User talk:Snoteleks

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Hello Snoteleks! Your additions to Chloropicophyceae appeared to have violated copyright of the source material Chloropicophyceae, a new class of picophytoplanktonic prasinophytes. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Pabsoluterince (talk) 13:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I usually do page patrol, keeping the vandals out. Coming across your cladograms reminds me why I do that. As one eukaryote to another... Thanks. Kleuske (talk) 17:39, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am so honored by your comment, thank you. It means so much to hear that Snoteleks (talk) 18:05, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for creating the page Cryptodifflugia leachi. I have edited this page to use a {{Speciesbox}} in accordance with Wikipedia:Automated_taxobox_system/taxonomy_templates. If you have a read it says it is not normally necessary to create taxonomy templates for species or lower ranks and gives an explanation of the common cases for taxonomy template creation. The list of taxonomy templates that exist for species is here, which is essentially a list of special cases. Unnecessary taxonomy templates go here to await deletion. Thanks. YorkshireExpat (talk) 19:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the explanation, I understand now, thanks. Snoteleks (talk) 10:16, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An article you recently created, Rhopalophora (beetle), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Hitro talk 08:50, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I'm not the creator of that article, I only moved all info from Rhopalophora to Rhopalophora (beetle), and made Rhopalophora a disambiguation page. I wasn't involved in the creation of that info in any way. You might want to ask the original creator of Rhopalophora. Snoteleks (talk) 09:01, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Rhopalophora (beetle). Thanks! Hitro talk 08:52, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Snoteleks,

I recommend you tag every category in Category:Protista articles by quality and Category:Protista articles by importance with an {{emptycat}} tag on them or else they will be tagged as empty categories for speedy deletion, CSD C1. Empty category tags is typically what is done for WikiProject categories so I'll wait a day before tagging the empty ones for speedy deletion. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:22, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz Okay, thank you for the warning. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 08:54, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 03:05, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's difficult to know exactly what to do about Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta. I agree that it should ideally not be set to be the same as Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophytina. But the problem is that there are articles with taxoboxes that use Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta that therefore show the hierarchy Phylum Gyrista – Subphylum Ochrophytina, so that if a simple change is made as you did, all their taxoboxes will change, which may not be what is intended. Also we can't end up with the hierarchy Phylum Gyrista – Phylum Ochrophyta. I created Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta/Phylum to deal with cases where the hierarchy should run Heterokonta – Phylum Ochrophyta.

Ideally, every article that uses Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta or Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophytina needs to be reviewed to see what is intended. If it's Phylum Ochrophyta, then ensure that it uses Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta/Phylum; if it's Subphylum Ochrophytina, then insure that it uses Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophytina. When they are all sorted, then Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta/Phylum can be moved to Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta and left as a 'redirect' (using |same_as=). Peter coxhead (talk) 09:56, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peter coxhead What do you mean it shouldn't be the same? Ochrophytina is the new treatment for ochrophytes, the hierarchy should be Heterokont - Phylum Gyrista - Subphylum Ochrophytina. I strongly disagree with maintaining two different taxonomies in different articles. There's no need to maintain an old outdated one as far as I've seen. Can you link me to an example of an article that, according to you, requires Ochrophyta instead of Ochrophytina? ☽ Snoteleks ☾ ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 10:04, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not saying that either hierarchy should be used (it's not an area where I have any up-to-date knowledge), merely that if you change a taxonomy template it propagates to all the articles that use it. If you are sure that this is correct, then the correct procedure is not to try to make Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta the same as Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophytina, but to change the taxoboxes and taxonomy templates that use Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta to use Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophytina.

Look at Template:Taxonomy/Pelagophyceae for example. This contains |parent=Ochrophyta, referenced to WoRMS, which has Phylum Ochrophyta. If you believe that this is the wrong hierarchy, then change Template:Taxonomy/Pelagophyceae to have |parent=Ochrophytina, with a reference.

