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DYK for Brachychiton megaphyllus
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Hydrus again
Does this work for you? I eyeballed this from star charts ... if it's not right, then 13° would probably work. - Dank (push to talk) 14:38, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks fine Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:13, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

Reference errors on 4 December
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4th Annual GA Cup - Round 1
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Your GA nomination of Apus
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Your GA nomination of Apus
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Talk:Musca
Might want to check this: I found another Bayer misspelling, which kind of slighly contradicts the wording. Adam Cuerden (talk) 04:27, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for TV Corvi
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Brown-necked parrot
Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Corvus (constellation)
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Ficus rubiginosa for TFA

 * Hi Cas. This is just a friendly note to let you know that the Ficus rubiginosa article has been scheduled as today's featured article for December 27, 2016. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/December 27, 2016. Thanks! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:56, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Heh, you beat me to it. I was going to nominate that soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:23, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Good to see it today. I don't want to load your talk with more Christmas greetings, look here for "sing peace" which doesn't expire ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Corvus (constellation)
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WikiCup December newsletter: WikiCup 2017
On 1 January 2017, WikiCup 2017 (the 10th Annual WikiCup) will begin. This year we are trying something a little different – monetary prizes.

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Extended confirmed protection policy RfC
You are receiving this notification because you participated in a past RfC related to the use of extended confirmed protection levels. There is currently a discussion ongoing about two specific use cases of extended confirmed protection. You are invited to participate. ~ Rob 13 Talk 15:56, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Apus
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

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PR request
Hi, I'm planning to take 2003 Cricket World Cup Final to FAC. Sarastro1 has suggested me to invite a few non-cricket specialists to have a look at the article. Since, I'm working on this kind of an article for the first time, I'm quite lost. Any feedback would be much appreciated. TIA, &mdash; Vensatry (talk) 12:54, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * ok I'll take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * No hurries, but just a reminder! &mdash; Vensatry (talk) 12:58, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Template:Miss Julie
Can you userfy the old Template:Miss Julie.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok done. Moved to User:TonyTheTiger/Miss Julie. cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 22:54, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You don't know how nice that sounds...very humid here and we're heading into a few days above 40C in a row...sigh...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:00, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Peer review request for Joe Warbrick
Good evening Cas Liber. Hopefully you're enjoying a nice warm Australian summer. I initiated a PR for Joe Warbrick and was hoping you'd have some time to take a look. The Bot is down (since November!) so the request isn't even listed at WP:PR. The review can be found at Peer review/Joe Warbrick/archive1. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks! -- Shudde talk 10:53, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok, will take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:56, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey Cas Liber. Hope you're having an enjoyable Easter. I appreciated your comments at the Joe Warbrick PR and have finally gotten around to nominating the article at FAC. If you have time to give it a read and add any comments (here) I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks. -- Shudde talk 16:17, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Cool! Good luck! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:40, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Contests
Since you are interested in one or many of the contests and competitions that are hosted on Wikipedia (and since you host many of these yourself), I am here to share an idea to promote these. I have started refabricating the Contests page to make it a common place to reach all the contests and challenges and then wish to push it ahead to be displayed on main page under "Other areas of Wikipedia". Another advantage of this would be to attract newbies as I have observed that quite a large number newbies signup in our various contests like WikiCup or 10000 Challenge series. Its another story that they don't continue or even actually participate; but maybe we will keep the Editor Retention out of it for now and focus on the advantage of newer editors coming in. I know that Wikimedia Commons gave a permanent place to "Photo challenge" on their main page on top right and although I do not know who useful it has been, I think it should be given a try on en wiki too. I would need opinions and help of editors interested in this (you and your talk page stalkers are welcome). Please feel free to spread the word. Thanks. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 05:37, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

A little favour
This FAC has been open for a long time now, but is being held up for want of a source spot check. The article is Forensic chemistry, and I wondered if you could oblige? If you wanted to cast your eye over the whole article, I'm sure that a last pair of eyes wouldn't go amiss either. If not, no problem. Sarastro1 (talk) 11:34, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:40, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Red wattlebird
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4th GA Cup - Round 2
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Happy New Year, Casliber!


Happy New Year! Casliber, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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Agaricus brunneofibrillosus and Agaricus amicosus
Not sure if you're still working on fungi articles, but just making you aware of what I've been working on recently in case you have any additions:

Agaricus fuscofibrillosus is now a deprecated name for both the European and California populations, I've moved that article over to Agaricus brunneofibrillosus (since the article was largely about the California species) and rewrote it appropriately. I also ended up starting an article stub for Agaricus amicosus, an A. brunneofibrillosus relative found in the Rocky Mountains. If you have any contributions to either article, it's always welcome.

I only just found out about Sasata leaving. :-( I'm sure the above would have been just his thing. Peter G Werner (talk) 00:18, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ok cool. yeah it is sad about Sasata, but I guess he had/has his priorities. Wikipedia don't pay the bills nor put food on the table...01:50, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Red wattlebird
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Red wattlebird
Hi Cas, As you've included my name as a co-nominator, I cannot formerly provide my support. This is just to let you know that I think you've done a great job in improving the article. It reads well and seems very complete. I notice that it combines birds and flowers which are both areas in which you like to contribute. When you want to tackle another bird article, the iconic laughing kookaburra deserves attention. Do you also see them in your garden? - Aa77zz (talk) 10:48, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Kookaburras are pretty common though I don't see them in my new garden. I had a tall date palm in my old garden round the corner and some bird had chiseled out a hole at the top. Over about five years or so, rainbow lorikeets and kookaburras both nested there. Kookburra nestlings are really noisy and squawk at all times of day and night! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:58, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Corvus (constellation)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Arab Jews
Hi, I am writing regarding you putting ECP on Arab Jews. Firstly, I am not sure if protection was warranted at all, it just seems a content dispute and Jonney was trying to gain the upper hand by prohibiting an IP to edit. The IP was using the talk page, providing sources for his edits. Regardless of all that, you should have used regular/semi protection. I do not see a reason to apply ARBPIA to the whole article. Not every article about Jews needs to be added to the dispute and looking at the edits from the IP in question, I don't think they were ARBPIA related anyway. Sir Joseph (talk) 00:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * (Copied from Bishonen's talk page) "Upon further reading, it appears Jonney2000 is the disruptive one. The IP was adding valuable additions to the article and you erroneously claimed that Arab Jews only applies to modern Jews and not Jews from Arab lands. If you would read the article, you would see that is incorrect. The article itself mentions Arab Jews as being from Arabia and mentions that it's not modern. It does seem that you are pushing an agenda for some reason." I ask you to read the article and the talk page. There was no reason to protect this page to settle a content dispute. ECP is reserved for vandalism when all else fails, not as a first resort in dispute resolution. Sir Joseph (talk) 00:38, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Palestine-Israel_articles#Palestine-Israel_articles:_Arbitrator_views_and_discussion for some guidance. Sir Joseph (talk) 00:56, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok I will drop a note on the talk page. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:35, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That is not the proper procedure. As you saw from the Jews article, this article is not subject to ARBPIA and it's especially not subject to that just to win a dispute. Sir Joseph (talk) 03:57, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for White-plumed honeyeater
 Schwede 66  00:01, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

Crescent honeyeater scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Crescent honeyeater article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 30 January 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/January 30, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:21, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Another good one, thank you! - We miss your conom, then, right? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Nanny Goat Hill
see Commons:File talk:Ozothamnus diosmifolius in bud.jpgSmiley.toerist (talk) 23:32, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK prep to queue move?
Casliber, none of the queues are filled, and the next one needs to be promoted in under eight hours. If you're around before then and the queues are still empty, a promotion of a prep or two would be very useful. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:12, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok on it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:45, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 04:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

western raven
In Australian raven article - corvus coronoides - there is acknowledgement of the western raven variation - perplexus - and I am about to upload some images of what I am sure are the perplexing sort on commons. I am hoping either you or one of your very well experienced biota driven talk page watchers might peruse an attempt at id'ing some western ravens (as I thought they had been called many years ago) - but hey its a busy world, we might all be in .. a day or so
 * my problem is that I might have been in perth (perplexus territory), canberra or hobart (ok I dont keep details to hand easily) and I need to clarify the slightest diff I know the perplexus has - and if there is any other clue (I am trying to contact a friend I would have been staying with in canberra, If I had been) as there seems so little apart from hackles... visually - according to the article - any thoughts ( like - 5 years ago? I am not 100% sure...) JarrahTree 15:23, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * the vegetation/ leaves and fruit suggests monterey cyprus - or something similar JarrahTree 15:41, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry to have bothered - eastern variety - https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/University_of_Canberra/RCC2011 solved... JarrahTree 15:45, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Damn...that would have been good...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:46, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * If we were sitting next to a few coffees in vienna, tea in perth, or beer in sydney, and had an hour or three you could have a retrospective overview of what involvement with wmau and wmf in five years has turned out to be... :) - all wishful unlikely possibilities in my current financial nothingness (locations that is, except for Perth) JarrahTree 01:03, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I sympathise about being geographically stuck at the present time....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:18, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Similar username
Were you aware of ? Cheers, Samsara (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * (a) no (b) thanks for the heads up. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:51, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lemon-bellied flyrobin
 Schwede 66  12:01, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK
There is a problem over at DYK in connection with the desert plant Catananche lutea which was created by User:Dwergenpaartje and nominated for DYK by me. The reviewer found some problems with the DYK nomination and the creator became upset, and deleted the article from Wikipedia. It was a good article which I think should be reinstated, whether or not it goes through DYK. Can you help? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:31, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi Cas: Thanks so much for stepping in to sort out some of the nitpicks for the red-throated loon article. I suppose I really shouldn't have offered it up right before leaving for Guyana, but I was hoping it would be a relatively straightforward nomination. I have nearly a week before the second tour starts, so should have some time to concentrate on finishing my comments for red wattlebird. We had a great week here: a nearly-fledged Harpy Eagle chick, my first-ever Hoary-throated Spinetail, some knockout tanagers, dancing Guianan Cocks-of-the-Rock and much, much more (Giant Anteater! West Indian Manatee!) were among the treats on the first tour. Yahoo! MeegsC (talk) 02:02, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Wow, sounds great! Take any photos? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:56, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yup. And managed to mistakenly delete most of them this evening. :/ I have lots I've been meaning to upload for months though. One of my new year's resolutions! MeegsC (talk) 04:49, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Ah well. Wanna buff either of your other GAs now? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:50, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've been working on chimney swift. Got a little more to do, but I think it's getting close. The other two GAs are pretty sparse, due to lack of available information; neither has been particularly well studied! MeegsC (talk) 12:39, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

C???!!!***
C Class? Why is this only a C; I spent a great deal of time and trouble on that page. America is hardly falling over itself trying to dodge good architecture. I woudl have thought at least a B; and it's not a stub either. Giano   (talk) 18:27, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay then, I am certainly no expert on architecture and I knew it was more than a 'start' and given you've indicated it's pretty worked up I agree and have regarded it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:00, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That's much better thank you. I thought you would see my way of thinking. Architecturally it could be better, but it's quite a pleasant grouping so that is some compensation. Giano    (talk) 22:20, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Your RfC
Hi Cas Liber... Regarding the RfC you have started at Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest, I think is an issue which necessarily precedes the questions you have posed, and that is the definition of "paid editor" / "COI editor". As the ArbCom statement recognises, the WMF essay allows for a very broad definition, dangerously broad in my view, and that influences what actions are reasonable in response. To me, the broader the definition taken, the stronger the protections needed for protecting editors from malicious attack. Let's suppose that a Scientologist (chosen solely as there is a relevant ArbCom case, as you know) suspects that Arbitrator X holds religious beliefs, and thus decides that X has edited WP with a COI by participating in that case, and so decides to identify and out X to prove the religious beliefs and thus the alleged COI. Such a situation is already imaginable, sadly, arbitrators having volunteered for positions which attract a lot of not nice people throwing excrement and seeing what sticks. (I'm not suggesting that is ok, nor that outing is justified, just recognising that you are targets.) With a definition of paid / COI editing broad enough to cover (even arguably) such a situation, the on-wiki restrictions needed to obviate the risk of misuse would need to be absolute prohibitions on most potentially-identifying posts. I wonder if you might want to add a preface to your RfC outlining the definitions on which the options are predicated, or to add a separate discussion to establish community consensus on the definitions (Wow, is that one an optimistic suggestion on something easy to achieve!)? EdChem (talk) 12:28, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Good point(s), from that perspective a narrower is better than broader definition, especially when one considers that the vast majority (if not all) editors will have some minor NPOV focus, depending on who they vote for, where they live/work/play. So it might be good to really narrow it down. I didn't know the best place to start talking but felt that we just needed to start somewhere to bring folks together and nut this out. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:59, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Magpie-larks in Melbourne
I spent several weeks in Melbourne over Christmas 2015-16 in my first and only visit to Australia. I was very struck by the number of large loud birds - very different from the skulking LBJs in the UK. A pair of magpie-larks patrolled a traffic roundabout very near to my home (in Albert Pk). -Aa77zz (talk) 17:39, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * My father in law would feed one and it would come inside the house. It would come and get his attention to be fed. Not sure who trained who...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:28, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Source review for Prince Romerson
Hello I was wondering if you have the time to do a quick source review for Featured article candidates/Prince Romerson/archive1 a relatively short article? Thanks.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 18:47, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ok, if I get a chance today. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:45, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok. Whenever you find the time. Thanks! --KAVEBEAR (talk) 23:51, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK queues are empty again
Cas Liber, the queues are empty again, and the next promotion to the main page is set for 09:52 UTC; the next set also has a special occasion hook in it. I'm not sure when you will see this—by that time, Prep 6 may well have been promoted to Queue 6—but if not, it would be greatly appreciated if you could do the honors. (At this time, only Prep 6 is full, so even if Prep 1 does get filled before you see this, it would probably be a good idea to leave it for several hours so it can be scrutinized.) Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:29, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks! ...yeah so do I....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:44, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Blue-winged parrot
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:14, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

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13:38, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 3
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Featured article mentoring
Hello, I found you on Mentoring for FAC and was wondering if you would be willing to give me some advice on how to bring the article Kelli Presley to FA-status. King regards, PanagiotisZois (talk) 21:27, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll look later and jot some notes at the peer review. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:45, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I appreciate that. :D PanagiotisZois (talk) 15:39, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK queues empty again
Cas Liber, if you could promote the next prep, that would be great. It needs to be done by about 12:00 for it not to be late, but assuming no one has done it before you see this, whenever you can get to it is the key. Thanks as always. BlueMoonset (talk) 08:10, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * We still have about five hours, but if you happen to see this, Prep 6 hasn't yet been promoted to Queue 6, and it's approaching 12:00 UTC, it would be great if you could do the promotion. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:54, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ok Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:15, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK nom of The Vinh Wiretap.
Hello,

I have returned to WP after an extended absence, and have fallen afoul of new requirements for DYK nominations. I have attempted to list The Vinh wiretap, to no avail. Help from an experienced editor is needed, and I am begging you (though not quite on bended knee)(yet).

Georgejdorner (talk) 20:26, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I'll take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:43, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * The Vinh Wiretap nomination was approved for April Fool's Day, but is not scheduled to run, and I can't locate it. What happened?Georgejdorner (talk) 16:03, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't know, as I have been busy and had very limited time recently. Ask at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 18:43, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

RfC on "No paid editing for Admins" at WT:COI
I've relisted an RfC that was run at WT:Admin in Sept. 2015. It is at Wikipedia talk:Conflict of interest as there are a number of similar proposals going on at the same place. Better to keep them together. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 04:27, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Yep, I started this one prematurely.....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:31, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Reference errors on 6 February
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DYK for Emotional lability
&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 12:03, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Siege of Arrah
Thanks for the source spot check on this FAC. However, I'd had a quick look before you did your spot-check (looking at different parts to you), and found quite a few issues early in the article. I've opposed for the moment, but as I said at the FAC, this is probably fixable as your checks were fine. (It's also possible I'm being stupid.) Sarastro1 (talk) 00:16, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I think it is worth looking into. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

Banksia attenuata scheduled for TFA
Hi Cas, this is to let you know that your Banksia attenuata article has been scheduled as today's featured article for February 28, 2017. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/February 28, 2017, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  14:23, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

FAC
May I interest you in this FAC of a long biography? – FrB.TG (talk) 13:26, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I will take a look later today. I also have one that is attracting little interest (Featured article candidates/Corvus (constellation)/archive1) and it would be good if someone unfamiliar with astronomy looks at it for accessibility etc. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Lagden's bushshrike
I added a comment which might be of interest/concern. Cheers. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 17:52, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

FA
I saw your UP. Very good work on biological articles! --OJJ (talk) 14:36, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for peer review
of Miley Cyrus please.--Shane Cyrus (talk) 06:35, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Frederici Honores
— Maile (talk) 15:36, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Possible DYK prep to queue promotion?
Cas Liber, I just noticed you posting at WT:DYK, so I was wondering whether you might have time to do a prep to queue promotion. We're fewer than nine hours away from the next one, and the queues are all empty. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:52, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:55, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

latest
my edit - needs a block playing with warnings like... JarrahTree 13:16, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

History of NCFC
You are a wonder. Thank you. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 13:40, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Now we just have to renominate for TFA....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:01, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

White-throated honeyeater DYK
Per a suggestion in this DYK nom, I moved this to April Fool's holding. If it's not ok, I can change it back. <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig  talk  03:42, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * that looks great. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:52, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/White-throated honeyeater
Cas Liber, this nomination has just been moved (or copied) to the April Fool's Day page. If you don't want this to be an April Fool's hook, you should probably post same to the nomination and delete it from the AF page. I thought you'd want to know. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:36, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Oops. Hadn't noticed the above. Never mind. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:37, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Gigantonycteris nosferatu
Hi Cas: Here's another hoax species article created by the same editor: Gigantonycteris nosferatu. Again, nothing at all on the internet except Wikipedia and mirror sites. This one's been around almost a month. MeegsC (talk) 13:18, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * There isn't a single hit on the genus Gigantonycteris in JSTOR.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  13:25, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Just sayin FWIW. I was not finding much at all, and I looked at both Google and Bing. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 13:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I see no mention of a genus of this name there? FunkMonk (talk) 13:39, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No there isn't. In fact it says the binomial is Mystacina miocenalis  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  13:45, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * A more scholarly journal.
 * I hope our malefactor got his just reward? Fraudulent articles are unpardonable. IMO. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 16:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Please move Erythranthe aurantiacus
Erythranthe aurantiacus needs moved to Diplacus aurantiacus. updated some of the text but we can't move it because a redirect is in place. Can someone move this and overwrite the redirect? We can finish fixing up the article. The reason for this is a taxonomy change that occurred in 2012 per DNA studies. We've been working on genus Erythranthe  for a few weeks now. Thank you. <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig  talk  23:13, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Cas, you inadvertently moved it to "Diplacus aurantiacus.". I've moved it again to the correct Diplacus aurantiacus and corrected the 'fixes' to double redirects made by bots. So could you now delete Diplacus aurantiacus. please? Peter coxhead (talk) 10:06, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks all. Same problem with Erythranthe aridus. Sorry I didn't see this one earlier.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  11:24, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:46, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. A few last things,


 * I was a dummy and created Diplacus aridus.. Can you whack that one too?
 * And I found a third: Erythranthe clevelandii needs to go to Diplacus clevelandii. I found that one by looking at the Diplacus category and it does seem to be the last one there.
 * Then I checked the Erythranthe category and found these...
 * Erythranthe mohavensis needs to go back to Mimulus mohavensis
 * Erythranthe angustatus needs to go back to Mimulus angustatus
 * Erythranthe bolanderi needs to go back to Mimulus bolanderi
 * There appears to be about 10 more fixes in the Category:Erythranthe. I hate to ask you to fix them all. This all started with a major restructuring of Mimulus by botanists and there has been much debate in the botanical community about what to do with Diplacus. This all was exacerbated by the fact that I misread a journal article on this and then moved some articles when I shouldn't have. For that I am truly sorry and deeply apologize. I'd fix these moves myself but I can't. Again, I deeply apologize.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  13:36, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * All moved. Go for your life. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:08, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help, kindness, and understanding. I feel horrible about goofing and causing others extra work. FYI, I created the new article Erythranthe and am using the fairly recent article listing here: Erythranthe as my guide to sort this all out. If anyone cares to double check things, feel free. I have to go somewhere right now but should get back to this soon. Thank you again.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  14:20, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I hope this is the last set:


 * Erythranthe congdonii needs to go back to Mimulus congdonii
 * Erythranthe cusickii needs to go back to Mimulus cusickii
 * Erythranthe douglasii needs to go back to Mimulus douglasii
 * Erythranthe evanescens needs to go back to Mimulus evanescens
 * Erythranthe nudatus needs to go back to Mimulus nudatus
 * Erythranthe pictus needs to go back to Mimulus pictus
 * Erythranthe pygmaeus needs to go back to Mimulus pygmaeus
 * Erythranthe rattanii needs to go back to Mimulus rattanii
 * Erythranthe rupicola needs to go back to Diplacus rupicola
 * Erythranthe torreyi needs to go back to Mimulus torreyi
 * Erythranthe viscidus needs to go back to Mimulus viscidus
 * Thank you.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  21:09, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That should do it for now. Yea!! Rupicola and a few others are D., but it let me do those myself. This is as good as we can make it with current taxo. In fact, right now wiki is more up to date that many online sources. Thanks again to you and !  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  22:53, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Precious five years!
PumpkinSky said so, and I was the messager, as now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for today's Banksia attenuata! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Btw, I have a FAC open that might profit from fresh eyes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Relief: that one was promoted yesterday. - Today: five years precious from me, - took me a few days longer in 2012, and I liked to read our conversation again. Music on the Main page to celebrate ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Johann Sperling
Cas Liber, I wasn't sure whether you'd seen that Gerda Arendt had responded to your DYK review here. Have the issues you were concerned about been addressed? BlueMoonset (talk) 17:11, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Striated thornbill
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Could you close ...
Hello Casliber,

May I ask you to close Wikipedia_talk:Conflict_of_interest? This is part of the discussion you started about WMF legal's essay of about a month ago. Given that you were looking for community input, and that the input is clear (!votes 26 in favor (81%), 6 against) and that 3 weeks have passed, I think it would do a lot to bring us back together if you would close it. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 18:27, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
 * , it's a pretty big change and one would want to make sure consensus is clear from a broad range of folks. If it were closed now, someone could (rightly) complain it wasn't open for a month. Furthermore only 29 people have voted, which others might argue is a small sample. I've been pretty busy - can you please try to drum up some more circulation over the next seven days by posting some neutrally-worded alerts here and there to see if we get some more voices? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:08, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Grey jay
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Eta Carinae for TFA
Hi Cas. This is just a friendly note to let you know that the Eta Carinae article, which you nominated at FAC, has been scheduled as today's featured article for March 12, 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/March 12, 2017. Thanks! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:57, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Well done. I did notice you'd nominated this a while back, but didn't realise it would be up so soon. Lithopsian (talk) 14:11, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * the March date was too good to pass up....and there are a lack of astronomy articles on the mainpage. Do you feel like really buffing another star? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:11, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I've pimped up a few star articles to B or C level, but I nothing big has really grabbed me. Eta Carinae was a one-off I think, one of the most heavily-studied objects in the sky and one that I was interested in, but it barely had a stub of an article. I have greatly expanded Wolf-Rayet star but was never quite happy with it and didn't know what else it needed. Lithopsian (talk) 14:57, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I find it interesting how some articles just 'come' together okay and others just don't. Certainly WR star is a good brad article to work on. I am interested so will read and leave some notes on the talkpage to see if it can be 'unblocked' Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:50, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lagden's bushshrike
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

