User talk:Ichthyovenator/Archive 1

Welcome!
Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia!

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type   on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on. Again, welcome!--Biografer (talk) 18:30, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Your first article
 * Biographies of living persons
 * How to write a great article
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Help pages
 * Tutorial

Disambiguation link notification for October 2
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Stylonurina, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Superfamilies ([//toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Stylonurina check to confirm] | [//toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Stylonurina?client=notify fix with Dab solver]). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:42, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Ichthyovenator, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Prognathodon have been removed, as they appear to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues here.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Translation. See also Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 11:40, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

January 2018
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Anastasius I Dicorus. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted. Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continual disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Dr.  K.  09:39, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, please discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant notice boards.
 * If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, please seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
 * I'd hardly consider them disruptive, but sure I'll stay off similar stuff in the future. Ichthyovenator (talk) 11:07, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your understanding. In general, this Eastern Roman–Byzantine dichotomy is a contentious area, and large-scale changes should be avoided without discussion or consensus. Best regards. Dr.   K.  18:11, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for January 30
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that you've added some links pointing to disambiguation pages. Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)
 * Constans ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Constans check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Constans?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Constantine II
 * Gallienus ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Gallienus check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Gallienus?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Valerian
 * Philip the Arab ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Philip_the_Arab check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Philip_the_Arab?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Philip II

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:37, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Medieval Roman Empire.
I think the use of 'medieval roman empire' or at least 'eastern roman empire' should be encouraged and the use of 'byzantine' should become obsolete, we are not in the 19th century anymore. But I fairly agree with you, it's quite good to add the official title, Emperor of the Romans.A r m i n i u s (talk) 10:05, 31 January 2018 (UTC)A r m i n i u s
 * I would actually like to continue the counting from the previous roman emperors. The first Emperor labelled as Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I Dicorus, would then be labelled as "89th Emperor of the Roman Empire", with the counting continuing on from him.
 * I have already ensured that all the Eastern Roman Emperors are numbered as roman emperors but specified to be Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire (just as the Western ones are specified as being Emperors of the Western Roman Empire) until the end of the Western Empire. Zeno (emperor) is the 86th Emperor of the Roman Empire, Basiliscus is the 87th and Romulus Augustulus is the 88th. Since Zeno (at the very least juridically) reunified the Empire into just one imperial court, the use of "Eastern Roman Emperor" and "Eastern Roman Empire" is actually historically inaccurate beyond the year 480, they were simply "Roman Emperors" of the "Roman Empire" at that point.
 * I do agree that "Byzantine" should become obsolete, but it can not be denied that it is, at the moment, by far the most common way to refer to the Roman Empire during the middle ages.
 * Since the Byzantine vs Roman naming discussion comes up quite a lot I thought it best to find some form of compromise in how the titles are used in the infoboxes. "Emperor of the Byzantine Empire" was by far the most commonly used one, so I ensured that it was used on all of them for the sake of consistency between the emperors. We can not change it to "Emperor of the Roman Empire" without clear consensus and the consensus is at the moment seemingly opposed to that. I think putting in the formal and official title ("Augustus" for emperors from Anastasius I Dicorus to Phocas, "Emperor of the Romans" for emperors from Heraclius to Staurakios and "Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans" for emperors from Michael I Rangabe to the end of the empire) was a fair enough compromise. Ichthyovenator (talk) 15:23, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

I completely agree with you.
Yes! I know the term 'eastern roman empire' isn't accurate after 480 and only Roman Empire/emperor, it's just that people here do not like to use the original name at all for the medieval empire and I think the term 'eastern roman' although not the best term, it doesn't deny the Roman-ness of the Empire, contrary to that byzantine invention. Lets hope we can change it completely to Roman Empire/Emperors someday. Total support dude.A r m i n i u s (talk) 03:00, 1 February 2018 (UTC)A r m i n i u s

Your GA nomination of Western Roman Empire
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Western Roman Empire you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 12:20, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jaekelopterus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jaekelopterus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:21, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jaekelopterus
The article Jaekelopterus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jaekelopterus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:02, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for February 14
An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.
 * Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Isaurian_dynasty check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Isaurian_dynasty?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Solidus
 * Byzantine Empire under the Nikephorian dynasty ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Nikephorian_dynasty check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Nikephorian_dynasty?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Solidus
 * Twenty Years' Anarchy ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Twenty_Years%27_Anarchy check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Twenty_Years%27_Anarchy?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Solidus

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:44, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Megarachne
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Megarachne you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 03:40, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Megarachne
The article Megarachne you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Megarachne for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 21:21, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Western Roman Empire
The article Western Roman Empire you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Western Roman Empire for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 03:21, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotidae
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pterygotidae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:20, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotidae
The article Pterygotidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pterygotidae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 06:21, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Great work!

 * Many thanks! Ichthyovenator (talk) 15:22, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 12
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Mauro-Roman Kingdom, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Frankish ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Mauro-Roman_Kingdom check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Mauro-Roman_Kingdom?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:05, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acutiramus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Acutiramus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 00:21, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ciurcopterus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ciurcopterus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Acutiramus
The article Acutiramus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Acutiramus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ciurcopterus
The article Ciurcopterus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ciurcopterus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 09:21, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Slimonia
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Slimonia you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 20:40, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Slimonia
The article Slimonia you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Slimonia for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 11:21, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Salteropterus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Salteropterus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IJReid -- IJReid (talk) 16:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for May 15
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Adelophthalmus, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Moscovian ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Adelophthalmus check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Adelophthalmus?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 10:23, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Salteropterus
The article Salteropterus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Salteropterus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IJReid -- IJReid (talk) 14:21, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Fossilized Barnstar

 * Thank you! Very much appreciated :) I will do my best to keep it up!

