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DYK for Amphianthus dohrnii
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DYK for Swiftia pallida
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DYK for Broad sea fan
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Jechma in reply to all your changes
This is just to tell you that I only copied myself. Your argument about giant clam: "Tridacna gigas" only is fully inappropriate in my point of view or full position researcher who reached a respectable age. To be acceptable you should rename the article. Change "Giant clam" by "Tridacna gigas". By the way I have a real name: Jean-Charles Massabuau. I hope you have a real one too. Jechma — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jechma (talk • contribs) 11:18, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Happy New Year. Unfortunately even copying yourself is not allowed here, unless you have declared publicly that the original work is public domain or is released under a CC-by-SA licence similar to the one that covers text here on Wikipedia. Secondly, species articles on English Wikipedia are generally named in English where a suitable name exists, it is our custom with long precedent. Thirdly, we are of all different ages and experiences, but Wikipedia refuses to rely on any claim made by individuals from their experience as it is not verifiable; the requirement is for published sources that can be checked. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:40, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year
Great January 1; my first UK Little Bustard near Bridlington, Spurs beat Chelsea 5-3 and Arsenal lost! I'll keep an eye on 103085Nick but for now I'll AGF and put it down to competence issues rather than malice. If the problems persist or appear to be deliberate I'll start leaning on him. Have a great 2015 Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:58, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Ring-tailed ground squirrel
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DYK for Paramuricea clavata
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Template:Did you know nominations/Osama bin Laden (elephant)
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DYK for Alcyonium coralloides
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replied
Ive replied to your question ":-) -- Kev min  § 22:29, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Priochilus captivum
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DYK for Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen
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DYK for Hinea brasiliana
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DYK for Sefton Park Cricket Club
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DYK for Leptopsammia pruvoti
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DYK for Sala House
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Cucurbita FAC
Thank you very much for commenting. We've addressed all your first set of comments except I posted questions on the first and last ones. If you could respond to those we should be able to wrap this first round of your comments up. <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig  talk  21:07, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Megatrema anglicum
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DYK for Caryophyllia smithii
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DYK for Eyed flounder
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DYK for Lobophyllia hemprichii
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DYK for Seaweed blenny
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A cup of coffee for you!

 * Thanks. Most refreshing! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:24, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf
New article. Do you know why there's a minus sign in front of his age in the infobox? I'm nowhere near done writing this. There's lots of info on this guy but he had no article. <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig  talk  01:09, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know much about infoboxes, but you had made a mistake in the "death date" parameter. I think the "age" parameter is for living people and does a calculation of how old the person is now, so not needed in this case. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * It's not just for living people. Look at Asa Gray, and many other bios. I copied the format from there and it has no - but when I used it in Suksdorf, it had a -. Odd. <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  12:44, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Answer here: Template_talk:Death_date_and_age. Dumb me. haha.  <font color="darkolivegreen">HalfGig   talk  14:14, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Carybdea marsupialis
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DYK for Contarinia nasturtii
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Sterculia urens + Gum karaya
Dear Cwmhiraeth, there is a Gum karaya stub with regards to your new Sterculia urens article. They might be wiki-linked etc. FYI only. Besides, Cola nitida is a really nice work. Cheers! --Hanberke (talk) 12:06, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. There is some discussion as to the correct classification of Sterculia urens however. I am leaving it to the experts. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:48, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

South American gray fox
Hi, can you sort out the sourcing on this one?♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:10, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. I am unsure whether it should rightly be classified as Lycalopex griseus or as Pseudalopex griseus. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:44, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Polycarpa fibrosa
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DYK for Molgula citrina
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DYK for Mobula kuhlii
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Adjusting pilot start date - WP:Co-op
Hello <font color="Black">Cwmhiraeth ,

I'll be putting out a formal update sometime soon, but I wanted to inform you that I've decided to push our start date back to mid-February rather than in January. There are number of reasons for this, but the biggest factor is that we are now facing the hard work of implementing our designs on the Mediawiki interface. It's a limiting environment to work with from a web-building perspective, and the team that worked on the Teahouse can offer similar testimonials to these challenges. We also want to make sure there is time for us and for you to test the environment out, ask questions at our project's talk page, and give us a little time to make any last changes before we start inviting editors to the space. If some of you know you will be unavailable during this time, it's totally fine if you need to bow out for the pilot. But we do need all the mentors we can get, so even if you can take the time to mentor just one or two editors, that would be fantastic. Thanks a bunch, <b style="font-family:Candara;color:green">I, JethroBT</b> drop me a line on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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DYK for Dollfus' stargazer
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Thanks for reverting vandalism, but...
Note that some conservative dialects of North American English on the East coast still maintain a pre-Webster spelling style, so "defence" is not purely British English. Tharthandorf Aquanashi (talk) 14:09, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I didn't consider the change of spelling in Bioluminescence as vandalism, merely misguided, as I believe the rest of the spelling is in British English. "Defence" was used elsewhere in the article so it would seem wrong to change the section heading to "Defense". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:46, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Also, you're right about that. Sometimes my mind fuses well-intentioned misguided edits with vandalism when I discuss them. When I saw the edit, though, I didn't actually think of it as vandalism. Tharthandorf Aquanashi (talk) 19:25, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Monacanthus ciliatus
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DYK for Monacanthus chinensis
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DYK for Thomasine Hall
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DYK for Didemnum vexillum
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Max George
Hello, I need your help. There is already an article created by me Max A. George which was accepted by you. To my shock, I noticed that the same article has recently been redirected by someone giving it a new title - Max George (singer). I am really confused and upset. It took me ages to find the right wordings and references for the article, and when I finally created the page, someone just decided to move my article without my permission. AFter going to this user's contribution page this is what I found:= 17:13, 22 January 2015 (diff | hist). . (0)‎ . . Max George (singer) ‎ (→‎Music career) (current) 17:12, 22 January 2015 (diff | hist). . (-5)‎ . . Max George ‎ 17:12, 22 January 2015 (diff | hist). . (-3)‎ . . Max George (singer) ‎ (Tag: possible BLP issue or vandalism) 17:11, 22 January 2015 (diff | hist). . (+13,273)‎ . . Max George (singer) ‎ (Tag: extraneous markup) 17:11, 22 January 2015 (diff | hist). . (-13,273)‎ . . Max A. George ‎ (←Redirected page to List of The Wanted members#Max George)

Was the move even necessary? Did someone just steal my article and copy pasted my hard work? Because that;s how I feel.--Princessruby (talk) 17:41, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Well that was a fortnight ago and another editor returned it to the name you gave it after just five minutes, so let's hope it will stay that way. If there were several people called Max George for whom Wikipedia had articles, they would need to be distinguished by adding (singer) or suchlike. However in this case it is unnecessary because we have only one, see this page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:03, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Ok thanks. --Princessruby (talk) 08:43, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

