User talk:FunkMonk/Archive 25

Elasmosaurus scheduled for TFA
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We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  10:54, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok! FunkMonk (talk) 11:02, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Also the Rodrigues rail article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 31, 2020 Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:29, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice, I recently gave it a heavy post-FAC expansion, so should be up to date. FunkMonk (talk) 13:40, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I made a few tweaks to the Elasmosaurus TFA blurb. Please check for accuracy. --- C &amp; C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 01:08, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me. FunkMonk (talk) 07:57, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

An explanation
Dear Funkmonk, you might have noticed that over the last few years my contributions to Wikipedia have gradually become less frequent. We made some plans for cooperation but I failed to fulfil my promises. This was caused by personal circumstances that prevented an adequate commitment on my part. The same situation now threatens to end my presence on Wikipedia completely. Before that point is reached, I thought it best to express my gratitude for your industry, intelligence, great artistic talent and civility that for so many years to me have been one of the main rewards and joys of being active as a Wikipedian. With great fondness,

--MWAK (talk) 13:16, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm very sad to hear, but don't think I had any bad feelings about any collaborations, as far as I'm concerned, there is no set time frame for such, they're more like loose ideas that can gestate over an infinite amount of time. I hope any absence will only be temporary, and don't feel pressure for any commitments, it's a hobby for all of us, and it should only be done when we feel it's fun! I have really enjoyed our collaborations, and that I could always count on your advice when pinging you on any topic, from ankylosaurs to Dutch 15th century artists! So good luck with whatever is happening, and know that there'll always be a community here welcoming you back whenever you are able to return! FunkMonk (talk) 17:00, 5 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your kind words!--MWAK (talk) 07:00, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Dealing with Lapitavenator
I have a dilemma. I am pretty sure that Lapitavenator is back under an IP address and has been contributing for months. I reported them thinking that they belonged to Falconfly because one of their drafts cited a preprint by Falconfly. I'm pretty sure that it is Lapitavenator because they using the same commons account as Tatelumps, for instance the image on Roxby Hall, and have the same interests. I'm ambivalent on confirming to the investigation it is them because they have done so much editing (over 500 edits in the last 2 weeks) and most of it is fine, and they have initially created many articles like Afrotapejara, Luchibang and currently has drafts for uncreated new dinosaur species Draft:Lusovenator and Draft:Aratasaurus. Articles created by socks tend to get automatically deleted regardless of other user input, and it's a pain to re-create them afterwards. The Takatika Grit theropod should probably be redirected, but that's fine. I have archives the two pterosaur articles for insurance. What do you think I should do? Kind regards. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:32, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, yeah, that deletion spree that always happens after a sock is blocked certainly isn't helpful. The danger is that if we let him run along for too long, he will have created even more articles by the time someone else reports him which will then be deleted... Maybe we can negotiate with the admins about this, bring up the dilemma, because it is getting pretty ridiculous that we lose so many articles each time. He can in effect take articles hostage by creating them (hope this doesn't give him good ideas, lol)... FunkMonk (talk) 19:38, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

dilophosaurus
Thanks for causing an edit conflict while I was trying to fix this. A bit impatient, are we? 47.184.169.209 (talk) 20:16, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Your edit summary said "Unit orders are US style", which goes against WP:UNITS. So you didn't exactly make it clear that was what you were doing. FunkMonk (talk) 20:21, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

support
Could you support for the Danish page where is written about "Dansk tilbagetrækning fra EU på dansk" before it https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dansk_tilbagetr%C3%A6kning_fra_EU_p%C3%A5_dansk will be canceled. Wname1 (talk) 19:19, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, the title seems pretty odd? "Dansk tilbagetrækning fra EU på dansk" means "Danish retreat from EU in Danish". "In Danish" should not be part of the title... FunkMonk (talk) 19:49, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

