · contribs) for their view. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:28, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Well, I've RD1'd similar numbers of diffs on a single article (I think my "record" is ~1400 diffs but I know Diannaa's done more). In thinking about it, though (and after chatting with another cv admin), the size of the infraction, the fact that it was attributed, and the large number of revisions that would be affected all combine to mean that it's really not worth RD'ing. As I say with most RD and OS requests, though, I'd rather decline a good-faith request than have something get overlooked. Thanks for the ping. Primefac (talk) 16:13, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. I was very uneasy about requesting such a huge deletion, on such a popular article, over a few lines of poetry, but I wasn't sure what else to do; I'm still feeling my way around the copyright policies. I'm glad two much more experienced users were around to help me out. Wikignome Wintergreen^talk 16:39, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations! With 6,124 views, your Chorabari Lake hook is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of December. Accordingly, it has been included at DYKSTATS December. Just goes to show that sometimes shorter is better. Keep up the good work! Cbl62 (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Neanthes arenaceodentata

On 21 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Neanthes arenaceodentata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the marine worm Neanthes arenaceodentata is both an environmental monitor and a caring father? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Neanthes arenaceodentata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Neanthes arenaceodentata), and if they received a combined total of 416.7 or more views per hour (ie, 5,000-plus views in 12 hours or 10,000-plus 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, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Nice blurb, I really enjoyed it. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 08:04, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Best wishes for the holidays

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DYK for Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California)

On 22 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Arlington Hotel, rebuilt after a devastating fire, was severely damaged in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California)), and if they received a combined total of 416.7 or more views per hour (ie, 5,000-plus views in 12 hours or 10,000-plus 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, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Slow as Christmas!!

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Season's Greetings

File:Christmas tree decorations 1.jpg	Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
	Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:56, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

File:Christmas tree in field.jpg	Merry Christmas Cwmhiraeth
	Hi Cwmhiraeth, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very happy and prosperous New Year, Thanks for all your contributions to Wikipedia this past year, like this tree, you are a light shining in the darkness. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:07, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, that's very flattering! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:34, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2021!

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DYK for Electra posidoniae

On 27 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Electra posidoniae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the life cycle of the Neptune-grass bryozoan is synchronized with the growth cycle of the seagrass on which it lives and the availability of the phytoplankton on which it feeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Electra posidoniae. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Electra posidoniae), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

List of the youngest mayors in India

Some IP users are trying to change the aricle based on their political interest. Arya Rajendran is the present youngest mayor as per multiple reliable sources. But some IP s trying to change that. If you want to make sure, please google Arya Rajendran

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DYK for Beania magellanica

On 29 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beania magellanica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the colonial bryozoan Beania magellanica, widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, has recently turned up in the Mediterranean Sea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beania magellanica. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Beania magellanica), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cinetorhynchus rigens

On 30 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cinetorhynchus rigens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Atlantic dancing shrimp is often associated with sea urchins or sea anemones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cinetorhynchus rigens. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cinetorhynchus rigens), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2021 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. 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. We thank Vanamonde93 and Godot13, who have retired as judges, and we thank them for their past dedication. The judges for the WikiCup this year are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:10, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Please open blackpink page to edit

Because we can't add some legit awards Mochichipmunkkookie (talk) 14:14, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

@Mochichipmunkkookie: Please suggest your proposed edits on the article's talk page, and another editor will add them to the article if they are acceptable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

But why can't I add and if I can't so please you add those awards and if you want to know names then ask so I will tell you names of those legit awards

Mochichipmunkkookie (talk) 14:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup submissions page

Hi. Just discovered that there's no slot for FL or FA reviews, that GT items are worth 3 points not 5 points which it says at the scoring page, FT items worth 10 not 15 points which is says on the scoring page and GAR worth 4 points not 5. Did I miss something? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:06, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I copied and pasted a submissions page from 2019, without remembering that the layout had been changed in 2020. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Clarification on WikiCup

Would a DYK nomination that was worked on before January 1 be eligible if the article hit the main page during the time frame? For example - Template:Did you know nominations/Darwin's Darkest Hour. SL93 (talk) 18:34, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: Yes, it will be eligible. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup

Hey! I had signed up for the wikicup in november but my name isn't on the actual page. Could that be fixed? Thanks! Flalf^Talk 07:35, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

@Flalf: I'm sorry about that. I was a bit mystified when I saw another editor was included twice on the list, and now I can see how that happened and your name got skipped over. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Flalf^Talk 06:59, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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RevDel request

I have reverted an IP editor's edit to Clear Channel UK, that contains a probably libellous attack on a named individual. It should probably be RevDeled, if you would, please?. See title=Clear_Channel_UK&type=revision&diff=998453991&oldid=947925481 . Tks. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 13:16, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman: Thanks, I have done that. The comment might have been made by the same person as edited the article in November 2019. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:38, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup Score

It seems I am always the bearer of bad news, but I’ve been told that Wikicup score is supposed to update every 6 hours, and it’s been like 30ish. My DYK nom was on the main page on 4 January UTC. Thanks! Flalf^Talk 15:34, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

@Flalf: The bot updates the score every four hours. Now that your article has appeared on the main page, you need to add your DYK to your submissions page in the exact format indicated in the edit section of "DYK: 5 or 10 points". The bot will then award your points the next time it updates the scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:54, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Alrighty, thank you. Flalf^Talk 03:51, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Callopora lineata

On 6 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Callopora lineata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the Mediterranean Sea, recruitment of the bryozoan Callopora lineata takes place in February and March, whereas in the Isle of Man, it takes place all year round? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Callopora lineata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Callopora lineata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Need your help with a sockpuppet

Hi, I've been dealing with a particularly persistent sockpuppet on the Lava International that is consistently edit warring and insists on reinstating their version of the lead. I have already reported this user once here but I was told that nothing could be done about it. I don't see the point in starting another SPI case now and my requests for page protection have been denied. Kindly let me know what I should do from here on. Prolix 💬 11:01, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

@Prolix: I don't know much about sockpupetry, and I understand that blocking IPs with mobile internet addresses is problematic. The alterations that this user keeps making in Lava International are relatively innocuous, and my suggestion is that you take the article in question off your watchlist. I would suggest you could move on to other aspects of Wikipedia like article expansion/improvement, but I see you are a specialist vandal-fighter, so you might not like that idea. Sorry to be unhelpful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:23, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, I suppose those alterations are quite innocuous, my problem is specifically with the nature of the editor in question. I've made countless attempts to warn/speak/resolve issues across the many sockpuppets this user has employed but to no avail. I would love to move on from this but it feels like letting the sockmaster get away with their behaviour of abusing multiple IP's to evade blame/blocks.

Is page protection not an option here at all? Prolix 💬 12:05, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

@Prolix: I have protected it for three days, but protecting an article because of the actions of a single individual is generally contrary to the guidelines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, thank you! I understand what you mean, but does it count as a single user? Since there's atleast 7 different IP's there. They are obviously sockpuppets so would those guidelines still be applicable in such a case? Prolix 💬 13:12, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

I think so. One person using multiple identities would be preventing other IPs from making constructive edits if the article was semi-protected. Let's hope they get bored and go away! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:47, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, Hopefully! This user has been terribly persistent however. Anyways, it was nice speaking to you, thank you for your advice and assistance :) Prolix 💬 14:30, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

La Vida Lena

Please add an episode table for La Vida Lena. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.226.215 (talk) 13:21, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

It's not my sort of article! You can write summaries of the episodes if you wish, as long as you use your own words and do not copy/paste text from elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

"on Christmas"

I saw that you tweaked a hook at the DYK prep from "on Christmas" to "at Christmas".[7] Perhaps that is an MOS:ENGVAR difference? I think "on" would be used in U.S. English, and the subject of that hook is American. Let me know your thoughts.—Bagumba (talk) 15:28, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

On Christmas sounds very odd to me, but I will change it back now that I know it is an ENGVAR thing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:25, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Over here in the colonies, we would say on Christmas, as in "on Christmas Day", while we would say at Christmastime. FWIW. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 19:36, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Someone else had already changed it to "on Christmas Day". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:41, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Paguristes puncticeps

On 10 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paguristes puncticeps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that hermit crabs such as Paguristes puncticeps raid octopus middens, both for food and for empty mollusc shells? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paguristes puncticeps. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paguristes puncticeps), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

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Request page move review

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I updated the article Phyllomedusa rohdei. Per the two sources in the article the species assessment has changed from "Phyllomedusa rohdei" to "Pithecopus rohdei". I have little experience in this area, so I did not move the article to its new name. Could you please review the name change and move the page if you see fit. Thanks. Bammesk (talk) 20:15, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

@Bammesk: I agree that the frog has been reallocated to a new genus and I have made the move. Cwmhiraeth (talk)

"Thanks for your help"

You're welcome. --174.95.161.129 (talk) 05:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Late request for Queue 1

Hi, we have a late request for January 15 (Queue 1). Would you mind swapping the Izaac Hindom hook in Queue 1 with the Oscar Fritz Schuh that I inserted in Prep 7? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:39, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 12:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Astrapogon stellatus

On 14 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Astrapogon stellatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the conchfish conceals itself in the mantle cavity of a living mollusc? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astrapogon stellatus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Astrapogon stellatus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Goodness! What tremendous work you do! Neopeius (talk) 14:19, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Well, thank you Neopeius, but I doubt I am any more diligent than many of the other folks around! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:23, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

WP 20


Urtica dioica, better crusted with frost than touched by hand!

Happy Wikipedia 20, - proud of a little bit on the Main page today, and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, look: create a new style - revive - complete! I sang in the revival mentioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:49, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

... and today of a pic I took --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Very nice, and socially distanced too. Strange times! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:32, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Yes, - planning to go there again on Sunday. Today, see Vision pictured (not by me), with Arik Brauer in the news, so art in Vienna twice --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

... and today Jerome Kohl, remembered in friendship --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

A nuthatch has started coming to our bird table, which I am rather pleased about. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

I like them a lot! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:51, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Conopea galeata

On 16 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Conopea galeata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the defenses of the soft coral Leptogorgia virgulata are useless against the barnacle Conopea galeata? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Conopea galeata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Conopea galeata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Yellow-edged moray

On 17 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yellow-edged moray, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flameback coral shrimp is often found in close proximity to the yellow-edged moray eel, suggesting that they may have a cleaning symbiosis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yellow-edged moray. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yellow-edged moray), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Stenopus pyrsonotus

On 17 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stenopus pyrsonotus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flameback coral shrimp is often found in close proximity to the yellow-edged moray eel, suggesting that they may have a cleaning symbiosis? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stenopus pyrsonotus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Codakia orbicularis

On 18 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Codakia orbicularis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gill chambers of the tiger lucine, the dwarf tiger lucine, and the Pennsylvania lucine contain symbiotic bacteria which help them live in sediments not suited to other bivalves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Codakia orbicularis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Codakia orbicularis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ctena orbiculata

On 18 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ctena orbiculata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gill chambers of the tiger lucine, the dwarf tiger lucine, and the Pennsylvania lucine contain symbiotic bacteria which help them live in sediments not suited to other bivalves? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ctena orbiculata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 00:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Lucina pensylvanica

On 18 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lucina pensylvanica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gill chambers of the tiger lucine, the dwarf tiger lucine, and the Pennsylvania lucine contain symbiotic bacteria which help them live in sediments not suited to other bivalves? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lucina pensylvanica), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 00:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup multipliers

My DYK has a 1.8x multiplier and I'm having trouble finding what that means. SL93 (talk) 00:17, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: The multiplier gives some indication of the importance of an article's subject, and uses the number of foreign language Wikipedias which have a page on the subject as a proxy for importance. Kusarigama appears in a total of 23 languages, including English. If it had been 25 languages, there would have been a 2x multiplier, in accordance with the table you can find here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup scoring issue

Cwmhiraeth, early this morning I added a GA on my submissions page but it has been almost 24 hours and I do not see the points yet. Hope you can help, Andrew nyr (talk, contribs) 04:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

You had omitted the "#", which should be the first digit of each submission. I have added it, and all should now be well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

The article we're working on

I'm thinking about replacing the current article we're working on with the version that is in my sandbox, as I updated it as you suggested. Should I go ahead and do that? Endymiona19 (talk) 02:44, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

@Endymiona19: Yes, you could do that, and you will also need a reference for the list of states. After that, I have got a few more things to add. (Putting a link here for convenience Psoralidium tenuiflorum.) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Okay, I updated the article. I must say, I think it looks pretty good so far. Endymiona19 (talk) 08:55, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Just another thought, after you make your edits, do you think the article will be ready for DYK? And how do we start that process? Endymiona19 (talk) 09:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

@Endymiona19: It is not quite large enough yet. Would you like to add a section on uses? You could use this source, but don't copy the text, use your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

I added the section and cited the source on the page. And I'm pretty sure I formatted the reference correctly this time. Endymiona19 (talk) 13:22, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

@Endymiona19: I have added a bit more and the article is long enough now. I will nominate it for DYK tomorrow and I will give you a link so that you can see how the DYK process works. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:14, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Sounds good! I hope the nomination process is successful and I look forward to seeing what goes into the process. Endymiona19 (talk) 15:17, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Area 51 (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:26, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

I agree it is ineligible. I try to keep a lookout for such double claims. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Tonna pennata

On 22 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tonna pennata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Atlantic partridge tun preys on sea cucumbers much larger than itself? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tonna pennata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tonna pennata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Hooks

I'm just seeing if you and/or Amkgp can promote these older hooks because I can't. Also, I hope that Yoninah is alright.

