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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

The Signpost: 1 March 2020

From the editor: The ball is in your court

News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide

Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

In the media: Mapping IP editors, Smithsonian open-access, and coronavirus disinformation

Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?

Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed

By the numbers: How many actions by administrators does it take to clean up spam?

Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman

In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019

Recent research: Wikipedia generates $50 billion/year consumer surplus in the US alone

From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?

Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark

Gallery: Feel the love

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Op-Ed: What I learned as Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator

Opinion: Wikipedia is another country

Humour: The Wilhelm scream

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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))[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

February 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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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.

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

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)

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

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Bottom list

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

@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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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

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

@Gerda Arendt: I did not see your previous post, probably because it was stuck up here in the middle of my talk page rather than being at the end. I know nothing about the history of the DYK nomination you mentioned, but the person who nominates a DYK is a fact, you cannot really pass the credit to someone else after the event. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:29, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I wanted as little attention to that sad humiliating nom as possible. I then will just not count it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

"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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

@Chiswick Chap: I have expanded the lead, but it makes me wonder whether we have enough about pest control. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think Pest and Pest control are separate topics, and all we should have on control is a concise summary, which we have. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:44, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK, let's go for it then, while there are all these keen GA reviewers around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:30, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

Refs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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

March 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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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.

Number of participants of WikiProject Covid-19

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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

@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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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:

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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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)[reply]

I can't easily find much more than you have done already, - just chimpanzees, gorillas and elephants; this book would be useful if it were online. Cwmhiraeth (talk)

Morning, I have added a sentence on the avifauna using the African Bird Club website as a source.Quetzal1964 (talk) 07:11, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for writing an article about Carex bicolor. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus\| reply here} 09:14, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I read a book on the botanical fraud and that stimulated me to write the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:35, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Aceria guerreronis

On 30 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aceria guerreronis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that coconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps by hitching a lift? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aceria guerreronis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aceria guerreronis), 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, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rowridge Valley

On 1 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rowridge Valley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rowridge Valley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rowridge Valley), 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) 00:01, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Calamintha sylvatica

On 1 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calamintha sylvatica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Calamintha 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2020 May newsletter

The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:

Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Hog Farm with 801, Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wildebeest

Hi again! I was thinking of taking this article to FAC in the next few months, and wondered if you would be interested to be the co-nom. It needs some more work to ensure it is fully comprehensive, a good cleanup and maybe a copyedit just to be sure of the prose. I will start working on it soon, let me know what you think :) Cheers, Sainsf · (How ya doin'?) 08:49, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sainsf: I will have a look at it but have something else that is going to keep me occupied in the immediate future. Also, as you are a competitor in the WikiCup and I am a judge, it might not be appropriate for me to co-operate with you in a FAC in which you will score WikiCup points. I avoid reviewing contestants' GANs for this reason. I trust you are keeping well? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No problem at all. The point about the WikiCup occurred to me but I thought it would be amiss to go for an FAC without informing a significant contributor of the article. I am fine, hopefully you too :) Sainsf · (How ya doin'?) 09:02, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Carry on then, I hope it goes well. I'm OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:12, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tetraponera penzigi

On 2 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera penzigi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetraponera penzigi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera penzigi), 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) 12:03, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/J. David Jentsch

Cwmhiraeth, the "citation needed" template has been replaced with a source. Whenever you get the chance, please see whether the issues you raised in your review have been dealt with. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:30, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Rabbit hemorrhagic disease

This was clearly no consensus to move here. Your close appears to be a supervote, ignoring the opposing opinions, which were supported by policy. Please reconsider. Otherwise I will take this to move review. Thanks. -- Necrothesp (talk) 01:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Necrothesp: I found the arguments put forward by those who supported the move to be more convincing than those who opposed it, with WP:RETAIN being an invalid argument superseded by the necessity to be consistent. It would not be right to have the virus name spelled with an "e" and the disease with "ae". The ICTV uses "e" here, and as argued by Peter Coxhead, the spelling of the scientific name is not optional. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it is. It varies by national variety of English. Many of the references in the article (and not just from the UK) use "haemorrhagic". -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Necrothesp: I originally planned to close the move discussion as "No consensus", but when I came to do so, I realised that I was not comfortable with the decision because the argument put forward by Peter Coxhead deserved to be given considerably greater weight than the other arguments. As you well know, the discussion is not a vote, and due weight should be given to the strength of the arguments. The discussion was originally opened by an editor who thought the move uncontroversial, but was unable to perform it for technical reasons. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to contradict that claim. "Rabbit haemorrhagic disease" is, I believe, a virus name, not a virus taxon name (which are the bits in Latin). It therefore falls into the second section. Therefore these virus names may, in contrast to taxon names, be translated as desired into local languages and alphabets. It is therefore perfectly acceptable to write these in British English. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Branchiobdellida

On 4 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Branchiobdellida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Branchiobdellida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Branchiobdellida), 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) 12:02, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Madagascan hoopoe

On 5 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Madagascan hoopoe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Madagascan hoopoe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Madagascan hoopoe), 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) 00:02, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

April 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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April 2020—Issue 013

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Danuvius guggenmosi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by J Milburn Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo luzonensis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Lythronax by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Ichthyovenator by PaleoGeekSquared, reviewed by FunkMonk Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber, reviewed by The Rambling Man James John Joicey by RLO1729, reviewed by The Rambling Man Homo naledi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek, reviewed by HickoryOughtShirt?4 Canada lynx by Sainsf, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Alice Gray by Rhododendrites, reviewed by The Rambling Man Caryodendron orinocense by CPC273, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Jaguarundi by Sainsf, reviewed by Usernameunique Gigantopithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Starsandwhales Denisovan by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Starsandwhales Disease X by Britishfinance, reviewed by DannyS712

Newly nominated content
Lythronax by FunkMonk, Lythronaxargestes and IJReid Ichthyovenator by PaleoGeekSquared Neanderthal by Dunkleosteus77 Alpine newt by Tylototriton Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber List of ursids by PresN Borchgrevinkium by Super Dromaeosaurus Caryodendron orinocense by CPC273 Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Canada lynx by Sainsf Vietnam mouse-deer by Sainsf Jaguarundi by Sainsf Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek Alice Gray by Rhododendrites Gigantopithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Paleobiota of the Posidonia Shale by Yewtharaptor Meerkat by Sainsf

News at a glance

WikiProject Birds gained a new task force. A discussion determined that WikiProject Poultry might be more successful as a task force, with the move completed 15 April.
Round 2 of the WikiCup wrapped up this month. Several editors moved on to Round 3 by scoring points in biodiversity-related areas, including Sainsf, Casliber, Dunkleosteus77, CaptainEek, Guettarda, and Enwebb. Dunkleosteus77 finished at the top of the Tree of Life pack with 608 points, finishing 9th overall in the round.
After a relatively quiet February and March, with only 11 total articles nominated for GA and none for FAC, April brought a shower of nominations. In total, 5 articles were nominated for FAC, 1 for FLC, and 11 for GA.

Tree of Life's growing featured content

Inspired by a March 2020 post at WikiProject Medicine detailing the growth of Featured Articles over time, we decided to reproduce that table here, adding a second table showing the growth of Good Articles. Tree of Life articles are placed in the "Biology" category for FAs, which has seen a growth of 381% since 2008. Only two other subjects had a greater growth than Biology: Business, economics, and finance; and Warfare.

Percentage Growth in FA Categories, 2008–2019, Legend:

Considerably above average, Above average, Average

Below average , Considerably below average, Poor

Featured Article Category as of	Feb 23, 2008	Sep 16, 2008	Sep 16, 2010	Dec 1, 2011	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 1, 2020	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2011	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2020
Art, architecture and archaeology	65	72	117	128	175	271	97%	317%
Awards, decorations and vexillology	24	26	28	27	26	24	1.3%	0%
Biology	130	155	261	326	456	625	151%	381%
Business, economics and finance	16	19	22	44	73	116	175%	625%
Chemistry and mineralogy	29	31	34	37	40	46	28%	59%
Computing	17	17	17	18	16	14	5.9%	−18%
Culture and society	40	48	61	65	77	104^B	63%	160%
Education	30	34	36	38	40	40	27%	33%
Engineering and technology	35	37	38	40	43	49	14%	40%
Food and drink	11	11	9	13	17	21^B	18%	91%
Geography and places	148	158	181	185	213	232	25%	57%
Geology and geophysics	9	12	18	20	23	29	122%	222%
Health and medicine	31	36	42	43	51	52	39%	68%
History	146	154	189	201	239	308	38%	111%
Language and linguistics	17	15	13	13	12	15	−24%	−12%
Law	29	34	41	49	65	72	69%	148%
Literature and theatre	108	134	161	191	258	316^B	77%	193%
Mathematics	13	14	19	17	18	18	31%	38%
Media	159	171	221	231	324	424	45%	167%
Meteorology	61	78	111	126	147	168	107%	175%
Music	153	182	232	254	331	398	66%	160%
Philosophy and psychology	12	13	12	12	12	14	0%	17%
Physics and astronomy	67	82	98	101	127	153	51%	128%
Politics and government	62	67	98	117	166	217	89%	250%
Religion, mysticism and mythology	36	44	73	84	105	121	133%	236%
Royalty, nobility and heraldry	75	90	94	108	124	173	44%	131%
Sport and recreation	119	162	268	298	365	449	150%	277%
Transport	47	74	107	128	171	213	172%	353%
Video gaming	72	96	127	137	180	222	90%	208%
Warfare	145	173	318	366	537	729	152%	403%
Total	1,906	2,239	3,046	3,417	4,431	5,695 ^A	79.3%	198.8%

Note A: Total is off by one; not worth looking for the error.
Note B Three food biographies moved [2] per discussion at WT:FAC
Note: The very odd dates used in earlier years result from pulling old data from the talk page at WP:FAS.

