User talk:Cwmhiraeth

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February 2020

Please do not move a page to a title that is harder to follow, or move it unilaterally against naming conventions or consensus, as you did to Thomas Brierley. This includes making page moves while a discussion remains underway. We have some guidelines to help with deciding what title is best for a subject. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. Thank you. Dl2000 (talk) 16:39, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind advice. You will find a discussion on the proposed move at Talk:Thomas Brierley where I found there was a consensus to move the article, closed the discussion (which had been open for the requisite week) and performed the move. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:44, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Sincere apologies for that, somehow missed the talk page move discussion there. Before doing that move revert, I did not find the phrase "grave cipher" in the article, your move only indicated "better title" for the edit summary and you did seem to have some controversy on earlier page move matters e.g. User talk:Cwmhiraeth#Page moves. Nevertheless your move was clearly justified and not vandalism, I retract the above message and have restored the page to Thomas Brierley grave cipher per consensus. Dl2000 (talk) 18:54, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

@Dl2000: Your apologies are accepted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:00, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon

Hi. The Wikipedia:The Great Britain/Ireland Destubathon is planned for March 2020, a contest/editathon to eliminate as many stubs as possible from all 134 counties. Amazon vouchers/book prizes are planned for most articles destubbed from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and Northern Ireland and whoever destubs articles from the most counties out of the 134. Sign up on page if interested in participating, hope this will prove to be good fun and productive, we have over 44,000 stubs!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:23, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Zanardinia

On 3 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zanardinia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zanardinia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zanardinia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acropyga exsanguis

On 4 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acropyga exsanguis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acropyga exsanguis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acropyga exsanguis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Geococcus coffeae

On 4 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Geococcus coffeae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Geococcus coffeae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

January 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

January 2020—Issue 010

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Megarachne by Ichthyovenator Christmas imperial pigeon by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by FunkMonk Paranthropus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by IJReid Orcinus meyeri by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Enwebb Christmas darter by Enwebb and Cwmhiraeth, reviewed by J Milburn Saxifragales by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by starsandwhales Segnosaurus by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Dryopithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Drosophila subobscura by Andrewoh29, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Egyptian fruit bat by Enwebb, reviewed by FunkMonk Scale insect by Chiswick Chap and Cwhmiraeth, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77

Newly nominated content

Wolf by LittleJerry Segnosaurus by FunkMonk The Goldfinch (painting) by Jimfbleak Dryomyza anilis by AnuBalasubramanian Pigs in culture by Chiswick Chap Coronariae by Michael Goodyear Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77 Gharial by BhagyaMani Honeynut squash by Ɱ James John Joicey by RLO1729 Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus Ardipithecus ramidus by Dunkleosteus77

News at a Glance

• In a major milestone for the automated taxobox system, more taxa articles now use automatic taxoboxes than manual ones. Particularly robust groups for automatic taxoboxes are turtles, primates, birds, rodents, amphibians and reptiles, sharks, and bivalves, with each project adopting automatic taxoboxes at rates greater than 95%. Only the fungi, arthropods, and microbiology projects had automatic taxobox adoption rates less than 25%. Read more in the 1 January update.
• Thanks to user Trappist the monk, all citations to the IUCN using Template:Cite web or Template:Cite journal have now been swapped to Template:Cite iucn. This will prevent a recurrence of massive link failure should the IUCN change its URL format again. That does not address the 14.5k articles that cite the IUCN without the use of templates. For more background discussion, see here and here.

Vital Articles

The vital articles project on English Wikipedia began in 2004 when an editor transferred a list from Meta-Wiki: List of articles every Wikipedia should have. The first incarnation of the list became what is now level 3. As of 2019, there are 5 levels of vital articles:

• Level 1: the 10 most vital articles (2009)
• Level 2: the 100 most vital articles (2009)
• Level 3: the 1,000 most vital articles (2004)
• Level 4: the 10,000 most vital articles (2006)
• Level 5: the 50,000 most vital articles (2017)

Each level is inclusive of all previous levels, meaning that the 1,000 Level 3 articles include those listed on Levels 2 and 1. Below is an overview of the distribution of vital articles, and the quality of the articles. While the ultimate goal of the vital articles project is to have Featured-class articles, I also considered Good Articles to be "complete" for the purposes of this list.

Animals (1,148 designated out of projected 2,400)

Cnidarians (5/8): 62.5% complete

Echinoderms (3/6): 50% complete

Insects (30/70): 42.9% complete

Invertebrates + others (10/27): 37% complete

Other arthropods (3/10): 30% complete

Reptiles (25/85): 29.4% complete

Amphibians (6/22): 27.3% complete

Porifera (1/4): 25% complete

Mammals (68/319): 21.3% complete

Mollusks (2/19): 21.1% complete

Arachnids (3/17): 17.6% complete

Birds (33/187): 17.6% complete

Animal breeds and hybrids (19/112): 17% complete

Crustaceans (3/25): 12% complete

Fishes (11/134): 8.2% complete

Agnatha (0/4): 0% complete

Plants, fungi, and other organisms (510 designated out of projected 1,200)

Fungi (4/33): 12.1% complete

Other organisms—Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya (5/62): 8.1% complete

Vegetables (6/96): 6.7% complete

Monocots (2/35): 5.7% complete

Edible fruits (5/95): 5.3% complete

Non-flowering plants (1/30): 3.3% complete

Edible seeds, grains, nuts (1/69): 1.4% complete

Non-monocots (1/88): 1.1% complete

Carnivorous plants (0/2): 0% complete

Many articles have yet to be designated for Tree of Life taxonomic groups, with 1,942 outstanding articles to be added. Anyone can add vital articles to the list! Restructuring may be necessary, as the only viruses included as of yet are under the category "Health". The majority of vital articles needing improvement are level 5, but here are some outstanding articles from the other levels:

Level 2

· Life · Human · Plant

Level 3

· Abiogenesis · Death · Cell · Human evolution · Organism · Zoology · Cattle · Dog · Reptile · Flower · Nut · Seed · Algae · Eukaryote · Biodiversity · Extinction · Photosynthesis

Level 4

· Sexual dimorphism · Feather · Fur · Hair · Gill · Plant anatomy · Plant morphology · Berry · Leaf · Root · Stoma · Shrub · Plant stem · Bark · Trunk · Epidermis · Ground tissue · Meristem · Vascular tissue · Vascular cambium · Hypha · Mycelium

January DYKs

Fossil teeth of Alopias palatasi

LuEsther T. Mertz Library

The Central Park mandarin duck

Christmas Island red crab

Salvador Dalí with his pet ocelot Babou

Passionvine bug

Tansy beetle

Winter bell

Doubleband surgeonfish

• ... that the extinct giant thresher shark Alopias palatasi is the only one of its kind to possess serrated teeth (pictured)? (1 January)
• ... that Dogor, an 18,000-year-old canine puppy, may represent a common ancestor of the dog and the wolf? (2 January)
• ... that the Caton Oak in Lancashire, England, was reputed to be a site of worship by druids? (4 January)
• ... that the LuEsther T. Mertz Library (pictured), one of the world's largest botanical libraries, had 6.5 million plant specimens and 75 percent of the world's systematic botany literature in 2002? (4 January)
• ... that Australian biologist Lee Berger identified Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis as being responsible for the decline and extinction of hundreds of amphibian species? (5 January)
• ... that the beetle Zaitzevia thermae has a total habitat of less than 35 square metres (380 sq ft) around one hot spring in Montana? (6 January)
• ... that the Anatolian frog is exported from Turkey to France, Italy and Switzerland for food, and is considered by the IUCN to be a near-threatened species? (6 January)
• ... that the stems and leaves of the endangered Holloway's crystalwort look as if they are covered in sugar crystals? (8 January)
• ... that a severe infestation of the palm weevil borer can kill its host palm? (9 January)
• ... that a mandarin duck (pictured) that appeared in New York City's Central Park became an international celebrity, with followers whom the Associated Press called "quackarazzi"? (10 January)
• ... that the Lac La Croix Indian Pony was recreated from a breeding population of four mares by crossing them with a Spanish Mustang? (11 January)
• ... that the female Savannah darter lays clutches of sticky eggs that she buries in gravel or sand? (12 January)
• ... that the Malayan banded pitta is threatened by the destruction of its forest habitat and by being targeted for the illegal trade in birds? (12 January)
• ... that in 2007, a rescued European bison calf dubbed Pubal grew so attached to humans in southeastern Poland that he could not be successfully reintegrated back into the wild? (13 January)
• ... that evolutionary biologist Rebecca Kilner has found that mites can give burying beetles a competitive advantage? (13 January)
• ... that jellyfish blooms can clog coastal power plants, causing losses of tens of thousands of US dollars per day? (14 January)
• ... that redbanded thrips are a significant pest of mango and cacao in the West Indies? (15 January)
• ... that the red crabs (example pictured) dominating the wildlife of Christmas Island have been threatened by the arrival of yellow crazy ants? (15 January)
• ... that Anisocentropus krampus was described in the same paper as other insects with monstrous names like Ganonema dracula and Anisocentropus golem? (16 January)
• ... that in France, the beetle Aepus marinus is restricted to a narrow strip of the beach near the high-water mark? (17 January)
• ... that the palm scale was first found on an endemic species of palm on the island of Réunion, but now infests plants in at least 78 families around the world? (17 January)
• ... that artist Salvador Dalí claimed that his pet ocelot (both pictured) was an ordinary domestic cat that he had "painted over in an op art design"? (18 January)
• ... that a whale found in western Vermont has presented further evidence of glaciation in New England? (19 January)
• ... that hosts of the passionvine bug (example pictured) include coffee, citrus, mung bean, squash, and mango? (21 January)
• ... that the lizard goby holds on to rocks in fast-flowing water by means of a "sucker" formed from two fins? (21 January)
• ... that the egg sacs of the newly discovered Phinda button spider are made of bright purple silk that fades to grey when it dries? (22 January)
• ... that the nationally rare tansy beetle (example pictured) survives at Acaster South Ings, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near York, England? (23 January)
• ... that chitons, such as Acanthochitona crinita, are molluscs with a shell composed of eight separate articulating valves? (25 January)
• ... that the main pollinators of the winter bell (pictured) are the singing honeyeater and the red wattlebird? (26 January)
• ... that with a stretched length of up to 20 cm (8 in), Pontobdella muricata is one of the largest marine leeches? (28 January)
• ... that not only does Couma utilis have edible fruit, its latex is used as a base for chewing gum, caulking boats, and whitewashing houses? (29 January)
• ... that the doubleband surgeonfish (example pictured) can turn a dark brown shade flushed with red or violet when stressed? (30 January)

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DYK for Blue pitta

On 5 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blue pitta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the blue pitta is a shy, secretive bird, but will respond to a recording of its call? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blue pitta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Blue pitta), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of John Papworth (plasterer)

Hello! Your submission of John Papworth (plasterer) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:58, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Move in Syrian Civil War

Hi, I think the closing here should have been "no consensus" because if we are going to use "civil war" instead of "Civil War", then we should move all articles with "Civil War" to "civil war" so that the "civil war" become consistent in all articles.--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 22:21, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acetabularia acetabulum

On 7 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acetabularia acetabulum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the alga Acetabularia acetabulum (pictured) resembles a green parasol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acetabularia acetabulum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acetabularia acetabulum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for promoting the Cymmer Colliery explosion DYK to the prep queue, much appreciated. RLO1729 (talk) 08:38, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

Pearl District

Hi - thanks for the close here. One nit, though. Only one editor said that USPLACE applies here. The other three, myself included, disagreed, and in fact there is no neighborhood convention in USPLACE. Any chance you could edit your close to reflect that? USPLACE is always highly charged, and it would be nice to reflect how editors actually discussed it here. Thanks! Dohn joe (talk) 16:14, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pedicularis palustris

On 9 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pedicularis palustris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bishop Monkton Ings in North Yorkshire, England, provides a habitat to the semi-parasitic marsh lousewort? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pedicularis palustris), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK

Cwmhiraeth, I just noticed you were starting a second set. Thank you so much. There's a special occasion hook that should go into either Prep 3 or Prep 4, in case you're going to complete that new set; if Prep 3 is better timing for it, that might affect what goes where. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:14, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: Right, I will jiggle them around a bit and incorporate it in an image slot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:20, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for John Papworth (plasterer)

On 9 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Papworth (plasterer), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Papworth created the plasterwork on the ceiling of the Greenwich Hospital chapel (pictured) in London when it was rebuilt in the 1780s after a fire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Papworth (plasterer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Papworth (plasterer)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Callipappus australis

On 10 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Callipappus australis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the bird of paradise fly was first described from an Angophora tree, it is quite likely that this is not the insect's host plant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Callipappus australis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Callipappus australis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:04, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Actinopyga capillata

On 13 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Actinopyga capillata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hairy sea cucumber has long tube feet on its dorsal surface, giving it a furry appearance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Actinopyga capillata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Actinopyga capillata), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

New Page Reviewer newsletter February 2020

Hello Cwmhiraeth,

Source Guide Discussion

The first NPP source guide discussion is now underway. It covers a wide range of sources in Ghana with the goal of providing more guidance to reviewers about sources they might see when reviewing pages. Hopefully, new page reviewers will join others interested in reliable sources and those with expertise in these sources to make the discussion a success.

