User talk:Pecopteris/Archive1

Leave me a message. Welcome!

Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! --Rkitko (talk) 02:51, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

Welcome to WikiProject Plants!
 Hi, and welcome to WikiProject Plants! Our scope includes any and all taxa of plants, botanists, and botany topics. We're glad to have you working with us on our project!

A few features that you might find helpful:
 * Our navigation box points to most of the useful pages within the project.
 * We discuss our project frequently at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants. You can [ watchlist it] to keep up with the conversations.

Here are some easy ways you can contribute:
 * Images: There are articles that need images. You can search Wikimedia Commons for images. When you find one, add it to the Wikipedia article in the taxobox and remove the "needs-photo=yes" parameter from the project banner on the talk page of the article. You could also help identify plant photos on Commons.
 * Taxobox: We also have articles that need taxoboxes. See the taxobox usage guide for information on how to add a taxobox. When complete, don't forget to remove the "needs-taxobox=yes" parameter from the talk page banner.
 * Stubs: Consider expanding one of our stubs or create one of our requested articles.
 * Assessment: You could also help assess our unassessed articles.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page or the project at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! Rkitko (talk) 02:51, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Category:Barbarians up for deletion
Hi Pecopteris, I see that you've started a category for barbarians. Unfortunately, I've put it up for deletion, but I invite you to add your comments to the deletion process here: Categories_for_discussion/Log/2008_May_6. Good luck on your newly founded WikiProject and I hope that you continue editing Wikipedia (don't take this proposed deletion personally, it happens all the time, even to me). --CapitalR (talk) 15:45, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikiprojects
Hi Rkitko, and thank you very much for the warm welcome! I have already started an arcticle, but it is not making much progress, could you please help me out? The arcticle is Pecopteris. I was wondering this as well: How do you start a WikiProject without "suggesting" it?
 * Thanks a lot!--Pecopteris (talk) 11:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! It's great to have you aboard. I'll certainly take a look at Pecopteris for you. I'll make comments on the talk page of the article, Talk:Pecopteris, about why I made those changes. As for a new WikiProject, I see you've already begun one. Suggesting a new one is the best way to get attention. You can go around and advertize your interest to WikiProjects with a similar objective or you could approach members of what you see your "parent project" as and ask if anyone else would be interested in starting up a new project or task force. Do understand that most projects don't usually gain enough members to sustain themselves. But definitely try and see who's interested. Cheers, Rkitko (talk) 21:39, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Rkitko,
 * Thank you so much for editing my arcticle, Pecopteris. There were a lot of things that were wrong with the arcticle and you did a very good job fixing them.
 * Is there a way that we could still include a picture? I think that would be a nice addition to the page.
 * Would you be interested in joining WikiProject Barbarians? If so, please just go and add your username to the list at the project page. Thanks a lot!--Pecopteris (talk) 15:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's a pleasure to help. There weren't that many things "wrong" with the article - just a couple minor tweaks to bring it in line with our manual of style and other conventions/policies. It takes time to figure out all the guidelines, etc. so don't worry if you run into bumps along the way. It's great having you here; fossil plants and extinct taxa are sorely under-represented on Wikipedia. Do you focus on this as a hobby or in a professional capacity?
 * It would be great to include a photo of this genus, but Wikipedia has copyright policies that don't allow for many photos on the internet to be uploaded to our servers. First and foremost, images should be copyright free, and websites must specifically state that. Other than that, photographers can give permission for us to use their photos (see WP:COPYREQ for form letters, etc.), but they must understand that it is not "for Wikipedia only" or for "educational use only" - it must be stated that images used on Wikipedia can be used downstream commercially, reproduced, and altered. It's hard to find someone willing to do that. You might have some luck on flickr. There are quite a few images of Pecopteris fossils, but all appear to be copyrighted. Some flickr users just don't change their user settings when uploading and don't care much if their photos are uploaded to Wikipedia. You can see if you can write to them and ask them if they would mind changing the photo's copyright status to the "creative commons" license (must allow commercial and altered uses). I've had luck in the past with asking users to do that. If you get someone to agree, I can help you through the uploading process and how to utilize the proper licensing tags. That's probably your best bet. You might also consider writing to the owners of those webpages you had linked to and asking for permission (you can use one of the form letters at WP:COPYREQ if you wish). Hope that helps!
 * I wish you luck with your WikiProject. Other than "backyard history", history, anthropology, and sociology rarely excite me, so I don't think I'll join your WikiProject. If you do, however, gain some more members, I can assist in project organization. Best of luck! --Rkitko (talk) 02:59, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Userboxes, etc.
I'll be gald to help, but I haven't been around here all that much longer than you. I think our best bet is just to copy and edit other people's userboxes and article classifications. As for the stubs, I'll do some research. By the way, I didn't know the project was up for deletion, or I wouldn't have joined so quickly. It's better to have the project firmly agreed upon before we move straight into it. As it is, I'me stickin' with you and trying to keep it going, but I definitely think a name change would be a good idea. "Barbarians" is a bit of an offensive term. I like the "Nomadic Europeans of classical antiquity" idea, although I'm not sure it has exactly the same scope. We probably ought to ask a few of the people from related categories if they want to join.---G.T.N. (talk) 16:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Picts/Articles
Hi. I moved the original page to the one named above because of a namespace typo. -- Menti  sock  23:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, it looks to me like WikiProject Picts has the same problem as the whole Barbarians thing. Only two members, no discussion that I can find about creating it, and POV language (calling Picts "barbarians"). I'd suggest Picts would find more interest and coverage under either WP:CELTS or WP:SCOTLAND. We already have folks in those Wikiprojects working on those things. I think we should delete this for the same reasons as Barbarians, and if there's enough interest, perhaps in the future it could fork off one of those other projects (Celts or Scotland). Slàinte Mhath, -  Kathryn NicDhàna  ♫ ♦ ♫ 06:04, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject "Barbarians"
Hello Pecopteris. As you might or might not be aware of by now, the unilaterally created project entitled "Barbarians" is not being met with enthusiasm. In fact, a few people - myself included - are rather disappointed with it. I have expressed my concerns in the discussion to delete the Category "Barbarians", and everyone there has agreed that it should either be deleted or, at the very least, renamed to something more appropriate. I hope that you have taken those comments seriously, and are currently considering a change in direction concerning your contribution to Wikipedia.

As I think you were aware, it is generally standard procedure to suggest or nominate the creation of a project prior to creating it. This is done in order to assure that the proposed project will have enough support from the community to prevent its becoming inactive, and thus simply wasting server space and cluttering up talkpages with disused banners. (There are ca. 250 currently inactive WikiProjects on Wikipedia.) 5 members are considered the minimum membership which would justify the creation of a project. As it stands, your project has 2 members - one of which is in favour of renaming it to something else. I request that you seriously reconsider your undertaking. Thanks. —Aryaman (Enlist!) 18:43, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Pecopteris. I'm glad to see you have decided to abandon the 'Barbarian' business and instead are directing your energy toward establishing a new project on a well-deserved topic (i.e. the Huns). I'm sure you'll find that people will be much more receptive to your work in the future. Have a nice day. —Aryaman (Enlist!) 14:04, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

So does this mean you'd also agree with deleting the Barbarians portal? -  Kathryn NicDhàna  ♫ ♦ ♫ 05:26, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Barbarian stub
Hi - a stub template, category, or redirect which you created has been nominated for deletion or renaming at Stub types for deletion. The stub type, which was not proposed at WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals, does not meet the standard requirements for a stub type, either through being incorrectly named, ambiguously scoped, or through failure to meet standards relating to the current stub hierarchy or likely size, as explained at Stub. Please feel free to make any comments at WP:SFD regarding this stub type, and in future, please consider proposing new stub types first! Grutness...wha?  04:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Ancient Germanic studies
Hi Pecopteris. As we now have enough members, I have been getting ready to set up WikiProject Ancient Germanic studies and have posted some notes and random odds and ends in my sandbox. You can observe the current state of affairs here. I will be creating the project page in the next few days so that we can discuss the proposed elements. However, if you see anything that you feel requires immediate correction, feel free to contact me with the details. Thanks. —Aryaman (Enlist!) 23:09, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi Pecopteris. Thanks again for signing up to the WikiProject Ancient Germanic studies. We have just set up the project's base page, and you are invited to read through the guidelines, policies and suggestions, as well as to participate in the current discussions on the project's talk page. Thanks again. — Aryaman (talk) 15:44, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Matthew Leone
Regarding your recent edit to Matthew Leone, i do not regard this as offensive. Remember, wikipedia is not censored. Riverpeopleinvasion (talk) 21:24, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Haha it's okay i'm just glad you like good music :P It means we can swear as much as we want in articles, within reason ofcourse. Funny policy to be honest :P Riverpeopleinvasion (talk) 18:51, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * haha fair enough. I like that kinda thing :P. You haven't been here very long though have you? It gets addictive lol Riverpeopleinvasion (talk) 20:34, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Brand Asset Consulting
Why did you delete Brand Asset Consulting? It is only a link from Brand Asset Valuator and a brief description of the company, not an advertisement.

I only tagged it for speedy deletion, I didn't delete it. It was a recreated form of an already deleted page.--Pecopteris (talk) 17:14, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Erp (Pict)
I moved this into its own article Erp (Pict) so that Erp can redirect to the ERP disambiguation page. Eraserhead1 (talk) 19:08, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of PHBSA
A tag has been placed on PHBSA requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a club, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guidelines for people and for organizations.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 22:21, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Jefferson
Aah, gotcha. But what about adding the characters under a "in fiction" section? Rwiggum (Talk /Contrib ) 23:42, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Sub-Roman Britain Taskforce
I just put together a page here for the taskforce. I didn't have time to make it very sophisticated, so now it pretty much amounts to an article and participant's list.