Good Article Category as of	Feb 23, 2008	Sep 16, 2008	Sep 16, 2010	Dec 1, 2011	Jan 1, 2015	Jan 1, 2020	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2011	Pct chg Feb 2008 to 2020
Agriculture, food and drink	27	34	37	55	113	226	104%	737%
Art and architecture	134	188	321	450	683	1022	236%	663%
Engineering and technology	256	396	882	1198	1828	2407	368%	840%
Geography and places	191	248	424	523	716	1052	174%	451%
History	261	312	651	825	1219	1894	216%	626%
Language and literature	173	215	377	462	686	982	167%	468%
Mathematics	19	22	27	30	36	67	58%	253%
Media and drama	403	658	1352	1300	3070	3961	223%	883%
Music	357	527	997	1437	2532	3892	303%	990%
Natural sciences	544	686	1275	1717	2404	3426	216%	530%
Philosophy and religion	134	174	244	294	365	557	119%	316%
Social sciences and society	468	549	790	998	1430	1854	113%	296%
Sports and recreation	384	546	1074	1402	2350	3802	265%	890%
Video games	168	220	373	443	684	1349	164%	703%
Warfare	155	241	989	1654	2544	3996	967%	2478%
Total	3674	5016	9813	12788	20660	30487	248%	730%
Organisms*	119	130	402	528	685	1017	344%	755%

*subset of natural sciences

Unsurprisingly, the number of GAs has increased more rapidly than the number of FAs. Organisms, which is a subcategory of Natural sciences, has seen a GA growth of 755% since 2008, besting the Natural sciences overall growth of 530%. While Warfare had far and away the most significant growth of GAs, it's a clear outlier relative to other categories.

April DYKs

Jenny

White-throated round-eared bat

Formica fusca ants tending mealybugs

... that the human-like behaviour of Jenny (depicted), a resident of London Zoo, reinforced Charles Darwin's view that humans were "created from animals"? (3 April)
... that white-throated round-eared bats (example pictured) roost in cavities in active termite mounds excavated by the males? (4 April)
... that flatter mires in montane regions of Europe are often dominated by deergrass and cottongrass? (5 April)
... that the white-browed tit-warbler has been found to practice cooperative breeding? (6 April)
... that most species in the palm genus Desmoncus climb using grappling hook–like structures called acanthopylls? (7 April)
... that some ants herd scale insects (example pictured)? (10 April)
... that birds, bats and humans are the main hosts of members of the bed bug family? (12 April)
... 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? (16 April)
... 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? (19 April)
... that the orange-band surgeonfish (pictured) can change colour from dark to light almost instantaneously? (21 April)
... that the parasitic greater broomrape usually grows on the roots of the common broom or the European gorse? (24 April)
... that the tree Macaranga triloba encourages the ants that defend it by providing them with food bodies? (25 April)
... that amateur entomologist James John Joicey had a collection of 1.5 million butterflies? (28 April)
... that the globe chamomile (pictured), a member of the daisy family native to South Africa, infests parts of Arizona and California? (28 April)
... that the bicoloured sedge (pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? (30 April)

A. cavernicola
Orange-band surgeonfish
Bicoloured sedge
Globe chamomile blooms

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:40, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

I just filled prep 1 and noticed when I clicked save that you had placed an {{inuse}} template a few minutes earlier. Sorry for any inconvenience! 97198 (talk) 05:19, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@97198: That's OK, I had only added one hook and will fill Prep 2 instead. I recommend use of the {{inuse}} tag because I checked the history tab before I started and saw nothing relevant. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken 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! Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The second article is 295 characters short of the 5× mark. —Bloom6132 (talk) 15:20, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Move review for Rabbit hemorrhagic disease

An editor has asked for a Move review of Rabbit hemorrhagic disease. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:38, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GT points

Yes, 5 points per article, 17 articles in total seems to be awarded correctly. It also correctly gave me 15 for the FT addition, so it looks correct to me. MPJ-DK (talk) 12:03, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box

Cwmhiraeth, I was wondering whether you and Yoninah haven't been promoting this nomination to prep because of reluctance to use the April Fools'–style hook which is not, as one commenter noted, strictly accurate. (It's in "Box", not in "a box".) The nomination was approved back on March 24, the day it was nominated, and has been sitting for over six weeks, so if neither of you is happy with the hook, then perhaps the best thing is to request a different hook that you would be willing to promote. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Yoninah (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have responded on the nomination template. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:00, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am watching you know. You can always ask me. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 15:10, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's not so much the capital letter as the inclusion of the indefinite article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Useful info

In your common.js, you might consider adding this: User:MusikAnimal/responseHelper#Setup. I have it on mine, and it gives me sidebar navigation links to the sites is says it does. Regardless of whether or not you think you need them as an admin, you will probably at some point find it handy to just click on one of those links. — Maile (talk) 20:30, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. That's a useful script! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Saissetia coffeae

On 9 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saissetia coffeae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants beside coffee? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saissetia coffeae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saissetia 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Leech

LittleJerry wants us to nominate Leech as he feels it's our pigeon really ... and is too sheepish to go ahead on his own ... doesn't want to feel he's, erm, leeching on anyone .... Ok, that's enough animal puns. Do you fancy saying something brief and cheerful about it on the FAC page to get it started? Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:43, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to leave it till the 15th May, after which I should be able to give it my full attention. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:04, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

good timing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gerda. Indeed! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, what is prep 2

Hi, I 'm a little unfamiliar with the DYK process, what's "prep 2"? Do I have to comment somewhere? Thanks! Cinadon36 18:20, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cinadon36: Prep sets are groups of DYK hooks that will move into the queue and onto the main page together and you can see Prep 2 here. Your hook is scheduled to appear on May 16th from 1200 UTC onwards, but it is always possible that it might get moved to a different prep set. You will be able to see all the prep sets and queues here and keep track of it if you want to. It's all a bit complex, but you don't have to do anything else. However, you could comment on the proposal I made to rephrase the hook if you wanted to. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:15, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, now I get it, thanks!Cinadon36 19:21, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Limnatis nilotica

On 12 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Limnatis nilotica, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Limnatis nilotica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Limnatis nilotica), 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, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marginitermes hubbardi

On 13 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marginitermes hubbardi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marginitermes hubbardi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Marginitermes hubbardi), 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) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pterotermes

On 13 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pterotermes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pterotermes), 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) 12:01, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

Thanks for your note.

One other thing I noticed but haven't touched was the mixture of "A-la-mode" and "à-la-mode" in the 2020-05-22 POTD caption. One of the linked articles says "A-la-mode" is the way Hogarth spelled it, but just substituting that spelling everywhere produced red links, so I decided not to change anything. --76.71.5.208 (talk) 20:18, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Barteria fistulosa

On 14 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barteria fistulosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barteria fistulosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Barteria fistulosa), 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, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tetraponera aethiops

On 14 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera aethiops, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera aethiops), 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, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

Hello! Your submission of Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken 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) 20:45, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK Thanks

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I wanted to thank you for donating not one, but two of your QPQ credits for my DYK nomination that I've been unable to follow up on. It really means a lot. I'd like to return the favour once things settle a bit (I'm hoping in a couple of weeks time), so if you have any submissions in the near future please do give me a shout and I'll review them for you (or let me know if there's another way I can return the favour).— 🐗 Griceylipper (✉️) 21:18, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Griceylipper: Thank you. I regularly review more nominations than I need to because there is a backlog of around 200 unreviewed nominations. So if you can do a couple of extra reviews when you have more time, that would be very useful. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

Hooray, it's over! It feels like it lasts forever, doesn't it? Looks like crats prefer we not notify a closure as being overdue for at least 12 hours! —valereee (talk) 13:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations Cwmhiraeth! Hope the tools come in useful. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 14:13, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! I've closed your RfA as successful. Feel free to reach out to your noms, myself, or other admins if you have questions. Good luck! Maxim_(talk) 14:31, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, I didn't even know this was going on! FunkMonk (talk) 14:42, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, Cwm. Looking forward to having you on the mop crew. Vanamonde (Talk) 15:25, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your successful RfA. —Nnadigoodluck🇳🇬 14:36, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you replace {{User Wikipedia/autopatrolled}} with {{User Wikipedia/Administrator}}? Thanks! 107.77.189.17 (talk) 14:44, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your successful run for RfA. - FitIndia ^{Talk Commons} 17:22, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

	Congratulations new admin
	Wheeeeeee! You did it. — Maile (talk) 14:45, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!--v/r - T P 19:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats! I hope editing is just as enjoyable as it was beforehand. Enwebb (talk) 19:32, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
!!!! ^Atsme _Talk 📧 19:53, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations on a well-earned recognition of your DYK work and adminship. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all for your kind words, salutations and felicitations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Many congratulations! By the power invested in me, by me, I hereby bestow upon you your inaugural level 1 mop. Its a little rough around the edges, but it'll get the job done. Your gold encrusted "Mop of Much Power" is on backorder :) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:19, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!!! Chetsford (talk) 21:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Well done. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 21:52, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, a great DYK contributor and well worthy. Kingsif (talk) 04:59, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats on getting the mop! Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:20, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations, and best wishes! Zingarese talk · contribs 18:05, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Salute

Congratulations on your smooth and successful RFA. 🍾🍾Celestina007 (talk) 15:49, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Felicitations!

Please take a moment to savor your triumph... Done? Good. The RfPP backlog is this way. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:57, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Welcome to the team. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:58, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats! Good to have another person helping with the backlogs. Feel free to classify yourself too while you're at it. bibliomaniac 1 5 17:21, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2

On 15 May 2020, the Cwmhiraeth's talk page was updated with a fact from Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2, which you recently created. The fact was ... that many people appreciate Cwmhiraeth's contributions and trust her judgment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cwmhiraeth 2. You are welcome to check how many supports the request got while on the RFA page, and it may be added to Wikipedia:Times that 100 Wikipedians supported an RFX if the total is over 100. Finally, if you know of a trustworthy editor from another part of the encyclopedia, then please feel free to nominate them at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship.

— Wug·a·po·des 21:38, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty cool, Cwmhiraeth and Wugapodes... and thank you, C., for the admin run! P.I. Ellsworth ed. ^put'r there 23:39, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, Cwmhiraeth, and enjoy your new, shiny mop. I imagine that you'll be getting pings from WT:DYK any minute now... BlueMoonset (talk) 04:49, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all. @Wugapodes:, your DYK-style notification is very clever :) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Late to the party here. Usually I see announcements about RFAs at the top of my watchlist, but not this time. Congratulations! You've done so much good at DYK and WikiCup, I'm sure you'll do much good as an administrator too. Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:54, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. DYK is a cooperative effort, and I think we have worked quite well together. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Miscalculation of bonus points

I think the bot miscalculated my DYK nomination by awarding me 15 bonus points for an article that was created in 2004. If my math is correct, 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 11 points; together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 16 points. (Sorry, I know it's only a difference of one point, but every point counts) —Bloom6132 (talk) 02:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bloom6132: I agree with your calculation and have adjusted the score. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

Hi Cwmhiraeth,

Congratulations on your RfA. SethWhales^talk 11:25, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, well done. Now you can fix Errors yourself! Step hen 23:14, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stephen: Thank you. I look at the Errors page when I first log on each day, and if there is a clear cut and non-controversial problem mentioned there, I may be able to deal with it at a time when there may not be anyone else around. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to see you joining the (somewhat shrinking) band of admins. All the best: Rich Farmbrough (the apparently calm and reasonable) 11:08, 18 May 2020 (UTC).[reply]

I've only just seen this and I would also like to add my congratulations. I think you're a perfect person for the job. Though I will say that looking at those opposes, I think it is wrong that they had a go at you for some things that I did. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:04, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind words. You sometimes face what I consider unjustified criticisms. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tetraponera tessmanni

On 17 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetraponera tessmanni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetraponera tessmanni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetraponera tessmanni), 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, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Vitex thyrsiflora

On 17 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vitex thyrsiflora, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Vitex thyrsiflora), 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, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos

A bit late, I know, but from what I can tell, it's not uncommon for reprints of negatives made by the father to end up being on papers that imply they're by the son. You see this a lot with Paul Nadar, who had both new material, and reprints of his father's photos, and put them on the cards with his name on them. I think I just didn't double check my Reutlingers. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.3% of all FPs} 21:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it was an anomaly, but the image had its day on the main page without anyone being concerned about it. Other nice restorations of yours to follow in due course. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:17, 18 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bigtooth cardinalfish

On 19 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bigtooth cardinalfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bigtooth cardinalfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bigtooth cardinalfish), 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) 12:02, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Waved woodpecker

Hello! Your submission of Waved woodpecker 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, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Pest (organism)

Hello! Your submission of Pest (organism) 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! KCVelaga (talk) 21:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Zootermopsis laticeps

On 21 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zootermopsis laticeps, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zootermopsis laticeps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zootermopsis laticeps), 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) 07:42, 19 May 2020 (UTC) 12:16, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains

Cwmhiraeth, it looks like you promoted this hook from the special occasions section, but didn't actually add it to Prep 4 where the placeholder is. I didn't want to add it myself, in case there was a reason you stopped in the middle of the process. I did delete the section from the Approved page special occasions area, so if it turns out there's a problem with the nomination, please be sure to revert me so the nomination shows up again. Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 12:25, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@BlueMoonset: I put it in Prep 3 and did not see a placeholder in Prep 4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I don't know how I missed it there in Prep 3! I've just moved it to Prep 4; since Guyana is in South America, it will run from 8am to 8pm in the country's time zone on the 26th, which seems about ideal as far as timing goes. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken

On 22 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken), 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) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims

On 22 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims), 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) 12:01, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Moved you to Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins

Hope I didn't overstep any boundaries, but I moved you from Wikipedia:Did you know/Non-admin participants to Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins. Congrats on the mop, by the way. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 07:11, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Waved woodpecker

On 23 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Waved woodpecker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waved woodpecker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Waved woodpecker), 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.

--Guerillero | Parlez Moi 12:02, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting to prep

Cwmhiraeth, I just noticed that four of the six oldest Approved hooks (February through April 9) were approved by Yoninah, so she won't be able to promote them to prep. Next time you do a set, it would be great if you could take care of some of them. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:35, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Queue 6

Hi, the Canada lynx hook needs italicization for (pictured). Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Page protection

Hi, Cwmhiraeth! I was delighted to see you at RFPP today, wielding your mop with vigor. You'll enjoy page protection; it's about the only admin action you get thanked for! And I'd like to suggest you take a look at my essay, User:MelanieN/Page protection. One of the pieces of advice there, if we had all followed it, could have avoided the three-way edit conflict we got into just now - when you, I, and CaptainEek all protected the same article, for different times, within the same few minutes! No harm done; it was an LOL moment. But you might pick up some tips.

Also, I see that you haven't yet collected all the administrator bling you are now entitled to. You can now display a lot more goodies than just the usual crappy T-shirt! See User:MelanieN/Admin bling.

I have always admired your diligence at DYK; I look forward to seeing you in other parts of the wiki. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:00, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@MelanieN: Thank you. I looked at your essay and the reasoning you give there is very much in line with what I was thinking. The period for which protection should be given is very much a matter of personal choice and I guess I can learn a lot from what other, more experienced users have done when dealing with the pages listed at RfPP. I protected Dominic Cummings yesterday. I messed up the first time because I failed to state a reason, so I unprotected and reprotected the page. Do you think the length of protection was about right?

When I started moving pages listed on WP:RM, I used to do the move before closing the discussion, because sometimes I found I couldn't move a page because it was move protected. I was told that I should close the move discussion first and make the move afterwards. Does the same advice apply to page protection? Should I close the RfPP request after applying the protection (which is what I have been doing), or before? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I always complete the protection first, and report at RfPP afterward. As you say, something might turn up in the process of carrying out what you decided to do. Besides, it is more convenient that way: you are there at the article, probably at the history page, as you evaluate the situation and decide what to do. So do it right then (you can do it from the history page); add the "protected" icon to the article page (if you use Twinkle it will be done automatically); then go back to RfPP and report what you have done. (I can see why RM might be different, because you are there at the discussion when you decide what to do, so you can record your decision before carrying it out. For that matter, you could now move a page that is move-protected - although you probably wouldn't do it without first consulting with whoever protected it.)

re: Dominic Cummings: Yes, I think 2 weeks was good. It could even have been longer, because the previous, very recent protection had been for 2 weeks, and we can escalate with a subsequent one. But the bottom line is that the article needed immediate protection, as you did, because the vandalism edits were insults (BLP violations) directed at the subject, coming thick and fast, and they had resumed as soon as the previous protection wore off. So yes, 2 weeks was fine. BTW if you use Twinkle, it will prompt you to give a reason; "vandalism" is the default.

