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Hello! Tianyi Cai, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. An awesome place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us! Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 20:03, 19 September 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hello, Tianyi Cai. You have new messages at Talk:Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
Message added 01:55, 3 October 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Reply there, if you want. — innotata 01:55, 3 October 2012 (UTC) reply

Regarding the Northern Mockingbird article. I've been so busy with school as of late, that I was going to try and get around to edit this article around Thanksgiving break (I started way back in August, but my progress was halted enrolling back in school). The second half of that page was horrendous regarding the multitude of pictures and citing from improper sites (bird watching sites, among others). I'm so glad that its fixed. I try still assist with the regarding adding more citations (There's seemingly a slew of information I can find with Google Scholar), but you've made this task a lot easier. Once again, thanks! LeftAire ( talk) 03:28, 21 November 2012 (UTC) reply

Hello LeftAire! Hope you've had a great Thanksgiving! I edited this article as an assignment for my Behavioral Ecology class. I added a couple of sections under "Behavior" and now there is a long list of subtitles under it. I think I need to find a way to reorganize the subtitles to make it more neat and concise. I am happy to help with the article and I am certainly looking forward to your edition! Tianyi Cai ( talk) 05:16, 26 November 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks for uploading File:Black-throated blue warbler.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that this media item is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails the first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media item could be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media item is not replaceable, please:

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Hello Eeekster! Thank you for pointing it out for me. I actually just discovered that the same image had already been uploaded onto Wikipedia Common. Is there a way for me to delete the image I just uploaded? Thank you! Tianyi Cai ( talk) 05:11, 26 November 2012 (UTC) reply

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Hi Tianyi Cai! Just to tell you that I have took up the GA review of this article; not many issues, cheers! Awaiting you, Sainsf <^> _{Talk all words} 12:31, 18 December 2012 (UTC) reply

To remind you, it is a week since I took up the review and you haven't turned up. Please reply to the comments soon. Sainsf <^> _{Talk all words} 13:12, 24 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Hi Sainsf <^>! I made the corrections just now. Please go check! Thanks for the review! -- Tianyi Cai ( talk) 02:18, 26 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Thanks for replying. Currently just 3 issues remain. Anyway, as you have attended to most issues in the Northern Mockingbird GA, I just inform you that only one issue is left, which must be resolved soon. Good if you could see to it. Then the article can be passed. Sainsf <^> _{Talk all words} 12:51, 27 December 2012 (UTC) reply

Sorry but you are being late for the review. I wish you could be quicker. Sainsf <^> _{Talk all words} 14:27, 3 January 2013 (UTC) reply