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Thanks for better integrating the Insensibles and Wood Eaters content into the article. It was such a huge job to merge the articles I just didn't have the time to merge 'em well :) --Lukobe 19:54, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
Addition to Light pollution article
Hi Anlace. Thanks for the recent additions to the Light pollution article. I was wondering if you have any citations of sources available for the statements you've added, though. (Particularly the note about elevated blood pressure and stress under fluorescent lights, and the dimished sexual performance.) It wouldn't exactly surprise me too much for these claims to be completely true, but the article in general looks better if it can back things up with citations. Thanks. Izogi 07:56, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
- Hi again. The updates are great -- thanks for taking the time. My own field of study is computer science, and my interest in light pollution has been a spinoff of my interest in amateur astronomy, so I'm not really an expert on something like atmospheric diffraction. I'm happy to look at it all the same (will have to wait a couple of days). But yeah, I have a great appreciation for having references on things.
- With light pollution in particular, I've noticed that there are a lot of people out there making quite big claims, but not properly backing them up. Even organisations like the IDA are hugely guilty of this with things like the information sheets they provide, I think, which I haven't found to be at all detailed about where the information's come from, where it applies, how up-to-date it is, and so on. Coming from an organisation that clearly has an agenda, it makes it that much harder to use un-sourced material, and for my own efforts, it's made it really difficult to be confident about anything I've tried to argue in front of people. I was just thinking it'd be great if the Wikipedia article could really out-do a lot of those other sources when it comes to actually providing references about the claims it makes. Izogi 19:01, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
Environmental Science: Terminology
Hi Anlace, thanks for all your work on the Environmental Science article. I would like to work with you to improve one part of the article, the 'terminology' section. The ways I think the section should change are that it makes ecology and environmental science sound like they investigate very different phenomena, when there are huge similarities. It also includes a statement that environmental science includes the investigation of abiotic factors " (such as air quality, water quality, soil chemistry)," which is true, but it implies that ecology does not include investigation of these factors, which is not true (for example, see the definitions of ecology here). I do like this part "in fact, many studies within environmental science address interactions of purely physical parameters and do not involve biological systems. One can consider "ecology" as a basic sub-category to environmental science in analyzing biological systems, both local and global scales." but perhaps we can re-word the sentences preceding these? Wevets 17:50, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
- hi wevets. i welcome further clarifications to this area, as it is quite important. i think i agree with all the points you made above, and i shall attempt a first pass at fixing things along the lines you suggest. feel free to add or edit. best regards Anlace 18:05, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
- Hi, I gave a whack at trying out a new formation for the middle part. Take a look and see what you think: Environmental ScienceWevets 20:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
I haven't had a chance yet to read it in depth, but it looks fascinating, and a clear WP:FA candidate. Great job! Postdlf 18:47, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for your work on this article! I agree, fascinating stuff. ++Lar: t/c 21:49, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
Ethanol fuel
You have deleted a sentence because the citation is mostly irrelevant, but there is a relevant item (althought you have to look for it):
"These issues must also be considered from a wider international perspective, because it is likely that greater demand for biofuels in the EU will attract imports. Palm and soya bean oil are already being imported to the UK to produce biodiesel, and the duty incentive for bioethanol being introduced from January 2005 could see imports of bioethanol.
We are not aware of specific research on the broader international environmental impact of supplying bio-fuel feedstocks from outside the EU to meet growing EU demand. However, there are more widespread concerns about deforestation in some countries to meet growing demand for products such as palm oil. For example, although prohibited by Indonesian law, a 2002 WWF report stated that clearing of natural forest for palm oil tree plantations was continuing at an alarming rate, with devastating effects on biodiversity.
Clearly the UK would want to avoid an outcome whereby measures introduced to mitigate one environmental problem simultaneously resulted in significantly contributing to another. However, given the international nature of the problem, it is not clear whether there are real practical measures that might achieve this - at least in the short term."
