User talk:Cwmhiraeth/Archive 19

Chatsika Report

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Thank you for reviewing my draft article Chatsika Report and for the kind comments you added. It's always good to receive some acknowledgement.

Best wishesSscoulsdon (talk) 17:12, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Arthrobotrys dactyloides

On 1 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthrobotrys dactyloides, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fungus Arthrobotrys dactyloides can trap a nematode with a ring of hypha before feeding on it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthrobotrys dactyloides. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arthrobotrys dactyloides), 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, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Would you please take a look at...

Hi Cwmhiraeth! Would you please revisit Template:Did you know nominations/Carillon and Grenville Railway. I seem to be doing a really bad job at communicating, perhaps you can put it in a different way. Thanks! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 20:13, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Auguste Le Guennant

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether the sourcing and hook issues from your review had been addressed to your satisfaction for this nomination. Can you please stop by? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:15, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mediaster aequalis

On 2 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mediaster aequalis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the vermilion sea star (pictured) preferentially settle among the tubes of a tube-dwelling worm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mediaster aequalis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mediaster aequalis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Phyllochaetopterus prolifica

On 2 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phyllochaetopterus prolifica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the vermilion sea star (pictured) preferentially settle among the tubes of a tube-dwelling worm? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phyllochaetopterus prolifica), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017 November newsletter: Final results

The final round of the 2017 WikiCup is over. Congratulations to the 2017 WikiCup top three finalists:

• First Place - Adityavagarwal (submissions)
• Second Place - Vanamonde (submissions)
• Third Place - Cas Liber (submissions)

In addition to recognizing the achievements of the top finishers and everyone who worked hard to make it to the final round, we also want to recognize those participants who were most productive in each of the WikiCup scoring categories:

• Featured Article – Cas Liber (actually a two-way tie with themselves for an astonishing five FAs in R2 and R4).
• Good Article – Adityavagarwal had 14 GAs promoted in R5.
• Featured List – Bloom6132 (submissions) and 1989 (submissions) both produced 2 FLs in R2
• Featured Pictures – SounderBruce (submissions) improved an image to FP status in R5, the only FP this year.
• Featured Topic – MPJ-DK (submissions) has the only FT of the Cup in R3.
• Good Topic – Four different editors created a GT in R2, R3 and R4.
• Did You Know – Adityavagarwal had 22 DYKs on the main page in R5.
• In The News – MBlaze Lightning (submissions) had 14 ITN on the main page in R2.
• Good Article Review – Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (submissions) completed 31 GARs in R1.

Over the course of the 2017 WikiCup the following content was added or improved on Wikipedia: 51 Featured Articles, 292 Good Articles, 18 Featured Lists, 1 Featured Picture, 1 Featured Topics, 4 Good Topics, around 400 Did You Knows, 75 In The News, and 442 Good Article Reviews. Thank you to all the competitors for your hard work and what you have done to improve Wikipedia.

Regarding the prize vouchers - @Adityavagarwal, Vanamonde93, Casliber, Bloom6132, 1989, and SounderBruce: please send Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) an email from the email address to which you would like your Amazon voucher sent. Please include your preference of global Amazon marketplace as well. We hope to have the electronic gift cards processed and sent within a week.

We will open up a discussion for comments on process and scoring in a few days. The 2018 WikiCup is just around the corner! Many thanks from all the judges. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Reviewing

Hi, I've held off reviewing manually for a bit because the bot currently runs and has its own mind. I ticked ones which it had crossed for sourcing issues and in the hourly run it restored the cross back. Emir doesn't seem to be around today to sort it out! The bot doesn't seem to be patrolling the other continent pages at the moment, just North Americza, but I didn't want to review any other continents manually and the bot run later and override me again! Double checking the ones currently approved is fine, but the bot is usually pretty good at doing what is required.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:11, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: I will continue to do random checks of articles approved by the bot then. I am likely to do more reviewing than creating. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:15, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

OK, well if anybody deserves a break from content creation it's you! dthomsen hopefully can put another award up for improving articles created which might interest you as well if reviewing gets quiet.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:18, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Ah, to review articles manually without the bot interfering you have to add a double bullet point on a new line underneath and nothing on the line itself.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:38, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Make sure when reviewing that any comment is on a double bullet on a new line as the bot has a habit of rereviewing and don't want any comments you make wiped out!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:03, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Do you mean a double asterisk? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:19, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Yes, underneath the bot on a new line, that'll avoid interfering with the bot when it checks entries. Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:57, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

For your information, Jeannette Richardson-Baars had a cross for being too short and I expanded it and left a message on a double bullet line below, and the bot has now changed the cross for a tick. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Tick

Since you like pests, you might enjoy seeing one in a cartoon. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/nov/02/steve-bell-on-gavin-williamson-becoming-new-defence-secretary-cartoon — It gave me a belly laugh anyway. Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:19, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Hmmm. Its amazing how cartoonists can define an individual with a few well-placed lines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:47, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ophiopholis aculeata

On 3 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ophiopholis aculeata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crevice brittle star is sometimes involved in mass spawning events? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ophiopholis aculeata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ophiopholis aculeata), 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) 00:05, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Thank you for shouldering such a heavy load in running the Wikicup. Vanamonde (talk) 12:04, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:24, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

bare references

Hi Cwmhiraeth, we would need your help with the bare references here please: Ikebana. Thank you. Gryffindor (talk) 12:43, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

I had a look at the article, and I see that Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi has already run the tool that fills in references. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:31, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for 1973 Belmont Stakes

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Madagascan sandgrouse

On 4 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madagascan sandgrouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adult Madagascan sandgrouse may soak its breast feathers in water to carry moisture to its young? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madagascan sandgrouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Madagascan sandgrouse), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK Tongo Tongo ambush

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Apologies for the interruption. Looking at DYK Prep 5, I am concerned that the Tongo Tongo ambush is not as well supported by the article & sources as it might be; it currently reads as suggesting that a widespread comparison to the Benghazi controversy was made, this is not in the article. But I think it could easily fixed through attribution of the comparison. Suggest that President Donald Trump's response to the deaths of four American soldiers in Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger was compared to the Benghazi controversy by Democrat Representative Frederica Wilson? or similar. I am happy to make this tweak. - Ryk72 ^'c.s.n.s.' 06:45, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

@Ryk72: What about rephrasing it as

... that it was suggested by Democrat Representative Frederica Wilson that President Donald Trump's response to the deaths of four American soldiers in the Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger might wind up as being the president's Benghazi incident? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:06, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

That's a definite improvement from my suggestion. It keeps the "sting" of the hook to the end; which is, stylistically, what we would want in a DYK. - Ryk72 ^'c.s.n.s.' 07:13, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

OK, I will make the change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:16, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cerebratulus marginatus

On 5 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerebratulus marginatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ribbon worm Cerebratulus marginatus can swim well by undulating its body? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerebratulus marginatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cerebratulus marginatus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nematophagous fungus

On 6 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nematophagous fungus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some carnivorous fungi catch and consume soil nematodes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nematophagous fungus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nematophagous fungus), 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) 00:02, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jones S. Hamilton

Thank you for creating Template:Did you know nominations/Jones S. Hamilton. How do I suggest altblurbs please?Zigzig20s (talk) 06:44, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

@Zigzig20s: Open the edit screen for the nomination. After the hook, add the text below this on a new line. Finish the sentence. Click "show preview": Click "save" if it looks OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:56, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that

Tongo Tongo ambush

You promoted this to Prep 5 with an orange maintenance tag in place (which is still there). The Rambling Man (talk) 07:24, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

I have removed the tag. The person who added it has worked on the article since. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:15, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

And Bonesetter in prep 6 has a bare URL. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:34, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Sorted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:15, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Ser Amantio

Can you check Ser Amantio's articles again, the bot is picking up missing publisher info on a few sources or where it's stated in the title rather than separately, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:07, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

It must be a rather clever bot! I was concentrating on the date format, which seemed OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:01, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: I have reformatted a few and am leaving the rest for him. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: If you consider the article Phillippa Langrell, I have reformatted two citations that were similar to those you were referring to with regards to Ser Amantio. The bot had ticked this nomination, and I think that is because Iantheimp's article didn't have a publisher parameter at all while SA's citation had "publisher=" not filled in. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

It looks OK on the surface, it seems to have publisher information. publisher= parameter isn't compulsory, there's some variations on it which the bot will accept it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:01, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Request for a manual review

I request a manual review of Lydia Jazmine. I am missing where I went wrong. Thanks. Fsmatovu (talk) 20:21, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

I don't know, it looks alright to me so let's ask the expert @Dr. Blofeld:. Perhaps the bot would like you to use "cite news" rather than "cite web" for the newspapers. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:34, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

I've approved it. Not sure, the bot is programmed to pick up a number of different publisher names. Not sure on this one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:24, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Copyvio

Thanks for raising the issue of copyvio on some of my pages, I'm going through them all now and amending so this won't be an issue in the future. I noticed for some of my other pages on the contest page the detector says around 20-30% so I'm fixing these first. Any instances have been in good faith and unintentional but I'll check this on all future pages I create too. Thanks again for the link to the tool. Slafayette (talk) 12:14, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Yes, its a good tool. Happy editing! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:16, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Slafayette: Please do keep in mind that Earwig's tool is brilliant, but is ultimately just a tool. You may have a 50% hit and still be okay (because the tool is flagging appropriately used quotations, unavoidable phrases, or Wikipedia mirrors/copyvios from Wikipedia); you may also have a 15% hit and not be okay, because you've copy-pasted one sentence from somewhere else. Not saying you're unaware of this, but it's a common enough misconception that the percentage from the tool is a be-all-end-all that I thought I'd point it out. Regards, Vanamonde (talk) 12:41, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks @Vanamonde93: that's a very good point, I noticed certain things are highlighted even though not really violations. Good to keep in mind and use as guidance rather than something set in stone. Slafayette (talk) 12:56, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Belated MA for Octopus

	The Million Award
	For your contributions to bring Octopus (estimated annual readership: 7006125000000000000♠1,250,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! – Rhinopias (talk) 23:07, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I would never have thought so many people would have been interested in octopuses. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dysommina rugosa

On 8 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dysommina rugosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Eel City is a popular residence for cutthroat eels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dysommina rugosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dysommina rugosa), 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) 00:04, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Seeking ref at Gyrodactylus salaris

Hello! In an edit long long ago you introduced a sentence which was tagged with a citation needed tag this week:

" A newer method of treatment employs dosing small volumes of aqueous aluminium and sulfuric acid into the river. A huge advantage of this method is its ability to kill the parasites without harming the hosts. This new method has shown promising results in Batnfjordselva River and Lærdalselva River, two rivers in Norway."

I know it was long ago, but any chance you'd be able to find a ref for that? It looks like everything else in your edit was sourced to a Scottish gov page which is dead (and not archived) but which I think is the same as this page? I poked around a bit, but didn't see anything. That said, I'm no expert here and I easily could've missed something. Anyway, if you can find a ref for that, that's be great! If not, maybe we should just remove that sentence for now. Thanks! Happy editing! Ajpolino (talk) 21:04, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jones S. Hamilton

Hello! Your submission of Jones S. Hamilton 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! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 21:58, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Frank P. Gates

Hi. Would you like to nominate Frank P. Gates for DYK please? ("Did you know that Frank P. Gates designed 18 buildings on the campus of the University of Mississippi?) Or do you think we need more RS?Zigzig20s (talk) 22:16, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

I have nominated the article. As part of the nomination process, I had to do a QPQ. In future, you will need to do your own nominations and QPQs, something I think you are perfectly capable of doing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:13, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Balanophyllia elegans

On 9 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Balanophyllia elegans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orange cup coral (pictured) obtains part of its nutritional needs from carbon compounds dissolved in sea water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Balanophyllia elegans. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Balanophyllia elegans), 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, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Core Contest

	Core Contest - Third Prize
	Congratulations to Cwmhiraeth for improving Anthozoa for the benefit of readers everywhere! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:28, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Cas Liber. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chō Kōran

Hello! Your submission of Chō Kōran 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! Yoninah (talk) 13:39, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Please see new note on your DYK nomination. Yoninah (talk) 17:10, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for White plague (coral disease)

On 11 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White plague (coral disease), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that white plague, a disease affecting corals, may be two or more diseases with similar symptoms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White plague (coral disease). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, White plague (coral disease)), 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, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Orange-backed troupial

On 12 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orange-backed troupial, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orange-backed troupial often takes over the nest of a yellow-rumped cacique? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orange-backed troupial. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Orange-backed troupial), 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, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Referencing errors

Thank you for reformatting the referencing styles in the articles I submitted for the contest. But I have about seven articles in draftspace and they will likely be flagged by the bot again when I move to mainspace tonight. I just want you to know that the reason the issue is arising is because of the speed at which I create the articles and I am more comfortable typing dates as text, but ProveIt gives it as numbers in the URL access date. So it isn't intentional if it happens again. Regards. Darreg (talk) 16:22, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

@Darreg: They are not really referencing errors, and basically, your articles are of a good standard and well referenced. I am trying to work out what the bot is finding amiss, and I altered "website" to "publisher" in a couple of articles but that does not seem to have been what was causing the problem. Dr. Blofeld seems to think that having dates in two different formats in the same article is unacceptable to the bot. Perhaps you could adopt the ProveIt format for the dates you yourself write and then there won't be any discrepancy. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Okay. Thanks for the reply. I'll have that in mind. Darreg (talk) 19:37, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Psolus chitonoides

On 13 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Psolus chitonoides, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the slipper sea cucumber is avoided by most predatory fish, crabs, and gastropod molluscs, but is preyed on by starfish, especially the leather star? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Psolus chitonoides. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Psolus chitonoides), 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 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Colorado potato beetle

Hello! Your submission of Colorado potato beetle 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:47, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Refuge (ecology)

RE: nominating Refuge (ecology) for DYK : sure, thank you! Also, thank you for fixing the reference format, I need to learn how to use the Wiki tools for those.JDowning (talk) 23:43, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Coral disease

On 14 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coral disease, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many coral diseases, such as black band disease (pictured), are named after their main symptom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coral disease. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coral disease), 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, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Whitefoord Russell Cole

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gloria (Rutter)

Cwmhiraeth, I wasn't sure whether you'd noticed that Gerda had replied to your most recent review comment, so I thought I'd ping you, since she hadn't. Thanks for all the reviewing you do! BlueMoonset (talk) 18:21, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:50, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of West African bichir

Hello! Your submission of West African bichir 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! P.S. This is my first DYK Review, as I just recently submitted my first DYK for review, so hoping to get it right. David notMD (talk) 22:49, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Kaburakia excelsa

On 16 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kaburakia excelsa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kaburakia excelsa, from the west coast of North America, is one of the largest flatworms in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kaburakia excelsa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kaburakia excelsa), 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, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Central Province, Zambia

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tidepool sculpin

On 17 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tidepool sculpin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tidepool sculpin can leave the rock pool in which it lives, and breathe air? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tidepool sculpin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tidepool sculpin), 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) 00:03, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018

So the 2017 WikiCup has come to an end. Congratulations to the winner, to the other finalists and to all those who took part. 177 contestants signed up, more than usual, but not all of them submitted entries in the first round. Were editors attracted by the cash prizes offered for the first time this year, or were these irrelevant? Do the rules and scoring need changing for the 2018 WikiCup? If you have a view on these or other matters, why not join in the WikiCup discussion about next year's contest? Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:59, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Colorado potato beetle

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Campo troupial

On 20 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Campo troupial, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one individual Campo troupial (pictured) was found to have the larvae of 126 flies in its stomach? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Campo troupial. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Campo troupial), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gavaksha

Cwmhiraeth, I don't imagine you saw Johnbod's confusing comment, which made me think that he was passing this one but had forgotten an icon; actually, it looks like he supplied a missing QPQ, though I haven't actually looked at it to check. At any rate, it was your original review, so I thought you'd like to know that the delay in supplying a QPQ is over. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:54, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Greater flowerpiercer

On 21 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greater flowerpiercer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that as well as feeding on insects, the greater flowerpiercer probes and pecks flowers to obtain nectar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greater flowerpiercer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Greater flowerpiercer), 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, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jones S. Hamilton

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mite

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I've done a bucketload of fixes, and am off this sunny day down the nature reserve. Over to you! Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:21, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Acropora aculeus

On 22 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acropora aculeus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the coral Acropora aculeus is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching and coral diseases and is listed as a vulnerable species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acropora aculeus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acropora aculeus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Bot error, incorrect formatting of article?

I know you must be super busy but wondered if you could help me with something - I created the article Susana Lemisio & entered it under Tokelau for the Oceania entries. For some reason the bot is reading it as 759 bytes whereas when I check it, it comes up as 2735 B. I would like it to count for the contest but mostly wanted help in case I had done something wrong in the editing/formatting of the page. Creating pages for the contest has been a great learning experience and any advice is always appreciated. Thanks in advance! Slafayette (talk) 15:50, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

The article seems to be plenty long enough and I have over-ruled the bot. I found another entry earlier today where the bot seemed to have miscalculated the size. You are doing very well! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks very much Cwmhiraeth. Appreciate you taking the time to check it out! Slafayette (talk) 20:01, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chō Kōran

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Amynthas mekongianus

On 24 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amynthas mekongianus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Mekong giant earthworm can grow to a length of 2.9 metres (10 feet)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amynthas mekongianus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Amynthas mekongianus), 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, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Bat

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

WiR World Contest Entry

Hello Cwmhiraeth -- I submitted Arlinda Locklear to the North American section of the WiR World Contest, but the ContestBot is refusing to accept it due to a "date format" error. I double-checked it and tried to fix anything that looked like a date format error. Could you possibly do a quick re-check of the article for me? Thank you, Alanna the Brave (talk) 19:42, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind -- it looks like another judge has just taken care of it! Alanna the Brave (talk) 21:25, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Papyrocranus afer

On 26 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Papyrocranus afer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the reticulated knifefish is sensitive to electric charges and uses this ability to locate objects in the vicinity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Papyrocranus afer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Papyrocranus afer), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

DYK nomination of West African bichir

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DYK for Frank P. Gates

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:12, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Prep 5

Hi, I think it's time for a person image in Prep 5. Could you take a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Olga FitzGeorge? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:44, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:14, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:57, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wildlife of Malawi

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New Page Reviewing

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@Insertcleverphrasehere: Thank you for the invitation. I have read through the tutorial and will be happy to give new page patrolling a go. However, I currently spend my time on article creation and improvement, and on various other parts of Wikipedia, and will probably continue to spend the majority of my time on other things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:53, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

That is all good, everyone has their priorities. If you feel ready, go ahead and apply over at WP:PERM for the New page reviewer user-right. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 17:35, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

A veritable smörgåsbord

Hi, I guess you've noted that articles can languish in the GAN queue for months. Would you fancy a change to reviewing something from the spread-out smörgåsbord of an article feast there? It'd be much appreciated. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:39, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Your comment seems to have appeared while I was reading the tutorial and working on my response to the post above. November has been busy because I have been helping to judge the Women in Red contest, but December is free and I might feel peckish! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Mycale adhaerens

On 30 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mycale adhaerens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the purple scallop sponge has a mutualistic relationship with the mollusc on which it lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mycale adhaerens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mycale adhaerens), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

WikiCup 2017

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

I was roaming around and I found the final announcement post from this year’s WikiCup. I was recognized for my work and was offered a reward, but I didn’t answer because I was not notified of a mention and I unsubscribed from the mailing list. Am I still eligible? I would ask Godot13 but it seems they have not been active in a month. – 1989 (talk) 02:04, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

I agree with you that, alongside Bloom6132, you should have been mentioned in the newsletter as having the greatest number of FLs and therefore deserving a reward. I had nothing to do with the distribution of the vouchers. Here is a link to the newsletter and you should follow the instructions for winning contestants there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Canadian biography

Hi, Cwmhiraeth! I saw you wrote a Canadian biography for the WIR Contest. If you'd like, you can also submit this to The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Please use this link for convenience. Thanks for all your work on the contest, especially checking articles! – Reidgreg (talk) 11:56, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:13, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Osedax frankpressi

On 2 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Osedax frankpressi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that it appears that larvae of Osedax frankpressi that settle on a whale carcase develop into female worms, while those that settle on the female worms become males? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Osedax frankpressi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Osedax frankpressi), 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) 00:03, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cliona californiana

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Your GA nomination of Housefly

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DYK for Fluffy sculpin

On 4 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fluffy sculpin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that under adverse conditions, the fluffy sculpin (pictured) can leave its rock pool and breathe air? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fluffy sculpin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Fluffy sculpin), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Ivica Pajer

IMDb isn't always reliable. If you remove my template, please explain, that in this case the IMDb is enough.Xx236 (talk) 08:45, 4 December 2017 (UTC) He is perhaps best known for portraying King David is not a biography. If you know a template which better describes lack of content, please add it.Xx236 (talk) 08:48, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Your tag stated there were no sources and there were. If you doubt the reliability of a source you need a different tag. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:52, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

An exceptional barnstar for you

	The World Contest Laurels
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DYK nomination of Asian emerald cuckoo

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Template:Did you know nominations/Collaborative practice agreement

Cwmhiraeth, there was a response to your review and hook proposal, but you weren't pinged so I'm guessing you haven't seen it. Can you please stop by and see how the new hook proposal works? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:20, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Is it too late?

Hi. I didn't do the QPQ review for Darnell Hunt. Is it too late?Zigzig20s (talk) 07:07, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

No, it is not too late and you can do one now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:11, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

OK. Where is it please?Zigzig20s (talk) 07:16, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

You can choose any of the unreviewed nominations on the nominations page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:21, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Weichenwang

Cwmhiraeth, this is the only nomination remaining from September, and Yoninah cannot promote it after having ticked ALT1. Can you please try to promote it in the next day or so, or if you feel it has problems that make you reluctant to promote it, post what those are to the nomination page? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:19, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Florometra serratissima

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A Barnstar for you!

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Thank you. I hope I am doing it right. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Mausoleum of Abu Huraira

Hi, I agree this nomination is ready to go, but I did find a few paragraphs without citations and asked the nominator to add them. Then you promoted it. Yoninah (talk) 11:04, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Let's see if the nominator responds promptly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:10, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Aonidiella citrina

On 7 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aonidiella citrina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic wasp Comperiella bifasciata is used to help control red scale and yellow scale on citrus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aonidiella citrina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aonidiella citrina), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Comperiella bifasciata

On 7 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Comperiella bifasciata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic wasp Comperiella bifasciata is used to help control red scale and yellow scale on citrus? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Comperiella bifasciata), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Advertisement tag on FOTILE

I have made improvements and was wondering if promotional content still persist. If so, do pin point them to me. Good day. Ernestchuajiasheng (talk) 13:32, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

@Ernestchuajiasheng: I am new to new page patrolling and in the case of this article, was unsure what tag to use. Sentences like "has a product range which are 9 years ahead of the market share" and "32.35 billion yuan brand value, which ranked the company at the forefront of the industry" are a bit peacocky. I have removed the tag but it strikes me that the article is the sort of thing an employee might write rather than a neutral outsider. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:23, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Thanks for the tip. I've further cleanup the article to minimise the promotional content. Ernestchuajiasheng (talk) 06:50, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

1500 DYK Medal

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• Thank you for your kind words. Next target 2000? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:32, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

That's really quite an accomplishment! Congratulations. And many thanks for your help on all those GAs, too. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:32, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Of course. Looking forward to your 2000th DYK and beyond. ;) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 15:06, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

Joining the happy choir: thank you for all these! - Waiting for a medal for nominations ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:30, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Housefly

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DYK nomination of Nemobius sylvestris

Hello! Your submission of Nemobius sylvestris 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! David notMD (talk) 23:09, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Changed to good-to-go. Good luck on your other DYKs. As for me, I am new to this, having only recently raised two articles to Good Article status, and subsequently submitted DYKs. First one ran this week and did not get to 5,000 views. Hoping the second one surpasses that milestone. David notMD (talk) 12:03, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chaetodon zanzibarensis

On 9 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chaetodon zanzibarensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Zanzibar butterflyfish (pictured) feeds on coral polyps, whereas the Japanese butterflyfish will eat anything? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chaetodon zanzibarensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chaetodon zanzibarensis), 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.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chaetodon nippon

On 9 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chaetodon nippon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Zanzibar butterflyfish (pictured) feeds on coral polyps, whereas the Japanese butterflyfish will eat anything? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chaetodon nippon), 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.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

Two insect topics to consider

I was adding to the article Winter moth and saw that two parasitic species being used to combat this invasive species in North America are not adequately described in Wikipedia. A wasp, Agrypon flaveolatum, has a short article in Swedish but not in English. A fly, Cyzenis albicans, is the preferred biological control - it's English article is a Stub. My comfort zone is nutrition and health topics, so attempting either of these would be a big reach. David notMD (talk) 12:12, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

I will have a look. The article I have just been working on, Loxothylacus panopaei, has proved to be about a really interesting parasite. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:20, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

Nice find on winter moths. Not my field of expertise (I am a nutritional biochemist). My interest in winter moths is personal, as we live west of Boston, and the last few years have been very bad. In the article, the photo of females climbing up a birch tree is from my back yard. I have been putting sticky stuff on the trunk for five years now. Captures were very heavy first and second year, with roughly equal numbers of males and females. Last year, and more so this year, fewer total, and more males than females. Tree definitely less defoliated. My thinking is that very locally (my yard) I have crashed the local population, so in the fall still getting some females, but the pheromones they release are attracting males from a larger area. On top of that, this year the mating emergence was low all over town. That could be the result of a non-synchronous hatch last spring. Also possible that the parasitic fly has reached us. David notMD (talk) 13:18, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

That's interesting. Since pupation takes place in the soil and the females can't fly, a sticky trap on the trunk must be an effective solution on a garden scale. Do the larvae feed on any other trees in your yard? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:33, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Good question. I see no defoliation on the magnolia tree which is ten feet from the birch. See defoliation on maples, also apple and cherry trees and blueberry bushes, but not lilac, pine or hemlock. I wonder how the females decide what to walk toward. Anything vertical? Or a preference for a trunk shape? Do they taste or smell the tree once there? If eggs are laid on the wrong type of tree, can the hatchlings attempt to be windblown to other trees? Also wonder if males mate just once, as that would jibe with my thinking that sticky traps that capture a preponderance of males are doing the local neighborhood a favor. David notMD (talk) 14:23, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

@David notMD: I'm not sure why the males are crawling up the trunk at all, because they can fly. Nor is it clear whether the adults select which species of tree to climb or whether any old tree will do. The winter moth has got a long list of trees on which the larvae can feed so it can't be too picky. I suppose females, or perhaps larvae, might get blown away in a strong wind and end up in another tree. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:05, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

No, no, males flying. That image is 100% females climbing. But when females release pheromones, males are attracted, and get stuck, too. There is an idea, not sure if confirmed, that the young larvae deliberately let out a silken thread into the air and then "balloon" away from the tree they are on - akin to what spiders do. A human-caused spread vector happens when trees in a plant nursery host larvae that then drop to the dirt, burrow in and become pupae. When the trees are shipped somewhere to be planted, the pupae go with them. David notMD (talk) 21:20, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Looking forward to DYKs on Cyzenis albicans and Agrypon flaveolatum David notMD (talk) 14:26, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Indeed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

An article for GA Review

Hi Mate, Thanks for your good efforts on two GA articles, M. J. Thirumalachar and Shyam Swarup Agarwal. I would request you to have a look at B. V. Sreekantan, an article on the Indian astrophysicist, as and when time permits. Cheers !! --jojo@nthony (talk) 06:59, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Prep 1

Hi, I don't understand what's so quirky (or hooky) about the Rhodes ferry wharf hook. Since this slot is ready for a bio, I thought you might promote Template:Did you know nominations/Lui Tsun-Yuen. In that case, Zanhe's hook for Zhang Shengmin could be moved to the next prep. Good quirkys don't come along so often. Best, Yoninah (talk) 11:00, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I thought it somewhat amusing that a ferry operator had objected to a ferry wharf, but as you say, quirky's are hard to find. The Lui Tsun-Yuen nomination seems to have been promoted to Prep 2, but you are welcome to shuffle hooks around if you want. There are too many biographies of not-very-interesting women in the approved list at the moment, because of the WiR World Contest, so I am trying to spread them out. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:42, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I swapped them. (I mistakenly thought that Zanhe did this hook, too, but he didn't.) I agree about the women hooks, but it's hard to spread them out because there are so many of them. Sometimes I suggest alternate hooks to "Did you know she was the first?" but then I have to leave it to you to promote them. Yoninah (talk) 19:15, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Florometra serratissima

On 12 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Florometra serratissima, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that feather stars such as Florometra serratissima use their arms to catch food and also to swim? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Florometra serratissima. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Florometra serratissima), 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) 00:22, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

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• Copied from Ritchie333's talk page.

• With regard to New Page Reviewing, if I find a page like Gay Gaddis which flags up a massive copyright issue in Earwig's copyvio tool, but has some other OK content, am I right to nominate it for speedy deletion under G12, or not? For the moment I have just tagged it for copyright violation, but I can see the category Category:Articles with improper non-free content contains pages that have been tagged for years. What I don't want to do is spend ages trying to disentangle the non-free content, but at the moment I am just wasting time dithering about what is best to be done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:34, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

  Cwmhiraeth I personally would remove chunks of text/paragraphs with a broad brush - any words that isn't highlighted in red is likely to still be rewritten copyrighted text. Galobtter (pingó mió) 13:40, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

I've reduced the article down to a stub, kept the sources, removed the copyright-violating content, and revision deleted everything with it in. Non-admins should tag the article with {{subst:copyvio|url=insert URL here}} which will alert somebody towards it. Normally I use G12 as an additional "device" for a probably unsalvageable article which doesn't quite meet the standalone A7 / G11 criteria. Since this is a biography of a woman, established policy is to ping Megalibrarygirl and get her to improve it. :-) Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:46, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Cwimraeh, instructions for requesting revdel are here Template:Copyvio-revdel - should also specify start id and end id. Galobtter (pingó mió) 13:54, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

bare references

Hi Cwmhiraeth, we need your help again here please: Japanese bamboo weaving. Thank you. Gryffindor (talk) 16:11, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Done, all 73 of them! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

Signpost

Hello! would you mind writing a short paragraph about your work with the Women In Red contest, at User:Eddie891/sandbox/WomenInRedContest for coverage in The Singpost? Thank You!

I had a look at the draft article but don't think I have anything useful to add, except perhaps to say how well the contest was organised and how smoothly it went. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:58, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sixbar wrasse

On 14 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sixbar wrasse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sixbar wrasse can use a rock as an anvil to break up its food? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sixbar wrasse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sixbar wrasse), 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, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for East Rennell

On 15 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article East Rennell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that UNESCO has added East Rennell to its List of World Heritage in Danger? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/East Rennell. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, East Rennell), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:01, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Axinaea sclerophylla

On 16 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Axinaea sclerophylla, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tropical tree Axinaea sclerophylla is pollinated by birds such as the masked flowerpiercer (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Axinaea sclerophylla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Axinaea sclerophylla), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:03, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Masked flowerpiercer

On 16 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Masked flowerpiercer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tropical tree Axinaea sclerophylla is pollinated by birds such as the masked flowerpiercer (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Masked flowerpiercer), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:03, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Asian emerald cuckoo

On 17 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asian emerald cuckoo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the female Asian emerald cuckoo lays her eggs in the nests of birds such as the crimson sunbird and the little spiderhunter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asian emerald cuckoo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Asian emerald cuckoo), 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, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

The Last Day of Pompeii

Might make a good first hook? Did a tight crop of the artist looking worried at what is coming. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:11, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

@Philafrenzy: I would have liked to give it the picture slot but I couldn't understand the first image at thumbnail size, though it is interesting enough when larger, and in the second image, the artist appears to be balancing a drawer on his head, which looks a bit odd. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Ok. It's a tray of painting materials. You are not the first to observe that it looks a bit odd. Strange as he was so expert in everything else. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:13, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Holiday Cheer + a barnstar

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Thank you Barbara. That was kind of you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:21, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

On 18 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Prince Harry assisted with relocating 500 elephants to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve in Malawi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cliona californiana

On 18 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cliona californiana, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the yellow boring sponge inhabits the shells of living scallops and oysters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cliona californiana. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cliona californiana), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

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GAN

Cwmhiraeth, FYI, I'm around today and tomorrow, then out of office for a while. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:19, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

OK. I will round it off tomorrow unless there are further comments from others. By the way, if you find your talk page turning green, as I did, see the "Tweak" I made to mine (via the page's history) which cured the problem. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Malawi

On 19 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Malawi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Malawi includes so many species of cichlid that Lake Malawi National Park has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Malawi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wildlife of Malawi), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:02, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lake Malawi National Park

On 19 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lake Malawi National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Malawi includes so many species of cichlid that Lake Malawi National Park has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lake Malawi National Park), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:02, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

ALT4 for the Fountainhead please

Re The Fountainhead (play): author and reviewers agreed that ALT4 was best, just nobody cared to strike ALT3, sorry. Please change. I can't because I made it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:08, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:40, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

Templates

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Do I need to delete the following pages and resubmit them via the Article Creation Tool to ensure that they are probably reviewed and edited before publishing?

Allan Kirk Julie Ann Sosa

Thanks.

Rte186 (talk) 17:04, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I have replied on your talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

The New Page Reviewer's Bronze Award

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Thank you. I find new page patrolling quite interesting and instructive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:57, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Fountain E. Pitts

...might have grown poppies/opium with John W. Morton (Tennessee politician), which would make the DYK even more interesting. But Morton's obituaries fail to mention this (possibly because it was partly banned in 1913). I can find RS about a druggist named Morton who grew poppies to make opium, but not specifically that it was the Confederate veteran who went on to serve as Tennessee's state secretary. His bio does say he took up farming round that time though.Zigzig20s (talk) 18:59, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

You would have to be sure it was the same person. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

I know. Very annoying.Zigzig20s (talk) 19:53, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

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St Ives RFC (Cornwall)

Cwmhiraeth - thanks for your comments on the page I created. Have a happy Christmas and New Year! Jgjsmith006 (talk) 13:22, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Michael Semanchik

Thank you for your comments praising my work on the article Michael Semanchik. These are appreciated. Dylanexpert (talk) 15:44, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Is Paris Burning? (book)

Thank you for reviewing this recently (I've just seen the alert about it): However, I got a similar alert about 2 months ago saying it was reviewed by User:Blythwood. I only mention it in case the recording system for new page reviews (whatever it is now; I'm a bit out of touch with NPP) isn't working properly. Anyway, thanks again, Swanny18 (talk) 23:36, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

No problem! Seasons greetings. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:36, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings

...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:51, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

deleted page: Gavin John Adams

Hello Cwmhiraeth

Thank you for your message. I refer to your message set out below in relation to the above page I created and that you tagged for speedy deletion (the page has now gone). You asked for confirmation as to whether there was a conflict of interests in my creation of the page in that I was either directly or indirectly compensated for my edits:

The answer is a categorical no: I was not compensated directly or indirectly, and the page was in no way a form of paid advocacy. I have not and do not expect to receive any compensation for the edits/contributions. I can also confirm that I have no financial interest in the creation of the page.