At present, it's a total muddle, since many taxonomy templates have their parent set to Phylum Ochrophyta but display Subphylum Ochrophytina. It's what results from trying to redirect taxonomy templates, instead of fixing them properly by changing the parent of the subordinates. My actions are just a temporary fix to prevent Phylum Gyrista – Phylum Ochrophyta appearing anywhere. Peter coxhead (talk) 10:30, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

These are the taxonomy templates where you need to change the parent and reference if you want use Subphylum Ochrophytina:

• Template:Taxonomy/Actinochrysophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Bolidophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Chrysomerophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Chrysophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Dictyochophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Eustigmatophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Pelagophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Phaeothamniophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Pinguiophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Raphidophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Synchromophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Synurophyceae
• Template:Taxonomy/Xanthophyceae

You would also need to check that the articles affected don't say anything about Phylum Ochrophyta. I repeat that I have no view on whether this change should be made or not. Peter coxhead (talk) 10:39, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peter coxhead Thank you, I will be handling them as soon as I can! ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 11:25, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, no, no! You must not move taxonomy templates! Those you've moved need to be moved back. If you don't understand how taxonomy templates work, please ask first. You can change the parent, fine, but the title of the taxonomy template and the taxon it points to MUST match. Peter coxhead (talk) 16:27, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peter coxhead But I'm also changing the taxon it points to, though. Is that still a problem? I'm not moving any template without also moving the taxon page it links to, and every taxobox seems fine after the two changes. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 16:29, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I guess my comment isn't clear. For example, Template:Taxonomy/Pedinellia is fine. But Template:Taxonomy/Actinochrysophyceae must not redirect to it. Pedinellia is one taxon; Actinochrysophyceae is another. If you don't want a lower level taxonomy template or a taxobox to point to Template:Taxonomy/Actinochrysophyceae, then you must change it to point to the new one at Template:Taxonomy/Pedinellia. Peter coxhead (talk) 16:33, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How do I point to the new one? Do I just write "|same_as="? Does this have the same effect as a page move and redirect? Also, for future reference, what do I do if a taxon that has a template goes defunct? ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 16:41, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peter coxhead (not sure if you're being notified unless I tag you) ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 17:03, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, let's take a simple example. Family Xidae has a taxonomy template at "Template:Taxonomy/Xidae" with |rank=familia. It gets reduced to the subfamily Xinae. So you first create a NEW taxonomy template at "Template:Taxonomy/Xinae" with |rank=subfamilia. Then you find all the taxonomy templates that have |parent=Xidae and change them to have |parent=Xinae. NO taxonomy templates are moved. When there are no uses of "Template:Taxonomy/Xidae" and if you are sure it won't ever be used again, then you blank it, replacing all the content by "Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates". (An admin occasionally deletes the contents of this category.)

|same_as= is meant for very special cases where the same taxon is used in different ways in different hierarchies. The taxonomy template with |same_as= will have the same link as the one pointed to, but some other difference, and a qualified name. Peter coxhead (talk) 17:07, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Peter coxhead Okay, I understand now. Thanks for your patience. I'll check if there are any moves left, and I'll revert them (and blank them if they're defunct). ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 17:11, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; the automated taxonomy system and taxonomy templates are complex. A key point is that a taxonomy template called "Template:Taxonomy/X" (or "Template:Taxonomy/X/qualifier") should display the name "X" in the taxobox and link to the article at "X".

There should really be an explanation somewhere of how to make these changes in taxonomy. Peter coxhead (talk) 17:20, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Update Neither Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta nor Template:Taxonomy/Ochrophyta/Phylum are used any more, so I've tagged them with Category:Unnecessary taxonomy templates for deletion. —  Jts1882 | talk  09:05, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@Liz I would like it to be deleted, it got created due to a typo! ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 01:25, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Snoteleks,

Please do not remove all of the contents of a category so it is tagged for speedy deletion, CSD C1, as an empty category. This is called "emptying categories out of process" and can be seen as disruptive editing and your edits reverted.

