Hi, I am the Banksia Study Group leader in the Australian Plants Society (aka Wildflower Society/SGAP). I live in Sydney and have a head full of trivia. I have been an admin here for a while, since March 2007 after being nominated by Spawn Man. I have nominated three other editors, Sabine's Sunbird, Cbl62 and GrahamColm to adminship.
I can vouch for the identity of the following editors I have met IRL, including Ta bu shi da yu, Anonymous Dissident, Witty lama, Angela, Werdna, Enochlau, Alastair Haines (who I have known for 25 years), Tamsin, Wikiwookie, Wm, One Salient Oversight, BenAveling, Jimbo, Privatemusings, Tim Starling, Andjam, Hesperian, Gnangarra, Moondyne, Cygnis insignis as well as chatting to The_undertow on the phone.
- I figure every bit helps
- 23:06, 9 October 2006 - Amanita muscaria (added German common name) was my 3000th edit.
- 19:50, 11 November 2006 - m User:Casliber (→FAs I've contributed to) was my 4000th edit.
- 19:53, 2 January 2007 - Talk:Natural landscaping (Images) (top) was my 5000th edit.
- 00:14, 20 January 2007 - m Triceratops (standardising refs) (top) was my 6000th edit.
- 13:25, 10 February 2007 - Boletus pulcherrimus (added cats) was my 7000th edit.
- 20:35, 14 March 2007 - Newcastle Rebels (embellishing history and link to Newcastle comp) was my 8000th edit.
- 13:32, 29 March 2007 - m Actinotus helianthi (ref) was my 9000th edit.
- 10:18, 17 April 2007 - m User talk:Firsfron (fixed) was my 10,000th edit.
- 23:54, 4 May 2007 - Yellow headed amazon (Amazon is official name per IOC) was my 11,000th edit.
- 03:50, 25 May 2007 - Talk:American Goldfinch (to-do) was my 12,000th edit.
- 21:25, 10 June 2007 - Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates (my take) was my 13,000th edit.
- 06:41, 26 June 2007 - Banksia ericifolia (link to Iron(II) sulfate) was my 14,000th edit.
- 09:48, 15 July 2007 - m Taxonomy of Banksia integrifolia (typo) was my 15,000th edit.
- 03:38, 9 August 2007 - Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 August 9 (Tyrannosaurus in popular culture added) was my 16,000th edit.
- 12:57, 27 August 2007 - m Superb Fairy-wren (reffed) was my 17,000th edit.
- 06:12, 18 September 2007 - Superb Fairy-wren (rename section as Courtship) was my 18,000th edit.
- 04:18, 9 October 2007 - m Vampire (oak silesia refed) was my 19,000th edit.
- 14:55, 24 October 2007 - m Vampire (fix typo) was my 20,000th edit.
- 17:07, 10 November 2007 - m Variegated Fairy-wren (z --> s Aussie spelling) was my 21,000th edit.
- 01:11, 10 December 2007 - Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bird (support) was my 22,000th edit.
- 08:13, 26 December 2007 - m Sirius (move to observation) was my 23,000th edit.
- 00:54, 12 January 2008 - Gascon language (adding another Gascon word in English) was my 24,000th edit.
- 10:15, 27 January 2008 - User talk:Giano II (chuckle) was my 25,000th edit.
- 11:22, 11 February 2008 - Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents (replied to Snowfire) was my 26,000th edit.
- 14:18, 26 February 2008 - m Polar bear (har har) was my 27,000th edit.
- 06:28, 14 March 2008 - Wikipedia:WikiProject Fungi (another) was my 28,000th edit.
- 09:02, 30 March 2008 - Fairy ring (copyedited for flow.) was my 29,000th edit.
- 14:25, 11 April 2008 - m History of Norwich City F.C. (ce) was my 30,000th edit. (that's CopyEdit, not Chaotic Evil)
- 07:28, 3 May 2008 - User talk:Orangemarlin (→Salacious talk of eye-candy on my page is not permitted..) was my 31,000th edit (chuckle).
