User talk:Sainsf/February 2014–January 2015

Your GA nomination of Impala
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Impala 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 Shoebox2 -- 18:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Blue wildebeest
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Your GA nomination of Blue wildebeest
The article Blue wildebeest you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Blue wildebeest for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Reid,iain james -- 14:01, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Impala
The article Impala you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Impala for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Shoebox2 -- 16:01, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK
I have also nominated this for DYK, here. Please feel free to suggest alts, as your superior knowledge of the subject will likely be able to find a better hook. Thanks. -- Dendro†Naja Talk to me!  01:50, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome! I have left a few comments on the DYK page. The hook is great. Good luck! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 09:12, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Impala
slakr \ talk / 09:02, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Happy first edit day!
Hey! It's been 2 years since I last congratulated you!

WikiProject Good articles Future GAN Backlog Drive
Hello everyone! Hope you've all been having a great summer!

TheQ Editor recently proposed the idea of having another Backlog Drive in either September/October or November/December of this year. For those of you who have participated in the past two drives you know I was the one who organized them, however, come September, this will be my most important year in school so I will not be able to coordinate this drive (if it happens). TheQ Editor has volunteered to be a coordinator for the drive. If any of you would like to co-coordinator, please notify TheQ Editor on his talk page.

If you would be interested in participating in a Backlog Drive sometime before the end of this year, please notify TheQ Editor. Also, make sure to specify what month(s) work best for you.

At the time this message was sent out, the backlog was at 520 nominations. Since May, the backlog has been steadily increasing and we are currently near an all time high. Even though the backlog will not disappear over one drive, this drive can lead to several others which will (hopefully) lead to the day where there is no longer a backlog.

As always, the more participants, the better, and everyone is encouraged to participate!

Sent by Dom497 --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

GA Cup
Hello everyone! We hope you have all been having a great summer!

As we all know, the recent GAN Backlog Drives have not had any big impact on the backlog. Because of that, me (Dom497), Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor have worked on an idea that could possibly finally put a dent into the massive backlog. Now, I will admit, the idea isn't entirely ours as we have took the general idea of the WikiCup and brought it over to WikiProject Good Articles. But anyways, here's what we have in mind:

For all of you that do not know what the WikiCup is, it is an annual competition between several editors to see who can get the most Good Articles, Featured Article's, Did You Know's, etc. Based of this, we propose to you the GA Cup. This competition will only focus on reviewing Good articles.

For more info on the proposal, click here. As a FYI, the proposal page is not what the final product will look like (if you do go ahead with this idea). It will look very similar to WikiCup's page(s).

The discussion for the proposal will take place here. Please let us know if you are interested, have any concerns, things to consider, etc.

--Dom497, Figureskatingfan, and TheQ Editor

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:29, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Reviews
Its good that you have more time for Wikipedia at the moment and are helping with the GAN backlog. Thank you for reviewing "Alnus glutinosa" and for taking on "Canidae". I will be away for the weekend (family wedding) and will not be able to respond to your comments immediately. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:40, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It's fine, you may take your time :) Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 04:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review of Canidae and taking on Malacostraca, I will try to be more prompt dealing with the latter. My articles are far from perfect and in the case of Malacostraca I plan to ask Esoxid to contribute to the process in case I have got some things wrong. He/she is an expert on arthropods and was helpful during the GA review of Isopoda earlier in the year. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:05, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking up Waterbuck, else I can't imagine how long I would've had to wait in the backlog! Malacostraca is a nice work, just that it seems you have paid more attention to the information than to the few blemishes pointed out. It is quite a common occurrence and it doesn't make your articles poor. Just be careful in the future. Cheers, Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 02:40, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll be helping out with the GA review. See you over on that page. Esox  id talk•contribs 04:48, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review. Further alterations can always be made to the article if Esoxid thinks them necessary. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Waterbuck
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Waterbuck 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 Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Tree
I think you said that your holidays were coming to an end and that you would subsequently have less time for Wikipedia. That's a pity, because I was going to ask you if you would have time to review Tree, nominated for GAN by Chiswick Chap but an article on which we have both been working. However, it is a long article and I doubt you will want to take it on if your time is limited. Anyway, all the best! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
 * First of all, thanks for helping with Waterbuck. I have had a look at Tree, it is indeed very long! But I think I should not upset you, so I have an idea. I am going to review it, and for the next four to five days I can be regular, and later on I may be slightly delayed but I will find time to come back. That is, of course, if the issues are too many and it takes much time for discussion. Anyway, I am going to start the review and put all comments today itself. I hope you respond as soon as possible. Thanks again! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 03:57, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I will have posted all my comments within the next 15-20 minutes (I have been working on it since I last replied). You may start right away; I may find time to return to it later in the day. Awesome article! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 05:32, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * That was quick, thorough and efficient. Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Waterbuck
The article Waterbuck you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Waterbuck 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 Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:02, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Aw, snap
Your userpage somehow crashes Chromium's renderer every time I visit it. Congrats.

—grawity 12:02, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Precious again
  content animal

Thank you, welcoming, kind, content and curious happy user cat, for quality articles on animals and plants, such as Giant eland, Amanita thiersii and Hartebeest, for GA reviewing, such as House Sparrow, for "hope, deceitful as it is", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 13 December 2013 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 691st recipient of my  Pumpkin Sky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 13 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot! Sainsf  &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 13:57, 25 December 2014 (UTC)