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Happy New Year!

Dear Wilhelmina,

I thought your talk page looked a little forlorn after your recent archiving, so I have pleasure in sending you my very best wishes for a new year which, knowing you, will see you revving on all cylinders, as ever!

Please keep up the most excellent work you do here at the Wiki; you're a real star!

With kind regards;

Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk) 20:43, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Aw, thank you so much! Happy New Year to you, too! :D Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 22:28, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

December 2014 Wikification awards + Year-end awards

		Most Excellent Wikification Award
		The Most Excellent Wikification Award is hereby granted to Wilhelmina Will for appearing on the leaderboard in every Wikiproject Wikify Backlog Elimination drive in 2014. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

		Most Excellent Wikification Award
		The Most Excellent Wikification Award is also granted to Wilhelmina Will for participating in every drive held in 2014. Again, thank you for your continued participation! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		Wilhelmina Will, you are hereby awarded with The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar for finishing in third place on the leaderboard during the December 2014 Wikification drive. Congratulations! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

		The Iron Wikification Barnstar
		Wilhelmina Will, you are also awarded The Iron Wikification Barnstar for wikifying 16 articles during the December 2014 Wikification drive. Keep up the good work! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Once again, thank you. Happy 2015 & happy editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much, and happy 2015 and editing! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 19:05, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

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Short break please!

Hi Wilhelmina, I cant keep up, could you take a break from Lepidoptera articles until I clear my backlog? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:45, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Ah, okey-doke! Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 18:47, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Back-log cleared: thanks for the pause! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:34, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome! Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 19:48, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Nacoleia

I added a bunch of missing species, and made articles for most of them, but did not have enough time to add them all. Could you work your magic on the remaining red-linked Nacoleia species? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:26, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 19:06, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi Wilhelmina, will continue with your articles soon, but got sidetracked and would like to finish something first. Would you mind waiting with the next batch for a few days? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 18:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Okey-doke! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 19:52, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

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Break please

I wont be able to clear the backlog today (I am still working on Palpita!), so could you please take a break from moths? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:51, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 16:21, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Is going to take somewhat longer I'm afraid.. I have the flu.. :( Ruigeroeland (talk) 12:24, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Yikes, sorry to hear that. Well, best wishes, and rest assured the species pages will sit by! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 18:04, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

I was bored, so managed to make a few.. :) Ruigeroeland (talk) 18:07, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

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Requested Move discussion

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Guild of Copy Editors January 2015 drive award

		The Minor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words during the GOCE January 2015 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:18, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Oh, almost forgot to say: Thank you, very much! :) Fellow editors, we are like keys in a cod... Oh, don't say that doesn't make sense! (talk) 20:43, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

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About your (non)participation in the January 2012 SOPA vote

Hi Wilhelmina Will. I am Piotr Konieczny (User:Piotrus), you may know me as an active content creator (see my userpage), but I am also a professional researcher of Wikipedia. Recently I published a paper (downloadable here) on reasons editors participated in Wikipedia's biggest vote to date (January 2012 WP:SOPA). I am now developing a supplementary paper, which analyzes why many editors did not take part in that vote. Which is where you come in :) You are a highly active Wikipedian (101st), and you were active back during the January 2012 discussion/voting for the SOPA, yet you did not chose to participate in said vote. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me why was that so? For your convenience, I prepared a short survey at meta, which should not take more than a minute of your time. I would dearly appreciate you taking this minute; not only as a Wikipedia researcher but as a fellow content creator and concerned member of the community (I believe your answers may help us eventually improve our policies and thus, the project's governance). PS. If you chose to reply here (on your userpage), please WP:ECHO me. Thank you! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:15, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Piletocera

It seems most of the species of Piletocera were missing from our genus article. I added them and made articles for most, but dont have the time to add them all today. Could you add them? Furthermore: could you then pause until I have time to edit all of them, as well as the remaining Pilocrocis species? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:43, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 19:36, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's day to you as well, hope it has been excellent. Gibbja (talk) 00:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 01:12, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you and wish you the same :) Take care, Rehman 01:27, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much, it was very nice of you. It was also my birthday and I received a very special gift … all day in bed with the flu, lol. I hope you had a great Valentine's day. Once again, thank you. –pjoef (talk • contribs) 10:37, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

No problem, and happy birthday as well! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Thankyou for your message, Wilhelmina Will! I wish the best for your and yours, and hope you a great week end. benzband (talk) 15:47, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, I did! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 19:03, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day

Hey, Love you for the sweet message you left. I hope you enjoyed your day as well. Would you mind taking off few moments for a coffee-day-out? VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  01:55, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Mmm, yes! Thank you! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:44, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day to you too! ;-D

Dear Wilhelmina;
I feel deeply honoured by your thoughtful message of Wikilove, which is ... erm ... wholeheartedly reciprocated!
(Does that mean I am now allowed to address you with an affectionate 'Mimi'? )
With kindest Wikilove;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk) 18:36, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:44, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Dear Mimi... Thank you! Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk) 20:49, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

A treat for a treat !

Hello. Much as I was distraught for having to spend this Valentine's alone, like all the others preceding this, little did I know that I had a friend ever ready to wish me a happy Valentine's day. Thank you ! Anandtr2006 (talk) 18:50, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Aw, glad I could brighten the day! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Thanks for the Valentine's day wishes! Enjoy these! FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 22:43, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 05:30, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

New pages

Hello, i noticed that you created some pages recently about insects. (no offence but) didn't you find the common name( not in the biological sense but for example in English?) If that would be the case, they could gain much info by fellow users, Thanks --aGastya (talk) 07:53, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

Usually if there's a common name, the source will mention it. Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 07:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

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Question

Why did you suddenly create ~30 pages? Just to bluelink them? Thank you. Kitty 56 (talk) 23:55, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

I'm working on the moths with a colleague. Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:55, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Okay, but 500 pages in a week? Wow! Kitty 56 (talk) 23:58, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Amazing number of new moth species pages! Kitty 56 (talk) 23:58, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Oh! Thank you, very much! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 00:01, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Another barnstar for you!

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		For editors who have contributed greatly to Wikiproject Lepidoptera

I love watching all your newly created articles coming across my new pages feed.   Bfpage |leave a message  21:13, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Aw, thank you! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 22:36, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

February GOCE Blitz award

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		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy edits totaling over 2,000 words during the GOCE February 2015 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:56, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:44, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks..

..for your self-imposed break. Could you hold the moth species creation for one or two more days? I did not have enough time to edit all of them yet and will probably need at least one, but probably two more days to clear the backlog! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:31, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

No problemo! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 18:03, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

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2014-2015 GA Cup Wrap-Up

WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup - Finals/Wrap-Up The inaugural GA Cup is now over! The competition officially ended Thursday. Congrats to everyone who participated, and especially to our finalists. The winner of the 2014/2015 GA Cup is Jaguar! He earned an impressive 615 points, despite only being a wildcard in the Round 4. The key to Jaguar's success seemed to be reviewing lots of articles as well as reviewer the oldest nominations; he reviewed 39 nominations in this round. Overall, the key to everyone's success was reviewing articles that had been in the queue for at least three months, which was true throughout the competition. In second place was Wizardman, with 241 points, and following close behind in third place was Good888, with 211 points. Congrats! Although there were a couple of bumps along the way, the judges have thoroughly enjoyed managing this competition. We hope that the participants had fun as well. The GA Cup was a resounding success, and that's due to all of you. The judges sincerely thank each and every participant, and for the editors who were willing to subject their articles to this process. We learned a lot. For example, we learned that even with meticulous planning, it's impossible to anticipate every problem. We learned that the scoring system we set up wasn't always the most effective. The enthusiasm and motivation of Wikipedians is awesome, and we enjoyed watching what was sometimes fierce competition. We look forward to the second GA Cup later this year. We reached many of our goals. See here for GA Cup statistics. We made a big difference, especially in shortening the length of time articles spend in the queue, and in reducing the backlog. Overall, 578 nominations were reviewed throughout the competition and a total of 8,184 points were awarded. Everyone involved should be very proud of what we've accomplished through the GA Cup. Stay tuned for more information about our next competition. There will be some much-needed changes made in the scoring system next time. We appreciate your feedback, and commit to seriously consider it. If you haven't already, please fill out the feedback form here. If you're interested in being a judge in our second GA Cup, please let one of our judges know or click on the tab found in the feedback form. Again, thanks to all and congratulations to our winners! Cheers from Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan.

