User talk:Sasata/Archive 1

Welcome to Wikipedia
Doug.(talk • contribs) 18:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Web page
Interesting web page you have. I noticed one error on it.

The picture of Coprinellus micaceus is not that. The mushroom in the pic is close to Psathyrella gracilis.

http://healing-mushrooms.net/wp-content/uploads/image/Coprinellus_micaceus.jpg

Alan Rockefeller (Talk -contribs) 01:23, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Template_talk:Did_you_know
Template_talk:Did_you_know or how to graffiti the mainpage with cool articles. I have piggybacked and expanded Russula brevipes andHydnellum so they qualify for a five-fold expansion. Always nice to get fungi on the mainpage :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:23, 7 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for letting me know, I was only peripherally aware of DYK before. I'll keep it in mind when doing future edits!
 * Sasata (talk) 19:34, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Growing morchels
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/985852.html

Growing gold, in fungal form May 1, 2008 - haaretz.com

Perhaps you didn't see it yet. -- Panoramix303 (talk) 19:13, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK problem
Hello! Your submission at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. There still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  C h a m a l  talk 11:25, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

collaboration maybe
One article that would be great to get up to GA or FA is fungus. Now I am a doctor not a mycologist, so I am sorely lacking on the wherewithal and technical side of things, but I think this would be great to work up. The other fungal expert is Peter G Werner, who may also help out. Cheers,Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:20, 27 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually I forgot; the other one that I worked up but stalled on due to lack of reliable sources for pop culture refs was Amanita muscaria. Let me know anything you feel is missing or otherwise worded oddly. I did Amanita phalloides as an FA last year. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:39, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK problem
Hello! Your submission at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. There still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Article text is too short. Also, I think it would be better to do a hook that is specific to Bovista, not puffballs in general.Orlady (talk) 21:40, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Geomyces

 * I'd like to say nice work for expanding this article...Fungi aren't my strong suit, so I'm glad you stepped in! &mdash; Scientizzle 23:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Psathyrella & other contributions
Hi - thanks for all your contributions to Wikipedia & mycology. When I see your moniker I always assume it is for the best when a change is made or vandalism is removed. For Psathyrella I removed the recent addition as I'll need to mold the concept a bit more - sorry about that.Heliocybe (talk) 14:37, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Orbiliaceae
Could you try to think up a different DYK hook for this entry? The current one isn't drawing me in because it's not really specific. Perhaps describing one particular nasty mechanism would be better. - Mgm|(talk) 15:16, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Brainy fungi
I posted something here, but it didn't get saved. :( Anyway, here's another source with photos, and to my eyes the clever Crepidotus versutus is the braniest looking one by far. The way the gills (or whatever you call those flaps) is particularly brainy looking. I posted from another source too, but I guess it's lost now. I'm confident in my theory. Please contact the Fungiologist who named it to confirm I am right. Gracias. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:54, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh yeah, and the other comment I made that didn't get saved was that the fungiologist's whole "perhaps it was named for" theory was pretty weak. And in the article it says it's oriented for growth and in the DYK discussion I think you say it's to maximize spore dispersal. So my theory at least has the advantage of simplicity and consistency. Oh and I think one source said it is kidney shaped. Like a brain cross section right? ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry, just ignore the above. I'm taking flak for "disrupting" the DYK process. I enjoyed your article and the photo. I can't find an explanation to confirm the one offered or an alternative. Take care, Happy New Year. ChildofMidnight (talk) 08:14, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Bd
Awesome job. I've nominated it. Bob the Wikipedian(talk • contribs) 16:38, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Crucibulum
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DYK for Orbiliaceae
--Dravecky (talk) 08:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Lactarius piperatus/GA1
Hey, thanks for the review- you didn't transclude it on the article talk page, so I have only just noticed it, sorry. I'm just heading off to bed now, and probably won't be able to deal with the points you've raised until Sunday; it would be greatly appreciated if you could bare with me for the time being. Thanks J Milburn (talk) 23:49, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, glad to help a fungus-related article get improved. Next time I'll transclude, once I figure out what that means :) Sasata (talk) 05:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Clathrus ruber
You've really outdone yourself this time. This species is even more fantastic than the last one. What will mother nature come up with next?ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:08, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Mother nature has many, many more interesting species which I hope to expose to the world in due time :) Sasata (talk) 05:08, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Geastrum fornicatum
--Dravecky (talk) 02:45, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Cyathus
--Dravecky (talk) 20:47, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * Delivered by The  Helpful  One  for  Garden  and  iMatthew  at 23:58, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Hydnellum aurantiacum
--Dravecky (talk) 20:11, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Sasata, I just wanted to let you know that I'm enjoying exposure to various fungi as you introduce them on Wikipedia, even the rather racy one that caused me to blush. ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:53, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad you like them... there should be a couple more 'blushers' in the future. Sasata (talk) 21:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Clathrus ruber
--Dravecky (talk) 22:51, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, this is without a doubt a professional quality article. Congratulations on your fine work.  Madman (talk) 02:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Lactarius glyciosmus
Thanks for your additions there, they are very much appreciated. How did you find those articles so quickly? Do you have access to some kind of article search engine? J Milburn (talk) 21:23, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, online access to all relevant scholarly databases, and 10-15 open windows on a 24-inch screen ... research in the 21st century! Sasata(talk) 21:47, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Did You Know question
Hello! there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath and respond there as soon as possible. Art LaPella (talk) 02:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Lichens
Thanks for all your great work, you are doing a great job of filling out the fungi content on Wikipedia. If I can make one suggestion: when adding lichenized fungi, I think it would be useful if you tag it with the Lichens category, as well as just Lecanoromycetes. The lichenized fungi are, in my mind, quite a discrete group of organisms. Thanks again! Millifolium (talk) 02:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Good idea, will do. Sasata (talk) 02:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * 17:38, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Cookeina

 * You seem to write articles faster than I can read them. That article really was fascinating. J Milburn (talk) 20:50, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad you liked it. The WikiCup inspired me to pump out some short articles for DYK points. Still have a loooong list to get through though....Sasata (talk) 01:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Amanita muscaria
Good work on all the DYKS I think I need ot take the plunge and get Amanita muscaria to GA and later FAC sometime soonish. I am just getting some more info on the whole Soma thing, but otherwise please feel free to give it a once- (or twice-over). I suppose this is an informal fungus peer-review (?) :)Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll print it out and have a good going-over this week. A quick glance suggests it's already past GA quality. Would you prefer I barged in and made edits, or suggestions on the talk page? Sasata (talk) 06:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Good point. I guess just go ahead with no brainers and if there is doubt, sling it on the talk page. Casliber (talk· contribs) 06:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * PS: If you want to hunt around for a good photo of an 'egg-stage' fly agaric, I would appreciate it - otherwise they should start popping up round pine plantations around Sydney in autumn (eastertime) here...Casliber (talk ·contribs) 04:04, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Lactarius pyrogalus
Thanks a lot for the images and cleanup! That's great. J Milburn (talk) 17:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Just wanted to thank you for the welcome! I joined Project Fungi after creating the page for trama (mycology) -- which was originally just a weird disambig page (trama) that wasn't even formatted to BE a disambig-- that piqued my intrest on the subject; since then I just started creating stubs and such for the high-priority requested articles in the project. I can't believe your edit count on here; figure we should make a "moldy barnstar" or something for your efforts on fungi! Irontobias (talk) 07:55, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Long-toed salamander
Hi thanks for offering to do the review! I have added the template.Thompsma (talk) 08:12, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * 20:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Delivered by J Milburn, on behalf of the judges. 20:38, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

FPC
Hey, You may want to nominate this image at FPC for points at the wikicup --Muhammad (talk)  14:47, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads-up, I have nominated the photo. I may even work on the article too, very interesting mating behavior :) Sasata (talk) 15:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Fungi cats
Just read through Cyathus stercoreus and Cyathus olla and added them to the portal- nice work! You always find such weird species. I was just dropping by to let you know about categories- when you're creating a fungi article, there are several "easy" categories it will fit into quite quickly, based on the continents on which it is found. They are Category:Fungi of Europe, Category:Fungi of North America and so on. There's another for its edibility-Category:Edible mushrooms and Category:Inedible mushrooms (more at Category:Fungi by edibility, (not quite sure what would count as a mushroom and what wouldn't...) and, in this case, Category:Medicinal fungi. You can see the various categories that are available to you here-it'd be great if you could sort your new articles under a couple of relevant categories. J Milburn (talk) 10:23, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reminding me, I've been lax with putting in categories other than taxonomy cats. BTW, nice find with the Aseroë rubra pic. I've been scanning the MO website for more candidates, but it's slow-going – 35,000 images to scan through, and only a minute fraction are worthy of FP nomination. At least it's good practice for mushroom id skills! Sasata (talk) 10:59, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
 * In looking for FPs, I'm gonna work my way (gradually, I don't want to flood the FP regulars) through the selected pictures on other projects and the pictures from the selected species. I'm don't think I've quite got the hang of what the FP types like yet- for instance, thispicture looks great to me- high encyclopedic value, looks good at high resolution, striking, the fungi stands out from its surroundings well, nice colours... but something's telling me they won't like it. J Milburn (talk) 10:01, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't quite have the hang of it either, apparently. I was considering submitting that one as well, but think perhaps the detail is a tad fuzzy viewed at full size. Wouldn't hurt to try, though. Sasata (talk) 20:38, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I've given it a bash at Featured picture candidates/Letharia vulpina. Anything that doesn't get through FPC could instead be sent towardsvalued picture candidates- the standards there aren't quite as high, but it does need to have been used in the article for at least a month before it is nominated. I've got one there at the moment. J Milburn (talk) 17:21, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Serotonin syndrome GA
Hi there, thanks for doing the GA review for SS. I think I have addressed most of your suggestions, let me know if I missed anything or if further clarification is required (I added some comments to the review page). Thanks again, cheers - M r Bungle | talk  01:04, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

GA review Nitrogen-vacancy center
Thank you for a thorough review and corrections. Yes, the article is not ment for general audience. I have to contemplate on how to be correct and brief, but also understood by everyone in specialized fields of science.

