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⚫ | A sockpuppet account {{userlinks|Jello carotids}} who has already been blocked for trolling on the [[WP:AN]] thread that another user opened on Echigo mole has been blocked as "sock troll" by FPaS. He also opened a SPI report on me similar to that of a previously blocked sockpuppet of Echigo mole, having located legitimate alternative accounts, used either for collecting information on the use of vodafone IPs for socking or collecting large numbers of rough diffs as a preliminary to submitting evidence on arbcom pages. Jclemens has not run a checkuser on the blocked account Jello carotids. Instead he is suggesting that my collapsing on AN and reversion there and elsewhere, which are similar to those of mutliple other users, are a sign of battleground behaviour. He has restored the SPI report on me deleted by FPaS. On 29 March, {{userlinks|Southend sofa}} made a similar report which was dismissed by several administrators as without merit. Southend sofa, because of a set of anomolies in their editing related to other sockpuppet accounts of Echigo mole, was blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet of Echigo mole 2 weeks later by DeltaQuad. When the SPI report on me was listed, one of the alternative accounts in use for the arbcom review was listed and all the raw diff files were present. 3 days later, since the rough diffs were still needed, I coalesced the rough diffs into one file in a new account that was reported by Jello carotids, identically to Southend sofa. Jclemens seems to be militating to change the way serial wikihounders whose sockpuppetry shouts out through a megaphone are treated. He seems to be doing this in only one specific case, where he favours the sockpuppet, known for continued harrassment and wikihounding of an established user for 3 years, to the detriment of that established user. Please could you take a look at the SPI report on me (a declared account) and the two outstanding reports on Echigo mole. Thanks in advance, [[User:Mathsci|Mathsci]] ([[User talk:Mathsci|talk]]) 22:10, 26 May 2012 (UTC) |
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⚫ | A sockpuppet account {{userlinks|Jello carotids}} who has already been blocked for trolling on the [[WP:AN]] thread that another user opened on Echigo mole has been blocked as "sock troll" by FPaS. He also opened a SPI report on me |
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More unIDed fungiG'day Cas, I've been frogging over the past few days, and the fungi season has definitely started! I have a coral fungi that I thought you would like for wiki, plus I also have a puff ball which I will upload later, will leave a message here when it is uploaded. Saw lots of fungi over the last few days, but only photographed the really interesting ones as I was using my small memory card, and wanted to leave some space for frogs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/52507572@N00/465979784/?rotated=1&cb=1177065560324 Thanks. --liquidGhoul 10:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Nomenclature of fungiHey there. I recently stumbled across an issue of Nova Hedwigia Beheift titled "the genera of fungi" (or was it agaricaceae?). It's filled to the brink with mind-numbing nomenclatural discussions of all the genera ever described (I think, anyway). Would it be any use if I looked up the specific ref or any specific genera? Circeus 00:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
LOTS of "per" in citation here. See [1]
A first incarnation from Tentamen dispositionis methodicae Fungorum 65. 1797 is cited as devalidated: "Introduced to cover three groups already previously distinguished by Persoon (in [...] Tent. 18. 1797) under Agaricus L., but at that time not named. It is worth stressing that [The species now known as Amanita caesarea] was not mentioned."
Donk concludes the earliest valid type is A. muscaria, the species in Hooker, adding that he'd personally favor A. citrina.
Phew! Circeus 18:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
LOL, I love your sense of humour. Maimonedes is a good reference. The reality is that Islam takes food restrictions from Judaism; and Christianity doesn't have any restriction (courtesy of three references in the New Testament). The reason why pork should be restricted (along with many other things) is not given explicitly in the Hebrew Bible, hence Bible commentators have been offering guesses since ancient times. My own favourite, however, is Mary Douglas, wife of Louis Leakey, daughter of a Lutheran pastor. Her theory is excellent, based on her cultural anthropological observations, with a decent feel for how Biblical text works. It's rather an abstract theory though. Anyway, I'll see if I can manage a literature review of dietry restrictions in the ANE, especially if there's anything explicit about pork. Don't think I'll find a reference for "why" the pork taboo is in place, though, if it's documented, I'd have read about that in commentaries. Perhaps a clay tablet with the answer has been destroyed in only the last few years during the "troubles" in Iraq. :( Alastair Haines (talk) 21:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Spotted this. I'll look for a ref to the Maimonides comment. The normal teaching is that pork is no more or less offensive to Jews than any other forbidden meat (dog, horse etc) or forbidden part of kosher animal (blood, Gid Hanasheh etc). The pig (NB pig, not pork - an important distinction which is relevant for the Maimonides comment too, I note) is "singled out" because it alone of the animals that have one of the two "signs" (it has split hooves but doesn't chew the cud) lies down with its legs sticking out. Most quarapeds have their legs folded under them. There's a midrashic lesson to be learned there, apparently, that the pig is immodestly and falsely proclaiming its religious cleanliness, when it is not. Anyway, that said, I'll look into the M comment - he was quite ahead of his time in terms of medical knowledge (check his biog). And NB my OR/POV antennae buzzed when I read that little section. --Dweller (talk) 22:52, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Have found good stuff, including online version of Maimonides text. I'll dump it here for you to use as you wish.
So, Maimonides argues "pork contains more moisture than necessary [for human food], and too much of superfluous matter", whatever that means! More importantly, the "principal reason" is that if you keep pigs, you end up with a dirty and unhealthy environment. Important note: Maimonides was writing from Islamic Egypt at the time, which is why he mentions "as may be seen at present in the country of the Franks." (ie France) The comments about the pig's habit of lying with its legs outstretched come from Midrash Vayikra Rabba (ch 13) where it is mentioned as part of an elaborate metaphor, but not in connection with any reason for particularly abhorring the creature. Hope that helps. --Dweller (talk) 09:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC) DYK that the most important Hindu Temple in Bali has a single sentence of coverage? oldid :( Jack Merridew 16:43, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
I have unfortunately had to revert much of the changes you have made to the Alpha Centauri page - mainly to the structure revisions that you have done. While I agree it is best to standardise between bright star pages (i.e. Sirius), there is significant problems doing so to the Alpha Centauri page. The problem in previous edits is the confusion with Alpha Centauri the star and Alpha Centauri as a system. There was much about alpha centauri, especially its brightness compared to Arcturus as well as the relationship with Proxima Centauri. (See the Discussion with the associated page to this article.) It was thought best to avoid complexity by giving the basic information, and add complexity in sections so information could be understood at various levels of knowledge. Also as there is much interest in Alpha Centauri from children to amateur astronomers, it was best to give the introduction as brief as possible and explain the complexities as we go. As to modifications of articles as drastically as you have done to complex article, it might be better to do so with some discussion in the discussion section before doing so. Although I note that you have much experience in doing wiki edits, much better than me, it is better to make small changes in complex articles paragraph by paragraph than carte blanche changes. (I am very happy to discuss any issues on the article with you in the alpha centauri discussion to improve the article.) As to the introduction, much of the additions you have made are actually speculative, and are not necessary on fact. I.e. "This makes it a logical choice as "first port of call" in speculative fiction about interstellar travel, which assumes eventual human exploration, and even the discovery and colonization of imagined planetary systems. These themes are common to many video games and works of science fiction." has little to do with the basic facts on alpha centauri. I.e. Nearest star, third brightest star, binary star, etc. As for "Kinematics" as a title, this is irrelevant (Sirius article also has it wrong). (Also see Discussion page for Alpha Centauri with SpacePotato) Note: I have contributed much to this page - 713 edits according to the statistics. (27th April 2008 to today) Arianewiki1 18:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC) Bract patternYou know what I don't get? On page 245 of George (1981), and again on page 40 of Collins (2007), George gives a diagram showing the arrangement of unit inflorescences on a Banksia flower spike. Both diagrams clearly show a hexagonal layout; i.e. every common bract is surrounded by six equidistant common bracts, thus forming little hexagons. In support of this, George (1981) states "The unit inflorescences are so arranged on the axis that there are three pattern lines—vertical, and both dextral and sinistral spiral." I haven't dissected an inflorescence, but in some species the pattern persists right through flowering and can be seen on the infructescence. You won't get a better example than this B. menziesii cone. Look at that pattern. There's no way you could call it hexagonal. It is a rectangular (or rather diamond, since the lines are diagonal) grid. Depending on how you define a neighbourhood, you could argue that each common bract has 4 or 8 neighbours, but there's no way you could argue for 6. Similarly, you could argue for two pattern lines (dextral and sinistral spiral) or four (dextral, sinistral, vertical and horizontal), but there is no way you could argue for 3, because there is no reason to include vertical whilst excluding horizontal). On top of that there is a beautiful symmetry in the way each common bract is surrounded by its own floral bracts and those of its neighbours. But George's diagrams destroy that symmetry. I thought maybe B. menziesii was an exception to a general rule, but you can see the same diamond grid, though not as clearly, in File:Banksia serrata4.jpg, and I reckon (but am not certain) I can see it in my B. attenuata cone. And in File:Banksia prionotes mature cone.jpg too. What the heck is going on? (I'm not just being a pretentious wanker here. I thought the diagram was interesting and informative enough for me to whip up an SVG version for Wikipedia. But since copying George's diagram isn't really on, and it is much better to go straight from nature if possible, I was basing my version on this B. menziesii cone. But it isn't going to work if the diagram shows a rectangular grid and the text has to say it is hexagonal.) Hesperian 13:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
QuestionI note that the last six images to be posted on your talk page were posted by me. I'm not sure whether to apologise.... What is going on in the lower image? Clearly this is an inflorescence in very early bud, but those furry white things are apparently not developing flower pairs. Are they some kind of protective bract or something? Hesperian 01:24, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
In very young spikes like the one pictured here, they are not yet very densely packed together, so they can be perceived as individual peduncles. Given time, they will continue to grow, and as they do so they will become more and more densely packed together, until eventually they are jammed together so tightly that their dense coverings of hairs form the fibrous brown material that comprises a typical flower spike, and the common bracts at their apex will form the bract pattern on the surface of the spike. At that point, they will no longer be distinguishable as individual peduncles, but will simply be part of the spike. When the flowers start to develop, they get squeezed together even more. At this point, sometimes, a peduncle may break off the axis and be squeezed right out of the spike as the flowers around it develop. Thus you may see one or two of these furry things sitting at random positions on the surface of a developed flower spike. As evidence for this hypothesis I offer the following observations:
Hesperian 05:58, 15 September 2009 (UTC) Not OR any more. Look at the picture of "Banksia flower bud seen in profile" here: clear evidence of the common and floral bracts forming one of those little furry upside-down pyramids, with the flower arising from it. Hesperian 03:38, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
Latest on B. browniihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/f22r726063l50761/ Hesperian 10:44, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
Parrot stuffdoi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.021 is not finalized, but the preprint is ready and formatted. It may well be one of the most comprehensive and beautiful papers on the topic of Psittaciformes evolution. Only gripe: it still does not consider the fossil record fully. Is doi:10.1080/08912960600641224 really so hard to get? 2 cites in 3 years for what is essentially the baseline review is far too little... even Mayr does not cite it - granted, most is not Paleogene, but still...). But that does not affect the new paper much, since they remain refreshingly noncommitted on the things they cannot reliably assess from their data. And data they have a lot. Also always nice to see geography mapped on phylogenetic trees. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 01:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC) Banksia menziesii with persistent floretsWhile I was out a-walking in the bush one day last week, I spied a banksia with an unfamiliar jizz. Even on closer inspection I was bamboozled for half a minute until the pieces fell together and I realised I was looking at a B. menziesii with persistent florets. Not just a bit late to fall: there were old cones from previous seasons with the florets still bolted on. In fact, there wasn't a single bald cone on the whole tree. I've never seen anything like it. Have you? Hesperian 04:42, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