It is better now. Can you improve the page. Wname1 (talk) 17:54, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Not really within my sphere of expertise, but I'm sure someone will get to it. FunkMonk (talk) 18:02, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:Unnamed dinosaur taxa has been nominated for deletion
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Dansk tilbagetrækning fra EU / Danish withdrawal from the European Union
Can you support this page https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dansk_tilbagetr%C3%A6kning_fra_EU ? Because after some time it could be deleted "Maskinoversættelse og/eller tvivlsomt indhold" "Denne side virker ikke som en encyklopædisk artikel". On this page you can see what was accepted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_withdrawal_from_the_European_Union. Wname1 (talk) 18:22, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It says it looks like an automatic translation. I guess you're not a native speaker? As far as I can see it is not a warning that it will be deleted? FunkMonk (talk) 18:26, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

FAC
Could you also do a review of the sources for reliability? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 15:57, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, certainly not my strong suit either, I've never done one before... FunkMonk (talk) 16:01, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

June/July 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
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A paper on Miosynechodus
I had a problem, I am trying to find a paper called "A Miocene vertebrate faunule from the Malu member of Ceylon". cannot find it anywhere on the internet (or anywhere with open access that is) Not even Sci-hub works. But I know a user who seems to have access named Falconfly. Falconfly seems to have been banned due to threats he made. Since you seem to have interacted with him quite a lot, I wanted to ask, do you have access to the paper?--Bubblesorg (talk) 03:42, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I think your best chance is WP:RX. FunkMonk (talk) 09:44, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you so much--Bubblesorg (talk) 15:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
You are welcome.

Fylindfotberserk (talk) 14:20, 21 August 2020 (UTC) 
 * Thanks, many articles would look like a mess if it wasn't for thorough clean-up like that! FunkMonk (talk) 14:24, 21 August 2020 (UTC)

August 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter
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Your GA nomination of Réunion swamphen
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Réunion ibis scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that Réunion ibis has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 28 August 2020. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/August 28, 2020. Thanks! Ealdgyth (talk) 14:57, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

TFA after TFA, thank you today for your share to Elasmosaurus, "the most viewed articles about a long-necked plesiosaur genus, and gets more hits than even Plesiosaurus itself"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:35, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Welcome as always! FunkMonk (talk) 09:26, 30 July 2020 (UTC)


 * ... and another: Rodrigues rail, "about an obscure, extinct rail, the closest relative of the likewise extinct red rail, which was featured a few years ago. I've been sitting on this GA since 2012, while expecting Julian Hume to publish a monograph article about extinct Mascarene rails (like those about the parrots and pigeons from there), but now I'm not so sure it will come any time soon, and figured this would be as good a time as ever to polish and nominate it."! - What do you think about this nom? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm running out of potential TFAs! I don't know much about opera, but I do like the Monteverdi I've heard, like Psalmus 126: Nisi Dominus... The nomination seems to have enough supports already to fly through? FunkMonk (talk) 10:51, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Today, thank you for the Réunion Ibis, to which you "added practically all known info about, most PD images, and presented all controversies relating to the bird"! - The above went well, and the list appeared already on 21 August. Don't miss Monteverdi's Vespers on 1 September ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:05, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and have a good weekend! FunkMonk (talk) 18:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, and many thanks for restoring the old quotes in the article to their original state, I just noticed it! FunkMonk (talk) 19:28, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Rhythm Is It! - I expanded that stub on my dad's birthday because we saw the film together back then, and were impressed. As a ref said: every educator should see it. Don't miss the trailer, for a starter. - A welcome chance to present yet another article by Brian on the Main page, Le Sacre du printemps. TFA day for me: tomorrow ;) - please watch then --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:21, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice, I mainly know Stravinsky through Frank Zappa. But I just noticed, shouldn't you spell his name out and link it in the article? FunkMonk (talk) 13:35, 31 August 2020 (UTC)


 * To answer your question: to avoid see of blue, it's a convention to NOT link composers when their work has an article, where everyone who doesn't know now Stravinsky or Beethoven can be sure to find a link to the composer. - The TFA happened, a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:40, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, I wasn't aware that was the case for articles too. But good work! FunkMonk (talk) 13:47, 4 September 2020 (UTC)


 * It's great that the Réunion ibis article was on the front page. Snowman (talk) 16:35, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice to see you back! Yeah, all the back and forth we had at the FAC review was worth it, and thanks for your suggestions to the illustration! FunkMonk (talk) 16:41, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You did a good job of drawing the illustration and I've looked at it several times over the years. I am well, but most likely I will not back on the wiki for a year or two owing to being busy working on a number of tasks. Snowman (talk) 17:08, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You'll be welcome when you return! FunkMonk (talk) 17:31, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Réunion swamphen
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GA
When you finish your current GA review, would you be able to look at scorpion? Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 20:16, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look when I get more time, unless someone takes it in the meantime, of course. FunkMonk (talk) 20:49, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Kaiparowits ornithopod


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Using page images from PDFs already on Commons
Do you know if there is a way to directly use preview images of PDF pages on Commons? I'm thinking of adding an image to Dromopus from one page of this file: Lythronaxargestes (talk &#124; contribs) 00:16, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, I don't know, but I'd imagine the best solution would just be to upload the image in question as a file? Otherwise, I think the best place to ask about this would be the technical village pump: FunkMonk (talk) 00:18, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I just went ahead and uploaded the image. Thanks! Lythronaxargestes (talk &#124; contribs) 02:10, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
You're welcome! Thought I might copy someone familiar... :P

Jurassic Classic 767 (talk &#124; contribs) 19:24, 30 September 2020 (UTC) 
 * Thanks, I can't believe some of the typos I've made in that article, luckily a couple of people are cleaning up after me, hehe... FunkMonk (talk) 20:06, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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I am working on a book, would you like to help?
Hi funkmonk, I am working on a book project on dinosaurs. Could you possibly help me out?--Bubblesorg (talk) 02:04, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, what kind of help? FunkMonk (talk) 02:42, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you help me with getting acurate pieces of data and information and possibly teaching my friend william who is the artist for the project some extra drawing tips?--Bubblesorg (talk) 02:57, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hehe, that sounds like a full time job. How about getting some good books about these things? FunkMonk (talk) 03:21, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Sure--Bubblesorg (talk) 03:33, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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What skeletal or reference did you use for your chilantaisaurus drawing
I know you did this all the way back in 2008, but can you remember what skeletal or reference you used to make your chilantaisaurus drawing all those years ago? --Bubblesorg (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 * It was originally drawn to be Neovenator, but then that article got many other restorations, so I just redid it as Chilantaisaurus, since the known material fit inside... FunkMonk (talk) 00:55, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah okay, so do you know which Neovenator Skeletal this was? Was it the one by Conty (rip)?--Bubblesorg (talk) 01:26, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * No, it was long before that existed, I think it was a skeletal on an Isle of Wight dinosaurs website, maybe it doesn't exist anymore. FunkMonk (talk) 03:16, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay, thanks--Bubblesorg (talk) 00:00, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

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St. Croix macaw scheduled for TFA
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 * Cool! FunkMonk (talk) 14:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Beaver
Hi. Could you create a range map for both beaver species? Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 23:56, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, as usual I think is probably much more effective at making such graphics. Maybe he wants to give it a try? FunkMonk (talk) 01:05, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm halfway through it. Mariomassone (talk) 07:25, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Done Mariomassone (talk) 17:25, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice, pinging . FunkMonk (talk) 09:45, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Podokesaurus
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TFA
Thank you today for St. Croix macaw, "about an extinct macaw only known from a few bones, hence a fairly short article"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Welcome! FunkMonk (talk) 08:39, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acamptonectes
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Achelousaurus
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 * Nice! FunkMonk (talk) 07:54, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Laguna del Maule (volcano)/archive2
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Dinosaur sizes
ok but im pretty sure it was bigger than 10m right? i will try to find an article ^^ Jakegaming7788 (talk) 18:58, 26 November 2020 (UTC) ok i edited it is it ok now ^^ Jakegaming7788 (talk) 19:07, 26 November 2020 (UTC)


 * You should not change anything in an article that is already sourced unless you first find better sources to replace it. FunkMonk (talk) 19:08, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ok so holts said that the maximum size would be 12.6m and thats fairly safe so should i put that? Jakegaming7788 (talk) 20:58, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * You should not change measurements anything without adding sources to the article, now you should instead bring suggested changes up on the article talk pages so they can be discussed first and double-checked. FunkMonk (talk) 21:00, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

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In appreciation

 * Thanks, I wish there was a Punic barnstar I could give you for similar reasons! Will see what I can find... FunkMonk (talk) 17:03, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Whale size
Hi FunkMonk (I am back!). I saw that you recently deleted my size comparison image from the article on Cynthiacetus (yes, "Sneaking Stoat" have been my second name for some time). Was it something wrong with the Cynthiacetus? Conty~enwiki 20:01, 30 November 2020
 * Ah, sorry, and welcome back! I didn't actually notice you had added a new image, I reverted because you added pixel size forcing to the other image, which is discouraged. Anyway, it would be best to get the image reviewed at WP:Paleoart first.FunkMonk (talk) 19:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Acamptonectes

 * Thanks for saving this! FunkMonk (talk) 11:55, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem; it's in good condition so I didn't need to make a great deal of changes. It should easily pass GA anyway; good luck with your planned nom. Cheers,  Baffle☿gab  08:19, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, and hopefully it can be taken to FAC next. FunkMonk (talk) 11:02, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

By the way
Why aren't you an admin? so he can talk you in to it. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  19:53, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, thanks, but it's as with the delegates, I don't think I would have much energy for writing and reviewing if I had to do administrative tasks too, my adminship on Commons is almost more than I can chew already... And hehe, I even have a userbox saying "This user thinks most administrators do a good job but has no wish to join them". But maybe when I "grow up" one day! FunkMonk (talk) 20:50, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Here I was looking into you and I couldn't help think "why isn't FunkMonk" a sysop. Then I see I am going to have to talk you into it. So here goes. The nice thing about being a sysop on enwiki is that it doesn't have to distract you from what brings you joy. If you spend your time writing and reviewing now, after passing RfA you can still spend your time writing and reviewing. What it does do is give you options. So if you want to review some deleted contributions, now you can. If you come across a piece of obvious vandalism and need to page protect, you can do that too. Being a low key admin carries few downsides and some subtle advantages in some situations (i.e. low grade content disputes go my way a bit more easily than they did before). Would you perhaps be willing to reconsider? Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 21:33, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, I wasn't aware of the distinction. Is there a place I can read more about being a sysop, or is it just a synonym of admin? FunkMonk (talk) 12:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The administrative toolset is formally the sysop permission. I tend to use sysop to try and emphasize the technical (NOBIGDEAL even though it kinda is) nature of the role. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:19, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll consider what to do, down the line I'll probably feel more ready for it. FunkMonk (talk) 22:27, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

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Thylacine photo
Hi FunkMonk, the date and location of File:Thylacine pouch.jpg, which you uploaded aeons ago, has been changed on Thylacine. I'm not sure what is correct, but it certainly doesn't make sense that they're different. Was wondering if you had some insight. Best, CMD (talk) 11:13, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It seems to be correct, I must have misunderstood the source when I uploaded it way back. FunkMonk (talk) 14:33, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Guadeloupe amazon scheduled for TFA
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We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:55, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice! FunkMonk (talk) 13:13, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * But first today thank you for Achelousaurus, "about a ceratopsian (or "horned dinosaur") nominated for FAC in ten years, since 2007's Styracosaurus. This ceratopsian dinosaur is unusual in having bosses where most others of its kind had horns, and it has been theorised to have been a transitional form between horned and non-horned members of its group"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:28, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Hope you like it! FunkMonk (talk) 13:57, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Natalis soli invicto!

 * Many thanks, I hope there'll be more horse-related content at GAN or FAC to review next year! FunkMonk (talk) 16:49, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thanks a lot, and let's have a look at some pterosaurs in the new year! FunkMonk (talk) 16:48, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, although I’ve been really busy, I still hope to improve at least some of them! Jurassic Classic 767  (talk &#124; contribs) 18:19, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Acamponectes
If that FAC is still open when I get back to my laptop on January 3, ping me and I'll claim a reviewing spot. Hog Farm Bacon 01:02, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will do! It already has one "specialist" review, so "layman" reviews are very welcome. FunkMonk (talk) 01:03, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

In appreciation

 * Thanks, there'll be more! FunkMonk (talk) 17:55, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Excellent! Gog the Mild (talk) 17:58, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Promotion of Acamptonectes

 * Thanks, most co-nominators I ever had! FunkMonk (talk) 01:28, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Fork-marked lemur
While reviewing this one for URFA/2020, I discovered an update was needed, as all four species are now listed as endangered, not just three. I've updated it, but I'm not familiar with ref formatting standards for science articles, so could you look over my edits to make sure I didn't break the formatting sometime? Hog Farm Bacon 05:14, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
 * There is a specific "cite IUCN" template you can see in use for example at echo parakeet. But personally I think what you did is fine, but someone else is probably going to change it down the line. FunkMonk (talk) 05:51, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:25, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, whew! FunkMonk (talk) 14:08, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you today for Guadeloupe amazon, about "two obscure, extinct parrots for the price of one; one was found to be based on a description of the other in 2015, after being the source of speculation for more than a century. Little is known about this bird, but it is associated with some nice historical artwork and some interesting contemporary accounts, so I found it worthwhile to flesh out the article anyway."! - On the same page memory of Jerome Kohl, - more on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:43, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the pointer! I didn't know. FunkMonk (talk) 08:44, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Woolly Mammoth edit
Hey, I wasn't sure where it should be placed. I scrolled through the entire page and did not find a proper subject region. So did you just remove it completely? Or did you move it where it belongs? PalaeontologyAndOtherSciences (talk) 19:19, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The info is already in the article under evolution, "The Columbian mammoth evolved from a population of M. trogontherii that had crossed the Bering Strait and entered North America about 1.5 million years ago; it retained a similar number of molar ridges. Mammoths derived from M. trogontherii evolved molars with 26 ridges 400,000 years ago in Siberia and became the woolly mammoth.[1] Woolly mammoths entered North America about 100,000 years ago." I'm not sure if it adds much to state again it was across Beringia, because it kind of goes without saying, it was the only route. FunkMonk (talk) 17:45, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

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Bodashtart
On another note how long do you think the deliberation will take for the Bodashtart FAC. I ping'ed the lagging reviewer but did not get a response. I also wrote to them on their talk page to no avail. What do you advise me to do? _Elias Z. (talkallam) 10:20, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the invitations! I wish I had more sources about the subject, is there any single good book that gives an overview of Phoenician history? As for the FAC, as long as you have three supports it should be safe. So it's just a matter of waiting it out. FunkMonk (talk) 10:53, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, the join button doesn't work for me... FunkMonk (talk) 13:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * There are plenty of freely accessible materials, check WP:PHO's resources section. As for the join button I guess it's because of your browser, have you disabled pop-ups? Try from another browser or device. I am sure you will find your niche to contribute on the WikiProject, there a lot of work to be done and it's daunting really. I started the WP after discussing how little coverage and how poor the content was about Phoenicia. Even I found it difficult to find articles to work on but once you catch a thread you keep rolling. How's your French BTW cos most publications about the subject are in French. Elayi is a very good resource, I highly recommend her scientifically thorough works. There is a lottttt of free content but most of them are somewhat outdated. I assumed you were interested because I saw you uploaded images of archaeological objects from the national museum of beirut dating from Achaemenid Phoenicia which is one of my main areas of interest. I will think of a good and freely accessible resource and get back to you. _Elias Z. (talkallam) 22:28, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * For some reason I can't figure out what's wrong with the pop ups, tried in Chrome, still the same... I think I would get a notification if the pop up was blocked... As for French, sadly, I took German in school, which I regret to this day, haha... But yeah, I'm certainly interested in the history, I think I can mainly contribute as a reviewer and with images, as you point out. FunkMonk (talk) 15:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Newfoundland wolf
I have left a message on their talk page. Their edit was AGF because the newspaper article has intentionally misled readers, as they often do. William Harris<b style="color:purple"> (talk)</b> 22:42, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for fixing it up, I thought it looked suspicious; a wolf found in Newfoundland does not make a newfound Newfoundland wolf! FunkMonk (talk) 22:44, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeed! Once a population of anything falls below a sustainable number, it goes extinct. I included the DNA study to deter future uninformed edits. <b style="color:black">William Harris</b><b style="color:purple"> (talk)</b> 22:49, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Limusaurus
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 * Nice! FunkMonk (talk) 17:12, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the article, introduced: "This little dinosaur may seem inconspicuous, but there are many interesting aspects to it. All known specimens were found stuck in what appears to have been mud pits formed by the footprints of giant dinosaurs (which gave it its name). while it had teeth when juvenile, these were entirely lost as it grew up, a feature only known from a few other animals. Adults appear to have been herbivorous, though it belonged in a group of otherwise carnivorous dinosaurs. In addition, its unusual hands were also thought to have implications for bird evolution, but this idea has fallen out of favour."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Welcome! FunkMonk (talk) 06:47, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Guinea pig
Might you glance at Featured article review/Guinea pig/archive1? thinks it is salvageable. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  17:14, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll have a look. FunkMonk (talk) 20:44, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
A lot of work has been put into this, but did you ever sign off Talk:Staffordshire Bull Terrier/GA1 as a pass? <b style="color:black">William Harris</b><b style="color:purple"> (talk)</b> 08:27, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yep, with this edit. FunkMonk (talk) 12:31, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Many thanks; the review was not clear. The auditors from WP:DOGS are here - "the men in black". <b style="color:black">William Harris</b><b style="color:purple"> (talk)</b> 20:36, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that review was so all over the place that I don't even remember what I wrote where and when... FunkMonk (talk) 20:39, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Assessing with the help of Akvavit will do that :-) <b style="color:black">William Harris</b><b style="color:purple"> (talk)</b> 02:26, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
You're welcome! Thought I gotta give you a kitten, lightens up the mood, hehe!

