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Daniel Lubetzky

Hi SchreiberBike. My name is Sarah. I noticed that you made some recent edits to Daniel Lubetzky's article, and was hoping you would take a look at my edit request at Talk:Daniel Lubetzky. Hope to see you there! Thanks, SarahB2245dl (talk) 13:52, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

@SarahB2245dl: Thanks for taking the right approach to editing where you have a conflict of interest. I will take a look, but it will be a little while before I get there. Welcome to Wikipedia. SchreiberBike | ⌨  03:22, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much. Looking forward! SarahB2245dl (talk) 13:56, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi @SchreiberBike - we worked together on some edits to Daniel Lubetzky's Wikipedia page back in 2021. A few weeks back I suggested some additional inclusions for his talk page - I'd love to see if you're open to reviewing those. SarahB2245dl (talk) 13:44, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

@SarahB2245dl: Like last time, I'm kinda busy, but I'll look carefully, probably early next week. As more and more items are added to a page about a person, the page can begin to appear to be like a resume or to be promotional (See WP:NOTCV). I'd try to compare the page about Lubetzky to a fairly recent featured article about a similar person (no time now to look for one now, sorry). The more significant awards, etc. should be listed, but it's not encyclopedic to record every one. Back to you soon, SchreiberBike | ⌨  02:01, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

@SarahB2245dl: By the time I got there, @Actualcpscm: had already taken care of things and I agree with their assessments. Thanks, to both of you. Again, I'd suggest limiting the article to just the most significant things rather than have it serve as a CV. SchreiberBike | ⌨  22:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

@SchreiberBikethank you so much for getting back to me and for this feedback, which is incredibly useful. @Actualcpscm big thanks for jumping in to make these additions! SarahB2245dl (talk) 12:39, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

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Ecumenism

If you want that description I won't fuss. Editor2020 (talk) 20:03, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. I looked at and I wasn't sure it would be clear to everyone. Keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:05, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Impressive

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For assisting in the correction of numerous citations at Chestnut-vented nuthatch and pointing out some errors. Merry Christmas and Thank you! 2001:4455:1A9:E100:79B5:9B38:1644:E6E0 (talk) 07:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm not always in the mood for this, but it was fun and satisfying. I'll keep an eye on the GA review and help there as I'm able. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  01:38, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Battle of Green Island

Ami Ayalon, the commando commander of an Israeli who led the attack on Green Island says that they suffered out of the 40 people who fought on the island. Only 2 were not injured or killed. Paraphrase the article. Battle of Green Island. Израильский эсминец Эйлат (talk) 20:35, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Do you want the source Израильский эсминец Эйлат (talk) 20:35, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

@Израильский эсминец Эйлат: I have little knowledge of Middle Eastern history and little desire to involve myself in it. However, I found three articles which I think relate to your concerns: Ami Ayalon, Green Island (Egypt) and Operation Bulmus 6. I'm not sure what changes you would like to see to what articles. I suggest reading those articles to see where there are errors and suggesting those changes and the references to support them on the article's talk page. I hope that helps. (I hope you don't mind that I reformatted your questions slightly.)  SchreiberBike | ⌨  02:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Ami Ayalon himself said that Do you want the source with me the video You can watch it for yourself to make sure Израильский эсминец Эйлат (talk) 22:37, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

@Израильский эсминец Эйлат: As I implied above, respectfully, I don't want to. I've given several suggestions above and on your talk page on how you might pursue this. SchreiberBike | ⌨  23:54, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

I get it, it's okay, thank you Израильский эсминец Эйлат (talk) 05:18, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Edit

I am sorry. 79.68.146.162 (talk) 16:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Apparently referencing this. No biggie, I was a 13 year old once too. Now do good. You can make the world better. SchreiberBike | ⌨  17:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Aircraft in Fiction

Listen pal, I don’t know how to cite, but I’m telling the truth about the appearances of the P-51 and P-40 in the films I’ve listed. Check out the articles I’ve linked there, there’s no deception going on! I just thought that since those films which I know those planes star or appear in didn’t show up in the list, I should add them. Just because I don’t know how to cite doesn’t mean those additions should be taken away! Ace of Aces12 (talk) 18:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