Your GA nomination of Mauro-Roman Kingdom
The article Mauro-Roman Kingdom you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mauro-Roman Kingdom for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 16:01, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pterygotus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IJReid -- IJReid (talk) 19:00, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Eurypterid restorations
Hi once more, Ichthyovenator. I plan on doing several restorations of the body parts of some eurypterids, but I do not know how. I would like to ask you how you do it and what tools you use. Thanks in advance. Super  Ψ   Dro  21:58, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, sorry for the late response. When I restore eurypterids I look for images of the most well preserved specimens available and make a pencil drawing based on that (and often based on other restorations to get a feel as to how they would have looked). I then take a photo of the drawing and edit it on my computer, doing stuff like increasing the contrast and editing how it looks to make the end result a quite clean line drawing. Ichthyovenator (talk) 14:52, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * And what do you use to edit the images? That is what is most difficult for me. Super   Ψ   Dro  15:30, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * MS Paint and Gimp (link), any decent image editing app could really replace Gimp here, Pixlr is easily accessible online for instance (link). Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:59, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I was looking for anything to do a test restoration and I made the holotype of Dolichopterus gotlandicus (link). How about? Feel free to modify whatever, especially those points that look so ugly. Super   Ψ   Dro  18:17, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it looks pretty good. Do you have a link to the source/reference used so that I can compare them to the final result? Ichthyovenator (talk) 07:20, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, this one, page 128. Super   Ψ   Dro  08:59, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me. Ichthyovenator (talk) 10:34, 11 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Since I'm myself spread a bit thin on Wikipedia at present, and since you both have eurypterid articles up, I was wondering if you should maybe try to review one of each other's current nominations? After all, you two are probably the most knowledgeable on the group, and it will also help practice your reviewer skills. FunkMonk (talk) 15:01, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Good idea, I could get a review started on Parahughmilleria. are there other eurypterid GA nominations by you that I've missed? My only nominated one at the moment is Adelophthalmus.
 * And Pterygotus! FunkMonk (talk) 10:46, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Ha! Yeah that one too, forgot :) Ichthyovenator (talk) 18:05, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I do not see myself yet able to do a review. Maybe in the future, make one, and short. I have noticed some articles like this this one could help me to start. At the moment there is no other article that I have nominated. And speaking of GA, I think it would not be bad to also nominate Slimonidae to become the first good topic of eurypterids, I see it as complete enough, only lacking paleoecology. Super   Ψ   Dro  20:33, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I would gladly help oversee such a review, it really isn't that hard. Just keep in mind what you have been told in reviews of your nominations, skim the GA criteria, and then I'll point you in the right direction if something is missing. FunkMonk (talk) 20:55, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * On the topic of a good topic I think Slimonidae is a little too small of a topic (3 articles, not that good topics have to be large). If we were to attempt a good topic I think Pterygotioidea superfamily would be a good one to do. It includes the famous pterygotids (all except Necrogammarus are GA or GA-nominated), the hughmillerids (Herefordopterus needing work here) and the slimonids (both GA). The articles that would be in need of expansion are not that many. Ichthyovenator (talk) 19:09, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, the number of articles does not matter, even if they are only three. Probably Pterygotioidea can never become a good topic because of Necrogammarus, only a redescription could give enough information for GA, and it does not seem like that will happen soon. I am working on Herefordopterus and will soon be moving to Hughmilleriidae, so there is no problem with that. Super   Ψ   Dro  20:28, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note that Raphinae became a featured topic, even though it only contains two genera, so should be possible. FunkMonk (talk) 20:32, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Necrogammarus does make Pterygotioidea as a Good topic problematic, yes. I have been meaning to edit the Slimonidae article itself for a while so we can see what to do after that. I do not believe a GA necessarily has to be very long (correct me if I'm wrong), just comprehensive and featuring everything we know about the subject at hand. Necrogammarus is almost certainly synonymous with either Erettopterus or Pterygotus but I think it is possible to expand its article a little bit more at least. Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:54, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Well... things like Schinderhannes bartelsi are very short and they are GA, so it does not need to be large. In fact, Necrogammarus almost has the same number of bytes as Schinderhannes bartelsi. But everything has a limit, and a minimum is needed to be a GA. Wyomingopteryx is a nomen nudum and this is practically everything known about it. But a GA of it will never happen. I am exaggerating in this case, but I do not think that an article with the current information that Necrogammarus has can pass. It would probably take at least a brief description and some sentences about paleoecology. The latter is easy, as we have been doing in some articles, you can add its fossil site and faunas found in the same place. I did not think Hughmilleria would pass with such a short paleoecology, but it did it, so it is possible. A GA of Necrogammarus would be quite an achievement that would open the possibility that Waeringopteridae would also be GA, so it is worth trying. Super  Ψ   Dro  22:14, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It also comes down to the reviewers, and some reviewers simply don't know anything about the subjects they review. For example, I would not have passed Schinderhannes without some significant expansion, I really don't believe it is as comprehensive it can be in regard to the literature. A standalone section called "significance" is also highly unorthodox, and would probably not be accepted in articles in general, regardless of topic. FunkMonk (talk) 22:19, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Adelophthalmus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Adelophthalmus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 09:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Slimonidae
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Slimonidae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 09:01, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Slimonidae
The article Slimonidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Slimonidae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 20:21, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Adelophthalmus
The article Adelophthalmus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Adelophthalmus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 20:41, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotus
The article Pterygotus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pterygotus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of IJReid -- IJReid (talk) 18:41, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Fossilized Barnstar #2

 * Many thanks! Necrogammarus is going to be difficult to do anything major with as it is basically undiagnostic (for a dinosaur comparison, think something like Deinodon but with less history and material behind it) but I will see what can be done with it :) Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:40, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Raising discussion at GAN
Hey Ichthyovenator,