If you believe a category should be deleted, merged or renamed, please nominate it at Categories for Discussion. These deletion discussions are even more important with categories than articles because categories are interconnected and exist in a categorical hierarchy. Changes or deletion of a category could affect similar categories that might also warrant deletion or renaming. The editors who are regulars at CFD have an almost encyclopedic memory of how different groups of categories are structured so they are an invaluable resource if you are interested in recategorization a field. Please take the time to make use of CFD in the future. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:44, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I should specify that I'm talking about long-existing categories that were created by other editors. If you created a category and decide that it was made in error, there is no problem with emptying it and blanking the page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:00, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz Okay, I understand. I won't do this again, I see it is disruptive especially without asking around. Should I revert the edits I did? ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 06:28, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, you needn't revert your edits. Don't take this message as a warning, it's more of a reminder. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:50, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 02:32, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@DPL bot Thank you so much <3 ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 06:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all your work on this article. I have a fixed a few more links to disambiguation pages but there are quite a few more where I couldn't work out from the context the correct article, so I have tagged these. Could you take another look as you obviously have the specialised knowledge in this area which I lack.— Rod ^talk 15:38, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. What do you mean by 'tagged'? How do I see them? ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 17:29, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Rodw Nevermind, I now see that you tagged them, I'll get right to it. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 23:45, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You can highlight links to dab pages by going to your "preferences" (drop down menu top right), choose the "gadgets" tab & scroll down to "Appearance" & put a tick next to "Display links to disambiguation pages in orange".— Rod ^talk 09:03, 5 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oooh I had no idea, I was only able to see it reflected on the edit history of the page. Thank you, this is incredibly useful. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 09:27, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Vampyrellida 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:21, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Um, sorry to have to mention this but I've come across a couple of articles lately where you've left cladograms totally unformatted, i.e. the cladotext is just one indigestible lump. This does make editing and maintenance very difficult; I've formatted some of the trees for you, but it would be much appreciated if you could indent them with linebreaks to make them readily maintainable. Many thanks, Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:58, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PS I guess you've noticed that your GAN is awaiting your attention. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:58, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Chiswick Chap What do you mean by my attention? I thought the person nominating the article had to wait for it to be reviewed as a good article. It is my first time doing this, am I missing something? ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 09:46, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, right. Well, I have written my review, which is on the GAN page, linked above. The idea is that you, the nominator, then respond to each item individually (WP:GAN/I#N4). When the reviewer is satisfied that all the items have been actioned appropriately, the GA is passed.

@Chiswick Chap Okay, I'll try to format them with line breaks from now on. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 09:45, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:44, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Vampyrellida you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Vampyrellida and Talk:Vampyrellida/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:43, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 11:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Vampyrellida you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Vampyrellida for comments about the article, and Talk:Vampyrellida/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:42, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thank you very much. ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 14:44, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nice article! I've nominated it for DYK at Template:Did you know nominations/Vampyrellida. You're welcome to suggest alt hooks. BorgQueen (talk) 11:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's wonderful, thank you so much! Could I suggest this: "... that there are microorganisms known as vampire amoebae (example pictured), named after their vampire-like feeding mechanism?" ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 13:46, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@Chiswick Chap Wonderful, thanks ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 17:40, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Cafileria you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Cafileria and Talk:Cafileria/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:21, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Chiswick Chap Okay, thank you ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 17:40, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 5 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vampyrellida, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that vampire amoebae are naked? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vampyrellida. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vampyrellida), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

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The article Cafileria you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Cafileria for comments about the article, and Talk:Cafileria/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:20, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks ☽ Snoteleks ☾ 08:32, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On 20 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cafileria, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the microscopic organism Cafileria is the only living being that connects its nucleus to its mitochondria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cafileria. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cafileria), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

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		For your absolutely amazing work at WikiProject Protista. I'm normally hanging around WikiProject Insects and WP:GA, and came across your work browsing the backlong. For an editor who's only been around for two years or so, you're work is amazing quality. Keep it up!!!

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Thank you so much!! That's so kind, I feel very honoured —Snoteleks 🦠 09:52, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Did you intend to an outcome where domain Eukaryota is displayed for all animal and fungus taxa when you made that edit request to the taxonomy template? If that was not your intention, I guess that at least Breviatea and Apusomonadida should be linked into the taxonomy template Template:Taxonomy/Amorphea/showdomain (and any other opisthokonts that aren't strictly fungi/animals), and the main Amorphea taxonomy template shouldn't have been edited in the first place. If you did intend to show the domain for animals and fungi, that should be discussed more broadly (Template:Taxonomy/Eukaryota/displayed is pointless if there is a consensus to always display a domain for plants, animals and fungi). Plantdrew (talk) 03:24, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

EDIT TO ADD: I had forgotten that Template:Taxonomy/Amorphea/showdomain was something I created. I have no objections to renaming that template in some way or deprecating it in favor of another solution, but displaying Eukaryota in taxoboxes for animals and fungi hasn't been standard practice on Wikipedia and should be discussed at WP:TOL if it is intended to be standard practice going forward. Plantdrew (talk) 03:36, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Plantdrew This actually started because of a GA review for Syssomonas where the reviewer asked me to show the domain in the taxobox. I didn't know that Template:Taxonomy/Amorphea/showdomain existed, so I checked the TSAR template and saw that the way the domain is shown is through a /display addition. So yes, my intention was to display the domain Eukaryota. However, now that you mention it, I didn't realize that obviously this outcome would display the domain in all animal and fungal taxoboxes. I just wanted it to be displayed in protist taxoboxes. I wouldn't oppose its display on animal and fungi taxoboxes. I will consult WP:TOL to see if they agree. If not, I would like to find a way to only display it in all protist pages, like the TSAR pages. —Snoteleks 🦠 08:27, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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August 2023—Issue 021

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Australiformis by Mattximus Rodrigues night heron by FunkMonk Titanis by Augustios Paleo List of lorisoids by PresN List of storks by AryKun Brontosaurus by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by The Morrison Man Eukaryote by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002 Stramenopile by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Fritzmann2002 Titanoboa by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Antarctopelta by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Anna Blackburne by Kusma, reviewed by Etriusus Anomochilus leonardi by AryKun, reviewed by Amitchell125 Nyctibatrachus manalari by AryKun, reviewed by Sammi Brie Mimodactylus by FunkMonk, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus Anomochilus weberi by AryKun, reviewed by Etriusus Plant by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Cessaune

Newly nominated content

Ohmdenosaurus by Jens Lallensack Polar bear by LittleJerry Mimodactylus by FunkMonk List of cercopithecoids by PresN List of tapaculos by AryKun Klallamornis by Larrayal Hypericum perforatum by Fritzmann2002 Holozoa by Snoteleks Teloschistaceae by Esculenta Carcharodontosaurus by Augustios Paleo Nyctibatrachus radcliffei by AryKun Anomochilus by AryKun

New contest!

This month has seen an incredible amount of activity creating high quality content, with 3 FAs, 3 FACs, and a veritable flood of GAs and GANs, not to mention the FLs and FLCs. To help maintain this high level of activity going forward, WikiProject Tree of Life is starting a new monthly rolling contest, inspired by the contest run by WikiProject Military History. This contest should hopefully help incentivize editors to contribute in ways that are less daunting than writing articles that are GA and FA-quality. Even improving articles from stub to start class, or helping other editors by reviewing their work at GAN, FAC, or FLC, gets you points, with bonus points for articles with especially high page views. Make sure to participate in any way you can, and help improve the 'pedia while having fun and winning Barnstars!

August DYKs

Two salt marsh snakes Blackburnian warbler ... that orcas have been teaching each other to attack boats? (August 2) ... that Ameles decolor has one of the most complex mating rituals of any praying mantis? (August 4) ... that salt marsh snakes (examples pictured) drink only rainwater? (August 6) ... that by 1967, staff at the Home Office were told not to feed Peta morsels of food as she had become "inordinately fat"? (August 8) ... that the perigynia of the few-flowered sedge spring outward when brushed against? (August 16) ... that three burnt golf balls are preserved at Kew Gardens as a "rare fungal species"? (August 19) ... that the chemicals responsible for the smell of freshly cut grass are a plant defense mechanism? (August 20) ... that the Blackburnian warbler (example pictured) is named after Anna Blackburne, who provided specimens to Thomas Pennant? (August 22) ... that Tylocephale possibly used their domed skulls to fight one another? (August 24) ... that John Cleese once called Olivia Benson "the weirdest cat I've ever seen in my life"? (August 25) ... that Winston Churchill was often portrayed as a bulldog (pictured), but his personal pet dog during the Second World War was a poodle? (August 25) ... that a report by the philosopher Jonathan Birch and colleagues led to cephalopods and decapods being recognised as sentient under the UK's Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act? (August 27) ... that Mike Wingfield named a fungus after his first grandchild, Rachel? (August 27) ... that depending on who you ask, an anomochilid could be a dwarf or a giant? (August 28)

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The article Holozoa you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Holozoa for comments about the article, and Talk:Holozoa/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Esculenta -- Esculenta (talk) 23:01, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Snoteleks. I was wondering if you have considered applying for WP:AUTOPATROLLED rights. Generally speaking you need at least 25 articles created in order to gain this privilege, and you seem to be quite a prolific editor with plenty of experience and quite a few articles created. It would not help you much per se except to save you the notification that your article has been reviewed and to automatically release your new articles for search engine indexing, but it would also help the new page review backlog. I'm almost certain you would be granted it given your editing history, and to my understanding the privilege stays with you indefinitely. It's of course up to you; it's still always good to have another pair of eyes on a new article. All the best, TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 23:01, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @TheTechnician27, thank you for reaching out to me about this! I have not considered it until now, since I was never bothered by the notifications. However, knowing now that it would save a lot of time at the backlog, I definitely will apply. Thanks so much, —Snoteleks (Talk) 07:05, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! It usually takes a couple days, but I'm confident you'll get accepted for it. The main benefit both for you and the project at large is that your new articles will immediately get released for indexing by search engines. That is, once you publish an article with autopatrolled rights, you'll immediately be able to see it show up on search engines like DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing, etc. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 17:12, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@TheTechnician27 Woah, that would be excellent actually. I didn't know that was the way it works. —Snoteleks (Talk) 18:26, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Snoteleks. Your account has been granted the "extendedmover" user right, either following a request for it or demonstrating familiarity with working with article names and moving pages. You are now able to rename pages without leaving behind a redirect, move subpages when moving the parent page(s), and move category pages.

Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Page mover for more information on this user right, especially the criteria for moving pages without leaving a redirect. Please remember to follow post-move cleanup procedures and make link corrections where necessary, including broken double-redirects when suppressredirect is used. This can be done using Special:WhatLinksHere. It is also very important that no one else be allowed to access your account, so you should consider taking a few moments to secure your password. As with all user rights, be aware that if abused, or used in controversial ways without consensus, your page mover status can be revoked.

Useful links:

• Wikipedia:Requested moves
• Category:Requested moves, for article renaming requests awaiting action.

If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Anarchyte (talk) 12:07, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Anarchyte Thank you, much appreciated. —Snoteleks (Talk) 12:18, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Snoteleks, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled user right to your account. This means that pages you create will automatically be marked as 'reviewed', and no longer appear in the new pages feed. Autopatrolled is assigned to prolific creators of articles, where those articles do not require further review, and may have been requested on your behalf by someone else. It doesn't affect how you edit; it is used only to manage the workload of new page patrollers.

Since the articles you create will no longer be systematically reviewed by other editors, it is important that you maintain the high standard you have achieved so far in all your future creations. Please also try to remember to add relevant WikiProject templates, stub tags, categories, and incoming links to them, if you aren't already in the habit; user scripts such as Rater and StubSorter can help with this. As you have already shown that you have a strong grasp of Wikipedia's core content policies, you might also consider volunteering to become a new page patroller yourself, helping to uphold the project's standards and encourage other good faith article writers.

Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Anarchyte (talk) 12:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Anarchyte Excellent, thank you. —Snoteleks (Talk) 12:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I noticed you've been working a lot on Tree of Life related articles in the past month; maybe you'd like to note your contributions at the Tree of Life Contest? AryKun (talk) 12:56, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@AryKun Hey thanks, I will check it out. Appreciated. —Snoteleks (Talk) 15:31, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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September 2023—Issue 022

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

List of cercopithecoids by PresN List of tapaculos by AryKun Polar bear by Little Jerry Ohmdenosaurus by Jens Lallensack Amargatitanis by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Teloschistaceae by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Holozoa by Snoteleks, reviewed by Esculenta Ashy flycatcher by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Nyctibatrachus radcliffei by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Carcharodontosaurus by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Life by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Apatosaurinae by Augustios Paleo, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Hypericum perforatum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Femke

Newly nominated content

Mountain pigeon by AryKun List of hominoids by PresN List of cranes by AryKun List of tarsiiformes by PresN Lycorma meliae by Etriusus Aristonectes by Amirani1746 Animal echolocation by Chiswick Chap Hyalospheniidae by Snoteleks Buellia frigida by Snoteleks

Contest results

The first edition of our new monthly contest had perhaps a little less participation than I hoped for, but it still resulted in a huge amount of content work, mainly focussed on de-stubbing articles on little-known species, although we did also see two GAs for Holozoa and Hypericum perforatum. Overall, over 60 articles were improved, with most going from stubs or redlinks to fully fleshed out articles. The winner this month was Simongraham, who improved 21 articles about spiders, mainly to B and C class, and racked up 70 points, over twice the next highest. Hopefully, we'll continue to see such great work next month, with even more participants and even more articles improved. Also anyone who wants to help coordinate the contest can just drop by at the talk page, I really need help.