I was very careful indeed to ensure the contributions/edits I made had no 'selling messages' and were not promotional, but categorically and only factual in nature. I would ask you to review the contributions against my background of confirming no direct or indirect compensation and you will see I used no emotive or positive adjectives whatsoever. Further, I was also very careful indeed to ensure each of the contributions/edits were referenced to legitimate external sources (I appreciate you took no issue with that element, but I wanted to point that out so as to stress the independent and dispassionate nature of the contribution).

As requested, I shall make no further edits or tags in relation to the deleted page (including any requests for restoration of the page) until you have had the chance to read this message and respond accordingly. Although, I would like the page restored as I worked really hard on it and I'm sure it meets all other Wikipedia guidelines (you would be better to assess than than me, but I'm sure that's right).

I do hope the above is the information you required.

Many thanks! Siolio(talk)

If My suspicions about your activities were wrong, I apologize. I thought that the article Gavin John Adams was promotional and not encyclopedic. An admin must clearly have agreed with my assessment and decided to speedily delete the article. I am not an admin and no longer have access to the article and therefore cannot now review the decision I made. If you wish to work further on the article, you can ask the deleting administrator to return it to draft space. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:15, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth - no need to apologise. I absolutely understand that articles need to be assessed and sometimes mistakes can be made. In terms of the article, I no longer see it. I think it has been deleted. I don't suppose you would be so kind as to point me in the direction of how to retrieve it? I was unable to find the deleting administrator etc. All the best Siolio(talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:21, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

The admin involved was DGG and you will need to approach them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

I am looking at it. My prelim opinion is that you were completely right to list it for speedy. DGG ( talk ) 06:33, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

Hello Siolio. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, and that you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to Black hat SEO.

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Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Siolio. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Siolio|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, please do not edit further until you answer this message. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:38, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Labrus viridis

Hello! Your submission of Labrus viridis 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:03, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

	Merry Christmas!
	Zigzig20s (talk) 10:07, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Zigzig, and the other editors who have been kind enough to send me Christmas cheer. Season's greetings to you all. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy holidays

I'm having a merry Christmas and I hope you have a good day today and a happy new year. Thanks for working with me over the past year on Lepidoptera related stuff. Keep up the good work.  SchreiberBike | ⌨  23:10, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Refuge (ecology)

On 26 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Refuge (ecology), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the largest animal migration by biomass is the daily movement upwards from their refuge in the deep sea undertaken by vast numbers of organisms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Refuge (ecology). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Refuge (ecology)), 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.

— Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 00:02, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

당신을 위한 반스타!

	오리지널 반스타
	Thank you for your interests to my text. 칼빈500 (talk) 19:45, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Dear Cwmhiraeth, I enjoyed working alongside you most of the year, trading off building prep sets. I never cease to be amazed by your output and knowledge of so many species. (See, I chose an ornithological image just for you!) I also just found out what "hiraeth" means, so your username isn't so foreign to me anymore :) Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a very happy new year! Yoninah (talk) 21:47, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your good wishes, @Yoninah:. We have often been helped by others, but between us we have kept the prep sets filled and the DYK project rolling. You sometimes pick up things I miss and vice versa. Wishing you all the best for 2018. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:00, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mindanao mountain rat

On 27 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mindanao mountain rat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the whole range of the Mindanao mountain rat is within a single protected area? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mindanao mountain rat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mindanao mountain rat), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hamadryas laodamia

Hello! Your submission of Hamadryas laodamia 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! JGehlbach (talk) 19:44, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK

Do you know if I have other DYKs pending for lack of QPQ please?Zigzig20s (talk) 11:22, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

You can check by searching for your name on the nominations page, and I don't think you have. But Walter J. Leonard on the approved nominations page does not seem to have a QPQ, so someone may query that. Also on the same page is Fountain E. Pitts, and Yoninah seems to have donated you a QPQ there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:41, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Bluestripe butterflyfish

On 29 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bluestripe butterflyfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the millet butterflyfish (pictured) and the bluestripe butterflyfish are both endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and nearby atolls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bluestripe butterflyfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bluestripe butterflyfish), 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, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Millet butterflyfish

On 29 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Millet butterflyfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the millet butterflyfish (pictured) and the bluestripe butterflyfish are both endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and nearby atolls? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Millet butterflyfish), 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, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Tamarin Prover "Mark for speedy deletion-copyright"

Hi Cwmhiraeth, (apologies if this is not proper Wikipedia etiquette)

Would you be able to remove your "marked for speedy deletion-copyright" tags on the Tamarin Prover page? I think and believe I have clearly demonstrated how the content is not in violation of copyright, as it is open-sourced material. If I do need to do anything further to demonstrate this please let me know, but if nothing further needs to be added, I would appreciate it if you could remove the tags you've added.

Many thanks,

Mpdehnel (talk) 21:59, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

@Mpdehnel: I don't believe I am permitted to remove the speedy deletion tag. I have listed the article on the Copyright problems noticeboard for consideration. Currently there is no attribution for the copypasted material and that needs to be addressed. In general, text is the copyright of the author/organisation producing it and I see no disclaimer on the manual stating that it is not copyrighted. The topic of the article is certainly notable, but I would argue that the information in its present form is not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, being a mere copy of three paragraphs of text from the introduction of the manual. It would be much better if you, or someone else, rewrote the information in a more encyclopedic manner. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Hi Cwmhiraeth; as per the issue I filed on GitHub for the manual's repo (the repo and the web-page are linked), please see that Ralf Sasse (one of the project owners, as confirmed by GitHub) confirms that the manual is licensed under the BSD-3 licence: https://github.com/tamarin-prover/manual/issues/33#issuecomment-354546854 -- I will petition him to add this licence more clearly in the manual pages themselves, but this should be more than sufficient confirmation for now. I don't understand why you aren't permitted to remove the tags! The template box says that anyone else *apart from the page's author* (i.e. me) can remove it if they believe it no longer meets the criteria for speedy deletion due to copyright infringement. Thanks, Mpdehnel (talk) 16:42, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Hi, just a small correction; the manual is in fact CC BY-NC-SA licensed, as can be seen on page 2 of the PDF version of the manual. If this is incompatible with Wikipedia please let me know, but regardless, I'd be really grateful if you could remove the copyright violation/XFD flags as I believe I have now conclusively shown it does not remotely meet any copyright violation criteria. Thanks. Mpdehnel (talk) 17:10, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) CC BY-NC-SA is not compatible with wikipedia, meaning they are copyvios the same (As far as I know). Galobtter (pingó mió) 17:23, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mite

On 30 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mite, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that relative to its length, one species of mite is the fastest animal on Earth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mite. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mite), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

New Years new page backlog drive

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DYK for Epiactis lisbethae

On 31 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Epiactis lisbethae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lisbeth's brooding anemone and Fernald's brooding anemone both care for their young, but they use different strategies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Epiactis lisbethae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Epiactis lisbethae), 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) 00:02, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Epiactis fernaldi

On 31 December 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Epiactis fernaldi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lisbeth's brooding anemone and Fernald's brooding anemone both care for their young, but they use different strategies? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Epiactis fernaldi), 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) 00:02, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Clarification on Nomination for speedy deletion of article Raghav Podar

Hello Cwmhiraeth, I saw your notification of the nomination for speedy deletion for the article Raghav Podar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghav_Podar) today as I was out of town and by the time I saw, the article was already deleted. However this was my first article, which I published on 23rd January, so I was hoping for some clarification on your comments. You gave 2 reasons for the deletion of my article. The first reason was you found my content to be promotional and nominated under G10. I would like to understand which particular content in the article you found it to be promotional, so that I can do the changes accordingly. The second reason for nomination was under G11 i.e. copyright infringement and for that I found that the following content (see below) could be potential infringement:

“Mr.  Raghav Podar’s contribution to the field of education and he has been bestowed with many awards for his contributions in the field of education and nation building including:

• The Bhaskar – Pride of India Award in 2012
• The Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 – Education Industry
• “Gem of India” and “Arch of Excellency Award” for Education at the All India Achievers Conference 2014
• “Global Achievers Award” by His Excellency, Indian Ambassador to UAE in 2016
• “Glory of India Award” by His Excellency, Deputy PM of Thailand in 2016”

However, I would like to know that apart from this is there any other copyright issues. As I said this was my first article and have spent some time working on the same, I'm open and eager to understand the article's issue, and make the needed modifications. I would request you to kindly undelete article for me to make the necessary changes based on your response. Regards, 05:00, 8 February 2018 (UTC)Heena jatania (talk)

I considered the article to be promotional and nominated it for deletion but the actual deletion was done by an administrator, who would not have deleted it had he/she not agreed with me. I am not an administrator and no longer have access to the deleted article nor do I remember that particular article. The administrator who deleted it was Jimfbleak who may be able to help you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi, to avoid cluttering your page, I've commented in detail here Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:07, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

You might be interested to read the discussion here Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:16, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Help with speedy deletion

Hello, I did my first article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIP_TIG) a couple of months ago with the help of Dodger67 from Teahouse. Now, you tagged my article for speedy deletion as a copyright infringement. But in my opinion, there is no copyright infringement. The article is a technical article about a well know welding process. Another point is, that I work for the AWS and the inventor/owner of this welding process allowed us to use every kind of content/pictures/videos about TIP TIG. Please can you specify what do you exactly mean with copyright infringement. THX JP1308 (talk) 12:08, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

I agree that there is no longer a copyright violation, but there was when I nominated the article for deletion, and I believe the company's website has been changed in the interim. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:57, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for West African bichir

On 3 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article West African bichir, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that underwater thumps and moans in a West African swamp may indicate the presence of certain air-breathing fish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/West African bichir. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, West African bichir), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/As with Gladness Men of Old

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering if you could do me a favor and look at this tonight (or, I guess, morning your time). It's a nomination intended for Epiphany (this Saturday), and I've had to do some editing to the article. My question is with the hook, which is generally supported by the source, but there's a caveat to it that I'd like your opinion of, since I've just adjusted the article text to reflect said source.

What the article now says: It is the only well-known Epiphany hymn or carol about the Biblical magi that avoids referring to them as either "magi" or "kings" and does not state how many there were.

What the hook says: It is the only Epiphany hymn that doesn't describe the Biblical Magi (pictured) as "magi" or "kings" or state their number?

The source (at https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Reader-Haworth-Popular-Culture/dp/1560249749; if you "look inside" the book and put in the title of the hymn, "As with Gladness Men of Old", in the search box, it will take you to page 71 where the info is) talks about "famous carols" about the magi, and then "one famous carol" that avoids calling them magi or kings or saying that there were three of them, which is of course "As with Gladness Men of Old".

To me, this says that there may well be any number of obscure/lost carols that also didn't call them magi or kings or give their number; but if so, none of them are famous/well-known.

So, I was wondering what you would suggest. I could provide an ALT with "well-known" and leave it to someone else to approve and a third someone to promote. I could just add "well-known" to reflect the text (but it's my addition, so that may not be kosher along with an approval). Or, if you think "well-known" is not close enough to "famous" (or the other word used in the source, "popular"), I could use either of them in both article and hook instead, though I'm generally leery of using a word like "famous", since it's so subjective. I am not inclined to approve the hook as is, since there may well be one (or many) obscure or just no-longer-popular hymn that refers to the event without the numbers of travelers or the popular names. Or you may have another idea entirely. Please let me know. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:47, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

(TPS): Why not just say "an" in place of "the only"? Actually I'm sure that it's the only one in any of the major hymnbooks that does this, but hey. Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:42, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I suggest ALT1:

• ALT1 ... that the common Epiphany hymn "As with Gladness Men of Old" doesn't describe the Biblical Magi (pictured) as "magi" or "kings", or even state their number? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

• Thank you very much, Cwmhiraeth. I've gone with your ALT1, and the nomination is now ticked and in the Special Occasion area. I've dropped a note to Yoninah to take a look at it in the hopes that it can be promoted to prep before that prep goes to queue. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:08, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Labrus viridis

On 4 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Labrus viridis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the green wrasse (pictured) has big eyes, a small mouth, and fleshy lips? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Labrus viridis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Labrus viridis), 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, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nemobius sylvestris

On 6 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nemobius sylvestris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being flightless, wood crickets appeared in 2001 at a site in southern England at which they had previously not been present? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nemobius sylvestris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nemobius sylvestris), 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) 00:03, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

Cabaret du Ciel DYK

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Your tweak of the hook is actually inaccurate. This was not part of the decor. There were real waiters going around dressed as angels and an actor dressed as St. Peter was actually sprinkling water from the ceiling. In my original hook I used the term "depictions", as in actors portraying a character. Dr. K. 09:54, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

@Dr.K.: The article states "the celestial decor that greeted the customers" so I had imagined that "decor" was the right word. If these were real life performers, perhaps you could rephrase the article and I can change the hook back. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:01, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

Ok. I will clarify this in the article. Please see also the detailed source quote in the DYK nom page. Dr. K. 10:05, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

I have changed the hook back. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:14, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

It was my fault. I should not have used the decor expression in the article. I was trying to avoid a direct mention of "angels" and "St. Peter" greeting customers, as that would have been a bit tacky. But I guess I overcompensated. I have changed the text in the article in a way that hopefully makes clear it was an act, not the actual characters. Anyway, thank you again Cwmhiraeth. Best regards. Dr. K. 10:22, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Housefly

On 8 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Housefly, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that houseflies have been used in germ warfare to distribute cholera? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Housefly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Housefly), 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.

Mifter (talk) 00:05, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Assistance

I'm not sure if this is correct 'procedure' or not but I am reviewing your dyk, Oecophylla longinoda and need some guidance. I thought since you have an interest in this nomination I could contact you. I enjoy your articles and I find this topic quite interesting. But I am a complete and utter newbie when it comes to dyk reviews. I have read the instructions many times and have attempted to help with dyk's before without success. Thank you. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ 11:54, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

@Barbara (WVS): Thank you for taking on the review. I have complicated things a bit by adding a second article to the nomination, so the reviewer needs to check both of them. To this end I have edited the nomination page a bit. I haven't included an image with the nomination which means there is no image to review, but you still need to consider the hook -

• Is it interesting?
• Are the hook facts in one or both articles?
• Is there an inline citation for the hook facts?
• Does the source support these facts in the article and hook?

If you find all these criteria are met, you can give approval with a tick. You can also count the review as a QPQ for two of your nominations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:21, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Thank you so much. I would rather look incompetent on your talk page than the main page where the nominations are listed. If I do this in the future, and I will have to, can you ping me again so I can practice on you? LOL! Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ 21:06, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

You seem perfectly competent to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Please Help In Reference to Gianni Blu Page

Hey there, hope all is well.

I am wondering what the problem is with the Gianni Blu page and how I can fix it. It seems that the Spotify link is the issue and Im not sure why that is? Any help is appreciated I would like to get this resolved ASAP.

Best, Elliott — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebogdan47 (talk • contribs) 22:37, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Large chunks of text were copied verbatim from the Spotify source. Try clicking on this link to see. I was unsure of the copyright status of that source so I asked for a copyright investigation. Having made your appeal, you will need to await the outcome of that. In general, articles should be written in your own words and not follow the source too closely. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:37, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Ok, so I wrote the text that was from Spotify so how can I make that known to whoever needs to know? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebogdan47 (talk • contribs) 23:53, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

If you wrote the Spotify text, there is no copyright violation. On this page where you made your appeal about not deleting the article, you need to explain the situation so that the admin who is investigating the copyright issue will know that you wrote the Spotify text. I see that the admin is Ronhjones and that he has left a message on your talk page. You will need to follow his instructions and liaise with him. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

question about deletion

Hi, I just read your notice that you were deleting the page I worked on, "Dahlia Schweitzer." I'm unclear why it was deleted, and also why it was deleted so quickly without any time for me to fix it. I'm unclear why the page was seen as promotion. It says that the page was deleted due to copyright infringement. I have no idea why that would be the case and there is no elaboration that I could find.

"This applies to text pages that contain copyrighted material with no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a compatible free license, where there is no non-infringing content on the page worth saving. Only if the history is unsalvageably corrupted should it be deleted in its entirety."

So the content was "unsalvageably corrupted" with "no credible assertion"? Please explain.

"This applies to pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to conform with Wikipedia:NOTFORPROMOTION. If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion. Note: Any article that describes its subject from a neutral point of view does not qualify for this criterion."

The subject is notable and I'm happy to rewrite any sections which you feel are not appropriately neutral. Even the Wikipedia guidelines say this is preferable to deletion.

Please explain.

Msandoval004249817 (talk) 01:18, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

I am not an administrator and did not make the decision. I no longer have access to the page as it has been deleted, but the main reason it was deleted was because it violated Wikipedia's copyright policy, with sentences and paragraphs of information being copy-pasted from copyrighted sources. If my memory serves me right, it was also very long, with details of her career in excessive detail, reading like a CV rather than an encyclopedic article.

I also thought that you had an undeclared conflict of interest with regard to the subject of the article and were probably a paid editor. There is nothing wrong with that, but you should declare it. You could work on a new, non-promotional article in draft space if you wished. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:23, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Loxothylacus panopaei

On 9 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Loxothylacus panopaei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a parasitic barnacle effectively castrates its hosts, the flattened and the knot-fingered mud crabs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Loxothylacus panopaei. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Loxothylacus panopaei), 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) 12:01, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Eurypanopeus depressus

On 9 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eurypanopeus depressus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a parasitic barnacle effectively castrates its hosts, the flattened and the knot-fingered mud crabs? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Eurypanopeus depressus), 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, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Panopeus lacustris

On 9 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Panopeus lacustris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a parasitic barnacle effectively castrates its hosts, the flattened and the knot-fingered mud crabs? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Panopeus lacustris), 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, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Wikicup scoring question

Hi, I have a quick question regarding scoring in the Wikicup. I know that you can't claim points for a DYK achieved after an article achieves GA status but can you claim points for the reverse? So could I score points for a DYK in round one and then score points for a GA on the same article in later rounds? Sorry if this is already answered in the Wikicup rules but I haven't been able to find it. Kosack (talk) 20:56, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

@Kosack: Yes you can. It sometimes happens that the DYK process is a bit slow and an article is promoted to GA before the DYK goes through. That's fine for scoring for both, as long as the DYK nomination preceded the article becoming a GA. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:08, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Kosack (talk) 21:10, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Lisa Guillermin Gable Page Deletion

I would like to discuss specifically why Ambassador Gable's page was deleted and what about it was promotional. Rather than deleting the whole page it would have been helpful to actually discuss which parts you found promotional. I would have made edits. I think Gable deserves a page. She is a former US Ambassador, has made important contributions to the public and private sectors. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beckylynn1219 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

I considered the article promotional and nominated it for deletion but the actual deletion was done by an admin, who would not have deleted it had he/she not agreed with me. As a non-admin, I no longer have access to the article and so cannot answer specifically what the problem was. If you want to write a new article, I suggest you do it in draft space and ask for it to be approved before it is moved to mainspace. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:21, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ichneumon eumerus

On 10 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ichneumon eumerus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic wasp Ichneumon eumerus has a complex life cycle involving ants and a rare blue butterfly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ichneumon eumerus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ichneumon eumerus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Deleted Content

Hello. I realized that you have deleted quite a big amount of content in the page Perum PPD and described the deleted content as unencyclopaedic. For most of the content, my source was the Indonesian version page, like the depots, fleet and unoperational routes. For the newer routes like JA Connexion and Premium Transjabodetabek, I have given sources from news. For TransJakarta routes operated are based on trafi application. I don't see how this is unencyclopaedic. I will revert the change. Please clarify. Thanks:) Tni fans111 (talk) 12:02, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Tni fans111 Please don't edit-war. Saying you will revert before hearing the response is no good. Cwmhiraeth was correct, the material was not encyclopedic, as Wikipedia is not a directory, timetable, or catalogue. English Wikipedia is global not regional, and it is not bound by the customs of Indonesian Wikipedia. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:08, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Chiswick ChapSorry for what I did. Ok, now I understand fact that the content is not encyclopedic. At first I thought it had something to do with the lack of reference, as in the notification there was a tag, unreferenced. I think the fleet section isn't too different from the Bus Model section in SBS Transit. Please tell me what is lacked from the deleted content (fleet section). I will not do further activity on the page until responded, I will wait. Thanks:)Tni fans111 (talk) 13:01, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Good, so since we agree it is unencyclopedic it must not be added back, there is nothing to wait for, and the material has correctly been deleted.

Thank you for alerting me to SBS Transit from which I have deleted some blacklisted and doubtful sources. Be aware that you cannot assume WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS that because there is material on another possibly wrongly-constructed Wikipedia page that you have permission to do things wrongly also, it doesn't follow. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:16, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Cwmhiraeth. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Eri Sasaki.
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WikiProject Wikify: Current Backlog Reduction Plan

Hey, I noticed you marked yourself as a member of WikiProject Wikify and you are currently listed as active. I was wondering if you would be able to assist with our current backlog reduction plan. While traditional drives are more structured month-long sprints by WikiProject Wikify members, there is currently lacking activity within the project and in order to significantly reduce the incredible backlog, members are encouraged to review all articles marked with the Underlinked Template Message - {{underlinked}} - a list of which can be found here - to analyze the worthiness of the template message on the given article. Articles that have nothing to link or are have had wikilinks sufficiently added should have the template removed to clear the backlog and make it easier for editors to find articles in genuine need of wikification. This can be done by any editor; however, all editors should consider joining if they haven't done so already. Thank you!

The Novac (talk) 03:22, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Thyca crystallina

Hello! Your submission of Thyca crystallina 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! HaEr48 (talk) 05:35, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Deleted page Lana Toković

Dear, you just deleted page Lana Toković with following reason "because it seems to be promotional" I would like to say that Miss Lana Toković is a famous Serbian Pop Composer, Singer and Textwriter and all the links on her page are to her authorized and licenced works. It may seem to you promotional but it's her work and all content is written with her authorization.

I don't know how to write article about artist if I don't write about his or her work. I would appreciate if you undelete her page. Thank you in advance.

Regards, --SasaMilasinovic (talk) 12:27, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

I considered the article to be promotional and nominated it for deletion but the actual deletion was done by an admin, who would not have deleted it had he/she not agreed with me. As a non-admin, I no longer have access to the article and so cannot undelete the page. If Miss Lana Toković is a sufficiently notable person to have an entry in Wikipedia, it would need to be written in a neutral, encyclopedic fashion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:36, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hamadryas laodamia

On 13 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamadryas laodamia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the larvae of the starry night butterfly (pictured) accumulate toxic chemicals in their bodies, which make the adults distasteful to birds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hamadryas laodamia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hamadryas laodamia), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cyzenis albicans

On 13 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cyzenis albicans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a wasp and a fly were used to combat a moth invader? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cyzenis albicans. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cyzenis albicans), 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, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Agrypon flaveolatum

On 13 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Agrypon flaveolatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a wasp and a fly were used to combat a moth invader? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Agrypon flaveolatum), 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, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Gyrinus natator

On 14 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gyrinus natator, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that groups of common whirligig beetles often spin round rapidly on the water surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gyrinus natator. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gyrinus natator), 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:01, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gustave Lambert

Hi, I noticed you promoted this before I approved the ALT hook. Did you think the first hook was better, and for the image slot? Yoninah (talk) 09:59, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I noticed your hook but thought the original was more interesting. I had not realised how fresh the last comments were, otherwise I would have left the hook for another time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Yoninah (talk) 10:13, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Aphid

Hi, I think that the Aphids need a good squirt with some warm soapy Wiki-water in February, once you've finished with the delights of NPP-gardening. I'm wrestling with hemipteran phylogeny which is at least starting to become clear. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:32, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Right you are. I have created articles on various species and taken the black bean aphid to GA, and find them interesting. You are welcome to the phylogeny. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:50, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Excellent. There's a shiny new illustrated cladogram already! Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:52, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

NPR Silver Award

		The New Page Reviewer's Silver Award
		For reviewing over 2000 pages (in less than two months, no less). Amazing work as always. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 18:04, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Thyonicola dogieli

Hello! Your submission of Thyonicola dogieli 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! Mélencron (talk) 20:33, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018

I've signed up for the WikiCup but my name is not appearing in the Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2018 list. Please do help rectify this. Thank you.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 07:34, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

@Ssven2: You seem to have disregarded the clear instruction "<!-- WIKICUP CONTESTANTS SHOULD NOT EDIT THIS PAGE. DO NOT ADD YOUR NAME OR ATTEMPT TO ALTER YOUR SCORE. -->" I will add your name to the page shortly. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:42, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Oops. My bad, Cwmhiraeth. Thank you for understanding. Diolch Yn Fawr.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 07:44, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

BTW, I've created my submissions list if that's alright.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 09:06, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

It should be OK now, but my computer keeps presenting me with a cached version so I can't be sure. I have been adding newly signed up contestants to the main contest page on a daily basis, and thankfully you are the first person (this year) who has tried doing it themselves! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:19, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Oh, that's nice. BTW again, I have a FAC and a FLC, both started in January 2018. Can I include them in the submissions list after they are promoted?  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 09:28, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

The rule is that you need to have done substantial work on them in 2018 prior to nomination, and nominated them in 2018, and having looked at them briefly, I would think that they both qualify. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:36, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

• @Ssven2: Please stop editing the page "Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2018‎". I have already drawn to your attention to the statement at the top of that page, where it states that contestants should not edit the page. Just add your submissions to your submissions page, and the bot will update your score. This does not happen instantaneously as the bot makes a pass every few hours. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, figured you would say that. Won't happen again.  — Ssven2 ^{Looking at you, kid} 09:28, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hamadryas feronia

On 16 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamadryas feronia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that blue cracker and ringless blue cracker males create a cracking sound with their abdomen when pursuing a female? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hamadryas feronia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hamadryas feronia), 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, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hamadryas iphthime

On 16 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamadryas iphthime, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that blue cracker and ringless blue cracker males create a cracking sound with their abdomen when pursuing a female? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hamadryas iphthime), 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, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

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Regarding The Nine Club

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for bringing your concerns with The Nine Club page to my attention. I've attempted to add additional sources to the mix. While there is little scholarly or mainstream coverage of the show, its notability requirements and independent source requirements should be met by specialist media (that is, skateboarding media) sources and links. I'd appreciate your insight on the deletion page after reviewing the current revisions. Best, Mariano Landa (talk) 20:13, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hippolyte californiensis

On 18 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hippolyte californiensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the California green shrimp uses a raft to get around? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hippolyte californiensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hippolyte californiensis), 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.

Mifter (talk) 15:32, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Large frogmouth

On 20 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Large frogmouth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nest of the large frogmouth consists of a circular cushion of down on which a single egg is balanced? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Large frogmouth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Large frogmouth), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 02:47, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Your deletion and tagging spree on my articles

I would be grateful if you didn't go on a hunt to ruin every article I wrote. English is obviously not my mother tongue so I might have more difficulties with taking information from sources and formulating grammatically correct new sentence structures but I in no case where you tagged copyright violations copy pasted passages. This would be no copyright infringement in scientific works and it is no copyright infringement on Wikipedia either. Thank you very much. I guess I have to delete my article list on my user page now because otherwise there are users that are going to try to delete or ruin each one of my articles.--DerSpatz (麻雀) 🐧 11:44, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

@DerSpatz (麻雀): Actually, I came on the two articles of yours that I have noted for copyright violations while reviewing new pages (which has a backlog going back to the middle of last year). With regard to the second instance, have a look at this Earwig copyvio tool printout. Looking at the three main sources it indicates, the Guardian site is mostly, but not completely OK, but the LATimes source is not (if you click on the "Compare" at the right end of each line, the tool highlights what it finds. The passblue source is also violated. I am going to replace the tag, and you can remove it when you have dealt with the problems. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:23, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

@DerSpatz (麻雀): I appreciate the difficulties when editing in another language, but you also need to read Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. I know only too well that scientific texts (particularly biology textbooks and encyclopedias) often copy one another quite closely, but it's not allowed here. Peter coxhead (talk) 12:29, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

DerSpatz: Cwmhiraeth has carefully and attentively followed policy with your pages, with no sign of vindictiveness. I do hope you will feel able to accept this gracefully. Many thanks, Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:20, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Al Marconi (guitarist)

With regards to your edit on the above page requesting more reliable citations I have already cited reliable sources to back up the facts, nothing discourages writers of Wikipedia articles more than editors leaving such sprawling spoiling indictments. Please could you remove your message and leave the article as a stub (as I have done) so others can expand it accordingly. Thank you. Alfshire (talk) 19:06, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

@Alfshire: I have removed the tag as it seemed inappropriate for a well-referenced article, but I think you are mistaken in thinking that I added the tag. I don't believe that I ever edited the article. Happy editing! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:18, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Sorry if I got the wrong end of the stick, and thanks for removing the tag, by the way I'm very impressed with your own page and will check it out regularly for editing ideas. Alfshire (talk) 17:14, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Rhyzobius lophanthae

On 21 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rhyzobius lophanthae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the purple scale predator is native to Australia but was first described from a Californian specimen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rhyzobius lophanthae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rhyzobius lophanthae), 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) 02:16, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Javan frogmouth

On 21 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Javan frogmouth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Javan frogmouth may be more common than generally thought? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Javan frogmouth. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Javan frogmouth), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 14:03, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

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Yoninah (talk) 00:06, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hamadryas glauconome

On 22 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamadryas glauconome, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that adult pale crackers feed on rotting fruit, carrion, and mud? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hamadryas glauconome. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hamadryas glauconome), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 13:32, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of Jack Victor page

Hello, you have deleted my page "Jack Victor" without any notice of deletion or time to correct the violations that you claimed. I think at least you could wait or suggest corrections rather than deleting the page and force me to start from scratch. I think there is no need to delete the page. I ask for another administrator to look at it. Also, I see a lot of different similar pages and no one deleted them. I want to know, the page has been online for more than 6 months, how come you think it is not appropriate after that long period ? Aladdin 16 (talk) 17:36, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

• It was deleted by Jimfbleak, an administrator, as promotional and a violation of copyright. Drmies (talk) 17:38, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Chat Garcia Ramilo entry

I have requested that the article gets restored so that I can fix the problem, I hope it does not get deleted, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leilita21 (talk • contribs) 17:56, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

@Leilita21: I did not delete the article in question, I just proposed deletion because the article seemed to be violating the copyright of a website. An administrator must have agreed with me because he deleted it. The administrator concerned is RHaworth, and he would be the person to ask if you wanted it returned to draft. However, copying text directly from a source is a copyright violation, and it would be better if you started again from scratch, using a source for the facts but writing the article entirely in your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Prep 4

Any reason why you skipped it? Gatoclass (talk) 11:11, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: No, not really. I had the vague idea that it might encourage other people to build prep sets, I don't mind doing one set each day, but not two on a regular basis. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:17, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

That's fine, it's your choice. I just wanted to be sure the other prep wasn't being left for some other purpose - I will probably just load p4 from p5 when the set is completed. Thanks again for all your assistance at DYK. Gatoclass (talk) 11:23, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

I'm currently busy on the new page reviewing drive, as you can see by the two previous threads on this page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:19, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of a Page

Hi Cwmhiraeth I got your note that you tagged the page [Mastromatteo] for deletion but I don't seem to find the reasons. There is no copyright infringement - we sent the permission for the use of the image - and all sources are referenced. Could you please elaborate so I can do it right? Thank you - Fronfin

I considered the article to be promotional and nominated it for deletion but the actual deletion was done by an administrator, who would not have deleted it had he/she not agreed with me. As a non-admin, I no longer have access to the article, however I just looked at the Italian language version which reminded me of its content. Any new article would need to be written in a neutral, encyclopedic fashion, avoiding listing all the places where his works have been exhibited for example. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:31, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Thyca crystallina

On 26 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thyca crystallina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gastropod mollusc Thyca crystallina is in the early evolutionary stages of becoming parasitic on a starfish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thyca crystallina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thyca crystallina), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Sinem Banna

Hey there, Cwmhiraeth! Thanks for your message. This is the first article that I've thus far published, so I was hoping for some clarification on your comment. I've checked the page on "promotion" that you kindly linked. However, I'm still having some trouble understanding how this article may come across as falling under any of the listed "promotional" subcategories. I was hoping to submit a response on the "contest the deletion" section that you also kindly linked-- however, I am not quite sure what to respond to, as I'm having trouble understand the correlation here. As Wikipedia defines "Promotion" as "advocacy, propaganda, recruitment, opinion pieces, scandal mongering, self-promotion, and advertising, marketing, or public relations" I'm, again, having a hard time understanding the connection. I didn't include any opinions... Nor do I know the artist personally. Therefore I'm a little confused as to how, or what, I might be promoting. Am I misunderstanding your note? There are a couple "not in citation given" edits that have been recently added to the page-- is this what you are referencing? If so, I believe most all of these are in error, with the exception of two-- which I have since fixed. I'd love to send you the exact page number or screenshots from said citations if the trouble has arisen from locating the information within each reference. Beyond this, I'm a little lost as to how else to respond when I can't find anything else that might have been construed as "promotional". Any and all help that you could offer would be greatly appreciated. As I said, I'm new here and spent some time working on this one. Going forward, I wouldn't want to be repeatedly making an error to which I'm ignorant. In the meantime, I'm open and eager to understand the article's issue, and make the needed modifications. Thanks so much in advance.

Misshavisham (talk) 14:31, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Misshavisham: I thought the article should be deleted because of its unencyclopaedic, promotional and advertising nature. Here are a few examples "To heal the darkness, I too seek the flame", "The esteem of said recognition facilitated Banna with an accelerated, permanent, and non employment based citizenship", and the whole section "Selected public works and site specific installations".

I looked at the article's editing history. You created it on 13th January, adding 13,532 bytes of correctly formulated text at the very first edit you had ever made to Wikipedia. This type of behaviour is typical of a "conflict of interest" editor who has a connection with the subject of the article. Such people are required by the Wikimedia Foundation to declare their CoI. You have not done so and I find it impossible to believe that your carefully crafted article was the work of a complete novice. Another reason that I think it likely that you have a conflict of interest is that you have included several photographs of the subject in the article which are your own work, ranging over the time period 2004 to the present. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:53, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: I was surprised to see that you had removed the speedy deletion tag. The fact that the deletion is contested is not sufficient grounds to remove it, its contested status is just a factor that the admin who deals with it will take into account. No admin will look at it now because it is no longer in the appropriate "nominated for deletion" category. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:15, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry to be a trouble. I think the article a doubtful candidate for CSD. G11 says "pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to conform with Wikipedia:NOTFORPROMOTION. If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion." You are probably right about some of the language, and you could easily be right about the promotional intent, (in which case AfD is a possible route) and implied CoI (which could lead to other admin action), specially given your reasoning stated above which would have convinced me if I'd seen it, but notability seems at least plausible here, and the amount of rewriting needed not large. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:28, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

I agree that the subject is probably notable and the content could plausibly be replaced by encyclopaedic content but I look at the present article with abhorrence. Let's ask @Jimfbleak:, who is sometimes active in this field, for his view. The article, for his information, is Sinem Banna. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

If I'd seen this with the SD tag, I would probably have deleted it as spam as requested. However, Chiswick Chap is a very experienced editor who has challenged the speedy, and she appears to be notable, so I've made these edits instead to try to make in less hagiographic. @Misshavisham:, if you have a conflict of interest when editing this article, you must declare it. Please don't restore the deleted text. Cwmhiraeth, if you think there is more to be done to clean this article, you're obviously not bound by my edits Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:00, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

As a completely separate issue, I'm not sure that the image of her work is permitted since Greece doesn't have freedom of panorama. Unless someone can convince me otherwise, in the next day or two I'll remove the image and nominate for deletion as a copyright violation Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:10, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Update; I've nominated File:Banna, Shadow at Noon.gif for SD at Commons since Greece has no freedom of panorama, and removed it from the article pending a decision there. I'll give the @Misshavisham: another day to respond to my COI query. If there is no response, I'll do the same with those since if the editor doesn't know Banem, she can't have taken those pictures. @Chiswick Chap:, if either of you disagree with this course of action, please let me know Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:04, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

That's fine by me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:13, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

It's clearly correct. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:51, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Blossom's Inn

Your indefatigable efforts at DYK are appreciated but I notice that you've put Blossom's Inn into the quirky slot of prep 5. I always make some effort to make hooks entertaining and so they often end up there. But, in this case, it would be a great shame to waste the picture. I was especially pleased when Philafrenzy added the picture to the article because it is so evocative of the place and period. Please reconsider the article for the picture slot so that readers may appreciate both the hook and the picture. Otherwise, I may feel obliged to make my picture hooks less quirky and that would be a shame too. Andrew D. (talk) 07:48, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Agree. It was cropped to give it greater impact too. Philafrenzy (talk) 07:51, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Blossom's Inn (cropped)

OK, will do. I was in two minds as to whether to give it the picture slot, but in reality it is more difficult to find suitable quirky hooks than it is to find good picture hooks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

No Copyright infringement

Hi the page Ruff Kid doesn't have any copyright infringements from Music Africa because the the site is under Creative Commons License and here is prof for that fact Leagl statement. So please do consider that fact even after you put up that tag. Chabota Kanguya (talk) 09:27, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

The site states:

• "Except where otherwise noted, content on Music In Africa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialCC BY-NC licence."

A Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialCC BY-NC is not compatible with use on Wikipedia. See this page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:44, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

I have been reading the Copyright violations on Wikipedia for sometime and I believe its not a violation to the site its self cause if you read here you will find that it says You are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

So I don't think there is any violations what so ever. So exlapin to me that is wrong here otherwise I don't see any problem. Chabota Kanguya (talk) 13:04, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) The site says You may not use the material for commercial purposes. . that's not compatible with our licence, since material on Wikipedia can be used for any purpose, including commercial, so it can't stay here Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:26, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Thanks Jim, I am not an expert on copyright but I understand that a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialCC BY-NC licence is not compatible with Wikipedia because it does not permit the text to be used for commercial purposes. I have already removed the copyrighted material from the article, and an admin will sometime soon blank out part of the revision history of the article and remove the tag, leaving the rest of the article as it is now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:33, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Actually, I see Jim has already done it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:38, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I should have said to save you having to check Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:36, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

Jimfbleak Thanks for that explanation I now get it I think need to do my homework over that and learn more on the copyright issues. Thanks Chabota Kanguya (talk) 17:47, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

No error

You do realise that according to your own post, the error in the hook promoted (i.e. the year of the fire) which was going to be on the main page (along with the various other issues) constitutes "no error"? While I'm reviewing all the hooks, one name seems to be relatively common across most of the problematic hooks right now, so please take more time when promoting. Right now we're at an almost epic low point in DYK quality. The Rambling Man (talk) 23:21, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: Well, for a number of days, I was virtually the only editor promoting hooks, so it is hardly surprising that my name starred in your problematic hooks list. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:45, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Indeed. Please take more time to check the reviews have been conducted correctly, as you know there's an endemic issue at the moment with hooks being passed without proper checks. It's better if they're checked before being promoted to a prep set, rather than waiting for them to get to the Main Page before the errors are noted. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:39, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/James Hood Wright

If you will notice that I pinged Usernameunigue along with your's. I was actually asking Usernameunique to review ALT3, as he had reviewed the hook that was approved. I was just keeping you in the loop. I thought it should have been Usernameunique that should have reviewed ALT3. I didn't know it should have been Black Kite, as you corrected me. Anyway I did ping him if ALT3 would work at 11:21 27 January 2018. So far no response from him.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:45, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

BreakTudo Awards

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I see you marked BreakTudo Awards as reviewed. I just recently ran across the article and am concerned that from the current content and references it's notability is unclear, it's advertising, and it's written very poorly from very poor sources. I don't read Portuguese and don't want to rely on auto-translate to determine what sources indicate encyclopedic value vs publicity, so I'm not looking for replacement sources. I've tagged the article for speedy deletion based upon it's current state as an advertisement. I'm contacting you in case you might have some familiarity with the awards, and so could offer some alternatives if possible. --Ronz (talk) 21:16, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

@Ronz: I do not tend to tag things for notability when I review them because I think such tags serve little useful purpose. I do sometimes nominate articles at AfD when I feel fairly sure they are non-notable, but when they are iffy, I don't want to take up too much time deciding whether they are notable or not, so I leave the decision for someone else. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:36, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Hi I just read this as I was leaving a message on your talk page and I have to agree with @Ronz:. It is important to take time in reviewing pages. If you mark a page as reviewed without tagging it for potential problems this means that it will be indexed on search machines as having been passed by a reviewer as not having any major problems. You may not see the point in adding maintance templates but I have to disagree with you, tagging is part of the process on WP:NPP. I'm not quite sure what you mean by leaving the decision to someone else if the article is iffy. Does this mean you don't mark it as reviewed and move on to the next article or does this mean you review it anyway and then move on? For exemple on the above article did you consider it iffy or OK? cheers Dom from Paris (talk) 14:56, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

NPP backlog drive

Any chance you could give me a rough estimate for what the ratio of redirects to articles was for your reviews during the recent NPP backlog drive? I am trying to work out who did the most 'article' reviews (which will be a separate award to the top reviewers cup and the runner up cup). If you could let me know, that would be great. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 07:17, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

@Insertcleverphrasehere: I'm not sure I understand your question, but the number of redirects I reviewed was negligible (under 10). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Cheers, thanks. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 19:00, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Reasons why I declined the CSD G11 for Shirley Kaye Randell

Hi I just wanted to let you know why I declined your G11 nomination for the above article. I was in the middle of cleaning it up when you tagged it for CSD. I was tempted to do the same thing as you but before I did so I checked out the sources and this person is very clearly notable. Most of the content was factual and neutrally written and I didn't actually have to remove much to take away the promotional tone. As per WP:G11 "This applies to pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to conform with Wikipedia:NOTFORPROMOTION. If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion." As it suggests on the deletion template "Nor does this criterion apply where substantial encyclopedic content would remain after removing the promotional material as deletion is not cleanup; in this case please remove the promotional material yourself," Dom from Paris (talk) 14:39, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

@Domdeparis: I agree she is probably notable, and am prepared to accept what you say. It is useful to get feedback, however, the article is very unsatisfactory, being just a list of board memberships, awards and publications. What really made me nominate it for speedy deletion however was the behaviour of the now blocked editor who created it after he had been asked to disclose his conflict of interest and had failed to do so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:29, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Its true that it is not a very exciting article but there are a lot that are not much better! I agree about the fact that undisclosed paid editing poses a real problem but seeing as the blocking admin didn't nuke the editor's pages straight away he may have thought there was something to save. Dom from Paris (talk) 20:23, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Thyonicola dogieli

On 31 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thyonicola dogieli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Thyonicola dogieli, a parasite of sea cucumbers, is the longest snail in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thyonicola dogieli. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thyonicola dogieli), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 15:02, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Plunderers FC, Cwmhiraeth.

Unfortunately Domdeparis has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

hi sorry for unreviewing but there is no way that this club is notable as is. At best a notability tag needs to be added but I think this is probably a speedy delete candidate. It's an amateur team and their claim to fame is winning a 6 a side local summer league title.

To reply, leave a comment on Domdeparis's talk page.

Dom from Paris (talk) 15:12, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, Cwmhiraeth, I agree, speedied as A7 Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:04, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

I have probably curated a number of articles that may be non-notable, taking a view that other editors can propose them for deletion if they wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:41, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

The trouble is that if you curate the page it drops out of the new pages feed. If you are not sure of the notability because you haven't had time to check out the sources it is better not to curate it at all. New pages reviewing requires taking time to look at the sources it is part of the process. You have curated a very very large number of pages recently during the backlog drive I hope that you did have time to check out their sources of you didn't tag them. Dom from Paris (talk) 16:15, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker)Cwmhiraeth, can you explain in a little more detail what you mean in the comment above? If an article might not be notable, and you are not sure, please either add an appropriate "may not be notable" tag, or else un-tick it for someone else to review. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 18:02, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

I was not concentrating on notability. What I was doing was checking for stubs and categorizing and adding tags if necessary, checking for bare urls and using reflinks or expanding them myself, checking for copyvios with Earwig and dealing appropriately with them, checking for excessively promotional content especially with CoI creators in mind. I nominated a number of articles for speedy deletion, a few for PROD and a number for AfD, but only ones where I was reasonably sure that there were grounds (mainly notability) for doing so. I was mindful of advice by you and others not to tag bomb articles and I enquired whether there were large numbers of articles tagged for dubious notability (because I didn't know the names of the categories concerned) and was told there were. I tagged some of them, in particular, I tended to accept articles on bands, albums and films because I hadn't a clue whether they were notable or not. I am not a tagger at heart, preferring to deal with whatever the problem is myself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:47, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

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@Ssven2: GARs do not qualify for bonus points, there is a flat 4 points per review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:24, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hutchinsoniella

On 2 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hutchinsoniella, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the horseshoe shrimp Hutchinsoniella macracantha is the first example of a new class of crustaceans that was given the name Cephalocarida? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hutchinsoniella. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hutchinsoniella), 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, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Oecophylla longinoda

On 4 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oecophylla longinoda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the African weaver ant has been used to control the coconut bug? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oecophylla longinoda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Oecophylla longinoda), 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, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pseudotheraptus wayi

On 4 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pseudotheraptus wayi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the African weaver ant has been used to control the coconut bug? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pseudotheraptus wayi), 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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Lycoming DEL-120

Hi, can you show me the alleged copyvio? I'm confident I avoid those, and it's been removed within hours. --Marc Lacoste (talk) 06:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

@Marc Lacoste: I don't have access to it now. It was some content you added on your second edit on August 9th and came from this AVweb page. It was only a couple of sentences and I expect you can replace the information using your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:18, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

I don't remember the content of an edit of last year, but perhaps you remember an edit of last weekend? I maintain I didn't made a copyvio, my edit method avoid that. --Marc Lacoste (talk) 06:24, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Well, it was about the plane's features, and although the phrasing was identical to the source, it is always possible that you accidentally replicated the source. Just treat the article now as if you were expanding it afresh. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

It's about an engine, not a plane. Perhaps a few days notice would allow rephrasing without losing content.--Marc Lacoste (talk) 06:28, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

No copyright violation

Hello Cwmhiraeth, I see you requested certain historical revisions of this article be redacted. You noted that the contents of the lead section were a copyright violation (under criterion RD1) of this webpage: http://getalternative.net/software/oracle-enterprise-resource-planning-cloud.

Upon further review, the source you referenced, Getalternative.net, has directly pulled content from Wikipedia to fill the “Description” field of their product pages. Not the other way around.

Here are several examples:

• NolaPro - Getalternative.net description: http://getalternative.net/software/nolapro
• Microsoft Dynamics C5 - Getalternative.net description: http://getalternative.net/software/microsoft-dynamics-c5
• SAP Business One - Getalternative.net description: http://getalternative.net/software/sap-business-one
• HeliumV - Getalternative.net description: http://getalternative.net/software/helium-v
• Epesi - Getalternative.net description: http://www.getalternative.net/software/epesi/os/web

It also appears there was no discussion of the request and redaction of historical revisions prior to their removal.

I believe the historical revisions and content that were removed from the lead should be restored.

I also invite Amortias to weigh in on this discussion.

Fiberfile12 (talk) 21:38, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Fiberfile12, I note what you say. If what you state is true, I apologise for my actions. It is not easy to tell whether another site has copied Wikipedia or vice versa, especially as in this instance, when the other site has a "copyright" symbol at the foot of the page. However I have no longer access to the removed content and will leave Amortias to deal with this request as he thinks fit. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

I can take a look into this but it won't be till tomorrow evening at earliest. If you want a quicker response might be worth logging a request at deletion review as admins there will be able to review the revisions. Amortias (T)(C) 22:08, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

From what I can find the pages were created very close together. I'm going to throw this over to the people who look at copyright issues for a second opinion on the matter. Amortias (T)(C) 15:34, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Saif Baidya

Hello Cwmhiraeth. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Saif Baidya, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: I've removed the copyvio para, and there's enough sources to pass A7. No comment on AfD notability standard. Thank you. GedUK  16:51, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Dnipro (anti-air missile), Cwmhiraeth.

Unfortunately Primefac has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

Pulled out the copyvio, so it'll have to be re-reviewed.

To reply, leave a comment on Primefac's talk page.

Primefac (talk) 15:07, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Novodinia antillensis

Hello! Your submission of Novodinia antillensis 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! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:14, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sacculina carcini

On 10 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sacculina carcini, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crab hacker barnacle is a parasite of crabs and manipulates its host into caring for its eggs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sacculina carcini. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sacculina carcini), 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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NPP Backlog Drive Review

Generally good work during the NPP backlog drive, and thank you for your massive effort! Having looked over a couple dozen of your reviews, they were generally done well, but could be improved by greater use of article maintenance tags. One anomaly was Richard C. Squires, for which I wonder why it wasn't nominated for deletion (perhaps you found something that I didn't?). I noticed that you did plenty of deletion nomination during the drive, so I know you are not shy with it, and it was an isolated incident, so no big worries on that front, but I'll note it anyway. — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 03:23, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

@Insertcleverphrasehere: Thank you. I'm surprised by that example too, but that was January 8th and I hope I have improved since then. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:11, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Glen Muirhead

Hi, I wonder why you promoted this while I was in the middle of a review. Yoninah (talk) 11:29, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#Lewkenorian_theory_of_Shakespeare_authorship

FYI since you reviewed the article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:13, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Saif Baidya

Hello Cwmhiraeth. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Saif Baidya, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: I've removed the copyvio para, and there's enough sources to pass A7. No comment on AfD notability standard. Thank you. GedUK  16:51, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

RE:Ways to improve Tom Rowland

You had placed this line on my talk page. "You must not copy/paste copyrighted text into Wikipedia. I have removed the copyvios. Cwmhiraeth (talk) Would you mind explaining what a copyvios is. To my knowledge none of the text is copyrighted. Could you follow up with how to identify issues that need fixing.

Thank you Greggorywiley (talk)

(talk page stalker) @Greggorywiley, FYI: All text copied from any source is by default copyrighted unless it is clearly released on a suitable free licence. "Copyvios" is shorthand for "Copyright Violations". — Insertcleverphrasehere ^{(or here)} 22:57, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello, just wanted to drop by and thankyou for your recent reviews on my articles. Although I must say, I find it intriguing that a nature guy such as yourself takes interest in something like warships. Torpilorul (talk) 14:51, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

I'm not much interested in warships, but I came across your articles because I was helping to review the backlog of new articles, part of which which stretches back to September last year, when you wrote your articles. I was interested to see that Romania had a navy on the Black Sea, something that had not occurred to me before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:58, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

It had the best navy of WW2. Best as in the most effective. The sole navy to fight for the majority of the war without losing a single unit of its main force (in its case, destroyers and submarines). At the same time, it caused the loss of one destroyer and well over a dozen submarines, all Soviet. Torpilorul (talk) 19:12, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Why deleted my Article Zuzana Vačková and Szilvia Varga

Can someone please explain me why my article are deleted ? I have lot of ftime to create it and i want to show it to world.Please if you can help me with publucating with or repairing text or any good tip how can i wrote good articles write me

Thanks a lot Best Regarsd G — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grindcomber (talk • contribs) 21:36, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Greater thornbird

On 18 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greater thornbird, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the greater thornbird builds a cone-shaped nest, usually over water, while the freckle-breasted thornbird makes a gourd-shaped nest with a long entrance tunnel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greater thornbird. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Greater thornbird), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Freckle-breasted thornbird

On 18 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Freckle-breasted thornbird, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the greater thornbird builds a cone-shaped nest, usually over water, while the freckle-breasted thornbird makes a gourd-shaped nest with a long entrance tunnel? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Freckle-breasted thornbird), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Lewis Cozens

Thank you for the kind words in your verification note on the Lewis Cozens article I started. Glad that it's a positive addition to Wikipedia. Best, Railfan23 (talk) 01:58, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Dibranchus atlanticus

On 19 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dibranchus atlanticus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Atlantic batfish uses its pectoral and pelvic fins to "walk" over the seabed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dibranchus atlanticus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dibranchus atlanticus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Bios

Hi, I wonder if you could promote these bios to the open slots in Preps 3 and 4 (I worked on them so can't promote them):

Template:Did you know nominations/Evelyn Terhune

Template:Did you know nominations/Tomori Kusunoki (to Prep 4, which already has too many U.S.-based hooks)

Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:04, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done. I find there are currently rather a lot of US hooks and very few bios, but it usually evens out with time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:54, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I see it goes in waves. Thanks for promoting those bios. Yoninah (talk) 22:21, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

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You wrote: Wikipedia editor Cwmhiraeth just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:A well-written article, but some of the paragraphs have no citations. Where did the information come from? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:30, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your compliment Cwmhiraeth. The information came from the ten cited references and the seven sources in the Further Reading list. As there is considerable overlap between these sources I distilled the information.Dirrigeree (talk) 12:09, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Right, but paragraphs with no citations leave the reader perplexed as to the source of the information. If the paragraph is a synthesis of information from several sources, you can cite them all at the end of the paragraph, without specifying which bit comes from which source. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

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Julia Jäkel

Thank you for this message on my talk page regarding Julia Jäkel. I understood and respect that you've requested a speedy deletion. I am very sorry that the article seemed promotional to you because it was just a translation of the German Wikipedia article. As the article was deleted only a few hours after your request, I had almost no chance to contest the decision during the holiday season.

Do you think there's a chance to restore the last revision of Julia Jäkel to my userspace, for example here? This would give me an opportunity to revise it completely and submit it again through AfC. As far as I see from the logs, Seraphimblade was the admin who followed your speedy deletion request.

Thanks in advance for your help. -- UP at G+J (talk) 10:18, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

If you copied (including translated) material from the German Wikipedia without attribution, the article is a copyright violation. In that case, I can't restore it anywhere at all. You may put in a new translation, but the CC-BY-SA license Wikipedia is licensed under requires that you attribute (normally in the initial edit summary, and a note on the talk page wouldn't hurt either) where the material you copied came from. See copying within Wikipedia for more information on what's required; that also applies to copying between different language projects, and a faithful translation is in every sense a copy. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 14:28, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Seraphimblade: Thank you for getting back on this issue. As far as I remember, I've put "translated from German Wikipedia" in the edit summary. Also, to make the translation more transparent, I've placed the following template on the talk page:

{{Translated page|de|Julia Jäkel|version=169700107|insertversion=803900555|section=|small=n}}

Do you think both the edit summary and the template made a proper attribution? If not, I'd be happy to request a formal transwiki import or do anything else that helps. What do you think?

Thanks again for your help. -- UP at G+J (talk) 05:43, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

@UP at G+J: That will solve the copyright issue, but not the issue of promotion, as it was pretty much just a CV. I note that you have made the necessary disclosure for paid editing, which is good, but you'll also need to follow the conflict of interest requirements. For creation of an article, that means that you should not be creating the article in mainspace. Rather, you'd need to create it as a draft and submit it to articles for creation to be checked by an editor without a COI before going to mainspace. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 06:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

@Seraphimblade: I thought this was uncontroversial as the article was just a translation. I understand that this wasn't good behavior, and I will seek community consensus before publishing anything in the future. I am really sorry if I did this wrong.

So, regarding that specific case, do you see a chance to get the article restored to my userspace as suggested above? If so, I can work on it and submit it through AfC; if you think it's better to put in a completely new translation if will follow that advise, of course.

What do you think would work? -- UP at G+J (talk) 09:46, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: T.S. Leander

Hello Cwmhiraeth. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of T.S. Leander, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: not all revisions meet G11 (if any). Part of Sea Cadet Corps is a claim of significance. Copyvio can be handled by removal and revision deletion. Thank you. SoWhy 11:58, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@SoWhy: It doesn't really need an investigation of potential copyright issues, it needs speedy deletion as being riddled with copyvios and about an unimportant subject. The topic was non-notable, and If you look at this category, none of the other New Zealand cadet forces have articles as far as I can see. I would suggest you get rid of it before it wastes more of anyone else's time. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:18, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

As you should know, notability is not a relevant concern for speedy deletion and a single non-copyvio revision is sufficient to prevent G12 deletion. WP:OTHERSTUFFDOESNTEXIST is not a good argument as well. Plus, since this user seems to have added copyvio to the main article as well, further investigation is certainly warranted. I'll concede though that he order of the handling was not perfect. I'll redirect this article to the main one but the main one needs some investigation still. Regards SoWhy 13:22, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

SoWhy, considering that the only "non-copyvio revisions" were empty ones (only an infobox, no text, so speedyable as well), I have deleted this anyway. And of course, "Part of Sea Cadet Corps is a claim of significance." is false, "Part of Sea Cadet Corps" is a local branch of a youth organisation, nothing more. This has been handled for 2 hours now, and all copyvio versions were still present in the history. When you encounter a copyvio like this, please simply delete it and (if necessary) then create a new article or redirect instead: don't simply replace the copyvio with a redirect or other text. Fram (talk) 13:37, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Fram: Both things you just said are wrong. An infobox is sufficient content to fail A3 and being part of a notable entity is a sufficient claim of significance because then there is a redirect/merge target per WP:ATD. I admit that the copyvio should have been deleted sooner but I disagree that deleting the whole article (including the redirect) was necessary, since you could and should just have rev-deleted the other revisions under WP:RD1 instead. I won't fight over this though. Regards SoWhy 13:45, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

"being part of a notable entity is a sufficient claim of significance" is nonsense. Every person is part of a village, every band is part of a music scene (style, country), every local Tesco's is part of Tesco's in general, ... We don't redirect the local subsidiary of a company to a company article, we delete it; we don't redirect the local boy scouts to the general or national boy scouts articles, we delete it, unless they have their own claim of significance. A7 is not avoided by some inherited notability. Fram (talk) 13:50, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

A7 is not about notability and WP:NOTINHERITED does not apply to speedy deletion. We do redirect subsidiaries to the main article quite often actually and we redirect local boy scouts to their councils, we've been doing that for over a decade as far as I personally know. Just see [1] as an example. I'm happy to debate this further if you wish, although I invite you to my tlak page then, so that we no longer ping Cwmhiraeth for every message. Regards SoWhy 14:10, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

With the page curation tool I am using, when proposing speedy deletion I am invited to tick the boxes that apply, and that includes A1 to A11 and G1 to G12. Where I think the topic is non-notable and there are extensive copyright violations that were present from the first edit, I am inclined to nominate it for speedy deletion rather than cut it back to a few sentences and ask for a rev-del. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:19, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Stupidity elsewhere is not a reason to repeat that here. It seems to me though that only "order of the arrow" lodges are redirected, and these have some 'minor' claim to significance as being the "elite" of the scouts lodges (if I read the system correctly). Still a dubious claim to significance, but it any case it seems that most scout lodges are blissfully absent from enwiki. And A7 is not about notability, no, but having some imaginary inherited notability is not a claim to significance, and something like "inherited significance" is quite a novel concept. When being a member is an award or is otherwise highly selective (a member of a hall of fame, a member of a national team, ...), then you have a claim of significance. When you are just a part of some organisation which is composed of many local entities, then being one of these members is not a claim of significance. For example, there are 105 local groups in the Royal Navy Recognised Sea Scouts, and not one of them (that I can see) exists as either an article or a redirect. Fram (talk) 14:41, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Alobo Naga

I t revdel'd the copyvio. I think I despammed as well. Please check. Thanks, -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 13:57, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dlohcierekim: It's not completely clear. See this Earwig copyvio check. (You have to look at the pink highlighted comparison below.)Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:05, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Thnka. That only left content from YouTube. WP:TNT applied. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 14:09, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Pulpit Freedom Sunday

Hi there Cwm. Is there any chance you could promote Pulpit Freedom Sunday soon? I pulled it from prep a while back and normally I return such hooks quickly when the issues have been ironed out but on this occasion I supplied an alt as well as adding something to the article, so I'd feel more comfortable if somebody else promoted it. Gatoclass (talk) 17:56, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Special occasion hook for March 1

Hi, this is sitting in the special occasions holding area for March 1 (Prep 3): Template:Did you know nominations/Second Purim. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:15, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

... and carefully hidden under the general March hooks! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:27, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 14:58, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

State-Mafia Pact reviewed

Thank you for your appreciation :) --Goemon (talk) 18:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Laili (cave)

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Animal

The Animal article is in a good state and obviously important. I think it should be a GA. Fancy lending a hand? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:48, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

As you say, it looks in pretty good condition and I see 200 different sources are cited. I would be happy to limit my participation to improving the references, removing duplicate links, copyediting and possible finding sources where they are missing, what I don't want to do is consider the broader issues of taxonomy, evolutionary history, comprehensiveness and section reorganisation. Also, tomorrow and the next day I will be quite involved in getting the next round of the WikiCup organised, so I probably won't do anything until Thursday. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:23, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

That's great. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:39, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for looking in. I'm starting to feel the article is about ready; would you be able to read it through and just tell me if there are any obvious gaps, or passages that you stumble over? Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:08, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Will do. It will be better than stumbling over on the ice outside here, a thing I am trying to avoid doing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:16, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

The appearance without explanation of stromatolites is a bit startling, and did herbivores really become extinct during the extinction events mentioned? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:20, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Ah, very good. I'll sort 'em. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:31, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Warming's lantern fish

On 27 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Warming's lantern fish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Warming's lantern fish spends the day at depths and ascends at night to feed on mats of diatoms near the sea surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Warming's lantern fish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Warming's lantern fish), 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, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Did you know nominations/Scouting/USA

How does this get promoted further, Template:Did you know nominations/Scouting/USA? Thanks --evrik ^(talk) 17:16, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

@Evrik: Basically, it waits for a promoter to promote it to the preparation area. It is currently one of 119 approved nominations on the approved page. Currently one set of eight hooks moves to the main page each day, so that is about 15 days' worth. When I promote nominations I start with the oldest, so I expect yours will be promoted within the next few days. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! --evrik ^(talk) 15:42, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Paracletus cimiciformis

Hello! Your submission of Paracletus cimiciformis 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! G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 03:09, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Prep 5

Hi, I cleared a spot for this special occasion hook for March 2 (nighttime in NY). Could you promote it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 19:38, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that. Hope you get it straightened out very soon. Yoninah (talk) 20:13, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Your review of Jim Melvin

Hi, thanks for your feedback on the new Jim Melvin page. I was not under the impression that there would be a conflict of interest regarding my creation of this page. However, in the spirit of promoting truly neutral content on Wikipedia, I'd happily agree to having yourself, or another editor, take a cleanup pass on the page. I do believe that Mr. Melvin's background makes him notable and worthy of inclusion in this community. I'm looking forward to continuing to contribute in a positive way in the community. Kappa1029 (talk) 13:39, 18 April 2018 (UTC) Kappa1029 (talk) 09:39, 18 April 2018 (EST)

Concore Entertainment and John Preston

I'd like to know what was copied on the pages Concore Entertainment and John Preston why didn't you just delete the part instead of deleting the whole page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Norahhhj (talk • contribs) 20:57, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

An article is only deleted by an administrator after they have confirmed that the article does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. I do not have access to a deleted article and you will need to ask the relevant administrator about these deletions. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:03, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing Jesu Prem English School

Really appreciate the time taken by you to review Jesu Prem English School, and your words of encouragement. Will continue to contribute in the best possible manner. Sincerely - Devatanu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devatanu1984 (talk • contribs) 05:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition, with 4 points required to qualify for round 2. With 53 contestants qualifying, the groups for round 2 are slightly smaller than usual, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining users.

Our top scorers in round 1 were:

• Aoba47 led the field with a featured article, 8 good articles and 42 GARs, giving a total of 666 points.
• FrB.TG , a WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points, gained from a featured article and masses of bonus points.
• Ssven2, another WikiCup newcomer, was in third place with 403 points, garnered from a featured article, a featured list, a good article and twelve GARs.
• Ceranthor, Numerounovedant, Carbrera, Farang Rak Tham and Cartoon network freak all had over 200 points, but like all the other contestants, now have to start again from scratch. A good achievement was the 193 GARs performed by WikiCup contestants, comparing very favourably with the 54 GAs they achieved.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Vanamonde (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your review of Clarinet Sonata (Ries)

Thank you for the review of that article. It's what makes writing them all worthwhile. Graham1973 (talk) 01:20, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Life Extension Advocacy Foundation - contested

Hello Cwmhiraeth, thanks for your message.

This page should not be speedily deleted because Life Extension Advocacy Foundation does not fit the criteria for deletion.

1. Life Extension Advocacy Foundation people are public figures represented in mass-media (newspapers, journals, tv-programs) in several countries as the opinion leaders and the active proponents of development and implementation of the medical technologies to prevent, postpone and reverse age-related diseases (the links to several external sources of this kind are given in the list of references making part of the page; the list is not exhaustive, the organization is open to adding more references if necessary). Life Extension Advocacy Foundation is currently the second in coverage niche news source telling specifically about the findings in rejuvenation and longevity research (according to Alexa rank, after the news source called www.FightAging.org).

2. The reason why the page was created was not only to promote or publicise an entity. Life Extension Advocacy Foundation has a noble humanitarian goal of educating the public regarding the potential and advancement of the medical technologies to manipulate the processes of aging with certain health benefits such as the possibility to postpone, prevent and eventually cure age-related diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes type 2, stroke, heart disease, and others. However, the organization is open to the suggestions regarding how to improve the page to make it more informative to serve its goal better.

3. There is no copyright infringement of http://www.lifespan.io/, because the crowdfunding platform for longevity research www.Lifespan.io is the flagship project of Life Extension Advocacy Foundation, so the two entities are closely related.

As I am somewhat new to Wikipedia, I might miss some nuances, so please, let me know if you think these reasons are not enough to keep the page in Wikipedia. I would also appreciate a lot if you could give me an advice regarding what kind of additional references from the external sources the organization should add to underline its important humanitarian role.

Thanks!

Elena ElenaMilova (talk) 18:56, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

@ElenaMilova: I see you have appealed the speedy deletion on the article's talk page and that is the correct thing to do. An administrator will consider the points you make when deciding on a course of action. With regard to the copyright infringement, you can look at this page and other linked pages. The administrator will also consider whether the article is grossly promotional (I think it is) and whether the organization meets our notability guidelines, like being referred to in depth in independent, reputable sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:21, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Cup log

Wondering if you've left the ones marked "No" [2] for one of us, or whether they're still in the log for some other reason...three of the submissions, at least, should have been claimed during the previous round and weren't; so there isn't anything further to do, yes? Vanamonde (talk) 07:09, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

They are all dealt with. I just left them there for you to observe, and override my decisions if you chose. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:14, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, missed your mail, was just logging in there. I agree with your decision, and I've removed the submissions. Vanamonde (talk) 07:30, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tectarius coronatus

Hello! Your submission of Tectarius coronatus 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! Ergo Sum 17:44, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Seeking feedback on a guide for students who edit articles in science communication

Hi Cwmhiraeth: The Wiki Education Foundation is developing a guide to help students write about all topics related to science communication, and I’m reaching out to a small number of experienced editors with an interest in science topics on Wikipedia to see if they’d be interested in providing feedback. The handout is meant to supplement other resources that students consult, such as an interactive training and basic editing brochures. We’d appreciate any feedback on the draft by 3/12. Would you be interested in taking a look? —Cassidy (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:33, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

The draft looks good. I have noticed in the past a tendency for students to have been set projects to write or expand an article while other students provide feedback, but that concludes the process, and the creating editor seldom seems to take any notice of the suggestions made, and takes no further interest in their article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:03, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback. We encourage students to be responsive to feedback and use it to improve their article contributions, but recognize that not all of them do. It’s an issue that we hope to improve as we continue to refine our training materials. This particular brochure is narrowly focused and is meant to be used in conjunction with our other resources. Cassidy (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:01, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Thyonicola americana

On 7 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thyonicola americana, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the stiff-footed sea cucumber eviscerates, it gets rid of the parasitic sea snail which lives attached to its gut? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thyonicola americana. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thyonicola americana), 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) 00:03, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Eupentacta quinquesemita

On 7 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eupentacta quinquesemita, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the stiff-footed sea cucumber eviscerates, it gets rid of the parasitic sea snail which lives attached to its gut? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Eupentacta quinquesemita), 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) 00:03, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Paracletus cimiciformis

I just posted a few suggestions for alternate hooks on the nomination page. If you like either of those, can think of something better, or just want to go with the originals, we can get the article passed and ready for DYK. G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 19:41, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Novodinia antillensis

On 10 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Novodinia antillensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the deepsea starfish Novodinia antillensis has large eyespots on the tips of its arms, but these may be non-functional? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Novodinia antillensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Novodinia antillensis), 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) 00:11, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Caroline Brady (philologist)

Cwmhiraeth, this nomination, which dates back to last October (!), was finally given a tick a few days ago. The next time you build a prep set, it would be great if it could finally get promoted. Conversely, if you (and Yoninah) haven't been promoting it because you feel it has problems, it's probably best to get these out in the open and aired—it's now around four and a half months old and counting. Thanks for whatever you feel you can do. BlueMoonset (talk) 08:16, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I will promote it when a suitable slot in a prep set becomes available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:41, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

Mechanisms of the English common law

I'm not convinced by your two tags on Mechanisms of the English common law , namely "refimprove" and "original research". There are already nine references and a dozen or so Wikilinks, all of which can be used to verify the statements. I can't see how it can be original research; the article is simply a reasonably succinct and crisp explanation of what is common knowledge to lawyers. I wrote the article to fill a yawning gap in the encyclopaedia, but it's not WP:OR! Arrivisto (talk) 16:59, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

@Arrivisto: Well, I see you have made some improvements since I reviewed the article. The bit that caused me to apply the OR tag (which I have never used before while reviewing new articles) was the phrase "Lord Denning ... acted as though it were not! (see Connell v MIB)". Now that has gone, I have removed the OR tag. However I have left the refimprove tag. The first two references refer to specific cases and then there is a yawning gap in referencing until the end of the article. Common knowledge among lawyers is not good enough. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:59, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

"Common knowledge among lawyers is not good enough." Well, actually, it is. Particularly when one begins an article, one tries to do it in a succinct and well-structured way, explaining a topic in an encyclopaedic manner. If the facts are generally known, that is a good starting point. " ... then there is a yawning gap in referencing until the end of the article." For a new article, I think it already has a pretty good set of references. Many other articles with a complete absence of rigour subsist unchallenged for years, so please give this article time to develop before pouncing!