Do you think it would be worthwhile to open a discussion on John at the GAN discussion page? It seems his style of asking for unspecified changes and closing when they weren't met was also found at Talk:Jared Kushner/GA1, and probably other places. Iazyges  Consermonor   Opus meum  19:58, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I did find the review very odd and completely unlike ones I have been through before, especially the quick close of the review. Not sure if it anything would come from it but I think it could be worthwile to open a discussion, yes. Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:21, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Necrogammarus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Necrogammarus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 20:41, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eusarcana
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Eusarcana you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 13:01, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eusarcana
The article Eusarcana you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Eusarcana for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 17:41, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotioidea
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pterygotioidea you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 02:21, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Necrogammarus
The article Necrogammarus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Necrogammarus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 16:42, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pterygotioidea
The article Pterygotioidea you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pterygotioidea for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 15:22, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Carcinosoma
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Carcinosoma you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 19:01, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Carcinosoma
The article Carcinosoma you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Carcinosoma for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 21:41, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mauro-Roman Kingdom
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mauro-Roman Kingdom you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 15:41, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, I would like to congratulate and thank you for your work concerning the very little recognized Berber-Roman kingdoms of the post and pre-vandal periods, and to revive this very vague period, I appreciate your work. I am a from France, of Berber origin, my maternal family is from the province of Tiaret, with members of our family in the whole sector, in Tiaret (the main city of the region), Frenda, etc, in the area where these kingdoms have emerged!), and my father from Bejaia, so these contributions affect me a lot, because it's part of the story of my ancestors. Hope you will appreciate this message. Sorry for my very bad english, my native language is French. Also, one more edit, i wanted to inform you that I am currently translating your excellent article on the kingdom of Moors and Romans ( https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:L%27Homme_Presse/Brouillon ). An ode of compliments for a contributor doing an excellent job in anonymity, and with a lot of humility. Goodbye. L'Homme Presse (talk) 19:58, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words! It was odd to me that a line of kings claiming such a grand title as the "Kings of the Moors and Romans" had been overlooked so I did my best to write about them and their kingdom as comprehensively as I could. It was very interesting to learn more about the Mauro-Roman Kingdom and the other Berber kingdoms that emerged in North Africa after the collapse of Rome when researching for the article, hopefully it does a good job at representing the history of the region. Ichthyovenator (talk) 20:41, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eurypterid
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Eurypterid you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 19:20, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Eurypterid
The article Eurypterid you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Eurypterid for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 18:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

For the sweat of your brow

 * Thank you for the kind words! Feels like forever since I began working on that article, here's to many more articles to come :) Ichthyovenator (talk) 14:19, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Eurypterid
Hello:

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

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

Best of luck with the FA review.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 17:30, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for taking the time to go through the article! Ichthyovenator (talk) 12:03, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

The Eurypterid Award

 * Many thanks and nice award! I'll keep paddling on for sure! :) Ichthyovenator (talk) 07:55, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

 * Hah! Thank you! Ichthyovenator (talk) 22:54, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for adding ottoman empire Harry Potter LXXIII (talk) 04:50, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Byzantium
I only edited the article on Byzantine Empire because it has a labe caling for shortening and restructuring. I did some mistakes but I would like to help satisfy the label's instructions. COuld I ind help from someone on that effort?--Soccererer (talk) 22:22, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
 * First of all, I apologize if I in any way discouraged you from editing with my reverts of your contributions to the article. The major thing to consider with the Byzantine Empire article is that not only is it a featured article but it also has an average of almost 6,000 viewers each day (source). It's a quite important article and I do believe major restructurings and rephrasings should be discussed on the talk page of the article before being implemented. You did shorten it, yes, but there was also a lot of information lost (and I'm not sure how the lost information was less important than the kept information) and the exposition became a bit muddled in my opinion. Ichthyovenator (talk) 11:16, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for adding ottoman empire in Rome William MMXCVIII (talk) 05:01, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of the Universe
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article King of the Universe you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of BMO4744 -- BMO4744 (talk) 16:02, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of the Universe
The article King of the Universe you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:King of the Universe for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of BMO4744 -- BMO4744 (talk) 23:01, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

