User talk:Casliber/Archive 41

Franz Kafka all time top TFA!!!

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 * YEE HAW Pumpkin Sky   talk  01:56, 4 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Cas, as this was 2nd place in core last year, I thought you'd like to know. Pumpkin Sky   talk  02:30, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow, colour me impressed. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:49, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Your local paint shop just blew up on you ;-) Pumpkin Sky   talk  02:52, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Scottish society in the Middle Ages
Many thanks for the thoughtful GA review, which genuinely helped improve the article. Much appreciated.--  SabreBD  (talk ) 08:01, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No worries - a pleasure to read. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:51, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Habitability of red dwarf systems
You are invited to work on User:Wer900/Habitability of red dwarf systems, as I improve it significantly until it can be brought to GA class. Your aid is most appreciated. Thanks, Wer900 • talk 23:31, 4 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I am also intermittently buffing Phoenix (constellation) and Triangulum ...and some input might spur me to resume interest in pushing them to GA. Not hugely enthused to work on them but they are pretty small and I like GA as a stable way-point. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:18, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

When God Writes Your Love Story
Hi Casliber,

Thank you for contributing to the FAC for the Carabane article back in 2009; it was my first featured article and I was glad to see it go up on the main page. I have submitted another article for featured status: When God Writes Your Love Story. If you would be willing to contribute to the corresponding FAC, I would appreciate your input.

Neelix (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Grevillea mucronulata
Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Was hoping you could source the Greek etymology for me? Sasata (talk) 05:40, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Question
For you after your oppose at Wikipedia_talk:Featured_article_candidates Pumpkin Sky   talk  22:55, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Nettlecombe Court
Thank you for your review which has definitely helped to improve the article.&mdash; Rod talk 07:31, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
 * No worries - a pleasure to read as always. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:48, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Responding here
I've pulled out of there due to some recent tasteless comments. Regarding, "Anthony, have you scrolled up through Eric's talk page and looked through the history? Before the last kerfuffle there are loads of constructive article-related discussion, help with writing and copyediting articles all over the place. Does this look like a net negative? Really?"

I know. It's because of his helpful collaboration and excellent hard content work that I've resolutely supported him until now. And even now it's not an easy call. But at this stage, yes. I think it's time he stopped that. Especially given the situation and target of some of those insults. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 16:02, 12 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, well in an ideal world I'd wish Eric weren't so colourful in replies as it gives folks ammunition. But we're all human. Anyway, I have too much on my plate to devote much energy to it or anything else that I don't find enjoyable at present. Sigh. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:47, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


 * In an ideal world Eric would realise how offensive and hurtful his insults are, and you would recognise that that matters on a simple human level - that the feelings of the people he gratuitously, petulantly, capriciously insults matter. Characterising the problem simply as giving folks ammunition misses entirely the human impact of his behaviour.


 * If you want to consider secondary consequences of his oafishness, then on top of the "ammunition" he delivers up to others please also consider the amount of time it consumes and division it causes here. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 08:04, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


 * No point pinging Eric as he can't respond at present. More often than not, there is a slippery slope happening and fraying tempers. I do feel sorry for targets but not bystanders who take it upon themselves to be indignant, especially some who seem to spend more time arguing at various discussion boards than contributing content. If I were feeling less jaded at present, I'd point out that our first pillar is that we're an encyclopedia which is at least as important as our civility pillar. I am interested in the end product. I would say that the numbers of encyclopedia-building editors who have benefitted from his copyediting and had a pleasant time vastly outnumber encyclopedia-building editors who have personally been discouraged by his outbursts. Note some of the former were once in the latter category.


