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ToL for fungi

I'll help you, but don't expect too much of me. I do like fungi (and that sort of thing, I personally think slime moulds are where its at), but I'm not so knowledgeable about them. I study mainly neurobiology and pathology, so until someone discovers a fungal disease of the brain, I'm not likely to be learning too much about it, either. Again, I'm not sure I'll be an enormous help but I hope you'll find that having people on board will help the project get off the ground. --Mike C | talk 13:43, 25 October 2005 (UTC) P.S. One other thing, its conventional to start a talk page if someone doesn't have one, not to put the comment on their User page. There are several advantages to this: one, they get the "new messages" thing, two, they don't have to move the comment themselves, three, everyone knows where to find it in the mean time and lastly, they get the sheer joy of getting their first wikitalk message. Ah... --Mike C | talk 14:10, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Fungus Vandalism, 2005-11-01

No problem on the vandal report and reversions, it's what I like to do. In this case, it's some kid from a highschool in Iowa. Little rodents... :-) Darcrist 19:21, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

david cross

hello. forgive me if I missed something but why did you remove david cross from List of atheists? --Phil 12:42, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

I didn't realize that the list was divided into notable and not-so-notable atheists and I had added him to the notable list. I just removed him from that list, but he's still listed on the other list. I think that list needs to be re-structured. Mycota 17:23, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Fungi stuff

Thanks for your help on the fungi introduction- I had figured that if I just started as best I could that it would make other people build a better introduction, as opposed to leaving it. I tried to make it like the other kingdom pages, but it isn't there yet.

But yes, I have something to ask. I think the article needs some emphasis in that basidiomycetes have the biggest number of classified fungi, but don't have the greatest diversity of fungi just because people have been researching and classifying basidiomycetes for longer. Anyhow, I was thinking that something about 'described fungi' versus 'actual probable fungal diversity' should be in there, but I'm not sure where. Maybe it's own topic?

Featured article for December 25th

I noticed you have listed yourself in Category:Atheist Wikipedians. That said, you will probably be interested in my suggested featured article for December 25th: Omnipotence paradox. The other suggestion being supported by others for that date is Christmas, although Raul654 has historically been against featuring articles on the same day as their anniversary/holiday. — BRIAN0918 • 2005-11-28 08:27

Copwatch

I have personal information on the Copwatch citation. However, I do not wish to disclose names. I will disclose the PD however. BlueGoose 01:00, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't matter whether you have "personal information" about it. In order to publish on Wikipedia, you must be able to cite verifiable sources. Feel free to publish this information on a personal website; it does not belong on Wikipedia. Mycota 01:59, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

I was surprised when I linked to it from another article, and found that the Copwatch article didn't exist. I created it, and basically added a bunch of info from the Berkeley site, plus a small bit of personal knowledge. I don't know what happened, as there was no record of deletion.Canaen 03:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Fungi

I could participate in a set of fungal pages, I have been busy for the past few months (teaching) and have not spent any time on Wikipedia, hence the delayed response.

I've just started a Wikiproject on Fungi, at least on "paper". How to get it off the ground I'm less sure of. Perhaps I'll post a notice soon on the Mycological Society of SF listserv, which might bring out some interested folks. On the subject of mycorrhiza - have you seen the arbuscular mycorrhizas page lately? It looks very good - the person who contributed most of the material, Msturmel, is not a regular Wikipedia contributor, but using the name and IP address listed on the history page, I'm quite sure the contributor was Marie-Soleil Turmel of University of Manitoba. Perhaps she might be interested in contributing more. I like your idea of working on taxa one doesn't know much about as a way of working on them. I've been meaning to learn more about the Kickxellales, Zoopagales, and Blastocladales, as these form a newly delineated basal clade in the fungi, but their groups I don't know the first thing about - maybe I'll read up on these and contribute some articles. Peter G Werner 09:17, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Article Improvement Drive: Fungi

I just came across this today:

If you have anything you can contribute to the general "Fungus" article, please do. All the best. Peter G Werner 02:08, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Citizens Rule Book

Hello, I saw your message on Nilfanion' talk page. Indeed, the image could have qualified as fair use, however, the licensing requirements of Wikimedia Commons explicitly prohibit fair use images. The image may be uploadable here (I am not sure, as I cannot review the image, as I am not an administrator in Commons and Nilfanion is), but it is not in Commons, as Commons requires a free license. Titoxd^(?!?) 04:15, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The relevant policy on Commons is commons:Commons:Licensing#Material under the fair use clause is not allowed on the Commons. I see you reuploaded the image to en.wikipedia, so no harm done really. Just remember Commons has tighter rules in future (having said that the image description was good).--Nilfanion (talk) 13:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Fungus Collaboration as of Jan 2007

DYK there are no fungal Featured Articles on wikipedia at all? I've modelled this on the dinosaur collaboration which has yielded a few FAs. Please have a look and cast your vote and we'll try a concerted attempt at an FA. Link here......Fungi Collaboration

(hope I got all the templates right...) cheers Cas Liber 03:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Biological Value

