User talk:Cwmhiraeth/Archive 3

DYK for Lebia grandis
Orlady (talk) 02:02, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Number of hits on 5/3/2011 was 1.8k.

February 2011 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive Awards
I think your sourcing detracts from this barnstar - adding a Worldlingo "reference" to Jaza'iranaa was a mistake as that is a Wikipedia mirror. Also you didn't format the lyrics, so they all ran on one line. Fences &amp;  Windows  00:04, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Well I don't know about the "reference" but I did format the lyrics and it was difficult for me because of the script reading from right to left in Farsi for which my computer was ill adapted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:54, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Request for comment
As a member of Wikiproject insects you maybe want to voice your opinion this discussion on the use of vernacular or scientific names in higher ranking taxa. Bugboy52.4 ¦ =-=  13:10, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hylobius transversovittatus
Orlady (talk) 02:03, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Number of hits on 6/3/2011 was 933.

Nice work and suggestions
I enjoyed reading a couple of your articles. They are informative, interesting and relatively comprehensive compared to many insect articles that I read.

Two comments? Just based on looking at two articles, I notice a tendency for you to use three words when one would suffice. It doesn't quite qualify as WP:WEASEL, but if you read that Wiki page, it might alert you to being briefer. I'm mentioning this in part because your personal pages shows you are interested in copy editing. I'm a professional editor, and using fewer words is the direction I'd expect you'd take if you were heading that way.

The other comment is just an isolated observation, but when I checked the reference for the somewhat atypical statement: "There are a large number of breadpalms in some locations but on the whole, populations are declining", here it didn't support what you wrote. The reference does not say exactly this, and it leads me to wonder whether you are adding your own knowledge, or unintentionally "putting a spin" on the reference.

Overall, though, I must say, your contributions are a vast improvement on the many Wiki insect articles that just seem to cut-and-paste a dry few facts from some standard source. Enjoy and please continue! 98.210.208.107 (talk) 05:54, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comments. I will try to think about not using more words than are necessary. Which particular article did you think too wordy?
 * With regard to your second comment, what the source actually says is: "The population has declined by about 20% in the past three generations. Would qualify as Vulnerable under criterion B1a if there were fewer localities and as VU under criterion C1 if the lower estimate of population numbers is correct. The species is therefore listed as Near Threatened." I thought my statement bore this out but I suppose it would have been better to state "There are a large number of locations where breadpalms grow but on the whole, populations are declining" Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify's March Mini Drive
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DYK for Galerucella calmariensis
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   16:34, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Number of hits on 13/3/2011 was 1.6k.

Binomial authorities and brackets
See here. Brackets indicate that a species was originally published under a different genus (in this case Loligo) and that the present name is therefore a new combination. mgiganteus1 (talk) 21:03, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I didn't know that! I have been assiduously removing brackets from authority names as I thought they had no significance. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:06, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

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Article idea
Hi Cwmhiraeth, if you happen to be looking for an article to write at some point, Snek01 suggested wuite a cool bug to me here: User_talk:Smartse. I won't have time for quite a while, but if you're interested maybe drop Snek01 a note and work on try and get the double DYK hook prepared between you. Cheers SmartSE (talk) 18:20, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I have contacted Snek01 and said that I am prepared to work on an article on Alecton discoidalis. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:19, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello, very good. I will focus on its gastropod related articles only following few days to accomplish your hook. The Alecton article is up to you. I am not sure if I will find enough info about certain species of Cuban snails. Thank you very much for your cooperation that will hopefully promote snails. --Snek01 (talk) 19:40, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I just wanted to say that I think it would be great if you wrote that article. If you need any help at all with the prose please just ask me. Invertzoo (talk) 13:51, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm working on it now. You can see it here in a half formed state. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I have nominated it for the DYK hook article. --Snek01 (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Contribution Team
Was this a serious set of queries? Ironholds (talk)
 * Yes. Other drives such as this seem to have clear objectives and designs. This one does not, or so it seems to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:18, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Going through your points in turn:

I'm not going to do a Sven and chew you out, but the central person behind the project is ill. Very ill. She has been ill for many weeks, and we are worried about her. We do not appreciate people rolling up to spit out elegiac poetry and accusing either us or our friends of lying and bullshitting to the community. In future, assume good faith and do the bare minimum to actually investigate before making stupid damn presuppositions and snarky self-entitled commentary, because if you'd made those statements in real life you'd be feeling the back of my fucking hand.
 * 1) The main page clearly states the drive runs from 1 February to 8 March.
 * 2) The involved projects are pretty clearly linked.
 * 3) Progress reports are linked similarly clearly.
 * 4) I know the winners exist, because I saw them selected, congratulated and sent their stuff.

Alright, I'm going to chew you out a bit. Ironholds (talk) 07:33, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * You seem amazingly upset by some perfectly legitimate points I made and extremely rude while you are about it. I'm sorry if the coordinator is ill but the drive does seem poorly organised compared to other drives. Would it not be better to have several joint coordinators?Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:20, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Explain how complaining that available and immediate information is not available and immediate can be considered a legitimate point? What about accusing people of lying, say? Ironholds (talk) 14:34, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Why don't you tell the participants that the drive has finished and publish the names of the weekly winners? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * In the former case, I forgot. In the latter, I don't know - Panyd has them - but I was present when they were announced, and present when the shirts were shipped. Now closingIronholds (talk) 21:00, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I see you have updated the main drive page. Thanks and matter closed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Brachypsectra fulva
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
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DYK for Alecton discoidalis
— HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   16:03, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Rhodactis howesii
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Why the "See also"?
I don't see the relevance of this edit - have I missed something? You explain that you're de-orphaning the Judge's Lodgings, but ... ? PamD (talk) 07:11, 15 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I was in a bit of a hurry to finish off the Judges Lodgings by de-orphaning it before we went away for the weekend. Looking at it again now, I don't see the relevance either. I have removed the "See also" and de-orphaned the Judges Lodgings in a different way. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:40, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Acropyga acutiventris
Materialscientist (talk) 06:03, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Xenococcus annandalei
Materialscientist (talk) 06:03, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

wikification
Congrats on reaching 100! --Fang Aili talk 07:09, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I must admit to wikifying short rather than long articles however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:16, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Antweb
You might want to check this link - it has photos you can add to the article about the ant that carries mealybugs. Have a good day! SmartSE (talk) 11:41, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I had seen the AntWeb images but was put off by the statement "Use of this web site and information available from it is subject to our Attribution-Share Alike Creative Commons License. We encourage non-commercial use of ant web images."
 * In the past I have tried uploading images to Commons that had non-commercial use licences and was told they were not permitted. I'll try with these. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Even though they mention non-commercial use, they are licenced in a way they can be used commercially. See C:Commons:AntWeb too. SmartSE (talk) 11:20, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive update
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The Wikifier: March 2011
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June 2011 Wikification Drive
Sumsum2010 · T · C 22:22, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Alcyonium digitatum
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

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GOCE drive newsletter
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European edible sea urchin
Per my comments on the talk page of European edible sea urchin and the WikiProject Animals page, I don't see any reason why the move would be bad. If you feel it improves the project then go for it :) Kind regards Zoo Pro  10:31, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Unless there are any objections in the next few days, I will make the name change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Review
Thanks so much for your review! Your are kind. --Codrin.B (talk) 14:17, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chaetopterus variopedatus
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DYK for Ophiothrix fragilis
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sabellastarte spectabilis
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Chaetopterus variopedatus
Materialscientist (talk) 23:23, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify Discussion Invitation
Sumsum2010 ·T ·C  23:28, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive invitation
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Echinocardium cordatum
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Tellimya ferruginosa
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DYK for Epiactis prolifera
EncycloPetey (talk) 08:02, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Abarenicola pacifica
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DYK for Lottia gigantea
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 24 July 2011 (UTC)