 * Also - none of us are angels - I'd rather people who lose it with someone, get annoyed but get over it quickly rather than folks who are outwardly polite but bear secret ill-will or antipathy. The latter phenomenon I would say directly is a factor to some degree in the failure to achieve consensus of every large community decision from main page appearance to pending changes to whatever. Anyway, we both have our views and neither is going to convince the other, but I do acknowledge your point of view as having vailidity. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:22, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


 * The ping was just a matter of politeness. I've got his talk page watchlisted if he wants to respond. Yes to all the above. This is not easy. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 08:32, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And just to make things more fun - wikipedia is at a crossroads - no editor is an island and it takes a concerted and collaborative effort to keep producing the top material that we've started to produce. If wikipedia wants to be taken seriously it needs all hands (of expeirenced content editors) on deck  Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:15, 13 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Personally, I try as hard as possible to ignore the dramah boards and the folks who inhabit them. While I don't always buy into the "evil admins vs. the virtuous content creators", like all memes, there is a grain of truth to them. Those content creators are the folks actually building the website. When folks prattle about how important it is that we be inclusive and accepting of others, it always amazes me that what they really mean is that we should be inclusive and accepting of people who act like we want them to, not people who occasionally get fed up with things and lose their temper. It's a lot easier to not lose your temper or get cranky when you don't have hours of hard work to defend. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:29, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

WP:GOCE invitation
Hi, Casliber. I know you're incredibly busy pretty much all the time, but I wanted to drop you a note to see if you'd be interested in joining the Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive. Since we started running drives three years ago, we've cut the backlog down by about two thirds, but we have stalled out a bit now. We need more help to keep pushing down the number of articles that still need copy editing. The current drive is already halfway over! Please consider joining it and chipping in a few articles if you have the time. I hope to see you there. Cheers. —Torchiest talkedits 13:07, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, maybe...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:29, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Core contest prizes?
Hi Casliber! I was wondering if there's any status update on awarding prizes for the Core Contest held this spring? It's been two months since the contest closed, so I am hoping the results will be announced soon. Best, -- Diannaa (talk) 00:17, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Long story but all sorted now - will post something within 24 hours. Sorry for delay. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:53, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you ~! -- Diannaa (talk) 02:55, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of article Noel Chiappa
Hi, I noticed that a couple of years back, User:Seldonquin created an article on me, which you (properly) deleted because it had been created by a blocked user. I was wondering if you'd mind un-deleting it (or object if I un-deleted it) - it's basically an OK article - one or two minor errors. It would fill a red link (admittedly only one, but it's not one I put in :-).

I dunno if I'd be considered notable, but I offer as data that i) I'm one of about 30 people listed on the "Birth of the Internet" plaque at Stanford, and also ii) one of the people listed in RFC-1251, "Who's Who in the Internet: Biographies of IAB, IESG and IRSG Members" - one of only about half-a-dozen people who are in both lists.

Your call... :-) Noel (talk) 14:03, 19 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay....(damn, I forgot all about the creator...oh well) if you're happy to improve it have at it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:20, 19 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Will do. Noel (talk) 15:02, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
StringTheory11 (t • c) 04:42, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Costa Rica
Hi Casliber! I'm contacting you as you're the protecting admin of Costa Rica. The article has been semi-protected for over a year now, though the editing volume seems to be low, with 56 edits to the article so far this year. I think the semi-protection can be safely removed now. Cheers, eh bien mon prince (talk) 04:11, 23 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure, why not. Let's see how it goes. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:57, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

This week's articles for improvement - 22 July 2013 to 28 July 2013
posted by Northamerica1000(talk) 13:57, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

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Boletus calopus
With a fatter lead and a final c/e, I think this is about ready for GAN. I'll eventually have some more details to add from Alessio 1985 and perhaps other bits from elsewhere, but that can wait for FAC... Sasata (talk) 08:54, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Cool - will take a look and tweak. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I buffed the lead a little (using Boletus luridus as a comparator but am mindful that this article is less that half the word count of that one, so left the lead proportionally smaller Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:22, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boletus calopus
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DYK for Old Windsor Road
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ficus subpisocarpa
Orlady (talk) 21:33, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boletus calopus
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Your expertise is awaited
At Wikipedia_talk:Four_Award, I have been awaiting your expertise regarding WP:WBFAN.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:07, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Impressive editing
Hi! Impressed by your editing list. Keep it up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by S72013 (talk • contribs) 13:39, 28 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Cool, thanks for the note! cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:33, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK-Good Article Request for Comment
Hi, would you like to elaborate on your !vote? :) -- Gilderien Chat&#124;Contributions 00:50, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Bird taxonomy
Hi Cas – I note that you have just stated on the Birds Project talk page that we have agreed to use IOC taxonomy in bird articles. Now, I am happy with this, but also note that the taxonomy and resources guide of the project gives HBW as the de facto standard. HBW follows (or is about to follow) BirdLife International taxonomy (which appears to be more conservative – or maybe just lags behind IOC). Any problem if I update the guide to replace HBW with IOC on this? Maias (talk) 01:54, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Sounds good to me. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:57, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 July newsletter
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's currently leads overall, while Pool B's  is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today,, with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by, and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by, and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

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DYK RfC

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Delphine Parrott
Please take another look at Template:Did you know nominations/Delphine Parrott which is now being disputed. Andrew Davidson (talk) 08:49, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Xerocomellus
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Xerocomellus armeniacus
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

 * Cool, thanks/no problem - a pleasure to read - we need to do a fair bit of buffing to catch up with the Americans....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:19, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

FAC: Parity of zero
Hi Cas. I was wondering whether, if i promise to do a review on your next FA nom, you'd take a look at parity of zero? It isn't my nom, I was just a reviewer, but it's almost at the bottom of the list, only two people have looked at it, and being entirely selfish it disappoints me when i do a review and then the nom gets archived for lack of eyes rather than actual problems. Great effort on Australia's banksias as always. How many have you taken to FA now?! Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 00:03, 8 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll take a look now. Don't feel obliged to review mine as I've generally been pretty lucky with getting timely reviews. Yes it is > 20 banksias.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bazinga rieki
Alex ShihTalk 03:04, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Razor grinder
I see you've caught the cicada bug :-). At some point I'd love to write about the Razor grinder (Henicopsaltria Eydouxii) because it has a cool name and I have some great pics: commons:Category:Henicopsaltria_Eydouxii. Let me know if you want to collaborate again. --99of9 (talk) 05:24, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * GO for it - choose the taxobox image and expand away....I borrowed the cicadas of Australia book too.Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:29, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bushshrike
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:47, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Slate-colored Boubou
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:48, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Malaconotoidea
The DYK project (nominate) 02:33, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks - I am sure there are plenty more around. Had experience with ficus articles....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:18, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom clarification request
See. Someone not using his real name (talk) 21:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Adenanthos ellipticus
Alex ShihTalk 02:04, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for New Zealand Coot
Alex ShihTalk 13:51, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Chatham Coot
Alex ShihTalk 13:51, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Tower Belle
Hi, Good suggestion for hook, which I have reworked. When you have a moment, could you take another look? Jezhotwells (talk) 18:41, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Thopha saccata
Alex ShihTalk 01:33, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Carification request archived
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For the Arbitration Committe, — ΛΧΣ  21  19:21, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Arunta perulata
Alex ShihTalk 12:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Phoenix (constellation)
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WP:FOUR
Hi, this is a note to inform you that a page in which you have previously shown interest, WP:FOUR, has been nominated for deletion. Your comments would be appreciated. Thank you! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:27, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Banksia violacea
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Banksia violacea is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia (family Proteaceae). It generally grows as a small shrub to 1.5 m (5 ft) high with fine narrow leaves, and is best known for its unusually coloured dark purple-violet inflorescences. The colour of the inflorescences, short leaves, and flattened follicles which are sticky when young, help identify this species from others in the field. It is found in low shrubland in southern regions of Western Australia from Esperance in the east to Narrogin in the west, growing exclusively in sandy soils. First described in 1927 by West Australian botanist Charles Gardner, the species was at one stage considered a variety of B. sphaerocarpa. Although there are no recognised subspecies or varieties, both lignotuberous and nonlignotuberous forms exist for Banksia violacea. Wasps, ants and flies have been recorded visiting flower spikes. Banksia violacea is classified as Not Threatened under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia. Regarded as of little value to floriculture, it is rarely cultivated. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Chandralekha
The article is listed in the WP:TAFI list and while every other article has received a support/oppose tag, Chandralekha (1948 film) alone has not. Do you support it in being improved? Kailash29792 (talk) 06:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Parity of zero
Hi Cas, no one else wants to pay this much attention, and Ian is about to close. I am fine if it dies for lack of quality, but you might see what you think... hamiltonstone (talk) 10:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Commented there now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:48, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Phoenix (constellation)
The article Phoenix (constellation) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Phoenix (constellation) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Hamiltonstone -- 10:17, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Notifications
Following up on your comment on Ironholds talk page. I'm still trying to get my head around the etiquette involved in using that notifications system. I suppose pinging everyone who copy-edited an article isn't quite what it was intended for, but it was nice to see you stop by and bump that article assessment up to start. It is one of those where I was aware of the sources (it was a redlink at Stuart Ballantine Medal) but not quite sure about starting an article (I have less reservations about starting articles on people where more sources exist, such as Leroy Chang, but to take another example, there is very little out there about Abeles' co-worker George D. Cody). Anyway, when I noticed someone else create the Abeles article, I then weighed in with what I had. I'm not sure the article can go any further than that unless more sources become available, so I'm largely moving on from that one now. But it is surprising what other people find sometimes (there were very helpful additions to the Chang article by another editor for example). Carcharoth (talk) 12:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Pinging people is always good - the more collaborative the editing the better. I am always happy to be pinged as I am often busy and juggling lots and forget stuff.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:17, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Species identification
Hi Casliber. I don't know if this is quite up your alley, but I was wondering if you could identify an insect (I think it might be a moth)? I found this freely lisenced image on flickr, and my curiosity was piqued by how white and fuzzy it looks. Chris857 (talk) 22:47, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It does look like a moth, do we know where it was taken? Once we have that, asking a local entomologist might be good and we can figure that out...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:16, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, if the person's tags are to be believed, it is Sisseton, South Dakota, US. Chris857 (talk) 23:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok - gotta run now but will think who to contact later. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:32, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boletus torosus
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DYK for Henicopsaltria eydouxii
Alex ShihTalk 12:02, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Thalaivaa
Thank you so much!  --  L o g     X   20:29, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * No problem :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:42, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Can you increase the protection period for this article? --  L o g     X   20:47, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Just gimme a ping when it's over. I'll be happy to re-protect if needed then. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:49, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Alright! :-) Have a great day! --  L o g     X   20:50, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