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• A resource page with links pertinent for reviewers was created this month.
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16:08, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/A1206 road (Great Britain)

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you'd be interested in returning to your review here, as a new hook has been proposed and needs assessing. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 08:18, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Prep 2

Hi, I don't know if you realize that you put five U.S. hooks into this set. I don't have time to move things around for another 26 hours. BlueMoonset also wants us to use only 3 bios in each set. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:34, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Well, I went ahead and moved some of the hooks to the next set so Prep 2 won't be promoted yet. Yoninah (talk) 13:40, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: (Edit conflict) I did notice, when I had completed the set, that it was overbiased towards the US, and I will move a hook or two around. As for the bios, the proportion of these has increased, mostly bios of men, and I will be promoting 3 or 4 as seems best to fit into each set. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:48, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, Yoninah, I just did a count of the Approved bios, and it's even between bios and non-bios at the moment—we have the same number of each. So, going forward, we should probably go for four bios in each set wherever possible until the ratio changes, which is entirely dependent on which nominations get approved. (There are 144 still waiting for approval.) BlueMoonset (talk) 18:23, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, BlueMoonset. Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah and BlueMoonset: There seems to me to be a great dearth of biographies. When building Prep6 today, I couldn't find a suitable biographical hook to complete it, and it currently has only two biographies. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:56, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I also noticed this. Yoninah (talk) 12:46, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, Yoninah, as the ratio has changed, so too should the composition of the sets. You two are closest to the issue, so if bios get hard to find, use your best judgment to adjust the level as needed—it sounds like two (or maybe even one) might be the right number at the moment, but it could go higher if a spate of bios are approved, or stay low for a while. Four is always the ceiling, but the floor, ultimately, can even be zero if there aren't any suitable bios. Similarly, I've noticed that many sets recently have fewer than the recommended half (four) U.S. hooks; I think all of the current queue and prep sets come in at under that number. This may change, but for now we have to deal with what we have in the way of approved hooks, especially since it is a small percentage of the total nominations. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:00, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pedicularis sylvatica

On 15 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pedicularis sylvatica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become lousy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pedicularis sylvatica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pedicularis sylvatica), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 12:02, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bispira brunnea

On 16 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bispira brunnea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that groups of social feather dusters sway in unison in the water current and retract into their tubes at the slightest disturbance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bispira brunnea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bispira brunnea), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Yeinot Bitan

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you could take a look at the article and ALT3—you were the original reviewer—and see whether both are ready for a new tick. I had some issues (as I noted) that prevented me from promoting the nomination recently, and I believe they have been addressed, but I think if I went back to it then you, me, and Yoninah would all be unable to promote it, whereas if you make the determination, I'd still be able to do the promotion. Thank you very much, both for this, and for all of the work you've been doing building prep sets. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Mesocyclops longisetus

On 17 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mesocyclops longisetus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mesocyclops longisetus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mesocyclops longisetus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Hugsyrup. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, DYAA, and have marked it as unpatrolled. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

(Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Hug^syrup 11:54, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Phyllodoce lineata

Hello! Your submission of Phyllodoce lineata at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Not a problem per se, just a request to rephrase the caption. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Pterophorus pentadactyla

On 21 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pterophorus pentadactyla, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the specific name of Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, comes from the Greek for 'five fingers'? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pterophorus pentadactyla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pterophorus pentadactyla), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Sinustrombus sinuatus

On 24 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sinustrombus sinuatus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the laciniate conch (shell pictured) is able to flip itself off the seabed using its muscular foot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sinustrombus sinuatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sinustrombus sinuatus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Wug·a·po·des​ 03:06, 22 February 2020 (UTC) 00:01, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Newsteadia floccosa

On 26 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Newsteadia floccosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in a Europe-wide study, the boreal ensign scale was found to be the most common scale insect present in soil? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Newsteadia floccosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Newsteadia floccosa), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Primicimex

On 1 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Primicimex, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the blood-sucking bug Primicimex cavernis survives in a cave in Texas while the bats on which it feeds overwinter elsewhere? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Primicimex. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Primicimex), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2, with 57 contestants qualifying. We have abolished the groups this year, so to qualify for Round 3 you will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with a featured article, five good articles and an assortment of other submissions, specialising on buildings and locations in New York, for a total of 895 points.
• Gog the Mild came next with 464 points, from a featured article, two good articles and a number of reviews, the main theme being naval warfare.
• Raymie was in third place with 419 points, garnered from one good article and an impressive 34 DYKs on radio and TV stations in the United States.
• Harrias came next at 414, with a featured article and three good articles, an English civil war battle specialist.
• CaptainEek was in fifth place with 405 points, mostly garnered from bringing Cactus wren to featured article status.
• The top ten contestants at the end of Round 1 all scored over 200 points; they also included L293D, Kingsif, Enwebb, Lee Vilenski and CAPTAIN MEDUSA. Seven of the top ten contestants in Round 1 are new to the WikiCup.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. In Round 1 there were four featured articles, one featured list and two featured pictures, as well as around two hundred DYKs and twenty-seven ITNs. Between them, contestants completed 127 good article reviews, nearly a hundred more than the 43 good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Contestants also claimed for 40 featured article / featured list reviews, and most even remembered to mention their WikiCup participation in their reviews (a requirement).

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

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 March 2020

• From the editor: The ball is in your court

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• Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

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DYK for Calamagrostis intermedia

On 29 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calamagrostis intermedia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Calamagrostis intermedia is the dominant plant of the grassy páramo in Ecuador's El Cajas National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calamagrostis intermedia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Calamagrostis intermedia), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 01:06, 29 February 2020 (UTC) (Belatedly posted by BlueMoonset (talk) 18:26, 1 March 2020 (UTC))

DYK nomination of Hydroides ezoensis

Hello! Your submission of Hydroides ezoensis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup newsletter correction

There was an error in the WikiCup 2020 March newsletter; L293D should not have been included in the list of top ten scorers in Round 1 (they led the list last year), instead, Dunkleosteus77 should have been included, having garnered 334 points from five good articles on animals, living or extinct, and various reviews. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:30, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

February 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

February 2020—Issue 011

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Segnosaurus by FunkMonk The Goldfinch (painting) by Jimfbleak Gharial by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Steller's sea ape by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Poinsettia by Enwebb, reviewed by Starsandwhales Honeynut squash by Ɱ, reviewed by Ealdgyth

Newly nominated content

Danuvius guggenmosi by Dunkleosteus77 Denisovan by Dunkleosteus77 Homo luzonensis by Dunkleosteus77 Homo naledi by Dunkleosteus77 Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Cimicidae by Cwmhiraeth and Chiswick Chap

News at a Glance

• The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon began on 1 March and runs for the entire month. Expansion of any stubs related to Great Britain and Ireland is welcome, inclusive of taxa. There are also monetary prizes for winners of specific categories in the form of Amazon gift cards. PetScan could be useful here to find the intersection of Stub-class articles and other categories: Biota of Ireland; Biota of Great Britain; Biota of the Isle of Man
• The WP:WikiCup just completed its first round. Dunkleosteus77 had the most points of any Tree of Life editor, with 5 GAs and 6 GARs. Other Tree of Life editors moving on to round two include Enwebb, Sainsf, starsandwhales, Guettarda, and Casliber.
• Some winners of the 2019 Wiki Science Competition have been announced. For the finalists and winners, see here.

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  Daphnia giving birth (Poland)
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  Immunofluorescence staining of a mouse intestine, "Microscopy" (Australia)
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  Bat scientist Lauri Lutsar determining the age of a bat, "People In Science" (Estonia)
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  Close-up view of a bioluminescent beetle Elateroidea, "Wildlife and Nature" (France)
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  Coral fluorescence, "General Category" (Russia)
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  Paleoanthropologist at work, "People in Science" (Italy)
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  Ammonite fossil from Morocco, "General Category" (Spain)
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  Yellow orange-tip male (Ixias pyrene), "Wildlife and Nature" (India)

The spread of coronavirus across Wikipedia

With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus dominating news coverage, Wikipedia content related to the virus has seen much higher interest. Tree of Life content of particular interest to readers has included viruses, bats, pangolins, and masked palm civets. Viruses saw the most dramatic growth in readership: Coronavirus, which was the 105th most popular virus article in December 2019 with about 400 views per day, averaged over a quarter million views each day of January 2020. Total monthly viewership of the top-10 virus articles ballooned from about 1.5 million to nearly 20 million.

Top 10 WikiProject Virus articles in December 2019 vs. January 2020

	December 2019	January 2020	Rank change
1	Gastroenteritis	Coronavirus	+104
2	HIV/AIDS	2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak	NA
3	Norovirus	2019 novel coronavirus	NA
4	Smallpox	Severe acute respiratory syndrome	+47
5	Shingles	Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	NA
6	Measles	Spanish flu	+3
7	HIV	Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus	+124
8	Influenza	List of epidemics	+54
9	Spanish flu	Timeline of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak	NA
10	Dengue fever	Coronaviridae	+490
Total views	1,466,143‬	19,845,246

Viewership of the articles Bat, Bat-borne virus, Horseshoe bat, and Bat as food from 15 Jan. 2020 to 10 Feb. 2020

From October 2019 – December 2019, the top ten most popular bat articles fluctuated among 16 different articles, with the December viewership of those 10 articles at 209,280. For January 2020, three articles broke into the top-10 that were not among the 16 articles of the prior three months: Bat as food, Horseshoe bat, and Bat-borne virus. Viewership of the top-10 bat articles spiked nearly 300% to 617,067 in January.

While bats have been implicated as a possible natural reservoir of SARS-CoV-2, an intermediate host may be the bridge between bats and humans. Pangolins have been hypothesized as the intermediate host for the virus, causing a large spike in typical page views of 2-3k each day up to more than 60k in a day. Masked palm civets, the intermediate host of SARS, saw a modest yet noticeable spike in page views as well, from 100 to 300 views per day to as many as 5k views per day.

With an increase in viewers came an increase in editors. In an interview, longtime virus editor Awkwafaba identified the influx of editors as the biggest challenge in editing content related to the coronavirus. They noted that these newcomers include "novices who make honest mistakes and get tossed about a bit in the mad activity" as well as "experienced editors who know nothing about viruses and are good researchers, yet aren't familiar with the policies of WP:ToL or WP:Viruses." Disruption also increased, with extended confirmed protection (also known as the 30/500 rule, which prevents editors with fewer than 30 days tenure and 500 edits from making edits and is typically used on a very small subset of Wikipedia articles) temporarily applied to Coronavirus and still active on Template:2019–20 coronavirus outbreak data. New editors apparently seeking to correct misinformation continuously edited the article Bat as food to remove content related to China: Videos of Chinese people eating bat soup were misrepresented to be current or filmed in China, when at least one such video was several years old and filmed in Palau. However, reliable sources confirm that bats are eaten in China, especially Southern China, so these well-meaning edits were mostly removed.

Another level of complexity was added by the fluctuating terminology of the virus. Over a dozen moves and merges were requested within WikiProject Viruses. To give you an idea of the musical chairs happening with article titles, here are the move histories of two articles:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

• Began as Wuhan coronavirus on 9 January
• Moved to 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 16 January
• Moved to Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 19 January
• Moved to 2019 novel coronavirus on 9 February
• Moved to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on 18 February (current name)

2019–20 coronavirus outbreak

• Began as 2019-2020 China pneumonia outbreak on 5 January
• Moved to 2019–20 China pneumonia outbreak on 5 January
• Moved to 2019-20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China on 15 January
• Moved to 2019-20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 15 January
• Moved to 2019–20 outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 15 January
• Moved to 2019–20 outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV on 23 January
• Moved to 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on 23 January
• Moved to 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak on 18 February (current name)

Awkwafaba noted that "the main authorities, WHO and ICTV, don't really have a process for speedily naming a virus or disease." Additionally, they have different criteria for naming. They said, "I remember in a move discussion from the article then called Wuhan coronavirus that a virus name cannot have a geographical location in it, but this is a WHO disease naming guideline, and not an ICTV virus naming rule. ICTV may have renamed Four Corners virus to Sin Nombre orthohantavirus but there are still plenty of official virus species names that don't abide by WHO guidelines."

February DYKs

Thistle broomrape

Painting of the Shelton Oak

Female A. diabolicum flowers with curled stigmas

• ... that juvenile ornate surgeonfish are quite different in colouring from the adult fish? (1 February)
• ... that Quarry Moor is one of the few locations in England where the rare parasitic plant thistle broomrape (example pictured) grows? (2 February)
• ... that the hollow Shelton Oak (pictured) near Shrewsbury was so big that a party of eight could dance a quadrille inside it? (3 February)
• ... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond? (4 February)
• ... that entomologist Karim Vahed led the team that found a cricket species in which the testes accounted for 14 percent of the insect's body mass? (4 February)
• ... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae? (4 February)
• ... that no fungi or algae are listed as endangered or threatened by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board? (5 February)
• ... that the blue pitta is a shy, secretive bird, but will respond to a recording of its call? (5 February)
• ... that Acer diabolicum, the devil maple, gets its scientific and common names from the curly stigmas of its flowers (pictured)? (6 February)
• ... that the alga Acetabularia acetabulum (pictured) resembles a green parasol? (7 February)
• ... that Bishop Monkton Ings in North Yorkshire, England, provides a habitat to the semi-parasitic marsh lousewort? (9 February)
• ... that although the bird of paradise fly was first described from an Angophora tree, it is quite likely that this is not the insect's host plant? (11 February)
• ... that Hack Fall Wood in North Yorkshire, England, hosts the rare lemon slug (example pictured)? (13 February)
• ... that the hairy sea cucumber has long tube feet on its dorsal surface, giving it a furry appearance? (14 February)
• ... that Diego (pictured) "had so much sex he saved his species"? (15 February)
• ... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become lousy? (16 February)
• ... that groups of social feather dusters sway in unison in the water current and retract into their tubes at the slightest disturbance (16 February)
• ... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes? (17 February)
• ... that the specific name of Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, comes from the Greek for 'five fingers'? (22 February)
• ... that the laciniate conch (shell pictured) is able to flip itself off the seabed using its muscular foot? (25 February)

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  A. acetabulum caps
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  Lemon slug
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  Diego in 2009
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  Five views of a laciniate conch shell

Discuss this issue

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DYK for Phyllodoce lineata

On 3 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phyllodoce lineata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the worm Phyllodoce lineata is a predator and scavenger, feeding mostly on other polychaetes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phyllodoce lineata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phyllodoce lineata), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

WT:DYK#Wiener Hofmusikkapelle

Cwmhiraeth, it would be great if you could stop by here when you're next on the site, and give your opinion of the proposed replacement hook; there have been objections to what was promoted to Prep 4, and we're trying to find a workable updated wording, hopefully before Prep 4 is promoted to Queue 4 (it's next in line). Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I got fed up with the endless discussion on a topic I was not much interested in anyway. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:54, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Cimicidae you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 16:41, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Ostrea equestris

On 4 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ostrea equestris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crested oyster has been eaten by humans for at least 6,000 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ostrea equestris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ostrea equestris), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Prep 2

The Washington Building hook not only seems boring (apologies to the author) but the picture is dull too. It's just an office block. Could we change it to Arthur V. Sellwood which has an exciting murder hook and an image that displays well at thumbnail? I have now been able to date the image to 1891. Philafrenzy (talk) 16:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't necessarily agree with you about the Washington Building, but I wouldn't have promoted your hook to the image slot anyway because of the lack of clarity on the image's copyright status. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:32, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

There isn't any lack of clarity now. I have the exact details. See Commons. I bought the book to check! Philafrenzy (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Wiener Hofmusikkapelle

On 5 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, founded by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1498, was a forerunner of the Vienna Boys' Choir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wiener Hofmusikkapelle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wiener Hofmusikkapelle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Bottom list

Can you add them to the bottom list, five is an impressive amount! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:10, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Done. Are you happy with the Black ruff? Its connection with Ireland is somewhat tenuous. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 21:14, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Should be OK, I'll review tomorrow, almost 200 by day 5, superb start!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:18, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I lost count of your entries haha, 23 for Ireland but can you check the amount of different counties in total and number of articles done to date for Wikipedia:The Great Britain and Ireland Destubathon/Scoreboard, thanks,♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:08, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: I guess Highland is one large county, and Inverness and Sutherland both count as Highland? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, we have to go with current. I'm thinking of doing a Highland destubathon sometime, perhaps then we can go by historical shires.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of White-throated round-eared bat

Hello! Your submission of White-throated round-eared bat at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Achaea (talk) 18:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Cimicidae

The article Cimicidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cimicidae for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Enwebb -- Enwebb (talk) 02:21, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Stainer

Did you know that we'll perform two works by your ancestor, one on Good Friday, one in the Easter Vigil? See? Do you think Dibble should have an article? Biographer of Stainer and Stanford? Would you have sources to write on the two compositions, one an excerpt from Crucifixion, - so perhaps the whole oratorio might deserve expansion. The other - and we'll sing only the conclusion - looks as if it might be from Magadalan?? Very little known, it seems. [1] - Would you accept an infobox for him? I have trouble for Verdi, won't even look again, waste of time every time. All these words about such a little difference, - I will never understand. - I'm a very very distant relative of Nikolaus Harnoncourt, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Well, I have in my possession a signed copy of Dibble's biography of Stainer, but it has only a minute amount of information on Dibble, on the cover. Biographies are not really my scene, and I am currently spending most of my time on the Great Britain Stubathon, so am not keen to take on any additional projects at the moment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Fine, understand. May I just ask simple questions from time to time? Such as: was They have taken away my Lord an independent composition, or is it part of St. Mary Magdalan, as God So Loved The World is part of The Crucifixion? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Sure. They have taken away my Lord seems to have been an independent composition, as far as I can gather. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:11, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Will think about article or not ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, now that all these musical plans were cancelled, I postponed the articles, but at least - see the resurrection of loving-kindness - I brought a piece to the Main page that was dedicated to Stainer, - happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Happy Easter to you too. Unusual times! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

indeed, - today Le Concert Spirituel --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

... and today Credo, or this is the day from Psalm 118. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:55, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Hydroides ezoensis

On 13 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hydroides ezoensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that larvae of the tube worm Hydroides ezoensis prefer to settle on a substrate already inhabited by other worms of their own species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hydroides ezoensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hydroides ezoensis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Pest

Hi Cwmhiraeth, when you've finished your Stubathon would you like to work with me to bring Pest to Good Article status? I've written a quick suggestion for what it ought to be like at Talk:Pest (organism)#Article, not list. Basically it's a total rewrite so we have I think a completely free hand in how we approach the topic (which I happen to know you like!). All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Sure, the article is certainly ripe for improvement. The stubathon is keeping me busy at the moment, but finishes on March 31st. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:44, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Great, looking forward to it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:33, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

"To a plant, any animal that feeds on it or any organism that causes disease or diminishes its ability to thrive is a pest."

This slightly implies that plants think... I haven't thought of a better way of phrasing it. We could say "From one point of view ... a plant ... " perhaps. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:22, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Feel free to rephrase, rewrite or remove it as you think fit. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Hi, the sections 'Plants as pests' and 'Weeds' seem to me to be about much the same thing, so perhaps should be merged or reorganised (we could I guess make the first one purely definitional, and put all the examples under the second; but I'm not sure that "Invasive species" wouldn't be the right heading for that group, i.e. we split the Weeds section into two. What exactly is the point of the 'Concept' section, isn't the whole article about the concept? What do you feel would work best? I think we need to adjust it one way or another. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:55, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

I will be happy to let you organise the sections as you wish. My understanding of the word "pest" doesn't really include plants at all, (except for trifids). So I don't think we need much on plants. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, then we probably have enough. We can cut or rearrange if the GA reviewer wants changes. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

I guess we're close to finished. Perhaps the lead needs a bit more before we nominate? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:27, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I didn't stop editing the article because I thought it was ready, but because I got diverted, firstly to Leech, and later elsewhere. It's looking a great deal better than when we started. The lead certainly needs expansion and I want to add something about wood boring beetles in structural timbers and furniture, and museum specimens. I'll try to do this in the next couple of days. Do you think there is anything else that should be there? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:49, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

I think it's got pretty much all I wanted to say. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:53, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Goulven of Léon

Cwmhiraeth, I'm so sorry—I meant to ping you here when I posted, but apparently forgot to do so. As far as I can tell, you only reviewed one of the two articles being nominated; any chance you can clear up just what you reviewed, and if only one of the articles, any chance you could review the second? Many thanks, and apologies again for the oversight. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Simethis

Hello! Your submission of Simethis at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 19:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Berthella ocellata

On 17 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Berthella ocellata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Berthella ocellata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Berthella ocellata), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Corticium candelabrum

On 17 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corticium candelabrum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corticium candelabrum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nominations passed by Yoninah that need promotion to prep

Cwmhiraeth, here are a couple of nominations that were passed by Yoninah more than a week ago, so she cannot promote them herself. (I'm making up a similar list for Yoninah of articles you either passed or created.) I'm hoping you can take care of them. First date is where it can be found on the Approved page; second date is when the tick was given:

• January 15/March 9: Template:Did you know nominations/Operación Alacrán
• February 1/March 10: Template:Did you know nominations/Raphael Warnock

If there are any issues that make you reluctant to promote either of these, can you please let me know? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Protopulvinaria pyriformis

On 19 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Protopulvinaria pyriformis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that unlike most soft scale insects, the adult female pyriform scale is able to move around? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Protopulvinaria pyriformis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Protopulvinaria pyriformis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion hook promoted early?

Cwmhiraeth, I think the special occasion transport to Auschwitz hook you just promoted to Prep 6 is going to run a day early, on March 25, rather than on March 26, which is when the blank Prep 1 will be promoted once the current Prep 1 contents are promoted to Queue 1 (which will need to happen in the next 17 hours or the main page promotion will have to be delayed). Would it be better to revert the promotion or wait to move it? BlueMoonset (talk) 06:35, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: You are right. The request for the hook was actually for 25 or 26 March, but it would need to be tweaked if it stayed in Prep 6. I suggest we swap it round when Prep 1 becomes available. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:49, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Refs

Llyn Fanod and Lough Beg just some unsourced claims in first paragraph, thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:34, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Portrane just one citation and ref 1 to fill out.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:56, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

The ref was dead so I removed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Long Knoll Can you ref first paragraph claims?♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:55, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Can you fill out ref 1, Tymon Park. Cheers.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:18, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Not easily as it is dead, but I have replaced it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:36, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Scale insect

Hello! Your submission of Scale insect at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 16:01, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Amitermes floridensis

On 22 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amitermes floridensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Florida, winged termites are sometimes found stuck to wet foliage, buildings, or vehicles after rain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amitermes floridensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Amitermes floridensis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Brimham Rocks

Please would you kindly look at the above talk page, and my post on the DYK prep page's talkpage? I have asked for the article to be removed from the DYK queue (prep 4) for reasons of public safety. I am hoping that you might be able to help here. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Well actually, I don't agree with your point of view, or am neutral anyway. I would love to visit Brimham Rocks and the other sites you have been writing about, but live too far away. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:08, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Simethis

On 23 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Simethis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being known as the Kerry lily, the perennial plant has a much wider distribution outside Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Simethis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Simethis), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Bríd Mahon

Hi, could you promote this in one of the last days of March? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:51, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! Yoninah (talk) 09:47, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

WAM 2019 Postcard: All postcards are postponed due to the postal system shut down

Wikipedia Asian Month 2019

Dear all participants and organizers,

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all the postcards are postponed due to the shut down of the postal system all over the world. Hope all the postcards can arrive as soon as the postal system return and please take good care.

Best regards,

Wikipedia Asian Month International Team 2020.03

DYK for Étienne Carjat

On 26 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Étienne Carjat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that besides his portrait photography, Étienne Carjat edited journals and published caricatures (example shown) in the popular press? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Étienne Carjat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Étienne Carjat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Lead hook in Prep 4

Cwmhiraeth, I had thought this spot was being held for the Jessye Norman hook currently on tap for Women's History Month—indeed, I'd had it held for that special occasion hook before Yoninah promoted it, but it was pulled back while just which hook ought to be promoted was hashed out, a process that started but seems to have stalled.

However, when it was pulled back, the special occasion "reservation" wasn't restored. I would like to reinstate it, and temporarily move the Bergen-Belsen hook you just promoted to a regular hook spot on Prep 3 in the hopes that Jessye's hook can be determined in the next 24 hours—there have been more men's hooks than women's hooks in March, and I'd like to get closer to parity if we can—and we can get Prep 4 promoted to Queue 4 so that Bergen-Belsen can move to be the lead of the next Prep 4.

If you object to this, let me know, but I'm concerned enough about an admin coming along and promoting Prep 4 that I want to move things around right away to prevent that. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:48, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: Right, I'll do that. I wanted to fill the picture slot because that was the only thing preventing Prep 4 from being promoted. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:55, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Cwmhiraeth. I'll post something in the nomination to let them know about the time limit we're dealing with. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:59, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, the Norman hook was promoted to prep and later the prep was moved into queue, freeing up the new prep for Bergen-Belsen. I chose Prep 4 over Prep 5 because while there are special occasion hooks for April 4 and 5 that will go into Preps 4 and 5, since they both have black-and-white photos of white men, only one can realistically be a lead hook, and I suspected Gregory Peck on April 5 would be the choice. If you choose April 4 for the photo instead, then Bergen-Belsen can move to the top slot in Prep 5. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:59, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Black ruff

On 28 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black ruff, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a deep-sea fish known as a black ruff was caught in a salmon net in the Firth of Forth and donated to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1901? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black ruff. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Black ruff), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Gentianella anglica

On 29 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gentianella anglica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flowering plant Gentianella anglica is found only in Great Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gentianella anglica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gentianella anglica), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 March 2020

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Prep 3 hook

Hi, a discussion took place about the third to last hook in this set. Since I had a hand in formulating it, would you be able to substitute the ALT5 hook for the one in the set? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:46, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:05, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

March 2020—Issue 012

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Argentinosaurus by Slate Weasel and Jens Lallensack Wolf by LittleJerry Horseshoe bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Cimicidae by Cwmhiraeth and Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Enwebb Coronariae by Michael Goodyear, reviewed by Dank Ardipithecus ramidus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by starsandwhales Ooedigera by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Bathyphysa conifera by Awkwafaba, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Calliphora vomitoria by Y.shiuan, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations by Britishfinance Bathyphysa conifera by Awkwafaba Moniliformidae by Mattximus Disease X by Britishfinance Mandarin Patinkin by Rhododendrites

News at a glance

• A year of the Tree of Life Newsletter: Thank you to all the subscribers who have been with us from the beginning or have joined along the way, and to those who have contributed their time to producing this newsletter. I've really valued your ideas, copyediting, and willingness to be interviewed. Onwards and upwards!
• April marks the start of the GAN Backlog Drive, which continues through the end of May. The goal of this backlog elimination drive is to cut the number of outstanding GANs, in particular those which have been in the queue 90 days or more. All hands welcome, new and old.
• The finalists of the US Wiki Science Competition have been announced. Illustrating Wikipedia articles can be challenging, so these new images represent a chance to find suitable media for our articles. For all images uploaded in the Wiki Science Competition, see here and click "all images" in the upper right corner.

• 
  Fly's mouth and tongue (Microscopy)
• 
  Killer whales hunting a crabeater seal (Wildlife)
• 
  Fossilized tooth of a Squalicorax shark (Microscopy)
• 
  Flourescent coral (Non-photographic media)

A new WikiProject responding to the pandemic

The newest Tree of Life WikiProject is about a taxon that is dominating the headlines, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and its many effects. We interviewed Another Believer, the founder of WikiProject COVID-19.

This interview has been edited for length. Find the full interview here.

1. Please describe how you went about creating WikiProject COVID-19. What made you think a project was needed?

   I've been following the outbreak and editing related Wikipedia articles since January. I'm not particularly interested in infectious diseases or viruses, but I've been to China a few times and wanted to monitor the outbreak's impact on society as well as the government's response. For a while, I was casually tracking updates to the first couple pages about the outbreak. Then a pattern began to emerge as February saw the creation of separate articles about outbreaks in Iran, Italy, and South Korea. New Wikipedia articles continued being created in early March, and the outbreak was recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11. Knowing there would many more articles, lists, templates, illustrations, and other pages on Wikipedia, I created WikiProject COVID-19 on March 15. My goal was simply to create a temporary or permanent space for editors to collaborate, communicate, and focus specifically on content related to this ongoing pandemic. I'm a member of many WikiProjects and have created several before, but this one definitely felt more necessary and urgent. Most WikiProjects unite editors with similar interests, which is fine and serves a purpose, but I felt this project could have a much bigger real life impact. I don't think I was alone in my thinking; the project had 80 members by March 20 and 100 members by March 26.

2. Who or what was invaluable to getting off the ground?

   If I'm being honest, getting this project off the ground required little work on my part. All I did was create the space and post invitations to existing talk pages related to the outbreak. Editors joined the project very quickly; 30 members joined on the same day I started the project, and there were more than 50 participants one day later. I've been a daily Wikipedia editor for more than 12 years, and I've never seen so much interest in a project or content added to Wikipedia about a specific topic in such a short period of time. WikiProject members worked expeditiously to build a framework and hang a barnstar, tagging related pages, assessing content, and starting talk page discussions about the project's goals and scope. I'm thankful to the many editors who pitched in to get the project established, and I look forward to seeing how editors collaborate in this space as we move forward.

3. What are the short-term goals of the project?

   No specific goals have been posted to the project page yet, but I'd like to think members share a collective desire to ensure Wikipedia has accurate and reliable information about the disease and pandemic. Disinformation and misinformation seem rampant these days, so we're working to give readers around the globe access to accurate, objective, and possibly even life-saving information. Unlike some WikiProjects which may take a more historical approach to documenting certain topics, WikiProject COVID-19 members have the ability to mitigate the disease's spread in real time by arming communities with facts about outbreaks in their region as well as information about prevention, testing, vaccine research, societal impact, etc.

   

   Viewership of WikiProject Medicine, WikiProject Viruses, and WikiProject COVID-19 in the month of March 2020

4. What are the long-term goals? English Wikipedia has many of 'lumpers' who think there are too many projects already. The project has also inspired the creation of two portals, which I imagine caused some raised eyebrows in this trend of portal deletionism. What will come of the WP after the current outbreak subsides?

   After creating WikiProject COVID-19, a couple editors said I should have created a task force instead of a standalone WikiProject. I wasn't bothered. The number of 'thank you' notifications I received for creating the page vastly outweighed these critical comments. I knew the page I created was much needed, and I would be fine if editors decide to call the page by another name. I understand some editors think there are too many WikiProjects. No one's required to join WikiProject COVID-19, but the 100+ of us who have already joined invite you to help with our efforts, if you're interested. As for the project's future, I would be fine if editors decided to convert the WikiProject into a task force, or even put the project into retirement if the time comes. Given the level of interest and impact the pandemic has already had on a global scale, I have a feeling the WikiProject will be active for a long time.

5. Another criticism of the project is its narrow focus. It is focused on only one strain of virus, and the disease it causes. Even WikiProject AIDS is about two species of virus. Is the scope of the project too small? What would an expanded scope look like? Why would including another virus strain in the same species, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus which causes SARS, not be wanted? or is it wanted?

   Narrow focus? I disagree. The project may focus on a single virus and disease, but the pandemic has resulted in the creation of hundreds of Wikipedia articles documenting outbreaks in most countries and territories. There are pages covering the pandemic's impact on aviation, cinema, education, politics, religion, sports, and television, not to mention others related to the resulting economic turmoil. Additionally, there are hundreds of templates, charts, and other graphics. Who knows how many thousands of images and other media will be uploaded at Wikimedia Commons by the time this pandemic subsides? There's also COVID-19 WikiProject COVID-19 at Wikidata, and I wouldn't be surprised if similar spaces are created for other Wikimedia projects soon. Even if the focus is narrow, there's plenty of content for Wikimedians to improve and protect.

6. In your opinion, what should be the guidelines for creating a new project, as opposed to creating a task force or working under an existing WikiProject?

   I don't feel strongly about new project creation guidelines, or the differences between WikiProjects and task forces. Project members should decide what structure works for them and call themselves whatever name they prefer. I understand project construction requires maintenance and can come at an administrative cost, but we should be careful about discouraging editors from proposing new projects.

   Ideally, editors would only create a new WikiProject if at least a few others were committed to joining. I created WikiProject COVID-19 without conferring with others because I assumed the interest would be there. I encourage people to be bold and create project pages, but maybe ask a few other editors for feedback first. I'll let other editors worry about the guidelines.

7. What tools (templates, bots, etc.) are essential, or even just really helpful, for organizing and maintaining a successful project? What is something every WP should do, that maybe isn't doing now?

   I appreciate the standard WikiProject assessment framework. AlexNewArtBot and Article alerts have also been very helpful.

8. What have you learned about Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or COVID-19 during this process that surprised you?

   I don't have any sort of medical background, and I'm more interested in the pandemic's impact than details about the disease or virus. Most surprising to me has been the lack of preparedness for combating outbreaks by governments around the world, including here in the United States. I don't know how COVID-19's spread compares to other infectious diseases, but as I've watched the outbreak develop I've continually wondered why governments did not start preparing earlier. What was happening in China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea should have prompted action sooner.

9. What important things about 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic do you think folks should know and maybe have missed in the deluge of information coming at people?

   1. Know the most common symptoms: cough, fever, and difficulty breathing.

   2. Learn what behavioral adjustments you should make to protect yourself and reduce transmission, and remember to wash your hands.

   3. Get your information from reputable sources. I'd like to think Wikipedia editors are pretty good at this last bit of advice.

Thank you to Another Believer for your time, both in this interview and in this project. Interested readers can join WikiProject COVID-19. And please stay safe and healthy out there. --Awkwafaba

March DYKs

• ... that Calamagrostis intermedia is the dominant plant of the grassy páramo in Ecuador's El Cajas National Park? (March 1)
• ... that the blood-sucking bug Primicimex cavernis survives in a cave in Texas while the bats on which it feeds overwinter elsewhere? (March 2)
• ... that the worm Phyllodoce lineata is a predator and scavenger, feeding mostly on other polychaetes? (March 4)
• ... that the crested oyster has been eaten by humans for at least 6,000 years? (March 5)
• ... that larvae of the tube worm Hydroides ezoensis prefer to settle on a substrate already inhabited by other worms of their own species? (March 14)
• ... that the sea slug Berthella ocellata hides during the day and feeds on sponges such as Corticium candelabrum at night? (March 18)
• ... that the sea cucumber Actinopyga agassizii has five teeth surrounding its anus? (March 19)
• ... that unlike most soft scale insects, the adult female pyriform scale is able to move around? (March 20)
• ... that in Florida, winged termites are sometimes found stuck to wet foliage, buildings, or vehicles after rain? (March 23)
• ... that despite being known as the Kerry lily, the perennial plant has a much wider distribution outside Ireland? (March 24)
• ... that in 1725 Hans Sloane described a plant he called Prickly-Pole as the Jamaican tree species that was "the most fit to make Rods and Scowrers for Guns"? (March 25)
• ... that a deep-sea fish known as a black ruff was caught in a salmon net in the Firth of Forth and donated to the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art in 1901? (March 29)
• ... that the flowering plant Gentianella anglica is found only in Great Britain? (March 30)

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DYK for White-throated round-eared bat

On 3 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White-throated round-eared bat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that white-throated round-eared bats (example pictured) roost in cavities in active termite mounds excavated by the males? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White-throated round-eared bat. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, White-throated round-eared bat), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae

Hey, I'm reviewing your DYK proposal for Cimicidae and there's a few issues with the proposed hooks that I'm hoping you can address. Courtesy link. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 23:00, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Trichophorum cespitosum

On 4 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trichophorum cespitosum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that flatter mires in montane regions of Europe are often dominated by deergrass and cottongrass? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trichophorum cespitosum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Trichophorum cespitosum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge

Hi, if you destub any articles can you add them to this? Would be good to run another Destubathon as part of it sometime but I'll need more than just you and The C of E editing!† Encyclopædius 16:05, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@Encyclopædius: OK, I am often expanding stubs, but adding them to a list takes time. I suggest you start a new section on the Destubathon talk page. People may have missed the proposal to run another short one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:00, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Give it a week and I'll start a new page for something which I propose to run later in May. † Encyclopædius 18:11, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Minich

Cwmhiraeth, you asked that a QPQ be supplied in your review here, and one has been. Please return when you get the chance to continue the review. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 22:44, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Scale insect

On 9 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scale insect, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some ants herd scale insects (example pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scale insect. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Scale insect), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Special occasion Easter hook for promotion

Cwmhiraeth, there's a special occasion hook for Easter waiting for promotion, and neither Yoninah nor I can do it—she proposed the hook and I provided the tick. If you could take a look at it when you get the chance, that would be great. Many thanks, and I hope you have a good weekend coming up. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:59, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes to you too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:48, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks! There's another nomination where Yoninah proposed the hook: Template:Did you know nominations/Bessie Van Vorst. It was approved on March 23, so hopefully you'll be able to include it in one of the next sets you build. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:07, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)

On 10 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hieronymus Bosch's painting Christ Crowned with Thorns (shown) contains hidden symbolism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Cimicidae

On 11 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cimicidae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that birds, bats and humans are the main hosts of members of the bed bug family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cimicidae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cimicidae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Bartsia alpina

Hello! Your submission of Bartsia alpina at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:01, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Orobanche rapum-genistae

Hello! Your submission of Orobanche rapum-genistae at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 13:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

On 13 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fossils from twenty-one species of mammals have been identified at Whitecliff Bay on the Isle of Wight? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:01, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Aplysina cavernicola

On 15 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aplysina cavernicola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Aplysina cavernicola (pictured) has been used as a model organism to monitor the presence of isotopes such as americium-241 in seawater? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aplysina cavernicola. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aplysina cavernicola), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:01, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bishops Pond

On 16 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bishops Pond, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bishops Pond in Wales is destined to become a meadow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bishops Pond. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bishops Pond), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

A doubt

Hi :) I had a doubt about a DYK nomination of mine, so I thought of asking you. Can I nominate an article that I have listed in DYK nominations (the hook has been reviewed but it hasn't been taken to a prep area yet) for GAN? Or do I need to wait till the hook is published on the main page? I don't see any such restrictions on the rules of DYK or GAN, but I would like to confirm. Cheers, and stay safe Sainsf (talk · contribs) 00:10, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@Sainsf: There are no restrictions on this. Sometimes articles have become GAs before they have made their way through the lengthy DYK process as a new article! Stay safe yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:55, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Caha Mountains

On 17 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Caha Mountains, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Caha Mountains in south-west County Cork are notable for the presence of Minuartia recurva, a montane sandwort not otherwise found in Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Caha Mountains. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Caha Mountains), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

--valereee (talk) 00:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

Portuguese Real translation

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

It looks to me like you're the author of the translation of the text on the image of the 1799 Portuguese real that was recently a featured picture of the day.

I'm a non-native Portuguese speaker and I had a different interpretation of this text than yours; I'm still trying to get some native speakers' opinions.

Your version interprets the text as

"como seu Competente juro" 'as its representative I swear'

I think a more plausible interpretation is

"com o seu Competente juro" 'with its corresponding interest'

That is, taking the beginning as "com o" 'with the' instead of "como" 'as', and reading "juro" as the noun '(financial) interest'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Noun_2

rather than the verb 'I swear'

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/juro#Verb_4

What do you think? Do you know Portuguese native speakers or currency historians who might be able to figure out which reading is more convincing?

Schoen (talk) 01:21, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

@Schoen: I wrote the caption for the Portuguese real "Picture of the day" but that bit of text I copied from the Wikipedia article about the currency, so I have no particular view about whether it was an accurate translation. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Bartsia alpina

On 18 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bartsia alpina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the alpine bartsia has a wide range in Europe and North America, it is known in the British Isles only from a few locations in northern England and the central Scottish Highlands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bartsia alpina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bartsia alpina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 07:06, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Carex bicolor

Hello! Your submission of Carex bicolor at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:38, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Acanthurus olivaceus

On 21 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus olivaceus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orange-band surgeonfish (pictured) can change colour from dark to light almost instantaneously? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus olivaceus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus olivaceus), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Oncosiphon pilulifer

Hi, I came by to promote this to DYK, but the page didn't seem organized logically so I reorganized it. Did I use the right headers? Is it lacking information? Also, shouldn't this be moved to Globe chamomile? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:18, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I'm not to blame for this one! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:35, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

I didn't mean that! I just wondered if you could touch it up so it's ready for the main page. If not, I'm not going to promote it. Yoninah (talk) 09:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: OK, I'm with you now. I think your reorganization is fine. There was no description so I added one. Although the article is biased towards the plant's invasiveness in the US, I think it is sufficiently balanced; back home in South Africa it is just a scrubby weed of no particular interest. I don't think the article needs to move to the non-scientific name. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! I think the image is very striking. I'll keep the scientific name, but I'd like to pipe it to "globe chamomile" in the hook. Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Good idea. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Summer Focus of the Week

Hi, just to announce that I've filed a £250 grant request for a "Summer Focus of the Week" feature for destubbing articles which will be run from May 1 to the end of July. £20 is planned to be rewarded each week, £10 most articles destubbed for the allocated focus of the week and £10 for the most destubbed for any topic of choice in total, a full £20 if most for the focused area. While it is intended to be more relaxed and open than an official contest, allowing editors to take a break some weeks from staying on focus and editing as they normally do, the winner will be whoever wins the most prize money at the end, so it is likely that some weeks they will need to tackle entries from the regional area allocated. The Summer Focus of the Week is planned to commence on May 1 with a 10 day focus on SouthEast England but will cover many regions of the globe by the end of the scheme. S E England was originally planned as a full blown contest (which you signed up for) but it will now be run as part of this 50,000 Challenge and I will redirect the contest page to the 50,000 Challenge. Hope this will be something enjoyable over the next few months!† Encyclopædius

Ant

Hello. While we are waiting for the leech copyedit, could you maybe look over and cleaning up ant some? I noticed that the first paragraph of "Lifecycle" and "Defense" have no cites. I think such an important article should be maintained to current FA standards and you have better access to sources on invertebrates. Thanks. LittleJerry (talk) 14:36, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Ants are interesting but a bit specialised for my books, but I should be able to find some sources for the unsourced paragraphs. I also have it in the back of my mind that I should be getting on with Pest (organism), but I find the idea unattractive under the present circumstances. I find writing species articles much more attractive. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Bio hooks

Hi, I practically couldn't find any more bio hooks to round out sets. If you need a bio hook, you may wish to use one of these bio and semi-bio hooks that I nominated or reviewed:

• Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Horrell
• Template:Did you know nominations/Valery Varfolomeyev
• Template:Did you know nominations/Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
• Template:Did you know nominations/Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs

Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Orobanche rapum-genistae

On 24 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orobanche rapum-genistae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the parasitic greater broomrape usually grows on the roots of the common broom or the European gorse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orobanche rapum-genistae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Orobanche rapum-genistae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Macaranga triloba

On 25 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Macaranga triloba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Macaranga triloba encourages the ants that defend it by providing them with food bodies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Macaranga triloba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Macaranga triloba), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

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Ogooué-Ivindo Province

Hi, can you or Quetzal1964 add a wildlife section for this, it's super biologically rich. I'll try to piece together some more parts to it tomorrow.† Encyclopædius 21:15, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Carex bicolor

On 30 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carex bicolor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the bicoloured sedge (pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carex bicolor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Carex bicolor), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 30 April 2020 (UTC)