Template:Did you know nominations/Kagganapalli Radha Devi (I reviewed it)

Template:Did you know nominations/Yawara (I nominated it, but I don't care for the image because it has someone's hand)

Template:Did you know nominations/The Basketball Fix (I nominated it) SL93 (talk) 16:37, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: I have promoted the second and third hooks, and suggested the first be kept for International Women's Day on March 8th. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I pinged the nominator of the first one about it. SL93 (talk) 19:54, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Apparently for The Basketball Fix, the film is based on one scandal. I messed up on the hook because I thought that all of the individual trials would be counted as scandals, but the article is titled CCNY point shaving scandal. Can you change "is based on real-life scandals" to "is based on a real-life scandal"? SL93 (talk) 21:32, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Help, please?

While reading Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, under the Cold chain section, first paragraph, I found the following:

"The Moderna vaccine vials require storage above −40 °C (−40 °F) and between −25 and −15 °C (−13 and 5 °F).[88] Once refrigerated, the Moderna vaccine can be kept between 2 and 8 °C (36 and 46 °F) for up to 30 days.[88]"

The problem...−40 °C (−40 °F) are not the same temperature. I don't trust my ability to comprehend the source in order to correct this. (Can't remember how to make a diff, either!) Can you help with this temperature problem? Thanks for your time, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 06:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Another problem that I have now noted is that this source is from 2014!! Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 06:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

@Tribe of Tiger: I had a look at this, by experimentally changing −40 °C to -41 °C, which resulted in (−42 °F). So I think that you are wrong, and that -40° is the unique temperature at which the two scales converge. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I simply did not have the skills to evaluate this, and my math/science brain (never very good anyway) is now many many decades old! Sorry to have bothered you. It was so very kind of you to check the calculations and answer so promptly. I will read a WP article and try to re-educate myself. Best, Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 07:09, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Psoralidium tenuiflorum

On 26 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Psoralidium tenuiflorum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the root of the slimflower scurfpea can be eaten raw or cooked, or ground up and used as an ingredient in bread-making? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Psoralidium tenuiflorum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Psoralidium tenuiflorum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Shamsa

On 26 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shamsa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Islamic art, the shamsa is found in places as diverse as on carpets, inside domes (example pictured), and forming the frontispiece of books? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shamsa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shamsa), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Shamsa

did well, didn't it? Thanks for adding me to the nom. Cheers, Johnbod (talk) 03:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Eugene Goodman

Just wondering why you drastically watered down the hook. It's kind of vanilla and uninteresting as you've modified it. Cbl62 (talk) 09:18, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

I now see what happened. Somebody removed the quote. Ugh. Cbl62 (talk) 09:30, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

I restored the quote. Is it possible to go back to the hook as approved? Cbl62 (talk) 09:40, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

@Cbl62: Now that the quotation is back in the article, I have replaced the original hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:05, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so very much! Cbl62 (talk) 10:06, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Trachelobdella lubrica

On 27 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trachelobdella lubrica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the black swan leech attaches itself to the skin or eye of a fish before working its way to the gill chamber? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trachelobdella lubrica. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Trachelobdella lubrica), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 12:02, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Orbexilum pedunculatum

On 29 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orbexilum pedunculatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sampson's snakeroot is traditionally used to help knit broken bones and as a salve on wounds, ulcers and boils? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orbexilum pedunculatum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Orbexilum pedunculatum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Prep area formatting

There is a weird issue in the middle of the prep areas starting with prep area 4 and then below it. SL93 (talk) 06:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: It involved the omission of a single line when clearing the prep area. It should be OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pierre Daumesnil

On 29 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pierre Daumesnil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pierre Daumesnil refused to surrender the Château de Vincennes after the French Empire had been defeated at the Battle of Paris in 1814? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pierre Daumesnil. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pierre Daumesnil), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 12:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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Ineligible Cup submissions

Just a heads up – several of the submissions on this contestant's page are ineligible per the rule: "Nominations submitted more than 14 days after the points were earned … will not be eligible" —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

As this contestant has only just signed up to take part, they had no opportunity to make submissions earlier, so I am not going to invoke the rule on this occasion. It will make no difference as to who continues into round 2. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Promotions

I was wondering if you could promote these two December 30 DYKs that I approved - Template:Did you know nominations/Pueblo pottery and Template:Did you know nominations/Acer cascadense. SL93 (talk) 21:05, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:28, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

"Empire Earth (video game) (temporary)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Empire Earth (video game) (temporary). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 2#Empire Earth (video game) (temporary) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Regards, SONIC⁶⁷⁸ 04:16, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

"Manolo Sánchez (temporary)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Manolo Sánchez (temporary). The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 February 2#Manolo Sánchez (temporary) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Regards, SONIC⁶⁷⁸ 04:16, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Distichia muscoides

On 2 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Distichia muscoides, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Distichia muscoides provides good grazing all-year-round in the High Andes for domesticated llamas and alpacas, and non-native livestock? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Distichia muscoides. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Distichia muscoides), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 12:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Question re: GA review

Hi Cwmhiraeth: I'm wondering whether a GA review I did will qualify for the Wikicup. Can you please take a look at Talk:Cyclosa_argenteoalba/GA1 and let me know if I can count it? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 13:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@MeegsC: I think it is sufficient to qualify. You took a very sensible approach to the absence of the nominator. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:00, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! MeegsC (talk) 17:26, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup years

In response to this -- the other five were written in 2020, meaning I don't think they'd be eligible. But now I look at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring, it looks like that's not a rule any more... I'll add them to my submission page, but if I was right first time around they're not eligible, please remove them! Josh Milburn (talk) 20:15, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@J Milburn: Yes, we changed that rule. A good set of articles! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:20, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Great! Thanks -- I knew I had to write the articles when I read that one of them was found within walking distance of my childhood home! Josh Milburn (talk) 21:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Your edit to Calendar Act

Just FYI, we had a long discussion about citation style (see Talk:Calendar (New Style) Act 1750/GA1#GACR.2b Inline Citations) which essentially concluded that the (1765a), (1765b) technique is not appropriate for chapters of the same book, rather than (as designed) two different books published the same year. I conceded that my 'trick' was not legit and in fact the loc=http technique does a better job of thinking of the reader. Regards JMF. PS My commiserations re Wales being lumped in with Berwick. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:14, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

By the way, I see that you promoted my Calendar Act DYK to "accepted", thank you. If I had noticed before I nominated it the option to mark a DYK as "hold for specified date", I would have delayed it for 25/3/21. By coincidence, I was only just too early. If you were to "exercise your management discretion" and ignore that rule, it does seem like a good DYK for 25 March upcoming. Up to your judgement entirely, I won't pursue further. Kind regards. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:29, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman: When I made the edit that I described in the edit summary as "Correction", it was not because I objected to the style of the citation, but because in "read" mode it displayed incorrectly, starting "... given as a margin note.{{sfn|Pickering|1765|loc= ...". Looking at the diffs now, I can't see this, which seems inexplicable. Never mind. I will put the hook in the special occasion holding area for 25 March. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I've experienced that sort of ghostly echo of past existences of a page too. Spooky! Nice to know that I'm not alone. Thank you for the DYK executive action. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:16, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Queue 4

There is an extra nominator DYKmake at the bottom of Queue 4 that needs to be removed. Thanks in advance if you're able to fix it. SL93 (talk) 06:57, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: Done. Let me know if you need more help with prep set building. I could easily do more, but currently limit my activities to two hooks per set so that I am free to move any set into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:15, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Quqnūs

Hi. This isn't a true copyvio question, but related. What is the policy about reproducing entire pieces like in this article? Onel5969 ^{TT me} 17:01, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

@Onel5969: I don't know. It is apparently a 1941 poem by Nima Yooshij, who died in 1960, so it may be in copyright. Then it was presumably written in Persian and then translated, but we don't know when, and the translation may also be in copyright. So I think we need the advice of an expert, @Diannaa:. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

The poem is in the public domain in Iran because the author died more than 50 years ago. The copyright status of the translation is unknown, so it should be removed.— Diannaa (talk) 20:03, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Diannaa, thank you both. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Anableps anableps

On 7 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anableps anableps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the largescale four-eyes does not have four eyes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anableps anableps. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anableps anableps), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

I am confused about DYK pictures

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Thanks for putting Climate change in Brazil on DYK but I am confused why the picture was not included. I have had problems with pictures not being included on several DYK now. So that I get it right next time could you possibly advise at Template:Did you know nominations/Al Balabil (musical group)?

Regards

Chidgk1 (talk) 14:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1: Every set of eight hooks that appears on the main page has one picture hook, and seven hooks without pictures. On the other hand, about half DYK nominations have pictures attached, so many of the nominators of these are disappointed. The prep set builder makes a choice, depending on a number of factors. I'm sorry yours wasn't chosen, and perhaps you will be lucky next time. I thought the smouldering forest photo well illustrated your article. As regards the Al Balabil hook, the image is "fair use" in the article, but would not be acceptable at DYK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1: I didn't choose the image because I needed to build balanced prep sets. Such a thing is impossible if all images are chosen. SL93 (talk) 05:46, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for your great work on DYK! - Bach music pictured - Yesterday I had a conversation with SL93 which left me a bit sad, less about the pic to which I'm (too?) emotionally attached (in the link: look for "in memoriam") but the note to no longer build preps. Perhaps you could say something encouraging. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

SL93 is apparently starting a new job today and says that they will not be building sets for the time being. We really miss Yoninah. When I am promoting hooks I look for the EV the picture brings to the hook, not for a pretty picture. I am building more prep sets, but that means I cannot move them into the queue. Would you like to do any prep set building? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining and your confidence in me but sorry no it is not really interesting for me. I'll take my chances with any future pics. Chidgk1 (talk) 13:11, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

happy Valentine's! - I am involved in so many hooks as author or reviewer that building a set without one of them might be tricky, also right now I'm struggling with a FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Please confirm/explain removal of Template:Verify source

With edit [8] and summary "Adding more information" you seem to have removed Template:Verify source. Can you confirm the associated citation WP:Verifies the associated content? Because I am not seeing it. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 22:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

@Djm-leighpark: Well, I consider that it was covered by the second paragraph of The Independent article, but in any event, I have rewritten the sentence, and it should be alright now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:09, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Promotion

I was wondering if you can promote the December 31 nomination Template:Did you know nominations/Erin O'Toole. I reviewed ALT3. SL93 (talk) 05:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: Done. I completed the building of Prep 7 because it had my Virol jar in the image slot and will need to be moved to the queue by another admin anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:14, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm done building prep sets. The image entitlement is annoying me. I also don't want much to do with it when I start my new job on Wednesday. SL93 (talk) 19:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

I hope your new job goes well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. SL93 (talk) 20:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Re: Template:Did you know nominations/Dick Callahan

Thanks for promoting my nom, but I had asked that it be held until February 27 (when MLB teams start playing). I'd understand why my request would not be acceded to if there was a shortage of approved hooks, but there are presently 71 older noms that have been approved and ready to be promoted. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:14, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: I have changed the hook. Have you considered promoting hooks to the prep area yourself? There is currently a shortage of prep set builders and it is difficult to keep up with the rate required. There are tips on promoting hooks here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Monika Tilley

Greetings. Thanks so much for promoting this DYK to Prep1. Quick check -- any chance we could use ALT1 instead? No worries if we can not, but, that was my first preference. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 06:23, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ktin: I have changed the hook. Have you considered promoting hooks to the prep area yourself? There is currently a shortage of prep set builders and it is difficult to keep up with the rate required. There are tips on promoting hooks here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Coquerel's coua

On 10 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coquerel's coua, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the young of Coquerel's coua leave the nest after about nine days when still covered with down and unable to fly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coquerel's coua. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Coquerel's coua), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 00:03, 10 February 2021 (UTC)


Innisfree Garden

Thank you for another good one! I went to the garden some great day in October 1996, remembered. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Innisfree Garden looks an attractive place for a stroll. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Animal husbandry

Cwmhiraeth, that's very odd, we have different new editors (or accounts) adding the same material to this article. The text seems to be a copyvio of this at the Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition, so we may need some admin action, several kinds spring to mind. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:03, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

It is rather curious. Is that what they call a "sock farm"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:38, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Could be, meaning they'd be a single person who keeps opening accounts and losing passwords, perhaps; or "meatpuppets", friends acting together, who knows. If as it seems it's a copyvio then it should probably be revision-deleted and the pups given quite a warning; but if they go away and never do it again perhaps not to worry. Maybe we should see what the morrow brings... Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:43, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Actually, I hadn't looked at the copyvio aspect, and thought it curious to include dogs in the list of animals. It rather looks like one of those non-peer-reviewed journals. I will do some revision deleting. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Virol

On 12 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Virol, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Virol (jar pictured) was dispensed by the Virol Lady in British primary schools in the 1940s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Virol. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Virol), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations

Your DYK hook about the Virol and its distribution by the Virol Lady to British school children drew 13,154 page views (1,096 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is the one of most viewed hooks so far during the month of February and has earned a place near the top of the Best of February list. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 10:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

@Cbl62: Thanks, it's amazing! D'you see @Gerda Arendt: how my old jar, set on my dining room table and used to hold chrysanthemums over Christmas, has achieved fame! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:28, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

I love the back story. You never know where you're going to find the idea for a great Wikipedia article. Cbl62 (talk) 10:31, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

I liked to see it, but would have liked to have seen Innisfree Garden pictured also. That was probably the most iconic photo I could imagine for my topic of the year (not even by me), and of a place worth knowing (and would have made the stats with a pic, I bet). Perhaps I should go for FA ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar!

		The Copyright Cleanup Barnstar
		Thanks for your work in removing copyvios! Signed,The4lines \|\|\|\| ^{(You Asked?) (What I have Done.)} 02:10, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

... and thank you for yours! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Microvelia macgregori

Hello! Your submission of Microvelia macgregori 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MeegsC (talk) 11:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Michael Lissack

You semi protected the article against some SPA IP addresses but I am afraid as soon as the protection came off one of them is back and edit warring again, not to mention the odd wild accusation. They obviously are not interested in the talk page. Any chance of putting the protection on again and for a longer period? I'll also renew my request on the BLP page for some other editors to get involved. -----Snowded ^TALK 12:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Snowded: I have protected it for a fortnight and will give the IP a final warning. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:34, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks - I'll try and get them engaged on the talk page -----Snowded ^TALK 17:46, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

March 2020

Protection expires and the IP returns next day - again taking primary sources -----Snowded ^TALK 17:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Littledale's whistling rat

Hi Cwmhiraeth: I've reviewed the DYK for Littledale's whistling rat and have a question. Can you please take a look at the nom when you get the chance? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 14:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Queue 5

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I saw your promoted prep 5. However on the lead hook, could you ask if you could restore the reference to Government House being Cecil Rhodes' house from the originally approved hook please? That was removed without agreement and I think it is the most hooky part of it due to the recent controversies in Africa and the UK. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 20:50, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

I saw the discussion and think Cecil Rhodes is worthy of mention in the hook, so I have inserted him. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:09, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Help with Kodo Sawaki Article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōdō_Sawaki

Hi Cwmhiraeth, apologies for this rude interruption! I was reading the above article and came across the line:

At this point, Sawaki began studying Dogen and practicing zazen.

It references a book I once read, but unfortunately don't have to hand. But the assertion (inference perhaps) strikes me as preposterous - i.e. that Mr. Sawaki had neither studied Dogen (the Zen founder) nor practiced zazen (the sine qua non of Zen) until two years after dharma transmission (Zen graduation). A bit like being ordained in the Roman Catholic Church without ever having heard of St. Peter or saying a prayer!

So it seems to me to be either a glaring error, an audacious piece of vandalism or insufficient coffee on my part...

The edit seems to have been made on 26 April 2015, by a registered (?) but otherwise anonymous user "Helpsome". Do you know how we might either go about fixing this, or verifying this astounding fact? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.182.135 (talk) 09:53, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Well, I am very ignorant of Buddhism, but on the face of it, I agree with you that the sentence you mention is dubious, and I have therefore removed it. If you want to take the matter further, you could ask at the WikiProject Buddhism. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much Cwmhiraeth. Next time I have the book I will check the referenced pages and make sure there is no definite assertion to the above effect, otherwise I will re-insert it (with, presumably whatever additional details render it less dubious). Thanks again :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.146.101 (talk) 15:56, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Microvelia macgregori

On 1 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Microvelia macgregori, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiny true bug Microvelia macgregori spends much of its time on the surface of water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Microvelia macgregori. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Microvelia macgregori), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Wikicup Question

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I just had an FL promoted after the end of this round. (Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French/archive1) Can it apply to next round? -- Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 04:36, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes, but you will need to hold off submitting it until I have set up the page for Round 2, which I am just about to do.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Preps

I am going to go back to building preps, but definitely not how I was doing it right after Yoninah left. I do have hope that the other prep builders will continue with it. SL93 (talk) 07:24, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

That's good news. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 March newsletter

Round 1 of the competition has finished; it was a high-scoring round with 21 contestants scoring more than 100 points. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 55 contestants qualifying. You will need to finish among the top thirty-two contestants in Round 2 if you are to qualify for Round 3. Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

Epicgenius led the field with a featured article, nine good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 945 points.
Bloom6132 was close behind with 896 points, largely gained from 71 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
ImaginesTigers, who has been editing Wikipedia for less than a year, was in third place with 711 points, much helped by bringing League of Legends to featured article status, exemplifying how bonus points can boost a contestant's score.
Amakuru came next with 708 points, Kigali being another featured article that scored maximum bonus points.
Ktin, new to the WikiCup, was in fifth place with 523 points, garnered from 15 DYKs and 34 "In the news" items.
The Rambling Man scored 511 points, many from featured article candidate reviews and from football related DYKs.
Gog the Mild, last year's runner-up, came next with 498 points, from a featured article and numerous featured article candidate reviews.
Hog Farm, at 452, scored for a featured article, four good articles and a number of reviews.
Le Panini, another newcomer to the WikiCup, scored 438 for a featured article and three good articles.
Lee Vilenski, last year's champion, scored 332 points, from a featured article and various other sport-related topics.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. In Round 1, contestants achieved eight featured articles, three featured lists and one featured picture, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. They completed 97 good article reviews, nearly double the 52 good articles they claimed. Contestants also claimed for 135 featured article and featured list candidate reviews. There is no longer a requirement to mention your WikiCup participation when undertaking these reviews.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. 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 a good article candidate, a featured process, or something else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

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DYK for Acanthurus tractus

On 2 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus tractus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sand in the stomach of the ocean surgeon helps to grind up its food? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus tractus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus tractus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Round 2

I added a GA to my list for round 2 hours ago, but it still isn't showing in the log. SL93 (talk) 23:04, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

It's strange! I wonder if it has problems with the colon in the title. The important thing is that the bot has given you the appropriate score. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Amonovula

On 3 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amonovula, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Amonovula piriei is a master of camouflage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amonovula. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Amonovula), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy revdels

Hi. Thanks for doing these. However, it seems something went wrong with one of the articles as no revisions appear hidden on 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Please can you take another look? Thanks. _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 14:38, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

@Wjemather: I'm not sure what happened there. It should be alright now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Great. Thanks again. _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 20:20, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Fossil echinoids

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I moved a strangely named page you created to Fossil echinoids. Perhaps you intended it to be a userspace draft, and you could move it back there if you wish, but it will likely pass as a mainspace page. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:14, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

@Graeme Bartlett: OK, thanks. The article is not intended to be about fossil echinoids, but about their use in culture, so what I have written so far is a bit of a preamble. I usually build articles direct in mainspace, but because this article is a bit of a departure from my normal article type, I thought I would build it as a draft. How do people usually do this? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:25, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Perhaps starting at at user:Cwmhiraeth/Fossil echinoids or Draft:Fossil echinoids. It was at Cwmhiraeth/Fossil echinoids which was in mainspace, so a cross between a userspace draft and an article. But that was not a suitable place for a draft! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, the Kadir Topbaş ITN submission on this contestant's page is ineligible because it appeared on the main page on February 18 (i.e. over 14 days and in the previous round). Just a heads up because it did not appear on the log. —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

I have removed the submission. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:52, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Help with problematic users please

Hello,

I noticed that you are an experienced Wikipedian, and I would like your help with some problematic users who incessantly vandalize the page of Aleksandar Rakić. The troublesome users have been engaged in countless edit wars in the past, by the looks of it. In this particular case they are trying to remove the ethnicity of Rakić, even though the guidelines state that it is permitted if it is 'relevant to the subject's notability'. In this case it is, for the same reasons permitted in the profile pages of other notable fighters, such as Stipe Miocic and Volkan Oezdemir.

Aleksandar Rakić had switched the flag he is representing to Serbia even before his fight vs. Smith, and is currently fighting out of Vienna Austria (by way of Serbia). This is due to him being born to an ethnic Serbian family in Austria, where Serbs make up the second largest minority population behind Germans. He has decided to make it official, as seen in his updated Bio section of the UFC website (https://www.ufc.com/athlete/aleksandar-rakic). It is also evident on his ESPN page (https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4079314/aleksandar-rakic), where it has been updated to show him representing the flag and country of Serbia.

Can you please help reflect this on his profile page, and protect it from these troublesome editors. Is there any way to have it protected for an extended period of time, possibly even indefinitely?

Thank you for any help you may give, and I hope we can work together. Docholliday11 (talk) 00:26, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, if you're going to work with this editor, it won't be from that account. Drmies (talk) 01:15, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Docholliday11, you need to discuss the ethnicity issue on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Thank you for all the help, support and guidance you provided here — Amkgp 💬 04:35, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you Amkgp! I'm sorry this has ended as it has, perhaps you will change your mind later and be back. Meanwhile, I wish you well for the future. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Littledale's whistling rat

On 11 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Littledale's whistling rat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Littledale's whistling rat can be distinguished from Brants's whistling rat by the pitch and length of its calls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Littledale's whistling rat. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Littledale's whistling rat), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Odontotermes formosanus

On 11 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Odontotermes formosanus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the termite Odontotermes formosanus grows its own food? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Odontotermes formosanus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Odontotermes formosanus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 12:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

Sea slug article

Hi, I just created Elysia marginata. It's a little out of my area of expertise-- do you have any suggestions as to where to look for sourcing? Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:35, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

@Eddie891: I would have suggested the Sea Slug Forum but it does not seem to be included on that site. Some sources are calling it Elysia cf. marginata, and I don't know what that means, but WoRMS finds it an acceptable name. If you can't find much about it, you could always leave the article as a stub. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:59, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zonocerus variegatus

On 14 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zonocerus variegatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the variegated grasshopper can be de-winged, salted and fried to provide a tasty meal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zonocerus variegatus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zonocerus variegatus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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) 12:02, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Ave Maryam (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:55, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Well spotted! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:43, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Northern brown howler

On 15 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Northern brown howler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that no more than 50 mature individuals of the critically endangered northern brown howler are estimated to remain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Northern brown howler. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Northern brown howler), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Southern brown howler

On 17 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Southern brown howler, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the southern brown howler is considered to be a vulnerable species, partly because of the monkey's susceptibility to yellow fever? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Southern brown howler. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Southern brown howler), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021

It appears that you have been canvassing—leaving messages on a biased choice of users' talk pages to notify them of an ongoing community decision, debate, or vote—in order to influence Julia Margaret Cameron. While friendly notices are allowed, they should be limited and nonpartisan in distribution and should reflect a neutral point of view. Please do not post notices which are indiscriminately cross-posted, which espouse a certain point of view or side of a debate, or which are selectively sent only to those who are believed to hold the same opinion as you. Remember to respect Wikipedia's principle of consensus-building by allowing decisions to reflect the prevailing opinion among the community at large. Thank you. Qono (talk) 21:27, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Fossil echinoids

On 18 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fossil echinoids, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fossil echinoids (example pictured) can be used to date the various chalk strata of the White Cliffs of Dover? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fossil echinoids. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fossil echinoids), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

A pie for you!

Thank you Victuallers (talk) 23:09, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the victuals, delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Congratulations

Your DYK hook about the critically endangered Northern brown howler drew 5,420 page views (452 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is one of the most viewed hooks for the month of March as shown at Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics#March 2021. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 20:56, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

DYK update

Hello, apologies for the random message. I just received a notification regarding the DYK update of Kangasala railway station on the main page. I had simply nominated the article, neither created nor expanded it. However, the bot somehow posted the UpdatedDYK template and not UpdatedDYKNom. I just wanted to inform you that the bot posted an incorrect template. Thank you. --Ashley yoursmile! 12:09, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

@Ashleyyoursmile: I'm not sure what happened there. When I moved the prep set to the queue here, you were credited as nominator, while by the time the notification arrived at your talk page, you were given credit as the creator. Nobody else edited the set after I had moved it until the bot moved it to the main page. Strange! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:53, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Strange indeed. Thank you for taking a look at it and letting me know. Ashley yoursmile! 14:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Lurie Children's Hospital (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:39, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Actually, it is curious that the bot does not seem to have listed the Lurie Children's Hospital DYK on the log which it should have done on March 9th when the claim was submitted. The bot does not list FAs there either. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:18, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Indeed, I did notice a small number of my DYK submissions not get registered on the log as early as last year's contest. P.S. the contestant's page hasn't been corrected yet. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:32, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

I removed the submission. The bot's actions are rather a mystery to me, and I'm now waiting to see whether the bot will remove the contestant's points or whether I need to do that manually. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:57, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Mystery Euphorbia

Another thought occurred to me: euphorbias can be propagated by cuttings. So given that seed-grown E. abyssinica apparently has a larger number of ribs on the primary stem, and terminal branches then have fewer (typically 4 according to some sources), if it is propagated from a stem segment, the whole of the new plant will probably have only 4 ribs, which then gets called E. acrurensis using Jacobsen (which really serious succulent growers will have). There's some support for my speculation in this quote: "All species in clade C1, except E. knuthii and E. waterbergensis, develop a conspicuous trunk with age which is morphologically different from the branches (which, although often rooting readily, do not develop a similar trunk). Clade C1 includes the giant African species E. abyssinica, E. ampliphylla and E. ingens ..."^[1] Peter coxhead (talk) 12:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

@Peter coxhead: Thank you for looking into this further, you are probably right. Euphorbia is an amazingly diverse genus; it is difficult to believe that the annual spurge which is a nuisance weed in my greenhouse is so closely related to the quite dissimilar E. abyssinica. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:34, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

It would be good to have a photograph of E. abyssinica as a house plant in the article, but the only one in Commons is cluttered and has strange colours. How are you as a photographer? How about a photo of yours? Peter coxhead (talk) 22:04, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

References

^ Bruyns, Peter V.; Klak, Cornelia & Hanáček, Pavel (2011), "Age and diversity in Old World succulent species of Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae)", Taxon, 60 (6): 1717–1733, JSTOR 23210282

River Cladagh (Swanlinbar)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, just notifying you about a (probably long-forgotten) edit that you did on River Cladagh (Swanlinbar) in March 2020. Thanks for the added info, but unfortunately you conflated two rivers of the same name which lie close to each other in Co. Fermanagh/Co. Cavan. It's an easy mistake to make; I corrected the same error and split apart the articles 12 years ago 😉

I've removed the sections that apply to the other river, and combined them into the content on River Cladagh, which is the river that flows from Marble Arch Caves. I've also added a hatnote to the Swanlinbar River article, to help clarify. Just letting you know, in case you wonder where your edits went. Fattonyni (talk) 17:23, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

March flower

Thank you for reviewing Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography, composed for today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: That's OK. Your German daisies look very like our English ones! I wonder what the German view of the European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute is? The article that Dumelow and I have written largely uses English language media outlets as sources. Many of these are critical of the European Commission in relation to vaccine supplies. Is the view different from the German (or French) perspective? If that were the case, the article might be biased. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

... and the first cantata performance was on a Palm Sunday, and Yoninah's obituary with the beginning of Passover - sorry, I'm not good in political speek --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

That's OK, I shouldn't have asked you. The article includes France 24 as a source, which does give some international perspective. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Prep 3

If Prep 3 is meant to run on March 31, you may want to add the baseball themed hooks. --evrik ^(talk) 03:29, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

@Evrik: I see Hy Cohen is in Prep 2, also 31 March, and the only other baseball-related hook that I can see is Tyler Skaggs, which would make better use of an image slot in my opinion. Is that the hook you are referring to? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I've looked on the queues page and Prep 3 is apparently going to be the (1st) April Fools set. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:50, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Just saw this now. Sorry. --evrik ^(talk) 17:15, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

rodent source

Hi. Could you find a replacement for Stefoff, Rebecca (2008). The Rodent Order. It is a juvenile book for 11 to 14 year olds and so is not an appropriate source for a wiki article. LittleJerry (talk) 23:13, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

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Revdel at Bain family murders

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I'm wondering if you might be able to explain what has led to nine years of edit history being deleted/hidden at this article? I'm not particularly familiar with this area of wikipedia (that is, REVDEL), and I can't seem to see where the issue or a request/discussion for this to take place is to be found. It does not appear that the current article is back to the 2012 version that is prior to all the edits that have been deleted, and so I don't have any particular problems with the article as it stands now, just genuinely seeking to understand what has happened and why. Thanks, Melcous (talk) 12:18, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

@Melcous: I revision deleted the article in response to a request following an investigation into copyright violations by user:Offender9000 on New Zealand-related topics, see this page. Although that page has been blanked, you can see the investigation of the contributor copyright investigations via the page's history tab. Unfortunately the Bain family murders has attracted much editing over the years, all of which included the copyvios introduced into the article by Offender9000 in 2012, and I needed to revision delete something like 1500 revisions. The copyvio was removed by this edit. I hope that helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:10, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, yes that is helpful to see the bigger picture that it is part of! Cheers, Melcous (talk) 00:54, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Melcous:! I was the user that requested that massive revdel. Over the years, especially with the CCI Cwmhiraeth mentioned, over 4000 bytes worth of copy violation text were added. I had to weigh the massive amount of revisions deleted (and the poor admins' suffering) with the blatant and frankly massive amount of copyright violation added. I ultimately decided that the blatant copyvio was worth more than the edit history. Copyvio as a whole is kind of excluded from the standard request/discussion due to the urgency and general inability to even contest it, so that's also why I went ahead and just removed and then immediately placed the revdel tag on without discussing. I hope this helped, and sorry for hijacking your page hiraeth! retsacennS (Talk) (Pain and Suffering) 04:22, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Chorizopora brongniartii

On 31 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chorizopora brongniartii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the encrusting bryozoan Chorizopora brongniartii has a strategy for avoiding being overgrown by worm tubes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chorizopora brongniartii. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chorizopora brongniartii), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

First thanks in April, no fool ;) - Thank you for another good one, and for promoting the Good Friday hook, - I guess "soul of DYK" now means you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:44, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

I can almost smell the garlic when looking at that picture, and incidentally, the sycamore leaves are slightly more jaggedly toothed than our British sycamores. I have no wish to get involved in DYK to the extent that Yoninah did, checking over hooks, inspecting nominations, rearranging hooks in prep to avoid misalignments etc. But I do feel a proprietary interest in DYK and do not intend to ever have the bot pleading with admins to avoid missing deadlines for sets moving into the queue. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:04, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, - and we all can't do all she did, only our little portions. I looked at the baby tree only now, - think it's a kind of maple. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:10, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes, the sycamore is a kind of maple, and a very common and successful tree in Germany and the UK (where it was introduced 500 years ago). Cwmhiraeth (talk)

Learning! Acer pseudoplatanus is what we call Berg-Ahorn (lit: Mountain maple) in German. Until now, I thought sycamore was only Platanus, but now I see there's some also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:26, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

On this day in 1742, He was despised was performed for the first time, and when I wrote it in 2012, I didn't only think of Jesus. Andreas Scholl sang that for us, - you are invited to a Baroque stroll. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Sceliphron asiaticum

On 4 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sceliphron asiaticum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wasp Sceliphron asiaticum provisions its nest with body parts of spiders? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sceliphron asiaticum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sceliphron asiaticum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Antoinette Kiney

I just noticed, thanks to the awesome hook length tool in the prep areas, that the Antoinette Kiney hook is longer than 200 characters. How do you feel about ... that, as the only woman in the 1923 Utah State Senate, Antoinette Kinney improved infrastructure by increasing the amount of state-sponsored scholarships and establishing public health regulations? (197 characters) SL93 (talk) 06:12, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/East Bengal Ultras (on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the page history, the nom was not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 01:22, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute

On 9 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite the European Commission organising COVID-19 vaccine supplies for the whole bloc, a shortage of vaccines caused several member states to obtain their own supplies from Russia and China? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/COVID vaccine dispute. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Euphorbia abyssinica

On 10 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Euphorbia abyssinica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the latex-like sap of the desert candle has uses in traditional medicine but can cause skin blisters and blindness? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Euphorbia abyssinica. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Euphorbia abyssinica), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Solena amplexicaulis

On 14 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Solena amplexicaulis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that besides the fruits being edible, the roots and leaves of creeping cucumber have many uses in traditional medicine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Solena amplexicaulis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Solena amplexicaulis), 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) 12:02, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

POTD

Hi, you are very active at POTD and doing a lot of good stuff. I do not think that it is a good idea to have more than two images/month from the same editor. You regularly nominate three/month of black and white images restored by Adam Cuerden. I would like to propose a 2/month limit: the same was adopted a year os so ago at Commons. This policy would increase variety. Would you support this? Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:50, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Not really. I try to work in date order from the oldest pictures in this category but try to create an interesting assortment of different types. I limit the coins and banknotes to alternate months and try to have a balanced selection of portraits, landscapes, buildings, birds, other natural history subjects, art, star charts etc. Some of the portraits are selected for the subjects' birth dates. I pass over some pictures, at least temporarily, because the articles are too stubby or improperly cited, but where possible I improve these, as I did for your attractive image of the flatid leaf bugs, creating Phromnia rosea for the purpose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:56, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, again, for all your work. I will post a suggestion on the main talk page and see what response we get. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:30, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria poli

On 17 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria poli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea cucumber Holothuria poli may have reached the Red Sea by travelling through the Suez Canal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria poli. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Holothuria poli), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Open university

On 18 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Open university, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1950s, the Soviet Union introduced an open university system to enable working-class students to become useful functionaries of the Communist party? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Open university. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Open university), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Request to revisit page

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

You had added a couple of content tags to the Kile Smith page back in 2018 and I wanted to see if you might possibly revisit it. I have made a good deal of updates to the content, removing intricate detail, and would like to request that you please consider removing your tags. Thank you. --Deanmlaw (talk) 18:25, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

The article is better now than it was back then, so I have removed them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:49, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Could I trouble an uninvolved admin for some minor hiding?

Over a time User:Tpirman1982 has been adding a large number of specialized street light images to History of street lighting in the United States. Recently several editors (including an administrator) have started removing what they viewed as fanpics (perhaps inserted in order to draw traffic to Tpirman1982's website), and in what appeared to be a tantrum Tpirman1982 decided to pull the plug, specifically mentioning the pedia's losing the benefits of their website, and removed what was left of their contributions, including citation, twice removing Reflist templates in so doing. In one of their last edits, they made sure to mention their website url in edit summary. Could we hide that edit summary to remove the fan site's url from public view? Thanks. BusterD (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

@BusterD: I don't think that is one of the criteria for redaction. User:Acroterion seems to be dealing with the problem with regard to this editor. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

I was afraid Acroterion might have become "involved" so I asked for a fresh set of eyes. Thank you for what you folks do. BusterD (talk) 20:31, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK

Hi. I have addressed some issues in your recent nomination of Processa edulis. IMO it is to be approved. may you can address my only concern. Best wishes. --CoryGlee (talk) 15:00, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

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thanks

Thanks for all the work that you do and for loading the woman who was the only female laird in Scotland i.e. Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair to the main page ... but I see she has been largely demoted from being the first female Laird in Scotland (amazing) to being (merely) the first woman of Tranquir. Is there any way to stop (or at least be informed) of these late changes to hooks? It can be quite annoying to see DYK editors arguing over trivial details about whether a particular hook should have two commas or one .... or whether a single word in a hook should be italicised and then ... when the hook makes it to the main page then major changes are made. Can you advise? Victuallers (talk) 13:43, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@Victuallers: The admin who transfers the prep set to the queue ultimately has the responsibility to make sure that the hooks are accurate. I disagree with you about Maxwell Stuart being the first female laird in Scotland. It does not say that in the article which states "At the time she inherited, she was the only female Laird in Scotland and the first female laird of Traquair". Nor does it say it in the Herald article which seems to be your source, stating that she is "Scotland's only woman laird". There is a difference between being the only woman and being the first woman. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:03, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

You have a point there. Pity that we didn't spot that different interpretation as we could easily have said only rather than first as the first in Traquir is not such a great claim. Thanks for the reply. Victuallers (talk) 16:10, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Prep 1

We managed to promote the same nomination to prep. I will let you go about it. I didn't realize someone was already working on it. SL93 (talk) 19:06, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: OK. I will not do anything more to Prep 1 after that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Are you sure? I'm fine with it. SL93 (talk) 19:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: I don't usually do DYK at this time of day. I will do a few promotions when I start up in the morning. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Adonis Blue

Thankyou for pointing out the omission - now fixed thus Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. as a reference. I will add the author of the part on Lycaenidae asap Best regards and thanks again Notafly (talk) 19:47, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

The author was Adalbert Seitz himself. I see I have to make this same correction on other pages and will do so.Again thanks and regards. PS Nice to see use as a feature.Notafly (talk) 20:10, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Carapus acus

On 29 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carapus acus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fish Carapus acus lives in association with a sea cucumber, such as Parastichopus regalis, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carapus acus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carapus acus), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Parastichopus regalis

On 29 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parastichopus regalis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fish Carapus acus lives in association with a sea cucumber, such as Parastichopus regalis, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carapus acus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Parastichopus regalis), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth! I've just posted in my sandbox a suggested stub article - I'm relatively new to editing but noticed you also edited some TV actors with which I'm familiar. Would you be able to please help to see if my sandbox suggestions are okay? Ajcwritwiki (talk) 17:25, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

@Ajcwritwiki: You didn't use your own personal sandbox, which is here, but a general sandbox that anyone can experiment with. I have rescued your edits for you and put them in your personal sandbox. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

That looks like a good start. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:58, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Miscalculation of bonus points

Hi Cwmhiraeth! Per your preference from last year, I've kept track of all the DYK noms I submitted in Round 2 that each got shorted one bonus point. My apologies for the data dump:

Article	Nom subpage	Date	Bonus points awarded	Year created	Correct bonus points	Change
Dick Callahan	Template:Did you know nominations/Dick Callahan	Feb 27, 2021	14	2006‎	15	+1
Bob McCallister	Template:Did you know nominations/Bob McCallister	Mar 1, 2021	11	2009	12	+1
Tom Acker	Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Acker	Mar 7, 2021	14	2006	15	+1
Elliot Mazer	Template:Did you know nominations/Elliot Mazer	Mar 9, 2021	11	2009	12	+1
Peter Thorburn	Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Thorburn	Mar 19, 2021	12	2008	13	+1
Ángel Mangual	Template:Did you know nominations/Ángel Mangual	Mar 19, 2021	13	2007	14	+1
Phil Chisnall	Template:Did you know nominations/Phil Chisnall	Mar 26, 2021	15	2005	16	+1
Hy Cohen	Template:Did you know nominations/Hy Cohen	Mar 31, 2021	10	2010	11	+1
Benedict J. Fernandez	Template:Did you know nominations/Benedict J. Fernandez	Apr 5, 2021	10	2010	11	+1
Paul Jackson (bassist)	Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Jackson (bassist)	Apr 13, 2021	15	2005	16	+1
Rogers Lehew	Template:Did you know nominations/Rogers Lehew	Apr 18, 2021	5	2015	6	+1

Total points missing						+11

Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:18, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: I thought I had changed the scoring rules to get rid of this anomaly. Perhaps I got it wrong. I would prefer to change the rules rather than keep having to adjust contestants' scores. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:10, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

I think Jarry1250 did not get around to moving the "marker" up by one year. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:28, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Ah, now I see what you did with that scoring rule change. Anyhow, I still think we should see if Jarry1250 could fix that "one year behind" issue – sure, it may only be one point missing for each DYK nom, but that was the difference between the lowest-scoring qualifier and the highest-scoring editor who got eliminated this round. —Bloom6132 (talk) 03:59, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: The trouble is that Jarry has had little activity on Wikipedia lately, it is no use pinging somebody who is not there, and I think we will need to sort this out ourselves. I don't believe that it is critical as to who moves into the next round on this occasion, but it might be in the future. Would you like to adjust the scoring rules so that they agree with what happens in practice, because I think that is the best way of dealing with this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

I think that'll be a good idea. I don't have any particular wording in mind though. —Bloom6132 (talk) 10:22, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

@Bloom6132: I was just looking at this when you posted here. What if we change the 5 bonus points to 4 bonus points and change the scoring example. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:41, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

The minimum number of bonus points awarded by the bot is still 5 (just for articles created from 2015 and older). So I think the changes you made earlier in January cover that. Not sure about the scoring example. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:07, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Is this still an issue? If so, if you could drop me an email explaining what the problem is I'd be happy to look at it ahead of next week. - Jarry1250 ^{[Vacation needed]} 19:29, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Processa edulis

On 1 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Processa edulis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the shrimp Processa edulis is white during the day and pink at night? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Processa edulis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Processa edulis), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dendroides canadensis

On 1 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dendroides canadensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dendroides canadensis larvae alternate between two different adaptive mechanisms to survive in subzero temperatures? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dendroides canadensis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dendroides canadensis), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 May newsletter

The second round of the 2021 WikiCup has now finished; it was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 61 points to advance to Round 3. There were some impressive efforts in the round, with the top eight contestants all scoring more than 400 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 110 good articles achieved in total by contestants, as well as the 216 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in Round 2 were:

The Rambling Man, with 2963 points from three featured articles, 20 featured article reviews, 37 good articles, 73 good article reviews, as well as 22 DYKs.
Epicgenius, with 1718 points from one featured article, 29 good articles, 16 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
Bloom6132, with 990 points from 13 DYKs and 64 "In the news" items, mostly recent deaths.
Hog Farm, with 834 points from two featured articles, five good articles, 14 featured article reviews and 15 good article reviews.
Gog the Mild, with 524 points from two featured articles and four featured article reviews.
Lee Vilenski, with 501 points from one featured article, three good articles, six featured article reviews and 25 good article reviews.
Sammi Brie, with 485 points from four good articles, eight good article reviews and 27 DYKs, on US radio and television stations.
Ktin, with 436 points from four good articles, seven DYKs and 11 "In the news" items.

Please remember 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 (except for at the end of each round, when you must claim them before the cut-off date/time). 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. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:27, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Montagne d'Or mine

On 2 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Montagne d'Or mine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is a mountain of gold in France? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Montagne d'Or mine. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Montagne d'Or mine), 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) 12:03, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

dyk foulup

Hi. I messed up something while trying to make a nomination, a bot tried to explain on my talk but I can't follow what's going wrong (or losing interest due to the convoluted process). Regards, ~ cygnis insignis 20:28, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

I think someone is on to it, thanks anyway. ~ cygnis insignis 20:49, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

It looks OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Camponotus herculeanus

On 3 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Camponotus herculeanus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in North America, the Hercules ant (pictured) tends aphids, as well as the larvae of the silvery blue butterfly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Camponotus herculeanus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Camponotus herculeanus), 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) 00:01, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Botrylloides leachii

On 4 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Botrylloides leachii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the colonial tunicate Botrylloides leachii can regenerate its whole body from a small fragment of tissue? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Botrylloides leachii. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Botrylloides leachii), 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) 12:02, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Rupie

Regarding Template:POTD/2021-05-13: I have no idea what the best plural of rupie is in English, but that article uses both "rupies" and the German "rupien". (Sadly, it is also confused about whether or not to capitalize the word.) The POTD page currently uses "rupie" was the plural, though. My instinct is to go with "rupies", but my instinct is not a reliable source. --184.147.181.129 (talk) 08:30, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

I also was puzzled by this, but I thought we could use the singular form, as it is usual to talk about a "ten pound note" rather than a "ten pounds note". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:40, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dictyota implexa

On 10 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dictyota implexa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that extracts from the brown algae Dictyota dichotoma and Dictyota implexa have been shown to have various antimicrobial, antioxidant and antifungal properties? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dictyota implexa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dictyota implexa), 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, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Dictyota dichotoma

On 10 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dictyota dichotoma, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that extracts from the brown algae Dictyota dichotoma and Dictyota implexa have been shown to have various antimicrobial, antioxidant and antifungal properties? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dictyota implexa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Dictyota dichotoma), 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, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious
Nine years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:13, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. How time flies! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

See my talk today, - it's rare that a person is pictured when a dream comes true, and that the picture is shown on the Main page on a meaningful day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Hook swap

I just saw you swapped out the Senning hook; was there a particular reason? {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 15:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@Sdkb: Well, the article doesn't say that he was the fifth generation in his family to publish a manners guide, it says he was the fifth generation in his family to run the Emily Post Institute. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, honestly, I'm a bit annoyed that you didn't even ping me. The main thing the Emily Post Institute does is to put out a manners guide, which was sufficient for the reviewer to meet the "mentioned in the article" requirement. If you felt it wasn't, you could've pinged me and I'd have been happy to tweak a few words to make the connection explicit, or you could've done the tweak yourself. Instead, you switched at the last minute to the backup ALT that was a lot less compelling without notifying anyone, and I didn't notice until it was live on the main page. Most of the time slot has now been used up, and unless the hook is somehow extended the opportunity for the more interesting fact to appear has now been lost. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 19:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@Sdkb: I would have taken the matter to the DYK discussion page, but when I found that the reviewer had approved ALT1 as well, I thought substituting it was entirely satisfactory. Why did you propose ALT1 on the nominations page if you did not want it used? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

I offered it as an alternative in case my instinct that ALT0 was a lot more compelling was wrong. The reviewer noted that they preferred ALT0, confirming my instinct, and I checked prep 7 when it was promoted to confirm that ALT0 had been the hook promoted, so I assumed it would be set to go unless I heard otherwise. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Seeing how this played out, it makes me disinclined to offer backup alts, since I see they can be misused as a way to not have to bother resolving issues, even at the expense of interestingness. This one hook wasn't a giant deal, but I really would've appreciated just a simple apology and a promise to ping the nominator when you make a swap in the future. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 20:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)-- I don't consider any apology necessary. Sdkb could have included a note saying "I strongly prefer ALT0, and would like this to run, if at all possible" or strucken out ALT1 once the reviewer agreed that ALT0 was acceptable. they could have not offered a separate ALT that you didn't want to run. They could have thanked Cwmhiraeth for her constant attention to detail and effort that allowed your article to run on the mainpage at all, and all the work she puts in to allowing DYK to function. I see nothing wrong the swap-- there was nothing to indicate a problem with the alt, and we cannot expect editors to be mind readers as well. FWIW I think ALT1 was more interesting than ALT0. Thanks for the work you both do. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:27, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK error

Please revert your edit to the Ora Nichols hook ([9]), because it renders it misleading. Sources do not present her as "one of" the pioneers; she was unique in her role. Thanks. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:31, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

I've also brought this up at WT:DYK#Queue 5 error, where I've tried to explain the distinction more clearly. Thanks again. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:43, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

On 13 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brachysomophis cirrocheilos, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the stargazer snake eel sometimes has a shrimp perched on its head? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brachysomophis cirrocheilos. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Brachysomophis cirrocheilos), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

In-universe rule

I promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Mr. Dick because maybe I'm missing something and it was nominated on March 20. It seems to be an in-universe hook which shouldn't be acceptable, but I don't know if it's an exception or something since the nomination has been open for so long with multiple editors participating. SL93 (talk) 05:48, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: Well, it is "in-universe", but it is good and hooky. I expect the matter will be brought up on the DYK discussion page where they care for such things more than I do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

I was about to bring it up there before promoting, but my simple statements on that talk page have made other editors spit venom. I will wait to see if it's brought up there. SL93 (talk) 06:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:POTD/2021-05-31

The second image isn't used in Hasegawa Tōhaku. Wouldn't it be better to use Shōrin-zu byōbu as the bolded article, where both images are used? Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:52, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Good idea! I have made the change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup points error

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I nominated 2021 FA Cup Final for WikiCup points but the bot seems to have not given me the 5 bonus points for size. Would you be able to take a look at it for me please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 14:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

@The C of E: I think the reason is that when the hook first appeared on the main page at 00.01 UTC on 15 May, the article size was 3845 B. The article grew rapidly during the course of the day and soon exceeded 5000 B. So the extra 5 points are dubious, but I will allow you them on this occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:44, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Sugar

@Cwmhiraeth: Greetings! I saw that you got Sugar promoted to GA back in 2012. Would you mind quickly skimming through and fix the article? It contains some template tags and also has many unreferenced sentences. Cheers. Wretchskull (talk) 20:16, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

I took the article off my watchlist ages ago and it has changed considerably since then, but I will have a look and see what I can do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

FAC Review query

Morning Cwmhiraeth,

I hope you're well.

Just a quick query about the review I've done at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Steve Davis/archive1#Oppose from Amakuru. Unfortunately I've found and given details of a balance issue which means I've opposed the nomination, and therefore I've not gone into any more detail on the article at this point. Does that count as a review for the purpose of the WikiCup, or is it too short? Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 09:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

@Amakuru: I got quite worried when I saw this heading. Which of my FAs was under scrutiny now, and would I have to spend hours defending it? However, I see that the enquiry is of quite another nature. I think the review does qualify for WikiCup points; basically it may not be a typical review, but you have spent much time considering the article and its merits and explaining why you think it does not meet the criteria, and your efforts are therefore worthy of points. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:48, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, and sorry for giving you a scare with the section heading! 😀 — Amakuru (talk) 09:52, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Copyright

You recently expanded Serpent eel. However, if you check the page history, you will notice that a massive copyvio was removed back in 2009. I think you might want to revdelete it before it reaches the front page. Thanks. Scorpions13256 (talk) 02:57, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Done. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:05, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Question about WikiCup

I have a Good Article review that was started for William Brooks Close. Once the review concludes, I was planning on nominating it for peer review and then FA. If I'm still in the WikiCup running if its approved for FA, could I still have points added from that featured article? I significantly expanded the article for DYK, I am working on expanding it even more for GA, and FA would require more expansion after that. SL93 (talk) 04:33, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: Yes, the article can qualify for WikiCup points at each of these stages. If it will be your first attempt at a featured article, you may find it good to collaborate with someone experienced in FAC to help get it over the final hurdle. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

That's a great idea. I'm just not sure how I would find the best person when that time comes. SL93 (talk) 05:16, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Well, get it through the GA stage first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:30, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

I only asked now so that I wouldn't ever have to ask it in the future. I guess I'll just wait until the GA finishes and figure it out then instead of now. SL93 (talk) 05:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Serpent eel

On 21 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Serpent eel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the serpent eel (example pictured) wriggles backwards into the sandy seabed, leaving only its head visible? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Serpent eel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Serpent eel), 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, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Glass engraving

Hi, I've started the review, but there's a query. It suits me to wait, as I don't want this and Template:Did you know nominations/Cut glass (now in Prep 3) coming on top of each other. I'll let you know when it's finished. Cheers, Johnbod (talk) 17:20, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup history log

My addition of Talk:William Brooks Close/GA1 was never added to the WikiCup history log, but I did receive the points. I just thought I should let you know in case it's important. SL93 (talk) 21:31, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

@SL93: I was just looking at this yesterday, yours is not the only submission missing from the log, and the important thing is that the score is correctly totted up by the bot. I normally check all the ones that are logged, but FAs never appear on the list, and GAs sometimes do not. It would be helpful if @Jarry1250: could do something about it, but he is not always available, and his last edit was in February. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:51, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Help on an Article!