@Ace of Aces12: Welcome to Wikipedia. I don't doubt your knowledge (I've seen some of those movies and I know you are right). What I want to do is follow the instructions in the edit notice at the top of the editing window (see Template:Editnotices/Page/Aircraft in fiction). That notice has been basically the same since 2014; so there's a strong consensus to follow it. It makes it clear that the article is not intended to include every aircraft that appears in fiction. It says: "Third-party references are needed to show the notability of the appearance." and "If you don't supply a reliable reference your entry will be quickly removed". Since they weren't referenced, I removed them and I explained why.

Accuracy is important on Wikipedia and the citations help make sure that the information is accurate. If you want to add facts to Wikipedia, you need to learn to add citations. Also, please include edit summaries so everyone knows the purpose of your edit. It's how we work together to make the encyclopedia better. Thank you, SchreiberBike | ⌨  05:06, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Draft created page requestm

Hello, would it be a problem to approve my draft? It keeps getting no notice even tho everything info i typed and source is reliable HrvatskiNogomet (talk) 05:58, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

@HrvatskiNogomet: I don't approve drafts, but I looked at Draft:Armend Maroshi which you had edited and I can make some suggestions. I looked for other Croatian football wingers and found the articles Frane Vladislavić and Kruno Ivančić. I suggest looking at those articles and format and reference the article about Armend Maroshi similarly to those. You could also get cues from looking at other football players on F.C. Crotone. Good luck, and I might be able to help if you have any questions. SchreiberBike | ⌨  06:21, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:28, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Danke Gerda! I see your name around and it is always a pleasure. Precious indeed. SchreiberBike | ⌨  17:00, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

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TOL Newsletter

Hey, I've finished making the Feb 2022 issue of the TOLN, I'd appreciate if you could give it a look over and help with the mass-messaging, since I don't know how the latter works. AryKun (talk) 11:47, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

@AryKun: Looks good, especially considering you are working on this in the midst of Wikicup, where you're doing well. I made some small changes with an explanatory note about one capitalization fix in the edit summary. I know nothing about mass messaging, but I found mw:Help:Extension:MassMessage which may help. Thank you and keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:26, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 018

February 2022—Issue 018

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Black-and-yellow broadbill by AryKun Papuan mountain pigeon by AryKun List of leporids by PresN Algerian nuthatch by 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186, reviewed by AryKun Jungle bush quail by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Lycorma imperialis by Etriusus, reviewed by Ealdgyth Harry Allan by Dracophyllum, reviewed by Esculenta Banded bullfrog by DanCherek, reviewed by GhostRiver

Newly nominated content

Queen angelfish by LittleJerry Red panda by LittleJerry and BhagyaMani List of lagomorphs by PresN Corsican nuthatch by 2001:4455:364:A800:39A6:A5D8:C903:5E1D Firefly by Chiswick Chap Mountain pigeon by AryKun Bonacynodon by Trilletrollet Golden eagle by Vaco98

News at a glance

• A competitive first round of the Wikicup ends, with eight TOL editors moving into the second round: AryKun, GhostRiver, Ealdgyth, Wretchskull, Charlesjsharp, Dracophyllum, Guettarda, and Casliber.

February DYKs

Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila

A Golden Retriever retrieving a shot game bird

Rhododendrons at Sheringham Park

Seagrass in La Ciotat, France

• ... that Ozzie was the first gorilla to take his own blood pressure voluntarily? (February 1)
• ... that the Sonoran blue butterfly uses Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila (pictured) as a larval foodplant and hummingbirds feed on its nectar? (February 2)
• ... that the spotted lanternfly has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling since the 1100s? (February 2)
• ... that all Golden Retrievers (example pictured) descend from a golden-coloured Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle? (February 4)
• ... that Fagus langevinii is considered to be the oldest extinct species of beech tree? (February 5)
• ... that the white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) was named after Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French? (February 5)
• ... that Coleman's melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"? (February 6)
• ... that Mini ature is the largest frog in its genus? (February 7)
• ... that the New Zealand stonefly Stenoperla prasina was the five millionth specimen digitised by the Natural History Museum in London? (February 8)
• ... that Wallace's fruit dove has been described as being one of the most beautiful fruit doves? (February 9)
• ... that the woodland garden (example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"? (February 17)
• ... that seas are being rewilded with seagrass (example pictured)? (February 17)
• ... that Potamophylax coronavirus's range has been described as a battlefield between scientists and hydropower plant management? (February 23)
• ... that the genus Xochiquetzallia was named after the Aztec goddess of flowers? (February 26)
• ... that despite being nicknamed a "lanternbug", Lycorma imperialis does not actually emit any light? (February 28)
• ... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects? (February 28)

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Thank you for you capitalization checks

		The Minor Barnstar
		Thank you for fixing capitalization on the List of amphibians of South Africa page Massimo510 (talk) 07:24, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

@Massimo510: Thank you! I've got it on my list to do capitalization and other fixes all the List of amphibians of ... lists, but I haven't got to it yet. When I saw your fixes to List of amphibians of South Africa, I made a few more. Welcome to Wikipedia and keep up the good work. Those Breviceps sure are cute. If you have any questions or there's anything I can help you with, just ask. SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:08, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life/Newsletter/019

March 2022—Issue 019

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Queen angelfish by LittleJerry Alaska marmot by An anonymous username, not my real name, reviewed by Ealdgyth Firefly by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Ealdgyth Afrolychas braueri by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Mountain pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by Ealdgyth Dracopristis by Fossiladder13, reviewed by Ealdgyth Bonacynodon by Trilletrollet, reviewed by AryKun Lichexanthone by Esculenta, reviewed by Szmenderowiecki Yellowtail flounder by Eviolite, reviewed by RecycledPixels Sexual selection by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun

Newly nominated content

White-headed fruit dove by AryKun Mountain pigeon by AryKun Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver Agelenopsis pennsylvanica by Kline Hypericum aegypticum by Fritzmann Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse

News at a glance

• A discussion is ongoing over whether the pencil icon for editing taxonomy templates should be changed.

March DYKs

Elysia timida

Humbertium covidum

Door Tree

• ... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects? (March 1)
• ... that Squatina mapama was named after Spain's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment? (March 3)
• ... that the sea slug Elysia timida (example pictured) absorbs its colouration from its algae-based diet? (March 3)
• ... that Seal Rescue Ireland comforts orphaned seal pups with fake mothers made of wetsuits? (March 4)
• ... that the flatworm Hum­ber­tium covidum (pictured), named after the COVID-19 pandemic, was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown? (March 6)
• ... that the Door Tree (pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? (March 8)
• ... that the nature documentary The Green Planet, narrated by David Attenborough, has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (March 10)
• ... that the colour of the markings on Nesticus cellulanus can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings? (March 15)
• ... that the gonads of the banded bullfrog remain ripe during dry periods so that it can mate soon after rainfall? (March 17)
• ... that Gea eff has the shortest scientific name of any spider species? (March 18)
• ... that the discovery of Bianchengichthys may shed new light on the evolution of all jawed vertebrates? (18 March)
• ... that Alaska marmots take turns acting as sentries to protect their colonies? (March 20)
• ... that some of the calls of the bare-headed laughingthrush have been described as "comical"? (March 25)
• ... that the Bornean stubtail forages more like a mouse than a bird? (March 29)
• ... that the rare Somali pigeon urgently needs a population survey? (March 31)

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To you

Stop spreading propaganda and misinformation on Wikipedia. We all know that one specie never gave birth to another making theory of evolution as pseudoscientific as it gets. Emirthesenat (talk) 02:45, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter – 020

April 2022—Issue 020

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Red panda by LittleJerry and BhagyaMani White-headed fruit dove by AryKun List of ochotonids by PresN Guadeloupe woodpecker by OnlyFixingProse, reviewed by Ealdgyth Magnetoreception by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Mover of molehills Macauley Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus, reviewed by Ealdgyth Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber, reviewed by Ealdgyth Florence Merriam Bailey by GhostRiver, reviewed by SquareInARoundHole

Newly nominated content

Black-breasted buttonquail by Casliber List of birds of Tuvalu by AryKun List of cingulates by PresN List of didelphimorphs by PresN Stegotherium by Larrayal Resplendent quetzal by SadAttorney613 Electroreception and electrogenesis by Chiswick Chap Muja (alligator) by Amanuensis Balkanicus Punctelia graminicola by Esculenta Siegfried Huneck by Esculenta Abiogenesis by Chiswick Chap

News at a glance

• The second round of the WikiCup ends with three TOL editors moving into the third round: AryKun, Ealdgyth, and GhostRiver.

April DYKs

Whitehead's broadbill

Anaea aidea

• ... that the rare Somali pigeon urgently needs a population survey? (April 1)
• ... that Darth Vader's anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"? (April 2)
• ... that lichexanthone, a chemical found in some lichens, enhances human sperm motility and kills mosquito larvae? (April 3)
• ... that raptor persecution is a crime against birds of prey, and in Scotland, ravens are afforded honorary raptor status? (April 4)
• ... that the chestnut-hooded laughingthrush feeds on insects that have been hit by vehicles? (April 7)
• ... that the calls of Whitehead's broadbill (example pictured) resemble those of trogons, woodpeckers, and jays? (April 10)
• ... that the nests of Hose's broadbill have tails? (April 12)
• ... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"? (April 16)
• ... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020? (April 21)
• ... that a species in the genus of sponges Pseudoceratina produces a chemical that can help prevent migration of metastatic breast cancer cells? (April 22)
• ... that Ulmus chuchuanus had to be renamed due to another fossil already having its original name? (April 26)
• ... that a walrus was given his own pontoon to stop him damaging other boats in St Mary's Harbour? (April 27)
• ... that magnetoreception in birds works by quantum effects in their eyes? (April 28)

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A cup of coffee for you!

For thinking of the moths and your contributions to Wikipedia:WikiProject Lepidoptera. Bluerasberry (talk) 16:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Coldplay

I appreciate your edit on the references, specially switching the number dates to written dates, but what's up with replacing [...] with ... on quotes that were cut short? Isn't [...] the correct way to do it? It is where I live anyway. I just wanted to clear that up because I don't want to revert your edit. --GustavoCza (talk) 23:05, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi @GustavoCza: Thanks for the note. Every organization or publication has its own style. Wikipedia's Manual of Style guidance on ellipses is at MOS:... where it explains that we generally do not use the square brackets around ellipses, but "Occasionally, square brackets are placed around an ellipsis to make clear that it isn't original to the material being quoted, for example if the quoted passage itself contains an ellipsis". So generally, I only keep the square brackets if they are indicating something beyond a plain ellipsis. Does that make sense? Thanks and let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Also the date fixes are easy with User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates; it's not perfect (so I double check), but it takes care of a lot of otherwise tedious work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  04:11, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

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Clarification needed

Greetings,

I'm hoping you can explain the grammatical rule or style standard that suggests that ""lists" should be capitalized in this context. All the best. --~TPW 17:18, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello to the @True Pagan Warrior: I can see that my edit summary was unclear. In that case we are asking the reader to "see" a specific list, so I thought it best to refer to the list by the name it has on Wikipedia. Like I'd write "for the species Canis familiaris, see Dog" because I'm directing them to an article by name rather than the topic of dogs. If the sentence had been "See these lists of covers of Time magazine", I think lower case would be right, but it said "For other decades, see Lists of covers of Time magazine" referring to a named list. There are bunch of examples at Wikipedia:Hatnote which use the "see ..." format and those capitalize the link as the name of an article. Does that make sense to you? SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:10, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

It affirms what I suspected, which is that you believe that Wikipedia article titles are, in and of themselves, proper names. That being the case, your edit summary was clear. I ask again for you to cite a specific policy, or style manual entry, that supports your supposition, as my comment requesting same was evidently not clear. All the best.~TPW 13:31, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I do "believe that Wikipedia article titles are, in and of themselves, proper names." It seems uncontroversial that when referring to an article title as an article title, it is a proper name. I can't think of a guideline that states that directly, but it certainly is common practice. I looked at the article Wikipedia, did a ctl-f for "see" and looked for links to article titles that begin with common nouns. The first five are:

• see List of Wikipedias
• See also: Academic studies about Wikipedia and Criticism of Wikipedia
• See also: Health information on Wikipedia
• See also: Notability in the English Wikipedia and Criticism of Wikipedia § Systemic bias in coverage
• For the government censorship of Wikipedia, see Censorship of Wikipedia.

All of them capitalize the titles as proper nouns. I haven't found "a specific policy, or style manual entry, that supports [my] supposition", but it seems apparent that Wikipedia article titles are proper nouns when referred to as article titles. Do you find that clear? SchreiberBike | ⌨  15:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

ANI thread related to discussion in which you participated

Hi, just notifying you of this ANI thread connected to a discussion on the MoS talkpage. Boynamedsue (talk) 17:13, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Edit to "Sterling silver"

Hey, IP user here, just notifying you that I fixed a broken image on the "Sterling silver" article. I think your change on July 4th caused to break - the name for the file had "c. 1875" in it, which you had changed to a "circa" template, meaning it couldn't reference the image file. It is a bit weird that the image file's name itself had "c. 1875" in the first place, but it should be good now. 128.163.248.203 (talk) 19:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for cleaning up after me! I made the mistake and didn't realize it. Welcome to Wikipedia and keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  19:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

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Script assisted date changes within citations

Please note: MOS:NUM does not apply to citations, and it explicitly says as much. WP:CITESTYLE states dates should be presented with big, or little, endianness (DD-MM-YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD) but not mixed endian (M-D-Y, etc).

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October music

October songs

Thank you for your interesting question! - reformation and a cat treat -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:48, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I'd admired that poplar when I was on your user page earlier today and now I admire the cat too (I'd hoped for music to play, but I was disappointed ). I don't speak any German, but I can make sense of a lot of what I read in that language and I was concerned that there was something I was missing with the single digits where I expected a date. After knowing it wasn't a language problem, I did some research and found that the article was translated from German Wikipedia but for some reason they hadn't taken the whole date which I could find in the original. Keep being yourself. SchreiberBike | ⌨  00:46, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

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Edit to "Time Person of the Year"

I was originally going to explain that I had removed a mention in the 2011 section of the riots in the UK given that the reference does not mention them, but I see now that they are written about in another page of the source. My mistake--thanks for the correction. Adam8410 (talk) 02:29, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

@Adam8410: Not a problem. If there is no explanation for an edit in the edit summary, I sometimes revert only on that basis. Edit summaries are the first line of communication between editors. Welcome to Wikipedia and have fun. If there's anything I can do to help or if you have any questions, just ask and I'll do my best. SchreiberBike | ⌨  14:40, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

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Explanation:

Hi there, why did you reverted this edit? I was trying to reinsert the content that has been removed and I found a source for this claim.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1130609369&oldid=1130601882&title=History_of_Target_Corporation

Thanks. -- 2601:205:C001:EA0:D0E8:B9D7:7381:E7F5 (talk) 02:11, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for your note. My edit summary said "Undo unexplained edit. That's too fine grained for an article about the company." By "too fine grained" I mean that in an article about the history of Target Corporation, it is not necessary or helpful to include detailed information about one store. There are over a thousand Target stores. If we included a paragraph about each store, the article would be too long and would be less valuable to the reader. Does that answer your question? SchreiberBike | ⌨  03:05, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes it is. -- 2601:205:C001:EA0:D0E8:B9D7:7381:E7F5 (talk) 04:55, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

List of Nancy Drew (2019 TV series) episodes

I do see that the same IP editor is using unsourced content, but if you see any IP editor putting unsourced content in any article relating to TV series, revert the edit. CastJared (talk) 14:49, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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"Glearwing" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Glearwing and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 January 7 § Glearwing until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Randi Moth (talk) 18:17, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

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@Gerda Arendt:Thank you Gerda, You help me feel precious. SchreiberBike | ⌨  22:57, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

"Typo" in reference

Hi SchreiberBike. I wanted to let you know that in this edit, while you were correct to change the "m" to a comma, changing "190" to "19" was incorrect because the citation was to "issue 190" of the magazine, dated "December 2018". I've now converted the reference to use the {{cite magazine}} template. Thanks for your efforts nevertheless. XAM2175 ^(T) 11:33, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

@XAM2175:. Thank you for catching and fixing my mistake and alerting me. I'm sorry. I should have been more careful and I appreciate your diligence. Keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  23:01, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

No worries! XAM2175 ^(T) 01:08, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for catching that error on the automatic taxobox. I try to go around the wiki cleaning up taxoboxes, but I don't usually get a "parenthetical" taxon like that. Векочел (talk) 01:54, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

@Векочел: Yes, that system is complex for an amateur like me. I used to spend a bunch of time on species pages and knew some of the ins and outs. I'm glad I was able to figure out the fix. Keep up the good work. SchreiberBike | ⌨  03:58, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

North Dakota bats

I was writing about three bats added to North Dakota mammal list i can’t find proof of the fringed bat or the two free tailed bats added to the site I did however found three more that are not on there and have proof for them Cando1889 (talk) 06:13, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

I ment fringed tailed bat

But the three not listed are north long eared bat ,western small foot myotis and the long legged myotis Cando1889 (talk) 06:19, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

@Cando1889: Looks like you are talking about your edits at List of mammals of North Dakota and it looks to me like you are doing good work. The thing to do is to format your changes like the work that was there before. I appreciate that you've been using edit summaries; that's how Wikipedia editors tell each other why they've made a change. Keep it up. If you have any questions or anything, let me know. SchreiberBike | ⌨  03:28, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you I will. Cando1889 (talk) 03:58, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Answer to Indiewood question

≈ indicates a National Film Registry inductee; see notes below Espngeek (talk) 02:03, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I see it now. I missed it when I looked twice before, so either I'm not having a good day or maybe it should be in a more prominent location, maybe right under the heading ==List of selected notable and important Indiewood/Indie films==, but that might not work well either. I'm out of ideas tonight. SchreiberBike | ⌨  03:22, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Is this the right information about wild kratts season 7

https://wildkratts.fandom.com/wiki/Season_7 if this is right u can put it on the wild kratts episodes Wikipedia page Booe 1999 (talk) 19:56, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Booe 1999: Sorry for the slow reply. No. A Fandom wiki is not a reliable source for things to be added to Wikipedia. At WP:UGC it explains that user generated content, which is what most wikis are, can not be used as a reliable source for Wikipedia. Review the page for reliable sources at Wikipedia:Reliable sources to better understand why. Basically, "articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy." Those rule pages are long and complicated, but they make sense once you get to know them. Please be nice to people, avoid rudeness and you can be a valuable part of Wikipedia. Let me know if I can clarify or help in any other way. SchreiberBike | ⌨  00:35, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

Ocypode gaudichaudii

Hi. You have made a edit in good faith, but in error. You changed eating juvenile to juvenile eating. I've changed it back. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:48, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@Charlesjsharp: Thank you for pointing out my error. It has not yet been corrected. Would it be right to say that's an adult Ocypode gaudichaudii eating a juvenile Ocypode gaudichaudii? Or is it an adult Ocypode gaudichaudii eating something else which is juvenile? I'm not sure how to fix it. Thanks, SchreiberBike | ⌨  20:42, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@Charlesjsharp: I'm still not sure how to fix this. Should it be "An adult Ocypode gaudichaudii eating a juvenile Ocypode gaudichaudii" or "An adult Ocypode gaudichaudii eating", or what? Thank you for sharing your photos! SchreiberBike | ⌨  16:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

