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]
References
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) References
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)
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)
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)
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)
Aboriginal AstronomyHi Casliber – thanks for your note. Yes there's quite a bit more out there which Duane Hamacher and I are slowly trying to get written up. You can find some more stuff on www.emudreaming.com and you may find some papers you havent come across on http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rnorris/papers/papers.htm Have fun! RayNorris (talk) 03:34, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema99 (talk) 07:58, 19 February 2014 (UTC) Hi. I would like to open for discussion the format of the entry for 'Orange-bellied Parrot'. As news occurs in the recovery program for this species, the limitations of the current format of the Wikipedia entry become more obvious. The heading, 'Conservation Status' should, I believe, be reserved for the actual conservation status in Australia, and in the three states, SA, Tasmania and Victoria. What follows after that, but still under that heading, at present, is a running commentary of events since about 2010. This is not acceptable. I propose another heading be inserted, 'Recovery Program' or similar. In it, a short history of the OBP recovery program could be given – since 1980 or so – and then, new events could be smoothly inserted as they happen. What do others think? The Wikipedia entry is an important first port of call for many people interested in this bird. We owe it to them, and to history, to provide a better entry. Neophema99 (talk) 07:58, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
got any advice for writing a constellation FA?Thinking of diversifying and trying Corona B. Double sharp (talk) 16:17, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Carcinoma in situThe carcinoma in situ page has been updated and it explains the different views that sometimes carcinoma in situ is seen as a cancer and sometimes it is not. You will probably remember earlier this year that you supported changing my use of the term "invasive cancer" to "cancer". The expression "invasive cancer" is used frequently in books particularly when talking about cancer of the cervix and in my opinion using the term "invasive cancer" can improve clarity. What do you think of the explanations in the carcinoma in situ article? Snowman (talk) 13:13, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
I think the first one or something like it – will take a look now. I wonder if the fact it is roughly cylindrical makes saying it's round in cross-section redundant. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:22, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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TFA blurb quick review
Hi, Cas! I have nominated Symphyotrichum lateriflorum to be on the main page in a Today's Featured Article. I know you are always busy, but do you have 3–5 minutes to read the blurb and make suggestions if needed, and Support or Oppose, whichever applies. It is at this link: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Symphyotrichum lateriflorum. Eewilson (talk) 05:22, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
FA fish
Would you be interested in working on a fish species for FAC? LittleJerry (talk) 00:10, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- Quite possibly yes - which one did you have in mind? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:08, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- The queen angelfish. LittleJerry (talk) 12:29, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- Okay. Looks interesting Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:02, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- Great! I'll work on the "Distribution and habitat" section which is uncited. I downloaded this book on zbooks which gives information on aquaculture and conservation. We may use this book which is not on zbooks. LittleJerry (talk) 14:27, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
- We can also use these articles for evolution/phylogeny. LittleJerry (talk) 17:10, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
- I ordered a book that should come in tomorrow or the next day. I'll wait until I get it before continuing. In the meantime, can you work on taxonomy/phylogeny? LittleJerry (talk) 20:23, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
- We can also use these articles for evolution/phylogeny. LittleJerry (talk) 17:10, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
- Great! I'll work on the "Distribution and habitat" section which is uncited. I downloaded this book on zbooks which gives information on aquaculture and conservation. We may use this book which is not on zbooks. LittleJerry (talk) 14:27, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
- Okay. Looks interesting Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:02, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- The queen angelfish. LittleJerry (talk) 12:29, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
Do you have anything you want to add? I can't find anything on the time of maturity and lifespan from quality sources. LittleJerry (talk) 17:54, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:WikiProject Fungi Collaboration
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Arbcom 2022
I'm still hoping to see your name in the group. — Ched (talk) 14:30, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- Heh, well nominations have closed. Got alot on my plate for the next several months at least. I think they'll be okay from looking at who's running. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:59, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
Take the lead question
Hi Cas Liber! I just did a full rewrite of the lead of Haverford College. It wasn't particularly short beforehand, though. Does that sort of thing qualify for the contest, or is it only for expansion? {{u|Sdkb}} talk 00:00, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
- If it had been a lead that focussed on one issue then yes...but it was well-rounded beforehand. Sorry Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:07, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2021)
![]() Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers (wholesale businesses) and related subordinated services. Pictured is the Birmingham Wholesale Markets at 4:00 AM. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Geography of Iceland • Air sports Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 22 November 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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- Errr....I'm not Beeblebrox? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:18, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
- They posted this same screed to my talk page last week [2]. I'm special I guess. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:40, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2021)
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This week's article for improvement (week 49, 2021)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Lazarev Sea • Wholesaling Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 6 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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DYK for Wreathed hornbill
On 7 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wreathed hornbill, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the wreathed hornbill (male pictured) is hunted for consumption of its meat, and that its casque is used as headgear by local people in Arunachal Pradesh? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wreathed hornbill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Wreathed hornbill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Promotion of Kererū
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Congratulations! Thank you today for Jameson's mamba, introduced: "Right, have been cleaning up after an indefblocked user and decided to get this snek to a Stable Version."! All this on Beethoven's birthday ;) - just heard his 4th piano concerto --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:21, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Thank you today for Southern boobook! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
Ursa_Minor scheduled for TFA
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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2021)
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Io, Saturnalia!
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Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:43, 17 December 2021 (UTC) |
FA RECIPE: Step 7
Hi Casliber,
I'm following the "FA RECIPE" and I'm currently at step 7 ;) I've just listed Levantine Arabic for peer-review.
I saw that you reviewed Black American Sign Language (the most recent FA about a language?) a few years ago.
So I thought you may be interested in taking a squiz at Levantine Arabic before I nominate it. And maybe help me with the FAC process as it would be my first FAC.
Thanks for any help you can provide, A455bcd9 (talk) 12:10, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
- Ok, I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot! A455bcd9 (talk) 11:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Cas Liber,
- I think I addressed most of your comments in Wikipedia:Peer review/Levantine Arabic/archive2, please let me know if you have other comments. A455bcd9 (talk) 05:27, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Cas Liber,
- After your review, I improved the article and then nominated it for FAC. I would love if you could have a second look at the article and provide some feedback. Thanks for any help you can provide. A455bcd9 (talk) 20:03, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot! A455bcd9 (talk) 11:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2021)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
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Happy Christmas!
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino) is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
Happy holidays
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Wishing you a Happy holiday season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The photo of this White-breasted Nuthatch is not upside down. Femke (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
Femke (talk) 18:35, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks @Femkemilene: hope yr feeling better. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:26, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer. :) BOZ (talk) 20:18, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
Season's Greetings
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Here's wishing you a marvellous holiday and the best of 2022 Fowler&fowler«Talk» 21:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks @Fowler&fowler: and same to you. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
Holidays
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Wising you and yours the very best for the holiday season and new year. Ceoil (talk) 20:41, 24 December 2021 (UTC) |
Casliber, you helped some time ago with a GA, I've managed to have this copyedited by the Guild of copyeditors . I know this is a busy time of year, should you be too busy I would understand...Merry Christmas--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 20:58, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- I'll take a look later today. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:23, 24 December 2021 (UTC)
- thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 02:56, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi Casliber, I'm following-up (because its been a week since my request above), let me know if your still inclined to the above request, thank you for your time as always--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 00:14, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
- Casliber, perhaps your too busy, I'll try again at a later time, thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:01, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- I apologise - yes I have alot going on at present. I will try to get there. Will be easier in a couple of days actually. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- No apologies needed, will wait , thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 20:28, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- Your opinion would be appreciated (I did wait as indicated above)....1.this was posted a while ago [4] and
2. if you take a look at editors history Jan 2 back to Nov. 29 (last 500 edits[5]) the editor has not been involved in any way in GA (just this one?)...this is not to say the editor has never done GAN or doesn't have GA, however they where not involved for the last 500 edits, and currently still are not doing the GA backlog?...--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 00:48, 3 January 2022 (UTC)- Hmm, I just saw that. Also saw teh same thing happened the previous time it was nominated for GA. I recall the issue of current events and GA/FA nominations being discussed before but I ccan't recall when or where nor what was the outcome. Maybe have a look and see if there was been an RfC on it, or what it says in the guidelines Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for your time (Happy New Year)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:23, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hmm, I just saw that. Also saw teh same thing happened the previous time it was nominated for GA. I recall the issue of current events and GA/FA nominations being discussed before but I ccan't recall when or where nor what was the outcome. Maybe have a look and see if there was been an RfC on it, or what it says in the guidelines Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:20, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- I apologise - yes I have alot going on at present. I will try to get there. Will be easier in a couple of days actually. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2021)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Goat meat • Adventure Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 December 2021 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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RFA 2021 Completed
The 2021 re-examination of RFA has been completed. 23 (plus 2 variants) ideas were proposed. Over 200 editors participated in this final phase. Three changes gained consensus and two proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration. Thanks to all who helped to close the discussion, and in particular Primefac, Lee Vilenski, and Ymblanter for closing the most difficult conversations and for TonyBallioni for closing the review of one of the closes.
The following proposals gained consensus and have all been implemented:
- Revision of standard question 1 to
Why are you interested in becoming an administrator?
Special thanks to xaosflux for help with implementation. - A new process, Administrative Action Review (XRV) designed to review if an editor's specific use of an advanced permission, including the admin tools, is consistent with policy in a process similar to that of deletion review and move review. Thanks to all the editors who contributed (and are continuing to contribute) to the discussion of how to implement this proposal.
- Removal of autopatrol from the administrator's toolkit. Special thanks to Wugapodes and Seddon for their help with implementation.
The following proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration:
- An option for people to run for temporary adminship (proposal, discussion, & close)
- An optional election process (proposal & discussion and close review & re-close)
Editors who wish to discuss these ideas or other ideas on how to try to address any of the six issues identified during phase 1 for which no proposal gained are encouraged to do so at RFA's talk page or an appropriate village pump.
A final and huge thanks all those who participated in this effort to improve our RFA process over the last 4 months.
This is the final update with no further talk page messages planned.
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Featured list candidate List of Symphyotrichum species
Hi, Casliber! Happy New Year! Do you do anything with reviewing FL candidates? I've had this list out there for awhile and there's a backlog. It needs more reviews, and I don't want it to get bumped. Any suggestions? I've reviewed one list for someone else – related to plants. Here's the link to the updated Symphyotrichum list review page: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Symphyotrichum species/archive1. – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 17:51, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2022)
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Wachendorfia
I have revised and expanded the article on Wachendorfia. Perhaps you would care to review its grading. Thanks in advance, Dwergenpaartje (talk) 13:41, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:36, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:01, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
The core contest
What about another edition? Don't have as much energy/time as last edition. If you're up for it, could you do the WMUK part? I can further automate the statistics to aid the judging (references, readable prose, source age, want to introduce a readability score too).
P.S. Did you know you that, when you post on your talk page, you get a 2019 message that you're busy for a few days? Femke (talk) 17:13, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) As a participant in the last TCC, I've been enthusiastically looking forward to the next :) I might recommend reading this discussion on readability scoring; the syllable- and sentence-length based system it uses isn't necessarily appropriate for Wikipedia articles, at least on the English Wikipedia, and it doesn't replicate well between cultures. That said, related to it, one thing I'm wanting to do myself is host a Core Contest on the Simple English Wikipedia, which I've been discussing with BRPever over Discord and am looking into applying for a WMF grant for in February. That would definitely be quite readability-focused, although may or may not use a formal scoring system (given the cultural replication issues). Casliber, any advice you have on that would be very useful as well as your work running enwiki TCC :) Vaticidalprophet 17:46, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Femkemilene: yeah let's do it. Aim for February running maybe. @Vaticidalprophet: sounds good, will try to look at discord chat. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:09, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- February might be before WMUK comes back to us, but they'll very likely say yes again. If not, I can cough up the prize too. If we do it that fast, it'll make it easier for the simple TCC. I assume a bit of time in between the two contests would be optimal. Femke (talk) 19:21, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Johnbod. What do you think? Femke (talk) 19:22, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- It would be the tenth contest (depending on how one counts), so we could try to advertise it more widely. February works well with the Wikicup, people still have the time to write core articles, for which they can get the points in the later rounds. Femke (talk) 19:26, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- Well, wikicup will be most of the year from now on so I suspect any time after February is fair game XD. Would be prudent to wait for ok from WMUK but they're usually pretty quick. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:28, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- During the later rounds, people will be more driven by points, and imo the current point system isn't quite friendly to core articles. Only 3x more points, even though the work may be 4-8x as much than a properly niche topic. Femke (talk) 19:34, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- Good points. Okay, I'll post something on WMUK today - we'll get a sense of timeline soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:16, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- Femkemilene is right, the WikiCup isn't really conducive to improving the most core of articles, since it favours a quantity-over-quality approach - both in terms of how long it takes to write, and also in terms of how quickly you can push the article through FAC. I managed to find a little niche of football final articles in last year's Cup, such as 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, which manage to combine being quick to write and nominate, and also have reasonable multipliers due to existing on lots of Wikipedias. Not sure they'd qualify as "core" in the true sense though, and they also weren't that badly written to begin with. — Amakuru (talk) 10:21, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Running it too late in the Wikicup would definitely result in divided attention. February might be a bit early, though -- March might be a better compromise? Round 2 of the Wikicup is still very casual, and better placed for running GANs/FACs later. Running it too early in the cup could result in perverse incentives from people intentionally delaying GAN/FAC nominations. Vaticidalprophet 16:10, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- With a six-week competition, mid-February till end of March may make planning easiest? Femke (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Ah yes @Femkemilene:, brilliant idea! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- With a six-week competition, mid-February till end of March may make planning easiest? Femke (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Running it too late in the Wikicup would definitely result in divided attention. February might be a bit early, though -- March might be a better compromise? Round 2 of the Wikicup is still very casual, and better placed for running GANs/FACs later. Running it too early in the cup could result in perverse incentives from people intentionally delaying GAN/FAC nominations. Vaticidalprophet 16:10, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Femkemilene is right, the WikiCup isn't really conducive to improving the most core of articles, since it favours a quantity-over-quality approach - both in terms of how long it takes to write, and also in terms of how quickly you can push the article through FAC. I managed to find a little niche of football final articles in last year's Cup, such as 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, which manage to combine being quick to write and nominate, and also have reasonable multipliers due to existing on lots of Wikipedias. Not sure they'd qualify as "core" in the true sense though, and they also weren't that badly written to begin with. — Amakuru (talk) 10:21, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Good points. Okay, I'll post something on WMUK today - we'll get a sense of timeline soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:16, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- During the later rounds, people will be more driven by points, and imo the current point system isn't quite friendly to core articles. Only 3x more points, even though the work may be 4-8x as much than a properly niche topic. Femke (talk) 19:34, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- Well, wikicup will be most of the year from now on so I suspect any time after February is fair game XD. Would be prudent to wait for ok from WMUK but they're usually pretty quick. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:28, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Femkemilene: yeah let's do it. Aim for February running maybe. @Vaticidalprophet: sounds good, will try to look at discord chat. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:09, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
- I'm willing to help judge this if any volunteers are needed. (t · c) buidhe 06:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- (thinks for around 0.75 of a second) okay yer in...a third judge'd be really cool Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:14, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Would be great to have you on the team! Femke (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- No response yet from WMUK on their wiki. Time for an email? It would be good if we start advertising now, given the start in three weeks. Femke (talk) 14:51, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
- Agreed - will email Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 18:33, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
- Still no reply? This way, we may have to push back another two weeks.. Femke (talk) 19:36, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- Got a reply a week ago about it being discussed. Yeah might need to delay start date...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:59, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
- After a nudge, WMUK said they are very interested in supporting it. @Buidhe, would a start date of mid-April work for you too? They suggested using the outreach board to help us monitor progress. Any opinions? It automatically collects words added and citations added. Femke (talk) 09:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- Sure why not? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:02, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- mid-April is fine by me. (t · c) buidhe 14:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- Yay! Ealdgyth (talk) 14:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- Four great entries before we've really started to promote the contest. Like last time, I'd like to post on the WP:community bulletin board, WT:Wikicup, couple of big wikiprojects. Cas, iirc last time you said you were thinking of recycling an old Signpost article for promotion, but then that Signpost got cancelled. Fancy doing that this time around instead?
- Any more places? Could also post on last year's contestants talk page. Femke (talk) 19:38, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
- Yay! Ealdgyth (talk) 14:59, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- After a nudge, WMUK said they are very interested in supporting it. @Buidhe, would a start date of mid-April work for you too? They suggested using the outreach board to help us monitor progress. Any opinions? It automatically collects words added and citations added. Femke (talk) 09:14, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
- Got a reply a week ago about it being discussed. Yeah might need to delay start date...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:59, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
- Still no reply? This way, we may have to push back another two weeks.. Femke (talk) 19:36, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- Agreed - will email Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 18:33, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
- No response yet from WMUK on their wiki. Time for an email? It would be good if we start advertising now, given the start in three weeks. Femke (talk) 14:51, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
FA
I found your username after I was pointed to Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC. I'm trying to get the GA It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School to FA and I am totally lost. I did request a copy edit and I do know that the lead needs more information, but that is it. I thought I would ask you for help due to having seen you a lot in GA and working with you in two of my GA nominations. SL93 (talk) 01:10, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for your service on ArbCom. I appreciated your style. Jehochman Talk 06:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: History of music • Carapace Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 10 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Hannah Montana FAC
Hello again! I currently have Hannah Montana up as a Featured Article Candidate. If you are able to, I would appreciate your comments on the nomination, and thought you might be interested in the topic. It was excellent having your feedback on my previous Featured Article - Hi-5 (Australian group). I would appreciate any of your feedback, but I understand if you are unable to. Thank you! SatDis (talk) 02:27, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2022)
![]() A NeXTstation graphics workstation from 1990 Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Reader Rabbit • History of music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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WikiCup & the Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive
Hi there, you're receiving this note because you're currently signed up for the 2022 WikiCup and don't yet have any points in the competition. As you may know, scoring any points in the first round is traditionally sufficient to advance to the second, and a fast way to get 5 points is to complete a good article review. Given that the January 2022 Good Article Nomination Backlog Drive is active for another 10 days, you might be interested in pitching in. Complete one review, and you'll be on to the next round in WikiCup; complete two or three, and you'll also be eligible to win some barnstars. As always, quality reviews with attention to detail are expected. Cheers, --Usernameunique (talk) 19:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Workstation • Reader Rabbit Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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lingering issue...
I keep wondering what you might say... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2021_December_22#Category%3AHistory_of_psychiatry
JarrahTree 07:34, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Television ratings • Workstation Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 January 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Social equality • Television ratings Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Joseph Lelyveld • Social equality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 14 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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A couple of articles that you nominated for FA status, including Imperator torosus and Australian raven, have been marked as "Satisfactory" by two editors at WP:URFA/2020. Can you check the articles and determine if they meet the FA criteria? If it does, please mark it as "Satisfactory" on WP:URFA/2020B. If you have concerns about the article, we hope that you will fix it up or post your concerns on the article's talk page. If you have any questions, please go to the URFA/2020 talk page or ping me. Thanks for your help and happy editing! Z1720 (talk) 02:21, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
I'll take a lookall good! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:26, 15 February 2022 (UTC)- Thanks for your help with this! Frigatebird could also use a review and third satisfactory. Z1720 (talk) 13:52, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you, and all who helped, today for Kererū, introduced: "Nominator(s): Ambrosia10, Marshelec & Cas Liber - This chonky borb I brought to GA in 2007 but then forgot about it...has then had a very thorough GA review to the point where I reckon it is within striking distance of FA-hood. Thanks to Mover of molehills for going over it with a fine tooth comb." - I was on vacation, but saw most birds later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always - perfect timing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:12, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
stand and sing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:24, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
updated, as it was perhaps too cryptic --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
I took the pic in 2009, and it was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:45, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for Northern rosella, pretty indeed! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2022)
![]() Isabella I of Castile in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada, by Pedro Marcuello Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cult of personality • Joseph Lelyveld Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2022)
![]() Google's corporate headquarters is named Googleplex, and is also the headquarters of its parent company, Alphabet Inc. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Isabella I of Castile • Cult of personality Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 February 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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2020 US Open (tennis) FA nomination
Hi there! You left a message on my talk page in September about potentially touching up the above article and making another run at FA with it, and I said that I would potentially be ready in a few weeks. Well, six months later, I figured that we could potentially take another look at it, if you have the time. I have tried to address the comments at the first FA nomination that were still outstanding. Is there anything else that I should look at before potentially nominating it again? Thank you! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:19, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 March newsletter
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:06, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Northern rosella scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Northern rosella article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 2, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 2, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.
We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Google • Isabella I of Castile Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 7 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Old GA
Your old GA Hooded crow has beem tagged with clean up template and GAR request on its talk page, just in case. 2001:4455:364:A800:2127:A655:800A:55BA (talk) 13:11, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Queue 7 promotion issue
Casliber, I'm afraid you didn't finish the promotion; the first line needs to be replaced with a DYKbotdo approval template. Please take care of it as soon as you can. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:06, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2022)
![]() A letter is a segmental symbol of a phonemic writing system. Pictured are uppercase and lowercase Z with stroke letters. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: First Sudanese Civil War • Google Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 14 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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DYK for Franz Grave-Thank You-
Thank You-RFD (talk) 14:17, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Billy Bremner has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:57, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2022)
![]() Tomba is a drink of Sikkimese cuisine made from fermented millet: warm water is added to the millet and the liquid is consumed. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Letter (alphabet) • First Sudanese Civil War Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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TFA nom for Banksia integrifolia
I have nominated Banksia integrifolia to be today's featured article for a nonspecific date. As one of the article's FAC nominators, and someone who updated the article recently, your input would be helpful in this discussion. Please join the conversation by clicking here. Thanks! Z1720 (talk) 19:04, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
Humpback Whale
Hi: I am a new editor that is enthusiastic to learn. I am here to inform you that I found new sources about the average length of the humpback whale, but I have just found out that this article needs protection and to be changed to meet the standards of today, so I am here to seek permission to change that kind of information in order not to interrupt the process. Joseph law yan woo (talk) 06:34, 27th Mar 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2022)
![]() Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Sikkimese cuisine • Letter (alphabet) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 28 March 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Belated 15th Adminship Anniversary!
This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2022)
![]() Paddle ball is a one-person game played with a paddle and an attached ball. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pumpkin pie • Sikkimese cuisine Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 4 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Request for FA Review
I noticed you are listed as an FA mentor. Would you be so kind as to assist in reviewing the article Texas A&M University at the peer review page? Buffs (talk) 23:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Southern corroboree frog
Hello! Your submission of Southern corroboree frog at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:39, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2022)
![]() In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections. Pictured is a chart of global bandwidth concentration: 3 countries have almost 50% between them; 10 countries almost 75%. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Paddle ball • Pumpkin pie Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 11 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black-breasted buttonquail you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 12:40, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail
The article Black-breasted buttonquail you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Black-breasted buttonquail for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 14:40, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
GA Reassessment
Hooded crow has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. OnlyFixingProse (talk) 06:50, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Black-breasted buttonquail
The article Black-breasted buttonquail you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Black-breasted buttonquail for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 13:21, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
New administrator activity requirement
The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.
Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
- Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
- Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period
Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.
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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2022)
![]() Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays who is best known for several series of children's books. Pictured is Lindgren around 1960. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Broadband • Paddle ball Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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DYK for Chestnut-backed buttonquail
On 20 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chestnut-backed buttonquail, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chestnut-backed buttonquail. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chestnut-backed buttonquail), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2022)
![]() Sani Pass is a mountain pass in Mokhotlong, Lesotho, Africa. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Astrid Lindgren • Broadband Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 25 April 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Take the lead prize
Hi @Casliber! Sorry to have to bug you about this after all your excellent work running the Take the Lead contest, but I was wondering if you might be able to prod the WMUK folks about delivering the prizes that were announced back in January. I've followed up with Karla multiple times, and each time she's promised to handle it and then disappeared. It's been rather frustrating to have this lingering unresolved for months. Best, {{u|Sdkb}} talk 21:54, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'll ask as well. Tried responding to this three times yesterday and got wikimedia error...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:52, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
DYK for Southern corroboree frog
On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Southern corroboree frog, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there are only around 30 southern corroboree frogs in the wild? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Southern corroboree frog. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Southern corroboree frog), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2022)
![]() A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mountain pass • Astrid Lindgren Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 2 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 4 June 2022 (for the second time). Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/June 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 15:53, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- I was about to point out that some of the banksias have not ben on the main page.....but they all have. Wow. Better buff some more....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
Peer Review
Hi, Casliber! I saw your name at Wikipedia:Peer review/volunteers indicating that you are interested in football-related articles. I have started a peer review for Mario Gómez and wanted to invite you to contribute if you're interested. The peer review can be found here. Thanks! Perfect4th (talk) 18:56, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 May newsletter
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.
Our top scorers in round 2 were:
Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.
The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
Sixteenth anniversary on Wikipedia!
Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear Casliber,
I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more.
Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Chris Troutman (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2022)
![]() Soil profile: Darkened topsoil and reddish subsoil layers are typical of humid subtropical climate regions. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Food court • Mountain pass Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 9 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Soil • Food court Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 16 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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FAC
Hi Casliber, hope you are well! You very kindly reviewed 1991–92 Gillingham F.C. season at FAC and I was wondering if you might have any time to take a look at the preceding season, which I have also now brought to FAC. If not, not to worry, but if you do I would very much appreciate your feedback! All the best! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:41, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
Promotion of Black-breasted buttonquail
This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2022)
![]() A turkey in a field Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Cheque • Soil Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:09, 23 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Four Award
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Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Black-breasted buttonquail. — Bilorv (talk) 22:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC) |
Congrats on the Four Award! With a creation date in 2007, this looks like the second-longest spanning Four Award (after National Union of Freedom Fighters), with the biggest gap in time from DYK to GA. Thanks for your long history of high-quality contributions to bird articles! — Bilorv (talk) 22:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
- Heh.....let me check if I have an older one to work on :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:08, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
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- Thank you today for another FA, Banksia canei, introduced (in 2011): "Apologies - I'd meant to do something different, but...well...this one I see as complete to the best of my ability..and the others aren't. Anyone who's read enough about banksias is not obliged to read yet another one. I reckon this is on par with the other 17 or so Banksia Featured Articles."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
- My song collection is especially rich, look, and the hall where I first heard DFD, Pierre Boulez and Murray Perahia. Do you find the baby deer in the meadow (last row)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive
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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Turkey (bird) • Cheque Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 30 May 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2022)
Squash is a racket and ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pop music • Turkey (bird) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 6 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Request for input
Hello Casliber If that’s not too much to ask, could you please take a look at this FA nomination? I only got one review and the nomination will be shelved if it doesn’t receive more attention. You have reviewed at least one of my previous FA nominations and I am asking if you could be so kind to do it again. el.ziade (talkallam) 19:46, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2022)
![]() Bulletproof glass window of a jeweler after a burglary attempt Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Squash (sport) • Pop music Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 13 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Red-headed myzomela scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Red-headed myzomela article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 31, 2022. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 31, 2022, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.
For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.
We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:56, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2022)
Raw pork tenderloin Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Bulletproofing • Squash (sport) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2022)
![]() These flaming cocktails illustrate that some liquors can readily catch fire and burn. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pork tenderloin • Bulletproofing Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Rolling Stones pre-FAC peer review opened
Hello Casliber! I see that you are listed at Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC and specialize, in part, with popular culture related topics. Would you be able (and willing) to take a look at The Rolling Stones by any chance and provide feedback at Wikipedia:Peer review/The Rolling Stones/archive2? I have some (read: done a couple) experience with FAC and am hoping to take that article through FAC following another GOCE copyedit and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions that would make the process easier. Thank you for your time, regardless! TheSandDoctor Talk 17:14, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Ok will take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:54, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you! I greatly appreciate it
TheSandDoctor Talk 23:25, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you! I greatly appreciate it
WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2022)
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Hey, how's it going? I see you've reviewed football-related articles for FA in recent years. A.C. Monza has been a candidate for over three weeks, and there are almost no comments. I would really appreciate it if you took some time to leave a comment (it doesn't necessarily have to be a full review) :) Nehme1499 21:08, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2022)
![]() The Jazz Age was a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles rapidly gained nationwide popularity in the United States. Pictured above are four patrons and a flapper in 1921 awaiting the opening of the Krazy Kat Klub, a speakeasy. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Great Blizzard of 1899 • Sexual abuse Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2022)
![]() A retractable pen is a type of ink pen that has a spring-loaded ink cartridge which retracts and extends outside a protective housing. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Jazz Age • Great Blizzard of 1899 Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 25 July 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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red-headed myzomela
hello, Cas Liber! i had a question regarding this article and the associated blurb. does this bird live in subtropical mangrove forests? the subtropical forests are mentioned in the article lead and blurb, but i could not find them mentioned in the article body, so i was unsure if the statement is sourced. the distribution map in the infobox does not appear to have any marked areas overlapping those in the map of areas with a subtropical climate in the lead of the article on the subtropics, or falling in the areas marked as the subtropics in the other map found in that lead. i could not find any supporting sources myself, though i did find one source listing its habitat as "Subtropical/Tropical", which may have used the label for any bird living in only subtropical areas, only tropical areas, or both. dying (talk) 21:26, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hmmm, how'd that happen. Maybe was on autopilot as definitely tropical only Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:30, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
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- Thank you today for the article "about another honeyeater"! - I have a (repeated) FAC open, in case of interest - and pics from vacation days to offer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:51, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
Westland petrel
Hi Casliber. You were a really great helper and advocate in improving the article Kererū (where I was one of those who made early improvements). I am reaching out to ask for some initial review and suggestions for improvement of an article about another bird endemic to New Zealand: Westland petrel. I understand that everyone has their own priorities, and this may not fit with yours, but I thought I would ask :) Marshelec (talk) 05:33, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Boldface and scientific names
Regarding this edit and this edit, can I ask you to please have a look at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (fauna)#Boldface for common vs. scientific names and Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (fauna)#For editors with an interest in fauna naming....? — BarrelProof (talk) 02:24, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2022)
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Request for mentoring before FAC nomination.
Hello Dear Casliber, I just finished my first bird related article Baer's pochard on the enwiki. And I intend to nominate it for FAC. I would be very grateful if you have comments or suggestions for this article. ——🦝 Raccoozzy (talk・contribs) 10:09, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2022)
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This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 25 September 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 2022, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/September 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 21:25, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
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- What a brilliant article. A bird on the main page makes my day! Femke (talk) 10:37, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2022)
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This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2022)
![]() Kyushu, literally "Nine Provinces", is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa). Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Christmas in Russia • Home page Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 22 August 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2022)
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WikiCup 2022 September newsletter
WikiCup 2022 September newsletter
The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.
At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!
If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
FAR for Vampire
I have nominated Vampire for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 16:43, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
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Please vote in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Board of Trustees election
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Request
Long time no talk man, hope all is well. Two things: can you delete my user page pls, and any interest in a collab on creating a page for Anetha. Her sets are some heavy old school techno. Ceoil (talk) 14:12, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
- Done first. Intriguing. Yeah will take a look...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:06, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
- We have a plan. I'll add initial info, and then you polish. I note my user page still exits - there is nothing untwart, just dont want people to see how much I edit it; vanity is not a great look haha. Ceoil (talk) 00:12, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
- Oh shit, you redirected, and cannot edit. Can you unprotect, or will set these feckers ion you[6] Ceoil (talk) 00:21, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2022)
![]() Quercus geminata, commonly called sand live oak, is an evergreen oak tree native to the coastal regions of the subtropical southeastern United States, along the Atlantic Coast from southern Florida northward to southeastern Virginia and along the Gulf Coast westward to southern Mississippi, on seacoast dunes and on white sands in evergreen oak scrubs. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Gender studies • Cartoonist Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 12 September 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 38, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 39, 2022)
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This week's article for improvement (week 40, 2022)
![]() Sexuality in Islam: An icon depicting the treaty signing between Muhammad and Saint Catherine's Monastery allowing interfaith marriage between Muslims and Christians, as discussed in the Ashtiname of Muhammad. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Convent • Heather Dubrow Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 3 October 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 41, 2022)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
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Black-shouldered kite scheduled for TFA
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good outlook, and thank you for dealing with DYK queues - TFA Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, - third time went well --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
leaving the month with reformation and a cat treat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:48, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 42, 2022)
![]() Since 1922, the countries of the United Kingdom comprises four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain), as well as Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province or region). Countries of the United Kingdom Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: School voucher • Islamic sexual jurisprudence Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 17 October 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Frilled lizard
Hey. How about we work on frilled lizard for FA sometime? I was also thinking we could do shoebill, but the lizard would be easier and so I'd rather do that first. LittleJerry (talk) 23:29, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
- Ok will take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
- How about I get back with you later this week and we can gather some books/papers? LittleJerry (talk) 13:44, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
- When do you want to get started? LittleJerry (talk) 12:58, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 43, 2022)
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Any thoughts you can spare would be welcome. If the general approach appeals to you, any collaboration you might be interested in would be welcome as well. - Dank (push to talk) 15:21, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
- I'll take a look today Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:42, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
- I see you're busy with DYK queues, and that's certainly more urgent than this, take your time. But if you've looked at something in this list and thought "ick, that doesn't look right" ... let's talk about that (at FLC or here). I can easily imagine wiki-botanists being uncomfortable with my sparseness, and if so, the solution might be some kind of division of labor, if I can arrange it. (OTOH, sometimes these things sail through and everyone's happy ... I never really know what to expect.) - Dank (push to talk) 15:38, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
- Au contraire. I got there and CaptainEek had posetd, so was waiting till they finished...aaaand got sidetracked. thx 4 the ping Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:00, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
- I see you're busy with DYK queues, and that's certainly more urgent than this, take your time. But if you've looked at something in this list and thought "ick, that doesn't look right" ... let's talk about that (at FLC or here). I can easily imagine wiki-botanists being uncomfortable with my sparseness, and if so, the solution might be some kind of division of labor, if I can arrange it. (OTOH, sometimes these things sail through and everyone's happy ... I never really know what to expect.) - Dank (push to talk) 15:38, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 44, 2022)
![]() Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, the Crown Prince of Morocco, in 2018 Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Tropics • Countries of the United Kingdom Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 31 October 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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WikiCup 2022 November newsletter
The 2022 WikiCup has drawn to a close with the final round going down to the wire. The 2022 champion is
Lee Vilenski (1752 points), who won in 2020 and was runner up in both 2019 and last year. In the final round he achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on cue sports. He was closely followed by
Bloom6132 (1732), who specialised in "In the news" items and DYKs, and who has reached the final round of the Cup for the past three years. Next was
BennyOnTheLoose (1238), another cue sports enthusiast, also interested in songs, followed by
Muboshgu (1082), an "In the news" contributor, a seasoned contestant who first took part in the Cup ten years ago. Other finalists were
Sammi Brie (930), who scored with a featured article, good articles and DYKs on TV and radio stations,
Kavyansh.Singh (370), who created various articles on famous Americans, including an FA on Louis H. Bean, famed for his prediction of election outcomes. Next was
PCN02WPS (292), who scored with good articles and DYKs on sporting and other topics and
Z1720 (25) who had DYKs on various topics including historic Canadians.
During the WikiCup, contestants achieved 37 featured articles, 349 good articles, 360 featured article reviews, 683 good article reviews and 480 In the news items, so Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors. Well done everyone! All those who reached the final round will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or the overall leader in this field.
Lee Vilenski wins the featured article prize, for a total of 6 FAs during the course of the competition and 3 in the final round.
Kavyansh.Singh wins the featured list prize, for 3 FLs in round 2.
Adam Cuerden wins the featured picture prize, for 39 FPs during the competition.
Z1720 wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 35 FARs in round 4.
Epicgenius wins the good article prize, for 32 GAs in round 1.
SounderBruce wins the featured topic prize, for 4 FT articles in round 1.
Lee Vilenski wins the good topic prize, for 34 GT articles in round 5.
Sammi Brie wins the good article reviewer prize, for 71 GARs overall.
Sammi Brie wins the Did you know prize, for 30 DYKs in round 3 and 106 overall.
Bloom6132 wins the In the news prize, for 106 ITNs in round 5 and 289 overall.