Hi @Cwmhiraeth !

I am a student who is new to Wikipedia. One of my courses consists of editing and updating the Geophilus Flavus Wikipedia page, I was wondering if you would be able to provide me with some feedback or suggestions to help me improve this page. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

--Witchruby (talk) 03:20, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

I'll take a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

@Witchruby: Geophilus flavus is a scientific name for a species of centipede, a binomial name, like the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. The first part Geophilus is the genus name and has a capital letter, the second part "flavus" is the species name and should have a lowercase "f". The whole name should not be prefaced by the definite article "the", so the first sentence should look like this: "Geophilus flavus is a species of terrestrial, soil-dwelling centipede in the Geophilidae family." You need to go through the article and change the name wherever it occurs. I will make some more comments when you have corrected the name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:46, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Cwmhiraeth

Thanks for getting back to me. I see! Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I have updated the article so that this is accurate :)

--Witchruby (talk) 13:31, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Glass engraving

QPQ done, cheers, Johnbod (talk) 14:45, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Updates on Geophilus Flavus article

Hi User:Cwmhiraeth

I've made the corrections you suggested in your previous message! If you get a chance I'd really appreciate you having a look at the Geophilus flavus article.

Kind thanks,

--Witchruby (talk) 02:18, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Here are a few points that struck me.

If you take a look at some other similar articles, you will see how sections are usually named and organised. For example I would expect "Cultural significance" to be the last section and "Reproduction" to come rather earlier.
I would expect there to be a "Distribution" section.
"Like other insects" - they are not insects.
"G.flavus are born" - They are not born, they hatch.
The citations should come immediately after the text they support, without an intervening space.
The opening paragraph, known as the lead, should be a summary of the rest of the article. For example you mention the fossil record in the lead but not in the main body of text.
- By and large, it is a good introduction to the species. Nice work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:29, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

A goat for you!

Thanks for the help + editing suggestions for the G.flavus article. I'm making the suggested amendments now :)

Witchruby (talk) 07:02, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Yungia aurantiaca

On 2 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yungia aurantiaca, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orange flatworm Yungia aurantiaca can regrow its whole body from a small fragment of tissue? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yungia aurantiaca. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Yungia aurantiaca), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Acinetospora crinita

On 3 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acinetospora crinita, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the brown seaweed Acinetospora crinita forms a more-or-less complete covering of filamentous algae over the rock, detritus, living animals and sea grasses on the seabed where it occurs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acinetospora crinita. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Acinetospora crinita), 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, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Reviewer flexibility at DYK

I saw your comment here. In large part I agree, but as someone who has not done a lot of DYK reviewing I'd point you towards my review of Template:Did you know nominations/Romani people in Poland where I made a similar (negative) assessment based on the criteria. There has been significant expansion (3x) on what I consider a difficult and important article outside of the nomination window. I'd love to be able to applaud this new contributor's work, just I was pleased to do at Template:Did you know nominations/Eastern Desert. Given your linked comment, what flexibility does a reviewer have? BusterD (talk) 16:26, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

@BusterD: Reviewers are sometimes flexible under the date criterion, but not usually about the length. On 24 April, this version was 1546 B, and users Coreou and RimaB99 have since jointly expanded it to 15 KB, in a period of 30 days. You could try accepting it on that basis, even though it was nominated a few weeks late. Personally I like to be flexible where possible, as such positive feedback might encourage a student editor to stick around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:24, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

I think I've come up with a rationale for what you've suggested above. See this. 11x improvement by two student editors on opposite sides of the globe? That's a great Wikipedia story, even if it took a bit longer than normally allowed. BusterD (talk) 21:19, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

@BusterD: That looks fine. Go for it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement. You likely noticed the DYK appeared on Saturday and I gave each editor a half-barnstar and a hearty atta-boy. Thanks for sharing your experience. BusterD (talk) 06:06, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zenopontonia rex

On 4 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenopontonia rex, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the emperor shrimp likes to hitch a ride on a sea cucumber or a large mollusc? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenopontonia rex. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zenopontonia rex), 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) 12:03, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Macrotermes michaelseni

On 8 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macrotermes michaelseni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the termite Macrotermes michaelseni is considered to be an ecosystem engineer in the Okavango Delta in Botswana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Macrotermes michaelseni. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Macrotermes michaelseni), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bambusa blumeana

On 9 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bambusa blumeana, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spiny bamboo is one of the main sources of bamboo pulp for paper-making? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bambusa blumeana. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bambusa blumeana), 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) 12:06, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

British Forces Rugby League

Just curious why this was re-promoted just hours after it was removed from the queue, and then ran in the afternoon of the same day? Floquenbeam had raised objections at ERRORS, and I concurred that there were issues with the hook which needed addressing. I came back to have a look at how it was progressing today, and found it had already run. I don't see any fresh tick of approval on the nom, or evidence that the confusing nature of the hook had been resolved. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 16:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Because the bit that people objected to was removed. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:49, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Since I was pinged: There were several confusing aspects to that hook, but they were all solved by removing the middle portion of the sentence, so I had no objections. I think it happened quickly because there was a date-related aspect, and they wanted to get it into the second set of the day? The original hook was just trying to do too much, IMHO; the final hook was no longer as interesting, but was quite clear. If I thought there was a way to keep the whole interesting hook but reword it, I'd be disappointed we didn't try, but I personally doubt we could have kept it but made it sufficiently clear without making it substantially longer. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:58, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

@Floquenbeam and The C of E: that's just it though, the hook was not interesting as written. Especially as it's not even clear without a link what the significance of the "Challenge Cup" is. There was also an issue raised about easter egg links. I just thought when a hook is pulled and questions asked about it, then it's supposed to go through another review first, not just be promoted straight back. — Amakuru (talk) 17:11, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

I don't know enough about the inside-baseball aspects of DYK, you might very well be right. I'm just saying that, FWIW, as the admin who pulled it, I personally have no objection. Fair point about the Easter egg aspect, I'd forgotten about that, but meh. Maybe the imperfection of the repromotion is offset somewhat by the imperfection of the last second pull. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:17, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Fair enough then. Apologies for disturbing you all on a fine sunny afternoon. — Amakuru (talk) 17:19, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

It's not a fine sunny afternoon here, it has been drizzling most of the day. I moved the hook along rapidly because it had been listed as a special occasion hook for that day and I thought all the problems had been resolved. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Sorry about the drizzle, I just naively assume the whole world is sunny when I see sun outside! 😎 And thanks for the response re the hook, makes sense if it was a special occasion. — Amakuru (talk) 22:08, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Polymastia boletiformis

On 10 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polymastia boletiformis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the two sponges look similar, sediment rarely settles on the surface of Polymastia boletiformis (example pictured), whereas Polymastia penicillus often appears dirty? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polymastia boletiformis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Polymastia boletiformis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Polymastia penicillus

On 10 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polymastia penicillus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the two sponges look similar, sediment rarely settles on the surface of Polymastia boletiformis (example pictured), whereas Polymastia penicillus often appears dirty? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polymastia boletiformis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Polymastia penicillus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Question about copyright

I think I made a few mistakes in the Ruigeroeland CCI. Apparently, the infringing material is released under a CC 4.0 license, but I am unsure if the license is compatible with Wikipedia. I'm pretty new to copyright laws. See Hagnagora elianne as an example. All of my other mistakes occurred with articles in the same genus. Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:23, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Nevermind. I checked the article for ZooKeys, and it indicates I used the correct license. Scorpions13256 (talk) 20:33, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know. Ruigeroeland was very prolific, does that apply to many of their articles? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

I do not know just yet. I only come across them when changing taxoboxes to speciesboxes. The reason it is so easy for me to recognize them is that his writing is so distinct. So far, all material copied from ZooKeys has come from one genus. More likely exist. Scorpions13256 (talk) 15:33, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agriculture_Development_Bank&action=history This edit that you have removed citing copyright that is my own PERSONAL site(rupeshbhandari.github.io) and its in a public domain and yes i have used a GPLv3 license! If you need me to correct it in any way please do suggest how to avoid getting this kind of annoying copyright issues? Another question too, how do i chat with other contributors?

The information you added to the article was copied from this page, at the foot of which it states "© 2021 Rupesh Bhandari. Some rights reserved.", so the page appears to be copyrighted. Now I note that your user name seems to match the blog-writer's name, but that does not mean you are necessarily the same person, as I or anybody else could have chosen that user name if we wished. There is a system called OTRS with which you can authenticate your identity. However, your blog is not what Wikipedia calls a "reliable source", and so the information would not have a reliable source. Quite apart from this, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a directory, and the information you added was not suitable for inclusion for that reason.

With regard to your other question, Wikipedia is not a place for chatting to other editors, but every article has a "talk page", which you can access via a tab at top left of the page. The talk page is where issues to do with the article can be discussed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:46, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@Rpshbhandari: Do you have a conflict of interest with regard to the banking industry in Nepal? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:52, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

'© 2021 Rupesh Bhandari. Some rights reserved' that's what it says right! don't you see the word 'some' which implies PARTIAL. You've assumed that i have conflict of interest! ON WHAT BASIS!!! All i wanted to do was provide information that is publicly available in public domain! But now i have to spend so much just answering to people. Thanks for your experience, BYE!

2A02:C7F:1438:A300:FC9E:2BE3:E5E3:9B31/40

This user is continually disobeying warnings and adding false information. I think it’s best to block this range for a month. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.62.31 (talk) 02:18, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

I have protected the page concerned. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:32, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Zenopontonia soror

On 19 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zenopontonia soror, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that up to fifty starfish shrimps have been found living on a single host? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zenopontonia soror. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zenopontonia soror), 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) 12:02, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth, Hog Farm, and FredD: Per WP:ERRORS I think the observation might be correct, in that Zenopontonia soror may be a duplicate of Periclimenes soror. You might want to consider a Wikipedia:Merge. — Maile (talk) 00:30, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

It's a synonym. Zoologists frequently reclassify organisms, and in this case, Periclimenes soror should redirect to Zenopontonia soror, the currently accepted name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Yes, it's been renamed some years ago. FredD (talk) 10:55, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you, Interstellarity, for your ray of sunshine. I'm not sure about the first day of summer. Here in the UK, we celebrate 24 June as midsummer day! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:03, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Liposcelis bostrychophila

On 21 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liposcelis bostrychophila, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the booklouse Liposcelis bostrychophila can be detrimental to the mass rearing of mosquitoes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liposcelis bostrychophila. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Liposcelis bostrychophila), 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) 00:04, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

thanks in pics and music for your work around DYK --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:03, 21 June 2021 (UTC)

added: missing SlimVirgin, and RMF festival opening --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Assad Ullah Shah

Can you please remove create protection from this title? As you say, this has been repeatedly recreated, but there is a very good reason for that - the subject clearly passes WP:NPOL. The article has now been recreated, with a reliable source confirming such notability, at the wrong title, AssadUllah Shah. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:20, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:01, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:17, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

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Ineligible Cup submissions

Just a heads up – several of the FAR submissions on this contestant's page are ineligible per the rule: "Nominations submitted more than 14 days after the points were earned … will not be eligible" Apparently, LivingBot appears to only record the first entry in the Cup log for a multiple-entry submission, which is why the other FAR submission went under the radar. —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:19, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup progress

Hi Cwm, I just wanted to check my counting was correct. Have I progressed to the next round of the Wikicup? I count that I'm currently 16th and would progress by 1 point. Can I ask if you can confirm that's correct please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:23, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

@The C of E: I need to check the latest submissions before answering that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

OK. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:10, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Actinostella flosculifera

On 30 June 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Actinostella flosculifera, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in times of food scarcity, the collared sand anemone may consume the symbiotic zooxanthellae in its tissues? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Actinostella flosculifera. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Actinostella flosculifera), 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, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Reviewing a DYK hook

Hi @Cwmhiraeth: The DYK nomination for Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign nominated by me is still awaiting approval even after a month. If possible, please review as previous concerns are resolved. Also, Alt 2 is added.Thanks! Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:31, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

I have been delighted to review the above hook and read the article, User:Kavyansh.Singh. I'd love to rephrase ALT2 a bit, but it's accurate, direct and clear. BusterD (talk) 09:19, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

@BusterD: Thanks a lot for reviewing, have been lately working on many other presidential campaign articles too! Feel free to rephrase any hook to make it more interesting (if possible). Thanks again! Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:23, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

I agree with BusterD, a nice article. I was in the process of reviewing the nomination but he beat me to it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

ALT3? I'd love to wikify (parties) a bit and add Gerald Ford's name, but I think the hook almost works better without it. Full disclosure: as a high school debater I volunteered for the 1976 Ford campaign (our unofficial slogan was "anyone but Reagan"). BusterD (talk) 09:40, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Would you mind tweaking prep 5 a bit?

