User talk:Sainsf/July 2016–May 2017

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DYK for Klipspringer
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 * Thanks for the update. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 12:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Oribi
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Your GA nomination of Bare-tailed woolly opossum
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2016 GA Cup-Finals
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 * Congratulations on this win, Sainsf! My experience with you as a reviewer tells me you earned every inch of this award, and that you didn't run through articles just to chalk-up points.  You DID the review, and did them thoroughly!  KUDOS to you! Atsme 📞📧 11:02, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * To be honest, this Cup made me realize how much I love reviewing GANs, and I have been taking up an amazing number of reviews since then! It's fun to work for articles, on topics I have never touched before, but perhaps it is meeting awesome people like you that keeps me going! You can see all the stuff I have done here on my userpage (something I'm shamelessly obsessed with!) And hey, I'm gonna be your new talk page stalker participant, sorry I did not see that great discussion earlier! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 11:20, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm honored, and welcome you with open arms. Atsme 📞📧 12:49, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bare-tailed woolly opossum
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Once again...
And once again, thank you for taking the time to conduct the GAN, Sainsf! All the best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:23, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I want to go on thanking you for all the splendid articles you write, loads of good wishes! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 12:26, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Once again ...
Thought I'd stop by here and say thank you for taking on the Sour Milk Sea review, Sainsf. Really delighted it's landed with you. JG66 (talk) 18:03, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * And I am happy another Beatle's guy landed with you! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 18:38, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pygmy three-toed sloth
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Malacca City
Hello, Sainsf -- Thank you for your confidence in me and for asking for my input regarding Malacca City. I agreed with your first impression, that the article needed a copy-edit, so I went ahead and began copy-editing it. I have done as much as I can this evening and will continue tomorrow. However, in the future, may I suggest that you advise the author of the article to submit a request for a copy-edit at WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests before requesting a GA review? I know the addition of "clarification needed" tags is not a good thing when an article is under GA review, but in this case I felt the prose was in such bad shape that it would have failed the GA review anyway, and I did not have the time to write my questions out, with links to sections in the article, for the author. If I have disrupted things, I apologize. I'd be happy to continue working with the author until all the unclear passages are clarified and read smoothly and clearly. – Corinne (talk) 03:38, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for giving some of your precious time to this, we are proud to have someone as reliable and efficient as you here :) About the article, I must thank you for beginning your work on it straightaway. It seems we will have to fail this nom if the nominator does not respond soon, I think we should wait till 11 June at most (that would be a week since I posted my comments, so the nominator would not have been denied time to respond). There is no point in continuing this when interaction with the nominator is so necessary and he/she is away – for you to understand what he/she wants to express in the prose, and for me to make this new user understand the GA criteria and importance of copyedits. So at the moment the best thing would be to wait, while I ping a few other helpful editors to sort out issues other than prose. If Herman Jaka returns, we will talk to him/her and you can begin your copyediting if he/she is ready to cooperate. If this doesn't work out, at least issues other than prose might have been sorted out by others who help at the review. This article is not what a GA nominee is expected to be, but I don't believe in quick fails and am happy to make it a process of improvement as much as I can.  Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 07:47, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Sainsf. If I understand you correctly, you are advising that I suspend copy-editing the article until we hear from the nominator? I don't mind continuing, if you think that would be useful. – Corinne (talk) 11:42, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You can continue with the general copyediting, just leave out the parts where you need the nominator's help. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 11:50, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pygmy three-toed sloth
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DYK for Six-banded armadillo
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 * The second one pictured in a short time, - amazing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:18, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I too am amazed, there have been many (pictured)s for me lately. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 07:23, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you
I see you have undertaken the GA review for Faisalabad. Thank you! It is an ambitious endeavor as the article is lengthy and covers a lot of information. Atsme 📞📧 19:36, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. It is related to geography, a topic I am interested in, and is one of my GA Cup reviews. But the article needs some work before it becomes a GA, I will add all the points at the review page. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 05:16, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi both, I just wanted to pop by and say thank you very much for making Faisalabad reach good article status. I am ready proud to see the great work that was done after I left Wikipedia for a period of time. I re-logged and saw the great news. Great job! --SRandaall (talk) 12:13, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

