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DYK for Aphidius nigripes

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:51, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Locust

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Your GA nomination of Locust

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DYK for Oulophyllia crispa

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:41, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Solenosmilia variabilis at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 01:12, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Bot! I think you are mistaken. The nomination of Solenosmilia variabilis was made on the 25 June and the hook was approved the following day. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:59, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

The Oceanides

Hey! Thanks so much for reading through the page I recently expanded. I'm new-ish, so as always, any advice is always appreciated. I had left the maintenance tag in the Composition section because it is still missing information on the actual composition process of the tone poem. Even though I have this information, I kind of got burned out...haha. I'll add it eventually. Anyway, if you've never before heard the piece, I highly recommend it, from one Wikipedian to another. Thanks again for all you do here! :)

Sgvrfjs (talk) 05:08, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Also, I'm curious on your thoughts: does this article have FA potential eventually? I don't really understand how this process works, or if/why it's important, but I'd be so happy if it could eventually find its way toward recognition. Ciao.

Sgvrfjs (talk) 05:11, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

I was approving the hook for DYK and removed the tag because it seemed unnecessary. You can always add more information to the article without placing a tag there. A very nice article, I will listen to the tone poem if I get the chance. About FA, yes I would have thought so. You could try it at GAN first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Proposed merger

I've proposed to merge Phylogenetics of mimicry into Mimicry as there's large overlap (and the PoM article is a mix of overlap, waffle and hope for the future, it seems a couple of students made this their one-and-only), leaving ... not a lot to merge really. Curious what you think. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:59, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

I will have a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:04, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Alaska dragonflies

Hi Cwmhiraeth: A quick search online brought up this book, which shows five dragonfly species occur north of the arctic circle in Alaska. Just FYI! :) MeegsC (talk) 19:44, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

GA reassessment

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Rocket League

Thanks for the tip. I've never been good at figuring out which queues to put special occasion requests in. Yoninah (talk) 10:32, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Agaricia agaricites

Gatoclass (talk) 13:07, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Agaricia tenuifolia

Gatoclass (talk) 13:07, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

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Racz needs an expert reviewer's eyes

Would you be so kind as to take a look at Gabor B. Racz and see what they're saying at the assessment page? Atsme^📞📧 09:42, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

I was planning to respond at the assessment page anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:58, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Rhopilema esculentum

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:36, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Calopteryx dimidiata

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:22, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Anurogryllus muticus + trophic eggs

FYI only. There are interesting facts about Anurogryllus muticus on trophic eggs, subsocial behavior, food supply for offspring etc. IMHO, those facts will add much to the article (DYK etc.). Hope one day I might dare to write texts on my own :) Hanberke (talk) 07:16, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

There is a bit of a problem about distinguishing between Anurogryllus muticus and Anurogryllus arboreus. Because the latter was split off in 1973, older literature might be referring to either of these species, although one should be able to tell which it is by the location where the insects were collected. Why don't you practice your text-writing skills by adding the behavioural information you have found on Anurogryllus muticus to the article? I can polish it up if necessary and it could end up as a collaborative DYK. Don't you think it's amazing that these small insects with minute brains have such advanced behaviours? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:12, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks for the explanation and encouraging help. I'll try rephrasing some info from the source materials asap. Hanberke (talk) 08:29, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm trying to find proper page for reference about the most preferred food (Alysicarpus vaginalis) for Anurogryllus muticus. They dig their burrows mostly near Alysicarpus vaginalis. How can I cite this page? and this from Google books? If you can add that into the article, I can follow the suit for further contributions. Hanberke (talk) 09:07, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

If you look at my talk page you will see I keep a list of citation templates that I use frequently at the top. I will leave it to you as I am expecting visitors in a moment.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Your additions and referencing are good enough to follow and assess on rephrasing, but I've been busy nowadays. Sure, I'll contribute to this and other article soon. Cheers!

Thank you for the explanation, it is a right decision to present them in separate DYKS, to further emphasize the difference between them. I also made some additions in Ophiactis savignyi. I'd much appreciate if you could polish the wording and reference formats. Hanberke (talk) 10:59, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your addition. I intend to work on that article this evening. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:08, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Maasella edwardsi

Gatoclass (talk) 10:32, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey Cwmhiraeth

I saw that you just moved two of my nominations to the prep area. Thanks for that, but could you tweak the queue placement of Template:Did you know nominations/19th century in ichnology and Template:Did you know nominations/20th century in ichnology so that they run on a similar time slot on consecutive days? They make an awesome pair, and it would really suck to see them separated. Abyssal (talk) 12:53, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Wait, I just saw that Q2 comes one after Q6. Oops. But is there any chance the 20th century nomination be the picture hook for consistency? I know we don't like to be too repetetive here, but this will be the last paleontology timeline for a good while and it would be awesome to go out with a bang. :) Abyssal (talk) 13:14, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

There seems to be a general view that the picture slot at DYK should rotate among the various types of article. You could try to persuade someone to swap things around at the DYK discussion page, but I wouldn't like to take it on myself to do so. About half the hooks nominated have images and most have to be rejected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:13, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Solenosmilia variabilis

Gatoclass (talk) 11:03, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Jellyfish Barnstar
	Thanks for creating the new Rhopilema esculentum article, and for all of your work to improve Wikipedia's coverage of organisms. (Notice the "star" in the background of the image!) North America1000 18:06, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! I couldn't find much about using this jellyfish for food, but I enjoyed writing about it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Jellyfish as food

Jellyfish in the U.S. state of Georgia are dried, preserved and packaged. After processing, the product is sold to a seafood distributor that ships them to Japan, China and Thailand

Check out the new Jellyfish as food article I just created. Feel free to help out in its expansion. My only request is to please not copy content from other articles into the article, but rather write in one's own words. I ask this because I'm planning on submitting this as a DYK in the near future, but articles with any content copied from other articles must then be expanded 5x, creating much more work. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:42, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Sceliphron laetum

Gatoclass (talk) 23:48, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

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This matter has nothing to do with me and I do not wish to be drawn into the process. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:58, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Sorry about that - I struck your name from the list - the ARBCOM clerks weren't specific so I just listed everyone who was mentioned, and yours came up as original reviewer. The notice is just to let you know your name was mentioned. Atsme^📞📧 06:54, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

I just assume good faith and think the whole thing is a monumental waste of time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:13, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Ant mimicry

I came across this curious topic, only to find it absurdly organised by taxon rather than by theme, and largely uncited to boot. Because ants are so good at defending themselves, they are ideal hosts for mimics ... and they are even targeted by rather brave invaders (aggressive mimics). I intend to reorg and rewrite to cover the main themes, and would be delighted if you felt like lending a hand. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:27, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Evolutionary biology

I'm a true bug!

On another theme altogether (well, it's a pretty inclusive one), there's this new project. It cunningly lists things to do with some clever bots on its project page, and they feel to me like things that definitely need attention. Maybe worth joining. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:27, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

It looks like an interesting project and I might join it later, but for the moment I am concentrating on things that I can use to gain points for the WikiCup, the main point-scoring part of which is now looming. The same is true of ant mimicry, so I think I will give that a miss as well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:41, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Ok. What sort of articles do you need for the WikiCup? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:50, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

The best points this year come from FAs (200 points), but with FAs one is limited to one at a time and one joint nomination. I have my plans for FA in hand. Otherwise, the sort of GAs (30 points) we have been doing are good, as long as they are on topics with articles in many foreign languages as this gives multiple bonus points. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:03, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Hemiptera

All right, do you fancy Hemiptera then? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:24, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Yes. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:30, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

So we don't conflict, shall I work on Characteristics to start with? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Yes please. I'll do the Humans bit. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:51, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

The German article Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera) is quite well-developed and may be useful via Google translate. I like the External and Internal phylogeny idea. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:55, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Google translate is fine for French or Spanish where it is fairly easy to understand what the source is getting at, but I find German more problematic, so I will leave it to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:07, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Shellac from the lac bug seems to be both a resin and a dyestuff: http://www.shellac-india.com/about-shellac.htm and http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/sic.1989.34.4.189. Since you seem to be working on it, I'll leave the article alone, unless you have any suggestions? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:56, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Seems that's all done! Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:57, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

We seem to have paused on this article. It doesn't feel complete to me but I'm not sure what we should add. Ideas? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:41, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Looking around, some articles like Beetle are rather more inclusive but have a lot of individual species examples, but Hemiptera is fairly equivalent to Fly and more comprehensive than Myriapoda. It seems good to me to move on. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:47, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Ok, shall we nominate it for GA? I've done a little work on the ecology section. And move on where? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I expect you saw that Shyamal has started to review this, and Horse-fly. Work will be needed, and textbooks - I'll not be a lot of help for a week or so. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Just to let you know I'm back ... and my head is still on holiday, I feel dizzy in front of a computer, and I need to spend time with my family - so I will only be able to do small bits here and there, at least for a while. Hope that's ok with you. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:27, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

I have been taking things slowly hoping to string this out for another week, so am happy to allow you recovery time! Meanwhile the stub contest seems to have deteriorated into mass replication by Thine Antique Pen, with which I cannot possibly compete without lowering my standards. The WikiCup is a better competition, as it relies on both quality and hard work rather than just quantity. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:39, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for understanding. Yes, people do play games; I can see the exercise is not without benefit, but I prefer to do a few things nicely if possible. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:51, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

This camel is now through the eye of the needle also - did take a bit of pushing but is much the better for it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:05, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Locust

Gatoclass (talk) 00:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bee

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DYK for Anthelia glauca

Gatoclass (talk) 00:11, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Dactylotrochus

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Better pic for Leptophlebia marginata

This picture is more appealing IMHO. It displays all the details that the current picture in Leptophlebia marginata has + eye-catching colors. Hanberke (talk) 09:06, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Maybe, but it is somewhat misleading because you might think the mayfly was sipping nectar, whereas adult mayflies don't feed. It's colourful, but I don't think it's better than the two pictures already in the article because the mayfly is smaller and less clear, and I think three pictures would be excessive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:21, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Gonatopus clavipes

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DYK for Ephemera vulgata

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DYK for Brachytrupes membranaceus

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DYK for Platygyra lamellina

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DYK for Anurogryllus arboreus

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DYK for Hexagenia bilineata

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DYK for Anoplius viaticus

Thanks for your help with the project Victuallers (talk) 01:51, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Good stuff! I provided a photo of a similar species, A. infuscatus, for Anoplius (sketchy article) and spider wasp (not too bad, a bit technical). Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:40, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ophiactis savignyi

Gatoclass (talk) 13:37, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Panulirus penicillatus

Hi. I reviewed your DYK nomination of Panulirus penicillatus just now. I noticed one small thing in the text which I thought might be a grammar mistake — but I wanted to check with you first, in case this is in fact acceptable British (English or Welsh) usage. The article says, "Panulirus penicillatus grows to maximum length of about 40 centimetres (16 in) but a more normal length is 30 centimetres (12 in), with males growing to larger sizes than females." I would be inclined to say "a maximum length" (with an indefinite article), but my English background is North American. Even if this is acceptable usage elsewhere, I suspect some readers are going to find the temptation to "fix" it irresistible, so it might be better to add the "a" in any case. I would also suggest adding a comma before the "but". Your thoughts? — Richwales (no relation to Jimbo) 04:19, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

I agree with your suggestions. The first point was my error in not reading the text through carefully enough. Thank you for pointing it out and reviewing the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:53, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Glad to help. — Richwales (no relation to Jimbo) 05:26, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Anurogryllus muticus

Materialscientist (talk) 13:37, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Millepora complanata

Gatoclass (talk) 13:07, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Cyanea nozaki

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DYK for Alepas pacifica

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Anyone could take a look at your talk page, and it goes without saying that you've done a lot of hard work lately. Please enjoy these strawberries; they're both healthy and delicious! Bananasoldier (talk) 07:02, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Bananasoldier. We grow strawberries ourselves, and as you say, they're rather yummy! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:32, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Macrolophus caliginosus

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DYK for Dicyphus hesperus

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2015 GA Cup - Round 2

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Tunisian Arabic

Dear User,

Tunisian Arabic is nominated for GA Status. Please review this work and adjust it if it involves several deficiencies.

Yours Sincerely,

--Csisc (talk) 12:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

I am afraid I know nothing about Arabic or Tunisian Arabic and am not qualified to review the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Parapercis alboguttata

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:27, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Mayfly

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DYK for Nigerian mole-rat

Gatoclass (talk) 17:22, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Brown quail

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Really just the one line that supports that hook directly that needs rewording to distinguish it more clearly from the source, I think. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:51, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Ptilocnemus lemur

Thanks for helping Victuallers (talk) 04:56, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Bee

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:41, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Anaphes nitens

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:26, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Considering first FA, need advice

Hey, I have been considering nominating the Banded sugar ant article for FA, but seeing as I have only nominated articles for GA, the FA process has left me very nervous. I have noticed that you have promoted many articles (many of which are important ones) to FA, and I was wondering if you could give an insight of what I may expect when it comes to the review, especially for first time users? Also, would you be able to give a read through the article to see what could be improved and such, and do you think a second copyedit is needed to fulfill the prose criteria? Thank you in advance. Burklemore1 (talk) 18:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

I will take a look. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:26, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Having read through most of the article, I think the prose is very good and I don't think another copyedit is needed. I would have thought it was nearly ready for FA. The reviewers are likely to know less about ants than you do, and a lot of effort at FA is taken up on the formatting of references, the licensing of images and suchlike. Most reviewers are quite helpful to first time nominators. A few points:

• There is a missing subfamily name in sentence 2 of the lead.
• Some of the conversions are too precise, "10 millimetres (0.39 in)" for example.
• In places you use capital letters where I think you should not, "The Blackish blind snake" for example.
• There is quite a bit of overlinking.

Try reviewing other people's articles, and consider what other reviewers seem to expect of an article. I don't always agree with the point a reviewer is making, but I generally go along with what they want done as your ultimate aim is for them to support your nomination. Hope that helps, I guess you'll get on fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:58, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for taking your time on this and thanks for the suggestions, it does indeed helps a lot. I have fixed a few things so far. I have viewed all the licensing for images and all seem to be fine, but I'll just see what experienced reviewers will have to say when it comes to that. Again, thanks for the help! Burklemore1 (talk) 15:00, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

Okay, I have nominated the article for FA after doing a couple of edits and fixes. If I haven't fully addressed your comments, feel free to comment on the nomination. Thank you, Burklemore1 (talk) 07:16, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Good. I will do so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:44, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Heliofungia actiniformis

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DYK nomination of Panulirus penicillatus

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DYK for Brown quail

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OSU

Hi! I see that you are adding material based on the OSU animal breeds website. That is probably not a reliable source; though it occasionally carries reliable content, some of it is really way off, as we have found again and again. I usually remove that source wherever I see it. If, as appears likely, they've based their page on the American Landrace on Hilton M. Briggs's Modern Breeds of Livestock, wouldn't it be better to consult and cite that instead? Thanks again for your work on these articles. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:38, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

I tend to expect that material put out by universities, museums and similar institutions is reliable. If this is not the case it is a pity, and I don't intend to expand any more breed articles in any case. Incidentally, the OSU is used or mentioned in many sheep articles but the url needs adjustment by the removal of "/index.html", which no longer works. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, you'd think so, wouldn't you? Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 08:50, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Panulirus penicillatus

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DYK for Leptophlebia marginata

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DYK for Cystidicoloides tenuissima

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DYK for Greater guinea pig

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DYK nomination of Geoxus

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DYK for Greater Egyptian jerboa

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DYK for Wasp

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Template:Did you know nominations/James Robb (golfer)

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DYK nomination of Province of Varese

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GA article - notable?