This does illustrate a valid point which is still worth including in the article especially since it is not that hard to work out that growing something will require farmland. Man with two legs 10:21, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- thanks for your assistance on the above. i had actually read the entire UK white papers on energy a month ago and had forgotten about this passage. i have restored the citation with a more factual NPOV reference to the rainforest, even though i think this whole point is more relevant to biodiesel than ethanol. are we really going to grow a lot of corn in Madagascar? cheers. Anlace 13:54, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Cool. I agree, it was POV in its last incarnation. Man with two legs 14:12, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that while the "Ankarana Special Reserve" section is well-referenced, the others, oddly, have only references 2 references total. Is there a reason for this? Kudos for writing such a nice article, still. Circeus 04:26, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
- i am impressed anyone noticed this fact! you are correct. i suppose lack of access has created an information vacuum to some of these forests in the northwest. for Anjajavy there was only one publication found. For Kirindy there is slightly more and i could have cited some of the other refs for Ankarana in the Kirindy section. thanks for your interest in the article circeus. Anlace 05:21, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
- I was just about to explain, but your message came first. The range of the couas should be under Coua, not cuckoo, otherwise it's a bit odd having the distribution of only one part of a very large family - similarly with the wagtail, where the distribution should be on the species page. I appreciate that you obviously have an interest in the madagascar forests, but that shouldn't overide a sensible format. jimfbleak 05:33, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
- You could put in at requested articles a request for Coua orand the wagtail species - I'd do a stub, but I lack a source for these. jimfbleak 05:37, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
- these articles you mention are on my "to do" list :) Anlace 05:48, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
- great, anything i can do to help, let me know. jimfbleak 06:29, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
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Light pollution
Atmospheric sciences category is a top category of atmospheric science and contains mostly subcategories - incuding "meteorology" and "climatology". The light pollution article should not be in top category even if it was directly related to atmospheric sciences - otherwise we would have to have all atmospheric science articles there (hundreds). This is why we have subcategories. I added atmospheric and ocean optics to light pollution category so there is "atmosphere" relation of the article. What do you think? Pflatau 18:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
- it works for me :) thank you Anlace 18:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
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Barnstar
While reviewing your cleanup of routine vandalism to Petaluma, California I found this barnstar which had your name on it. Cheers, -Will Beback 09:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
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Great work on this article! I've written a "jargon report" on the talk pages with, I think, useful comments on making this article more accessible. Circeus 03:32, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- if you look closely at the "Topical application of polyphenol antioxidants"section,you'll notice that there are 2 opening <ref> tag, but only a closing one. I deleted a section of text that only repeated the previous one:
- Deleted text, which was actually in the footnote dut to thelack of a closing </ref> after "Clin Exp Dermatol. 2001 Oct;26(7):578-82":
- There is increasing evidence that reactive oxygen species play a pivotal role in the process of aging. The skin, as the outermost barrier of the body, is exposed to various exogenous sources of oxidative stress, in particular UV-irradiation. These are believed to be responsible for the extrinsic type of skin aging, termed photo-aging. It therefore seems possible to increase levels of protective low molecular may produce anti-aging effects on human skin. Indeed, various in vitro and animal studies
- Observe also that the end sentence is the beginning of what continues after note [12]
- Text preceding the note:
- There is some data that reactive oxygen species play a role in the process of aging. The skin is exposed to various exogenous sources of oxidative stress, including ultraviolet radiation. These spectral components are generally viewed as responsible for the extrinsic type of skin aging, sometimes termed photo-aging. It has been shown not only that increased levels of protective low molecular weight antioxidants through a diet rich in phytochemicals, but also by direct topical dermal application
- This is the same information as the deleted text, save for a single sentence fragment that happens to be slipped within the note. I deleted no fact. Circeus 16:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 01:25, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
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--Cactus.man ✍ 11:54, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Nice article, great to see people adding articles with actual references! :) Stevage 12:44, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I've added a few {{fact}} templates for statements refering to "previous research". I figure we might as well source these. Great article by the way. Circeus 04:12, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- ive added the cite to the one i found. where is the other one? by the way i dont know the cite format editing to cite the same source twice and only have it appear once in the ref list. could you help me with that element? thanks for the kind words too circeus . regards. Anlace 04:37, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, there was just one. I could have sworn I added two though... Oh well. As for reusing the same footnote, see Wikipedia:Footnotes#Multiple uses of the same footnote. Circeus 04:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, while copyediting the article, I found 3 extra locations appropriate for refs. Circeus 04:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- one more cite added. working on the last one. may take a while to find the best one. thanks for the repair on multiple cites to same ref. i couldnt figure out doing it from the wiki source you gave me. Anlace 05:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- No problem. As a WikiGnome, I spend a lot of time doing that kind of stuff. Circeus 05:06, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- one more cite added. working on the last one. may take a while to find the best one. thanks for the repair on multiple cites to same ref. i couldnt figure out doing it from the wiki source you gave me. Anlace 05:02, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Your great improvement of Central heating
