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Your GA nomination of Alligator gar

The article Alligator gar you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Alligator gar for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:42, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

For your information, your chain moray eel image is now in The Signpost. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:57, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, thank you for the update, and congratulations on your accomplishments!! Atsme☯ 03:59, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

== Gabor B. Racz ==]] 16:00, 18 October 2024 (UTC) --> Thought of complimenting you for this article. A good one mainly in terms of prose quality. Best --PeterCRames (talk) 19:20, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

What a nice compliment. Thank you, PeterCRames. Atsme☯ 03:50, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Alligator gar

On 20 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alligator gar, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that alligator gars (pictured) are "living fossils" that can breathe in both air and water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alligator gar. 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 05:37, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Great works!! You have improved a lot....Keep up.... The herald 15:33, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
The Herald - how sweet - thank you!! And thank you for being so patient and giving of your time. I'm pretty excited about a couple new projects I'm working on offline, and also trying to improve a very inaccurate "start" article that relies heavily on self-published sources, and original research. Atsme☯ 16:13, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of American paddlefish

The article American paddlefish you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:American paddlefish for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 00:42, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bowfin

The article Bowfin you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bowfin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:43, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for American paddlefish

On 7 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article American paddlefish, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the elongated rostrum of the planktivorous American paddlefish (pictured) is used like an antenna to locate swarms of zooplankton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/American paddlefish. 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:02, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		To Atsme, an overdue barnstar for the impressive articles she has written on "primitive" fish. Well done! --Epipelagic (talk) 19:38, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Thank you kindly, User:Epipelagic. Your recognition is much appreciated. Atsme☯ 22:31, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Bowfin

On 19 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bowfin, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that bowfins can survive up to five days' exposure to air because they can breathe both air and water? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bowfin. 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.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:43, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Synodus intermedius

On 9 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Synodus intermedius, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the eyes of the sand diver (pictured) have an iridescent surface layer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Synodus intermedius. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gabor B. Racz

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gabor B. Racz 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 Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:02, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gabor B. Racz

The article Gabor B. Racz you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Gabor B. Racz for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cwmhiraeth -- Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:03, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, thank you for your tireless efforts. Atsme☯ 22:06, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

FA congratulations

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of American paddlefish to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon (either on a particular date or on any available date), please nominate it at the requests page. If you'd like to see an FA appear on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with about 1,287 articles waiting their turn at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite 10:46, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Bencherlite. I believe in the DYK/GA/FA process, admire the reviewers for their diligence, and generosity of their time, and hope I will be able to help bring more quality articles to Misplaced Pages. Atsme☯ 12:25, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Today's Featured Article: Notification

This is to inform you that American paddlefish, which you nominated at WP:FAC, will appear on the Misplaced Pages Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 24 December 2014. The proposed main page blurb is here; you may amend if necessary. Please check for dead links and other possible faults before the appearance date. Brianboulton (talk) 23:24, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Seasonal Greets!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015 !!!

Hello Atsme, May you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New year 2015. Happy editing, The Herald : here I am Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

Talkback

Seasonal Greets!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015 !!!

Hello Atsme, May you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New year 2015. Happy editing, NorthAmerica 00:07, 19 December 2014 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

NorthAmerica 00:07, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!! Hope Santa treats you right!! Atsme☯ 00:45, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

	Merry Christmas!!
	Hello, I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Thanks for all your help on the 'pedia!    –Davey2010 18:58, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Davey2010, and Merry Christmas to you and yours!! Also wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!! Atsme☯ 21:35, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome, Arr thank you and a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you too :)

Have a great Christmas :)

Thanks, –Davey2010 22:16, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Best wishes for a happy holiday season

		Happy Holiday Cheer
		Season's Greetings! This message celebrates the holiday season, promotes WikiLove, and hopefully makes your day a little better. Spread the seasonal good cheer by wishing another user an Awesome Holiday and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone with whom you had disagreements in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Share the good feelings! Joys!Hafspajen (talk) 02:44, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Hafspajen - I am already into the "cheer" and spirit of the holiday season!! Wishing you a Joyous Holiday and Prosperous 2015!!! And THANK YOU for all the work you do on WP!! Atsme☯ 03:08, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Piedmont cattle

In the context of this article, can we change female to "heiffer" or "cow"? Animal husbandry is not my specialty, and I don't want to put in something that is inappropriate in context. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:48, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Earwig went from 44% possible to 36% unlikely. Good job. Didn't take much. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:57, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Actually, female is the appropriate word because heifer refers to a female that has never calved, and cow refers to a female that has calved. I haven't found any RS that provides the distinction. Perhaps we could call them Ms? Atsme☯ 23:04, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

