User talk:ArthurWeasley/Archive2

Very Fine Images

You have made some excellent images for prehistoric beasts.My only suggestion is that you may want to (no offense intended) redo the Macrauchenia. Pronounce the neck a bit more as well as the trunk and make the feet a little wider. Other than that, keep up the good work! KnowledgeLord 04:36, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Apatosaurus

Firs, looks like you accidentally erased the Apatosaurus article! ArthurWeasley 00:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Ack! Thanks for letting me know. Geez, I hope there aren't others like that. Firsfron of Ronchester 00:43, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

The best part of this job...

...is handing out awards!

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		Arthur Weasley, for your excellent prehistoric artwork, I hereby present you with this barnstar, as a token of my appreciation for your hard work. Please continue to honor WP Dinosaurs with your lovely images. Firsfron of Ronchester 06:50, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

You're unstoppable!

Wow Arthur, so many lovely dinosaur images! I'm very impressed. Just a heads up that Barosaurus, Riojasaurus, Lufengosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, and Lambeosaurus are on my to-do list, so we don't duplicate efforts. Again, well done on so many lovely illustrations. Debivort 13:37, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Debivort, Thanks for your kind words. For Heterodontosaurus, sorry I've already done it (check on the image review page) but I am happy to let you do the others. I very much like your Diplodocus size comparison graph. Very neat. Will you be able to do something similar for other dinosaur genera ? Your Eoraptor in motion is cute too. Great work. ArthurWeasley 17:55, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I hadn't reconciled my list with your new images. Your Heterodontosaurus is very nice. Is there a page that lists genera needing illustration? We might think about making a project page with them, and then signing up our names to do them - to centralize the effort and make sure there's no redundant effort.

Doing a profile size comparison is straightforward enough to do for many genera, the skeleton required a bit of effort (~6hrs or so) and was very dependent on having lots of good images, so I'm not sure how easy that would be for an arbitrary genus. FWIW, expect a Barosaurus sketch soon. Debivort 18:06, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I've just created a to do list page on my user page: User:ArthurWeasley/To do list. I took the liberty of adding your to-do list so that I know what not to do. Please feel free to update when needed. ArthurWeasley 19:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

What would you say to moving it over to a Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs page, and advertising it among Firs, and Cas et al, so they could add to a third category in it: Requested Images? Debivort 20:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for coordinating efforts like this. I'm absolutely delighted at this turn of events: two artists illustrating the articles! Please don't stop illustrating dinosaur articles, though, Debivort! Even with a talented artist like Arthur, we are still woefully under-illustrated. We need your talents! :) Firsfron of Ronchester 19:25, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't plan on stopping, I just felt an impending need for coordination. Debivort 20:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Stego revert

You beat me to the revert by seconds. I get three whole google hits on "Sagisaurus", none of them reliable. Thanks, Firsfron of Ronchester 07:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Just have. You can send warnings too, you know. (Not that you have to, or anything; just some people don't know they can). Thanks for your quick reflexes. Firsfron of Ronchester 07:54, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

P.S. I promise to have a good look and review your wonderful images on the image review page tomorrow, but I am dead tired and need to sleep. I am not intentionally ignoring your work, I swear! Best wishes, Firsfron of Ronchester 08:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Merging an article proposal

Hello, Arthur! Since I saw you liked astronomy, I'd like to tell you about something. On the artitle S/2005 (79360) 1, there is tag proposing to be merged with (79360) 1997 CS29. You can discuss what you want to do on the discussion page for S/2005 (79360) 1. There is only one user that put a note on there. The deadline is Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 15:00 (Eastern time). Kamope 23:53, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Kudos to you, sir!

Love the image you drew in Pachycephalosaurus; it is exactly what the article needed. Kudos to you, sir! --Kralizec! (talk) 01:44, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Thescelosaurus

Thanks for the image over at the world's greatest basal ornithopod! I've got some clearer photos of the Willo skull, if you're interested, but they wouldn't change your picture (except maybe the beak would be a little more pointy, and that falls under individual variation).J. Spencer 05:09, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

What would you like me to do with them? Your email is not enabled. J. Spencer 20:29, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Did you get them all right, and are they satisfactory? J. Spencer 21:53, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

I think a head-only drawing would be useful. It's got a distinctive skull for a hypsilophodont (not a baby doe-eyed Hypsilophodon, as is the norm in books). If you've got some time, it would be great, but dinosaurs without any illustrations should get first priority. J. Spencer 22:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

O.K. If I run across any that particularly need an illustration, I'll be sure to add them. J. Spencer 22:25, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for supporting for the proposed merger. Now S/2005 (79360) 1 is merged with (79360) 1997 CS29. Only you and another user posted a note on S/2005 (79360) 1s talk page. Now (79360) 1997 CS29 has a new talk page. Kamope 21:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Turiasaurus

Thanks for the heads-up! Been so engrosed in working on the pterosaurs i missed the bruhaha over thin in my email... Apparnetly Google flubbed and released the story early, before the time when technically the paper could be published, potentially jeopardizing the validity of the name, etc... anyway I think everything's ok now :) Dinoguy2 21:32, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

24.198.174.168 anonymous user is vandalizing "Longfellow".