- 09:37, 24 May 2008 - m Nuthatch (moved Nuthatch (bird) to Nuthatch: moved back - other uses are merely dictionary terms. see Wikipedia:Disambiguation#What_not_to_include) was my 32,000th edit.
- 17:01, 4 June 2008 - Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Birds (chllenge) was my 33,000th edit.
- 16:07, 18 June 2008 - Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Chrysiridia rhipheus (more) was my 34,000th edit.
- 21:10, 29 June 2008 - Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee (yep) was my 35,000th edit.
- 20:02, 10 July 2008 - m Ficus aurea (added cat) was my 36,000th edit.
- 19:02, 27 July 2008 - m Major depressive disorder (rem parentheses, now to get an mdash) was my 37,000th edit.
- 23:19, 10 August 2008 - N Russula chamaeleontina (moved Russula chamaeleontina to Russula risigallina: current scientific name) was my 38,000th edit.
- 05:17, 24 August 2008 - m Major depressive disorder (change format once to prepare for harvard referencing) was my 39,000th edit.
- 22:37, 3 September 2008 - m Template talk:Did you know (removed one for DYK) was my 40,000th edit.
- 01:12, 15 September 2008 - m Spiraea tomentosa (moved Steeplebush to Spiraea tomentosa over redirect: Plants should be at scientific name as per MOS) was my 41,000th edit.
- 01:39, 30 September 2008 - m Template talk:Did you know (moved) was my 42,000th edit.
- 01:45, 14 October 2008 - Australian Magpie (note on territoriality) was my 43,000th edit.
- 13:14, 1 November 2008 - Talk:Hal Kant ({{dyktalk|1 November|2008}}) was my 44,000th edit.
- 23:36, 24 November 2008 - Major depressive disorder (one line mentioning REBT and MBCT ( refs to come) - can add succinct adjective effective and ref or leave it out) was my 45,000th edit.
- 11:18, 20 December 2008 - Template talk:Editabuselinks (?) was my 46,000th edit.
- 07:19, 17 January 2009 - m Macaroni Penguin (add) was my 47,000th edit.
- 22:00, 16 February 2009 - m Amanita muscaria (format ref) was my 48,000th edit.
- 00:07 11 March 2009 - User talk:Moni3 (hahaha) was my 49,000th edit.
- 06:10, 29 March 2009 - User talk:Casliber (replied to IP) was my 50,000th edit.
- 21:56, 22 April 2009 - Wikipedia:Good article nominations (La Isla Bonita passed) was my 51,000th edit.
- 00:41, 16 May 2009 - Fungus (prosify for flow) was my 52,000th edit.
- 01:38, 4 June 2009 - Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Tang Dynasty/Proposed decision (yes) was my 53,000th edit.
FAs I've contributed to
I have found working with a bunch of like minded folks on an article or wikiproject when it kicks into top gear one of the most inspiring things, the rapid-fire editing of an article gunning toward FA as writer's blocks are sequentially blasted out of the way is just amazing to witness via the diffs/hists. I am a bit of a slob - all my work on FAs has been the result of collaborations with two or more really good copyeditors and folk who are much more perfectionist than I am. Thanks guys.
List in order of input
- Major depressive disorder - quite a bit
- Vampire - quite a bit (mainpage-July 13, 2004)(before my time)
- Lion - quite a bit (mainpage-May 24, 2008)
- Amanita muscaria - quite a bit
- Gyromitra esculenta - quite a bit (mainpage-March 18, 2009)
- Banksia ericifolia - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-January 26, 2009)
- Banksia spinulosa - quite a bit (from stub I created)
- Amanita phalloides - quite a bit (mainpage-September 13, 2007)
- Sirius - quite a bit
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - quite a bit
- Common Raven - quite a bit
- Emperor Penguin - quite a bit
- Banksia integrifolia - quite a bit (mainpage-February 27, 2007)
- White-winged Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Splendid Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Superb Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Red-backed Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Red-winged Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Variegated Fairy-wren - quite a bit
- Willie Wagtail - quite a bit
- Macaroni Penguin - quite a bit
- Amanita ocreata - quite a bit
- Diplodocus - quite a bit (mainpage-May 26, 2007)
- Stegosaurus - quite a bit (mainpage-November 27, 2006)
- Triceratops - quite a bit (mainpage-March 21, 2007)
- Deinonychus - quite a bit
- Banksia brownii - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-December 24, 2006)
- Red-capped Robin - quite a bit
- Gorgosaurus - a moderate-sized bit
- American Goldfinch - a moderate-sized bit
- Parasaurolophus - a bit
- Iguanodon - a bit
- Elk - a bit
- Daspletosaurus - a bit
- Platypus - a bit
- Styracosaurus - a bit (mainpage-May 18, 2009)
- Banksia epica - a bit
- Compsognathus - a bit
- Archaeopteryx - a bit (mainpage-August 29, 2007)
- Hippopotamus - a bit
- Allosaurus - a bit
- California Condor - a teeny bit
- Thescelosaurus - a teeny bit
- Tyrannosaurus - a teeny bit (mainpage-September 12, 2006)
- Sertraline - a teeny bit (mainpage-June 6, 2008)
- Bupropion - a teeny bit
- Blackbird - a teeny bit
FAs I've helped save at FAR
GAs I've contributed to
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This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day. |
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No matter how hard this user tries, they cannot stomach durian. |
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DYKs I've nominated or expanded (161 thus far)
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Other nice awards
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Cheers! from Ballista - 09:14, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
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Rawr! A barnstar for you for all your hard work on dinosaur articles & maintaining the dinosaur collaboration
Spawn Man 04:47, 6 March 2007 (UTC).
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The Photographer's Barnstar
Thanks for some great new photos on the dinosaur project.
Ballista 06:46, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Life
This barnstar is awarded to Casliber for his work in articles relating to flora and fauna. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
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The Fauna Barnstar
For keeping the humpback whale article afloat, and also the various other contributions you have made to fauna articles in general. there was no fish barnstar I could find, so I hope this will do. Thanks,
—ÅñôñÿMôús Dîššíd3nt 06:42, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
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The E=mc² Barnstar
For all your work on Iguanodon, a Featured Article. Thank you for your work, and thank you for coordinating these projects. Your efforts do not go unappreciated.
Firsfron of Ronchester 17:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
10,000 edits, and not a sign of an AWB edit amongst them! For reaching 10K, proving your true dedication to various WikiProjects (Dinosaurs, Flowers, and Mould) in improving thousands of articles, I award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Just as this star spins eternally, you never seem to stop! Firsfron of Ronchester 17:26, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
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Kla'quot has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. |
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The Barnstar of Diligence
For your help on Elk. MONGO 06:19, 11 May 2007 (UTC) |
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I, Smee, hereby present Casliber with The DYK Medal. For your (18) most interesting contributions to Did you know?. Thank you. Yours, Smee 11:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
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Fungal Barnstar Awarded to CasLiber for pushing Amanita phalloides into Featured status, the first for the project. Debivort 20:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC) |
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Great job! You have now reached 25 DYK contributions, so I present you this medal. Wear it well! Regards, Anonymous DissidentTalk 10:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC) |
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I, Durova, recognize Casliber with the Imperial Triple Crown Jewels for exceptional content improvements to Wikipedia. Thank you for all you do. DurovaCharge! 20:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar
Thanks to you Cas, we got lion to FA status. Have a break and a beer on us, then make us all work again! The lion team.
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The Australian Barnstar of National Merit
Awarded to Casliber for three Aussie FAs within a month. Great work! Blnguyen (bananabucket) |
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The Special Barnstar
It gives me great joy to award this Imperial Napoleonic triple crown for exceptional mainspace contributions. Thank you very much for your generous time and diligence on behalf of the project. You are a Napoleon among editors. DurovaCharge! 03:23, 22 December 2007 (UTC)]] Your Imperial Napoleonic Majesty, outstanding work! Happy holidays. DurovaCharge! 03:23, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
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I hereby award you the "(Poorly drawn) Vampire Barnstar", for being my wing-man on the Vampire article and getting it to FA. I couldn't have done it without you and I look forward to our future collaborations. Spawn Man (talk) 12:15, 21 January 2008 (UTC) |
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The Australian Barnstar of National Merit, for your efforts with Australian articles Gnangarra 00:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
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The 50 DYK Medal
Excellent job! Congratulations on 50 DYKs! Well done. Victuallers (talk) 22:41, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
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The Bio Barnstar
You do a phenomenal amount of good work on Wikipedia. Samsara (talk • contribs) 13:48, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
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Basketball110 :) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
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The Reviewer's Award
Many thanks for all your help. Hope I can do the same for a Mushroom one day. Fainites barley
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The Guitar Barnstar - For your excellent contributions to the Oasis (band) article and all other musical articles that you get involved in. Never leave Wikipedia! :-) ScarianCall me Pat 12:30, 14 March 2008 (UTC) |
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Bagel of Zion
for your comments at the Tel Aviv FAC's 12:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC) Flymeoutofhere
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JFW has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
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The Medicine Barnstar - To Casliber, for outstanding commitment to WikiProject Medicine. Axl (talk) 21:06, 12 July 2008 (UTC) |
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The Everglades Barnstar
"It's curious that the ignorance about the Everglades has persisted all these years"—Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 1987. Thank you, Casliber, for helping in our small wiki-corner, to right that wrong. Your helpful GA review with Geography and ecology of the Everglades, as well as further assistance in linking species names, and general biology assistance was invaluable. I hope the red links in the articles will bring you future FAs. Please accept this limited-edition barnstar as a token of my gratitude. --Moni3 (talk) 13:22, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
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Fungal Barnstar Awarded to Casliber, for some wonderful history of the taxonomy; nomenclature, and general information in a great many fungi articles. Luridiformis (talk) 15:45, 24 July 2008 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I hereby award you this barnstar for the truly incredible amount of excellent content you've contributed to the project. delldot talk 13:35, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
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The 100 DYK Medal
Well done. 'Nough said. :) —Anonymous DissidentTalk 06:34, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
These mushroom articles are great, but can I sue if I end up in the emergency ward? Keep up the good work Victuallers (talk) 19:38, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
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User:Florentino floro has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!
Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
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The Special Barnstar
Thank you for writing so many FAs. You really are the kind of editor WP needs... Johnfos (talk) 00:16, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
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For Casliber, because he rocks.--Moni3 (talk) 03:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC) |
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User:Casliber has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as {{subst:PAGENAME}}'s day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Casliber
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This "What a Brilliant Idea!" Barnstar is awarded to Casliber, for his profound idea to help the Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron rescue articles. On behalf of all editors who feel that editors contributions to wikipedia are important, and should be preserved thank you. Ikip (talk) 14:25, 1 February 2009 (UTC) |
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
Casliber, you are a real asset to wikipedia. Thank you so much for being one of the first people to comment in the ANI. I appreciate your efforts in saving articles from deletion, this not only makes wikipedia stronger, it helps new defenceless editors. You are a wonderful editor and wikipedia is lucky to have you. thank you. Ikip (talk) 15:12, 26 April 2009 (UTC) |
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Casliber has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
so I've officially declared today as Casliber's Day!
For your fantastic work as an arbitrator and as an editor and reviewer of content,
enjoy being the star of the day, dear Casliber!
Signed,
Dylan (chat, work, ping, sign)
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Alec Baldwin to
Casliber T.G.
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