User talk:Intelligentsium/Archive 6

Template:Uw-biog1
Thanks for your recent repair of that template. I should have been more mindful with my own edit, so I appreciate that you noticed and corrected the omission. Thanks again, and take care. --Bongwarrior (talk) 07:31, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Would you like to adopt?
Hi there! I've got quite a list of users at User:Netalarm/Survey that would like to be adopted. Would you like to adopt one? Their interests and preferences are all listed on that page, so if you would like to adopt one, please place ✅ under the header and notify the adoptee. Thanks. Netalarm talk 20:46, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

An update from adopt a user
Hi there ! You may be wondering, what have I done to sound the alarm this time? Nothing. I'm messaging you in regards to the adopt-a-user program, which currently has a backlog of users wishing to be adopted. This doesn't make much sense, as we have a considerable list of users offer adoption, so there shouldn't be any backlog. I've begun to eliminate this backlog myself through a matching program, but I need your help to make it work. Of course, adoptees and adopters don't have to go through there, but I believe it helps eliminate the backlog because someone is actively matching pairs.

On the list of adopters, I have modified the middle column to say "Interests." It's easier working with other users that have similar interests, so if it's not too much to ask, could you add your interests in the middle column? For example, if I was interested in hurricanes, computers, business, and ... reptiles? I would place those in the middle column. Counter-vandalism and the like can also be included (maintenance should be used as the general term). The more interests, the better, since adoptees can learn more about you and choose the one they feel most comfortable working with. The information about when you're most active and other stuff can go into the "Notes" section to the right.

Finally, I've gone around and asked adoptees (and will in the future) to fill in a short survey so adopters can take the initiative and contact users they feel comfortable working with. We all know that most adoptees just place the adopt me template on their user page and leave it - so it's up to us to approach them and offer adoption. So, please take a look at the survey, adopt those that fit your interests, and maybe watchlist it so you can see the interests of adoptees and adopt one that fits your interests in the future.

Once again, thank you for participating in the adopt-a-user program! If you wish to respond to this post, please message me on my talk page.

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Protemblemaria perla.
Greetings, Intelligentsium! I'm trying to get Protemblemaria perla up to DYK standards. I've gotten it up to about 900 bytes of straight content, but it needs at least 600 more, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to siphon more information out of the document on the paper in which the species was formalized. I was hoping, since you are part of Wikiproject fishes, that you could help. Thanks in advance!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 05:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The document has more than enough information to write a DYK. I'm a bit occupied right now but I can give you some tips, and look at it if I have time later. Try separating the major topics (distribution and habitat, description, phylogeny, etc.) into their own paragraphs, then develop each paragraph with about equal amounts of detail. You can start by describing the colour (in life, of course), fins and head, relationships, and sexual dimorphism. As an aside, there is a standardized citation template for citing FishBase (Fishbase), if you wish to use it over manually inputting the citation.  Intelligent  sium  00:59, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Does it look good now? Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:44, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I was actually thinking separate paragraphs without headers than sections, but your way also works. However, after skimming the paper I have doubts about referring to the maximum length, or even the maximum known length, if the species is known from only three specimens. There might not be sufficient sources to give the reader an adequate view on the subject, but considering the available information, you did a good job with the article.  Intelligent  sium  22:19, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help!!! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:28, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Li Gang incident
Hello. By changing :
 * a student from Shijiazhuang at the Electronic Information Engineering College

to
 * a student from the Electronic Information Engineering College at Shijiazhuang

You modified the meaning of the text, and thus I reverted your edit, before incorporating your other grammatical edits. Regards, Comte0 (talk) 08:05, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Leporinus fasciatus
Hi, can you check T:TDYK? Thanks SmartSE (talk) 20:52, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * and again. SmartSE (talk) 12:29, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

ifu s
Hi, ifu s was designed for use where the requester satisfied their own request. The colour is different and the text is different. If they succeed in uploading the image themselves, then it was not declined, and it was not accepted either, but it was a success. It shows as a dark green bar. Please don't merge it, as Sven also working here asked for this capability too. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:53, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Animals
Just checking on your status in regards to WikiProject Animals? Zoo Pro 10:21, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm still kind of active. I have real life responsibilities that prevent me from doing more than writing an occasional article now and then though, so I've been falling behind on things like updating the project lists and monthly tasks. If there is anything you need help with I would be glad to assist if I can.  Intelligent  sium  21:34, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries Zoo Pro 02:06, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Leporinus fasciatus
Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Harry Barr feedback
Thank you very much for your feedback on my article User:Benlevy1/Harry Barr - I have made some amends to try and improve it based on your advice. Benlevy1 (talk) 22:43, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the belated response. Your article is very nicely done. I would recommend adding more footnotes (see Help:Footnotes for information on how). I can help you format the footnotes, but I cannot see the sources so I cannot help you decide where to put them. Generally speaking at least one per paragraph, usually at the end, is ideal. You don't necessarily need more sources, but if the sources support more than one statement they can be cited more than once (I can help you with this if needed). When you think your article is ready you can move it to the mainspace, removing the tag at the top. If you do not know how to do this I can do it for you.  Intelligent  sium  01:52, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for the notes. I have now worked out multiple references! I have some more sources as well now so I'll try and write up some more soon. I tried the page move myself but it hasn't worked out to well. I thought the page could be moved to 'Harry Barr' in the main namespace, but that was redirecting to another article called Henry Burr. So I asked about it and someone suggested a different name. I didn't realise that it would just end up there - it's now at Harry Barr (Illustrator). I think that's wrong but I'm not exactly sure how to change it (even having read the help) - I think Harry Barr (artist) would be OK. Would be grateful if you could help.Benlevy1 (talk) 07:45, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Mary Parker (actor)
Hi, thanks for your help. I know almost nothing about all of this, but have started a page for a Hollywood actress that I, unfortunately am the only "expert" on. I am in the process of working with this person's family on a full biography, but at the moment cannot devote adequate time towards fixing the issues that have caused the two warning boxes to appear at the top of the page. Can you offer any suggestions for my newly constructed page? Mary Parker (actor)

thanks, I appreciate it! Punkinsparker (talk) 03:40, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello again, Punkinsparker. Unfortunately, from what you are telling me it seems the subject of the biography may not meet the relevant inclusion criteria of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is based on the idea of creating a freely-edited but verifiable encyclopaedia—that is, one in which any reader can verify the information he or she reads. Consider any of our best articles, say the one about Belgium. At the bottom of the article, you will see a section labelled Notes with various bibliographical citation. Throughout the article, there are superscripted numbers (like this[1] ) at the end of every few sentences which correspond to these footnotes. These footnotes, or references, tell the reader where the information presented came from, so that he or she could verify the information is accurate if desired. However, not just any sites or references are used, as you can see; all the citations are to books from reputable publishers, mainstream media (newspapers, magazines, etc.), and similar sources, or websites thereof. This is a corollary to our policy of verifiability: that the information presented is sourced to reliable sources on the subject.


 * A problem (though by no means an insurmountable one) with your article that I can see is that you have no such footnotes or references, which makes it impossible for readers to verify that the information is accurate. For an article to be admissible, it must contain reliable sources. Another problem is that you are "the only 'expert' on [the subject]". While personal background knowledge can help, Wikipedia articles must be based on sources, and not personal knowledge or original research. A possible problem also arises if you are being paid by this person's family to write the biography, on Wikipedia or elsewhere. If this is the case, you have what is called a conflict of interest; you are affiliated with the subject in some way, or you stand to benefit if the subject is portrayed a certain way. Wikipedia discourages writing with a conflict of interest, as doing so may make it difficult to keep to the neutral point of view expected of an encyclopaedia.


 * By now, you might be wondering what can be done about these problems, so that the article may be made suitable for Wikipedia. These problems are not unresolvable: you can add outside, published sources (not personal interviews or knowledge) to resolve the sourcing and original research concerns. If you have a conflict of interest, another editor (possibly myself) can review your article to make sure it is written neutrally (although it is really preferred that you write about something else if this is the case—do you have any other areas that you would like to write about?). However, Wikipedia is built upon the policy of verifiability, so sources are essential. If sources do not exist, then I'm afraid your article may not be suitable for Wikipedia.


 * Wishing that we can work together to write your article to Wikipedia's standards,  Intelligent  sium  21:45, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

That is so kind of you to take so much of your time in explaining all of this to me. My research on Mary Parker (and any subsequent biography) is entirely at my own personal expense, so I suppose I do not have a real conflict of interest, but i do understand your points. I have listed several external links with information on the subject, and looking through several entries (for much more obscure persons)of other Hollywood actors, my page seems to be okay by comparison. My references add up to hundreds of newspaper articles, library articles and other items that I'm presently going through and noting...just not sure I can get those up on Wikipedia in the very near future. If you feel you wouldn't be terribly bored in revising or adjusting what I've written, that would be terrific. if not, and it seems like a lost cause, that's okay too. Seems a shame though-Mary was a truly important figure in American stage and screen, yet fell into obscurity due to some unfortunate circumstances. Punkinsparker (talk) 23:14, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I have made some minor formatting and stylistic changes. If you have "hundreds of newspaper articles, library articles and other items", then I am optimistic about your article. I understand that you might not have time to post the bibliographic information of all of your sources, but you could meet sourcing requirements if you could post even four or five of your best sources' source information. By "best", I mean the most reliable sources, and those that go into the most detail about the subject. I have suggested places where you could insert footnotes, using the crude but effective tag.  Intelligent  sium  23:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your time and help-you made it easy to understand and I have begun the process of fixing the omissions. Punkinsparker (talk) 00:14, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to particpate in the December 2010 Wikification Drive
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 * As coordinator for the December 2010 Wikification Drive, I wanted to personally welcome you to the drive! I hope you enjoy participating—let me know if you have any questions. Additionally, I just wanted to mention that the drive was part of the the Great Backlog Drive, an effort staged by the Wikipedia Contribution Team encouraging new user participation. Once again, thanks for joining! ǝɥʇ M0N0 farewell 00:56, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

GOCE elections
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Announcement
Hello! I'm The Arbiter, one of the coordinators for WikiProject Zoo. I am proud to announce the launch of a new portal: Portal:Zoos and Aquariums! ZooPro, ZooFari, and I worked hard to create a new portal for information on zoos, aquariums, and the associated projects and articles on Wikipedia. If you could head on over, take a look at our work, and maybe learn some more about zoos and Wikiproject Zoo, it would be great! Cheers and Happy Editing!

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Gillellus inescatus.
Greetings, Intelligentsium! You might recall me asking you about Protemblemaria perla a while back, and whether it could qualify for DYK or not. I was hoping if you could look over Gillellus inescatus, as I've been trying to ready it for DYK as well. Thanks in advance! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:14, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello again! This article seems at first glance to meet DYK requirements. However, there are only two sources (and it is possible there simply do not exist any more), which presents a problem. DYK reviewers generally expect several sources for added verifiability (though quality matters more than quantity, quantity matters too). A more serious problem is that if the species is only known from one specimen, it is difficult to talk about the species' description and distribution, even specifically noting that they are uncertain, without conveying a false impression of accuracy. For example it does not really make sense to say that "Gillellus inescatus can reach a length of 2.35 centimetres" if there is only one specimen. While this one will probably pass DYK despite these concerns, I'd advise against writing about species only known by one specimen in the future.  Intelligent  sium  04:01, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Okey-doke, I'll bear that in mind! Thanks for your help! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:12, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Please confirm your membership
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Thanks!
Thanks for your help. -- Nonstandard (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC).

The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive Needs Your Help!
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GOCE Year-end Report
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WikiProject Animals/Draft capitalization guidelines
User:ZooPro has suggested that I request your feedback and/or modifications to this proposal. If you think that it has worth, I would like to post an RfC, notify relevant groups, then announce it at WikiProject Manual of Style. If this is unlikely to be helpful or achieve anything, please be frank. I won't be offended.

Quick links:
 * Original discussion
 * Naming conventions (fauna)
 * PROPOSAL
 * Discussion between ZooPro and Anna Frodesiak at Anna's talk
 * Discussion between ZooPro and Anna Frodesiak at ZooPro's talk

This message has been sent to:
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Many thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:54, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

My userpage
Thanks! EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk) 22:24, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Coordinator Position
G'day Intellegentsium, I have dropped by to let you know its time we had a recall. Shortly I will be posting a notice on the WikiProject Animals talk page requesting members to nominate and vote for who they wish to be the new coordinators of WikiProject Animals, You can of course nominate yourself if you wish. Kind Regards Zoo Pro 07:34, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

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Gloggg
I need help getting my page back "Gloggg" Im asking if may i could please have it back or possibly you could delete it Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mylatka (talk • contribs) 23:53, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Dude can you please unlock my page "Gloggg" And i will delete the text then can you make it deleted Thanks (that would help) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mylatka (talk • contribs) 23:59, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes i would like "Glogg" as a test page!
May you make it a test page? -Mylatka — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mylatka (talk • contribs) 00:04, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

mylatka--Mylatka (talk) 00:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC) Thanks for helping me! mylatka--Mylatka (talk) 00:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

The February 2011 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive has begun!
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BLT GA
Hi Intelligentsium. No, I haven't forgotten! I came down with a bit of stomach flu earlier in the week and all I've been doing is reading articles and writing on talk pages. I'm just about over it now though, so hopefully might hit it today. I really do appreciated your hard work! <font color="#000">Worm <font color="#000">TT  07:30, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Managed to make a fair bit of progress today, let me know what you think! <font color="#000">Worm <font color="#000">TT  14:21, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I've added a bit about BLT salad, and with that, I think I'm done. Any final thoughts? <font color="#000">Worm  <font color="#000">TT  13:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

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vingt-quatre
Bonjour, Je ne comprends pas ce diff. Le t final de vingt est sonore devant une voyelle et dans les nombre de 21 à 29. Mro (talk) 05:40, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Bonjour. Il me semble que j'avais tort ; en fait quand j'étais tombé sur l'article aucune erreur dans la transcription API ne m'a ressorti, mais en l'examinant autre fois et après l'avoir tenté de prononcer, je suis arrivé à la conclusion (erronée) que le /t/ ne se prononce pas. Je ne me rendais pas compte à celle exception et ainsi l'ai-je changée. Merci d'avoir noté et corrigé mon erreur—apparement je n'ai pas étudié le français il y a eu trop longtemps ! <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Intelligent  sium  22:28, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks
Thank you for answering my question. --Sonez1113 (talk) 02:28, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you from Alex146
Thank you for answering my question about talk page eMail notifications. I'm not sure if I should do this here or on my talk page so I did it in bath places. Please have a good day! --Alex146 (talk) 14:36, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi
Please have a look at:1900 National Upheaval, and suggest some ways to improve the translation. Thanks. <font style="color:white;background:#fe0000;"> Arilang  talk  04:29, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hello Arilang. I can take a look but I unfortunately don't have a lot of time to commit to a major project like this at present. Something I noticed right away though: why did you begin the translation three paragraphs down from the start of the Chinese original, rather than starting from the beginning? <font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Intelligent  sium  00:16, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, it was because there were some words in those paragraphs that I could not find the right words, nothing much, once problems solved, I would start working from the top. <font style="color:white;background:#fe0000;"> Arilang   talk  05:52, 6 June 2011 (UTC)