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ARCHIVE PAGE 54: June 2012

MVO

Hello, Invertzoo. When you changed MVO into a disambiguation page, you may have overlooked WP:FIXDABLINKS, which says:

A code of honor for creating disambiguation pages is to fix all resulting mis-directed links.

Before moving an article to a qualified name (in order to create a disambiguation page at the base name, to move an existing disambiguation page to that name, or to redirect that name to a disambiguation page), click on What links here to find all of the incoming links. Repair all of those incoming links to use the new article name.

It would be a great help if you would check the other Wikipedia articles that contain links to "MVO" and fix them to take readers to the correct article. Thanks. R'n'B (call me Russ) 11:20, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

OK, will do Russ, thanks for the heads up. Invertzoo (talk) 12:23, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

I went through the whole list. Hopefully I have corrected every example. Invertzoo (talk) 13:35, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

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Re: About new bivalve article listing

Hello Susan, I have updated the Bivalve new article listing ruleset and removed the word "pearl" from it. Let me know if you need help with anything else. — Ganeshk (talk) 13:08, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

A possible source

See this source for info about (for example) the golden orb. Sorry, I am not a native speaker, if I was I would've tried to expand the article myself. I figured the source may be helpful for an expert like yourself. Arcandam (talk) 05:04, 12 June 2012 (UTC) p.s. Is this edit correct?

Thanks, what you did seems fine to me! The heading "References" was spelled incorrectly, but as far as I can tell everything else seems totally fine, thanks for your work! Invertzoo (talk) 23:29, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I am using AWB to fix that typo because a lot of people made the same mistake. Keep up the good work! Arcandam (talk) 00:03, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

That's great that you are fixing that typo everywhere Arcandam! There's a lot of things like that that need fixing throughout Wikipedia. Good for you that you would go ahead and do much needed routine clean-up like that! By the way, if you want me to look over any other new mollusk articles (or any others) feel free to ask me. Usually the new bivalve and gastropod articles show up in the NewArtBot listings after a few days, and I look at them anyway, but occasionally it happens that I get busy IRL and miss a few things. Invertzoo (talk) 02:24, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation for the Wikiproject. I am sorry, I think I am unable to help that project in a way that is significant enough to call myself a member because this is not my native language and I know next to nothing about bivalves. The reason I came across the golden orb was that I was deleting :Indented line. While doing that I noticed a fact template dated July 2008 so I Googled around a bit. I like doing cleanup stuff like this or that or fixing typos when I am not reverting vandals. Arcandam (talk) 04:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

That's terrific that you fix typos like that; it is one of the most useful things you could possibly be doing on Wikipedia, really! That makes me happy and I wish there were more people doing that. I must also say that your English seems very good to me. If you ever get to the point where you want a break from doing the things you usually do, feel free to come over here and write (or improve) bivalve articles. Stubs are fine. In the bivalve and gastropod projects we have a number of people for whom English is not their first language, and we also have a couple of people who started out knowing nothing about bivalves or gastropods but who have done very well. In any case, all best wishes to you and it was nice to "meet" you. Invertzoo (talk) 12:20, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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Bivalvia

Hi Susan, not sure you had noticed. Bivalvia is currently a FA candidate. — Ganeshk (talk) 23:52, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hey thanks Ganesh! You are right; I had not noticed. I will try to help out if I can. Invertzoo (talk) 01:47, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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• Teahouse pilot wraps up after 13 weeks After being piloted on English Wikipedia starting in February, the Teahouse wrapped up its pilot period on May 27, 2012. We expect this is just the beginning for the Teahouse and hope the project will continue to grow in the months to come!

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Charles Darwin was Nearly Right

Hi,

You have made such a significant contribution to the 'Darwin' page, I thought you might be interested in a recent paper by Eugene McCarthy http://www.macroevolution.net/support-files/forms_of_life.pdf

Darwin was spot on with natural selection, and so very close on many occasions to the real source of genetic variation. This approach by McCarthy unlocks the last riddle - Saltation - which plagued Darwin's theory.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks - Derek

DerekSmith (talk) 12:31, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi Invertzoo, beating you a little bit on the clock (65)and am from Lincolnshire.

Like you, Darwin heavily influenced me (but then he did change the world, but having read McCarthy, I cannot believe that I blythly ignored the challenges to Neo-Darwinism that remained unanswered - Saltation_(biology) and massive species stability over vast periods of time right up to extinction.

McCarthy's conclusions answer both of these problems and also answers the mounting problem with classification, where species do not fit 'cleanly' into an evolutionary niche.

Having read McCarthy, I have gone back and read much of Darwin's work and I am amazed at how close the great man came time and again to reaching exactly the same conclusion as McCarthy. So near, yet so far.

Your own field will, I feel, leap at the McCarthy conclusion with example after example.

Darwin changed the world, McCarthy has changed my life - you will understand what I mean when you read him.

Enjoy

Derek

DerekSmith (talk) 14:08, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

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Bivalvia

I have now put forward Bivalvia as a FAC. The latest comment from Sasata is tricky, you can see it here. I think it is an unreasonable requirement and I wondered what you thought. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:45, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

I have managed to check, approve or replace all the online references and Sasata has offered to do likewise for the references from Barnes "Invertebrate Zoology" at his/her library. Also, I am in a better position to access the information myself courtesy of winning a third prize in the "Core Contest" where I was awarded a £30 Amazon voucher. I spent it on six used books for Wikipedia research, the most relevant arrived yesterday being "Encyclopedia of Marine Invertebrates" by Jerry Walls. It has 27 pages on the bivalves covering basic biology. So I am now not too unhappy about the way things are going at FAC. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:09, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

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Re: Featured images of gastropods

Hi Susan, The images will have to be given featured status on Wikipedia before we can tag them as "FM". The Lambis truncata image did go through the featured image selection process. Commons and Wikipedia have different selection criteria. Featured status for an Image on Commons does not necessarily equate to featured status on Wikipedia. For example, the image will have to "add significant encyclopedic value to an article" for it to be given the featured status on Wikipedia; there is no such requirement on Commons. See Featured picture criteria. I hope that answers your question. — Ganeshk (talk) 01:06, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Re: Search terms for bivalves

Hi Susan, here is the page for the ruleset for the new articles, User:AlexNewArtBot/Bivalves. Please feel free to remove problematic search terms. — Ganeshk (talk) 01:09, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Hi Susan! Long time. You asked if I needed help at my talk a while back. I replied but never heard back from you. I hope all is well. The hamster's name is Karmann Ghia. He sleeps on his back because it is hot weather. He is an idiot with a .8 I.Q. He like sesame seeds more than anything, and will walk off the edge of a table without thinking twice about it. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:08, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

OMG! Too cute for words! I want one! Little sweetie Karmann, give him a kiss from me. I am so sorry I left a message for you and then stopped looking in case you actually replied, duh! Obviously I need an external hard drive to supplement my pitiful excuse for a brain. As for Flabellina goddardi, I just took a quick look and also peeked at the amazing egg ribbon -- mind-blowing design, wow upon wow. So what can I do to help, or is it too late now? I'm actually off to bed now but will check this tomorrow am. Invertzoo (talk) 01:19, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Maybe I'll blow him a kiss for you. He's pretty stinky. Dwarf hamsters as adults are almost as cute as baby otters, almost.

Don't worry about your brain. It's fine. :)

As for help, I think I'm okay. If I need you, I know where to bug you.

Sleep well. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:00, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

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