GA nomination
I think from here I should just scratch the review and delete it all. Then you can get someone else and their may be no confusionBMO4744 (talk) 22:25, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
 * As long as that is okay with you, sure. Ichthyovenator (talk) 22:27, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

For safe keeping Talk:King of the Universe/GA1. BMO4744 (talk) 12:00, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of the Universe
The article King of the Universe you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:King of the Universe for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of T8612 -- T8612 (talk) 20:42, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

A page you started (Kingdom of the Aures) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Kingdom of the Aures.

I have just reviewed the page, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with. And, don't forget to sign your reply with.

Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:59, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of the Four Corners
The article King of the Four Corners you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:King of the Four Corners for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of QatarStarsLeague -- QatarStarsLeague (talk) 01:02, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

A page you started (King of the Lands) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating King of the Lands.

I have just reviewed the page, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with. And, don't forget to sign your reply with.

Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

signed,Rosguill talk 02:38, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks you! Hoping to get fully back into it in the coming months :)

Disambiguation link notification for May 19
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Western Roman Empire, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Honorius ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Western_Roman_Empire check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Western_Roman_Empire?client=notify fix with Dab solver]). Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ* Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 10:29, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Kingdom of the Aures
Hello! Your submission of Kingdom of the Aures at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MX ( ✉  •  ✎  ) 15:56, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Kingdom of the Aurès
&mdash; Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 28 May 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Campylocephalus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Campylocephalus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 23:01, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Campylocephalus
The article Campylocephalus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Campylocephalus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 13:41, 20 June 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vernonopterus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Vernonopterus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 15:22, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Vernonopterus
The article Vernonopterus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Vernonopterus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Super Dromaeosaurus -- Super Dromaeosaurus (talk) 12:22, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 1
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Vernonopterus, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Superfamily ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Vernonopterus check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Vernonopterus?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 11:37, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of Kings
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article King of Kings you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of No Great Shaker -- No Great Shaker (talk) 12:00, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of Sumer and Akkad
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article King of Sumer and Akkad you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of No Great Shaker -- No Great Shaker (talk) 12:02, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of Sumer and Akkad
The article King of Sumer and Akkad you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:King of Sumer and Akkad for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of No Great Shaker -- No Great Shaker (talk) 15:42, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of Kings
The article King of Kings you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:King of Kings for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of No Great Shaker -- No Great Shaker (talk) 20:02, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of King of Sumer and Akkad
The article King of Sumer and Akkad you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:King of Sumer and Akkad for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of No Great Shaker -- No Great Shaker (talk) 15:22, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of After Man
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article After Man you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 20:41, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of After Man
The article After Man you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:After Man for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 28
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Hibbertopterus, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Hexapod ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Hibbertopterus check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Hibbertopterus?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 07:51, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The New Dinosaurs
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The New Dinosaurs you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gog the Mild -- Gog the Mild (talk) 23:00, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The New Dinosaurs
The article The New Dinosaurs you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The New Dinosaurs for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gog the Mild -- Gog the Mild (talk) 20:42, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Akkadian royal titulary
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Akkadian royal titulary you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Llywrch -- Llywrch (talk) 23:41, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Akkadian royal titulary
The article Akkadian royal titulary you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Akkadian royal titulary for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Llywrch -- Llywrch (talk) 05:22, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Community Insights Survey
Share your experience in this survey

Hi ,

The Wikimedia Foundation is asking for your feedback in a survey about your experience with and Wikimedia. The purpose of this survey is to learn how well the Foundation is supporting your work on wiki and how we can change or improve things in the future. The opinions you share will directly affect the current and future work of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Please take 15 to 25 minutes to give your feedback through this survey. It is available in various languages.