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 * Hehe, thanks, let's see if I can find a funny pterosaur to send you back! FunkMonk (talk) 16:14, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

new abel'saur

 * -)  Anyway, I think this beast needs to be added to the appropriate article(s)- Llukalkan aliocranianus.
 * Seems it has been done! FunkMonk (talk) 18:42, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

Cropping
Thank you for recropping the ring ouzel photos. It was laziness on my part - although I knew of the existence of croptool, I had never used it. Instead, I used Photoshop and exported the jpg as "high" quality. -Aa77zz (talk) 11:34, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, I usually do it in Photoshop too (with the out put settings at max), but I figured the editor who reverted you would be happier seeing the word "lossless" in the upload summary... FunkMonk (talk) 11:39, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Overlinking
Do you know how to clean an article of overlinking? LittleJerry (talk) 22:08, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Only the manual way, highlighting them with this script during preview and removing them one by one... FunkMonk (talk) 22:58, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Tibesti thanks
Hey, thanks again for checking out Tibesti Mountains and attempting a rescue. I don't think I'll ever nominate it again. I think with articles that are by their nature hard to find sources for, there is always going to be this natural tension between truthfulness (and prose) and the requirements of FAC. For example, I was called out on applying the word "today" to a source from 2001. I think it's correct to call me out on this per the FAC rubric, but I was lucky to find a source dated as late as 2001 for the claim, and given its obviousness the truth correspondence principle almost requires me almost morally to say "today", for the reader's sake ha. Anyway, sorry to lament on your talk page, just wanted to explain why it probably won't pop up again at FAC. Cheers again for the attempted rescue and I'll see you round here. Brycehughes (talk) 10:07, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, it looked good as far as I read, and I'm sure this article could become FA, so I'd encourage you to continue work on it (perhaps a WP:peer review with focus on sourcing could help), but it's of course your call. So again, feel free to ping me if you take it further. As for articles where sources are hard to find, that's what I've dabbled in the most, and WP:RX is always a help for that, if you've identified some that you can't access. FunkMonk (talk) 11:21, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

