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DYK for Cerrado mouse

On 1 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerrado mouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerrado mouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cerrado mouse), 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, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

@Cwmhiraeth: thanks for reviewing AMP Life. The Little Platoon (talk) 07:07, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Points question

Hi Cwmhiraeth. I know it's a little late now but would it be possible if you would be able to tell me how many Wikicup points I would have got for Flag of Ulster had it not been held up by an RFC please? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:15, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon it would have scored 19 points - 5 points x 1.4 multiplier, +5 bonus, +7 years. It would have raised your score to 244, but not given you enough to proceed to Round 4 (Raymie was excluded with 270). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:48, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June/July 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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June and July 2020—Issue 015

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Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Canada lynx by Sainsf Gigantorhynchus by Mattximus Leech by LittleJerry, Chiswick Chap and Cwmhiraeth Orangutan by LittleJerry Secretarybird by LittleJerry, Aa77zz and Casliber Vermilion flycatcher by CaptainEek Bat virome by Enwebb, reviewed by Chidgk1 Doedicurus by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Hog Farm Dwarf dog-faced bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77 Echinodon by IJReid, reviewed by JurassicClassic767 Edvard August Vainio by Esculenta, reviewed by ChiswickCahp Hammer-headed bat by Enwebb, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo rudolfensis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by JurassicClassic767 Nina Demme by SusunW, reviewed by Enwebb Northern crested newt by Tylototriton, reviewed by Enwebb Pterodactylus by JurassicClassic767, reviewed by ChiswickCahp Zebra by LittleJerry, reviewed by Dunkleosteus77

Newly nominated content
Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Zebra by LittleJerry Australopithecus afarensis by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus africanus by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus bahrelghazali by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus deyiremeda by Dunkleosteus77 Australopithecus sediba by Dunkleosteus77 Bonelli's eagle by Sandhillcrane Great flying fox by Enwebb Homo habilis by Dunkleosteus77 Markham's storm petrel by Therapyisgood Ornithocheiridae by JurassicClassic767 Paranthropus aethiopicus by Dunkleosteus77 Paranthropus boisei by Dunkleosteus77 Paranthropus robustus by Dunkleosteus77 Tatenectes by Slate Weasel

News at a glance

This issue is a double issue, but the plan is to return to monthly henceforth.
A discussion at WikiProject Palaeontology about internal peer review processes led to the creation of a peer review space. In contrast to the more formal Peer Review, PalaeoPR focuses on short "fact checks", emphasizing content over style. Reviews are meant to be low commitment, with "drive-by reviews" encouraged. Since its inception on 8 July, seven articles have been submitted to PalaeoPR.
After a highly competitive third round, two Tree of Life editors advanced to the fourth round of the WikiCup: Dunkleosteus77 and Sainsf
A February 2020 paper published in PLOS noted that Mammalian Species is one of the most over-cited journals on Wikipedia relative to how frequently it is cited in other academic works.

Categorizing life with DexDor

DexDor is a WikiGnome with a particular interest in article categorization, including how organisms are categorized.

How did you become interested in editing biodiversity topics on Wikipedia?: I'm a wikignome who tries to remove unnecessary complexity and confusion in Wikipedia. I specialise in categorization. I've worked on categorization of several topic areas (e.g. military equipment) - anywhere where I see things like category tags on articles that the category text doesn't support. Categorization of organisms is one area I'm currently looking at (my essay on this).

You seem to be particularly interested in geographic categorization of organisms. What are some issues in this area?: One issue is that there are several possible relationships between an organism and a region (i.e. what the "of" in a "Xs of Y" means) - the organism may be found throughout the region, somewhere in the region, only in the region (i.e. endemic to that region) - there are categories for each of these (and others) and some categories have been unclear about their exact meaning. Then there's introductions by man, locally extinct species, occasional visitors...

Another issue is that some editors have thought it's appropriate to create categories for very small areas ("Spiders of Vatican City" is only a slight exaggeration) and put a few articles in them, thus creating a category that is both massively incomplete and non-defining for the articles in it.

There have been several (now blocked) editors who have been disruptive in this area, but a confusing and sprawling categorization scheme is also partly due to editors from a particular background categorizing a particular article in a way that appears to make sense, but doesn't really make sense in the wider categorization scheme - for example, if an article mentions the countries at the extremes of an animal's distribution, the animal is categorized just for those countries.

What potential solutions do you see for categorizing organisms by geography? How can other editors help address this issue, or at least, not make it worse?: We should have some guidelines that tell editors how to categorize any article about an organism (including any geographical categorization). I've started drafting guidelines at User:DexDor/BioCat. The guidelines are also a good way to ensure that the categorization of articles about organisms is aligned with categorization of other articles and may help us to identify where there are problems, inconsistencies etc in the categorization. I welcome suggestions for improvement of the guidelines (which should at some point be moved into WP:TOL).

Regarding geographical categorization of animals the main advice for editors would be to not create categories for any new areas and to only create a new category if you intend to populate it.

What have you learned from being a Wikipedia editor?: That lots of people (from varied backgrounds) each making (mostly) small improvements (like ants in an ants nest?) and only understanding some parts of Wikipedia can produce such a wonderful resource. But also, how that tends to result in ever-increasing complexity which negatively affects editors and readers.

Is there anything about your life outside Wikipedia that would surprise us?: Not sure - I'm a member of a band.

June DYKs

Blue calamintha bee

Culture of S. aureus

Ambay pumpwood

Heuglin's gazelle

Gold-striped frog

... that despite being a member of the cat family, the jaguarundi has several features in common with mustelids such as otters and weasels? (2 June)
... that scientists were unsure whether the blue calamintha bee (pictured) still existed until it was observed again in March 2020? (2 June)
... that many of the animals regarded as pests have co-evolved with humans, adapting to the warm, sheltered conditions that a building provides? (3 June)
... that the banteng is the second endangered species to be successfully cloned, and the first clone to survive beyond infancy? (5 June)
... that the colonial morphology of Staphylococcus species (culture pictured) is described as "creamy"? (5 June)
... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata? (6 June)
... 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? (8 June)
... that cattle and deer sometimes stand under trees where southern plains gray langurs are feeding in order to consume the edible pieces that the monkeys drop? (10 June)
... that Singaporean authorities hope that the Mandai Wildlife Bridge will reduce the risk of animals such as Sunda pangolins and leopard cats becoming roadkill? (13 June)
... that the gold-striped frog (pictured) sometimes breeds inside an active nest of leafcutter ants? (13 June)
... that Heuglin's gazelle (illustrated), reportedly last seen in Eritrea over a century earlier during Italian colonial rule, was sighted again in the country last year? (12 June)
... that Siamosaurus, a large bipedal carnivore from the Early Cretaceous of Thailand, is the first crocodilian-like dinosaur named from Asia? (14 June)
... that Homo ergaster may have been the first species of archaic humans to control fire? (14 June)
... that the small frog Cochranella nola has yellow intestines, a green tongue, and dark green bones? (16 June)
... that Nigel, nicknamed "the world's loneliest gannet" (species pictured), attempted to mate with a concrete decoy bird on Mana Island, New Zealand? (17 June)
... that the male giant glass frog has a hooked spur on his upper arm which is used when fighting rivals? (19 June)
... that vestigial organs in the Brazilian Callichirus major population (example species pictured) suggest Callichirus may be the only crustacean genus with basal, yet not universal, hermaphroditism? (20 June)
... that Megacephalosaurus was one of the last known pliosaurs and coexisted with some of the earliest mosasaurs? (21 June)
... that when boiled in milk, black coral (example pictured) emits a faint scent of myrrh? (21 June)
... that one of the factors affecting the future of the Huanchaca mouse is the increased cultivation of biofuels? (22 June)
... that the Strawberries and Cream Tree (pictured) is noted for producing pink blossoms on one side of the tree and white on the other, when it blooms every spring? (23 June)
... that the Chilean seaside cinclodes bobs its tail while it walks and flares its wings while it sings? (24 June)
... that Boie's frog (pictured) and the Banhado frog both resemble dead leaves on the floor of the forest? (25 June)
... that the extinct sumac species Rhus republicensis is named for Republic, Washington? (30 June)

Australasian gannet
C. brasiliensis, a species
in the C. major complex
Deep-sea Antipathes dendrochristos
Strawberries and Cream Tree
in full bloom in April 2020
Boie's frog

July DYKs

Amazon parrot

Life reconstruction of Pterodactylus antiquus

... that the Newland Oak in Gloucestershire took "200 years to grow, 200 years to exist, and 200 to die"? (2 July)
... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison? (4 July)
... that Markham's storm petrel, which nests in Peru and northern Chile, has been described as "one of the least known seabirds in the world"? (7 July)
... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina? (11 July)
... that a large, elderly, "decently behaved" Russian brown bear once lived in the Leeds suburb of Headingley? (12 July)
... that the female Andes marsupial frog carries her developing young in a pouch on her back? (14 July)
... that the Amazon parrot (depicted) was implicated as a source of the great parrot fever pandemic of 1929–30, in which more than 100 people died? (17 July)
... that the frog Corythomantis greeningi retreats into a hole, blocks the entrance with its spiny head, and injects venom into anything that tries to dislodge it? (18 July)
... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails? (21 July)
... that carnivorous wildlife of North Macedonia as small as the Balkan lynx have been reported to attack not just livestock, but humans too? (22 July)
... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis? (22 July)
... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted), the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon" as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned? (23 July)
... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface? (24 July)
... that Harold Clyde Bingham trailed a troop of gorillas for 100 hours in 1929? (25 July)
... that the sea urchin Goniocidaris umbraculum moves its eggs with its tube feet, assisted by cilia, to an area near its mouth where they can be brooded? (27 July)

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DYK nom Truman Taylor

Hi Cwmhiraeth, in light of this‎, are you now willing to strike your {{DYK?no}} !vote? As it is, this month-old DYK nom is stuck awaiting review. JGHowes ^talk 18:24, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Disambiguation link notification for August 3

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DYK for Umbrella slug

On 5 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Umbrella slug, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the presence of the umbrella slug in the Bay of Biscay, first reported in 2016, may be an example of "tropicalisation"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Umbrella slug. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Umbrella slug), 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) 00:03, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Magicicada cassinii

Hello! Your submission of Magicicada cassinii 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Krelnik (talk) 00:23, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WT:DYK#Prep 1 hook substitution

Could you help with this please? Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 10:14, 6 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

