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Can you review my article?
Zapp (band) article up for review. Kaleidoscopic God (talk) 16:31, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi there, I'd like to, but I'm getting quite short on time, and have another review in progress. If no one else takes it in some time, I may do it. But I can give you a little advice in the meantime, I see many paragraphs that end without citations, you should go through the article and add sources to all of them. FunkMonk (talk) 16:35, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Meanwhile
Have you seen this abomination? --Mr Fink (talk) 02:28, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I was hoping Castoroides, but then they're just regular small beavers?! FunkMonk (talk) 02:31, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I wish they were more aggressive in using depillatories.--Mr Fink (talk) 18:54, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * The girls? Coincidentally, I've just designed a feminist beaver character for a short animated film... FunkMonk (talk) 18:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Interesting! What's she about?--Mr Fink (talk) 19:41, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Good question, I hardly know it myself! Will see in a few months... FunkMonk (talk) 19:49, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

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Islamist unrest in Egypt (2013–present)
Greetings, I understand you might have not noticed this, since i myself didn't notice either. But the article's title prior to Qjahid's controversial move was "unrest" not "uprising". Can you please move the article back to its default name? You are welcome to join the naming discussion in the talk page. Fitzcarmalan (talk) 06:11, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, the reason I moved it there was because I could not move it to the previous title, only an admin can do that. I found the new title good for a temporary one (better than Qjahid's at least), but agree it should be moved back. FunkMonk (talk) 18:51, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

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Paleozoic Portal nominated for Featured Portal
I nominated the Paleozoic Portal forfeatured portal status. Your comments and criticism are welcome at thenomination page. Abyssal (talk) 15:08, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Know little about portals, but I'll see if I can add anything. FunkMonk (talk) 17:23, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Mysida
Thank you for your review of Mysida. I have set myself the challenge of bringing some less well known class or order of invertebrate to GA standard each month in 2014 and that was my February entry. My copy of Ruppert, Fox and Barnes Invertebrate Zoology is ideal for this and I plan to move on next to Isopoda, the woodlice. Cheers! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:15, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Nice! I'd love to work on some more obscure extinct animals myself, but "sadly" I won't have time for much other than reviewing the next few months, as I'll be busy with my Master's project... So I hope I can help out with reviews! FunkMonk (talk) 10:20, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Out of interest, what is the subject of your Master's project? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll make a prototype for a sort of tablet app that reconstructs the known fauna of the Jydegaard Formation. Writing the Dromaeosauroides article was done as kind of research for that (and another, smaller project at the Danish Design School). So I'll basically just be drawing a lot of dinosaurs and such, heheh... FunkMonk (talk) 10:46, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm, hope it goes well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:56, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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New Leonardo mummified dinosaur image, etc.
Hi FunkMonk! You've always been great about dispersing The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' contributed paleontology-related images, so I wanted to let you know directly that we've now uploaded , which I believe is the best representation on Commons of both Leonardo the specimen, and of a mummified dinosaur in general. I noticed that there is no actual Wikipedia article about mummified dinosaurs. "Dinosaur mummy" redirects to Trachodon mummy, a specific specimen, with Leo mentioned briefly. Do you think it'd be reasonable to have a general mummified dinosaur article? I'm just not sure of the naming conventions and also would claim a COI issue with me being the one to do it. As an FYI, Leonardo is now on long-term loan at The Children's Museum and he was unveiled in a new installation in our Dinosphere this past weekend. (More Info.) We have a special case that was designed so that he can be viewed up close, but also removed easily for research. We'll be hosting paleontologists frequently who will continue to study him. Just for geekery's sake, here's us moving him from storage to his current location, using air casters to keep him from being jostled. If you have any specific requests for publications or more information on Leo, let me know and I can work with our curators to dig stuff up. We've been doing a lot of work with Dr. Bakker, which has been interesting, of course. We just posted a blog post from him today. We also have computer renderings from Michael Berglund, although these haven't been released for Commons yet (not out of the question though.) Happy to hear your thoughts, and thank you! LoriLee (talk) 16:17, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, exactly what you propose, a general article, has been anticipatede for years, but hasn't been created yet. In light of what you mention, I should perhaps start one, I'll notify the dino project as well. FunkMonk (talk) 18:50, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * See also new discussion here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Dinosaurs#Dinosaur_mummy FunkMonk (talk) 21:17, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Italian image
it:File:Mandibola di Sarcolestes.jpg could be used on the english wikipedia to illustrate Sarcolestes, but it isn't on commons. Is it possible for you to move it to commons so it will be available to all wikipedias? Thanks. IJReid (talk) 00:30, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yep, done, it is pretty easy with this tool: http://tools.wmflabs.org/commonshelper/ And I can see Ghedo has a few other images uploaded locally, perhaps good for practice, if you want to try. FunkMonk (talk) 10:30, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Range map
Would you have time to make use of your image creating skills to create a range map for the Wildebeest which Sainsf and I plan to take to GAN. Currently both Blue wildebeest and Black wildebeest have range maps and I was hoping the ranges could be superimposed. The only time I tried creating a range map was for Atlantic Puffin. It took ages and wasn't very good and I vowed not to do another one. If you are too busy, please say no. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:39, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yup, do you have a source for the range? FunkMonk (talk) 18:51, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The current range map for the Black wildebeest is sourced to "Handbook of the mammals of the world / chief editors, Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier. Barcelona : Lynx, c2009- Vol. 2. Hoofed mammals (ISNB:9788496553774) (OCLC:304148757)". I do not have a copy of this book. The Blue wildebeest range map is sourced to its IUCN page. I doubt the range of the individual subspecies of blue wildebeest is necessary in a genus level article. The Black wildebeest could also be sourced to its IUCN page. I hope that helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:19, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How about this? Placed it in the article. FunkMonk (talk) 11:07, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Ideally, it would distinguish between the ranges of the black and blue wildebeest. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:21, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll give the overlapping range a different colour also. FunkMonk (talk) 11:32, 13 March 2014 (UTC)


 * How about now? Tell me if you want different colours, it is very easy to fix. FunkMonk (talk) 11:40, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That looks better. Perhaps a rather paler colour for the black wildebeest? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:16, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Orange maybe? FunkMonk (talk) 13:58, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Orange would be fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:30, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Better? FunkMonk (talk) 08:39, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I guess so. Of course, blue and black were quite good for blue and black wildebeest but the contrast between the two colours was insufficient. Thank you anyway. Having a range map is more important than the actual colours. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:34, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Alright, if you have any suggestions for changes, feel free to ask, it's basically done by the click of a button. FunkMonk (talk) 11:54, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Use of Facebook page
See Dougweller (talk) 20:08, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

The real Chiswick Chap speaking
Hallo, and thankyou for letting me know about 'Chiswckchap'. No, it wasn't me, and I hadn't heard of the account until this moment. The edits to Waiatarua, St Cuthbert's College, Auckland and Thylacine suggest an antipodeal origin; there is a Chiswick also in Sydney, New South Wales, so perhaps the editor was referring to that rather than taking me off, I don't know. He (if he's really a chap) hasn't harassed me at all. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Heheh, just in case you got accused of bad behaviour or some such, I see a few of his edits about animals were reverted. FunkMonk (talk) 10:52, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Stop reverting
Chasing people around Wikipedia and reverting valid edits is harassment. These things are not analyzed in secondary sources, a requirement. Abductive (reasoning) 18:58, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * "Chasing"? I wrote that part in Nigersaurus myself, so I have no idea what you're talking about. You on the other hand removed the part simply because I showed it to you, which is mere harassment. I have several of the pages you're disrupting on my watchlist, that's why I'm noticing this. You apparently do not understand Wikipedia policies, so I'll have to revert you again. FunkMonk (talk) 19:22, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Varanus amnhophilis
I've noted that the description paper of Varanus amnhophilis was published in Plos ONE, so the images of the paper could be imported to Commons, right?--Rextron (talk) 22:35, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That's right! I'll give it a look. FunkMonk (talk) 23:03, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Flickr image
Seeing as you know how to upload flickr images, or find what license they have, do you know whether this image is accurate enough, and has the correct license, to be on wikimedia? It is from the same author as the Tyrannosaurus recently uploaded by you. Also, I am not sure how to use the FlickrtoCommons that is linked to on the Magnus Manske bots commons page. IJReid (talk) 13:35, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm having some problems with Flickr and Cropbot myself, I think there's something wrong with the "toolserver" or something like that. I've been trying to upload this picture for days now, heheh... As for that photo, well, I see two problems, the juvenile looks identical to the adult (the snout should be much blunter), and the horns of the adult are very thin, never seen a specimen with horns that thin... FunkMonk (talk) 13:40, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Not surprising. I was trying to crop an image, toolserver said I had to login, and then wouldn't load. Also, look at WP:GAN. There are plenty of images under review or that have passed that are still up or "not" under review. Supposedly, toolserver is being updated right now, which would explain the malfunctions. IJReid (talk) 13:50, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think it's been weeks now... FunkMonk (talk) 14:11, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Slight change of topic! is one that you uploaded from Flickr and I have subsequently used in several articles, and now editor Biopics is removing it and questioning its status. Are you happy with this? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:07, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmm, that's weird, if it was noncommercial, the Flickr bot would not had been able to upload it in the first place. If the license was changed after, it wouldn't affect the upload, because licenses cannot be revoked. Not sure what happened. I'll ask the guy who deleted it. FunkMonk (talk) 23:01, 22 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Weird: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Taivo#Deleted_Flickr_image FunkMonk (talk) 13:25, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Another range map
Would you be able to make a range map for Pinnipeds? LittleJerry (talk) 22:38, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, if you have a reference image or something? FunkMonk (talk) 22:43, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Well it may be more complicated than that but you can divide the ocean into regions


 * For the North Atlantic/Arctic focus on ringed seal, grey seal, harbor seal and the hooded seal.
 * For the North Pacific: northern fur seal, California sea lion/Guadalupe fur seal, Steller sea lion and spotted seal
 * For the Southern Ocean: southern elephant seal, Weddell seal (should probably fill in all of the Weddell and Ross sea), South American sea lion,/fur seal (can't tell if they completely overlap), Subantarctic fur seal, brown fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion
 * Isolated ranges: Galápagos sea lion, Hawaiian monk seal, Mediterranean monk seal, Juan Fernández fur seal, Caspian seal, Baikal seal.

LittleJerry (talk) 22:52, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, so they would all be in the same map? Different colours? Not sure what to do where several species overlap... FunkMonk (talk) 23:06, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * One range color. The above maps are not of all species but the ones that would cover every place where pinnipeds live. Other species ranges are completely enclosed within others. LittleJerry (talk) 23:11, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok, seems manageable. I'll give it a shot. Any colour request? FunkMonk (talk) 23:13, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Not really. Good luck and you're free to check out other species ranges in case I messed something. LittleJerry (talk) 23:18, 17 March 2014 (UTC)


 * How about this? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinniped_range.jpg FunkMonk (talk) 14:18, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * So far so good. However, you may want to check the Caspian sea range again. I got that too at first, but when I clicked a second time, the range covered most of the Caspian sea. You also missed a few parts of the Mediterranean monk seal range (in northwest Africa). LittleJerry (talk) 20:51, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I can't get the Caspian one to show differently. Could you sent me a screenshot of what you see? FunkMonk (talk) 21:10, 18 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Ah, there it was, after I refreshed. I'll fix it. FunkMonk (talk) 21:11, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed both, better? FunkMonk (talk) 21:18, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, thanks. Would you post it on the article or should I? LittleJerry (talk) 21:50, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, doesn't make much difference, but I just added it anyway. FunkMonk (talk) 22:08, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 01:33, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh, I forgot about the Northern elephant seal, . Its range seems to fall out of the current one. LittleJerry (talk) 02:29, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

northern elephant seal
I forgot about the Northern elephant seal,. Its range seems to fall out of the current one. LittleJerry (talk) 13:55, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll fix it! FunkMonk (talk) 14:03, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Better? FunkMonk (talk) 15:54, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yup. Thanks again. LittleJerry (talk) 21:36, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts!

 * Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 13:56, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Range map request
Hi FunkMonk. As you know, I have been working to bring Raphinae to Good Article, and it has gotten closer. I was wondering if you could create a range map showing the historic range of the Dodo and Rodriguez Solitaire in one image. I would have been able to modify it myself, but I cannot seem to move .svg files from my browser onto my laptop. Since you did such a good job on the Pinniped range map, I was wondering if you could do something similar to the map on Dodo including the range of the solitaire. Thanks, and good luck with the map - IJReid (talk) 19:51, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh, by the way, here is the IUCN map of the solitaire's range. IJReid (talk) 19:57, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, should be easy enough. Any colour preference? By the way, you can download svgs as pngs from Commons. FunkMonk (talk) 20:01, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't really care about colour, but I would like it somewhere along the lines of orange, green, or yellow. Thanks for the help - IJReid (talk) 20:19, 30 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Couldn't find a larger map to base it on, so I had to use red, because it would be easier to see than those other colours. To me at least, I have a colour-blindness, and we're encouraged to take that deficiency into account here. FunkMonk (talk) 21:19, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Well okay, and Nice job! I think it will be a great addition to the article. Thanks again. IJReid (talk) 21:22, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Opisthocoelicaudia
Hi FunkMonk, I'm very sorry for not answering. Yes, I think it is the holotype of Opisthocoelicaudia, that's very cool, we should put it into the article. As for the article: I still have to check a new book that has information about the discovery. Unfortunately I don't have any time, but I hope to finish it in a few weeks. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:20, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Nice! It does seem to have some differences with the skeletal restorations, not sure why. But I'll label it as such on Commons! And no rush, I understand time constraints, can't get much done either these days. FunkMonk (talk) 19:25, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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Narwhal GA
Would you like to help me bring Narwhal to GA? I was thinking of bringing to FA at first but I no longer have the energy or time for these. LittleJerry (talk) 01:06, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Sadly I don't have the time for writing full articles at the moment, I'm doing my Master's project, so I can review at most. Otherwise Cuban Macaw would perhaps be an FA by now! FunkMonk (talk) 10:35, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Not to intrude, but I have the time to help with Narwhal. I have already sectioned the article better in comparison to other GAs, and rearranged information on migration, which should be placed in distribution. IJReid (talk) 13:32, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 13:34, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, hope you two succeed then! FunkMonk (talk) 13:35, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Would you be able to review it? Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 23:18, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Maybe I'll get the time the upcoming week. FunkMonk (talk) 01:26, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Lykkelig liten narhval...]--Mr Fink (talk) 21:09, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hah, seems it's hard for Anglophones to pronounce the Scandinavian "y" sound as anything than just "i"... It should be like the German ü... I remember Freakazoid in a Danish dub, wonder how they made that one in Norwegian... FunkMonk (talk) 21:14, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Source request
Hi FunkMonk! Some time ago, you added a citation to "Heck, H. (1952). "The Breeding-Back of the Tarpan". Oryx 1 (7): 338. doi:10.1017/S0030605300037662." to Heck horse. Do you still have access to this paper? I am working to get the article up to GA status, and the reviewer would like me to check to see if there is any additional useful material in the journal article that could be integrated into the Wikipedia article. Thanks in advance, Dana boomer (talk) 12:51, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh god, I'm an idiot. You are the reviewer... Somehow I completely missed that when I read through your initial comment. Of course you know why I want the article. Well, I would still appreciate a copy of the article to read through, if you still have access to it. I'm going to slink away in embarrassment now... Dana boomer (talk) 13:05, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hehe, no problem, I'll see if I can find it, otherwise the guys at the resource request can probably get it in no time... FunkMonk (talk) 20:51, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Can't find it, so I guess it's for resource request, but they're usually quite fast. FunkMonk (talk) 03:46, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Dismount theory for origin of avian flight
Considering a theory is neither provable or disprovable why would you delete it without providing due cause? It is up to the individual reader to decide if the article fits in to their schema of the origin of avian flight. After reading the article it would appear to be a probable explanation and deserve further discussion, as such it should remain part of this page to encourage academic debate.pluschgreen (talk) 22:38, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Except that one does not foster academic debate by simultaneously giving undue weight to an untested, and possibly untestable fringe hypothesis while shirking the responsibility of determining whether or not said hypothesis is sound or pseudoscience by foisting it onto the readers who may or may not have the necessary expertise to sift informational wheat from the chaff.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:33, 18 April 2014 (UTC)


 * See centralised discussion here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Dinosaurs#.22The_Journal_of_Paleontological_Sciences.22 If a theory is to be taken seriously, at least some evidence and testing would be required, there is none here. FunkMonk (talk) 03:16, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix posthumous discography
I've put this up for peer review and FAC, but it hasn't received any useful interest. Any thoughts/suggestions? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:29, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

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Sgt. Pepper GAN
I've put Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band up at GAN and I'd like to invite you to review the article, assuming you're interested of course. Cheers! GabeMc (talk&#124;contribs)  21:38, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yep, I'm a bit pressed for time, bit I'll see if no one else takes it in some time... FunkMonk (talk) 10:44, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Commons
hello Funk Monk, you've seen some of my images. so I would take off the lock Commons. already learned the lesson not to upload images that are not mine. I had to have another user and I'm spending money for a cyber and upload. I ask you please --Levi bernardo (talk) 03:21, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Alright, can you send me a link to your Commons account? FunkMonk (talk) 16:14, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

Syria Civil War Off-Topic

 * Hello FunkMonk. I'm pretty sure I met you before, and discussed some stuff on a Middle-East related talk-page a while back.
 * I've been reading through the Syrian Civil War talk-page, and I'd like to reply to one of your posts. However, since my reply is off-topic and not related to the mprovement of that particular Wikipedia page, I'll write it here. Hope that'sok with you.
 * Here is your post:
 * "Syrians fought Israelis directly in Lebanon during the 80s, but even if we take your claim at face value, whatever Syria has done since 1973 is much more than every single other Arab state has done (which is basically nothing, apart from Iraq, which launched a few missiles during the Gulf war). Think about that. And every Sunni (as well as Shia) group which has attacked Israel recently has been directly supported by Syria and Iran, not a single Sunni state. So much for claims of "sectarianism". Al-Qaeda has never touched Israel, not even indirectly. And now they're pouring into Syria. Funny."


 * My reponse is that what you say is absolutely correct. In every Arab state - or rather dictatorship - the Zionist issue is used as a cheap way to gain legitimacy to the undemocratic Soviet-sponsered Coup imposed Arab Socialist Republics, or Western Imperialist created Monarchies. It is also used to tarnish opponents, by baselessly claiming they are Zionist puppets, agents and stooges. Sadly now, most Arab political factions have learned the exact same dirty tricks.
 * Zionism is really a non-issue in Arab countries. No one has any power to inflict any harm on Israel, who successfully beat a coalition of virtually every Arab country. Furthermore, the suffering of the Palestinian peoplelies as much on the hands of the very dictatorships who use their suffering to gain support. If these leaders (as well as many of the ordnary citizenry) of Arab countries gave the slightest care about the Palestinian people, you'd think they'd just give assylum to all the Palestinians and let Israel take all the occupied territory. That will save so much suffering and bloodshed. Instead every country treats their supposeed "Arab brothers" or "Muslim brothers" like deseased filfth. Many want them to continue suffering in the occupied territories to create a buffer zone because they don't want Israel near them. Others just don't want to face the finacial costs.
 * There is no unity in Arab countries - most even take pride in completely fabricated national identities that sets them apart from other Arabs, and to the bigotted and ignorant, makes them inherently superior. I.e. Lebanese claimng direct and pure descent from Phoenecians, Iraqis from Babylonians etc... At best these geneologies make up a small part of their inheretance.
 * And the leaders are all puppets to either the West, or Iran and Russia.


 * Finally regarding the Jihadists and Iran. While both try to use religion to justify their actions, they are in fact motivated by far more Earthly gains. Iran is only funding anti-Israel factions to gain legitimacy, just like the other Arab dictators. It's death squads, mlitias and puppets have caused far more harm to people in the Middle-east than Israel ever did. And the Jihadists who supposedly fight for religion - well they gave up the third most populous city in Syria, Homs, at the drop of a hat, and most of their fighting is over the oil-rich areas in Eastern Syria like Deir Al-Zour. Al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat Al-Nusra is fighting along Saudi-sponsered Islamic Front - who should ideologically be their biggest enemies. Al-Qaeda are supposedly strongly opposed to the Saudi Monarchy and its Western masters/allies. Yet they were quick to jump on the opportunity,ignoring ideology - once they realised it'll likely get them success and material gains.
 * I'm not sure if it was you or someone else who posted a great article explaining the Nusra-ISIS split. It talks about ISIS, during a ceasefire attempt, asked the other factions to publicly state their stance on the Arab leaders. Islamic Front refused to comment, since they are obviosly under the control of the Saudis, but didn't want to lose their false faccade as Syrian Freedom fighters.


 * Take care.
 * SaSH172 (talk) 20:19, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, Syria is certainly a huge grey-zone. Therefore it puzzles me even more that so many Western Leftists, some Wikipedia editors among them, idolise the Syrian insurgents to such an extend. FunkMonk (talk) 21:32, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

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Pattycake DYK?
As a way of thanking you for doing the work to add the image of Pattycake, I'm wondering if you would be interesting in collaborating on a DYK. I would like to put one together shortly, and of course, I want the photo in the lead spot. If you have any ideas, let me know. Of course, if you don't have time to help, I'm still going to give you credit. Viriditas (talk) 00:20, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Never done one before, but I guess it involves presenting a single fact about the subject as a question? FunkMonk (talk) 01:16, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeppers. If you are interested, check out DYKSTATS for some examples, and the guidelines for hooks here. Viriditas (talk) 01:21, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thought of any facts that could be used? The comparison to Shirley Temple could be punchy. Or something about the broken arm, of course. FunkMonk (talk) 02:06, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll put my thinking cap on and go for a brisk walk and sleep on it! I'll come up with something... Viriditas (talk) 03:05, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Funk, you might be on to something. Did you know that Pattycake gave birth to ten baby gorillas? Viriditas (talk) 09:59, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. But is that unusual for a gorilla? I'd imagine it should relate to the subject's notability. FunkMonk (talk) 13:35, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I think she was "bred" by the zoos for her genes, so it probably was unusual for a captive gorilla, yes. Anyway, now your turn! :) The submission deadline is less than a day away, so brainstorm! :) Viriditas (talk) 01:16, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Did you know that the fame of the baby gorilla Pattycake was compared to that of Shirley Temple? Or did you know that Pattycake the baby gorilla became famous after breaking its arm? FunkMonk (talk) 01:36, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Since most of our readers won't know who Shirley Temple was, maybe we should avoid that one? As for the second one, she became famous before she broke her arm.  She became famous for being the first gorilla born in captivity, depending on the sources, in New York or the "Western Hemisphere". Viriditas (talk) 01:54, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * It seems wikilinks to other articles are allowed? But I think the first born captive angle would be quite interesting as well... FunkMonk (talk) 01:57, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * If you are feeling up to it, feel free to nominate one of your choice over here. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 01:59, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I have no objections to the first one, I say run with it, then we can see what they say... FunkMonk (talk) 02:09, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I think I would prefer a more educational/informative DYK. Viriditas (talk) 05:08, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yep, so the first one, ten babies? FunkMonk (talk) 13:48, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I went with something else. Feel free to offer an alternate hook on that page if you like.  You're still listed in the credits. Viriditas (talk) 08:20, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks good, if it gets through I guess there's no need for an alternative. FunkMonk (talk) 17:28, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Euoplocephalus
Do you think the description section is too long? Please comment at MWAK's talk page. LittleJerry (talk) 20:21, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I replied to you on the pygmy hippopotamus talk page. LittleJerry (talk) 19:23, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Do you see Kentrosaurus as a potential GA? LittleJerry (talk) 03:48, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, not really any controversies about that one that could affect it. I'd clear it with HMallison first though, he wrote much of it, and he has written most recent papers about it, maybe he can provide sources. FunkMonk (talk) 11:00, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'm may not get as involved as I used to but I could atleast make some suggestions and you and Mallison can do the editing. I don't think I can join you if you decide to do FAC. I also think Apatosaurus could be nudged into GA. LittleJerry (talk) 17:34, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I think you can do with it what you like, Mallison seems to have gotten bored of the FAC process during the Plateosaurus review. I myself won't be expanding articles for at least a month or more, after I'm done with my Master's project. I'm planning on working on Paraceratherium and Cuban Macaw when I get the time, but the two you mention could probably be squeezed in. Especially if I don't get a job immediately after finishing my studies! FunkMonk (talk) 17:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Good luck with everything. Paraceratherium looks interesting as large prehistoric mammals are underrepresented in FA/GA. I personally think Kentrosaurus just needs some more cites and an expansion on the "defense" subsection, maybe with some information on the role the dorsal spikes in defense. LittleJerry (talk) 20:41, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * When you're ready for Kentosaurus, let me know. LittleJerry (talk) 16:36, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Will take at least a month before I can do so, though... Only doing very minor edits until then. FunkMonk (talk) 16:46, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I think we'll work on Brachiosaurus instead of Apatosaurus for GA. It looks like it doesn't need much. Would you be able to do that when you're free? LittleJerry (talk) 17:17, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Didn't see this until now, yeah, I think that would be manageable. Much of the literature we find will probably refer to Giraffatitan, so we have to be careful to identify which species is being referred to. FunkMonk (talk) 19:34, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Title change ‘Siege of Homs’
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DYK for Pattycake (gorilla)
v/r - TP 18:41, 19 May 2014 (UTC) 18:47, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Good work, FunkMonk! :) Viriditas (talk) 20:35, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yay! FunkMonk (talk) 20:43, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Was that your first DYK? I've got a few more, if you are interested in finding photos... Viriditas (talk) 21:47, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've been credited for one before I think, also because I added photos. But yeah, if you have any photo requests, I'll see what I can do, one of my favourite things on Wikipedia... FunkMonk (talk) 21:48, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Where have you been? I can use your help.  Do you focus just on free photos or do you also upload non-free ones as well?  Just wondering how you work... Viriditas (talk) 21:50, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Mainly free ones, but I create some also. I've uploaded a few unfree ones with fair use rationales as well. I spend quite some time on Commons as well, as an admin. FunkMonk (talk) 21:58, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Good to know. I don't know how "deep" you go, but I have an article on John Neulinger that is close to meeting the GA criteria.  I have to spend a few weeks on it first, but as you can see, the current image is beyond horrible.  I know that his image must be all over the place in leisure and recreation books and papers, but as you know, the digitization process hasn't really reached into all areas.  Any ideas? Viriditas (talk) 22:03, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Wow, that's a tough one. We can wave a free image goodbye, at least, since even unfree images seem to be impossible to find. I'm looking through Google scholar, otherwise there might be something on Google books... FunkMonk (talk) 22:26, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Don't sweat it. I've got a few other articles that need images. Viriditas (talk) 23:04, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Here's another conundrum: Xylocopa sonorina. This is an article I wanted to rewrite and submit to GAN. And while I have some images (I took some as well), it's been difficult to confirm whether the species is actually distinct or simply a synonym for Xylocopa varipuncta. I see that you have an interest in biology, so maybe you know the answer. Viriditas (talk) 00:00, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, seems it is one of those cases where it could be up to which scientist you ask. These things are sadly not objective... And defining what a species (or any other ranked taxon) is is also quite arbitrary.... Until there is some sort of concensus, which could take years, it would be enough just to mention the "controversy" and keep them separate. FunkMonk (talk) 18:52, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Ack. This is keeping me up at night!  There's got to be a better way... Viriditas (talk) 01:53, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Heheh, there are tonnes of cases like this in palaeontology, and some will likely never be solved. But in the case with these bees, someone could just do some DNA tests, that should clear it up... Maybe, even then, there is no agreement on when something is a species, subspecies, genus, etc. based on genetic differences. FunkMonk (talk) 00:08, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, now that you mention it, I think I recall one of the sources saying that they were working on the genome, which should resolve the question. Viriditas (talk) 06:02, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Velociraptor
Hello!

I want to ask you: how the 6.5 cm claw estimate for Velociraptor turned out wrong? And 1.3 millimetres really that important?Moldovan0731 message 2014. may 30., 21:03 (CEST)
 * I suggest you read your talk page, you can't go on like this. FunkMonk (talk) 19:09, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:16, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, cant believe it went on so long! FunkMonk (talk) 06:14, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cuban macaw
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Cuban macaw
Moved here from the GOCE Requests page so it can be archived. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:52, 6 June 2014 (UTC) For upcoming GA and FA. Thanks. FunkMonk (talk) 20:18, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ See what you think, there are a couple of hidden comments. Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:05, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll probably re-add most removed stuff, but otherwise nice. FunkMonk (talk) 06:17, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

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Illustration
I recall that you said you are an illustrator, so I wonder if you have noticed these plans for medical illustrations; see Talk:Nerve. Snowman (talk) 22:29, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not much of a diagram kinda guy, but maybe ask ladyofhats, she has done quit a few medical illustrations: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LadyofHats#Others FunkMonk (talk) 14:30, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Canidae
I am currently working on the article Canidae and I have come across a diagram (Figure 10) in what seems to be an open access journal article from Nature. Does that mean that the copyright status allows us to upload it to Commons and use it in Wikipedia? Looking at the caption, I can just about work out what "maximum parsimony" means, but "bootstrap values" and "bayesian posterior probability values" mean nothing to me. However, even without understanding these terms, it looks an informative diagram to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Open access just means it is free to view, as a minimum. Otherwise it depends on the specific license the journal publishes under. Nature is never free when it comes to license. As for those cladistics terms, I'd ask MWAK, he probably has a better understanding... Reid,iain james can probably recreate the cladogram as code here. FunkMonk (talk) 11:59, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'll ask Reid,iain james. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:18, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Raphinae
As of today, the article Raphinae has been expanded and should now be almost able to be nominated for GA. However, one last criterion has yet to be completed, regarding the lead. As noted for Corythosaurus and Titanoceratops, and probably other articles, I have a tendency to over-expand the lead to encompass almost all the article. Are there any suggestions of info to add or leave out of the lead, or should I first expand it and then get feedback. Raphinae has a probability to become a very good article, and I hope that the GA review can be quick and efficient, so thanks for any feedback or comments on it - IJReid (talk) 00:29, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, you should be better at summarising I guess, good start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style FunkMonk (talk) 13:27, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay. Now I think Raphinae is ready to be nominated for GA, but first, do you have anything to change first. How is the lead, and is there any information that should be added before the article is nominated? Thanks for any comments - IJReid (talk) 13:15, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look in a couple of days, have an exam on Thurdsay, but I think you can nominate it already, it takes so long for articles to get reviewed these days that issues can probably be sorted out in the meantime. May take less time for bird articles though, there are more devoted editors... FunkMonk (talk) 13:19, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

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Cladograms
Hi, I've noticed that lastly you added several cladograms in many paleo articles, I want to know if you made all of them, and if is affirmative, if you could make another one that I'm interested. Keep up the good work! --Rextron (talk) 20:48, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi! I've mainly just copied them from pages of related animals (modified them slightly), I think all articles should have cladograms, but I'm pretty bad at making them. But ask Reid,iain james, he is extremely quick at making cladogra,s. FunkMonk (talk) 20:52, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm worst, I never found how to make it. I'll ask him. Cheers --Rextron (talk) 21:03, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

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The broad-billed parrot is a large extinct parrot in the family Psittaculidae that was endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It has been classified as a member of the tribe Psittaculini, and may have been closely related to the Rodrigues parrot. The broad-billed parrot had a large head in proportion to its body, a distinct crest of feathers on the front of the head, and a very large beak that would have enabled it to crack hard seeds. Subfossil bones indicate that the species exhibited greater sexual dimorphism in overall size and head size than any living parrot. A contemporary description indicates that it had a blue head, a greyish or blackish body, and perhaps a red beak. The broad-billed parrot was first referred to as the "Indian raven" in Dutch ships' journals from 1598 onwards. It was first scientifically described from a subfossil mandible in 1866, but this was not linked to the few brief contemporary descriptions until the rediscovery of a detailed 1601 sketch (pictured). The bird became extinct in the 17th century owing to a combination of deforestation, predation by introduced invasive species, and probably also because of hunting.

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Images in publications
Wow FunkMonk, your illustrations are even used in published papers! Check out this 2014 paper by Mateus and Hendrickx. Your images are used (as silhouettes) in the first cladogram. The images are your Shuvuuia (not sure about it), Elaphrosaurus (said in the paper to be a coelophysoid), and your Yurgovuchia (for Dromaeosauridae). IJReid (talk) 02:20, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, weird, and the Shuzousaurus too. Gotta repose that Elaphrosaurus, looks a bit stupid looking upwards... Maybe feathers? FunkMonk (talk) 22:19, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think the authors accidentally misnamed your Shuzosaurus Shuvuuia, after all, the image probably representing Shuvuuia represents nothing like yours. For the Elaphrosaurus, a few feathers might be good, and a new neck posture is equally acceptable. This might be a bit of a stretch (pun intended), but Tomopteryx has done some drawing on uncommon paleoart scenes, and numbers 2, 4, and 7 might look good in one of your images. IJReid (talk) 01:50, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

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Nir Felder
Hi. Just letting you know I'm still looking for an image of Nir Felder in the article. Thanks! Viriditas (talk) 10:16, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Heh, thought about it the other day. I'll be looking out. FunkMonk (talk) 10:19, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :) Viriditas (talk) 10:22, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

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Cool Diplodocus image
I might have stumbled across a great image that if free to use and is actually quite accurate. It can be found here. The image is by Mark Witton, and the page specifically states, "The illustration of the Diplodocus herd was created by Mark Witton especially for this project. It is free to use, provided credit is given." and I also believe that we have an OTRS ticket for the images from the website (found on Brontomerus images). I would just like your assurance that this image is free to use for wikimedia before uploading it. Thanks - IJReid (talk) 04:13, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Can't see it! But remember, "free to use" does not necessarily mean for commercial purposes. FunkMonk (talk) 06:19, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

GA
Would you be able to GA review Corythosaurus? LittleJerry (talk) 18:22, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Perhaps one of these days, but I've mainly refrained from reviewing dinosaur articles, because I've edited most of them myself, and because I think reviews by editors who usually don't edit dinosaur articles may be better at giving "objective" suggestions. They are also better at pointing out when such articles become too jargony. FunkMonk (talk) 18:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)