User talk:Magicbone

Is there a way to send in pictures to Wikipedia? Like, if you found a picture of a dog--let's say, a Mountain Cur--how could you send it here so that you can post it on the Mountain Cur information page?

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Magicbone, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Spelling

Hi Australian spellings are different from other english speaking locations and if we spell it colour please do not change it to your local usage

have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28spelling%29#English_spelling_comparison_chart and the rest of the manual of style before implementing such a change again - thanks Satu Suro 01:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Native American Indian Dog

Hello, thanks for creating the page Native American Indian Dog. Just so you know, similar articles have been deleted in the past (see this page) because no reliable sources could be provided. The only known available sources of information about the breed are from the breeders or on pages with information provided by breeders, such as the dogbreedinfo.com page you included as a link. Where did you find the information currently in the article? I appreciate your efforts to improve Wikipedia on dog breeds, but unless reliable secondary sources of information can be provided, it may be determined that the article does not meet Wikipedia criteria. ~Pesco^{So say•we all} 21:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agkistrodon contortrix

Hi Magicbone, It's unfortunate that you don't seem to agree with the way these snake articles have been named. It's really a question of organization, and doing so is not as easy as it may look. One of the first problems is that most snakes do not have well-established common names: they usually have more than a few. For example, the article for the species that you tried to rename, A. contortrix, has 17 common names (and that's just for the nominate subspecies), the most common of which -- copperhead -- is also used for three other species (see Copperhead). In the past, this has often resulted in edit wars when no one could not agree on which common name to use for the article title.
Second, using common name article titles makes it much harder to ensure that a single, consistent taxonomy is used. This is important to avoid article duplication and/or the use of outdated scientific names. For example, if only redirects are used for scientific names and one or more of these are changed (hijacked) to point to articles with different common name titles, in most cases I doubt that many people would notice. That's because editors almost never add redirects to their watch lists -- only articles.
Both of these problems are resolved when scientific names are used for article titles. They may look weird and unfamiliar to most people, but they are the only names that are unique. What's more, they provide a system for organizing natural history articles that common names do not. If eventually we are to describe all species, that is something that we cannot afford to do without. --Jwinius (talk) 12:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Seppala Siberian Sleddog

Hello, I have noticed that you have moved Seppala Siberian Sleddog to Seppala Husky twice now. I have had to restore it because the verifiable sources in the reference section of article refer to the breed as the Seppala Siberian Sleddog. Also, you did not provide a reason for your page move. Coaster1983 (talk) 21:35, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Native American Indian Dog for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Native American Indian Dog is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Native American Indian Dog (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. TKK ^{bark !} 23:05, 21 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Nomination of Labrador Husky for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Labrador Husky is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Labrador Husky until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Cavalryman (talk) 10:20, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]