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October 2012

Hello, I'm Jeancey. I noticed that you made a comment on the page Talk:Syrian civil war that didn't seem very civil, so it has been removed. Wikipedia needs people like you and me to collaborate, so it’s one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Your comments were not on topic, and could be construed by some as an attack. I suggest you take a day or two and cool off. Jeancey (talk) 07:49, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I'd say patronisation isn't particularly civil either. Anyway, it was in jest, which should be pretty clear. And nope, I don't need to "cool off". FunkMonk (talk) 07:53, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Free images

Hallo, FunkMonk! As you probably already know, several magazines this month have free access. Among them is Philosophical Transactions B which includes some very old papers from Mantell (Iguanodon, Hylaeosaurus, Pelorosaurus), Owen (Archaeopteryx) and Hulke (Hypsilophodon). The very nice lithographs in them are obviously free from copyright and would make for some valuable additions to the extensive range you have already made accessible to the general public. Likely you have been aware of this but I considered it wouldn't hurt to tell you anyway ;o). Greetings,--MWAK (talk) 06:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I didn't notice actually, you have links for the papers? FunkMonk (talk) 07:02, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I see I have made a mistake: at the time the magazine was simply called Philosophical Transactions...

The links are here:

Mantell:

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/140/379.full.pdf+html

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/139/271.full.pdf+html?sid=3ce6a54e-aaea-45a2-90de-d54ca303ab33

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/138/183.full.pdf+html?sid=3ce6a54e-aaea-45a2-90de-d54ca303ab33

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/140/391.full.pdf+html?sid=3ce6a54e-aaea-45a2-90de-d54ca303ab33

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/115/179.full.pdf+html?sid=3ce6a54e-aaea-45a2-90de-d54ca303ab33

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/131/131.full.pdf+html?sid=3ce6a54e-aaea-45a2-90de-d54ca303ab33

Owen:

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/149/161.full.pdf+html?sid=6f650bc1-3192-4c34-99ae-bc3712a802e3

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/153/33.full.pdf+html?sid=cd5c7555-c9c8-4344-8274-604fba4f3d2e

Hulke:

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/173/1035.full.pdf+html?sid=a668e4e6-40ce-487e-857e-391323592717

http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/172/653.full.pdf+html?sid=a668e4e6-40ce-487e-857e-391323592717

Of course this is just a selection of some authors and subjects that I personally found interesting. Many more can be found!--MWAK (talk) 16:42, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

And in the real Phil. Trans. B this gem:

http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/178/169.full.pdf+html?sid=a8a1c7b3-1652-4680-89e1-2fee7fb6cd48

Greetings, --MWAK (talk) 16:51, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Nice, and I see there is even more! Is it only this month you say? FunkMonk (talk) 17:08, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Last week was Open Access Week and they decided to extend it to a full month. Very commendable :o)--MWAK (talk) 18:02, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

So that means all of November? Darn, I'm very busy until the ninth, I hope I can get most of that stuff... At least I'll download the PDFs for now, then I can always upload later. I see there are a ton of Richard Owen papers, gotta catch them all!. FunkMonk (talk) 18:28, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Apparently you'll have until November the 28th :o).--MWAK (talk) 19:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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Macaw or not

The image you added here is interesting, but it does not look like a macaw to me. Its tail is not long enough. Note that it has a pale beak. Any comments? Snowman (talk) 22:40, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Remember, it appears the only person who classified Gossei' parrot as a macaw specifically is Rothschild, based on a vague description. So it could really had bee any kind of parrot. But I will add a source. FunkMonk (talk) 04:36, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Upon reading up on it, it appears the description by Gosse is a second hand description, based on a recollection by a "Dr. Robertson", who had seen the now lost specimen at one time, and claimed it was very different form any other macaw he had ever seen. What this means is of course uncertain. FunkMonk (talk) 05:14, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Prestosuchus‎

Thanks for identifying the wrong image I placed in Prestosuchus‎. I have since had the file renamed. By the way, I agree the image of Camptosaurus was a dated one. I believe it has been at the ROM for many years and is currently in their "From Our Vaults" display. Cheers. Dger (talk) 01:41, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Cool, as for Camptosaurus, the weird thing is it has the updated skull, so it might not be so old. If you look at the image of Uteodon, a relative, that too is mounted with a hand on the ground, which is pronated, yet the very paper it was first described in specifically explains why this would be impossible (so I had to blur out the pronated hand to make the image usable). Some outdated ideas die slowly, even in museums. FunkMonk (talk) 04:50, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes indeed. Of course, it is probably due too lack of funding. It must be quite expensive to rebuild a model. Dger (talk) 21:32, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