By the way, sorry I haven't done anything on the Barbarian Project. I've been doing more research on the Celts and intend on getting back to that, as well as the Picts. ---G.T.N. —Preceding comment was added at 02:26, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Proposal for standard infobox for History of [country] templates
Hi there! You're a member of WikiProject History, so I'm just informing you about a proposal I've made about standardizing History of [country] templates (like Template:History of France). The discussion is located at the talk page for WikiProject History—your comments and criticism are welcome. Thank you. Mr. Absurd (talk) 05:01, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Sir Ralf of Bracebridge
An article that you have been involved in editing, Sir Ralf of Bracebridge, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Sir Ralf of Bracebridge. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?

WikiProject Piracy participation update
Hello ,

WikiProject Piracy is currently undergoing some updates and changes, and we are trying to find out who is still active in the project. You are currently listed as a participant on the list of participants, and we would like for you to update your status. Please move your name to the section that best describes your activity in the project:


 * Active - still active and interested within the scope of the WikiProject.
 * Semi-Active - still active on Wikipedia, but not as active in regards to the WikiProject.
 * Former Members - a catch-all classification for those editors who are not active on Wikipedia, those that are still on Wikipedia, but no longer part of this WikiProject, or those that have otherwise not moved their names to another classification yet.

Thank you, Adolphus79 (talk) 16:50, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Portable boat lift
Hello, My name is Lou and I am writing to see if you can help. I am new to Wikipedia world. I went to the link that brought me to Portable boat lift at Wikipedia because I manufacture a "Portable Boat Lift" which I believe is the one and only portable boat lift. I don't want to knock the guys at sunstream corp out of the listing but their lift is as portable as any other lift. That is to say, you can pretty much describe anything as portable. I've seen houses taken up from their foundations and transported to another location. Portable to me is the difference between a Skill Saw and a Table Saw in a cabinet shop. Yeah, you can say the table saw is portable if you can get it out the door and on a truck but that is not its function and neither is it the function of the Lifts listed as portable at the sunstream website. My Lift is by definition, as well Wikipedias is at their Portibility definition listing, Portable.I just wanted to know your thoughts on this since I think I see that you have edited this page before. My website is www.portableboatlift.com. I think it would be the intent of Wikipedia to show products that more closely define the term "portable boat lift". It seems sunstream found a little nitche here that may not be applicable but has certainly given them sole ownership of "portable boat lift" at Wikipedia. I think their listing should be under "boat lifts" and ours should be at "portable boat lift" if Wikipedia is intent on providing a more appropriate representation of what portable boat lift means. Sorry to bug you but I am not sure where else to go for an opinion. You can reach me through my website. Thanks Lou

MfD nomination of WikiProject Picts
WikiProject Picts, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Picts and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of WikiProject Picts during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. JJ98 (Talk)  00:23, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Science lovers wanted!
{|style="background:#ccc; border:1px solid #6881b9; margin:0.5em; padding:0.5em;border-radius: 8px;" !colspan=2 style="font-size:150%;"|Science lovers wanted!
 * Smithsonian logo color.svg
 * Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:18, 19 April 2012 (UTC)|}
 * Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:18, 19 April 2012 (UTC)|}

Request for some time for article Terry Brival
Respected Sir, I am working on the article Terry Brival, The User:Angelgirl1992 gave some flag attributes to it but when I corrected those errors and removed the attributes. She marked the page for deletion. Please grant me some time as I am working on the article. It would be really helpful. Thank You.LeiaWriter (talk) 22:29, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

P.s. - I am so sorry this is coming under your "Science Lovers Wanted" section, I had no intention for that. I am new here and don't know how to post otherwise. Thanks for bearing with me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeiaWriter (talk • contribs) 22:31, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
Hi, You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:52, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

RC Patrol-related Proposals in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey
Greetings Recent Changes Patrollers!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about technical proposals related to Recent Changes Patrol in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:


 * 1) Adjust number of entries and days at Last unpatrolled
 * 2) Editor-focused central editing dashboard
 * 3) "Hide trusted users" checkbox option on watchlists and related/recent changes (RC) pages
 * 4) Real-Time Recent Changes App for Android
 * 5) Shortcut for patrollers to last changes list

Further, there are more than 20 proposals related to Watchlists in general that you may be interested in reviewing. (and over 260 proposals in all, across many aspects of wikis)

Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.

Note: You received this message because you have transcluded User wikipedia/RC Patrol (user box) on your user page. Since this message is "one-time-only" there is no opt out for future mailings.

Best regards, — Delivered: 01:12, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

You have been pruned from a list
Hi Pecopteris! You're receiving this notification because you were previously listed at WikiProject History/Outreach/Participants, but you haven't made any edits to the English Wikipedia in over 6 months.

Because of your inactivity, you have been removed from the list. If you would like to resubscribe, you can do so at any time by visiting WikiProject History/Outreach/Participants.

Thank you! Message delivered to you with love by Yapperbot :) &#124; Is this wrong? Contact my bot operator. &#124; Sent at 18:09, 4 April 2022 (UTC)