User talk:Cwmhiraeth/Archive 17

DYK for Santa Coloma de Queralt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

Really appreciate your work on Spanish and French municipalities. There's a huge amount to expand and next to nobody was doing it. Hope you keep it up long term, though I guess it was for Wikicup or the stub contest or something?♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:55, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * The WikiCup actually, but I might do some more. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Yellow-faced myna
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Val-d'Oise
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DYK for Amorebieta-Etxano
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Sulawesi myna
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

November 2015
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DYK for San Andrés del Rabanedo
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DYK for Val-d'Oise
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Little owl
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
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DYK for Little egret
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

1000 DYKs

 * Thank you. I haven't been counting them recently but I guess they have gone over the 1000 mark. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:18, 8 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Definitely the sign of a strong constitution! Bravo. I'm just beginning my 99th GAN, btw. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:24, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Good work. Are you interested in another? Burklemore1 and I are working on Cockroach and it has a very cluttered "Relationship with humans" section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Cockroach
Did you see this mention of Cockroach, or did it get lost in the clutter of my talk page? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:34, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * No, and Yes! I'll take a look... I've chopped about 7,000 bytes of nonsense and clutter, added a few refs and a couple of images, and it looks better already. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:43, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll go through some of the references cited in the article. The amount of reliable sources have certainly shot up, but I do see a few that will need replacing. I'll finish up and polish the conservation section after I have woken up and expand the taxonomy and evolution afterwards. I may add a "locomotion" section too. Burklemore1 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015: The results
WikiCup 2015 is now in the books! Congrats to our finalists and winners, and to everyone who took part in this year's competition.

This year's results were an exact replica of last year's competition. For the second year in a row, the 2015 WikiCup champion is. All of his points were earned for an impressive 253 featured pictures and their associated bonus points (5060 and 1695, respectively). His entries constituted scans of currency from all over the world and scans of medallions awarded to participants of the U.S. Space program. came in second place; she earned by far the most bonus points (4082), for 4 featured articles, 15 good articles, and 147 DYKs, mostly about in her field of expertise, natural science. , a finalist every year since 2010, came in third, with 2379 points.

Our newcomer award, presented to the best-performing new competitor in the WikiCup, goes to. Everyone should be very proud of the work they accomplished. We will announce our other award winners soon.

A full list of our award winners are:


 * wins the prize for first place and the FP prize for 330 featured pictures in the final round.
 * wins the prize for second place and the DYK prize for 160 did you knows in the final round (310 in all rounds).
 * wins the prize for third place and the FA prize for 26 featured articles in all rounds.
 * wins the prize for fourth place
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize.
 * wins a final 8 prize and the FL prize for 11 featured lists.
 * wins the most prizes: a final 8 prize, the GA prize for 41 good articles, and the topic prize for a 13-article good topic and an 8-article featured topic, both in round 3.
 * wins the news prize for the most news articles in round 3.

We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2016 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

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Your GA nomination of Eurasian bittern
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Template:Did you know nominations/SummerThing!
Cwmhiraeth, did you have more to add to this review, or did you just accidentally omit an icon from it? Please take a look and do whatever is appropriate. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:11, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. Icon now added. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Glad it's all set now. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:01, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Greylag goose
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

Amphibian intelligence
Wold like your thoughts on the addition of a amphibian intelligence section. I personally feel the study is too recent and the info to short to have its own section. LittleJerry (talk) 21:19, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I didn't think it needed a section and subsection and have removed the latter. However the information is interesting and deserves to be included, and there is no other section in which it properly fits. This is just the sort of argument on Wikipedia that I choose not to get involved in. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Robust tuco-tuco
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Bubble tea for you!

 * Thank you. I did not want to fail the article because I thought it deserved GA status apart from the problems I pointed out. So I asked Chiswick Chap if he would sort them out, and he, being a helpful person, did so. As for your question below, I am considering it, perhaps in the new year. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:27, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

RFA
You are one of WP's most prolific and tireless contributors. Are you willing to accept an RFA nom?—Eat me, I'm an azuki (talk · contribs · email) 12:12, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Cockroach
Sorry for the recent inactivity on Cockroach, I have been under great stress recently (personal problems really) so I may need a small break before I continue to finish it up. I should be very active once this has blown over. Cheers, Burklemore1 (talk) 16:52, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
 * No rush, I haven't done much myself, but it is looking quite a bit better already. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
 * @Burklemore1: I hope whatever it is gets better soon. I haven't done terribly much on Cockroach either. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you CC and Cwmhiraeth for the messages, hopefully it blows over very soon. It will be excellent to see Cockroach at GA one day, so I'm determined to get it done with you two soon enough. Burklemore1 (talk) 05:37, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm starting to feel better so my editing schedule should be back to normal. I'll begin work shortly. Burklemore1 (talk) 04:01, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to hear that. I imagined you would be dealing with the "Taxonomy and evolution" section and so I have been concentrating elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Definitely, I'll still look around and see what else I can add. Just need to add a bit more to the conservation section too. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:50, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * We've swept some of 'em roaches under the carpet with a shiny new cladogram. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:17, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what else can be added to the taxonomy and evolution section, perhaps a mention of Dictyoptera? It seems complete to me unless someone has a suggestion. Burklemore1 (talk) 18:05, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * By the way, conservation and taxonomy seem complete, so is there anything else you two have intention to add? I think the lead will just need an expansion. Burklemore1 (talk) 03:11, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I have done a little reference polishing and I agree that the lead needs some expansion. Is the article sufficiently balanced between pest species and the vast majority of cockroaches that do not associate with man? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:53, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * There are still refs in the lead; the "4 spp as pests" bit and its ref are found only in the lead, conflicting with the "about 5 Aussie pest spp." in the text. This suggests that both text and lead need to be amended, and that the (over)emphasis on pests needs a bit more work. Perhaps we need to explain some more that leaf and other roaches are harmless and non-intrusive. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:05, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

There's now a ref named Viegas that contains a journal paper by Lihoreau et al - and the paper is used more than once. May be worth renaming and merging refs. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:31, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't see what you mean so will leave it to you. I have found a useful source and am just about to rename the "Distribution" section "Distribution and habitat" and expand it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:12, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Valls
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Alt Camp
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DYK for Whinchat
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DYK for Taza National Park
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DYK for Grey heron
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DYK for Central Karakoram National Park
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DYK for Martel, Lot
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DYK for Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Your description and range for this bat were not good.

Please check modern texts for descriptions, as there are citation-worthy online sources you could have used. Type descriptions are not the best sources for Wikipedia articles, anyhow.

The references cited in the article did not say the bat was endemic to the main island.

I changed a few things, but some problems remain. Wikipedia articles are frequently mirrored by other websites, and I think this means a responsibility for care before highlighting one on the main page. 2601:285:101:9DAF:14B8:6687:9ECD:92A8 (talk) 13:02, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comments. I saw earlier that you had made a number of edits to the article and thought they were acceptable. If you look at the history of the article, you will see that the statement about the bat being endemic to Sulawesi was present in the article before I expanded it. In any case, I see that the Togian Islands are just off the coast of Sulawesi and I think your point debatable. As for the description, I used what online sources were available to me, and in this case I did not find much, hence the poor description. If you have a better source for the bat's characteristics, you are welcome to improve the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 22 November 2015 (UTC)


 * "Endemic" is not a fuzzy word in biology. While Wikipedia may debate what the sources say, the ones referenced in the article are all in agreement with each other. The bat is not "endemic to Sulawesi, one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia," but to Sulawesi and the Togian Islands. As many times as Wikipedia articles are copied by other websites, especially if they get a lot of g-hits from being linked on the main page, I wish you had been more careful about the information.


 * There are books available through Google book searches that describe the bat. A type description is a primary source not usually used for writing encyclopedias, including Wikipedia.


 * Just my opinion, and thanks for responding. That is all. 2601:285:101:9DAF:5C8F:D938:CE9D:63F3 (talk) 15:54, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Endemic? Native? FYI, a current hot button issue.  page now down to 6 hooks (from 8 originally) Wikipedia Did you know debate.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 16:07, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
 * What sources would you suggest for the improvement of the article then, 2601:285:101:9DAF:5C8F:D938:CE9D:63F3?-- Kev min  § 17:39, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I was merely suggesting that even words that are commonly understood are potentially ambiguous or subject to different definitions and meanings. Frankly, I thought the pulling of the hook was extreme and ill-advised.  There was nothing wrong with it in the first place.  Chasing an absolutist definition is an illusory goal.  But when one knows that the DYK process is now keyed onto certain words, one should be forewarned and forearmed.  7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 17:58, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
 * In this case the word "endemic" was in the article not the hook, but I agree with the IP on the meaning of the word. The Togian Islands are within the the Gulf of Tomini, a bay nearly surrounded by Sulawesi, and according to our article on Sulawesi, are "administratively part of Sulawesi's six provinces". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:20, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Louse
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DYK for Parsnip
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Your GA nomination of American bittern
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DYK for Purple heron
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DYK for Ardstinchar Castle
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Antlion
Do you fancy doing Antlion or other Neuroptera (lacewings and allies)? Apart from the distinctly scary antlion itself, the Owlfly (Ascalaphid) is a cool and rare predatory beast. BTW I think Cockroach is about ready now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:06, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree about Cockroach. I have been taking part in Asian Month and am currently working on Wildlife of Bahrain. According to my, reliable I think, sources, the present article List of mammals of Bahrain is almost entirely wrong! I am also quite enjoying meandering about editing where the whim takes me. In particular, "Wildlife of ..." articles are interesting to write, and there is plenty of scope to choose from. Perhaps we could start working on some of the major insect groups like Neuroptera in the new year.


 * Incidentally, American bittern is currently being GA reviewed. Coincidentally, I saw in the paper yesterday that a vagrant had been spotted in Ireland. This is the bird you may remember which was first described from a specimen in Dorset. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:42, 28 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Ok, I'll nominate Cockroach now. Insects in January! Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:34, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ruddy shelduck
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DYK for Hodgson's giant flying squirrel
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Salsola imbricata
Hello Cwmhiraeth,

thank you for your new article about Salsola imbricata. You could not find it in the species list of Salsola, because it was accepted in genus Caroxylon by Akhani et al. 2007 (see Salsola) after phylogenetical research. The new name is Caroxylon imbricatum (Forssk.) Moq. Perhaps you like to add some notes on the systematics to your article? Cheers, --Thiotrix (talk) 16:52, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have done so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:19, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Himalayan field rat
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DYK for Eurasian bittern
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Arabian wildcat
Hi, I've added "by British ornithologist James Maurice Harrison" to the lead, but don't know properly add the following sources: https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0801895332 plus http://www.manimalworld.net/pages/felins/chat-sauvage-de-gordon.html. FYI. Also, well done for all the recent nice Asian wildlife articles. Hanberke (talk) 04:26, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, November was Asian month, wasn't it! I had wondered if we had an article for Harrison and had come to the conclusion that he was likely to be "I J Harrison" and that we had not. I have added the bit about Gordon, however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:58, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Long-tailed dwarf hamster
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DYK for Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve
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DYK for Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve
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DYK for Wildlife of Yemen
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DYK nomination of Jeanne des Anges
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 * Maybe something like ... Over two dozen nuns, were found to be bewitched, obsessed, or possessed, but none to the extent of Sister Jeanne, who was said to be afflicted with seven demons. SusunW (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've rephrased that sentence. Is there anything else? I don't in general close paraphrase, but it seemed somewhat unavoidable in this instance. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:28, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I know, I've read several of your biographies. I toyed with just letting it go, but figured as picky as some have been lately, that it might get hammered. That should do it. (note---great, not greart) I'll mark it GTG. Thanks. SusunW (talk) 20:34, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

It's that time of year....

 * Very good, thank you Atsme. Happy Christmas to you too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Turkey
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DYK for Anatolian diagonal
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DYK nomination of Perennial ryegrass staggers
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Robert Schmertz
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Ida
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I've restored your Ida of Louvain. Despite the bizarre coincidence of two saintly nuns called Ida both having died (and being commemorated) on 13 April, there is over 100 years between her and Ida of Lorraine. At present there are no years for her though. Did you have a source for a year of death, at least? --Andreas Philopater (talk) 00:54, 14 December 2015 (UTC) Fixed the years thing. Thanks for being bold and adding the piece! --Andreas Philopater (talk) 01:40, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. It did seem rather mystifying. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:56, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Updated link for ALT2 on Peak Oil page

 * I just wanted you to know that I have updated the link supporting ALT2. It must have been moved by the source. Blandx (talk) 08:15, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for American bittern
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Rachel Chalkowski
Hi, thanks for creating this article for the Women in Religion editathon. I've been having computer problems lately, so I haven't been able to participate as much as I thought I would. I added some more sources to the article. Would you like me to nominate it for DYK? (I have a lot of QPQs available.) Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:48, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I wasn't going to nominate it as I didn't think it very good. However, it is rather improved with your additions, so you could nominate it jointly if you felt like it. I'll leave it up to you. I have plenty of QPQs too, because I aim to review two hooks for every article I nominate. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. I picked out the only interesting detail I could find for a hook. If you have another idea, please add it to the DYK template. Yoninah (talk) 21:21, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
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DYK for Arabian woodpecker
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DYK for Wildlife of Bahrain
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DYK for Zygophyllum qatarense
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DYK for War of the Maidens
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you Hanberke, and you're like my little shadow following me around and adding things I miss. Season's greetings to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:37, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Lolium rigidum
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WikiCup 2016 is just around the corner...
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DYK for Poeciliopsis monacha
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DYK for Poeciliopsis lucida
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DYK for Chinese zokor
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Template:Did you know nominations/Jean Sibelius
Hi, could you help promote this hook to a lead slot, using the younger image, before December is over? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:12, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

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Next project
Merry Christmas. Do you have any projects on the radar? I'm tempted to look at Teleostei but this is very tentative. LittleJerry (talk) 22:51, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Teleostei looks interesting. Shall we consider it further in January? I have been rather enjoying wandering about in Asia and elsewhere, wherever my fancy took me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Okay. LittleJerry (talk) 14:10, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I've also been thinking of Beetle too. Its already built and one or both of us could purchase The Biology of the Coleoptera, so it could work out like mantis did. LittleJerry (talk) 17:23, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Concerning 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron nomination
Hello,

I have never seen a reviewer strike out hooks before. I do not know of any WP consensus for such. Although I accept your review, I must protest the arbitrary striking of my hooks without your consulting me. I have a long Wikipedia history of being amenable to discussion about such matters. It is rather rude to alter a fellow editor's nomination behind his back.Georgejdorner (talk) 02:45, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I think you will find that hooks are often struck by reviewers, see this one for example, to indicate to whoever promotes the nomination which hook has been approved. If you propose several hooks, you should expect a reviewer to choose one above the others. Why put ALT2 forward if you don't want it to be approved? Nevertheless, as you are obviously displeased with my actions, I have revised my comment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:05, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for rescinding your strikes. Given that I have had about 60 DYKs previously, I am not a rookie. Your example above is the second time I have seen DYK hooks struck by a reviewer; your doing so to my nom was the first, so you can see why I sat up and took notice. Perhaps there is a consensus for striking hooks. Perhaps not. I know I have acquiesced to reviewers ranking my hooks; I was fine with that, we discussed it upon occasion, and I accepted whichever hook ran.
 * At any rate, any future DYK noms of mine will contain a single hook. There goes the problem of ranking and/or striking hooks, and any attendant disagreeableness. No hard feelings here. Hope none reside in you. And I wish you a Happy New Year 2016.Georgejdorner (talk) 05:29, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Myrmecia maxima
Since you seem to be a GA veteran when it comes to this stuff, is it possible you could give a second opinion on this article? It's a short one, but it's dealing with a species that cannot even be identified. The user who is reviewing the article has reviewed several articles I have nominated and I believe they are good at what they're doing. However, in this case, I am being asked to "remove this" and "add that" rather than addressing the content itself, and I believe the GA guideline stuff clearly says that editors should avoid demanding users to add content that is not available from reliable sources. While it's true that not all articles will reach GA status, this article is more than capable of reaching such status, especially when it is very comprehensive with the available information (I don't believe any new information on this ant will come out in our lifetime anyway). Two more things, this ant has only appeared in two journals and four book editions (these editions only regurgitate the original info in Moore's 1842 book), and it is the second smallest article I have nominated. Articles such as Andreacarus voalavo, ?Oryzomys pliocaenicus and Tupaia miocenica are much smaller and have passed. Burklemore1 (talk) 03:17, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I should also note that Brownimecia, Archimyrmex and Yantaromyrmex are GA with little to no info about ecology, but rather they are still comprehensive and detailed with the available information. Burklemore1 (talk) 03:29, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * At the moment we have visitors which means I have limited access to my computer because it is in the guestroom. I'll have a look at the GA review and see what's going on there on Tuesday. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * That's fine, there has been some input in the GA and they believe the article may only be discussing a name, not a species... Oops. I'd still like to see what others think though. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:33, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't like getting involved in controversies so I have had my say on the GAR page and will leave it at that. It's up to the reviewer now to decide how to proceed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries, thank you for your input anyway. Your opinions and comments were helpful! Burklemore1 (talk) 02:50, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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Prep
Thanks for thinking on "In Memoriam", but ... - you may have seen that some (or perhaps just one) think that we have too much Sibelius already. I prepared one for New Year's Day and just now moved it to special occasions. Can we have the other one later? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:59, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure! Shall I move it to another prep area, or do you want it to be returned to the nominations page? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Perhaps better to nom, - it's kind of gruesome, this memory of the assassin ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:08, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

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Hi, it feels to me as if we're pretty close to stalled on the expansion, something that I've not experienced before. I think personally it's perfectly doable, and that most of what we've added is a great improvement. But something seems not right. Perhaps things will start to move when people's textbooks arrive, or something? We can press on, stop at once, tidy up and then stop, I don't know. Seems to me that FAC is a long way off; GA ought not to be too difficult. Am I missing something, or trying too hard, or what? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think it is a rather unsatisfactory article to work on and my enthusiasm is limited. Most sources do not distinguish teleost fish from bony fish, which makes it hard. However I have found some individual fish species of great interest to work on. As you say, GA would not be too difficult. You suggested Antlion before if I remember correctly? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, it sounds a nice simple article without too much in the way of cladograms. Shall we try to cut down the article, close it out to GA standard, and pass swiftly on to antlion? Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Little Jerry is the one who is keen on Teleostei, and I don't like to let him down if he has set his heart on FAC. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
 * So how do we get there? Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I would happily add to the diversity section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, do that, but in the light of the criticism, I have come to feel that the section must do the equivalent of painting the lead image - teleosts come in all shapes and sizes, can cope with Arctic ice and desert heat, salt springs and mountain lakes. The text needs to stroll about the group (as the Distribution section does), not loiter on individual species, or jump from one species to another without visible connection. So I fancy the Diversity section could say "The teleosts range in size from the XXX to the YYY, and vary widely in shape from long and thin to broad and flat; extreme variations of shape are seen in the leafy sea dragon and the seahorse..." In other words it's a tour of the group, surely a fascinating task.
 * Alternatively, the diversity could be related to the different clades or "..iformes", but these relationships seem so fluid. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Most of the -iformes orders are stable (and are clades) but there are very many of them. The Perciformes constitute 40% of ALL fish so they definitely need a mention; I guess you can choose to talk about some of the heavy commercial tonnage of teleosts - Cod/Gadiformes, Salmoniformes, Tuna, Carp (very big in China). Anything that gives the feeling of a tour round a big, complex department store, yet all of a piece. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I will work along these lines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:55, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * We need also to work out what to do about the physiology sections. Maybe they don't indeed need much change? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * LJ likely has a view on this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:55, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for still sticking to it. I'm in the process of expanding a reproduction section and Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is a valuable source. If anybody is having trouble finding something to do, they could help me with this section. I wrote about a subsection sex determination. I was also thinking fertlization (internal vs external)/spawning strategies (like Semelparity and iteroparity), mating strategies, spawning sites/parental care and finally a development subsection. I recommend buying the reproduction book is you can (Ebook and kindle are less expensive). There is also this book which has sections on mating, parental care and shoaling. As for respiration, I can imagine teleost respiration wuould be different from other fish. LittleJerry (talk) 14:32, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Respiration
Well, sharks require to swim to pass water over their gills; some other fish breathe air... more in Swimbladder section. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:44, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, sharks aren't teleosts, but the mudskippers and Pacific leaping blenny are, and several land-going, air-breathing fish are mentioned on this page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed. If you want to go further into that, the ref in the Swimbladder section talks about the complex phylogeny. Basically it seems that swimbladders evolved at least twice; any airbreathing teleosts evolved air-breathing secondarily, having already got gills capable of exchanging gas in still water, unlike the non-teleost sharks and other chondrichthyans. Guess you've volunteered for the Respiration section! Only kidding, happy to help, but probably not today. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:40, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Cwmhiraeth. I have got 3 DYK credits this year, but those articles I created/expanded in 2015. So can I add it to my submissions for WikiCup or they are not eligible? Thank you. -- Human 3015   TALK   23:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * They are not eligible, unless you have done more work on the articles during 2016, which I don't believe you have. There is plenty of time in this round yet, and articles like Kolkata Marathon will work their way through the DYK system and be eligible for points, so don't worry. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

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What do you think of the balance of the article? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:33, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I think it is unbalanced by the recent additions which I think are too detailed. I have moved the Reproduction paragraphs that were superseded to Neopterygii. I plan to start working on the lead when I think no-one else is working on the article (so that the diffs represent accurately how the lead has been changed without intrusions from other parts of the article). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:47, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

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Hi, article Royal Stag has been passed for GA. But this article is still shown in nominations. What is the procedure to add top icon of GA to Royal Stag and remove it from GA nominations? Thank you. -- Human 3015   It will rain   01:17, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
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Do you think we'd be able to get cicada through FAC? I'd be willing to help and co-nominate. LittleJerry (talk) 01:23, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, that should be possible. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:59, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:12, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * We will need to decide precisely what the article is about. At the moment Cicadoidea redirects here, but the article mostly relates to Cicadidae and the other small family Tettigarctidae has its own article. How best should this be resolved? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:16, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I think they should be merged or give Cicadoidea its own article. LittleJerry (talk) 05:57, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:05, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I think the Tettigarctidae are also Cicadas/Cicadoidea, so this is the parent article. I don't know if it's right to merge Tettigarctidae here. Logically it and Cicadidae (the group that I guess LittleJerry meant) would have similar treatment, but in practice Cicadidae and Cicadoidea are very nearly the same, so it's easy to see why they are merged here. For what it's worth, I'd leave Tettigarctidae as a separate article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:51, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I haven't been active much lately. I've been busy. We can discuss cicada and teleost the end of this week? LittleJerry (talk) 00:03, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. I have been busy on other things too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:38, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks for reviewing the hook. The "Greek Revival" thing comes from the church's own website, and I think whoever wrote it was not, well, certified to be writing about architectural history. By 1917 in the U.S., the original Greek Revival style was long dead (that sort of neoclassicism had, however, been making a comeback at that time as the "Classical Revival"). The Colonial Revival, on the other hand, had recently emerged and is still (as the article says) used for a lot of buildings, particularly government buildings). It would make a lot more sense in that context.

And, also, a lot more Colonial Revival buildings use brick. I think most people familiar with the two styles would identify the church as being Colonial Revival, not least for that.

All the same, I notice someone recently changed the article to reflect that. I think I need to put the much-better-informed NRHP nom in as the source for that, rather than (or in addition to) the church's website (which also doesn't seem to have been updated for a few years now). Daniel Case (talk) 16:08, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
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Silwa Bahari string in Wildlife of Egypt
I think, there is sth weird in Silwa Bahari string in Wildlife of Egypt. Hanberke (talk) 12:18, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Oops, "show" (verb) is there. Sorry. Hanberke (talk) 12:20, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Could you explain what you mean? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:22, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I missed the verb "show" in the sentence at first. Very interesting is this petroglyph fact. Congrats! Hanberke (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
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Re: Calvia quatuordecimguttata
Howdy, As you probably know most invertebrate information isn't published. What I can do though is link you to several sites which give proof that this species shows "American" forms in eastern Asia, for instance this page on the species on a Japanese website: http://www.insects.jp/kon-tentousirojyuusihosi.htm

There is no website or source besides my own soon-to-be published work that specifically states the other forms occur as such, only visual images. One could perhaps translate that Japanese website and use that as a source/citation, though. Silversea Starsong (talk) 01:36, 7 February 2016 (UTC)


 * As the fact is not contentious, the Japanese site could probably be used to support the fact visually. Foreign language sources do not need to be translated before being used. Here is the sort of citation that could be used

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Bushbuck
I am planning to make Tragelaphus a good topic, but the article on bushbuck appears confusing; I thought you may be able to help me out. You see, I looked up a few reliable sources, such as Ungulate Taxonomy by Grubbs and Groves, and found that bushbuck is actually the species T. scriptus, with, however, a disputed number of subspecies. But a 2008 phylogenetic study holds that the bushbuck has two distinct subspecies - T. s. scriptus and T. s. sylvicatus - and is seconded by a Gnusletter publication. As such, I am not sure hat to write in the taxobox. Also should kewel not be merged with bushbuck? Or do I need to somehow improve that too for the sake of making my GA Topic? Would be glad if you could give even a slight help. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 09:13, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I will take a look, but actually these taxonomic problems are the sort of things I struggle with myself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. This is something new to me. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 09:58, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The taxonomic position is indeed rather awkward. My inclination would be to move the present article Bushbuck to "Imbabala" and develop it as a separate article to Kéwel. The trouble is that any books/papers prior to 2008 will assume monophyly and therefore it will not be possible to allocate the information to one of the articles rather than the other. If I were you, I would probably move on to some other genus of antelopes where the taxonomic position is more straightforward! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:42, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It would be much easier to let go of this but let's see what can be done. I wonder if can make something of this puzzle: ever seen such intricate taxonomy?  Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 12:07, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems the split is pretty much settled, the bushbuck is not a natural group. So if the term "bushbuck" is not associated with either of the two species (but both equally), I think it should simply be made into a disambiguation page (with links to the two species and a brief explanation of the situation), or be redirected to the genus article. See Purple swamphen for a similar case (discussion:) FunkMonk (talk) 12:16, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * You mean all content of Bushbuck should be substituted with a disambiguation page, and I should improve Kewel and create the article on Imbabala? But I rather think there should be just one article, Bushbuck, until the taxonomy is formally established. Let all the loose ends be in there. Anyway, kewel and imbabala articles would be nearly duplicates. I am not even sure if imbabala is actually a name or just a female bushbuck (searched Google for that)! Pile everything into one article, holding T. scriptus as the binomial name as most sources I saw do, then explain it all under Taxonomy. Other aspects such as description and ecology wouldn't be much affected. Also, the two subspecies partition through disambiguation would not be complete because (as mentioned above) many other subspecies are also identified. Not sure if kewel and imbabala be treated as species or subspecies, and whether the kewel article should be kept or deleted. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 12:29, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * When such taxonomic splits occur, Wikipedia articles are usually split right away, at least when it comes to bird and dinosaur articles. So that is a precedent at least. I'm not sure what you mean by "taxonomy formally established", if they get recognised by the IUCN? That hasn't held the bird project back from splitting articles at least (see again purple swamphen, all "Not recognized"). As for the common names of each, the Gnusletter article says "the results indicate that propositions of early taxonomists were right, in that actually two ‘bushbuck’ species may have evolved, the bushbuck or Imbabala and the harnessed antelope or kéwel." Seems pretty straightforward to me. Bushbuck/Imbabala should be one article, harnessed antelope/kéwel should be another. FunkMonk (talk) 13:57, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * By "taxonomy formally established" I tried to say that can we rely on just one paper? If yes then fine, I am going to rename Bushbuck as imbabala and let kewel remain as it is. Though I am afraid the content is gonna be almost identical. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 14:25, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It would not just be one paper, it seems, because the articles state that older literature already recognised them as distinct? That's not too uncommon, see also the example of the West African crocodile, which was revived through genetic studies as well recently. As for the articles being similar, I think hunting down older literature could be the key... When were the two synonymised? Articles from before that might be of use. FunkMonk (talk) 15:17, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot, both of you have given me a lot of insight into dealing with such troubles, it would be much easier for me now! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 16:17, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't help much I am afraid. With older papers, it should often be possible to deduce which species is being referred to by where the study was done. I will have a look at your FAC, but probably not till after the weekend. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Alright, thank you. Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 10:10, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

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Lathyrus niger
You commented out the image, saying it was the wrong species. If you're pretty sure about that, then can I deleted the photo off of the corresponding Wikidata entry? And the should probably be relabeled to avoid confusion in the future. <b style="color:#0645AD;">Brightgalrs</b> ( /braɪtˈɡæl.ərˌɛs/ )<sup style="color:#0645AD;">[1] 15:31, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I see I made that change more than two years ago and I don't remember my precise reasons. However, it was probably because it didn't look to me as if it was the same species as the images in the source. It doesn't seem to correspond with the source in growth habit, foliage, flowers or pods. So no, I am not sure whether it is wrong or not, and that was why I commented it out rather than removing it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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Less interesting minus a clause equals more interesting?
Cwmhiraeth, I'm rather surprised that after you (rightfully, in my opinion), struck off ALT1 of the Template:Did you know nominations/Federal Reserve Bank Building (Seattle) nomination in your initial review as being "less interesting", you then approved ALT1a which was the same hook minus a specific architect, reducing potential interest even further. I'm not going to intervene again, but I do wonder why you basically reversed yourself; among other things, the nominator might have preferred to come up with a new hook himself, but you didn't allow that opportunity. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:50, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Well actually I was quite annoyed at your intervention because I thought your concern excessive, and that particular rule is a bit petty. As long as the hook set is not excessively lengthy, it matters little if the odd hook is longer. Also articles with long names may necessarily have longer hooks. I had never heard of the architect concerned but I looked up the firm and found that it had a global reach so I thought it was probably OK. But really, I agree, I should have wasted a bit more time finding a better hook rather than meekly accepting the suggested one. No brownie points to anyone with this nomination! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Cwmhiraeth, I wasn't annoyed, per se, but I was quite puzzled that you hadn't checked for length at all. I'm now not so puzzled, but my experience of people who promote hooks is that they aren't looking at the overall length of the eight-hook set—indeed, this particular set caught my eye because it started with three long hooks, and the set seemed longer than normal. They're too busy balancing bios and non-bios, limiting hooks from individual countries, individual subjects, etc.


 * When I was learning the DYK ropes, it was emphasized to me that 200 characters was the outside limit, and hooks upwards of 190 could be deemed too long, since the idea was to get snappy, interesting hooks (ideally rather shorter than that). I think that was an interpretation of this rules statement: While 200 is an outside limit, hooks slightly under 200 characters may still be rejected at the discretion of the selecting reviewers and administrators. I honestly don't understand where the idea that 210, 220, even 245 could be considered allowable; if you want to change the rules, that's one thing, but DYK's been operating under a 200-character ceiling (except for multi-article hooks) for longer than either of us have been around, and it shouldn't be bypassed. (I could understand an 80-character bolded article name perhaps allowing some leeway, but 30 or even 40? I don't see that at all.) Thinking about it, there are a lot of rules at DYK and on Wikipedia in general that don't seem to me to be helpful or useful, but I follow them because that's how Wikipedia, or DYK, or GAN has defined their various processes through consensus. Some RfCs make me shake my head. But when we decide to participate in an area, we're signing on to take the rough with the smooth, the commonsensical with the petty. (And we may not agree with others on which is which.) Unlike you, I agree with rule that 200 characters is the outside limit for a hook, and I'm likely to intervene if I see overlong hooks in prep or approved for promotion. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:18, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, checking for hook length is not something I normally think about at all, probably because few hooks infringe this rule. Doing a proper review takes quite a long time, particularly checking for close paraphrasing, and in this instance I did not check the number of characters. I agree with everything you say as to the rules for DYK and am happy to abide by them. But I am also concerned that the list of nominations has built up to over three hundred and I like to approve a nomination at an early stage if at all possible, ie by approving a satisfactory hook rather than suggesting a marginal improvement. In this case, I approved the boring hook at least in part because I was going away for the weekend and wanted to finalise the review. Anyway, you do an excellent job in keeping everyone in order! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Xieng Dong
Hello,

I appreciated your comment on the above. It made me aware that I had not posted a small but vital sentence to link the Overview to the article. If you would be so kind as to take a look at the emendment, I would be interested in your feedback.

Thank you both for your review, and your interest in improving the article in question.

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 * Late response because I have been away. What I was actually referring to was that the lead section is supposed to be a summary of the rest of the article, but in this article it is a sort of overview and mentions all sorts of things by way of background that are not in the body of the text. See Manual of Style/Lead section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:36, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I do believe that you lost your perspective during your absence. Your original objection, as stated on the nomination, was that the Overview section seemed disconnected from the rest of the article. It was a fair call, and I emended that section in an effort to hook it into the text. It was that emendment I wished you to appraise.