Anlace, see my comments on your re-write at Talk:Central heating and thanks much for your prompt help. I think it best to carry on our dialogue there so all others can see our comments. - ~~
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Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 15:12, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- Yeh my thanks as well- interesting article. Petros471 10:28, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
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Portlethen Moss
Good work on that article - very interesting (I grew up in Newtonhill and Portlethen Village). Just wondering where Image:Ruinedchapel.jpg is - do you have a gridref for that? Causey Mounth would be a good article. Thanks/wangi 15:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi there, was just wondering how you came about with so much info about "our" Moss !! It is excellent, and I hope to link into this wikipedia entry from my new website; www.portlethen-moss.org.uk --Ferguwat 12:35, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Just thought I would let you know that I have uploaded various images at the portlethen-moss.org.uk website - some macro piccies of wildlife and some others !! --Ferguwat 08:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
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Great articles and the pictures were fabulous! I enjoyed the read. Many thanks -- Samir धर्म 07:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Please see my question at the talk page for this article. Rmhermen 20:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
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Good work! You even made a Main Page appearance due to my goof-up ;) --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 12:07, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
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You sir, are on a roll! Cheers --Srikeit (Talk | Email) 05:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
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| Well done for so quickly creating Biodiversity Action Plan and getting a main page link (the first ever barnstar I've awarded) Salix alba (talk) 10:08, 31 August 2006 (UTC) |
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A nice and timely article! Thanks for the contribution. I only hope Stephen Colbert won't take this as an opportunity to advocate for more elephant-based vandalism. Take care -- Samir धर्म 11:16, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
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I don't understand why
I certainly agree that Linear source deserves the DYK for which you nominated it. It is a very well-written article. But since you wrote about 99% of the article, why did you credit me as the author of the article? Is it considered bad form for someone to nominate an article which was written by one's self? Regards, - mbeychok 19:26, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
- i like to see credit given to someone like you who creates great new articles all the time Anlace 02:19, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
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--Steve 01:25, 25 October 2006 (UTC) (The article was incorrectly attributed to me, so I've fixed the error. I merely nominated the fact --Steve)
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Thanks. I also think your gable nom needs a proper reference. Atm, it is just a extlink to an example of a gable, not a ref for the info.Blnguyen (bananabucket) 08:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
- thanks for the star and the reference comment. ive now added four new references to the article. Anlace 14:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
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Waterberg Biosphere
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Assessment for WikiProject California too harsh?
Hi, Anlace.. Since I have dozens of California-related pages on my watchlist, I've been watching you add assessments to various Sierra Nevada related pages. Thanks for your efforts, I know it is a lot of work.
I'm wondering if you may be assessing too harshly? For example, see Long Valley Caldera. I would that thought that was a B-class article. Yes, it doesn't have inline references (the reference section covers all of the sources used in that article), but it doesn't seem to be missing large sections.
I'm thinking of going back and changing some of your assessments, but I wanted to check with you first. hike395 20:28, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Please read the added assessment notes on Long Valley Caldera. it just doesnt measure up to a B yet. there are very specific criteria for B standing within Wikipediia Project California. mainly long valley caldera needs more breadth of coverage...not just geology. i have been involved in reviewing and being reviewed for hundreds of Start vs B grade articles; i think you need to read carefully at least a couple of dozen solid Bs (for example California Condor, Caltrain, Mojave Desert, Coachella Valley) before finalizing your opinions. i would be delighted to debate any specific articles and certainly reconsider my findings. also if you have time for assessing i would suggest you start with the 9500 un-assessed articles in project california, and not just change things to quibble in the only 900 assessed articles. regards Anlace 22:04, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- We can continue to discuss over at Long Valley Caldera for specifics. Unfortunately, I'm not that interested in all of California, just the parts near the Sierra Nevada. hike395 22:34, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
- Our collaboration at Long Valley Caldera worked well: it was easier to just fix the article than to engage in a long discussion over definitions. There are some other assessments which puzzle me: perhaps you can explain your assessments, and I can fix the articles?
- Owens Valley --- Start (needs a little more ecology discussion. How about ecology on higher slopes? something on mammals? native american interaction with ecosystem? practical implementation of Overgrazing reversal? also practical aspects of viewing the features and getting around the owens valley? by auto? by hiking? Anlace 15:33, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- Agree: I'll try and dig up some material on Owens Valley ecology. It's pretty interesting, actually, I just need to do some research hike395
- San Andreas Fault --- Start (needs map and some in print references, not just on line) Anlace 15:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- OK, I'll see what I can dig up. hike395
- Mount Whitney --- Start (needs breadth by expanding geology, hydrology, ecology, history)Anlace 15:20, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- OK, sounds reasonable. hike395
- Thanks! hike395 06:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- thanks for your constructive dialog in improving these articles. none of these are far from B. my ideas are meant as avenues. you need not address each point to achieve the breadth needed. good luck in finding the expansion material. let me know if i can assist in any way. best regards. Anlace 15:33, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks again foy your many contributionsBlnguyen (bananabucket) 23:42, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
- A fascinating and well-written article and, for me, a door to your many other articles. I've read half a dozen of them so far, all wonderful. I look forward to reading more when I have time. Thank you for your outstanding contributions to Wikipedia. -- technopilgrim 05:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
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WikiProject California article assessments
I would like to offer a hearty thank you for the tireless article assessments that you have been doing for all the articles that were recently tagged with the {{WikiProject California}} template.
I would like to ask a favor of you. For those articles that are primarily on Southern California topics, could you change them from {{WikiProject California}} to {{WikiProject Southern California}} as you do your assessments?
As a side note, as soon as I figure out how to do it, I am going to add to those two templates a couple of additional options that I found in the {{TrainsWikiProject}} template—specifically "unref" and "imageneeded". BlankVerse 12:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the kind words. I shall try to make such tag changes for southern california. So is everyone on board with the implied asymetry? this implies California=Northern California, for the most part, since there are very few articles that span the domains of n and s calif. cheers. Anlace 15:44, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- I tried rating a few articles. It's more work than I expected. Also, since as far as I have been able to determine, the assessments seem to be up to various WikiProjects, instead of a more organized effort like the Good article project, I've taken it upon myself to very occasionally reassess some of the assessments. For example, Katharine McPhee, an American Idol runner-up, may be currently semi-famous, but she's not that significant to Southern California IMHO, so I downgraded her from mid to low importance in the SoCal template. Junípero Serra, on the other hand, is more responsible than any other individual for the early development of California, and so I moved him from Mid to Top (someone else had already moved him from Low to Mid).
- FYI: I originally created the California WikiProject just so that the Southern California WikiProject would have a proper parent. I wasn't going to create a half-assed bare-bones project though, so I fully populated it and have continued to help develop the WikiProject. I did think about also creating a Northern California WikiProject at the same time as the SoCal WP, but if I had, it would have probably been an empty placeholder WikiProject, so I decided against it. When the members of the California WikiProject decide that there should also be a Northern California WikiProject, I'll help create one. Until then, the Cal WP is covering both Northern Calif + statewide topics.
- There are a few topics, such as the featured article Geology of the Death Valley area and the world class city Los Angeles, California that are important statewide as well as locally, and should probably be listed with both WikiProjects. BlankVerse 15:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
- FYI: If you are still doing any California WikiProject assessments, the templates for both Calif WikiProjects now have the "unref", "imageneeded", and "imagedetails" parameters. BlankVerse 09:11, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
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Cypresses
Hi Anlace - nice work on Cupressus pigmaea. I've started a similar page for C. abramsiana, if you want to add anything (can you get a photo, too?). One small point on the C. goveniana page, your note "More modern taxonomic thinking classifies Mendocino Cypress as a separate species" isn't true, it remains much disputed (as it has right from the start!) and a matter of opinion rather than hard fact, with some leading conifer taxonomists (e.g. Eckenwalder, Farjon) still treating it in C. goveniana. I'll re-work the C. goveniana page (probably tomorrow) to bring it into line with the other two. Then on to splitting up the C. arizonica complex . . . - MPF 00:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- thanks for your good additions to the pigmaea article. i agree with your net assessment of the taxonomy. i dont know much about abramsiana and have no photos of it, but i ll keep my eyes open. Anlace 01:01, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks! - MPF 01:05, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Vaults and more
Hello Anlace, I noticed your expansions of barrel vault and groin vault and wanted to say thanks and give my compliments to you. I also noticed that your userpage says that you have a degree in physics and have authored some pages related to Californian topics. I mention this because I am translating an article from the Japanese Wikipedia on a little known architect / engineer named Tachu Naito (you can see the article in progress here User:DVD R W/内藤多仲) who was a pioneer in seismic design which also has no article. Are you familiar with the topic? I know it is a big deal in Seattle, San Francisco, other Pacific Rim places and beyond. Would you like to help write this article about earthquake damage prevention in engineering? Regards, DVD+ R/W 06:31, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- i am generally familiar with the topic, but certainly dont have the specialized skills of a seismic engineer. i dont know whether i can add much to the article you mention, but it seems like a worthwhile effort. you may want to examine the wikipedia article bay mud which has a good overview of seismic design on bay muds. regards Anlace 06:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks, I read bay mud since you mentioned it and will read it again later. I'm no seismic engineer myself, but might start the seismic design article after translating Tachu Naito. If you see it turn blue don't hesitate to add anything. DVD+ R/W 07:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Actually, I think I should route these terms (seismic design, and seismic engineering) to seismic analysis. Does that sound like a better idea? DVD+ R/W 07:34, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
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Many thanks for the contribution -- Samir धर्म 08:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
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Great work again. You've earnt top billing!Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
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--GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 16:04, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Anlace, nice work on the groin vault article it's taking shape. Just a little concern, most of the images shown are showing quadripartite rib vaults rather than groin vaults - check out this diagram, randomly pulled from the net. [1] there's a distinction with the ribbing. Perhaps we can find some alternative images so as not to confuse matters. --Mcginnly | Natter 17:18, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
- thanks for the kind words. i agree with you on the images issue. i didnt place the cloisters image there, but i think it's not correct here. i ll be on the lookout for better images...i have some possible sources. regards. Anlace 17:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
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- I've added some images I drew up for the groin article - feel free to junk them if you like - I can change them too - I'm proposing adding similar explanatory diagrams for all the vault diagrams so a debate about the 'look' of them would be good now rather than after I've worked out how to construct a star vault! Cheers. --Mcginnly | Natter 01:28, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
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- these images look great. thanks for the good work on drawing them. i'll incorporate into the groin article. cheers. Anlace 04:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
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Many thanks once again Anlace. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
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Moving Mountains
Thanks for catching this glaring error that never should have been and rectifying it ASAP. KP Botany 18:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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For having the shortest nomination in the update (at an incredibly concise 11 words), you also get a big thank you from me :)--GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 17:42, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
Anlace: First, congratulations on the "did you know" approval. But I do have a question: why is the article on Canyon live oak rated as High Importance? I'd think that it would only rate a 1, maybe a 2. Scoutersig 20:19, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
- This is of course the ultimate question one asks....what constitutes importance? Within project California there are over 10,000 articles and ultimately about 10 percent will be rated as High priority (about one or two percent will become top priority). Look at the other california articles rated high: Ahwahnee Hotel, Hoover Tower, Bishop Pine. My own opinion is that canyon live oak easily merits the high designation as a tree of many uses and a tree that prehistorically had a dominant status in california, thus influencing evolution of many other species. this topic as all ratings are open to debate, but the "mid" category has some amazingly unimportant items like minor politicians, little known streams, etc. i stick by my assessment. let me know your thoughts. regards Anlace 23:16, 29 November 2006 (UTC).
- I think that you're basing your rating off of what other people rated their articles; and we both agree that some of them (Read: "many of them") are rated too high, probably as a result of over-inflated egos. I don't think that's you at all; though I disagree with your rating and reasoning, your contributions show that you are a very good editor and contributor. Best of luck with the California articles especially! Scoutersig 15:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with Scoutersig that there tends to be a lot of overinflation of ratings for articles--I would say most, not many. I agree, however, with Anlace's rating of this particular plant, atlhough not for the stated reasons. Q. chrysolepis occurs throughout most of California, and is the most prevalent of the Golden Oaks in California. The Golden Oaks are unusual parts of the flora of the southwestern US and of parts of Mexico. It is important for creating habitat and food in middle elevation forests for small animals throughout California. It is also an interesting tree because of certain growth habits (clones) and the extent of hybridization, I believe. I will look at the article, too, and see if I can add something that makes it seem more important to the average reader. The article should be clear, if it is rated as high importance, about what makes this species so imporant. If not, I will ask that the rating be changed. I would like to have seen this discussion on the talk page, and will paste it there if it arises again. KP Botany 17:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- well, i must be doing something right in the assessments, since an equal number of people have considered the assessments too lenient as too harsh. i havent seen anyone try to quantify the desired outcome distribution, but i think it should go something like: top-2 percent; high-10 percent; mid-30 percent; low-remainder. i think this outcome distribution really should be the focus of discussion. also i invite others to do more rating. it's rather a thankless but important task. cheers. Anlace 02:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with Scoutersig that there tends to be a lot of overinflation of ratings for articles--I would say most, not many. I agree, however, with Anlace's rating of this particular plant, atlhough not for the stated reasons. Q. chrysolepis occurs throughout most of California, and is the most prevalent of the Golden Oaks in California. The Golden Oaks are unusual parts of the flora of the southwestern US and of parts of Mexico. It is important for creating habitat and food in middle elevation forests for small animals throughout California. It is also an interesting tree because of certain growth habits (clones) and the extent of hybridization, I believe. I will look at the article, too, and see if I can add something that makes it seem more important to the average reader. The article should be clear, if it is rated as high importance, about what makes this species so imporant. If not, I will ask that the rating be changed. I would like to have seen this discussion on the talk page, and will paste it there if it arises again. KP Botany 17:52, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- I think that you're basing your rating off of what other people rated their articles; and we both agree that some of them (Read: "many of them") are rated too high, probably as a result of over-inflated egos. I don't think that's you at all; though I disagree with your rating and reasoning, your contributions show that you are a very good editor and contributor. Best of luck with the California articles especially! Scoutersig 15:22, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thankless? Good grief, must set reminder to thank you every day for doing it--thank you for doing these assessments, it will be much easier in the future for all editing of California articles to have these done. I wouldn't do it for money. And, yes, good assumption: half the people complain you're rating 'em too high, the other half too low, means you're probably right on the money. KP Botany 03:46, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thankless? You've been thanked once already, but I'll thank you again. Having done more assessments, I realize it can be a rather tedious and boring task, yet you have to be conscientious about it.
- As for Canyon live oak, I definitely agree, as someone with a degree in Biology, that it should be rated as high importance for the California WikiProject. BlankVerse 13:10, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
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Hello again Anlace. GeeJo must be following you around...Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Merry Christmas
Hi Anlace! I just want to say Merry Christmas to you! Have a nice holiday time. - Darwinek 19:31, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Your article, Laguna de Santa Rosa, was selected for DYK!
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Thanks for your contributions! ++Lar: t/c 22:18, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
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-- I swear, you're like some kind of article-submitting robot. It's great to see Wikipedia's coverage on a topic like this expand so efficiently. Keep up the good work! GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 16:46, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
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Thank you for your contributions. — ERcheck (talk) 15:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 01:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
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Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
On the 14th, it was 3.1KB and tagged as as stub. On the 19th, Guetterda untagged it as it wasn't a stub (he was correct). It was expanded from 3.1KB to 8.5KB, but since it was not originally a stub expansion, I couldn't let it on DYK. Sorry. =( Nishkid64 21:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 21:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
==Monkey River==
hello. i noticed you did the assessment of this article after i created it as a stub. i have now expanded the article beyond a stub and i welcome your re-assessment at this time. thank you. cheers. Anlace 20:57, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
- Assessment upgraded to B; great article! Srice13 21:11, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 22:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
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| Awarded to Anlace for endless contributions to DYK of high quality.Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC) |
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Many thanks again Anlane for your contributions. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
Request
Hi there Anlace, I remembered you have an engineering background - would you mind looking over what I've suggested to the editor in the last paragraph here - Architectural peer review - Chicago Spire. I've stepped out of my field a bit and an engineer's corrections and maybe pointing the editor to the right sources, would be most appreciated. Many thanks. --Mcginnly | Natter 14:27, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hi again. ive posted my ideas on your talk page. Anlace 04:58, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
Thanks
Just saw this. Thanks Anlace. My apologies for losing it a bit on the edit page. I guess I don't suffer fools gladly, especially those attempting to impose their ignorance on others who may want to learn, or who have an agenda in the guise of editorial purity. Actually I've edited quite a few controversial pages. Most of the time things don't get as bad as they did on overpopulation. BTW, I use an IP so that vandals won't follow me around. 4.246.207.11 04:43, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 21:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 21:51, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you
Thanks for welcoming me, Anlace. I expect it'll be a while before I summon up the confidence to contribute an article, but it's nice to know I can pester you if I get stuck! Piepacker 15:41, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Salt evaporation pond
Thanks for the merger work. The SEP article looks great! Unschool 14:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
citizendium
www.citizendium.org maybe you would enjoy editing here as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.151.250.38 (talk) 22:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC).
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This image you uploaded from CalFlora states explicitly on the image at CalFlora that it may not be used without express written persmission of the photographer, yet nowhere in the copyright information does it state that the copyright holder gives his express written permission for its use, it only states creative commons. If you are John Games and the photographer, I believe you should clarify by stating this on the image. If you are not the photographer, you must forward his permission to permissions. If neither of these conditions are met, the image cannot be used. Please clarify this issue ASAP. KP Botany 02:43, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
- i have no idea what image you are speaking of. in the future please post such comments as above on the talk page of the image in question. i am watching each talk page of images i have uploaded. also that method will allow others who are watching such a talk page the opportunity to respond as appropriate. furthermore your use of the topic "permissions" is not a usage meaningful to me. you may want to elaborate or define such a channel on the talk page of the image you are trying to address. thank you Anlace 04:09, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
- If "permissions" is not meaningful to you, you probably should not be uploading images that are not yours. Any photograph copyrighted by another party must have that party's permission e-mailed to Wikipedia's permissions in order to be used on Wikipedia. The question is do you have permission to use John Games' images on Wikipedia? And it can be put on your talk page because it appears it may concern more than one image, if you indeed don't know what "permission" is. I will paste this all to the Image:Thornwort.jpg|left|200px|thumb page, also, as you're correct, these conservations should be had on those pages. KP Botany 03:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
- My bad, this one is not your image. I apologize. KP Botany 03:48, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
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Invitation
Hello – Based on your significant contribution to one or more San Francisco Bay Area-related articles and/or stated interests on your homepage, I thought you might be interested in this project:
Hi, I noticed your contributions and thought you might be interested in joining WikiProject California, including the San Francisco Bay Area Task Force.
If you are interested in California-related themes, you may want to check out the California Portal.
If you are interested in contributing more to California or Bay Area related articles you may want to join WikiProject California, especially the San Francisco Bay Area task force (signup here). ~~~~
Peter G Werner 20:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
- Sorry I didn't leave a more personal invitation last time. I see your name come up on practically every Bay Area-related article who's history I've checked. Your contributions on Bay Area natural history and geography have been huge and I think you'd be a valuable member of this project. Peter G Werner 21:04, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
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Elsie article
Thank you for the comment! Right now I'm on a bit of a Bay Area history kick. Actually, if you're also interested in Bay Area history, or just the Bay Area in general, you might you consider joining WikiProject San Francisco Bay Area. It looks like you've made a number of contributions to Bay Area-related topics. I just created a History of the Bay Area page, and it'd be great if more people could contribute. If you'd like to join, just add your name to the members list. If not, no worries. Take care! — Emiellaiendiay 18:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC)