User talk:Casliber/Archive 65

FA continued
Now that wolf is done are you and still up for Secretarybird? I was also thinking of Indian peafowl possibly for the future. LittleJerry (talk) 19:14, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. Let's look at where we were/are on it. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:19, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Rigel
The article Rigel you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Rigel for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 20:22, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Secretarybird
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Secretarybird 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 The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 10:20, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Secretarybird
The article Secretarybird you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Secretarybird for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 15:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Secretarybird
The article Secretarybird you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Secretarybird for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 08:21, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Coelacanth
Hey Casliber, if you have any time can ya look at Coelacanth. they look mess up. 83.243.213.19 (talk) 12:34, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * (sigh) ...that article needs some serious housekeeping....and I ain't no expert on coelacanths so would have to read up a bit....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:58, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Stockport County
Hi Casliber, a few years ago you helped get the page for Stockport County through GAN to become a GA. I am looking at making this a FA and I have opened up a peer review - Peer review/Stockport County F.C./archive1. I have already had another user go through the page and I have already made amends based on their comments. It would be great to have another set of eyes on it. Also If you could assist with the referencing and citations that would be great, as it has been noted that the style is inconsistent. Thanks, Wna247 (talk) 18:27, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Captain Novolin/GA1
Hi Cas; I wonder if you might have time to offer a second opinion on a GA review? We're ideally looking for someone with some experience editing medical articles. The topic is sufficiently quirky that I hope it'd be of interest. If not, don't worry! Josh Milburn (talk) 14:42, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure will take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:26, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Great - thanks a lot! Josh Milburn (talk) 20:58, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Ping?
I only got one ping - either via email or alert at top of page (yours). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:41, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for the Black honeyeater, saying "Another day another bird..this was well-buffed many moons ago by a long-departed user"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:42, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Heh thanks! Forgot about that....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:35, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ... today for another collaboration on Isopogon anemonifolius, - and thank you also for moving DYK preps to queue, - I am an offender by causing too much admin work by nominating too many things, but now I'm interested in many things and wouldn't know what not to show ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week
Hello there. This is an invitation to join the 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week. £250 (c. $310) up for grabs in May, June and July with £20 worth of prizes to give away every week for most articles destubbed. Each week there is a different region of focus, though half the prize will still be rewarded for articles on any subject. Sign up if you want to contribute at least one of the weeks or support the idea! † Encyclopædius  19:13, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

FA
There are more comments for secretarybird. I don't know how to fix many of them since I didn't write the taxonomy section. LittleJerry (talk) 13:22, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm looking now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:38, 29 April 2020 (UTC)


 * it's late here (after midnight) and I need to sleep as I need to get up early. Can you keep going with ones you feel confident with? I'll take another look in about 12 hours. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:17, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you know anyone who can source review for reliability? LittleJerry (talk) 22:13, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

TFA
Banksia speciosa is next up in the barrel - see Today's featured article/May 10, 2020 where I attempted to write the blurb. You know the drill. --Ealdgyth (talk) 16:20, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok will look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:48, 29 April 2020 (UTC) looks fine Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:50, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for a special one ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter
The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
 * Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Blason Gondor.svg Hog Farm with 801, 🇻🇪 Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and 🇲🇽 MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 02:18, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Gawd...14 years already?! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:08, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Pinyon Jay
do you have a taxonomy and conservation status knowledge on this?. 49.149.102.252 (talk) 01:26, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:42, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Captain Novolin
Just reminding you. GamerPro64 19:48, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry, alot on my plate IRL. Will try today. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:43, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
 * You've got mail. GamerPro64  00:29, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok check yer inbox Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:10, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

translation
Hey Cas, I've translated the featured article in Spanish Wikipedia and expanded the prominent Red-winged blackbird with a high views rate, do you think its ready to be GA? I nominated it already as GA, I could need to use your help on GA review if you have time. Thank you. 47.187.215.98 (talk) 03:39, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:18, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Cas Liber, this user was blocked by bot after a little over ten hours editing on Wikipedia; this was one of two nominations they made, both of which I've reverted. This particular one is not ready for GA; aside from a one-paragraph lead on a 66k-character article, there are places that need copyediting. I suspect this isn't the first time they've tried this—just before they were blocked, they reverted a GAN of another bird article by an IP that was blocked a week ago. So we may need to keep our eyes open for more of the same. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:08, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:11, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

More WPMEDF issues
Sheesh, it keeps coming. We now have a newish editor adding very old Cochrane reviews to Featured articles and the leads of fully comprehensive, updated articles. Encouraged by WPMEDF board member. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  15:19, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
 * sigh...trying to multitask like crazy this weekend Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:10, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

TFA (June 2020)
This is to let you know that the Omphalotus nidiformis article has been scheduled as today's featured article for June 13, 2020. Please check 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/June 13, 2020.—Wehwalt (talk) 20:12, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you and Sasata for another good one! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Stockport County
Hi Casliber, I posted this a month or so ago to you but it seems to have gone into your latest archive for some reason. Anyway a few years ago you helped get the page for Stockport County F.C. through GAN to become a GA. I am looking at making this a FA. I have had the article peer reviewed and copy edited. I have already had another user go through the page and I have already made amends based on their comments. I have put the Article back up for re-nomination It would be great to have another set of eyes on it, as there has been comments regarding images rights and structure of the article, even after a copy edit and peer review. If you have any comments or can provide assistance in any way either put them on the nomination page or my talk page. Thanks, Wna247 (talk) 17:03, 25 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I see you have saved a space in the FAC of this article however after restructuring the History section based on The Rambling Man's notes I have been advised to take the article back through the GA process and go for a GAR as there has been significant changes. I know you did the original GA and you did say that you like to push things as far as they can to FA so any advice and pointers would be appreciated.Wna247 (talk) 14:20, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Arb Med
Hi Casliber. Regarding your comment : My understanding on the use of the talk page for the proposed decision is that we should not be commenting in other editors' sections, but instead create our own section for comment. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 21:44, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Good point/removed Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:43, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Comment on Erin Phillips at FAC?
Hi Casliber, I put your compatriot Erin Phillips up at FAC and was wondering if you would be interested in commenting? Thank you! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 10:05, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Been busy - will try to get to it tomorrow Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

9th millennium BC GA2 request
Hi Casliber, I've agreed to review 9th millennium BC, which was nominated by No Great Shaker, without realising he has retired suddenly. If he doesn't return to Wikipedia over the next few days, could you possibly help the article to reach GA, as you nominated it before? Big ask, and I understand of course if you can't help. I should be able to get things done and dusted within days, as I'm well and truly 'locked down'. Amitchell125 (talk) 09:59, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Err, I was the reviewer not the nominator. Late here in Oz - need to sleep and do some RL stuff. Will get keep an eye on it and think it over Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:37, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, apologies for misreading it. Amitchell125 (talk) 14:56, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

FA continued
Do you know anyone who can source review for reliability? LittleJerry (talk) 21:53, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Not specifically - best thing I can think of it to review other peoples' and hope one reciprocates. Sorry I have been really busy IRL. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:15, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Black currawong
I see you're busy, so no rush, but Jim wants to run two of yours at TFA in July, including this one ... if you feel like doing a blurb for it, that would be great ... post it here. - Dank (push to talk) 20:03, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
 * No problems - I can do this Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:50, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually ... sorry, can you do the other one you nommed instead, Tricholoma pardinum? - Dank (push to talk) 15:38, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:52, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay done below - didn't mention the common names as there are several and none particularly takes precedence or is widely used. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:16, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks much! - Dank (push to talk) 20:18, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I can do the bird now if you haven't alreeady Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:20, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Jim asked over email what he could do ... a bird seemed more up his alley ... feel free to collaborate on it if you like. - Dank (push to talk) 20:24, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Tricholoma pardinum is a gilled mushroom widely distributed across North America and Europe, as well as parts of Asia. It was first officially described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801. The imposing fruit bodies (mushrooms) of Tricholoma pardinum  appear in beech woodland in summer and autumn. The pale grey cap, up to 15 cm (6 in) in diameter, is covered with dark brownish to greyish scales. The gills are whitish, and are not attached to the stout white to pale grey-brown stalk. The spore print is white. One of the more toxic members of the genus Tricholoma, the species has been implicated in many episodes of mushroom poisoning, probably because it is a large, attractive mushroom with a pleasant smell and taste, and it bears a superficial resemblance to several edible species, like Tricholoma terreum. Ingesting T. pardinum—even in small quantities—results in a severe, persistent gastroenteritis caused by an unknown mycotoxin.
 * ... and Tricholoma pardinum article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 12, 2020. Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:54, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Great/thanks for the work on both Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:51, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you and the much missed Sasata today for the mushroom, "This was another funny poisonous mushroom which fascinated me as a kid, and its drawings always looked sinister to me. Anyway, I buffed this to a point and then felt stuck for a long time, but finally called in Sasata, as alot of the information (particularly taxonomic history) was really fiddly and took some time, discussion and maybe even a little lateral thinking to get (hopefully) right. Two of us are here to address concerns super-quick, and hopefully it is a good read (and has about every damn thing written on the fungus in it :))"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:21, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Black Currawong scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Black Currawong article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 5, 2020. Please check 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/July 5, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  12:38, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the article! - You mentioned featured topic, - you are invited to Featured topic candidates/Operas by Claudio Monteverdi/archive1, - a first for me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:41, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your support, and it became now a featured topic! ... exactly 10 years after both Brian and I were declared awesome ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Mentoring for FAC
Hi, the Burnley F.C. article I nominated for FAC had been archived yesterday due to the lack of responses (actually none, if you exclude the image review). As it's the first time I nominated an article for this status (and too soon), I was advised to seek help from a mentor. I saw your name on the list, and wanted to know if you could help me in guiding and preparing this article for (possibly) another shot at FAC. But only if you have the time and desire, obviously. I have created a breakaway article in History of Burnley F.C. to reduce the page length and word count. The page is now a lot shorter and I think it's a good start. I'm looking forward to any comments. Thanks in advance! WA8MTWAYC (talk) 14:59, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry didn't get round to it. Will take a look soon. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:40, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
 * That's alright. I don't think it would have passed anyway, since the history section was too large (about 4,500 words; now less than 2,000). I've also requested a copy edit, since English is not my native language, so there might be a lack of "free-flowing sentences" in some places, and the occasional errors. Your help is much appreaciated, thank you. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 21:46, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've made some amends to the article over the past few days. I'd like to hear your opinions and what can be improved. Cheers. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 23:02, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Good evening, Casliber. The article received a copy edit. What's your opinion on it now? Is it worth a shot at FAC or are there many things to be improved? Thanks. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 20:44, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Will take another look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:52, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, Casliber. I've been through the article a few times and don't think there's much to improve. I think it's "ready". What do you think? Cheers, WA8MTWAYC (talk) 18:15, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , just giving it a lookover now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:31, 23 July 2020 (UTC) looks alright to me. I will keep an eye on the FAC. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:49, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * That's good to hear. Thanks for your great help and comments, it's much appreciated! WA8MTWAYC (talk) 07:19, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Featured article length & Laura Harrier
FAC Laura Harrier is currently in a standstill. One editor supported the promotion to FA status but the current editor believes the article is too short to be a Featured Article. Could you assist with this article or quickly look over it for a review, or if not interested in reviewing it, let me know if it is indeed too short please? Factfanatic1 (talk) 13:40, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:47, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Request for unprotection of Dork Diaries
The vandal responsible for the indefinite semi-protection is now gone, making the protection outdated already. The article doesn't seem to be problematic, and wasn't protected prior to the 2012 protection, so I think it's safe to say it can now go unprotected. In fact, the article could use some cleanup in several areas (which I already did). ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 17:43, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure, why not? Let's see what happens.... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:21, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Reasonableness check
If I'm being unreasonable at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants, as the other editor involved seems to think, please tell me. I respect your judgement in such matters. Peter coxhead (talk) 11:12, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay- I think BHG is correct regarding the genus Dracaena due to the term being used for both plants and lizards, though the plant term is the most notable by a long stretch. Commenting there. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:38, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Sorry to prolong this, but how can this edit by be acceptable? I have clearly objected to the move of Category:Alsophila and have used it as an example for discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants. Why is discussion not acceptable? Peter coxhead (talk) 07:25, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Because according to local consensus it is within their rules/process, unless it can be shown to be an exception for some reason. I seriously wouldn't bother about it. Life's too short. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:30, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * No, I won't! I do still find it wrong that proper discussion before action is circumvented by incorrectly claiming that a move is unopposed, when it isn't. However, I accept that it's the way it is. (15 articles with incorrect taxoboxes or taxonomy templates to be fixed right now. Much more important and useful!) Peter coxhead (talk) 08:30, 30 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Precisely. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:34, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Gaugamela protection
I have a question (with all respect 🙂). Why was the page on the Battle of Gaugamela protected? I did not violate any rules - I strictly adhered to 3RR, I was only following a guideline next to the field, and did not violate any rules. I tried to explain this on the protection request page itself, but Coltsfan removed my explanation. Could the page be unlocked again? Thank you, 183.83.146.145 (talk) 08:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Unstable article. Lots of turbulent editing. Discuss on article talk page. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:06, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 July newsletter
The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Epicgenius, with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Banksia sessilis
Victoria wants to run this one in August ... it's your nom, and you're welcome to do the blurb if you want it. - Dank (push to talk) 16:40, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * sure. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:24, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Banksia sessilis scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that Banksia sessilis has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 3 August 2020. 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/August 3, 2020. Thanks! Ealdgyth (talk) 16:01, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for another one, "the first of the dryandra group"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Every once in a while, I have a TFA as well, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

In contrast: matching colours music to the Dahlias, "brute loud and secretly quiet". - The music (specifically "Meermenschen") was given to me for my birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:58, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for Banksia blechnifolia. - Nice match with a park, Nerotalanlagen, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for Rigel, done in collaboration: "I felt bad that Betelgeuse got lots of love and attention and its buddy Rigel was ignored...so a few of us astronomical-interested editors have been buffing this article for some time. After a few pauses and deep breaths (and second looks and a productive GA review from The Rambling Man, which was great for accessibility....here we are."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:18, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Mail Notice
Celestina007 20:22, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

"Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Pterosaurs task force/Archive 4" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia:WikiProject Palaeontology/Pterosaurs task force/Archive 4. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 7 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 20:23, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Opisthocoelicaudia
Thanks for tackling a blurb every month ... it's been very helpful. Wehwalt has picked a dinosaur that you reviewed, Opisthocoelicaudia, for September. It's yours if you want it. - Dank (push to talk) 17:52, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, where would you like the blurb to be parked? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:32, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * WT:Featured article candidates/Opisthocoelicaudia/archive1, posted above the other stuff, would be good. Thx. - Dank (push to talk) 21:11, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Banksia blechnifolia
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for September 26, 2020. Please check 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/September 26, 2020. Congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 23:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Ditto Rigel on September 28.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thx x 2. Will be interesting to see how many hits Rigel gets.... Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:03, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

FAR reminder
... to remove from FA and add to FFA :). https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Witold_Pilecki/archive1&diff=prev&oldid=975356221 In case you are busy, I’ll ping . Sandy Georgia (Talk)  14:06, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oops - done now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:55, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Free Hong Kong flag.svg Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
 * 🇮🇩HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Adminship request
Hello


 * I have been a user on Wikipedia for a long time now. I wanted to acquire adminship to stop vandalism on particular pages that contain topics which are extremely communal in our country but are protected by extended protection. I request you to please nominate me as I gone through the rFa guidelines and I think I am capable of being an Admin.

Thank you! Superbsic (talk) 08:14, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , you have been going to multiple administrators' talk pages asking to become a sysop. As said, you are likely thinking about becoming an extended confirmed user. Becoming an admin requires outstanding contributions to the encyclopaedia and having been here for at least a few months, please stop asking administrators to make you an admin as you clearly do not pass the requirements. — Yours,  Berrely  • Talk∕Contribs 09:30, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Felling Blue...
You protected the article over a decade ago :) time to downgrade, perhaps? 2A02:C7F:BE34:3C00:2CD4:4D8F:D583:125A (talk) 13:10, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * O-kay. Done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:16, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Banksia petiolaris scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Banksia petiolaris article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 6, 2020. Please check 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/October 6, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:35, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Great! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:17, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you that "shot and sweet one"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Eastern green mamba scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Eastern green mamba article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 14, 2020. Please check 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/October 14, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:10, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing the article to prominence. "This article is was one of the latter ones improved by a person now banned for sockpuppetry. I took a look at sourcing and prose to check for problems and found this in better shape than I expected (feared). So I thought about buffing it for the main page, searched for all the sources I could and here we are." - I am a friend of some of the banned, and miss them a lot, - look for "memory lane" on my talk where Darwinish grabbed the apples. Exactly 8 years ago these days that Br'er was banned because he wanted it so. Some apples are left for you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:16, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

16 October memories --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:51, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Beautiful Main page today, don't miss the pic by a banned user (of a 2013 play critical of refugee politics), nor a related video, interviews in German, but music and scene. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:45, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hehehe ok Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:54, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for the DYK credit to day. That was my 100th - yippee! Storye book (talk) 13:21, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * congrats! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:22, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * :-D Storye book (talk) 13:29, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

User page
Hi Cas, can you delete my user page, again, pls. Nothing untwart, just want to loose the history of endless preening, ahem. Ceoil (talk) 23:01, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * done - cheers. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:02, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Sound. Deadly bassline as thanks. Ceoil  (talk) 23:31, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Heh finally had some alone to to whack on some headphones...not a bad track at all that! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:41, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 11:35, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Unprotecting "pish"
Hi Casliber – would you consider removing the indefinite semi-protection from pish? It seems unnecessary for such an obscure article without any prior history of protection. Could always try pending changes if problems crop back up. Conifer (talk ) 19:05, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Wow ten years! ok let's give this a whirl...have unprotected now. Why not add to watchlist and see what happens. I just find pending changes makes more work for everybody without being particularly helpful in most cases. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:53, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Added to my watchlist :) Conifer (talk ) 21:38, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello
Please check Talk:Triangulum_Australe, thanks.--Jarodalien (talk) 07:09, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Edit to your to-do list
Hi Cas, long time no speak, hope that you're well in these crazy times. I've taken the liberty of making a small edit to your to-do page, which you should see on your watchlist. Essentially you're one of two editors directly transcluding Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog/items. As the only (I think) active technical editor on peer review I'm trying to decrease its complexity and maintenance burden, and so I've replaced backlog/items in favour of a more simple approach using a sidebar. Because of this I've updated its use on your page. Let me know if there's any issues (please ping me in your reply). Cheers, --Tom (LT) (talk) 06:24, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , it looks fine - thanks for updating template Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:40, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Micrographs
Hi Cas,

I see Banksia petiolaris is scheduled for TFA – congratulations! If you've got the materials and the inclination, you could mail me some seeds or leaves or any other bits'n'bobs of interest. Between my university's fancy microscopes and the focus stacking technique, I could make us some nice micrographs. Adrian Hunter, The Braggs, North Terrace, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 06:57, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ack. Sadly my B. petiolaris shuffled off to that great big nursery in the sky many moons ago. Was it only that one you were interested in or other species? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:48, 30 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Just looked - Banksia serrata has not been on mainpage. Could send some of that Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:58, 30 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Sure, whatever you think is worth photographing. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 12:04, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Am just checking which of mine have not been on the mainpage and I have a plant of in my garden....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:21, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

WT:Featured article candidates/Orangutan/archive1
Great work, thanks. Just to let you know my style: when several people are involved, I try not to be effusive with praise, because that can be interpreted as "It's perfect as is, everyone should leave it alone". But you knew that. - Dank (push to talk) 15:36, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Heh, all good Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:27, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sagitta
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sagitta 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 Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 06:40, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sagitta
The article Sagitta you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Sagitta for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 17:00, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sagitta
The article Sagitta you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sagitta for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 06:42, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Movie World PR
Hey Casliber, I saw your name pop up on the PR volunteers list and wondered if you'd be interested in taking a look at my request for Warner Bros. Movie World. I thought your expertise in Australian geography might be enough for you to have a loose interest (and perhaps you've been there?). Naturally, I would be glad to offer quid pro quo with any GAN/PR/FAC commentary you need currently. Let me know if this would interest you. Thank you! —  CR 4 ZE (T • C)  14:06, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Appreciate you taking the time to leave comments. Just a quick follow up that I've been tied up with work today and yesterday but I will tend to your comments soon. —  CR 4 ZE (T &bull; C)  03:16, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

King brown snake scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that King brown snake has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 8 November 2020. 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/November 8, 2020. Thanks! Ealdgyth (talk) 14:02, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for King brown snake, "about a big nasty Aussie critter". Did you see my little DYK 1500? - I'll be back later this month ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:17, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

today already, look for bright memories --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:49, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

... and today more on BB music, a little crusade of mine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for the Western yellow robin, "a cute little bird from southern Australia"! - Giving thanks is good any day, but especially when some have Thanksgiving - decorated. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Western yellow robin scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that Western yellow robin has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 26 November 2020. 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/November 26, 2020. Thanks! Ealdgyth (talk) 15:22, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 November newsletter
The 2020 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round going down to the wire. Our new Champion is, the runner-up last year, who was closely followed by. In the final round, Lee achieved 4 FAs and 30 GAs, mostly on cue sport topics, while Gog achieved 3 FAs and 15 GAs, mostly on important battles and wars, which earned him a high number of bonus points. was in third place with 4 FAs and 8 GAs on football topics, with close behind with 19 GAs and 16 DYK's, his interest being the buildings of New York.

The other finalists were, , and. The final round was very productive, and besides 15 FAs, contestants achieved 75 FAC reviews, 88 GAs and 108 GAN reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.


 * wins the featured article prize, for a total of 14 FAs during the course of the competition.
 * win the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in round 4.
 * wins the featured picture prize, for 3 FPs in round 3 and 5 overall.
 * wins the featured article reviewer prize, for 23 FAC reviews in round 5.
 * wins the good article prize, for 45 GAs in round 2 and 113 overall.
 * wins the topic prize, for 33 articles in good topics in round 2.
 * wins the good article reviewer prize, for 100 good article reviews in round 2.
 * wins the DYK prize, for 22 Did you know articles in round 4 and 94 overall.
 * wins the ITN prize, for 63 In the news articles in round 4 and 136 overall.

Next year's competition will begin on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors, and we hope to see you all in the 2021 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:37, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
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Oh, my
Cas, dear, what have you done? I just noticed a boatload of red links at the bottom of my scrupulously and carefully tabulated years' worth of numbers at WP:FAS for defeatured FAs :) And I see that you have reorganized Featured article review/archive. And that, since I am not an admin, I can't see the old pages to put back the numbers I can't reconcile.  Do I have to ask  for temporary refunds on the pages I can't make match, or can you and I work that out?  Some of them I can match by linking to the new page, but some don't match and I can't see why, or where the pieces went. I had scrupulously audited those numbers and everything added up; now there's no matching the archives to the stats. Also, curious about why the change, since we no longer have a history before the two processes were merged. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  02:47, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I suspect I will need to see this one and this one to put the pieces back together ... the rest might be OK, but I will just have to go back through and re-link each page at WP:FAS to be sure. Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  02:52, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I got all of the pieces back except for May and June 2006, when the processes merged. I see in these you only changed the name of the archive. Let me know how to fix the other two months?  Mañana!  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  03:13, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I figured those out as well, panic over, all done, and now I can go back to sleep :) Why did we need this change, though? Best, Sandy Georgia (Talk)  03:19, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Oops. Sorry. Had a bright idea to simplify the history to bring in all delistings to one page on Featured article review/archive as the older separate page was very small, and just make a note. And tabulate things a bit better. Forgot about some of the links (oops). Anything left to sort. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I think it's all OK now ... sorry for my freak-out! I can honestly say this is the first time EVER that I regretted not having the tools, as it took me so long to figure out what happened.  But once I did figure it out, seems like no big deal ... just files renamed.  So no problem!  Bst, Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  19:51, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, best use of admin tools....tinkering with pages.... XD Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:07, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Sagitta
Hi Casliber. I am just checking if you have noticed SandyGeorgia's final point in their comments on this article's FAC - the one concerning WP:NBSP? It doesn't seem to have been responded to. Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:23, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I put a bunch in. Responding there. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:40, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Banksia serrata
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for December 16, 2020. Please check 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/December 16, 2020. Congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 00:16, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article, done in collaboration, and displayed on a special day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:23, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review
Hi Cas, I was wondering if you were interested in reviewing an article on the 'Glandular odontogenic cyst' at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Peer_review/Glandular_odontogenic_cyst/archive1? I saw that you were a member of the WikiProject for medicine so I hope you would be interested in providing feedback. Shayz2 (talk) 08:15, 17 November 2020 (UTC)