I probably could have done this myself but I prefer not to meddle with any well-oiled machine. I'm excited to see my first triple article DYK hook in the prep area. Would it be possible to distance it a bit from the Japanese novel hook? There's this "sea of blue" issue anyway and I'd like to see my hook's three links stand apart from the novel's long link. Thanks in any event. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BusterD (talk • contribs) 08:37, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Prep 5 was a rather unbalanced set so I have moved your hook into Prep 6. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:53, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup Round 3 newsletter typo

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I got pinged somehow when you pasted User:Cwmhiraeth/sandbox2#WikiCup 2021 July newsletter, and I noticed that you wrote I had one featured article. Unfortunately, I did not have any featured articles in round 3. Just a heads up if you were going to send it out soon. Epicgenius (talk) 21:49, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

WikiCup 2021 July newsletter

The third round of the 2021 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 294 points, and our top six scorers all had over 600 points. They were:

The Rambling Man, with 1825 points from 3 featured articles, 44 featured article reviews, 14 good articles, 30 good article reviews and 10 DYKs. In addition, he completed a 34-article good topic on the EFL Championship play-offs.
Epicgenius, a New York specialist, with 1083 points from 2 featured article reviews, 18 good articles, 30 DYKs and plenty of bonus points.
Bloom6132, with 869 points from 11 DYKs, all with bonus points, and 54 "In the news" items, mostly covering people who had recently died.
Gog the Mild, with 817 points from 3 featured articles on historic battles in Europe, 5 featured article reviews and 3 good articles.
Hog Farm, with 659 points from 2 featured articles and 2 good articles on American Civil War battles, 18 featured article reviews, 2 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 4 DYKs.
BennyOnTheLoose, a snooker specialist and new to the Cup, with 647 points from a featured article, 2 featured article reviews, 6 good articles, 6 good article reviews and 3 DYKs.

In round three, contestants achieved 19 featured articles, 7 featured lists, 106 featured article reviews, 72 good articles, 1 good topic, 62 good article reviews, 165 DYKs and 96 ITN items. We enter the fourth round with scores reset to zero; 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 (one contestant in round 3 lost out because of this). When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

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DYK for Rachel Chalkowski

On 3 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rachel Chalkowski, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bambi delivered more than 35,000 babies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rachel Chalkowski. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rachel Chalkowski), 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, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

RevDel request

Please revdel libellous claim added by IP editor at Talk:Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano (see this diff). I have reverted for now. [The article attracts these sorts of attacks because the "University" is a diploma mill]. TYVM. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 10:29, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:05, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Promoting prep to queue

Hi, there I was wondering what the method is of letting other admins know that I'm working on promoting a prep from a queue and I had nearly reached the bottom of the list of instructions when the prep emptied itself (i.e. you promoted the set). So, what's best practice? Schwede 66 05:05, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

@Schwede66: Sorry about that. Some (most?) admins move the set and then check the hooks. I'll undo my move if you like and you can move it when you are ready. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Oh. No, don't undo. I'm signing off for the day. Schwede 66 05:13, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

@Schwede66: This is the time of day when I promote a set if I think it will be helpful. It is 6am in the UK and most other admins are in different time zones and safe in bed! I have never clashed on the job with another editor before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

I’m in New Zealand; suppose I’m the odd one out. Literally. Schwede 66 10:09, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

... and nice and Covid-free. I just phoned my dentist to arrange a routine checkup, and was told to try again in September. One of the dentists had just tested positive for Covid, and all the other dentists were self-isolating (and a lot of patients too I imagine). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, we had a few weeks of lockdown last year and can probably not even begin to imagine what a pain it is having to deal with this on an ongoing basis. And BJ wanting to drop all restrictions must fall somewhere between insane and genocide; it really is quite unbelievable. Schwede 66 19:59, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Good morning! Managed to promote a prep to queue without incident. Other than that, I'm busy moving Olympic hooks into the right prep set. Obviously, I can't move my own hooks; feel free to chip in. :-) Schwede 66 06:40, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

@Schwede66: OK, will do. 08:56, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Elena Runggaldier

Don't get me wrong, I'm a ski jumping fan. Great to see, I'm very glad that also ski jumping is promoted and gets publicity on the main page of english wikipedia. However, I still don't get it with why did this article/photo deserved to be on main page of wikipedia, what single important thing in ski jumping did she achieve? There are so many huge names in ski jumping with countless of historic achievements and records that should be on the main page instead of her? Sportomanokin (talk) 12:43, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

And why ski jumping legends and record holders such as Goldberger, Prevc, Stoch, Nieminen, Małysz, Ruud, Bradl, Steiner, Takanashi and Kasai gets no attention and publicity from main wikipedia site at all? Sportomanokin (talk) 12:43, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sportomanokin: That section of the main page is to showcase featured pictures, images that have been approved as being of exceptional quality. You can see the current featured picture candidates on this page. It would be nice to have featured pictures of the other people you mention, but we don't have the quality pictures of them released under a suitable licence, so we have to make do with the images that are submitted to the featured picture candidate page, even if they are of less famous people things or places! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:25, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Turgot map POTD

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I noticed that this POTD is organised a normal multiple selection, except that the main page isn't set up to select randomly from the subpages. Do you reckon we could restructure it such that each individual sheet (and the complete map) could each appear on the MP like a regular random-selection POTD? I think we should give the other sheets some prominence as well, and prevent some technical issues that might crop up (e.g. whether the bot might be able to correctly create the protected versions). Also, I came across this general map to the set, which I think we should also add to the POTD for completeness. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 14:20, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

@Ravenpuff: I had some discussion with Amakuru about this POTD. He thought it should work as it is set up now but we need to check the protected version. We can always run the general map on another occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:33, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Quick query regarding a DYK queue

Hi there, I saw the Template:Did you know/Queue/2 with the hook: "... that "I Found a Way", written by Drake Bell and Michael Corcoran, became the theme song for the Drake & Josh show?" and it is likely to end of on the main page by July 12. On the same day Bell is due to be setenced for a crime (I'll spare the details here). I am not sure if that it matter about linking something like that on the same day burst of coverage about negative BLP material matters but I thought it might be something to let you know. Feel free to ignore me if this is overcautious. Regards Spy-cicle💥 ^Talk? 02:10, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

@Spy-cicle: Thank you for the warning. I have moved the hook to Prep7, which means it should be on the main page on July 15. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for swapping it out at a later date. Spy-cicle💥 ^Talk? 15:07, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bispira volutacornis

Hello! Your submission of Bispira volutacornis 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 as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! GDuwenHoller! 20:41, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Asterina pancerii

On 14 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asterina pancerii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the seagrass asterina is a sequential hermaphrodite, starting life as a female and later becoming a male? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asterina pancerii. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Asterina pancerii), 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) 12:02, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

"Big Time Wrestling" DYK

Hello, Cwmhiraeth. Would you be able to give some advice regarding what procedure is left for {{Did you know nominations/Big Time Wrestling (Boston)}}? I've posted to WT:DYK (a rough timeline can be found there) in the hope of some input from the DYK regulars, but I've had nary a reply ... Sdrqaz (talk) 13:42, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Sdrqaz: I have approved ALT6a, and now you will just need to wait for someone to promote the hook to the Prep area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:17, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Excellent, thank you very much. I've manually added it to the list of approved nominations, as I believe the nomination was stranded when it was approved and unapproved and removed from TT:DYK. If that wasn't the proper procedure and the bot would've worked anyway, please revert me. Sdrqaz (talk) 19:30, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

I have another DYK question. Who can (or should) move approved nominations to the special occasion holding area? I have a number of approved nominations that should sit within the Olympics holding area:

Emma Twigg is already in the special occasion holding area. It wasn't clear to me whether I can move the approved nominations myself. I've made specific date suggestions rather than "during the Olympics"; is that something that I should be able to organise within that holding area (e.g. by adding sub-headings with specific dates) so that it's simpler for those who put together the sets to reflect? Schwede 66 19:14, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Schwede66: I suggest you make the request in the comment section of the nomination, stating that it is an Olympic Games nomination. The reviewer can then move it to the special holding area, but if they don't do so, you can move it there yourself. I will move the three you mention above. In general, if the request might be controversial, it would be safer to request it at the DYK discussion page. For example, we had an instance a little while ago where the request was to coincide with the release date of an album, and that was rejected as being promotional. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:34, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

@Schwede66, in general, it's better if someone else moves it -- generally your reviewer -- as the move is generally seen as "someone else thinks this is a reasonable request." IMO it's fine to ask your reviewer to do so. —valereee (talk) 19:36, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, I had outlined those requests in the comment sections of the nominations. Thanks for moving them. I'll ask reviewers in future should this arise again. Schwede 66 19:53, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Eastern shovelnose ray

On 15 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eastern shovelnose ray, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Latin meaning of rostrata is 'beaked', suggesting that the eastern shovelnose ray was named after its triangular snout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/eastern shovelnose ray. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eastern shovelnose ray), 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.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Coral reef restoration

On 16 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coral reef restoration, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that coral reef restoration can include growing fragments of coral in nurseries, attached to frames (pictured) or lines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coral Reef Restoration. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Coral reef restoration), 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, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Alpheus armatus

On 17 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alpheus armatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the snapping shrimp Alpheus armatus clears sand from a sea anemone's lair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alpheus armatus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alpheus armatus), 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) 12:03, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Ineligible Cup submission

If I'm not mistaken, Template:Did you know nominations/Callimachus on this contestant's page) is ineligible per the rule: "Only articles eligible for DYK through being newly created or newly expanded fivefold (not newly promoted to GA status)" From what I see in the respective page history, the aforementioned nom were not also newly created or 5× expanded. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:53, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

RFPP

I saw your decline at here. To be more specific, the account in question is an obvious sock who is only rehashing and edit warring over already rejected and discussed edits per this discussion. To say that others should rehash the discussion, just because a sock registered one day ago only with the aim to disrupt this page, would contradict WP:DENY. The WP:BURDEN is on the sock to justify his edits on talk page than demand others to justify revert of his BLP violation and original research. Aman Kumar Goel ^(Talk) 05:51, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

@Aman.kumar.goel: The article in question is List of converts to Islam from Hinduism. It currently has eleven entries, and the other editor added another thirty or so, which you have removed. Some of these probably meet the criteria for conversions that I see mentioned on Loveall.human's talk page. We do not protect pages just so that a particular version remains in Wikipedia WP:OWN. The editor concerned has asked for clarification of your reversion on your talk page, so perhaps you could reply. You mention WP:BURDEN above. Every entry that you have removed in your reversion has at least one citation. The article talk page would probably be the best place for discussion about what should be included in the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Just the addition of a citation isn't enough, but it should meet WP:VERIFY, and the source must explicitly state "x converted into x from x". Nearly all of the entries fail it. If the person is alive, then he/she must state it per WP:BLPCAT. None of the entries being inserted by the sock meets these criterias. But this sock is not likely to understand that, thus we need to deny their recognition and protect the page to avoid any further disruption. Aman Kumar Goel ^(Talk) 07:22, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Duke of Sussex

Cwmhiraeth, I had fun creating this article. Do you think it is suitable for DYK? Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:30, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Yes, I think so. There is a rule about copying text from another article. This is covered in supplementary rule A5: "New text seven days old or less can only count toward the 1500 character minimum in one article; if it is duplicated in other nominated new articles, it is ignored for the purpose of character count. If some of the text in a nominated article was copied from another Wikipedia article, and the copied text is more than seven days old, then the copied text must be expanded fivefold as if the copied text had been a separate article." So I reckon it passes that test.

You could have a two article hook for the Duke of Sussex and Acton Green, London with a hook such as "... the Duke of Sussex has been providing drinks in Acton Green for over 100 years?" Or perhaps you had other ideas for a single article hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:54, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

I've nominated it but the bot says I need to complete step 3 - no time now, cd you check it? Thx Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:30, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

I have done what is required. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:01, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Ampelomyces quisqualis

On 25 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ampelomyces quisqualis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mycoparasitic fungus Ampelomyces quisqualis attacks powdery mildew on crops such as cucumbers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ampelomyces quisqualis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ampelomyces quisqualis), 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) 12:03, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Administrator review request

Sorry to bother you about this but WP:CONDUCTDISPUTE advises that an independent administrator be asked to review a case before escalation to WP:ANI. Would you please take a look at Talk:Unicode character property#Code point ranges and give us your opinion. You don't need to understand or even know about the abstruse technical details that provoked the dispute: the issue now is a deliberate and conscious accusation of bad faith by one editor of another. I am not directly involved in the dispute though I am now wp:INVOLVED to the extent of having asked the first editor to withdraw their extraordinary and precipitate allegation. I can write up the case as if it were being put to ANI but I felt it best to begin in this format so as not to 'frame' the question. Note that I suspect that neither of the editors involved have English as first language but are clearly competent in its use. Please advise. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:20, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

@John Maynard Friedman: I don't know anything about dispute resolution and behavioural issues, so I am asking an editor @Deepfriedokra: who is much more active on community noticeboards to look into the matter in my stead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Yuck. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:06, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Done ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Deepfriedokra (talk) 11:14, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth and Deepfriedokra: thank you both. As an editor since 2005, I have never had cause to seek this kind of admin assistance – or seen so precipitate a reaction over a really quite trivial choice of words that a normal BRD discussion would easily have resolved. I have never seen a content dispute go nuclear like that on the very first change to the first editor's holy writ. Most people just have good clean edit wars! Yes, an edit note would have been polite but, given the reaction, I doubt it would have made a difference.