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Complain about a user
Hello. I'd like to complain about this user --User:Livelikemusic (talk) it's like he always has a problem with my article whatever I write he deletes it. Whenever I add references he deletes them. It's not fair. I can't take that anymore. He's always after me and the articles that I create. It's like he always has issues with me. If this was the first time I'd have let it go, but it's not. It's not the first time nor second not third.--Princessruby (talk) 08:37, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, User:Princessruby, you need to sign your messages by using ~ so that we can tell who is writing them. I will look into the matter. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:01, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I guess you are talking about the article Max A. George. I think the editor concerned is acting in good faith. You need to realise that an article you create is not "yours" but that others can add and remove information and can make alterations to it. Articles in Wikipedia are covered by the Manual of style which provides guidance on how to express things (like whether "TV" or "television" should be used). If you stick to adding facts and back these up with reliable sources, which you cite, you should not have any problem. If you still disagree with another editor, you can discuss the problem on the talk page of the article, or you can contact the user on his talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:22, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, thats the article i'm referring to. And yes Im aware of the fact that any editor can add or remove the information. About discussing this issue with this other editor, it's not worth it. If he were understanding and friendly then I'd have discussed it with him, but he's not. And about sticking to facts and adding a reliable source I did that. But yet this so called editor decided to remove the info along with the citation. I added this info "After The Wanted announced a break, George moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career along with a citation which proves that he indeed moved to la to pursue an acting career". But yet this info was removed thrice along with the citation by the same editor. Princessruby (talk) 08:37, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I have raised the matter at the article's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:07, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. --Princessruby (talk) 14:40, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

I need some advice. Am I at fault here?--Princessruby (talk) 21:44, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I see you are not a newbie, as I had imagined from the fact that your new article was at AfC, and have in fact been an editor since 2007, much longer than me. I didn't like to see Livelikemusic treat you and your work with contempt. However, the subject of the article is uninteresting to me, and I do not want to get bogged down in the intricacies of wording, who was in the wrong and who in the right. My suggestion is that you let the article rest for a bit and move on to something else. You could write a new article in your userspace rather than using AfC. Good luck! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Alright will do that. Thanks for the advice. :) --Princessruby (talk) 07:30, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Ok, silly question, but worthy nonetheless...
Do you have time <---(silly question) to help with my first GA review? I want to do Briarcliff Farms, but before I tackle it I wanted your opinion on the style. It doesn't appear to be consistent with anything I've seen on WP, but you've got far more experience with this sort of thing. What say ye? <font style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.1em 0.1em 0.4em,#F2CEF2 -0.4em -0.4em 0.6em,#90EE90 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#E6FFFF">Atsme &#9775;  Consult  16:16, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It may be a somewhat unusual article but it seems basically sound and I don't think it should cause you any trouble. If you need any help, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:59, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, but before I put the review template on it, I'm concerned the text box in the Profile section may be a copyvio since it contains a whole lot of text from the book, not just a quote or two. My suggestion would be to add a subsection with the a summary of the key points in the book.  <font style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.1em 0.1em 0.4em,#F2CEF2 -0.4em -0.4em 0.6em,#90EE90 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#E6FFFF">Atsme  &#9775;  Consult  01:54, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think it is a copyright violation because it is quoted verbatim from the source and clearly states that it is a quotation and where it comes from. This page gives guidance on using quotations. Whether it is desirable to use such a large block of text is a different matter and could be discussed with the GA nominator. It's your call. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Cola nitida
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:27, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

February 2015 Wikification drive
Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the February drive has been started. Better late than never! Come on, sign up! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:39, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Necklaced spinetail
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DYK for Taiaroidae
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Bumblebee
Hi, I've done an Augean stables cleanup job on Bumblebee, and it's beginning to look almost respectable, barring a few remaining uncited bits. Would you care to give me a hand getting this to GA? Two pairs of eyes, etc. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:50, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:31, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Super. Well, help yourself. I'm putting up nestboxes today... Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:46, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for contributions. I think we're nearly done. What do you think needs doing before GAN? Any topics completely missed? I think the reproduction section still needs something, not sure what. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:46, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I got distracted today by a virus (plant), but intend to look further at this source to see if there is more to add to the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:27, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I think it is an excellent site, written by a bumblebee enthusiast, but I daresay it might be considered not to be a reliable source. It is written by someone who had just completed a BSc Honours thesis on bumblebees. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:49, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It has a list of books which includes some good sources. On the list is www.bumblebee.org, with "This is an enlarged and updated edition of the free book below. It is available from Amazon. It includes all of the free book, but all the sections have been expanded with more information and more photographs." The Amazon link is to a self-published book "Recognising common British bumblebees [Kindle Edition] Laura Smith (Author)". This kind of source is as you hint at best usable with care, at worst a lot of trouble if challenged. The New Naturalist book by Benton (Bumblebees, Collins, 2006) is a better bet. The attractive little SNH book is free online. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:07, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

It's coming along nicely. One minor thing: I see you've unlinked the cladogram. Even if this meant marginal overlinking, I'd have thought it sensible in this instance - overlinking is permitted within reason, which there is here - it's helpful for readers to navigate (what better nav aid than a tree?). We could add a comment to that effect if need be. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:12, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * You're probably right, I wondered about it, but Bombus linked back to the bumblebee page so needed altering anyway! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:08, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll relink some of them. What do you think still needs doing? Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:40, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I have to go out shortly. I will read it through properly tomorrow and report back. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll be out most of today. I've added a little on neonicotinoid toxicity, discovering in the process that other articles say little on the subject. I've also split off a 'Conservation efforts' section which needs beefing up; could have photo of Vane Farm, or Dungeness for the short-haired bumblebee reintroduction program; could describe what's being done at such places, too (planting flower-rich meadows, agreements with farmers, etc, see Bumblebee Conservation Trust, I can help). I guess we are getting a bit UK/USA-centric as usual, wd be nice to have more from Europe. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:57, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Do you prefer "honey bee" or "honeybee". At the moment we use both. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:20, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Um, honeybee, I think. If that's all that's wrong we're pretty much ready? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:12, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It seems about ready to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:45, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks, let's go for it. I've created several fossil bb stubs! I'll start the GAN now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:54, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Under way already. We need images of eggs, larvae, but none on Commons. Perhaps we can find an old encyclopedia diagram of the life-cycle? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:06, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll see if I can find anything, but if nothing is available, there's not much we can do about it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:37, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * It seems extraordinary. We can always draw in ink and scan. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:42, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:47, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah. I've found a historic nest image complete with larvae, let's hope that'll do. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:17, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your help, too. Fancy another? Dragonfly? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:37, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure, but I get easily distracted. At the moment I am (figuratively) in the Sundarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world and a World Heritage Site. It was the site of an oil spill last December and is a fragile ecosystem, with the main tree species Heritiera fomes suffering from a mystery disease. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:49, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Appreciate your help. I must say I'm still capable of being shocked at the patchy state of what should be major (core? vital?) topics like these familiar insects. Most of the editing is either gnomic or drive-by, and a lot of it is highly p.o.v., student essay, and list-cruft. I cut at least half of dragonfly. The good news is that on the whole (touch wood) most of the time-wasters seem to have melted away to edit celebrities or something. As for dragonfly, please choose a section or two from the empty ones, lots to enjoy! Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:10, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I see that the MOS style-meisters, that forced their capitalisation views on bird articles, have not got to dragonflies yet!. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:05, 24 February 2015 (UTC)


 * What else do you feel needs to be done on dragonfly? I've pretty much finished what I want to say on it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:41, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

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WP:Co-op news for December 2014 – Feburary 2015
Hey, it's been a while. The Co-op team has been hard at work during over the winter, so let's get right into what's been happening: Thanks to all of the new mentors who have joined over the past few months. Big thanks to to posting about our little project here to the gendergap-l mailing list. <b style="font-family:Candara;color:green">I, JethroBT</b> drop me a line 00:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC) on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.
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 * We've finished up a survey for newer editors to assess their experiences of using existing help spaces (e.g. Reference Desk, Teahouse, IRC, The Wikipedia Adventure) on en.wikipedia.  is putting together a summary of that survey, and in the meantime, some findings from that survey of 45 newer editors include:
 * On average, editors found contributing to Wikipedia to be easier after using the help space compared to before.
 * However, after using one or more help spaces, only half of editors reported that editing, addressing social challenges, and resolving technical issues were easy or very easy. The other half of editors were either neutral, or reported that these matters were difficult or very difficult.
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This article is really terrible. It reads like an advert; there are already dead links in it, and it shows every sign of reference padding. It stinks of COI/paid editing - I cannot prove that but it smells like it. It will take hours of work to go through and make it something worthwhile. I don't understand why you moved this to mainspace. I understand you are a volunteer like me and you want to make the encyclopedia better, but seeing that article made my heart sink. Could you explain why you moved it to mainspace? (maybe I am missing something). Is it possible to move it back to draft space? Thanks. (sorry, i am a bit upset!) Jytdog (talk) 19:55, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, I am relatively inexperienced in working in AfC so I use the flowchart on this page to help me decide whether an article should be created. In this instance I decided the subject was notable and treated in an encyclopedic manner, was sufficiently neutral and well-enough sourced. Perhaps I was wrong. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:03, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * thanks for answering! and thanks for your work here. Jytdog (talk) 20:54, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

USC Eye Institute
I don't think it's a question of anyone's judgement being flawed, it's just that we are coming from this from different directions. You are the good guy, trying to fix something, and I'm an active admin full of suspicion about organisations promoting themselves. It's obviously the extent of the promotional tone that's the issue, not notability.

To be honest, if I'd known you were working on it I would have held off. My fault, I didn't check the history as I should have done. Since you have a sandboxed version, probably better to work with that rather than restore, since it would probably be userfied for a time anyway. I'm going out shortly, but I'll look later today. Sorry for causing you a problem, <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  10:31, 15 February 2015 (UTC)


 * I looked at the deleted version, and I think the speedy nom and deletion were justified (I would say that wouldn't I?), although I've seen worse. I think the current version is much better, and I wouldn't expect it to run into the same problems, so I think you can safely move it back. Two points
 * U.S. News & World Report has inconsistent italicisation even within its own article. I think the italic version is correct
 * I don't like the listing of academic qualifications after each name. I don't think we normally do this (Albert Einstein is referred to as just that in his own article), and I don't recall doing it with academics in bird articles. It looks spammy, especially when it's repeated each time the name is mentioned, as with Humayun. Unless you are sure it's MoS compliant, I'd take the letters out
 * You may want to draw Jytdog's attention to this discussion and your improved version


 * cheers, <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  11:59, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * All's well... sorry it all started with a lack of subtlety on my part <b style="font-family:chiller;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  18:05, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fontinalis antipyretica
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How to move on from here
Hi, Cwmhiraeth, something odd has happened here. It's their first GA, despite a dozen years of editing, and after the initial discussion, nothing has been done. There's a long history of disputes, especially on the country concerned. There doesn't appear to be any procedure for me to follow; guess I could ask a mentor or the helpdesk but these are rather public, might make things worse, and seem oriented more to the reviewer than the editor. Ideas? (Perhaps [|this] is an answer; I'd have to notify them, however.) Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:12, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * The situation looks a bit difficult. The reviewer seems to be too involved in the subject to be an impartial reviewer and consider GA criteria. You could just leave things for the time being and if nothing further happens, the review will eventually be discontinued and someone else can hopefully take it on. This happened when I nominated Sugar for GA a couple of years ago. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, probably that's best. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:24, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

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Brood parasite
Hi again, quite by accident I found myself editing both a recently-created template and the article on brood parasites. I added some fish to both of them (more could be added); there is a brief mention of cuckoo bees and wasps; but both are rather swamped by birds. Not totally sure what to do; nothing? a subsidiary article on brood parasitic birds, leaving just a short section in the parent? But much of the stuff is evolutionary theorising about avian brood parasitism, so perhaps the child article should be evolution of brood parasitism? What do you think would be best? Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:25, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * My inclination would be to leave it as it is, perhaps expanding the non-bird sections further. Are there any other groups that behave in this way? I think I have come across solitary wasps that lay an egg on immobilised prey with which another wasp has been provisioning its cell. (Perhaps that's the cuckoo wasp already mentioned in the article.) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:05, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I suspect so. OK, I'll do nowt, but (we) might look for more fish / insects. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:31, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Mystery mangrove
Hi, did you intend to include Heritiera fomes at Template:Did you know nominations/Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary? It's in the DYK nompage links but not in the hook and it doesn't have a DYKmake. M AN d ARAX •  XAЯA b ИA M  20:25, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, never mind. I just checked the nom page history and saw that you (mostly) removed it. I've now removed it from the DYK nompage links. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  20:30, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I originally intended to include it in the nomination but then I changed my mind and tried to remove it. Did I mess things up? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:33, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I wrote another article on a mystery disease which is killing the tree and I thought the two tree articles would make a much better combined two article hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:36, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Opinion
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Cucurbita
Hi, thanks for helping out ... are you now ready to Support at this FAC? I'm not sure if we need any other checks given what IR said. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
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February 2015 Wikification awards!
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Core Contest
Vegetable is a great choice. Very core topic, and a terrible article. Let me know if you ever need any help. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;">Steven Walling &bull; talk   04:10, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

