User talk:Grungaloo

Kızılırmak Delta
Yes if you can write on its talk page some more suggestions that would be great. I don’t mean about grammar or tiny details but more big picture suggestions - such as what aspects are missing or whether to include long lists of species or not. Also if you know of an example from another country that would be useful as a model. Particularly if there is a good map example. I know we can go to Openstreetmap from the coords but that may not be obvious to the reader. Chidgk1 (talk) 06:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Black-billed magpie
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Your GA nomination of Black-billed magpie
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DYK nomination of Black-billed magpie
Hello! Your submission of Black-billed magpie at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BuySomeApples (talk) 03:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Black-billed magpie
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Welcome to the drive!
Welcome, welcome, welcome Grungaloo! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles. CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC //en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Grungaloo&action=purge refresh via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Speedy deletion declined: Alpena Power Company
Hello Grungaloo. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Alpena Power Company, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: In my opinion, this article *as it is on 3 Feb 2024*, would not pass any or all of WP:GNG, WP:NCORP. Looking futher into to the context, a WP:BEFORE might indicate this corporate entity may have been of some historical significance. Please see the UMich mention I will add to Talk:Alpena Power Company next edit I do. As always, more that happy to be proven wrong. . Thank you. Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 10:24, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Black-capped chickadee
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Your GA nomination of Black-capped chickadee
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 * Well done, G! Thanks for all that work. Eric talk 14:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tufted jay
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tufted jay you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tufted jay
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DYK for Tufted jay
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Black-capped chickadee
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GA backlog drive
Hello! Thanks for taking part in the backlog drive. One note - please don't award yourself points in the Running Points total space. It's fine to keep track for yourself elsewhere, but each review has to be checked over by a coordinator to be given points. We'll update your points total as we go! Thanks for a great first review and looking forward to seeing how many points you can get during the month. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:08, 2 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Ganesha811 You might want to clarify under the "Running total" section. The first line says "Keep a running total of your reviewing in the Participants section below by creating your own list" which to me implies I'm supposed to handle my point count. grungaloo (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Good point, I'll adjust the wording! —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:53, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

TFL notification
Hi, Grungaloo. I'm just posting to let you know that List of birds of Alberta – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 5. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008  ( Talk ) 02:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)


 * That's awesome, thanks! The blurb looks great. grungaloo (talk) 03:19, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of White-tailed jay
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Your GA nomination of White-tailed jay
The article White-tailed jay you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:White-tailed jay for comments about the article, and Talk:White-tailed jay/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 03:22, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Ratcliffe Manor
Hello Grungaloo - thank you for reviewing Ratcliffe Manor. I had to be careful with this article, since the house is currently privately owned. The current owners are not mentioned because I had privacy concerns. They have signs that say their driveway is a privately-owned road, and would probably not be happy if they caught me in front of their house taking pictures. I talked to someone from a family that owned the house for many years, although that is not something that could be put in the article.

As info, I often have two days each week where I do not have access to my office computer. For this week, I will be unavailable on Monday and Tuesday. P.S. The pond next to my house is visited by a Great blue heron, Green heron, ducks, and occasionally geese. I saw a bald eagle there once—it seemed huge. TwoScars (talk) 16:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I made a "dent" in fixing things for first part of your review. I'll get back to it on Wednesday. TwoScars (talk) 21:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your work on Ratcliffe Manor. Although my mission to find more information on Fort Stokes was not as successful as I hoped, I got to make a second visit to the Talbot County Historical Society— and I enjoy visiting the town of Easton. Thanks again. TwoScars (talk) 20:00, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

GAN
I believe the nomination was closed too soon. In my opinion, it was not worthy of a quick-fail. You didn't give me any time to respond, which I find unfair. In any case, I completed implementing your suggestions in slightly over two hours. I ask you to either re-open the GAN or start the second review. Best regards, Wolverine XI   ( talk to me ) 09:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @Wolverine XI I believe my critique is still valid. Looking at the changes you made I'd say there's still the issue of broadness. There is a lot of information about this animal out there, such that the behaviour and ecology section can definitely be expanded. There's also still no information on predation although I did provide a link to a paper that discusses that.
 * You're welcome to resubmit this for review if you disagree, however I stand by my choice to quickfail. grungaloo (talk) 12:47, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I am sober and not intoxicated, so I know what I'm doing. I haven't had any shots either. The existing knowledge about fishing cats is scarce, to say the least. All you can do is assume "there must be more information" when there is not. You haven't invested the time or done the necessary research to even scratch the surface. Do you want me to make up references to nonexistent sources? Also, there is no information on humans eating fishing cats, so adding that would be original research. You aren't even reading the articles you're citing. Instead of being so cold, please give folks a chance. Wolverine XI   ( talk to me ) 15:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Wolverine XI From the IUCN page under Use and Trade, . This is the first line in the section. I'm not meaning to imply that you don't know what you're doing, you've written other GAs that I've reviewed and passed, but in this case there is definitely information missing. I'd recommend doing another pass on Google Scholar for other articles that you haven't used yet.
 * I'd also recommend maybe taking a day or two off from this topic. I understand that receiving a rejection can be difficult when you've invested effort into something, so coming back after a few days might help you view the article in a new light and find new ways to improve it. grungaloo (talk) 17:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , please see the following links for previous discussions surrounding this user:, . I believe further action may need to be taken given these most recent responses. I would appreciate a second opinion. Fritzmann (message me) 17:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Fritzmann2002 I agree the responses are a bit chippy, but not at a level that I feel requires any action yet. I would suggest leaving a warning for the GA deletions from the talk page though (). Since you reverted that probably makes sense for you to leave the warning.
 * I hope the user takes my suggestion of pausing for a few days before coming back to this. grungaloo (talk) 18:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , I concur with your assessment and have quickfailed a subsequent second nomination. Fritzmann (message me) 15:30, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
 * That is nonsense, did you even look at the article history? That is not the only thing I added. Wolverine XI   ( talk to me ) 15:39, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

After a six-day hiatus from the article, I examined 71 sources and discovered that majority of them repeated the same information. Based on my thorough research, most of the sources addressed a particular aspect of the species' distribution or the interaction between humans and fishing cats. There is also a dearth of information regarding behavior and reproduction. To avoid another botched attempt, I am reaching out to inquire about your thoughts before I re-nominate it for GA. Wolverine XI   ( talk to me ) 10:47, 5 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @Wolverine XI I don't have any interest in revisiting this. I recommend posting on a relevant WikiProject page to find an uninvolved participant if you want a second opinion. grungaloo (talk) 13:22, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

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DYK for White-tailed jay
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Welcome to the club

 * @Gog the Mild Thanks!! grungaloo (talk) 16:08, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

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Editor of the Week
User:Gog the Mild submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:
 * It has been a while since I have nominated anyone here, but I feel I have to break my silence for . An 18 year veteran, they have only been active for the past year. In that time, they have produced some very polished articles on birds - including the featured article tufted jay. A member of WikiProject Birds, WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Cleanup, their contributions to the community by copy editing at the hard-pressed GoCE are commendable and important.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven   Talk  (UTC) 11:05, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Grungaloo, a richly deserved recognition. Enjoy. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Gog the Mild thank you, this made my day! grungaloo (talk) 21:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC)