User talk:ArthurWeasley/Archive4

Discovery Channel
Congratson your Iguanodon pic being featured on discovery news! --Sneaky Oviraptor18talk edits tribute 03:50, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Copyright
Hey AW, I think by default if an image exists under two different licenses, the less restrictive will apply in practice. For example, if you upload an image on dA as say, public domain, and the same image on Commons as CC Attribution, anybody could copy the dA image and upload it to Commons again as public domain, because it's already been released. If I were going to use it in a commercial book or something, I'd simply use the one with the less restrictive license. I agree that it's a matter of courtesy to ask the author, but this doesn't seem to happen very often among people who aren't experienced/have grown up on Google image search. I found a lot of my images used on another site without credit, and when I asked about it, the person said he found them all through Google and hadn't even bothered to look at who the artist was! On the other hand, professionals know to check first, even if it's under a CC license. This is what got me looking into the issue in the first place--someone doing a book asked about using the image I had uploaded of the AMNH Microraptor model. Clearly I am not the person who should b able to grant permission to use that ;) Dinoguy2 (talk) 00:13, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Opabinia
Hi, AW. Is there any chance that you could update Image:Opabinia BW.jpg? I've been working on Opabinia and there are some questionable points in the image: more than 15 lobes before the tail; no sign of the structures on top of each lobe, which are generally interpreted as gills; the "claw" looks as if it opens vertically, a view presented in Marianne Collins' early reconstruction (e.g. in Gould's Wonderful Life) but which AFAIK is now superseded †. You could use as a model fig 7. of - except that I'd omit / hide the "legs", as AFAIK this part of Budd's reconstruction is disputed. If you don't have full access, I can make fig 7 available either via email or by e.g. uploading a temp copy from the article. -- Philcha (talk) 15:33, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

†On second thoughts the rather ambiguous perspective your current version gives the "claw" is probably the safest, as a lot of the literature fudges the issue. -- Philcha (talk) 17:28, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Diplodocus front feet
Hi, this image you made was removed from the Diplodocus article because it had too many nails on the front feet, it should only have one on each. Could you edit it so it can be re-added to the article? FunkMonk (talk) 14:49, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I like the image, and I'm sure I could make room for it in the article if you did correct it, heh. Could you maybe upload your image of Udanoceratops from here instead? That's a cool, accurate image, as far as I know. FunkMonk (talk) 15:54, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow, thanks, new Diplo looks really cool! Nice new approach with the backgrounds and stuff! FunkMonk (talk) 14:33, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Invitation
would you like to join WikiProject Earthquakes? i noticed you have some contributions to earthquake articles. To do so, just click here. Thanks! &mdash; Sunday  Scribe  22:08, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

About the illustration of Onychodus
Hi ArthurWeasley, I read a scientific paper on Onychodus which describes the fish with the second dorsal fin closer to the tail fin and flowing halfway above it and the anal fin reaching halfway under it. Could you please touch up your illustration to fit this description for the article about Onychodus? Liopleurodon93 ( talk ) 06:45, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Your latest pics
I'd inadvertently kept your page on my watchlist after our discussion about Thrinaxodon. Now I'm glad I did - your latest batch is beautiful. -- Philcha (talk) 07:52, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I should be redoing Opabinia some times soon ... ArthurWeasley (talk) 13:28, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Pachyrhinosaurus
Hi AW, just a quick note I received from Darren Tanke along with some changes for the Pachyrhinosaurus article. Apparently the specimen you illustrated should be P lakustai, not P. canadensis. I changed the label in the article but thought I should let you know. P. canadensis lacks those three mid line spikes on the frill, but in the past the material was not differentiated so there are a few chimeric reconstructions out there. Darren reckons yours if fine with just a name change though. Dinoguy2 (talk) 22:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, AW. Would you mind if I changed canadensis to lakustai in the description of this image? J. Spencer (talk) 15:57, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That was fast! Thank you! J. Spencer (talk) 16:10, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations
A Mexican nature magazine wants to use some of your images in an upcoming issue; they're on a budget and can't pay you anything, but they're perfectly willing to send you a free copy. Interested? DS (talk) 20:48, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I am the biology editor at the swedish popular science magazine Forskning & Framsteg (www.fof.se). We would lite to print a high res version of your Panderichthys. Could you please contact me at per.snaprud@fof.se as soon as possible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.67.77.66 (talk) 12:24, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

You do digital now?
Cool. Congrats on the requests to use your artwork. You deserve the attention. :) Abyssal (talk) 16:00, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you! ArthurWeasley (talk) 16:20, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Best of 2008
Just wanted to say that your new 3D approach is awesome, and ask if you're planning on uploading single images of the genera you've included here which are only present in that compilation? Because that could be cool. FunkMonk (talk) 21:10, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! yeah, I may be uploading them at some point ... :) ArthurWeasley (talk) 03:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If you could make collages like that for other years, they would make nice additions to the years in paleontology articles. :D Keep up the good work, thank you for your prolific artistry. Abyssal (talk) 20:13, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh well, there's not a whole lot of room for them in those articles anyway. :P Abyssal (talk) 11:10, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Here they are: ~
 * May I extract the images of genera on the poster that do not have images in the articles yet and add them if you don't have time? You can always upload another version on top of them if you decide to put backgrounds or shadows on them. If so, I'll post links to them here so you can keep track on them. FunkMonk (talk) 14:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tastavinsaurus_BW.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerosteon_BW.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nemicolopterus.jpg

And couldn't resist:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prenoceratops_BW.jpg

FunkMonk (talk) 15:55, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Temnospondyls
Hi! There's a problem with this two image, because they should have only four toes in the fore-foot.

--Diucón (talk) 03:40, 17 January 2009 (UTC)PD:Sorry, again, for my english :). !done! ArthurWeasley (talk) 05:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi again! I want to ask you if you can set a backgraound in this Gerrothorax image, and do something based in this other image and the work of Jenkins et al (2008).
 * Thank a lot!--Diucón (talk) 21:52, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Sinocalliopteryx
Hi Arthur. Sorry for the inconvencience. I wanted to request you an illustration of Sinocalliopteryx personally because I am working on the article at Spanish Wikipedia and it need a bit more of quality. It is surprising that there aren't images from that dinosaur which is known by a very complete skeleton. And, the new 3D renderings are cool, good luck with your next drawings. Greetings. --Dropzink (talk) 09:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It's great, but it strongly resembles a Compsognathus than its closer relative Huaxiagnathus. If you look at the specimen, you will note a larger skull and manus, in which the third digit is shorter than the first. Also, in your image the femur seems a bit curved.--Dropzink (talk) 20:52, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Spinosaurus skull issue
Hi AW! Quick issue I found when making my scale charts (like a year ago, oops) with your Spinosaurus illustration. The skull doesn't seem to quite match up with the skeletal reconstructions based on the dal Sasso skull, as it's a bit too robust, especially in the top jaw. Check out the links posted in the current spino discussion at image review for details. Is this an easy fix? If you don't have time I could attempt a quick photoshop job but I figured I'd give you the heads up first. Dinoguy2 (talk) 23:41, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Dibothrosuchus
Hi, AW;

I just suggested Dibothrosuchus for DYK, and since there's a skeletal reconstruction in the paper I was using, I was wondering if you could make a quick restoration of it if I sent you the pdf. If you're interested, contact me on email so I can send the file as an attachment. Thanks! J. Spencer (talk) 03:17, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I started and submitted it today (March 5th, although it's still the 4th where I am), so that's five days, give or take time in the queue. It's not a huge deal, but I thought I'd ask since I hadn't had an image to go with a submission before.  If you aren't able to do it in time for this, I certainly won't turn it down for later use in the article! Thanks for getting back to me. J. Spencer (talk) 04:58, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! It looks great, appropriately sphenosuchian-ian.  Someone's already added it to the taxobox. J. Spencer (talk) 03:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

File:Edmontosaurus BW.jpg
Hi, AW;

If you get a minute, could you add a citation for the reference material used for File:Edmontosaurus BW.jpg to its summary page? This came up in the Deinosuchus FAC, so I thought I'd get a head start on it for Edmontosaurus. J. Spencer (talk) 15:12, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! J. Spencer (talk) 18:40, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Artificial intelligence
Do not remove material that you have absolutely no clue whatsover about. I am the original author of the concept and have sent to other scholars in the field. Stick to your dinosaurs and let people that have an inkling of understanding of the concept read it instead of completely removing it. If you are still so infuriated that it doesn't meet Wiki standards (which by the way are whatever enough people at any given time want it to be), then do the world a favor and either ignore it or put it in the discussion area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.67.254.207 (talk) 19:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a place for original research. Publish your concept in a peer reviewed journal first before posting it in a wikipedia article. ArthurWeasley (talk) 01:02, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Tianyulong
Hey AW, great image for Tainyulong! One thing though, why did you restore the long quills going all the way down the distal tail? In the fossil, it looks like not only do the quills stop about mid-way down, but get sorter and sort of 'round out' the plume which suggests to me this is where they really ended and not due to preservation. Dinoguy2 (talk) 14:45, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, it's up to you, but at least the quills as they approach the mid-point of the tail look at least half as long as the ones just behind them, so if you speculate that they existed to the tip, they should probably at least get shorter distally. It may also be worth noting that Psittacosaurus also only preserved quills up to about the mid-point of the tail. Dinoguy2 (talk) 17:56, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Tianyulong
Shubinator (talk) 05:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the fantastic work
Your work has practically saved my life. All of these reconstructions are fantastic and wonderful; Some are the best on the net. Thank you for your hard work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.175.44.152 (talk) 22:46, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

you can help!
Yeah, this is random and stalkerish, but trust me when I have a reason for asking: where do you edit from? (City and country would be nice, but whatever you feel comfortable telling is fine.) You can just shoot me an email or reply here. It's for a project I have to do involving wikipedia articles and editing patterns, nothing special, but I'll let you see it when I'm finished :) -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 14:11, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Liopleurodon
I could use your help keeping an eye on Liopleurodon - Darimoma seems bent on including the report from some blog into the article, and he's on track to push us both into WP:3RR territory. The guy won't stop, and apparently (as you posted as well) can't grasp that the link doesn't even claim what he says it does. Thanks! MikeWazowski (talk) 03:23, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

SF, eh?
I always thought you were British, for some reason. Must be the name...

