User talk:Grungaloo

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Yes if you can write on its talk page some more suggestions that would be great. I don’t mean about grammar or tiny details but more big picture suggestions - such as what aspects are missing or whether to include long lists of species or not. Also if you know of an example from another country that would be useful as a model. Particularly if there is a good map example. I know we can go to Openstreetmap from the coords but that may not be obvious to the reader. Chidgk1 (talk) 06:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Black-billed magpie

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black-billed magpie 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) 22:23, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Black-billed magpie

The article Black-billed magpie you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Black-billed magpie for comments about the article, and Talk:Black-billed magpie/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) 23:24, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Black-billed magpie

Hello! Your submission of Black-billed magpie at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BuySomeApples (talk) 03:37, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Black-billed magpie

On 1 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-billed magpie, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that black-billed magpies are known to eat ticks off deer and other large mammals (example pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-billed magpie. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Black-billed magpie), 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.

—Kusma (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Grungaloo! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:52, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Speedy deletion declined: Alpena Power Company

Hello Grungaloo. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Alpena Power Company, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: In my opinion, this article *as it is on 3 Feb 2024*, would not pass any or all of WP:GNG, WP:NCORP. Looking futher into to the context, a WP:BEFORE might indicate this corporate entity may have been of some historical significance. Please see the UMich mention I will add to Talk:Alpena Power Company next edit I do. As always, more that happy to be proven wrong. . Thank you. Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 10:24, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

January 2024 GOCE drive award

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to Grungaloo for copy edits totaling over 20,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE January 2024 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 02:37, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Black-capped chickadee

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Black-capped chickadee 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) 04:22, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of List of birds of Alberta

Congratulations, Grungaloo! The list you nominated, List of birds of Alberta, 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) 00:25, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Black-capped chickadee

The article Black-capped chickadee you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Black-capped chickadee for comments about the article, and Talk:Black-capped chickadee/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 02:22, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well done, G! Thanks for all that work. Eric talk 14:06, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Tufted jay

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Tufted jay you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Tufted jay

The article Tufted jay you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Tufted jay for comments about the article, and Talk:Tufted jay/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tufted jay

On 27 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tufted jay, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that almost all members of a flock of tufted jays work together to build a nest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tufted jay. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tufted jay), 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, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Black-capped chickadee

On 28 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Black-capped chickadee, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the hippocampus of the black-capped chickadee grows in the fall and shrinks in the spring? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Black-capped chickadee. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Black-capped chickadee), 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.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:02, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA backlog drive

Hello! Thanks for taking part in the backlog drive. One note - please don't award yourself points in the Running Points total space. It's fine to keep track for yourself elsewhere, but each review has to be checked over by a coordinator to be given points. We'll update your points total as we go! Thanks for a great first review and looking forward to seeing how many points you can get during the month. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:08, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ganesha811 You might want to clarify under the "Running total" section. The first line says "Keep a running total of your reviewing in the Participants section below by creating your own list" which to me implies I'm supposed to handle my point count. grungaloo (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good point, I'll adjust the wording! —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:53, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

The Aves Barnstar
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of your excellent work in producing some very polished bird articles. Thank you, this work is appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:58, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TFL notification

Hi, Grungaloo. I'm just posting to let you know that List of birds of Alberta – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 5. 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) 02:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's awesome, thanks! The blurb looks great. grungaloo (talk) 03:19, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of White-tailed jay

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article White-tailed jay 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 AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 06:05, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 2024 WikiProject Unreferenced articles backlog drive – award

Citation Barnstar

This award is given in recognition to Grungaloo for collecting more than 25 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 18:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of White-tailed jay

The article White-tailed jay you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:White-tailed jay for comments about the article, and Talk:White-tailed jay/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 03:22, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ratcliffe Manor

Hello Grungaloo - thank you for reviewing Ratcliffe Manor. I had to be careful with this article, since the house is currently privately owned. The current owners are not mentioned because I had privacy concerns. They have signs that say their driveway is a privately-owned road, and would probably not be happy if they caught me in front of their house taking pictures. I talked to someone from a family that owned the house for many years, although that is not something that could be put in the article.

As info, I often have two days each week where I do not have access to my office computer. For this week, I will be unavailable on Monday and Tuesday. P.S. The pond next to my house is visited by a Great blue heron, Green heron, ducks, and occasionally geese. I saw a bald eagle there once—it seemed huge. TwoScars (talk) 16:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GAN

I believe the nomination was closed too soon. In my opinion, it was not worthy of a quick-fail. You didn't give me any time to respond, which I find unfair. In any case, I completed implementing your suggestions in slightly over two hours. I ask you to either re-open the GAN or start the second review. Best regards, Wolverine XI (talk to me) 09:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wolverine XI I believe my critique is still valid. Looking at the changes you made I'd say there's still the issue of broadness. There is a lot of information about this animal out there, such that the behaviour and ecology section can definitely be expanded. There's also still no information on predation although I did provide a link to a paper that discusses that.
You're welcome to resubmit this for review if you disagree, however I stand by my choice to quickfail. grungaloo (talk) 12:47, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am sober and not intoxicated, so I know what I'm doing. I haven't had any shots either. The existing knowledge about fishing cats is scarce, to say the least. All you can do is assume "there must be more information" when there is not. You haven't invested the time or done the necessary research to even scratch the surface. Do you want me to make up references to nonexistent sources? Also, there is no information on humans eating fishing cats, so adding that would be original research. You aren't even reading the articles you're citing. Instead of being so cold, please give folks a chance. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 15:33, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Wolverine XI From the IUCN page under Use and Trade, "The Fishing Cat is killed for consumption...". This is the first line in the section. I'm not meaning to imply that you don't know what you're doing, you've written other GAs that I've reviewed and passed, but in this case there is definitely information missing. I'd recommend doing another pass on Google Scholar for other articles that you haven't used yet.
I'd also recommend maybe taking a day or two off from this topic. I understand that receiving a rejection can be difficult when you've invested effort into something, so coming back after a few days might help you view the article in a new light and find new ways to improve it. grungaloo (talk) 17:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
grungaloo, please see the following links for previous discussions surrounding this user: [1], [2]. I believe further action may need to be taken given these most recent responses. I would appreciate a second opinion. Fritzmann (message me) 17:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fritzmann2002 I agree the responses are a bit chippy, but not at a level that I feel requires any action yet. I would suggest leaving a warning for the GA deletions from the talk page though ({{subst:uw-tpv1}}). Since you reverted that probably makes sense for you to leave the warning.
I hope the user takes my suggestion of pausing for a few days before coming back to this. grungaloo (talk) 18:34, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
grungaloo, I concur with your assessment and have quickfailed a subsequent second nomination. Fritzmann (message me) 15:30, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fritzmann: That is nonsense, did you even look at the article history? That is not the only thing I added. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 15:39, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After a six-day hiatus from the article, I examined 71 sources and discovered that majority of them repeated the same information. Based on my thorough research, most of the sources addressed a particular aspect of the species' distribution or the interaction between humans and fishing cats. There is also a dearth of information regarding behavior and reproduction. To avoid another botched attempt, I am reaching out to inquire about your thoughts before I re-nominate it for GA. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 10:47, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Wolverine XI I don't have any interest in revisiting this. I recommend posting on a relevant WikiProject page to find an uninvolved participant if you want a second opinion. grungaloo (talk) 13:22, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for White-tailed jay

On 4 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article White-tailed jay, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the white-tailed jay (example pictured) found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White-tailed jay. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, White-tailed jay), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the club

The Featured Article Medal
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 13:49, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Gog the Mild Thanks!! grungaloo (talk) 16:08, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Tufted jay

Congratulations, Grungaloo! The article you nominated, Tufted jay, 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, David Fuchs (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Multiple Good Article Reviewer's Barnstar
Thank you for participating in the March 2024 GA backlog drive. Your commendable contributions (31 points total) helped reduce the backlog by more than 250 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:12, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Tree of Life Newsletter Issue 27

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Tree of Life


Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!
Newly recognized content

Horned sungem by Jens Lallensack
Tufted jay by grungaloo
Pseudastacus by Olmagon
List of erinaceids by PresN
Primates by PresN
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002
Thalattoarchon by Amirani1746, reviewed by Esculenta
Lentinus brumalis by Зэгс ус, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Hypericum sect. Androsaemum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by Maxim Masiutin
Hypericum × inodorum by Fritzmann2002, reviewed by AryKun
Barnacle by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Lightburst
Maize by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by AryKun
Pig by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Orange (fruit) by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by 750h+
Fish by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Reconrabbit
Organism by Chiswick Chap, reviewed by Esculenta
Hydropunctaria amphibia by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Melanohalea by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Lecideaceae by Esculenta, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Xylopsora canopeorum by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Spot test (lichen) by Esculenta, reviewed by AryKun
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Allocalicium by Esculenta, reviewed by Simongraham
Multiclavula mucida by Esculenta, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Aphaena submaculata by Etriusus, reviewed by Wolverine XI
White-tailed jay by Grungaloo, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Fork-tailed drongo by The Blue Rider, reviewed by Chiswick Chap
Northern green anaconda by Chaotic Enby, reviewed by Geardona
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus, reviewed by Esculenta
Mixtotherium by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by FunkMonk
Diplobune by PrimalMustelid, reviewed by Wolverine XI
Ochrophyte by Snoteleks, reviewed by Ealdgyth
Parvilucifera by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Urceolus by Snoteleks, reviewed by Fritzmann2002
Plexippoides regius by Simongraham, reviewed by Grungaloo
Olga Hartman by Viriditas, reviewed by Lightburst
Giant panda by Wolverine XI, reviewed by Thebiguglyalien
Enchylium conglomeratum by Xkalponik, reviewed by Wolverine XI

Newly nominated content

Great cuckoo-dove by AryKun
Heptamegacanthus by Mattximus
List of talpids by PresN
List of birds of New Brunswick by B3251
List of forest-inventory conifers in Canada by Dank
Dissoderma odoratum by NotAGenious
Xiphodon by PrimalMustelid
Banana by Chiswick Chap
Phintella parva by Simongraham
Evarcha maculata by Simongraham
Asian elephant by Wolverine XI
Megafauna by Wolverine XI
Fishing cat by Wolverine XI
Thistle tortoise beetle by Justinxuje
Enchylium limosum by Xkalponik
Enchylium polycarpon by Xkalponik
Skeleton panda sea squirt by Chaotic Enby
Hypericum aciferum by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum russeggeri by Fritzmann2002
Hypericum minutum by Fritzmann2002
Chrompodellid by Snoteleks
Aquilegia sibirica by Pbritti
Carabus japonicus by NHanselman
Charles De Geer by Yakikaki
Cheetah reintroduction in India by Magentic Manifestations

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It has been a while since I have nominated anyone here, but I feel I have to break my silence for Grungaloo (talk · contribs · count · logs). An 18 year veteran, they have only been active for the past year. In that time, they have produced some very polished articles on birds - including the featured article tufted jay. A member of WikiProject Birds, WikiProject Canada and WikiProject Cleanup, their contributions to the community by copy editing at the hard-pressed GoCE are commendable and important.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 11:05, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Grungaloo, a richly deserved recognition. Enjoy. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Gog the Mild thank you, this made my day! grungaloo (talk) 21:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:List of corvids

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