User talk:Sainsf/July 2016–May 2017

DYK for Caracal

On 1 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caracal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the caracal (pictured) can leap more than 3 metres (10 ft) in the air and catch birds on the wing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caracal. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caracal), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your GA nomination of Oribi

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DYK for Klipspringer

On 2 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Klipspringer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Klipspringer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Klipspringer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Allen3 ^talk 12:22, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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

Your GA nomination of Oribi

The article Oribi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Oribi 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 Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 16:42, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bare-tailed woolly opossum

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Bare-tailed woolly opossum 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 17:20, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

2016 GA Cup-Finals

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Round 3 Hello, GA Cup competitors! Tuesday saw the end of Round 3. Sainsf, for the third time, won with a sizable 487 points and a shocking 29 articles reviewed. In second, MPJ-DK had 168 points and 7 reviewed articles. In second place, MPJ-DK earned 168 points with just 7 articles, and in third place, Carbrera received 137 points with just 9 articles. Our two wildcard slots went to J Milburn with 122 points and Sturmvogel 66 with 101 points. In Round 3, 65 reviews were completed! At the beginning of the GA Cup, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 3, there were 394. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of the GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [1]; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months [2]—nothing before 2016. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Finals for the GA Cup so that are successes continue. To qualify for the Finals, contestants had to earn the highest scores in each of the three pools in Round 3; plus, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users in all of the pools. For the Finals, users were placed in one pool of the remaining five users. To win the GA Cup, you must have the most points. The Finals started on June 1 at 0:00:01 UTC' and end on June 30 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about the Finals and the pools can be found here. A clarification: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We wish all the contestants the best of luck! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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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)

@Atsme: 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

The article Bare-tailed woolly opossum you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bare-tailed woolly opossum 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 FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 12:02, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

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

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Pygmy three-toed sloth 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 01:40, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

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 Wikipedia: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 Corinne 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

The article Pygmy three-toed sloth you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Pygmy three-toed sloth 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 17:21, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Six-banded armadillo

On 6 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Six-banded armadillo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in South America, taboos are associated with the consumption of the meat of the six-banded armadillo (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Six-banded armadillo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Six-banded armadillo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

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

	Thanks
	Thanks for reviewing Nathaniel G. S. Hart. Muchly appreciated. Shearonink (talk) 06:18, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

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

Dromedary again

Hi Sainsf/July 2016–May 2017, 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!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Thank you for making the GA review (usually a rather gruesome and exhausting affair) of Sydney punchbowls into a pleasant and rewarding experience. Your collegial way of working with all the editors involved is an example to us all! w.carter-Talk 11:42, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

@W.carter: 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

On 11 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bare-tailed woolly opossum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the activity of the bare-tailed woolly opossum is influenced by moonlight? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bare-tailed woolly opossum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bare-tailed woolly opossum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Your clear, precise guidance in reviewing Sydney punchbowls pointed the way forward. Given the specialisation of the subject matter, your capacity to analyse and assess its material was a revelation to me. I was comfortably in the back seat with you driving, but learning how I might take the wheel in future. With gratitude! JamesMcArdle 12:40, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

@Jamesmcardle: 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)

Wikipedia: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)

@J Milburn: 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

Thanks for your review and all your help with this getting GA status. Much appreciated as always.--SabreBD (talk) 18:57, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Pygmy three-toed sloth

On 13 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pygmy three-toed sloth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pygmy three-toed sloth features first in Chris Packham's list of the top ten discoveries in the 2000s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pygmy three-toed sloth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pygmy three-toed sloth), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Blackbuck

On 14 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blackbuck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that blackbuck (pictured) could play a role in the dispersal of Prosopis juliflora fruits? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blackbuck. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Blackbuck), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Mahavira

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Serval

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DYK for Nilgai

On 19 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nilgai, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nilgai (pictured) has been declared as vermin in Bihar, India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nilgai. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nilgai), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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A barnstar for you!

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Dear Sainsf; I am delighted to share with you (and with our colleague w.carter) this barnstar, which I was awarded by Jamesmcardle for helping with his signature but, since you two first identified his need for assistance and the appropriate solution, I feel it should be shared within our spontaneous team of three. James still needs to apply the latest update to his signature, but I daresay it should be alright after that. Thank you for all your contributions to our encyclopedia and for helping your fellow editors. With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(guestbook) 14:42, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

How kind of you Pdebee! You literally radiate Wikilove! Sainsf (talk · contribs) 09:43, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Thank you for all you do as an editor, and for your excellent work as a GA reviewer. Faisalabad was not an easy review to tackle but you stood fast, went the extra mile, and helped make it a better article. Thank you. Atsme📞📧 10:57, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

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

		The Special Barnstar
		For your hard work in reviewing dozens of GANs this year. Thank you. Have a nice summer (or winter)! Borsoka (talk) 15:57, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

@Borsoka: 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

The article Serval you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Serval 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 03:41, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

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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2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Final/Wrap-Up Hello to our truly awesome GA Cup competitors! Thursday, June 30 saw the end of the 2016 GA Cup. It was a huge success. In the final, our five competitors reviewed an astonishing 207 articles, the most in any GA Cup final thus far. We continue to reach our goals and make a substantial impact in how quickly articles are reviewed for GA status. On March 1, the start of this competition, the article longest in the queue had languished there since June 26, 2015 [3]; in the July 1, 2016 list, the average wait length is just four months [4]. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for their enthusiasm, and for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success. Remember that most articles can't even be considered for FA status unless it's been passed to GA first, so our efforts have created hundreds of potentials FAs. That is, as they say, a big deal. The final this time represented a real horse race between our 1st and 2nd place winners. First-time competitor (who had won all previous rounds) Sainsf earned an impressive 1456 points with 91 articles reviewed during the final. Close behind, in second place was Carbrera, also a first-time competitor, reviewed the most articles (94). Their enthusiasm was a treat to witness. Congrats to you both! The competition went relatively smoothly, with very little drama this time. We had to clarify one rule: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We were strict about adhering to this clarification, especially at the end of the final. We intend on stressing it in the stated rules for our next competition, which will be announced soon, so watch out for it. We also intend on applying for a grant through Wikimedia to include gift certificates for our winners, to further incentivize the GA Cup. MrWooHoo should receive special recognition for acting as our main judge, and for stepping in for the rest of the judges when real-life busyness took over. He reviewed the majority of the submissions during our final round. Thanks for your hard work, and for the hard work of all our judges. We look forward to the next competition. Again, thanks to all our competitors, and congrats to our winners. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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Bluebuck has been nominated for Did You Know

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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, Corinne. 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

The article Six-banded armadillo you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Six-banded armadillo 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 Dunkleosteus77 -- Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 02:41, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Serval

On 9 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Serval, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Serval. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Serval), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:34, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

A beer for you!

I just noticed your profile, and your stellar contributions to animal articles. Here's a beer to help you relax after all that hard work! Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:29, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Vanamonde93! 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)

@Elmidae: 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

On 26 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bluebuck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bluebuck (pictured) was the first large African mammal historically recorded to have become extinct? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bluebuck. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bluebuck), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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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 @Burklemore1:, 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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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)

@P. S. Burton: 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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TFAR

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Bluebuck --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:29, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Precious again, your Bluebuck, "the first large African mammal to be exterminated by humans in historical times"!

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content animal
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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)

4th GA Cup - Wrap Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup - Wrap Up Hello, GA Cup competitors! Saturday, April 1 concluded the 2016-2017 GA Cup. 64 reviews were completed by our finalists. Although the backlog increased by 42 over the reviewing period instead of declining, the increase suggests that the contest is encouraging editors to nominate articles for review. Congratulations to Shearonink, who is the winner of the Cup, finishing with 672 points! Once again, just as in last round, this is more than the point totals for all the other competitors combined! It was a close race for second place between Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, who achieved 164 points, and Sturmvogel_66, who earned 150. Though Sturmvogel_66 reviewed one more article than Krishna Chaitanya Velaga, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga managed to earn 14 points more due to reviewing older articles. Our two wildcard competitors, Kees08 and Chris troutman, came in fourth and fifth, respectively. There were some bumps in the competition this time: The sign-up deadline and the first round were both extended due to fewer competitors signing up then was planned for. And there were delays in tallying points and getting out the newsletter. The judges apologize for this latter difficulty. Lastly, mid-way through the competition we bid farewell to Zwerg Nase, who stepped down from their position as judge due to other commitments. Information about the Final can be found here. Thank you to all of our competitors, and congrats to our winners! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.