Next year's competition will begin on 1 January and possible changes to the rules and scoring are being discussed on the discussion page. You are invited to sign up to take part in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to have a good turnout for the 2023 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners and finalists, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you today for Black-shouldered kite introduced (in 2018): "This article on another Australian raptor is comprehensive and should be within striking distance of FA-hood."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:26, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanksgiving in the U.S. - Bach said it in music for peace --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2022)
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This week's article for improvement (week 47, 2022)
![]() Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. Pictured is a chef preparing food on a metal baking sheet topped with parchment paper. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Great Fire of Rome • Government Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 21 November 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2022)
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Thanks for helping with the previous list, and for all your work at FAC, TFA and too many areas to count over the years. This new list has been up for three weeks now at FLC. Taxon lists (by me and two other nommers) have been having a hard time at FLC for many years ... there just aren't that many FLC reviewers who are comfortable with them, no matter how many reviews I do ... but I think even a knowledgeable drive-by comment (from you, anyway) might help to break the logjam. I'd be happy to help with any of your projects, of course. If you're busy, no problem at all, and I'll stop bugging you. (On the off chance ... if you'd prefer to get more involved with this series, or even co-nom, that would be tres bien.) - Dank (push to talk) 17:41, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- FWIW, I've had one offer for a review and Eewilson is reviewing currently, so I'm unstuck for the moment ... but I'll probably get stuck again sometime. - Dank (push to talk) 03:14, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2022)
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Hi. I am writing this to inform you that I have requested the black-breasted buttonquail for TFA next year. Please feel free to leave a comment on the request template, to either show support or air out any concern about this. Regards, Vida0007 (talk) 11:51, 14 December 2022 (UTC).
Black-breasted buttonquail scheduled for TFA
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I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:02, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! Adoration of the Magi by Luca Signorelli is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 18:34, 22 December 2022 (UTC) |
Merry Christmas!
I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. Feel free to take a "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if you prefer. :) BOZ (talk) 23:05, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
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Wishing you and yours the best over the holiday season, and here's hoping 2023 won't bring as much global trauma as 2020, the worse 2021 & bloody 2022...the years get worse and worse but nothing gonna stop the flowCeoil (talk) 06:53, 23 December 2022 (UTC) |
- Wow I've never heard that before @Ceoil:. Good tune! Happy xmas and yes I'm finding some solid ground Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:47, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, I wish you the very best during the holidays. And I hope you have a very happy 2023! Bruxton (talk) 17:51, 25 December 2022 (UTC) |
This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2022)
![]() The Summer Palace of Peter the Great as seen from across the Fontanka River from a small Prachechniy ("Laundry") Bridge in August 2007 Summer Palace of Peter the Great Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Central Bosnia • Telephone line Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 26 December 2022 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Happy New Year, Casliber!
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Abishe (talk) 17:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy New Year, Casliber!
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Have a good one filled with joy and the libations of your choosing! – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 21:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy Kalends of January
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Happy New Year! | |
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:40, 1 January 2023 (UTC) |
Welcome to the 2023 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2023 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2023)
![]() Scarves in the Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Summer Palace of Peter the Great • Central Bosnia Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 2 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Happy New Year, Casliber!
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— Moops ⋠T⋡ 00:17, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Forest raven scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 9 February 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 9, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/February 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2023)
![]() The start line of the Canberra Marathon in 2006 Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Scarf • Summer Palace of Peter the Great Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 9 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2023)
![]() A kiddie ride is a coin-operated amusement ride for young children. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Canberra Marathon • Scarf Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 16 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2023)
![]() Side one of a 1930 brochure for the Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Kiddie ride • Canberra Marathon Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 23 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Triple Crown
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2023)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Brochure • Kiddie ride Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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TFA
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Thank you today for Black-breasted buttonquail, "about one of the rarest birds I've been lucky enough to see."! - I just returned from vacation, - some pics already uploaded. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2023)
Belgian waffles cooked in a Krampouz cast-iron waffle iron, in a Montreal restaurant during the gastronomy competition of the Montreal Highlights Festival Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: The Sims (video game) • Brochure Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 6 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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TFA
Thank you today for Forest raven, introduced (in 2015): "This article is about a familiar Australian bird...well not that well-studied really. While buffing up its relative (Australian raven) which is a featured article, I read alot about the forest raven."! - My story today is a play. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2023)
Campaign for the Norwegian Centre Party at Nærbø: like its Finnish and Swedish counterparts, the party has a strong focus on decentralisation, rural and agrarian issues. Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum. Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Waffle iron • The Sims (video game) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 13 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2023)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Centrism • Waffle iron Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2023)
Hello, Casliber. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Textbook • Centrism Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 27 February 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter
So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.
The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included LunaEatsTuna,
Thebiguglyalien,
Sammi Brie,
Trainsandotherthings,
Lee Vilenski,
Juxlos,
Unexpectedlydian,
SounderBruce,
Kosack,
BennyOnTheLoose and
PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.
These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2023)
![]() Manufacturing of an automobile Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Island • Textbook Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 6 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2023)
![]() An assortment of various foods Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Manufacturing • Island Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 13 March 2023 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Signups open for The Core Contest
The Core Contest—Wikipedia's most exciting contest—will take place this year from April 15 to May 31. The goal: to improve vital or other core articles, with a focus on those in the worst state of disrepair. Editing can be done individually, but in the past groups have also successfully competed. There is £300 of prize money divided among editors who provide the "best additive encyclopedic value". Signups are open now. Cheers from the judges, Femke, Casliber, Aza24.
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