PS - since the registry section actually states the Association's registration requirements, we should probably leave it worded as is, or we may risk making inadvertent changes they may not appreciate. <--- referring to the section on NAPA and the closeness of terminology Atsme☯ 00:26, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Atsme, Understood. We have one paragraph without a citation (I ignored it for now), but it has got to be corrected PDQ. Otherwise you and I both will have trouble. Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:53, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

No problem - working on improvements now. Atsme☯ 02:04, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

I'm done with your review. Review Now its up to a higher level than me. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:19, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

As the names of the breed stock are taken directly from the registry, I suggest they should be in quotes. In fact, you should directly put in a statement that "according to the registry", etc. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:36, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

User:7&6=thirteen - I am on it, may take me a while to get the citations done, but all will be repaired tonight. Thank you for generously sharing your time. Atsme☯ 02:46, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Well, FWIW, my concept of DYK is that it is more than just a review. I think it is fundamentally not adversarial, and should be a collaboration to get the article and the hook up to speed. We've worked well together. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 03:00, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

I just did an edit which adds another dimension to the article. If you don't like it, feel free to undo it. Its just a suggestion. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 03:11, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

I like the concept, and can certainly see its potential. However, in this particular situation, I think it is important to acknowledge for historical value that the foundation of the breed comprises those specific individuals. Their names are as notable to the breed as the names Bodacious and Bushwacker are to bull riding. Question - if we did decide to use it, the same would have to apply to the following list of names, correct? Atsme☯ 04:41, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Good job, User:7&6=thirteen. It makes it much easier to read. Question - it seems like we're missing punctuations before superscript letter. Yes - No?

Precious

intrinsic beauty of sharing knowledge
Thank you, free at last, for quality articles such as American paddlefish and Gabor B. Racz, written with the background of experience and in the spirit that there's "something indescribable, yet intrinsically beautiful about sharing knowledge", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:49, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

One of the best Christmas gifts ever. Thank you Gerda Arendt. It is such an honor to receive this from you!! Atsme☯ 13:35, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Comma bonds

I hadn't considered UK/not variations (except the Oxford list variety); it's the obvious silly ones that trouble me. As for the article, thx, I think we do agree there (",there"? ;p ). Lou Grant 19:18, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Trekphiler, agree, I think, "there?" Atsme☯ 21:48, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions notification - Pseudoscience

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Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

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I'm alerting you about these discretionary sanctions as I want to move away from the BLP issues at G. Edward Griffin. Apologies for the double notification regarding the same article. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:10, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

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Griffin, WP:FRINGE, etc.

Since you are quite evidently interested in pushing pseudoscience on Misplaced Pages, specifically by obfuscating (e.g. on the Griffin article) the fact that laetrile is a bogus "treatment" for cancer, I'd like to suggest that you voluntarily recuse from editing in this area in the future. Any chance of convincing you that this is the right way forward? Nomoskedasticity (talk) 23:32, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

I was thinking about asking you the same thing. Since I have no agenda or POV to push other than making Griffin a GA candidate, unlike what it appears may be the case with you and a few others, I am wondering if there may be a COI considering the backgrounds of a few involved editors. Griffin is not an article about pseudoscience - it is a BLP. I have been through several GA reviews and an FA review, so I kinda have an idea regarding what is and isn't appropriate in a BLP article. How many have you been through? You could even say I probably have decent credentials with regards to writing prose. THAT is my purpose here on WP. What is yours? Atsme☯ 00:25, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy New Year Atsme!

Atsme,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages. Hafspajen (talk) 10:54, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Hafspajen!!! Happy New Year to you, too!!

Happy New Year Atsme!

Atsme,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages. NorthAmerica 10:34, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Northamerica1000 - I wonder how many celebrators are awake this morning at 7:00?

Happy New Year Atsme!

Atsme,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages.
–Davey2010 12:18, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Happy New Year to you, too, Davey2010!!! Celebrate safely and have fun!! Don't forget the black-eyed peas for good luck. Atsme☯ 12:27, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Arr thank you, Haha I was at home so I was safe as can be , But I hope you have a great time and a great 2015 :) –Davey2010 12:51, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Behavior related to Griffin article

Please stop attacking other editors. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages.

I'm mainly posting this after seeing this string of edits at FTN. Sniping like this is not OK and it's becoming clear there is a WP:BATTLEGROUND mentality in your conversations, while other editors (even those that disagree with you) have been attempting to work with you. Assuming good faith, I'm seeing a frustrated editor that isn't understanding why their ideas aren't getting traction, but the multiple behavior issues you've exhibited that others have brought up to you could easily be grounds for a topic ban at this point. Take this as a reminder to slow down and really reflect on the criticisms others have made about your behavior. Hopefully that will smooth out your ability to enter into conversation in the future. Kingofaces43 (talk) 03:22, 2 January 2015 (UTC)