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Mycorrhiza

Thanks for trying to clear up the Mycorrhiza article. It definitely needs work. However, according to the Dictionary of the Fungi, 9th ed. by Kirk, et al, a mycorrhiza is a "symbiotic, non-pathogenic or feebly or weakly pathogenic association of a fungus and the roots of a plant." (Emphasis added.) It is compared by the authors to a lichen, which is also a symbiotic association, not an individual organism. Mycota 21:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

You are absolutely right. Sorry for the incorrect edits. I made the mistake of trusting my dashboard dictionary (New Oxford American Dictionary), which said mycorrhiza was the fungus alone. Everything else I can find on the net agrees that it refers to the association. Your revised edit is much clearer. -

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Copwatch

It's pretty clear that you have limited knowledge of the Copwatch organization. If you haven't done the research on a topic, please don't start making edits. The editors of the page are working hard to ensure there is accurate information on Wikopedia. You seem to be very biased in your approach and it is showing in your underhanded and rude methods to prevent improvements in the Copwatch organization and in the Wikopedia page. Simply find a source that supports your position and state what that source says. If you do not have a third-party source for your criticisms, please do not add them. User:DivaNtrainin 1 September 2007

Dear expert in science,

I would like someone to do an experienced copyedit on the article Clonaid. I spent the equivalent of 2 shifts (16 hours) trying to improve the article from this to this. Since you know how to make featured articles, I was thinking that you would be interested. If you have any suggestions, please post them at Wikipedia:Peer review/Clonaid. The article is currently a featured article candidate. Sincerely, Kmarinas86 22:08, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Holy crap

No problem. That stuff is dang annoying, though somehow i've gotten really into the kill em with kindness kind of approach. Oh, and you don't know how happy it makes me to finally see someone using the vasectomy userbox. Cheers! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Murderbike (talk • contribs) 23:17, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

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John Brown Anti-Klan Committee

I have no familiarity with this group, and have never heard of them. I have edited, in passing, some articles about radicals, but I have no special interest or expertise. Generally, blogs are not very useful primary sources. Rather, well-known secondary sources are preferred at Wikipedia. See WP:RS. Have you tried Google news? Bearian (talk) 16:30, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the note, it encouraged me to learn a little more about this group I only knew in passing. But alas, I'm not finding much in the way of non-web sources. I threw a note on the U.S. Capitol article talk page asking for a source for the claim that JBAKC claimed responsibility for the bombing. If I don't get an answer soon, I'll probably delete it from there, but hopefully somebody will something we can throw in this article. I'll let ya know if I find anything at the library. Cheers! Murderbike (talk) 18:31, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Cool, I definitely don't have access to that database. Glad you do. Good job on the article on such slim sources! Murderbike (talk) 18:59, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Hammer Museum

Thanks for your response. I would say Hammer Museum (Haines, AK) would be best.— Rod ^talk 06:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Hammer Museum (Haines, AK)

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Copy-n-Paste Moves

Please do not make copy-n-paste moves as you did with The Hammer Museum to Hammer Museum (Haines, AK). Copy-n-paste moves shouldn't be done as they disassociate the edit history which causes GFDL compliance issues. You should move pages instead. I have fixed this one. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 17:45, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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MfD nomination of User:Mycota/Patrick Haggerty (musician)

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Science lovers wanted!

Science lovers wanted!

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You're invited: Spacefest Edit-a-thon Honoring Sally Ride - Tucson, AZ

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Please sign your DYK reviews

Mycota, I've run across more than one of your DYK reviews that were unsigned. It's somewhat confusing, because the next contributor looks like they did the review. Please remember to sign the reviews. — Maile (talk) 14:37, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I'm new to the DYK review process. I'll pay closer attention to this issue in the future. Mycota (talk) 01:05, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Thank you for you efforts on the Mark Crislip page! Kyle(talk) 08:45, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Rachael Dunlop

The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Mark Crislip

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George Soule

The alternate spelling was already mentioned in three places that are a matter of public record and therefore important to note.

Since many people were illiterate and spelled names phonetically, there are numerous alternate spellings for most notable people of the time. It would be unreasonable to list them all and since it was mentioned 3x already in the pertinent paragraphs that name the records the alternate spellings are in, I saw no need to place it a fourth time in the lead. Since people are looked up by their last name, the alternate spelling of the first name is unimportant. His name was spelled correctly on the Mayflower Compact.Mugginsx (talk) 10:16, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

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Mark Crislip

Just FYI, I noticed another editor put a "BLP sources" tag on Mark Crislip, an article you created. Basically, they're looking for some better sources for the article. If you know of any that have come up since the last time you worked on it, now would be a great time to add them. Cheers. --Krelnik (talk) 13:55, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Hello Mycota: Thank you for your contributions to veganism – or vegetarianism – related articles. I'd like to invite you to join WikiProject Veganism and Vegetarianism, a WikiProject to improve veganism and vegetarianism articles on Wikipedia and coverage of these topics. If you would like to participate or join, please visit the project page for more information. Thanks! Psychologist Guy (talk) 20:47, 23 July 2020 (UTC)

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