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October 2014

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I'm concerned by your abrupt exit from the discussion on the animal anatomy project. Was something said there that offended you? --Epipelagic (talk) 07:19, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, no. I don't care whether it's a project or a task force or whatever. —innotata 14:13, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Innotata,

I noticed that in September you moved Joseph F Ware Jr page to Joseph F. Ware, Jr.

Your punctuation is correct, but the move does not allow a link to work with Gmail. When sending the link to someone, gmail's system is leaving the period off at the end of the the link, and as a result, Wikipedia then says the page does not exist.

I originally put up the page without the punctuation for a reason, and unless systems are changing that require the changes, it needs to be unpunctuated so that gmail references/hyperlinks work.

ALSO

Is there a way to email you or someone here without making a public post of it? Thank you.

Almhath — Preceding

There shouldn't be any problem with linking the page in Gmail. If pasting the link in doesn't work, you can also use the article's old title, which redirects to the current title. —innotata 16:20, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your input in these move discussions. If you are interested,

I didn't have any opinion on this case at the time and still don't, and since I started commenting on different cases of disambiguations for plurals, I've only moved uncontroversial (unopposed) cases. My closure probably was reasonable, since it was based on the consensus and more policy-related arguments. Bring this up at

WP:MR if you really disagree. (Anyway, as a non-admin, I can't revert my edits.) —innotata 23:52, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply

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On 23 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Theora mesopotamica, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Theora mesopotamica was once given the name Abra cadabra, because a scientist believed it "had been dead for a long time, and could be described as a cadaver"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Theora mesopotamica. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Thanks for reviewing the article on John Lauchlan Farris. Just wondered if you had any comments on it? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:26, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not really, reviewing it just meant I marked it as not having any major issues, which needs to be done with all articles relatively new users create. I mean, it could be expanded further and use better sources if possible, etc., but that's true of most Wikipedia articles ;) —innotata 05:13, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Innotata,

As a new contributor, I want to thank you for being so friendly and welcoming. I had heard a lot about how contentious Wikipedia edits (and editors can be) so I appreciate your contribution to changing that reputation. It matters. I will read the intro section you recommended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stone Lantern Two (talk • contribs) 00:42, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Stone Lantern Two: Well, there definitely is plenty of contention ;) but actually there's a lot more collaboration, at least from what I've seen. You're welcome, and hope you enjoy contributing! —innotata 02:10, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 25 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cornelis Hazevoet, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after pioneering free jazz in the Netherlands during the 1960s, Cornelis Hazevoet gave up music to study zoology in 1980? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cornelis Hazevoet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Stone Lantern Two (talk) 23:58, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Stone Lantern Two: Yes, those edits definitely helped, and the editor who was reviewing also helped by citing some sources and formatting and expanding the article. It's definitely OK to cite Japanese (or any non-English) sources! We do that all the time; as long as it's a good source, language is not an issue. If you've got any information that's only in Japanese sources that you were wanting to add, you really should add it to the article. —innotata 00:09, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Innotata: Okay, I will do that. Thank you.Stone Lantern Two (talk) 00:32, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 28 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luxembourg and the United Nations, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Luxembourg's role at the United Nations began when it was the smallest founding member state in 1945? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luxembourg and the United Nations. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Hi, I'm not saying that you should revert your move of Vijay Kumar Singh to V. K. Singh but I think you ought to be made aware of the fact that Indian names can often end up being disambiguated many times over and that the chances of that happening increase if initials are used rather than full names. You may already know this and, yes, redirects can be done in either direction, but past discussions at the India project have, IIRC, tended to favour using full names despite COMMONNAME, which might well be considered a policy that enshrines an element of systemic bias. It's a while since and I'm not in a position to do the searches right now but if you are likely to consider moving other similarly-formatted Indian articles then it might be something to bear in mind.

Singh is a particularly obvious example because every single male Sikh bears the name; more generally, the caste system and its naming conventions tends to cause a multitude among a population of 1.2 billion, more so than say the number of Smiths. You could be unintentionally opening a real can of worms, although it looks as if that has not (yet) happened in the case of V.K.S.

My apologies if you know all of this: it is intended merely as a "heads-up". - Sitush (talk) 13:08, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'm quite aware. I'm just pretty sure V. K. Singh is appropriate per

moving the page back is an option, but creating a "V. K. Singh (disambiguation)" page is as well. —innotata 14:18, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply

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Hi. I don't personally see Olympic marmot as being of FAC standard. I find it quite depressing looking at it and finding faults, and I guess you don't like it being criticised either. Looking at the article's history, I see it was worked on as part of a class project and it seems to me it contains many small inaccuracies, mis-statements, awkwardly-stated sentences etc, and lacks the polish I would expect in a FAC candidate nominated by a single author who has been improving it him or herself. I don't usually play much part at FAC but when I submit an article it seems only proper that I should review one or more others. Olympic Marmot seemed an obvious choice as it's an interesting subject and we had Rodent at FAC at the time. If I had looked at the article more carefully in advance I would not have chosen to review it because I prefer encouraging and supporting nominations and other editors to discouraging and opposing. And by the way, I have looked no further than the Ecology section at the moment and am not particularly keen to continue reviewing the rest of the article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:38, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're right that I underestimated the problems with the article, but I'm not sure just yet that it isn't close to FA status. There was not so much incorrect information pointed out in your comments, as content that could be edited to be clearer, the section on pelage for example needed to be reordered more than anything else. —innotata 16:42, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

November 2014

On 2 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fort Nikolaevskaia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Fort Nikolaevskaia was the first European settlement on the Alaskan mainland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Nikolaevskaia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

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On 3 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sikkim Scouts, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that India is raising the Sikkim Scouts to defend its 222 km (138 mi) border with China in Sikkim? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sikkim Scouts. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Hi, Innotata, I wasn't sure why your indication of interest in the November edit-a-thon noted that Maplewood doesn't work for you, but if that is strictly a question of transportation, feel free to let me know (I have email enabled on my Wikipedia account), and I would be happy to give you a ride if that helps. We haven't set a date or a place yet for the event, so I'm actually not entirely sure the event will fit my schedule, but if it does, I'd be glad to make it possible for you to join us, after seeing you at several previous local Wikipedia meet-ups. Email via my user page is the best channel for discussing what's feasible once the date and place of the edit-a-thon is locked in. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 18:37, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! Yes, I'll email you if that might be helpful. —innotata 19:43, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 7 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Gill (sea captain), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that William Gill charted the first entrance to the port of Liverpool that could be navigated in all tides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Gill (sea captain). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

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