FAC
Hello! I just wanted to know, what articles do you plan to take next to FAC after your current one is over? It's just so I can help out a bit with some copyediting and possibly other things. Thanks! RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  23:40, 25 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I have a bunch of HANZAB notes on scarlet myzomela, which is the one that lives in my neighbourhood. I have also buffed Carnaby's black cockatoo quite a bit....I find that some just come together and some don't. I was doing orange-bellied parrot but got a bit blocked on it. Black-breasted buttonquail, Pied butcherbird, Gilbert's honeyeater and Banded stilt I have the HANZAB notes on as well. I feel a bit hot and cold on all of them.


 * I have also been looking at WikiProject Birds/Showcase as I like the idea of pushing more of those over the FA finish line (especially if the orginal editor as retired). I have been pretty busy IRL so these ones often take less time to buff to FA standard if I am pressed for time. Why not have a look across all these and let me know which one you think is closest to FA standard and has 'come together' nicely. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:28, 26 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Looking at what you put out in the first paragraph, I think that the Carnaby's black cockatoo is probably the closest; it really just needs some reorganization and maybe a few other things. The next closest is probably the orange-bellied parrot. After that, it gets to where you will probably add whole sections. As for the showcase, I haven't looked over it. I will do some copyediting on the two that I mentioned, and I can do some on any others. RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  03:10, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Alright then, Carnaby's black cockatoo will be next. Years ago I buffed yellow-tailed black cockatoo (which I see flying over my place a lot, but they are very shy) and red-tailed black cockatoo for FA-hood, so there is a srot of template there. I have a feeling there is more material for orange-bellied parrot to add. black honeyeater looks in good shape too. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:13, 26 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Got it, I am already starting to do some reorganizing and such. Let's do this! RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  03:30, 26 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Are you going to be using Oxford commas in the article? Just so we can coordinate this. RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  17:49, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Err...sure, let's do Oxford commas...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:18, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * do you wanna be a co-nom on this, or are you happy just to tinker a bit and offer comments at FAC? Either is fine by me. cheers, Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:41, 27 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I think that it would be best if I was a co-nom—more articles would be able to be nominated that way. Collaboration might be another way to keep production at its current level. Basically, yeah, I would like to be a co-nom. RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  17:54, 27 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Since you have done some work on the golden swallow, do you want to try and go for FA on it with me? RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  15:55, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Alrighty. I'll take  another look today. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:42, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Is it ok if I put it up at FAC with you as a co-nom? RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  22:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to do one last look-over. Give me 24 hours but then a co-nom sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:28, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Got it! RileyBugz <sup style="color:#D7000B;">Yell at me  &#124; <sub style="color:#D7000B;">Edits  22:29, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Banksia attenuata
Congratulations on your featured article Banksia attenuata appearing on the main page today. I always enjoy reading your articles. I've gotten as far as the Banksia attenuata, and I came across this sentence:


 * George reviewed the variation in form in the species, and felt that the tree and shrub forms differed only in size and hence were not distinct enough to represent separate taxa.

I wondered who "George" was. I don't think it was King George, but upon searching for someone with that name, besides King George (in "King George Sound"), I did not find anyone with that name except for Alex George two paragraphs later. If that is the George that is meant, don't you want to give his full name at the first mention? – Corinne (talk) 00:53, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, you and Wehwalt produce primo articles. Great photo on this B. attenuata article too.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  01:12, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * it is Alex George - I must have missed the first mention of his name. Rejigged now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:07, 28 February 2017 (UTC)