Please keep an eye on this person. I sent him a "stop vandalism" notice. I don't know quite how to restore the article back to its longer status. There has been a lot of stuff ripped out. Thanks! Writtenright 03:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Addendum: I think I have restored the full text, but a more experienced hand such as yourself may wish to check this.Writtenright 03:24, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Dakosaurus

Hey, liking the drawings. Just thought I'd point out some things about the Dakosaurus drawing: metriorhynchids lacked osteoderms and the forelimbs where modified into hydrofoil-like paddles. Hope you don't mind me pointing these out! I was wondering if you have done any life reconstruction drawings with the animal in a natural setting? Mark t young 15:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Currently I'm writitng some papers on metriorhynchids after examing the material held in UK institutions and reviewing the literature. All metriorhynchids minus Teleidosaurus lacked osteoderms. Metriorhynchids have, unfortunately, been neglected by most vert palaeo workers, which is why most (if not all) reconstructions of them are slightly inaccurate. Mark t young 13:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Images for you to review

Hey, really like the drawings! Especially your rendering of M. casamiquelai! D. andiniensis looks much better, I have dorsal views of all the lateral views I sent you. I can send you them if your interested. Mark t young 21:03, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Continuing to like your metriorhynchids, and Sarcosuchus is kool too! Just to let you know there is no postcrania for Teleidosaurus. So it could have a body like Pelagosaurus or like Metriorhynchus, or more likely be somewhere intermediate. Looking forward to your next croc pix. Mark t young 10:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Teleidosaurus & Enaliosuchus

Concerning Teleidosaurus having or not having osteoderms, no-one knows if it does or doesn't. Thats why I said all metriorhynchids minus Teleidosaurus lack osteoderms (I probably should have been clearer on that one, soz). I've gotta paper which has a partial Enaliosuchus skull. Unfortunately, no complete skull for this genus has ever been found. In my analysis it comes out as a derived Geosaurus, so if you want i'll send you the pdf of Enaliosuchus, and I'd recommend using G. araucanensis to fill in the blanks at the back of the skull. Though, I should note that Enaliosuchus and G. ara show the beginings of narial retraction, which is something we seen in sustained swimmers. Just something i'd mention, if you plan to draw em ;-) Mark t young 17:57, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Excellent pix! My paper will resurrect Suchodus as a valid genus (with M. brachyrhynchus and M. durobrivensis now as Suchodus). Though, I believe M. casamiquelai could in fact be a seperate genus. I may also resurrect Purranisaurus as a valid genus, but that requires a bit more work. Next week i'll be able to provide you with some of my pictures of M. brachyrhynchus (its body is very similar to that of M. superciliosus). Mark t young 15:44, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Stethacanthus

Hey Firs, I noticed the image in the taxobox of Stethacanthus is a copyvio with no source and no permission. Since you are an admin you can probably do something about it (like deleting it as a copyright violation or mark it as such). Thanks. ArthurWeasley 00:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Arthur. The image was indeed a copyvio and has been deleted. Good catch. Best, Firsfron of Ronchester 02:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

The second image on Janjucetus had a fair use tag which claimed it was used "To illustrate the object in question where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information "; as we know an image could be created, it's not Fair Use. I've removed it from the page, and I assume Orphanbot will notify the owner. They usually give Fair Use imags a week or so before deleting. Keep sending them my way if you spot more. :) Firsfron of Ronchester 05:08, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Fun house

Hello, Arthur! I have a new fun house in Wikipedia (its not very big at the time) but I was wondering if you would want to do somethings in there. Click here to go to my fun house. Kamope | userpage | talk | contributions 22:09, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

For the deluge of quality illustrations

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For >80 high quality paleozoa illustrations; keep them coming! Debivort 05:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Your work and dedication to the project is inspiring Arthur. Debivort 05:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

More Quality Pix

Your M. superciliosus and Pelagosaurus pic are great. I'm glad your getting recognised for all your efforts! Sorry, i've not been able to get pix of M. brachyrhynchus for you. Things have been a bit hectic here with me organising my first PhD trips to Germany & the USA. Also my 23rd birthday has kinda put me back a few days! I hope to get them for you by early Feb, sorry! Mark t young 00:50, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Gogonasus pic

Thanks very much for your Gogonasus drawing! —Pengo 03:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Happy Valentines Day!