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Interested in Peer review/Jack jumper ant/archive1
Hey there, Peer review/Jack jumper ant/archive1 has been in the backlog since 15 February. The requester has specially asked for someone knowledgeable on the subject. Was wondering if you were interested in commenting? PS: I looked over the volunteer's list and was surprised to not find you there. Sincerely, Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:39, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I have left a few comments and added my name to the volunteer's list. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:41, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK: speckled sandperch
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 * Comment: it's not really a problem on your part. I just need a second pair of eyes to look at one of your sources. Mchuedem (talk) 16:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. You don't do so badly yourself with your hundreds of river/creek-related articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:06, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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Stuckism
We seem to have got stuck into Stuckism! Nom's English is a bit limited, and was at a loss with the GAN questions. I've fixed nearly all the problems - quite trivial except for the Reception, which is now much improved - but the reviewer rightly wants sources other than Stuckism.com to support various claims, and points out under "Referencing" in the GAN that there are is a list of usable sources on Stuckism.com itself. Fancy having a go? I'm out this morning. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * My knowledge of and interest in Stuckism is approximately nil. I only looked at the page because the article was mentioned on your talk page, and the single edit I made was merely to correct the meaning of a sentence in the lead. Not my scene. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:21, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * About the same as mine, though I find it interesting in a bored teenager sort of way. I'll have a go at it because I feel sorry to see a GAN going needlessly wrong. Must happen all the time, of course. Thanks for looking at it! Good stuff on Damselfly, by the way. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:13, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, damselflies are interesting, but they do seem to be a bit overwhelmed by their big and better-known brothers. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:24, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I wondered about that: I think it's actually because "Dragonfly" can mean both Anisoptera and Odonata, i.e. people often use it to include damselflies, or they only notice the big ones, one or the other. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:22, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Parliament in the Making
Cwmhiraeth, I moved the hook to the April Fool's page. I hope you don't mind. For future reference, sometimes the hooks are on both pages, when they're solely intended for AF, so what's required is removing the hook template from the general nominations page while moving the template from the April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know page's "Awaiting verification" section to the bottom of its "Verified hooks" section.

In this case, since the hook hadn't been included on the April Fool's page initially, it just gets removed from the general DYK nomination page and added to the bottom of the April Fool's "Verified hooks" section. (That section is in chronological order, with the oldest approved hooks at the top.) BlueMoonset (talk) 20:49, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
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FYI unrelated to anything but bugs
Just sharing, because you're the only one I know who could appreciate this. I ran across this while categorizing some images in El Paso File:Grasshopper in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.jpg I believe this is the most beautiful grasshopper I've ever seen. Nature's work of art. — Maile (talk) 21:24, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed, it is a most colourful example. It looks like a partially grown nymph as it seems to have wing pads rather than wings. Unfortunately it is not identified as to species, so I won't be able to write an article on it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 31 March 2015 (UTC)


 * The red, white and black coloration suggests aposematism, ie that the sp. is toxic and is advertising the fact to predators. Sometimes such animals are as a result able not to bother fleeing from predators, which could make them easy to photograph! Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:17, 31 March 2015 (UTC)


 * TA! DA! I found it! Dactylotum bicolor — Maile (talk) 14:50, 31 March 2015 (UTC)


 * That's very useful. I've found a paper that proves it's indeed aposematic. Super. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:53, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Well, thanks indeed. We make a good team I think. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:37, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

April 2015 Wikification drive.
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April 25 TFA
Is there a way to make "Amphibians are a class of ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates" more accessible to the casual (i.e. Main Page) reader? How about this? "Amphibians are a class of mostly four-footed vertebrates that rely on the sun and other heat sources to stay warm". - Dank (push to talk) 12:03, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, it's looking good; are you okay with my tweaks? We're currently at 1083 characters, which is fine; the max is 1250. I removed "dramatic" (decreases in populations) because it raised a question it didn't have room to answer ... but since we've pruned it a bit now, there's a little room ... if you want to talk about specific dramatic declines, that's fine. - Dank (push to talk) 21:09, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I think its fine now. The declines are dramatic but the causes are multiple and unclear; a population present at one time is missing a few years later with habitat loss, pollution and the disease chytridiomycosis being part of the problem. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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 * Perhaps soon Today's featured article/requests/Common starling? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:33, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, I saw you had nominated Common starling for TFA. Thank you. Today Amphibian is TFA and I spend my day checking up on the alterations being made that may or may not improve the article! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
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Grasshopper
Glad to see you and Chiswick Chap are taking on this article. If anything in this category helps, feel free to use it (this one appeared to be defecating; I also have an image of a grasshopper infested with mites drinking its hemolymph that I plan to upload). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:11, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * What a splendid selection of insects! Ideally we need someone to identify the unidentified ones. I look forward to seeing the one of the grasshopper infested with mites, - we could do with that for the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:09, 7 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Nice photos. One with parasites would indeed be useful. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:49, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Here you go (identified based on similarities to File:Unidentified grasshopper on flowers at Pramaban, Yogyakarta, 2014-05-31 03.jpg, which was identified to the genus level for me in a FB group). Resolution should be big enough to make a detail if you need one.
 * Agree, the lack of identification hurts a lot. Sadly, these lovely creatures aren't as easily IDed as bird species, and as a lit major I'm in a singularly poor position to do my own ID-ing (though I love to take their pictures). Mealybugs are even worse. Apparently one can't even be sure of the genus without cutting 'em open. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:41, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have added it to the Grasshopper article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:23, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Always glad to help. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:28, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

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Muggiaea kochi - typo?
Hi, I think Muggiaea kochi should be Muggiaea kochii according to World Register of Marine Species. --Hanberke (talk) 13:35, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
 * You are right. I got it correct when I created Muggiaea but managed to get it wrong for M. kochii. However, many of the sources spell the specific name with a single "i", so its not just me that is confused. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:40, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I have now moved the article to the correct name, but I am leaving the citations as they are. WoRMS is currently in the minority! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:49, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Damsel behaviour
Hi, Cwmhiraeth, I'm having a go at the worklist. I think you might be the better person for "The first paragraph in the behaviour section is in the wrong tense/mood plus it seems to be based on a single species instead of providing an abstraction behavioural patterns across the group. Territoriality for instance is not mentioned elsewhere." if that's all right with you? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:33, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

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Saw your comment. I wonder if this particular section, however, has sufficient refs? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:55, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually I had removed Sea from my watchlist at some time, probably to avoid controversial discussions, so I am not very up to date on its content. Feel free to contradict me if you wish! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:00, 21 April 2015 (UTC)


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Trithemis annulata
Hi, as I can see there are some links on Trithemis annulata infraspecies such as EOL link and this one. --Hanberke (talk) 09:35, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I want to add "Violet-marked darter" and "Plum-coloured dropwing" as a synonym, but I'm not sure where to place that in (The violet dropwing, Trithemis annulata, is a species ). Could you please help with that? --Hanberke (talk) 09:44, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The GBIF source you give states that Trithemis annulata subspecies haematina is a synonym, and as I cannot find further reference to the three previously mentioned subspecies, I removed the Subspecies subsection. The "violet-marked darter" seems to be an alternative English name and is mentioned by the IUCN site, so I have added it to the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:51, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * This link lists the three following subspecies.

There are other references as well:
 * Trithemis annulata annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
 * Trithemis annulata haematina (Rambur, 1842)
 * Trithemis annulata scorteccii Nielsen, 1936
 * Trithemis annulata scorteccii Nielsen, 1936
 * Trithemis annulata scorteccii Nielsen, 1936
 * Trithemis annulata haematina Rambur, 1842 + synonym "Trithemis erythraea Brauer, 1867"

Reference in French (www.mi-aime-a-ou.com/trithemis_annulata.php) (mi-aime-a-ou.com is blacklisted in Wikipedia). Trithemis annulata haematina (Rambur, 1842) est usuellement présenté de nos jours comme une sous-espèce de Trithemis annulata.

Trithemis annulata a trois sous-espèces différentes :
 * Trithemis annulata annulata.
 * Trithemis annulata haematina.
 * Trithemis annulata scorteccii.

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 * Right, I have put the subspecies back. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:30, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks for your DYK review at Template:Did you know nominations/Bash Brothers. Regarding your comment that the clipping was too small to read, if you hover over the article on the Newspapers.com site, a magnifying glass symbol shows with text "View Full Resolution Paper". If you click on the article, the full page comes up, and you should see a box with "+" and "-" on the upper right corner, which allows you to zoom in and out on the page. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 07:50, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
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deOrphaning script
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Manipulator modificaputis
I'm not quite sure how to tackle a monotypic family/genus/species in lead and taxobox in this case. Manipulator modificaputis. Can you please advise/help/ AshLin (talk) 04:11, 5 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I have made some alterations to the taxobox which I think reflect what is usually done in these cases. The new family, genus and species names should be bolded and given authorities, but not the other taxa. Redirects should be made for the family and genus names. Have a look at this category to see how such cases are usually handled. I have reclassified the article as start class because you have included much of the information available about the new species and supplied references. If you want to nominate it for DYK it needs not to be a stub! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

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Cricket
I've had a look at the phylogeny of Cricket (insect); it's fairly simple, but raises the interesting question of what insects 'cricket' actually covers. The Gryllidae are rather a compact clade with the archetypal house and field crickets among them, but the Ensifera contain thousands of insects which are called crickets - scaly crickets, bush crickets, and plenty of others. On the whole I support the cricket=Gryllidae equation, but the broader sense definitely deserves a mention.

Outside that, I've reorganized the 'human' section: it definitely needs work and references. The general biology is pretty skimpy, and the few bits of the article that are at all detailed are somewhat coatrackish (genetics etc.) and not really about the family at all. So, there's plenty of scope for improvement.

Do you intend to work on it soon, or are you waiting for a starting gun? Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:21, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, I was waiting for a reply from Bfpage to my suggestion, but we can go ahead anyway. I am tidying up Scleractinia at the moment but will move on to Cricket (insect) tomorrow. The article Ensifera could do with some expansion! In my opinion it would be better to change the name of "Cricket (insect)" to Gryllidae and then there wouldn't be a problem. By the way, I nominated Grasshopper for DYK, and thanks, as ever, for your cooperation in it and other articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:37, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll help with Gryllidae and take a look at Ensifera also. Glad to have been of service on Grasshopper, it has come out well. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:11, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I am starting working on a Description section for Gryllidae in my sandbox. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The Lulu (=self-published) ref you just added looks to me as if it was copied directly from the Wikipedia article... Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:57, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I will look for something better, but the previous source was dead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:04, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * And it can't have been much good when it was alive, either! The article is already vastly improved. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:14, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have replaced it, May Berenbaum is an academic. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:25, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * When I create/expand an article and it qualifies, I usually submit it to DYK. Both Ensifera and Grylloidea would qualify but would be unlikely to produce an interesting hook. Any views? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:33, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * That's better... mmm, yes, they do look rather low on hooky material. Perhaps the easiest thing for one or other of them would be to add a bit on their use as food, which would provide an, er, spicy headline and photo. Unless you want to use that for Cricket! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm wondering about that baboon spider image. It must be in captivity? That spiders can catch crickets is not in doubt, but I suspect this is a tropical spider eating a temperate-zone insect. Maybe we need a more 'natural' image. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:36, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * You could change the caption to something like "Crickets are reared to feed captive animals like this tarantula." Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:20, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. I've also made a cropped version of the fossil to show more cricket and less matrix.
 * What do you think the article now needs? I've pretty much finished the images and human aspects. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I want to do some more on behaviour other than chirping. You may have seen that I took out the unreferenced statement about some females chirping. Then I reinstated it when I found a source that mentioned it in connection with the Pseudophyllinae, and finally removed it again with the realisation that that subfamily is in Tettigoniidae and therefore outside the scope of our article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:37, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it shows why OR is dangerous, as if we didn't know. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:42, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have done what I think needs doing on behaviour. You are welcome to tidy it up or rename/rearrange subsections as you think fit. There is one (inappropriate) mention of the mole cricket in your folklore section which you may want to move elsewhere. Other than this, I think the lead needs some work, and then the article could go to GAN, after renaming it Gryllidae. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:24, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * OK: there are also mentions of mole crickets in "Predators, parasites and pathogens".
 * There are also unresolved short references eg Carrera, Araujo, Forde. These were present before we began editing. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:41, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have removed the mole cricket parasites and replaced the Carrera reference. Some of the others are difficult, and maybe could be ditched. I had not seen the amazing article Crickets as pets before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Since, the article will be reasonably renamed as Gryllidae, will it be OK if the second section of Taxonomy (after and including "In addition to the above subfamilies in the family Gryllidae, orthopterans in the Ensifera may be called crickets sensu lato:") is removed and first section expanded? --Hanberke (talk) 15:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Careful - we need to acknowledge that the broader sense also exists, but we can be brief about it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:48, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've found decent refs for the remainder of the old folklore claims, except the one 'unpublished data'. Will make one last attempt to substantiate it, otherwise we'd best remove it really. Have also drafted a complete lead, feel free to polish. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:40, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I think we're about ready? Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, indeed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:52, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I guess the article is move protected as the "move" option does not seem to be available to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's a Requested Move or nothing. Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:57, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

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Quarter million award for "Grasshopper"
Great job, friend! Is there anyone else I should give this award to for helping with this article? Bobnorwal (talk) 19:44, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yes indeed, Chiswick Chap was equally involved. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:50, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
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Ensifera taxonomy Extinct
Could you please consider this ru wiki article's taxonomy. I'm not sure because it has no references, will it be OK if extinct (super)families added into Ensifera taxonomy section? Cheers! --Hanberke (talk) 13:22, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * It would be OK to include extinct families and superfamilies, but ideally you would find a reliable source for the information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:31, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've found a reliable link. --Hanberke (talk) 13:43, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've updated the list from this link. How can I add the this link to the article, you help will be much appreciated. Also, according to that site there are infrafamilies. Will it be redundant (or too long) if restructure the list to add them as well? --Hanberke (talk) 14:02, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have added a reference for the taxonomy section. I think the problem is that there is some confusion among different authorities as to the relationships of the different infraorders, superfamilies, families etc., which makes it hard for Wikipedia to accurately reflect them all. Even if we did, they are still liable to change. For example, superfamily Stenopelmatoidea appears on our list, but does not on the database source page. Similarly we include family Cooloolidae but the database does not. If we started mucking about with the the taxonomy section list we would render the taxonomy of the two pages concerned inconsistent with it. So you see it is all very complex. We have an English saying, "Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread!". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea (Burmeister, 1838) is listed in database source page, too. Family Cooloolidae is also present at this link of Stenopelmatoidea at the database source. Database's Ensifera taxonomy has 31 citations. Shortly, both of them are present in Speciesfile.org. I don't mean to be a "fool" to create a long list (by writing all tribes, genera, families, species at one place). Also there is no confusion here. You can see that there are 3 infraorders, 4 superfamilies and 2 families directly under Ensifera (all of them are at the same-level rank). I think, all 9 of them should be added as from a reliable resource. I'm not trying to add all those inferior ranks at one place, but to restructure the taxonomy as 3 infraorders, 4 superfamilies and 2 families directly under Ensifera. --Hanberke (talk) 18:35, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean, it is me that was confused because I had not looked at the list in enough detail. Carry on, then! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:43, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Great! I'm glad that I could explain myself. Also thank you for your kindly adding the reference. Cheers! --Hanberke (talk) 18:50, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for mentioning me in Did you know nominations! Not in mind such a good thing for a tiny contribution! --Hanberke (talk) 10:34, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * You are too modest! I mainly nominated the article for DYK to recognise your positive contribution. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

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Three species of Scapteriscus
I'm not sure if you have noticed, but Pheropsophus aequinoctialis Ecology section has an information concerning the three Scapteriscus articles you've recently created. That might be used in Scapteriscus, as well. --Hanberke (talk) 07:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Could you please help with proper PDF reference citing in Rhopalosomatidae? It is 8th citation. I'll much appreciate if you explain how to copy proper PDF url for reference. In google search it is truncated. --Hanberke (talk) 18:16, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I try to avoid linking to pdf files when I can because it is so difficult in many cases finding a good url. In this case I found a non-pdf source which had the full article so I have cited that for you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:28, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
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Family or Genus
In "Members of this family are parasitic of crickets" in Rhopalosoma, is family correctly used (or should it be genus), that is you meant family Rhopalosomatidae. If yes, than I'll add this sentence with its refrence to other 3 genera of Rhopalosomatidae. --Hanberke (talk) 10:50, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, the source states "Rhopalosomatidae is an odd family of Hymenoptera whose species parasitize crickets", which I take to mean that all the species in the family parasitize crickets. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:11, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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Scotch bonnet (sea snail) article improvement
Hello Cwmhiraeth, The GA review of this article is already underway, and there are some changes that need making. I have rapidly tried to carry out a number of them today, although not quite perfectly (!), and there are others items that I have not touched and may not be able to get to over the next few days as I am packing and will be traveling all day on Saturday from before dawn to late in the pm. I would be very grateful if you want to pitch in and help. If you read my comments in response to the reviewer's comments, you will see what needs fixing. Many thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 20:26, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I will see what I can do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:52, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

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I have expanded the article some. I have the John Muir book for reference on both series. I think I might add a section about the series best episode, The Haunted Inn, good for a few paragraphs. Thanks for looking. Inkwell765 (talk) 02:54, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
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2015 Tour of California
Hi! I saw your comment on DYK (Template:Did you know nominations/2015 Tour of California). This is my first nomination and my most extensive work so far, so I'm a bit nervous. Would the term "bike lunge" be more comprehensible? In the end, a one-week bike race was won because Peter Sagan lunged his bike forward on the finish line and garnered 4 bonus seconds by an inch or so on the last day. Mattsnow81  (Talk)  09:19, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * A thoroughly comprehensive article, well done! I think the term "bike throw" is perfectly acceptable as it is used in the source as well as in the article. The fact that non-cyclists do not know the term is unimportant, and it will likely garner some extra clicks when on the front page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:26, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks! It's a pity there are no really relevant pictures to showcase. Is it guaranteed it will be on the front page so I can put a fancy little template on my userpage next to the article? :) Mattsnow81   (Talk)  09:30, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Where was my head? Looking at your page it's quite clear I'll receive a template if it happens to go on the front page lol. Nice work, my friend Mattsnow81   (Talk)  09:35, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Now that it is approved, it should appear in the DYK section on the front page shortly, when its turn comes round. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:41, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

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Chilean trees
Hi, Round 33 of Wp:Intertranswiki is trees of Chile. I stubbed a few quickly earlier. Is there any chance you could expand/start a few of them? If they can be started in a week we could do a 7 in one DYK I guess? Spanish wiki has some half decent articles on some of them which could be used as a start.


 * 1) Bosque Andino Patagónico
 * 2) XXX
 * 3) Lomatia dentata
 * 4) Myrceugenia colchaguensis
 * 5) Myrceugenia leptospermoides
 * 6) Myrceugenia rufa
 * 7) Myrcianthes coquimbensis
 * 8) Prosopis chilensis
 * 9) Prosopis flexuosa
 * 10) Sophora macrocarpa

