User talk:Circeus/april-october2010

Thank You ...
...for putting the references in the 2-column format in the article on Large cell lung carcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype with that subtle, handy little code thingy doohickey whatchamacallit. I was wondering how to do that, but was too lazy to actually figure it out!

Also, if I might ask, what in God's name possessed you to look at THAT particular article? :-)

Very best regards: Cliff L. Knickerbocker, MS (talk) 07:21, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Review of closure process 2
Because you've contributed to FPC either recently or in the past, I'm letting you know about the above poll on the basis of which we may develop proposals to change our procedures and criteria. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 10:01, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 April newsletter
Round two is over, and we are down to our final 32. For anyone interested in the final standings (though not arranged by group) this page has been compiled. Congratulations to, our clear overall round winner, and to and , who were solidly second and third respectively. There were a good number of high scorers this round- competition was certainly tough! Round three begins tomorrow, but anything promoted after the end of round two is eligible for points. 16 contestants (eight pool leaders and eight wildcards) will progress to round four in two months- things are really starting to get competitive. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Judge iMatthew has retired from Wikipedia, and we wish him the best. The competition has been ticking over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. A special thank you goes to participants and  for their help in preparing for round three. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 17:32, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for occupancy frequency distribution
Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Something for you

 * Hi, just did some reading, and found in the project archives that in 2009 you suggested to make one a lttle bit better. Do you remember if you ever got around to it? TeunSpaans (talk) 17:05, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Cordyline pumilio
The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Your change to template:citation/core
Where was this discussed? If I had seen a discussion I would have strongly objected since this breaks most of the uses of series/volume that I've seen: works that were previously in the form Title, Series, NNN (where NNN is the volume of the book in a series of books) now become Title, NNN, Series. Please change it back.

I would change it back immediately myself except for the fact that it is protected and I don't want to wheel-war. But the very fact that it is protected indicates that you should not be making changes such as this unilaterally. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:49, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 May newsletter
We are half way through round 3, with a little under a month to go. The current overall leader is, who has 570 points. He leads pool C. Pools A, B and D are led by, and  respectively. Anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Two of last year's final 8, and, have dropped out of the competition, saying they would rather their place went to someone who will have more time on their hands than them next round. On a related note, a special thank you goes to for his help behind the scenes once again. There is currently a problem with the poster, perhaps caused by the new skin- take a look at this discussion and see if you can help. The competition has continued to tick over well with minimal need for judge intervention, so thank you to everyone making that possible. Good luck to all! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 20:47, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 June newsletter
We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were (A),  (B, and the round's overall leader),  (C)  and  (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.

If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17

DYK nomination of State v. Limon
Hello! Your submission of State v. Limon at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! APK whisper in my ear  03:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

Sanctioned name
This stub was a good idea... there's more than enough info out there to make this into a GA... interested? Sasata (talk) 03:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you think of this for a DYK: " ... that Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk was the first to use the term sanctioned to refer to "privileged" fungal names?" Is that catchy or what? (Donk article is still mostly a crappy copy/translate/paste from German article, will work more on it tomorrow.) Sasata (talk) 07:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Jstor's still broken for me too. Sasata (talk) 15:46, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, I had forgotten about Mycologia at Cyberliber. They have Persoonia at the local Uni library here, so I'll be able to use that obit. Sasata (talk) 19:20, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Sanctioned name
-- Cirt (talk) 06:03, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 July newsletter
We are half-way through our penultimate round, and nothing is yet certain. Pool A, currently led by has ended up the more competitive, with three contestants (,  and ) scoring over 500 points already. Pool B is led by, who has also scored well over 500. The top two from each pool, as well as the next four highest scorers regardless of pool, will make it through to our final eight. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Planning has begun for the 2011 WikiCup, with open discussions concerning scoring and flags for next year's competition. Contributions to those discussions would be appreciated, especially concerning the flags, as next year's signups cannot begin until the flag issue has been resolved. Signups will hopefully open at some point in this round, with discussion about possible changing in the scoring/process opening some time afterwards.

Earlier this round, we said goodbye to, who has bowed out to spend more time on the book he is authoring with his wife. We wish him all the best. In other news, the start of this round also saw some WikiCup awards sent out by. We appreciate his enthusiasm, and contestants are of course welcome to award each other prizes as they see fit, but rest assured that we will be sending out "official" awards at the end of the competition. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 22:32, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Marianna O'Gallagher
The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Unidad Habitacional Nonoalco-Tlatelolco
Thanks for working on the building lists. I have no idea how to code lists or tables.Thelmadatter (talk) 13:29, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Armadimon.gif
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. J Milburn (talk) 11:15, 9 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Hang on, it has a Fair Use rationale on it. Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:24, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Regency Square, Brighton
Thanks - that was what I intended to do, mainly to make it easier to edit that long section, yet did the lesser sectioning without thinking!  SilkTork  *YES! 16:53, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Aubrey House
Mm ... its composition is a bit wonky, but my version is a lot darker ... on balance, I've restored the old version. I need to go back to Rottingdean anyway, because I missed one building on the High Street (typical!) – maybe the light will be better next time and I can get a pic that trumps both of them :) Only 446 more pictures to go now, according to my spreadsheet... Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!)  21:50, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I have a bad habit of cropping pix very tightly. One of my new work colleagues is an (amateur) photographer to near-professional standard; he has offered to give me some tips on editing etc, which should help in the future.  Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!)  22:01, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Tracheal intubation article: GA Review
Thank you very much for your offer to help, Circeus. I cringe at the idea of personally undertaking any more major tampering with the references section. Now is probably a good time for some knowledgeable editor (hopefully you) to bring the references section into conformity with WikiProject Medicine guidelines (apparently, list-defined references is the way to go here). It seems that we will attempt to drag this through the FA process at some point, so any and all suggestions you may have will be most welcome. DiverDave (talk) 17:26, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Hi, you moved this article to Annals of Thoracic Surgery, but "The" is an official part of the name (see journal home page and journal cover displayed there). In cases like that, the correct name for the article on the journal includes the "The" (see WikiProject Academic Journals/Writing guide). I'd appreciate if you could undo this move. Thanks. --Crusio (talk) 09:36, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reverted the move. I posted here, because often that doesn't work if there is already something present at the target. And not being a sysop I cannot do the necessary deletion to enable the move. This time it worked, though. I don't really know why it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't... Thanks also for pointing out that inconsistency in the writing guide. Nobody had spotted that up till now... :-) --Crusio (talk) 20:01, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.


 * Pool A's winner was . Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
 * Pool B's winner was . Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
 * Pool A's close second was . Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
 * Pool B's close second was . Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
 * The first wildcard was . Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
 * The second wildcard was . Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
 * The third wildcard was . Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
 * The fourth wildcard was . Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.

We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. only just missed out on a place in the final eight. was not far behind. was awarded top points for in the news this round. contributed a variety of did you know articles. said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to, who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to for these.

Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.

Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:07, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Tracheal intubation: GA process
Hello Circeus. Many thanks to you for all the time you have spent in fixing the references section of the tracheal intubation article. It appears to have finally been accepted as a GA now, thanks largely to your efforts. Having invested so heavily in this article by now, I think perhaps I should try and take it through the FAC process. Do you think this is a good idea, and if so, what should be my next step? Regards, DiverDave (talk) 02:14, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

75 Holland Road, Hove
Hi. I also struggled to find out any more about Palmeira House; I don't recognise the name (apart from an unrelated modern block of flats at the other end of Palmeira Avenue), and the building may well have been renamed or possibly even demolished. None of the sources I've consulted so far give any more info than I have included; I'm hoping the comprehensive Encyclopaedia of Hove and Portslade, which I don't have immediate access to (but which is in various libraries), has more to tell. I will make a brief mention of Holland Road Baptist Church, and also the synagogue which is almost next door (actually at no. 79) on the other side. (It's not listed, but is a rather stylish Jugendstil design of the late 1920s.) Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!)  20:22, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I've got more info now on Palmeira House, although it is a little confusing (slightly mixed-up chronology)... once I've made sense of it all I'll add it to 75 Holland Rd. I actually made the Prince's/Princes Crescent mistake when I was out taking the photos for the lists: all I had on my printed list re. Barford Court was "School of Nursing (former), Princes Crescent", so I went up to Ditchling Road and looked in vain... incidentally there used to be 3 (!) Providence Places in the Brighton/Hove area, and there are still 3 High Streets (one of which is a very insignificant backstreet, bizarrely).  Hassocks 5489 (tickets please!)  18:13, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Happy Birthday
'''Wishing User: a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Armbrust Talk  <sub style="color:#008000;">Contribs  23:16, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Species template
Hi Circeus, how does that species template work that you've been adding, and what advantage does it have? Sasata (talk) 15:36, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:02, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Good edit
Good edit. --KMLP (talk) 01:02, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:Harrison thyng 1952 poster.jpg
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List of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes
Please weigh in on Talk:List of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes, so we can generate a consensus. Thanks, Fixblor (talk) 09:29, 27 October 2010 (UTC)