User talk:JSLUCAS75

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Hello C.Fred Thank you for your welcome. I am still working my way into the system and have several questions. Will you be my specific editor? That is, will I discuss my editing with you? I am a marine biologist who has researched crown-of-thorns starfish, giant clams, pearl oysters and aquaculture, and published books on each of these. I may contribute substantial editing to each of these entries in Wikipedia and perhaps on some other tropical marine biology topics. However, it is a deterent to consider adding substantial text or even a new topic that one has spent 2+ days preparing and then have it edited out. Is there a way to anticipate what is unacceptable or to discuss the proposed editing and why it is proposed? JSLUCAS75 (talk) 04:30, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unless User:C.Fred watchlisted your page when he welcomed you, he is unlikely to be aware of your request here. If you wish to contact him (talk), provided above as part of his signature, would be the easiest way to connect to his talk page, begin a new section, and post your questions there. (I am presuming 'he' based on user page content). He is an admininistrator, which means he's sometimes busy with special actions, but unlikely to have just wandered off the project. Substantive changes are frequently suggested, discussed, and a consensus version agreed to on an articles talk page if the article and its talk page are active (Use the 'View history' tab to see how frequently either is edited) or contentious; unsourced content will likely be reverted, which is just part of the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. When referenced, material you are adding or changing is more likely to remain unless it is judgmental or unbalances the article in the opinion of other editors. Consider using the (more public) Wikipedia:Help desk for discussions, as it is watched by more editors, or feel free to use the IRC link in the help template. Welcome to collaborative editing. Dru of Id (talk) 07:00, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi JSLUCAS75, welcome to Wikipedia! I also saw your help request and decided to answer in addition to User:Dru of Id above.

Being a marine biologist you may be interested in joining the Marine Life WikiProject, a collection of editors interested in improving and discussing articles on this topic, perhaps you should introduce yourself on the talk page there.

The best way to learn what is acceptable and unacceptable is to learn our core content policies: (Verifiability) (WP:V), Neutral point of view (WP:NPOV), and No original research (WP:OR). What Wikipedia Is Not (WP:NOT) is important reading as well. For any other questions you may have there is the Wikipedia:Help desk. Enjoy! -- œ ^™ 07:09, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Monotypic genus question[edit]

Hi JSLUCAS75, it's great to have you here! I left a note at Talk:Crown-of-thorns starfish#Not a monotypic genus?, but I haven't taken any other action, since I don't know what I'm talking about, whereas you apparently wrote the book on the topic. :-) Cheers, Melchoir (talk) 08:21, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your feedback[edit]

Thanks for sharing that you are making some progress in your Wikipedia experience. Best luck!

Ciphers (talk) 04:27, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Acanthaster planci[edit]

Hello JSLUCAS, I imagine you are J.S. Lucas from James Cook University ? I am the french contributor who built the french article about Acanthaster planci, and I am very impressed by what you have done with this English version : congratulations for your contributions ! I took the liberty of picking up some of your pictures for the French version : don't hesitate to use some of mine. Most of them were taken at Reunion Island, where I worked on A. planci with P. Chabanet and C. Conand. Cheers, FredD (talk) 16:39, 27 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FredD (talk • contribs)

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