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 * OK, I'll have a go over the next few days. Please note that I have started the first one but capitalised its name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:46, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've created Patagonian Andean forest and Andean Patagonian forest redirect pages for Bosque Andino Patagónico. Not sure if it is a specific forest than a forest type (Valdivian temperate rain forest Forests ecosystems). --Hanberke (talk) 05:50, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks Hanberke. I am responding to Dr Blofeld at the moment but will find out more about the forest in due course. You are right, it looks like it is a forest type rather than an actual forest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:04, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The first tree listed above is actually Aextoxicon punctatum and currently exists in the English Wikipedia as Aextoxicon, which is a 597B stub. I will leave this for the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Excellent work chaps, much appreciate your work on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:49, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * "Bosque Andino Patagónico" is not proper name imho. So, it will be better to localize it into English as "Patagonian Andean forests". Ex. "Andean Patagonian forests" - 1980 Google hits, where "Patagonian Andean forests" - 5070 Google hits. --Hanberke (talk) 11:08, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, ok, but there are official documents like BOSQUE ANDINO PATAGÓNICO from the Government of Argentina which use that exact term. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:22, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I am not too bothered, but the term "Patagonian Andean forests" is used elsewhere on Wikipedia, such as at Valdivian temperate rain forest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:27, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Firstly, "bosque andino patagonico" Google search returns only Spanish results, besides we have 1980+5070 = 7050 English results at hand. It is normal that some Spanish-speaking sources might use Spanish name. Secondly, Valdivian temperate rain forest has Spanish wiki-counterpart as "Ecorregión bosque valdiviano", so thy are not the same. "Bosque Andino Patagónico" is only a part of "Ecorregión bosque valdiviano". Finally, I think, it will not be incorrect to use English "Patagonian Andean forests". Cheers! --Hanberke (talk) 12:48, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, but I think a redirect from the Spanish term is justified. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:30, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I suggest we continue this discussion at talk:Bosque Andino Patagónico. I have provided a source for an English name there. Dentren  |  Ta lk  08:41, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

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Mayfly
Good work on Cricket! I wondered if you'd like to join me on Mayfly, given that they appear (very) briefly in May and June? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:53, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, let's have a go at Mayfly, - I must just round off my Chilean trees first. I was wondering where we might go next and was thinking along the lines of Cockroach, Aphid or Flea (and have started on Box jellyfish), but you maybe don't share my interest in pests! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:17, 30 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I think our Mayfly is ready to hatch ... unless you're waiting on some, er, external event?! I'm happy to do the nom when you're ready. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:54, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure, carry on. The scoring of the external event does not really favour GAs this year, but I am hoping that we will take one or more of our insect articles to FAC in the period August / September. Meanwhile, any other ideas? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll nominate it.

Wasp
Wasp is a half-million article ... with 10 refs! Fancy a challenge? Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:48, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm game. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:54, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Let's do it then. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:01, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I've added a diagram to speak "paraphyletic" louder than words; and I've axed most of the uncited ORish stuff, it wasn't worth much and it repeated itself (repeatedly). The taxonomy/phylogeny is delightfully unstable and will need quite a bit of citing if we're to cover the history. A proper cladogram may not be possible but it looks as if researchers are getting close to one. I guess we ought to beef up the fossil coverage, too. As for the general biology, I think the best approach is going to be to carry on describing (and illustrating) different families like potter wasps, etc, giving brief details of how each group lives, feeds and breeds. That'll be much nicer than trying to generalise. Ok, (nearly) all wasps are parasitoids! What d'you think needs doing? Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:56, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I found the useful book on solitary wasps that I have been citing today and have been extracting information from it. I have not really assessed the article in general, but I think it is looking the better for your pruning work. Although it is true that the majority of wasp species are solitary, nevertheless, people visiting the page will be mainly thinking about social species. For the time being, the solitary groups are discussed before the social ones, but do you think this should be reversed? In general, I agree with the approach you outline above. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:38, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * No reason why not, as long as we cover both. The social wasps, especially large Vespula, are what people know, so it would make sense to put them first. The key thing is to avoid an, ahem, marine situation where people argue about what a wasp is. We say up front that the group is paraphyletic; we explain broad and narrow senses; we illustrate the different kinds, and the job is done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:48, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Well, the article is looking a lot sprucer and perhaps more wasp waisted now, if not exactly dainty. I've redone the lead; what do you think the article is missing? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:30, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed, the article has had a radical overhaul. Do you fancy adding something about eusocial and non-parasitic species to the Diversity section? I plan to do something more with the Biology section. It seems strange to me that wasps, a paraphyletic group, can determine the sex of their offspring while ants and bees do not, or am I mistaken, and this is in fact a hymenopteran trait? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:29, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Don't they? Surely honeybees do. I suspect it's general, though some may have lost it. Go ahead with the biology; I'm not sure whether social/solitary material should go in Diversity or the Social and Solitary sections (and there's also overlap with the Ecology sections where it's nice to mention families as examples); perhaps it needs a minor reorg once we've written a bit more. Normally I'd want to see something on all the families, but that's quite a tall order here. I'm also puzzled how/where to say wasps are the insect world's top predators; we cd have an "As predator" section in Ecology, perhaps, but again there are overlaps. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:59, 17 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I think we're about ready. I just looked at Ammophilinae, which redirects to a very patchy Sphecidae article! The uncited text makes it clear that the list of Subgroups is wrong and that the article needs to be revised (one on Ammophilinae, one on Sphecinae/Sphecidae, and maybe one or two others. I'd like to use my Ammophila photo but I guess we're about full here. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:07, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Very nice photo. I have been watching some solitary bees nesting in a dry, sunlit bank, and going into little holes laden with pollen and coming out pollen-less.


 * Do you plan to work on Sphecidae and Ammophilinae then? Most of the foreign language Wikipedias don't seem to include Subfamily Chloriontinae in Sphecidae. I am unaware of an authoritative source on the classification of insects, of the sort that I rely on for marine life (WoRMS). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at sources and see if I feel like it! It's clear the taxa have changed status between family and subfamily (and possibly back again); Sphecidae in the old sense was probably paraphyletic. Perhaps I'll do a little bit. Thanks about the photo; I wonder what your bees were, perhaps mason bees. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:49, 21 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Are you waiting for something, or is Wasp ready to go to GA? Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:08, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I will nominate it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:05, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I asked for the page protection to be lifted and that has now been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:51, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I saw. I think it'll be fine without, now that it is properly reffed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Bee
Meanwhile, how about we tidy up another 1/2m article, Bee? At least it's partly reffed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:13, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I will make a start tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 25 June 2015 (UTC)


 * As you've seen, I've done a slice of work on it, and it's still far from ready. I think it needs to be recast somewhat as follows:


 * Evolution


 * Description


 * Sociality
 * Breeding system (haplodiploidy)
 * Social bees (castes, nesting, worker policing, navigation ...)
 * Honeybee (link to all sorts: waggle dance, ...)
 * Solitary bees (nesting, mass provisioning, ...)