September DYKs

Republicopteron douseae fossil Male Phallichthys fish Mimodactylus reconstruction Adult ashy flycatcher ... that with all known Palae­orehniidae fossils (example pictured) being incomplete, the relationships of the family are uncertain? (September 2) ... that butterfly collector Ian Heslop was once required to supervise an execution? (September 3) ... that the Munich Mouser, Neville Chamberlain's pet, and Nelson, Winston Churchill's pet, had a rivalry during World War II? (September 6) ... that Phal­lich­thys (literally 'penis fish') species are so called because the males (example pictured) have "comparatively huge" sex appendages? (September 8) ... that merry widows like soft bottoms? (September 10) ... that Mimodactylus (reconstruction pictured) is the first complete pterosaur from the Afro-Arabian continent? * ... that small Poecilia gillii males have longer sex organs than larger males, to facilitate mating with females that flee from them? (September 12) ... that the dwarf merry widow is not very brave? (September 13) ... that dwarf mollies hit rock bottom when they grow up? (September 14) ... that the Siberian crane is considered more threatened than the whooping crane, despite there being an estimated ten times more of them? (September 15) ... that one way to tell the African dusky flycatcher apart from the ashy flycatcher (example pictured) is that the former is "cuter"? (September 18) ... that the spiky inedible grass Triodia scintillans tastes like salt and vinegar chips? (September 19) ... that the bicolor molly inevitably goes off the deep end in adulthood? (September 27) ... that the Waitangiroto Nature Reserve is the only known nesting area for the eastern great egret in New Zealand? (September 28)

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hyalospheniidae 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 17:02, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Hyalospheniidae you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Hyalospheniidae and Talk:Hyalospheniidae/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 04:40, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article Hyalospheniidae you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hyalospheniidae for comments about the article, and Talk:Hyalospheniidae/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", or as a bold link under "In the news" or in the "On this day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 23:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Snoteleks:

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You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 2400 pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2023—Issue 023

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Mimodactylus by FunkMonk Mountain pigeon by AryKun List of tarsiiformes by PresN List of hominoids by PresN List of cranes by AryKun Outline of lichens by MeegsC Lycorma meliae by Etriusus, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Oak by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta Animal echolocation by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Primium Elke Mackenzie by Esculenta, reviewed by Moriwen Dwarf pufferfish by Primium, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Hyalospheniidae by Snoteleks, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Paroedura maingoka by Olmagon, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002 Teloschistaceae by Esculenta Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun List of sunbirds by AryKun List of platyrrhines by PresN Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap Slime mold by Chiswick Chap Punctelia by Esculenta Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon Zavodovski Island by Jo-Jo Eumerus Chrysothrix chlorina by Esculenta Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders Mammalian kidney by D6194c-1cc Lepas testudinata by Etriusus Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon

Contest results

The second edition of our monthly contest was even better than the last month, with 80 articles improved spanning the entire tree of life. The winner this month was Quetzal1964, who contributed to 47 articles, mainly relating to marine fish, and racked up 81 points in the process. In second place was simongraham, who got 60 points from 14 articles on various species of jumping spiders. simongraham is still at the top of our overall standings, with 130 points, and Quetzal1964's close behind on 108. The November edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

October DYKs

Illustration of swordtail mollies Lycorma meliae Illustrations of the front foot (A) and hind foot (B) of Diplobune quercyi ... that the Siberian columbine has been crossed with another species in the genus Aquilegia to determine the gene behind the genus's nectar spurs? (October 2) ... that the swordtail molly (examples pictured) and the Petén molly have been named and renamed so often, one even ending up with the other's name at one point, that the swordtail molly's current scientific name means 'confusion'? (October 8) ... that the early big cat Pachypanthera may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's? (October 9) ... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox? (October 11) ... that the katydid-like fossil Republicopteron douseae possibly could not sing? (October 12) ... that a Brontosaurus stamp led to the United States Postal Service being accused of "fostering scientific illiteracy"? (October 16) ... that the wings of Lycorma meliae (example pictured) undergo multiple color changes throughout their lives? (October 16) ... that the three-toed species of Diplobune (fossils pictured) were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates"? (October 17) ... that although fossils of the extinct mammal Asiavorator were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995? (October 18) ... that in aquariums, the humpbacked limia is known to cannibalise the young? (October 21) ... that Hypericum perforatum was a common component of classical cure-all concoctions called theriacs? (October 21) ... that Aristotle classified living things based on whether they had a "sensitive soul" or, like plants, only a "vegetative soul"? (October 22) ... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found a roundworm in someone's brain? (October 23) ... that ancient permafrost can preserve viable microorganisms, some of which contain antibiotic-resistance genes that may be transferred to modern bacteria? (October 27)