 * I do not believe your present objection holds water, as every fact in the admittedly skimpy lead is explicated in the main text. I am aware of the Lead requirements, as I frequently call other editors attention to that particular issue. As I am reminded, such Lead requirements are not part of the DYK approval process, darn it.Georgejdorner (talk) 00:34, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Your "Overview" section deals exclusively with events in 1953 and 1954. Fast forward to the "Background" section which deals exclusively with events in 1971. The sentence you have added does provide a link between the two sections but my original comment referred to the war and political situation in the country in 1971 not the prediction. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

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Antlion
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think we probably need to rearrange the material slightly as the description is currently only adult. The description of the larva's feeding apparatus and diet could probably go into Description, so the Life-cycle section would then contain just a mention of "predatory larva ..." and move swiftly on to pupation. Of course Description, Ecology, Physiology, Life-cycle all overlap to a degree. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:49, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree, but as I am in the process of augmenting the description of adults, don't rearrange it quite yet. How are we going to reference the Encyclopædia Britannica stuff? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:56, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * That's fine, in your own time. I generally try to get rid of old EB stuff, but if all else fails I ref "Chisholm, 1911." wherever needed and put Chisholm, EB, 1911 at the bottom of the article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:48, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Over to you. I found a nice paper that I have used to reference some of the Encyclopædia Britannica material. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:30, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm finding this heavy going. I have been trying to relocate things in a logical order, but there is the problem that not all antlion larvae build pit traps, and another problem, all the way through, is the mixed use of singular and plural. It's much easier writing a species article from scratch! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:24, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
 * You did not respond to my previous point, but if we nominate the article at GAN, the reviewer can take a view on the matter if they choose. Do you think its ready? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:21, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry! I think it's ready enough, if the reviewer comments on either matter then we can do something about it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:17, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

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Aquatic weed harvester
Hey, I don't mind you adding content to Aquatic weed harvester at all. I'm not sure how you surmised this from our discussion at the DYK nomination page, but that's not my intention at all. It's just that you initially declined based upon what appeared to be in part your own criteria for DYK. So, feel free to improve the article. My only recommendation is to please consider not de-qualifying the article for DYK in the process of doing so. North America1000 18:37, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * The only reason I didn't pass it straight away was because I failed to see the creator's name on the history page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:46, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * All right. Sorry if I didn't communicate clearly enough, but again, please feel free to work on the article. North America1000 18:48, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * That's OK. Expect some expansion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Deletions
We have some trouble at Locust and Hemiptera where an editor believes that the publisher of two scientific papers is "predatory", and feels that entitles him to delete entire sections. I've argued that it entitles him to challenge the refs, which likely need replacing. Would be glad of your view, and if you have a moment, new sources. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:16, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * The editor concerned has spent much of yesterday and today removing information from dozens of articles with the edit summary "rm. WP:PRIMARY cite to apparently predatory open access publisher". They are peer-reviewed journals, so what is a predatory publisher? I've added an extra reference to Hemiptera for the statement about stridulation, but the Locust fact is not in the least controversial. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:45, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * My thoughts entirely, with WP:Disruptive and a bit more on the side. The unwritten WP:Stridulation might cover it, too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:37, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Some more material has been removed from Hemiptera but in this case its relevance is marginal and I do not propose trying to replace it. Considering how much completely unreferenced material there is in Wikipedia, a mission to remove information cited to journals published by a particular publisher, that might have used less rigour in its evaluation than other publishers, seems unnecessary to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:13, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I've found refs for the simple bit of Hemiptera; the more advanced claim seems to have only one source, so I've removed that, and the offending ref. On the general point, I have made a statement on Reliable sources/Noticeboard and I'd urge you and all responsible editors to do the same, (just saying what you've said here); as far as I'm concerned, that's all I shall say, and I suspect that new we've removed the disputed sources that'll be the end of it on these two articles, I certainly hope so. It is quite disgraceful that deletions are continuing during Noticeboard and talk page discussions. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:22, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

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WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon
Hi, can I interest you and page stalkers in participating? Up to £200 in Amazon vouchers and books up for grabs.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:46, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Welcome aboard! If you can think of some core articles on vegetation/species/nature etc for Wales which you think should be added to WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Core articles feel free to add them.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:03, 8 March 2016 (UTC)


 * That's OK. I can see there are plenty of geographical and architectural articles that I can work on. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

Distribution of sycamore
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I don't have access to the reference you cite for the statement about the increase of sycamore in Britain since 1970, but there is no way it can be correct. The area of Britain in which it occurs has been essentially stable since at least 1930, and BSBI state that there has been little change in distribution since the 1962 Atlas of the British Flora. ]. Could you please check the facts and correct the statement. Plant surfer 18:53, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * If you think it's wrong, I will be happy to remove it. What the source actually says is Rhododendron ponticum "has spread substantially since 1958. It was reported from 125 hectads in 1970 but in 2248 hectads by 1999. A similar massive increase in Britain and Ireland occurred for sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus, within this period (from 109 to 3400 hectads)." I suppose it might have meant 1958 to 1999, what do you think? The CABI source provides further information on distribution, and I can use that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * There is definitely something wrong with that statement. There has been no significant change in the distribution in that time.  The most reliable (in fact the definitive) data on the British distribution comes from BSBI, and I don't think CABI has much light to shed on the topic, despite their generally interesting resume. An expansion from 109 to 3400 hectads since 1958 just doesn't seem to be defensible.  Plant surfer  19:31, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I will take it out now, but otherwise I will leave working on the article till tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Some fascinating stuff here : http://www.mikepalmer.co.uk/woodyplantecology/sycamore/lore.htm Plant surfer  21:25, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Pulvinaria regalis
Reviewed and left a comment.--Godot13 (talk) 04:56, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Is this relevant/helpful - "Coccidae Pulvinaria regalis (Canard), first recorded on roadside trees of T. x vulgaris and Aesculus hippocastanum in northern France in 1965 (Canard 1968) and now throughout southern counties of England; on T. cordata in woodland in Norfolk; forms large colonies of sap-sucking scales on the main branches." found in . Either way, I'm good with the change you made... - Godot13 (talk) 07:45, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure, my access to JSTOR seems to have expired. But your interest made me look up my photographs because I knew I had found and photographed a scale insect on a street tree in Llanelli some years ago. I found my image and I think its the correct species so I will upload it and add it to the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:52, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Argyropelecus sladeni
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DYK nomination of Guianan streaked antwren
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DYK for Aeluropus lagopoides
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FYI woman's history month hooks
Apparently, we are expecting something of a tidal wave of woman's history month hooks in our prep sets up until the end of March. Something in the magnitude of 2-3 per set has been estimated. I think Yoninah is taking care of spotting and moving them to the special occasion holding area, which will make finding them easier when building preps. Wikipedia talk:Did you know.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  08:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. I did use one from the special holding area in Prep 5 today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Prep 3
Hi, this prep set has only bio (the lead image). Would you be able to swap in more bios? (There is a large backlog in the Special Occasions area for Women's History Month; since I wrote or approved many of them, I'm unable to promote them.) Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 14:35, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I promoted one and left a slot for you to promote another. If you can move some of the women's hooks in the special occasions area to other preps, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:24, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:45, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll do some more another time. Basically, I think two women's biographical articles per set is enough, but if anyone wants to add a third, that's up to them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:07, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * As Gerda Arendt mentioned at WT:DYK, there are about 50 women's hooks waiting to be approved and promoted for Women's History Month. Even if we run 3 per set, we won't get to promote all of them by the end of the month. As you can see, 3 of the 4 biographies are about women in Preps 3, 4, and 5; since they're not all saying "X did Y", I think 3 per set works fine. Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sternoptyx diaphana
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Advertising in biology
Hi (long time no speak), I just found to my surprise there was no article on Advertising in biology, so I've thrown a quick sketch of such a thing together. I found at the same time that Entomophily/Insect pollination was a total heap, so I've made a few quick additions there too, but (ahem) citations are needed. Do you feel like joining in a little? Would be fun, as they're colourful subjects! Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:56, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I have been pottering around without much purpose, as my whimsy takes me, but I am happy to co-operate on these two articles. I have been recently writing articles on deep sea fish which have bioluminescence, but I have not yet discovered what its evolutionary purpose is thought to be. I fancy it is advertising species-type in a dark world. I am not seriously taking part in the WikiCup this year, but will be concentrating my efforts to score highly in the fourth round (July/August). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 22 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Super. I've been pottering around Carl Michael Bellman and his works, but I'm not expecting many people to join me! Let's have a go at making the two articles nice. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:21, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I have been adding some more to Entomophily and have got some more material on figs and things to add yet. I will leave you to think about how best to section the article. Although not yet finished, that article is sufficiently expanded, and Advertising in biology is new, so shall I nominate them for DYK? It has to be done within seven days of 21 March. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:15, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, why not? I'll see about section headings. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:11, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Euroleon nostras
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! I see you have worked hard to add info to this article.  Antlions are fascinating creatures.  It's neat to see them mentioned on the main page under DYK.  thanks for your edits!LiPollis (talk) 05:33, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I always thought them exotic creatures from foreign climes and was most surprised to learn that we had any living in the UK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:53, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Lady Gaga
It was raised a little while back on the discussion page, but there was a rough consensus to spread the three Lady Gaga hooks over three prep sets (e.g. the current P2, P3, P4). As such we will probably need to make room for one of them in P2. I was all in favour of using all three in one set (P3), but I think other editors preferred the former.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  07:57, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. I have inserted one in Prep 2 and added one to Prep 3. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:48, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I have approved the remaining Lady Gaga hook and moved it to the special holding area. Over to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:03, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. I have added the final nomination to the prep. Just a minor point, but I don't think the source explicitly said "over" 214,000 intereactions, so I removed this wording. Combining the percision of three significant figures and saying it was "over" was a little awkward anyway.  Jolly  Ω   Janner  20:51, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Astronesthes richardsoni
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DYK for Plagiotriptus pinivorus
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Template:Did you know nominations/1994 Peshawar school bus hijack in Pakistan
Cwmhiraeth, the nominator has responded to your review. Please return as soon as you can, or let me know if you aren't planning to return so I can call for a new reviewer. Many thanks either way. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:34, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:05, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Cryptostroma corticale
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Prep 5
Hi, time is running out for Women's History Month, and the hooks keep coming. Would you be able to move Ray Candy out of Prep 5 (and into an April 2 or later prep set), and add in another women's bio? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:28, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I cleared the space in Prep 5. Yoninah (talk) 18:32, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:51, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Actually, I asked you because I was the reviewer on 2 out of the 3. You chose the one I didn't work on :) Yoninah (talk) 19:40, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Antlion
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 * I've done all the simple fixes! There are a few technical ones that I think are in your bits of the article. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:48, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was planning to get to the review later today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:55, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Antlion
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DYK for Guianan streaked antwren
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DYK for Pacific antwren
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Sycamore
What is your assessment of Acer pseudoplatanus? Where does it most need further improvement? Plant surfer 10:41, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, you could proceed with the planned merger, but basically I think the article is looking good and ready for nomination at GAN. However, I would prefer to wait for a month, because I plan to spend April working on articles about Wales (where I come from) as part of the Awaken the Dragon project. Does that suit you? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am fine with that. Plant surfer  18:33, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Round 2
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DYK for Watersipora subtorquata
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Hope you've been following...
...the progress of WP:Project Accuracy. I was hoping you would volunteer to be a leading participant there. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em; color:#A2006D;">Atsme 📞📧 19:52, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Life
Hi, long time no speak! Life is currently a GA candidate and I do not think the article is up to scratch (although I think it's on the cusp!), however I am having difficulty putting my finger down as to why. You probably have the most experience editing general biology-related articles of anyone I can think of. Would you be able to contribute to the GA review? it's currently inactive, but what's there will form a useful template for the next editor. Hope you've been well since we last met! --Tom (LT) (talk) 05:42, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi! The trouble with your suggestion is that Life is such a big and important article that to review it thoroughly would be time consuming and I am about to concentrate on "Awakening the dragon" during the month of April. I have had a look at your comments and if you take over the review and the nominator fails to respond adequately, I might help with renaming sections and suchlike, but I don't really want to get involved in reviewing the article. Most of the GA criteria seem to be met and articles do not have to be comprehensive for GA, so we should be able to get it to pass. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:59, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Well you better get to it (awaking the dragon that is)! I had a look around on alternate language versions and Britannica and made a list of suggestions for expansion for the article and suggested it get a few more eyes before it's passed. I don't think the article is broad enough to be passed... it's missing (in my mind) quite a lot of sections I'd think as vital to a "life" article. So I think that's probably sufficient for the moment... as you state it's a big and important article and quite hard to get right at the first pass. Hope you're well! --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:11, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Pennaria disticha
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Third Party Request
Hi Cwmhiraeth, Can I ask you to provide a third opinion? On Template:Did you know nominations/United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton, I proposed a hook that stated United States sued a Tyrannosaurus for April fools day based on the precedence of United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls and Batman v. Commissioner using the same style when they were on DYK on AFD. A couple of editors questioned it and provided a few alternatives but wanted another opinion on what should run while a few others supported arguments in favour of the original. I wanted my original one to be promoted given that the original review was not challenged or overridden so I put it in the prep as the building was going slowly, Gatoclass questioned this and asked for a third party. I thought I could ask you to provide that opinion please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 12:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC)


 * For the record, the relevant discussion is here. But quite frankly, I don't think it's fair to put Cwmhiraeth on the spot like this. As I said, I think you should just reverse the promotion and allow a neutral third party to choose a hook. Gatoclass (talk) 12:35, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * The C of E should not have promoted his own hook. Having looked at the article and hook discussion, I am just about to propose another hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:40, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

A reminder
I'm sure you've not forgotten but the WP:Awaken the Dragon contest starts in 4 and a half hours time. I wish you the best of luck!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:20, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Suaeda fruticosa
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DYK
Hi : A recent edit you performed at DYK has been reverted. You may want to check it out. North America1000 06:22, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Ha ha! Very funny. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:24, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Insects in culture
Hi, I just made a Template:Insects in culture - can't think why there wasn't one - and am in need of a parent article of the same name. Do you think that Cultural entomology and Ethnoentomology are properly distinct, the same thing, or that one or the other of them are so vaguely defined that we ought to merge them into Insects in culture? Plausible subtopics seem to be on farming, as food, in medicine, in art, in folklore, in literature, in film, in religion (to name a few). Neither article covers all of these. Your thoughts? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:25, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, I have no particular opinions on the subject, but they are probably sufficiently distinct. The two articles take quite different approaches to their subjects. (I was interested to see that in the Examples section of one, all but Music, and the brief trivia of Popularity, started with the first three letters of the alphabet.) Neither article made any significant reference to locusts, which have been of great significance to man over the course of history. Sorry not to be much help. I plan to be immersed in Wales over the next month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time! I had a chat with WP Insects and have decided on a serious reorg, with one parent article and several new child articles (Insects in literature, in music, ...), given that we know from quite a few shared GAs that Insects have a major role in many aspects of human culture. And yes, I'll try to trash the trivia wherever it occurs. Good luck with Wales! Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:27, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Good luck with the reorganisation. We can get back to the insect collaborations in May if you like. My main Welsh effort so far is Agriculture in Wales. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

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GA proposal for Mont Blanc massif
Hi Cwmhiraeth. Mind if I asked for a favour? I noticed that a few years ago you kindly reviewed Mont Aiguille for GA status. I wondered if you'd be interested in offering me any positive criticism on another mountain article - the Mont Blanc massif? I have been working on this for the last 3 months, and recently proposed it for WP:GA status. I've also put it forward for Peer Review as my intention is to work on this article as much as I can, so I can get it up to WP:FA as soon as feasible. I'm not asking you to do the review but, as a newbie to this process, I value any critical feedback I can get to enhance the article. I've had a bit of informal feedback already from another reviewer, which I've copied into the article's Talk page, and have now addressed. If you think you could offer me further input - no matter how small - I would be very grateful. No rush, though - I can see you're busy with Agriculture in Wales! Thanks. Parkywiki (talk) 23:22, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The two articles are on a rather different scale, but I'll take a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you - your interest is appreciated. Parkywiki (talk) 09:43, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
 * And thanks, again, for giving your critical assessment of this article and for passing it for GA. It's been a valuable exercise for me. I can see how busy you have been on other things, too! Parkywiki (talk) 08:23, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Zostera japonica
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DYK for Salmacina dysteri
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DYK for Notoscopelus elongatus
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DYK for Notoscopelus bolini‎
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DYK for Notoscopelus resplendens
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Stub Obliteration
For this week I'm introducing a sort of game to blast away those stale old stubs with a prize at the end of it. See WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon/Stub Obliteration 2016. Expansion rules don't apply to any articles done through this, all you have to do is ensure every article you submit is minimum 1.5kb readable prose in total and adequately sourced and readable and remove the stub tag and update the project tag on the talk page. It could be that the article is 1.2kb readable prose and you simply add 0.3 kb prose and just quickly smarten up the sources and give a minor copyedit. The goal is reducing the number of stubs we have and making them more consistent, minimum start class entries. Read the top for the rules and more details and add your name to it in the style of the main entries page if you want to participate. It's open to contestants and anybody who is participating in the editathon independently. Potentially a lot of points can be earned from mass basic expansions with this!♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:15, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Is it possible you could add the inline coordinates eg (51.8536°N, -3.46845°W) for the road articles for start and end where you mention the terminus so they can be quickly looked at? Flash earth is very good for this when you click bing map labels.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:54, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I tried with the A482. I found the coordinates of the two ends with some difficulty, then found the article already had some coordinates and that they didn't agree with mine, so no, I don't think I will. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll be closing the destubbing one on Sunday evening, I'll reopen it for the last 10 days or so later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:36, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Entomophily
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Coal industry in Wales
For your information only (might be useful): There is archaeological evidence that coal was burned in funeral pyres during the Bronze Age, 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, in Wales. + during Roman period ? Cheers! Hanberke (talk) 10:30, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Mining in Wales
 * Coal mining in the United Kingdom
 * Welsh steam coal ?
 * http://www.jstor.org/stable/526770?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
 * http://www.miningartifacts.org/Wales-Mines.html
 * http://www.britannica.com/technology/coal-mining
 * https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259409591_Provenance_of_Coals_from_Roman_Sites_in_England_and_Wales
 * Thanks, Hanberke. Plenty to do on the article yet! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:46, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
 * IMHO, it is high time to have such a good article on one of the coal-mining powerhouses in the world. Quite nice start. Hanberke (talk) 11:04, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Astronesthes niger
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DYK for Lauridromia dehaani
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DYK for Cyclocephala castanea
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DYK for Rhodoleia championii
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DYK for Advertising in biology
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Castle destubbing
Great work on this! I was thinking of doing one or two of these today to get the category empty, but I see you're steaming through them. I'm more than happy to leave them to you to wrap up (lots of other things to work on), but if there are any that you don't think you'll get round to, I'll take them on. Diolch. Robevans123 (talk) 12:30, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * You are welcome to do the remainder. I have mostly left them because I thought I might not be able to scrape up the necessary 1500 bytes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:41, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes - some topics are so small it's difficult to find enough to reach the size target. Technically speaking, it should be possible to destub such an article without reaching the size target. I'll clean them up as best as possible and negotiate a reduced score with Blowers! Good luck for the rest of the month. Robevans123 (talk) 12:49, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. There are easier pickings to be had among country houses, but this ever-dynamic competition is moving on from stub articles to core articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Only four castles left now. The stubbing one is closing later tonight so still a good chance today to blast away as many stubs as possible. It will reopen later in the month.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:18, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * If either of you just cleanup/expand as much as you can and remove the stub tag I'll drop the length requirement on the remaining four but you won't get the bonus points, it'll just be 10 each. That OK?♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Just starting on Burfa Castle. Think it'll make the length requirement. I'll tackle the other ones after that. Robevans123 (talk) 15:44, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Stub Obliteration
Unless somebody does a superhuman amount today looks like you've comfortably won this round! I believe Richard Nevell has your email address. The £10 Amazon voucher can be sent tomorrow if you want it, or would you rather claim at the end of the contest?♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:16, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The end of the contest will be fine, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:19, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * OK.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Coal industry in Wales
I've been accumulating books on the early history of coal mining in the UK for a different project and thought that you might not be aware of the four volumes of the "The History of the British Coal Industry" published by OUP that ought to be pretty useful for this article. I only copied the first two volumes and so couldn't do much with this article, but I thought that they might be useful for you.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:34, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I have been basically looking for sources on the internet and seeking guidance from related Wikipedia articles and the sources they quote. The trouble with the sort of book you mention is that it is likely to be so detailed as to make it difficult to pick out the facts that are useful. Its a pity collaborations are not allowed in this contest, or we could have worked on the article together. Incidentally, are you happy with the way the change in the scores for GAs is being implemented? I had imagined that all GAs would be included under the new scoring regime, not just the ones that go through after the change takes place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:16, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It's always troublesome to balance expansions of short articles versus longer ones like GAs and FAs as you well know. The 200 points might be a bit excessive as I'm averaging around one GA per day thus far, but I've been incredibly fortunate in getting prompt reviews, and that's always the gamble with a GA/FA strategy, so who knows how it will play out.
 * My interest in coal mining is mostly in the growth of the industry and where everything is, and how that changes over time, so there were lots of chapters that I didn't copy because they related to social stuff or other things that I don't care about, but I think that they'd be pretty vital to make the article comprehensive enough for a GA or better. I've got too much going on for the forseeable future to dive into a subject that I'm not that interested in as I generally have to read my sources several times before I feel comfortable enough to try a GA-quality article. But I wouldn't rule it out entirely if I had could plan for it ahead of time. Perhaps next time our gracious host will allow people to work together and we can collaborate on it then. In the meantime, though, go for it, although I'm a bit dubious that you can get it up to the quality of Salt, forex, without really digging into printed sources. But I know that I'm a bit of a hardass when judging comprehensiveness, and it's not like I've actually looked for online info to see what's out there.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 04:06, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to go back and add an extra 100 for all of the ones which have passed to date. Would you prefer that?♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:00, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm neutral on that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

OK, I've fully updated it so everybody to date has got 200 for a GA, that's fair. I totted up Sturmvogel's, he's yet to get 200 for a GA on one but I count 1950 and then +20 for doing two GA reviews =1970. Cwm you may want to check your score at this stage, I get 1875. Sorry if this has caused you trouble, if you have an issue in future though you're free to email me or contact me on my talk page. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:26, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with that. The scoring is quite complex however and I may miss claiming for things to which I am entitled. Meanwhile, I've come across another easy castle :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:39, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's certainly more complex than previous contests, trying to make it more exciting/challenging, but don't want it to become over complicated. I'll try to keep it as stable as possible for the week anyway without introducing anything new. People are really going to score heavily for doing solid expansions of those on the core list, I do hope things run OK for both of you on this. If either of you feel something isn't running right let me know.♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:04, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I think you are doing brilliantly! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:13, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thankyou, that means a lot! As I say, once we have the balance right and what works in place it should make competing more exciting overall. I think though that the scoring will need to be more simplified and more moderate for future ones, but I needed it to start running to spot things and get new ideas for combined bonuses which add more depth for the contest and make you use your brain more to work out the best way to contribute. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:45, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Agriculture in Wales
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 * And thanks for including me! Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:44, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Welsh Mountain sheep
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DYK nomination of Coal industry in Wales
Hello! Your submission of Coal industry in Wales 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! Cordless Larry (talk) 17:25, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, how on Earth did we not have an article on this topic prior to a week ago? Cordless Larry (talk) 19:36, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I started it as a result of a request here, but we do have a rather unsourced Mining in Wales in need of improvement. If you are happy with the ALT1 DYK hook, you could give it a tick! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:51, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I thought about ticking it, but then wondered whether you needed to act on your comment about sourcing or removing that other passage before I did so. I'm not that experienced with DYK nominations, so perhaps I'm being too cautious with that? Cordless Larry (talk) 19:53, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The rule is that every paragraph must have at least one reference and the paragraph in question has. I am stopping for the night now but will do something about it tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:00, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your work this morning. I've now added that tick. Cordless Larry (talk) 06:58, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:15, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Telechrome
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DYK for Cyclocephala lurida
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Just in case you hadn't seen the notice, this starts tomorrow. The most prolific new article creators have the chance to earn a lot of points from this over the weekend!♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:15, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Antlion
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Moved discussion from Template:Did you know nominations/Sweetings
, are you sure that you was the proper person to accept the above hook? Sincerely, I think this was a highly uncivil act. , why do you think that two editors' concerns about the validity of the hook should be ignored? Borsoka (talk) 15:48, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Why are you trying to drag me into this debate? So far, my only involvement with this nomination has been fixing the technical problems caused by you repeatedly adding comments below the line that clear states "Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line." --Allen3 talk 16:20, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * , extremly sorry. You made the last edit, and I thought it was you who decided. So I repeat my question to : why did you think that two editors' concerns about the validity of the hook should be ignored? Borsoka (talk) 16:27, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I could see that the hook had been twice approved by a respected editor and had been waiting for some time since nomination, so I promoted it. I think it is time to move on from this discussion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
 * , thank you for your comment. If my understanding is correct, there are respected editors whose decision override other editors' concerns. I would be grateful if you could list their privileges. Could they ignore all other editors' views? Should their decisions be accepted without protest? Is there a community rule prescribing that their views are to be deemed neutral and well-referenced? How can a commoner apply for these privileges and who grants them? Borsoka (talk) 05:40, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Churches
Wow!! Just three need topping up for 750 char and then you'll get the points for everyone of them. Perhaps take a break and quickly do that later after a well earned rest! You'll get double for each one remember because you accepted taking on a central core article.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:26, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Coal industry in Wales
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:32, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Good work, Cwmhiraeth. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:26, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Way to go! I have been distracted by other aspects of the Awaken the Dragon contest which is proving to be a well-organised and interesting challenge. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:36, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Ceredigion
Will award the 300 points once the landmarks section is decent. Needs more detail I think, just a few paragraphs identifying the most notable places.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:03, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * As soon as I saw the ghastly tag, I got to work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:21, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * LOL! Will give you the points as soon as you source and expand it a bit, promise!♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:50, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Newcastle Emlyn Castle
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Anthony Anderson FA nomination
I have nominated the Anthony Anderson (basketball) article to possibly have it be promoted to a featured article. Could you please leave some comments on areas that you would want to fix so that it meets the FA criteria? If so, add your opinion on the article on the nomination page. TempleM (talk) 00:06, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I know little about sport and nothing about basketball, so sorry, but no. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

TFA
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 * Thank you. I had forgotten that was coming up for TFA today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:33, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

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Can you source Transport 1st paragraph in Clwyd? There are local bus services between the main centres of population needs some elaboration and sourcing too I think. Looks a lot better now overall!♦ Dr. Blofeld  22:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Clwyd East Football League might deserve a quick mention too.♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:01, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maenan Hall
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Quick favor
Hi Cwmhiraeth,

I noticed that you are active and I see that you're experienced with DYK reviews. Can you do a quick favor for me? Can you review my DYK: Template:Did you know nominations/Mehmet Celal Bey? It's a special occasion DYK that's due for April 24, so I don't have much time. I just created the article now and I need to get this going asap. If you can't or don't want to review, I completely understand. Thanks in advance, Étienne Dolet (talk) 06:21, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I will do it shortly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:36, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. But there might be an issue now: Étienne Dolet (talk) 06:41, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not an issue per se: new nominations cannot go into the special occasion area until they have been approved. Should Cwmhiraeth approve the nomination, she can then move it into the special occasion area. (It's up to the reviewer to decide whether the special occasion request is valid; I imagine that won't be an issue here.) BlueMoonset (talk) 07:18, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Alright. If she can review it, that'll be great. We'll move forward from thereon. Étienne Dolet (talk) 07:55, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:32, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much Cwmhiraeth. You've been more than helpful. Étienne Dolet (talk) 08:51, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

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Scoring
Sorry to disappoint you on the 1375 bonus thing. I know you've been critical of the scoring on this, but I think that's because with the wikicup and that you're used to very basic scoring in which you don't have to think about it much. Part of the challenge on this was to give people a range of different approaches they can take, to make people really think about the maximums they can get and milk it. You were clever with some of the combined bonuses on the first Destubbing one and going for those central core ones. So obviously this can't have have been entirely confusing. You worked it out. I had to introduce the other bonuses section and other high bonuses for the central core ones because if I'd kept it as a bland, simple scoring system without points allocated to expansions and core a lot people would have just created a ton of new stubs/articles because they're easier and ignored improving what really needs the work. It's difficult to get people to do them and to keep scoring dead simple. I agree the multiple "games" of this and sometimes slightly different rules can be confusing though, but this was always a trial run and testing different ones and systems. If we get the support for another one I'll likely completely scrap the points and split up the prize money for doing a certain number of expansions, so people can earn consistently throughout the contest. And there would be one or two main goals constant throughout. I think it would be good to do one for Gwynedd/Anglesey, purely a destubbing/3KB improvement/cleanup one, and everything kept simple, the more people do the more they get.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:16, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually I don't think the scoring too complex because it makes the competition interesting and varied. Being about Wales attracts me of course, I would be less enthusiastic if you ran a competition on Scotland. It's the best contest on Wikipedia that I have taken part in, but now, I must get back to work ... Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * A Destubathon on Wildlife would be badly needed I think. We probably have more stubs in that field than any other!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:39, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Can you remember Cwm how much you won earlier in the competition with vouchers? Was it £10 you got for stub obliteration or did you get that twice. I'm just accounting for the prizes now as I think I still have some left. I didn't give anything for Wales in Red or anything since did I? If it was just £10 for that I should have about £45 left. I'll give something to third place and the rest I'll give as extra for most work in the finale.

♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:05, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * It was £10 I think for the stub obliteration. Incidentally, I see that Ogof Ffynnon Ddu is on the core list so I think I can score a bonus for it in the Preserved County challenge. Is that correct? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:09, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, though it has to be a 3KB expansion, 3kb and you'll get 40 Level 2 and 25 for 3kb expansion, an extra 75 points. If you can do that state you've done it and I'll add the points later. I couldn't remember if I promised £20 for most core articles tackled in core attack or not as I mentioned something like that on the main page but nothing on the Core attack page itself. It did give a generous 500 points for that.. I'm already giving £10 for most GAs which Sturm will get. I think Miyagawa deserves something like £25 for third place (which I'm assuming he'll get unless he does something extraordinary ;-)) as he's also put in some really good work overall, that leaves £20 then which I'll put into the finale for most articles unless Sturmvogel objects. So that would give you and Sturm £120 to play for in the finale.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:21, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

If Sturm is OK with this the winner would get £120 (provided most articles on the weekend is the same as the overall winner on points). You're getting the £10 for Destubbing, plus I think you could claim the 1200 page encyclopedia/or a £15 voucher for most articles destubbed during the contest unless you want to let Miyagawa have that. So potentially I think there's £145 in this for a win for you, provided that Sturm is OK with putting the £20 into the final. If not that's still £125 for a win and other claims.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:40, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not particularly bothered about the cash, but I'm going to try to win!. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Haha. Well, I did need to quickly work things out so I don't go over budget or give people less than I can afford on this! I think you deserve more than what is offered for your outstanding work this month but that's better if the prize itself isn't the main motivator! Perhaps the £20 extra for the winner rather than most articles then, we'll see. I'll let you go back to the destubbing now!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:49, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Defynnog
Can you format the url sources? Cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:08, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Can you fix the ledes with unsourced statements not in the body for Blaencwm and Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf? I'll wrap up the county challenge then and collect the points! In Blaencwm did you mean 1956 or 1966? One says different.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:25, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. There were two collieries in Blaencwm, one closed in 1956 and the other in 1966. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:08, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Just looking at the earlier destubbing and the Preserved Challenge I think you can claim the 400 bonus for destubbing 100 throughout the contest now.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:25, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Be bold
I think it's great that you're targetting those important core articles like Rhyl, Aber and Denbighshire on this but ideally they need to be fully cleaned up and sourced/formatted too. I know you haven't got time to look much into that during this weekend. I would fully support it if on these you nuked the articles entirely and replaced them with say a 3kb start class one. Much better to have a sound article left I think, even if short. So if you want to almost entirely nuke and leave them tecnically perfect and clean even if start I support it 100% and will defend it if anybody objects. It's always problematic trying to improve articles when you can't verify a lot of it, much better to largely start from scratch. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:18, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Right, I have nuked Denbighshire. Is it OK now? The main thing remaining is the population section, which I'm sure is correct, but I can't reference it because I find the National Statistics site utterly baffling. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:44, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Looks great yup, a few photos maybe, I'll take care of those! Blast away the Rhyl and Aber articles too if you like, I can always try to improve those this week and trace up some material to readd. On these I'd really prefer that the articles were totally clean and sourced even if drastily shortened. In all honesty a lot of our core article subjects would be best obliterated entirely and restarted as if new articles. As I'm sure you've found during the county challenge, it's really difficult to actually source a lot of the material anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:41, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Rhyl just needs a little cleanup and some sources to support some of the unsourced material. The nasty tag can be removed then.♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Do what you can anyway with those, particularly Aberyswyth, at 12 noon I'm opening up "Wales in Red" effectively by removing the new article requirement of 1.5 kb to "minimum three facts" and upping the points. ;-) About to announce this now. I think everybody deserves a chance to let their hair down at the end of this and have some fun with some easier creations, though destubbing some to find those letters will be needed I think! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:02, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I reckon Rhyl is OK now. I'm moving on to something more constructive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:11, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Miles better, yup, you've got 385 points so far so certainly constructive. Just relaxed the rule on new creations to minimum three facts and the scoring to 25 points so nobody needs to worry about char count for new entries now. I can't really give double to you on new stubs like that, they wouldn't be worth 50, but I can still give double on destubbed articles as it's important work.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:07, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
 * On the finale page can you also declare what counties your entries are like Sturmvogel has for the 22 challenge?♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:45, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Will do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:10, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

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2016 GA Cup-Round 3
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Contest
Very close. I was waiting for you to claim the "15 articles destubbed on any listed building or populated settlement - 50 points" section of the bonuses. You'll have to work it out what you're claiming on that and list all of your destubs in the other claims section of the main entries page in sets of 15 and what points you're claiming.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:13, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

On this I'm of the opinion that you should both be crowned the winner as it's been extraordinarily close and you and Sturm have both performed astoundingly well, but only one person can win the main £100 prize!♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. My mindset said that Sturm had the advantage of a few extra hours editing, but in a flash of inspiration, I realised that he didn't, all it needed was for me to work later. So I continued till midnight - I usually stop at 9pm - but it was amazingly difficult to find a suitable "I" stub to finish with. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:24, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'd thought of it as the other way around actually as you had earlier in the day on Monday to edit while Sturm in the US was sleeping! Tot up the bonuses for destubbing 15. I think you might have won it on that. Sturm put in a big effort on the destubbing the last few days but didn't compete in the original Stub Obliteration drive which might have cost him. I don't know, we'll see what it works out as. It's unfortunate to have to pick a winner on this! I must admit I was surprised that neither of you went for the stubbing listed buildings. Either of you could have got well over 3000 points at the end for some organized mass stub building by county, like you both did on the Wales in Red day..♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:50, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

If we can get the funding for future ones I think no longer than 2 weeks is advisable. And ones with more focus like just destubbing and a daily incentive to edit. A month is pretty exhausting, I could sense your agony on this haha. It's been worth it though, the results are amazing. The main prize on this should be a holiday on the Amalfi Coast or something, you deserve a good break now!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:03, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I was unaware that the destubbing of listed buildings had any special bonuses in the finale. By the way, if I end up with any of the book prizes, I would prefer to be able to get some more modern OS maps of Wales instead. We have them for most of the country, but many were printed before motorways existed! We are off to Anglesey in June, I have never been there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:15, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The 15 article 50 pointer one for destubbing has been there in the other bonuses throughout most of the contest. It was there on top of the 400 for 100 to give people motivation to do clusters of them and work their way up. Funnily enough I was thinking of proposing a regional destubbing one for Anglesey/Gwynedd in June!! If you're on holiday then though it could be July. I thin 10 days to 2 weeks, and a daily reward for most articles done rather than a points system for that. If you want to claim the Welsh encyclopedia one for most articles destubbed yeah you can claim £15 of vouchers/worth of something for that, so if you'd like some maps of Wales instead and they're under £15 you could ask for that, or combine your other voucher winnings to go towards it. I'd thought the encyclopedia a nice prize though.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:46, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

You destubbed more than 85 articles I think as I gave you the 500 bonus for destubbing 100. Collect all the entries from the original Stub Obliteration and since. Ah but not all were listed buildings or populated settlements of course. You done now with the 85?♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:10, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have listed the settlements and listed buildings that I destubbed, which I totted up as 85. I don't think there are any other bonuses for which I qualify. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, so 50 x 5 = 250 points.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:37, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * You're ahead by 120 points. It depends now on what Sturm can claim on the listed buildings destubbed, he needs 45 buildings to beat you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:41, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Contest winner


Hi Cwmhiraeth congratulations on winning in the Awaken the Dragon contest! Could you please email me at karla.marte@wikimedia.org.uk from the email in which you want your prize to be sent to?. Thank you. Karla Marte(WMUK)

Congrats on the win Cwm, you can proudly display these on your user page!♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:16, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. It was a really interesting and exciting contest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:23, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Bravo! Da iawn! (if Google translate can be relied upon!)Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Brilliant. Well done! Robevans123 (talk) 18:07, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Wow. Great effort! We missed you over at DYK, but are happy you were busy doing good things! Yoninah (talk) 18:18, 3 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your congratulations. It was a most enjoyable competition, particularly because it was so hotly contested, and when it closed I thought I was in second place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:59, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Feliw or Feilw
List_of_Cadw_properties has a "Penrhos Feliw Standing Stones" red link. Is it a misspelling? By the way, congratulations for winning recent contest! Cheers! Hanberke (talk) 04:01, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
 * My internet searches indicate that the list of Cadw properties gives the wrong spelling. Thanks for your congratulations. It was a most enjoyable competition. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:57, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 May newsletter


Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

Round 2 saw three FAs (two by and one by ), four Featured Lists (with three by ), and 53 Good Articles (six by  and five each by, , and ). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by and five by ). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. scored 265 base points, while and  each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, and, broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.

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Articles
Hi, hoping to keep Dragon running as an editathon between contests. If you feel like creating/improving articles still can you add them to the main list at the bottom of the main Dragon page? I'll be archiving the ones done to date and allowing a new list to accumulate ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:18, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. You will have noticed I am into burial chambers on Anglesey at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's great. All in good time though, we're still all recovering after the contest haha! A focus on Angelsey/Gwynedd in the weeks leading up to a regional contest is good I think. I'll try to contribute a bit myself, though I have books for Cary Grant to get to GA! If you can remember to add entries to the main list whenever you do one this will save time collecting them later, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:20, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Opisthoproctus soleatus
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:09, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you Gerda. You are an inspiration to us all. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:08, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, I can immediately think of a few who would not sign that ;) - Special day today: centenary of Reger's death, reminding us how short our time here is, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

... today, Horse-fly, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:13, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. It comes as a relief from attacks at DYK! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear of attacks, - was busy writing another FA to be, had my first DYK this month just yesterday, quite unusual. Sorry to see LavaBaron blocked, - out of proportion (how unfriendly can we get towards editors who still need to learn, which includes us all), but I will not stick my head in there, have topics enough, some sad, some happy, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Really your day today: all these mice on DYK!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. I agree about LavaBaron. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:22, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Another of your days with the barn owl, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * All we need now is a little mouse up there for the barn owl to eat! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:57, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

GSI Mariner DYK
ALT1 is a shorter hook anyway, but I had thought the photo tended to verify that it was beached in Inuvik. Perhaps I should have cited it as such ... Oh well. Daniel Case (talk) 02:49, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The photo, which I see you took, tends to verify that it is beached, but the citation at the end of the paragraph does not cover its current whereabouts. Its a nice image and you are welcome to seek another opinion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it ... it wasn't a life or death thing. Daniel Case (talk) 03:50, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Coconut shrimp
Inre Template:Did you know nominations/Coconut shrimp: Would you be willing to move it to a different prep area, so the image could be used? It's a pretty decent image, and looks nice at the dyk size. I found it on Flickr and uploaded it to commons (in accordance with guidelines) in hopes that it could be used on Main page along with the article. North America1000 05:30, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I 'll do that. I am having difficulty filling Prep5 because it already has five biographies and your foods come as a nice contrast. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:36, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * T h a n k s ! North America1000 05:53, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:42, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones
Hello! Your submission of Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones 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! — Maile (talk) 21:39, 16 May 2016 (UTC) The hook is not stated or sourced in the article, as far as anything I can see. — Maile (talk) 21:39, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Gelliodes wilsoni
— Maile (talk) 00:56, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acer pseudoplatanus
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DYK for Phallusia mammillata
— Maile (talk) 00:27, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Wildebeest
Hi, I was wondering if we should give the article a push for FAC. Quite a while since we last worked on it, but it looks really impressive due to your great efforts. I can check the formatting and review the prose before the nomination. If you are interested, we could co-nom it later this month. By the way, I will nominate one on my own, Impala. And, I am awfully late at this... congrats for awakening the Dragon! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 18:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, OK. It's pretty well-referenced but we may need to work on the comprehensiveness criterion. I will get on to it in a few days time, for the moment I am working on Habitat, though I am having a bit of difficulty deciding quite what should be included and what should not. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:29, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure, I will see if I can use some other sources to expand it. You should concentrate on Habitat, it is coming off really well, though articles like this and Vegetable are very difficult to write. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 03:15, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Habitat
Just a quick note to tell you that I'm thoroughly enjoying your contributions to the above. You might be having trouble deciding on what should or should not be included (per section above this) but it doesn't show. Like most projects that require much thought, sweat and effort, it reads as fascinating, effortlessly well-informed and fluently written. Very nice work! Haploidavey (talk) 09:35, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kind words. The impetus for doing it comes from the Core Contest, but I am really enjoying expanding the article - its such an interesting topic! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:47, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Raphidopalpa foveicollis
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  12:02, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

My DYK? Nomination
I have now addressed all of your concerns here: Template:Did you know nominations/Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan. Thus, please respond to me whenever you are able to! :) Futurist110 (talk) 23:07, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have now responded to your last comment on that DYK? nomination of mine. Futurist110 (talk) 06:21, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Responded. Futurist110 (talk) 17:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * If you look at the pink summary box at the top of the DYK nominations page, it indicates that there are two approved nominations for May 1st. I gave your nomination a tick previously and I don't think any further action is needed. Someone will promote it to the prep area before too long. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:09, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK; good. Futurist110 (talk) 17:35, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acer pseudoplatanus
The article Acer pseudoplatanus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Acer pseudoplatanus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 07:02, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Birch dieback
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Orseolia oryzae
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DYK for Dysdercus cingulatus
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DYK for Dysdercus koenigii
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dysdercus suturellus
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DYK
Hello! Your submission of Trefignath 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! North America1000 01:50, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones
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Talkback
North America1000 09:55, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
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DYK for Anoplogaster cornuta
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Trefignath
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DYK for Presaddfed Burial Chamber
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DYK for Lligwy Burial Chamber
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DYK for Bodowyr
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DYK for Din Dryfol
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DYK for Pant-y-Saer Burial Chamber
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DYK for Sturmiopsis inferens
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DYK for Bissetia steniellus
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DYK for Chilo infuscatellus
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DYK for Chilo auricilius
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DYK for Forcipomyia squamipennis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Corchorus capsularis
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DYK nomination for Rosette Wolczak
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I see you have nominated the Rosette wolczak article for the DYK. Does it mean that it will appear on the DYK sectio soon, and if yes, when will that be? The participants of the gender gap project in Geneva are qui te eager to know (and so am I as this is the first time for me ever). Kind regards, --Nattes à chat (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Bon jour! What I have done is put the DYK hook for the article into Preparation Area 2. An admin will later move the Prep Area into the DYK Queue, and if all goes according to plan, the hook should appear on the English language Wikipedia front page on June 3rd, between midnight and 12.00 hours. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the information! --Nattes à chat (talk) 08:03, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Habitat
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2016 GA Cup-Finals
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DYK for Corchorus capsularis
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DYK for Corchorus olitorius
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Today's featured article/June 24, 2016
Hi, I'll start trimming this one tomorrow. You nominated the article at WP:FAC. - Dank (push to talk) 03:12, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Question: is there an exudate that isn't a liquid? The Main Page readership is different from article readership, and not many of them will know the word "exudate". - Dank (push to talk) 18:27, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I wondered about that. If we say plant liquids people may think that horseflies suck sap, which would be incorrect, so I have just removed the "exudate" phrase. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:33, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Great job. I need to read it one more time, but I think we're good to go. - Dank (push to talk) 18:36, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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thanks
Ta for extensive improvement to habitat page! Johnscotaus (talk) 07:42, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Biological pest control
Hi, hope you're well and busy! I'm wrestling with Biological pest control, which needs some listcruft control, citation control, and probably OR-control to boot. But it's already looking better (less leaf wilt and stem rust, at least). Since you like pests, maybe we can give it a go together? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:50, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have been away for a week. Its an interesting subject and I will take a look when I have caught up with other things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Lomechusa pubicollis
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DYK for Grassland sparrow
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DYK for Common eagle ray
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DYK for Longnose eagle ray
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The Anglesey-Gwynedd Challenge
Just a reminder that this is now open!♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:31, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

OK, let's give it a go, hope you enjoyed your holiday!♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:51, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes I did, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Excellent work to date. What Sturmvogel and some of the others don't know is that the overall winner of the Wales county championships will be getting £1000 and this will count towards it. Haha, perhaps that might get people thinking, ;-) Seriously though, I wonder if we could get a decent monetary prize for the overall winner. We could do week events spaced out throughout the year and then an overall winner?♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:19, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I would be happy with that, but it really depends on the enthusiasm of others. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:20, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Are you OK with extending this another week? I wanted to contribute a fair bit myself but I've been sidetracked this week! That was partly why I wanted to run one for this area as I enjoyed it when I did some work on it during the Dragon one! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:12, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * That's OK with me. However, the more I work on Wales, the less I do on biological subjects, and there are one or two things I am part way through, in cooperation with other editors. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Perhaps we should run a contest for general biological subjects later in the year. I'm sure would agree with me that a destubbing drive or general contest is badly needed.♦  Dr. Blofeld  11:02, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Today's featured article/July 2, 2016
Hi, Barn owl is coming up on July 2. You nominated the article at WP:FAC. - Dank (push to talk) 16:31, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * My brain is fried from reading infobox debates. Would you like to work on trimming this to 1175 characters or less? It's currently at 2216. http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml may be helpful. - Dank (push to talk) 00:01, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Grey-crowned flatbill
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DYK for Orange-eyed flatbill
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. Is it still going on or has it finished? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:13, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Finished, but feel free to still work on the odd article and add it to the main page.!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:57, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Leuroglossus stilbius
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DYK for Black-sided hawkfish
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House of Flavors
Re Template:Did you know nominations/House of Flavors, are you sure that the wording in the two paragraphs I mentioned in the review is not close paraphrasing? The nominator has not actually changed them. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 04:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No I am not sure there is no close paraphrasing, but the checks I made did not detect any. There is a fine dividing line between accurately summarising the sources, which is encouraged, and close paraphrasing them, which is not. Unless you want to quote some specific examples, I think it is probably time to close the matter. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The first two paragraphs of "Operations" have close paraphrasing of similar scope to the example I posted earlier on the review page. If you're okay with this I won't push it.  The article previously had much more extensive problems with close paraphrasing that were cleaned up; this is the last bit that hasn't been fixed yet.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 04:01, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Which source do you consider close paraphrased? If it is #8, "Our History In Ludington", I would not agree, but perhaps it is another source? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, the first paragraph to Ref. 8, the second paragraph to Ref. 14 (even though there are spurious citations elsewhere in the paragraph). What I see is that the same facts are being presented in the same order, with minor changes in wording and sentence structure.  If it's a sentence here and there that's fine, but my reckoning is that it's a problem if it gets up to the scale of a whole paragraph.  Right now it's not terrible, but previously there was much more extensive close paraphrasing, so I figured that every last bit should be cleaned up.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 16:54, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have looked closely at the article and those two sources and I really don't agree with you. I think you need to revise your opinion of what constitutes close paraphrasing, but ask someone else if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:07, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, fine. I'm happy that at least the more extensive previous examples in the article were fixed.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 17:58, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Necromys
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DYK for Hairy-tailed bolo mouse
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DYK for Paraguayan bolo mouse
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DYK for Dark bolo mouse
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DYK for Spotted bolo mouse
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DYK for Pleasant bolo mouse
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DYK for Rufous-bellied bolo mouse
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DYK for Northern grass mouse
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Millipedes
Hi Cwmhiraeth,

I got your email, and won't object to Millipede being nominated for GA or FA. I don't edit much these days, mainly due to a new job and limited internet connectivity, but think the article can easily meet GA as is, and could reach FA with a little expansion. Go ahead a nominate it for whichever rating you wish: I'll try to keep tabs on it. If you need clarification or advice, don't hesitate to ask me. Cheers! --Animalparty! (talk) 18:46, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I think it is well and clearly written. Which areas do you think need expansion? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Talk:SS Jacona (1918)
You are a very helpful person that knows her stuff. Perhaps you can help me on one more thing. I recently created and nominated " SS Jacona " for DYK. However the name has been changed to SS Jacona (1918), which sounds proper to me (since apparently there are other notable SS Jaconas out there I was not aware of). This however messed up the nomination and I'm not sure how to fix it, so that SS Jacona (1918) is the proper one to nominate for DYK. I tried to fix, but do not think it is correct now. Can you look it over and tell me what to do to get my ship in ship shape order. Thanks!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:14, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The simple answer is nothing at all. Do not think of trying to alter the name for the DYK nomination template because that apparently mucks up all sorts of things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * O.K. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:31, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Habitat
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Template:Did you know nominations/Sharon Barker
Cwmhiraeth, have your concerns been addressed on this review? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Narrowtail catshark
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:04, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Habitat
The article Habitat you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Habitat for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 18:21, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No words for your work on this Cwmhiraeth, this is too interesting and broad. Hope to see this at FAC soon :) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 18:41, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I wasn't planning to take it any further, but are we going to work on Wildebeest for FAC once your GA Cup effort is over? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:57, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I will be very busy in the next few months. I am returning only for pending reviews and nominations. You can focus on your other projects or go for the FAC yourself if you wish. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 10:27, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6
Hi, when you were adding hooks to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6 back on the 29 June, you added an extra  just after the picture template. I did not notice this either and reproduced it, but someone had to fix this later. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:39, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. What happened was that I first put this hook as the lead hook in the prep area and then decided that this mass murderer did not need his face plastered across the front page of Wikipedia, and inserted a different image hook. In the process of changing things round, I seem to have inadvertently made the error that you point out. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:51, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * No need to apologise to me! I did not even notice it until I saw this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know&curid=482254&diff=727783258&oldid=727742675.

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DYK for Porth Wen Brickworks
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DYK for Amazonian hocicudo
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Prep 3
Hi, I tried to separate the U.S.-based hooks in this set that you just created, but now I see there are 5 "first" hooks in a row! Yoninah (talk) 07:03, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * There are no longer five "first"s in a row. :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:09, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I went ahead and moved some of them out to other prep sets. Yoninah (talk) 09:19, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Salvadori's pheasant
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DYK nomination of Honckenya
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A cup of coffee for you!

 * Much appreciated. Thanks! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK: Destruction of Jerusalem
Hi! You kindly promoted this (for which many thanks) to prep list 4. But somehow en route the hook was altered (and made far more boring) - I don't know how or by whom. I have restored it to its status at promotion - hope this is OK. Thanks - --Smerus (talk) 14:35, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I made the alteration in the hook because the nominated one was inaccurate. He did not encourage it he recommended it. I have brought the matter up on the DYK talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Leptodactylus pustulatus
Hello, great to see you improving amphibian articles again. However, this article is mixing two species. The Barro Colorado book is referring to Engystomops pustulosus (as Physalaemus pustulosus), which is not the same as Leptodactylus pustulatus (Barro Colorado Island is in Panama, whereas Leptodactylus pustulatus is Brazilian endemic, which should raise the alarm). I think you can just move the relevant contents to the Engystomops pustulosus page. Cheers, Micromesistius (talk) 07:41, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * You are quite right. I came across the "Tropical Forest Ecology" book when working on another article. It provided information on Physalaemus pustulosus, for which, according to the Physalaemus page, we did not have an article and so, after a bit of investigation, I decided it must have been reclassified as Leptodactylus pustulatus. I didn't know where Barro Colorado Island was and I also did not notice that the specific epithets were different. "Nil points", a poor effort on my part. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:21, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Just stopping by
I sincerely appreciate your contributions to the encyclopedia and Wikipedia would not be the same without you. I just read through a discussion in which your expertise was questioned and found that you rose above the minor issues presented and demonstrated tact, patience, forbearance, wisdom, gratitude and a much longer list of positive attributes that would take up most of your talk page. What I learned is that you have class and did not 'act' inappropriately in any way. I have a lot of respect for what you do and create. Not only is your expertise unquestionable, I admire you for it. The Very Best of Regards,
 * Barbara (WVS) (talk) 21:44, 6 July 2016 (UTC) aka
 * Well, thank you. I don't deserve all the kind things you say about me and my expertise is definitely questionable, but I enjoy editing and writing articles for Wikipedia, and altogether I think my contributions are probably beneficial. Cheers. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:56, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Macleay's dorcopsis
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:49, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Salvadori's pheasant
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:34, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ferdinand Dugué
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:34, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tawny-breasted myiobius
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:04, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Black-tailed myiobius
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:04, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Whiskered myiobius
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:04, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

IUCN Konye
FYI. Konye has Rhamdia reddelli IUCN link. I can't properly update that. Hanberke (talk) 16:02, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I changed the assessor, but not the name and id number, but have done so now. The article is only part done, an interesting fish! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:59, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Starred wood quail
The DYK project (nominate) 12:35, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
North America1000 14:13, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Speckled mourner
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:21, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rufous piha
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:21, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. If you know how to give barnstars, you probably know your way around! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:14, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for White-footed climbing mouse
The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Southern climbing mouse
The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Coues's climbing mouse
The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Peruvian climbing mouse
The DYK project (nominate) 12:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Gardner's climbing mouse
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Variegated squirrel
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Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo
You are invited to join the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo. Hook struck in the nomination you reviewed and approved. An alt has been suggested (by another user), which needs a review, if you're interested. North America1000 12:57, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Erythemis simplicicollis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:01, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fly
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DYK nomination of Boa catshark
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RfA nomination
I see that you are one of the best editors in Wikipedia community and produced some of the finest articles and most importantly you've improved the articles which are of top importance such as Sea, Desert, Anatomy etc. to GA\FA status. You have a astounding record more 1,100 DYKs to your username and I firmly believe that you're most familiar with the Wiki policies and I believe that you're eligible for adminship and I wish to nominate you. Before nominating you, I preferred to confirm with you, whether you are willing for this or not. Thank you. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  02:22, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Geranium lucidum
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:46, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tibetan eared pheasant
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:31, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Marbled wood quail
The DYK project (nominate) 13:02, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Spot-winged wood quail
The DYK project (nominate) 13:02, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Core Contest
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DYK for Narrowmouthed catshark
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Some doubts with DYK
I believe that you can clarify my doubts about DYK nominations. First one is regarding the QPQ. I am well aware of the policy of QPQ. But I have some doubts with it and the QPQ check] tool. I see that the policy of QPQ is that one editor must review the other's nomination but the tool doesn't isn't working that way. It's only considering the DYK credit given by user on the nominator's talk page. For example, I have started the review of Did_you_know_nominations/No._75_Wing_RAAF but the QPQ check shows none. Please clarify me. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  15:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)


 * The tool you mention is to check whether the editor making the nomination has five or more DYKs to their credit. I never use this tool and you do not need to if the editor has done a QPQ review as part of their nomination. Because you are able to choose which nomination to review, the simplest thing is to choose one where a QPQ has already been done by the nominator. I hope that helps. I looked at the review you are doing for Ian Rose' article and you seem to be doing well. When you are happy with everything, including the hook, you can give it a tick and your job will be finished. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:07, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  12:16, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Honckenya
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:47, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Boa catshark
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DYK for Dwarf catshark
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DYK for Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine
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DYK for Rothschild's porcupine
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DYK for Leptodactylus podicipinus
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DYK for Tome's spiny rat
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DYK for Konye
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:47, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Do they do West and east varieties too ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:31, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fly
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DYK for Abrothrix longipilis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:16, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Red-backed buttonquail
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yellow-legged buttonquail
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Fresno kangaroo rat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for San Quintin kangaroo rat
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DYK for Juil ciego
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DYK for Mexican blind brotula
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Blind swamp eel
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Long-billed crow
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Silvery-throated jay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dulzura kangaroo rat
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:02, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Spotted wood kingfisher
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:11, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Leptodactylus pustulatus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:12, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Demersal zone
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DYK for Spiny-back eel
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DYK for Whitesaddled catshark
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DYK for Speckled catshark
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DYK for Whitenose whipray
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DYK for Whitespotted grouper
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DYK for Notiomys
— Maile (talk) 01:12, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Madagascan buttonquail
— Maile (talk) 13:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

European hare
Hi, I've been thinking of submitting European hare to FAC. You think its up to par? LittleJerry (talk) 19:53, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, with a little polishing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Monterrey Spanish mackerel
— Maile (talk) 00:51, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Peters's squirrel
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flat-headed myotis
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for False canyon mouse
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Chamula mountain brook frog
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sierra Juarez brook frog
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tamaulipas pygmy owl
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Oaxaca mud turtle
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks...
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Thanks
Cheers for sorting out Template:Did you know nominations/Sophie Ainsworth, Charlotte Dobson, unfortunately I came back from holiday and work was hectic so didn't have the time to expand Ainsworth's article. Hopefully I'll have a bit more time in the next few weeks to firefight on the biennial nationalist vandalism event that is the Olympic Games! Thanks again - Ba  se  me  nt  12  (T.C) 18:34, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
 * My pleasure! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Contest
Very close. I was waiting for you to claim the "15 articles destubbed on any listed building or populated settlement - 50 points" section of the bonuses. You'll have to work it out what you're claiming on that and list all of your destubs in the other claims section of the main entries page in sets of 15 and what points you're claiming.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:13, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

On this I'm of the opinion that you should both be crowned the winner as it's been extraordinarily close and you and Sturm have both performed astoundingly well, but only one person can win the main £100 prize!♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:19, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. My mindset said that Sturm had the advantage of a few extra hours editing, but in a flash of inspiration, I realised that he didn't, all it needed was for me to work later. So I continued till midnight - I usually stop at 9pm - but it was amazingly difficult to find a suitable "I" stub to finish with. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:24, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'd thought of it as the other way around actually as you had earlier in the day on Monday to edit while Sturm in the US was sleeping! Tot up the bonuses for destubbing 15. I think you might have won it on that. Sturm put in a big effort on the destubbing the last few days but didn't compete in the original Stub Obliteration drive which might have cost him. I don't know, we'll see what it works out as. It's unfortunate to have to pick a winner on this! I must admit I was surprised that neither of you went for the stubbing listed buildings. Either of you could have got well over 3000 points at the end for some organized mass stub building by county, like you both did on the Wales in Red day..♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:50, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

If we can get the funding for future ones I think no longer than 2 weeks is advisable. And ones with more focus like just destubbing and a daily incentive to edit. A month is pretty exhausting, I could sense your agony on this haha. It's been worth it though, the results are amazing. The main prize on this should be a holiday on the Amalfi Coast or something, you deserve a good break now!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:03, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I was unaware that the destubbing of listed buildings had any special bonuses in the finale. By the way, if I end up with any of the book prizes, I would prefer to be able to get some more modern OS maps of Wales instead. We have them for most of the country, but many were printed before motorways existed! We are off to Anglesey in June, I have never been there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:15, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The 15 article 50 pointer one for destubbing has been there in the other bonuses throughout most of the contest. It was there on top of the 400 for 100 to give people motivation to do clusters of them and work their way up. Funnily enough I was thinking of proposing a regional destubbing one for Anglesey/Gwynedd in June!! If you're on holiday then though it could be July. I thin 10 days to 2 weeks, and a daily reward for most articles done rather than a points system for that. If you want to claim the Welsh encyclopedia one for most articles destubbed yeah you can claim £15 of vouchers/worth of something for that, so if you'd like some maps of Wales instead and they're under £15 you could ask for that, or combine your other voucher winnings to go towards it. I'd thought the encyclopedia a nice prize though.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:46, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

You destubbed more than 85 articles I think as I gave you the 500 bonus for destubbing 100. Collect all the entries from the original Stub Obliteration and since. Ah but not all were listed buildings or populated settlements of course. You done now with the 85?♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:10, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have listed the settlements and listed buildings that I destubbed, which I totted up as 85. I don't think there are any other bonuses for which I qualify. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, so 50 x 5 = 250 points.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:37, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * You're ahead by 120 points. It depends now on what Sturm can claim on the listed buildings destubbed, he needs 45 buildings to beat you.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:41, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Contest winner


Hi Cwmhiraeth congratulations on winning in the Awaken the Dragon contest! Could you please email me at karla.marte@wikimedia.org.uk from the email in which you want your prize to be sent to?. Thank you. Karla Marte(WMUK)

Congrats on the win Cwm, you can proudly display these on your user page!♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:16, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. It was a really interesting and exciting contest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:23, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Bravo! Da iawn! (if Google translate can be relied upon!)Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Brilliant. Well done! Robevans123 (talk) 18:07, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Wow. Great effort! We missed you over at DYK, but are happy you were busy doing good things! Yoninah (talk) 18:18, 3 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your congratulations. It was a most enjoyable competition, particularly because it was so hotly contested, and when it closed I thought I was in second place. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:59, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Feliw or Feilw
List_of_Cadw_properties has a "Penrhos Feliw Standing Stones" red link. Is it a misspelling? By the way, congratulations for winning recent contest! Cheers! Hanberke (talk) 04:01, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
 * My internet searches indicate that the list of Cadw properties gives the wrong spelling. Thanks for your congratulations. It was a most enjoyable competition. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:57, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

WikiCup 2016 May newsletter


Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.

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Articles
Hi, hoping to keep Dragon running as an editathon between contests. If you feel like creating/improving articles still can you add them to the main list at the bottom of the main Dragon page? I'll be archiving the ones done to date and allowing a new list to accumulate ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  06:18, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. You will have noticed I am into burial chambers on Anglesey at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's great. All in good time though, we're still all recovering after the contest haha! A focus on Angelsey/Gwynedd in the weeks leading up to a regional contest is good I think. I'll try to contribute a bit myself, though I have books for Cary Grant to get to GA! If you can remember to add entries to the main list whenever you do one this will save time collecting them later, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:20, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Opisthoproctus soleatus
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:09, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, thank you Gerda. You are an inspiration to us all. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:08, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, I can immediately think of a few who would not sign that ;) - Special day today: centenary of Reger's death, reminding us how short our time here is, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

... today, Horse-fly, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:13, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. It comes as a relief from attacks at DYK! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear of attacks, - was busy writing another FA to be, had my first DYK this month just yesterday, quite unusual. Sorry to see LavaBaron blocked, - out of proportion (how unfriendly can we get towards editors who still need to learn, which includes us all), but I will not stick my head in there, have topics enough, some sad, some happy, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Really your day today: all these mice on DYK!! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. I agree about LavaBaron. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:22, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Another of your days with the barn owl, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * All we need now is a little mouse up there for the barn owl to eat! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:57, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

GSI Mariner DYK
ALT1 is a shorter hook anyway, but I had thought the photo tended to verify that it was beached in Inuvik. Perhaps I should have cited it as such ... Oh well. Daniel Case (talk) 02:49, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The photo, which I see you took, tends to verify that it is beached, but the citation at the end of the paragraph does not cover its current whereabouts. Its a nice image and you are welcome to seek another opinion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about it ... it wasn't a life or death thing. Daniel Case (talk) 03:50, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Coconut shrimp
Inre Template:Did you know nominations/Coconut shrimp: Would you be willing to move it to a different prep area, so the image could be used? It's a pretty decent image, and looks nice at the dyk size. I found it on Flickr and uploaded it to commons (in accordance with guidelines) in hopes that it could be used on Main page along with the article. North America1000 05:30, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I 'll do that. I am having difficulty filling Prep5 because it already has five biographies and your foods come as a nice contrast. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:36, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * T h a n k s ! North America1000 05:53, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:42, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones
Hello! Your submission of Penrhos Feilw Standing Stones 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! — Maile (talk) 21:39, 16 May 2016 (UTC) The hook is not stated or sourced in the article, as far as anything I can see. — Maile (talk) 21:39, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Gelliodes wilsoni
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Your GA nomination of Acer pseudoplatanus
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DYK for Phallusia mammillata
— Maile (talk) 00:27, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Wildebeest
Hi, I was wondering if we should give the article a push for FAC. Quite a while since we last worked on it, but it looks really impressive due to your great efforts. I can check the formatting and review the prose before the nomination. If you are interested, we could co-nom it later this month. By the way, I will nominate one on my own, Impala. And, I am awfully late at this... congrats for awakening the Dragon! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 18:10, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, OK. It's pretty well-referenced but we may need to work on the comprehensiveness criterion. I will get on to it in a few days time, for the moment I am working on Habitat, though I am having a bit of difficulty deciding quite what should be included and what should not. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:29, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure, I will see if I can use some other sources to expand it. You should concentrate on Habitat, it is coming off really well, though articles like this and Vegetable are very difficult to write. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 03:15, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Habitat
Just a quick note to tell you that I'm thoroughly enjoying your contributions to the above. You might be having trouble deciding on what should or should not be included (per section above this) but it doesn't show. Like most projects that require much thought, sweat and effort, it reads as fascinating, effortlessly well-informed and fluently written. Very nice work! Haploidavey (talk) 09:35, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kind words. The impetus for doing it comes from the Core Contest, but I am really enjoying expanding the article - its such an interesting topic! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:47, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Raphidopalpa foveicollis
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My DYK? Nomination
I have now addressed all of your concerns here: Template:Did you know nominations/Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan. Thus, please respond to me whenever you are able to! :) Futurist110 (talk) 23:07, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have now responded to your last comment on that DYK? nomination of mine. Futurist110 (talk) 06:21, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Responded. Futurist110 (talk) 17:00, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * If you look at the pink summary box at the top of the DYK nominations page, it indicates that there are two approved nominations for May 1st. I gave your nomination a tick previously and I don't think any further action is needed. Someone will promote it to the prep area before too long. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:09, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * OK; good. Futurist110 (talk) 17:35, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acer pseudoplatanus
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DYK
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DYK for Anoplogaster cornuta
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DYK nomination for Rosette Wolczak
Hi Cwmhiraeth, I see you have nominated the Rosette wolczak article for the DYK. Does it mean that it will appear on the DYK sectio soon, and if yes, when will that be? The participants of the gender gap project in Geneva are qui te eager to know (and so am I as this is the first time for me ever). Kind regards, --Nattes à chat (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Bon jour! What I have done is put the DYK hook for the article into Preparation Area 2. An admin will later move the Prep Area into the DYK Queue, and if all goes according to plan, the hook should appear on the English language Wikipedia front page on June 3rd, between midnight and 12.00 hours. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the information! --Nattes à chat (talk) 08:03, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Habitat
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DYK for Corchorus capsularis
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Today's featured article/June 24, 2016
Hi, I'll start trimming this one tomorrow. You nominated the article at WP:FAC. - Dank (push to talk) 03:12, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Question: is there an exudate that isn't a liquid? The Main Page readership is different from article readership, and not many of them will know the word "exudate". - Dank (push to talk) 18:27, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I wondered about that. If we say plant liquids people may think that horseflies suck sap, which would be incorrect, so I have just removed the "exudate" phrase. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:33, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Great job. I need to read it one more time, but I think we're good to go. - Dank (push to talk) 18:36, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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thanks
Ta for extensive improvement to habitat page! Johnscotaus (talk) 07:42, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Biological pest control
Hi, hope you're well and busy! I'm wrestling with Biological pest control, which needs some listcruft control, citation control, and probably OR-control to boot. But it's already looking better (less leaf wilt and stem rust, at least). Since you like pests, maybe we can give it a go together? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:50, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have been away for a week. Its an interesting subject and I will take a look when I have caught up with other things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

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The Anglesey-Gwynedd Challenge
Just a reminder that this is now open!♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:31, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

OK, let's give it a go, hope you enjoyed your holiday!♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:51, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes I did, thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Excellent work to date. What Sturmvogel and some of the others don't know is that the overall winner of the Wales county championships will be getting £1000 and this will count towards it. Haha, perhaps that might get people thinking, ;-) Seriously though, I wonder if we could get a decent monetary prize for the overall winner. We could do week events spaced out throughout the year and then an overall winner?♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:19, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I would be happy with that, but it really depends on the enthusiasm of others. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:20, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Are you OK with extending this another week? I wanted to contribute a fair bit myself but I've been sidetracked this week! That was partly why I wanted to run one for this area as I enjoyed it when I did some work on it during the Dragon one! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:12, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * That's OK with me. However, the more I work on Wales, the less I do on biological subjects, and there are one or two things I am part way through, in cooperation with other editors. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Perhaps we should run a contest for general biological subjects later in the year. I'm sure would agree with me that a destubbing drive or general contest is badly needed.♦  Dr. Blofeld  11:02, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Today's featured article/July 2, 2016
Hi, Barn owl is coming up on July 2. You nominated the article at WP:FAC. - Dank (push to talk) 16:31, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * My brain is fried from reading infobox debates. Would you like to work on trimming this to 1175 characters or less? It's currently at 2216. http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml may be helpful. - Dank (push to talk) 00:01, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. Is it still going on or has it finished? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:13, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Finished, but feel free to still work on the odd article and add it to the main page.!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:57, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Leuroglossus stilbius
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House of Flavors
Re Template:Did you know nominations/House of Flavors, are you sure that the wording in the two paragraphs I mentioned in the review is not close paraphrasing? The nominator has not actually changed them. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 04:02, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No I am not sure there is no close paraphrasing, but the checks I made did not detect any. There is a fine dividing line between accurately summarising the sources, which is encouraged, and close paraphrasing them, which is not. Unless you want to quote some specific examples, I think it is probably time to close the matter. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The first two paragraphs of "Operations" have close paraphrasing of similar scope to the example I posted earlier on the review page. If you're okay with this I won't push it.  The article previously had much more extensive problems with close paraphrasing that were cleaned up; this is the last bit that hasn't been fixed yet.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 04:01, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Which source do you consider close paraphrased? If it is #8, "Our History In Ludington", I would not agree, but perhaps it is another source? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:18, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, the first paragraph to Ref. 8, the second paragraph to Ref. 14 (even though there are spurious citations elsewhere in the paragraph). What I see is that the same facts are being presented in the same order, with minor changes in wording and sentence structure.  If it's a sentence here and there that's fine, but my reckoning is that it's a problem if it gets up to the scale of a whole paragraph.  Right now it's not terrible, but previously there was much more extensive close paraphrasing, so I figured that every last bit should be cleaned up.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 16:54, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I have looked closely at the article and those two sources and I really don't agree with you. I think you need to revise your opinion of what constitutes close paraphrasing, but ask someone else if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:07, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, fine. I'm happy that at least the more extensive previous examples in the article were fixed.  Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 17:58, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

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Millipedes
Hi Cwmhiraeth,

I got your email, and won't object to Millipede being nominated for GA or FA. I don't edit much these days, mainly due to a new job and limited internet connectivity, but think the article can easily meet GA as is, and could reach FA with a little expansion. Go ahead a nominate it for whichever rating you wish: I'll try to keep tabs on it. If you need clarification or advice, don't hesitate to ask me. Cheers! --Animalparty! (talk) 18:46, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I think it is well and clearly written. Which areas do you think need expansion? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Talk:SS Jacona (1918)
You are a very helpful person that knows her stuff. Perhaps you can help me on one more thing. I recently created and nominated " SS Jacona " for DYK. However the name has been changed to SS Jacona (1918), which sounds proper to me (since apparently there are other notable SS Jaconas out there I was not aware of). This however messed up the nomination and I'm not sure how to fix it, so that SS Jacona (1918) is the proper one to nominate for DYK. I tried to fix, but do not think it is correct now. Can you look it over and tell me what to do to get my ship in ship shape order. Thanks!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:14, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The simple answer is nothing at all. Do not think of trying to alter the name for the DYK nomination template because that apparently mucks up all sorts of things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
 * O.K. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:31, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Habitat
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Habitat you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 04:40, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Sharon Barker
Cwmhiraeth, have your concerns been addressed on this review? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Narrowtail catshark
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Your GA nomination of Habitat
The article Habitat you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Habitat for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 18:21, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * No words for your work on this Cwmhiraeth, this is too interesting and broad. Hope to see this at FAC soon :) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 18:41, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I wasn't planning to take it any further, but are we going to work on Wildebeest for FAC once your GA Cup effort is over? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:57, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I will be very busy in the next few months. I am returning only for pending reviews and nominations. You can focus on your other projects or go for the FAC yourself if you wish. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 10:27, 1 July 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6
Hi, when you were adding hooks to Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6 back on the 29 June, you added an extra  just after the picture template. I did not notice this either and reproduced it, but someone had to fix this later. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:39, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. What happened was that I first put this hook as the lead hook in the prep area and then decided that this mass murderer did not need his face plastered across the front page of Wikipedia, and inserted a different image hook. In the process of changing things round, I seem to have inadvertently made the error that you point out. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:51, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * No need to apologise to me! I did not even notice it until I saw this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know&curid=482254&diff=727783258&oldid=727742675.

2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up
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DYK for Amazonian hocicudo
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Prep 3
Hi, I tried to separate the U.S.-based hooks in this set that you just created, but now I see there are 5 "first" hooks in a row! Yoninah (talk) 07:03, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * There are no longer five "first"s in a row. :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:09, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I went ahead and moved some of them out to other prep sets. Yoninah (talk) 09:19, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Salvadori's pheasant
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DYK nomination of Honckenya
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A cup of coffee for you!

 * Much appreciated. Thanks! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK: Destruction of Jerusalem
Hi! You kindly promoted this (for which many thanks) to prep list 4. But somehow en route the hook was altered (and made far more boring) - I don't know how or by whom. I have restored it to its status at promotion - hope this is OK. Thanks - --Smerus (talk) 14:35, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I made the alteration in the hook because the nominated one was inaccurate. He did not encourage it he recommended it. I have brought the matter up on the DYK talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Leptodactylus pustulatus
Hello, great to see you improving amphibian articles again. However, this article is mixing two species. The Barro Colorado book is referring to Engystomops pustulosus (as Physalaemus pustulosus), which is not the same as Leptodactylus pustulatus (Barro Colorado Island is in Panama, whereas Leptodactylus pustulatus is Brazilian endemic, which should raise the alarm). I think you can just move the relevant contents to the Engystomops pustulosus page. Cheers, Micromesistius (talk) 07:41, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * You are quite right. I came across the "Tropical Forest Ecology" book when working on another article. It provided information on Physalaemus pustulosus, for which, according to the Physalaemus page, we did not have an article and so, after a bit of investigation, I decided it must have been reclassified as Leptodactylus pustulatus. I didn't know where Barro Colorado Island was and I also did not notice that the specific epithets were different. "Nil points", a poor effort on my part. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:21, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Just stopping by
I sincerely appreciate your contributions to the encyclopedia and Wikipedia would not be the same without you. I just read through a discussion in which your expertise was questioned and found that you rose above the minor issues presented and demonstrated tact, patience, forbearance, wisdom, gratitude and a much longer list of positive attributes that would take up most of your talk page. What I learned is that you have class and did not 'act' inappropriately in any way. I have a lot of respect for what you do and create. Not only is your expertise unquestionable, I admire you for it. The Very Best of Regards,
 * Barbara (WVS) (talk) 21:44, 6 July 2016 (UTC) aka
 * Well, thank you. I don't deserve all the kind things you say about me and my expertise is definitely questionable, but I enjoy editing and writing articles for Wikipedia, and altogether I think my contributions are probably beneficial. Cheers. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:56, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Macleay's dorcopsis
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DYK for Salvadori's pheasant
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DYK for Ferdinand Dugué
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IUCN Konye
FYI. Konye has Rhamdia reddelli IUCN link. I can't properly update that. Hanberke (talk) 16:02, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I changed the assessor, but not the name and id number, but have done so now. The article is only part done, an interesting fish! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:59, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Starred wood quail
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Talkback
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DYK for Speckled mourner
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DYK for Rufous piha
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. If you know how to give barnstars, you probably know your way around! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:14, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for White-footed climbing mouse
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DYK for Coues's climbing mouse
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DYK for Peruvian climbing mouse
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DYK for Gardner's climbing mouse
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DYK nomination of Variegated squirrel
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Discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo
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DYK for Erythemis simplicicollis
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Your GA nomination of Fly
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DYK nomination of Boa catshark
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RfA nomination
I see that you are one of the best editors in Wikipedia community and produced some of the finest articles and most importantly you've improved the articles which are of top importance such as Sea, Desert, Anatomy etc. to GA\FA status. You have a astounding record more 1,100 DYKs to your username and I firmly believe that you're most familiar with the Wiki policies and I believe that you're eligible for adminship and I wish to nominate you. Before nominating you, I preferred to confirm with you, whether you are willing for this or not. Thank you. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  02:22, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Geranium lucidum
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DYK for Tibetan eared pheasant
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DYK for Marbled wood quail
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DYK for Spot-winged wood quail
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Core Contest
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DYK for Narrowmouthed catshark
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Some doubts with DYK
I believe that you can clarify my doubts about DYK nominations. First one is regarding the QPQ. I am well aware of the policy of QPQ. But I have some doubts with it and the QPQ check] tool. I see that the policy of QPQ is that one editor must review the other's nomination but the tool doesn't isn't working that way. It's only considering the DYK credit given by user on the nominator's talk page. For example, I have started the review of Did_you_know_nominations/No._75_Wing_RAAF but the QPQ check shows none. Please clarify me. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  15:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)


 * The tool you mention is to check whether the editor making the nomination has five or more DYKs to their credit. I never use this tool and you do not need to if the editor has done a QPQ review as part of their nomination. Because you are able to choose which nomination to review, the simplest thing is to choose one where a QPQ has already been done by the nominator. I hope that helps. I looked at the review you are doing for Ian Rose' article and you seem to be doing well. When you are happy with everything, including the hook, you can give it a tick and your job will be finished. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:07, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying. Regards, <font color="#FF9933">KC Velaga <font color="#128807">☚╣✉╠☛  12:16, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Honckenya
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:47, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Boa catshark
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dwarf catshark
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rothschild's porcupine
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Leptodactylus podicipinus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:01, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tome's spiny rat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:46, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Konye
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:47, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Do they do West and east varieties too ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:31, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fly
The article Fly you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fly for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shyamal -- Shyamal (talk) 04:02, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Abrothrix longipilis
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:16, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Red-backed buttonquail
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Yellow-legged buttonquail
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Fresno kangaroo rat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for San Quintin kangaroo rat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Juil ciego
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mexican blind brotula
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Blind swamp eel
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Long-billed crow
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Silvery-throated jay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dulzura kangaroo rat
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:02, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Spotted wood kingfisher
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:11, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Leptodactylus pustulatus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:12, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Demersal zone
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:56, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Spiny-back eel
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:56, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Whitesaddled catshark
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:56, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Speckled catshark
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:57, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Whitenose whipray
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:57, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Whitespotted grouper
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:57, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Notiomys
— Maile (talk) 01:12, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Madagascan buttonquail
— Maile (talk) 13:06, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

European hare
Hi, I've been thinking of submitting European hare to FAC. You think its up to par? LittleJerry (talk) 19:53, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, with a little polishing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Monterrey Spanish mackerel
— Maile (talk) 00:51, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Peters's squirrel
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flat-headed myotis
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for False canyon mouse
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Chamula mountain brook frog
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sierra Juarez brook frog
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Tamaulipas pygmy owl
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Oaxaca mud turtle
Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks...
for all of your work improving animal articles. — <span style="border:1px solid #000073;background:#4D4DA6;padding:2px;color:#F9FFFF;text-shadow:black 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em"><font face="Georgia"> AjaxSmack 20:21, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks
Cheers for sorting out Template:Did you know nominations/Sophie Ainsworth, Charlotte Dobson, unfortunately I came back from holiday and work was hectic so didn't have the time to expand Ainsworth's article. Hopefully I'll have a bit more time in the next few weeks to firefight on the biennial nationalist vandalism event that is the Olympic Games! Thanks again - Ba  se  me  nt  12  (T.C) 18:34, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
 * My pleasure! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

The West Country Challenge
This is just a reminder that WikiProject England/The West Country Challenge kicks off today, with the first subject being Bristol. Please remember to post entries under your name at WikiProject England/The West Country Challenge/Bristol. You are receiving this message because you are listed as a participant in the challenge.

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The first leg is Bristol. Names are to be added at the bottom of the Bristol page and articles listed. Please also make sure that you add entries you improve/start to the main list on the main page. There will be £10 to win each day for the most points accumulated and then the winner of the county crowned after three days. The overall winner will be decided from the points accumulated from each county round. If you're not interested in winning anything and want to contribute anything you want from the West Country this is fine too though. Best of luck!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:06, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Ecuadorian cacique
Cwmhiraeth, I noticed that you had three bolded articles in the link, but that the solitary cacique was not mentioned in the DYK nompage links template (which links to its article history) and also didn't have a DYKmake template, so I added them.

However, I'm not sure the hook works, since the Selva is the one with a yellow rump, but I don't know if there's a distinguishing feature between the Ecuadorian and solitary rumps. You may want to look into that. I also fixed the DYKmake for the Selva, since it didn't have a subpage and needed it—multiple hooks by definition should have subpage parameters for all the DYKmake templates. (That also applies to prep set building: an extra thing to check when moving a multi-article hook to prep.)

I'll let you take care of whatever needs taking care of. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:26, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I noticed that the template had gone wrong and I tried to correct it. Thank you for sorting it out. I think that what happened was that I copied the line for the second article to repeat for the third article but forgot to change the article2= to Article3=. I agree with you that the hook is unsatisfactory and I will have to think of something better. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:23, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Golden Oldfield mouse
— Maile (talk) 19:57, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bailey's pocket mouse
— Maile (talk) 21:07, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Variegated squirrel
— Maile (talk) 00:07, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bennett's chinchilla rat
— Maile (talk) 00:07, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Elegant quail
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Maule tuco-tuco
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sophie Ainsworth
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Citations of Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents
Hello Cwmhiraeth, and thank you for your prolific contributions to Wikipedia. I'd like to suggest a more appropriate way of citing this book. It has 3 editors and numerous authors, not one author as your usual citation would indicate. In order to determine the author of the section in question, you can refer to the "Sections and Authors" listing near the beginning, on pages ix–xv. You could then make the needed adjustments to the citation in say, Bennett's chinchilla rat. WolfmanSF (talk) 01:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. When I find book sources like this online I rely on the Google books citation tool. I make certain adjustments to the suggested citation but I do not usually check the details. I see that I should do so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Acarichthys heckelii
— Maile (talk) 12:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for San Blas jay
— Maile (talk) 12:11, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Purplish-backed jay
— Maile (talk) 12:12, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Gray tree rat
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bushy-crested jay
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ecuadorian cacique
Hello! Your submission of Ecuadorian cacique 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! Cordless Larry (talk) 07:44, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Fowlescombe Manor
I see you have just added a bit on Fowlescombe Manor. I was working on this and may have overwritten your change - sorry - can we call this a collaboration?&mdash; Rod talk 09:20, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure. I hadn't done much but I took away the stub tags in expectation of continuing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:13, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * On further thoughts, I will leave the article to you and move on to something else. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:27, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I will claim it then but had already put both our names next to it on the main page.&mdash; Rod talk 12:16, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Luscombe Castle
I just noticed you've destubbed Luscombe Castle. Not much I can do about that now, but I've got quite a lot of sources together to expand it to GA. Hope you don't mind leaving it so I can further expand? <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 17:59, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I was in the process of leaving a message on your talk page. I will leave it to you and have moved on to Loughwood Meeting House. The source I used to add the bit about the gardens has got masses of information if you click on the tags. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:05, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I really appreciate that. <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 18:08, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I claimed for destubbing Luscombe Castle expecting that you would claim for expanding it as a core article, ie I get 25 points and you get 50 points. When I am editing I normally save my work only occasionally, and I had been working on the article for 15 minutes or so before you put the inuse tag on. I'm now planning to put that tag on each article I am working on for the rest of the contest, in an attempt to avoid further editing conflicts. Cheers! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Certainly makes sense. I had been gathering sources for about the same period (as soon as I had finished the last article), and when I started writing I threw the in use tag on, getting an edit conflict. I thought it better to contact you rather than adding more so we could work out who got the article - but it does seem that there's a few conflicts like this bumping around! <b style="text-shadow:0 -1px #DDD,1px 0 #DDD,0 1px #DDD,-1px 0 #DDD; color:#000;">Worm</b>TT(<b style="color:#060;">talk</b>) 10:26, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * With the present scoring system and the limited number of core articles that are stubs, I guess editing conflicts are likely. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Steppe mouse
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Long-tailed spiny rat
— Maile (talk) 12:01, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Betula pubescens
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DYK for Brown-headed crow
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Saffron siskin
— Maile (talk) 00:06, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Desert dormouse
— Maile (talk) 00:07, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Emailed. Can you reply, cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:58, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I have replied. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:17, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Common gundi
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Fly
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Betula pubescens
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DYK for Eastern spiny mouse
— Maile (talk) 12:31, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Cristulariella depraedans
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Betula pubescens
Congratulations on your latest successful GA nomination! - Pax  Verbum  02:22, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your thorough review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:36, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Betula pubescens
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WikiProject Film/Golden Hollywood Contest
Doc's just started up this contest about topics and articles covering Classical Hollywood cinema. Do express if you are interested or not by signing up under the "Editors Interested" section. Thanks. — Ssven2  Speak 2 me 10:17, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Not really my scene! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:25, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Understood. You can show your support for it if you wish to. Thank you.  —  Ssven2  Speak 2 me 10:55, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Epinecrophylla
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Your GA nomination of Kingston Lacy
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Your GA nomination of Jurassic Coast
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DYK for Betula pubescens
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

European hare
Would you like to work on this for FAC? I left a note for Chap but he hasn't been around for a month. I feel like it needs a subsection on hunting and expanding some on culture (which I feel Chap could have done). Perhaps also sparkle some information here and there. LittleJerry (talk) 14:57, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Just at the moment I am taking part in the West Country Challenge which is taking up nearly all my time. That will be finished in nine days time and then I will be happy to work on European hare. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:07, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay. LittleJerry (talk) 21:28, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
 * You think these papers would be useful?
 * They are about quite specialised subjects. I would have thought access to the abstracts was sufficient. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:19, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, do you think conservation issues should be expanded? I think we're very close to FAC. LittleJerry (talk) 23:20, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * If you are going to remove sections of text that I have just written, I will leave you to continue working on this article yourself. I think the present Description section is quite inadequate. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:12, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I reinstated it. However, I still feel that characteristics of Lagomorphs in general are too broad for this species. Can we discuss? LittleJerry (talk) 13:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, but if you are cooperating with someone on a project, you shouldn't just revert their contributions. Have you got any sources with which the description section could be enlarged? Although my source was talking about Lagomorphs in general, much of it is completely relevant to the European hare, and you can't just describe it by mentioning the particular characteristics that separate it from other hares. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:33, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I guess that all I got. Does the statement that Lagomorphs have long ears apply to pikas too? LittleJerry (talk) 13:50, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * No. I was about to make some improvements/changes when you whipped the paragraph away. I'll go back to it tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:25, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about yesterday. I think all we need now is one last copyedit and then its ready for FAC. LittleJerry (talk) 14:38, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * That's OK. I will do some polishing tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:17, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jurassic Coast
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Your GA nomination of Kingston Lacy
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Just been fleshing out Littleton-upon-Severn a bit. Do you think you can find a bit more for a destubbing? More here♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:50, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:07, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

FAC voluntary mentoring scheme
During a recent lengthy discussion on the WP:FAC talkpage, several ideas were put forward as to how this procedure could be improved, particularly in making it more user-friendly towards first-time nominees. The promotion rate for first-timers at FAC is depressingly low – around 16 percent – which is a cause for concern. To help remedy this, Mike Christie and I, with the co-operation of the FAC coordinators, have devised a voluntary mentoring scheme, in which newcomers will guided by more experienced editors through the stages of preparation and submission of their articles. The general format of the scheme is explained in more detail on Mentoring for FAC, which also includes a list of editors who have indicated that they are prepared to act as mentors.

Would you be prepared to take on this role occasionally? If so, please add your name to the list. By doing so you incur no obligation; it will be entirely for you to decide how often and on which articles you want to act in this capacity. We anticipate that the scheme will have a trial run for a few months before we appraise its effectiveness. Your participation will be most welcome. Brianboulton (talk) 16:59, 29 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Many thanks for signing up. The response from would-be mentors has been most encouraging. Schemes like this are often slow to take off, and it may be a while before we know if it's  working.  But with this level of support, including that of many of our most experienced FA editors, I think it has  every chance. Brianboulton (talk) 16:22, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ecuadorian cacique
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Selva cacique
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Solitary cacique
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Congrats!
I know you probably don't care much for these but it's the challenge custom, so you're getting it, like it or not ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  07:08, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks! I am enjoying the West Country Challenge :-) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:55, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Glad you're enjoying it. It's a lovely part of the country. I'm trying to chip in too when I can!♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

The 10,000 Challenge
Hi there. I've started a new initiative, the The 10,000 Challenge. It's a long term goal to bring about 10,000 article improvements to the UK and Ireland. Through two contests involving just six or seven weeks of editing so far we've produced over 1500 improvements. Long term if we have more people chipping it and adding articles they've edited independently as well from all areas of the UK then reaching that target is all possible. I think it would be an amazing achievement to see 10,000 article improvements by editors chipping in. If you support this and think you might want to contribute towards this long term please sign up in the Contributors section. No obligations, just post work on anything you feel like whenever you want, though try to avoid basic stubs if possible as we're trying to reduce the overall stub count and improve general comprehension and quality. Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:09, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

I'll update that main list once the West Country challenge is complete though so don't worry about adding your entries for the contest to it!♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:19, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I may take place in this initiative marginally, but I find the kind of articles involved less interesting than the ones on natural history that I prefer working on. So, fine for a short competitive challenge, but less attractive for regular contributions. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, no worries. Hopefully we can run more contests like this and you can contribute through that. It's just I thought you also edit a few Wales articles regularly, not just wildlife stuff haha! Well, if you ever do British wildlife just remember to add entires ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:39, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Severn Railway Bridge
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Your GA nomination of WWT Slimbridge
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Your GA nomination of Severn bore
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Your GA nomination of Severn bore
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Your GA nomination of Severn bore
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Destubs
Worth 50 points now, so a core article destubbing worth 100! It was in effect from 6 pm this evening, so I gave it to you on the churches but not the earlier work.♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:08, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Arbitration Case opened
You recently offered a statement in a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man.

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For the Arbitration Committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:04, 3 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Severn Railway Bridge
The article Severn Railway Bridge you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Severn Railway Bridge for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ritchie333 -- Ritchie333 (talk) 18:41, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Epinecrophylla
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Rufous-tailed antwren
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ornate antwren
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Stipple-throated antwren
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/A7FL
Cwmhiraeth, here's one DYK submission that LavaBaron left hanging with a hook-sourcing issue, despite having been pinged. If you can solve it, then the reviewer is ready to return to complete the second review. If not, then it will have to be closed. I'll see if you post to it; if you can't take care of the issue, please let me know. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:57, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lacock Abbey
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lacock Abbey you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:00, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Congrats!

 * Thank you. With the successful conclusion of the Severn Railway Bridge GA review, my only outstanding GAN is Lacock Abbey, and that is currently under review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Yup, I gave you the +200 for Severn last night. I hope you enjoyed this one, as I know you previously said that you weren't as interested in areas outside of Wales!♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:46, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

The West Country Challenge: Gold Medal

 * Can I call it an Olympic(-year) gold medal? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:03, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Lacock Abbey
The article Lacock Abbey you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lacock Abbey for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:21, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

West Country Challenge
--Johnsoniensis (talk) 20:07, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Johnsoniensis. I enjoyed the West Country Challenge and Cornwall is a great county! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:13, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of WWT Slimbridge
Hello! Your submission of WWT Slimbridge 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! --DYKReviewBot (report bugs) 03:26, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Carrot
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Carrot you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:40, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Carrot
The article Carrot you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Carrot for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:21, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Jurassic Coast
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks

 * Thank you Ykraps, your comments are much appreciated. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Geography of Somerset
Although I have worked on Geography of Somerset on and off it was started by another user who didn't add many references & the bits I've done have largely been trying to clean it up. I did do quite a lot on Geology of Somerset getting it up to GA, but recognise some of that should really be in the geography article. I'm very happy with you improving it & I will come and add sources etc (from Somerset, Somerset Levels, Mendip Hills, Exmoor, River Parrett etc (all FA)) as I have lots of books about the county and know most of the sources.&mdash; Rod talk 10:47, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * That's good. I am unfamiliar with the county and have few sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:54, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Kingston Lacy
Hi Cwmhiraeth. I see that the article currently says "During the English Civil War, the Bankes remained loyal to the crown, resulting in the death of Sir John at Oxford in 1644." Is there any support for that word "resulting"? I can't see anything about any execution at John Bankes. He seems to have died of natural causes? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:23, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You are right and I have rephrased the sentence. I did not write the history section, and that error predated my involvement with the article. Actually, it is more misleading than wrong; he would not have been in Oxford if he had not remained loyal! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:57, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, I see. Perhaps just a little misleading - I had assumed it was his death, not just his being in Oxford, that was caused by his loyalty. Thanks for clarifying. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:04, 10 September 2016 (UTC) p.s. perhaps we should also clarify at John Bankes - that last paragraph there has no sources? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:28, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I have added a reference. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:19, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. I've made a few minor tweaks over at Kingston Lacy (and asked a question at the Talk Page). Please revert anything you don't agree with. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into getting the article to GA. Cheers. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:31, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Severn bore
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Common paradise kingfisher
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Biak paradise kingfisher
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Numfor paradise kingfisher
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Hard drive hook
Thanks once again for the important work you do in putting balanced updates together, but here's one you should not have promoted. When somebody has put a hold on a nomination, you should check with that user whether they are satisfied that the issue identified has been rectified before promoting. I've left the article in prep now as I made a couple of edits to the article in question myself and will probably do a couple more, but it puts a nomination in jeopardy because when a dispute has not been settled to the satisfaction of all parties, there is always a possibility of it breaking out again which could result in a pulled hook. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 07:37, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
 * It is often difficult to find non-bio hooks to complete a balanced set, but I guess you are right and I shouldn't have promoted it. If you think your concerns have been insufficiently addressed, please return it to the nominations page. (I don't use the word "pull" because it is emotive and is being overused at the moment.) Even if someone else doesn't think so, I am being much more careful now about what I promote. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:09, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You don't have to tell me about the temptation to cut corners when building prep sets, believe me, I have done the same many a time :) However, there are some corners that should not be cut, and that one IMO is an example. I guess there might be an occasional circumstance when a hold on an article is clearly not valid - there are exceptions to just about every rule - but otherwise, I think it's just too potentially hazardous.
 * I am pleased though to hear that you are paying close attention to the need to build balanced sets - we have had far too many set builders in the past who threw sets together without much thought. When I was building sets, it used to be a genuinely creative outlet for me as I worked to build the most varied and interesting sets I could manage, and judging by recent examples, you take a similar approach. So I hope to see you continue :) Gatoclass (talk) 12:37, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Rfa?
You could... Lourdes 12:03, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Kingston Lacy
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for WWT Slimbridge
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Lucha libre
So the proposal is a blanket hold while Team has a mad-on for my work? Seem.... Yeah not really feeling the fairness there. And no winners and losers are always predetermined. Mask losers get a huge payday but cannot wrestle with that mask on again.  MPJ  -DK 11:51, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not a blanket hold because other people can promote them. I am prepared to do so too if that is what you want, just let me know. I just didn't want to spark any more unnecessary AfD nominations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:13, 15 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Oh just for you? Yeah no problem with that just so there is no fall out on you for this thing Fram has for me.  MPJ  -DK *

Today's featured article/September 29, 2016
Hi Cwmhiraeth, here's another one of your FAC nominations at TFA, I'm working on the TFA text now. - Dank (push to talk) 16:00, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I will have a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:03, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:30, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
North America1000 13:17, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sula megapode
— Maile (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Grey-headed imperial pigeon
— Maile (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sulawesi thrush
— Maile (talk) 00:43, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Great shortwing
— Maile (talk) 00:43, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Dyrham Park
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mexican water mouse
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Possible DYK for Dinas Cross
I wanted to nominate this for DYK but found the criteria a bit confusing. Can you help, please? ...that Sgt. William Batine James who, having emigrated to America in 1871 and joined the US Army in 1872, was the only Welshman to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876? BBC news item I am in the process of trying to improve the article. Thanks,  Tony Holkham   (Talk)  23:23, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
 * One of the criteria for DYK is that the article needs to be new or expanded five-fold in the last seven days (or be a newly promoted GA). So, though you have expanded the article, you have not done so to a sufficient extent for DYK. The last section has bulletted points, and the character count could actually be increased by converting this section to prose, but it would still be too short. If you chose a more stubby article to start with, expanding it five-fold would not be so tough.


 * We sometimes visit Dinas Head at this time of year when the seals are breeding. Its a lovely headland. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 26 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Re DYK - Understood; much clearer now, thanks. Re Dinas Head - Strangely, I haven't been there, living so near, but have seen seals at Mwnt and Cardigan Island. Cheers,  Tony Holkham   (Talk)  10:06, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Arbcom workshop
A courtesy notice that I have proposed some FoF and remedies concerning you at Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man/Workshop. Fram (talk) 09:02, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for informing me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

GA Cup Announcement
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DYK for Macrosteles quadrilineatus
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Lipaphis erysimi
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Geography of Somerset
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Geography of Somerset you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dr. Blofeld -- Dr. Blofeld (talk) 18:01, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

The Rambling Man arbitration proposed decision posted
A proposed decision has been posted in the open The Rambling Man arbitration page. Please review this decision and draw the arbitrators' attention to any relevant material or statements. Comments may be brought to the attention of the committee on the proposed decision talk page. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. If you are not a party, you may opt out of further notifications regarding this case at Arbitration/Requests/Case/The Rambling Man/Mass Message List. For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:36, 2 October 2016 (UTC)