C, I just happen to have your name from when you did a redaction request for me. I am totally content with you passing it to a specialist.

D, I see that the subject hasn't come across the phrase "if you get yourself in a hole, stop digging". I'm afraid it looks like this one has a few more miles to run. I shall watch from the wings. Yuck indeed. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 13:07, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Asthenosoma varium

On 26 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asthenosoma varium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fire urchin plays host to two species of shrimp as well as the zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asthenosoma varium. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Asthenosoma varium), 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, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bispira volutacornis

On 28 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bispira volutacornis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worm Bispira volutacornis is sometimes parasitised by a copepod, several of which may move around among the feathery plumes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bispira volutacornis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bispira volutacornis), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Anjana Chaudhari Page Protection

[[10]] check Vandalism. Pls High level protection this page. Only give permission for edit extended confirmed users. Thanks Hind ji (talk) 05:39, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

I am not in a position to know whether your version of the article is correct or whether Akakakalal's version is correct. You are edit warring at the moment, and instead you should discuss the issue on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Ok thanks sir Hind ji (talk) 09:31, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Pourtalesia miranda

On 30 July 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pourtalesia miranda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea urchin Pourtalesia miranda and the Venus flytrap sea anemone dominate the seabed community at a depth of 2,000 m (6,600 ft) off the coast of West Africa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pourtalesia miranda. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Pourtalesia miranda), 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, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Barnstar of Busy Bee

Enjoy. — Maile (talk) 13:50, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Well deserved! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:21, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

+1 —valereee (talk) 16:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Well, thanks folk. Are you sure it is not a wasp? I recently got stung by one that had taken up lodging in my slipper overnight! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

I agree with the idea of thanks but also think that's a wasp (but that's still bee famiy, no?). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

The award was created some years ago by someone at Czech Wikipedia. Maybe that's a Czechoslovakia bee. — Maile (talk) 11:16, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Franz Harnoncourt

Franz Harnoncourt is now in prep 4, with a hook that gives him a dish-washer career, from salesperson to CEO, while almost the opposite is true: even the family crown prince for CEO (and lawyer with a degree, and international experience at the time) had to start as a salesperson. If we can't use the original hook, could we at least say that he was CEO for decades? And - but less important - would it be very difficult to run that in the second set of his birthday (2 Aug) instead of a day later? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I can substitute ALT0. Will Queue 2 suit? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:36, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Q2 would be just great, thank you so much. (I prefer European topics in the second set of a day, because most readers in that area sleep through most of the first.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Aschersonia aleyrodis

On 2 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aschersonia aleyrodis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fungal pathogen Aschersonia aleyrodis can control silverleaf whitefly under greenhouse conditions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aschersonia aleyrodis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Aschersonia aleyrodis), 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) 12:02, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

August songs

The third thanks in August go to you, for biology facts such as this one, and help with biographies on DYK such as FH for today! My 12th today, DYK? I decorated, also for a birthday. Songs invite to more music, places, food and flowers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda. I see it's a goldenrod, but not the same species as I see growing on rough grassy places round here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

I'm always surprised to learn how many species there are, - thanks for help with that also. If you can identify the plants better, you are welcome to make moves and add better categories. It's close to blooming right now as I can see from my desk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

You are presumably referring to the garden goldenrod which grows perhaps 1.5 metres tall which also grows in the UK, in what we call a herbaceous border. I was referring to Solidago virgaurea, a closely related wild plant which grows round here in rough bushy places, on grassy banks and among rocks, and is only 0.5 metres high. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:01, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

I think "ours" may be Solidago canadensis. - Today: 2 interesting DYK (I think), sadly 2 who died (on top of 2 from Poland yesterday), and a concert in which Daniel Barenboim just played piano, - and afterwards he and the orchestra received last year's prize (pictured). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank for good DYK reviewing in August! I liked yesterday's Main page, with 4 bolded names I brought there, all in memory: the TFA, nominated for a missed user, the pictured DYK (Alfred Biolek), and two under Recent deaths, Siegfried Matthus and Teresa Żylis-Gara. August harvest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:14, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Very good! What would the main page be without you? ;) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:08, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you - different ;) - I struggle with some reviews who want me more mainstream, - perhaps you can weigh in from time to time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Meena Kumari (book) in prep

The hook should probably start with "... that the 2013 book" because the second edition came out that year. SL93 (talk) 23:25, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Bot miscalculation

Hi Cwm, I think the Wikicup bot might have miscalculated my points for Intervilles. It's on 5 wikipedias (including English) so I think it should get the multiplier? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:49, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

@The C of E: Actually, the bot is correct in this instance. It looks at how many interwikis there were at the beginning of the contest, 1 January 2021, and at that time there were four, because the Ukrainian version was created later that month. However, I will over-ride the bot on this occasion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:23, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

William Selig

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 11:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

[User:Scope creep] is engaging in harassment

Hi Cwm, [User:Scope creep] is engaging in harassment. He has been deleting content edited by me. I tried to engage in a dialog but instead of providing constructive feedback he simply reverted edits and now has asked you to block me. Is this the new Wikipedia policy? Shoot first, then ask questions? This content was around for years and did include some references. Not everything can be traced back to "references". If every sentence needed a reference 90% of the Wikipedia would need to be deleted. Please advise.147.86.223.240 (talk) 11:01, 6 August 2021 (UTC) August 6, 2021

I think we are talking about the article Alexander Repenning here. Instead of just adding back the paragraph that has been removed, I suggest you add back a single sentence at a time, each cited by a reference to a reliable source. For example in the sentence "Repenning has served as advisor to the National Academy of Sciences, the European Commission, The Japanese Ministry of Education, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the National Science Foundation", you need references for each of these facts. If there are no sources for these facts, the information is not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Insect flight

On 7 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Insect flight, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that unlike most other insects, dragonflies have direct flight, the muscles being attached directly to the wing bases (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Insect flight. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Insect flight), 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) 12:02, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello Cwmhiraeth

Can we do something about what's happening in: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umm_Qirfa&action=history

Although you put protection on the page (Thanks). User Ratnahastin was still able to remove reliable sources and replace them with unreliable ones. How can we stop such vandalism?

Even the other user have stated that they are deleting reliable sources to fit their agenda.

Please discuss this content dispute on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:56, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Revdel request

Are you available for a revdel request? Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:09, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

@Scorpions13256: Yes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:11, 9 August 2021

[(UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demetrious_Johnson&diff=1036520017&oldid=1036519958] Right here. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:12, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Another administrator redacted identical edits later on in the page history. Scorpions13256 (talk) 05:14, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:22, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

This needs update

Hi @Cwmhiraeth:. I was just checking DYK Queue 2. One of the hooks that I reviewed is there, and the editor who promoted the article to GA and nominated it for DYK, has got their account renamed due to certain issues. Don't you think his/her username should be fixed there? I'm referring to this DYK nomination and the new username of the editor is Htanaungg. This is their first DYK, and the credit should go to correct talk page. Thanks ─ The Aafī ^{^(talk)} 17:38, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

@TheAafi: Thank you for your concern. I have made the change you requested. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:58, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

William Selig

@Cwmhiraeth: I need a copy my last edit, which you deleted all of my edits on that page, and cannot be found in the logs. Will you place one at User:0mtwb9gd5wx/William Selig ? .... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 16:16, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 17:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Most of the text you added to the article is still there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Robert Anstruther Goodsir

Hi @Cwmhiraeth: Can you please help with the DYK nomination here. It was approved on 23 July and after discussion reapproved on 12 Aug. I've just had a message from the DYK bot telling me it's incomplete. Your help appreciated. Papamac (talk) 10:31, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

@Iainmacintyre: OK, I have rescued it and it is now on the approved nominations page. This sort of thing can happen when an approved hook is promoted to a prep area and someone undoes the move, not realising the template needs to be added back to the nominations page as a separate action. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Many thanks; much appreciated. Papamac (talk) 13:09, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Help Request

Hi tor Cmwhiraeth, can you help me for create new page to Redrose Records article? These article is about a Record Label based on Indonesia. I was create REDROSE RECORDS yesterday, but someone editor was deleted. They said cause my article not yet good. So, can you help me for create that? I will share the link of "Redrose Records" from Wikipedia Indonesia version. You can move or translate to English version,Thank you: https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redrose_Records Yemimas29 (talk) 00:11, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, it's not my sort of article. You should use the articles for creation service available here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Ok i will try later Yemimas29 (talk) 05:38, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Philinopsis speciosa

On 16 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Philinopsis speciosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Philinopsis speciosa wraps the mucus strand containing its eggs around its head? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Philinopsis speciosa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Philinopsis speciosa), 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, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Stylocheilus striatus

On 16 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stylocheilus striatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that reproductive success in the lined sea hare can be reduced by noise pollution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stylocheilus striatus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stylocheilus striatus), 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.

—valereee (talk) 12:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Please do not allow the vandalism and fantasy numbers of Banned user:Iaaasi

Banned user:Iaaasi is active and vandalise these article and write his fantasy numbers in Hungarian–Romanian War , Aster Revolution and Béla Linder articles. He invented fictive fantasy numbers, removed the original old referenced numbers in the mentioned articles. Please restore the old original referenced version of the articles what Iassi vandalised.

The article has two references: Both academic historians ( Ingnác Romsics and Martin Kitchen wrote that Hungary had over 1,2 Million soldiers before the self-disarmament order of Béla Linder.

Direct URL for prof. Romsics' book: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22December+some+1.2+million+soldiers+had+been+demobilized%22&biw=1889&bih=2052&tbm=bks&ei=ockLYdSxD-r5qwH5_KCgBA&oq=%22December+some+1.2+million+soldiers+had+been+demobilized%22&gs_l=psy-ab.3...31340.35169.0.35351.3.3.0.0.0.0.109.245.2j1.3.0....0...1c.1j2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.tl9OdOamQqk

Direct URL for Kitchener's book: https://books.google.com/books?id=36WsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Thank you for your contribution!--Restore the referenced old version with original numbers (talk) 09:18, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

I merely protected the article. Please discuss content issues on the article talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

There is a discussion in the talk pages, the reference Books are proven. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hungarian%E2%80%93Romanian_War#Hungary_was_a_military_colossus_before_the_self-disarmament_in_a_comparison_of_Romania The Books are already linked with direct URLs. (Just Click on them). Iaaasi don't want to discuss anything, because he lost the debate. --Restore the referenced old version with original numbers (talk) 09:32, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

You can suggest an edit on the talk page if you wish. I know nothing about the conflict and do not intend to edit the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Tubulophilinopsis gardineri

On 23 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tubulophilinopsis gardineri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the predatory sea slug Tubulophilinopsis gardineri (pictured) hunts other sea slugs by following the mucus trails they leave? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tubulophilinopsis gardineri. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tubulophilinopsis gardineri), 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) 12:02, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Marginopora vertebralis

On 25 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marginopora vertebralis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the foraminiferan Marginopora vertebralis releases its embryos by means of a surprisingly complex behaviour for a single-celled organism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marginopora vertebralis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Marginopora vertebralis), 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, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Haemopis sanguisuga

On 26 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Haemopis sanguisuga, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the freshwater leech Haemopis sanguisuga sometimes emerges from the water to hunt for earthworms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Haemopis sanguisuga. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Haemopis sanguisuga), 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Flamenco

Hi! A couple of questions. Why is the article Flamenco indefinitely fully protected? How do you plan on proceeding with this page over the following months? Who is responsible for gatekeeping its content? The measure seems a little bit extreme considering there is discussion on talk page. Let us know when you plan to lift it otherwise seeking consensus or discussing will be a waste of time for fellow editors. Thanks. Cristodelosgitanos (talk) 12:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

I fully protected the page for one week because of edit warring. The restriction was due to end at 05:02, 26 August 2021, and a bot then usually removes the page protection symbol at top right. It is good that you are discussing the issues on the talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:41, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Bicellariella ciliata

On 28 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bicellariella ciliata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bicellariella ciliata, Crisularia plumosa, Bugulina flabellata and Bugulina turbinata form part of a bryozoan "turf" on steep or vertical rock exposed to moderate water movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bicellariella ciliata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bicellariella ciliata), 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.

DYK for Crisularia plumosa

On 28 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crisularia plumosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bicellariella ciliata, Crisularia plumosa, Bugulina flabellata and Bugulina turbinata form part of a bryozoan "turf" on steep or vertical rock exposed to moderate water movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bicellariella ciliata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Crisularia plumosa), 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.

DYK for Bugulina flabellata

On 28 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bugulina flabellata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bicellariella ciliata, Crisularia plumosa, Bugulina flabellata and Bugulina turbinata form part of a bryozoan "turf" on steep or vertical rock exposed to moderate water movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bicellariella ciliata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bugulina flabellata), 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.

DYK for Bugulina turbinata

On 28 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bugulina turbinata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bicellariella ciliata, Crisularia plumosa, Bugulina flabellata and Bugulina turbinata form part of a bryozoan "turf" on steep or vertical rock exposed to moderate water movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bicellariella ciliata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bugulina turbinata), 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.