More specific info for copyediting Carl Linde (football manager)

Hi! Would it be possible to be more specific regarding this addition of the copy edit box to Carl Linde (football manager)? I know that my English is in no way perfect, mainly that my prose is not flowing as naturally as for a native speaker, but I feel I usually do not make that many spelling or grammatical errors and that my style, cohesion, and tone is fairly consistent and "good enough". I don't think I've ever had a copy edit box slapped onto any one of my previously written articles, so some pointers about what you feel is lacking in the article would be gratefully received. :) – Elisson • T • C • 16:59, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Johan Elisson: I am sorry if you feel offended. It was my intention to review the article for DYK, but I decided to ask for a copyedit first. There is not much wrong with the article, and the grammar and spelling are satisfactory, but some of the phraseology is a bit odd, and a good copyeditor will polish it up. If the article had been shorter, I might have done it myself. If it does not get done in the next few days (copyedit or review), get in touch and I will have a go at it myself. What does "reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock" mean? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:33, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not offended at all, I apologise if that's how you interpreted me! Just curious to better understand where I fail. :) And thank you, I'll get back to you in a few days if the article hasn't been copy-edited by anyone else. For that specific wording, it should be read as "the 8–1 opening victory over reigning Olympic champions Belgium was a positive chock", i.e. a surprise victory that chocked the Swedish national team in a positive way. Could very well be something that would be phrased in a different way in English. – Elisson • T • C • 17:41, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, do you have any possibility to help me out with this? Nothing has really happened besides a few minor fixes from editors passing by. But I fully understand if you don't have the time! Just tell me, and I'll put it up at WP:COPYEDITORS instead. :) – Elisson • T • C • 19:36, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have made a start at copyediting it. It is not bad at all really. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:10, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have now finished copyediting. I don't know how he found time for all those activities. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:57, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Diolch! Sadly that's all the Welsh I know. :) A warm thank you for your help, I really appreciate it and I hope I can repay it in some way someday. If you need help with anything related to Swedish football, however unlikely that would be, you know where to find me! And yes, he really was a remarkable figure, and the more I dig the more I find ... – Elisson • T • C • 20:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cirsium eriophorum

On 8 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cirsium eriophorum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cirsium eriophorum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cirsium eriophorum), 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, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Peck (academic administrator)

Would you mind taking a look at Edward Peck (academic administrator)? The original author did a rewrite after the revdel and I can't tell if it's identical to what was removed; it looks to me like a fairly close paraphrase of the source. –dlthewave ☎ 15:02, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dlthewave: I think it's OK now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Morne Trois Pitons National Park

On 15 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Morne Trois Pitons National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there is a boiling lake in Morne Trois Pitons National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Morne Trois Pitons National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Morne Trois Pitons National Park), 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) 00:01, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Large Gautama Buddha statue in Buddha Park of Ravangla, Sikkim.jpg scheduled for POTD

Thank you very much for selecting my image. Very very grateful - Subhrajyoti07 talk 03:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

atkmb / mohun bagan

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Drat8sub#atkmb Please make both articles with same info, see how many mistakes drat made, almost vandalism under protection 👆👆👆 (wrong date, different jerseys, unlinking, discussion is done, it should be subpage of football-soccer team not merged) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 11:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand what the problem is or what you want done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

open page mohun bagan then open atk mohun bagan see all differences made by last edits totally ruined football infobox and correct updates, with useless discussion link...you locked and drat vandalised under username, literally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.131.75.21 (talk) 16:23, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I semi-protected the pages because of the excessive and persistent vandalism. If you feel the content of the page should be changed, discuss the matter on the article talk page. Changes are only likely to be made if they are supported by reliable sources. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:35, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Reticulitermes tibialis

On 18 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reticulitermes tibialis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reticulitermes tibialis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Reticulitermes tibialis), 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) 12:02, 18 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hello Cwmhiraeth. Thanks for the help with my first full article. I did try to do a rewrite and use multiple sources but describing technical architecture is really dry and doesn't offer much space for sentence variety. I am determined to try though. Can you recommend a webpage where I can check against plagerism. The one I used previously said 0% confidence and thought I was good to go. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BildadtomyPeleg (talk • contribs) 08:53, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@BildadtomyPeleg: At the moment your draft has been reduced to a few sentences and is, as far as I can see, free from copyright problems. I use the "Earwig" tool to check articles; the percentage figure it produces may be misleading, with the comparison of the text of the article with any source being more meaningful. If you wish to expand the draft, you will need to find a reliable source and identify the information you want to use, then express it in your own words. You will not need to use the copyvio tool if you know that the text you have added is not copied. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Aida, I Saw Your Father Last Night

Greetings. Sorry to bother you, but I saw you were doing some work on copyvios, and this article had an issue from page (had to delete the link), but for some reason I couldn't add a revdel request to the page. Okay, when I went to add the preceding comment to your talk page I was unallowed due to the website being on the blacklist. The website is imvbox.com.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:47, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Onel5969: Thanks, I have done the revision deletion. The source I found was this one. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:21, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sneazzy

Greetings again. This article's prose is virtually identical to that found on this site. But I suspect it might be a mirror. I used to have a "carbon dating" link to check when the other article had been created, cd.cs.odu.edu, but that link no longer seems to be working. Is there another site which can be used to check on the date of article creation? Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:52, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Onel5969: I don't know the answer to your question, but there are probably others who might help. Looking at Sneazzy, I see it was created on March 18th and had some citations initially, one of which was this one, to an article in French published on 11 March 2020, and another this one published the same day. Neither of these is copied or close paraphrased, so I expect the whole article is legitimate, and the Sneazzy Biography has copied Wikipedia. Hope this helps. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:19, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Zhidou D2

Thank you for taking up the revdel request at Zhidou D2. However, the revision 973101013 contains the copyvio yet has not been deleted. Nardog (talk) 18:21, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Nardog: I didn't revision delete that revision because I could not see the contents, and nor could anyone else, and therefore I didn't know whether it was a copyvio or not. However, by putting the revision number into Earwig, I could see the comparison and that it was a copyvio, and I have done the revdel now. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:34, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Miscalculation of bonus points (Round 4)

Hi Cwmhiraeth! My final DYK nom of this round has appeared on the MP. Per your preference, I've kept track of all the DYK noms I submitted in Round 4 that each got shorted one bonus point. My apologies for the data dump (feel free to remove it afterwards before archiving):

Article (nom subpage)	Date	Bonus points awarded	Year created	Correct bonus points	Change
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat (nom subpage)	Jul 9, 2020	13	2006‎	14	+1
March On, Bahamaland (nom subpage)	Jul 10, 2020	16	2003	17	+1
Bruce Jay Friedman (nom subpage)	Jul 15, 2020	14	2005	15	+1
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (nom subpage)	Jul 17, 2020	15	2004	16	+1
Flag of Grenada (nom subpage)	Aug 3, 2020	15	2004	16	+1
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty (nom subpage)	Aug 6, 2020	16	2003	17	+1
Eusebio Leal (nom subpage)	Aug 22, 2020	12	2007	13	+1
Total points missing					+7

Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:20, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I well add the points in a week's time, and will adjust other competitors scores appropriately too. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:03, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mumps virus move

Can you move "Mumps orthorubulavirus" to "Mumps virus"? The common name is used a lot more frequently than the scientific name. "Mumps virus" is currently a redirect so it needs a round robin move I think. Velayinosu (talk) 03:49, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:58, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Magicicada cassinii

On 23 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magicicada cassinii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magicicada cassinii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Magicicada cassinii), 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, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Thank you for acknowledging me about the open-source text. I had a question, In this page they talked about "Attributing open license text in Visual editor".. Can the template Free-content attribution be used for adding text from Open source files like from Archive.org so it won't be plagiarized? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenos450 (talk • contribs) 05:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really understand your question, but Archive.org does not alter the copyright status of the material archived. Attribution is needed if text is copied from elsewhere, including other Wikipedia articles. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comma restoration

Cwmhiraeth, shortly before you promoted Prep 4 to Queue 4, a comma was mistakenly removed after "Arizona" from the second-to-last hook. I've pointed out to the editor that MOS:GEOCOMMA prevails here and it should be "Glendale, Arizona,", but as it takes an admin to edit the queues, I'm hoping you can take care of the restoration if no one else has done so by the time you see this. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@BlueMoonset:

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting edit

Hello sir, I hope you're doing great. Recently my edit was reverted on the page Persecution of Hindus. I wrote about Aurangzeb from a public domain book that was released by the Public Library of India. An editor reverted my edit saying the source is old. Is somewhere it is written that Raj-era cannot be used? Seeing that the author of the book himself cited sources after every chapter it should be very much acceptable. The Book is termed as a secondary source by Wikipedia. The authors were not involved in the event, so they have the emotional distance that allows them to analyze the events dispassionately. Mountstuart Elphinstone was involved in promoting education institutions across India. Citing these books are allowed everywhere and has been done previously. I believe the edit should be reverted. Please guide. Thank you so much. Jenos450 (talk) 15:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jenos450: You will need to be careful because there are discretionary sanctions which apply to this article, so do not rush to replace the information. I have asked RegentsPark to explain the policy he mentions that "Raj era sources are not acceptable on Wikipedia". Please discuss the matter on the article's talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:55, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you so much for helping me out. It is written nowhere that a Raj historian's book can't be used as a source. There are hundreds of articles that use Books written by British historians as a source. Moreover,he could easily tell the neutral standpoint that it is written on and clearly meant to show facts, otherwise, this historian would not write cite at the end of every chapter. I do think this topic is sensitive and I don't want to rush to make edits, regardless of it, I did my best and took care of attributes and non-plagiarism.This is among the first scholarly studies of India from a yet unbiased European mind. Of course, it was revised and republished in 2011 by Noble Publishers. In fact, let me tell you, it got reissued in 1905, 1911,1916, 1996, 2011. Next, it is widely used as a source. Empire and Nation By Partha Chatterjee - 2010 acknowledged it in her source.

