User talk:ZooFari/Archives/2010/February

Thanks

Thanks for updating the project status. ZooPro 04:34, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the Barnstar, Means a great deal to me. Cheers ZooPro 05:11, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

A Note From The Arbiter

Hello! I'm saying this for The Arbiter at the moment. Would you be interested in joining WikiProject Zoo? Just by your name I can tell you might be a "zoo" kind of guy. Graci, Belugaboy535136 ^contribs 12:51, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll check it out later. --ZooFari 18:15, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look. We hope you'll consider joining the project. I'm not a coordinator, but I wish I could call myself an apprentice to the co-coordinators: ZooPro and The Arbiter. Belugaboy535136 ^contribs 00:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for joining WikiProject Zoo!! We hope you'll like the project and stay with us. Thanks again, Belugaboy535136 ^contribs, apprentice to The Arbiter and ZooPro. —Preceding undated comment added 13:22, 1 February 2010 (UTC).

You Have Mail.

self explanatory lol. ZooPro 04:55, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but mIRC tells me that I need an invite...could you invite me? The Arbiter^★_★^★ 01:50, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, sorry, sorry! Not sure what's wrong with IRC, but please, be patient with me. Anyway, I've sent you an email... Cheers! The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

To ZooFari

Hello ZooFari, The Arbiter has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Inkscape text

Hi, could you take a look at my comment at Wikipedia:GL/I#Text in inkscape again? You fixed the problem but there is another issue! Thanks Smartse (talk) 00:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Take a look. Cheers, --ZooFari 00:06, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Zoo Portal

I didnt actually intend to create the portal first time around, i accidently hit the save button, then i was like oh well what the heck. Looks good though, i love the color scheme its rather unique among the other portals, i will leave it in your very capable hands if you need anything let me know. ZooPro 00:04, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Are you going to use google for the Zoo news section? ZooPro 07:59, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. But that should come later. If you have any ideas, let me know. Cheers, --ZooFari 16:25, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Just wondering how you were going with the Portal?, i havent seen any changes recently and was wondering if there was a reason or if you wanted any help with it. ZooPro 23:54, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

About the portal

Hey Zoofari, great work so far on the portal. I was just wondering, is there anything I could assist you with? I'd be happy to help! Cheers, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 22:49, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

I added the "Selected Articles" from the list of GA-class Zoo articles. Hope you don't mind. Cheers, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:10, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

IRC

I am currently on IRC. ZooPro 04:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Graphic lab top 4

Could my request you added to the talk page possibly added in the next rotation? Thanks. Connormah (talk | contribs) 00:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done, up on this round. --ZooFari 23:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Industrial design

Hi again ZooFari. Can you do that kind of AWB job: Articles already with Category:Industrial design (or a subcategory, see exception later) to be tagged in their talk page with {{WikiProject Industrial design}}... But in subcategory Category:Consumer goods, only Category:Furniture to be tagged. No user/portal/project/template/ect pages. That should take in around 1750 pages. Thanks if you're the right one, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 01:01, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm doing all except Computer-aided design, Product design, and furniture. I'm also holding off all recursive Industrial designers categories except American industrial designers, Danish industrial designers, Dutch industrial designers, etc. I will need to see consensus first, because not all articles in these cats are relevant to industrial design, or because industrial design is too much of a parent WikiProject. --ZooFari 03:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Re this edit. I have previously been informed that if a WPBiography banner is on a talk page, that one must come first, particularly where it has |living=yes. I've transposed them (and also enclosed in {{WikiProjectBannerShell|blp=yes}} because there are now four). --Redrose64 (talk) 08:58, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

OK Mr. ZooFari. I thank you on behalf of the Industrial design WP for the work you've done on this already. By looking at the Furniture Category, I see it's a problem to do it that way, one must be picky. As for CAD, it's fine, my idea is not clear on it yet either. Regarding Automobile designers, we don't focus on that so much because we know the Cars community can take care of those babies. On the other hand, I don't understand what problem Product design has for you (?), but that's very little stuff anyway. Now, I would appreciate if you could do the Furniture designers (and subs) as that's clearly the topics we're in. Thanks, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 04:07, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Did both furniture designers recursively and product designers. --ZooFari 05:52, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Great! Thanks. I'm sorry I was a bit foolish about something: could you do also the template/category/project (no subs for that one I guess) and portal stuff (portal being the Portal:Design, there's no category for that one, you will have to use a URL pattern something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Design/*)... Also could you tell me more about that 'consensus' thing (how/where)? --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 20:18, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't quite understand, Do you want me to add the banner to project pages and categories as well? And the portal subpages? --ZooFari 22:13, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, adding the WikiProject_Industrial_designJava banner to talk pages of 4 template & 30 project pages tagged with Category:WikiProject Industrial designJava. For the categories, taking the Category:Industrial design as a cue (not taking Consumer goods, ect. so we're talking around 40-50). As for the Portal subpages, yes again. You can find examples here and there I guess. Thanks --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 02:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Now I'm really confused. So we are doing WP Java now? --ZooFari 03:14, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

No, I'm dumbhead I guess. Now, does that make sense a bit? --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 04:12, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok. Are you sure you want the portal subpages tagged? Their talk pages are usually left uncreated. --ZooFari 04:33, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

And if I'm understanding correct, you don't want me to tag categories, just use the categories as the source, right? --ZooFari 04:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Forgive me for I have sinned (in communication I mean)... OK, let's do this thing right this time:

1. We're definitely into tagging some English Wikipedia talk pages with the {{WikiProject Industrial design}} banner;
2. Let's forget Templates, there's too few;
3. Let's tag with |class=Project for the 30+ project pages (the cue here is Category:WikiProject Industrial design); (this example has my age);
4. Let's tag with |class=Portal for the Portal:Design page and all subpages; there's no category for that one, so you would have to use a URL pattern something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Design/*); (this other example will give you proof and... liquid energy)
5. And let's tag with |class=Category for the Category:Industrial design page and all 35+ subcategories for which you've tagged articles of that subcategory; thus no Consumer goods for instance. (that example will give you proof and... solid energy)
   

Now, we're talking! Thanks, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 06:56, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Physignathus lesueurii howittii.jpg

You never got back to me on which twig you meant. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:26, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Commons transfer

• File:Semel 2008(extra chico).png
• File:Scouts Canada Labrador.jpg
• File:Scouts Canada Newfoundland and Labrador.jpg
• File:Bandalag íslenskra skáta 1940s.svg
• File:Scouts Chrétiens du Liban.png

Can you get your Commons friend to speedy these? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 18:11, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Commons friend? --ZooFari 03:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

I think DarkFalls. --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 17:15, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Looks like most are now deleted. I have asked for the last one to be deleted on Commons. Cheers, --ZooFari 03:41, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Promoted sound

Your Featured sound candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured sound status, File:Masked lovebirds.ogg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another sound, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates. Blurpeace 14:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Blurpeace 14:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Zoo Portal

Just seeing if you were still keen on the portal, i noticed it is kinda of sitting in suspended animation. ZooPro 00:27, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I've been very busy lately and only edit for short periods time. I'll be spending some time on it tomorrow or this weekend, hopefully enough to start adding articles and good stuff. Cheers, --ZooFari 07:44, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Im going to jump in and try and get it up and running, if you want to change anything at a later date then we can work that out. ZooPro 03:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Australia

I'm so happy to see you, thank you! The image is great, much better than what we had, please (minor) correct with File:World Scout Emblem 1955.svg, File:Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection).svg and File:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg. How have you been? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I've been quite busy, and probably won't see you again till the week after. Are you busy right now? Any chance you could meet me at IRC? --ZooFari 04:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Just signed on, am I doing this right? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:32, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

That is fantastic! It was nice to talk to you today! --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 11:18, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

File:Boy Scouts of Bahrain.svg

Hello Zoofari. Could you explain why you reverted the tagging of the article to be moved to Commons? Moving lets other sister projects to use this file. After the move is performed, you will still be credited for the work. Kind regards. Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 04:45, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Fair use images aren't allowed on Commons. --ZooFari 04:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, i missed that. Thanks for the revert. Regards. Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 05:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

For Portal:Primates: DYK for Illegal logging in Madagascar?

I don't know if you want to put it on the Primates portal, but Illegal logging in Madagascar got mentioned last night on DYK. You can read the hook (which mentions lemurs) on its talk page. I didn't list it under WP:PRIMATE, so I'd completely understand if you don't want to. – VisionHolder « talk » 20:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

I suppose it wouldn't hurt. I have eliminated the rosewood tree example to focus it on the lemur species. You can view the hook here. Cheers, --ZooFari 22:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Retirement? Say it ain't so!

Really? I'm very disappointed to see this. But it is of course a personal decision. I'd like to say thank you for all your hard work and excellent graphics that now grace the pages of Wikipedia. It's unfortunate that we are now losing our best vector graphic artist. Best of luck in the future and I very much hope to see you back here soon, even if it does make a liar out of you. :) upstateNYer 19:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

		The Surreal Barnstar
		To ZooFari for being one of few active SVG experts, and arguably the best. Your works have added so much to the encyclopedia. It is now a better source of information because of you. Your efforts are appreciated by many, but especially by me. Best of luck in whatever you do. upstateNYer 19:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for updating the project status. ZooPro 04:34, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for the Barnstar, Means a great deal to me. Cheers ZooPro 05:11, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

A Note From The Arbiter

Hello! I'm saying this for The Arbiter at the moment. Would you be interested in joining WikiProject Zoo? Just by your name I can tell you might be a "zoo" kind of guy. Graci, Belugaboy535136 ^contribs 12:51, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll check it out later. --ZooFari 18:15, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look. We hope you'll consider joining the project. I'm not a coordinator, but I wish I could call myself an apprentice to the co-coordinators: ZooPro and The Arbiter. Belugaboy535136 ^contribs 00:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for joining WikiProject Zoo!! We hope you'll like the project and stay with us. Thanks again, Belugaboy535136 ^contribs, apprentice to The Arbiter and ZooPro. —Preceding undated comment added 13:22, 1 February 2010 (UTC).

You Have Mail.

self explanatory lol. ZooPro 04:55, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but mIRC tells me that I need an invite...could you invite me? The Arbiter^★_★^★ 01:50, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, sorry, sorry! Not sure what's wrong with IRC, but please, be patient with me. Anyway, I've sent you an email... Cheers! The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:15, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

To ZooFari

Hello ZooFari, The Arbiter has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Inkscape text

Hi, could you take a look at my comment at Wikipedia:GL/I#Text in inkscape again? You fixed the problem but there is another issue! Thanks Smartse (talk) 00:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Take a look. Cheers, --ZooFari 00:06, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Zoo Portal

I didnt actually intend to create the portal first time around, i accidently hit the save button, then i was like oh well what the heck. Looks good though, i love the color scheme its rather unique among the other portals, i will leave it in your very capable hands if you need anything let me know. ZooPro 00:04, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Are you going to use google for the Zoo news section? ZooPro 07:59, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. But that should come later. If you have any ideas, let me know. Cheers, --ZooFari 16:25, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Just wondering how you were going with the Portal?, i havent seen any changes recently and was wondering if there was a reason or if you wanted any help with it. ZooPro 23:54, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

About the portal

Hey Zoofari, great work so far on the portal. I was just wondering, is there anything I could assist you with? I'd be happy to help! Cheers, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 22:49, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

I added the "Selected Articles" from the list of GA-class Zoo articles. Hope you don't mind. Cheers, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:10, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

IRC

I am currently on IRC. ZooPro 04:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Graphic lab top 4

Could my request you added to the talk page possibly added in the next rotation? Thanks. Connormah (talk | contribs) 00:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done, up on this round. --ZooFari 23:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject Industrial design

Hi again ZooFari. Can you do that kind of AWB job: Articles already with Category:Industrial design (or a subcategory, see exception later) to be tagged in their talk page with {{WikiProject Industrial design}}... But in subcategory Category:Consumer goods, only Category:Furniture to be tagged. No user/portal/project/template/ect pages. That should take in around 1750 pages. Thanks if you're the right one, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 01:01, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm doing all except Computer-aided design, Product design, and furniture. I'm also holding off all recursive Industrial designers categories except American industrial designers, Danish industrial designers, Dutch industrial designers, etc. I will need to see consensus first, because not all articles in these cats are relevant to industrial design, or because industrial design is too much of a parent WikiProject. --ZooFari 03:14, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Re this edit. I have previously been informed that if a WPBiography banner is on a talk page, that one must come first, particularly where it has |living=yes. I've transposed them (and also enclosed in {{WikiProjectBannerShell|blp=yes}} because there are now four). --Redrose64 (talk) 08:58, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

OK Mr. ZooFari. I thank you on behalf of the Industrial design WP for the work you've done on this already. By looking at the Furniture Category, I see it's a problem to do it that way, one must be picky. As for CAD, it's fine, my idea is not clear on it yet either. Regarding Automobile designers, we don't focus on that so much because we know the Cars community can take care of those babies. On the other hand, I don't understand what problem Product design has for you (?), but that's very little stuff anyway. Now, I would appreciate if you could do the Furniture designers (and subs) as that's clearly the topics we're in. Thanks, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 04:07, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Did both furniture designers recursively and product designers. --ZooFari 05:52, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Great! Thanks. I'm sorry I was a bit foolish about something: could you do also the template/category/project (no subs for that one I guess) and portal stuff (portal being the Portal:Design, there's no category for that one, you will have to use a URL pattern something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Design/*)... Also could you tell me more about that 'consensus' thing (how/where)? --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 20:18, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't quite understand, Do you want me to add the banner to project pages and categories as well? And the portal subpages? --ZooFari 22:13, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, adding the WikiProject_Industrial_designJava banner to talk pages of 4 template & 30 project pages tagged with Category:WikiProject Industrial designJava. For the categories, taking the Category:Industrial design as a cue (not taking Consumer goods, ect. so we're talking around 40-50). As for the Portal subpages, yes again. You can find examples here and there I guess. Thanks --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 02:53, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Now I'm really confused. So we are doing WP Java now? --ZooFari 03:14, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

No, I'm dumbhead I guess. Now, does that make sense a bit? --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 04:12, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok. Are you sure you want the portal subpages tagged? Their talk pages are usually left uncreated. --ZooFari 04:33, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

And if I'm understanding correct, you don't want me to tag categories, just use the categories as the source, right? --ZooFari 04:35, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Forgive me for I have sinned (in communication I mean)... OK, let's do this thing right this time:

1. We're definitely into tagging some English Wikipedia talk pages with the {{WikiProject Industrial design}} banner;
2. Let's forget Templates, there's too few;
3. Let's tag with |class=Project for the 30+ project pages (the cue here is Category:WikiProject Industrial design); (this example has my age);
4. Let's tag with |class=Portal for the Portal:Design page and all subpages; there's no category for that one, so you would have to use a URL pattern something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Design/*); (this other example will give you proof and... liquid energy)
5. And let's tag with |class=Category for the Category:Industrial design page and all 35+ subcategories for which you've tagged articles of that subcategory; thus no Consumer goods for instance. (that example will give you proof and... solid energy)
   

Now, we're talking! Thanks, --AlainR345^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 06:56, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Physignathus lesueurii howittii.jpg

You never got back to me on which twig you meant. Noodle snacks (talk) 01:26, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Commons transfer

• File:Semel 2008(extra chico).png
• File:Scouts Canada Labrador.jpg
• File:Scouts Canada Newfoundland and Labrador.jpg
• File:Bandalag íslenskra skáta 1940s.svg
• File:Scouts Chrétiens du Liban.png

Can you get your Commons friend to speedy these? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 18:11, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Commons friend? --ZooFari 03:51, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

I think DarkFalls. --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 17:15, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Looks like most are now deleted. I have asked for the last one to be deleted on Commons. Cheers, --ZooFari 03:41, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Promoted sound

Your Featured sound candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured sound status, File:Masked lovebirds.ogg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another sound, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates. Blurpeace 14:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Blurpeace 14:09, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Zoo Portal

Just seeing if you were still keen on the portal, i noticed it is kinda of sitting in suspended animation. ZooPro 00:27, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I've been very busy lately and only edit for short periods time. I'll be spending some time on it tomorrow or this weekend, hopefully enough to start adding articles and good stuff. Cheers, --ZooFari 07:44, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Im going to jump in and try and get it up and running, if you want to change anything at a later date then we can work that out. ZooPro 03:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Australia

I'm so happy to see you, thank you! The image is great, much better than what we had, please (minor) correct with File:World Scout Emblem 1955.svg, File:Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection).svg and File:Naval Ensign of Australia.svg. How have you been? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I've been quite busy, and probably won't see you again till the week after. Are you busy right now? Any chance you could meet me at IRC? --ZooFari 04:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Just signed on, am I doing this right? --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:32, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

That is fantastic! It was nice to talk to you today! --Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 11:18, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

File:Boy Scouts of Bahrain.svg

Hello Zoofari. Could you explain why you reverted the tagging of the article to be moved to Commons? Moving lets other sister projects to use this file. After the move is performed, you will still be credited for the work. Kind regards. Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 04:45, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Fair use images aren't allowed on Commons. --ZooFari 04:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, i missed that. Thanks for the revert. Regards. Rehman⁽⁺⁾ 05:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

For Portal:Primates: DYK for Illegal logging in Madagascar?

I don't know if you want to put it on the Primates portal, but Illegal logging in Madagascar got mentioned last night on DYK. You can read the hook (which mentions lemurs) on its talk page. I didn't list it under WP:PRIMATE, so I'd completely understand if you don't want to. – VisionHolder « talk » 20:14, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

I suppose it wouldn't hurt. I have eliminated the rosewood tree example to focus it on the lemur species. You can view the hook here. Cheers, --ZooFari 22:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Retirement? Say it ain't so!

Really? I'm very disappointed to see this. But it is of course a personal decision. I'd like to say thank you for all your hard work and excellent graphics that now grace the pages of Wikipedia. It's unfortunate that we are now losing our best vector graphic artist. Best of luck in the future and I very much hope to see you back here soon, even if it does make a liar out of you. :) upstateNYer 19:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

		The Surreal Barnstar
		To ZooFari for being one of few active SVG experts, and arguably the best. Your works have added so much to the encyclopedia. It is now a better source of information because of you. Your efforts are appreciated by many, but especially by me. Best of luck in whatever you do. upstateNYer 19:56, 28 February 2010 (UTC)