User talk:Krustev LeMont

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Hello, Krustev LeMont! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Welcome

Hello person who I hope is in my class! Welcome to the wide world of Wikipedia! :D I don't know how to do much yet, but if you think I might be able to help you, message me. But...More than likely, others will be better at helping, so you should probably just ask others for help on your talk page. Good luck with your project, fellow AP Bio student! :) Phorofor (talk) 14:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

Hi Krustev, I've started a list of sources for Spathularia on the article's talk page. Some of them are obscure journals (I've never hear of them), but a couple of them will be easy for me to get and email to you. Do you have access to a university library, or a library that can do interlibrary loans? If not, WP:Resource exchange might be able to help you out. To be honest, you've picked a difficult topic to try to get to FA. In addition to the obscure sources (some of which may be essential to meet the "comprehensiveness" criterion of FAC, but you won't know until you get them and read them), some of them may be in foreign languages (I think a couple listed are in German). That by itself may not be a problem; you may know somebody who can translate, or I'm sure we could find someone on Wikipedia who'd help out. Another problem: the Dictionary of the Fungi states that there are 12 species in the genus, but only three are listed in the article. You'd have to find out which are the missing ones, and they will more than likely be obscure species that are barely mentioned in the literature. So, the task is not unsurmountable, but will be very difficult. If you're interested in fungi, I could easily suggest a dozen alternative stub-class articles that would be suitable for this project. One key would be to pick a North American species; that way, you know the relevant literature will be in English, easier to obtain, and there will be a greater likelihood of being able to obtain free images to spruce up the article (see Mushroom Observer). At any rate, the decision is yours to make, and I'll be happy to assist you with whatever topic you choose. Cheers, Sasata (talk) 07:47, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That does sound much more challenging than I had thought. What would you suggest as a good topic?--Krustev LeMont (talk) 20:33, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a bunch to get you started. All are found in North America (some exclusively so), all have free pictures available at Mushroom Observer, and all have literature that is in English, and reasonably accessible. Many are edible. If none of these are appealing, I could come up with alternatives. Good luck! Sasata (talk) 21:34, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lactarius corrugis
Boletus bicolor
Hydnum repandum
Sparassis crispa
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Craterellus tubaeformis
Tricholoma magnivelare
Laetiporus cincinnatus (much like Laetiporus sulphureus, but restricted to the US)

Thanks, I'll get to editing these soon. I appreciate it a lot.

Boletus bicolor

~~Are you doing or planning on doing the Boletus bicolor, I ask because currently it is not listed as a group topic. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 16:00, 20 October 2011 (UTC)~~[reply]

Ignore that. Now added. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 23:19, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am working on Boletus bicolor, why do you ask?--Krustev LeMont (talk) 23:34, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Portfolio

"added a meter to foot conversion".. small accomplishments; yet, another step toward becoming a valued editor. These advancements in understanding should be noted in the portfolio.--JimmyButler (talk) 00:12, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

		The WikiProject Barnstar
		Yet another arises from the ashes! Excellent! - delighted to see Krustev LeMont efforts rewarded with a GA on the Boletus bicolor. JimmyButler (talk) 18:55, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A belated Barnstar - to a student brave enough to challenge the world of Fungi. I'm very proud!--JimmyButler (talk) 18:55, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]