Thank you for removing the WP:OR tag. Also, surely it is better to use a "citation needed tag" for any unsupported or dubious statements, and reserve "This article needs additional citations" for cases where an absence of citations is a major fault? Otherwise, tags at the top of an article not only mar the look, but cast unnecessary aspersions upon what has been written; ... and no, I'm not being thin-skinned, nor do I claim ownership of the article; I'm merely doing my best! I started this article as there was nothing on the topic on WP, and rather than add the same stuff repetitiously to pages like English law, Common law and Judicial precedent, making them unnecessarily lengthy, I simply put links on those pages to this one. Arrivisto (talk) 10:34, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

It is a useful article, and as you say it fills a gap in WP. However it would be better if references were provided for the uncited information. (The fact that other articles exist that are less well cited is immaterial) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:12, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your review of BDŽ class 81 01-03

Thanks for reviewing BDŽ class 81 01-03, Cwmhiraeth!

As you suggested, I left a comment on the talk page of the German article.

Yozi66 (talk) 18:06, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

@Yozi66: Actually, what I meant was, put a note on the English language article talk page, which I have now done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for American conger

On 12 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article American conger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American congers cross the Gulf Stream twice during their lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/American conger. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, American conger), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Colophina clematis

Hello! Your submission of Colophina clematis 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! Yoninah (talk) 00:56, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Macrosiphum rosae

On 13 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macrosiphum rosae, 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/Macrosiphum rosae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Macrosiphum rosae), 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.

On 13 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Metopolophium dirhodum, 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/Macrosiphum rosae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Metopolophium dirhodum), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 02:36, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Magill Youth Training Centre

Gatoclass (talk) 00:20, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you !Cwmhiraeth

Dear Cwmhiraeth Thank you so much! I will continue to do my best to contribute as I believe wikipeadia is a very informative platform and we should all contribute since I have learnt a lot from other's articles.Jakelewis2 (talk) 08:52, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Voice actresses

Hi, it seems like voice actresses are the new Pennsylvania rivers. What do you think about limiting them to one a week? Yoninah (talk) 01:38, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

It's not really the way DYK works. Sets are completed individually, perhaps with reference to the previous set, but not with consideration of a week's worth of sets. Still, we can certainly spread them out. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:39, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Yoninah (talk) 13:13, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing Boothi Vikramakesari

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Thanks for reviewing Boothi Vikramakesari article and your comment. I appreciate it. Nittavinoda (talk) 15:00, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Page mover granted

Hello, Cwmhiraeth. Your account has been granted the "extendedmover" user right, either following a request for it or demonstrating familiarity with working with article names and moving pages. You are now able to rename pages without leaving behind a redirect, and move subpages when moving the parent page(s).

Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Page mover for more information on this user right, especially the criteria for moving pages without leaving redirect. Please remember to follow post-move cleanup procedures and make link corrections where necessary, including broken double-redirects when suppressredirect is used. This can be done using Special:WhatLinksHere. It is also very important that no one else be allowed to access your account, so you should consider taking a few moments to secure your password. As with all user rights, be aware that if abused, or used in controversial ways without consensus, your page mover status can be revoked.

Useful links:

• Wikipedia:Requested moves
• Category:Articles to be moved, for article renaming requests awaiting action.

If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Swarm ♠ 21:51, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

I've gone and added pending changes reviewer, too. Not sure you'll make a ton of use out of it, but might come in handy. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 22:05, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to the cabal. In your request, you mentioned performing round-robin moves. I recommend Andy's script for that purpose. —usernamekiran(talk) 23:43, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Colophina clematis

On 18 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Colophina clematis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Colophina clematis was the first species of aphid to be identified as having a "soldier" caste? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Colophina clematis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Colophina clematis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

GSCE Page Deletion

I've been trying to get information about the page deletion from the ID that showed deleted the page in their talk page but am not getting anywhere. I just noticed your comment on my talk page and I had responded to the discussion on the C7 page as well. I mentioned I was new to some of this, didn't want to expand the C7 page too much so I created a new sub page that contained non-promotional information (so I thought). I am fine integrating that content into the C7 page if that is the way it should be done, and slimming it down or removing content that someone might think is promotional. It would be nice to have some guidance as to what was bothering folks about it, there were many positive comments about it, people seemed to appreciate all of the statistics and information as a reference which is what wikipedia is supposed to be I thought. I was starting to work on similar content for other editions, but don't want to do so if that is a problem. Please advise as to what is wrong with all of this and I'll try to correct my behavior if needed.

The most important thing is I'd really like to have my content back so I can work on it. I thought the content would be here so I didn't keep copies of it and if I'm going to integrate it somewhere else it would be nice to not start from scratch. I can't seem to find it in any deletion logs or anywhere else. I've asked for that on the other talk page as well and seem to be getting nowhere fast. Kpauley (talk) 15:39, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

I am afraid I cannot help because, not being an administrator, I have no access to the deleted page. The admin who actually deleted it may be able to help you. Alternatively, you could expand the appropriate section on the Chevrolet Corvette page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:12, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I got the content back, GED UK was able to get it for me. I'll consider expanding the section in the C7 page a little, I wrote that as well. We'll see. Thanks again.Kpauley (talk) 00:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Laemonema barbatulum

On 19 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Laemonema barbatulum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the shortbeard codling crushes the molluscs on which it feeds with its beak-like jaws? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laemonema barbatulum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Laemonema barbatulum), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

• That is one mean-sounding fish. I'm glad I'm not a mollusc. Drmies (talk) 00:50, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Copyvio

I have deleted John Tylney, 2nd Earl Tylney, an article you created but where the text was not written by you. Ripping of someone else's work as posting it as if it is your work is not allowed on enwiki (and most other places for that matter). Please don't do this again. Fram (talk) 07:50, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Fram, is there a way for me to allow Cwmhiraeth to use the text I wrote, preserving her changes, that removed the copyvio issue? Elisa.rolle (talk) 09:59, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

(ec)Well, admin-wannabe Cwmhiraeth could have followed the rules for attribution, which they should be well aware of by now. Or you could simply start an article from scratch, avoiding any chances of copyvio or plagiarism. The Cwmhiraeth version, apart from being an attributed copy of your work, still was rather close paraphrasing of the original, which is always a risk when you try to remove copyvio by changing a word here and there. Fram (talk) 10:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

@Fram: Oh dear, oh dear, another misuse of G12. Perhaps you would like to tell me what it is a copyright violation of? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:13, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

If you want to be an admin, you surely are smart enough to work this one out? Fram (talk) 10:17, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

No, I'm asking you because you deleted it under G12 - what is the source of which it is an "unambiguous copyright infringement"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

I feel really guilty, Cwmhiraeth was trying to help restore an article of mine, I had totally no issue on her using my text and change it. I will work on the stub Fram created now (thank you), and again, Cwmhiraeth is not at fault here, and I thanks also her. Elisa.rolle (talk) 10:27, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Don't feel guilty, it is Cwmhiraeth who should know that one may not post the text written by someone else without acknowledging this (and that it is very poor practice to take a copyvio text and change a word here and there, which then changes the copyvio into too close paraphrasing anyway). Wanting to help someone (which is of course a good thing) doesn't mean that the rules no longer apply, and Cwmhiraeth has been here long enough to know these things. Fram (talk) 10:34, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Don't worry about it Elisa, my only fault was in not mentioning your original version in my edit summary when I created it. But I will repeat my question to User:Fram, what is the source of which it was an "unambiguous copyright infringement"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

(ec)Cwmhiraeth, please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Section "Attribution is required for copyright": "Contributors to Wikipedia are not asked to surrender their copyright to the material they contribute. " and "If material is used without attribution, it violates the licensing terms under which it has been provided, which in turn violates the Reusers' rights and obligations clause of Wikipedia's copyrights policy." You used material without attribution (not just some small part of the text, but the complete text). In what way was that not a violation of Wikipedia's copyrights policy according to the above link? Fram (talk) 10:40, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

What you say is piffle. The article concerned was not part of Wikipedia because you had deleted it. I could not see the deleted version and nobody supplied me with a copy of it. The only reason i had the original text was because Elisa sent me a copy by email. So I still wait for details of this G12 "unambiguous copyright infringement". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:51, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

So, you posted a text someone else wrote as if it was your own text. Your version had no indication of permission, origin, ... And that's not even going into the close paraphrasing it still contained after your minimal rewrite of the original text which was deleted for copyvio. Next time someone gives you a text to post on their behalf, you should follow Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission#When permission is confirmed (and the other parts of that page). Fram (talk) 11:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

• Some very strong wording here (especially from an admin, who should be familiar with WP:assume good faith). I'd like to add that I, and many others, routinely "rip off" text from other articles when for example species are split off from a genus or similar. You're making it seem like some sort of crime. Snide remarks like "admin-wannabe" and "smart enough to work this one out" are really uncalled for here, and hint at some underlying animosity and prior history that should be above an admin. FunkMonk (talk) 11:05, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Deleting an article for G12 requires any copyright violation to be "unambiguous". Fram is clearly unable to justify the deletion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:14, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Well, no, you are unwilling to accept the justification and admit that you completely ignored our rules about using text written by others. I have pointed you to the actual policies and guidelines about this. Claiming that this is being "clearly unable to justify the deletion" is just empty posturing. I have explained at length what you did wrong, if you don't accept this and can't let it go then you will have to raise this at some dispute resolution board of your choice, I presume. No idea what would be gained by it or how it would improve enwiki, we have an article where the actual original creator is attributed and where they are now working on, which is more productive than this. Fram (talk) 11:24, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

• • (ec)If you rip-off creative text (not simple uncopyrightable snippets like "is a species in the family X" or something similar), then you definitely should attribute the text to the article were you got it from (well, to the creators of that article, but doing so by pointing to the article history is an accepted way of achieving this). Apart from that, we have here an editor who already filed a botched arbcom case against me, then supplied another editor with the same list of old shit in the hope that their attempt to desysop me would succeed (surprise, it went down like a lead balloon once people actually looked at the "evidence" provided), and now recreates an article I deleted for being a copyright violation with nearly the same text (changing copyvios to way too close paraphrasing) while not bothering with actual attribution to the person who did the hard work of looking for sources and writing the text (the bits that weren't copied). And they are an admin-wannabe, they have had two Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate polls and one failed actual RfC in 12 months time, the last poll very recently even. If people so desparately want to be an admin, and so desperately try to find fault with another, then they should be well advised to at least know and follow some rules of attribution and copying. Fram (talk) 11:20, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Admins are trusted to know the rules and not to speedily delete articles for spurious reasons. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:31, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Style.

Thanks, Cwm. The book may help some readers. Regards, 193.39.159.73 (one of). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.39.159.73 (talk) 12:19, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

John Burnside

fyi this text [3] was not "copied" by me from that blog, but it's (or it was) in the wiki article: [4]. I did not put the "text copied from other wiki page" cause I didn't know that was necessary. The article [5] was created in 2012... so at this point I think probably that the blog copied from wikipedia and not viceversa... Elisa.rolle (talk) 09:07, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I see no text common between that blog and the enwiki article you point at though. A sentence like "In addition to building a railway to carry his products to market, "The Sugar Cane Train" (1862), Burnside, a bachelor and a character, offered money to any parents in the parish who would name their sons John." can be found in the 2012 blog as "In addition to building a railway to carry his products to market —“The Sugar Cane Train (1862)” — Burnside, a bachelor, is also said to have offered payment to any parents in the parish who would name their sons “John.”", but can't be found in the Houmas page on enwiki at all. You have also claimed (about the Tylney article) that " It was restored not by me and Fram asked that instead it was me to fix it.": where have I asked you to fix this in this way? The only thing I said was "or you could simply start an article from scratch, avoiding any chances of copyvio or plagiarism.": this is the exact opposite of what you eventually did... Fram (talk) 10:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for helping me with my first wiki article! Divyagupta1002 (talk) 10:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. The first barnstar you have given too, I expect! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Deletion

If you want to challenge a G12 deletion, the appropriate action is to file a DRV. Anything else is probably largely a waste of effort. GMG^talk 12:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

@GreenMeansGo: Thank you. I have no wish to reinstate my version of John Tylney, 2nd Earl Tylney, the article mentioned above. My concern is merely with the competence (and motivation) of the deleter. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Even so, having addressed the issue with the deleting admin as is appropriate, that would be the next step if you choose to take it. Just... dropping a note in case you were inclined to open a thread somewhere other than DRV, which would be less appropriate to the disagreement than DRV. GMG^talk 13:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

African Parks articles

Hi, Cwmhiraeth. First and foremost, thanks again for your help on the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve and Odzala-Kokoua National Park articles. You may have seen my ping here. If you're enjoying the process of updating these articles, I'm happy to keep working with you, as you've been very helpful. But I want to reiterate that I don't mean to ask too much of you or any single Wikipedia editor, so if you'd prefer I find other volunteers, I can seek help on WikiProject talk pages, or from other editors who seem to have an interest in Africa and/or protected areas. With that said, I'm currently looking for someone to review the Majete Wildlife Reserve draft, as well as Draft:Chinko, which could be moved into the main space from the draft space since there is not an existing article. If you are willing to help with either or both, just let me know! Inkian Jason (talk) 17:13, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

@Inkian Jason: I am happy to help you with both, but I wanted to give a chance to other editors to respond first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Ok, sounds good, and thanks for offering to help whenever you're ready. Inkian Jason (talk) 22:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

I have responded on the talk pages of the drafts. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Tillie May Forney‎

‪Elisa.rolle‬, yes, as mentioned in an earlier thread on this talkpage, Willard & Livermore's 1893 and 1897 women's biographies are Public Domain because of their publication date. Most/All of these biographies are also available on Wikisource. Of course, use of PD material must be appropriately attributed if used in a Wikipedia article. WP:PD might be helpful in this regard. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:16, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

@Elisa.rolle: Actually, I see that I was quite wrong in thinking this was a copyvio and I apologize. I did not notice the statement "This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain" at the foot of the page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

No problem, as I said you were helping so for me is/was not important. --Elisa.rolle (talk) 08:18, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cwm! Hi Elisa.rolle - I wanted to also provide this, WP:FREECOPYING, as it has good info on adding an attribution section to the bottom of articles which have PD info. Personally, I make Attribution a subsection of References (I don't make it bold as is suggested in WP:FREECOPYING). The other thing I wanted to mention is if you are going to take a big chunk of a PD document to create a new article, e.g. a Willard & Livermore biog, copy/paste the entire biog into the article, include the appropriate attribution, click Save. THEN edit the article, e.g. for archaic wording, etc. For examples of how I deal with all of this, you can take a peek at these articles, including look at my first edit on each, my second edit, my third edit, etc. This demonstrates my "formula" for how to deal with PD women's biogs. Other people do it other ways, so I am not saying my way is the only way or the best way. Just trying to be helpful. :) --Rosiestep (talk) 14:56, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Template closure

Hi, you didn't close this template after promoting it. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Barnstar for you.

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thank you so much for the help tips on copyright issues, you have been very helpful. Chabota Kanguya (talk) 07:25, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. If I can be of further assistance, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:28, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Review

Thank you for Nakhchivan State Museum of History and for the compliment!

Best regards. --Rt788 (talk) 09:41, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Elephant trunkfish

It looks as if this might be a case of mistaken identity, your source for the common name is Holothuria fuscopunctata not Holothuria fuscocinerea. Please correct this one way or another ASAP or I will have to pull it, thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 13:12, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: I had cited the wrong IUCN page and I have corrected this in the article and removed the image. Pull it if you like, I am just about to switch off and will be away from my computer for three days. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:31, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Couldn't you just add the right common name? Then I could promote it again. Gatoclass (talk) 13:35, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Never mind, you may want to find an image for it as well, so I will pull it for now. Enjoy your break, Gatoclass (talk) 13:40, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: Curious that! I intended to write an article on the elephant trunkfish but at some stage got mysteriously diverted into H. fuscocinerea instead of H. fuscopunctata. I have now changed the common name in the article and propose the ALT1 below. Meanwhile the nomination is archived here. Would you like to rescue it?

• ALT1 ... that the ashy pink sea cucumber obtains its nourishment from swallowing sand? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:53, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: Please can you rescue this nomination which was archived before you pulled it. (I have now nominated a hook for the entirely different article, H. fuscopunctata, the genuine elephant trunkfish, so do not be distracted by that one.) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

Sure, a couple of nominations dropped off the radar due to the April Fools project, I will catch up with these in the next day or two. Gatoclass (talk) 18:52, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

•  Done. Gatoclass (talk) 20:07, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Paracletus cimiciformis

On 24 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paracletus cimiciformis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mutualistic aphid Paracletus cimiciformis sometimes develops into a form that feeds on the young of the ants that care for it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paracletus cimiciformis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paracletus cimiciformis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Prep 1

Hi, there's a slot waiting for Template:Did you know nominations/Major League Baseball Authentication Program in Prep 1. It's a special occasion hook. I can't promote it because I worked on it. Hope you can help here. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 19:48, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Just about to stop for the night. Will do it tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:50, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Review request

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Apologies for asking this of you, but would you be able to review ALT7 for Template:Did you know nominations/Christ the Lord Is Risen Today for me please? I ask as I am desperate to get this passed so it can run on Easter, I had it passed back in January but it has stalled since then. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:25, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

@The C of E: I'm not too keen on the "from" in the ALT7 hook. I would suggest

• ALT8 ... that some people sing Christ the Lord is risen today to Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:44, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry but I feel that ALT7 is probably the best we can get. I would have preferred the original but I think ALT7 is the fairest compromise that there is. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:52, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

@The C of E: OK, explain the hook to me, because it does not really seem to make sense.

"... that some people know [the hymn] from [the place / hymn tune]?" Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

That is the intent of this April Fools Hook. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:03, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Prep 4

Shouldn't this spot be reserved for April Fools hooks? HaEr48 (talk) 00:24, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

@HaEr48: It so happens that April Fools Day falls on Easter Sunday, so I think both types of hook have a place in the hook set. Somebody else can move that particular hook to a different prep set if they wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Watermelon

Hi. You got Watermelon to Good Article status, so I thought you might be interested in Talk:Watermelon#Merger proposal. There is unanimous consensus to merge, but I would rather someone more familiar with the article does it. I dislike merging poor information into good articles and the last thing I want to do is mess up your good work. AIRcorn (talk) 09:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Count Xavier Branicki

Hello Cwmhiraeth, thank you so much for reviewing my stub and my other article. When I have time, I shall expand it. Branicki was quite a character and he outfoxed the Russian Tsar himself who promised to banish him to a place you do not come back from, i.e. the farthest reaches of Siberia. Anyway, Branicki had a good life and made piles of money that he distributed generously to various causes, like education, health and culture. Thank you for your colleaguely encouragement!--Po Mieczu (talk) 10:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

SAO DYKN

Thanks for reviewing my Sword Art Online DYKN. One last request: could you please move the nomination to the special occasion section? I would do it myself but I saw a discussion before that nominators aren't allowed to move their own hooks. Thanks. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:58, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: I will do it now that the bot has moved your nomination onto the "Approved nominations" page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:41, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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New Page Review Newsletter No.10

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ACTRIAL:

• ACTRIAL's six month experiment restricting new page creation to (auto)confirmed users ended on 14 March. As expected, a greatly increased number of unsuitable articles and candidates for deletion are showing up in the feed again, and the backlog has since increased already by ~30%. Please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day.

Paid editing

• Now that ACTRIAL is inoperative pending discussion, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary.

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• The box at the right contains each of the subject-specific notability guidelines, please review any that are relevant BEFORE nominating an article for deletion.
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First April Fools' set

Cwmhiraeth, thanks for putting together the first set earlier today. There is one problem, in that the individual nominations were not closed when you did the promotions. (The C of E had originally promoted them when he posted his versions of the sets, but those promotions were reverted by EEng after Gatoclass pulled those prep sets.) If you could take care of getting them promoted/closed—they're now in Queue 4—that would be great. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

OK, I will do that. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:03, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Astrobrachion constrictum

On 2 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Astrobrachion constrictum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the basket star Astrobrachion constrictum is always found living in association with a black coral such as Antipathes fiordensis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astrobrachion constrictum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Astrobrachion constrictum), 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) 00:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Antipathes fiordensis

On 2 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Antipathes fiordensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the basket star Astrobrachion constrictum is always found living in association with a black coral such as Antipathes fiordensis? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Antipathes fiordensis), 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) 00:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Holothuria fuscopunctata

At Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria fuscopunctata, I think there might be a minor hang-up with the hook. Otherwise a good article, thank you! I've edited the article slightly, please let me know if I've made any edits that aren't useful. HLHJ (talk) 01:42, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm CASSIOPEIA. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, N65 highway (Philippines), and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 02:52, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Several striatas?

Hi, regarding Actinia striata, there are following facts from WoRMS:

• Nomenclature Actinia striata Rizzi, 1907 and Actinia striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 are both currently considered valid. The homonymy between them is unresolved. See Fautin (2016) for details. source. + there is a separate Actinia strigata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833.

• Homonymy Junior primary homonym of *Actinia striata* Risso, 1826 (type of *Paractinia*), and of Quoy and Gaimard, 1833. source. Hanberke (talk) 04:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi Hanberke. I was aware that there was some confusion over the name and distribution of this sea anemone, and I chose to create an article for a name accepted as valid by both WoRMS and the IUCN. The IUCN and DORIS both state the taxon I am describing as being endemic to the Mediterranean. If you wish to add a section on Taxonomy you are welcome to do so. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Holothuria fuscocinerea

On 6 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria fuscocinerea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ashy pink sea cucumber obtains its nourishment from swallowing sand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria fuscocinerea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holothuria fuscocinerea), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Clarinet Sonata (Ries)

Hello! Your submission of Clarinet Sonata (Ries) 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! BlueMoonset (talk) 03:30, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing The Maltese Bestiary, Cwmhiraeth.

Unfortunately Domdeparis has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

i am afraid the sources do not show that it meets WP:NBOOK. It should have at least been tagged with a refimprove and notability tag I think.

To reply, leave a comment on Domdeparis's talk page.

Dom from Paris (talk) 16:54, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Re:

As you may see en.wiki is not my homewiki so I not always check messages here. On 18/01 I blocked a very long batch of open proxies, were you using some of them? --Vituzzu (talk) 19:48, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

@Vituzzu: I always edit from my computer at home so I presumably have a static IP. It was on March 1st that my access was unexpectedly blocked, six weeks after the date mentioned on the block notice (18/01). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

It's hard to tell without knowing the relevant IP, but here some tips:

• are you using an anonymization service? Yes? Go to point A), nope? Go to B)

A)if possible you should disable it while editing Wikipedia, if you don't want/you cannot you can apply for an ip block exempt

B) go to something like this: do you recognize your ISP? If so everything it's ok, go to point C) If not go to point D)

C) you were assigned an IP previously assigned to someone who hosted an anonymization service, you can ask stewards to unblock the IP at m:SRP

D) there may be some malware hijacking your traffic, if so you should try cleaning your pc whit some anti-malware software.

I plan to start creating a workflow to handle situations like yours, can you please give me a feedback about these instructions?

--Vituzzu (talk) 20:09, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, but as far as I know, it is not an ongoing problem, and the only reason I mentioned it on your talk page today was because I saw the new post there via my watchlist. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:12, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		This is for the reviewing new articles in Wikipedia. Thank you. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 05:53, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

George Town, Penang

@Cwmhiraeth: Hey there. Thanks for placing the article George Town, Penang into the DYK prep area. But I do require some help with the article at the moment. It is now listed for GA reassessment due to issues regarding a lack of sources, basic and unprofessional prose, and several lists and tables that aren't entirely appropriate for a main article (and should be moved to appropriate sub-articles).

Could you kindly help out on this by giving the article a thorough look? Any form of assistance on this is highly appreciated. Thanks. Vnonymous (talk) 08:40, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

I haven't got time just now to look at this in detail. It will probably be best if the hook is returned to the nominations page from the prep area while the GA reassessment takes place. Hopefully, any problems can be sorted out, the GA status will be confirmed and the hook can be promoted to prep again. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:52, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Rockefeller Center

Cwmhiraeth, this is one of two remaining nominations that were approved back in February but have not yet been promoted; the other is one of yours (which I have just asked Yoninah to look into promoting). In this case, Yoninah suggested an alternative image, so she shouldn't try to do this one; I'm hoping you can do so soon. Thank you very much for looking into it. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:24, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I had my eye on it and was waiting for a picture slot to become available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:52, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Mullus barbatus

On 9 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mullus barbatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the barbels on the chin of the red mullet are sensory organs and used in locating prey? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mullus barbatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mullus barbatus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Host (biology)

On 10 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Host (biology), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that humans and horses are dead-end hosts for the West Nile virus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Host (biology). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Host (biology)), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Gavin Lowe (computer scientist)

Hi, I'm surprised that you removed the tag. Not one of the sources is independent. All of the sources are either Oxford (his employer), papers (that he wrote) or the Oxford caving club (where he is a member). This is a textbook example of primary sourcing. When new editors ask for examples of primary sourcing I give them a link to Gavin Lowe. – Lionel^(talk) 06:38, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

@Lionelt: I suggest you bring the matter up at the DYK discussion page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:13, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

I guess I wasn't clear. I was asking you, politely, and in a nice way, because sometimes I can be abrasive, why you removed a properly placed maint template without improving the article or addressing the issue? I wanted to know how to just drive-by and remove a tag because whenever I do it people complain and I was wondering if there's some secret policy somewhere that I can start using lmao. Anyway, it's academic now. – Lionel^(talk) 00:49, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Novocrfania unmerge

Regarding this unmerge; could you point me to this policy that you crypically refer to?

Cheers

Martin (Smith609 – Talk) 07:09, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

@Smith609: Novocrania is a genus containing about twelve species, one of which is Novocrania anomala. If the genus was monotypic, then the species would be listed under the name of the genus, but as there are several species, each deserves its own page. I can't find the relevant policy page at the moment, but you can ask at a suitable wikiproject page if you want to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:10, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Malapterurus beninensis

On 11 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Malapterurus beninensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the small catfish Malapterurus beninensis uses its electric organ to stun the fishes on which it feeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malapterurus beninensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Malapterurus beninensis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Deletion reason for Rovshan Muradov

Dear Boleyn, Thanks for your comment. I changed "external links" to Sources. Please let me know if I need to do any other changes for not deletion. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Emmmka (talk • contribs) 13:57, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

I have forwarded your message to Boleyn (talk) who was the editor that nominated it for deletion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:28, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Reply about the deletion of Nicolas Babin

Hello ! First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I'm a 20 years old French student, so excuse the few mistakes I may produce.

Concerning the Nicolas Babin page, I'm not affiliated with the previous iteration of this page, I just wanted to translate it because I'm the main contributor for this article on the French Wiki as well. I didn't know there was a previous page before on this wiki, as there wasn't a page when I created it on the French Wiki, so I assumed it was the same on the English Wiki.

About the article itself, what should I do in order to keep it online ? What should I correct in order to make it more objective ?

On the other hand, concerning the subjet itself, I thought there were plenty enough references, both in french and international, to make the article recevable.

Sincerly,

LeLaisserPasserA38 (talk) 19:29, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

I see you have appealed on the talk page, and that is the right thing to do. The previous version of the article was deleted because at AfD the subject was considered not to be sufficiently notable to meet Wikipedia criteria. I do not have access to the original version so I cannot judge what similarities it has to your version. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:42, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

@LeLaisserPasserA38: I have declined the speedy, because this version is substantially different than the one that was deleted by the previous AfD discussion, and although the article only presents the positive aspects of his career and more balance should be brought to the article, I don't find it unambiguously promotional. That said, I am taking no stance as to whether or not this topic meets notability requirements. Happy editing all! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 20:37, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

@78.26: Thank you. At the time I nominated it for deletion, I realised that, as I was unable to access the original version, I was not really in a position to know whether this one replicated it, a difficulty faced by any new page patroller. I agree that this version was only mildly promotional, and unexceptional in that way. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:07, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you ! I will try to find more sources in order to balance the article more then.

Have a great day ! --LeLaisserPasserA38 (talk) 06:38, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Tectarius coronatus

On 12 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tectarius coronatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the coronate prickly-winkle is a marine mollusk but can be found on limestone cliffs well above high water mark? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tectarius coronatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tectarius coronatus), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for your comment on Ayahs' Home. With a lot of guidance from @Philafrenzy:, I enjoyed writing it. One article just seems to lead to another and I find I can easily take off on a tangent. I find your creatures quite remarkable too (brings back biology days) and I think my review of them is improving. BW Whispyhistory (talk) 06:54, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for your kind words, Cwmhiraeth.

I live a long way from you but we visited the National Wool Museum, not far from the place in your name, in 2017. Fascinating. There was a former worker from the mill there, who was full of background information. Enjoyed it.

Anyway, thanks again. Afterbrunel (talk) 11:33, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Diogenes pugilator

On 14 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diogenes pugilator, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (pictured) has to make do with the empty shells that Paguristes eremita and Pagurus forbesii don't want? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diogenes pugilator. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Diogenes pugilator), 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.

Ritchie333 (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Paguristes eremita

On 14 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paguristes eremita, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (pictured) has to make do with the empty shells that Paguristes eremita and Pagurus forbesii don't want? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paguristes eremita), 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.

Ritchie333 (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pagurus forbesii

On 14 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pagurus forbesii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (pictured) has to make do with the empty shells that Paguristes eremita and Pagurus forbesii don't want? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pagurus forbesii), 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.

Ritchie333 (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Flag of the British South Africa Company

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Apologies for asking this but I noticed that you promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of the British South Africa Company to Prep 2 without the image. I was just wondering if we could push it back a set or two so that we could use the image please as we haven't had many flag leads for a while? Thank you. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:07, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

I can remember promoting several flag hooks with images in the past. Basically, many more image hooks are nominated than can possibly be accommodated in an eight-hook set, so some hooks have to proceed without. Mindful of this, in Template:Did you know nominations/Ursine tree-kangaroo, I didn't include an image in the hook and someone else insisted on adding it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

William Russell (physician)

Thanks for picking that up. Had intended to go back to revise that but distracted on another article. Have made suggested changes. Is it now acceptable?Papamac (talk) 11:25, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Parvulastra vivipara at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in 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) 15:41, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/John Fraser (surgeon)

Cwmhiraeth, you did the original review on this. As far as I can tell, the nominator was the one of the two creators who didn't have five DYK credits, so you were correct in approving it. Can you return and see if any of the issues raised afterward still apply, and try to get the nomination moving again? It's one of the oldest we have, and it would be nice to get it settled. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:16, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:40, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Help requested

Hi Cwmhiraeth, can I ask a favour? I have extensively rewritten Haddock, which being Scottish and loving a fish supper I just had to do. It's classed a Start article on a few projects but I, modestly, think I have made substantial improvements to it. I would be grateful if you could have a read of it and give me your thoughts. With help I think this article's status could go well beyond Start. Quetzal1964 (talk) 19:49, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

I'm just about to stop for the night but I will take a look tomorrow. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:59, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, much appreciated. Quetzal1964 (talk) 20:04, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

@Quetzal1964: I have had a look at Haddock and it is a great improvement on the previous version. I have rated it as B-class, which is defined as "The article is mostly complete and without major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards." I don't know if you were thinking of trying for GA, but if you were, I think the lead should be expanded, metric numbers should have their imperial equivalent, the prose needs improving in places and the article could do with a section on conservation (ie IUCN) and probably one on taxonomy too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, I would like to improve the article further so thanks for the suggestions too.Quetzal1964 (talk) 05:48, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Wayback Machine

@Fram: The edit you made to New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps at 6.56 today was a bit over-hasty, replacing in the article, as it did, the copyright violation I had earlier removed. However, you did rectify your error a couple of minutes later, although in the process you removed all the references that editor Zulu uluz had added in his efforts to improve the article.

I know little about the Wayback Machine. I get the impression it is useful for showing previous content of the web, but not necessarily for demonstrating the reverse, that something was not previously on the web. For example, pages may be retained where subpages are not, or one version retained but another not, depending on the frequency of crawls. So the Wayback Machine has its limitations, especially when a search is being done by you in an effort to demonstrate that an earlier version of a particular site did not exist. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:11, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Don't ping me. Just leave me alone. Fram (talk) 09:23, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Does anybody else know about the capabilities of the Wayback Machine? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:28, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Asterodiscides truncatus

On 17 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asterodiscides truncatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite its bright colouring, the firebrick starfish is inconspicuous among the sponges and other organisms in its habitat? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asterodiscides truncatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Asterodiscides truncatus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK

Thank you for reviewing Castle Coca. I am busy till thursday due to an important personal matter. I will edit on Friday and the article will be up to the standard. Thank you, Regards 2Joules (talk) 03:53, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ameiurus platycephalus

On 19 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ameiurus platycephalus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in South Carolina, the flat bullhead is threatened by pollution and sedimentation, as well as by the introduction of non-native catfish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ameiurus platycephalus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ameiurus platycephalus), 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.

Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:02, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Strange edits

I pinged you at User talk:Yoninah#Strange edits. Hopefully you can help?Zigzig20s (talk) 11:02, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Let's see what Yoninah has to say. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:13, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Well, what do you think? For one, it is weird to have removed the reference. Without a reference, it looks like we are making it up, which is totally misleading and wrong.Zigzig20s (talk) 11:16, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

I have zero wish to become involved in what is really a dispute about content. My advice to you is to forget it and go and edit some other article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:34, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

I feel it has a chilling effect on editing if my volunteer work is so misunderstood.Zigzig20s (talk) 12:02, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. "family political profile" sounds weird, doesn't it? It is standard to add some info about the spouse's family in "personal life" sections...Zigzig20s (talk) 17:46, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chinko

Hello! Your submission of Chinko 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:28, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Parvulastra vivipara

On 23 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Parvulastra vivipara, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that young Parvulastra vivipara live inside their mother and eat each other? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Parvulastra vivipara. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Parvulastra vivipara), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Civility Barnstar
	Thank you for reviewing my first page created in the English Wikipédia. Thales Rodrigues de Miranda (talk) 16:18, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. The article in question was Arthur Adam (Wachtmeister). I wonder how you knew that I had reviewed it? If I can be of any help, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:56, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Another barnstar for you!

The "Did You Know...?" Reviewer's Barnstar

Thank you for your work in evaluating articles that are submitted for review so they can be mentioned in the DYK section of Wikipedia’s Main Page. I have often wondered why reviewers often don't get accolades for their work since they often put in as much time as those who improve content. The effort needed to participate in this area of Wikipedia is significant. I don't think most other editors realize what a service you are doing to help showcase new, expanded or recently promoted GA articles. What you do provides an incentive for new and experienced editors to continue improvement and creation of content. I find my curiosity piqued by the DYKs. You do a great job and help me gain insight into the range of topics that Wikipedia covers. You’ve put in the time and effort to improve content and therefore deserve recognition and appreciation.