I have put a notability tag on an article you passed for GA - see Talk:Kirtlandian#Notability. RockMagnetist(talk) 01:56, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Collared tuco-tuco

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Question about DYK

Thanks for promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Perovskia atriplicifolia. When will it appear? RO^(talk) 22:08, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

(watching) that depends on the people building prep sets, - intentionally again different from those who promote, - keep watching the nomination , then you will notice when it's chosen, you can also look at the queue, with sets and planned times, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

... which shows that it will appear - pictured - in the next set, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

It's in queue five, which is August 29. So will it be on in a few hours, when it turns to the 29th UTC? RO^(talk) 22:24, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

UTC 10:10 according to the time table. Last update just happened, - in about 12 hours, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes indeed, it should appear at 10.10 UTC today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:54, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Dwarf sawfish

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DYK for Province of Bologna

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DYK for Province of Lodi

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DYK for Mobula munkiana

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:32, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Unicoloured blackbird

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DYK for Pale-eyed blackbird

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DYK for Chestnut-capped blackbird

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DYK for Province of Isernia

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Tyrone Garland FAN

As you are an active DYK contributor and are experienced in the field of reviewing articles, please take a look at the featured article nomination of Tyrone Garland if you have any spare time. Feel free to leave comments or give support. TempleM (talk) 22:13, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Black-chinned siskin

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

1. Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
2. Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
3. Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
4. Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
5. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
6. Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
7. Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
8. Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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DYK for Province of Pescara

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DYK for Province of Pavia

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DYK for Crimson fruitcrow

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations on the DYK. If only more of them were as interesting as this one! - Pointillist (talk) 16:27, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Tarachodes maurus

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DYK for Tarachodes afzelii

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DYK for Province of Savona

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DYK for Brazilian guinea pig

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Coauthors

Hi Cwmhiraeth: I'm guessing that you don't know that the |coauthor parameter in the citation template is now deprecated. Please use |author= or |last= |first= (with the appropriate number following) instead! Otherwise, the articles keep showing up on the cleanup listings for various projects. Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 16:29, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

I never use the coauthor parameter in new citations I write, but I may sometimes copy a citation from elsewhere and inadvertently use it, so I will try to avoid doing so in future. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:57, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Scleractinia

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DYK for Geoxus

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DYK for Province of Pordenone

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DYK for Province of Udine

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DYK for Banded butterflyfish

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Province of Varese

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Angera

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DYK for Chilean rock rat

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Puente Viesgo

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup - Round 3 Greetings, all! We hope that everyone had a nice summer. Saturday saw the end of Round 2. Things went relatively smoothly this month. The top 2 from 4 pools, plus the top participant (the wildcard, or "9th place") of all remaining competitors, moved onto Round 3. We had one withdrawal early in Round 2, so he was replaced by the next-highest scorer from Round 1. Round 2's highest scorer was Pool D's Tomandjerry211, who earned an impressive 366 points; he also reviewed the most articles (19). Close behind was Zwerg Nase, also in Pool D, at 297 points and 16 articles. The wildcard slot went to Good888. Congrats to all! Round 3 will have 9 competitors in 3 pools. The key to moving forward was reviewing articles with the longest nomination dates, as it has been in every round up to now. For example, 2 competitors only needed to review 2 articles each to win in their pools, and each article were either from the pink nomination box (20 points) or had languished in the queue for over 5 months (18 points). The GA Cup continues to be a success in many ways, even with fewer competitors this time. For some reason, the competitors in the 2015 GA Cup have reviewed fewer articles in Round 2, which has made the judges scratch their head in confusion. We've speculated many reasons for that: the summer months and vacations, our competitors are saving their strength for the final rounds, or they all live in the Pacific Northwest and the heavy wildfire smoke has affected their thinking. Whatever the reason, Round 2 competitors reviewed almost 100 articles, which is a significant impact in the task of reviewing articles for GA status. We've considered that the lower participation this competition is due to timing, so we intend to discuss the best time frame for future GA Cups. For Round 3, participants have been placed randomly in 3 pools of 3 contestants each; the top editor in each pool will progress, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users. Round 3 will start on September 1 at 0:00:01 UTC and end on September 28 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about Round 3 and the pools can be found here. Good luck to the remaining contestants, and have fun! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6 and Jaguar, and MrWooHoo. 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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DYK for Province of Medio Campidano

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Blattodea

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Tachypleus tridentatus

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Apatosaurus

When you have the time, could you look at Apatosaurus? LittleJerry (talk) 20:20, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Question about GAC

Hi, Cwmhiraeth - why are there no minimum requirements re: prose size for a GA candidate? It seems to me that an article with readable prose that is barely 2841 B (481 words) should not qualify, much less be rated as a "B" article but I may be overlooking something. I was going to review an article of that size and noticed there is more information that can be added if the nominating editor would put some effort into it. Is there a point where we can say there just isn't enough information in this article? Atsme^📞📧 01:51, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Some subjects will have less known about them than others. GA Criterion 3a states that the article should "address the main aspects of the topic", but the article does not have to be comprehensive as is the case with an FAC. You don't specify what the article is but I would say that if it omitted any important things one would expect to find in such an article it could be failed. I did a review for an article about a book and would have failed it until the nominator added information on who had published it and when, and its reception. If you think there are easily filled gaps, you could say so. You can make comments also when someone else has taken on a review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:05, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Black siskin

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Thick-billed siskin

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Olivaceous siskin

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Province of Ferrara

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DYK for Rosy thrush-tanager

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DYK for Province of Ravenna

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DYK for Province of Forlì-Cesena

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Abrothrix olivaceus

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Your GA nomination of Vegetable

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DYK for Mountain degu

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Allied rock-wallaby

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DYK for Arenivaga

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DYK for Oligoryzomys microtis

Gatoclass (talk) 03:07, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Red-banded fruiteater

