User talk:Casliber/Archive 17

Puerto Rican Amazon

I have been a bit busy with college stuff but have read about 150 of the book's pages, there is some nice stuff about the possible evolution line of the parrot and quite a bit on conservation efforts, I will try to summarize those in a subpage by sunday. It was surprising to know that the dinosaurs project is semi-active, a few months ago they were consitently present on the FAC page. - Caribbean~H.Q. 15:32, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

I will begin posting the material on a subpage (probably titled User:Caribbean H.Q./Amazon) before adding anything to the article since we will merge a few thousand bytes to the current version and the prose will need to be tweaked in order to have a comprehensive final product. - Caribbean~H.Q. 23:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan then :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:48, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, studies called. Anyway, the work is already in progress, I have gathered around 4,000 bytes of raw info and will continue doing so until the weekend. When that is done I will leave a note here so we can agree how to include this into the current article, cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 04:39, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

P.S. the book is a bit old so perhaps the facts should double checked by an expert (perhaps you ;-) in case they might be a little outdated. It was published in 1987 when scientists still had a fondness for afros. - Caribbean~H.Q. 04:43, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Haha, duly noted. Give me a hoy on the weekend when you're ready for integration to main article. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:26, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

We should probably begin working with the content this week, the grammar is quite bad since I wrote it with my left hand while holding the book in the other (fun fact: I'm right-handed :-p) but some of the material will need to be changed anyway. The "Behaviour" section should have some content that its already in the article but there are details not mentioned in it, if they are merged the result should be quite detailed. I would like your opinion about what we should include before merging, this is actually the first time that my work has extended to WP:BIRDS. - Caribbean~H.Q. 03:26, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Yikes! I can't find the name of the book anywhere. Can you put at bottom of article in cite book format? Then, have surname and page number in inline ref - we can harvardize it too. 06:31, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Whoops, I knew something passed by me, that's what I get for working that late at night, the entire text comes from one book published by the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology and it has three authors, the cite book template is at the subpage, I will work with the chapters tommorow. - Caribbean~H.Q. 03:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

That's cool, I know how annoying simultaneous GA reviews can be, this weekend will be a bit busy but I expect to merge a bit more into the article tommorow, cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:39, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

The book calls them "Take-off squawks", I accidentally left the "w" out. Good night. - Caribbean~H.Q. 15:25, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

The article looks quite good, should we go ahead and nominate it at GAN or are we missing something? - Caribbean~H.Q. 23:26, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

(outdent) I'll post a note on the birds wikiproject and have another look myself a bit later. I thought I had only transferred a bit of the historical decline from your talk page and will double check later today. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:51, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

PS: Ok, I have a feeling the description section could do with a little expanding. I have Forshaw's Parrots of the World so I can check in that. Also to get the last bit of unstruck amterial. Once they are done, we should be pretty right for GAN. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I am jumping ahead with the nomination now that all the material is merged, the backlog at GAN is insane with some articles dating back to March and we should try to get ahead of it, there should be enough time to work with remaining issues while the nomination is unattended. - Caribbean~H.Q. 02:33, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I hope it gets reviewed faster than most articles, otherwise we could contact a reviwer such as Dihydrogen Monoxide, who does nice detailed reviews. - Caribbean~H.Q. 04:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds interesting, but I am not sure where to find free images of the relevant flora and can't replicate it myself, perhaps Marcos can help. - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey Cas, I will travel to Puerto Rico later today (in about six hours) because one of my family members will undergo surgery early tommorow, I should return back on Saturday but will try to check my messages late tommorow (which I figure would be quite early in Australia) once that is done I will take a look for public pictures in some government webpages, cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 22:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

There's a lot of people having the same problem this week, Joel is also having trouble with his, talk about "globalization". Anyway, I just arrived home and am seriously tired so I will "hit the hay" shortly, see you around tommorow (today?), cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 23:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

The unsourced material wasn't written by me but the book will most likely be able to source them, references shouldn't be a problem. - Caribbean~H.Q. 23:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

The article just passed GAC, next stop PR, I will deal with all the PR process tommorow, cheers. - Caribbean~H.Q. 08:32, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

(←) So, any date in mind for having it featured on the main page? - Caribbean~H.Q. 09:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps the one where the first conservation effort began. I have found Tony1 before, but haven't seen that much of him in FACs since he only appeared and opposed once and never came back after the issues were attended, the nomination passed without problem though, I figured that he may have lost interest in the topic since it covered a video game. Regardless we need to get this article in shape, these topics (i.e. really encyclopedic ones such as biology, physics, astronomy, etc.) are taken very seriously at FACs, perhaps after the PR we should take the A-class test. - Caribbean~H.Q. 20:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Vampires article

You may remember me asking about the Japanese vampire which could take off its head (Nukekubi), but I feel kind of miscommunicated because I really only skimmed through the article and it is easy to see how you may think I got confused with the Malyasia section. But anyways, do you think the nukekubi deserves a mention? Sorry for wasting your time in advance. Yojimbo501 (talk) 00:26, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Amazing. I have to figure out how to fit it in but looks good. Is there some book reference or something? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:23, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Um... there are some references in Lafcadio Hearns book, Kwaidan, but I dont know how too reference books. Yojimbo501 (talk) 15:46, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Interesting. Getting the page number(s) it is mentioned on would be great but I can tweak it. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:20, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but I read the book when I was younger and don't have a copy. It may be a while before I get one. Yojimbo501 (talk) 20:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

White-winged Fairy-wren

Hi Cas, I've uploaded an image of a male

File:White-winged Fairy-wren coolmunda.JPG

, but as it it's not very good I haven't attached it your article....will let you decide if you want to use it. Aviceda talk 08:33, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Chrysippus

There I was writing up Galen, Hippocrates and Chrysippus in the misogyny article (and don't you dare speculate about me contributing to such an entry, lol), specifically their work "On the Affections". Little did I know another tangent on this would open up! Thanks for the ref mate.

Affections aside, as one kind of "soul doctor" to another, I'd like to push you for that coffee in the not too distant future -- I want to know how to cure the world (own families excepted). And then, there's also the gossip that so tantalizingly gets cut off ... ;)

What days and times suit you best? Alastair Haines (talk) 15:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll drop you an email. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

well...

Regarding your initial comment at my talk: You may have missed the point where I never said I was civil. I just told Te that I couldn't be as uncivil as him if I tried. And that's true.

This is your take on it. I agree there could have been some more diplomacy, but your block history compared with his suggests that others have a different opinion. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:43, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Erm, I was talking about my run-ins with Tennis expert... Are you asking me to explain my block log? I can do that as well, if you promise not to listen again. It has to do with people not being capable or willing to understand what true incivility is. To the best of my knowledge, I have never removed threads of ongoing project-related communication like that. It's disruptive and highly uncivil. The fact that nobody seems to care just reflects badly on folks like you. And I could give other examples of similar unacceptable behaviour. Most admins just don't care about the really bad stuff, and jump on irrelevant shit instead. "Hey, that's an easy one! He wrote fuck and shit, let's block him!!" dorftrottel (talk)

Promise not to listen again? Erm, that would be 'read' or 'look' I'd hazard a guess, but anyway. Feel free to fire up an explanation on your blocks. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:39, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Very quick rundown: The first two happened without any warnings, by an editor who is quite involved in that article where it started. The first one on my current account happened because I said something which has in the meantime been all but officially admitted to be proven beyond any reasonable doubt (but it was still stupid of me, at the time). The last one is because I got pissed as a fart and didn't hold back with things that I nevertheless still stand by. Anyway, another thing occured to me, which is far more interesting: I know that I can be an uncivil and hotheaded bastard, and I disclosed this weakness openly months ago (didn't prevent Te to claim that I "admitted" to the fact that I had this account renamed, which means he's also bad-faithed). But here's my point: Despite my DGAF attitude towards civilty (and, in fact, the community) compared with ...well... THE PROJECT, I frequently hand out apologies, wherever I feel it's approporiate, along the lines of "Fuck! Indeed, you've been right all along, and I was wrong. Sorry, and have a nice day." Now, I challenge you to find one single instance where Tennis expert has done anything similar. Has he ever said something to the effect of "sorry, you were right" to anyone about anything? dorftrottel (talk) 14:18, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

• Update dorftrottel (talk) 16:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

White-winged Fairy-wren

On 10 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White-winged Fairy-wren, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 15:47, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

okay, this is cool

Check out the range map on Sumatran Rhinoceros. If you drag your mouse over the dark orange dots where the rhino currently lives, it shows you the name of the region and if you click, it will take you to the article about that region. I figured out how to use this ImageMap extension to make a clicky map of the {{Winter Palace}}, and I'm finding it has a lot of other potential applications. Neat, huh? --JayHenry (talk) 17:34, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Very clever :) Good find. It's got me thinking too....now where can we use it...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:02, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Depression Clean-up

I see you are cleaning up the Depression article. So am I. It is so bad, and it is so easy to improve that it makes it a pleasure to delete all the crude that piled up there over the years. Paul Gene (talk) 10:25, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

We did the same with schizophrenia last year and I am proud of that article. I think modelling this one on that one is not a bad way to go but as I read I have niggling doubts over the working definition it is using i.e. is the clinical depression we're talking about major depression here (presumably so) or depressive group of disorders. I'd never use the term clinical depression in my practice, hence my issue with it. Also, I have never heard of Recurrent brief depression, which seems to be a working diagnosis and not widely accepted, which raises my concern over reification by inclusion in wikipedia...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:37, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I cannot really say how what is written in the article is related to the current definitions of clinical depression, MDD or group of depressive disorders. My views are so out of mainstream (I believe that Kraepelin's single mania-depression and the subdivision on endogenous and situational depressions is closer to the truth than the current bipolar/MDD division with everything possible with the help of laughable co-morbidity concept included into major depression category.) that I would abstain from editing those parts. I remember a review in JCP 1-3 years ago on the "recurrent brief depression" so it has some support. I guess they mean what the classical psychiatry called residual depressive symptoms when the recovery is not complete, which may wax and wane and become pretty bad for a short period of time but not for long enough to fit the major depressive episode definition. I do not know if it is in DSM-IV. If not, they may include it in DSM-V, for all I know, since they are seriously considering including Internet dependence disorder in it. Paul Gene (talk) 00:43, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Another thing to get in the history - the whole saga of DSM --> endogenous and reactive depression, with the latter now reclassified as Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, and issues with ranking/rating depression as well as validity of 'atypical' depression - I don't hear teh term used much anymore myself...I saw the stuff for DSM V. My issue with the brief one is that when they talk of increased hlpe seeking adn suicidality it reminds me of personality disorder and I wonder how these were assessed in the 'natural history' of brief depression. I must read the articles first I guess. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Just to say hai

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Award

(chuckle) - just had to do it..Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:32, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

LOL. Thanks Casliber.—RJH (talk) 14:58, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Vampires

Thanks, all much appreciated. I will try to get hold of that book and find anything about it. If it turns out it really isn't anything like a vampire, I'll let someone know. I just thought it was simmilar to a vampire —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yojimbo501 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and if I ever stumble across that book, I'll be sure to get the pages. Yojimbo501 (talk) 21:40, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Good to see you! Are you appearing on the telly soon? Good to see you on the wrens again! Advance Australia (lol) Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll be on The Einstein Factor on this coming Sunday (hehe) :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Did you win? ABC doesn't work for me. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I heard Shane Johns is a cheater :) --JayHenry (talk) 04:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

ROFL - heeyyy, you in Oz?!Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Oooohh, I see I can download a WMA file. Who needs to be in Oz? Risker (talk) 05:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey, where from? How do I do that/ friends of mine missed the show...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:40, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I wish I were in Oz. The weather has been blah here. Gray and rainy. As for Einstein, I just looked it all up on the Web site like Risker.[1] Can barely understand the accents though :) --JayHenry (talk) 05:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Haha. Clash.

You should call me. I can tell you wait ailments you have. the_undertow ^talk 10:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

haha, im still calling you. the_undertow ^talk 10:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Opinion

What do you think of this? I don't have access to DSM-IV, but I bet you do. Is there info there that might help out? OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 18:40, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Buckeye (chicken)

Hey, I've responded to the question brought up from Talk:GAC on the Buckeye talk page. Is there anything else you specifically need in the way of improvements? I have made some minor expansions to the article. Let me know, VanTucky ^{Vote in my weird poll!} 21:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. You’ve been one of the admins whose work has impressed me, so over time I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 16:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Ping!

Hiya, replied to your note. Peace, delldot on a public computer talk 02:10, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank-spam

Casliber/Archive 17, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks!

		RfA: Many thanks
		Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 16:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Not yet...

is the answer to your question. I'm waiting until I have more featured articles and DYKs than you. I'm not horribly far away on the DYKs but have some work left on the FA front :) --JayHenry (talk) 21:43, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

OK then...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

You were supposed to interpret that statement as a thrown gauntlet! --JayHenry (talk) 21:50, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh (light bulb above head goes on). OK then I will work on the nom. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

No, no, no. I mean that I'm coming after you! I have a lot of article projects in the works. I really can't run for adminship, at least not at the moment. --JayHenry (talk) 21:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh righto then. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:55, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I reckon if we play dumb and just write the nom, he'll be forced to accept! (evil snicker?) dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 10:46, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

(←) To be honest, guys, I have doubts I'd be good for the role. Even today at Malleus's RFA I flew off the handle a bit and am racked with guilt about it. I meant what I said, but I lost my cool. To be honest, I get so frustrated with some of the things here on Wikipedia. The incivility, the politicking, the lawyering, all the... distractions. And I'd be a hypocrite to not recognize that I've sunk to it all as well: played along with factions when it was expedient, made statements I knew would be withering, stuck around for the last word, played semantic games... I am too guilty and too flawed to run. And I'm happiest just sitting at my computer with a book about hippos or rhinos or Zelda Fitzgerald or whatever it is, and just sharing knowledge. That's what I'm here for. Cas, have you ever looked at the oldest deleted revision of my user page? I signed up for Wikipedia because I knew Calvin Coolidge had a pet hippo, but it wasn't mentioned anywhere. And I imagined some version of myself, 10 years younger, reading about this stupid hippo and just becoming fascinated. I forget why I came here way too often as it is; if I were an admin I'd forget it even more. --JayHenry (talk) 04:43, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Sniffs. Seriously. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 09:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like a channel ten commercial...oh well, I am sure you'd be fine Jay. It's no biggie in the long run. I was musing on who else I could nominate of the folks I edit with. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I found this through Jay's talkpage. Jay, I think you underestimate yourself. Also, FA/GAs should not be a barrier. Plenty of admins have passed RfAs without boatloads of FAs/GAs/DYKs. As long as you show you have some background in article work (which you do), you should be fine. Enigma ^message 08:03, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Reliable reference for mascot being an Emperor Penguin - Pittsburgh Penguins

Hi, I am polishing up Emperor Penguin for FAC, and was wondering whether there was a refence somehwere which said the mascot was specifically an Emperor penguin rather than just a penguin. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi

on this page you can see :"Penguin Pete" the Penguins’ first mascot - an Ecuadorian-born bird on loan from the Pittsburgh Zoo - made his first appearance during the second intermission of a game against the Boston Bruins on October 19, 1968. It's also written in "Tales from the Pittsburgh Penguins" by Joe Starkey. --TaraO (talk) 20:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks TaraO. Does the book say it was a King Penguin or an Emperor Penguin? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

The Don

Thanks for casting an eye. Incidentally, what did you trim for size? --Dweller (talk) 11:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Hehe, I was being a little facetiosu, i.e. note the size diff. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll trim you for size in a minute. :-) --Dweller (talk) 13:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Eh? --Dweller (talk) 13:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Greek Sirius imported ref

Hi- Do you have a ref for the idea that the ancient Greek Σείριος was imported from somewhere? It's been sitting on Sirius with a citation needed tag for 5 days now. ASHill (talk | contribs) 16:20, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

My Recent Rfa

I would just like to say thanks for the neutral vote in my recent RFA. I will still say thanks as from your comments and the other users comments that opposed me and gave me a neutral vote have made me make a todo list for before my next RFA. I hope I will have resolved all of the issues before then and I hope that you would be able to support me in the future. If you would like to reply to this message or have any more suggestions for me then please message me on my talk page as I will not be checking back here. Thanks again. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 16:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks so much for your support in myRfA, which closed successfully this morning. _{TravellingCari}^{the Busy Bee} 17:48, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

article potential

Hi Cas, knowing you enjoy running an article to FA, I saw Ambulance Service of New South Wales to me it appears to be comprehensive etc only needs a tidy up. Gnangarra 01:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm...intriguing...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:03, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Puerto Rican Amazon

Sorry for the late response, hadn't been checking my page lately. I'm sorry to say I lack the photos, although I have a planned trip to Culebra in the future, and I could try to get shots from El Yunque. I'll also search the net for free images of El Yunque and the Luquillo forest area. - Mtmelendez ^(Talk) 17:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Nuthatches

Casliber,

Hello again. I noticed on my watchlist that someone moved the nuthatch article to nuthatch (bird) with a note saying that it needed a disambig page. However, the one provided seems very iffy to me, with the other two being a nickname for an insane alsylum and a "vulgar term for the male testes". The user is a new one and there was no discussion on the talk page. Would you take a look at it? IMHO it should be moved back to nuthatch, but this is not exactly my area of expertise. Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:58, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. see Wikipedia:Disambiguation#What_not_to_include, which is very useful. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 04:00, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I'll give it a copyedit. I'll try to get to it today or tomorrow EST. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 04:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and I've been working on the Flammulated Flycatcher article. Could you trace the roots of its scientific name, Deltarhynchus flammulatus? Thanks. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

(deindent) Thanks for the help with the Flammulated Flycatcher. I gave the White-winged Fairy-wren a copyedit; I stumbled upon a few things that I thought needed clarification or improvement and left notes on the article's talk page. Give me a holler if something doesn't make sense. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 16:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hey Casliber. I would like to thank you for your support in my RfA and the confidence expressed thereby. I appreciate your trust. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 18:45, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Foggy brain

A colloquialism which was redlinked. So I created a redirect page and linked it to mental confusion. If there's some material out there that I missed, let me know. But you didn't notice the link you gave me didn't work, did you? SBHarris 23:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Melaleuca

Your understanding of the trees may be better that mine, but Restoration of the Everglades is posted, and I told you I'd let you know. Check the Invasive species section. Thanks! --Moni3 (talk) 13:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

JzG RFAR merged with Cla68-FM-SV case

Per the arb vote here the RFAR on User:JzG is now merged with this case and he is a named party. Also see my case disposition notes there. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

White-winged Fairy-wren

White-winged Fairy-wren range

  M. l. leuconotus;
M.l. leucopterus (Dirk Hartog Island); M.l. edouardi (Barrow Island)

Sorry about that! Been a bit busy, but we'll see if I can't get on that tonight. You were thinking that the map would link to the islands? --JayHenry (talk) 00:41, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured that the two little islands would link to the respective article pages so folks could read about the habitat of the Dirk HArtog Island and Barrow Island subspecies, both of which are vulnerable. Been trying to think elsewhere where/how to use the map too..Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm... here's the thing. The islands are so small relative to the rest of the range that you need to label them so that people can even find them. Might be better to just include the links in the key? --JayHenry (talk) 01:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Agree. Looks great. thanks. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:42, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Cool! If you'd like any tweaks let me know... easy to make adjustments at this point. I just used the color scheme that User:Gnangarra used, so that they'd all look uniform for FT... --JayHenry (talk) 01:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...

for the support and vote of confidence in my RFA. I appreciate the trust that you and others had in me, and will strive to live up to it! Thanks again.--Slp1 (talk) 01:22, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Bosnia IP

Hey, Cas, I see you've been to Schizoid personality disorder; would you have time tokeep a close eye there? Possibilities of ban evasion come to mind ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:04, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Subarachnoid

I think I'll stop editing until you're done...

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European lion

Hi Casliber. What do you think about the article European lion? Do you think there is need for such an article? Whatever.... I think a whole section is missing anyway. [2]--Altaileopard (talk) 14:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

I think possibly. lion is huge so has reached 'saturation point', and hence any further information should go on subpages. There is alot that could be wirtten on many of the subspecies. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, but people may think, that this is some kind of valid subspecies or something like that. In fact it is unknown if the lions, which inhabited greece in historical times where a distinct subspecies (tatarica ?) or asiatic lions or even cave lions. That there were lions in historic times in europe is already in the lion article.--Altaileopard (talk) 14:00, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

maps

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  Flame Robin

All done, can you please provide the range information source so that I can say based on the range as described by xxxx on the image pages so that others can verify its accurate not just something I made up a school one day, no matter how far back into the dark ages that was :) Gnangarra

All done on commons with page numbers. Thx muchly for the above. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:35, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

You were recommended to me by Acalamari as a writing admin

CC-ed from VanTucky

I've recently started writing some requested articles. I would like for a good "writing admin" (I've been around anonymously long enough to know there's a difference between "writing admins" and "non-writing admins.") to take a look at what I've done so far. You were recommended by Acalamari as a good writer.

The articles I've created have been from clicking on the "recent changes" link, and writing on the redlinks. I'd just like some feedback regarding how I'm doing so far. I'd like feedback from you as an experienced article-writing administrator, if possible. I don't want to be getting the things I create deleted, if I can keep from it. Best, S. Dean Jameson (talk) 19:23, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Request for Peer Review help

Thank you for you work as a peer review volunteer. Since March, there has been a concerted effort to make sure all peer review requests get some response. Requests that have gone three days or longer without a substantial response are listed at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog. I have three requests to help this continue.

1) If you are asked to do a peer review, please ask the person who made the request to also do a review, preferably of a request that has not yet had feedback. This is fairly simple, but helps. For example when I review requests on the backlog list, I close with Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, ...

2) While there are several people who help with the backlog, lately I have been doing up to 3 or 4 peer reviews a day and can not keep this up much longer. We need help. Since there are now well over 100 names on the PR volunteers page, if each volunteer reviewed just one PR request without a response from the list each month, it would easily take care of the "no response" backlog. To help spread out the load, I suggest those willing pick a day of the month and do a review that day (for example, my first edit was on the 8th, so I could pick the 8th). Please pick a peer review request with no responses yet, if possible off the backlog list. If you want, leave a note on my talk page as to which day you picked and I will remind you each month.

3) I have made some proposals to add some limits to peer review requests at Wikipedia_talk:Peer_review#Proposed_limits. The idea is to prevent any one user from overly burdening the process. These seem fairly reasonable (one PR request per editor per day, only four total PR requests per editor at a time, PR requests with cleanup banners can be delisted (like GAN quick fail), and wait two weeks to relist a PR request after it is archived), but have gotten no feedback in one week. If you have any thoughts on these, please weigh in.

Thanks again for your help and in advance for any assistance with the backlog. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 21:14, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Sha Yexin

• Some stuff on Google Books. Ling.Nut (talk) 07:23, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I only edited the page to help out a new user but it is an interesting topic....Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

• I really appreciated your input. I'm busy at work right now, so I'm a bit sporadic, but I'll get back to the Yexin article before too long. Thanks again! S. Dean Jameson (talk) 21:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

A. virosa

Not really, sometimes the browser's Back button works if one wants to quick-fix a recent edit, sometimes the DB already has updated (as in this case).

I had checked it in the meantime, and like I suspected, the word comes ultimately from virus. And given that A. virosa has a mild mustardy smell which is actually quite nice, it woud be the toxicity rather than the smell that made Fries choose the name. (I have not seen virosa/-us/-um epithets in any other meaning than "poisonous" anyway; it's at least very rare. pungens, foetens, malodoratus etc are usually the epithets of choice to denote bad smell of some taxon).

It's very unfortunate that the taxonomy database of phtiraptera.org is broken at present. If you don't know it, keep your fingers crossed that it comes back online soon and check it out... I'm currently grinding my teeth over Eurynorhynchus, because the closest guess I presently can hazard is eurynous + rhynchos, which simply does not make sense ("good-minded/spirited beak"?!). Perhaps it's a lapsus and Nilsson really meant Eurhynorhynchus; IONO. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 12:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, good call. I have never smelt virosa, but the appraently they smell pretty bad when old. My Persson book lists virosa as stinking/poisonous. I can add the ref anyway. My guess on Eurynorhynchus would be maybe eury- 'far', or I just found euris, - inos for 'good-nosed/keen-scented'...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:39, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

BARNSTAR!!

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		For a good looking user page. Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk | Sign 20:36, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Where I stand

On WP:ANI you said: "Well then let's declare all our agendas then. We know where you stand on pop culture, as well as Ned Scott and RobJ, i.e. on the opposite side (often) to me and Le Roi. Ergo, it is difficult to take any of our opinions on this block. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:34, 28 May 2008 (UTC)"

Apparently you don't know where I stand on pop culture at all. Please do me the favor of not making assumptions and lumping me into groups of editors. -- Ned Scott 05:23, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah right Ned, sure thing. I can see exactly where you stand both from your comments on numerous AfDs and on other editors etc. Your non-neutral-ness is plainly evident in your interpretation of obviously tendentious behaviour by other editors of a deletion-minded nature. This conversation will lead nowhere as you'll try and rebut this I am sure and thus this will leave us with our two separate views. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:38, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Apparently you didn't see when I've stood up for editors like Pixelface, who I clearly disagree with on content issues. My opinion regarding Rob's block has nothing to do with Rob's stance on articles, which I wasn't that aware of in the first place. The only thing that really sticks out in my mind was a discussion about listing Wii Points on a list of Wii games. I actually don't know where Rob stands on most articles about popular culture, and where he does stand does not effect my evaluation of the block.

What you don't know about me is that I generally go to bat for any given blocked user, and regularly check Category:Requests for unblock, as well as different threads on WP:ANI and WP:AN.

Did you know that I was the third editor to join WikiProject Popular Culture? Did you know that I've proposed ways to include lists of trivia that might be acceptable to "all sides" on WT:TRIVIA? Did you know that I'm the main administrator on the Digimon Wiki?

Here's my position on the last 25 AfD's I've commented on (regardless of fiction/non-fiction/pop culture/etc):

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of stock characters in comedy - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wikinfo (6th nomination) - comment to keep in project space if deleted
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Encyclopedia Dramatica (2nd nomination) - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Strawberry Shortcake fillies - merge
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lamhirh - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A.R. Whitworth - delete
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MyAnimeList (2nd nomination) - comment, attempted to find sources
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zettai Ryōiki - comment, neutral
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of U.S. Shonen Jump issues - weak delete
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Murphy (3rd nomination) - comment, neutral
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gar (neologism) - delete
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Technology of Macross - delete, though I did like the idea of an article on that topic, but the existing one held little to no value
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miggs (character) - weak merge
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rouge (Sonic The Hedgehog) - delete
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shane Casey (second nomination) - delete
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Project Fate - merge
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Back to the Future timeline (3rd nomination) - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heavy Metal (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) - merge
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Gundam 00 Characters - comment
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nuku Nuku Dash - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deadman Wonderland - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minor characters in the Ranma ½ manga - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sonic Adventure (series) (2nd nomination) - weak keep, mostly neutral
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OS-tan (third nomination) - keep
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/My Bad Too - delete

Last time I checked I was on good terms with Le Grand, and I thought I was on good terms with you. I'm really confused at your comments about me today. -- Ned Scott 06:22, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

And my comments on User talk:Kirill Lokshin/Archive 8#Ned Scott might also be of interest to you. -- Ned Scott 06:25, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Mildly. I take note of all above but the whole TTN thing has been a colossal headache. I don't have hours to go through diffs of this and that but I am stunned then at some of the comments you've made in support of TTN. Either you're taking AGF to a stratospheric level or...I don't know, I don't really want to carry this discussion on anymore. I saw the contributions of alot of people with the same old predictable responses over a long period of time. Thankfully, I was surprised from time to time as a few have been very helpful and have alot to offer once away from the trench warfare of AfD/TV/Pop Culture. But anyway. Some the rubbish that went to and fro was so different from the postive experiences at FAC etc. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:56, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm stealing this

I like the layout of your talk page, so I'm taking it for my personal use and pleasure. I'll be nice about mushrooms for a day in payment.  :) OrangeMarlin ^{Talk• Contributions} 05:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Forest Kingfisher

On 30 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Forest Kingfisher, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:41, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Arboreal

Duh! How dumb is that! Sorry, I completely missed the word "arboreal" in the article (partly I think because I've never heard of an "arboreal" termite mound). I guess I just stayed up too late last night, I reviewed your article quickly just before hitting the sack because I liked the pic and hoped that if I left a positive comment along those lines it might have a better chance of being chosen for the lead :) Gatoclass (talk) 08:48, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Krugiodendron ferreum

Sorry to stalk you (I was checking back on the FAC), K. ferreum is definitely not a Floridean endemic. Need to find a good range ref, but I know it quite well from outside the US. Guettarda (talk) 04:43, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, Acevedo (Flora of St. John, USVI) says "throughout the West Indies, southern Florida, southern Mexico to Honduras". Guettarda (talk) 04:45, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

hehe, add as much as you know. I was just bluelinking stubs for Moni3s everglades article Geography and ecology of the Everglades, which I am reviewing for GA currently. I am in Oz so know little of American plants. All input greatly received. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

That's a pretty nice article. I'd never come across Moni3. Guettarda (talk) 04:58, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep, she's coming along fine and racking up a pretty impressive set of articles :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Dipholis? Who moved it? And why wasn't I told about it? I was all for merging Bumelia into Sideroxylon, but now moving S. salicifolia into Dipholis?  :) Well, it's bed time in this part of the world, but I'll see what I can add to them tomorrow. Guettarda (talk) 05:09, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Salix caroliniana? A non-tropical species?!!! Guettarda (talk) 03:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, wait. It's in Cuba. Well, in that case... :) Guettarda (talk) 03:03, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

From the Caribbean; in the US. I've been to Luquillo (a decade ago) but I've never actually seen a PR parrot. I've seen introduced parakeets (Monk parakeets maybe?) building a community nest on the University of Puerto Rico campus. That was quite a site.

I'll have a look at the articles later on. Guettarda (talk) 13:44, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Birds June 2008 Newsletter

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White-throated Treecreeper

On 2 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White-throated Treecreeper, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Yikes

So I was away for a couple days and just went and looked at the bureaucrats noticeboard. Goodness, 360 people have participated at Giggy's RFA? Never seen anything like it (and I've been around long enough to see some crazy RFXs--then just when you think you've seen it all...) I generally feel that RFA does a pretty good job except for cases like this where the RFA becomes a referendum on a whole host of other issues. What a zoo--I doubt I'll even have time to read it and participate. On a happier note though, looky here: User talk:JayHenry#Pygmy Hippos. Found a new user who has uploaded some really great photos user:Chuckupd... hope there's more where that came from. Cheers! --JayHenry (talk) 05:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Leopard again

Hey Cas,

a while back, we talked about collaboration for this one. I have a lot of free time on my hands around now, so if you're interested, I think a collaboration on this article would possibly produce an FA. If you're not interested, or busy, that's fine too; just thought I'd let you know that I was resuming activity on the article since you expressed interest last time. Cheers, and best, -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:53, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, I will try to chip in. You can call the shots and be the prime mover and we'll help out. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:57, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Coffee, beer, ...

I'm taking a group of people through a training course this week, just around the corner from the post office south of the station. In a street named with two syllables that could be associated with Sun and Moon, beginning with R -- number 53, behind a restaurant. Meet up time? Alastair Haines (talk) 15:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Hahaha, very funny. Better be today then. I will email :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:19, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

For doing something I really didn't want to do

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		To Casliber, for turning all the red links to blue in Geography and ecology of the Everglades. Thank you, and well done. --Moni3 (talk) 15:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Leaden Flycatcher

On 3 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leaden Flycatcher, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 18:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Maybe you have an opinion...

...Regarding this. Cleaning up the apex predator page has been low on my radar for a couple of years and I've suddenly decided to take it on properly. Getting rid of this unsourced list would be a good first step. (Feel free to disagree with my reasoning, of course.) Marskell (talk) 22:09, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on the FA

May we call you Mr Fairy-Wren now instead of Mr Fungus? Fainites ^barley 07:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

tweeet....Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

LGRdC and me

Could you please refrain from further comments on the situation? dorftrottel (talk) 22:25, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

So you agree with LGRdC on every count? Even this? Good to know. dorftrottel (talk) 22:50, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for alerting me to that one. As for participating, you set the course for how all this is proceeding well and truly. I also noted you quoting this little gem elsewhere, so maybe it's time to practise what you preach. You want to continue criticising, confronting and arguing with people it is pretty rich to come out with statements like that above. I also not you have no problem with jumping into other conversations so I will desist if you do.

Note, the offer to do something collaborative is still on if you want to change tack here. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I especially WP:DGAF as to what selected others think when or where I shouldn't. And all I'd like from you is to keep away from me from now on. Leave me the fuck alone. dorftrottel (talk) 00:29, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Casliber, (and Dorftruffle) it really isn't a great idea to go pick a fight with each other on somebody else's web page. And its not that great to do it anywhere actually. Each of you has said quite enough in the last day to come near a block for NPA,. trying to get the last word is a pointless game.DGG (talk) 05:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Ant

Wonder if polishing a six-legged critter might be too far off your taxonomic-interest-range... Thrown to the FAC - needs some work, will be happy to help with citations if needed, otherwise I guess, content wise, it has what a typical Family level animal entry should. Shyamal (talk) 10:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Heck! Interesting.....Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:34, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks thus far. Added an etymology bit. Could do with help on expanding the lead. I tried, but found I could not produce anything acceptable - too critical of my own writing... Shyamal (talk) 06:41, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Map

Yeah ok send it through, I'll do over the weekend. Gnangarra 11:07, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Taunting?

Maybe... [3] BOZ (talk) 12:09, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Umm...puzzled...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

teh rfa thanks

hey cas, I just wanted to thank you for your participation in my recent RFA. feel free to check out my in-depth RFA analysis (comments welcome). i've also left some templated thank spam for you below. cheers, xenocidic (talk) 22:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam

Thank you for your support

So...how do I use these things? ;>

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2 . Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Sertraline semi-protection

Hi, Cas. I wonder if you could semi-protect the sertraline article which is featured for today. Because of that the IP vandalism is high. Although it gets reverted fast, I believe the IPs do not deserve even their 10 seconds of fame. I already left a request at the protection page but I would appreciate if you could get there faster. Many thanks in advance Paul Gene (talk) 09:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

(sigh) Sorry, there is a tradition that the mainpage FA is always unprotected, which is Raul's idea. Not sure where is the best forum to discuss this again. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:20, 6 June 2008 (UTC)I

Bizarre... It would be logical to have it always protected. But whatever... Paul Gene (talk) 09:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

It's a stepping off point for new editors. We're based on this "anyone can edit" idea, so the main page FA is something of a welcome mat. While it presents obvious problems, it also presents opportunities. Guettarda (talk) 17:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

User_talk:Franamax#I_need_a_tool.....

Replied, results at User:Franamax/Ucontribs! Franamax (talk) 21:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I asked Franamax to make a tool here, and this is what s/he came up with. Cool eh? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:31, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Holy...?! 629 edits to Vampire? And all that fungus... Well, that's an awe-inspiring list! Firsfron of Ronchester 03:01, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Funny, biology ones come with ready-made templates, piece of cake compared with vampire...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

What, you mean you didn't want to stick a taxobox on Vampire? Firsfron of Ronchester 03:24, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Cool tool. I know where I should be putting my effort towards a GA or FA. Or simply just cleaning it up. (It's #2 on my list of main space contribs.) Then there's this mess. Top level articles are daunting. My first FA failed FAR, and I really wasn't in a position to do much about it at the time (it was before inline refs). But with over 300 stubs among the articles I started...I have a lot to do to clean up after myself. :)

But for now, F. aurea is an awful lot of fun. Thanks for sending it my way. Guettarda (talk) 03:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

No worries, may prompt me to do my local species. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:24, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Willie Wagtail

Hi Cas, nice work on WW. It's looking quite respectable now. Cheers, Secret Squïrrel, approx 09:50, 7 June 2008 (Earth Standard Time)

I hope to get it big enough to nestle some more nice pics amid the text :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:01, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 7 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guettarda speciosa, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Cool.  :) Guettarda (talk) 14:06, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Tawny Owl

thanks for copyedit and suggestions. I've moved Hosking book to culture, and reworded the militate/mitigate bit to make more sense. jimfbleak (talk) 15:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

COI...

Shall I do Pachycephalosaurus (I think I have only made a couple of edits to it) or do you want to wait for a unconnected person? Your call. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Cas,

Thanks for your note. I know you know what a GA is, and I respect your judgment a lot. However, there is the COI thing, and the fact that you already know a lot about dinosaurs. A person less versed in Dinosauria minutia might have questions about clarity in the article that we would never notice. I'd prefer to wait for an unconnected person for GAC, even if it means waiting a while. Firsfron of Ronchester 00:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured that. just thought I'd offer. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:23, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

V. cool of you to offer. Firsfron of Ronchester 02:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Gyromitra esculenta

Hello. The only Catalan government source I've been able to find ([4]) lists it as poisonous but edible, and mentions no ban on its commercialisation. On the other hand, this Boletín Oficial del Estado (legislation) of the Spanish government lists G. esculenta as one of many fungi species the commercialisation of which is "forbidden or restricted". This means that they cannot be sold for direct consumption, but they can be sold to produce pharmaceutical products, magistral formulae, officinal preparations, or for research.

If there's anything else I can help you with, don't hesitate to ask. Cheers! Leptictidium (mt) 10:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Let's see... I haven't got any books about mycology, so the best I can give you is a weblink:

• [5] says: "This mushroom is considered edible and is highly appreciated in some counties of the Pirenees, but if consumed fresh or little cooked is very toxic, and can even be lethal."

That's about all I've been able to find. Leptictidium (mt) 11:45, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

That's great. I'd love to use that as a ref. Can you put in cite format (what is the organization anyway?). Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:00, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Here you go:

{{cite web|url=http://www.elcargol.com/bolets.htm |title= Bolets|accessdate=2008-06-08 |publisher=Revista el cargol |date=2008 }}

Leptictidium (mt) 12:06, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Good luck with the FA nomination. Leptictidium (mt) 12:14, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Now I have to wait for some photos from Finland. Bit tricky for me as I am in Australia...Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Mirtazapine

I am not a practicing MD so I am curious. Would it not be a preferable course to add a hypnotic (zaleplon or zopiclone) to manage the SSRI-caused insomnia rather than switch to a new antidepressant? As for the patients originally presenting with depression with anxiety, SSRIs work fine, too. Besides, I remember reading somewhere that the hypnotic effect of mirtazapine does not last beyond 2-3 weeks. That is not to say that mirtazapine should not be mentioned but it is 11th in the US, below the outright harmful duloxetine. The question I would like to ask you - does mirtazapine really present a valid therapeutic choice, as first or at least as a second line treatment? If you do not mind, I would also like to take out the mechanism of action of mirtazapine out of the MDD article completely. I see the Medication part as focusing entirely on the practical sides of the most popular medications - the briefest overview, for those interested in details, there are links to the original articles. Yours truly Paul Gene (talk) 11:39, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Sometimes the insomnia with SSRIs can persist and not be transient. Furthermore, I have had folks get an agitation which is also persistent. If either of these are too problematic, then switching to another agent which does not cause those problems is prudent. Using new medications for side effects of existing ones is something I try to avoid, unless there is pretty clear evidence agent #1 is effective (and obviously one has no choice sometimes...). Mirtazepine is widely used in oz and is one of the few which is pretty predictably sedating. There has been alot of controversy regarding Stilnox here with sleepwalking and similar behaviours. I am happy for it to be trimmed. I imported first and figured it could be trimmed now, so go for it. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Interesting prospective. Suppose, if I were faced with a choice between mirtazapine and amitriptyline, I would rather choose mirtazapine. But I consider polypharmacy for depression unavoidable, and so would not be forced to make such choice. Paul Gene (talk) 23:29, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

The lethality of tricyclics in overdose is a common reason for avoiding their prescription in a patient who is suicidal. There should, however, be some literature somewhere that considers them the most effective in major depression inpatients or those with melancholia. Also, any agent which needs dose titration (as the TCAs do) can dissuade one from precribing. Polypharmacy with antidepressants was considered a no-no for many years in Australia, and it is only recently that it is being discussed. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yep, that is why I would have chosen mirtazapine over amitriptyline, when speaking of exclusively sedating antidepressants. However, the idea that there are a one-dose-fits all (that is "no titration") antidepressants is a dangerous misconception fostered by pharmaceutical industry. Due to the natural variability of metabolism, particularly high for P450 2D6, which metabolizes most of antidepressants, more than 1 in 20 subjects usually have twice lower or twice higher than average blood levels of antidepressants. The starting dose recommended in PIs is often not the optimal one, for example, the dose of sertraline should be 1.5 higher for men than for women, the minimal effective dose of fluoxetine is 5 mg/day not 20 mg/day, etc, etc... Paul Gene (talk) 00:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Pork

I can add a summary of charcuterie to pork. I plan on expanding the charcuterie article quite a bit more as well, so I might wait a couple days until I finish that first. I also have some information on heirloom pork from Slow Food as well that I can add to the pork article. I haven't looked at the article itself yet but will soon to see if it is needed, thanks for the message.--Chef Tanner (talk) 14:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Cool tool

I asked Franamax to make a tool here, and this is what s/he came up with. Cool eh? Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay it looks interesting. But I'm not quite sure what the benefit would be.—RJH (talk) 15:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I've updated it with article ratings and importance, including a listing for the pessimistic Mr. Hall :) In addition to the possible benefits of the enhanced listing for Wikipedians, I learned a bit more about tables and found a few bugs in my software. Well worth it all round!

I'd also appreciate comments on the Ucontribs talk page as to whether I'm collecting the article assessment info properly. Thanks! Franamax (talk) 00:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Looking at this a little more, for instance here, I see "Version X.Y" and "CD Selection-Z.Q" in the category names. It would be pretty easy to look for the exact text "Category:Wikipedia Version " and "Category:Wikipedia CD Selection-" and pick up the text following until whitespace, then throw that into two more columns - Version and CD. Worth doing?
Note here that the very precise spelling of things is important. My foray into catnames doing this has convinced me that they're all over the place and would best be unified. Franamax (talk) 01:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 8 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pale-yellow Robin, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 19:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

Thanks, Casliber, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page. I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements. Thank you again. AngelOfSadness talk 23:19, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Scary

Durian is going to be featured on Main Page soon... I'm not afraid of vandalism (which I can simply revert) but think about all the OR/POV pushing it is going to get that day. I might need a bit of your help to deal with them... --BorgQueen (talk) 06:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Sure thing. I'll keep an eye out ;) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Ficus aurea

I think I've gotten most of the major elements into place (other than the lead, but a summary of the article should follow the article, not the other way round, IMO). I know that some sections could be a little more coherent, but that's relatively easy to fix once everything is in place. So other than the lead and images, can you think of anything else major that's missing from the article? Guettarda (talk) 18:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Guettarda (talk) 07:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

So...is is GAN-able? Guettarda (talk) 16:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Adelaide Rams

Thanks for the review, I have done some changes to the article based on your comments and think it is ready for GA status based upon your review. Thanks again.  The Windler talk  22:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Revision

- The '''Crescent Honeyeater''' (''Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus'') is a [[passerine]] bird of the Honeyeater family [[Meliphagidae]] native to eastern Australia and [[Tasmania]]. A member of the genus ''[[Phylidonyris]]'', it is most closely related to the common [[New Holland Honeyeater]] is (''P. novaehollandiae'') and the [[White-cheeked Honeyeater]] (''P. niger''). Two subspecies are recognised. It is a fairly nondesript bird of dark grey plumage with a yellow wing patch and paler underparts. Found in dense forest,and alpine habitats, as well as heathland, parks and gardens, its diet is made up of nectar and invertebrates.

Lupin's anti-vandal tool spotted that, I didn't know what to think at the time, so I just went with 'better be safe then sorry.'— Dædαlus^T@lk / Improve\ ^Contribs 08:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Spectrum disorder

Core concept, just rewritten, I don't have the source, might need review. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Butter

I'll be honest, I am working on a couple of other big projects, but I will see what I can do tomorrow to source more information. The major issue with the article is the large amount of unsourced info, which is a huge pet peeve of mine. I'll get back to you tomorrow, I have some pretty good sources in my library so I'm sure there is something I can do to help. Just to note, try not to be bothered if I remove info. that I can't source because it will help us keep the article at FA, as I will add other info in its place that will be sourced if I can.--Chef Tanner (talk) 03:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Favor

Hi Cas, I realize you're a busy man but was wondering if I could ask you a favor? Lately I've been plugging away at Katipo (just for a change I thought I would go for a toxic spider instead of mushroom) and was wondering, seeing as you're a pro at this, if you could cast your eye over it/give me suggestions/copyedit it/check my British english before I submit it for GA? I reckon theres a GA in there somewhere just need to finish it off (its come a long way [6]). If you do, just name a mushroom (only if its toxic) you need a hand on and I'd be happy to help. No hurry though. Cheers. p.s. Starting with T, is what common 9 letter synonym for a poisonous mushroom? :) Mr Bungle | talk 07:10, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Man did I feel like a prat missing that question (duh), though not quite as bad as the shape of a deltoid and trapezius muscle as I am a doctor in real life....Katipo, what a choice article bro'! I will have a look soon. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks heaps, looking better already, I owe you one. Cheers Mr Bungle | talk 08:08, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Liber Comicus

I dedicate this stub to a great Wikipedian. Expect a phone call from me soonish. Cheers. Alastair Haines (talk) 08:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Request for Rollback priveleges

Hi Cas, I know you're a busy fella (nice work getting Willy up to GA nom) but I was wondering whether you could find time to have a quick look over my history and, if I pass, go here and bestow the Rollback Spell upon me. I do revert vandalism and other obvious nonsense when I happen upon it, and won't use it to undo good faith edits. Thanks mate, Secret Squïrrel, approx 011:05, 11 June 2008 (Earth Standard Time)

Willie Wagtail

Hi Cas, I forgot to say - I CE'd the article a bit. Two things: 1. under Subspecies I've said that "R. leucophrys leucophrys is the most widely distributed subspecies..." because the way it read before implied that it was the only sp. found in Aus. However, I just made it up (altho' I think it's correct)! An alternative could be "...most common subspecies..." if it's true. Happy for you to play with it if needed. 2. I'd like to find a ref for the "chit-chit" vocalisation being uttered when the bird is being aggressive/an alarm call. Personal observation indicates this is most likely true but I'd rather not add it without something provenant backing it up. Any ideas? Cheers, Secret Squïrrel, approx 011:20, 11 June 2008 (Earth Standard Time)

Thanks

For helping Hibernian F.C. to be a good article! Do you have any pointers for trying to improve the article further? Jmorrison230582 (talk) 16:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Gila Monster

I've fixed all the issues you've brought up. Thanks for giving a thorough review! bibliomaniac15 16:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)