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter

One of several of Godot13's quality submissions during round 1

That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader Freikorp (submissions) owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as Godot13 (submissions) had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge, Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:

• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
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• Rodw (submissions) developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
• And last but not least, Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points) worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

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Something to amuse you... ;-D

Dear Mimi,
I hope you are keeping well?
When you next decide to take a few spare nanoseconds' worth of a break from unleashing your torrent of newly created articles (), I thought you might be amused to read about my recently completed project.
I remember starting this effort, thinking: "Oh, this won't take hardly any time at all, and should be done and dusted very quickly...". Took me...erm... 20 days! But I dare say it was worth it and I enjoyed the discipline and learning new tricks, too!
(Oh... and I expanded its disambiguation page also, just in passing and while I was at it....)
Please keep well and don't work too hard, Mimi!
With kind regards for now;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk) 15:35, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Haha, good job! And yes, there's a certain sense of overwhelming which occurs when a job ends up taking a lot longer than you thought it would. Thanks for sharing, Patrick! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 18:04, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to look at it, Mimi (); it was fun to do, though, even if possibly edging towards an extreme form of Wikignomism?! Perhaps I am now destined to start hunting the whole Wiki for misplaced full stops (which are even smaller than hyphens: '.'), or—better still—just misplaced blank spaces (' ')?! "Quick: there's one!" .
With kindest Wikilove;
Patrick. ツ Pdebee.^(talk) 18:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Same to you, and best of luck! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 20:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

February 2015 Wikification awards!

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		The Iron Wikification Barnstar is hawarded to Wilhelmina Will for wikifying 15 articles during the February 2015 WikiProject Wikify Drive. Thank you so much for participating! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Happy editing! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:17, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 12:12, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the barnstar! I hope I can be of more help for the next one. I was a bit tied up at work this month . Cheers! CesareAngelotti (talk) 15:05, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

No problem; every bit helps! Cheers! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 19:54, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Udea

Although I didn't have much time to expand articles today, and consequently still have a big to-do list, would you mind continuing with Udea species and stop after you finish this genus to give me the time to clear the backlog? Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 18:58, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 19:25, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

All done! One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 20:14, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

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Problem with a reference you routinely use...

Greetings! You create an amazing amount of information. I have noticed that you supply this reference for many of your leps articles. Each time I click on this reference looking for information on the species to which the reference refers, there is no information on the species on this webpage. I understand that it is a 'search' page for a database but the reference itself contains no information.

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Drepanidae

It is taking me a lot of time to expand the articles, since there is quite some info available online. Could you hold off new articles until after the weekend (probably tuesday)? Exception being the genus Ditrigona, which was missing a lot of species which I added to the genus article. If you could make these, I will expand them along with the rest of my to-do list. Thanks again! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:40, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! I'll get those done right now! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 18:10, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

 Done And with that, till circa Tuesday it is! One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 18:28, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

FYI: I am waiting with remaining Teldenia species until I receive a publication about these species. Cheers! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:35, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

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Thyatirinae

Hi Wilhelmina, you might not have noticed, but we were missing a lot of genera of the Thyatirinae subfamily, which I added. You can find info on most of them on wikispecies. Dont mind if you make the genera pages, but could you wait with the species until I finish the last batch you made? It were too much for me to complete today. It will probably take me until next week to complete them, since I dont have much time to work on wikipedia in the weekend. Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:59, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Oh, okay. But what about the monotypic genera? One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 15:01, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Please make them if you think that is easier..! Ruigeroeland (talk) 15:20, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

