User talk:Cwmhiraeth/Archive 21

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• @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)

  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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

@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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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