Best Regards, Barbara ✐  ✉ 15:45, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, that's a very flashy barnstar! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Dermechinus

On 25 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dermechinus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the deep sea cactus urchin (pictured) may be a filter feeder, a very unusual method of feeding for a sea urchin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dermechinus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dermechinus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Holochilus brasiliensis

On 26 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holochilus brasiliensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Brazilian marsh rat is often preyed on by barn owls but is seldom caught by researchers in their live traps? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holochilus brasiliensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holochilus brasiliensis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Aphid

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Aphid 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 Shyamal -- Shyamal (talk) 16:20, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Aphelinus mali

On 27 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aphelinus mali, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wasp Aphelinus mali is a parasitoid of the woolly apple aphid, a pest of apple trees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aphelinus mali. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aphelinus mali), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Leech

We haven't done a juicy pest for a while ... I think Leech would be suitable as it's a famous animal with plenty to say. The current article isn't too bad but will benefit from a bit of attention. Hope you'll join me in taking it to GA. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:38, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:31, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: Three paragraphs in the Reproduction and development section were added in July 2011 by Danielkueh, who I see still edits occasionally, and who improved the article considerably at the time. I think these paragraphs are too detailed for this general article on leeches and suggest we hive them off into a separate article. My Invertebrate Zoology has some good, more general information on leech larval development which I would propose adding instead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:34, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

OK, move them out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:26, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

My name was pinged to this discussion. I don't have much to add. It has been a while since I have edited the leech article. My current involvement with wikipedia is limited to simple edits and copyediting. So if I can help in that way, let me know. Otherwise, do what you think is best. :) danielkueh (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. The article Leech embryogenesis has been created, and there is information on its talk page providing attribution for the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Protanthea

Not sure what the target state was for Protanthea/Protanthea simplex, but at the moment it's a circular redirect. Fix please? :) --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 10:16, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

@Elmidae: I know. I made a mess of moving it. It's meant to be Protanthea simplex ---> Protanthea as a monotypic genus. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:20, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Mollie Lentaigne

Can't we can find a pic slot for this one Cwmhiraeth? The image of Mollie's drawing is very striking and the hook strong enough for the top spot too. It could go separately or replace the trestle bridge which is a quite a poor image. Philafrenzy (talk) 06:24, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

P.S. that hook should simply read "that Goat Canyon Trestle (pictured) is the world's largest curved wooden trestle". Philafrenzy (talk) 06:27, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your review of Mollie Lentaigne. BW Whispyhistory (talk) 06:33, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

I have made the change, influenced by the fact that we had previously had a DYK image of this trestle in March this year. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, I am trying to get your kangaroo bounced up too. Philafrenzy (talk) 06:47, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cauca molly

On 28 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cauca molly, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a proposal was made that the Cauca molly be used in biological pest control of mosquitoes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cauca molly. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cauca molly), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chinko

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hemicentrotus

On 29 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hemicentrotus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus are stimulated to settle on the seabed when they detect traces of certain algae in the water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hemicentrotus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hemicentrotus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Cwmhiraeth thank you for your review of Yerevan state Azerbaijan dramatic theater. I really appreciate your efforts and assistance encourages users, especially who is new in the community like me.Ordlock (talk) 09:57, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Holochilus chacarius

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Your GA nomination of Aphid

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DYK for Holothuria fuscopunctata

On 30 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria fuscopunctata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the elephant trunkfish (pictured) grazes on the seabed and can weigh up to 4.5 kg (10 lb)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria fuscopunctata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holothuria fuscopunctata), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Clarinet Sonata (Ries)

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Sea urchin

I am considering reviewing your article for GA but thought I might leave a note beforehand. I saw 'globular' and thought 'radially symmetrical' might be a better description. I won't be able to commit the time needed within the next few weeks but will check back later. If you would rather have a different reviewer let me know, I won't be offended. Best Regards, Barbara ✐  ✉ 05:03, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your offer. I hesitate to substitute radially symmetrical for globular in the first sentence of the lead. This is the only bit of the article that many people will read and the symmetry aspect is mentioned in the second paragraph, but I have changed the wording to use "typically". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 May newsletter

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
• Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
• Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
• SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
• Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
• Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
• Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing Trial by television in golf tournaments

Thanks for your review...I appreciate the comments!

Muttleee (talk) 00:30, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Leech

We haven't done a juicy pest for a while ... I think Leech would be suitable as it's a famous animal with plenty to say. The current article isn't too bad but will benefit from a bit of attention. Hope you'll join me in taking it to GA. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:38, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:31, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: Three paragraphs in the Reproduction and development section were added in July 2011 by Danielkueh, who I see still edits occasionally, and who improved the article considerably at the time. I think these paragraphs are too detailed for this general article on leeches and suggest we hive them off into a separate article. My Invertebrate Zoology has some good, more general information on leech larval development which I would propose adding instead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:34, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

OK, move them out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:26, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

My name was pinged to this discussion. I don't have much to add. It has been a while since I have edited the leech article. My current involvement with wikipedia is limited to simple edits and copyediting. So if I can help in that way, let me know. Otherwise, do what you think is best. :) danielkueh (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. The article Leech embryogenesis has been created, and there is information on its talk page providing attribution for the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:55, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

I was about to revise the "Nervous system" section when I saw you had written it yesterday. It does not agree in all respects with my Invertebrate Zoology. I intend next to write a bit about the body wall, coelom, gas exchange and excretion, which I will add to the "Anatomy and physiology" section for the time being. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:16, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Good work, and thanks for tidying the refs. I'm beginning to think it's easier to start afresh rather than relying on anybody else's claimed facts and half-filled in, half-flaky references. I think we're about ready now? Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I think we are about ready. Do you want to nominate it or shall I? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Go right ahead. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

OK. I was just looking around. Do you fancy Cestoda? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:49, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Soudamini

I am sorry I won't repeat. (B.Bhargava Teja (talk) 13:31, 26 June 2018 (UTC))

DYK for Ursine tree-kangaroo

On 3 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ursine tree-kangaroo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ursine tree-kangaroo (illustrated) is listed by the IUCN as "vulnerable" as it is hunted for food and its numbers are decreasing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ursine tree-kangaroo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ursine tree-kangaroo), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Holochilus chacarius

On 3 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holochilus chacarius, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the diet of the semi-aquatic Chaco marsh rat includes sugar cane, rice and bananas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holochilus chacarius. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holochilus chacarius), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Congo A Political Tragedy

What you deleted on that page was my own words, I've honestly had it up to my limits with WIKI, First I was accused of using a copyrighted poster and now it's the synopsis that I wrote myself. Delete that page is it's too much of an hassle, I'm done with Wiki and done with trying to always justify myself.Kadimina (talk) 15:46, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

@Kadimina: It is hard to reconcile your statement with the fact that the words you used in the Wikipedia article were identical to this website which is used as a reference in your article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:11, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Fair enough! the words on that site you cited, is actually a festival that I attend. I'm the filmmaker of this documentary. So that's why I know that it's my word, It's the synopsis of the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kadimina (talk • contribs) 17:37, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

If you are the author of the page on the website mentioned then the situation is different. I am not at all familiar with this aspect of copyright law but you may be interested in this page. It is always open to you to write a new, differently worded synopsis for use in your article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:53, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Andaman masked owl

Hello! Your submission of Andaman masked owl 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! Yoninah (talk) 22:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Henriette Feuerbach

I learned to usually simply accept when an image for DYK is not taken, but for Henriette Feuerbach, I'm disappointed, because it doesn't only show the subject, but style and period of the mentioned painter, who seems not as well known as I thought, + it's a woman. Please reconsider. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. The image is very relevant to the hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:04, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Temora longicornis

On 4 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Temora longicornis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the copepod Temora longicornis makes daily vertical migrations, spending the day near the seabed and the night near the surface? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Temora longicornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Temora longicornis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Uspallata chinchilla rat

On 5 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uspallata chinchilla rat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Uspallata chinchilla rat feeds on the leaves of the creosote bush, despite the toxicity of its foliage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uspallata chinchilla rat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uspallata chinchilla rat), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Deraeocoris brevis

On 6 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Deraeocoris brevis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during its development, the predatory plant bug Deraeocoris brevis can consume up to 400 eggs and nymphs of the pear psylla? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deraeocoris brevis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Deraeocoris brevis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Question

Will you take a look at Synodus intermedius - last edit changed the order of the lead name and corrected something else. I wasn’t sure if I should change the lead back like it was. Best ^{Atsme📞📧} 14:20, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@Atsme: The page is called Synodus intermedius so I think that is what should come first and be bolded in the lead. I see that the editor concerned is making similar changes to other articles, as in Synodus marchenae, and that one is worse because the fish does not seem to have a common name. I suggest you take the matter to the WikiProject Fishes page, or just reverse the ones you don't like. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:43, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Ping

Cwm, are you online? Please ping me if you are, thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 15:31, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: I am now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:28, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you with this. Just as I was about to promote a set to the queue, Vanamonde queried the lead hook, which happens to be my nomination. I quickly responded but he had gone offline so the nomination page has been left hanging. I'm wondering if you could close the nomination for me, assuming you are satisfied with my fix? Otherwise, I am probably going to have to rotate that set out of its position and verify a third set today, which I'd really like to avoid. The open nomination can be found here and you can see my fix in Queue 3. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 17:38, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@Gatoclass: I have proposed and approved ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

I have also closed the template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:06, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, much appreciated :) I tweaked the hook according to your suggestion. Gatoclass (talk) 18:11, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

I just thought I should let you know that I tweaked the hook to say "escaped destruction" rather than "escaped damage". There are two reasons for this - firstly (given the kind of nitpicking we often see these days) somebody could argue that there is no way of knowing whether the ship was damaged or not, we only know it was still operational after the quake. Secondly, I added some new sources to the article documenting that another ship went aground and was wrecked beyond repair shortly before Otsego arrived, establishing that the same fate might well have befallen Otsego.

Sorry once again about the hassle, and thanks again for work around DYK. I have really been enjoying your hooks lately BTW - the natural world is really a pretty fascinating place isn't it! Gatoclass (talk) 20:45, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Dear Cwmhiraeth, Thank you so much for your kind words! Warm regards, ClassicalArt ClassicalArt (talk) 17:16, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. Keep up the good work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:10, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Andaman masked owl

On 7 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andaman masked owl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the only place in the world where the Andaman masked owl (pictured) is found is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andaman masked owl. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Andaman masked owl), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Wang Bingzhang

I was going to restore this hook as the issue has been resolved, but I see you have put an inuse tag on the next prep. Feel free to use it if you like, the nomination is at Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Bingzhang (general). Gatoclass (talk) 05:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

It could go in Prep 5 as I have already added a different Chinese bio hook to Prep 4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you put the hook in Prep 5, but you haven't yet closed the Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Bingzhang (general) template. Please do so when you get the chance. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:53, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

I wrote a note on the end but forgot to close the template. I have done it now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:54, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cacopsylla pyricola

On 9 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cacopsylla pyricola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the pear sucker arrived in the eastern United States from Europe in the early 1800s and took about 100 years to travel across the country? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cacopsylla pyricola. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cacopsylla pyricola), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Anthocoris nemoralis

On 9 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anthocoris nemoralis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both adults and nymphs of the bug Anthocoris nemoralis suck the body fluids from the insects and mites on which they feed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anthocoris nemoralis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anthocoris nemoralis), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Swedish Chinese speaker

Hi, I noticed you promoted this bio to a regular slot in Prep 1. I really think this hook deserves the lead image slot, but can't promote it because I worked on it. Could you move it to the next set? Also, we have tons of bio hooks further down the noms page which should be used to balance sets. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:34, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I did consider whether that hook should have an image slot and decided against it. On the whole I try to promote image hooks on encyclopedic subjects where the image enhances the hook; historical characters, geographical locations, works of art, animals, images required to illustrate the hook, etc. I do not in general promote living people, especially as here where I presume he is well known in Sweden. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Oh. That's interesting. Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hemibdella soleae

On 11 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hemibdella soleae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 40 or more fish leeches of the species Hemibdella soleae may be found attached to one common sole? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hemibdella soleae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hemibdella soleae), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dagetichthys lusitanica

Hello! Your submission of Dagetichthys lusitanica 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! HaEr48 (talk) 05:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Precious six years!

Precious

Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, thank you Gerda. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Aphid

On 11 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aphid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aphids (pictured) are sometimes farmed by ants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aphid. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aphid), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

It does not seem that my name was added at Template:Did you know nominations/2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, which you just closed.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:52, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

@TonyTheTiger: Looking at the nomination again I see that DetroitFan7 mentioned that you were the co-creator in his blurb but did not fill in the nomination template correctly so that your name did not appear on the credits. I will add it now in the prep area. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:06, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Does the nom page also need to be edited?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 19:43, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

The template shouldn't really be edited after it has been archived, but I don't think it will do any harm if I add your credit there. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:49, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Actually, the template changed when it was archived, and is no longer in the same format. You will find that you get credited on your talk page in the normal way when the hook gets to the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:55, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thank you for the supportive words, example, and offer of help!

AmateurNaturalist (talk) 20:13, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Copella arnoldi

On 13 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Copella arnoldi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the splash tetra (pictured) lays its eggs on a leaf above the surface of the water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Copella arnoldi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Copella arnoldi), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:31, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Would you consider changing the text back towards what you originally entered:

Both fish then return to the water, ...

rather than the (to me at least) ambiguous:

... before they fall back into the water.

As it is now I had to re-read a couple times to be sure you indeed meant the two fish fall back into the water, rather than the eggs which were just deposited.

As it is now

Here the female lays a batch of six to ten eggs which are immediately fertilised by the male, before they fall back into the water.

it just feels like you are playing with the reader with 'they'. Shenme (talk) 02:38, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. It's a good suggestion and I have made the change. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

My bad

The article says "yards." Not sure why I wrote acres, sorry.Zigzig20s (talk) 06:32, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Castillo de Coca

Cwmhiraeth, there was an attempt to ping you about this nomination last month (you had just reviewed it), but the nominator didn't sign the ping, so it didn't go through. Please stop by when you can. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:11, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Philip Woodroffe

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether this should be given the final tick. Your post earlier today would seem to indicate that it is. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:16, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Dagetichthys lusitanica

On 15 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dagetichthys lusitanica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that not enough is known about the Portuguese sole to indicate whether it is in need of conservation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dagetichthys lusitanica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dagetichthys lusitanica), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Request

Hi Cwmhiraeth. Sorry to bother you about this but I would like to ask if you would be able to close the merge proposal on Triangular corner flags in English football? I ask as consensus is against merging and it's part of a time-sensitive DYK nomination as I would like for it to run on Saturday to coincide with the FA Cup Final and the merge proposal is blocking this. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 06:50, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Polystoma integerrimum

Hi, I just promoted your DYK nomination. Would you mind linking it to another Wikipedia page so it won't get an orphan tag? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:07, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:07, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jefferson Street

Pinging Zigzig20s also: can we hold off on this one for a few days? I'm asking around for pictures of Jefferson Street; I have a few friends who may be able to supply. I should know shortly. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 15:36, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

• Shoot, I totally misread that stupid question mark--I thought the template was a "there's a question that needs answering" notification. Never mind. I really need coffee. Drmies (talk) 15:37, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

@Drmies:I am afraid your request to hold off is too late. the hook is on the main page today. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:48, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Ha yes, that is what I was saying. Anyway, I may get pictures from someone next week--too late, but good for article improvement. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 16:42, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Diphyllidea

Hello, I'm Smjg. I noticed that you recently removed all content from Diphyllidea. Please do not do this. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. As a rule, if you discover a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If a page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you wish to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. — Smjg (talk) 09:53, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

@Smjg: Well actually, the page was a redirect to the page Cestoda, one of about ten used in the Taxonomy section of the page Cestoda, and I would like to remove them all, leaving red links that indicate to other editors that articles are needed for these taxa. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Check out Template:R animal with possibilities (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), which is the template used on those redirects you tried to delete, @Cwmhiraeth:. It is used on 351 pages, with many others using {{R plant with possibilities}} and {{R taxon with possibilities}}. The solution is to write articles for those titles, and not just deletion. As you can see on Special:WhatLinksHere/Diphyllidea and Special:WhatLinksHere/Spathebothriidea, deleting the redirects would leave a number of redlinks instead of pointing users in the right direction. --Nessie (talk) 15:16, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

The readers were being pointed in a wrong direction. If you feel like writing the articles, that's fine, but circular redirects are absolutely wrong (even if they have possibilities, unfortunately). Redlinks, on teh other hand, are fine, as they indicate opportunities for new articles. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:46, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Maybe, but that doesn't change the fact that blanking the page isn't the way to go about getting it deleted. Have you read the deletion policy yet? This will guide you on the correct processes to follow. — Smjg (talk) 17:52, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

@Smjg: I have made stub articles to replace most of the circular redirects. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:57, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Prep 1

OK, I wrote most of it, but wouldn't Endsleigh Gardens make a more interesting picture hook than a military officer with a train? It has a murder which always intrigues and a good pic of a woman that displays well at thumbnail. IMHO everyone will want to know who she might have murdered and why and why she got off. Philafrenzy (talk) 07:35, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

@Philafrenzy: The military officer with his image was already in the prep set when I added your hook to fill a gap in the set. There are always more hooks nominated with images than there are hook slots available. In this instance, the article was about a location and so the image was peripheral to the main subject. Plus the fact that the image was of someone who was charged with a murder on flimsy evidence and was not convicted of the crime. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:18, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

But charged with a murder that took place in that street and so notorious that they had to change the street name. Could you see it as a picture slot in a different set? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:03, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

The image would be more suitable for an article on the Euston Square Murder, in my opinion. Your article should still get plenty of page views even if the hook is not in the lead slot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:28, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Have to say that I agree with Philafrenzy, and that the army officer photo is rather dull, and that the murder woman would be rather more interesting, or could be used in another set. We owe it to our readers! By the way, although Philafrenzy is quite right about having done most of the work, I should disclose that I started the article. Edwardx (talk) 18:08, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Of course, wasn't seeking to steal your thunder, just acknowledging my partiality. Philafrenzy (talk) 18:10, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

You could always try to persuade Yoninah to move it to another set, she likes women's portraits. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:19, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Philafrenzy (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Cwm, it's not that I like women's portraits, it's like, as you told me a different time, that the image should add something to the hook. This image of a lieutenant general does nothing for the hook (which is a pretty good hook on its own). Also, we just ran one of Hawkeye7's general images a few sets earlier. The Endsleigh Gardens image adds some 19th-century flair to the hook. I'll make the switch. Yoninah (talk) 18:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: OK. I don't object. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. Yoninah (talk) 19:38, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Polystoma integerrimum

On 20 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polystoma integerrimum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flatworm Polystoma integerrimum, a frog parasite, has a life cycle which synchronises with that of its host? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polystoma integerrimum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Polystoma integerrimum), 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) 01:11, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Re: Robert D. Bell

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for your comments on the subject page. They were very helpful to me, and I appreciate your taking the time. I have added a new lead section (no header) which I hope will resolve the question about Judge Bell's notability. Also, I added new section to explain better why this man seems to be notable. Doing so, has also added three more in-line citations. I wanted to wait before removing the banners at the top of the article until you have had time to review the changed page. Please let me know if you see anything else that ought to be addressed. Bruin2 (talk) 21:53, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

@Bruin2: Thank you for making those improvements to the article, I have removed the now unnecessary tags. All new articles get reviewed to make sure they adhere to Wikipedia policy and standards. If I can be of any further assistance, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:00, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Piscicolidae

On 21 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Piscicolidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most fish leeches cling onto their hosts with suckers but Acanthobdella peledina uses hooked bristles for this purpose? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Piscicolidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Piscicolidae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:56, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthobdella peledina

On 21 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthobdella peledina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most fish leeches cling onto their hosts with suckers but Acanthobdella peledina uses hooked bristles for this purpose? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthobdella peledina), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:56, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Gwebi College of Agriculture

Hi, some parts are written in past tense because the source was describing Gwebi College in the 1960s/70s and a current source could not be found. Thus I did not want to speculate about things like, whether the curriculum is the same or whether the college still has a cricket team 40 years after the source Jgefd (talk) 15:17, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Having read the article more carefully, your approach seems reasonable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Abdulrahman Bashkan

Thank you for your review of Abdulrahman Bashkan. Ok, I will try to find additional information about the politician. Regards Investigation11111 (talk) 09:30, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

NPR Gold Award

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DYK for Little brown bustard

On 24 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Little brown bustard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that war in the Horn of Africa may have contributed to the decline of the little brown bustard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Little brown bustard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Little brown bustard), 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) 00:52, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reviewing my article on Susan Kamil. It is nice have your work noticed! --Jaldous1 (talk) 15:55, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Ozobranchus branchiatus

On 26 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ozobranchus branchiatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that about 1,400 leeches were found to be attached to a green sea turtle in the Persian Gulf? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ozobranchus branchiatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ozobranchus branchiatus), 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) 01:42, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

I just wanted to thank you for your attention to Drift whale. My objection was to your proposed DYK hooks. But the more interest, the better; I appreciate your time. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 15:26, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

List of political groups in the French Revolution

I did translate the List of political groups in the French Revolution from Dutch Wikipedia, but I wrote the Dutch version of the article as well, so there is no need to do any kind of attribution; I own the copyright to both articles' texts. Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 22:39, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics page nominated for speedy deletion

Hi Cwmhiraeth, can you please explain why the page was deleted? The reasons listed are violation of copyright (there is a URL included -- is this the source of violation?) and advertisement (it is not, it is am article about a professional association, it has numerous references to outside sources, including several Wiki pages. Please help. I am new to Wiki (returning after a long hiatus), and I have worked on this page for a long time after it was once already deleted (the problem was that it was missing references, which I painstakingly provided). What can I do to improve it and how can I retreive the deleted draft to improve it? thank you.

Klaustrofobia (talk) 02:36, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

I did not delete the article, only recommend it for deletion. The copyright violation referred to the url mentioned, which was the society's webpage if I remember correctly. If you wish to recover a copy of the article you will have to contact the administrator who deleted it. I see from your talk page that this is the second time that the article has been deleted, and the content of a previous draft was sent to you by email. Also, you still have at least part of the article in your sandbox. You appear to be an undisclosed conflict of interest editor tasked by the organisation with creating a Wikipedia page. My advice would be to publish a very brief article on the basis of your present sandbox article, adding references to reliable sources and not copying verbatim passages from the society's website or adding information of a non-encyclopedic nature. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:15, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! THe url mentioned was the reference to another prof organization page, which, in turn, quoted from SASE's page. I was trying to go for accuracy (thus quoting), but I see your point. Unfortunately I cannot recover the first draft emailed, I cannot access that account because I no longer have access to the recovery account (I set this account up a long time ago). In any case, that draft is useless, I took in the earlier suggestions and reworked it. In creating a page, I was using the American Sociological Association page as a guideline (I am a member of both), which also quotes from the mission statement, albeit briefly. I read it that referring to existing pages is a poor defense, but can you please provide a guideline on how to not be charged with producing advertisement? I thought I provided sufficient references. Have I not? Many thanks.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klaustrofobia (talk • contribs) 13:43, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

I would have said the two main paragraphs in your sandbox would form a basis for your article, but I now see that the first paragraph is a copyvio of the society's webpage so that won't do. Have a look at Society of Labor Economists, Economic Society of South Africa and European Economic Senate for some guidelines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:08, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

I have looked at the SOLE page and every single reference is from the org’s own webpage, except the publisher page of their journal. Is this acceptable? I was chastised the first time I created a page that references cannot only be referencing the organization’s own page because this amounts to advertisement. Please clarify, if you can, whether I can just follow the template. Thank you!

Klaustrofobia (talk) 17:41, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Dear Cwmhiraeth,

This is what the editor who deleted the page replied to my request for retrieving the draft: I do not consider undeletion requests for promotional content, especially from editors with no substantial contribution history outside the relevant topic. You need to start from scratch. MER-C 19:49, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

This sounds punitive. Is there any recourse? I am not recruited by the organization for promoting purposes. I am simply a member and have no financial stake. SASE is a non-profit organization, a learned society, as they call them. They are no selling anything. I am an academic, another membership organization I belong to (ASA) has a wiki page, which I used as a model. I am flabbergasted by this seeming hostility... I created a new page before, albeit in another language, but on a living person, which I now understand is even more difficult, and I never faced anything like this. I appreciate any advice on how to retrieve the draft.

Klaustrofobia (talk) 21:27, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

There is little point in retrieving a draft that has already been rejected. Write something new on the society's aims and objectives, its history and membership. Use the SASE site as a reference but do not copy any of the text verbatim, instead use your own words. Find other sources in newspapers, books, magazines and other reliable sources, thus demonstrating that the society qualifies for Wikipedia on the grounds of notability. If you can't find any, it probably does not qualify. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:15, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Dear Cwmhiraeth, Could you please take a look at the draft of the SASE article I have in my Sandbox to see whether it passes the muster? I gave it another shot, but would like advice before trying to move it to the public space. Many thanks,

Klaustrofobia (talk) 14:37, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Looking at your draft, there are a few points I would make. You are not allowed to use Wikipedia as a reference because it is not considered a reliable source. Can you add any sources showing mention of the society or its conferences in mainstream newspapers or books, or journals on the subject of socio-economics? Some of the references on the Socio-Economic Review page might be useful. What does the society do beside having the annual conference and publishing its journal? If I were you I would stick to the first two paragraphs and leave it at that. The Past Presidents section, for example, seems to list a whole lot of people not notable enough to have articles in Wikipedia.

I don't really want to advise you on this matter because it is outside my area of expertise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:21, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

I assure you that past presidents are notable academics, often endowed chairs and leaders in their field. In academy, having your own wiki page is not really meaningful (and the barriers are steep for new articles on living persons). Not allowed to use wiki? Ok, could you please confirm whether it is acceptable to use association's own website for references? All three examples of professional associations you suggested that I look at only reference their own website plus, in two cases, their journal website. None of them have references to newspapers and such. It looks to me that the "quality" is highly variable, or, at least, it used to be much easier to start to new page.

thanks!

Klaustrofobia (talk) 13:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker), Klaustrofobia, I've speedy deleted SOLE, following your comments. You need to make sure you understand the notability guidelines for organisations and companies, as well as independent verifiable sources. Also note that notability of the presidents doesn't make the organisation notable Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:55, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

I did not suggest you do! The association whose page you deleted is a prominent academic society, its first president was Gary Becker, no less, winner of the Nobel memorial Prize in Economics and one of the key figures of neoclassical economics at UChicago. I think there is a basic misunderstanding of what academic (learned) societies do. I read the wiki instructions about criteria for notability, and non-profit learned societies are not specifically mentioned anywhere, and the discussion is hardly applicable to them. They are not for profit companies or churches or lobbying groups or political parties, or whatnot. They are professional societies of academics, their leadership is peer-elected and they are the leaders in their respected fields with long lists of peer-reviewed publications. The fact that there are no or few "newspaper articles" about them is irrelevant. Do you know what is the acceptance rate in premier academic journals? Lower than in Ivies. If you continue applying the same criteria of self-promotion and lack of notability, many more pages can be deleted.

Klaustrofobia (talk) 19:08, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Thimble jellyfish

On 30 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thimble jellyfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the thimble jellyfish are the most common cause of seabather's eruption in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thimble jellyfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thimble jellyfish), 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) 00:41, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for reviewing Aeroflot Flight 826 and your kind words. Cheers, - Samf4u (talk) 11:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Text Removal

The issue was discussed here. – Conservatrix (talk) 12:19, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

@Conservatrix: Yes, I saw that discussion before I removed the text. I feel sure that you won't be making the same mistake again now that you have been made aware of it. Cwmhiraeth 12:31, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Drift whale

Please take another look at the new hooks, which are just an expansion on the old hooks. Also includes pictures. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:07, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Microchirus azevia

On 2 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Microchirus azevia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bastard sole is a worm-eating bottom dweller? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Microchirus azevia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Microchirus azevia), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 05:19, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sea urchin

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Your GA nomination of Sea urchin

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Your GA nomination of Sea urchin

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DYK nomination of Australamphilina elongata

Hello! Your submission of Australamphilina elongata 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! Wikiman5676 (talk) 18:32, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hawaiian cleaner wrasse

On 3 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hawaiian cleaner wrasse could be eaten by its clients, but isn't? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hawaiian cleaner wrasse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hawaiian cleaner wrasse), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 04:32, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Wrasse

Hi. With this edit you put that this wrasse is endemic to a place in West Virginia as well as Hawaii. Is that really what you meant? Seems a rather odd distribution... Rhubarb Bikini (talk) 05:18, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

@Rhubarb Bikini: Thanks. It should have been Johnston Island rather than Johnson Island. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:25, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Jellyfish

Hi, good work on the urchins. I wonder if you'd like to join me on jellyfish, some of which are suitably pestilential? Article is in pretty good shape, at first glance, though we'd better give it a good checking-over. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:14, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

Good idea. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:52, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

I've done the phylogeny; not sure there'll be any fossil history, given the, er, evanescent nature of the subjects! I don't much like the treatment of taxonomy (a curious table, which admits it's only one point of view (odd, huh?)). The human side of things isn't too bad, though of course the refs need checking. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:57, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: I am working through the anatomy section. I am assuming that the article is really on Medusozoa as we already have an article on Scyphozoa. I am concentrating on scypozoans as they form the largest part of the subphylum and pointing out how the other groups differ. Do you think this is the right approach? When I have finished with the anatomy of the medusae, I will move on to the polyps.Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

I now find that we already have a stub article on Medusozoa. If we are treating Jellyfish in the way I suggest, perhaps we should merge the two. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:26, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

The question is whether J covers the whole of the M clade, i.e. treating Hydrozoa as small Js, in which case J = M, or whether J excludes Hydrozoa, even the J-like ones, in which case they don't. I'm happy either way but would like to be sure we have suitable sources to support our choice. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:33, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: What if we start off with the sentence: "Jellyfish is the informal common name for the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa. They are mainly free-swimming marine animals with umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles." With this definition Hydrozoa are excluded. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

OK, in that case we must put back the red bar on the phylogenetic tree. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:20, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

I've had another try with the red bar, and I think it now corresponds properly with the text of Taxonomy: basically, some Hydrozoa are included - the ones that spend nearly all the time as medusae - but not the leafy branching ones, nor the freshwater hydra, nor the man 'o war. Hope you can live with that... Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:05, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: We really need to check articles with Earwig before we get to work. I have just found some copying/close paraphrasing but haven't finished getting rid of it yet. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes, everything we didn't add to any article is suspect, I'm afraid. Since you have Ruppert and I have Brusca, we have plentiful reliable info on pretty much the whole topic. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:27, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

The article on "Irukandji jellyfish" is really strawy. Merge to box jellyfish? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: As far as I can see the jellyfish concerned are all in the same family, so it could be merged with Carukiidae. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. The articles are very different. I'll think about it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:14, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

I think we're about done on Jellyfish? (I don't feel inclined to touch the other articles.) Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:10, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

I will look through it a bit more and then nominate it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Tetragonoporus

On 4 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetragonoporus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus, a tapeworm that parasitizes whales, can grow to almost 40 m (130 ft) in length and produce billions of eggs during its lifetime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetragonoporus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetragonoporus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 04:16, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

General

Hello Cwmhiraeth, I’m Fandi, thanks for your reminder about the copyright infringement. I hope you don’t blocked me here and I promise I won’t do copyright violations here again.–Fandi89 (talk) 05:28, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Alligator gar

If you get a chance, would you take a look at this edit? I remember during the GA review, you had mentioned singular vs plural tense, so I thought it was good to go, but the recent edit changed it again. ^{Atsme📞📧} 15:45, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

@Atsme: I'm not sure what I once said, but in general, in any one paragraph, it is better to stick to either singular or plural, and not to mix them up. In this instance, the first paragraph was in the plural and read quite satisfactorily. The IP seems to want it to be in the singular but it does not read very well now. I must admit that I prefer the singular, which is used in nearly all fish species articles, but it seems unnecessarily officious of the IP to change it. Do you want me to change it back? Best of all would probably be to rewrite the paragraph completely in the singular, not just change a few words as the IP has been doing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Go ahead and do what you think is best...and thank you, in advance. ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:10, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

A compromise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Clypeaster rosaceus

On 8 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clypeaster rosaceus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the fat sea biscuit covers its test during the day with pieces of plant and fragments of shell, holding them in place with its tube feet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clypeaster rosaceus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clypeaster rosaceus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 05:52, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Arothron multilineatus

Hello! Your submission of Arothron multilineatus 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! Yoninah (talk) 01:10, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Australamphilina elongata

On 13 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Australamphilina elongata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the adult tapeworm Australamphilina elongata is found in freshwater turtles, but how its eggs emerge from the host's body cavity is unknown? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Australamphilina elongata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Australamphilina elongata), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Erpobdella punctata

On 15 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erpobdella punctata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leech Erpobdella punctata sometimes hitches a ride on a salamander? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erpobdella punctata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erpobdella punctata), 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) 00:02, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Arothron multilineatus

On 16 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arothron multilineatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite having a wide distribution in shallow seas, the 43 cm (17 in) multilined pufferfish was not described until 2016? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arothron multilineatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arothron multilineatus), 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, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

NPP Backlog Elimination Drive

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Thanks

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thanks for reviewing my article Reigate transmitting station. It is the first article I have contributed to Wikipedia and you comments are very encouraging. Regards, Tinashocker (talk) 15:48, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Octopus scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Octopus article has been scheduled as today's featured article for July 30, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 30, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sea urchin

On 19 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sea urchin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sea urchins can go bald? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sea urchin), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Mary Hayley

The hook for Mary Hayley is not the correct hook. Please use the one about the tea party, which was approved. SusunW (talk) 06:00, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

@SusunW: Sorry about that. I have slightly rephrased the hook so you had better check it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. It's fine. The important part is she provided the tea, not the ships :) SusunW (talk) 06:20, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

An enterprising lady. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:22, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Izzat Kutebar

Good afternoon, Cwmhiraeth, and thank you for reviewing this article. You can probably guess which novel I was reading when I decided to become a member! Izzat Kutebar (talk) 11:13, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Indeed I can. Welcome aboard! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:40, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills

Thanks very much for the response. I would agree he is a very colourful character. Personally I have no problem with the fact he is an American Anglophile or even someone who has an interest in the British monarchy (I am ambivalent to the Royals). You can be the best expert on something and not be from that nation. However, I think the joke on him was his pseudo-Britishness, it was embarrassing. Personally, I suspect he wouldn't be long before he would be on something like HIGNFY or some reality show int he near future. 159753 (talk) 17:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reviewing my article Marty Baumann. It's my first article I have contributed to Wikipedia and I obviously made some missteps. Can I go back in and make the corrections/updates or does it need to be reviewed by an admin first?

thanks, --Tracytracy123 (talk) 18:59, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

@Tracytracy123: An admin will do what is called a revision deletion and that ugly notice will go. Meanwhile you can carry on working on the article, but use your own words when doing so. If you look at this link you will see where you went wrong before, the text that was copied from the source is highlighted in pink in the lower part of the page. Clicking "Compare" shows you each source in turn that has some common text with your version. Its a useful tool when checking for copyright violations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:19, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

I need more time

Could you please check this request, please? --Mhhossein ^talk 07:55, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: OK, I have returned this to the nominations page. Two weeks had elapsed and this is now one of the oldest nominations. Also, I should warn you that if you do find an image, it might not be used in the hook set, depending on its quality and relevance, and what the promoter decides. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. --Mhhossein ^talk 11:42, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

• Dear Cwmhiraeth, I've inserted the photo and the reviewer has approved it. You can address the new changes. Regards. --Mhhossein ^talk 06:18, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Ec. Writings Petty

Dear Cwmhiraeth,

thank you very much for reviewing my first draft of The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty. As far as I'm concerned, the text is not yet ready. I have a couple of more critical reviews to add. I hope to add them soon. And I'm still working on vol. 2 at ws. (you can see the progress here). So that will bring some more info and links in the near future. And more separate articles concerning Petty. But as you have perhaps found out, English is not my native language. So it takes me quite some time, to get all things ready at a more or less acceptable level. But your positive and personal feedback does really encourages me to continue with my project. Thanks again and I'll soon send you a stroopwafel from the Netherlands, --Dick Bos (talk) 10:59, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

@Dick Bos: All new articles get "patrolled" sooner or later, and this article, even as a work in progress, is a useful addition to the encyclopedia. If you need any help, please ask; although this is not my area of expertise, English is my native tongue. User:Chiswick Chap, who is used to writing about historic books, may give better advice. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:26, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Happy to help if I can, but I shall be out of office for a little while now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:29, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cidaris blakei

On 24 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cidaris blakei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the deepwater sea urchin Cidaris blakei is named after a ship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cidaris blakei. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cidaris blakei), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Tie Signs

Thanks for your review of Tie Signs.Dougok (talk) 15:45, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Stichaster striatus

On 26 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stichaster striatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "starfish soup" made from Stichaster striatus is said to have been fed to workers in South America to discourage alcohol consumption? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stichaster striatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stichaster striatus), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Robert D. Bell

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Thank you for your comments on the article Robert D. Bell, especially about the lack of notability. There were two main points in Judge Bell's that signified notability, and I had thought that, apparently erroneously, that these came through in the opening paragraphs. One was that Bell became the youngest judge in the state when he was first named. It said to me that he must have impressed his mentors and colleagues of his legal knowledge and capability even before he had much real world experience in the courtroom. Second, that his pursuit of dash-cam evidence as public property that cannot be legally withheld from use by the attorney for a defendant. His argument won the day for one defendant and set a precedent that will likely stand on principle for at least one state (and maybe all) until a legislature changes the rule. Moreover, the fact that he pursued it in the face of opposition from some senior law enforcement officials strikes me as courageous.