My guess would be that it is eating a juvenile of its own species, but that would be a guess so best to just say 'eating'. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:00, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks.  Done SchreiberBike | ⌨  17:40, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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Saruman Museum

How are you?Im still missing Rugeiroland but there it is. Would you take a a look at this Saruman [1] page Never got the hang of ISBNs Did you see that our erstwhile associate Velerie (Wikifrance) is now a Membre of the Legion d'Honeur Warm regards Notafly (talk) 15:40, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

@Notafly: Sorry for the delay. I'm editing Wikipedia less but getting other important things done. I did some editing on Saruman Museum and it looks pretty good. I've not heard from Ruigeroeland either; his baby must be five years old now. I'm not sure who Velerie is, but a Legion d'Honeur is quite an accomplishment. My best to you and I hope you are doing well, SchreiberBike | ⌨  21:33, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 21

August 2023—Issue 021

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Australiformis by Mattximus Rodrigues night heron by FunkMonk Titanis by Augustios Paleo List of lorisoids by PresN List of storks by AryKun Brontosaurus by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by The Morrison Man Eukaryote by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002 Stramenopile by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002 Titanoboa by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Antarctopelta by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Anna Blackburne by Kusma, reviewed by Etriusus Anomochilus leonardi by AryKun, reviewed by Amitchell125 Nyctibatrachus manalari by AryKun, reviewed by Sammi Brie Mimodactylus by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus Anomochilus weberi by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus Plant by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Cessaune

Newly nominated content

Ohmdenosaurus by Jens Lallensack Polar bear by LittleJerry Mimodactylus by FunkMonk List of cercopithecoids by PresN List of tapaculos by AryKun Klallamornis by Larrayal Hypericum perforatum by Fritzmann2002 Holozoa by Snoteleks Teloschistaceae by Esculenta Carcharodontosaurus by Augustios Paleo Nyctibatrachus radcliffei by AryKun Anomochilus by AryKun

New contest!

This month has seen an incredible amount of activity creating high quality content, with 3 FAs, 3 FACs, and a veritable flood of GAs and GANs, not to mention the FLs and FLCs. To help maintain this high level of activity going forward, WikiProject Tree of Life is starting a new monthly rolling contest, inspired by the contest run by WikiProject Military History. This contest should hopefully help incentivize editors to contribute in ways that are less daunting than writing articles that are GA and FA-quality. Even improving articles from stub to start class, or helping other editors by reviewing their work at GAN, FAC, or FLC, gets you points, with bonus points for articles with especially high page views. Make sure to participate in any way you can, and help improve the 'pedia while having fun and winning Barnstars!

August DYKs

Two salt marsh snakes

Blackburnian warbler

• ... that orcas have been teaching each other to attack boats? (August 2)
• ... that Ameles decolor has one of the most complex mating rituals of any praying mantis? (August 4)
• ... that salt marsh snakes (examples pictured) drink only rainwater? (August 6)
• ... that by 1967, staff at the Home Office were told not to feed Peta morsels of food as she had become "inordinately fat"? (August 8)
• ... that the perigynia of the few-flowered sedge spring outward when brushed against? (August 16)
• ... that three burnt golf balls are preserved at Kew Gardens as a "rare fungal species"? (August 19)
• ... that the chemicals responsible for the smell of freshly cut grass are a plant defense mechanism? (August 20)
• ... that the Blackburnian warbler (example pictured) is named after Anna Blackburne, who provided specimens to Thomas Pennant? (August 22)
• ... that Tylocephale possibly used their domed skulls to fight one another? (August 24)
• ... that John Cleese once called Olivia Benson "the weirdest cat I've ever seen in my life"? (August 25)
• ... that Winston Churchill was often portrayed as a bulldog (pictured), but his personal pet dog during the Second World War was a poodle? (August 25)
• ... that a report by the philosopher Jonathan Birch and colleagues led to cephalopods and decapods being recognised as sentient under the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act? (August 27)
• ... that Mike Wingfield named a fungus after his first grandchild, Rachel? (August 27)
• ... that depending on who you ask, an anomochilid could be a dwarf or a giant? (August 28)

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