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- 1 Deletions
- 2 DYK for Yellow-eyed pigeon
- 3 The Signpost: 02 March 2016
- 4 Thanks very much
- 5 Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon
- 6 Distribution of sycamore
- 7 DYK for Vinciguerria lucetia
- 8 DYK for Vinciguerria attenuata
- 9 DYK for Argyropelecus affinis
- 10 DYK for Aquatic weed harvester
- 11 DYK for Antarctic Sound
- 12 Template:Did you know nominations/Pulvinaria regalis
- 13 DYK for Argyropelecus sladeni
- 14 DYK for Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo National Park
- 15 The Signpost: 09 March 2016
- 16 DYK nomination of Guianan streaked antwren
- 17 DYK for Aeluropus lagopoides
- 18 FYI woman's history month hooks
- 19 Prep 3
- 20 DYK for Sternoptyx diaphana
- 21 DYK for Cryptosula pallasiana
- 22 DYK for Clathria prolifera
- 23 DYK for Nomorhamphus ebrardtii
- 24 DYK for Echeneis neucratoides
- 25 The Signpost: 16 March 2016
- 26 DYK for Hatila Valley National Park
- 27 DYK for Pulvinaria regalis
- 28 Advertising in biology
- 29 DYK for Euroleon nostras
- 30 Lady Gaga
- 31 DYK for Astronesthes richardsoni
- 32 DYK for Plagiotriptus pinivorus
- 33 Template:Did you know nominations/1994 Peshawar school bus hijack in Pakistan
- 34 DYK for Cryptostroma corticale
- 35 The Signpost: 23 March 2016
- 36 DYK for Acaena magellanica
- 37 Prep 5
- 38 Your GA nomination of Antlion
- 39 Your GA nomination of Antlion
- 40 DYK for Guianan streaked antwren
- 41 DYK for Amazonian streaked antwren
- 42 DYK for Pacific antwren
- 43 Sycamore
- 44 2016 GA Cup-Round 2
- 45 DYK for Watersipora subtorquata
- 46 Hope you've been following...
- 47 Life
- 48 DYK for Pennaria disticha
- 49 Third Party Request
- 50 A reminder
- 51 DYK for Suaeda fruticosa
- 52 DYK
- 53 Insects in culture
- 54 The Signpost: 1 April 2016
- 55 DYK for Aizoanthemum hispanicum
- 56 Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
- 57 Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
- 58 GA proposal for Mont Blanc massif
- 59 DYK for Zostera japonica
- 60 DYK for Salmacina dysteri
- 61 Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
- 62 DYK for Notoscopelus elongatus
- 63 DYK for Notoscopelus bolini
- 64 DYK for Notoscopelus caudispinosus
- 65 DYK for Notoscopelus kroyeri
- 66 DYK for Notoscopelus resplendens
- 67 Stub Obliteration
- 68 DYK for Entomophily
- 69 Coal industry in Wales
- 70 DYK for Astronesthes niger
- 71 DYK for Lauridromia dehaani
- 72 DYK for Cyclocephala castanea
- 73 DYK for Rhodoleia championii
- 74 DYK for Advertising in biology
- 75 Castle destubbing
- 76 Stub Obliteration
- 77 Coal industry in Wales
Deletions
We have some trouble at Locust and Hemiptera where an editor believes that the publisher of two scientific papers is "predatory", and feels that entitles him to delete entire sections. I've argued that it entitles him to challenge the refs, which likely need replacing. Would be glad of your view, and if you have a moment, new sources. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- The editor concerned has spent much of yesterday and today removing information from dozens of articles with the edit summary "rm. WP:PRIMARY cite to apparently predatory open access publisher". They are peer-reviewed journals, so what is a predatory publisher? I've added an extra reference to Hemiptera for the statement about stridulation, but the Locust fact is not in the least controversial. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:45, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- My thoughts entirely, with WP:Disruptive and a bit more on the side. The unwritten WP:Stridulation might cover it, too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:37, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- Some more material has been removed from Hemiptera but in this case its relevance is marginal and I do not propose trying to replace it. Considering how much completely unreferenced material there is in Wikipedia, a mission to remove information cited to journals published by a particular publisher, that might have used less rigour in its evaluation than other publishers, seems unnecessary to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:13, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
- I've found refs for the simple bit of Hemiptera; the more advanced claim seems to have only one source, so I've removed that, and the offending ref. On the general point, I have made a statement on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard and I'd urge you and all responsible editors to do the same, (just saying what you've said here); as far as I'm concerned, that's all I shall say, and I suspect that new we've removed the disputed sources that'll be the end of it on these two articles, I certainly hope so. It is quite disgraceful that deletions are continuing during Noticeboard and talk page discussions. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:22, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
- My thoughts entirely, with WP:Disruptive and a bit more on the side. The unwritten WP:Stridulation might cover it, too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:37, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Yellow-eyed pigeon
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
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Thanks very much
Thank you very much for your GA review of Conspiracy Encyclopedia.
Much appreciated,
— Cirt (talk) 12:39, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon
Hi, can I interest you and page stalkers in participating? Up to £200 in Amazon vouchers and books up for grabs.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:46, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
Welcome aboard! If you can think of some core articles on vegetation/species/nature etc for Wales which you think should be added to Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Core articles feel free to add them.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- That's OK. I can see there are plenty of geographical and architectural articles that I can work on. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Distribution of sycamore
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I don't have access to the reference you cite for the statement about the increase of sycamore in Britain since 1970, but there is no way it can be correct. The area of Britain in which it occurs has been essentially stable since at least 1930, and BSBI state that there has been little change in distribution since the 1962 Atlas of the British Flora. [1]]. Could you please check the facts and correct the statement. Plantsurfer 18:53, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Plantsurfer: If you think it's wrong, I will be happy to remove it. What the source actually says is Rhododendron ponticum "has spread substantially since 1958. It was reported from 125 hectads in 1970 but in 2248 hectads by 1999. A similar massive increase in Britain and Ireland occurred for sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus, within this period (from 109 to 3400 hectads)." I suppose it might have meant 1958 to 1999, what do you think? The CABI source provides further information on distribution, and I can use that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Cwmhiraeth:There is definitely something wrong with that statement. There has been no significant change in the distribution in that time. The most reliable (in fact the definitive) data on the British distribution comes from BSBI, and I don't think CABI has much light to shed on the topic, despite their generally interesting resume. An expansion from 109 to 3400 hectads since 1958 just doesn't seem to be defensible. Plantsurfer 19:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- I will take it out now, but otherwise I will leave working on the article till tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- Some fascinating stuff here : http://www.mikepalmer.co.uk/woodyplantecology/sycamore/lore.htm Plantsurfer 21:25, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- I will take it out now, but otherwise I will leave working on the article till tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Cwmhiraeth:There is definitely something wrong with that statement. There has been no significant change in the distribution in that time. The most reliable (in fact the definitive) data on the British distribution comes from BSBI, and I don't think CABI has much light to shed on the topic, despite their generally interesting resume. An expansion from 109 to 3400 hectads since 1958 just doesn't seem to be defensible. Plantsurfer 19:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Vinciguerria lucetia
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Vinciguerria attenuata
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:02, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Argyropelecus affinis
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:07, 10 March 2016 (UTC) 00:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Aquatic weed harvester
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:07, 10 March 2016 (UTC) 12:01, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Antarctic Sound
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:08, 10 March 2016 (UTC) 00:01, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/Pulvinaria regalis
Reviewed and left a comment.--Godot13 (talk) 04:56, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- Is this relevant/helpful - "Coccidae Pulvinaria regalis (Canard), first recorded on roadside trees of T. x vulgaris and Aesculus hippocastanum in northern France in 1965 (Canard 1968) and now throughout southern counties of England; on T. cordata in woodland in Norfolk; forms large colonies of sap-sucking scales on the main branches." found in Pigott, C.D. (1991). "Tilia cordata Miller". Journal of Ecology (British Ecological Society) 79 (4): 1190. doi:10.2307/2261105. JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/2261105.. Either way, I'm good with the change you made... - Godot13 (talk) 07:45, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not sure, my access to JSTOR seems to have expired. But your interest made me look up my photographs because I knew I had found and photographed a scale insect on a street tree in Llanelli some years ago. I found my image and I think its the correct species so I will upload it and add it to the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:52, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Argyropelecus sladeni
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:08, 10 March 2016 (UTC) 12:01, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo National Park
—♦♦ AMBER(ЯʘCK) 00:08, 10 March 2016 (UTC) 12:02, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of Guianan streaked antwren
Hello! Your submission of Guianan streaked antwren 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Dr. K. 20:37, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Aeluropus lagopoides
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
FYI woman's history month hooks
Apparently, we are expecting something of a tidal wave of woman's history month hooks in our prep sets up until the end of March. Something in the magnitude of 2-3 per set has been estimated. I think Yoninah is taking care of spotting and moving them to the special occasion holding area, which will make finding them easier when building preps. Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Building prep sets in March. Jolly Ω Janner 08:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK. I did use one from the special holding area in Prep 5 today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