I'm not part of the legal profession, but it seems very difficult for an appellate judge, in particular, to do something that others consider notable. As you can tell, that is the effect Bell's actions had on me when I read about them. If I'm wrong, please feel free to say so. If not, do you have some suggestions about how to rewrite the summary to clarify the situation?

Again, Thanks for taking the time to help. Bruin2 (talk) 02:23, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

I think you misunderstood my comments. I did not say that he was not notable, but that the opening few sentences should mention why he was notable and summarise the rest of the article. Regards, Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:10, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Looking again at the article, I see the tags I added to the article were acted on by you and the article is now fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you so much for correcting me. Yes, as you can see, I'm a new editor - and probably need a little bit more time to understand Wikipedia rules and copyrights. I'm so sorry for not following all the rules of the community. I hope it is first and the last time and thank you for correcting my edits. Humanofmc (talk) 10:50, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Can you please correct Max Beitans page and make it more clearer? I do not want to break any rules of the community and just would like to be useful for the platform. I hope my stub is useful. Humanofmc (talk) 10:59, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, but there is no need to shower me with barnstars! For a start, leave that copyvio tag in place until an admin has done what is called "revision deletion", after which some earlier edits to the article will no longer be accessible on the article's "History" tab. You can then rewrite his career section using the information included on Max Beitan's page as your source, but summarising it in your own words. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:22, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Megachile centuncularis

On 27 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Megachile centuncularis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the patchwork leafcutter bee makes use of the leaves of roses, lilac, and honeysuckle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Megachile centuncularis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Megachile centuncularis), 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) 00:02, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Heliaster helianthus

On 28 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heliaster helianthus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the multi-armed Heliaster helianthus sheds several of its arms when attacked by the six-armed predatory starfish Meyenaster gelatinosus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heliaster helianthus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Heliaster helianthus), 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) 00:02, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Meyenaster

On 28 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Meyenaster, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the multi-armed Heliaster helianthus sheds several of its arms when attacked by the six-armed predatory starfish Meyenaster gelatinosus? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Meyenaster), 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) 00:02, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Hext

Hello again, Cwmhiraeth. I followed a new user to your above-named AFD and became suspicious enough to raise Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/NJStaniforth. As it is your AFD case that is directly implicated, I think you should know about it. I may be completely wrong, as the evidence is circumstantial, and I will apologise to all concerned if I am wrong, but I think there is enough here to be suspicious about. It will do no harm to have the administrators check the four accounts involved. Thanks again and all the best. Izzat Kutebar (talk) 14:51, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

@Izzat Kutebar: I've speedied and closed the AfD Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:56, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, Henry Staniforth Patteson and Henry Tywhitt Staniforth Patteson were created before the accounts were blocked. Should they go on notability grounds too? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:08, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

I see that Izzat Kutebar is proposing that the whole lot, about twenty articles, be deleted. I don't consider myself particularly competent at notability issues, but the Thomas Hext AfD was a fine example of unsophisticated sockpuppetry. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:41, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Divine Mercy College

Hello Cwmhiraeth. What a nice surprise! Thank you for your time and encouragement. I try to do my best filling in historical and cultural gaps in this wonderful enterprise. I do have a question: in the case of biographies how does "authority control" become filled in at the bottom of an article? Kind regards, --Po Mieczu (talk) 20:17, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I have no idea about "authority control", how it gets on the page or what its function is. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup next round

Hi Cwm. I know you're probably in the process of setting up the next round, but I finally had a little time today to do some extra spotchecks, so I was wondering if you could hold off making the tables and such for a few hours? six hours from now, at the outside. Cheers, Vanamonde (talk) 09:25, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

@Vanamonde93: I was just about to work on the end of the round tasks but will leave it till this evening (8 hours from now). I was wondering whether you would like to do the newsletter. Some past ones are in my Sandbox2, but they don't have to follow that format. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

I may have time to put that together tomorrow but to be honest I haven't the faintest as to how to send it...Vanamonde (talk) 09:49, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

@Vanamonde93: If you put it together and tell me where it is, I can send it with my "user right". You can probably do it yourself, if admins have all user rights, - see the "Send mass message" link on my user page in the "Resources" section. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:57, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

I'm done checking the contributions, at least for now. I'll have to work on the newsletter tomorrow, I'm afraid. Cheers, Vanamonde (talk) 16:32, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hypericaceae

On 30 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hypericaceae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that chemicals found in members of the St. John's wort family can cause photosensitivity in grazing animals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hypericaceae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hypericaceae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Jamez42. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Leidimar Bernardo Lopes, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

Jamez42 (talk) 23:31, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Jaya Vaidhyanathan Page

Hi,

You had marked this page for notability. I fixed the issue and removed the notification. I have added links to Times Of India, DataQuest and The Hindu which are reputed publications (they even have Wikipedia pages themselves) which have covered her work in a subject independent way. Further I have covered numerous "Women in Management"articles in which Jaya has expressed opinions as a champion of Women in Management.

(04:15, 28 August 2018 (UTC)) --Ramkumar iyer r (talk) 04:15, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for adding those references which help to demonstrate her notability. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

NPP Backlog Drive Appreciation

		Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		For completing over 250 reviews during the 2018 June Backlog Drive please accept this Special Edition Barnstar. Thank you for helping out at New Page Patrol! Keep up the good work, Cheers! — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 01:44, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm CASSIOPEIA. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Masoud Salavati Niasar, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 13:07, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 July newsletter

The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
• SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk), Vanamonde (talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Warty sea star

Hi, I just promoted your hook to the image slot in Prep 1. If you'd like the caption "warty sea star", could you add a source for this name in the article lead? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:06, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 10:51, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leech

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Leech 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) 21:21, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

NRW School of Governance

Dear Cwmhiraeth,

Thank you for helping me improve the article about the School of Governance. Recently you removed a large chunk of the article that I had created (lists of professors, teaching staff, etc.) with the note "Removing fluff as per WP:INDISCRIMINATE".

I've read up on the mentioned paragraphs and don't find anything in the indiscriminate section, that would qualify for a removal of the things, you removed in the article.

Since I'm fairly new to Wikipedia I would be thankful if you could help me out on this one. I've put quite some work into the article and don't yet fully understand the removal of all the - in my opinion valuable - detail. Maybe I'm being to "German" on some of the details...?! ;)

My best regards to Wales, many thanks and all the best, --Ruhri Jörg (talk) 12:32, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

@Ruhri Jörg: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and should not be used as a College prospectus. If people wish to learn about Promotionskolleg, the lecturers and what subjects they teach, the Fellows and suchlike, they should visit the College website. Too many organisations try to use Wikipedia for the purpose of free advertising. Greetings from Wales. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:04, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Many thanks for your quick response! I understand, that the articles are not supposed to be about advertising and will try to be more careful about that (as I was not trying to advertise anything). But from an encyclopaedic point of view I would assume it to be very interesting, what (famous..) fellow etc. have been teaching at any given school. Just as Wiki-articles often list famous alumni... I would therefore like to partly re-introduce some of the information you removed (trying to clean it up before!) if you agree. Many thanks, have a great week! --Ruhri Jörg (talk) 13:25, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

I left the "Visiting Professorship" section in place because that did at least link to notable individuals. Much of what I removed referred to non-notable individuals and will soon be out of date as they move on in their professions. Better, in my opinion, would be to just list the masters programs. There are only 30 students a year so the whole article is disproportionate to the size of the establishment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:40, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Many thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts! I do agree with you - the teachers are definitely not as notable and should / can be removed. Some of the other people you removed are very noteable, for Germans, at least (e.g. the guest lecturers list contains Hans Eichel – Federal Minister of Finance a.D. or Norbert Lammert, the current President of the German Bundestag). I have therefore undone your complete removal and tried / currently work on removing the parts that I think you targeted initially... Hope that this is fine with you - otherwise, feel free to give me some feedback again! All the best from Germany, --Ruhri Jörg (talk) 12:35, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Echinaster callosus

On 8 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Echinaster callosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among its red, pink, violet or white warts, Echinaster callosus (pictured) has green pedicellaria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Echinaster callosus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Echinaster callosus), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Talkback

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm CASSIOPEIA. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, UFC 228, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 02:28, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Many thanks for your kind review ! Britishfinance (talk) 15:19, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Peter Kenvyn Jones

Hi Cwmhiraeth. As you may have seen from my latest comment at the AfD, both the creator and the account who moved it into article space are confirmed socks of a prolific sockmaster and paid editing operation which has been going on since 2016. Rather tough luck for their client, but then you get what you pay for as my mother always said. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:28, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Piscicola geometra

On 13 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Piscicola geometra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gut of Piscicola geometra harbours symbiotic bacteria which help the leech to digest fish blood? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Piscicola geometra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Piscicola geometra), 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) 03:52, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Theromyzon tessulatum

On 14 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Theromyzon tessulatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leech Theromyzon tessulatum is a parasite of waterfowl, invading their mouths, noses, and respiratory passages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Theromyzon tessulatum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Theromyzon tessulatum), 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) 03:36, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Gail Honeyman

Thanks for the review, Cwmhiraeth!

To tell you the truth, I wish I had much more time to write (many more) (mostly writer's) biographies, but due to the lack of it, I usually decide to do that only when I know that the article will end up being relatively short.

Thanks again! - Виктор Јованоски (talk) 09:44, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Brevity is a virtue that many Wikipedia article creators do not seem to appreciate! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:02, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

I am not sure

I am not sure if DYK is worth my time until I fully understand what would pass muster or not. Sure, I had another successful DYK yesterday. But it takes so long to do the QPQ and I wonder if it would be a better use of my time to focus on creating better (longer) articles instead. I am not saying I want to give up on DYK entirely, but perhaps we need better processes to predict what will be accepted.Zigzig20s (talk) 10:56, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

I suggest that if creating articles is what you enjoy doing most, then create articles. If an article is about an interesting individual (or subject) and especially if you can think of a good potential hook, then nominate it for DYK if you think fit. If on the other hand, you struggle to find anything suitable for a hook, then give it a miss, and in any case, don't nominate it if you find doing so stressful. I used to do DYKs largely in connection with scoring points for the WikiCup, but now I do them mainly from habit, but I don't nominate every article I write. It is nice to think that the article you have worked hard creating is being read by a large number of people around the world. So make DYK a pleasurable optional extra. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:57, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

By the way, is Felton Grandison Clark still on please?Zigzig20s (talk) 15:24, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Yes, I approved it and somebody else will in due course promote it to prep. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:35, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Leech

The article Leech you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Leech 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) 15:41, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Poralia

On 16 July 2018, Did you know' was updated with a fact from the article Poralia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Poralia rufescens, a deepwater discomedusan jellyfish, is so fragile that most specimens brought to the surface are damaged? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Poralia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Poralia), 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) 00:03, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Discomedusae

On 16 July 2018, Did you know' was updated with a fact from the article Discomedusae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Poralia rufescens, a deepwater discomedusan jellyfish, is so fragile that most specimens brought to the surface are damaged? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Discomedusae), 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) 00:03, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Lessonia trabeculata

Hi, just promoted this, and wanted to say the hook is great! Yoninah (talk) 23:44, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Pinguipes brasilianus

Hello! Your submission of Pinguipes brasilianus 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! Yoninah (talk) 21:48, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

COI Issues on Ole Bouman page

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thank you for reviewing the page I edited and thank you for the constructive advice. To clarify, I have no connection to the subject I edited. I started to edit simply because I found the original page deleted several months ago when I was collecting relevant materials for my project, and then it happened to become a chance for me to contribute to my field. I will be more careful with such issue when next time I make more edits on Wikipedia. Many thanks and best regards. Clansietsai (talk) 11:58, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

@Clansietsai: Thank you for the information. Are you a friend of Ole Bouman, a student, a colleague or what? And what is the project you refer to? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:37, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for the question. To be very honest, I don't know the subject. I'm currently a student, and just happened to come across this name when I was asked by my tutor to collect information related to Dutch architectural critics, including Rem Koolhaas and Roemer van Toorn. Several months ago when I was gathering information from Wikipedia, Bouman's page was still there, and it helped me a lot with my research. But when I came back later, it was gone. After all the research I have done and all the materials I have gathered, I assumed I was able to help restore the page - this is why I started to edit. All the texts are based on my own research. I'm really sorry if the page sounds too much like an article for advertising purpose. Would like to hear more advice for making the page look more like a wikipedia article. Big thank you! Clansietsai (talk) 13:14, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

@Clansietsai: Sorry if I seemed a bit unfriendly. You might be surprised how many people have biographies in Wikipedia written by paid editors. In your article, most of the sources at present are primary sources, information provided by Ole Bouman about himself or derived from interviews he has given. That's fine for uncontroversial material, but you really need some good secondary sources in books, newspapers or similar about him and the impact he has made, see this page. Also, the article shouldn't have inline links to other sites; these can go at the end under "External links", or you can format them as proper inline references. Try to state facts and avoid flowery language like "an independent magazine that pushes architecture to go beyond itself and to challenge its limits and discover new roles in society". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for your advice - and no problem at all, I've learnt a lot from this editing experience, and have been very grateful for your helpful suggestions. Honestly, I never knew people would pay to have an article on wikipedia. I'll try to look for more reliable sources to improve the page. Many thanks and all best wishes. Clansietsai (talk) 01:36, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Cliff Oberlin Speedy Deletion

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Thank you for your feedback on the Cliff Oberlin page. The issues you mentioned were unintentional as I found a lot of information online and wanted to include a majority of his efforts in his career. I am just starting out on Wikipedia and wanted to give publishing a page a try. I've come across Cliff's name a few times being in the finance industry and thought it may be an easy start. I would like to try editing the page to get rid of any information that you think is a COI or unrelevant, and then I'd like to try reposting with your comments in mind. Thanks for your time. Jumperfan (talk) 21:08, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

The person you need to get in touch with is user Ritchie333 who is the admin who deleted the page. You already have a start for the article in your sandbox. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing ROH Honor For All, Cwmhiraeth.

Unfortunately Domdeparis has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

sorry but this should have at least been tagged with needing mores sources. The redirect was removed without more sources having been added

To reply, leave a comment on Domdeparis's talk page.

Dom from Paris (talk) 09:28, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Henricia oculata

On 20 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Henricia oculata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the majority of Bloody Henry starfish are host to a parasitic copepod? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henricia oculata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Henricia oculata), 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, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Animal husbandry

There's a discussion there that may interest you. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:09, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

"Brown-tail" is a moth

I have worked on the article, and nominated for GA. I know that you and Chiswick Chap dabble in insects. I wanted to bring this GA nomination to your and CC's attention in case you want to add to your work load or recommend someone else. I suppose one order of business will be to change the name of the article. David notMD (talk) 23:44, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lessonia trabeculata

On 21 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lessonia trabeculata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the kelp forests off the coast of Chile, sea urchins graze on the kelp, and starfish prey on the sea urchins? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lessonia trabeculata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lessonia trabeculata), 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) 00:03, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Luidia magellanica

On 21 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luidia magellanica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the kelp forests off the coast of Chile, sea urchins graze on the kelp, and starfish prey on the sea urchins? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Luidia magellanica), 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) 00:03, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Tetrapygus

On 21 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetrapygus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the kelp forests off the coast of Chile, sea urchins graze on the kelp, and starfish prey on the sea urchins? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetrapygus), 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) 00:03, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Possible FAC mentoring

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I'm hoping to nominate an article for FAC for the first time, and the advice says I should seek out a mentor. The article is Group testing (mathematics), and I've been practically the sole editor for the past two years. (Recently the article passed its GA review with quite positive feedback.)

I noticed from the mentoring list that you have an interest in scientific articles, and I was wondering if you'd be up for mentoring me with this one (there doesn't seem to be anyone that specialises in Maths specifically). I don't think it will be a crazy amount of work, because in my (likely biased) view the article is a good way to passing already.

All the best, ♫CheChe♫ talk 10:03, 22 July 2018 (UTC).

@CheChe: Thank you for the request. Having looked at the article, I think it is way over my head, but as a general observation, it seems to be well-written but I notice quite a lot of paragraphs without citations at the end. If a citation earlier in the paragraph covers the later material, then move it to the end (or duplicate it), but if you are illustrating a point with an example plucked from your head, that is frowned on as original research. The lead does not currently conform to the MOS; it includes a lengthy example but should really be restricted to being a summary of information in the main body of the text. You might try asking David Eppstein, who will at least understand the mathematics of the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:54, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: I see. Thanks for the help anyway. The citation issue comes from the fact that much of the article originally didn't use citations, since a majority of the information came from a single source (the canonical textbook for this field) – so I see there's some cleanup to do there. –♫CheChe♫ talk 12:11, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

I do have some knowledge of the subject, but also a potential conflict of interest, as one of my publications (not one cited here) is on group testing. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:43, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cestoda

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cestoda 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 Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 20:20, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Not sure if you saw this redirect discussion. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:58, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Australian Bird Guide

Thank you for your kind reviewHaraldW1954 (talk) 06:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Browntail

I have addressed almost all of your first-round comments. I think the Taxonomy section has to go, as I cannot locate a scientific species description. P.S. This is my first attempt at an insect GA. More comfortable with nutrition and health-related topics (my day job). Thanks for taking this on David notMD (talk) 12:57, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Her rash was bad for 7-10 days despite oral anti-histamine and topical anti-itch calamine lotion. Primarily forearms and neck. Did not entirely resolve for 3-4 weeks. The hairs lodge in the skin, so there is a mechanical irritation in addition to chemical. I had no reaction whatsoever. Of the ~140 attending the conference in Maine, approx 30 afflicted. Kids had been playing with several species of caterpillars, because we were not aware of the problem until the event was nearly over. David notMD (talk) 07:02, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Bhandara(community kitchen)

Thank you so much sir for your kind reply and guidance.Vinodbasker (talk) 16:58, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

It was a worthwhile article on an interesting subject and I feel confident you will not make the same mistake again. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:21, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cestoda

The article Cestoda you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cestoda 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 Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 18:02, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Hull and East Riding Museum

I don't know to follow this. You were positive. Has it been turned down? Chemical Engineer (talk) 19:25, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

@Chemical Engineer: It is on the approved nominations page under July 11th. I reviewed it and gave it a tick so a non-implicated editor will promote it. If you have the hook on your watchlist, you should see when somebody moves it to a prep set, after which it will be a few days before it appears on the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:46, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Chemical Engineer (talk) 20:16, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Acrocnida brachiata

On 24 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acrocnida brachiata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sand burrowing brittlestar is often found in association with the sea potato? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acrocnida brachiata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acrocnida brachiata), 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.

Casliber 00:02, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for informing

Thanks a lot for informing me about Hosa Prem — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbshuvo (talk • contribs) 09:39, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Arothron reticularis

On 25 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arothron reticularis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the reticulated pufferfish can produce and build up toxins in its skin, gonads, and liver, including tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arothron reticularis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arothron reticularis), 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.

Casliber 00:02, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cestoda

Hello! Your submission of Cestoda 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! Edit-pi (talk) 22:52, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Tripneustes depressus

On 26 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tripneustes depressus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being unaffected by rabies or pseudorabies, the sea urchin Tripneustes depressus contains antivirals to these diseases? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tripneustes depressus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tripneustes depressus), 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, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Cestoda

Hello! Your submission of Cestoda 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! -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:51, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Stella Krenzbach

Thank you for your comment. The Gnome has rewritten the page, I'm rather chaotic and my English is bad.Xx236 (talk) 06:00, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Other editors can always help with the English and The Gnome is a useful editor for cleaning up and improving articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

Women in Red's Monthly achievement initiative

Hi there! As you were so active in the World Contest, you might be interested in August's Monthly achievement initiative.--Ipigott (talk) 15:56, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

@Ipigott: Thank you for the invitation. Although I have written a few biographies, I don't really enjoy writing them. I find organisms more interesting than people! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK prep 6

Hello! I saw that you moved Joseph Hermann Mohr to the DYK prep area 6. However, it is a biography, and it makes more than four biographies in one set, which I believe is not allowed. Could you maybe move it to another queue? I'm not very experienced with this, so I might have gotten something wrong. Thanks! RileyBugz^{私に叫ぼう}_私の編集 12:54, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

@RileyBugz: I moved it to that prep area because it was a special date request, see this discussion. I will move one of the other biographies out of that set however. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:15, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Sounds good. :) RileyBugz^{私に叫ぼう}_私の編集 13:20, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.12 30 July 2018

Chart of the New Pages Patrol backlog for the past 6 months. ()

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DYK for Nephasoma minutum

On 30 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nephasoma minutum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the peanut worm Nephasoma minutum has been referred to as a "taxonomic wastebasket"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nephasoma minutum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nephasoma minutum), 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) 00:03, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you for today's octopus, one of the most intelligent invertebrates, rivaled only by other cephalopods"! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Leech

On 31 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leech, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some leeches feed only twice a year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leech. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leech), 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, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Purple eagle ray

On 2 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Purple eagle ray, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the purple eagle ray was named after Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, director of the Queensland Museum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Purple eagle ray. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Purple eagle ray), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ronald Hamlyn-Harris

On 2 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the purple eagle ray was named after Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, director of the Queensland Museum? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ronald Hamlyn-Harris), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Financial Institutions Training Center

Hello, I have a question.

I'd like to know why you nominated the page for speedy deletion . If there are errors , as an expert wikipedian, you could just let me know and I will simply remove it. I am not perfect and still learning. Eyitayo Alimi (talk) 12:45, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it infringed the copyright of two websites and because it was blatantly promotional. If you wish to create a new article on the subject, you will need to find some reliable, independent sources that provide significant coverage of the Center and write a non-promotional article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:56, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Article review

Hello, First, I went into your profile as you approved my latest article Kalabsh 2 and I'm thankful for this and I'm asking for another thing. I got problems with a new article I created and stated COI, StreamingVideoProvider, but some admins said it is promotional or not notable, and after many discussions they have not say anything specific or gave one clear evidence that the article is not notable, I also provided examples of previously reviewed articles of even smaller companies of the same industry. Finally, they restored the article as a draft, and then I made more improvements to guarantee no promotional tone or unnecessary content, I hope you take a look and review it. عليّ سعيد (talk) 19:40, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

For the article to be acceptable to Wikipedia, you will need to find some reliable, independent sources that provide significant coverage of the company and write a non-promotional article. If these sources do not exist, then the article is likely to be rejected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Echinaster luzonicus

On 3 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Echinaster luzonicus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the creeping comb jelly lives on the surface of a starfish (pictured) in the Echinasteridae family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Echinaster luzonicus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Echinaster luzonicus), 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, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Echinasteridae

On 3 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Echinasteridae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the creeping comb jelly lives on the surface of a starfish (pictured) in the Echinasteridae family? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Echinasteridae), 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, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Coeloplana astericola

On 3 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coeloplana astericola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the creeping comb jelly lives on the surface of a starfish (pictured) in the Echinasteridae family? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coeloplana astericola), 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, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

editing on prabhu

I am not a paid editor. I got the required infornation fron news articles about prabhu mundkur. I have been watching his movies and i am an avid fan.

Regent International School Dubai

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Please let me know why the page Regent International School Dubai is been marked by you for deletion, even after providing all the supported links and references.

Let me know which part i need to improve.

If I remember correctly, the school does not meet the Wikipedia notability criteria. Improving the article will not make the school more notable, that depends on it having received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:37, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, please let me know why this school page is not meeting the Wikipedia notability criteria since this school is an 25 years old reputed instution in Dubai, UAE.

An article on a school will have to meet the requirements of WP:ORG or WP:GNG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:33, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Corynactis viridis

On 6 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corynactis viridis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that jewel anemones split apart but stay together? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Corynactis viridis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corynactis viridis), 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) 00:03, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

108 Siva Temples

Pl ask prior to change the subject. This subjetc is not covering all siva temples of Kerala. It is covering only 108 siva temples which made by Lord Parasurama.-- Rajesh Unuppally 01:28, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

At the time I moved the page it had eleven temples and it was 14 days since you had last edited it so the page name was unsatisfactory. If you wish to change the name back, you need to include the fact that it is a list of the 108 siva temples which were made by Lord Parasurama in the text of the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:41, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Crowdin page moved to draftspace

Hello! Thanks for suggesting where to add some more resources. I've addressed this and the resources are already added. Considering the issue with articles, there's not a single article ("I"; "we", "you") used, so probably this one was added by mistake. But still, I edited a few sentences to make them sound as neutral as possible. So, I believe I've addressed all the concerns regarding the article. So, if you agree, can you please remove my article from drafts back to published articles? Meli.roden (talk) 11:30, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

@Meli.roden: I suspect that you are a conflict of interest / paid editor and have created the article on behalf of the company. It is promotional in tone and reads like an advertisement. If you think it is ready for main space (and I don't) you can follow the instructions at the top of the page. There is also the matter of whether the company is notable according to Wikipedia notability criteria. That depends on it having received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the company. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks to your comment I did notice the confusion that might appear, so I've added a category, so it's clear that the article is about soft, not a company. I would be happy if you could elaborate on your comments. As I plan to contribute as much as I can to the Wikipedia community, would be great to hear some thoughts from more experienced users. What exactly, do you think sounds promotional? As I believe if I talk about software, I should tell what it does, and who are the main customers. What do you believe is important when talking about software? I compared some other software pages like (GitHub, GitLab, Asana) that I know of, which sounded similar. Also, do you believe that 15 resources for such a small article as this one is not enough? Meli.roden (talk) 13:18, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

I am afraid I know nothing about software but when I look at your draft, I see a load of bulletted points which would be much better as prose. Many of the sources are primary sources, the information being supplied by the company. Have any independent reviews been done which discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of the software? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Question

• Hello, I like your activities in my all articles. And thank you for that. However, you put the request template to the top of my article for deletion. I would like to inform you that, the article was translated from the Law on Identity Card of the Republic of Azerbaijan. And part of the article consists of lists. For example, the required documents for obtaining the identity card. Is this a copyright violation? Investigation11111 (talk) 11:55, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

• @Investigation11111: The tag I have added is not for deletion, but for removal from the article's history of links to the copyright violation. If you look at the foot of each of the two pages that you had copied, it states they are copyright. An article for Wikipedia should summarise the relevant information, as happens in Lithuanian identity card and Slovenian identity card, rather than copy details indiscriminately (See WP:INDISCRIMINATE). You can continue to edit the article as long as you do not infringe copyrights in the process. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:37, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Graus nigra

On 8 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Graus nigra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea chubs Graus nigra and Medialuna ancietae, the Chilean sandperch, and the Galápagos sheephead wrasse all live in the forest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Graus nigra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Graus nigra), 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) 00:03, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Medialuna ancietae

On 8 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Medialuna ancietae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea chubs Graus nigra and Medialuna ancietae, the Chilean sandperch, and the Galápagos sheephead wrasse all live in the forest? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Medialuna ancietae), 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) 00:03, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pinguipes chilensis

On 8 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pinguipes chilensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea chubs Graus nigra and Medialuna ancietae, the Chilean sandperch, and the Galápagos sheephead wrasse all live in the forest? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pinguipes chilensis), 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) 00:03, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Semicossyphus darwini

On 8 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Semicossyphus darwini, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea chubs Graus nigra and Medialuna ancietae, the Chilean sandperch, and the Galápagos sheephead wrasse all live in the forest? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Semicossyphus darwini), 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) 00:04, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Response: Paid Editor Query

Response: Hello Cwmhiraeth I am not being paid for my edits either directly or indirectly. Johnmtheory (talk) 16:04, 9 August 2018 (PST)

DYK for Pennella exocoeti

On 10 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pennella exocoeti, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being a crustacean, a parasitic copepod found on a flying fish was described as a "gill-worm" by Hans Severin Holten, the Danish naturalist who discovered it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pennella exocoeti. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pennella exocoeti), 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, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Severin Holten

On 10 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hans Severin Holten, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being a crustacean, a parasitic copepod found on a flying fish was described as a "gill-worm" by Hans Severin Holten, the Danish naturalist who discovered it? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hans Severin Holten), 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, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

GA review

Hi. And @Chiswick Chap: co-nom. I was considering your nomination of jellyfish to do my first review of a GA, though I've never done much more than contribute content to articles others took to a status review (currently, a parrot I'm researching). I'll pick another in the backlog if you prefer an experienced reviewer, or you can watch me learn on the job. cygnis insignis 05:11, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

@Cygnis insignis: You are welcome to learn on the job. We do not need a "preparation for FA" type review as we have no plans to advance the article any further. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:28, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Indeed not. GA is designed as a simple process with just 6 criteria to apply. A step at a time! Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:34, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you both. I'll have a look around a bit more after lunch, give it a third read-through, then save out the review page. cygnis insignis 06:11, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Similar articles to this page have passed review with only minor changes, yet I cannot focus on the content when its displacement become more apparent to me. Proposals and solutions to the scope of the page would only disrupt this review, and I was wrong to think I could look past that when it resolves many minor problems with largely unproblematic content. However, I am still willing to try, but the process would be smoother if the reviewer has passed or edited articles of this type. Could be COI that is troubling me, I have invested time in opposing the use of Template:Paraphyletic group and other workarounds that hasn't bothered any editor of the article so far. Didn't think this would be a problem, and I would just look past that to the content, so sorry for the distraction and complication. — cygnis insignis 10:12, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Maybe @Chiswick Chap: has a view on this because it is not a problem that causes me much concern. It's not an article about a scientific taxon for a specialist reader but a general article that may be of interest to the non-specialist reader who wants to know more about jellyfish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

I'm quite relaxed about how we deal with questions of phylogeny, with templates or without, saying 'paraphyly' or just 'not a clade' or similar phrasing, it doesn't matter much in a general article of this type in my view. If you want some wording tweaked, feel free to do it yourself or ask one of us to do it by all means. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:40, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

"not an article about a scientific taxon"

"questions of phylogeny"

This illustrates the unnecessary discord in the content that supports the links out, and the departure from biological taxonomy in a detour via a nebulous common name. I tried to imagine what an article would look like if a redirect had gone the other way [6], very similar I think, we have policies and guidelines to aid in accommodating 'specialists and non-specialists' and I am not inclined to insulate readers from verifiable and notable content. cygnis insignis 11:59, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth and I are both trying to be welcoming and accommodating, but I perceive you have some difficulty with something that is causing you discomfort. Unfortunately I am not at all clear what you are referring to. If as you imply it is a matter of your personal history in relation to some topic related distantly to this article then it would be better if you did not take on the review, especially since it would be your first and there are multiple hurdles quite apart from whatever the discomfort is. You've triggered the review process but that can be unwound. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:46, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jellyfish

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jellyfish 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 Cygnis insignis -- Cygnis insignis (talk) 15:01, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Procerodes littoralis

On 11 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Procerodes littoralis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flatworm Procerodes littoralis is tolerant of wide fluctuations in salinity, being able to survive both in freshwater and in seawater? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Procerodes littoralis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Procerodes littoralis), 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, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank You

I know it's a little thing, but I appreciated your comment that the newspaper article I worked on was interesting. Our Newspapers on Wikipedia wikiproject works hard to find interesting and relevant stories to put in the articles, and its great to see that recognized, even with the harried schedule of a New Page Patroller. :) Michaelacaulfield (talk) 17:24, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pinguipes brasilianus

On 15 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pinguipes brasilianus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Darwin made descriptive notes on the Brazilian sandperch after a specimen was caught with hook and line off the coast of Patagonia during the voyage of Beagle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pinguipes brasilianus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pinguipes brasilianus), 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, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

KD025

Thank you for your kind comment regarding the KD025 article. I hope to write additional articles for those experimental drugs which have reached WP:NOTABILITY requirements. Blue Riband► 16:37, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cestoda

On 16 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cestoda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that adult tapeworms parasitise the intestines of vertebrates but do not have guts of their own? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cestoda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cestoda), 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, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Chuka Ekweogwu

Hello Cwmhiraeth. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Chuka Ekweogwu, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: text is not completely promotional (fluff can be removed) and having two named roles in notable films indicates significance. Thank you. SoWhy 07:45, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

@SoWhy: Although I often approve of the reasons you state for declining a speedy deletion nominations, I do not in this case. I did not mention the article being promotional, only that the subject was non-notable. You are superimposing your opinion over a consensus decision at AfD to delete the article on notability grounds made less than two months ago. One commenter stated there:

• Delete since subject fails WP:ACTOR. No harm reminding ourselves of its criteria : The persona must have "had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions; or a large fan base or a significant "cult" following; or made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment." None of them are met. The single claim to fame is the lead role in a film claimed to be a "major" one without evidence to that, and whose article in Wikipedia was created by a single-purpose account. It smells of promotion, as well.

What you are saying in effect to the obvious CoI contributor is, "Don't worry if your article is deleted after a discussion, you are welcome to replace it." That the two films this actor has been involved in have Wikipedia articles is only because the same creator has written articles for them both, creating an impression of notability, and nobody has nominated them for deletion yet. A poor decision on your part in my opinion. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:08, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

You are correct, I confused this article with another I was reviewing that was tagged G11. Now deleted. Sorry for the mixup. Regards SoWhy 09:12, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Prostheceraeus vittatus

On 17 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Prostheceraeus vittatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the candy striped flatworm (pictured) appears to glide across the seabed, being moved by cilia on its underside? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prostheceraeus vittatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Prostheceraeus vittatus), 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, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reviewing New Reserve Bank Tower page. Kindly look into George Munengwa, Blessing Mashangwa and Mono Mukundu pages. They havent been reviewed and would like you to see where i can i improve. I want to become better Hurungudo (talk) 15:19, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you so much for being helpful, other reviewers seem ruthless but i hope to continue growing and improving.