This survey is hosted by a third-party and governed by this privacy statement (in English).

Find more information about this project. [mailto:surveys@wikimedia.org Email us] if you have any questions, or if you don't want to receive future messages about taking this survey.

Sincerely, RMaung (WMF) 16:38, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Man After Man
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Man After Man you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 04:20, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Man After Man
The article Man After Man you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Man After Man for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 11:00, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Man After Man
The article Man After Man you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Man After Man for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 04:42, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

Jaekelopterus scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Jaekelopterus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 26, 2019. Please check 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/October 26, 2019, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted on or after October 1, 2018, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors up to the day of this TFA. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me?  08:02, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Exciting stuff! I'll be eagerly checking through everything up until October 26th! Ichthyovenator (talk) 08:55, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Reminder: Community Insights Survey
Share your experience in this survey

Hi ,

A couple of weeks ago, we invited you to take the Community Insights Survey. It is the Wikimedia Foundation’s annual survey of our global communities. We want to learn how well we support your work on wiki. We are 10% towards our goal for participation. If you have not already taken the survey, you can help us reach our goal! Your voice matters to us.

Please take 15 to 25 minutes to give your feedback through this survey. It is available in various languages.

This survey is hosted by a third-party and governed by this privacy statement (in English).

Find more information about this project. [mailto:surveys@wikimedia.org Email us] if you have any questions, or if you don't want to receive future messages about taking this survey.

Sincerely, RMaung (WMF) 15:39, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
Thanks for creating Mesopotamian royal titles.

User:Originalmess while examining this page as a part of our page curation process had the following comments:

To reply, leave a comment here and prepend it with. And, don't forget to sign your reply with ~.

Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

originalmess how u doin that busta rhyme? 06:08, 21 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Since writing appeared in Mesopotamia ~3500 BC and the "Akkadian period" (as in civilizations using the Akkadian language etc.) begins in ~2300 BC and then more or less lasts throughout the rest of Ancient Mesopotamian history, most Mesopotamian royal titles we have written down will be in the Akkadian language and inspired by those created during the Akkadian and Neo-Sumerian empires. There just aren't as many Sumerian titles preserved as there are Akkadian ones and anything in Sumerian beyond the start of the Akkadian period is usually just translations of the Akkadian titles.
 * There are of course some earlier examples and some later sources giving title for historical kings and such but it is also worth noting that earlier Sumerian titles weren't as elaborate as those of the Akkadians, ususally just combining one of the titles for "king" (lugal, ensi, en etc.) with the city that they ruled. I figured that since Akkadian titles cover most of what we consider to be Ancient Mesopotamian history and are both more common and more elaborate than previous Sumerian ones, "Mesopotamian royal titles" would be fine as a redirect to "Akkadian royal titulature", though that might change if someone puts together a "Sumerian royal titulary" article at some point. Ichthyovenator (talk) 11:03, 21 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Good to know, thanks so much! I'll leave a note on the redirect page too.  originalmess  how u doin that busta rhyme? 22:37, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hibbertopterus
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hibbertopterus you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Starsandwhales -- Starsandwhales (talk) 23:20, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hibbertopterus
The article Hibbertopterus you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hibbertopterus for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Starsandwhales -- Starsandwhales (talk) 17:02, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Reminder: Community Insights Survey
Share your experience in this survey

Hi ,

There are only a few weeks left to take the Community Insights Survey! We are 30% towards our goal for participation. If you have not already taken the survey, you can help us reach our goal! With this poll, the Wikimedia Foundation gathers feedback on how well we support your work on wiki. It only takes 15-25 minutes to complete, and it has a direct impact on the support we provide.

Please take 15 to 25 minutes to give your feedback through this survey. It is available in various languages.

This survey is hosted by a third-party and governed by this privacy statement (in English).

Find more information about this project. [mailto:surveys@wikimedia.org Email us] if you have any questions, or if you don't want to receive future messages about taking this survey.

Sincerely, RMaung (WMF) 20:40, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you
Just want to once again express my thanks for articles like Ferdinand Palaiologos and Theodore Palaiologos (16th century). They are interesting little gems and a perfect example of the type of content that you really have trouble finding outside Wikipedia because it is scattered here and there and often inaccessible. Well done. Do you intend to work on other Palaiologoi? Constantine  ✍  21:47, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The pleasure's all mine! I read about Ferdinand and Theodore some time ago and while there is uncertainty in regards to their claims, there is a real possibility that they were Manuel II's actual descendants. Learning of the somewhat shady Theodore and how Ferdinand avoided fighting in the English Civil War and ended up retiring on Barbados you sort of want their claims of imperial descent to be true. It's just such an unexpected fate for the final imperial dynasty. My main focus this time around were on these two and I think, sadly, that sources are too scarce to write decent articles on their close relatives (such as Theodore's other sons who died in the war, his grandfather Prosperos and Ferdinand's son and grandchildren).
 * I do enjoy reading up on the Palaiologoi though so I might end up tackling some obscurer medieval figures in the family, or some of those with certain imperial descent (Thomas/Andreas), if I uncover something interesting. Ichthyovenator (talk) 22:12, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for October 18
An automated process has detected that you recently added links to disambiguation pages.
 * Theodore II Palaiologos ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Theodore_II_Palaiologos check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Theodore_II_Palaiologos?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added links pointing to Despot and Theodore Palaiologos
 * Demetrios Palaiologos ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Demetrios_Palaiologos check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Demetrios_Palaiologos?client=notify fix with Dab solver])
 * added a link pointing to Despot

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 07:51, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Palaiologos
Hi, Ichthyovenator. I know this seems somewhat meddlesome on my part but I see that lately your contributions have focused on the Palaiologos family. I'm not really a fan of Byzantine history but I find it certainly interesting. That's why I was wondering if you have heard of the Romanian Paleologu family. From what I've heard, they come from the island of Lesbos and settled in Wallachia at some point in history. Their connection with the Palaiologoi is not entirely safe but I think it's something very interesting and maybe you know something about them and their doubtful connection, it would be pretty cool if they actually descended from them. I also want to congratulate you on the articles you have been expanding, they are very interesting! Good job! Super  Ψ   Dro  10:06, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words! I learnt of Ferdinand Palaiologos randomly just a few days ago and through him of his father Theodore and their stories seemed so strange to me that you almost want their claims of also being the heirs of the emperors to be true. I think their genealogy shows pretty well that even in cases where they are relatively near in time (Theodore's birth in around 1560 is just a little over a century after Constantinople's fall) having the last name "Palaiologos" isn't a guarantee for being a relative of the emperors; even though Theodore's lineage really only has one uncertain link ("John", supposed son of Thomas), a lot of historians disregard him and his descendants today.
 * I had not heard of the Romanian Paleologu family! Even in medieval times, the Palaiologos family was large and the imperial line (descendants of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos) was just one of many branches descended from the family's 11th-century founder, the general Nikephoros Palaiologos. There are a fair amount of people in modern Greece and Italy with some version of "Palaiologos" as their last name and it is possible that a fair number of them are "true" Palaiologoi as in descendants of old Nikephoros but not necessarily descendants of the emperors. This might apply to the Romanian Paleologu as well (or it's possible that they just made it up, though the connection with Lesbos in Greece certainly helps) but it is certainly interesting and I will definitely look into it and see what I can find! Ichthyovenator (talk) 22:35, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for October 25
An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Theodore II Palaiologos, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Despot and Theodore Palaiologos ([//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dablinks.py/Theodore_II_Palaiologos check to confirm] | [//dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/dab_solver.py/Theodore_II_Palaiologos?client=notify fix with Dab solver]).

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 07:49, 25 October 2019 (UTC)