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Hello, KnowledgeRequire! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking   or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Gimme danger (talk) 22:11, 22 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
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{{helpme}} I currently need several images of a Masked Ringtail. If you can provide, that would be great. If not, websites or sources where I can find my requirements would accepted too. (KnowledgeRequire (talk) 22:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC))Reply

Since there' nothing in the article, and there doesn't appear to be anything on the the Wikimedia Commons, it appears you're stuck with a Google image search.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 22:27, 22 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Galleries

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Gallery articles go on the Commons. You will find your elephants at Commons:African elephant. You should now use Magnus' toy to request the transfer to the Commons of those images which are not already there. Once they have been moved, go to the descriptions on the Commons and put them into appropriate categories.

I have moved File:BushElephantProvidenceZoo.jpg & file:Bull elephants small.jpg for you. They need categories now. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 17:25, 4 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Birds August newsletter

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The August 2009 issue of the Bird WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

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Hail

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I think I've responded to all your comments now. As for the hail size comment, I did add a line concerning measurement of hail with a ruler prior to comparison to common objects, per your comments. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Vertebrate image

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Glad you liked it. Thanks for the barnstar. :) Bob the Wikipedian (talkcontribs) 20:57, 1 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

Severe weather

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  • I've posted article specific information on the talk page of Sever weather. I restored my edit to the lead; I think it's an improvement. If you disagree we'll seek consensus on the talk page. Specifically, the lead had problems with WP:UMD, but also WP:LEDE and some other general MoS guidelines.

My real concern though was that you very quickly reverted my edit, saying that it was already cited. My concern was a style one. I worry that your revert would quickly scare away newcomers because it's very different for a repeat editor of an article to revert than for a vandal patroler to do so. It's bitey to blithely revert a good faith edit, particularly when that edit is specifically within guideline. It would be better to restore the part you thought was right, while keeping the rest.

There's a reason that the page is showing up on the copyedit guild--from the first sentence it needs revision on a few MoS conventions. Don't scare off those trying to help you improve the article. We all have different strengths. We've all done it, me included. When we edit articles a lot we tend to know what's going on, and think they're in good shape, but sometimes an outside eye is helpful. As you may have seen, Wikipedia's gaining a reputation of scaring off new editors. I understand the process, but if I was new I don't know if I'd bother to do that. Shadowjams (talk) 00:57, 8 September 2009 (UTC)Reply

  • One of the editors contacted me about new ideas regarding this article. Since I've been away from the article for eight months, I saw it with a fresh perspective. I think we went about things in a way that was too complicated last year. This morning, I simplified the format. I'd be interested in your opinion as to whether this reorganization improved the article or not. Thegreatdr (talk) 19:24, 30 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Hey there. Would you be willing to take a look at my edits (specifically these ones: [1], [2], [3] and [4]. I based my moves over the links I saw (provided in edit history) but I am no expert in these species so I thought maybe you can double check. Cheers!Calaka (talk) 03:40, 7 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

I'm too not an expert in rodents, but based on the information I have, the move is fine. Thanks for your edits! KnowledgeRequire (talk) 00:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

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