User talk:Yzx/Archive 3

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BorgQueen (talk) 00:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Looks like you're a shark-fan. Never heard of a "Nursehound" before. Odd name, Interesting DYK. Seb az86556 (talk) 05:16, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

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08:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

) 10:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Whitetip reef shark

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Orlady (talk) 20:14, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

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EncycloPetey (talk) 04:00, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Everything checks out except the brown article and the genus article need inline citations directly after the fact.

) 18:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

17:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

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17:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Damn, my inexpertise is showing! The portal was linked on the swordfish page, so I assumed it counted as one... Know of any high quality shark images? The lack of pictures is one of the things letting the portal down at the moment. J Milburn (talk) 19:22, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Also, I see you're responsible for a massive number of shark DYKs/GAs- it's mostly because I saw such a ready supply of them that I decided to work on the portal, so thanks a lot for that! if you could keep the portal updated with any new ones (or just let me know- I'm happy to update it myself) that would be fantastic :) J Milburn (talk) 19:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Brilliant, I'll make use of the article alert system. The criteria for the selected pictures are whatever we choose- thanks for the links, I'll check out the pictures soon. J Milburn (talk) 21:02, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

05:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

05:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

05:21, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

05:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

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05:22, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I was reviewing one of the articles you wrote for DYK, and I clicked on your username... and was amazed by the amount of quality work you've put into Wikipedia! :) For all the DYKs and good articles you've written, I, Hardtofindaname, hereby award you the Tireless Contributor's Barnstar. Thanks for your hard work and dedication. Hardtofindaname 05:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Yzx (talk) 05:40, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

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05:24, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

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06:35, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

) 09:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Australian swellshark

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Wikiproject: Did you know?

12:42, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Milk shark

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07:07, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Silky shark

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Wikiproject: Did you know?

21:42, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Southern African frilled shark

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Shubinator (talk) 10:07, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

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BorgQueen (talk) 04:07, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

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{{User0|Cmadler 20:43, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

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Gatoclass (talk) 08:28, 27 September 2009 (UTC) 12:42, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

{{User0|LargoLarry 04:42, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

{{User0|LargoLarry 04:42, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

BorgQueen (talk) 18:29, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

BorgQueen (talk) 18:29, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

BorgQueen (talk) 18:29, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 11:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Blacktip reef shark

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Thank you. Don't forget Halloween ... we need your help Victuallers (talk) 18:28, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Have you considered pushing one of your GA'ed shark articles towards FA status? You have a lot of potential Four Award winners in your arsenal. Staxringold _talk^contribs 04:22, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

I would not be eligible, as I did not create any of those articles. -- Yzx (talk) 01:48, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

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11:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Japanese bullhead shark

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SoWhy 23:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

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— Jake Wartenberg 05:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello! Your submission, Portuguese dogfish, at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed and looks good. I've just suggested a slight tweak for the hook which you might consider incorporating. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Nick Ottery (talk) 13:54, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 05:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:30, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Measurements of rays commonly confuse people (just see the recent problems with the "largest" stingray according to BBC) with people mixing up measurements of disc (crosswise or lengthwise) and total length. Using the exact term, and the one also used in the specific reference indicated for the sentence in the article, excludes this risk. As you may know, the term "disc width" (WD or DW) is also the standard measurement for rays (see e.g., fishbase). If you reply to this, please do it here rather than on my talk. Thanks. 62.107.237.72 (talk) 21:42, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

I am aware that "disk width" is a standard measurement for rays, but when writing articles for a general audience the accessibility of the language is important. In this case, "across" is an unambiguous word for "how wide it is", as in "the river is 10 feet across", whereas using "disk width" carries with it the caveat that a general reader might not know what the "disk" refers to. I don't know of anyone who would interpret "across" as meaning the length of the disk, as that is not an intuitive interpretation of the word. As for the BBC article, I don't see how they confused the measurements at all in saying that D. microps is about 2 m wide. The only confusion is what the largest stingray is (that would be the short-tail stingray), which is a research, not a linguistic issue. -- Yzx (talk) 22:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 09:07, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 19:21, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 18:49, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

18:26, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Groovebelly stingray

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Gatoclass (talk) 18:57, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

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Materialscientist (talk) 19:14, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

On DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .

— Jake Wartenberg 01:14, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

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