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Handsome fruiteater

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:52, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Colombian forest mouse

Hello! Your submission of Colombian forest mouse at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Kevmin § 20:10, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Atlantic bamboo rat

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:36, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Angera

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:21, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Horse-fly

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:51, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Clarify a few things

I just want you to know that none of my questions about DYK were meant to imply you hadn't earned or didn't deserve every single one of those points, nor was I meaning to question the quality of your work. I've looked at your work, and I think it's excellent. I'm just trying to learn how to score higher, and I'm trying to do that by studying what you and others do. In the end, that's probably a fools errand, because even if I did exactly what you and others did I could never score as many points because I'll never get my work reviewed as fast as you do. People keep saying "do reviews to get reviews", but I did dozens of reviews last month, and it's yet to come back to me. Maybe people see my work and ignore it because it's bad. I don't know.

Maybe that's not social networking, but in the last 13 months here I've felt over and over again how cliquey this place can be, and it's very discouraging to me. I'm a long-time loner and frequent iconoclast, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised when I regularly lose popularity contests. But my heart sank a little when I read the last Wikicup newsletter, because it implied I only made the finals due to last minute PRs, but I had 290 points in FAs and GAs, including an 8,500 word FA for Chetro Ketl and an 8,000 word GA for Mesa Verde National Park, for which I got a 60 measly points and couldn't claim a DYK for because I only added 6,000 words to the article and got it to GA. Anyway, I want you to know I admire your work. Good luck with the rest of the cup. RO^(talk) 19:28, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Because of the way bonus points are allotted this year, and the relative points available for FAs, GAs and DYKs, I find GAs the least attractive of the three, especially as there is the chancy matter of having your nomination reviewed. At FA, there are several editors who tend to review the articles I submit, but that is because they have similar interests and edit in the same field. I don't really think it is a networking thing. I have grown cacti for many years by the way and I think desert life is fascinating. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Bentfin devil ray

Gatoclass (talk) 01:37, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mantis

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DYK for Rose-collared piha

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DYK for Province of Fermo

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:22, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Excellent article

Thank you for making the GA review process so pleasant. Let me know when and if you want my help in bringing any of your work up to FA. Best Regards,

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DYK for Band-tailed fruiteater

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DYK for Fiery-throated fruiteater

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DYK for Masked fruiteater

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DYK for Black-chested fruiteater

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DYK for Green-and-black fruiteater

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DYK for Barred fruiteater

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DYK for Orange-breasted fruiteater

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DYK for Golden-breasted fruiteater

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DYK for Reinosa

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DYK for Blue cotinga

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DYK for Lovely cotinga

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DYK for Grey pileated finch

Gatoclass (talk) 00:37, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Red pileated finch

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Template:Did you know nominations/Killer Instinct Gold

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you could return to finish the review here—Czar has suggested some new hooks, and the earlier ones have been struck. If not, please let me know here and I'll put out the call for a new reviewer. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:36, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Review completed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:03, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for White-winged shrike-tanager

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DYK for Flame-crested tanager

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DYK nomination of Olive tanager

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DYK for Brunneria borealis

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Oligonicella scudderi

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DYK nomination of Black oropendola

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DYK for Green oropendola

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Template:Did you know nominations/Jeffery Rowthorn

Cwmhiraeth, a new hook has been suggested that may satisfy your objections to the previous hooks. Can you please stop by and check, and if it does, complete the review? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:04, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: Actually I proposed the new hook. I have pinged the nominator, asking him to respond to my suggestion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Baudó oropendola

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DYK for Caiman (genus)

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DYK for Arshak Ter-Gukasov

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

I wanted to know if its possible to place Arshak Ter-Gukasov in a picture slot for the DYK? The picture for him is really nice and completely PD. Is there anyway you can do that? If not, I understand. Regards, Étienne Dolet (talk) 15:47, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Actually, I do agree with you, and was in two minds about giving him a picture slot. I have moved him. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:28, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Someone else later removed the image with the comment that there had been another Russian general image at DYK recently. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Cwmhiraeth for your help. I'll contact the other user to see if we can perhaps find a later time. Étienne Dolet (talk) 18:54, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Araguaia National Park

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DYK for Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

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This Template:Did you know nominations/Sierra de Perijá National Park promoted by you has not appeared in the main space or seen the Prep Que. Can you pl locate the glitch. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 23:44, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Another editor moved it from Prep 4 to Prep 5. It'll get there in the end! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Tennessee cave salamander

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DYK for Berry Cave salamander

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DYK for Meuse (department)

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South American tern DYK

Cwmhiraeth…I just reviewed your DYK nomination for South American tern. It's good to go; however, I suggested an alternative hook that emphasizes the small size of the beach rather than the year of the observation…that’s more interesting I think. In any case, thought you might want to review/comment on alternate hook.--Orygun (talk) 19:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Bee

The section Bee#Solitary and communal bees surprisingly contains two uncited paragraphs, not sure how that happened. I've tidied up the refs in the article (and got rid of the Sources list ... of one book), maybe you know where that text came from? Otherwise I can search for something suitable. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:25, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

It is rather surprising. I'll leave it to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:30, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

OK, I've added some. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:16, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

There's a discussion on the talk page about the lead image. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:46, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Preps 5 and 6