PaperAn interesting abstract: [2]. A new species, plus implications, I assume, for historical biogeography. I can't access the PDF myself; I've asked Rkitko if he can. Hesperian 23:52, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Banksiamyces againI finally made it to the library and got a hold of the article you had asked about a couple of weeks ago. There's enough info there to make DYK-worthy stubs on the genus, and three of the species (macrocarpus, katerinae, toomanis), or, alternatively, maybe enough for a GA on the genus. What are the chances of images? Apparently these fungi make small but visible apothecia on the seed capsules. Berkeley and Broome first wrote about the fungus in 1887, so maybe there's a sketch from the protologue that's useable. Anyway, I'll start adding text in a day or two and maybe we can have the first Banksia/Fungi wikiproject collaboration? Sasata (talk) 14:25, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
As OZtrylia has a notoriously under described rang of and field of mycology study - any signs of further fungi or algae work is to be encouraged at all points SatuSuro 01:51, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
From Collins, Collins and George (2008), page 47, first paragraph of a section entitled "Fungi and lichens": "Many kinds of fungi are associated with Banksias. There is even a genus of fungi named for their association with these plants—Banksiamyces. The first species of these was recognised in the 1880s and placed in the genus Tympanis, then in the 1950s transferred to the genus Encoelia. Further collections and research led to the description of the genus Banksiamyces by Beaton and Weste in 1982, with two further species. Six taxa are now recognised, so far known from 13 species of Banksia (Sommerville & May, 2006). Commonly known as banksia discs, they have all been found on eastern Australian Banksias and one is also known in Western Australia. They are discomycete fungi, growing on the fruit and appearing as small, shallow dark cups on the follicles (Fuhrer, 2005). When dry they fold inwards and look like narrow slits. Their effect is unk[n]own but it seems unlikely that they are responsible for degradation of the seeds." At the bottom of the page there is a photo of Banksiamyces on B. lemanniana. They look like little light grey maggots on the follicles. Based on the photo and textual description, I would suggest that the B. violacea photo doesn't show this genus. Hesperian 11:17, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Anything else to add to this article? Shall we put it up for GAN? Sasata (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
More bedtime reading[3]—the most recent phylogeny and dating of Proteaceae. Easy to miss with such an obscure title. Hesperian 12:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC) Betelgeuse FA?I noticed that you have Betelgeuse "on the radar". I’d be interested in taking the article to "FA status" with you. In reviewing it briefly, I notice that nomenclature is an issue. In fact, pursuant to your feedback on Talk:Pleione (star), I realized that nomenclature is an issue in the design of all star articles. So I decided to invest the time to fully research it. If you have a moment, I’d be interested in your reaction to the ideas put forth. And let me know when you’re ready to start with Betelgeuse. I’m ready when you are. Sadalsuud (talk) 13:23, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
I've managed to come up with two new sections that are ready for transport to the main article. You can review them here: at the "New Visibility Section". I put them in context, so you can see what the article looks like. As I indicated a few days ago, I won't make the transfer until you've had a chance to review first. Let me know what you think. My main concern is the ESA copyrighted information at the bottom of the Visibility section. Let me know if that is handled appropriately. There is still much more work to do. I have quite a few more sections planned, but decided to at least get these two ready for prime time. If you think they work, I can copy them over later today. I await your thoughts.Sadalsuud (talk) 19:41, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
New Visibility sub-sectionHi Calisber. I've got a new section for you to look at. To be honest it's not quite finished. But given my commitment to have something ready within a day or two, I've produced a "condensed" version for prime time. There are two more additional paragraphs that I am still working on. I will try to include them soon. Like last time, I have imported the most recent version of Betelgeuse into my User page so you can see the new section in context. It can be found by clicking: HERE!. That will take you to a new Visibility sub-section which I've entitled "Rhytmic dance" — an effective metaphor, I think, for the star's oscillating character. Consistent with comments made a few weeks ago at Talk:Pleione (star), I'm using standardized terminology for "major headings" and descriptive terminology for "sub-headings". I think it works. Let me know your thoughts. If you wish to see the other sub-sections I'm working on, you can click: Here!. You will notice an extensive Contents Box and think I've possibly gone mad! No need for alarm however. I just found that I needed to bring some organization to the drafting of these sections, so I'm using the Contents Box as a kind of outline tool. That way, when I read an article, I have an idea where the new information fits, I can cut and paste for future editing, and then come back to it later. I hope you find this Contents Box helpful in understanding how I'm trying to tackle this project. If you have any idea as to how it can be improved, let me know. The two additional paragraphs I'm working on for Rhythmic Dance you will find by clicking on the Rhythmic dance sub-section. I gave them an olive colored font, so they stand out. The scope of this project has turned out to be far more than I ever imagined. There is so much information to absorb — kind of like putting together a giant jig-saw puzzle with 10,000 pieces. What I'm finding is you can't just work on one section at a time, as every piece is interconnected, and you need to have a sense as to where all the pieces fit. In any event, you'll see how each section is coming along. Some sections are more advanced than others. I'm enjoying the challenge of it. I believe the goal of completing the different sub-sections by mid-August is still achievable. Let me know if you think the condensed version is ready to be transported over to the main article. Sadalsuud (talk) 03:55, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Importing chunks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8Hi Calisber. When you have a chance, I've got a few new "chunks" for you to look at. Click HERE to see comments.--Sadalsuud (talk) 06:08, 12 August 2010 (UTC) Angular diameter/distance... whatever?Hi Calisber. In notice you've been busy the last few days. When you have a moment and have been able to review the "chunks" enumerated above, your thoughts on what to do here would be really helpful. Click HERE to see comments. Thanks again.--Sadalsuud (talk) 12:04, 13 August 2010 (UTC) --Sadalsuud (talk) 15:21, 16 August 2010 (UTC) Observations on Import #3I finally got most of those "chucks" cleaned up over the weekend and, pursuant to your suggestions imported them into the main article. Also, I've posted some observations related thereto for your insight and comment. When you have a moment, click HERE to see comments. To see recent changes, simply go to the Betelgeuse article. I look forward to your thoughts and any ideas you have for GA review submission.