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DYK for Dioscorea chouardii

On 2 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dioscorea chouardii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dioscorea chouardii is known from a single crag in the Pyrenees and has been monitored using scaffolding and telescopes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dioscorea chouardii. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dioscorea chouardii), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:01, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Humbertia madagascariensis

On 3 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Humbertia madagascariensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tree Humbertia madagascariensis, whose durable timber is used in heavy construction, is a member of the morning glory family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Humbertia madagascariensis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Humbertia madagascariensis), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:01, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Zenker's fruit bat

Hello! Your submission of Zenker's fruit bat at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Drmies (talk) 16:17, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Dioryctria sylvestrella

On 4 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dioryctria sylvestrella, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the new pine knot-horn is a serious pest of maritime pine plantations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dioryctria sylvestrella. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Dioryctria sylvestrella), 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) 00:02, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello!

Hello! Sorry for bothering.
I've noticed your name in the list of the WP:FAC mentors. Recently, I have released a new article about Indonesian home gardens and I hope that it would be satisfactory to the standards of a featured article. However, I'm afraid that I've made major errors that I haven't noticed yet. If you have any time to give any advice or constructive criticism, comments in its peer review page would be appreciated. Thank you in advance! Dhio-270599 17:21, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

@Dhio270599: I have had a brief look at the article, which is looking good but has some imperfections. I suggest you nominate it for GAN as a preliminary step before attempting FA. You could also ask the Guild of Copyeditors to run through it. You should also consider whether it is aligned with the Manual of Style WP:MOS. For example, the opening section is the lead and should summarise the rest of the text and not introduce any information that is not included and cited elsewhere. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice! Dhio-270599 18:15, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Halimeda tuna

On 7 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Halimeda tuna, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that fronds of the seaweed Halimeda tuna each consist of a single cell? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Halimeda tuna. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Halimeda tuna), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Did you know nominations/Lake Aguelmame Sidi Ali

Hi - left a comment for you at Template:Did you know nominations/Lake Aguelmame Sidi Ali - one missing citation in the lead. Icewhiz (talk) 08:44, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Breeds vs types

Hi, Cw - were you able to read and verify that the Alano Español is actually a recognized breed or is the information anecdotal? Are any of the cited sources considered RS? When I clicked on the cited source for the breed standard, well, see for yourself. I'd be interested in seeing some RS that establish the dog as a breed otherwise, we're talking about Big Foot. When I clicked on this link, it was a dog magazine that states the following, (which tells me it's a type of dog not a breed): (Google translated)

Since ancient times, there is evidence that there was no single type of Alano, but, depending on the function they performed, they were one way or another. The employees for the big game were lighter and longerilinear, and with the longest snouts, while those that were used for the handling of cattle were heavier and brevilíneos, with the snout snouts. It is important to note that both types coexisted in litters. However, their homogeneity in character, noble and docile with the people and animals with whom he lived, and of firmness and courage without equal in the grip of cows or wild boars, made them be considered a "race" clearly different from the rest .
In the year 1880, with the prohibition of the fate of "dogs to the bull", the squares stopped keeping the dogs destined for that purpose. In addition, the changes in the mode of hunting, leaving the practice of "hunting in the round", which gave way to the montería that are carried out today, in which it is not interested that the cattle fall caught by the dogs, but that they reach the positions where the montero is stationed, made the rehalas get rid of the Alanos they had. In addition, the disuse of extensive livestock in many areas of our geography and the selection of more docile cattle breeds, as well as the modernization of work in livestock and slaughterhouses with sleeves and sidings, made the work of the Alanos It was no longer so useful. Formerly, the dogs were kept by the work they did, and at the time when "stopped having work", the Alano backed down in number at a dizzying speed and was terminated, without actually verifying it, but the reality was different very different.

In the WP article itself, it states: "Despite of the sometimes used English name, the Alano is not a bulldog:" Hmmm. