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WikiCup 2023 March newsletter

So ends the first round of the 2023 WikiCup. Everyone with a positive score moved on to Round 2, with 54 contestants qualifying. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Unlimitedlead with 1205 points, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with two featured articles on historical figures and several featured article candidate reviews.
• Epicgenius was in second place with 789 points; a seasoned WikiCup competitor he specialises in buildings and locations in New York.
• FrB.TG was in third place with 625 points, garnered from a featured article on a filmmaker which qualified for an impressive number of bonus points.
• TheJoebro64, another WikiCup newcomer, came next with 600 points gained from two featured articles on video games.
• Iazyges was in fifth place with 532 points, from two featured articles on classical history.

The top sixteen contestants at the end of Round 1 had all scored over 300 points; these included LunaEatsTuna, Thebiguglyalien, Sammi Brie, Trainsandotherthings, Lee Vilenski, Juxlos, Unexpectedlydian, SounderBruce, Kosack, BennyOnTheLoose and PCN02WPS. It was a high-scoring start to the competition.

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start again from scratch. The first round finished on February 26. Remember that any content promoted after that date but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Some contestants made claims before the new submissions pages were set up, and they will need to resubmit them. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:36, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Black-and-yellow broadbill scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 27 May 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 27, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:55, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Spotless crake

Greetings, I strongly agree with your change to the prior image of the Spotless Crake in the speciesbox. I had already messaged JJ Harrison about his replacement & considered his photo to be a less revealing depiction of the species. I personally didn't wish to make the reversion, hoping that the original contributor might do so. Thanks again, Roger McCart Rogermccart (talk) 08:29, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of birds of Wallis and Futuna

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of birds of Wallis and Futuna, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 May newsletter

The second round of the 2023 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to have scored 60 points to advance into round 3. Our top five scorers in round 2 all included a featured article among their submissions and each scored over 500 points. They were:

• Iazyges (1040) with three FAs on Byzantine emperors, and lots of bonus points.
• Unlimitedlead (847), with three FAs on ancient history, one GA and nine reviews.
• Epicgenius (636), a WikiCup veteran, with one FA on the New Amsterdam Theatre, four GAs and eleven DYKs
• BennyOnTheLoose (553), a seasoned competitor, with one FA on snooker, six GAs and seven reviews.
• FrB.TG (525), with one FA, a Lady Gaga song and a mass of bonus points.

Other notable performances were put in by Sammi Brie, Thebiguglyalien, MyCatIsAChonk, PCN02WPS, and AirshipJungleman29.

So far contestants have achieved thirteen featured articles between them, one being a joint effort, and forty-nine good articles. The judges are pleased with the thorough reviews that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:14, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Bird lists

Did you consider a featured topic around Oceanian bird lists? I think you could pull it off, considering you already made three. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:45, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Not really, Oceania has around 40 separate lists, with some really complex ones like Australia, NZ, and New Guinea. AryKun (talk) 17:40, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, AryKun. I'm just posting to let you know that List of birds of Wallis and Futuna – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for June 12. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 15:31, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of birds of Tokelau

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of birds of Tokelau, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

black-and-yellow broadbill

hello, AryKun! i had a quick question regarding this article and the associated blurb. in the blurb, article lead, and article body, the word "wine" is linked to "wine (color)". however, the targeted article discusses the color of red wine, which is typically a dark red, while the text in the blurb in which "wine" is linked suggests that it may have been referring to rosé, a pink wine. should the link either be removed or replaced by a more appropriate one?

there is an article covering shades of pink, though i am not sure how useful that would be to a main page reader. the section specifically discussing champagne pink may be relevant, though i do not know if directly linking to it would be considered original research. also, although that shade appears to be the only one on the page whose name directly references a type of wine, i do not actually know if the bird's underparts can be accurately described as champagne pink. there is also another article covering shades of rose, though i cannot tell if that is more appropriate. dying (talk) 20:00, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Wine-pink is basically a quicker way of saying slightly purplish red pink. It's what the sources used describe it as, too, so I think it's fine. AryKun (talk) 02:36, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

oh, apologies for not being more clear before. i'm not questioning the description "wine-pink"; i think it is sufficiently accurate. what i am wondering is the appropriateness of the link to "wine (color)". that linked article provides a few different variations of the dark red color wine, all of which, in my opinion, are far too dark to accurately describe the bird's underparts, and none of which i would consider to be a shade of pink. a google image search for "wine-pink" also returns images that feature shades of pink that, to me, largely appear far lighter than those enumerated in the "wine (color)" article.

do you believe one of the shades in the "wine (color)" article accurately reproduces the color of the bird's underparts? also, do the sources generally use the term "wine-pink", or generally avoid the term and use a description similar to "slightly purplish red pink" instead? i am admittedly unable to access the cited birds of the world source. dying (talk) 04:15, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Wine in this context is basically purplish-red, which I think burgundy in the wine article represents well. AryKun (talk) 04:17, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

oh! that's interesting. a google image search for "burgundy bird" shows me birds with, in my opinion, much darker shades of red than that featured on the black-and-yellow broadbill. however, since this issue appears to be a difference in opinion regarding what colors accurately represent the bird, rather than a possible oversight regarding what article to link to (which i had previously believed this issue was and why i had brought it up), i will defer to your judgement. thanks for addressing this issue! dying (talk) 04:40, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Well, yeah, burgundy is a much darker color than the broadbill has: however, the color it's described as is wine-pink, or purple-reddish pink. Wine is just a good, short descriptor for the first part. AryKun (talk) 04:43, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

oh, i see now. you are stating that "wine-pink" is a color intermediary between burgundy and pink. i had interpreted "wine-pink" as a shade of pink reminiscent of pink wine, like how sky blue is a shade of blue reminiscent of blue sky, how tea green is a shade of green reminiscent of green tea, or how the aforementioned champagne pink is a shade of pink reminiscent of pink champagne. (i had believed the hyphen was used because the color was used as a premodifier.) i had a suspicion that we may have been interpreting the term differently, which is why i had asked if sources specifically used the term "wine-pink" or a different description, attempting to understand what sources meant with the term.

i admittedly have no idea how commonly used the term "wine-pink" is in ornithology to refer to a color intermediary between burgundy and pink, but the first google image search i linked to above, for "wine-pink", overwhelmingly shows pictures of pink wines, suggesting that my interpretation may be more common amongst main page readers, so the current wording in the blurb might be considered misleading. in addition, the term "wine-pink" appears to be rarely used in wikipedia. a wikipedia search reveals few results, with only three using the term hyphenated. two of them you have added yourself, here and here. the third was also used as a premodifier, so i cannot tell which interpretation was meant, especially since i think the color of the flower discussed, as seen in this image, could conceivably be accurately described under either interpretation of "wine-pink".

my understanding is that, when a color is described as an intermediate between two other colors, the two colors used to describe the intermediate one tend to be rather general colors, as seen in the terms "blue-green" and "red-orange". using "wine", a very specific color (to the point that a link was provided), as one of the two, alongside "pink", a rather general color, threw me off. similarly, if i were ever to encounter the term "carrot-purple" used, i would probably interpret the term to refer to purple carrots before i would think about interpreting "carrot" as a color. this is why i had interpreted "wine-pink" to refer to pink wine, and was confused as to why you had decided to link to "wine (color)", as i believe pink wines are generally not that dark.

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that being said, your statement makes a lot more sense when "wine-pink" is interpreted as a color intermediary between wine and pink. i compared an intermediary color with the picture featured in the blurb, and although i can see that this interpretation is reasonable, i admittedly would not have chosen to use this description myself. there is some variation in the colouration of the bird's underparts, and the intermediary color has some semblance to some of the darker parts. i had seen hints of yellow in some of the lighter parts (as one might expect from a bird with "yellow" in its name), and may have subconsciously corrected for lighting issues (not unlike what many did when interpreting the dress from 2015), so i had thought that it was reasonable to state that the color was within the range of that of pink wines.

in any case, as i said before, i'm not going to change the description from "wine-pink", especially if that's what sources say. i only wrote the above to explain why this could be a source of confusion. hopefully, it helped you gain some insight as well. dying (talk) 22:11, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Changed it to vinous-pink on further thought. AryKun (talk) 09:07, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

oh, that's a good substitute! i don't think i could have ever come up with that myself. thanks, AryKun. dying (talk) 07:56, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article! - I have a composition on the same page, a bit late. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Anomochilus monticola

On 6 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anomochilus monticola, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite being a dwarf, Anomochilus monticola is the largest species in its genus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anomochilus monticola. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anomochilus monticola), 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 July newsletter

The third round of the 2023 WikiCup has come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 175 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Thebiguglyalien, with 919 points from a featured article on Frances Cleveland as well as five good articles and many reviews,
• Unlimitedlead, with 862 points from a high-scoring featured articles on Henry II of England and numerous reviews,
• Iazyges, with 560 points from a high-scoring featured article on Tiberius III.

Contestants achieved 11 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 47 good articles, 72 featured or good article reviews, over 100 DYKs and 40 ITN appearances. As always, any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:17, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Anomochilus monticola

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus monticola

The article Anomochilus monticola 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:Anomochilus monticola and Talk:Anomochilus monticola/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Mertbiol -- Mertbiol (talk) 10:01, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Anomochilus monticola

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus

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John Oliver

Thanks again for your GA review. I've added a sentence about the Reddit feature and sent it over to FAC. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 18:15, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

All right, good luck with that! AryKun (talk) 07:20, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for August 15

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus leonardi

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Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus major

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus leonardi

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Your GA nomination of Anomochilus weberi

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August 2023

Please do not add defamatory content to Wikipedia, as you did to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vishwananda, especially if it involves living persons. Your edits have been reverted. Thank you. Bbb23 (talk) 23:11, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Dude, come on. Calling someone a dirtbag is not defamatory, literally according to US case law. It’s an expression of opinion, and one I made because of the dumb nomination rationale. Does it show my bias regarding the subject of whether we should cover the numerous controversies every guru and baba seems to have? Yes, but that’s neither here nor there, and the closer can discount my vote at the AfD if they feel it’s entirely based on bias. AryKun (talk) 01:42, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Plus, Bbb23, if you think that what I said is actually defamation, you forgot to remove the comment from the AfD. AryKun (talk) 02:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Anomochilus weberi

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DYK for Anomochilus

On 28 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anomochilus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that depending on who you ask, an anomochilid could be a dwarf or a giant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anomochilus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anomochilus), 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of storks

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of storks, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 21

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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Newsletter

Thanks for reviving the newsletter! Guettarda (talk) 15:24, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! AryKun (talk) 15:26, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

I was happily surprised to receive #21! Thanks for bringing it back! SilverTiger12 (talk) 15:56, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus radcliffei

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Your GA nomination of Ashy flycatcher

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Your GA nomination of Ashy flycatcher

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Thank you for participating in the August 2023 GAN backlog drive

		The Premium Reviewer Barnstar
		We really appreciate that you reviewed several GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent.

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DYK for List of cranes

On 15 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article List of cranes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Siberian crane is considered more threatened than the whooping crane, despite there being an estimated ten times more of them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of cranes. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, List of cranes), 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.

Vaticidalprophet 00:15, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Ashy flycatcher

On 18 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ashy flycatcher, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one way to tell the African dusky flycatcher apart from the ashy flycatcher (example pictured) is that the former is cuter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ashy flycatcher. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ashy flycatcher), 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.

Schwede66 00:02, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, AryKun. I'm just posting to let you know that List of storks – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for October 9. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:38, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

South American fauna

Thanks for the Barnstar. Are you open to submitting your GAs on South American birds and bats to FAC? I think we could use some of them. LittleJerry (talk) 15:44, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Sure, I'll nominate a couple of my older articles to FAC since I'm not really writing anything major rn. AryKun (talk) 16:34, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of tapaculos

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of tapaculos, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:25, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 22

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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Is this what you intended?

", "the prophet" does have a non-neutral implication in the eyes of ordinary readers" or did you mean "the Prophet". Doug Weller talk 10:35, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, lowercase is right. AryKun (talk) 16:38, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Mountain pigeon

Congratulations, AryKun! The article you nominated, Mountain pigeon, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of cranes

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of cranes, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 23

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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Your GA nomination of Island bronze-naped pigeon

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Your GA nomination of Island bronze-naped pigeon

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Your GA nomination of Orange-billed lorikeet

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WikiCup 2023 November newsletter

The WikiCup is a marathon rather than a sprint and all those reaching the final round have been involved in the competition for the last ten months, improving Wikipedia vastly during the process. After all this hard work, BeanieFan11 has emerged as the 2023 winner and the WikiCup Champion. The finalists this year were:-

• BeanieFan11 with 2582 points
• Thebiguglyalien with 1615 points
• Epicgenius with 1518 points
• MyCatIsAChonk with 1012 points
• BennyOnTheLoose with 974 points
• AirshipJungleman29 with 673 points
• Sammi Brie with 520 points
• Unlimitedlead with 5 points

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this year's WikiCup, whether they made it to the final round or not, and particular congratulations to the newcomers to the competition, some of whom did very well. Wikipedia has benefitted greatly from the quality creations, expansions and improvements made, and the numerous reviews performed. All those who reached the final round will win awards. The following special awards will be made based on high performance in particular areas of content creation and review. Awards will be handed out in the next few days.

• Unlimitedlead wins the featured article prize, for 7 FAs in total including 3 in round 2.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured list prize, for 5 FLs in total.
• Lee Vilenski wins the featured topic prize, for a 6-article featured topic in round 4.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the featured picture prize, for 6 FPs in total.
• BeanieFan11 wins the good article prize, for 75 GAs in total, including 61 in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the good topic prize, for a 41-article good topic in the final round.
• LunaEatsTuna wins the GA reviewer prize, for 70 GA reviews in round 1.
• MyCatIsAChonk wins the FA reviewer prize, for 66 FA reviews in the final round.
• Epicgenius wins the DYK prize, for 49 did you know articles in total.
• Muboshgu wins the ITN prize, for 46 in the news articles in total.

The WikiCup has run every year since 2007. With the 2023 contest now concluded, I will be standing down as a judge due to real life commitments, so I hope that another editor will take over running the competition. Please get in touch if you are interested. Next year's competition will hopefully begin on 1 January 2024. You are invited to sign up to participate in the contest; the WikiCup is open to all Wikipedians, both novices and experienced editors. It only remains to congratulate our worthy winners once again and thank all participants for their involvement! (If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.) Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:51, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Request

Hi, any chance I could get you to {{db-author}} the femoral gland redirect? I'd be able to replace it with a proper article right away. Esculenta (talk) 06:35, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Done. AryKun (talk) 06:36, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Orange-billed lorikeet

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Your GA nomination of Spinular night frog

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Your GA nomination of Spinular night frog

The article Spinular night frog 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:Spinular night frog and Talk:Spinular night frog/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) 02:42, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pied cuckoo-dove

The article Pied cuckoo-dove you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Pied cuckoo-dove for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 20:23, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi User:AryKun , I've reopened this following your comment. Sorry for the mistake! grungaloo (talk) 21:40, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Island bronze-naped pigeon

On 11 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Island bronze-naped pigeon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Island bronze-naped pigeon. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Island bronze-naped pigeon), 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.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Crested cuckoo-dove

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Your GA nomination of Spinular night frog

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Your GA nomination of Crested cuckoo-dove

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Your GA nomination of Pied cuckoo-dove

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Promotion of Nyctibatrachus major

Congratulations, AryKun! The article you nominated, Nyctibatrachus major, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Triple Crown

I'm very pleased to present the Alexander the Great Edition Triple Laurel Triple Crown Jewels to AryKun, for your work on DYK and the good and featured article processes! — Bilorv (talk) 11:36, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ameerega munduruku

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Your GA nomination of Ameerega munduruku

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Your GA nomination of Pied cuckoo-dove

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List of birds of Bouvet Island

Hey. Do you want me to insert authors ("Authority") on the Bouvet Island birds? - Kweetal nl (talk) 16:43, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

I don't see why the "Birds of place" lists need the authority. Unlike the species lists, where the reader is presumable interested in taxonomy, the place lists don't really need the describing authorities. They'd just create visual clutter. AryKun (talk) 16:49, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

kk Fair enough. - Kweetal nl (talk) 16:52, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

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TFA?

I'm thinking of running Nyctibatrachus major at TFA on January 23; does that work for you? - Dank (push to talk) 22:55, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Dank: sure, no problem. AryKun (talk) 06:24, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 24

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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Appreciation

Because people don't thank each other enough: Thank you for managing the Tree of Life contest, and for putting together the monthly newsletter. Thank you for trying to pull these disparate editors into a closer community, where we can say "Oh, I know of so-and-so, even though we don't edit in the same area." For encouraging editors to work towards significant improvements on articles, and for giving us a place to showcase it. Thank you and happy editing, SilverTiger12 (talk) 20:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Agreed. - Dank (push to talk) 20:30, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks guys! AryKun (talk) 12:58, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

New pages patrol invitation

Hello, AryKun. The new pages patrol team is currently struggling to keep up with the influx of new articles and redirects needing review. We could use a few extra hands to help. I believe that someone with your activity and experience is very likely to meet the guidelines for granting. Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time, but it requires a strong understanding of Wikipedia’s CSD policy and notability guidelines. Kindly read the tutorial before making your decision, and feel free to post on the project talk page with questions. If patrolling new pages is something you'd be willing to help out with, please consider applying here. Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around! Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 14:38, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei 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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 01:41, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei

The article Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei 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:Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei and Talk:Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 02:22, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei

The article Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei for comments about the article, and Talk:Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei/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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 15:23, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

WikiCup 2023 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished, with anyone scoring less than 673 points being eliminated. It was a high scoring round with all but one of the contestants who progressed to the final having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were

• Epicgenius, with 2173 points topping the scores, gained mainly from a featured article, 38 good articles and 9 DYKs. He was followed by
• Sammi Brie, with 1575 points, gained mainly from a featured article, 28 good articles and 50 good article reviews. Close behind was
• Thebiguglyalien, with 1535 points mainly gained from a featured article, 15 good articles, 26 good article reviews and lots of bonus points.

Between them during round 4, contestants achieved 12 featured articles, 3 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 126 good articles, 46 DYK entries, 14 ITN entries, 67 featured article candidate reviews and 147 good article reviews. Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them and within 24 hours of the end of the final. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send.

I will be standing down as a judge after the end of the contest. I think the Cup encourages productive editors to improve their contributions to Wikipedia and I hope that someone else will step up to take over the running of the Cup. Sturmvogel 66 (talk), and Cwmhiraeth (talk)

DYK for Orange-billed lorikeet

On 15 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Orange-billed lorikeet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that young orange-billed lorikeets are actually yellow-billed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Orange-billed lorikeet. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Orange-billed lorikeet), 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of birds of Bouvet Island

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of birds of Bouvet Island, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of List of sunbirds

Congratulations, AryKun! The list you nominated, List of sunbirds, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Giants2008 (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Bird citations and Reflib

 Courtesy link: WT:BIRDS § Inquiry regarding possible use of a shareable library of citations for articles in this project

Hi, AryKun. Just wanted to follow up with you here regarding the discussion at WT:BIRDS about finding citations for possible inclusion as a new Reference library in {{Reflib}}. There's no particular urgency about this, so no pressure; I just wanted to let you know that I remain interested. I've watchlisted your sandbox and would love to collaborate with you to import some citations into Reflib if that makes sense. Reflib is essentially about compiling lists of "shareable citations", so an ideal set for Refllib would be a set of citations that are likely to be useful to more than one article. Finally, congrats on your two recent list articles elevated to Featured status; quite an accomplishment! Mathglot (talk) 05:31, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Yeah sure, I'll keep trying to add refs to the list in my sandbox, but it might take a while since I'm currently crunched by finals. It'll probably take a month or two for me to really be able to get around to it. AryKun (talk) 08:26, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Nyctibatrachus reviews

Hi AryKun! I saw you have two more GANs waiting for review: Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai and Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi. They've waited for a while so I was planning on picking them up, but since I also reviewed Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei which you submitted, I wanted to check if you're ok with this before I take them on? I imagine most of my comments will be similar to those on N. robinmoorei. so you won't be getting much varied input. If you're ok with that let me know and I can pick them up in the next day or two.

Thanks! grungaloo (talk) 05:36, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Feel free to review those, much appreciated! The articles themselves aren't particularly varied, so I don't expect the comments on them to be too different either. AryKun (talk) 08:28, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai 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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 23:01, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi 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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 00:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Great cuckoo-dove

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Great cuckoo-dove 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 Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi

The article Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi for comments about the article, and Talk:Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi/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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 16:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Great cuckoo-dove

The article Great cuckoo-dove you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Great cuckoo-dove for comments about the article, and Talk:Great cuckoo-dove/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 Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 14:22, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai

The article Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai for comments about the article, and Talk:Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai/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 Grungaloo -- Grungaloo (talk) 18:22, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

By the way...

When I said that some bald eagles have black plumage, I wasn't talking about the juveniles. In some photos of adult bald eagles, they appear to have black plumage (and a white head and tail)It was probably just the lightning in the picture that made it look black. EAGLITIZED (talk) 21:23, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

EAGLITIZED, I looked at some pictures and these seem to just be individuals with really dark brown feathers that sometimes look black when seen. It doesn't correspond to subspecies, just individual variation; the ssp only differ in size. AryKun (talk) 15:01, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2024 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2024 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close on 31 January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), and Frostly (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 25

December 2023—Issue 025

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

Newly recognized content

Snowy plover by Jens Lallensack Teloschistaceae by Esculenta List of birds of Bouvet Island by AryKun List of sunbirds by AryKun Slime mold by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta Handicap principle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Etriusus Insect by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Iztwoz Wheat by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by KoA Eucalyptus gomphocephala by Hughesdarren, reviewed by Grungaloo Buellia frigida by Esculenta, reviewed by J Milburn Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai by AryKun, reviewed by Grungaloo Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun, reviewed by Jens Lallensack Lake Patzcuaro salamander by Etriusus, reviewed by Grungaloo Anoplotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by 20 upper

Newly nominated content

Alpine ibex by LittleJerry Pseudastacus by Olmagon Pachysentis by Mattximus List of primates by PresN Banded palm civet by Cremastra Perothops by Memer15151 Hypericum hircinum by Fritzmann2002 Boquila by Etriusus and Veridicae Aptostichus barackobamai by Etriusus Buffy-tufted marmoset by André Ribeiro Cardoso Ant mimicry by Chiswick Chap Mosquito by Chiswick Chap Anopheles by Chiswick Chap Rice by Chiswick Chap Pliosaurus andrewsi by Amirani1746 Triassosculda by Abdullah raji Flaco (owl) by Rhododendrites Crassispira incrassata by Etriusus Sei whale by 20 upper

Contest results

And so ends the fourth edition of the monthly rolling contest, as well as the 2023 Tree of Life Contest as a whole. This month saw simongraham win with a very impressive 120 points from 27 articles. Quetzal1964 was second with 74 points from 37 articles. The annual contest was a close race between simongraham and Quetzal1964; simongraham won first place with 256 points from 64 articles, and Quetzal1964 was second with 250 points from 146 articles. Snoteleks was third with 79 points from 33 articles. Congratulations to everyone who won this year and my gratitude to everyone else who helped raise the quality of articles in our little corner of Wikipedia this year. Additionally, a very Happy New Year to everyone in the project and here's looking forward to continuing our good work in 2024!

December DYKs

Snowy plover with chicks

Bofedales in the foreground

Adult female Varroa mite

Dennstaedtia christophelii fossil frond

• ... that a "bat ensnared by a plant" was discovered in the garden of the Palestine Museum of Natural History? (December 2)
• ... that female snowy plovers often abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch? (December 4)
• ... that Lepas testudinata can form colonies of more than 1000 members at a time? (December 5)
• ... that the gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii eats caper fruits and disperses the plant's seeds in its feces? (December 5)
• ... that Henk Zwartepoorte quacked at caimans? (December 5)
• ... that the green colour of bofedales (examples pictured) stands out in the yellow surrounding landscape? (December 6)
• ... that Desulfovibrio vulgaris can remove toxic heavy metals from the environment? (December 8)
• ... that Varroa destructor (example pictured), the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most harmful honey-bee pests in the world? (December 11)
• ... that young orange-billed lorikeets are actually yellow-billed? (December 16)
• ... that stinking tutsan smells like goat? (December 20)
• ... that orange paintbrushes are guarded by rufous hummingbirds? (December 21)
• ... that the Antarctic lichen Buellia frigida has been to outer space? (December 22)
• ... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii (fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (December 24)
• ... that in Icelandic folklore, the Yule cat eats people who do not receive new clothing for Christmas? (December 25)
• ... that the Lake Patzcuaro salamander's native habitat is limited to a single lake in Mexico? (December 28)
• ... that plant species like Hypericum bupleuroides can reproduce by a callus? (December 29)

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DYK for Crested cuckoo-dove

On 3 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crested cuckoo-dove, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that misidentifications of the crested cuckoo-dove have led to claims that the extinct Choiseul pigeon is still around? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Crested cuckoo-dove. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Crested cuckoo-dove), 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Two years!

Happy New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! AryKun (talk) 12:36, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you today for Nyctibatrachus major, introduced: "I am currently a bit short on FAC-ready bird articles, so we have this nice frog instead. It's not super well-studied, but there is a fair bit more literature it than most frogs, and I'm confident that this is the most comprehensive summary of that literature available." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:24, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! AryKun (talk) 06:32, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

New message from Jo-Jo Eumerus

Hello, AryKun. You have new messages at Talk:Misti/GA1.
Message added 09:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Asking if there is any update. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

I'll try to get to it in a day or two, I've been really burnt out the past couple of days. Sorry for the delay. AryKun (talk) 14:24, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

IP Block

@TeenAngels1234: Regarding the GAN review, I've been caught in an IP block for the past few days. I've filed a UTRS ticket for an IP block exemption, but I don't know when that'll get processed, so might be a few days before I can respond and add the actual review. AryKun (talk) 07:08, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Don't worry. Take your time. TeenAngels1234 (talk) 20:26, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:57, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments on FA nomination of Knowledge

Hello AryKun, I wanted to let you know that I nominated the article Knowledge for featured article status, see Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Knowledge/archive1. There has been little to no response so far and I was wondering whether you might be interested in taking a look. If you have the time, I would appreciate your comments. Phlsph7 (talk) 12:18, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

• Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
• Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
• Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
• MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
• Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)