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I dream of horses (talk) 01:37, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Iridaceae

Okay, I'm in the process of editing Iridaceae and I can see It's going to need a good polishing, and at times possibly require hitting with a hedgetrimmer. Right now I'm working on the "description" section. I'm explaining so the edits don't come as a shock when they get through. Given that Wikipedia is a general interest encyclopedia, we don't need to be nearly as detailed as a Botanical reference (if only because Wikipedia is not meant to be a botanical reference, though it borrows some of its cues from them). As such, I'm trimming a lot of details that says "part may be a, b,c, or d" because if its possible shape is too broad, it doesn't really help giving an idea what the shape is actually going to be (hence why I ultimately eliminated the whole sentence about stems: all stems are "simple or branched", and when discussing them, the vast majority of readers would assume them to be aerial, while the shape part is too broad to be truely useful). I'm also trying to eliminate much of the worst jargon (e.g. "terete" which gave me a serious o_O moment). I also think the second paragraph of your intro, with a bit of work, could be easily put in the "description" section. Anyway, if you have any questions regarding my edits, feel free to ask and I'll explain or revert myself. Circeus (talk) 21:49, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

It's okay, it's not that your English is bad (I've seen way worse), it's more that my specialized botanical vocabulary is not quite up to some of those word (or I would have caught the typo in "monocasial" myself). Being a learned amateur helps with writing more accessibly, but it is often also troublesome because you,re not quite sure what the scientific article is saying (which is why I don't dabble in taxonomy as much as I'd like to: I don't understand phylogenetic studies). Sorry, I'm rambling. In short, don't be ashamed of your English :D Circeus (talk) 22:08, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

You don't need to ask me for things like that :p I'm quite neutral as to what images are better to use. Personally, my only criteria is that, if possible, the image should have a species, or at least a genus article to link, so feel free to change the images. I think it's a very good idea. I'd only suggest using wild, rather than cultivated species. Circeus (talk) 16:29, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I need to apologise

Clearly, I've been terribly gauche in dealing with the Good Article Nomination. I should have waited a bit and organized my thoughts better before posting my comment regarding the ixioideae/crocroideae situation, and certainly not failed the GAN at the same time. Although I do believe the article needed a bit more work before it could become a GAN, I was not sure how best to avoid another person failing it. I should have talked to you directly about it instead of recklessly going as I did. Normally, this is were I would claim having been bold, but being bold implies being sensitive to other users, and this I wasn't. By doing that I not only reacted exaggeratedly, but I harmed the encyclopedia.

I can't stress it more: I was an idiot (I need to stop editing late at night, dammit!), and I do honestly want to help you write these articles. Circeus (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

I've outlined better what I see as the source of problems with the croco/ixioideae on the Iridaceae talk page. It would seem the issue is in WP:OR or outdated material. I've made redirect and kept only the names currently accepted according to Goldblatt&Manning' The Iris Family (lukily enough, the page discussing Crocoideae is available on Google books). I'm currently working through the article to fix Ixioideae to Crocoideae. Circeus (talk) 16:06, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your thanks! Copy editing is easier work for me, compared with the main job of getting useful and serious content in. Imc (talk) 21:05, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

ty

Thank you for creating Caliphruria. Keep up the good work! Kingturtle (talk) 14:41, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Cladogram

Well, your text clearly stated that these three tribes form a polytomy with the non-Amaryllideae rest of the family, so I edited the cladogram to display a polytomy. Circeus (talk) 03:42, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Trust me, I don't have that much knowledge: merely had a hunch the template could take in a polytomy. I personally find it unpalatable to work with, and it is all to your credit that you managed to wrangle such a nice cladogram out of it. I'll revert it soon (reading something at the moment). Circeus (talk) 03:51, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Amaryllidaceae

I've been editing the English version of Asparagales, using a lot of material from the Spanish version. One difference is that I have updated to APG III, whereas the Spanish version is still based on APG II. This has some consequences though, since ideally the Asparagales families articles should be updated to APG III as well. I've done some work on this. The main changes are needed at the three broadly defined families in APG III (Amaryllidaceae & Asparagaceae in particular). Amaryllidaceae is a much larger (and better) article than most of the other Asparagales families. Looking at the history, this seems to be due to you. So I'd like to know any views you have on changing the page so that Amaryllidaceae sensu APG III is the main topic. There could be a separate page on Amaryllidoideae/Amaryllidaceae s.s.. Peter coxhead (talk) 23:47, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Copyrighted text

Hello, you've added a lot of material to Amaryllidoideae, but at least some of it violates copyright, for example, this version. Please see discussion at Talk:Amaryllidoideae. Nadiatalent (talk) 14:54, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Science lovers wanted!

Science lovers wanted!

Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:29, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

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Copyright problem: Iridaceae

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Condolences

Maybe you are now in a best place... R.I.P. Jmvkrecords ⚜ Intra Talk 00:06, 30 November 2013 (UTC).

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