DYK for Cyathus helenae
Shubinator (talk) 18:59, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Query
Hi, I left a query about your DYK nomination at Template_talk:Did_you_know. THEN WHO WAS PHONE? (talk) 00:00, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * 23:24, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Fuscoporia torulosa
Shubinator (talk) 01:53, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Gomphus clavatus
Great work on that article! I have decided to pass it as a GA. Happy editing, and keep up the good work, r  ʨ  ana ɢ  talk/contribs 14:54, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Your latest work
That phallus you've been working on (Phallus hadriani) is very nice. It's got a big head. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:22, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

GAN for Cyathus
I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Xanthoria elegans
--Dravecky (talk) 11:40, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Mycena leaiana
--Dravecky (talk) 22:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

RfA
 Mifter would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Mifter to accept or decline the nomination. A page for your nomination at Requests for adminship/Sasata . If you accept the nomination, you must state and sign your acceptance. You may also choose to make a statement and/or answer the optional questions to supplement the information your nominator has given. Once you are satisfied with the page, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

Hey there :), I was just reviewing some of your work at DYK (By then the way, an early congrats on the 50 DYK medal your going to be getting when the hooks I just approved get onto the main page :) ) and after looking over all of you contribs, I think that you would make a great admin, if your interested in giving a RfA a go, then just leave a note on my talk page and I'll write up my nom and we'll get this going :). All the Best, Mifter (talk) 00:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Aaww, you beat me to it. I'd be happy to co-nom too. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:08, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I don't really have any interest in taking on administrative responsibilities. I've only been active for a few months, and feel I still have to learn my way around in some areas. Also have no desire to use "the mop"; being dad of three young ones gives my plenty of real life experience with that :) I may change my mind in the future, but for now just want to focus on writing content. Sasata (talk) 02:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Fair enough - the best use I have found is being able to semiprotect high vandalism pages, as well as moving pages over others requiring deletion.Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:09, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If I ever have to do those things, I'll just give you a call :) Sasata (talk) 05:13, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Neurolinguistics/GA1
Thank you for all your comments! I have addressed just about as many as I can right now (I will probably be in the library later today and can look for the missing page number you asked about); I've stricken the comments that were easy fixes (typos and such), but for some comments I'd like to hear your input as to whether or not my edits have actually resolved the problems, so I haven't stricken those...I also left some questions about how to proceed with some things (mostly about the lead images, and about having a brief run-down of the main linguistic subfields somewhere), so I'll wait for your signal before doing much more.

Thanks again, r ʨ  ana ɢ  talk/contribs 16:22, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for all your help with this thorough review! (I feel a little bad that you got stuck with this giant article that needed tons of work, whereas I got short-and-sweet Gomphus clavatus.)  Best, r  ʨ  ana ɢ  talk/contribs 01:47, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Don't feel bad about the effort disparity, I enjoy criticizing other people's work (an aftereffect of grading hundreds of undergrad exams and papers). Sasata (talk) 02:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Cyathus
Thanks! I'm planning for these Cyathus articles to be part of a featured (or good) topic, hopefully I can get it done for a later round of the WikiCup. Sasata (talk) 17:32, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That'd be great- I had fleeting hopes that I'd be able to do that with Lactarius, but there are just too many of them! J Milburn (talk) 19:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Peer Review for Brain ischemia
Thank you very much for your thorough review of my article. I will be addressing those points as soon as possible. I may ask you a few questions throughout the process, that is if you do not mind. Once again, thank you! --Saunc2011 (talk) 19:53, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

WikiCup Newsletter

 * 21:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC) The  Helpful  Bot  21:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Quadruple DYK
Shubinator (talk) 01:28, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank You
P.S. If you aren't tired of monkey articles by then, I hope to get Geoffroy's Spider Monkey into shape for GAN in the near future, although I still have work to do. Rlendog (talk) 04:25, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a cool barnstar - thanks! I look forward to reading the next article sometime. Sasata (talk) 04:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Polyporus alveolaris
--Dravecky (talk) 08:09, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Fungi
However, I'm afraid that I can't find any other historical images worth restoring... Well, actually, that's a lie, but and seem to lack sufficient bibliographic detail -  Anyway, barring figuring out enough details to move forward with that, I think I've been about all the help I can be, imagewise, unless there's something you know of and would like me to do. Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 08:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm assuming this message was for J Milburne ? :) Sasata (talk) 09:02, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I've seen you doing a lot of wwork as well. Though I suppose I did go wildly off-topic. =) Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 16:26, 24 February 2009 (UTC)