Hi, I've cleared Preps 5 and 6 for hooks from the Special Occasions holding area for October 13 (Ada Lovelace Day). I've promoted all the ones I didn't write or review. Would you be able to promote the rest? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 09:02, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Will do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:05, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:22, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Is the idea to have all the hooks on this topic, or should they be mixed up as in an ordinary hook set? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Since they're all bios, I think they should be spread out over the two prep sets, and other, non-bio articles could be scattered in-between. Unless they feature it elsewhere on the main page, I don't think anyone knows what Ada Lovelace Day is. ;) Yoninah (talk) 09:26, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I will leave you to fill in the gaps. There are quite a few DYK nominations that I can't promote because I either expanded the article or reviewed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:41, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Sure, will do, too! Yoninah (talk) 09:41, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Velvet-fronted grackle

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DYK for Short-billed leaftosser

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DYK for Scaly-throated leaftosser

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Halloween hooks

Why did you run Template:Did you know nominations/Anniyan when it was being saved for Halloween, and was listed in the Halloween area on WP:DYKN? Prioryman (talk) 12:30, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Also Template:Did you know nominations/The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist. I hope you can find two fresh DYKs to replace these? Prioryman (talk) 12:33, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

I did not find either of these hooks in the Halloween special holding area. I only took hooks from the main nomination list. Perhaps they were not moved correctly to the holding area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

@Prioryman: In fact, look at the history of the two nominations. They never were moved to the special holding area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:13, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

They certainly both were in the holding area - I removed them from there only a few hours ago when I saw that they'd already been run (see [1]) - and in addition I explicitly said on Template:Did you know nominations/Anniyan that I wanted to save it for Halloween, which the nominator was OK with. Prioryman (talk) 18:57, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

@Prioryman: You may have added them to the holding area but you did not take them away from the main nomination area. Don't blame me for your omission. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Mantis

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:31, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Horse-fly

What about Horse-fly, an article in need of attention, or do you have anything in mind? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Why not. At least we can add some references... Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:43, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I will make a start on the Description section which I will detach from the Taxonomy section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:49, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Do you think we might move the species list out of the taxobox? It's taking up a lot of wall space. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:38, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it would be much better elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:41, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm feeling a bit stuck with this one - the article seems to need more but I'm not sure what. Anything you'd like me to have a go at? Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:40, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

I am just looking for a couple more references and then I think we might nominate the article for GA and move on. The insect groups we have previously done have had wider availability of information. What do you want to do next? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:49, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Might as well nominate Hemiptera for GA as well. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

OK, let's go for both of them. Will nominate now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:06, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

It's made it to GA, so now attention can turn to Hemiptera; Mantis and Cicada are waiting in the wings, depending on what you feel like doing! Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:05, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Good. Lets finish off mantis and then move on to cicada. I should have a bit more time now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Mantis

Fancy mantis? Suitably scary. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:12, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Mantis will do fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:18, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Super. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:52, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

I've probably done enough on restructuring, images, and the human aspects - the mythology took a bit of digging. Will be mainly out for a couple of weeks now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:06, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

OK. Are you happy with me nominating Grasshopper jointly for FAC in the next couple of days? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:29, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Sure, but I'll only be able to offer minor support for a while. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:30, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Right, relax and enjoy yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:33, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Before you nominate. I think the lede should be expanded. LittleJerry (talk) 03:46, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, you are right. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

• @Chiswick Chap: I have expanded the lead, but having looked more fully at Grasshopper I have decided it would be better to go first for Mayfly. The latter had a much more rigorous GA review and I think it is in better shape. If you get a chance, you can indicate that you are happy with this arrangement, otherwise I will probably go ahead and nominate it anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Ok with me. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:45, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Out of curiosity, what other insects are you going to move to FAC? LittleJerry (talk) 21:39, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

We have not really discussed this, but maybe something like Horse-fly which is in the process of having a comprehensive GA review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:00, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

I'd be willing to work with you guys on bringing Mantis to FA. I even found a nice book on them. Though I may have to wait to save up some for it. Also grasshoppers seems to have had a comprehensive review. LittleJerry (talk) 03:37, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

Whenever Cwmhiraeth is ready; fine by me. Meanwhile, we have to get it to GA, so we need to fill in the missing citations, and globalize the conservation section. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:04, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

@LittleJerry also: I have revised both Mantis and Cicada quite extensively, so they are decently cited, illustrated, and have wide coverage. I'd be very happy if either of you could review the articles informally and then we can take them to GA (and maybe beyond, book purchases permitting!). Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:10, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

I don't know when exactly I'll be able to get the book. If decide to bring this the FA I'd be happy to make sure the mantis book is properly cited. Looking at the article now, I can see that a few paragraphs in "Anatomy" are uncited as well as the first paragraph of "In literature and art". LittleJerry (talk) 23:44, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

It is my intention to do further work on the Anatomy section, either today or tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

I have been looking at Cicada. What is the article actually about, Cicadidae or Cicadoidea? I suggest we should make it be about Cicadoidea and get rid of the uncited, incomplete list of genera which would then not need to be included, as per comments in the Horse-fly review. Any views? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:36, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Good idea. The Snodgrass chapter (ref 4) has quite good line drawings of legs, etc, as well as old but useful text. If you want any images from there I can pop them on Commons for you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:00, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth. Do you have the mantis book or are you using a googlebook preview? LittleJerry (talk) 19:49, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

I don't have it but some of it is available through Google books. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: Although the book will be useful to take this to FA, I think the article is about ready for GAN. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:37, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I think we can nominate it now. Are you doing it? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:50, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Hopefully someone will give it a thorough review. Can you request that? LittleJerry (talk) 11:22, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Chiswick Chap, Cwmhiraeth, I'll probably order the book next week. LittleJerry (talk) 15:59, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