Prep 3
Hi, this prep set has only bio (the lead image). Would you be able to swap in more bios? (There is a large backlog in the Special Occasions area for Women's History Month; since I wrote or approved many of them, I'm unable to promote them.) Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:35, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- I promoted one and left a slot for you to promote another. If you can move some of the women's hooks in the special occasions area to other preps, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:24, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK, I'll do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:45, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I'll do some more another time. Basically, I think two women's biographical articles per set is enough, but if anyone wants to add a third, that's up to them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- As Gerda Arendt mentioned at WT:DYK, there are about 50 women's hooks waiting to be approved and promoted for Women's History Month. Even if we run 3 per set, we won't get to promote all of them by the end of the month. As you can see, 3 of the 4 biographies are about women in Preps 3, 4, and 5; since they're not all saying "X did Y", I think 3 per set works fine. Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I'll do some more another time. Basically, I think two women's biographical articles per set is enough, but if anyone wants to add a third, that's up to them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:45, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK, I'll do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Sternoptyx diaphana
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Cryptosula pallasiana
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Clathria prolifera
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Nomorhamphus ebrardtii
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Echeneis neucratoides
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
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DYK for Hatila Valley National Park
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Pulvinaria regalis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Advertising in biology
Hi (long time no speak), I just found to my surprise there was no article on Advertising in biology, so I've thrown a quick sketch of such a thing together. I found at the same time that Entomophily/Insect pollination was a total heap, so I've made a few quick additions there too, but (ahem) citations are needed. Do you feel like joining in a little? Would be fun, as they're colourful subjects! Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:56, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK, I have been pottering around without much purpose, as my whimsy takes me, but I am happy to co-operate on these two articles. I have been recently writing articles on deep sea fish which have bioluminescence, but I have not yet discovered what its evolutionary purpose is thought to be. I fancy it is advertising species-type in a dark world. I am not seriously taking part in the WikiCup this year, but will be concentrating my efforts to score highly in the fourth round (July/August). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Super. I've been pottering around Carl Michael Bellman and his works, but I'm not expecting many people to join me! Let's have a go at making the two articles nice. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:21, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: I have been adding some more to Entomophily and have got some more material on figs and things to add yet. I will leave you to think about how best to section the article. Although not yet finished, that article is sufficiently expanded, and Advertising in biology is new, so shall I nominate them for DYK? It has to be done within seven days of 21 March. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:15, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK, why not? I'll see about section headings. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:11, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: I have been adding some more to Entomophily and have got some more material on figs and things to add yet. I will leave you to think about how best to section the article. Although not yet finished, that article is sufficiently expanded, and Advertising in biology is new, so shall I nominate them for DYK? It has to be done within seven days of 21 March. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:15, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- Super. I've been pottering around Carl Michael Bellman and his works, but I'm not expecting many people to join me! Let's have a go at making the two articles nice. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:21, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Euroleon nostras
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
- Congratulations! I see you have worked hard to add info to this article. Antlions are fascinating creatures. It's neat to see them mentioned on the main page under DYK. thanks for your edits!LiPollis (talk) 05:33, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. I always thought them exotic creatures from foreign climes and was most surprised to learn that we had any living in the UK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
Lady Gaga
It was raised a little while back on the discussion page, but there was a rough consensus to spread the three Lady Gaga hooks over three prep sets (e.g. the current P2, P3, P4). As such we will probably need to make room for one of them in P2. I was all in favour of using all three in one set (P3), but I think other editors preferred the former. Jolly Ω Janner 07:57, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
- OK. I have inserted one in Prep 2 and added one to Prep 3. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:48, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Jolly Janner: I have approved the remaining Lady Gaga hook and moved it to the special holding area. Over to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot. I have added the final nomination to the prep. Just a minor point, but I don't think the source explicitly said "over" 214,000 intereactions, so I removed this wording. Combining the percision of three significant figures and saying it was "over" was a little awkward anyway. Jolly Ω Janner 20:51, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Jolly Janner: I have approved the remaining Lady Gaga hook and moved it to the special holding area. Over to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Astronesthes richardsoni
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:18, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Plagiotriptus pinivorus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:48, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/1994 Peshawar school bus hijack in Pakistan
Cwmhiraeth, the nominator has responded to your review. Please return as soon as you can, or let me know if you aren't planning to return so I can call for a new reviewer. Many thanks either way. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:34, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
- Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:05, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Cryptostroma corticale
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 13:58, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
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DYK for Acaena magellanica
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:28, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Prep 5
Hi, time is running out for Women's History Month, and the hooks keep coming. Would you be able to move Ray Candy out of Prep 5 (and into an April 2 or later prep set), and add in another women's bio? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:28, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- I cleared the space in Prep 5. Yoninah (talk) 18:32, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:51, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Antlion
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Antlion 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 Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 06:20, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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- I've done all the simple fixes! There are a few technical ones that I think are in your bits of the article. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:48, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. I was planning to get to the review later today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:55, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
- I've done all the simple fixes! There are a few technical ones that I think are in your bits of the article. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:48, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Antlion
The article Antlion you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Antlion for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 16:02, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Guianan streaked antwren
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:42, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Amazonian streaked antwren
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:42, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Pacific antwren
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:42, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
Sycamore
What is your assessment of Acer pseudoplatanus? Where does it most need further improvement? Plantsurfer 10:41, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Plantsurfer: Well, you could proceed with the planned merger, but basically I think the article is looking good and ready for nomination at GAN. However, I would prefer to wait for a month, because I plan to spend April working on articles about Wales (where I come from) as part of the Awaken the Dragon project. Does that suit you? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
- @Cwmhiraeth: Thanks, I am fine with that. Plantsurfer 18:33, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
2016 GA Cup-Round 2
![]() Greetings, GA Cup competitors! Wednesday saw the end of Round 1. Sainsf took out Round 1 with an amazing score of 765. In second place, MPJ-DK earned an astounding 742 points, and in third place, FunkMonk received 610 points. In Round 1, 206 reviews were completed, more than any other year! At the beginning of March, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 1, there were 490. We continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in Round 2 so we can lower the backlog as much as possible. To qualify for the second round, you needed to make it into the top 16 of participants. Users were placed in 4 random pools of 4. To qualify for Round 3, the top 2 in each pool will progress, and there will also be one wildcard. This means that the participant who comes in 9th place (all pools combined) will also move on. Round 2 will start on April 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on April 28 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 2 and the pools can be found here Also, remember that a major rule change will go into effect starting on April 1, which marks the beginning of Round Two. Round 1 had an issue brought up in the rules, which we are correcting with this clarification. We believe that this change will make the competition more inherently fair. The new rule is: All reviews must give the nominator (or anyone else willing to improve the article) time to address the issues at hand, even if the article would qualify for what is usually called a "quick fail" in GA terms. To avoid further confusion, we have updated the scoring page, replacing the term "quick fail" with the term "fail without granting time for improvements". We expect all reviewers to put a review on hold for seven days in cases such as these as well, in order to apply the same standards to every competitor. The judges will strictly enforce this new rule. Good luck and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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DYK for Watersipora subtorquata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
Hope you've been following...
...the progress of WP:Project Accuracy. I was hoping you would volunteer to be a leading participant there. Atsme📞📧 19:52, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
Life
Hi Cwmhiraeth, long time no speak! Life is currently a GA candidate and I do not think the article is up to scratch (although I think it's on the cusp!), however I am having difficulty putting my finger down as to why. You probably have the most experience editing general biology-related articles of anyone I can think of. Would you be able to contribute to the GA review? it's currently inactive, but what's there will form a useful template for the next editor. Hope you've been well since we last met! --Tom (LT) (talk) 05:42, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- Hi! The trouble with your suggestion is that Life is such a big and important article that to review it thoroughly would be time consuming and I am about to concentrate on "Awakening the dragon" during the month of April. I have had a look at your comments and if you take over the review and the nominator fails to respond adequately, I might help with renaming sections and suchlike, but I don't really want to get involved in reviewing the article. Most of the GA criteria seem to be met and articles do not have to be comprehensive for GA, so we should be able to get it to pass. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:59, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. Well you better get to it (awaking the dragon that is)! I had a look around on alternate language versions and Britannica and made a list of suggestions for expansion for the article and suggested it get a few more eyes before it's passed. I don't think the article is broad enough to be passed... it's missing (in my mind) quite a lot of sections I'd think as vital to a "life" article. So I think that's probably sufficient for the moment... as you state it's a big and important article and quite hard to get right at the first pass. Hope you're well! --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:11, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Pennaria disticha
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
Third Party Request
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Can I ask you to provide a third opinion? On Template:Did you know nominations/United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton, I proposed a hook that stated United States sued a Tyrannosaurus for April fools day based on the precedence of United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls and Batman v. Commissioner using the same style when they were on DYK on AFD. A couple of editors questioned it and provided a few alternatives but wanted another opinion on what should run while a few others supported arguments in favour of the original. I wanted my original one to be promoted given that the original review was not challenged or overridden so I put it in the prep as the building was going slowly, Gatoclass questioned this and asked for a third party. I thought I could ask you to provide that opinion please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 12:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- For the record, the relevant discussion is here. But quite frankly, I don't think it's fair to put Cwmhiraeth on the spot like this. As I said, I think you should just reverse the promotion and allow a neutral third party to choose a hook. Gatoclass (talk) 12:35, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
- The C of E should not have promoted his own hook. Having looked at the article and hook discussion, I am just about to propose another hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:40, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
A reminder
I'm sure you've not forgotten but the WP:Awaken the Dragon contest starts in 4 and a half hours time. I wish you the best of luck!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:20, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Suaeda fruticosa
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK
Hi Cwmhiraeth: A recent edit you performed at DYK has been reverted. You may want to check it out. North America1000 06:22, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
- Ha ha! Very funny. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
Insects in culture
Hi, I just made a Template:Insects in culture - can't think why there wasn't one - and am in need of a parent article of the same name. Do you think that Cultural entomology and Ethnoentomology are properly distinct, the same thing, or that one or the other of them are so vaguely defined that we ought to merge them into Insects in culture? Plausible subtopics seem to be on farming, as food, in medicine, in art, in folklore, in literature, in film, in religion (to name a few). Neither article covers all of these. Your thoughts? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:25, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
- Well, I have no particular opinions on the subject, but they are probably sufficiently distinct. The two articles take quite different approaches to their subjects. (I was interested to see that in the Examples section of one, all but Music, and the brief trivia of Popularity, started with the first three letters of the alphabet.) Neither article made any significant reference to locusts, which have been of great significance to man over the course of history. Sorry not to be much help. I plan to be immersed in Wales over the next month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking the time! I had a chat with WP Insects and have decided on a serious reorg, with one parent article and several new child articles (Insects in literature, in music, ...), given that we know from quite a few shared GAs that Insects have a major role in many aspects of human culture. And yes, I'll try to trash the trivia wherever it occurs. Good luck with Wales! Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:27, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
- Good luck with the reorganisation. We can get back to the insect collaborations in May if you like. My main Welsh effort so far is Agriculture in Wales. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking the time! I had a chat with WP Insects and have decided on a serious reorg, with one parent article and several new child articles (Insects in literature, in music, ...), given that we know from quite a few shared GAs that Insects have a major role in many aspects of human culture. And yes, I'll try to trash the trivia wherever it occurs. Good luck with Wales! Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:27, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Agriculture in Wales 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 Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 14:21, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
The article Agriculture in Wales 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:Agriculture in Wales for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 15:21, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
GA proposal for Mont Blanc massif
Hi Cwmhiraeth. Mind if I asked for a favour? I noticed that a few years ago you kindly reviewed Mont Aiguille for GA status. I wondered if you'd be interested in offering me any positive criticism on another mountain article - the Mont Blanc massif? I have been working on this for the last 3 months, and recently proposed it for WP:GA status. I've also put it forward for Peer Review as my intention is to work on this article as much as I can, so I can get it up to WP:FA as soon as feasible. I'm not asking you to do the review but, as a newbie to this process, I value any critical feedback I can get to enhance the article. I've had a bit of informal feedback already from another reviewer, which I've copied into the article's Talk page, and have now addressed. If you think you could offer me further input - no matter how small - I would be very grateful. No rush, though - I can see you're busy with Agriculture in Wales! Thanks. Parkywiki (talk) 23:22, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
- The two articles are on a rather different scale, but I'll take a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Zostera japonica
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DYK for Salmacina dysteri
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Your GA nomination of Agriculture in Wales
The article Agriculture in Wales you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Agriculture in Wales for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 21:21, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Notoscopelus elongatus
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DYK for Notoscopelus bolini
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DYK for Notoscopelus caudispinosus
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DYK for Notoscopelus kroyeri
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DYK for Notoscopelus resplendens
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Stub Obliteration
For this week I'm introducing a sort of game to blast away those stale old stubs with a prize at the end of it. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Stub Obliteration 2016. Expansion rules don't apply to any articles done through this, all you have to do is ensure every article you submit is minimum 1.5kb readable prose in total and adequately sourced and readable and remove the stub tag and update the project tag on the talk page. It could be that the article is 1.2kb readable prose and you simply add 0.3 kb prose and just quickly smarten up the sources and give a minor copyedit. The goal is reducing the number of stubs we have and making them more consistent, minimum start class entries. Read the top for the rules and more details and add your name to it in the style of the main entries page if you want to participate. It's open to contestants and anybody who is participating in the editathon independently. Potentially a lot of points can be earned from mass basic expansions with this!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:15, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
Is it possible you could add the inline coordinates eg (51°51′13″N 3°28′06″W / 51.853604°N 3.468449°W) for the road articles for start and end where you mention the terminus so they can be quickly looked at? Flash earth is very good for this when you click bing map labels.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:54, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
- I tried with the A482. I found the coordinates of the two ends with some difficulty, then found the article already had some coordinates and that they didn't agree with mine, so no, I don't think I will. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'll be closing the destubbing one on Sunday evening, I'll reopen it for the last 10 days or so later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:36, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Entomophily
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:08, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
Coal industry in Wales
For your information only (might be useful):
- Mining in Wales
- Coal mining in the United Kingdom
- Welsh steam coal ?
- http://www.jstor.org/stable/526770?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- http://www.miningartifacts.org/Wales-Mines.html
- http://www.britannica.com/technology/coal-mining
There is archaeological evidence that coal was burned in funeral pyres during the Bronze Age, 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, in Wales. + during Roman period ?
Cheers! Hanberke (talk) 10:30, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks, Hanberke. Plenty to do on the article yet! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Astronesthes niger
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DYK for Lauridromia dehaani
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DYK for Cyclocephala castanea
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DYK for Rhodoleia championii
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Castle destubbing
Great work on this! I was thinking of doing one or two of these today to get the category empty, but I see you're steaming through them. I'm more than happy to leave them to you to wrap up (lots of other things to work on), but if there are any that you don't think you'll get round to, I'll take them on. Diolch. Robevans123 (talk) 12:30, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Robevans123: You are welcome to do the remainder. I have mostly left them because I thought I might not be able to scrape up the necessary 1500 bytes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:41, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Yes - some topics are so small it's difficult to find enough to reach the size target. Technically speaking, it should be possible to destub such an article without reaching the size target. I'll clean them up as best as possible and negotiate a reduced score with Blowers! Good luck for the rest of the month. Robevans123 (talk) 12:49, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. There are easier pickings to be had among country houses, but this ever-dynamic competition is moving on from stub articles to core articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Only four castles left now. The stubbing one is closing later tonight so still a good chance today to blast away as many stubs as possible. It will reopen later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:18, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- If either of you just cleanup/expand as much as you can and remove the stub tag I'll drop the length requirement on the remaining four but you won't get the bonus points, it'll just be 10 each. That OK?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Just starting on Burfa Castle. Think it'll make the length requirement. I'll tackle the other ones after that. Robevans123 (talk) 15:44, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- If either of you just cleanup/expand as much as you can and remove the stub tag I'll drop the length requirement on the remaining four but you won't get the bonus points, it'll just be 10 each. That OK?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Only four castles left now. The stubbing one is closing later tonight so still a good chance today to blast away as many stubs as possible. It will reopen later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:18, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks. There are easier pickings to be had among country houses, but this ever-dynamic competition is moving on from stub articles to core articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Yes - some topics are so small it's difficult to find enough to reach the size target. Technically speaking, it should be possible to destub such an article without reaching the size target. I'll clean them up as best as possible and negotiate a reduced score with Blowers! Good luck for the rest of the month. Robevans123 (talk) 12:49, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Stub Obliteration