Cheetah Cladogram
Hi Sainsf. Just replying real quick. I agree with what you have found so far for the cladogram. I am swamped with two deadlines so I'll try to see if I might find some more to support what you've found. Hopefully by tomorrow I can seriously look into this a bit more. Have a good day.Mcelite (talk) 20:00, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing
I love that "thank you"! Go on, write loads more! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 06:23, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Dromedary again
Hi, regarding the article Dromedary, which I recently copy-edited, I've just come across an ABC article I thought you might find useful for citations, etc. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:55, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, this should be included. I will revise the article once again before FAC (I have one nom at the moment). Cheers, Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 04:31, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks! GARs are never gruesome and exhausting for me when I have such cheerful and understanding editors to work with, which means most of Wikipedia :) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 11:46, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Bare-tailed woolly opossum
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A barnstar for you!
You are too kind. I would feel I was of help if you reveal more of your talents here, we need more people like you who have expertise in fields we do not have well-written articles on. Good luck! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 12:43, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory/archive1
As you recently reviewed Alasdair Cochrane, I thought you may be willing to cast an eye at my FAC nomination. No problem at all if you either lack the time or aren't interested! Josh Milburn (talk) 14:47, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure Josh, you have been too kind to me in my FACs, I must try to pay you back. Will give it a good read later today. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 14:50, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Literature in early modern Scotland
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DYK for Pygmy three-toed sloth
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Your GA nomination of Serval
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DYK for Nilgai
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A barnstar for you!
How kind of you ! You literally radiate Wikilove! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 09:43, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks, I am humbled! What after all is a GA review, it is where you can get more eyes on an article and collaborate to improve it, it's not just pass/fail. ;) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 11:14, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Once again...
Many thanks for the GAN, Sainsf! Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you
What a pleasant surprise (winter for me :) ), thanks! I have no words to thank you for all the splendid articles you write, they are always too interesting and neat masterpieces! I would love to review more of your articles. Cheers, Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 16:54, 24 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Joining the praise! Regarding Precious: where I always look first is the TFA (Today's featured article) on the Main page, I follow "identified" on its talk to find the author(s), and if they didn't get Precious yet, one of them comes first (others the following days). You could do the same, - but there's also nothing wrong in having two the same day. - One more: in the id, a space ends the link, you need to replace it by underscore. - Happy praising! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks Gerda, but I think you are the best at handling TFA precious, as you can dig deep and use the perfect words for the editors, I can't do it the way you can :) Anyway I like spotting editors and awarding them. And I will remember the point on ids. Happy praising! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 07:19, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you, blushing. You word very nicely! - If you want to avoid same-day-prizes, just look there then: if you see a new name among the authors, just wait a day with yours. Today, it was a self-proclaimed teenager with their first TFA: I can't wait then ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:36, 27 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Right, I keep forgetting things! By the way I will come here only once or twice a day after the GA Cup, got stuff waiting for me in real life! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 07:43, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Serval
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Humehume
Hello, thanks for the past few reviews. I was wondering how close to GA is this article Humehume?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 17:26, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The article is in good shape for GAN, but one needs to check if the coverage is as much as can be. Have all sources been used? Then there are minor issues like MOSLEAD guidelines but the main thing is to add as much information as possible and make the prose of good quality. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 17:35, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
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Your GA nomination of Six-banded armadillo
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Cheetah
Hello, Sainsf -- I have completed the copy-edit of the article Cheetah. I'm sorry it took me so long. It's a great article. I just have two concerns:

1) In several of the middle sections I started noticing the use of "cheetah" as a plural form. Since I had already seen the use of "cheetahs", I changed one or two of these to "cheetahs". However, before changing the rest of them, I thought I would check with you. I know that with some animals, such as deer, the singular and the plural form are the same, but since "cheetahs" appears quite a few times, I don't think that both "cheetahs" and "cheetah" should be used as the plural form.

These are all right:


 * the cheetah (the animal in general)
 * "cheetah" used as an adjective, such as "cheetah reproduction"
 * "cheetah" used in the singular, referring to a single animal

Let me know whether you want to use "cheetahs" or "cheetah" as the plural form (I recommend "cheetahs" – see the plural "cheetahs" at cheetah – but I'll defer to your preference). ("Cheetahs are..." or "Cheetah are...".)

2) I noticed the use of "till" (meaning "until") about three times. I had always thought of til and till as informal abbreviations for "until", that is, forms mainly used in speaking. Look at the Synonyms section at until'. I changed one instance of "till" to "until" but left the others. If you think "till" is sufficiently formal for WP, and you prefer it, I'd be glad to change that one instance back to "till". Just let me know. – Corinne (talk) 00:48, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your hard work on this,. I have tried to stick to "cheetahs" wherever I need to use the plural form, but I might have missed out a few cases. About "till" and "until", I must admit I am slightly careless about their use. Personally I would like to maintain consistency in their use, so if there is one last instance of "until", better turn it into "till" if possible. Thanks once again :) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 04:32, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Six-banded armadillo
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DYK for Serval
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A beer for you!