--Sadalsuud (talk) 15:21, 16 August 2010 (UTC) Reconsidering strategyHi Casliber. When you have a chance, I've posted some recent thoughts on the future direction of the Betelgeuse article, and would value your insights. Click HERE to see comments.----Sadalsuud (talk) 00:33, 19 August 2010 (UTC) System launch + GAN?Hi Casliber. The "Star system" section is close to complete. Just needs a few refs and xrefs, I think. Click HERE to review and post any comments or concerns. Thanks again for your focused attention. --Sadalsuud (talk) 12:15, 20 August 2010 (UTC) Just completed the import if you'd like to make any changes. Click HERE to view.--Sadalsuud (talk) 17:08, 20 August 2010 (UTC) Angular reworkI've reworked the Angular anomalies section to create a more balanced argument. When you have a chance, please review HERE and let me know your thoughts.--Sadalsuud (talk) 15:20, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Steps toward FAI've gone ahead and included the revised "Angular anomalies" sub-section with a few additional improvements. When you have a chance, your insights on a few other issues would be helpful. You can find them HERE.--24.203.198.172 (talk) 17:49, 27 August 2010 (UTC) Copyright?Hi Casliber. Your suggestion to post a question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy produced a very useful result but also triggered a copyright violation requiring some attention. Your insights as always would be valuable. You can see my comments by clicking HERE.----Sadalsuud (talk) 17:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC) Circumstellar Dynamics DoneHi Casliber. I think this section is finally done. Though it's a bit of a rush job, I think it will stand up. Click HERE to see comments and get to the latest version in the sandbox. Thanks again for your on-going support of this project. I'm pooped! Fortunately, we're almost there.--Sadalsuud (talk) 12:22, 7 September 2010 (UTC) Concerns at the crossroadsGetting close to the finish line. There are a couple of concerns, however. When you have a moment, can you review comments HERE? Thanks again.--Sadalsuud (talk) 14:12, 9 September 2010 (UTC) Pleione GAHi Casliber. Just a short note to say that I've had to divert my attention to the Pleione article, as you probably guessed. I noticed your contributions, and in fact, provided some xrefs, which I believe are accurate. I hope to have all the GA improvements done by Saturday. If you have a chance to give it a quick lookover in a few days, that would be great. This weekend, I'll try to get the "Organizational history" section up to standard, get your thoughts, and then propose the article for GA review.--Sadalsuud (talk) 15:35, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
Organizational history upgradeI've now turned my attention back to Betelgeuse and decided to post a new section on the talk page Major surgery on Observational history section?. Given that this section was the focus of early contributions, I have intentionally avoided editing "other people's work", focusing as you know on adding new sections. But as I point out, the job needs to be done for various reasons and I thought it would be useful to put everyone on notice and invite comments. The last thing I want to do is create an edit war. Any thoughts?--Sadalsuud (talk) 08:46, 22 September 2010 (UTC) Ok, I've gotten started. Check out Herschel's discovery section for recent edits. As I point out on the Talk page, I'm trying to keep most of the early contributions while giving the whole section a "historical" focus. I think it works. Your insights however would be useful.--Sadalsuud (talk) 10:04, 22 September 2010 (UTC) Finally nominated for GAHi Casliber. Just a short note to let you know that Betelgeuse has finally been nominated for GA review. Updated observations HERE! Thanks again for your on-going participation in this process.--Sadalsuud (talk) 19:54, 16 October 2010 (UTC) GA corrections complete?I noticed you were able to make a few corrections pursuant to the GA Review. The review was clearly quite favorable. I made a few other changes and responded. Let me know if you see anything missing. You can see my comments Here!. Thanks again. We're finally getting there.--Sadalsuud (talk) 03:17, 18 October 2010 (UTC) Sasata ReviewNoticed that Puerto Rican Amazon is Todays Featured Article. Congrats! Getting Sasata to participate in taking Betelgeuse to FA was a real coup. Thanks. Nothing like detailed insights.--Sadalsuud (talk) 04:41, 22 October 2010 (UTC) You may want to have a look there as well. Appears to have been improved by a Szasz fan. I've read diagonally this article, but even that doesn't seem to support the light in which the Halpern-Szasz issue is presented in Wikipedia. Tijfo098 (talk) 13:19, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
FigsOkay, I'm giving my impression on F. maxima, since I'm not clear what you are actually asking. The description, I must say, is a particularly lacking part of the article under any evaluation criterion. Even as one who appreciates the topic, I'm finding the taxonomy section very confusing. As in Entoloma sinuatum, I'll gladly have a look into rewriting it if you want me to. The huge list of synonym suggest there is significant variation in the plant, possibly infraspecific taxa? I agree the Reproduction section is possibly too detailed. It can probably be reduced to a 2-paragraph primer and merged into "Ecology", though I have a hard time identifying what is species (or could be!) species-specific and what is not, as I have no familiarity with the plants in question (not to mention I am not an actual plant scientist even compared to you). One of the greater-scale problem I see, which you might want to work on if you're going to take aim at several of these articles, is that information on the peculiar reproduction suystem in figs as a whole is spread across multiple articles (the genus article, Common fig and other species, syconium) and poorly focused, leaving no good article to aim
Data requested yonks ago, lately retrieved with many apologies for delays from the wikiwankingwonk.Couldn't for the effing life of me find that vol which contained the info on star names in Japanese dialect you asked about until I stumbled across it this morning while cleaning up where my disrespectful cat cocked its leg, on a pile of TLS's near my desk. I tremble to add these details because, with my rotten reputation as someone who is always looking for a political angle, it ain't going to help that Obama must be mentioned. In Japanese dialects Betelgeuse or α Orionis is configured with Rigel β Orionis as the opposite sides of Orion's Belt Thus, in the dialect of the coastal village of Obama in Fukui prefecture, the two were called wakiboshi or 'sidestars' because they lie on either side of the belt. In the dialect of Ikishima (壱岐島) island in Nagasaki Prefecture, the pair were known as ēte-boshi (相手星, standard Japanese = aiteboshi or ‘opposing stars’) in the phrase kanatsuki no ēteboshi. Here kanatsuki is equivalent to karatsuki, and thus the phrase meant the 'opposing stars of the Belt of Orion'. The same idiom existed in Wajima (輪島) dialect further north in Ishikawa Prefecture. In 1950, a quite distinctive and archaic dialect term for the two stars was retrieved from the dialect of Yokokura village (横蔵村) in the Ibi district of Gifu Prefecture. There Betelgeuse and Rigel were denominated respectively by two famous clan names. The two clans were the Taira, otherwise known as the Heike, and the Minamoto, or Genji. These two clans conducted an epic struggle to wrest control over Japan during the historic Genpei war of the early medieval period, a devastating conflict that was memorialized in the The Tale of the Heike, an early masterpiece of Japanese literature. The crest of the Taira is red (揚羽蝶/Ageha-chō or 'swallowtail butterfly'). The crest of the Minamoto is gentian blue (笹竜胆/sasa-rindō, or 'bamboo gentian'). Thus, in Yokokura, the red supergiant Betelgeuse was called Heike-boshi (平家星, the Heike star) and the blue supergiant Rigel the Genji-boshi (源氏星, the Minamoto or Genji star), corresponding to the the respective colours of the two stars. The reference is Nojiri Hōei,Nihon no hoshi, Chūkō Bunko, Tokyo 1976 pp.243-245. Nishidunny aka Nishidani (talk) 14:51, 12 April 2011 (UTC)This is really intresting!
You'll probably find this worth watching[4] He's a pretty good speaker. I created a stub about the book, which is probably worth getting to DYK, although I'm not sure I have the time to expand it enough this weekend. Cheers, Tijfo098 (talk) 04:48, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Does this seem right to you?[5] I can follow it up next time I'm at the library, but I thought you might know off the top of your head. It seems like a competent effort and I don't want to scare them off. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 01:51, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
FYIAll of the following species are worth 2x points; let me know if you'd be interested in collaborating in one or more for bonus points in a later round. Sasata (talk) 06:54, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Hahaha - thank heavens for European mushrooms :))) - yeah, I'd like to buff Clitocybe nuda (which was one of the yummiest mushrooms I've eaten), and we really should be improving the other mass-eaten edibles. Also I buffed the sickener for DYK so would be good to finish the job....Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Tufted Tit-Tyrant EtymologyHello. I've been working on the Tufted Tit-Tyrant article and was wondering if you would be willing to take a look at the bird's scientific name, Anairetes parulus, and figure out the etymology. Also, while I can guess where the subspecific names aequatorialis and patagonicus come from, would you be able to reference their meanings? Thank you for your time. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 07:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
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Some plants needing IDsHi Cas, I'd already let Melburnian know about my unidentified plant uploads from the Geraldton/Dongara/Kalbarri region at this Commons category, but I'd also welcome your input. Thanks in advance :) Orderinchaos 09:41, 5 April 2012 (UTC) Dispute resolution survey
American RobinHi, Casliber! On 19 January 2008 you made this edit [6] to American Robin, whose accuracy I have challenged on the article's talk page. Could you take a look at it and check whether the source really says this? Thanks! Duoduoduo (talk) 14:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC) The Tea Leaf - Issue TwoHi! Welcome to the second edition of The Tea Leaf, the official newsletter of the Teahouse!
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greetingsFrohe Ostern! :D Cheers! --Nephiliskos (talk) 14:07, 8 April 2012 (UTC) DYK for Telopea truncata
Alloxylon flammeumDid you intend to use an image in your DYK nomination for Alloxylon flammeum? There seems to be an image with a red caption to the right of the nomination but it is not used in the article and it is not apparent from the hook that an image is part of the nomination. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 9 April 2012 (UTC) ThanksThank you for your support at my RfA. I will do my best to live up to people's confidence in me. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2012 (UTC) Hi there. I was wondering if you might have any photos of the Australian/New Guinean endemic genus Cartonema, or know anyone that might. I've been wanting to start some species specific articles in this genus, but I really would prefer to have photos first. Thanks! DJLayton4 (talk) 20:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
Rollback requestHi Casliber! I would like to request rollback rights, as WikiProject Brazil will need members capable of handle some tasks (such as reverting vandalism, rapidly). Kind regards; Felipe Menegaz 21:10, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
DYK for NelepsittacusDisambiguation link notification for April 11Hi. When you recently edited Alloxylon flammeum, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Telopea (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject. It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:40, 11 April 2012 (UTC) Hi Casliber Just to say thank you for your detailed review and criticism during the Rwanda FAC. Feels like it was quite a long road, but I think the article is much better for your input, and I'm glad to be finally celebrating its promotion! All the best — Amakuru (talk) 12:04, 12 April 2012 (UTC) GoodnessWhatever that is about, it seems to need the attention of a checkuser, sysop, or resident psych. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 07:53, 14 April 2012 (UTC) DYK Review QuestionHi, I'm finishing up my first DYK review, and I just wanted to check and make sure I'm doing it right. I reviewed the article Losh, Wilson and Bell, nominated on March 21. See the review at Template:Did you know nominations/Losh, Wilson and Bell. After approving a hook, I added the hook and image to the queue at Prep area 4. Is there anything else I need to do? Alternately, did I overstep anything? Thanks. Boneyard90 (talk) 16:39, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Could you help me, please? I had re-written the article, it now needs some corrections with grammar and stuff, I think. Cheers; --Nephiliskos (talk) 20:34, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
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Banksia aspleniifoliaHi, I saw your change to the "nomen dubium" statement on the Banksia oblongifolia page, and am still puzzled. The description looks okay, I think, it includes some leaf shape description, at least, so it isn't one of those "the plant is pretty" or "it has a different DNA sequence" problems that don't qualify as descriptions. The paragraph on the wikipedia page is still, I think, difficult to read, so it would be good to rephrase it or shorten it. What did you decide the problem was with the description? Thanks. Nadiatalent (talk) 21:15, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Alloxylon flammeumRollback removalHello, Cas; Could you remove my rollback? I only ever end up using it accidentally, trying to click "Undo" on a slow computer. Thanks! J. Spencer (talk) 00:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Western JackdawYesterday I had an editing conflict with you when working on the Etymology section of Western Jackdaw. I tend to make all the alterations in a paragraph or section before saving it which makes a conflict more likely. I propose restricting my editing of the article to the morning here - in practice that means times between 6.00 and 12.00 as recorded in the "History" of the article. If we cooperate on this it will prevent conflicts and unnecessary duplication. An alternative would be for me to edit the article during the 18.00 to 21.00 slot but I usually work on new articles at this time, my evening. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:06, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
R&I ReviewWhile I remember, may I trouble you please to review your oppose here? I've tweaked the wording. Roger Davies talk 13:28, 16 April 2012 (UTC) Science lovers wanted!
Added some more geography; anything you can think of that might be missing? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:49, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
SolarisCelestra (talk · contribs) wants me to seek your approval of the {{Edit semi-protected}} request I've made at Talk:Solaris (2002_film)#Proposed wording of Lem criticism. To be honest, I have no dog in this hunt: I thought I was being helpful. But as an IP editor I realize I sometimes have to jump through extra hoops. If you don't approve, no worries. Thanks, 72.244.206.162 (talk) 17:57, 17 April 2012 (UTC) Thanks
Abuse Filter on the Article Feedback ToolHey there :). You're being contacted because you're an edit filter manager, At the moment, we're developing Version 5 of the Article Feedback Tool, which you may or may not have heard about. If you haven't; for the first time, this will involve a free-text box where readers can submit comments :). Obviously, there's going to be junk, and we want to minimise that junk. To do so, we're working the Abuse Filter into the tool. For this to work, we need people to write and maintain filters. I'd be very grateful if you could take a look at the discussion here and the attached docs, and comment and contribute! Thanks :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 18:12, 17 April 2012 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for April 18Hi. When you recently edited Eucalyptus robusta, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Swahili (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject. It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC) Sweet Home (video game)I need yer help as administrator. A user named "Niemti" has replaced my re-work completely with the old version without seeking talk with me before doing that. All my hard work is ruined. --Nephiliskos (talk) 10:40, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Ok, I've put boatloads of hours into trying to clean up the mess that was there. It's still not great, but at least it's not horribly inaccurate. I think I've removed all inappropriate uses of primary sources, I can't do anything with "History", but I hope treatment text is now at least not misleading. If you have a time, could you glance at it? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:05, 19 April 2012 (UTC) Hi, letting you know that I reviewed this and there's just one small thing - I think you have the wrong page for the Boland ref. Other than that, I'm ready to tick it. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:39, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Wiki Project Management Interview, Michigan State University Reasearch ProjectHello Casliber, I am a student of Michigan State University working under Dr. Obar on an exploration of the Wikipedia adminship process. Thank you for volunteering to be a part of our project; we are glad that you have expressed interest in participating in our interviews of Wikipedia admins. I apologize for the lateness of this message, but if you are still willing to join in our work, please email me using Wikipedia's email function so that we can contact you formally. Ltezl (talk) 21:55, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Feel free to duplicate this invite on the pages of others who have commented, for or against. In ictu oculi (talk) 00:41, 20 April 2012 (UTC) DYK for Eucalyptus robustaDYK for Syzygium cormiflorumThanksThanks Cas for reviewing Bal des Ardents. Your review made me laugh - but also good suggestions (one of which I've just realized I haven't fixed!). Truthkeeper (talk) 14:52, 21 April 2012 (UTC) WP:FOUR for Ficus obliqua
Caption answer awaitsI answered your question at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Captions#Capitalising_non-sentence_captions. Sorry it took so long! -- ke4roh (talk) 21:47, 22 April 2012 (UTC) Conflict resolutionPeople started editing and re-editing the genre for the band Combichrist so to avoid an editing war, I placed a tag by the genre and asked users to sort it on the main page. 89.244.71.38 (Who keeps changing their IP, and has stated so) has ignored the request and reverts the edit each and every time I ask hin to sort it on the talk page. He's been abusive on the talk page, and has said he'll keep reverting the edits, rather than debate the issue properly, as an adult. Each attempt has been ignored, so I'd like to request semi protection for the Combichrist page so it can't be abused by random ip's like the user has been doing, as it's the only way to end the editing war and stop him posting abuse. Thanks. Alinblack (talk) 23:48, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
FACI'm looking for FACs to review ... is there a special reason the Banksia article has not been transcluded? Sasata (talk) 16:20, 23 April 2012 (UTC) TalkbackHello, Casliber. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Seminole Speedway.
Message added 22:12, 24 April 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. The Bushranger One ping only 22:12, 24 April 2012 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for April 25Hi. When you recently edited Western Jackdaw, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Corvus and Brehm (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject. It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:40, 25 April 2012 (UTC) DYK nomination of Mount Oxley New South WalesHello! Your submission of Mount Oxley New South Wales at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Rosiestep (talk) 02:13, 26 April 2012 (UTC) DYK for Thomas M. MesserThanks for letting me know that Messer went to DYK. I had no idea that it was nominated! -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:29, 26 April 2012 (UTC) DYK for Diphlebia euphoeoidesDYK for Diphlebia coerulescensSadock 2002Hi Cas. I just did a clean up at Depression (mood) and noticed that a while back you cited the above but didn't add the actual text details. Do you by any chance remember which title you were referring to? --Anthonyhcole (talk) 16:11, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
CongratulationsWell done on the new featured article Ficus obliqua. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 03:16, 27 April 2012 (UTC) Western JackdawPlease see the comment I have made on the GA review page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
Sydney meetupHello, you expressed interest in future meetups, a meetup will be held on Saturday May 5th at the Alexandria Hotel, further information can be found on the meetup page. We look forward to seeing you there! Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of M.O.X (talk) at 08:53, 27 April 2012 (UTC). Did you know nominations/businessTemplate:Did you know nominations/business: Reviewed this DYK, I also closed it due to mentioned reason. Is it fine? -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 09:50, 28 April 2012 (UTC) PelicanI was looking for what I could find on pelicans only known from fossils and I came across this book. Either the Wikipedia article Pelican is plagiarized from the book or the book, published in 2008, used the Wikipedia article verbatim. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:29, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Kowmung RiverPlease note my small change- you're welcome to claim it next round. J Milburn (talk) 21:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC) Oz journal article requestHi Cas, any chance you could send me doi:10.1071/SB9920117 at your convenience? Sasata (talk) 17:36, 30 April 2012 (UTC) WikiCup 2012 April newsletterRound 2 of this year's WikiCup is over, and so we are down to our final 32, in what could be called our quarter-finals. The two highest scorers from each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers overall, have entered round 3, while 30 participants have been eliminated. Pool B's Grapple X (submissions) remains our top scorer with over 700 points; he continues to gain high numbers of points for his good articles on The X-Files, but also Millennium and other subjects. He has also gained points for a good topic, a featured list, multiple good article reviews and several did you knows. Pool E's Casliber (submissions) was second, thanks primarily to his biology articles, with Pool H's Muboshgu (submissions) coming in third, with an impressive 46 did you knows, mostly on the subject of baseball. Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both scored over 600 points. Pools E and H proved our most successful, with each seeing 5 members qualify for round 3, while Pools C and D were the least, with each seeing only 3 reach round 3. However, it was Pool G which saw the lowest scoring, with a little under 400 points combined; Pool H, the highest scoring group, saw over triple that score. 65 points was the lowest qualifying score for round 3; significantly higher than the 11 required to enter round 2, and also higher than the 41 required to reach round 3 last year. However, in 2010, 100 points were needed to secure a place in round 3. 16 will progress to round 4. In round 3, 150 points was the 16th highest score, though, statistically, people tend to up their game a little in later rounds. Last year, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 points were needed. Guessing how many points will be required is not easy. We still have not seen any featured portals or topics this year, but, on the subject of less common content types, a small correction needs to be made to the previous newsletter: File:Wacht am Rhein map (Opaque).svg, our first featured picture, was the work of both Matthewedwards (submissions) and Grandiose (submissions), the latter of whom has also gone on to score with File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg. Bonus points also continue to roll in; this round, Ealdgyth (submissions) earned triple points for her good articles on William the Conqueror and the Middle Ages, Casliber and Cwmhiraeth both earned triple points for their work on Western Jackdaw, now a good article, Dana Boomer (submissions) earned triple points for her work on lettuce and work by Stone (submissions) to ready antimony for good article status earned him triple points. Jarry1250 (submissions) managed to expand Vitus Bering far enough for a did you know, which was also worth triple points. All of these highly important topics featured on 50 or more Wikipedias at the start of the year. An article on the WikiCup in the Wikimedia Blog, "Improving Wikipedia with friendly competition", was posted at the end of April. This may be of interest to those who are signed up to this newsletter, as well as serving as another way to draw attention to our project. Also, we would again like to thank Jarry1250 (submissions) and Stone (submissions), for continued help behind the scenes. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:06, 30 April 2012 (UTC) DYK for Hakea dohertyiHello, Casliber. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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Western Jackdaw FA processI have fixed a couple of things but have left you to deal with explaining why this is a reliable source. It looks OK to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:52, 1 May 2012 (UTC) Main page appearance: Red-tailed Black CockatooThis is a note to let the main editors of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 4, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 4, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 1 May 2012 (UTC) BetelgeuseHey, so I was looking through your userpage like a good wikistalker, and noticed that you'd put Betelgeuse on your to-do list. I have a bunch of astronomy-related sources sitting around my room (thanks to the lovely Andromeda), and put 2 and 2 together. If you're not too busy, would you be interested in a collab? Keilana|Parlez ici 00:57, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
Nit pickSorry to be nit-picky, but with regard to your comment here, please note that I've produced three featured articles in addition to the GA you mentioned - one of which, as I've said here, I produced specifically to demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a emotive, conflicted topic area. Also, wouldn't the 63 DYKs I've written count as "audited content"? Prioryman (talk) 17:40, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
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DYK for Pelecanus schreiberiDYK for Mount Oxley (New South Wales)R&I ReviewI've just re-organised the Fofs chronologically and noticed that you seem to have skipped this one - Feragho and Occam are topic banned - and was wondering whether it was intentional. Roger Davies talk 12:51, 6 May 2012 (UTC) DYK for Acacia macradeniaDYK for Agalinis pauperculaHi. Somebody has raised some pertinent questions on Talk:Depression (mood). I'm not sure I agree, but I think they deserve a better informed response than I can offer. I've had serious concerns about the article all along. I've been trying to keep it a simple directory to the relevant articles, but feel there's something not quite right about using DSM/ICD descriptions from the syndromes to define the mood. Don't know. Anyway, if you have any thoughts, they'd be very welcome. Maybe, if there's substantial literature on dysphoria, we could use that for the basis of the definition of the mood - they seem to be interchangeable terms. Don't know. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 03:00, 11 May 2012 (UTC) Template:Did you know nominations/Muhlenbergia capillarisHi for Template:Did you know nominations/Muhlenbergia capillaris I am looking for some more cite tags at the end of paragraphs in Muhlenbergia capillaris to advance this DYK. I trust that you have the knowledge on hand to complete this task! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:30, 11 May 2012 (UTC) Casey Hayward DYKHey there, now that the issue with Casey has been resolved can you go ahead and approve the article? Regards --SKATER Is Back 12:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC) Roman Polanski ArbcomI posted a reply on the Roman Polanski matter in Arbcom: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Statement_by_Psalm84 Psalm84 (talk) 15:51, 11 May 2012 (UTC) DYK for Rosa blandaDYK for Acacia pubescensDYK nominationHi Casliber. Could you look into this DYK nomination? It was promoted to prep 3 by you, but another admin found two lines with CV. The problem has been fixed since then, but I think the nomination is not in the list of those for reviewing currently. Mohamed CJ (talk) 16:10, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, the picture is representing the French Marie Sklodowska Curie (she is from Poland!!), who lives in France. Is not this a bug? What do you think? Top811 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:53, 13 May 2012 (UTC).
Western JackdawI am in agreement with Andrew Gray that by using lower case letters for jackdaw but uppercase for Western Jackdaw the article is anomalous. To say "A jackdaw and a Rook" seems wrong. Would it be a good thing to capitalise jackdaw throughout the article? I'll be happy to do so if you think this would be best. Alternatively we could replace "jackdaw" with "Western Jackdaw" throughout the article or "Western Jackdaw" and "jackdaw" with "Jackdaw" throughout. (I tend to think the last idea might be the best - the bird to me is a jackdaw not a western jackdaw, a term I have never met before.) On another matter, I am concerned by the alterations being made by Ornithodiez to the article Pelican. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Orites excelsusCactus ready for re-nomination for GA?I've basically finished working on Cactus; there's always extra that could be added but I think all the main topics are covered. Growers will always want more (and sometimes add poorly sourced bits I have to remove), but I believe what is there now is adequate and is within WP:NOTMANUAL. I'd welcome another view on whether it should now be re-nominated for GA. Peter coxhead (talk) 16:48, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
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Peer Review RequestHey Casliber! I'm working on getting Aaron Rodgers up to GA, maybe even FA. Would you mind conducting a peer review for me before I put it up to GA?--SKATER Is Back 02:22, 16 May 2012 (UTC) Adriatic SeaHi! Thank you very much for taking time to perform GA review of the Adriatic Sea article. Your comments helped improve the article and I appreciate your effort.--Tomobe03 (talk) 10:00, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
TalkbackHello, Casliber. You have new messages at Skater's talk page.
Message added 02:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Also, are you going to look over Aaron Rodgers? Never got a response :p SKATER Is Back 02:47, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
DYK for Muhlenbergia capillarisA note of thanksThank you for taking up the copyediting task of Mysore. Please continue to post your questions in the FARC entry, and we'll try to address them and update you there. Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:54, 19 May 2012 (UTC) Is this page still active? Many nominations are still in the queue. —Vensatry (Ping me) 07:40, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Krod Mandoon disrupting arbcom pagesHi Cas. Please can you look at this report Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Echigo mole. The user Krod Mandoon is obviously a sockpuppet, trolling on arbcom pages, and, from his edits, is almost certainly a sockpuppet of Echigo mole. He might have decided to borrow somebody else's mobile phone just to complicate things. Thanks, Mathsci (talk) 21:51, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Peer ReviewHey Casliber, I know you've been busy but I was just wondering if that was all that you could find wrong with Aaron Rodgers and if I was good to put it up for a GA nom. If you aren't that's perfectly fine, just new to the process :).--SKATER Is Back 18:05, 20 May 2012 (UTC) DYK prep to queueCasliber, I wanted to remind you to bump the prep count after you've moved one or more prep areas into queues, so that the next prep area to be promoted is shown first, rather than leaving the just-moved (and now empty) prep areas at the top of the preps list. Thanks for keeping the queues stocked! BlueMoonset (talk) 14:37, 21 May 2012 (UTC) Please fill out our brief Teahouse surveyHello fellow Wikipedian, the hardworking hosts and staff at WP:Teahouse would like your feedback! We have created a brief survey intended to help us understand the experiences and impressions of veteran editors who have participated on the Teahouse. You are being selected to participate in our survey because you edited the Teahouse Questions or Guests pages some time during the last few months. Click here to be taken to the survey site. The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to your next vist to the Teahouse! Happy editing, J-Mo, Teahouse host This message was sent via Global message delivery on 01:11, 22 May 2012 (UTC) Hello, Casliber. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template. Faisal bin Abdullah DYKThanks Casliber for your support.Egeymi (talk) 17:52, 22 May 2012 (UTC) DYK nomination of Dichelachne crinitaHello! Your submission of Dichelachne crinita at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Chris857 (talk) 02:58, 23 May 2012 (UTC) DYK for Cyclotosauruswould you please watchlist this? (asking because I know you're familiar with FA stuff) — Ched : ? 11:24, 23 May 2012 (UTC) My undoHi, I didn't realise it was the opening section. Which on most articles isn't referenced. Apologies.--Chip123456 (talk) 20:47, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Canis MinorNice work on the lead. I like it! :) Keilana|Parlez ici 21:07, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Tropical plantsHello, How are you? I need your help. I thank you your help in the articles. I ask you: Can you find more people willing writing in tropical trees, genera and families? I ask you if you could enlarge some articles making better known this group of trees in Wikipedia, adding links to genera and families and writing information and asking people if they are interested in writing about topics as tropical trees articles, tropical forest articles or botanical or biodiversity articles. Do you know Wikipedia forums that could be interested about these type of articles? They are welcome too. I thank you very much. I am from Spain and my mother language is not English language. Many country side areas, and Natural areas and Living beings are in Countries where population cannot collaborate with Wikipedia, but their Natural World and its highly economically valuable species are very important too in the human knowledge and developtment of the mankind. People should have information because these matters are important, not just a curiosity only. This unknow world is from Poles to ecuator, in unoccupied oceanic areas closely to Europe, in Deserts as Sahara, or whatever. But to me the main aim is to gather the abundant information disperse about living communities and living beings that have existed for millions of years because they are disappearing and in 20 years they will are not longer exist. Curritocurrito (talk) 12:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
Echigo mole againA sockpuppet account Jello carotids (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) who has already been blocked for trolling on the WP:AN thread that another user opened on Echigo mole has been blocked as "sock troll" by FPaS. He also opened a SPI report on me similar to that of a previously blocked sockpuppet of Echigo mole, having located legitimate alternative accounts, used either for collecting information on the use of vodafone IPs for socking or collecting large numbers of rough diffs as a preliminary to submitting evidence on arbcom pages. Jclemens has not run a checkuser on the blocked account Jello carotids. Instead he is suggesting that my collapsing on AN and reversion there and elsewhere, which are similar to those of mutliple other users, are a sign of battleground behaviour. He has restored the SPI report on me deleted by FPaS. On 29 March, Southend sofa (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) made a similar report which was dismissed by several administrators as without merit. Southend sofa, because of a set of anomolies in their editing related to other sockpuppet accounts of Echigo mole, was blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet of Echigo mole 2 weeks later by DeltaQuad. When the SPI report on me was listed, one of the alternative accounts in use for the arbcom review was listed and all the raw diff files were present. 3 days later, since the rough diffs were still needed, I coalesced the rough diffs into one file in a new account that was reported by Jello carotids, identically to Southend sofa. Jclemens seems to be militating to change the way serial wikihounders whose sockpuppetry shouts out through a megaphone are treated. He seems to be doing this in only one specific case, where he favours the sockpuppet, known for continued harrassment and wikihounding of an established user for 3 years, to the detriment of that established user. Please could you take a look at the SPI report on me (a declared account) and the two outstanding reports on Echigo mole. Thanks in advance, Mathsci (talk) 22:10, 26 May 2012 (UTC) |
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- ^ Maimonides, Guide for the perplexed, Book III ch.48. Can be viewed online at http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp184.htm