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November 2023—Issue 024

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Hypericum sechmenii by Fritzmann2002 Nyctibatrachus major by AryKun List of platyrrhines by PresN List of gymnosperm families by Dank Varroa destructor by KoA, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Lepas testudinata by Etriusus, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Island bronze-naped pigeon by AryKun, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Placidium arboreum by Esculenta, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Orange-billed lorikeet by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Spinular night frog by AryKun, reviewed by An anonymous username, not my real name Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Femke Aristonectes by Amirani1746, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Mocquard's Madagascar ground gecko by Olmagon, reviewed by Etriusus Femoral gland by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Ameerega munduruku by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack, reviewed by SilverTiger12 Crested cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo Wood-pasture hypothesis by AndersenAnders, reviewed by Chiswick Chap Hypericum bupleuroides by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Etriusus Teratoscincus roborowskii by Olmagon, reviewed by Esculenta Pulchrocladia retipora by Esculenta, reviewed by Etriusus Anaptychia ciliaris by Esculenta, reviewed by Jens Lallensack

Newly nominated content

Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun Laomaki by An anonymous username, not my real name Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren

Contest results

The third edition of our monthly contest saw Quetzal1964 win for the second month in a row, scoring 68 points from 39 articles about a variety of marine fishes. In second place for the month is Olmagon, who scored 45 points from 10 articles on extinct crustaceans and geckoes. In the overall standings, Quetzal1964 leapfrogged over simongraham into first place, with 176 points from 109 articles; simongraham is now in second place with 136 points from 37 articles. The December edition of the contest is now open: feel free to drop by and participate if you work on any TOL-related articles this month.

New newsletter!

Now, this newsletter is technically not new, but I have only recently become aware of its existence and am only a month late, so it still counts. Wikiproject Fungi's Lichen task force has a new newsletter that is very nicely formatted and also features much better writing than this newsletter. Anyone interested in receiving the newsletter can add their name here.

November DYKs

A bacterium that thrives in the deep ocean Georges Cuvier's reconstruction of Anoplotherium commune Paroedura maingoka Field of Wyethia amplexicaulis in bloom An adult dwarf pufferfish Adult Balkan terrapin Planocarina marginata, a hyalospheniid amoeba ... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (November 1) ... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also bear his name? (November 3) ... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere? (November 6) ... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? (November 7) ... that Lillian V. Holdeman Moore identified a spike in hydrogen-gas-producing bacteria in Skylab astronauts? (November 8) ... that euglossine bees distribute the seeds of vanilla tlatepusco? (November 11) ... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anop­lo­therium commune (reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study? (November 12) ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé? (November 12) ... that little pink elephants are parasitic? (November 12) ... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators? (November 13) ... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia (pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed? (November 15) ... that a 1950s album of frog calls developed a cult following? (November 15) ... that at a maximum standard length of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), dwarf pufferfish are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world? (November 18) ... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? (November 20) ... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults (example pictured) can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? (November 21) ... that organisms could harvest kinetic energy to survive? (November 22) ... that pollution in rivers scatters far-red light, making it harder for plants like Noveloa to germinate? (November 23) ... that many hyalospheniid amoebae (example pictured) construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey? (November 28) ... that an ancient wildcat species is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland? (November 29)

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I wish that you may have a very Happy Holiday! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Hogmanay, Festivus or your hemisphere's Solstice, this is a special time of year for almost everyone! May the New Year provide you joy and fulfillment! Thanks for everything you do here. Cremastra (talk) 22:09, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Cremastra Aw thank you! That's very kind of you, wish you happy holidays as well. —Snoteleks (Talk) 23:25, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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December 2023—Issue 025

Tree of Life

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