User talk:Amaling

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teosinte and cycad
I notice that in a May 2010 edit to Teosinte you changed "as may a cycad" to "and may be a cycad".

Actually, I think the former was more plausible. For the varieties of Tripsacum they're referring to to be cycads is implausible because cycads are not closely related to the grasses, including Tripsacum. That's what "and may be a cycad" would mean. But for two species, not closely related, to share the same common name is quite plausible (and is the topic of the rest of the sentence), and I think that's what they meant by "as may a cycad:" That some species of cycad is called "teosinte" locally, even though it's not related.

If I don't hear an objection in a few days I'll change it back (or, preferably, to something a little clearer). I'm also going to post this comment to the article's talk page. -- Why Not A Duck 20:55, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

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Stale user draft
Hello,

I am writing this to address a stale user space draft you have not touched in years. User:Amaling/Master and Commander - A Natural History Companion

I am trying to cut down the backlog of user space drafts and this is clogging it up. Am I allowed to delete it or do you have plans? AmericanAir88 (talk) 19:02, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Amaling/Master and Commander - A Natural History Companion


A tag has been placed on User:Amaling/Master and Commander - A Natural History Companion requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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