big violation from a user
just wanted to let you know that there's a user who is constantly abusing his rollback privileges as seen here and here (and has edit warred for several edits on that article). He also has been removing talk page threads by other users as seen here (despite the fact they're made to improve the article). Could you may please stop this user at once? He's being highly disruptive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.232.152.217 (talk) 22:33, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boletus torosus
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WP:FOUR RFC
There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:19, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Triple crown?
Is anyone maintaining Triple Crown/Nominations? I put in for an upgrade a while back, someone else just did recently, and there's a pileup of several people pending... anyone home over there? Montanabw (talk) 19:16, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Folks just take it in turns. Anyone is welcome to do other folks' - will take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:17, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Zurich or Zürich?
Hi Casliber, this discussion might be of interest to you. Best Regards -- Marek  . 69  talk 21:17, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Please remove the Pricasso link on the main page
This is likely the most controversial article on Wikipedia right now. User:Russavia is in the process of being de-bureaucrated for trolling Jimbo with this article. There is no way this would get through the DYK process if it had been brought to the attention of large numbers of Wikipedians. In short this is a pretty "good" example of what's wrong with Wikipedia/Commons governance. Please remove asap. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 00:35, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, been very busy today with precious little free time. I suspect this has nearly run its course anyway. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:48, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

There's a |} at the bottom of your userpage
I was going to delete it but then I though: ''Myself, wait a minute. He's an admin and you don't want to be taken as a vandal.'' So I am went right straight to you talk page -this one- and I am letting you know. Thanks for reading me :)  Miss Bono  [zootalk]  12:31, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Well spotted and thankyou! ......I'm a what? Not seen that abbreviation before....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:39, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Hehe I meant to say you are an admin, it seems like I ate the letters. And you're welcome :)  Miss Bono  [zootalk]  13:49, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Aaah, yes - admin tools are very useful for content-writers like me :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * :D Yup! Have a beautiful day!  Miss Bono  [zootalk]  14:08, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

DYK for NGC 6752
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pavo (constellation)
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Talk:Pavo (constellation)/GA1
I've reviewed this; it's mostly good, but a few points need dealt with. Adam Cuerden (talk) 18:29, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Pavo (constellation)
Hey there! With last night's changes, I'm happy to promote this to GA. Congrats! Review follows. Adam Cuerden (talk) 13:04, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pavo (constellation)
The article Pavo (constellation) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pavo (constellation) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by GA bot, on behalf of Adam Cuerden -- 13:07, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Million Award
The Million Award is a new initiative to recognize the editors of Wikipedia's most-read content; you can read more about the award and its possible tiers (Quarter Million Award, Half Million Award, and Million Award) at Million Award. You're also welcome to display this userbox:

If I've made any error in this listing, please don't hesitate to correct it; if for any reason you don't feel you deserve it, please don't hesitate to remove it; if you know of any other editor who merits one of these awards, please don't hesitate to give it; if you yourself deserve another award from any of the three tiers, please don't hesitate to take it! Cheers, -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:47, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:26, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Looks like we owe you for this, too:

Sorry these are coming piecemeal; we're still assembling the database. But thanks for your impressive body of work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:07, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 August newsletter
This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
 * , a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
 * , another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
 * , 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
 * , a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
 * , the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
 * , who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
 * , a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
 * 1) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.

We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final:, , , , , , ,. Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.

This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.

Finally, the usual notices: 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 WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce 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 WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:38, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

Redback spider
Any interest in this? The article uses one of my pics, we have them in our garden, and it gets an awful lot of page hits (~1000/day), so I'd probably pitch in. Plenty of good sources available make it easier than the cicadas I think. User:M.O.X might want to join in, since he has first "hand" experience of their bite :-) Whaddya think MOX? --99of9 (talk) 12:30, 30 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Hmmm, not thought of that one before - Katipo is already a GA so provides a good model I guess...I just noticed Hadronyche formidabilis is pretty stubby so that looks a good target for a 5x expand....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 30 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Ah, I hadn't seen Katipo - that's even better. --99of9 (talk) 23:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I'd happily help out! Interesting fact: Only 10% of redback spiders have venomous bites. I was "lucky" enough to have been bitten by one of them :P  James ( T •  C ) • 9:02pm • 10:02, 31 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Great User:M.O.X! I've started improving it, put it on your watchlist and feel free to pitch in.  At the moment there are a few cn tags and a fair bit of unreferenced info, but I think it's got quite a good breadth of coverage.  Hey User:LT910001, I appreciated your "thanks", do you want to join an effort to get it up to GA?  It would be great to have WP_Medicine eyes on it. --99of9 (talk) 23:41, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey! I'd love to help out. I'll need about a week to get on top of the topic before I start making some contributions. I'll check out the article and talk page, too. Anywhere else I should have a look at? LT90001 (talk) 02:28, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! Can't think of anything stunningly witty to say.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:49, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Willamette River
Would you mind dealing with my urgent edit request here? Thanks. Jsayre64  (talk)  17:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Never mind, sorry. It's been taken care of. Jsayre64   (talk)  17:38, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Ivan Drago merge discussion
Talk:Rocky_IV An AFD you participated in that just got closed today, is now at a merge discussion.  D r e a m Focus  19:29, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pavo (constellation)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Labiaplasty
Hi Cas, just to let you know that two accounts belonging to the person causing the problem at Labiaplasty have been blocked indefinitely, so it should be okay now to reduce or remove the protection. Semi-protection might still be a good idea, if you're willing, because he was editing with IPs too. SlimVirgin (talk) 03:32, 3 September 2013 (UTC)


 * ok - hang on, will take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:37, 3 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! SlimVirgin (talk) 04:08, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

GA review
Hello, would you be able to review Pinniped for GA? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 01:52, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
 * will try - free time unpredictable. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:29, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing. Do you know anyone that can make a range map? LittleJerry (talk) 01:10, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah I could - do you have a source/reference map? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:08, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll link you some maps to look at later on. The ranges of several species overlap. LittleJerry (talk) 04:11, 7 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay, lets divide it into regions LittleJerry (talk) 20:36, 7 September 2013 (UTC)


 * For the North Atlantic/Artic focus on ringed seal, grey seal, harbor seal and the hooded seal.
 * Foe the North Pacific: northern fur seal, California sea lion/Guadalupe fur seal, Steller sea lion and spotted seal
 * For the Southern Ocean: southern elephant seal, Weddell seal (should probably fill in all of the Weddell and Ross sea), South American sea lion,/fur seal, Subantarctic fur seal, brown fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion
 * For the Galápagos: Galápagos sea lion
 * Isolated ranges: Hawaiian monk seal, Mediterranean monk seal, Juan Fernández fur seal, Caspian seal, Baikal seal.

I must admit I am surprised there isn't an amalgam map somewhere - am a bit worried someone would see constructing a map such as this as synthesis. Might be worth discussing first.....21:29, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There an amalgam in MacDonald's book Encyclopedia of Mammals. LittleJerry (talk) 21:59, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Aah good. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:06, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hadronyche infensa
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Request

 * Your feedback here would be greatly appreciated. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:34, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry - missed that - will take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:37, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No worries. Hope you can shed some light on this — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:43, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Whaam! v. H. C. McNeile
Given your interest in contributing to the main page scheduling discussions, I feel it is appropriate to inform you that you have supported a 2-point article for September 28th and now a 5-point article has been nominated for the same date at WP:TFAR.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:53, 9 September 2013 (UTC)


 * ? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:08, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Help with the Never Let Me Down FA review?
Hi, I've submitted the album Never Let Me Down for FA review (it's a GA article now). Sadly I've only had one editor provide input, and while I think I've responded to all the feedback, they don't have time to continue reviewing. I'm looking to get a few more people involved so we can make a decision on the article, and I saw you've been active on other FA reviews so I thought I'd see if you could help too. If not, no worries. Here's a link to the FA review. Thank you! 87Fan (talk) 19:51, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok. will take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:17, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hadronyche versuta
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

TVR
Hi Casliber, I hate to be intrusive but I thought I should drop a note about this review that I think you might have forgotten about; you opened it eight days ago and since then nothing seems to have happened. No rush of course, just a quick reminder. I hope you're well and having a pleasant week. Thanks, —Cliftonian (talk) 09:57, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Damn - sorry. Will get onto it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:28, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Grace Sherwood FA
FYI, this made FA a few days ago, but you can still look it over ;-)  Pumpkin Sky   talk  20:27, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Sand Sharks
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hadronyche cerberea
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Because of your active involvement in Featured article candidates/Juwan Howard/archive5 and Featured article candidates/Tommy Amaker/archive1, I thought you might be interested in commenting at Featured article candidates/2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team/archive1.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:21, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Redback spider
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Redback spider 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 Esoxid -- 02:10, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Hydrus
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Missulena bradleyi
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Sydney September 2013 edit-a-thon invite
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Your GA nomination of Redback spider
The article Redback spider you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Redback spider for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Esoxid -- 15:22, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Anything obvious we need to do before a tilt at FA? I know there's some kind of throttle on your nomination speed, so when it's a good time for you, let me know.--99of9 (talk) 10:19, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * am a bit busy IRL -did intend searching for anything on comparative toxicity with mactans etc. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:51, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

2013–14 Real Madrid C.F. season
per Talk:2013–14 Real Madrid C.F. season, the edit warrior has not edited in over a week. could we drop the level back to semi, and see how it goes. if he comes back and starts ignoring consensus, we can always block the edit warrior, or bump the protection level back up again if necessary. thank you. Frietjes (talk) 15:38, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:24, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

Dork Diaries
In Dec 2012 you full-protect this article, because of the activities of the Broadway Hoaxer. Is that troll still active? Even if they are, perhaps you could instead alter it to pending changes or semi-protection, as I want to do some editing & don;t want to do it through full protection--in particular I want to merge in the page on the author. (Are the other p. that were vandalized still also fully protected--there seem to be several hundred?).  DGG ( talk ) 02:43, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * hmmm -it is semi- not full protected as far as I can see already Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:48, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Future collaboration
Are there any insect or invertebrate species you plan on working on somewhere down the road? LittleJerry (talk) 20:11, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes - I am really enjoying these big furry spiders (look at my contributions) - I've never seen one but they alll live around where I live, so am also doing it in case I see one or get bitten. is buffing redback spider and I am helping, but not as much as I should be really. I am buffing quite a few for DYK, just to get a bit of a "feel" for them - think the one might be Atrax robustus but not sure yet. Let me think about it. Collaborations are good - the articles come so much better prepared for GA/FA. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:34, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Great, I think we could use more invertebrates at FA. LittleJerry (talk) 20:50, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the literature can be very tricky to find sometimes. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:51, 6 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Actually, a good thing to do would be to keep an eye on redback spider and review it when it is nominated at GA, and be as tough/nitpicky as possible, to help get more of a "feel" for some of these spider articles. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:56, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't think I could review it as critically as most but I'll be rooting. Do your guys intend to bring it to FA? LittleJerry (talk) 21:03, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

I generally intend FA to be a finishing point of anything I work on, though sometimes I might leave it for a while, either to take stock of it, or because something is missing - e.g. Banksia oligantha I can't get a picture of, so have left it until such time as I can get one, or Boletus torosus, which is a little on the small side, though I think we might make a tilt anyway. Will ask Sasata on that one. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:28, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Is there any literature on trapdoor spiders? LittleJerry (talk) 23:01, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I am sure there is heaps Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:29, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Actually this could be a major headache! - What Americans call trapdoor spiders is the family Ctenizidae, which is not what we Australians have...hmm, ours are Idiopidae - so the common name should link to Ctenizoidea I guess. Must look into this - the malaysian trapdoor spiders are Liphistiidae and completely different. Barychelidae are another group also using the term "trapdoor spider" but with a qualifier....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:13, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What about Arachnid? Or is that to big an undertaking. LittleJerry (talk) 04:09, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Or Scorpion? LittleJerry (talk) 19:11, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I like mygalomorph - all the big hairy spider group, a really cool and interesting bunch of critters. Yeah, happy to work on that one Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:41, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Hmm, that sounds interesting. But I'll need some resources to start with; a book on spiders that detail the different infraorders. Any suggestions? LittleJerry (talk) 01:51, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No idea, I have not looked in detail into it yet. Need to do some ferreting out of resources. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:08, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Are you always this influential? --99of9 (talk) 08:51, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I suspect it's because 1 in 5 people clicked on it after looking at DYK for Hadronyche infensa Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:57, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, that makes sense. That's a pretty solid flowthrough. --99of9 (talk) 11:09, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What will be interesting is if subsequent DYKs also have the same linking spike, which would show that different people read DYKs and not the same ones. I have 5x expanded some others. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:55, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Let me know when you've looked into mygalomorph. LittleJerry (talk) 15:11, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Could I add it to your to-do list?
 * Sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:22, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Please comment at Xiaxue's ongoing peer review!
You have listed yourself as a peer review volunteer. Would you like to support the quest to counter systemic bias on Wikipedia? Would you like to read an interesting article about something different? If so, you are invited to give a thorough review of the article Xiaxue, which is about a Singaporean celebrity blogger. The article is very short and should not take long to review. Hope you enjoy reviewing it as much as I enjoyed writing it. ''Thanks! 谢谢！Terima kasih! நன்றி!'' --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 12:08, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

A little favour
Hey Cas :) Sorry to bother you, but you know, I want to avoid a conflict of interest by giving myself the Triple Crown I have nominated myself for a while ago. As you know, I have decided to take on the responsibility to make the Triple Crown up to date and take care of all the nominations and procedures, but I would need help with this. I'd appreciate a lot if you do this for me :) Thanks! — ΛΧΣ  21  04:07, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Volubilis
Following your comments earlier this year in the GA review of Volubilis, I've nominated it for consideration as a featured article candidate. The nomination is at Featured article candidates/Volubilis/archive1 - please feel free to comment. Prioryman (talk) 07:32, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Sea FAC
Snowmanradio has suggested in the FAC that the article Sea is too long. I remember making a similar point to you once about some article or other (maybe Frog) and you seemed to measure its size in some other way and said the article in question was fine. Please could you consider whether you think Sea is too long? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response at the Sea FAC. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:44, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Errk and invitation
Hi Cas,

I see you have moved into arachnids of the kind that give tourists the heebie-jeebies and make the rest of us go into denial. Oh well, better they are here in the encyclopedia than in my garden. Do you think that people waiting for the soldiers to come home from WWI noticed any funnel webs? I ask because it would be good if you could come to the WWI editathon on 23 November at the State Library. In case you didn't know, the backstage pass is in the morning and the editathon afterwards. The Library's curators are offering their expertise and looking forward to meeting us and since you are such an extraordinary Wikipedian, it would be great if you could come. It is the first time that an Australian cultural institution has opened its doors to us in this way and it means we can look at rare and usually unavailable material. The topic is broad enough and the articles needing improvement are numerous enough, that there is bound to be something that you can get your fangs into, such as perhaps: "reactions of soldiers' wives to funnel web spiders". No?

As you can see from the Library's project page, they have connected this editathon with their own work. They have already set out a wide range of resources to make things easier for us and have much more. We are hoping to strengthen the relationship between Wm-Au and SLNSW. Please sign up on the editathon project page if you would like to participate. Hope to see you there! Whiteghost.ink (talk) 08:04, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You just might be onto something http: //schatzie-speaks.hubpages.com/hub/The-patriotic-black-widow-spiders-of-World-War-II User:Whiteghost.ink! (PS why was this site blacklisted on a user talk page?) --99of9 (talk) 10:55, 13 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Will see how I'm placed for time - a big "maybe" at this stage.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:00, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Wow! Together the two of you User:99of9 must be able to create an article about the patriotic efforts of our funnel webs. Or red-backs? Surely they knew which side their bread was buttered on during the war? Whiteghost.ink (talk) 11:05, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * How big is the maybe looking at the moment? I'm going.  I'm glad you've got more stamina than me on the redbacks... nearly there! --99of9 (talk) 10:51, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Shit, that's this weekend....need to check my social diary....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:23, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Medical mycology education initiative
Hi Casliber,

I'm a prof at University of Toronto teaching a 4th year undergraduate course on medical and veterinary mycology. I have begun a class assignment to improve upon WP articles on biomedically important fungi. This is part of WP's Education Program, and my course page is here: Education_Program:University_of_Toronto/HMB436H_-_Human_and_Veterinary_Mycology_(2013_Q3). On it, I've included a description of the project and a list of species we're hoping to tackle. Given your interests in both medicine and mycology, I thought I'd give you a heads-up on our project and hopefully have you drop in and visit! Medmyco (talk) 22:23, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks interesting - my free time will be patchy for the next week but will try to keep an eye on it. Don't hesitate to drop by and ask questions. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:05, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Just to keep you in the loop, I corrected the name of the course–the proper link is: Education_Program:University_of_Toronto/HMB436H_-_Medical_and_Veterinary_Mycology_(2013_Q3). Medmyco (talk) 03:50, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

Edinburgh
Is it OK for me to review Edinburgh? I tried putting it through GA myself about 6 months ago, so there is arguably a COI, but it has changed a good bit since then. I'm also not sure whether the nominator is serious about working on it, given their newness to the project, and the unaddressed cns (I know you added 3 this morning my time, taking it to 6). I could alternatively just start the review and notify a bunch of other users who I am fairly sure will be happy to assist. Regards. Jamesx12345 17:31, 30 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Best if you're the "do-er" as you've contributed significantly to the article in the past...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:45, 30 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll wait for somebody else to start it and chip in then. Jamesx12345 19:54, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * ok sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:03, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hydrus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hydrus 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 Sasata -- 21:11, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Ficus obliqua
This is a note to let the main editors of Ficus obliqua know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on October 11, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/October 11, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Ficus obliqua, commonly known as the small-leaved fig, is a tree native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, eastern Indonesia to Sulawesi and islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is a banyan of the genus Ficus, which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig. Beginning life as a seedling, which grows on other plants (epiphyte) or on rocks (lithophyte), F. obliqua can grow to 60 m (200 ft) high and nearly as wide with a pale grey buttressed trunk, and glossy green leaves. The small round yellow fruit ripen and turn red at any time of year, although they peak in autumn and winter (April to July). Known as a syconium, the fruit is an inverted inflorescence with the flowers aligning an internal cavity. F. obliqua is pollinated by two species of fig wasp—Pleistodontes greenwoodi and P. xanthocephalus. Many species of bird, including pigeons, parrots and various passerines, eat the fruit. It is used as a shade tree in parks and public spaces, and is well-suited for use as an indoor plant or in bonsai. All parts of the tree have been used in traditional medicine in Fiji. UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 30 September 2013 (UTC)