Nehru library hugely borrowed from Elphinstone while writing Discovery of India, in fact, Gandhi occasionally referred to his interpretation. writes Identity and Religion - Amalendu Misra who consider it one of the best interpretation out there, better than Mill. The book has been widely used and Critics has referred to his work as the best standard for half the century There are many other historians who cite Elphinstone like I just showed you. It was just not another book. Imagine his influence to be so great that even Nehru Library and Gandhi cited from him. I hope you have changed your mind about reverting my edit. Thanks! Jenos450 (talk) 14:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I know nothing about the subject and have no personal opinion as to whether your text should be included in the article or not. I just advised you to be cautious about reinstating the text because discretionary sanctions apply. Can you not find any more modern scholarly sources to back it up? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:22, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stan Lippmann

Please read this series of tweets for sourced info on Stan Lippmann's series of racist, sexist death threats. https://twitter.com/MagnetsOh/status/1298196163963678723 — Preceding unsigned comment added by GFTAnalyst (talk • contribs) 23:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Acampe rigida

On 27 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acampe rigida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acampe rigida. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acampe rigida), 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, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-2015 bonus points and redirects

Per the rule: "Articles which were previously redirects or disambiguation pages are not eligible", I think Template:Did you know nominations/Debt monetization on this contestant's page should not have been awarded 14 bonus points. —Bloom6132 (talk) 05:11, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, and have made the adjustment. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:31, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adjusting the scores! Unfortunately, it looks like the bot malfunctioned (I'm guessing because of the hidden note at the end of the entries). —Bloom6132 (talk) 19:00, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Bloom6132: Umm, I have removed the hidden remarks and the second bot score, for your submissions only, and will see what the bot does next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It worked this time :) —Bloom6132 (talk) 20:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The bot reverted your adjustments in my entries, see [1]. I think it will be less error-prone if we ask Jarry1250 to update the bot to calculate correctly? If I understand correctly, there are two issues: 1) the year-based bonus for DYK is off by one point and 2) redirects should not count in determining article age. HaEr48 (talk) 00:35, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have hopefully made the necessary adjustments to scores for bonus points for DYKs. It might be difficult for the bot to distinguish between a redirect and an article and this is the first time I have encountered that particular problem. As regards the other issue, I contacted Jarry earlier, but the matter may not have come to his attention, and I propose changing the scoring rules for next year to eliminate the error. As things stand, the effect of the error is minimal, docking one potential bonus point off any DYK for an article that has been in existence since 2014 or before. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Phenacovolva rosea

On 30 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Phenacovolva rosea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phenacovolva rosea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Phenacovolva rosea), 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, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 August 2020

News and notes: The high road and the low road

In the media: Storytelling large and small

Featured content: Going for the goal

Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way

Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax

Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics

News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online

Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles

Arbitration report: A slow couple of months

From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?

Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van Till

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Round 4 scoring correction

For the sake of accuracy in posterity, I've removed an FL submission made after the August 29 deadline and corrected the now-archived table. This only makes a difference as to who has the most FLs in one round, as the competitor has already been eliminated with/without that FL. Hope that's alright with you. —Bloom6132 (talk) 13:39, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. 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. 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), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Holothuria hilla

On 2 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Holothuria hilla, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the sea cucumber Holothuria hilla reproduces by fission, the regenerated part is often paler in colour than the original one? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Holothuria hilla. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Holothuria hilla), 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) 12:03, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

August 2020 Tree of Life Newsletter

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September 2021—Issue 016

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content
Horseshoe bat by Enwebb Siamosaurus by PaleoGeekSquared Australopithecus sediba by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Homo habilis by Dunkleosteus77, reviewed by Enwebb Tatenectes by Slate Weasel, reviewed by FunkMonk

Newly nominated content
Black-and-red broadbill by AryKun Turtle by LittleJerry Symphyotrichum lateriflorum by Eewilson Dracophyllum fiordense by Dracophyllum Scarlet-and-white tanager by AryKun Viatkogorgon by FunkMonk Punctelia borreri by Esculenta Chivi vireo by AryKun Mountain kingfisher by AryKun Kererū by Ambrosia10

Hoax taxon sniffed out after nearly fifteen years

Cross posted from the Signpost

On August 7, WikiProject Palaeontology member Rextron discovered a suspicious taxon article, Mustelodon, which was created in November 2005. The article lacked references and the subsequent discussion on WikiProject Palaeontology found that the alleged type locality (where the fossil was first discovered) of Lago Nandarajo "near the northern border of Panama" was nonexistent. In fact, Panama does not even really have a northern border, as it is bounded along the north by the Caribbean Sea. No other publications or databases mentioned Mustelodon, save a fleeting mention in a 2019 book that presumably followed Wikipedia, Felines of the World.

The article also appeared in four other languages, Catalan, Spanish, Dutch, and Serbian. In Serbian Wikipedia, a note at the bottom of the page warned: "It is important to note here that there is no data on this genus in the official scientific literature, and all attached data on the genus Mustelodon on this page are taken from the English Wikipedia and are the only known data on this genus of mammals, so the validity of this genus is questionable."

Editors took action to alert our counterparts on other projects, and these versions were removed also. As the editor who reached out to Spanish and Catalan Wikipedia, it was somewhat challenging to navigate these mostly foreign languages (I have a limited grasp of Spanish). I doubted that the article had very many watchers, so I knew I had to find some WikiProjects where I could post a machine translation advising of the hoax, and asking that users follow local protocols to remove the article. I was surprised to find, however, that Catalan Wikipedia does not tag articles for WikiProjects on talk pages, meaning I had to fumble around to find what I needed (turns out that WikiProjects are Viquiprojectes in Catalan!) Mustelodon remains on Wikidata, where its "instance of" property was swapped from "taxon" to "fictional taxon".

How did this article have such a long lifespan? Early intervention is critical for removing hoaxes. A 2016 report found that a hoax article that survives its first day has an 18% chance of lasting a year.^[1] Additionally, hoax articles tend to have longer lifespans if they are in inconspicuous parts of Wikipedia, where they do not receive many views. Mustelodon was only viewed a couple times a day, on average.

Mustelodon survived a brush with death three years into its lifespan. The article was proposed for deletion in September 2008, with a deletion rationale of "No references given; cannot find any evidence in peer-reviewed journals that this alleged genus actually exists". Unfortunately, the proposed deletion was contested and the template removed, though the declining editor did not give a rationale. Upon its rediscovery in August 2020, Mustelodon was tagged for speedy deletion under CSD G3 as a "blatant hoax". This was challenged, and an Articles for Deletion discussion followed. On 12 August, the AfD was closed as a SNOW delete. WikiProject Palaeontology members ensured that any trace of it was scrubbed from legitimate articles. The fictional mammal was finally, truly extinct.

At the ripe old age of 14 years, 9 months, this is the longest-lived documented hoax on Wikipedia, topping the previous documented record of 14 years, 5 months, set by The Gates of Saturn, a fictitious television show, which was incidentally also discovered in August 2020. How do we discover other hoax taxa? Could we use Wikidata to discover taxa are not linked to databases like ITIS, Fossilworks, and others?

^ Kumar, Srijan; West, Robert; Leskovec, Jure (April 2016). "Disinformation on the Web: Impact, Characteristics, and Detection of Wikipedia Hoaxes" (PDF). Proceedings of the 25th International World Wide Web Conference: 591–602. doi:10.1145/2872427.2883085.

Spotlight with Mattximus

This month's spotlight is with Mattximus, author of two Featured Articles and 29 Featured Lists at current count.

How did you become involved with editing biodiversity articles?

I think I have a compulsion to make lists, it doesn't show up in my real life, but online I secretly get a lot of satisfaction making orderly lists and tables. It's a bit of a secret of mine, because it doesn't manifest in any other part of my life. My background is in biology, so this was a natural (haha) fit.

You have an impressive number of FAs under your belt. Two of your more recent ones, Apororhynchus and Gigantorhynchus, are part of what you referred to as an "experiment". How did you choose these articles, and what's next for you in this experiment?

This experiment was just to see if I could get any random article to FA status, so I picked the very first alphabetical animal species according to the taxonomy and made that attempt. Technically, there isn't enough information for a species page so I just merged the species into a genus and went from there. It was a fun exercise, but doing it alone is not the most fun so it's probably on pause for the foreseeable future.

Note: Aporhynchus is the first alphabetical taxon as follows: Animalia, Acanthocephala, Archiacanthocephala, Apororhynchida, Apororhynchidae, Apororhynchus

What advice would you give to someone who wants to nominate their first FAC?

I would recommend getting a good article nominated, then a featured list up before tackling the FA. Lists are a bit more forgiving but give you a taste of what standards to expect from FA. The most time consuming thing is proper citations so make sure that is in order before starting either.

Is there anything that would surprise us to learn about your life off-Wikipedia?

My personality in real life does not match my wikipedia persona. I'm not a very organized, or orderly in real life, but the wikipedia pages I brought to FL or FA are all very organized. Maybe it's my outlet for a more free-flowing life as a scientist/teacher.

Anything else you'd like us to know?

The fact that wikipedia exists free of profit motive and free for everyone really is something special and I encourage everyone to donate a few dollars to the cause.

August DYKs

Woolly thistle

Life reconstruction of Ankylorhiza tiedemani

Female cicada laying eggs

Acampe rigida

... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers? (1 August)
... that ornithologist Corina Newsome and herpetologist Earyn McGee held events as part of the inaugural Black Birders Week, an effort to highlight the challenges faced by Black nature enthusiasts? (5 August)
... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes? (8 August)
... that the French peanut is native to Brazil? (10 August)
... that the 800-year-old Minchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London? (14 August)
... that the forward-facing incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza (restoration pictured) may have been used for ramming their prey, similar to a hunting method used by modern orcas? (16 August)
... that scientists accidentally created a hybrid of two endangered fish species, called the sturddlefish? (17 August)
... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus? (19 August)
... that the Eocene leaf species Tetracentron hopkinsii was not confirmed from Washington state until 2018? (19 August)
... that Helen Ballard was a hellebore horticulturist? (22 August)
... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years? (24 August)
... that the fossil sumac Rhus boothillensis is named for a public fossil digging site in Republic, Washington? (25 August)
... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops? (28 August)
... that fossils identified as Pentacentron sternhartae may actually be the fruits of another fossil species? (29 August)
... that American naturalist William Harvey Brown, who went to Africa to collect specimens, ended up fighting in two wars there? (30 August)
... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians? (30 August)

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Delivered on behalf of Enwebb (talk) 17:10, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adjudicate discussion at Wireless device radiation and health?

Might you be willing to adjudicate a discussion "Misinformation" or "information" at the talk page of Wireless device radiation and health? I was involved in the original few edit/revert cycles, started the discussion, and commented on the discussion, so I think it best that someone else who has not been involved — and other than me — determine if a consensus has been reached and thus whether the matter is resolved. I saw your name on the talk page when the article was moved in January, and I think you are an administrator. Reading at Wikipedia:Administrators#Places where administrators in particular can assist it is suggested that admins might help in such situations, hence my asking for your help. If there is a better solution that comes to mind, please feel free to let me know. Many thanks! --papageno (talk) 20:25, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have closed the discussion. Following the warring in the article you acted entirely appropriately in bringing the matter to the talk page. Let's hope that settles things. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:43, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done Many thanks for you help.--papageno (talk) 19:24, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Myrichthys maculosus

On 4 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Myrichthys maculosus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiger snake eel uses its well-developed sense of smell to locate prey buried in the seabed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Myrichthys maculosus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Myrichthys maculosus), 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, 4 September 2020 (UTC) [reply]

Thank you for another good one! Every once in a while, I have a TFA, happy that it was also a tribute to Brian, in great collaboration, fine Main page, and see also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gerda! Dahlias are my father's favourite flower. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:18, 4 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Aeolidiella alderi

On 5 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aeolidiella alderi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nudibranch Aeolidiella alderi attacks sea anemones with the stinging cells it has already acquired from other anemones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aeolidiella alderi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aeolidiella alderi), 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) 12:03, 5 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mucuna urens

[Information removed]

Huh, apparently I've never used this book on Wikipedia before. Maybe this isn't such a great idea regarding copyright, but too late, I already typed it. Cheers, Leo Breman (talk) 11:13, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Don't worry about the copyright issue, I can revision delete your post after using the information. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, had to look for myself if I couldn't find an online description. How about The Leguminosae of Porto Rico. The Flora do Brasil has a description. This book has a tad on ethnobotany: Economic plants. An index to economic products of the vegetable kingdom in Jamaica. I think I'll add a sentence on the etymology of 'mucuna' as that might be interesting. Lastly, from memory, eating velvet beans is dangerous because of antinutrients, non-functional amino-acid analogues our body cannot distinguish, isn't there something about that out there? The study you added to the end looks somewhat silly in light of this. I remember reading another study using the identical experiment to gauge the effects of these antinutrients in a related bean.Leo Breman (talk) 20:21, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't intend to add more to the description section. Before I started the article I suspected that "urens" related to stinging as there is the stinging nettle Urtica urens, but I haven't looked into the meaning of the word. As you say, male anti-fertility treatment is probably a non-starter, and I didn't care much for the idea of swallowing the hairs as an anthelmintic either, as I would have thought it would probably irritate the lining of the gut. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Biemna variantia

On 6 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Biemna variantia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sponge Biemna variantia broods its young, and can also reproduce by budding and fragmentation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Biemna variantia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Biemna variantia), 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, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Felimida krohni

On 10 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Felimida krohni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea slug Felimida krohni (pictured) can sequester toxins from the sponges on which it feeds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Felimida krohni. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Felimida krohni), 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) 00:03, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Palmetto Cheese

Thank u for protecting palmetto cheese wiki page but it appears some were just waiting for the protection to go away so they could post and edit it again. I would think that this will once again cause edit warring. I do not think that the Facebook comments or articles pertaining to Palmetto cheese need to be on the wiki site. How can we protect again? Docsholiday (talk) 19:12, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wait and see what happens next. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:26, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It has been edited again by someone else. This is my second edit today. I only have one more edit in this 24h period. If several people edit and I am only one reverting, I will only be the one sanctioned due to 3 edit rule. Docsholiday (talk) 00:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It also appears that an admistrator may be one that edited with references and stated that the references are reliable and “why not”. I don’t think that posting these articles which are intended to hurt the owner and I’m his company is what Wikipedia is about. I am wrong. These additions are added only to hurt the owner. Docsholiday (talk) 00:22, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is becoming apparent that you are connected with the company and have a conflict of interest which you need to declare. I have left a request for you to do this on your talk page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Leech scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the Leech article has been scheduled as today's featured article for October 21, 2020. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 21, 2020, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1000 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

For Featured Articles promoted recently, there will be an existing blurb linked from the FAC talk page, which is likely to be transferred to the TFA page by a coordinator at some point.

We suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:41, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

un-rev-del in Lokma

Hi, thanks for taking care of the copyvio-revdel template I added to Lokma a couple of days ago. A minor thing, I must have made a mistake with the version numbers, could you un-delete the version of 17:39, 6 September 2020? That was the one where I removed the copyvio the first time, so it should be ok. Thanks... --IamNotU (talk) 21:26, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:06, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Caviezel

Thank you for putting the semi-protection on Jim Caviezel. A similar situation has also been going on at the page for The Passion of the Christ - IP editors adding unsourced things about the sequel, similar changes to what they were adding to Jim Caviezel page. Would it be appropriate to ask for similar protection on that page? Andrew Englehart (talk) 22:18, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There have not been any further additions since 9 September, so semi-protection is probably not justified at the moment, but if they start up again, report it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:14, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Just had to revert another unsourced change from an IP (12 Sept), same stuff, adding a title of a movie that isn't even in pre-production. Andrew Englehart (talk) 19:13, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate the help. Andrew Englehart (talk) 20:59, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Acanthurus polyzona

On 12 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus polyzona, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that zebra tangs often associate with shoals of convict tangs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus polyzona. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus polyzona), 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, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Morayo Afolabi-Brown

Hi. Could you take a look at this page? I got a copvyio reading on it, from a source which has its own copyright. But the WP article was written 2 months earlier? Thoughts?Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Would be nice if I gave you the [the copyvio report, and the link to the source. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:55, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Onel5969: I think you are right, and the Wikipedia article came first. If you look at this very first version (dated 9 May), the last paragraph is referenced to this source and provides a fair, copyvio-free, paraphrase of it. However, this page is dated 13 July. It purports to be an interview with Morayo, but in part copies Wikipedia. It's interesting, isn't it? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That's what I thought, which is why I marked it "reviewed", but wanted another set of eyes to have a look.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 17:56, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong protection

How this protection was justified? I added academic sources and removed what couldn't be found in the sources.

I think you should undo your protection and avoid entertaining such requests. 122.170.146.220 (talk) 13:05, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There were a number of other non-autoconfirmed editors as well as you who were adding unsourced or poorly sourced information. Your additions were better sourced, but you were edit warring. You can make editing requests on the talk page if you wish. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:20, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vincent Chang (academic); see BRAC University

Hi Cwmhiraeth, I don't know if the bio has copyright issues as well, but the editor is pretty likely a paid contributor and the tone is that of a press release. I don't know where to start clean up. Your thoughts welcome. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 00:22, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I will have a look at it. I am waiting for a response from IreneSommer about paid editing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know § DYK Twitter bot. KCVelaga (talk) 09:19, 15 September 2020 (UTC)Template:Z48[reply]

DYK for Paguristes cadenati

On 15 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paguristes cadenati, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hermit crab Paguristes cadenati can help keep a reef aquarium clean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paguristes cadenati. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paguristes cadenati), 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) 12:03, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mucuna urens

On 16 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mucuna urens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that irritant hairs on the seed pods of the horse-eye bean have traditionally been used to get rid of intestinal worms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mucuna urens. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mucuna urens), 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, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mucuna urens not Low

I've noted that you importance-assessed your article Mucuna urens as 'Low'. Don't be modest; any animal or plant that is a pest, a weed, a crop, a medicinal, an ornamental, or in any way interesting to people should be assessed at least as 'Mid'. In WP:PLANTS, nearly 90% of all plants are assessed as 'Low'; only a tiny fraction of them are 'Mids'. Most taxa are completely uninteresting to Wikipedia's readership. Abductive (reasoning) 23:20, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hymeniacidon kitchingi

On 17 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hymeniacidon kitchingi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 10 cm³ (0.6 cu in) sponge Hymeniacidon kitchingi can filter 22.5 L (5 imp gal; 6 U.S. gal) of water per day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hymeniacidon kitchingi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hymeniacidon kitchingi), 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, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Check out what I just found in my kitchen.

Hang Hing 'lentils'. A friend who works in a large Chinese supermarket gave them to me a few months ago, I completely forgot I had them. The label is flouting EU law -it calls these lentils! They are months past the sell-by date, which shouldn't matter for beans, but I'm scared of the black stuff- looks like fungi, i.e. alfatoxins. There are also weevil holes in some of the beans. I'll see if I can take a better pic in more light, and if I can grow a few (it's worked before). Leo Breman (talk) 19:00, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think they are then? I successfully grew some chickpeas and peanuts a few years ago. If there are weevil holes, you might find other things in your kitchen cupboard have been affected. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They are Mucuna! Note the hilum. Dumb, completely forgot I had them lying around. I thought I might upload some pictures to the Wikipedia articles, beans and seedlings, if I can make some nice shots. Leo Breman (talk) 19:41, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I saw the hilum and wondered about that. It will be interesting to see what comes up. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:02, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Uhh, I'm talking crap! These are lablab beans! The seeds are popping open already, and look completely viable, so I'll have some seedlings soon... Now how do I change the names of the files I uploaded... Leo Breman (talk) 14:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Hi, just wanted to let you know I'll be offline for the next 3 days due to the Jewish New Year. Best, Yoninah (talk) 22:13, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mucuna gigantea

On 18 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mucuna gigantea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that seeds of the sea bean can be dispersed for long distances by ocean currents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mucuna gigantea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mucuna gigantea), 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.

MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:14, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's hard getting used to

...seeing your name highlighted as an admin. It's just so cool. I've been doing a bit of work in GA, and also managed to get another editor involved in promoting articles with the hopes he would graduate to reviewing GAs as well, but he's busy like you. Robert H. Boyle is one he helped me with, and it will be his first GA if it passes, and I was hoping you would have time for a GA review. My plan is for him to take the lead in the review so he can get his feet wet there, too. Got time? ^Atsme _Talk 📧 15:54, 18 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Acanthurus nigricauda

On 20 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Acanthurus nigricauda, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the colour of the blackstreak surgeonfish changes according to its mood? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acanthurus nigricauda. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Acanthurus nigricauda), 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) 00:04, 20 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Kumar, Srijan; West, Robert; Leskovec, Jure (April 2016). "Disinformation on the Web: Impact, Characteristics, and Detection of Wikipedia Hoaxes" (PDF). Proceedings of the 25th International World Wide Web Conference: 591–602. doi:10.1145/2872427.2883085.

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