Did you have any further comments you wished to make at the Barn owl FAC?

Funny you should ask. I read the article again on my smartphone and did have some ideas, but fell asleep early last night. I will get there soon, Cas Liber ( talk · contribs)

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I realize that you do not use applied anatomy in your daily work; however, I noted your interest in editing the cervix article earlier this year. I would appreciate if you had a look at User:Flyer22's request for comment at Talk:Vagina#RfC:_Should_both_three_and_four_layers_be_mentioned_as_composing_the_vaginal_walls?. Snowman ( talk) 10:27, 5 November 2014 (UTC) reply

I will comment over there. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:45, 5 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Hey, please take a look at User_talk:BD2412#Template:Did_you_know_nominations.2FMinette_.28ore.29 and either close the DYK or delete it, whatever the norm is. Usually completed discussions aren't deleted, but the bot (see BD2412's talk page above) seems to request that the user do that. I'll leave it to the DYK experts. That's you. :-) Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 08:04, 6 November 2014 (UTC) reply

You can move the image from Prep 3. Hawkeye7 ( talk) 19:28, 7 November 2014 (UTC) reply

damn....hang on..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:33, 7 November 2014 (UTC) reply

ok Hawkeye7 feel free to find another image for prep 3...I need breakfast...and coffee..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:36, 7 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Hi Cas! First off, thanks for putting in the time and being the first to review the article and giving it a chance, I think you saved the nomination after someone suggested it be shelved and have done a lot to clean this thing up. Anyway, I was wondering if you could revisit the Spokane, Washington FAC. I would like to know if you think it meets the criteria now, and if not what you think still needs to be done.

A lot has been done to it since you last read it and chimed in. It has been given a thorough review by two of the best prose editors out there and it is more comprehensive with the addition of some new content and even a new section. I have been spending a lot of time going over the article and re-worked many of the sections and have been cleaning it up bit-by-bit and I think we might finally be there. Let me know what you think. Thanks so much for your help! :) G755648 ( talk) 04:24, 9 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Okay, I just need to do a couple of things first.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 05:11, 9 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Ok. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:19, 12 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Edited to reflect your revert. Noteworthiness of those events was unclear in the paragraph. If you have a source that these are the only two fatalities, please add. Cheers. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 16:10, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Unfortunately, the book, which was an authoritative research on swooping, came out before the second incident. It reports the first one as the only recorded fatality. That statement is now not true given the 2010 incident. I have not seen anything that says there have only been two fatalities however so that ^{citation needed} tag is going to remain a long time. Given that I (and I presume most readers) can count to two, then they will just have to do that without the article doing it for them. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:35, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Roger that. The only reason I added the CN template was because there could be more out there we don't know about and no RS says there's just the two. But yeah, let them count to two. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 20:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

There are generally stories every spring about magpies here, and the whole Jones book was devoted to the subject, so if there were any other deaths they'd be in the news I can pretty well guarantee..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 23:17, 14 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Hi, thanks for your review. Would you mind adding the tick? Best, Yoninah ( talk) 12:07, 16 November 2014 (UTC) reply

d'oh! my bad/apologies. will do. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:10, 16 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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When you wrote "That'll do." in the Barn owl FAC, were you referring to my offer to borrow the Taylor book from the library again, or did you mean you had wound up your comments at the FAC? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 06:12, 17 November 2014 (UTC) reply

I'll comment there. Thanks for reminding me. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 06:14, 17 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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I've put up a proposal for a tweak to MEDRS on the MEDRS talk page and would appreciate your input. thanks, Formerly 98 ( talk) 01:02, 19 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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I'm glad I wasn't involved in the actual FA process when Moni took To Kill a Mockingbird to FA status. I don't think I'd have had the patience to do it. Some of the "concerns" just seem so nit-picky. LHM ^{ask me a question} 20:01, 22 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Yes and no - I do think as we've grown it is important to look polished, hence there is alot of tidying up that can go on, which I think is generally a good thing. Alot easier to run through and (say) capitalise a bunch of references to Title Case than do a major copyedit.....trouble is, you can never know when you end up in a dispute there - I've had some go pear-shaped that's for sure. Medical articles are especially tricky.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:07, 22 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Your current one isn't even too contentious. It's just that some of the suggestions seem pretty trivial--more like matters of taste than anything of any real substance. LHM ^{ask me a question} 21:15, 22 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Cas,

Left some comments on Talk:Banksia telmatiaea you may be able to address. Thanks! BTW, have you seen George's protest against folding Dryandra into Banksia? Choess ( talk) 17:20, 24 November 2014 (UTC) reply

@ Choess: gah! missed this - yes I have talked alot with Alex about this, and also all the proponents of the union. fascinating tale.....will get onto the fixing. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 03:07, 13 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the message - I'm not quite sure what you are asking for? There only appear to be a few UK geography/places ones on the list at User:Dweller/Featured Articles that haven't been on Main Page. ie:

• Birchington-on-Sea - which has comments from Nov 2014 on Dweller page.
• Brownhills - Lead might not fully summarise article, some short paragraphs. Checklinks shows quite a few broken links
• Herne Bay, Kent - Lead might not fully summarise article, some short paragraphs. Some uncited claims - likely to have been added since FA status. Checklinks shows quite a few broken links
• Westgate-on-Sea - Lead might not fully summarise article, some short paragraphs. "Outdated" banner on demographics (may be true of others as well if not updated to 2011 census). Checklinks shows quite a few broken links
• Shaw and Crompton - Looks better than the others on a quick scan but showing lots of broken links

The three Kent ones (near where I was brung up) all have similar formatting & issues - I guess all developed by the same person. I'm not going to put much time into them - I'm currently working on getting all 7 sub lists of Scheduled Monuments in Somerset to FL & working (with others, primarily User:Hchc2009) on getting Magna Carta up to FA in time for its 800th anniversary on June 2015 (we have not even submitted for GA yet). If you are involved in TFA - would suggesting it for that date before getting near a FAC nomination, be too cheeky? I have another possible FA for next year which I'm thinking about doing some more work on ( Bristol).— Rod ^talk 18:18, 24 November 2014 (UTC) reply

Exactly what you've done (though putting comments next to the articles was what others have been doing) - we're trying to go through this list of old articles as a housekeeping thing. Sounds good, working on a couple of bigger articles - see Spokane, Washington as an example of a small city going though if yer thinking about Brizzle....Magna Carta is a good choice.....cheers, Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:36, 24 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Hi Cas, I just wanted to drop you and Risker both a "Thank you" for taking the time to reply to my query there. Looks like I've really lost touch with how things work there (arbcom) these days. Thanks again for filling me in. Best always to you and yours. — Ched :  ?  15:27, 29 November 2014 (UTC) reply

no worries. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 16:02, 29 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Thanks for reviewing my DYK on this article. The issues have been addressed and it is GTG again. Can I be really cheeky and ask you to do the honours once again? Thanks. Jack1956 ( talk) 21:29, 29 November 2014 (UTC) reply

an interest in nuytsia floribunda ?  ? a very advantageous organism if ever there was in the south west of australia... I'd hardly call it a bush though, it is indeed a tree. satusuro 11:49, 30 November 2014 (UTC) reply

great flowers - I like the idea of it parasitising a lawn. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:50, 30 November 2014 (UTC) reply

between self and gnangarra - we have either on hand, or on commons - heaps of images - and they are out in all stages at the moment satusuro 12:04, 30 November 2014 (UTC) reply

First step...take a look at talk page and figure out what we should place article at.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:06, 30 November 2014 (UTC) reply

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Hi Cas, do you have access to/able to email to me [1]?-- Melburnian ( talk) 08:52, 1 December 2014 (UTC) reply

yep. I was reading that today. I also have Kerry Rathie's book on Brachychitons that has just been published.....I think we're doing this one..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 09:49, 1 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Got it thanks. You have a Brachychiton book? - wow.-- Melburnian ( talk) 10:13, 1 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I saw you among the page review volunteers and would be grateful if you could help by participating this review and giving your valuable suggestions. Certainly, your points will help and I'm passionately looking forward to hear from you. Mhhossein ( talk) 07:08, 2 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I'll take a look. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 09:55, 2 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Australian raven to FA status recently. I know you know all about WP:TFAR (specific and non-specific date slots) and the "pending" list, so this is just a reminder to use them as and when suits you. Many thanks. Bencherlite ^Talk 10:43, 3 December 2014 (UTC) reply

No worries. Have loaded a couple recently. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 3 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I know, and that's very helpful (as you always have been during my time at TFAR). I didn't want you to feel left out if I was congratulating everyone else for their November FAs but not you - plus this way your talk-page stalkers get reminded about TFAR too! Bencherlite ^Talk 12:29, 3 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: YOUR REASON HERE

Errrmmm......there's no link....I'm curious......please come back and tell me......cheers, Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:37, 3 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Probably a trout for nomming me for adminship :). To put something of substance here, I do hope to get back to working on Serpens soon, and will probably put it up for PR soon. StringTheory11 ( t •  c) 05:47, 4 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Yeah, will take another look at that soo. A break is often good to then go look at these things afresh. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 08:58, 4 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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Boletus austroedulis ... Sasata ( talk) 03:45, 5 December 2014 (UTC) reply

cool. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 04:23, 5 December 2014 (UTC) reply

In related news, more bolete taxonomic reshuffling expected soon (just in case you thought it was easy to keep up): http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13225-014-0283-8 Sasata ( talk) 17:28, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Sasata - damn, the link isn't working - did a letter get left off the end? Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:47, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

oops, extra letter removed Sasata ( talk) 21:53, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Wow, we should ask M.E.Nuhn what happens next....and whether Suilellus and Caloboletus will be adopted. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 04:12, 12 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I don't see why they wouldn't be, as they are based on solid molecular evidence. In the specific case of Caloboletus, have a look at this. Sasata ( talk) 06:22, 12 December 2014 (UTC) reply

yeah, saw that - agree it strengthens the case for that one quite nicely. Only issue with Suilellus is that Tubiporus was an old genus name with luridus as the type, so whether that would take precendence over Suilellus. Suilellus is a bit of an unfortunate name given genetic distance to Suillus, but it's not as if taxonomy ain't littered with zillions of these errors. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 06:43, 12 December 2014 (UTC) reply

This article has been promoted as Good Article. Extend semi-protection time? -- George Ho ( talk) 20:31, 5 December 2014 (UTC) reply

sure. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 21:26, 5 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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Hey! How do you justify my activities? What else should do I to qualify for Adminship nomination? Mhhossein ( talk) 03:47, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Show me how you would answer the three questions at WP:RFA. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 04:48, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Sorry for the delay, I checked the questions and think that I need to work more in AFD to gain more experience. I'll be back after some month. Mhhossein ( talk) 03:29, 14 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Ok sounds reasonable. good luck. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:45, 14 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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Yep...and they've all grown leggy and died....such is life. Not fond of annuals or 3-ennials. Maybe more next year. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:57, 11 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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	Hey Casliber, Thanks for your hard work on expanding the article puffbirds! SparrowHK ( talk) 01:52, 13 December 2014 (UTC) reply

No worries - thanks for kickstarting it. It'll be on the mainpage soon. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:52, 13 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for having a easy-to-access trout button.

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thanks! seasons greetings to you too. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:30, 18 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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woof! Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:29, 18 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I had to squeeze the text down to about 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank ( push to talk) 21:58, 23 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Thanks - I rejigged it a tad. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 23:31, 23 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Can you move File:Aleister Crowley, wickedest man in the world.jpg to the more neutral File:Aleister Crowley.jpg? Thanks, Seattle ( talk) 01:50, 20 December 2014 (UTC) reply

done. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 03:25, 20 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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On 23 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aquilops, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Aquilops ("eagle face") is the most ancient definite neoceratopsian discovered in North America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aquilops. 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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• [3]... Modernist ( talk) 00:51, 24 December 2014 (UTC) reply

I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. If you don't like Christmas or just don't celebrate it in any of its forms, then please accept a generic "Happy Holidays". If you celebrate no holidays at this time of year, then hopefully you will be satisfied with an even more generic "Season's Greetings".  :)

Thx :) Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 22:18, 24 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Thx :) Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 22:18, 24 December 2014 (UTC) reply

	Nollaig shona duit
	Best christmas and new year. Another year down, and so much more to write. Thanks for all your contribuitions and being part of the community. Hope January is at least resonabally tolerable for you, and the kids dont drive you mad. If they do, I sanction all actions. Ceoil ( talk) 09:29, 25 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Hey @ Ceoil: ... seasons' greetings ta ye too Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:36, 26 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Hello Casilber, Just asking you whether the article Puffbird is still in the category of stubs, since we expanded it by 5 times. Did you nominate it for Did you know content yet? Sincerely, SparrowHK ( talk) 02:29, 25 December 2014 (UTC)SparrowHK reply

nomination is at Template:Did you know nominations/Puffbird - noone has reviewed it yet. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 05:19, 25 December 2014 (UTC) reply

		Happy Holidays
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Forsooth and thus returned.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:36, 26 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Oh, you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why Christmas Velociraptor is coming to town He sees you when you sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for your life's sake Oh, you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why Christmas Velociraptor is coming to town Merry Christmas, and watch out for the Christmas Velociraptor, IJReid ( talk) 25 December 2014

Clever! Merry Xmas in return.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:33, 26 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Dinosaur Fan ( talk) 10:10, 26 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Clever! Merry Xmas in return.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:33, 26 December 2014 (UTC) reply

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Indeed :) Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:41, 1 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi Casliber. No frills - just a quiet ‘’all the best’’ to you for 2015 and I hope you’ll continue to be around on Wikipedia for a long time to come.-- Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:30, 1 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Same to you/likewise. cheers, Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:53, 1 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Stegosaurs and Ankylosaurs were separated on Dinosaur size already! User:Dinosaur Fan

Umm...great. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:53, 2 January 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hello Casliber, Thank you for your nomination of Lomatia tinctoria for "Did you know". I do know a bit about botany (especially Proteaceae) but new to Wikipedia editing and appreciate what you have done. (I hope I am doing this note the right way!) Gderrin ( talk) 00:33, 4 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Gderrin Yes this is fine. Any other pages you're interested in expanding? If one can expand them fivefold one can get them on the Did you know..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:58, 4 January 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hello Casliber, Thanks for your edits of Balanophora fungosa. I found the paper of Irvine and Armstrong particularly interesting.

Off to Canberra tomorrow to get a better pic of Lomatia tinctoria (I hope).

Gderrin ( talk) 12:04, 5 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Gderrin Heh, it's now just long enough for DYK....cheers, Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 13:17, 5 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Please see comments there. HalfGig talk 22:23, 5 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 6 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hydnellum ferrugineum, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that fruiting bodies of the mealy tooth fungus sometimes exude blood-red drops of fluid? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hydnellum ferrugineum. 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, 6 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Can you protect Manusmṛti again? Just see the history, first this change [4] followed by a sock [5](see [6]) who edit warred, now the previous user is back and using a new IP. [7]- [8] Bladesmulti ( talk) 16:36, 6 January 2015 (UTC) reply

done Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:31, 6 January 2015 (UTC) reply

	Talk:Dinosaur size
	Excluding myself, you are the first one here! Dinosaur Fan ( talk) 07:05, 8 January 2015 (UTC) reply

This probably takes some explaining. At the recent ArbCom case regarding Landmark Worldwide I suggested that maybe it might be possible to get together a group of editors with some broad experience of wikipedia and knowledge of the general topic area to get together and review the sources available on the topic with the intention of ultimately starting a broader discussion, probably through RfC, about the issues involved. It is more or less in line with a proposal I made for something like a "content" committee, which would probably be more reasonably called a "comment" committee, given the role I think RfC and the hopefully wide variety and number of editors might play in the real outcome of the RfC at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)/Archive 16#Rehashing an old idea - Maybe a "Comment committee" to deal with content?. ArbCom itself requested some broader input in the topic area in its decision.

I was thinking of editors around here who might have some sort of broad experience in the social/religious issues involved and you were one of the first names that came to mind for maybe taking part in reviewing information presented and evaluating sources and the like. If you would have any interest in maybe taking part in this sort of test run for such a committee, I would obviously welcome it. I haven't actually started a separate section on the article talk page yet, because I wanted to see if there were any responses from the individuals I was considering, or, potentially, anyone else who might be interested. John Carter ( talk) 16:53, 8 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Thanks again for your help with Balanophora fungosa, Lomatia tinctoria, Telopea aspera and others. I have some Western Australian flower images I am adding to Wikipedia Commons and comparing them with others that are already on Wikipedia. I noticed an image on the Chorizema ilicifolium page that look to me more like Chorizema caudatum. Perhaps they were mislabelled in the Sylvan Grove Native Garden?

I was helped at the time by a competent botantist (really orchid expert). May I replace your image on the C. ilicifolium page please?

My image of the leaves of the plant I think is C. ilicifolium: (They do look a bit more like holly leaves I think.)

Gderrin ( talk) 23:26, 8 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Gderrin True - I had not known cordatum to be yellow...but I think you may be right so replace away.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:09, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Thanks mate. Gderrin ( talk) 02:15, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hello, my friend. Just out of curiosity, why not just block the IP for a few hours? Best wishes, and don't forget me if you need bird tables. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 00:41, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Pages gets some vandalism from other IPs from time to time..I am wary of blocking IPs in case I block a shared one so figure semiprotecting is least risky way to go. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:13, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Okay, thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 07:41, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 9 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hartog Jacob Hamburger, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Hartog Jacob Hamburger (pictured) described the chloride shift (or "Hamburger shift") in 1918? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hartog Jacob Hamburger. 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 9 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lomatia tinctoria, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the guitar plant of Tasmania is so named for the shape of its fruit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lomatia tinctoria. 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.

Harrias ^talk 12:02, 9 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi, you have commented at this. I think as of now all the points on all the reviews are responded to, and either settled or awaiting a response from the reviewer (mostly the former), so you may want to revisit it. I'm sorry some of you have had to wait a while for this. There has been a lot of activity, both on this page and on the article itself, as well as the holidays. It's been great to see so many people getting involved in this. Many thanks to you and all reviewers and editors! Wiki CRUK John ( talk) 15:02, 10 January 2015 (UTC) reply

on it. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:45, 10 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hello Cas,

Knowing your interest in Banksia, I wonder if you agree with me that the Banksia serrata page is a mess! The un-numbered references are all over the place. A user Ryanamay added stuff on 4 September 2007 about fire-retardant bark, with cork like tecture [sic], Banksia aemula anthers and (mostly importantly) lignotubers and fire recovery which I am sure is incorrect. I have commented on the Banksia serrata talk page. I am happy to edit the page but would appreciate your checking later. Banksia serrata is a beautiful species, one of my favourites, that deserves a beautiful Wikipedia page. (I will add something on fire recovery soon.)

Gderrin ( talk) 00:43, 11 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Yes, we can get this readily featured I reckon - I've buffed lots of eastern species - see Banksia aemula, Banksia ericifolia and Banksia marginata for examples. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:26, 11 January 2015 (UTC) reply

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Hi Cas, following the closure of the FAC and FAR coordinator proposal earlier today, I've taken the liberty of adding your name to the FAR instructions and the @FAR template. Congratulations and look forward to working with you in the FA coord arena! Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 10:32, 12 January 2015 (UTC) reply

ok/noted :-) Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:54, 12 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Gratz on your coordship, and looking forward to working with you. In other news: a summary of a Featured Article you nominated will appear on the Main Page soon. Was there anything in the article that I left out from the TFA text that you'd like to see put back in? - Dank ( push to talk) 19:16, 12 January 2015 (UTC) reply

looks fine. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:53, 12 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 13 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lechenaultia formosa, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Western Australian shrub Lechenaultia formosa is renowned for its red, orange, or yellow flowers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lechenaultia formosa. 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 04:43, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi Casliber

A "famous" multiple time banned editor /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/VeronicaPR/Archive is back again

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Contributions/Angusticeps&offset=&limit=500&target=Angusticeps

I believe you dealt with him in the past.

Cheers Bigbaby23 ( talk) 10:57, 13 January 2015 (UTC) reply

My free time is pretty patchy over the next week or so. Will look over the edits when I get a chance. Just logged on quickly to do some other stuff but will try to get to it. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs)

On 13 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Telopea aspera, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Gibraltar Range waratah (pictured) was only recognised as a species in 1991? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Telopea aspera. 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 16:27, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

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The last thing Eric needs now is somebody goading him on. Just start keeping diffs of Jimmy Wales' provocations and then go to AN/I for an interaction ban. Carrite ( talk) 02:03, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hmmm...ok. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:04, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I don't see any goading, and I can't imagine what leads you to believe that I'd agree to an interaction ban. Eric Corbett 02:34, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

You know for once I agree with you Eric I did not see any goading, but was shocked that your name got mentioned out of the blue and without Jimbo being provoked or the like. - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 05:00, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

My take on it was that were I an uninvolved admin and it had just happened I would have seen the comment as blockable and acted upon it (given the incendiary history). Pure and simple. On thinking about it, an iban is not really the way to go as neither Eric nor Jimbo follow each other around as such. Anyway, thankfully we have not had a slurry of drama since. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 05:45, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

• Just block the next time, would be my advice. -- John ( talk) 18:45, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Ok, thanks for that. I wonder about the grey areas of "involvedness" (my worries are broader than other folks) but if there is a consensus that is not an issue for a clear-cut violation then I feel more clarity on it. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 18:48, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

An interaction ban is the way to get JW to stop chipping on this, nothing more, nothing less. Carrite ( talk) 21:04, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 20 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lechenaultia biloba, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Western Australian shrub Lechenaultia biloba is renowned for its vivid blue flowers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lechenaultia biloba. 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.

Harrias ^talk 03:50, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

The Original Barnstar

Thanks for editing the article in schizophrenia today to add the emerging research part to the article. I have talked more about it in the talk page that you might respond to. Basically the pregnenolone may have been listed lower for some other reason than its efficacy, perhaps it is chronological, or popularity, but it is the only one with evidence for "significant" improvement of negative symptoms. Envisioneerthefuture ( talk) 21:46, 20 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I was created an article 240 days ago. Could I nominate it to DYK after expanding to fivefold? I am not sure about nominating very old article after fivefold expansion. -- Anton ^Talk 15:46, 23 January 2015 (UTC) reply

@ AntanO:, which article are you talking about? If it was very short until very recently it might be eligible. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs)

Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 - it was created 240 days ago, but I can expand to fivefold within a day.-- Anton ^Talk 06:39, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Okay then, if you can expand fivefold then it is eligible. I will watch it. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 08:58, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Like-- Anton ^Talk 11:29, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Turquoise parrot. Bentvfan54321 ( talk) 03:24, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

thx! Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 06:11, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Can you take a look at this. Complex edits, but much uncited. Ta. Ceoil ( talk) 04:03, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Looks like it was reverted - some might be ok (with sources) for raven article but too off topic for this critter. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 06:08, 24 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 24 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Balanophora fungosa, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the flowers of the parasitic plant Balanophora fungosa smell like mice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Balanophora fungosa. 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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Hello, Casliber, it would seem to me that this page, which you indefinitely protected back in 2009, should be unprotected now. - Bossanoven ( talk) 23:35, 26 January 2015 (UTC) reply

@ Bossanoven: - ok, unprotected as of yesterday. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 22:06, 27 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi Cas. A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. Does this one need more work before hitting the Main Page? Also, the TFA text is too short ... I think we need material from the text below the lead, is there anything you'd like to add? - Dank ( push to talk) 14:42, 27 January 2015 (UTC) reply

A two-fer: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 21, 2015. - Dank ( push to talk) 20:02, 27 January 2015 (UTC) reply

noiice. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 22:07, 27 January 2015 (UTC) reply

- take a flower of appreciation for your continued show of nature! (Do you happen to know what it is?) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:02, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I think it is a daylily...but not my forte. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 09:54, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I know that it is a daylily (which didn't bloom in my garden for so many years that I forgot it existed, but last year). I don't know which of 19 species ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:04, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Funny you should have them come up - two have come up in my garden just now after being dormant in the soil for several years. Look funny next to banksias. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:10, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Mine is in reed, the leaves look similar, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:17, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

And TFA again, Grus, impressive! - I show the lily on top of my talk right now, and in my images. Here's an image for you, three years after I brought you a message from PumpkinSky who was blocked then.

-- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:09, 21 February 2015 (UTC) reply

You are attempting to logically deduce the meaning of a term when logic isn't always the determining factor in etymology or semantics. In terms of etymology, the word faggot isn't offensive. It's not until you understand the modern connotation that makes sense as an insult in many contexts. In a way, this can also be said about the word nigger, which can be both an insult and a term of endearment depending on the context. I cannot speak to the entire context surrounding Carol's use of the term gangbanger, but I can tell you that completely rejecting the claim that the word does not only imply a person who is also a rapist is arrogant and blind. Some once told me that in Australia, you might call someone a silly cunt, and not in an offensive manner. I've never been there, so maybe you can set me straight if that's wrong, but on the face of it, gangbanger does not only mean someone who gangbangs in the sense of rape. If you gangbang, you are in a gang; that's all it means in the US. Yes, gangbang can sometimes mean the same thing as gangrape, but gangbanger means someone who is in a gang. It does not apply only to rapists, at least not in the US. I once worked with at-risk youths, many of whom were gangbangers who never committed rape, and others were rapists, but not in a gang. Do you see? Take a look at this search and see how long it is until you find an instance that is actually referring to rape. Rationalobserver ( talk) 00:24, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I never said it had anything to do with rape in this case, that was the "fucking" miss by OrangesRYellow - I meant group sex. but original context helps. and it is easy to be obtuse to goad other people on, especially when they are annoyed. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:30, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

See, nobody in the US would say they were at a gangbang after they had group sex. We would call that either an orgy or just group sex. I agree that ORY misconstrued Cassianto's comment, but your insistence that they are being intentionally manipulative to harm Cassianto's reputation is enough of a stretch that I think it is prudent to move on and assume they made a really big mistake. Rationalobserver ( talk) 00:37, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Both sides are and have been throwing out attacks on the ANI board if you wish to oversight things then please do so. - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 20:24, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Right, but when you remove only one comment from the side you are on record as disagreeing with you look too involved and biased, so maybe just let someone else handle this. Rationalobserver ( talk) 20:30, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

@ Rationalobserver: Assuming good faith here I am willing to say that maybe seeing Baseball is an outside party the comment should have been removed? Im trying to figure out what made Baseball's comment stick out here among the others is all. - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 20:32, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

You're right, which is why I didn't block all three of you as I am involved. But I think you look silly fighting to keep such a useless and incendiary comment, and is indicative of battleground behaviour. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:34, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

( edit conflict) Why this one? cam up just as I saw the page - other commetns should probably be removed too. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:34, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I undid your edit once because I saw you didn't provide an edit summary and was about to self-revert when you did it for me. As for the other comments I don't know why they aren't removed either. - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 20:38, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I removed your comment because you are far too biased to be allowed to cherry-pick comments from the side you disagree with. Remove all the personal attacks or none of them, because as I said, you had no problem with Cassianto repeatedly calling me stupid for not agreeing with his approach, which was out-if-control and hostile. Rationalobserver ( talk) 20:57, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Are you suggesting that you think I should be blocked for making one revert? Rationalobserver ( talk) 20:59, 28 January 2015 (UTC) reply

If I was an uninvolved admin I would seriously consider it. This comment has precisely zero value, is ad hominem and is superfluous and incendiary, and in a sitaution such as this disruptive. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:30, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

furthermore Rationalobserver, this is clearly not your first account, so what account did you edit as previously? Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:34, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I'm only going to say this once, so please listen. I've edited Wikipedia off and on for several years, though admittedly I didn't do much until last year, when I made my first account, which was in my real name. After a couple of months I realized that it wasn't a good idea to put my real name out there, so I retired that account and made this one. Your cherry-pick was bad, Cas Liber, and had you removed at least one attack from the other side I wouldn't have reverted you. Can't you see that removing a comment from the side you disagree with while doing nothing about multiple personal attacks from the side you do agree with is bad form? Rationalobserver ( talk) 00:45, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

And BB's comment was nothing that you claimed it to be, at least not any more than previous and following comments were. I personally thought it was on point, and I reserve the right to disagree with you. Or do your superior credentials and experience somehow trump my opinion? Rationalobserver ( talk) 00:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

• Here's a good example of a comment that should be removed. Cassianto has personally attacked ORY by saying, "It pains me to have to speak to you as I find you repulsive". It's also a good opportunity to show that you aren't overly biased against one side of this dispute. Rationalobserver ( talk) 16:00, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Looks like it's gone now already. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

NB: I suggest letting the arbitration committee know your former account. There are some people who have been banned who regularly turn up with new accounts and axes to grind and get involved in disputes here. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 19:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

No thanks, as I'm not required to disclose my real name to anyone here. Am I? That retired account was never sanctioned in any way, so there is no need to assume that I am evading a block or ban, because I am not. I do wonder how many people these types of spurious accusations have alienated though, as I've been attacked for both not knowing the proper procedures and knowing them too well. Rationalobserver ( talk) 20:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC) reply

On 30 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lisa-Ann Gershwin, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the scientist Lisa-Ann Gershwin, who has discovered 200 species of jellyfish, is related to George Gershwin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lisa-Ann Gershwin. 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 5 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chironomus riparius, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the larvae of the harlequin fly are blood red due to haemoglobin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chironomus riparius. 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 6 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Megoura viciae, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the vetch aphid (pictured) only produces winged aphids after three generations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Megoura viciae. 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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Hi there. I'm leaving this message to everyone who commented on the Murder of Leigh Leigh FAC nomination. As you showed interest in that nomination, it might interest you to know that the article for the feature film that was inspired by the murder, Blackrock (film), is now also nominated for FAC, see here. All comments on the nomination are welcome. Have a nice day. Freikorp ( talk) 07:45, 12 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Valentine Greets!!!

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Hello. Per a suggestion at User_talk:Ian_Rose#Cucurbita_FAC, I was wondering if I could be so bold as to ask you, when and if you have time, to look at the Cucurbita FAC. It would be immensely appreciated. If you don't have time, that is okay too. Ian did not answer my question about what happens to FAC that gets to the bottom and sits there for a really long time. Can you tell me? Thank you. HalfGig talk 21:56, 14 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Heh, sorry about the unanswered question, it wasn't deliberate -- FACs may be archived for lack of interest wherever they are on the list. Those at the bottom may be left alone by the coords if there's activity that looks like it will result in consensus to promote. Cheers, Ian Rose ( talk) 22:01, 14 February 2015 (UTC) reply

That's another article I've been meaning to look at - been really busy with IRL things now mostly resolved. Will take a look within 24 hours. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:04, 15 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Many hearty thanks! HalfGig talk 12:46, 15 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I've responded to all your first round issues. Thank you for your excellent observations. HalfGig talk 15:10, 15 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Right now there are two sections called "culinary uses". HalfGig talk 20:07, 15 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Whoops, my bad :P Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:19, 16 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Thank you SO MUCH for your SUPERB review! Does this FAC still need a source check and close paraphrasing check? I have request posted at WT:FAC for that but no one has responded to that (except someone did an image check). Please advise. Thank you. HalfGig talk 14:39, 17 February 2015 (UTC) reply

A Sicilian ice cream parlour Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Ice cream parlour Previous selections: Stadium • Food science Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT ( talk) 00:27, 16 February 2015 (UTC) • Opt-out instructions reply

Cas and Sasata: a summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. Does the article need more work before its day on the Main Page? I had to squeeze the summary down to around 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? - Dank ( push to talk) 03:27, 21 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Looks ok I think....nothing stands out.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 03:29, 21 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Is it possible to get the word "mushroom" in somewhere before the last sentence? - Dank ( push to talk) 03:41, 21 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Hmmm...let me think..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 03:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Trailer Trash is a US derogatory term for poor people living in trailers or caravans. It appears that these trailer trash happen to live on a trailer park. Hello, Casliber. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Trailer Trash Previous selections: Ice cream parlour • Stadium Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Nominate an article Review nominations Have your say in future selections Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT ( talk) 00:55, 23 February 2015 (UTC) • Opt-out instructions reply

Cas, this hasn't run for a year now. Are you intending to run another soon? Johnbod ( talk) 20:50, 23 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Yes. Request in at WMUK page. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 22:34, 23 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I'll be able to give you an answer after the next Wikimedia UK's board meeting on 7 March where a budget for the current year will (hopefully) be approved. In principle, you can work on organising the competition on the assumption that the grant will be approved, but I can't give you a definite answer until after the meeting. I appreciate your understanding. -- Katie Chan (WMUK) ( talk) 13:32, 26 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Ok cool. thx :) Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 13:38, 26 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Katie Chan (WMUK) - have started publicising - can you think of anywhere else to post to alert? check my contribs - Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:28, 27 February 2015 (UTC) reply

The article Telopea oreades you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Telopea oreades for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gug01 -- Gug01 ( talk) 21:20, 24 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Hi Cas, would you consider looking at Female genital mutilation and sexual function, with a view to deciding whether it should be deleted and salted?

It's a copyvio and MEDRS violation (primary sources), created by a new user, Yohannesb, who tried to add similar material to Female genital mutilation [10] [11] [12] (discussion here). He wants to show that FGM does not cause sexual dysfunction. Most of the article is copy-pasted from the abstract of this study.

One admin deleted the article, another restored it (discussion here), a third deleted it again, and now the user has recreated it. Sarah (SV) ^(talk) 00:52, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I'd be inclined to delete and salt as an unnecessary Content fork and a deliberate attempt to circumvent consensus. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:06, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Thanks, Cas. Sarah (SV) ^(talk) 01:09, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

No problem. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:11, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

We had a long debate on Female genital mutilation and sexual function issue and it was decided to add it. Why did you delete it without reading what was debated and what was agreed upon? Are we going to start the debate all over again? Yohannesb ( talk) 20:13, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Disagree - if you don't understand why it was deleted then maybe you shouldn't be editing medical articles. Content forking not a good way to deal with this. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:18, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

I would like to ask if you could summate the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Football League § Dispute over schedule layout and create a WP:RFC with regards to color limitation in schedule layout. Seattle ( talk) 23:23, 25 February 2015 (UTC) reply

RIght - as I write this I am not in front of a wide-screen computer, so can't easily put two versions side-to-side. These debates are usually open for a month and as opinions appear to be divided I strongly recommend an RFC. These are fairly high traffic pages I suspect so be good to debate with more folks and come to a lasting conclusion. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:10, 26 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Casliber, I was coming here to gently tease you about being a secret fan of American football, but I see now that User:Seattle prompted your participation in the WP:NFL talk page discussion with his inquiry. All quite proper. I offer my assistance to both of you in the formulation of an RfC on point. At a minimum, I suggest that the RfC should include the following: (1) a question that lends itself to a yes/no answer to facilitate !voting clarity; (2) an example of the existing standard shading practice, together with at least one example of the proposed new standard shading practice; (3) separate sections for !voting and discussion, so that !votes are not interrupted by long discussion threads, accompanied by an explanation of why the !voting and discussion sections are separate; (4) a 30-day open-for-comment period; and (5) a neutrally worded invitation to participate in the discussion which we may post on the user talk pages of all active WP:NFL members. Seattle and Bagumba have raised reasonable questions whether the existing shading practice is ideal; given that the proposal would change a long-standing stable consensus regarding that practice, I think this is the best way to proceed. If approved, the proposal would then have the weight of current consensus, determined in an open and fair manner. Regards to you both. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 13:55, 26 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Anyone can make the RfC, only needs an uninvolved admin (such as me) to close it. Will look later - need to sleep now. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 14:07, 26 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Cheeres for the moral support. I might not always deserve, but thanks, and you are a fine bloke who knows whats what, and is usually correct in your musical taste. Very important that, and rspct. Ceoil ( talk) 21:56, 27 February 2015 (UTC) reply

No worries..... apropos of nuthin'...... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 23:16, 27 February 2015 (UTC) reply

WikiProject Good Articles's 2014-15 GA Cup - Finals/Wrap-Up The inaugural GA Cup is now over! The competition officially ended Thursday. Congrats to everyone who participated, and especially to our finalists. The winner of the 2014/2015 GA Cup is Jaguar! He earned an impressive 615 points, despite only being a wildcard in the Round 4. The key to Jaguar's success seemed to be reviewing lots of articles as well as reviewer the oldest nominations; he reviewed 39 nominations in this round. Overall, the key to everyone's success was reviewing articles that had been in the queue for at least three months, which was true throughout the competition. In second place was Wizardman, with 241 points, and following close behind in third place was Good888, with 211 points. Congrats! Although there were a couple of bumps along the way, the judges have thoroughly enjoyed managing this competition. We hope that the participants had fun as well. The GA Cup was a resounding success, and that's due to all of you. The judges sincerely thank each and every participant, and for the editors who were willing to subject their articles to this process. We learned a lot. For example, we learned that even with meticulous planning, it's impossible to anticipate every problem. We learned that the scoring system we set up wasn't always the most effective. The enthusiasm and motivation of Wikipedians is awesome, and we enjoyed watching what was sometimes fierce competition. We look forward to the second GA Cup later this year. We reached many of our goals. See here for GA Cup statistics. We made a big difference, especially in shortening the length of time articles spend in the queue, and in reducing the backlog. Overall, 578 nominations were reviewed throughout the competition and a total of 8,184 points were awarded. Everyone involved should be very proud of what we've accomplished through the GA Cup. Stay tuned for more information about our next competition. There will be some much-needed changes made in the scoring system next time. We appreciate your feedback, and commit to seriously consider it. If you haven't already, please fill out the feedback form here. If you're interested in being a judge in our second GA Cup, please let one of our judges know or click on the tab found in the feedback form. Again, thanks to all and congratulations to our winners! Cheers from Dom497, TheQ Editor and Figureskatingfan.

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Hi -- I had acted on your helpful suggestions, and those of others, at the DYK nom here. Was wondering whether you may have any further thoughts. Tx. -- Epeefleche ( talk) 21:16, 28 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Epeefleche Wow, what a page. I need some uninterrupted time to digest that. Not sure if I will get a chance in the next day or two but will see.... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:29, 1 March 2015 (UTC) reply

Many thanks. And agreed -- perhaps the reason others are not commenting there as of late. Epeefleche ( talk) 17:48, 1 March 2015 (UTC) reply