Anyhow, glad to see you are jumping into the admin stuff, and don't be afraid to try new things. I'll be glad to "consult" any time you have questions - at least for stuff where I feel competent myself. If I don't I'll refer you to someone else. -- MelanieN (talk) 15:04, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't use Twinkle because I am fairly technologically incompetent and prefer to do things slowly and steadily rather than in the twinkle of an eye. I will take you up on your offer of help if I find I need it. Thanks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:50, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Twinkle is DESIGNED for the technologically incompetent. That's me all over, I am as non-techie as it comes. I don't use Twinkle for very many things (I prefer to block or delete the old fashioned way so I can see what I am doing), but with page protection it makes the process very transparent and super easy. But we each need to find our own level of comfort. -- MelanieN (talk) 23:11, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

+1. I use Twinkle but veeerrryyy slowwwllly. :) —valereee (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Miscalculation of bonus points (#2)

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I think the bot has miscalculated the bonus points for my DYK nomination again. The article was created in 2003, hence 1 point for each year before 2015 would be 12 points. Together with the 5 bonus points, the total should be 17 points (not 16). —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed and corrected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:01, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Manchurian plague

Hi, I wanted to promote this to an image slot, but ended up writing a new hook for it. Would you like to promote it? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It had been promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy by the time I looked at it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Manifest destiny#Requested move 10 May 2020

I would like to ask you to reword that close, as Not moved. There is clearly a consensus, in WP terms, against a move, since those in favor of the move have no actual policy argument in favor of it, and the evidence presented was faulty, as has been clearly demonstrated; meanwhile MOS:CAPS, WP:NCCAPS, and WP:CONSISTENT all militate again such a move (as does WP:TITLECHANGES – articles should not be renamed without good reason). Thus, both the policy and source arguments are strongly in favor of no move. A No consensus closure of an RM is generally a bad idea, as it simply means the RM will probably be reopened with total rehash arguments in a few months or even a few weeks. We've seen this time and again. I'm thinking you probably meant "no consensus to move", but "no consensus" in an RM context indicates that consensus cannot be determined, while "not moved" means there is not a consensus to move, which is the actual case here. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 11:17, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now on main page

Hi, I was offline for a few days. Do you realize you moved a second New York City hook into this set? It's now on the main page. Yoninah (talk) 00:13, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I had to move the Black Cap Mountain hook out of the set because of concerns about the hook and I looked for another US non-bio hook to replace it, and that was all I could find. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Brown pelican/GA1

Hi C - I don't think you meant to post here? Josh Milburn (talk) 17:01, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @J Milburn:. I wonder how I ended up there? I have moved the notification now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Congratulations

Hi Cwmhiraeth! (A late) congratulations on passing RfA and becoming an administrator! PrussianOwl (talk) 00:03, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, PrussianOwl. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

And a late congratulations from me as well. My head has been buried in the sand as of late, or I would have Strong Supported your RfA. Welcome to the mop club. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:38, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have found various menial tasks that are within my capabilities! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, well done! Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:19, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just saw it on the newsletter. Sorry I wasn't there to participate, but congratulations nonetheless. Samsara 09:38, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Samsara. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:05, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations Cwmhiraeth on your RFA, You'll make a fantastic admin!, Happy blocking! :), Cheers, –Davey2010^Talk 20:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Davey! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:52, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats from me too. I run User:Theopolisme/Scripts/adminhighlighter, and I noticed your sig turn cyan Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:37, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Do you find that script useful? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:34, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Lithodytes

Hello! Your submission of Lithodytes 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! Andrew🐉(talk) 11:06, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Pest (organism)

On 3 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pest (organism), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that many of the animals regarded as pests have co-evolved with humans, adapting to the warm, sheltered conditions that a building provides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pest (organism). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pest (organism)), 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) 00:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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May 2020—Issue 014

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Lythronax by FunkMonk, Lythronaxargestes and IJReid Meerkat by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Borchgrevinkium by Super Dromaeosaurus, reviewed by Amitchell125 Nakalipithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Gog the Mild Scanisaurus by Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Gog the Mild Sand cat by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Aven13 Pigs in culture by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Sainsf Sun bear by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Megacephalosaurus by Macrophyseter, reviewed by Aven13 Cinnamon red bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Banteng by Sainsf, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Cartorhynchus by Lythronaxargestes, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Black-footed cat by BhagyaMani, reviewed by Amitchell125 Homo ergaster by Ichthyovenator, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Black coral by Aven13, reviewed by Sainsf Heuglin's gazelle by Sainsf, reviewed by The Rambling Man Australopithecus garhi by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Chororapithecus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by IJReid Ornithocheiromorpha by JurassicClassic767, reviewed by IJReid

Newly nominated content
Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus Leech by LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth List of mephitids by PesN Sand cat by BhagyaMani Cinnamon red bat by Enwebb Kristianstad Basin by Ichthyovenator Nakalipithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Scanisaurus by Ichthyovenator Sun bear by Sainsf Heuglin's gazelle by Sainsf Black coral by Aven13 Australopithecus garhi by Dunkleosteus77 Chororapithecus by Dunkleosteus77 Northern crested newt by Tylototriton Megacephalosaurus by Macrophyseter Banteng by Sainsf Cartorhynchus by Lythronaxargestes Ornithocheiromorpha by JurassicClassic767 Black-footed cat by BhagyaMani Bat virome by Enwebb Echinodon by IJReid Homo ergaster by Ichthyovenator Dwarf dog-faced bat by Enwebb Doedicurus by Dunkleosteus77 Zebra by LittleJerry

News at a glance

This month saw two Tree of Life editors gain the mop: CaptainEek (WikiProjects Birds and Plants) and Cwmhiraeth (familiar name at DYK, WikiProjects Plants, Animals, and Insects)
The April – May GAN backlog drive finished up, clearing the queue from nearly 700 outstanding nominations to about 350.

Interview with Jts1882

This month we're joined by Jts1882, who is active in depicting evolutionary relationship of taxa via cladograms. Part of this includes responding to cladogram requests, where interested editors can have cladograms made without using the templates themselves.

How did you come to be interested in systematics? Are you interested in systematics broadly, or is there a particular group you're most fond of?

As long as I can remember I’ve been interested in nature, starting with the animals and plants in the garden, school grounds, and local wood, and then more general wildlife worldwide. An interest in how things are classified grew from this. I like things to be organised and understanding the relationships between things and systems (not just living things) is a big part of that. Biology was always my favourite subject in school and took up a disproportionate part of my time. My interest in systematics is broad as I’d like to comprehend the whole tree of life, but the cat family is my favourite group.

What's the background behind cladogram requests? I see that it isn't a very old part of the Tree of Life

Well I can’t take any credit for the cladogram requests page, although I help out there sometimes. It was created by IJReid and there are several people who have helped there more than me. I think the motivation is that creating cladograms requires a knowledge of the templates that is daunting for many editors. It was one way of helping people who want to focus on content creation.

My main contribution to the cladograms is converting the {{clade}} template to use a Lua module. The template code was extremely difficult to follow and had to be repetitive (I can only admire the efforts of those who got the thing to work in the first place). The conversion to Lua made it more efficient, allowed larger and deeper cladograms, plus facilitating the introduction of new features. The cladogram request page was recently the venue for discussion on making time calibrated cladograms, which is now possible, if not particularly user friendly.

What advice do you have for an editor who wants to learn how to make cladograms?

The same advice I would give to someone facing any computer problem, just try it out. Start by taking existing code for a cladogram and make changes yourself. The main advice would be to format it properly so indents match the brackets vertically. Of course, not everyone wants to learn and if someone prefers to focus on article content there is the cladogram request page.

Examples of cladograms Jts1882 has created, showing different proposed clades for Neoaves

Jarvis et al (2014)

Prum et al (2015)

Suh (2016) — a hard polytomy

Columbea

	Mirandornithes (flamingos, grebes)

	Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

Passerea

Otidae

	Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

	Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Gruae

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Gruimorphae

	Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Columbaves

	Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

	Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

Aequorlitornithes

	Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

	Mirandornithes(flamingoes, grebes)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

(waterbirds)

Inopinaves

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Columbimorphae (pigeons, mesites, sandgrouse)

Otidimorphae (cuckoos, bustards, turacos)

Strisores (hummingbirds, swifts, nightbirds)

Opisthocomiformes (hoatzin)

Gruiformes (cranes, rails)

Charadriiformes (shorebirds)

Mirandornithes (flamingoes, grebes)

Ardeae

	Aequornithes (core waterbirds)

	Eurypgimorphae (sunbittern, kagu, tropicbirds)

Telluraves

	Afroaves

	Australaves

(core landbirds)

Do you have any personal projects or goals you're working towards on Wikipedia?

As I said I like organisation and systems. So I find efforts like the automated taxobox system and {{taxonbar}} appealing. I would like to see more reuse of the major phylogenetic trees on Wikipedia with more use of consensus trees on the higher taxa. Too often they get edited based on one recent report and/or without proper citation. Animals and bilateria are examples where this is a problem.

Towards this I have been working on a system of phylogeny templates that can be reused flexibly. The {{Clade transclude}} template allows selective transclusion, so the phylogenetic trees on one page can be reused with modifications, i.e. can be pruned and grafted, used with or without images, with or without collapsible elements, etc. I have an example for the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification (see {{Phylogeny/APG IV}}) and one for squamates that also includes collapsible elements (see {{Phylogeny/Squamata}}).

A second project is to have a modular reference system for taxonomic resources. I have made some progress along this lines with the {{BioRef}} template. This started off simply as a way of hardlinking to Catalog of Fishes pages and I’ve gradually expanded it to cover other groups (e..g. FishBase, AmphibiaWeb and Amphibian Species of the World, Reptile Database, the Mammalian Diversity Database). The modular nature is still rudimentary and needs a rewrite before it is ready for wider use.

What would surprise your fellow editors to learn about your life off-Wikipedia?

I don’t think there is anything particularly surprising or interesting about my life. I’ve had an academic career as a research scientist but I don't think anyone could guess the area from my Wikipedia edits. I prefer to work on areas where I am learning at the same time. This why I spend more time with neglected topics (e.g. mosses at the moment). I start reading and then find that I’m not getting the information I want.

Anything else you'd like us to know?

My interest in the classification of things goes beyond biology. I am fascinated by mediaeval attempts to classify knowledge, such as Bacon in his The Advancement of Learning and Diderot and d’Alembert in their Encyclopédie. They were trying to come up with a universal scheme of knowledge just as the printing press was allowing greater dissemination of knowledge.

With the internet we are seeing a new revolution in knowledge dissemination. Just look at how we could read research papers on the COVID virus within weeks of its discovery. With an open internet, everyone has access, not just those with the luxury of books at home or good libraries. Sites like the Biodiversity Heritage Library allow you to read old scientific works without having to visit dusty university library stack rooms, while the taxonomic and checklist databases provide instant information on millions of living species. In principle, the whole world can now find out about anything, even if Douglas Adams warned we might be disinclined to do so.

This is why I like Wikipedia, with all its warts, it’s a means of organising the knowledge on the internet. In just two decades it’s become a first stop for knowledge and hopefully a gateway to more specialised sources. Perhaps developing this latter aspect, beyond providing good sources for what we say, is the next challenge for Wikipedia.

May DYKs

Slender Scotch burnet moth on a flower

Northern plains gray langur

Male vermilion flycatcher

Canada lynx

Meerkats

Hilarimorphites burmanica

Sun bear

... that coconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps by hitching a lift? (1 May)
... that Neanderthals went fishing? (1 May)
... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain? (1 May)
... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses? (3 May)
... that the Vietnam mouse-deer, which had been feared to have gone extinct nearly 30 years ago, was sighted again in 2019? (4 May)
... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities? (5 May)
... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe? (5 May)
... that populations of the slender Scotch burnet (pictured), a European moth that lives in dry, lime-rich areas, have been declining? (6 May)
... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back? (9 May)
... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants besides coffee? (9 May)
... that entomologist Frederick Vincent Theobald wrote a five-volume monograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes? (12 May)
... that the northern plains gray langur monkey (example pictured) is killed in India for food and to prevent crop raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus? (12 May)
... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices? (12 May)
... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro? (14 May)
... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? (15 May)
... that Miller's langur, one of the rarest primates in Borneo, was feared to be extinct until a 2012 study rediscovered it in an area where it was previously unknown? (16 May)
... that most of the known Gigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten by porcupines? (17 May)
... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? (17 May)
... that mesophyletid weevils have only been found in Burmese amber? (18 May)
... that Pyrocephalus, the genus name of the vermilion flycatcher (example pictured), literally means 'fire head'? (19 May)
... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth? (20 May)
... that in the Australian Journal of Herpetology, a first-year student and a high school teacher reassessed the taxonomy of Australia's entire reptile class, naming 33 novel genera and 214 new species? (20 May)
... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees? (22 May)
... that Megaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside the Barbary stag? (23 May)
... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds? (24 May)
... that populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) undergo cyclic rises and falls in line with those of the snowshoe hare? (25 May)
... that despite being known as the Mexican hydrangea, Clerodendrum bungei is neither from Mexico nor a species of hydrangea? (25 May)
... that meerkats (examples pictured) use alarm calls that can identify the type of predator posing the risk, the level of danger, and the caller itself? (27 May)
... that the frog Boophis fayi can be identified by its unusual green-and-turquoise eyes? (30 May)
... that members of the fly family Apystomyiidae (example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments in Kazakhstan? (30 May)
... that the sun bear (pictured) is the smallest of all bear species? (31 May)

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May 2020 GOCE drive bling

		The Cleanup Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to Cwmhiraeth for copy edits totaling over 12,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE May 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 05:43, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ant garden

On 5 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ant garden, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ant garden. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ant garden), 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, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Crematogaster carinata

On 5 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crematogaster carinata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Crematogaster carinata), 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, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Coelomera ruficornis

On 8 June 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coelomera ruficornis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the beetle Coelomera ruficornis on its host tree (pictured) is tolerated by the ant Azteca alfari, but not by the ant Azteca muelleri? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coelomera ruficornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coelomera ruficornis), 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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+|text = On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#8 June 2020|8 June 2020]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Coelomera ruficornis]]''''', which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ''... that the presence of the beetle '''''[[Coelomera ruficornis]]''''' on '''[[Cecropia pachystachya|its host tree]]''' ''(pictured)'' is tolerated by the ant '''''[[Azteca alfari]]''''', but not by the ant '''''[[Azteca muelleri]]'''''{{-?}}'' The nomination discussion and review may be seen at [[Template:Did you know nominations/Coelomera ruficornis]]. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [//tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews?start=2020-05-29&end=2020-06-18&project=en.wikipedia.org&pages=Coelomera_ruficornis Coelomera ruficornis])</small>, and it may be added to [[Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know talk page]].
+}}<!-- Template:UpdatedDYK -->  [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 00:02, 8 June 2020 (UTC)