OK. We'll just have to see who we get as a reviewer. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:02, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Book ordered! For the GA review maybe Bfpage could review such they give an indepth GA reviews to grasshopper. LittleJerry (talk) 20:14, 5 September 2015 (UTC)

I got the book today. I'll probably look through this weekend. LittleJerry (talk) 22:11, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Excellent! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Will continue to look though the book and possibility some rewriting this week. Hope we're not in too much of a rush. LittleJerry (talk) 00:50, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm hoping we will nominate it before the end of the month. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll probably finish up today. Before we nominate, I think we may need to do a quick spotcheck. LittleJerry (talk) 17:49, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

• The #38 reference at the end of the "Antipredator adaptations" section needs attention from whoever added it. The placement of the images is also not ideal, with text being pinched in places. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:05, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Fixed the DOI, didn't work properly despite having Wiley's DOI ref copied exactly in there. I've rearranged the images; if they still feel crowded then they must go in galleries (we already have some) or be removed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:36, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Are we ready to nominate this then? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:33, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Guess so, you know better than I do. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:19, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I've fixed several of the source issues (not my bag, I can tell you). There will be more as they only checked half the article, so we ought to pre-empt them if possible by checking the rest... Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:04, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

I will leave you to deal with the issues already raised and I will look at the remaining citations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:08, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

I've done what I can for now. I'm out most of today but will try to get to the list if I have a spare moment. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:39, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

I have dealt with the ones you did not get round to and looked at the remaining citations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:05, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

I've caught up a bit today and done a lot of formatting. There are a few left for you: it looks as if we need a Distribution section and to move some text out of the lead. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:52, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

OK. LittleJerry should have also been thanked for sorting out the references. I was struggling yesterday evening with what to do about a "cite error" that flummoxed me, when I had an edit conflict, and the problem had been sorted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:50, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm very grateful to him, these miniscule fixes are hard work. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

@LittleJerry: I have added a sentence about distribution, but I doubt the source would be called reliable. Distribution information is probably in Prete, which would be a better source to use. Could you look? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:02, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: Can you deal with the "Mantid" point raised by FunkMonk. I searched but could not find the statement anywhere except in a book that mirrored the Wikipedia article. I suggest we remove the statement and note, but I am not used to dealing with notes and do not know how to remove it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:40, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Done, a pity as it's true and helpful. That just leaves "arolium, cerci, tergites" which seems to be in your area. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:36, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth:. I will. LittleJerry (talk) 01:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Done. LittleJerry (talk) 15:57, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

I've had a *very* thorough look for details of when and where mantises mate in the tropics, and found ... nothing. I tried Indonesian/Malaysian language sites (the area with most mantises .. saya bisa bicara bahasa Indonesia, sedikit); articles from India; searched JSTOR; googled for scientific papers as well as the usual stuff. Nada. Maybe someone who can read Thai might do better, but I doubt it. It's a bit awkward proving a negative, specially in an FAC context, but I think all we can say is that little seems to have been written on the matter. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:56, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

I agree. If the information is not available, we cannot provide it. Perhaps you would like to add your comment to the FAC review page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:10, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Cicada

I think this article is now about ready; it seems to say what it should, and we seem to have finished editing it! Shall I nominate it for GA? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:18, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I want to add a bit more to the description section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:04, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Super. Let me know if there's anything I should pay attention to. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:15, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm just mining Resh, and plan to continue tomorrow. Do you fancy getting rid of the genera? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:20, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I've collapsed it and got rid of two of the surplus images. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:52, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I have now finished what I wanted to do with the article so I think it is probably ready for nomination. Do you want to do it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:04, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

The GA review is getting under way. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:07, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Butterfly

Perhaps Butterfly next? It's an old article, mostly not badly reffed, but patchy; and there are interesting areas to work on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:25, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

OK, but my efforts may be a bit spasmodic as other (point scoring) things may demand my time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:52, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Right, I'll proceed quietly. I thought it might be a good point scorer as it seems to be on every known wiki. Anything better we could work on? Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:54, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I think it will do fine, and it should not be too difficult to find sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:02, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I have found this useful source which has masses of information and I plan to use it extensively. For the moment I will just use the page number in the citation, but later it can be placed in the Literature section. I propose to remove the Further reading section, but first I will wait to see if a resident editor turns up. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

No deimatic cave-dragon has emerged from the woodwork breathing edit-wars. I have illustrated the article, reorganised it (that's -ised in Australian English!) and rewritten the general description, phylogeny and human stuff. Maybe you can take over now? Ping me if you want me to do some chunk of what's left. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:42, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Erm, the tiger moth is there as an illustration that while most butterflies are (colourful, day-flying) and most moths are not, there are exceptions. Thought I'd made that clear in caption and text, but evidently more was needed! Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:15, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

I didn't know you had just added it. I'm not sure that a rather lengthy article on butterflies, having stated that most moths are nocturnal and cryptic, should illustrate one that is not. Put it back if you want. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks... I guess we can a) leave it out; b) put in a dingy nocturnal moth (with feathery antennae) to show a 'typical' difference from butterflies; c) put it back. Or maybe both (b) and (c). Perhaps it can wait until we see how long that section becomes - I suspect it might grow a little. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:30, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

OK. Leave it for now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:35, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm not comfortable with the current Ecology section: there is heavy emphasis on two very technical matters, polyphenism and polymorphism (coatracks?). There's also an issue with the separate Mimicry section, as mimicry is mentioned in the main section. Actually, all these things are aspects of the complex antipredator defences found in butterflies. What do you think we should do? Some radical chopping? It could either be a single "Antipredator defences" section, or several short subsections. And there's in that case just a single sentence on parasites... Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:13, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

You have given the matter some thought so I will leave it to you. Some of the information you mention is rather too detailed for this general topic article and could perhaps be moved to the main articles mentioned at the top of the sections, with just a sentence or two summarising the information in Butterfly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:29, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

OK, done. I've left you your favourite (?) parasites section ... Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:05, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

I will move on to that when I have finished the Life cycle section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:14, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

We seem to be very close to completion here. Anything else that needs doing before we nominate it? Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:22, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm done, I think. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:43, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Great, I'll nominate it now. Ideas for another? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:50, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Mole cricket

How about Mole cricket? Almost unreferenced and not too long! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, funnily enough I'd thought about it a while back. Let's do it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:20, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Have you seen The mechanism and efficiency of sound production in mole crickets (Bennet-Clark, 1970)? There are nice drawings of the double-horn burrow (p. 638) but I'm not sure what we can use given copyright; do you think we can redraw some of these? Apart from sound production (probably worth a whole section of the article, by the way), I'm not sure what to say; the two distinctive things about the insect are burrowing and singing. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:07, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Its a nice source. I especially like it because it is from France, and most of the sources I have been looking at are rather US-centric. Shall I leave you to deal with this aspect as you think fit? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:33, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:35, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Drawn a diagram and done a sizeable chunk on song, perhaps too much? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:45, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Don't really like the 4 rather similar insects as the lead image - would rather have one large beast, say the 4th one. What d'you think? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:45, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

The diagram looks good and the song section certainly seems comprehensive. I prefer the first image with its sideways view and spade-like forelegs. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:51, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

OK, I've done what I can, over to you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:35, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

The lead image is a considerable improvement. There are one or two things I still want to do to the article, - trying to fit it in with other point-scoring matters! By the way, how's your French? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Très bon! Pourquoi? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:51, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

There are a number of articles on French departments I would like to improve. I have just started on Yonne, and intend to work on Val-d'Oise, Meuse, Mayenne, Loiret and Indre. They attract me because they are short and undeveloped, exist in lots of different language Wikipedias, and the English language article was started way ago (good for points). I would like to get them to 5000B and nominate them for DYK, preferably by the end of the month. Most have French versions which can be translated and I find it quite interesting searching for relevant information online, much of which is in French. My French is O-level. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:06, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

They're all pretty stubby, someone did a mass import or something a long time ago. Not really my bag but happy to help you with anything tricky. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:11, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

I should think the article is about ready for nomination now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:07, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

I've done a lot of little GA comments. There are a couple for you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:34, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Phasmatodea

Well that was quick! Would you like to do Phasmatodea (stick insects) next? There are plenty of other Level 4 groups you might fancy. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:18, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Phasmatodea will be fine but I may be a bit slow off the mark. For the next few days I will be concentrating on my French departments. I don't really need to do much extraction of information from the French Wikipedia, but it gives me a guide as to what to look for elsewhere. And I find it quite interesting/challenging to find suitable information from outside my usual sphere of activity. British history is so simple compared to the history of continental Europe, but I really prefer the geographical aspects of the topic. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:30, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Ok, let's do that. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:52, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: I would like to round this off. In my view, the "As pets" section is too detailed (and verges on "how to") and the lead needs expansion. Otherwise, I think I am about finished. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:32, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

OK. I've slashed the petfood section, extended the lead a little, and nominated it. Feel free to add a few words to the lead if you can think of anything else worth mentioning. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:39, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

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Concerns about close paraphrasing in Antoni Koper

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@Malcom Gregory Scott: The text of the article now seems fine to me. I was advised by an experienced editor that one should proceed by reading the source materials several times, then write the article from memory, afterwards checking that your facts are correct and that you haven't omitted anything vital. That way you avoid phrasing the article in the same way as the source(s) and using identical sentence structures. The original form of your article was only marginally bad. If you want to resurrect the DYK, I think it can be done quite easily. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:01, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you so much for taking another look, and for the useful advice about avoiding this problem in the future. You've already been so helpful that I hesitate to ask: Could you please advise me how I might resurrect the DYK? Because the discussion had already been archived, I raised the question on the archived nomination discussion talk page. Would you recommend further or different action? Malcom Gregory Scott (talk) 20:30, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

@Malcom Gregory Scott: I have returned it to the nomination page by undoing the previous edit that archived it. I suggest you respond there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:35, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

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All sorted now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:40, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

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Cockroach (old)

Because of your recent work on promoting many insect articles to GA and FA, do you have any intention to work on cockroach in the future? A lot of information about its taxonomic relationship with the termites is already available which would save a lot of time, and there is a lot of content about its association with humans. I see you're busy at the moment, but I thought I'd just ask and see if you have any plans with the article. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:36, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

I will be happy to join you in improving Cockroach, but not for the next few days. Chiswick Chap may also be interested. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:06, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Excellent, hopefully he will join. I am intending to promote Mosquito to GA, so I may not get around to it as much. I am familiar with the sources and material for some parts of its taxonomy though, so that should be easier for you and Chiswick Chap. Burklemore1 (talk) 02:52, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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A bowl of strawberries for you!

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Smilodon

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