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Arabic
Do you speak Arabic? SpinnerLaserzthe2nd (talk) 16:50, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Not well enough to do anything with! But you might want to ask at the Arab Wikiproject. FunkMonk (talk) 16:51, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Podokesaurus
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Image ripoff
I've managed to find an image on Shutterstock that is a (presumably unauthorised) copy of your Morganucadon life restoration. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:25, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh yeah, they have a bunch of rip offs there. Since it's freely licenced, there isn't much I can do, though. In theory I could contact them, but I don't care enough for that hassle... FunkMonk (talk) 19:57, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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Stegosaurus
The classification section seems poorly sourced, the first paragraph has no citations and [47] only supports the last sentence. Also once I send turtle to GA review, can we update Styracosaurus? LittleJerry (talk) 02:53, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I think you have carte blanche to do whatever you want with those old articles, anything is an improvement by now. FunkMonk (talk) 21:40, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

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Cimoliopterus
Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Cimoliopterus has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

You'll notice I placed a "Clarification needed" tag at the end of the second paragraph in the Cimoliopterus cuvieri I've removed the "sigfig=1" so it doesn't round off the conversion. I think thus makes more sense here. Please have a look and then remove the tag. Best of luck with the GAN. It looks as though you've landed an engaged, thorough reviewer.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 19:43, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, yeah, the clarification tag was all I had questions about, great copy-edit, you caught a lot of awful typos! FunkMonk (talk) 19:49, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for Podokesaurus, "about the first dinosaur discovered and named by a woman (Mignon Talbot in 1911), and also one of the first well-known small theropods discovered, which attracted international scientific interest at the time. Unfortunately, the only known specimen was destroyed by a fire, so it has become fairly obscure over time. All that will probably ever be known about the dinosaur is summarised here, so hopefully it can bring some attention to its historical importance."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and welcome! FunkMonk (talk) 07:25, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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Request for second opinion on GA review
Hi, I'm currently doing a GA review for Rice's whale at Talk:Rice's whale/GA1. As it's my first GA review, I thought that I should get a second opinion on it. It would be great if you could look over the review. AryKun (talk) 07:48, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, but your review is extremely short, though, so you should maybe read through it carefully again and list every issue you can come up with. Both about how it is worded, and if something sounds implausible, if a source looks iffy, if an image doesn't fit, etc. You can check it up against the WP:manual of style in addition to the WP:good article criteria. At a glance, I can see there are a lot of WP:duplinks. FunkMonk (talk) 07:58, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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Merge Nemicolopterus or not?
Check the new paper of juvenile pterosaurs!
 * Can you link it? But yeah, would probably be best to get other papers that confirm it first. FunkMonk (talk) 23:24, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think this is an unpopular opinion, see (from a completely different set of authors):
 * "While Sinopterus is clearly a valid taxon and has obvious tapejarid affinities, Huaxiapterus and Nemicolopterus are probably junior synonyms of Sinopterus."
 * Lythronaxargestes (talk &#124; contribs) 23:43, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Cimoliopterus
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Cool, hope I can get it to the Four Award next! FunkMonk (talk) 00:24, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Is it safe to say that Bravoceratops is still valid?
The Navajoceratops and Terminocavus says that Bravoceratops is invalid, but the papers of Beg and Menefeeceratops later do mention Bravoceratops' name. but you said that the Beg Phylogenetic paper is already done before Bravoceratops is reinterpreted. Should we still wait until another paper after Menefeeceratops to conclude that others reject it being invalid?
 * Always best to wait, yes. FunkMonk (talk) 11:28, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

The ones says that Qianzhousaurus is Alioramus should shut up
In the Daspletosaurus paper in 2017, Carr puts Qianzhousaurus as a species of Alioramus. In Reid says that there is no mention of Qianzhousaurus being a species of Alioramus. In fact every subsequent paper describing new genus of Tyrannosauroids mentioning Qianzhousaurus indicates that they all continue using the name. so those who says Qianzhousaurus is Alioramus should shut up, haha.
 * Personally I think it's almost pointless to have multiple species within dinosaur genera. There are no established standards for when to lump and when to split. FunkMonk (talk) 11:37, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

I wonder why even S.Paul and Horner doesn't lump Qianzhousaurus? though they deleted a lot of genera.

Acamptonectes
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 * Cool! FunkMonk (talk) 14:32, 13 August 2021 (UTC)