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Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century

Hi, FunkMonk. It's possible download "Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution" here. Regards Burmeister (talk) 15:44, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Great, thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 15:49, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

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Elephantidae

Please reconsider your position on merging Elephantidae with elephant. I'm so close to prefecting the article for FA and a merge will further complicate things. LittleJerry (talk) 16:52, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Well, my position probably won't change, but I can remove the merge tag, which is the only thing that would hinder a FAC. FunkMonk (talk) 16:55, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

But if it does pass FAC. Adding in the info from the Elephantidae could degrade its FA status. LittleJerry (talk) 19:40, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Why do you think so? You don't have to include the long list, prose is always better. Long taxonomic sections are not a bad thing. Most of those species aren't considered part of the group anyway. FunkMonk (talk) 19:46, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Wouldn't we have to add in more information on the mammoths though the rest of the article? LittleJerry (talk) 19:57, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Not necessarily, see amphibian which is up for FAC, and pretty much glosses over the extinct branches when it gets past the evolution and classification sections. FunkMonk (talk) 20:46, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Well there still will be reorganizations in the taxonomy section. Will you try a sandbox? LittleJerry (talk) 23:16, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

You mean a test version? FunkMonk (talk) 20:55, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Help needed

In the Amphibia FAC, it has been suggested that the compilation image you created needs improvement. I wonder if you could help. Working with images and their sourcing and status is really not my thing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:41, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Yup, I'll make a new one later today, I didn't create that image actually, just found it on Commons. FunkMonk (talk) 07:01, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

That amphibian collage looks good to me. Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:30, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure! I'll fix it if there are any objections later on. FunkMonk (talk) 18:32, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

File:Zzzlanaihookbill.jpg

This image needs a fair use rationale now. —innotata 14:17, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

To be honest, I think it should be deleted. It was uploaded by mistake, and there is a replacement already in the article. FunkMonk (talk) 16:20, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

I hope you're not upset about my challenging the copy-paste/merge thing. I reflexively freak on those, but I think you were right, and just boldly getting things done. Best wishes,

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 22:54, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, and no problem, I understand your objections very well. FunkMonk (talk) 12:48, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Old books

Old historic books seems to be one of your strong points. I stumbled upon Historia Naturalis Brasiliae published in 1648, when I was browsing the Wiki for anything on Spix's Macaw. Are you familiar with this book. Snowman (talk) 19:29, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I think I've stumbled across the front piece before while searching for a Dodo image, but haven't read it. Yes, here: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/search/objecten?q=brasiliae&p=1&ps=12#/RP-P-1890-A-15567,0 Perhaps it can be found in digitised somewhere... Is it needed for the article? FunkMonk (talk) 19:44, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

It is said to contain Marcgrave's 1638 description of the Spix's Macaw. I do not know what it contains, but it is probably interesting and potentially useful. Snowman (talk) 19:49, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Whole thing is here: http://www.s4ulanguages.com/marcgrave-montanus.html But my Portuguese is a little, well, non-existent! Apart from the little Spanish I know... FunkMonk (talk) 19:55, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

It causes my browser to crash. I can not get past the plants at the beginning of the book. I might try with a different computer later. It contains a lot of illustrations of plants. Snowman (talk) 20:18, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I can't get past the first pages either... Would be interesting if there was an image of the bird we could use. FunkMonk (talk) 19:28, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

An image would certainly be interesting. The two books on the same webpage load the RAM until the browser crashes. I might try on a friend's computer, which is new and has 6 Gbite RAM. Or try to inactivate downloading from the other book at the same time. Snowman (talk) 23:26, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Here's a more accessible version: http://archive.org/stream/marcgrave/marcgrave_1648_historia#page/n17/mode/2up FunkMonk (talk) 17:31, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