Unless somebody does a superhuman amount today looks like you've comfortably won this round! I believe Richard Nevell has your email address. The £10 Amazon voucher can be sent tomorrow if you want it, or would you rather claim at the end of the contest?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:16, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- The end of the contest will be fine, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:19, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- OK.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Coal industry in Wales
I've been accumulating books on the early history of coal mining in the UK for a different project and thought that you might not be aware of the four volumes of the "The History of the British Coal Industry" published by OUP that ought to be pretty useful for this article. I only copied the first two volumes and so couldn't do much with this article, but I thought that they might be useful for you.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:34, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- I have been basically looking for sources on the internet and seeking guidance from related Wikipedia articles and the sources they quote. The trouble with the sort of book you mention is that it is likely to be so detailed as to make it difficult to pick out the facts that are useful. Its a pity collaborations are not allowed in this contest, or we could have worked on the article together. Incidentally, are you happy with the way the change in the scores for GAs is being implemented? I had imagined that all GAs would be included under the new scoring regime, not just the ones that go through after the change takes place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:16, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
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- It's always troublesome to balance expansions of short articles versus longer ones like GAs and FAs as you well know. The 200 points might be a bit excessive as I'm averaging around one GA per day thus far, but I've been incredibly fortunate in getting prompt reviews, and that's always the gamble with a GA/FA strategy, so who knows how it will play out.
- My interest in coal mining is mostly in the growth of the industry and where everything is, and how that changes over time, so there were lots of chapters that I didn't copy because they related to social stuff or other things that I don't care about, but I think that they'd be pretty vital to make the article comprehensive enough for a GA or better. I've got too much going on for the forseeable future to dive into a subject that I'm not that interested in as I generally have to read my sources several times before I feel comfortable enough to try a GA-quality article. But I wouldn't rule it out entirely if I had could plan for it ahead of time. Perhaps next time our gracious host will allow people to work together and we can collaborate on it then. In the meantime, though, go for it, although I'm a bit dubious that you can get it up to the quality of Salt, forex, without really digging into printed sources. But I know that I'm a bit of a hardass when judging comprehensiveness, and it's not like I've actually looked for online info to see what's out there.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 04:06, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
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- I'm happy to go back and add an extra 100 for all of the ones which have passed to date. Would you prefer that?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:00, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'm neutral on that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
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OK, I've fully updated it so everybody to date has got 200 for a GA, that's fair. I totted up Sturmvogel's, he's yet to get 200 for a GA on one but I count 1950 and then +20 for doing two GA reviews =1970. Cwm you may want to check your score at this stage, I get 1875. Sorry if this has caused you trouble, if you have an issue in future though you're free to email me or contact me on my talk page. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:26, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- I'm fine with that. The scoring is quite complex however and I may miss claiming for things to which I am entitled. Meanwhile, I've come across another easy castle :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:39, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Yes, it's certainly more complex than previous contests, trying to make it more exciting/challenging, but don't want it to become over complicated. I'll try to keep it as stable as possible for the week anyway without introducing anything new. People are really going to score heavily for doing solid expansions of those on the core list, I do hope things run OK for both of you on this. If either of you feel something isn't running right let me know.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:04, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- I think you are doing brilliantly! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thankyou, that means a lot! As I say, once we have the balance right and what works in place it should make competing more exciting overall. I think though that the scoring will need to be more simplified and more moderate for future ones, but I needed it to start running to spot things and get new ideas for combined bonuses which add more depth for the contest and make you use your brain more to work out the best way to contribute. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:45, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- I think you are doing brilliantly! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
- Yes, it's certainly more complex than previous contests, trying to make it more exciting/challenging, but don't want it to become over complicated. I'll try to keep it as stable as possible for the week anyway without introducing anything new. People are really going to score heavily for doing solid expansions of those on the core list, I do hope things run OK for both of you on this. If either of you feel something isn't running right let me know.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:04, 10 April 2016 (UTC)