User talk:Yzx/Archive 2

Bigeye thresher
Hi, I am reviewing your article Bigeye thresher for GA. I think it is a wonderful article and have only a couple comments which I have left at Talk:Bigeye thresher/GA1. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 17:55, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: Pelagic thresher image
Thanks for the heads-up. I uploaded that in my early-days on Wikipedia, sorry about any confusion. One thing I should say though, I didn't know that the work was Doug Perrine. I was browsing an article on shark evolution and noticed that the image was on the article, and not attributed to anyone. My mistake for thinking it was in Public Domain. Don't forget edit summaries help avoid problems :) Cheers!-- Spotty  11222 00:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Nor problem. Always happy to help! :) -- Spotty  11222 00:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Pelagic thresher
Hi, I am reviewing Pelagic thresher and have left a few comments at Talk:Pelagic thresher/GA1. Really, it is a good article, but perhaps you can take care of a few concerns. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 00:48, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Grey reef shark
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.  Syn  ergy 22:04, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Fish pages format
Hello. I listed below 3 option for species organization (In fish family pages):
 * 1)  A list as is currently displayed in fish-family pages.
 * 2)  A colored table.
 * 3)  A colorless table. (Easier to maintain when a species needs to be added).

I think the table format is much better, because: Original list format:
 * 1) The binomial and common names are clearly separated and can be distinguished with one look.
 * 2) With many species, it becomes difficult to follow a list.
 * 3) More fields and notes can be easily added -  such as range, size etc.
 * Genus Polyprion
 * Atlantic wreckfish, Polyprion americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801).
 * Bass groper, Polyprion moeone Phillipps, 1927.
 * Hapuku, Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster, 1801).
 * Polyprion yanezi de Buen, 1959.
 * Genus Stereolepis
 * Stereolepis doederleini Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1969.
 * Giant sea bass, Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859.

Table with colors:

Colorless table:

Mariusm1 (talk) 10:16, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Fish pages format (continued)
Yzx, I'm willing to accept your proposal, but would like to add 2 more columns:
 * Taxon author to have a column of his own.
 * Environment column.

If you accept this I'll start working on the pages. It would be nice to make it a standard for all fish pages. Mariusm1 (talk) 12:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Spinner shark
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.
 * OK, the hook has been approved. Keep up the great work! Carpet Crawler  message me  00:48, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Grey reef shark
I have passed another one of your wonderful articles for GA. I am becoming more and more interested in shark behavior. It is curious. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 21:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK
Hi, I provided an alternate hook for the Hippocampus kuda. After re-reading my hook I realised my error. You were absolutely right. Can you take a look at the new one? D rew  S  mith     W  hat I've done  00:26, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Stingray and common skate
The "beignets de foie de raie" are ray liver fritters. You are right to be sceptical; somehow in the internet there are lots of articles on rays from the biological viewpoint and on the other hand articles on rays from the gastronomical viewpoint, but nobody seems to have bothered to make a connexion between them. One could say that "It is something all good cooks know". My mother did prepare rays at home (I also cook, but have never done so myself). The preparation is elaborate and except for the flesh strands in the wings and the livers, everything else is thrown away. My mother was positive that the best ray for eating is the stingray, which is (D. pastinaca) in our Mediterranean area. It is also the only ray acceptable for preparing certain fish dishes in our area. I tried to find a link in English but was not successful. But I have been able to find a link in German supporting this view (Rezepte mit Rochen die beliebtesten Rezepte). It says: From the two main species (found in Germany is implied), stingray and common skate (Dipturus batis), the first one is better (more advantageous) for cuisine use. (Von den zwei Hauptarten (Stachelrochen und Glattrochen) ist der erstere fuer die Kueche vorteilhafter.) I will keep looking and thank you for your interest in rays at the table. Certain preparations are excellent, like these Ailes de raie sauce au beurre noir here and the Roulade de raie et merlu panée et gratinée here. I have only tried a few of all the preparations that are listed. Xufanc (talk) 03:24, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Fish pages format (continued)
I created a genus page Parupeneus based on the your recommendations; would like to read your comments. Mariusm1 (talk) 10:05, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I must disagree with your observations on two points:


 * The table should be spread on the entire screen to make it more compact vertically, so it won't stretch extensively downward. This shortcoming would be more pronounced when dealing with genera which contain a hundred species or more.
 * I don't see the point of omitting such basic information as tropical/subtropical or oceanic/reef dwelling. This is definitely not copyright infringement, as the same information is present in lots of sources and publications. This isn't even a sentence but a single word, and an essential feature of the species.


 * It would be nice to make this sort of table a standard across all Wikipedia animal pages. Mariusm1 (talk) 05:25, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Finetooth shark
I have passed Finetooth shark as a good article. Congratulations! Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 18:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Koi
Thanks for looking at koi. So to summarize, there is consensus that Koi are derived from Cyprinus carpio haematopterus, either exclusively, or from hybrids of C. c. haematopterus, with C. c. carpio. Is that basically correct? Thanks, LK (talk) 11:16, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Spinner shark
Hi, I am reviewing Spinner shark and find it an excellent article. I have just one question which I have left at Talk:Spinner shark/GA1. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 20:56, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Silvertip shark
Please comment here. Thanks. Axl ¤  [Talk]  07:09, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Including data from FishBase
For all I know including data from FishBase is permitted. The following statement is taken from their home page :

"You are welcome to include text, numbers and maps from FishBase in your own web sites for non-commercial use, given that such inserts are clearly identified as coming from FishBase, with a backward link to the respective source page." Mariusm1 (talk) 09:50, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Porcupine ray
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. -- Giants27 (  t  |  c  |  r  |  s  ) 23:57, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Blacknose shark
Hi, I have passed your article Blacknose shark for GA. A very nice article and I am learning a lot about sharks. I have left a couple of wording suggestions at Talk:Blacknose shark/GA1. I am especially curious about "light tackle". Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 15:01, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Carcharhinus GTC
Are you by any chance planning to take 'Carcharhinus' and its 31 shark species to GTC. If not, I think you should consider it. It would make a super amazing 'Good Topic Candidate'. Many of them are have already reached GA status. Your work is awesome. - DSachan (talk) 22:46, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Or, maybe 'Thresher shark' GTC with its 3 species. All 3 species articles are already GAs. You just need to push the thresher shark article to GA to get to GTC. - DSachan (talk) 22:52, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the compliment! There isn't enough information on every Carcharhinus species to get them all to GA status. I'll consider the thesher sharks though. -- Yzx (talk) 23:48, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Tawny nurse shark
Hi, I am reviewing your article Tawny nurse shark for GA and have left a comment at Talk:Tawny nurse shark/GA1. In general, it is an excellent article. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 19:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Outline of sharks
Hi, i thought i would bring this to your attention being you seem to be the main shark editor at the moment. It seems to be the same content as shark, except poorly titled and written. It really looks like a straightforward deletion candidate... any thoughts? By the way, your articles are brilliant, i am glad someone with the access and ability to use the literature is bringing these articles up to scratch. Cheers, Kare Kare (talk) 09:25, 11 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, i missed the project tag on the talk page... fair enough then. I suppose if these outline pages are to become 'mandatory', there's no reason to get rid of it. I guess as long as it provides a broader overview of sharks than the shark article itself, its not a real problem. Cheers Kare Kare (talk) 09:28, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Swellshark
Would you have any interest in helping me bring this up to GA-Class?-- Giants27 ( c  |  s ) 01:36, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Kitefin shark
Hi, I have passed Kitefin shark as a GA. Another excellent article! My only question is why is it called "kitefin"? Interesting that it only hangs around in very deep waters. Congratulations! Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 19:37, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Horn shark
Hi, I have reviewed Horn shark for GA and passed it after making a few minor editing changes. See Talk:Horn shark/GA1 Congratulations on another fine article. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 21:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for fixing my mistake in an edit to Horn shark! Gaius Cornelius (talk) 08:59, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Smooth hammerhead
Hi, I have passed Smooth hammerhead as GA at Talk:Smooth hammerhead/GA1. Please feel free to remove any errors I may have introduced in copy editing. Congratulations on another fine article. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 19:42, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Tiger shark GA reassessment
Hi!

I have wanted to complement you for your outstanding work on sharks for a while, very nice work!!!! Now I wonder if you could consider helping keep the GA status of Tiger shark, see the GA assessment on the talk page. I will try to get some time the next few days, but if I can not make it I think I will not have time. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!! --Stefan talk 00:24, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the praise! I'm currently on vacation and will not be on Wiki much for the next couple days; I'll see what I can contribute but no promises. -- Yzx (talk) 19:06, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, have a good one!!! --Stefan talk 06:55, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Velvet belly lantern shark
Hi, I am reviewing Velvet belly lantern shark for GA and have left a brief comment at Talk:Velvet belly lantern shark/GA1. Another enjoyable article! Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 19:55, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Tiger shark is being reassessed for GA
Hi, even though you did not write Tiger shark, I though you might be willing to contribute to bringing it up to status so as to maintain its GA standing. It's GAR reassessment page is here: Talk:Tiger shark/GA1. Just a request! Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 15:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Squatina squatina
Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Squatina squatina 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. --RexxS (talk) 13:20, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Nursehound
Hi, I am reviewing Nursehound for GA, and have left a few comments at Talk:Nursehound/GA1. Regards, &mdash; Mattisse (Talk) 21:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)