I deactivated the other book from the first page you listed and it downloaded. After the plants there are fishes. There are some pictures of animals, but not as many as plants. The parrots are on pages 207 and 208, I recall. There is one picture of a Blue-and-yellow Macaw and no other parrot pictures. There are pictures of other types of Brazilian birds. I do not know what language it is, but there is a suggestion that it is in old Latin on the Spix's Macaw GA page. You might like to contribute to the discussion again there. Snowman (talk) 17:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

It certainly is Latin. Here's the specific parrot page[1] FunkMonk (talk) 17:36, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Could that be the first picture of a Blue-and-yellow Macaw to reach Europe? Snowman (talk) 17:41, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps, but in any case, it must certainly be one of the first Western depictions of the species (same for the rest of the images)... FunkMonk (talk) 17:43, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

I haven't read Latin since high school, but it seems that the last thing here is some kind of monster fowl: [2] FunkMonk (talk) 18:05, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

3RR

I reported the IP to AN3 for edit warring. Though I think you should self-revert that last edit of yours, because depending on the admin assessing the request you might also be blocked for violating 3RR (which you technically did; as none of his edits constitute blatant vandalism - except for the blanking one). It should be resolved soon enough. Yazan (talk) 19:40, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Adding unsourced, slanderous content is vandalism. But just to be sure, I'll do it, thanks. FunkMonk (talk) 19:41, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Not according to WP:3RRNO; not unless it's on a BLP. Either way, page is protected now, so the point is moot. Yazan (talk) 19:44, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Heh, well, let's hope my "good intentions" are considered more worthy than the IPs then. FunkMonk (talk) 19:45, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

FYI, [3]. No worries. Should be resolved now. Yazan (talk) 19:50, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Cool. I'll stay away from the article for a while. FunkMonk (talk) 19:51, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

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Description of Broad-billed Parrot

Hi, I made some edits to the description of the Broad-billed Parrot yesterday just before you went off-line. I made some changes and also offered some queries and suggestions in the edit summaries intended for you as the main editor. I sometimes find that progress can be made quickly to an article by editing it directly and with the main editor of an article considering my changes and making his or he own enhancements almost simultaneously to the same section without the need for a prolonged discussion on a talk page. Another editor has done some copy-editing in the interim and left a long message on my talk page. My main point is that you might be able to take something from the my edits to the article (including edit summaries) and the discussion on my talk page to improve the article. Snowman (talk) 11:16, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Oh, seems to be a long discussion, I'll have a look. As for the bifurcated tail, it puzzled me too, but that's what the source says. FunkMonk (talk) 12:50, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

... but the Wiki article implies that a bifid tail is apparent in the sketch and does not mention anything about additional details in a written source. There appears to be an inconsistency between the drawing with shows a medium-sized pointed tail and a written source that describes a bifid tail. If this inconsistency exists, then is not covered well in the article. It is probably worth double checking the written source. Could historical documents be describing another bird? Is it possible that the bifid tail was more apparent when it was flying or perching in a tree? Snowman (talk) 13:32, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

It is a little odd that the drawing in the infobox appears to show one toe backwards and three forwards, which is not a feature of a parrot's foot. However, it is not totally clear which toes are from which foot in the drawing. However, it we assume that the illustrator was not out to deceive anyone then the foot show most clearly in the drawing shows three toes forward and one toe backward, which would be consistent for a crow, raven, and many other sorts of birds. Snowman (talk) 13:48, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I noticed why the description of the sketch is more detailed than the actual sketch (forgot it before for some reason), and I'll add this now. As for the toes, who knows, could be a reversal? An error? No toe bones are known as far as I can see. But maybe it's just something that was left out of the original pencil sketch, and therefore not added when it was finished with inks later. The paper doesn't mention it. Heres Hume's tracing of the underlying sketch: [4] As you can see, something weird's going on with the toes. FunkMonk (talk) 18:39, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Look at its feet in this illustration: File:Lophopsittacus.jpg. It has two toes forward and two toes backward. Snowman (talk) 21:56, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

That's just a restoration based on the old sketch (or rather the tracing of the old sketch) with some modifications, so it doesn't provide any actual information. FunkMonk (talk) 22:01, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

I know, but it shows someone has changed (probably deliberately) the toes. Is there any literature on the toes? Snowman (talk) 22:04, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

None, and no toe bones are known, closest are several tarsometatarsals. The restoration has many inaccuracies (some quirks are due to Rothschild's own speculations, and errors in the tracing of the sketch), so it isn't authoritative. FunkMonk (talk) 22:10, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

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Lol. Perhaps you should actually try arguing why it has to be deleted, othwerwise you won't get anywhere. FunkMonk (talk) 17:38, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

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Broad-billed Parrot

Hi FunkMonk. Just to let you know that I'm afraid I'm going to have to abandon this and take both the article and the FAC review off my watch list. I realise that Snowman knows a lot about the subject, but I'm getting truly fed up with defending against his careless introduction of grammar errors, malformed citations, munging of sentence structures I took pains over, and his general failure to consult. Please understand that I have enjoyed working with you and that I love the article, but it's time to move on. Kind regards, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 13:02, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure! Thanks for helping me out here and on other articles, and I appreciate you stayed for so long after your first copyedit. Hope it hasn't turned you off from working on other extinct bird articles in the future! FunkMonk (talk) 08:22, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Far from it. Your articles are outstanding, and I've enjoyed both those I've worked on. Have a great Christmas, and see you soon :) --Stfg (talk) 10:41, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, and have a great Christmas yourself! FunkMonk (talk) 04:19, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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If you are going to add {{cite jstor}} references to articles; please create the appropriate {{cite jstor}} template. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 18:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

What do you mean? FunkMonk (talk) 22:05, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

One Temnodontosaurus you added {{cite jstor|4523589}}, which ends up as

McGowan, C. (1995). "Temnodontosaurus risor is a Juvenile of T. platyodon (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 14 (4): 472–479. doi:10.1080/02724634.1995.10011573. JSTOR 4523589..

I am just suggesting you expand them by hand when you make them. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 22:09, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Well, then there's no point in using them. A bot is supposed to fill them out, so it's the bot that needs fixing. FunkMonk (talk) 22:47, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Actually, there is nothing wrong with the bot. JSTOR shut down the service. Really annoying of them. Makes the template almost useless. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 23:01, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

What? Shouldn't the page about the template mention this? And isn't it possible to make a bot which gathers this information by itself? FunkMonk (talk) 23:16, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

The template page does mention this, and you right that somehow a new bot needs to be created before the backlog gets crazy http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Category:Pages_with_incomplete_JSTOR_references AManWithNoPlan (talk) 00:48, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Are there problems with their DOIs as well? I added this[6] one, and nothing has happened yet. FunkMonk (talk) 12:07, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Only JSTOR DOI's are broken. AManWithNoPlan (talk) 15:32, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Palaeoloxodon namadicus

I here what you say but I don't think we should be so quick to alter accepted taxonomy when experts such as Adrian Lister and Victoria Herridge disagree with Li et al's conclusions. Especially when they're based on interpretations of art and low-res photos. David Peters would be proud! 124.149.95.164 (talk) 03:48, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Where does Lister disagree? His mammoth book from 2007 uses Palaeoloxodon, not Elephas. Li et al are far from the only authors who have reached the same conclusion, it's just the source I used. FunkMonk (talk) 03:50, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I need to lay off the Christmas sherry. I was confusing the raising of Palaeoloxodon from subgenus with the recent claim by Li et al that elephants depicted in 3000 year-old art are Palaeoloxodon rather than Elephas. I'll put back my two copy edits and everything will be back to how it was y'day.

You've done good stuff over the years so I was initially surprised by the article move (prob shouldn't have been tagged "minor" tho'). Anyway, sorry to have wasted both our times! 124.149.95.164 (talk) 04:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Ah, no problem, yeah, that new Chinese elephant paper seems to be a bit iffy, kind of cryptozoologyish. FunkMonk (talk) 04:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Ardipithecus

Can you add a section to the talk page of the Ardipithecus explaining why you think the Ardi article should be merged into it. I would like to remove the tag because it is common practice to have a separate article for commonly named finds (eg: Lucy (Australopithecus), Selam (Australopithecus), Taung Child, Krapina, and many many others on the List of human evolution fossils). If my argument has convinced you to change your mind, go ahead and remove the tag. Otherwise, please start a discussion section because I would like to give an opportunity to have this brought to everyone's attention. I will revisit the page in a few weeks. አቤል ዳዊት (Janweh) (talk) 06:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

I wouldn't say it was "common practice", and the case of Ardi is a little different, because unlike the other species, very few specimens of Ardipithecus are known. But anyway, I don't really mind if you keep them separate, was just a suggestion. FunkMonk (talk) 07:44, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

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Many thanks! Appreciated. FunkMonk (talk) 08:17, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

GA and FA

Thank you for reviewing Black bean aphid for GA. I may take it on to FA at some point because it would be satisfying to take an article the whole way from start to featured. I guess I would have to make it more comprehensive. We'll see.

I have just been "told off" for too easily "supporting" articles at FA. See my talk page for details. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:42, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

If you make a DYK for the article, there is some kind of label it would fall under, not sure what it's called... When an editor starts an article, gets it to GA, DYK, and FA. As for easy supports, I guess it's because they want each editor's FA review to be similar to a GA review in itself... I haven't reviewed many for that same reason, heh... FACs are way too nitpicky for my taste. I'm not really a sucker for wording either, which is why I find GARs more straightforward and enjoyable. FunkMonk (talk) 19:55, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Re:Potential FACs?

I'm rather busy at the moment; working with you and your articles is always a pleasure, so I certainly will find some time to take a look at these in the next couple of weeks. J Milburn (talk) 23:25, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

No problem, I won't be able to nominate one for FAC in the immediate future anyway. Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 06:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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Red Rail and FAC

Hi there, hope things are well- I've taken a look through Red Rail, and left some thoughts. J Milburn (talk) 21:47, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 22:30, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Images

You seem to be skilled at getting images from the web. I'm currently writing an article on the Furry Coral Crab (Cymo melanodactylus) and found this image on Flickr and this one.

What is the procedure for trying to get such images suitably licensed? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:37, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

What worked for me in one case, which was quite successful[7], was writing to a user, asking if he would change the license of some of his images to a Commons compatible one, so that they could be used on Wikipedia. Such a goal seems noble enough for most people, and I haven't encountered anyone turning such a request down, only that didn't get an answer. You may have to create a Flickr profile to contact their users, but in that case, I can do it for you. FunkMonk (talk) 20:48, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I managed to create a Flickr profile and have sent an email to the photographer. We'll see what happens. I now know what to do next time I need an image off Flickr. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Keep me updated! And remember, it needs to be a commercial licence and the image should be allowed to be modified. Commons doesn't accept free images that cannot be used for commercial purposes or modified. FunkMonk (talk) 13:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

He did reply but turned me down. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:43, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Damn. Did you stress the importance of the photos? Perhaps he's more commercially minded? Are there no other such images on Commons or on Flickr? FunkMonk (talk) 14:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you! Thank you so much!--Mr Fink (talk) 22:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

My pleasure, trust me! FunkMonk (talk) 22:20, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

If I were to change my sex, could I have permission to bear your child?--Mr Fink (talk) 23:22, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm sure you can do better palaeontological gold-digging than that: http://jezebel.com/5879659/dinosaur-expert-becomes-most-december+y-husband-ever FunkMonk (talk) 23:39, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

January 2013

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be engaged in an edit war with one or more editors according to your reverts at Hilal Khashan. Although repeatedly reverting or undoing another editor's contributions may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, and often creates animosity between editors. Instead of edit warring, please try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

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It's the "three revert rule", right? So how come the IP isn't blocked yet? FunkMonk (talk) 17:35, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Well i've just come across this page because it popped up on my screen, and looking at the history of the article, i issued you both with a note about edit warring. The IP has only reverted you 3 times with is not in breach of WP:3RR, however I've asked for the page to be protected for now until it can be sorted out. - Happysailor ^(Talk) 17:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

He has reverted me three times, but if you look at earlier edits frõm today, he has reverted the very same edits when done by other users. Therefore he has reverted the same edit more than three times. FunkMonk (talk) 17:39, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

from different IP's. Ive asked those edits to be looked at, but to stop the edit war, the article has now been protected. I suggest discussions take place on the article's talk page to iron out the issues at hand. - Happysailor ^(Talk) 17:57, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Eurazhdarcho

Hi, FunkMonk! I have seen you've uploaded all those nice pictures from the Eurazhdarcho article. However, in my insatiable iconic hunger, I have set my mind on one more: figure 16 showing the Cretaceous Earth map with the several pterosaur finds projected on it. It would also be very useful in various other pterosaur articles. Of course, it is quite possible you have already made it available and I simply missed it. If not, could I ask once more for your assistance?

Greetings,--MWAK (talk) 08:10, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I've actually refrained from uploading it, because I recall that some of these maps have been used in other Plos articles and later uploaded here, only to be deleted. It appears that the maker of the maps has not released them under a commercial license, he has only "borrowed" them to various researchers. But I'll double check the issue, good call! If I'm wrong, I'll upload the image afterwards. FunkMonk (talk) 08:25, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

This is what I mean: [8][9] FunkMonk (talk) 08:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

I see. Indeed the map seems not to be free of copyright, and you were completely right in not uploading it. A pity though...--MWAK (talk) 17:36, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

On the other hand: [10] So I'll ask around on Commons. FunkMonk (talk) 20:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

The exact same map is among those images already on Commons it seems, so I've now uploaded the new image.[11] FunkMonk (talk) 22:59, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! And many thanks to Ron Blakey, of course, for making his maps available :o).--MWAK (talk) 07:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Always a pleasure! And thanks, Ron! FunkMonk (talk) 11:03, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Countershading

Hi FunkMonk, thanks very much for the GA review, I'm glad you liked the article. I'm in the process of trying to get Camouflage through FA, a new experience... the whole area still needs a lot of work as there are some quite scrappy articles e.g. on underwater cam.... but very glad to know there are other people about who care too. All the best -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:49, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Yep, I find the topic fascinating, but I was a little hesitant in taking up the review, since I've mainly reviewed animal species articles so far, and was unsure if I could pull it off. But I just couldn't resist in the end, heheh. Keep up the nice work! FunkMonk (talk) 09:51, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

And by the way, this fair use image[12] may be in the public domain, if it was indeed produced by the British Army, and if what the British Army produces is considered "works of the government". See for example:[13] Could be worth finding out. FunkMonk (talk) 09:57, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I put it there in fear and trepidation. It is certainly an aerial photograph, and we know it was taken at Cott's request for the demonstration. How would we find out the exact status? Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:02, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Do you have more info on where it was published? Where did you find it? FunkMonk (talk) 10:05, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Forbes's book. He attributes it to Glasgow University Archive Services - sounds unpromising! Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:10, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Hmmm, only unpromising because it doesn't really say anything about the original source... An archive doesn't obtain the copyright of what it archives. Maybe they could be asked where they got it from? FunkMonk (talk) 10:13, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Nearly sure I know the answer to that - papers of Cott's mentor, regius professor of natural history at Glasgow, John Graham Kerr. Cott almost certainly sent Kerr the photos in 1940 as they both tried to persuade the authorities to use better camouflage. So unless the photos are actually stamped "W.D." on the back, Glasgow archives probably won't know more than we do. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:20, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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Nauru Reed Warbler

Thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. I do have a few thoughts as to improvements, and I do think that it has FAC potential. One quick note- you forgot to add the article to a Wikipedia:Good articles subpage. Something to remember in future! J Milburn (talk) 00:09, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Whoops, I thought a bot would do it if I didn't, but apparently not! FunkMonk (talk) 00:53, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Lesser Antillean Macaw

Hi FunkMonk, I'm beginning the copy-edit you requested to the above article at the GOCE Request page. Please feel free to contact me, or to correct or revert my edits if I'm doing something I shouldn't. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 22:31, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Looks good so far. FunkMonk (talk) 04:21, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Per WP:COATRACK, I'm thinking of moving Extinct Caribbean macaws to Macaw, as it's not specifically about the Lesser Antilles macaw and I think it belongs in the more general article. What are your thoughts on this? Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 20:52, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Well, it's already there! I wrote it specifically forthis article, however, since I think a thorough disclaimer is needed to put it in the right context. Most sources treat them collectively, and they are kind of hard to separate. FunkMonk (talk) 23:53, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

No worries; I'll leave it alone. :-) Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:49, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Done - feel free to contact me about any issues arising from the copy-edit; good luck with your planned nomination, though I recommend seeking a peer review before nominating from FA. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 04:39, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, and yup, I have some other GAs that I would probably nominate first in any case, and I'll give this one some more look troughs. FunkMonk (talk) 04:42, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Rodrigues Rail

Hi FunkMonk, I'm beginning the copy-edit you requested to the above article at the GOCE Request page. Please feel free to contact me, or to correct or revert my edits if I'm doing something I shouldn't. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 19:37, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! It's pretty short, so shouldn't take too long! Not sure if it can get to FAC, though, very little is known about the bird. FunkMonk (talk) 19:38, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

If only some of the others were as easy as these two! :-) Done - feel free to contact me about any issues arising from the copy-edit. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:32, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again! FunkMonk (talk) 03:56, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Lord Ligonier Uprising

Hello FunkMonk. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Lord Ligonier Uprising, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: the Roots series was founded in fact, and this was a real ship. Needs referencing to make clear how much is fact. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 12:23, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

• The ship itself existed, but there is no indication that the uprising happened. Kunta Kinte is a fictional character. See also[14], which does not mention anything about this rebellion. Please self revert. FunkMonk (talk) 12:24, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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EarwigBot operator / talk 14:11, 16 February 2013 (UTC) Second opinion Would you be prepared to give an informal second opinion on the GA review I have undertaken on Mont Aiguille. I consider the article is too lightweight and that it does not fulfil the criterion "broad in its scope". Some of the limited amount of information in the article is really repeating information already provided. Although the nominator dealt with a couple of brief matters, he has had 10 days to make further improvements along the lines I have suggested but has not done so. What do you think? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:56, 18 February 2013 (UTC) I'll take a look! As for time, I personally don't care how long a review takes (see[15]), the end justifies the means. FunkMonk (talk) 09:07, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Thanks. As you say, there is no hurry, but I get the impression the nominator may have given up on this. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:31, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Seems he was online just a few days ago, perhaps leave him a message? FunkMonk (talk) 11:05, 19 February 2013 (UTC) ARBCOM Wow.. even DRN is looking like it might fail. We may really have to take this all the way to ARBCOM. -- Director (talk) 13:14, 18 February 2013 (UTC) Hmmm... Let's go! FunkMonk (talk) 09:06, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Your Assad dictatorship propagandizing will fail at ARBCOM too. Go do something productive wih your time. Like reading a book. I recommend 'The Fall of the House of Assad'. Might actually adjust your misguided views (really). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.40.253.30 (talk) 21:27, 18 February 2013 (UTC) Being anti-Salafist is not the same as being pro-Assad. Why are you wasting your time propagandising for the same people who are killing leftists in Tunisia and Egypt? Are you a Salafist yourself? Or is this just Sayerselle, who seems to be completely clueless in general? FunkMonk (talk) 09:06, 19 February 2013 (UTC) I think we should keep the three issues separate next time, and focus on the most urgent problems, uninvolved editors get more confused than necessary, and it muddles up the issues. FunkMonk (talk) 13:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC) Re: Extinct macaw paper I just looked at an old request of yours and realized that you added additional request. To me, it isn't clear which article you want (I actually have access to both). Can you specify? OhanaUnitedTalk page 02:20, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Oh, it should be the last one then, must have copied too much. Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 08:24, 20 February 2013 (UTC) See if you can access this page without any login credentials. OhanaUnitedTalk page 19:53, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Worked, thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 20:03, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Re:3RR etc In his defence, you shouldn't really be adding to a closed discussion. If it really needs to be said, a note on the user's talk page or even under the closed discussion would be more appropriate, but modifying what's within a "closed discussion" box is generally poor form. J Milburn (talk) 09:14, 20 February 2013 (UTC) I know. I tried under the archive, and was reverted.[16] I even tried to add to his talk page, but was reverted. I tried again, and this is what I got:[17] But well, I'll let it go. FunkMonk (talk) 09:16, 20 February 2013 (UTC) General consensus is that users are allowed to revert content added to their own talk page. If nothing else, it's a sign that they've seen it... J Milburn (talk) 09:39, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Anyhow, it's a useless feud, which succeeded in distracting from the issue. So I'll just ignore it and move on with the actual content. FunkMonk (talk) 09:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for February 27 Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. 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Many such rumours have been created over the centuries, and some retards keep believing them today." Umm, calling other users 'retard' is quite a serious violation of WP:civil. If the Alawites article is causing you so much distress that you are losing your temper then step away for a few hours before responding. Alatari (talk) 21:40, 14 March 2013 (UTC) 1- I did not call any users retards. 2- it was a month ago, so yes, "a few hours" have already passed. And libellous claims disguised as fact should be fought with fire everywhere on Wikipedia. FunkMonk (talk) 21:41, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Ghulat The article does not make it clear that it is a pejorative term along the lines of 'cracker' or 'honkey'. If that is true and you object to it as a WP category then maybe the Ghulat article should at least have a source and information on how hateful a term it is and how it could cause a fight when used by one person to another. I can understand how being told you are not Muslim when you consider yourself one can be hateful but the article ghulat is very academic and doesn't portray the emotional content of the term. Alatari (talk) 21:49, 14 March 2013 (UTC) First off, you may know that Wikipedia articles are sometimes incomplete. Ghulat is a derogatory term. And for your information:[18] FunkMonk (talk) 21:51, 14 March 2013 (UTC) The article itself cites a source calling the Alawites a ghulat sect: # ^ a b c d Moosa, Matti (1987). Extremist Shiites: The Ghulat Sects. Syracuse University Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 0-8156-2411-5. Alatari (talk) 22:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Oh, and please prove that it is a derogatory term with a source. Alatari (talk) 22:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Google is your[19] friend[20]. But well, I guess being called a heretic never hurt anybody... FunkMonk (talk) 22:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC) The burden of proof of your claims falls on you, not me. [[Category:Heretics in Christianity]] is a category on Wikipedia. Heretic itself is not a pejorative term as is calling me a honkey. You still haven't proven the emotional content of the term as it is being used in Jerusalem papers and historic texts that are sourced into the Alawite article. Alatari (talk) 22:21, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Maybe the category [[Category:Heresy]] would be more appropriate as this is an English language encyclopedia as opposed the Arabic term ghulat. Alatari (talk) 22:29, 14 March 2013 (UTC) I can become an Alawite if I wish but I can not change my skin color or my genes. This is the difference in the pejorative content of the ghulat term. Alatari (talk) 22:38, 14 March 2013 (UTC) "The proof" has already been provided. Heretic and "extremist" are derogatory, POV terms. By certain POVs, any existing religious groups could be categorised as heretics. But it seems they aren't. And the reason should be clear. And no, you can not become an Alawite (or Druze for that matter) by simple conversion. FunkMonk (talk) 22:40, 14 March 2013 (UTC) So you are saying that Alawite is a religion and an ethnic group? Heretic is still not a pejorative along the lines of 'nigger' like you claim. 'Nigger' has no academic usage and is just mean-spirited. Ghulat is used in the actual sources for the article. It comes down to whether Alawites have been called heretics/ghulat by several, notable and reliable sources. If it is derogatory or not Wikipedia is not censored WP:PROFANE. Alatari (talk) 22:53, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Have you ever heard of ethno-religious groups? And reliable sources have reported that some Shias claim Alawites are ghulat/extremists, not that they are such. Do you get the subtle difference? FunkMonk (talk) 22:55, 14 March 2013 (UTC) See the Matti Moosa text on ghulat sects cited 4 times in the article. [21]. Alatari (talk) 23:19, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Heretic is derogatory term used by the mainstream but the people being called heretic might be proud to be called that term as in the case of the Free Zoners Free Zone (Scientology) Alatari (talk) 23:23, 14 March 2013 (UTC) And I repeat, Moosa only reports, he does not categorise himself. As for your last point, how is it relevant here? Some blacks amiably call each other "Niggas" too. But I don't think we should have a category for that. FunkMonk (talk) 23:35, 14 March 2013 (UTC) And your understanding of pejorative is incomplete. Heretic is an academic term, 'nigger' is not. Galileo was called a heretic by the church and put on trial but no one is going to censor that from his article because it is hate speech. Heretic has never to my knowledge been considered hate speech before on Wikipedia. Moosa DOES categorize those sects as ghulat even in the title of his book. His academic knowledge and opinion carries great weight on Wikipedia and it is not fringe. Alatari (talk) 23:42, 14 March 2013 (UTC) You're muddling things up. No one says it can not be mentioned that some call them Ghulat. Categories are something else, they should be neutral. And Galileo is not categorised as a heretic, is he? If you make this same comment on other talk pages, I'll refrain from answering you here, it is a waste of time to repeat the same arguments three times every time. FunkMonk (talk) 23:47, 14 March 2013 (UTC)