Thanks for the note. I'm watching Liopleurodon, and we can hammer out some sort of compromise on the talk page. I'm worried that some sockpuppetry might have occurred this evening. Someone may want to perform a checkuser. Meanwhile, don't break 3RR, Arthur. No point. :) Firsfron of Ronchester  07:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

reprint permission
Hello AW, I am working for a german publishing house and we would like to reprint the image of the Purgatorius in one of our new books. I am a Wikipedia-beginner - is there any possibility to write you a personal note per Wikipedia? Greatings, DG

(DGasch (talk) 08:29, 4 May 2009 (UTC))

Liopleurodon
Hi, Arthur,

I've decided to stop editing Wikipedia, so I won't be engaging in the liopleurodon discussion anymore. I'd like to thank you for being civil and respectful for vast majority of the discussion. However, every now and then, you'd use comments like "sigh", and "I am afraid you'll be debating forever against a number of editors ;)", which were both unnecessary and unhelpful. I'm not trying to have a go - I just want to give feedback, so that if you ever disagree with an editor in the future, you'll be less inclined to say something which could be taken the wrong way.

Cheers, Darimoma (talk) 07:44, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Arsinoitherium
Hi Arthur.

I've just been reading Embrithopoda, and I came across your drawing of the arsinoitherium zitteli,. How do you go about doing these? Do you sketch round the shape of the fossils? Particularly, I'm interested in how you decide what posture to draw the animal in. I noticed that its legs are quite bent - is that how it would stand? That would seem to demand quite a lot of muscular effort just to remain upright. --Hugh Charles Parker (talk - contribs) 22:24, 27 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I've just used pictures of skeleton displays as a guideline. As for the posture, the animal is walking so I assume some of the legs should be flexed. ArthurWeasley (talk) 05:13, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Scutellosaurus
Hey Arthur,

Regarding your illustration of Scutellosaurus, I've become worried that the tail may not be correct. Dinosauria 2nd Edition depicts it with an incredibly long tail (much longer than the rest of the body) based on Colbert's original description from 1981. Were there any more recent studies which modified the tail length? What reconstruction or mounted skeleton did you base your reconstruction on? We may want to revise this illustration. Best, Firsfron of Ronchester  08:47, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks Arthur. Do you have a copy of The Dinosauria second ed? It's got an excellent illustration of the skeleton of Scutello on page 340 in the trade paperback edition. Firsfron of Ronchester  21:13, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It looks like this was modeled on the Dinosauria image. It's identical, except the tail is even a bit longer in The Dinosauria version. Firsfron of Ronchester  23:54, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Arthur, I stumbled on this discussion. A skeletal reconstruction can be found here. Steveoc 86 (talk) 18:40, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Limusaurus
Hey Arthur,

Thanks for creating this article. It looks great already! Firsfron of Ronchester 22:13, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Great! :) Firsfron of Ronchester  21:23, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey AW, thanks for providing a recon for Limusaurus! However, as I mentioned in my dA comment, some of the proportions seem out of whack to me based on the skeletal reconstructions in the paper's supplementary info. Which sources did you use for your illustration? Dinoguy2 (talk) 16:09, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


 * hey here is a pic of a limusaurus... it is feathered http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/web/14724_web.jpg Genjix (talk) 17:40, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Leaving
Hi Arthur,

I saw the note you put on your userpage. I'm sorry you're leaving (because you were an excellent content contributor; for example, your wonderful work on Herrerasaurus, which is now at FAC, and your hundreds of great paleo-illustrations). I wish you the best of luck on your new site. Thanks again for three years of amazing work. You will truly be missed. Best wishes, Firsfron of Ronchester  22:49, 18 July 2009 (UTC)


 * We will never see your images again here on wikipedia? Aren't you going to continue uploading those amazing pictures? Because i was waiting for the pictures of amphibians in your request page. Especially after watching your pictures on deviantart.
 * PD:Sorry for my english. :)--Diucón (talk) 17:18, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Santanachelys gaffneyi
Hey Arthur, maybe it's too late (too sad you're leaving), but do you have any pics from the good old sea turtle Santanachelys gaffneyi? Cheers, --Yikrazuul (talk) 14:16, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

commons:Image:Anomalocaris_BW.jpg
Schöne Abbildung; ich möchte ihm nicht in der Nacht begegnen. Sind die Längsflossen seitlich oder an Bauch und Rücken? Antwort gerne auch in englisch, niederländisch oder slowenisch. Danke und Gruß, Ciciban (talk) 08:01, 17 September 2009 (UTC)