 * Biology
 * Reproduction
 * Flight
 * Temperature regulation
 * ... etc


 * Ecology
 * As pollinators (maybe put the human impact here? needs covering)
 * As mimics and models
 * As brood parasites
 * Nocturnal bees
 * Predators, parasites and pathogens (has been started)


 * Bees and humans (fairly ok, could add film)

It's difficult to see where to place honeybees as they have been much studied and are important ecologically and economically. Thoughts? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:11, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * What you propose looks better than what is there at present, and I'll leave the rearrangement to you. If the article had a resident guardian he would probably have emerged by now. I have been mainly concentrating on finding references for unsourced content, and I will continue to do this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 30 June 2015 (UTC).
 * I think we could get rid of the pollination section. Most of the information it contains is covered elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:10, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, I've done the reorg, leaving some empty, sketchy and uncited sections. Perhaps you'd like to do the Description? I'll sort out Haplodiploidy and Navigation (unless you fancy some waggle dancing, of course). I think Bee Movie needs a mention, too.Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:21, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll do the Life Cycle section next. One problem with an article like Bee is that there are so many sources on honeybees and relatively few on bees in general, and that makes the general sources difficult to find. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:19, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oops, I didn't see this: I've added a very sketchy draft, which I will now leave alone for you to improve! There's much more to say - indeed, I was going to write that we now have a broadly defensible article but one that's far from comprehensive: what do you think we should add? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:47, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * That's OK, I haven't got far with my draft. I'll flesh out what you have written a bit. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:52, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Your reference #40 needs attention. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:54, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I think we're about ready. I'm away for a few days but if you'd like to nominate it that should be fine. Please fix ref #40 if it's still wrong, I fixed another ref, maybe the numbering changed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:06, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, will do, - the ref has been fixed. I will also nominate Locust for DYK. Could you tell me your away dates over the summer/early autumn so that I can plan on what date to jointly nominate Grasshopper and/or one of the other articles at FAC. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:22, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Super. I actually don't know but it won't be for more than a fortnight at a time, and even then I will be able to do some light editing, so any time is fine for me. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:11, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Early 35 kDa protein
Cwmhiraeth, you struck this nomination from the WT:DYK list of older unreviewed nominations, but haven't added a review to the nomination template, nor has anyone else. I see that you make an edit to the article in question; did you perhaps forget to save your review subsequent to that? Please let me know; I'll leave it struck on the list until I hear back or see further action. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed, I must have omitted to save my review before I struck the listing on the DYK discussion page. It's done now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:01, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for redoing the review. Good to see another of the oldest nominations approved! BlueMoonset (talk) 00:02, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015 Wikification drive.
Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the June drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) &#34;A wiki of beauty is a joy forever.&#34; Seriously. That&#39;s how long it&#39;d take to read! (talk) 04:18, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Mimicry
Hi, I wonder if you could take a look at the Mimicry article, which like Camouflage is at the head of a family of articles. It was briefly a GA back in the dawn of time, then delisted on the grounds that it wasn't perfect. It is actually pretty well written; since it certainly "covers the main aspects" of the topic, it may well sail through GA. Thoughts? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:46, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * There is a certain scarcity of references in places, but at a brief inspection, the article looks good. Its an interesting topic, and if you want to nominate it for GAN, I will be happy to review it (having given others a chance first of course). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:00, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Wp:Intertranswiki
Hi. please pick a plant topic and add ten to the board you're interested in starting!♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:49, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, I first thought about adding rainforest trees as a topic, but I then thought to myself, do I really want to do ten new articles on rainforest trees? The answer was no. Nor do I really like translating foreign language Wikipedias because the articles are often inadequately referenced and I prefer to find the sources myself. Nor do I have any shortage of subjects on which I want to write - you can see a lot of them listed on my sandbox page.


 * So, all in all, I think I will leave you to get on with your Intertranswiki project and I will continue pottering along in my own way as my whim takes me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:03, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

I think you're missing what we actually do at the project. The whole point is to use a foreign wiki article as a start and then build on it with independent sources to back up what is being said. In many cases we ignore the foreign wiki article and write it ourselves from scratch. It's a mixed bag. I thought you regularly contributed articles on plants and were happy to do this sort of thing anyway and if you're working on somehthing now you can put some articles up you intended working on. It's supposed to be a part of what you want to work on too. And they don't have to be existing ones on another wiki. You're still welcome to put up articles you're working on there, 10 missing articles on Mayflies or something. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:34, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * OK. I have chosen corals and have listed ten that have decent-sized articles on the Spanish Wikipedia. I will work through them at my leisure. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thankyou. They don't have to be ones which have articles on other wikipedias. Really, it can be anything, in fact I'm considering merging with the Missing Encyclopedia articles project and revamping everything. Every missing article is important. Whatever you're working on can be put up. I'll try to help out if I can.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:36, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Cwmhiraeth! I saw that you recently promoted Did you know nominations/Millicent Sowerby, but the QPQ for this nomination is not complete and the user in question seems to have no interest in completing it.--Earthh (talk) 23:26, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Congratulations on your prize. I'm sorting out the prizes from Wikimedia UK. I have your email address from when you were a prize winner for last year's Stub Contest, would you like the Amazon voucher to be sent to the same email address? Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 12:58, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
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Congratulations. Hey, can you expand Atitara (genus) a bit, I was starting the Tahitian river and cane across that.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I have added a taxobox, but I think it may be an invalid name, a synonym of Desmoncus. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:18, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Seems like it - here's a page with a fine crop of synonyms. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:29, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
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DYK for Vanilla tahitensis
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DYK for West coast seabream
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DYK for Sand steenbras
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DYK for Bosque Andino Patagónico
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Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for promoting my DYK nomination earlier. I noticed that the promoted hook was ALT2 (currently in Prep Area 4). I was wondering if you could use ALT4 instead of ALT2, since both hooks were approved and as the nominator I'd prefer ALT4. Thanks! Puppysnot (talk) 12:01, 22 June 2015 (UTC) Puppysnot (talk) 12:01, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Done! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:20, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

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Well, thank you Yoninah. You do a lot of work around DYK yourself. At the moment, there seem to be a lot of people discussing perceived issues on the discussion page and few actually promoting hooks or moving prep areas into the queues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:18, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I noticed that, too. Yoninah (talk) 14:51, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Hexagenia limbata
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Oops. You are right. They indicated 2015 for citation purposes. Actually, I've been using the last edit year. I'll revert the fixes. As long as WoRMS is the main classification source for Cyanea nozaki, I think, that site's version will be better to use. Besides, there are interesting link (and this one) for Alepas pacifica Hanberke (talk) 10:58, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, WoRMS has both and does not mention them as being synonymous. I chose the one I did because that page of WoRMS had a good description of the jellyfish for me to use, and the other did not. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:06, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Prosopis flexuosa
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DYK for Prosopis chilensis
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Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 15:23, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
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DYK for Cricket (insect)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:35, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cyanea nozaki
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DYK for Platygyra daedalea
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Favites complanata
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ephemera vulgata
Hello! Your submission of Ephemera vulgata at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:01, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Myrceugenia rufa
Gatoclass (talk) 13:35, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Myrceugenia colchaguensis
Gatoclass (talk) 13:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Myrceugenia leptospermoides
Gatoclass (talk) 13:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Myrcianthes coquimbensis
Gatoclass (talk) 13:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

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Hi, you forgot to close this nomination when you promoted it to prep. Yoninah (talk) 21:31, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Done now! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 1 July 2015 (UTC)