 * Thanks ! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 10:59, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Leopards & plant diet
Hi Sainsf, I just removed that bit in Leopard about omnivory and feeding on grasses, as the source present does not support it. I wouldn't be surprised if leopards do take some grass occasionally - most cats do; but it seems to be for digestive purposes and/or for filling up on specific trace elements that they don't get in their diet (the latter shouldn't be an issue with leopards since they habitually eat part of the stomach content of their prey). Still would need a ref - maybe you have one handy?

However, as for "omnivory", I have never seen the term applied to leopards and I don't think that case could be made unless there is habitual consumption of substantial amounts of plant matter, as is the case with e.g. red foxes and brown bears; so I'd suggest that is better left out unless there are sources showing this as a common classification.

Do you still have the article in your sights for GA? I'd be happy to pitch in if there's interest in a concerted push :) Cheers -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 08:24, 11 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm really busy in real life for the next few months so I can't work on this at the moment. It's alright to remove that part if the source does not appear to support it, as I had assumed. I think the present wording should be "carnivore". I will see if I can check the source. Thanks for your offer of collaboration, but I can't see myself working on it in the near future due to real life work. Thanks for informing. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 10:58, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Bluebuck
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Hello!
Hello, thought I'd come by and say.... well, hello. You may have noticed my absence, but I forgot to leave a note that I was going to be away for a holiday. Also decided to give myself a break on ants for a bit and focus on a side project, though I have a GA that is in need of completion. Since I know almost nothing about buildings and how an architecture-related article should be structured or laid out, mind having a look after I copyedit it and whenever you have time? I noticed you have reviewed a few building GAs, so I thought I'd come to you with this one. Especially would be helpful since I do have a somewhat personal connection with this building, where I have taken trips there many times and conducted intense research (thank you Trove); hopefully there is no conflict of interest. I hope you have been well, no doubt you have produced many excellent articles! Cheers, Burklemore1 (talk) 01:09, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey, sorry for my late response I'm really off Wikipedia nowadays. Hmm your article looks really good, per WP:WIAGA it should cover most aspects of the subject, comply with the MOS (see WP: MOSLEAD especially), be stable and neutral, and have a good list of inline citations to support the text. I'm sure you're GAN will be successful :)) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 15:26, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the feedback! No need to apologize, 'twas already aware you'd take awhile to respond. :) I have a requested a copyedit for it so far, so it's possible the copyeditor may give some useful feedback. But now that I have finished that article, which by the way was pretty difficult to put together, it's time to accelerate work on the article that will be the death of me.... Burklemore1 (talk) 16:25, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yup great work on the article so far. Really that ant article is probably the most mammoth one of its kind I've seen on this wiki.. you need to put yourself together for such a demanding article but great initiative by you, good luck :) Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 05:37, 7 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you! This is somewhat easier than other articles because the information is so easy to find, it just takes awhile because there's so much to add. Expect some more expansion, I hope it doesn't get TOO big! Burklemore1 (talk) 01:59, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

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Thank you for your vote of confidence and your kind comments back in April in support of my nomination for Editor of the Week, which I just got today, to my great surprise. – Corinne (talk) 20:05, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Lazarus Aaronson FAC
Hi Sainsf! Thank you very much for accessing the article on Lazarus Aaronson for GA. I have now nominated it to become featured and I would be very happy if you would like to review it again. Thanks, P. S. Burton  (talk)  11:14, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Real life is taking up much of my time now.. I wonder if I would be able to help out there but I might just take a glance at it in the next few days. Good luck with the FAC! Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 03:35, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

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Chad Harris-Crane - featured article candidate
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Re-initiating INCOTM
It's been almost an year since "Indian collaboration of the month" was active. Firstly we need to restart this as soon as possible for development of India-related articles to greater heights. The members page was blanked, where many of them are inactive. This mass message is to all the members of WikiProject India, about this and interested editors interested will sign up. After this message gets delivered, we'll wait for 7 days before we start a discussion under a thread on the collaboration's talk page, among the members. The discussion will include what to clean-up of sub-pages, a new set of guidelines for smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the collaboration etc. Please keep all the discussions under this thread only, so that it will easier for future reference. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Incubator/Indian military history
You are invited to join the Indian military history work-group, an initiative of the Military history WikiProject. This group is to exclusively deal with the topics related to Indian military. If you're interested, please add you name to the participants list. Ignore if you are already a member. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Indian defence services
You are requested to participate in the discussion of Wiki Loves Indian defence services on the talk page of WikiProject India. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:44, 24 March 2017 (UTC)