Now here is the big problem we are having in Zimbabwe, awards mentioned are actually big here but their digital side of things is very terrible. They dont issue press statements consistantly after ceremonies and sometimes they dont even update their websites so it makes it hard to reference or to prove that the awards are as big for example Megafest Business Awards and Zimbabwe Business Awards. How can i tackle this challange?

Also kindly have a review of Mono Mukundu

Kind Regards Hurungudo (talk) 18:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

I shall leave "Mono Mukundu" for someone else to review. It is not so much that other reviewers are ruthless as that they apply the criteria correctly. The two articles I reviewed had references to mainstream, independent sources which I take to be the main newspapers in Zimbabwe and which made the individuals concerned reach our notability criteria. As for the awards, how do you know about them? If they were in a print newspaper or a book, you could reference that, sources don't have to be online. If they were in a blog or some other unreliable source, you should not include them in the article at all. Hope that helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:08, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

I am not a paid editor.

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

I am not a paid editor. I simply try to improve Wikipedia in my free time. I myself have an unrelated job as a systems analyst. My account is also not single purpose. I have made edits to many WWE superstars' (which is one of my interests) articles as well.

Recently, I have tried to start adding articles for notable nonprofit organizations in my area (Arizona) that do not have Wikipedia pages. The next article I am working on is for the Womens Economic Institute, also in Arizona.

Please do not delete the article I created. I did not get compensated for that in any way. I am simply trying to improve Wikipedia by helping it keep up with the times and adding newly started nonprofit organizations in my area.

Yoyowhatsup2 (talk) 17:27, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. There is very little point in creating articles for newly started non-profit organizations in your area, because they are most unlikely to meet Wikipedia's notability criteria. If I remember correctly, Advancing Science Worldwide was only started in April, is soliciting donations but did not give any examples on its website of where the funds donated had been used and who had benefited from them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:40, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Advancing Science Worldwide, although started only in April, makes clear how they use the funds on their website (on the pages that describe their programs). Yoyowhatsup2 (talk) 19:59, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Priapulus caudatus

On 20 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Priapulus caudatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that penis worms very similar to Priapulus caudatus created trace fossils in the early Cambrian period? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Priapulus caudatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Priapulus caudatus), 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, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lepidonotus squamatus

Hello! Your submission of Lepidonotus squamatus 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! Yoninah (talk) 17:19, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Conchoderma virgatum

On 22 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Conchoderma virgatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the goose barnacle Conchoderma virgatum rarely attaches directly to a fish, but four individuals were once found attached to a single spine of a porcupinefish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Conchoderma virgatum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Conchoderma virgatum), 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, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!

		The New Page Patroller's Barnstar
		Thanks for your recent work patrolling new pages. Cheers, — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 04:02, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

A question

I've submitted a page 2/3 months ago and I haven't heard anything back, I was wondering if this is normal and if there was anyway of getting it approved soon?

Thanks in advance Fotografi18

I don't know what page you are talking about. Is it something that was moved to Draft? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:05, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

Speed deletion of Vincent Kosmos page

I really can't understand the "various reasons" of deletion of a page that is regulary on iMdb and have every references... Thank MarchesiniGiulia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marchesinigiulia (talk • contribs) 20:03, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

Question?

Hello

As i promised You last month, I've just added article about Naga Group AG with description of scandal, which this company was involved. I also tried to improve article by deleting 'advertising' character of facts. IMHO, in such condition this article with undesirable facts for Naga can not be considered advertising in any form.

My goal also is to convince You that I am not a paid editor and I don't have a close connection with its subject.

So could You explain me what more I can do for removing COI and ADVERT templates on top of NAGA Group AG article? GGFox (talk) 09:37, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your cooperation. I have removed the tags. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:17, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Caprella equilibra

On 27 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caprella equilibra, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the diet of the skeleton shrimp Caprella equilibra consists mainly of detritus, but it also feeds on the hydroids to which it clings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caprella equilibra. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caprella equilibra), 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, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Review

Hi, I see you (like me) have wondered whether the review is on target. I'm not sure the reviewer's opinion on the not-a-taxon tree is coherent, though perhaps more sources could fix things. Do you think there are tweaks we can make to sort things out, or should we take up the suggestion of another opinion or reviewer? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:41, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: Well, I don't really understand what the reviewer's concerns are. If I did, I could perhaps do something about them, as it is I just get on with doing something else. I guess a different reviewer may be the best thing eventually. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:49, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

I see. Well in that case I'll have one more go at reffing to sort things out. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:31, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Could you lend a hand to help get things moving gently in the right direction? Cheers, Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:02, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Raindrop cake

I thought the image was really striking, and with the catchy hook was a great candidate for the lead image slot. Is there a reason why you moved it to the quirky slot? Yoninah (talk) 18:17, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: There was a special occasion hook with an image, so I needed to move it, and there were no image slots available at the time. Feel free to return it to an image slot when one is vacant. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:31, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Yoninah (talk) 18:34, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Global Africa Art Market Report

Hello Cwmhiraeth, neither Unambiguous advertising /promotion I am not a paid editor. If you've suggestions to improve the page i am open to correct. I think there's an error of appreciation because Global Africa Art Market report is publicly known. And i don't see the advertising side of the page. Yes the annual report is "the first of its kind in the history of modern Africa"there's no doubt on it. I suggest to make your own research. Speaking/reading about modern and contemporary african art market is a crucial matter. If you browse most of articles on arts in Africa you can notice the lack of subject on market including solid data/analysis. All the best, Coperix — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coperix (talk • contribs) 18:51, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

I thought the article was promotional and nominated it for deletion and the administrator that deleted it must have thought so too. If you want to write a new article on the topic, make sure that it is non-promotional and that the topic meets the Wikipedia notability criteria, which you can see here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:16, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Re:Legiun Pakualaman

Thanks for your tip, Cwmhiraeth! So, I should do that even though I was also the creator of the original article in that different language, right? I mean, I sometimes write/re-translate in several languages.. so I probably should use that template for the 2nd, 3rd, etc. re-translated articles then.. XoXo (talk) 10:42, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

@Naval Scene: I think so. The policy can be found here and here, but I think it is less important if you are the sole creator of the original article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:54, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

OK, got it now. Thanks again! Regards, XoXo (talk) 10:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthemblemaria maria

On 29 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthemblemaria maria, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the secretary blenny is a slender ambush predator with large eyes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthemblemaria maria. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthemblemaria maria), 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.

Ritchie333 00:01, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Friends (The Beach Boys album)

Hi, you forgot to close this nomination when you promoted it. Yoninah (talk) 20:42, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

How strange! I have closed it now anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Global Africa Art Market Report

Hello Cwmhiraeth

I've submitted a new draft which i would like you to give you to review. Kindly, Coperix — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coperix (talk • contribs) 21:30, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2018

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Fedor Putintsev

Good health to you. Tell me please: Why did you delete the list of works of the author? Wlbw68 (talk) 11:08, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

@Wlbw68: Because they were entirely in Cyrillic and this is an English language version of Wikipedia. Can I suggest that you write an equivalent article for the Russian language Wikipedia where such a list will probably be acceptable. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:35, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Unfortunately, I can not write in the Russian language Wikipedia. In it, there is strict censorship and hatred for the free distribution of knowledge. Scientific and historical information from the most authoritative sources, which is not acceptable to the government of Russia, if possible, is removed; and vice versa, the information is added to the articles in the absence of the source. The unwanted ones are blocked. I have an indefinite block, despite the fact that I created 670 articles. In the English language Wikipedia I write from a bad life, English for me is a non-native. Is there another way to keep the list of works? I really want: that the important information had a free distribution and was available.Wlbw68 (talk) 18:46, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

@Wlbw68: The answer is, I do not know what should be done. It just seemed wrong to me to have that mass of Cyrillic text. You could add back the list (I wouldn't object), or translate the titles into English, or just list the most notable ones, or seek advice from elsewhere. I will leave it to you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Thank you for understanding. Wlbw68 (talk) 22:04, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lernaeenicus sprattae

On 31 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lernaeenicus sprattae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic sprat eye-maggot (pictured) attaches to its sprat host through its eye? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lernaeenicus sprattae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lernaeenicus sprattae), 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, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for European sprat

On 31 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article European sprat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic sprat eye-maggot (pictured) attaches to its sprat host through its eye? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, European sprat), 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, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Review articles

Please review the following articles created by me.

• Shubha Kalika
• List of people from Jajarkot District
• Badalek, Jajarkot
• Rimna, Jajarkot
• Bina Magar
• Raghubir Mahaseth

Thanks--~Binod~(talk) 06:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. How can I improve the page List of people from Jajarkot District? I need your help. --~Binod~(talk) 11:52, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Ideally it should have a citation for each individual, but I see that similar lists, such as List of people from Kathmandu do not, so I have marked it as reviewed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:42, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth Thanks for the information. I will try to cite. Thanks again for your help. --~Binod~(talk) 13:18, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 September newsletter

The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

• Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
• Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
• Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
• Other contestants who qualified for the final round were Nova Crystallis, Iazyges, SounderBruce, Kosack and Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck, and let the best editor win! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13, Sturmvogel 66, Vanamonde and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:31, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Shauna Shapiro Jackson

Hello, You recently flagged the page on Shauna Shapiro Jackson for speedy deletion. Your note mentions that the content was promotional, however such a claim suggests that any informational Wiki page regarding a person is promotional. All information provided on that page is factual and supported by outside sources such as articles on IMDb, Variety, etc. You will also see that Ms. Shapiro Jackson's name appears on various other Wikipedia pages. There is nothing promotional about the content on the Shauna Shapiro Jackson page. If you believe that certain information was in fact promotional, can you please specify that language? Nonetheless, please restore the page because its deletion was unwarranted.

Please note that your message suggests I was paid to post the content on the page, however that is not true.

Thank you for your commitment to the Wikipedia community, and I look forward to the page's restoration.

I did not delete the article, but if you look at this page you will see that the article was actually deleted by User RHaworth, and he is the person you need to contact. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:12, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of BCN Drone Center

Hi, You recently flagged a page for BCN Drone center for speedy deletion. My business has a page in Catalan already existing in Wikipedia. (Link: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_Drone_Center) All i want is to add an English translation for the same so that the English speaking audience will be able to view it easily. Could you suggest me how to do this by putting it on my talk page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prakharkamal (talk • contribs) 19:24, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

I do not remember the precise circumstances of the speedy deletion, which was some time ago, but if a new article closely resembled the original version it might be deleted again for the same reason as before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:06, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

The original page has been in existence since 2006. I need to add a translation for the page in English. Could you guide me how to do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prakharkamal (talk • contribs) 21:34, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

I suggest you use your sandbox. However, you would probably do better just to write a short article in your own words, and I am not sure that the subject meets Wikipedia notability criteria WP:GNG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Exocoetus obtusirostris

Hello! Your submission of Exocoetus obtusirostris 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! Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Diadumene cincta

On 4 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Diadumene cincta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea anemone Diadumene cincta reproduces by basal laceration, with pieces of tissue becoming detached from the base and developing into new individuals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Diadumene cincta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Diadumene cincta), 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, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Mary Sophia Hyde Rice

The modified hook is incorrect. Liliuokalani didn’t attend Punahou as a child. She did so when she was an adult. KAVEBEAR (talk) 19:08, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

@KAVEBEAR: I was trying to avoid stating that she taught Liliʻuokalani when she was queen. I looked up Liliʻuokalani's date of birth (1838) and considered the period Mary Sophia Hyde Rice was teaching at the school (1844 to 1854} and calling her a child seemed reasonable. What about

• ... that when they were young, American missionary Mary Sophia Hyde Rice taught both Hawaii's last queen, Liliʻuokalani, and its only president, Sanford B. Dole? Have you got a better suggestion? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

Can you remove the reference to the queen and just mention Dole? I’ve read up a lot on her and know she did not attend (informally) Punahou or Oahu College until she was married which would place her enrollment in the 1860s. The reference to the queen as Rice’s pupil may be apocryphal. KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:28, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

I've changed the hook. Better? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Exocoetus volitans

On 7 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Exocoetus volitans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while attempting to escape from underwater predators, the tropical two-wing flyingfish (pictured) may find other hazards above the waves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Exocoetus volitans. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Exocoetus volitans), 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, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton

Hi, this special occasion hook for Prep 2 is finally able to be promoted. Would you do the honors? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:57, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:12, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 18:14, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Citations for list of Goucher College people

I added some more citations. Let me know if you think my edits address the issue adequately.Wikieditor19920 (talk) 19:32, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

@Wikieditor19920: Ideally, all members of the list would have a reference but that is not realistic. They all have their own Wikipedia articles and all the ones I checked referred to the college, so I have removed the tag as unnecessary. I can see that you are creating some nice articles. Keep up the good work! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:50, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: Sounds good, and thanks very much!

DYK for Caprella penantis

On 9 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caprella penantis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the skeleton shrimp Caprella penantis may take on the hue of whatever it is feeding on? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caprella penantis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caprella penantis), 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, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Pre-Lutheran bibles in vernacular languages moved to draftspace

World Digitla Library must be enough reference source about that article. Even so there are more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuliopakardovas (talk • contribs) 16:11, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Exocoetus obtusirostris

On 11 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Exocoetus obtusirostris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the oceanic two-wing flyingfish exhibits countershading? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Exocoetus obtusirostris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Exocoetus obtusirostris), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Time to try again

Hi, well it's over. I guess it's time to look over the article, see if there's anything to improve, and resubmit. For my money, it's easily up to standard. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:55, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

So which criteria did the article fail to meet? BTW, I am in the process of nominating Medusozoa for DYK and will include your name as a creator/expander. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:05, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: I'm thinking that jellyfish is analogous to Tadpole. Both are life stages of a taxon but don't correspond entirely with that group because the offspring of Caecilians are usually referred to as larvae. Anyway, the GA instructions state that we can renominate the article straight away if we are dissatisfied with the outcome of the review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:02, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Yes, we're free to handle it as we choose, but I've had enough of it for the time being. Many thanks for the DYK. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:21, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jellyfish

The article Jellyfish you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Jellyfish for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cygnis insignis -- Cygnis insignis (talk) 14:01, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

I must add that your patience and politeness are greatly appreciated, I thought of that when I discovered and read WP:OFWV today, thank you again! And as I said earlier, there is a good article amongst the content and a GA pass is within reach. Regards, cygnis insignis 14:08, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the review even if we had different viewpoints. I could point out that Wikipedia has had an article entitled "Jellyfish" since time immemorial, or 2002 to be more precise. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:53, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Seconded: your suggestions led to numerous changes which have certainly strengthened the article, thank you. Wikipedia covers as major article topics familiar concepts like "Jellyfish" and "Whale" (not to mention "Monkey") which seem sharply-defined but turn out not to be clades. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:25, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lepidonotus squamatus

On 12 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lepidonotus squamatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bioluminescent scales of the worm Lepidonotus squamatus adhere to any predator that feeds on it, making the attacker more visible to its own predators? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lepidonotus squamatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lepidonotus squamatus), 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, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for reviewd my created page Shin Thant, please review Myo Ko Ko San article... The article was no review long times. Thanks LGBTMyanmar (talk) 08:49, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

It is reviewed now. Another reviewer improved the formatting of the references, and if you look how they are formatted now, you can use similar citations next time you create an article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ernst Königsgarten

Hello! Your submission of Ernst Königsgarten 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:32, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Feedback

Hi, I just saw your note about Disruptive_Technologies_Research_AS and was hoping you could provide some feedback about where the problem lies. I used Mizzen+Main as a sample article that has been live for over 3 years to guide the types of information I included on the page, focusing on the large amount of notoriety the company has among prominent news sources, industry organizations and other well-known corporations within that industry as well as the patented technology that explains why they have received that notoriety (including citations from the internationally-recognized IEEE to validate that the technical claims are truly noteworthy) and refrained from any sort of product promotion or advertising language throughout. I would very much like to see this page meet the same community guidelines that the Mizzen+Main page adheres to and would happy to make any changes to accomplish that. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bredfiel1 (talk • contribs) 14:35, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello again, I've been trying to read-up on speedy deletion and I'm not entirely sure it's the appropriate tag for the Disruptive_Technologies_Research_AS page.

I just went to review the guidelines and specifically item G11. Unambiguous advertising or promotion which reads, "This applies to pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to conform with Wikipedia:NOTFORPROMOTION. If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion. Note: Any article that describes its subject from a neutral point of view does not qualify for this criterion." 

I also reviewed the "Field Guide for Speedy Deletion" which clearly defines what is blatant spam:

"--Blatant spam is unquestionable, unsalvageable marketing or promotion. It may only use marketing or self-promotional language, it may use the first person a lot, it may provide phone numbers or names of salespeople, it may even have requests that no one else edit the page without the consent of the firm behind it. Everyone agrees that these are articles that do not belong here."

And what is not: "--Blatant spam is not articles with a questionable tone ("Computer Solutions, Inc is a leader in providing technology solutions to consumers in the United States. Formed in 1994, it is a Forbes top pick..."), or articles about companies that are not promotional in nature"

As the article only reports factual information with citations I would think it would fall closer in-line with the criteria for "articles with a questionable tone" (which I have tried to address in my initial creation and am 100% open to further refinement as fit). My question would be what aspect of the article leads you to see it as "unsalvageable marketing or promotion" "that would need to be fundamentally rewritten"?

I'm going to add the above to the article's talk page as well. Perhaps that would be the more appropriate place to discuss. I don't mean to spam to your personal talk page. Regardless of where, I do look forward to your reply so I can make the needed changes.Bredfiel1 (talk) 16:01, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Responding here because if an administrator agrees with my assessment that the article is promotional, the talk page will be deleted along with the article.

In your favour is that you have declared a conflict of interest. In choosing Mizzen+Main as an example you have made a bad choice because it was created by another conflict of interest editor and is also promotional. Your article compares the company's products favourably to those of its competitors, emphasises its international credentials and lists the awards and recognition it has received. Instead, you should be finding sources that demonstrate the company's notability. It must have received significant coverage in multiple independent, reliable secondary sources to be suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, see this page. It is difficult for CoI editors to write neutrally about the company that is employing them which is why we ask them to use the "Articles for Creation" process. This will result in the article being vetted by experienced editors before being published. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:43, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

I appreciate you taking the time to reply. I wish I would have had an opportunity to make corrections before it was deleted. There was not much to the process of contesting its deletion, or me "getting a chance to work on it," in fact it seems there was no discussion at all. As far as I can tell, if I want to resubmit it to AFC again (and hope this time someone sees it and offers feedback) I will have to recreate it from scratch, is that right? I deeply value wikipedia and don't want to waste anyone's time, but in consideration of the time needed to recreate the entire thing for someone to vet, if you could simply help me understand the core issues with the piece, It would mean a lot to me.

Fundamentally I just wanted to capture that the company in question is noteworthy because they have made several technical breakthroughs in iot hardware that have garnered a great deal of notoriety within that industry. These breakthroughs are: 1. significant reduction in size of the device. 2. Increasing the "in-field" battery life from what was accepted as the state of the technology's limit of 7-8 years to 15 years. I did not think it was relevant to discuss why these are major breakthroughs, but for those who work in this field, these improvements solve significant barriers to the real-world use of internet of things devices.

To your point about "finding sources that demonstrate the company's notability," I believed I had done so by only describing facts or awards as they were reported-on in sources like:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagens_N%C3%A6ringsliv
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teknisk_Ukeblad
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPIM
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Group
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers

...Along with 4 other 3rd party sources that do not have the notoriety to have their own wiki, but are certainly well-regarded within industry.

Perhaps to save you a great deal of time responding to all of this, you could simply provide some really brief feedback on a few short questions:

1. How does one demonstrate a company's notability without citing "its international credentials and lists the awards and recognition it has received" as reported in media outlets like those listed above? Is the issue that these sources themselves are not worthwhile as citations, or with the way that I used them?
2. What is the basic qualitative difference about my article vs Mizzen+Main that causes you to see them both as "promotional" but only mine as requiring immediate deletion?
3. How can I best-ensure someone reviews the draft in AFC if I try again?
4. Is it possible to regain the draft of the article for expediency?

Thank you. I realize you don't speak for the entire community and it's not your job to help me, but I'd really like to understand, because I thought I read the guidelines very carefully and thought the piece met the guidelines.Bredfiel1 (talk) 22:54, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

1. Notability depends on outside recognition, you need multiple independent, reliable secondary sources to demonstrate this, not information provided by the company.
2. All hew articles are checked and I am just the person who checked yours. I don't know why Mizzen+Main was accepted.
3. Someone will review your article at AfC in due course but it will have to wait its turn.
4. You could ask the deleting administrator but it would be better to start afresh, using the independent sources you need. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:28, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of European pilchard

Hello! Your submission of European pilchard 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:59, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cerithideopsis scalariformis

On 16 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerithideopsis scalariformis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that juvenile ladder hornsnails tend to live underwater while the adults mostly live above the high water mark? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerithideopsis scalariformis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cerithideopsis scalariformis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.13 18 September 2018

Hello Cwmhiraeth, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

The New Page Feed currently has 2700 unreviewed articles, up from just 500 at the start of July. For a while we were falling behind by an average of about 40 articles per day, but we have stabilised more recently. Please review some articles from the back of the queue if you can (Sort by: 'Oldest' at Special:NewPagesFeed), as we are very close to having articles older than one month.

Project news

• The New Page Feed now has a new "Articles for Creation" option which will show drafts instead of articles in the feed, this shouldn't impact NPP activities and is part of the WMF's AfC Improvement Project.

As part of this project, the feed will have some larger updates to functionality next month. Specifically, ORES predictions will be built in, which will automatically flag articles for potential issues such as vandalism or spam. Copyright violation detection will also be added to the new page feed. See the projects's talk page for more info.

• There are a number of coordination tasks for New Page Patrol that could use some help from experienced reviewers. See Wikipedia:New pages patrol/Coordination#Coordinator tasks for more info to see if you can help out.

Other

• A new summary page of reliable sources has been created; Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources/Perennial sources, which summarizes existing RfCs or RSN discussions about regularly used sources.

Moving to Draft and Page Mover

• Some unsuitable new articles can be best reviewed by moving them to the draft space, but reviewers need to do this carefully and sparingly. It is most useful for topics that look like they might have promise, but where the article as written would be unlikely to survive AfD. If the article can be easily fixed, or if the only issue is a lack of sourcing that is easily accessible, tagging or adding sources yourself is preferable. If sources do not appear to be available and the topic does not appear to be notable, tagging for deletion is preferable (PROD/AfD/CSD as appropriate). See additional guidance at WP:DRAFTIFY.
• If the user moves the draft back to mainspace, or recreates it in mainspace, please do not re-draftify the article (although swapping it to maintain the page history may be advisable in the case of copy-paste moves). AfC is optional except for editors with a clear conflict of interest.
• Articles that have been created in contravention of our paid-editing-requirements or written from a blatant NPOV perspective, or by authors with a clear COI might also be draftified at discretion.
• The best tool for draftification is User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js^(info). Kindly adapt the text in the dialogue-pop-up as necessary (the default can also be changed like this). Note that if you do not have the Page Mover userright, the redirect from main will be automatically tagged as CSD R2, but in some cases it might be better to make this a redirect to a different page instead.
• The Page Mover userright can be useful for New Page Reviewers; occasionally page swapping is needed during NPR activities, and it helps avoid excessive R2 nominations which must be processed by admins. Note that the Page Mover userright has higher requirements than the NPR userright, and is generally given to users active at Requested Moves. Only reviewers who are very experienced and are also very active reviewers are likely to be granted it solely for NPP activities.

List of other useful scripts for New Page Reviewing

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ITN scoring

Hi, just a quick scoring query. Can I claim points for an ITN that I have significantly contributed to if I'm not the nominator? Kosack (talk) 07:35, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Yes, you can. When checking submissions I look at the article's history to make sure you have made a reasonably substantial contribution to the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:50, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Kosack (talk) 08:42, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Gone Thursday

Hello, I Checked my notifications dating back 2 years ago. You were the admin that reviewed two of my articles Gone Thursday and John Elvis they been up through out these years with sources. Just a couple of days ago someone deleted Gone Thursday and another article that has also been here for 2 years, the page John Elvis is also about to be deleted by the same Wikipedia user. I’m not sure why the user is doing this and I can tell and assure that it is not in a professional way that was intended is there a way we can get the articles back and add more sources. I should also add that there was no discussion or contest they were just deleted with no warning. Please if you can help that would be great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessica255 (talk • contribs) 12:35, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

I think you are mistaken, I am not an administrator and I don't think I have ever given you any notification about anything. Gone Thursday was deleted because "the article appears to be about a band or musician and does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia." In the case of John Elvis, a different process is involved and you can post at the AfD page giving your view. Basically the question is, has the individual received significant coverage in multiple independent, reliable secondary sources to make him sufficiently notable for an encyclopedia article? Notability is important in Wikipedia, and any article written about a non-notable person is likely to be deleted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:09, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pyemotidae

On 19 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pyemotidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a pyemotid mite, commonly known as the straw itch mite, has been investigated for use in biological pest control? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pyemotidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pyemotidae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pyemotes tritici

On 19 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pyemotes tritici, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a pyemotid mite, commonly known as the straw itch mite, has been investigated for use in biological pest control? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pyemotes tritici), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sphenophorus parvulus

On 20 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sphenophorus parvulus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bluegrass billbug feeds on maize and other grain crops as well as on Kentucky bluegrass? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sphenophorus parvulus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sphenophorus parvulus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pyroglyphidae

On 22 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pyroglyphidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that under low relative humidity conditions, protonymph pyroglyphid mites may die, or they may enter a state of diapause until conditions improve? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pyroglyphidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pyroglyphidae), 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, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ernst Königsgarten

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Kile Smith

Hello,

You tagged the Kile Smith page for COI, advert, fan site, and overly detailed. I wanted to ask you what you feel should be either removed or edited in order to remove these tags? Kile Smith is an acquaintance of mine, which is how I obtained a good deal of the information cited, but I am not sure which information you would like to see updated. I certainly want to stay within Wikipedia's guidelines, so your assistance would be most helpful.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deanmlaw (talk • contribs) 19:40, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

I have had another look at the article and removed two of the tags as I seem to have been a bit overenthusiastic! My chief comment is that the article is overly detailed. In some parts it is also under-referenced. As a biography of a living person (BLP) it should only contain information that reliable secondary sources have published about the subject, and in some circumstances what the subject has published about himself. You should not use your own personal knowledge of the subject. There should be a reference for all information, especially anything likely to be thought contentious. See this page for appropriate advice. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:04, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I will review the living person biography page and make the appropriate edits. Deanmlaw (talk) 20:17, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Plectus parvus

On 25 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Plectus parvus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiny nematodes Panagrolaimus detritophagus and Plectus parvus were revived after more than 30,000 years frozen in permafrost? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Plectus parvus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Lula M-G

I like the singer being promoted, but why without the rather stunning picture (shouldn't we show more women on the main page? + the photo tells a time, which we otherwise might have to add), and - more important - not with the only approved hook? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:17, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I will return to the first half of your question later, but wasn't ALT3 the approved hook? I had to remove the last phrase because it was not backed up by the article which only mentions one dedication by Reger. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:37, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Please reopen then and discuss that. She was a Lieder Lieder Lieder singer, - it has to be said, - we can rather drop the occasionally philharmonic but I thought it would give her notability even to the uninformed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:44, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

ps: the plural in the hook came from mentioning another composer also, unfortunately not changed when he was dropped. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

ps: Reger dedicate "Vier Lieder", which are 4 songs, - a singular would be wrong even. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:48, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I have returned the hook to the approved nominations page and replaced it in Prep 6 with another of your hooks.

• With regard to the image, do I think images of women should be used in preference to those of men? No I don't.
• Do I think images of attractive women should be used in preference to those of plain women? No I don't.
• Do I think that an image should be selected purely because it's a nice image? No I don't.
• Do I think that the image hook slot should be reserved for hooks where the image is necessary for understanding the hook, considerably enhances the hook or has encyclopedic value in a more general way? Yes I do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:25, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

I responded at the reopened nom already. Regarding images: I agree, "attractive woman" is no reason, "nice" is no reason. This one is a good image, is of a woman (attractive or not doesn't matter, I proposed and approved images of older woman with character faces), and illustrates the period, while the hook doesn't suggest anything other than after Reger, which leaves a span of about 100 years for those (few) who know his life data, and a broader one to those who don't. I'd prefer an image to mentioning a year in the hook. In the nom, I don't understand, but that should be discussed there. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Wish

Hello. Help improve the quality of the article Maureen Wroblewitz on Did you know? articles. Thanks you. 113.160.130.156 (talk) 09:55, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you intended here, but Maureen Wroblewitz would not qualify for DYK because the article was neither created within the past 7 days nor five times expanded in that period. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:08, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Manuel Añorve Baños

Hi, you forgot to close this template during promotion. Yoninah (talk) 15:24, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I remember now that I couldn't archive it because the template had got mucked up, and I intended to report the fact on the DYK discussion page, but forgot to do so. I have now managed to sort the problem myself (to my surprise) and archived the template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:11, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 19:15, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chasmodes saburrae

On 27 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chasmodes saburrae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that about 11,000 eggs of the Florida blenny were once found in an old can? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chasmodes saburrae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chasmodes saburrae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Trichobaris trinotata

On 28 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trichobaris trinotata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the potato stalk borer used to be considered a serious pest of potatoes but modern management practices, such as the burning or removal of crop residues, have reduced its impact? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trichobaris trinotata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Trichobaris trinotata), 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, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Aglantha digitale

On 2 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aglantha digitale, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Aglantha digitale (pictured) has a slow swimming action but a rapid escape response? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aglantha digitale. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aglantha digitale), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Kamo Areyan

Check is not a draft --Панн (talk) 15:00, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

There are instructions on submitting your draft for review at the top of the page Draft:Kamo Areyan. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:34, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jellyfish

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jellyfish 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) 20:21, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

I've crunched most of the second batch of comments: just a little bit of reorganisation left, if you fancy sorting that. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:45, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:40, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Same again for the new batch. I can't work out what Jellyfish Lake and Diet have to do with each other. Any ideas? Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:53, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: My apologies! When we have visitors staying, as has been the case for the last couple of days, I lose access to my computer, so I haven't been any use on the recent batch of Jellyfish queries. It looks as if you have dealt with them efficiently. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

No problem, I got into a dialogue so went on editing. The question of whether any jellyfish is not carnivorous is answered by Brusca who says no, they're all carnivores, but we may need more sources on this. As far as I can see Mastigias is quite a normal predator in this respect but you might like to investigate further. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:22, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

I think we could cite it to Ruppert, but it is not stated there in a single sentence covering all jellyfish. Basically, all Cnidaria are carnivorous, the cnidae being a defining feature for the whole phylum for subduing their prey. It's on page 119 in Ruppert if you want to cite it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:44, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

I'll hold fire, but it's reassuring that all the textbooks say the same thing: stinging a plant to death doesn't make a deal of sense really. Maybe you could add a quote to that effect. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:51, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Ach du meine gute, a million micro-quibbles on refs. I've fixed half of them. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:12, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Mark Rosen

Can you User:Cwmhiraeth review the Mark Rosen article. And check the references and citations. Eibln (talk) 12:49, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

That's better, thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:54, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for European pilchard

On 5 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article European pilchard, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that overfishing of European pilchard (pictured) and anchovy in the Adriatic Sea can cause dramatic changes in the ecosystem? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/European pilchard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, European pilchard), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Actinothoe sphyrodeta

On 6 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Actinothoe sphyrodeta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sandalled anemone reproduces by longitudinal fission? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Actinothoe sphyrodeta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Actinothoe sphyrodeta), 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 October 2018 (UTC)

Schloss Weilburg

Sorry to bother you again, but I had really hoped - after weeks of discussion - to see the palace pictured. It's an unusual historic image, + it saves us the trouble to explain in words that it is around a courtyard, and we don't have to link Baroque and Renaissance, because you'd see at least one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I was still debating whether or not to put it in the image slot and have now done so. It's difficult to decide where the (pictured) should go, what it should say and what the caption for the image should be. You may find the hook gets moved to a different prep set because there are several special occasion hook requests for October 13th. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:36, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Medusozoa

On 9 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Medusozoa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mitochondrial DNA molecules of Medusozoa are linear rather than circular as in almost all other animals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Medusozoa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Medusozoa), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Caiazzo massacre

Hi, this special occasion hook is waiting to be promoted to Prep 2. Could you help here? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:22, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 11:59, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nealiolus curculionis

On 10 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nealiolus curculionis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wasp Nealiolus curculionis is a parasitoid of the sunflower stem weevil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nealiolus curculionis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nealiolus curculionis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cylindrocopturus adspersus

On 10 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cylindrocopturus adspersus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wasp Nealiolus curculionis is a parasitoid of the sunflower stem weevil? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cylindrocopturus adspersus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Forsaken (2018 film)

Hi! Thanks for your copyvio vigilance at Forsaken (2018 film)! I've spent a bit of time looking at it, and I just can't establish with any certainty who had the content first. I don't read either Hebrew or Russian, but it seems to have been at least in the Russian Wikipedia page for some time; unfortunately archive.org doesn't help with the history of the IMDb page. Bottom line: I don't feel justified in hiding the revisions, but that doesn't mean I think the content should necessarily be restored. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:31, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

@Justlettersandnumbers: I can see this article was created on September 13th so there hasn't been much time for IMDb to replicate it. If the Russian Wikipedia had this text from earlier than the English language article, the latter is either a copyvio of IMDb or has failed to provide attribution to the Russian language original. The position is unclear and your approach seems sensible. It is interesting that people copy such plot summaries without bothering to correct grammatical errors. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:33, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

If I had my way we'd only have plot summaries if they were based on WP:RS – they're just more trouble than they are worth. You are right to mention attribution. Our page attributed the Hebrew version at its creation – and as far as I am able to understand – that page attributed the Russian version when it was created; so I think we're OK on that score. I couldn't find any evidence that it had been copied into the Russian page from elsewhere, but I may not have looked very well (not easy ...). Anyway, on to the next! Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:45, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Pantala hymenaea

On 13 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pantala hymenaea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the spot-winged glider is a migratory dragonfly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pantala hymenaea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pantala hymenaea), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Francis D. Pastorius

Cwmhiraeth, I wasn't sure whether you'd noticed that the second QPQ you requested had been provided here. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 17:04, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Disclosure and Request re: Khalil Chahine Article

I've answered your question on the article talk page about audio engineer Khalil Chahine disclosing that I have no financial or indirect interest in having created the article and would ask that if it's possible you remove the request for speedy deletion. Thanks for your edits and assistance - I have to ask why you considered a list of associated acts to be "fluff" though? This is pretty standard in the music industry -- see wikipedia pages for: Tchad Blake, Al Schmitt... while many of the associated acts may not be so well-known in the popular American music industry, they are important in the Middle East & Europe -- hoping that we can resolve that by listing some in the side panel rather than removing them totally from the introduction -- would that make sense? Boleroswings (talk) 12:57, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

What is the nature of your relationship with Khalil Chahine then? I note that the image was apparently taken by you in 2012 if I remember correctly. I nominated the article for deletion on the basis that it was blatantly promotional but the nomination was declined. I still think it promotional however, and listing all those people he has worked with and their achievements in the lead was certainly against MOS guidelines. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:44, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm a researcher working on the music industry connections between the Middle East and Europe - it's not a promotional article. As you'll notice, there are very few articles about professionals with roots in the Middle East from this industry, and like I mentioned, sharing associated acts is pretty standard for this profession.Boleroswings (talk) 13:21, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lytechinus pictus

Hello! Your submission of Lytechinus pictus 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! Yoninah (talk) 19:37, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Leodia sexiesperforata

On 18 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leodia sexiesperforata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the slots in the test of the six-holed keyhole urchin may help prevent it from being washed away by the current? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leodia sexiesperforata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leodia sexiesperforata), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest/Promotion of the article on my talk page

Hey, I would like to inform you that I am not affiliated with that book or article in any way and I am not being paid to advertise in any way. I was advised to let you know to clear up any issue. Wareem (talk) 06:52, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

I've assumed good faith regarding COI, but redeleted If I Could Tell You Just One Thing... again anyway Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:01, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Fly

There's a lot of editing of the lead. Probably needs some overview. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:35, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Élodie Tessier

Hi, I don't understand your reasoning for promoting this now instead of waiting for April Fools Day. I already added it to the April Fools page, but didn't remove it from WP:DYKNA; I probably should have. This is a great AFD hook. We have had AFD nominations sitting around for nearly a year in order to make the AFD page. What's the hurry to use this as a quirky? Yoninah (talk) 12:35, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Well I see no great advantage in keeping it for seven months and then drowning it among the funny ha-ha hooks for AFD. It wasn't the nominator who suggested running it on AFD and it is difficult finding good quirkies. I personally think it is better running it now but you are welcome to reverse my promotion if you want to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Oh. I forgot that the AFD section tends to be lowbrow high school humor. Well, I need to courtesy ping the nominator to let him know what's happening. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:01, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Barbantus curvifrons

On 20 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barbantus curvifrons, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the palebelly searsid undertakes daily vertical migrations in the deep sea? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barbantus curvifrons. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Barbantus curvifrons), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of Clove Dental

Hi, I have added more references from credible sources such as newspapers. I think this page should not be removed as this is the biggest dental chain in India and is very popular. You mentioned that I created this article for advertising purpose which is wrong because I have no relation with the company whatsoever. I am studying the Dental industry in India for my MBA thesis and will be improving and adding pages for major dental hospitals on Wikipedia from time to time. Please let me know how I can further improve my content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kalra.avneet (talk • contribs) 08:30, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

In that case, I wonder why you created Amarinder Singh (entrepreneur) only three hours earlier? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

It is because he is the founder of the company and these days getting media attention because of the rapid growth of the company. I have also added Apollo White dental info on Apollo Hospitals page and I am collecting information to start a page for Indian Army Dental Corps and A M Arun, the founder of Vasan Healthcare. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kalra.avneet (talk • contribs) 16:41, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, Would you please comment, I spent a lot of time collecting information about the company and the references for the claims. I have some more content to add but will do so once its confirmed that page will not be deleted. I have improved the references and have given links of articles about the company in India's top newspapers. Its highly discouraging for the new contributors if admins keep deleting their content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kalra.avneet (talk • contribs) 05:01, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

I work for Dalmia Group which is into cement manufacturing and not this company. I can send you an email from my official email id to prove that i work for Dalmia and not Clove. I just don't want the content I have spent so much time to gather to be deleted. I have been writing to different moderators since last 3 days but nothing is happening. It has become my sole mission to save this page just bcoz I have spent my time to learn the templates and all but all my hard work. Will be gone just bcoz a moderator thinks that I am related to the company. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kalra.avneet (talk • contribs) 05:01, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

The deletion discussion is to consider whether the company is notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia as detailed on the page WP:ORG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:39, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

This company is notable. It's the largest dental chain not only in India but Sub Continent. I have added so many references from top news sources in India. If this is all about the notability of a company why were you trying to find my relationship with the company. Now when you have failed to provide any evidence pointing to me being related to this company you changed your argument. Go ahead delete it if it gives you some satisfaction and boosts your digital ego because I have done everything to save the content I spent so much time to create. Just go ahead the delete the page but do remember that you have failed miserably to prove that I am related to this company. Just delete this page now.Kalra.avneet (talk • contribs)

NPR Newsletter No.14 21 October 2018

Chart of the New Pages Patrol backlog for the past 6 months.

Hello Cwmhiraeth, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

Backlog

As of 21 October 2018, there are 3650 unreviewed articles and the backlog now stretches back 51 days.

Community Wishlist Proposal

• There is currently an ongoing discussion regarding the drafting of a Community Wishlist Proposal for the purpose of requesting bug fixes and missing/useful features to be added to the New Page Feed and Curation Toolbar.
• Please join the conversation as we only have until 29 October to draft this proposal!

Project updates

• ORES predictions are now built-in to the feed. These automatically predict the class of an article as well as whether it may be spam, vandalism, or an attack page, and can be filtered by these criteria now allowing reviewers to better target articles that they prefer to review.
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DYK for Albugo candida

On 22 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Albugo candida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that white rust (pictured), a plant pathogen affecting the cabbage family, predisposes its host to develop downy mildew? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albugo candida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Albugo candida), 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, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lytechinus pictus

On 22 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lytechinus pictus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that aggregations of painted urchin have been recorded with a density of 80 individuals per square metre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lytechinus pictus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lytechinus pictus), 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, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

bronte macaulay

Hello,

I hadn't logged into my account for a while. I saw your suggestions regarding the contribution page I created regarding Bronte Macaulay. Thank you for your comments.

However, I'm still unclear of the edits were made by you or someone else? Or am I still responsible in making the edits.

And when and if this item can be taken off the page? "This article or section contains close paraphrasing of a non-free copyrighted source, https://surfergirls.com/bronte-macaulay/. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Ideas in this article should be expressed in an original manner. (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)"

I'm still fairly new in making the contribution so I appreciate any help you can give me as the editing advice wasn't clear to me.

Thank you, Skydancer99 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skydancer99 (talk • contribs) 23:56, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

I have rewritten the offending paragraph and removed the tag. When writing an article, please read the sources carefully and then put them aside before actually writing your text, checking up afterwards to make sure that you have remembered accurately and not missed something vital. Your text should include the most important facts but not follow the structure of the original and not try to include every little detail. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:03, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Red porgy

On 23 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Red porgy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most red porgies change sex from female to male at some point during their lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Red porgy. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Red porgy), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi! Thanks for your copyvio vigilance on Mary-anne Scott. Yes i am a new Wikipedia editor, thanks for your advice and suggestions. I have done some more work on this page just now and I think it is improved. However it occurs to me that some of the lines coming up as showing infringement can't be changed, eg the bibliography is a list of books that customarily appear in that order (title, publisher, date of publication) and also the names of awards (sometimes quite long names) are fixed and can't be altered. Does that sound OK? thanks again --Pippipip (talk) 00:14, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Names and awards etc. have to appear verbatim. I have answered on your talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:42, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Opener (baseball)

Hi, a special occasion slot has been reserved for this in Prep 3. Would you be able to promote it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:08, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 10:24, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for giving me the co-credit for Opener (baseball). Yoninah (talk) 00:41, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Astreopora myriophthalma

On 24 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Astreopora myriophthalma, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being structurally weakened, it may be beneficial to the porous star coral when the bivalve Lithophaga simplex bores into it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astreopora myriophthalma. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Astreopora myriophthalma), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lithophaga simplex

On 24 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lithophaga simplex, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being structurally weakened, it may be beneficial to the porous star coral when the bivalve Lithophaga simplex bores into it? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lithophaga simplex), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

Grasshopper scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that Grasshopper has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 26 November 2018. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 26, 2018. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 17:49, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Microplana terrestris

On 26 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Microplana terrestris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flatworm Microplana terrestris can use a trail of mucus as a "suspension bridge" to pass from one leaf to another? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Microplana terrestris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Microplana terrestris), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thanks for reviewing the wiki article I created. That's my first article. ReliableShick (talk) 13:16, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I hope you will enjoy writing more articles for Wikipedia, as I do! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:42, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Stephanus serrator

On 28 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stephanus serrator, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that having located a beetle larva in dead timber, the female parasitic wasp Stephanus serrator (pictured) may take several hours to drill a hole towards it in which to lay its egg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stephanus serrator. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stephanus serrator), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Prep 2: Halloween hooks

Hi, could you promote the 2 Halloween hooks to Prep 2? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:47, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I have done that. One more hook is needed to complete the set. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:10, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! If the Reformation hook isn't finished in time, it just won't run. Yoninah (talk) 16:33, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

It's finished! Could you promote Template:Did you know nominations/Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:04, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 13:48, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for reviewing my page creation. Srsval (talk) 15:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

... and thank you for the barnstar! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:55, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Oscarella lobularis

On 31 October 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oscarella lobularis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Oscarella lobularis can multiply by forming drips and bubbles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oscarella lobularis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Oscarella lobularis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Høgni Mohr

I reported the PR firm Nudlavirkid to UAA and an administrator has blocked the user for now. I noticed you have unreviewed the article, so I have tidied the article a bit and would appreciate your opinion on it going forward. I am unsure myself, the subject is of national importance with national coverage—in a tiny nation of 49,000 people. How exactly to treat this is less than clear to me. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 13:36, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

@Frayae: Thanks, I have re-reviewed it now; it is much improved under your guidance and I would have thought the under-referenced tag could be removed. I am unsure whether the subject is sufficiently notable but don't intend to do anything about it. I have the page on my watchlist in case it blossoms into flowery, promotional prose once again. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Likewise I will keep an eye on it, I have a distinct feeling that someone had the Farose Wikipedia article translated and was simply reverting back to that version. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 14:01, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Caroline de Crespigny

Thank you for reviewing my article on the above. I appreciate your comments and encouragement. Dorkinglad (talk) 23:35, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Octopus tehuelchus

On 2 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Octopus tehuelchus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that small female Patagonian octopuses usually choose an empty mollusc shell to lay their eggs in? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Octopus tehuelchus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Octopus tehuelchus), 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, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject Canada 10,000 Challenge award

		The Red Maple Leaf Award
		This maple leaf is awarded to Cwmhiraeth for writing two new articles and improving eight others during the second year of The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 22:42, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 November newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is Courcelles (submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:

1. Courcelles (submissions)
2. Kosack (submissions)
3. Kees08 (submissions)
4. SounderBruce (submissions)
5. Cas Liber (submissions)
6. Nova Crystallis (submissions)
7. Iazyges (submissions)
8. Ceranthor (submissions)

All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:

• Cas Liber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
• Courcelles (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
• Kosack (submissions) wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
• Cartoon network freak (submissions) wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
• Usernameunique (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
• Zanhe (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
• Aoba47 (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

Awards will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved much this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition.

Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2019 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email) and Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email).

Template:Did you know nominations/Barbara P. McCarthy

Cwmhiraeth, I wasn't sure whether you'd see that a new hook has been proposed for this nomination. You reviewed the nomination originally and the hook was an issue, so I was hoping you could return and check the new one. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:17, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Zebrida adamsii

Hi, could you do something to remove the tag before this goes up on the main page in 4 hours? Also please see my note on the talk page. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:03, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Zebrida adamsii

On 7 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zebrida adamsii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crab Zebrida adamsii lives among the spines of a sea urchin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zebrida adamsii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zebrida adamsii), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you Jakelewis2 (talk) 06:50, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. You don't mention why you are giving me a barnstar, but I suspect it was because I commented favourably on your new article Evan Mawarire. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:56, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Edward John Granet

Hi, I'm saving a place for this in Prep 1 for the anniversary of the end of WWI. Could you review it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 20:08, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

@Yoninah: It is doubly reviewed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:44, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

@Cwmhiraeth: thanks! Yoninah (talk) 20:45, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Stylophora pistillata

On 10 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stylophora pistillata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite the corals Stylophora pistillata and Stylophora madagascarensis both being described as "common", the IUCN has assessed one as being "near threatened" and the other as "endangered"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stylophora pistillata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stylophora pistillata), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Stylophora madagascarensis

On 10 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stylophora madagascarensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite the corals Stylophora pistillata and Stylophora madagascarensis both being described as "common", the IUCN has assessed one as being "near threatened" and the other as "endangered"? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stylophora madagascarensis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Requiem

There's a problem with the Requiem you just promoted. ALT2 is not by me, but was inserted as if it was by the reviewer, and then approved by the reviewer. Please reopen. Sorry about the inconvenience. And next round, please no death-related hook in the quirky position. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:43, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Nevermind, ist was fixed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:34, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Accusations of lying

Hello, I'd like to give a chance to redress the balance with your accusations that one or more of us has been a liar. Please consider doing so. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:06, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: I have not accused you or anyone else of lying. No doubt the reasons behind your creating and operating your ERRORS page are complex. The explanation you give for working on articles in a queue, where only admins can action the points you raise, rather than in prep, where anyone can, is not credible as a sole reason for your actions. If I have offended you, I apologize, but please stop trying to draw me into a quarrel. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

So you are accusing me of lying. I get it. This won't end well I'm afraid. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:00, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nucella ostrina

On 13 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nucella ostrina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the northern striped dogwinkle lays around 550 eggs in a capsule, most of which are eaten by the 10 to 20 juveniles that eventually hatch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nucella ostrina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nucella ostrina), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nom for Bill Golden

FYI, the DYK review at Template:Did you know nominations/Bill Golden seems to be waiting for a reply. – Reidgreg (talk) 16:23, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cliona orientalis

On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cliona orientalis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cliona orientalis is a bioeroding sponge that tunnels into such corals as Goniopora tenuidens, Dipsastraea pallida, and Astreopora listeri? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cliona orientalis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cliona orientalis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Goniopora tenuidens

On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Goniopora tenuidens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cliona orientalis is a bioeroding sponge that tunnels into such corals as Goniopora tenuidens, Dipsastraea pallida, and Astreopora listeri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Goniopora tenuidens), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Astreopora listeri

On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Astreopora listeri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cliona orientalis is a bioeroding sponge that tunnels into such corals as Goniopora tenuidens, Dipsastraea pallida, and Astreopora listeri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Astreopora listeri), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Dipsastraea pallida

On 14 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dipsastraea pallida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cliona orientalis is a bioeroding sponge that tunnels into such corals as Goniopora tenuidens, Dipsastraea pallida, and Astreopora listeri? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dipsastraea pallida), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Günther Morbach

Cwmhiraeth, Gerda has replied to your review here. Please stop by when you get a chance. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:58, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Halecium muricatum

Hello! Your submission of Halecium muricatum 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:02, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Adenia hondala

Hello! Your submission of Adenia hondala 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:10, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Gorgonorhynchus repens

Hello! Your submission of Gorgonorhynchus repens 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! Yoninah (talk) 20:19, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Why do you...

...ignore WP policies, and add unsourced material to articles, including to their ledes? I respect your great dedication, your passion for biology, and your facility with language, but this cannot elevate to encyclopedic articles that demand we trust undeclared editors, for their personal expertise—which is what we do when we do not draw materials from stated sources. The WP way is not "just trust us," but rather, "here is the source of the erudition that is presented." 2601:246:CA80:3CB5:4CE9:701A:E5B8:D10C (talk) 04:10, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

• You're going to have to get specific. You can't just level these accusations without any indication of what you were talking about, let alone proof. Drmies (talk) 04:16, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
• Cwmhiraeth, do you know who this is? Drmies (talk) 04:37, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

• parsnip, 2013 edits through May. As a person in leadership, here, @Drmies:, you can do a broader search of content to see if the pattern is as broad and deep as this example suggests. And you can easily deal, @Drmies:, with the way that the status of the lede defies GA status, and with the issue that naive readers are offered this content without warning that it is questionable, per WP:WHYCITE. Cheers, and thank you both in general, and here, in advance, for your WP efforts. 2601:246:CA80:3CB5:4CE9:701A:E5B8:D10C (talk) 04:55, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

@Drmies: I don't believe I have come across this editor before. As far as I can see they have taken an example from 2013, which I have not examined, and followed up with the generalisation that I "add unsourced material to articles". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

IP, I am troubled by what appears to be a generalization of criticism based on one or two things, and this blanket indictment you utter. It is entirely possible that articles, GAs or DYKs, still have loose ends, but personalizing the matter is less likely to lead to quick article improvement. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 16:05, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.15 16 November 2018

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DYK for Halecium muricatum

On 21 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Halecium muricatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea hedgehog hydroid is predated by the nudibranch Zelentia pustulata, which feeds on it and winds its egg coils around its branches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Halecium muricatum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Halecium muricatum), 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.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Adenia hondala

On 22 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adenia hondala, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that children have mistaken the poisonous fruits of Adenia hondala for those of the passion flower? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adenia hondala. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Adenia hondala), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank You

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thank you for suggesting improvements to the page. I have now simplified the structure, clarified the text and added additional supporting references. Also thank you for reviewing the other pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adamcohen88 (talk • contribs) 15:17, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Abrothrix illuteus

On 23 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Abrothrix illuteus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gray grass mouse inhabits forests of Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abrothrix illuteus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Abrothrix illuteus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Podocarpus parlatorei

On 23 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Podocarpus parlatorei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gray grass mouse inhabits forests of Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Podocarpus parlatorei), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Gorgonorhynchus repens

On 24 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gorgonorhynchus repens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gorgonorhynchus repens has an unusual sticky, branched proboscis with which it snares its prey? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gorgonorhynchus repens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gorgonorhynchus repens), 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.

Mifter (talk) 00:01, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Halecium halecinum

On 26 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Halecium halecinum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the herring-bone hydroid has two types of feeding polyp which differ in their behaviour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Halecium halecinum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Halecium halecinum), 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) 00:02, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you for your part in today's grasshopper! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:16, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Spheciospongia vesparium

On 27 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Spheciospongia vesparium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that sites in Florida Bay with an abundance of loggerhead sponges experience few blooms of cyanobacteria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spheciospongia vesparium. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Spheciospongia vesparium), 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, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Jellyfish

On 27 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jellyfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that jellyfish can disable power stations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jellyfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jellyfish), 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) 00:02, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Infobox date changing IP

Hello Cwmhiraeth, thank you for reverting the recent changes by IP user 42.101.65.133 and 42.101.65.134. Although appearing to originate from a different city (Beijing vs. Hangzhou), they seem to closely resemble the edits made by 36.102.208.77. I'm not sure if this is part of a wider pattern to disrupt the info in taxoboxes or whether they have just found a different source. (Also pinging Chiswick Chap). 'Cheers, Loopy30 (talk) 14:37, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

Could well be. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:42, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I'm waiting to see what happens next. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know whether the edits are wrong, but they are all unexplained. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

And a new IP address (42.101.65.132) is continuing these types of unexplained edits. After a bit of research into Opisthokont, I suspect that these changes are all valid but it is harder to tell without a source provided. Loopy30 (talk) 15:22, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 166

Greetings, Cwmhiraeth. I see the tag you placed on the article page. All the information there came from the three sources cited. What seems to be uncited in the article? Or is it that I should include cites in more places in the article to show the sources? I've been writing articles for rivers of bucks county and place names, I discovered only a couple out of over 300 Game Lands had articles and decided to try to add all the rest. What ever I need to do to improve the cites of this article, I'll need to do for the others I've put up. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,Are1718 (talk) 03:58, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

@Are1718: Ideally, there should be at the very minimum, a citation at the end of each paragraph. This is deemed to apply to the whole paragraph unless there are other citations earlier in the paragraph. If the information comes from a map, then cite the map, so that readers know where the information came from. The 300 or so Game Lands articles are going to keep you quite busy! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

It sure will. Thanks for the info, easy fixes, i'll go back and clean them up.Are1718 (talk) 12:50, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Sulochana Latkar

Hi, I have taken content from main article and not copied from any website. Pls. note... Kautuk1 (talk) 08:23, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Actinopyga echinites

Hello! Your submission of Actinopyga echinites 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! Yoninah (talk) 23:39, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Usnea articulata

On 29 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Usnea articulata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the string-of-sausage lichen is very sensitive to air pollution and has become locally extinct over much of its former range? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Usnea articulata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Usnea articulata), 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) 00:02, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Serra antwren

Hello! Your submission of Serra antwren 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! SkyGazer 512 ^{Oh no, what did I do this time?} 15:06, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Freyella elegans

On 1 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Freyella elegans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bathypelagic starfish Freyella elegans is probably not a suspension feeder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Freyella elegans. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Freyella elegans), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Mesacmaea mitchellii

Hello! Your submission of Mesacmaea mitchellii 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! Yoninah (talk) 17:58, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/MLS Cup 2009

Cwmhiraeth, I moved this from running on December 8 (Prep 4) to December 9 (Prep 5, since that was what was requested, and the game begins at 01:00 December 9 UTC. I thought I should let you know, since you were the original promoter. (A bonus: the new final hook in Prep 4 is far more quirky than the MLS Cup 2009 hook.) BlueMoonset (talk) 23:41, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Cephalotes atratus

On 3 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cephalotes atratus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a colony of the arboreal ant Cephalotes atratus used their heads to repel a column of army ants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cephalotes atratus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cephalotes atratus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Statcheck

Cwmhiraeth, the original reviewer never did return to this nomination, so the updated hook you originally objected to is still not approved. You may have to do it and let someone else be responsible for promoting it. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:09, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Synaptula recta

On 3 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Synaptula recta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the gut-like sea cucumber moves by peristalsis because it has no tube feet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Synaptula recta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Synaptula recta), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:08, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Brisingidae

On 4 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brisingidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that members of the Brisingidae family hold up their arms while members of Freyellidae do not? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brisingidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Brisingidae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Freyellidae

On 4 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Freyellidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that members of the Brisingidae family hold up their arms while members of Freyellidae do not? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Freyellidae), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Actinopyga echinites

On 5 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Actinopyga echinites, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the brownfish is harvested commercially over most of its range despite being described by the IUCN as a vulnerable species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Actinopyga echinites. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Actinopyga echinites), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Iceland

On 8 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Iceland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Iceland includes around 550 species of lichen but no reptiles or amphibians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Iceland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wildlife of Iceland), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Otomesostoma auditivum

On 8 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Otomesostoma auditivum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the genome of the flatworm Otomesostoma auditivum is nearly six times larger than the human genome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Otomesostoma auditivum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Otomesostoma auditivum), 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.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:03, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Mesacmaea mitchellii

On 9 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mesacmaea mitchellii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea anemone Mesacmaea mitchellii uses the base of its column to burrow into the sediment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mesacmaea mitchellii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mesacmaea mitchellii), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Meloe franciscanus

On 9 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Meloe franciscanus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the beetle Meloe franciscanus trick a male bee by mimicking a female? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meloe franciscanus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Meloe franciscanus), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:01, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/恒冰

The user seems to be re-creating multiple times articles that have been deleted via deletion discussions, they don't appear to be taking heed of the notices and messages posted on their talk page. Would you mind taking the matter to WP:ANI? Flooded with them hundreds 12:09, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

@Flooded with them hundreds: I have already reported him to the CoI noticeboard and I think the matter will soon be resolved. MelanieN salted a number of relevant titles as mentioned here. He seems to be using Wikipedia as his personal advertising space. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:18, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

I think ANI will be more helpful as it's much more active and is the home of admins. Flooded with them hundreds 13:26, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Polydora glycymerica

On 10 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Polydora glycymerica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worm Polydora glycymerica bores into the shell of bivalve molluscs, mainly Glycymeris yessoensis, and lives inside it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Polydora glycymerica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Polydora glycymerica), 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.

Mifter (talk) 12:02, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Glycymeris yessoensis

On 10 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Glycymeris yessoensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worm Polydora glycymerica bores into the shell of bivalve molluscs, mainly Glycymeris yessoensis, and lives inside it? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Glycymeris yessoensis), 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.

Mifter (talk) 12:02, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Copyright violation

A number of my edits to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners were reverted due to copyright violations. This was back on February 24. I can't go back to see what was reverted because those edits have been redacted. Could you tell me what caused the problem so I don't repeat this mistake. I attempt to adhere to all copyright laws.--Truthtests (talk) 21:15, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

@Truthtests: Only an administrator can look at the redacted text so I can't help there. However, if you click the "History" tab for the article you can see the url of the site from which a large hunk of text had been copied in the edit summary. My best advice is to use your own words and phraseology. In fact, read the source carefully and then write your text from memory, checking afterwards to see if you have missed anything important. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Lyle's flying fox

On 13 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lyle's flying fox, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that thousands of bats are protected by monks at the Bat Pagoda in Sóc Trăng City, Vietnam? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lyle's flying fox. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lyle's flying fox), 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) 00:02, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Diademed amazon

Hello! Your submission of Diademed amazon 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! JustJamie820 (talk) 05:07, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

Preps

Just letting you know that I'm done editing preps for now. I just don't want you to worry about getting into edit conflicts. SL93 (talk) 07:38, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

@SL93: Thank you. I was actually unaware that we were both moving hooks to prep sets at the same time, so I apologise if I conflicted with you. I usually put an "inuse" tag on if I am doing a whole set. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:51, 13 December 2018

Seasons Greetings

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season!

dawnleelynn(talk) 17:16, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.16 15 December 2018

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Reviewer of the Year

This year's award for the Reviewer of the Year goes to Onel5969. Around on Wikipedia since 2011, their staggering number of 26,554 reviews over the past twelve months makes them, together with an additional total of 275,285 edits, one of Wikipedia's most prolific users.

Thanks are also extended for their work to JTtheOG (15,059 reviews), Boleyn (12,760 reviews), Cwmhiraeth (9,001 reviews), Semmendinger (8,440 reviews), PRehse (8,092 reviews), Arthistorian1977 (5,306 reviews), Abishe (4,153 reviews), Barkeep49 (4,016 reviews), and Elmidae (3,615 reviews).
Cwmhiraeth, Semmendinger, Barkeep49, and Elmidae have been New Page Reviewers for less than a year — Barkeep49 for only seven months, while Boleyn, with an edit count of 250,000 since she joined Wikipedia in 2008, has been a bastion of New Page Patrol for many years.

See also the list of top 100 reviewers.

Less good news, and an appeal for some help

The backlog is now approaching 5,000, and still rising. There are around 640 holders of the NPR flag, most of whom appear to be inactive. The 10% of the reviewers who do 90% of the work could do with some support especially as some of them are now taking a well deserved break.

Really good news - NPR wins the Community Wishlist Survey 2019

At #1 position, the Community Wishlist poll closed on 3 December with a resounding success for NPP, reminding the WMF and the volunteer communities just how critical NPP is to maintaining a clean encyclopedia and the need for improved tools to do it. A big 'thank you' to everyone who supported the NPP proposals. See the results.

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DYK for Konin Lakes

On 15 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Konin Lakes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that since the Konin Lakes became hotter, non-native species which have become established there include a flatworm, three bryozoans, three crustaceans, seven molluscs, and at least six fish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Konin Lakes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Konin Lakes), 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) 00:03, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Macrostomum rostratum

On 15 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macrostomum rostratum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that since the Konin Lakes became hotter, non-native species which have become established there include a flatworm, three bryozoans, three crustaceans, seven molluscs, and at least six fish? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Macrostomum rostratum), 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) 00:03, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Jack Copeland (surgeon)

Can't we find a picture slot for this one? The image is quite striking. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:49, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

The image is quite interesting, but the article was about the surgeon not the device, and other competing images were available. Yesterday, when researching the circulatory system of the squid (which has three hearts), I came across a remark that the mammalian heart was really two hearts, which happened to be fused together. An interesting concept, I thought! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:48, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Indeed. The hook is about what he did however and the image is the lead pic for the linked article. I don't think it is a stretch at all to use that pic, particularly as we have no picture of Copeland himself. Not sure whether the Jarvik and Syncardia are the same thing however. If we could use it, it would get tons of views, though possibly as much on the heart article. @Whispyhistory: Philafrenzy (talk) 01:45, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

The image would only fit with ALT1. He implanted the jarvik-7, an early version of the Syncardia. It was to buy time until a heart was found for transplant. The "mammalian heart was really two hearts, which happened to be fused together" is interesting. Whispyhistory (talk) 06:19, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Coscinasterias muricata

On 16 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coscinasterias muricata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the eleven-armed starfish Coscinasterias muricata can reproduce by binary fission, splitting apart to make two new individuals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coscinasterias muricata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coscinasterias muricata), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Question

Hi, I was just curious about this edit you posted to a new user's talk page. Your signature was in the middle of the post, instead of the end. Was this a template? Anyway, I just thought I'd make you aware of it, so that you make any adjustments, if necessary. Cheers - wolf 12:20, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

That was 8 months ago and I think it's just an anomaly using the page curation tool. I may have included my signature in the little info box, which I don't do now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Fair enough. I just wanted to see if it was perhaps a problem with template you were using (and imagine there was a problem that had been going on for 8 months!... better late than never to find out about it and fix it) But if there is no problem now, then we can put this issue to rest. Thanks for the prompt reply. - wolf 15:26, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Pawsonia saxicola at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in 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) 07:59, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Serra antwren

On 18 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Serra antwren, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2011, the serra antwren was found 200 km (124 mi) further north than its previously known range, when it responded to recordings of its song? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Serra antwren. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Serra antwren), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Stichopus herrmanni

Hi, just wanted to say I added an image to your hook and put it in the lead slot in Prep 3. Hope that's okay. Yoninah (talk) 17:36, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Doryteuthis gahi

Hello! Your submission of Doryteuthis gahi 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! Yoninah (talk) 18:07, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for White-crested turaco

On 20 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White-crested turaco, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the white-crested turaco has a wider range than Bannerman's turaco, perhaps because it was able to adapt to new habitats when climate change reduced forest cover? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White-crested turaco. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, White-crested turaco), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Bannerman's turaco

On 20 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bannerman's turaco, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the white-crested turaco has a wider range than Bannerman's turaco, perhaps because it was able to adapt to new habitats when climate change reduced forest cover? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bannerman's turaco), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Sitaris muralis

On 21 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sitaris muralis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the longhorn beetle Sitaris muralis is a kleptoparasite of digger bees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sitaris muralis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sitaris muralis), 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) 00:02, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Allacma fusca

On 21 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allacma fusca, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the springtail Allacma fusca can tolerate a 10% level of carbon dioxide for a few hours while Folsomia candida, which lives deeper in the soil, can survive under the same conditions more than six weeks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allacma fusca. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Allacma fusca), 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.

Mifter (talk) 12:03, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Folsomia candida

On 21 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Folsomia candida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the springtail Allacma fusca can tolerate a 10% level of carbon dioxide for a few hours while Folsomia candida, which lives deeper in the soil, can survive under the same conditions more than six weeks? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Folsomia candida), 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.

Mifter (talk) 12:03, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Stichopus herrmanni

On 23 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stichopus herrmanni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that historically, curryfish (example pictured) was not commercially harvested because it disintegrated too easily when handled? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stichopus herrmanni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stichopus herrmanni), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chlorobalius leucoviridis

On 23 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chlorobalius leucoviridis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the male spotted predatory katydid uses acoustic mimicry to attract male cicadas on which to feed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chlorobalius leucoviridis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chlorobalius leucoviridis), 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.

Alex Shih (talk) 12:02, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dipolydora commensalis

Hello! Your submission of Dipolydora commensalis 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! Yoninah (talk) 13:21, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

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Austral season's greetings

	Austral season's greetings
	Tuck into this! We've made about three of these in the last few days for various festivities. Supermarkets are stuffed with cheap berries. Season's greetings! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:31, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Casliber. It looks delicious! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Onychoteuthis banksii

On 26 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Onychoteuthis banksii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the saliva of the common clubhook squid contains a toxin which helps subdue its prey? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Onychoteuthis banksii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Onychoteuthis banksii), 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.

Mifter (talk) 00:01, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Dipolydora commensalis

On 27 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dipolydora commensalis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worms Dipolydora commensalis and Neanthes fucata have a commensal relationship with their hermit crab hosts and are not attacked by them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dipolydora commensalis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dipolydora commensalis), 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, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Neanthes fucata

On 27 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Neanthes fucata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worms Dipolydora commensalis and Neanthes fucata have a commensal relationship with their hermit crab hosts and are not attacked by them? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Neanthes fucata), 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, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Neacomys minutus

On 29 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Neacomys minutus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Amazon basin ranges of the bristly mice Neacomys minutus and Neacomys spinosus overlap? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Neacomys minutus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Neacomys minutus), 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) 00:03, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Neacomys spinosus

On 29 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Neacomys spinosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Amazon basin ranges of the bristly mice Neacomys minutus and Neacomys spinosus overlap? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Neacomys spinosus), 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) 00:03, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Phascolosoma granulatum

Hello! Your submission of Phascolosoma granulatum 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! Yoninah (talk) 01:37, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup

I believe its fixed, I made a couple of adjustments to the 10 template and it works - it was not going from 9 to 10 but a couple of spacing and formatting issues. Primarily that some were set as {{u|name}} instead of as user name, I fixed that, removed anything formatting wise that did not match "9" and it works. Let me know if you run into any other issues and I'll be happy to help. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:39, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

• And as part of my debugging efforts I did create the submission page for myself just to see if that made a difference, hope that's not a problem. GLad I was around since this is actually something I do for a living - finding or researching software problems so I am more than happy to help if you run into other issues, even non-Cup related. MPJ-DK (talk) 15:46, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

@MPJ-DK: Thank you. It looks OK now, and it's good that you found a rational explanation because it was mystifying me. I will prepare the submissions pages before making the main page live this evening. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:49, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

A page you started (Gibson Dokyi Ampaw) has been reviewed!

@Cwmhiraeth: hello Cwmhiraeth, thank you for reviewing Gibson Dokyi Ampaw. Concerning the date of death, all efforts to find information about the exact date of his death have proven futile. This article: <ref>" however seems to suggest that he died in the early 2000s. Can I use the "early 2000s" for the date of death for the mean time until the exact date is found? Thank you. Kinvidia (talk) 02:02, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

If there are no reliable sources it may be best to omit the information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:40, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup!

Hello and Happy New Year!

Welcome to the 2019 WikiCup, the competition begins today. If you have already joined, your submission page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and we will set up your submissions page. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2019, and which you have nominated this year, is eligible for points in the competition, the judges will be checking! Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:14, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

2019

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Happy 2019 -

begin it with music and memories

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Questions about the WikiCup

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I have a few doubts and I'm hoping to clear them up. I've signed up for the WikiCup 2019. Once my page is created, do I add my submissions after they've taken effect? Say I've worked on a DYK, do I list it there after it appears on the main page, or after it has been promoted? Also, despite having nearly 30 DYKs in my kitty and having done it for 6 years I have a quick doubt about QPQs. Does a review where I've not given the green tick due to some shortfalls such as an unsourced statement or that the article has not been expanded enough, does it still count under QPQ? I've always assumed that it had to be passed. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 23:28, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

@Rsrikanth05: Indeed, add your DYKs to your submissions page after they have reached the main page and you have received a notification on your talk page. As for QPQs, that's just a part of nominating your own article at DYK. You do not need to pass the nomination for the QPQ to qualify, but if you find some problems and all the DYK requirements are not met at first, you should follow them up later. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:40, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Alright. Thanks a lot. :) --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 14:46, 2 January 2019 (UTC)