I wish you and your family have a wonderful Valentines Day!

Kamope · talk · contributions 01:01, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Varanus mabitang

Hello, ArthurWeasley!

I'm Osedax from the de-WP. I have seen your wonderful palaeo art. Can you make a picture like your palaeo art for my article Panay-Waran in the german Wikipedia? Pictures are

• here,
• here,
• here.

Thank you very much!

--84.160.217.59 12:19, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Tennis

Hello. Would you explain why you reverted the article Li Na? It was written just like other articles of Chinese tennis players. Wasn't it necessary to write that part? Thanks in advance. 219.126.185.218 20:02, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Othnielosaurus

Thank you very much! That turned out amazingly great :). J. Spencer 05:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Irritator

Firs, you reverted this edit: "The unusual name Irritator is in reference to the fact that its skull was found in several pieces, and its dicoverers were so irritated putting it back together. " back to the Irritator article. The story as I know is that the diggers added plaster to the incomplete skull to make it more impressive and that the paleontologists were quite mad on having to carefully remove it without damaging the fossil (as already explained further down in the article) not because the skull was found in several pieces. Which version is correct then ? I am confused ArthurWeasley 23:08, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Arthur,

You're correct, of course. Feel free to revert. :) Firsfron of Ronchester 23:10, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I guess I wasn't paying much attention. I was just so surprised at seeing an edit from an IP which wasn't vandalism or the introduction of POV claims of T. rex being larger than Dinosaur X that I goofed. Thanks for catching it, Arthur. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:14, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Exactly. Again, thank you. BTW, are you going to work on the new dinosaur collaboration? We could really use you if you're interested. :) Firsfron of Ronchester 23:21, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

A feathered version would be good, to counter the current images, all of which are featherless. Balance is good. Also, a lot of papers are available on-line. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Go Arthur! You've just nearly doubled the size of the article, in less than an hour! Firsfron of Ronchester 01:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Copyvio

Hi Firs (my favorite administrator), I noticed that this user is downloading copyrighted material on wikipedia with bogus license attribution in order (presumably) to avoid copyvio tags (or was it just a mistake?). One example is this image. ArthurWeasley 22:37, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Arthur,

Thank you very much for your note. At least three of the images were copyvios (two false currency tags and one uploaded from dinosauromorpha). I am particularly sensitive about copyvio images from dinosauromorpha, because they were kind enough to let us use two of their images on Psittacosaurus, and it would be nice to show our appreciation by, you know, not allowing people to violate the copyright on their site.

I have asked the user in question to review his remaining uploads and make sure each one is correctly tagged. Thank you again for catching this. Best wishes (and see you on Compy!), Firsfron of Ronchester 00:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Fred Spindler's artworks are unvaluable additions to the wiki articles so let's not disappoint him with copyvio issues (I like the Spinosaurus and the Huayangosaurus!). Noted a few others (from various artists): this one was spotted earlier by LoH. There are also this one and that one from I guess S. Kirk which were downloaded from a site which is itself in copyvio. Also noticed that this user has started downloading every artworks from Todd Marshall. All the images have the tag "copyrightfreeuseprovided" which might be alright but is there a signed proof of it? Cheers. ArthurWeasley 02:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Like the new look of your user page but I noticed it is very hard to see wikilinks with a yellow background ;) ArthurWeasley 02:23, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I will look into the Benosaurus issue; thanks for mentioning it. I had to delete the other images, unfortunately, as they were Fair Use images with very invalid Fair Use rationales, or blatant copyvios. As far as the yellow background is concerned, what browser are you using that causes your wikilinks to (presumably) show up in yellow? My wikilinks are blue (empty ones red), which I thought show up fine with a yellow background, but I may have to rethink that... Oh, and in case I'm not around, and you see more images which are copyright violations, you can place the {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} tag on them and some admin will be by to delete them shortly (I don't mind deleting them, of course). Firsfron of Ronchester 04:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

TV broadcast/ illustrations

Hi Arthur,

I think your illustrations are fabulous and wondered if you would give permission for the use of a couple (with attribution) for an Australian science program Catalyst - broadcast on the ABC (a non-commercial channel). The story is about limbed fish - and the evolutionary transition which took fish out of the water and onto land. The two images which would suit perfectly are of Tiktaalik and Icthyostega. I have read the copyright license but it appears to apply only to documents..... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Anjalisa (talk • contribs) 05:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC).