User talk:PBG250

Welcome to Wikipedia! What part of Northern California? My guess, Eureka. In my comments on your recent addition regarding terminology for invasive species article, don't be at all discouraged if I sound a bit hasrsh. The contribution is actually quite excellent, but the concept of a separate "glossary" is what concerns me. Because Wikipedia encourages editing/contributing to articles by readers with knowledge of a subject, your page in effect creates two parallel articles on the same subject. This becomes problematical for contributors and readers, setting up conflicting divergences of concepts. I'd like to discuss with you how to best utilize your contribution, including possibly expanding it into a chapter in the Wikibooks Ecology textbook. Let me know if you are interested. - Marshman 18:11, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

BTB, regarding the reversion at Invasive species, I assume you are enough aware of how Wikipedia works to understand that all of your change are preserved in the article history, so do not assume when erased or reverted that you have to type anything over. - Marshman 03:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Although you all seem to be making regular contributions, no one has bothered to respond to my request for cooperation and/or discussion. No problem, really, but I will proceed on my own to set up your contributions at Wikibooks. - Marshman 03:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello Marshman. Sorry for the lack of response, but it is a busy time of year. I will consult with the rest of the group immediately about contributing to Wikibooks. I apologize that I cannot tell you anything more about our identity or where we are from. Some are concerned that the rapidly changing nature of Wikipedia might result in their name being identified with false information. --PBG250 06:23, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello again, Marshman. Everyone seems to be okay with Wikibooks, so go ahead and use our text. Thank you for being patient. --PBG250 17:00, 19 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I have started a chapter (Chapter 9) on Invasive Species and used your glossary as a glossary there.  No problem with your wanting to remain anonymous. We all do to a certain extent, although perhaps not for the same reasons. Your contributions have the scholarship needed for science articles here, so please keep coming around. - Marshman 03:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Spartina
Thanks for the new contributions! On your query at Talk:Cordgrass, I'd think the first para "The greatest problems derive from ...." (which mentions several species but primarily S. anglica) would be better retained on the genus page (in which case add a brief mention of other species being invasive) or else moved to the S. anglica page (it doesn't fit so well at the S. alterniflora page); the other para I agree with the move to the S. alterniflora page.

As a PS, on the S. alterniflora page, it isn't necessary to link every mention of a species (or any word), only the first mention. I've removed some of the excess links (tho' may have missed some). Also a tip on plurals, these don't have to be piped links, they can be linked by the form grasses (except in the case of plurals where the singular spelling is not entirely contained within the plural: geese). Another tip to watch out for (particularly when moving chunks of text between pages) is language style; any one page should be internally consistent, and should follow the usage where the species is native (thus the S. anglica and S. maritima pages use British/International English spelling, and the S. alterniflora page uses American English spelling); where a page covers both areas equally (as in the Spartina genus page), the spelling used is that used by the first major contributor to the page. Thanks! - MPF 23:18, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Invasion Biology Terminology page
I actually posted this on the discussion for the page as well, but looking at the history, it didn't seem especially likely any of you may see it for awhile. I found it very interesting that the definition of 'native' species included the note that it applied to species that were established prior to 500 CE in North America. I understand why there's a temporal factor to consider, but I'm still rather interested in this. I have, however, been unable to get my hands on the paper you referenced. How/where might I find it? Many thanks. Kimbits (talk) 03:30, 28 February 2008 (UTC)