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Some more Drepanidae

Hi Wilhelmina, I see you started working on the next family. However, there are still some Drepanidae missing. I added all missing monotypic genera, as well as two genera with more species. Could you add the species for the genera Spidia and Hypsidia and then wait for me to catch up? It took me quite some time to make and research the missing monotypic genera so I still have quite a big backlog. Thanks again! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:57, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! I'll have those done in just a bit! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 15:35, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

 Done! One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 16:00, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you, very much! :) "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 13:10, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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Happy Easter to you too... ;-)))

File:Chocolate-Easter-Bunny.jpg

Dear Mimi,
You are so kind, thoughtful and generous! Thank you for thinking of me and for spoiling me (munch-munch) with this gorgeous (munch-munch) and delicious (munch-munch) chocolate bunny (munch-munch-munch)!!! ...
[Oh dear! all gone... and yet, I was intent on sharing it with you, promise!]
Never mind: here's another one, just for you to enjoy, all by yourself!
Please keep well and joyful, and don't work too hard, dear Mimi...
Much Wikilove;
Patrick.
ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(guestbook)} 16:59, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Aw, thank you, Patrick! :) "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 18:10, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

... ツ Pdebee.^{(talk)(guestbook)} 19:24, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes, a belated happy Easter to you too! KConWiki (talk) 11:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

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Happy Easter

Hi and thanks for dropping by on Easter. Have a great spring! ~ benzband (talk) 20:37, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the Bunny...

...and very belated Easter wishes to you, too! LeftAire (talk) 18:49, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Thanks for reviewing Udeoides muscosalis, Wilhelmina Will.

Unfortunately Shuvokhan123 has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:

Pls add reference and chapter or para

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Owning up time... ;-))

Dear Mimi,
I hope you're keeping well and joyful?
On the basis that "I undertake to abstain from taking that which is not given", I must own up to creating a new subpage today, containing the 'GA criteria' that you keep in one of your sandboxes. (Phew!... I feel so much better now...)
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PS: I notice that you're powering on in your usual, impressively relentless fashion!

Aw, thank you Patrick! And no problem; "keep-handy" GA-criteria lists are always up for grabs - unless the policies of Wikipedia have changed? ;) "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 17:36, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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WikiProject Beetles

Hi Mimi, I seen that you have written a lot of articles on beetles and would like to ask you to join our WikiProject Beetles. What do you think?--Mishae (talk) 00:06, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Revert on blitz page?

Did I miss the deadline or something? I wasn't sure, hard to tell with the time zone difference. – 2macia22 (talk) 19:16, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Didn't I undo it? Why make a big to-do about it? "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 19:29, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

GA reviews?

Hi,

I was just wondering if you had any intention of finishing several reviews of meteorology GA nominations that you started 10 days ago. If you won't be able to follow up within another day or so, I'd recommend removing your name, so the articles may be reviewed by somebody else. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:27, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Oh, come now! It can't possibly have been ten days.... ah, nevermind. Well, I'll get to them by latest a couple of hours from now, in that case. "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 03:01, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

GOCE April blitz

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Thank you, very much! :) "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 19:35, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Break please

Hi Wilhelmina, could you give me a few days to get rid of the backlog? I wont have much wiki-time the next couple of days, so would appreciate it if you wouldn't create new species articles for some time. By the way: I added a lot of missing genera to the Depressariinae, as well as quite some missing species to articles you already covered. Might I suggest using [2] for the creation of the missing Depressariinae genera? It has a nearly complete coverage of this particular group of species. Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:37, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Wilhelmina, if you could take another 'moth break' over the weekend, it would be very much appreciated. Although I did not expand too much of your new articles, I did fix up most of the existing articles in the Ethmiidae family while moving along. I added some missing ones to the Ethmia genus by the way, so if you could start with those after the weekend it would be much appreciated. Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 13:26, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 21:00, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about them. I'll get to at least one of them starting in a few minutes. :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 03:31, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

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Request

Hello, Wilhelmina Will! I have a request. Can you please create the three or so missing genus articles for Ciidae? Thanks, Gug01 (talk) 19:44, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing, I'll see about doing that later today. Cheers! "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 20:19, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

 Done "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 19:15, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Here is your barnstar!

Hello Wilhelmina Will!

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Aw, thank you so much! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 21:02, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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2015 GA Cup

WikiProject Good Articles's 2015 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 2nd GA Cup, a competition that seeks to encourage the reviewing of Good article nominations! Our inaugural competition, which ran from October 2014 to April 2015, was such a resounding success that we'd like to do it again. Currently, there are over 500 GANs ready to be reviewed; competitors in the previous GA Cup reviewed about 570 GAs, so we can again make a huge impact in helping editors improve articles in Wikipedia and decrease the traditionally long queue at GAN. The 2nd GA Cup will begin on July 1, 2015. As last time, five rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on November 28, 2015), but this may change based on participant numbers. The judges learned a lot during the 1st GA Cup which exposed weaknesses in its system. Using both the feedback from last year's participants and the weaknesses discovered, we've revised the scoring system to make it more fair. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same. We also are introducing three new judges: 3family6, Jaguar and MrWooHoo. So in total, there will be six judges. We hope this will allow the competition to run more smoothly. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on July 15, 2015. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Dom497, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo, and TheQ Editor.

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A kitten for you!

I am a fan of those signatures sir! Here is a kitty for you :D

— Yash! ^(Y) 01:34, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Aw, thank you! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 02:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

About June 2015 Drive

I will join the drive. What we will do there? My vacation is until June 21. ZappyLongNose (talk) 07:50, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

GOCE May 2015 copy edit drive recognition

		The Modest Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Wilhelmina Will for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words during the GOCE May 2015 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:28, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, very much! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 04:07, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Dichomeris

Hello Wilhelmina. I see you started on one of the bigger Lep. families. The info on some genera on Wikipedia is fairly limited (hence the term Selected species used on some genus pages). One of these is the huge genus Dichomeris. I added all species listed on wikispecies on a sandbox page Ruigeroeland/SandboxCOL. You could work from there if you want. I did not have the time to add all the authorities, but if you decide to make pages for all the species, could you please look them up and don't make an article with only the species name? You can use wikispecies, Afro Moths, funet, mothphotographersgroup, etc. to find most of the authorities. If you don't feel like looking up the authorities, could you then please don't make the articles at all? In that case it is more work to expand them than to make them myself. Thanks! Ruigeroeland (talk) 09:34, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Addition: use funet if you want: http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/dichomeridinae/dichomeris/. This seems a fairly complete list of all 600+ species. Since this genus is so huge.. Could you please also add the synonyms and make redirects for them? That would help me a lot! Thanks..! Ruigeroeland (talk) 10:00, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

GOCE June 2015 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors June 2015 News May drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 38 people who signed up, 29 copyedited at least one article, and we got within 50 articles of our all-time low in the backlog. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Coordinator elections: Nominations are open through June 15 for GOCE coordinators, with voting from June 16–30. Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Congratulations! ;-))

Dear Mimi,
Warmest congratulations to you on achieving your Master Editor III Ribbon today!
... and for your Rank of 79 (yikes!), with 187,300+ edits (crikey!)...
Have a great day!!!
I am certain you don't need any encouragement from me, to continue your outstanding contributions to our marvelous encyclopaedia, although I hope you are able to take it easy, from time to time, and to meditate in peace and quiet on the beauty of Life and the Universe (outside the Wiki, that is!).
In much awe, as ever;
From your most humble of admirers (Class of 2009; Rank of 4,758 as at today, and with a mere 14,500 edits... )
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Gelechiidae

Hi Wilhelmina, could you please use funet for all articles you create for the Gelechiidae family? See: [3]. Please also use this to update the genus pages we already have on Wikipedia before creating the species, since the species lists we currently have are very poor.. Also: you can find authorities on funet, so there is no longer need to make bare stubs with only the species name. Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:09, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

On a totally unrelated note: I will be on holiday for a week starting Friday, so could you take a break from making new species articles during that time? I will be back on Wikipedia Monday the 20th. Thanks for understanding! Ruigeroeland (talk) 14:31, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Sure thing! :) 1,2,3,4; Likely that you'll edit more; 5,6,7,8; Find you've stayed up really late! (talk) 05:50, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

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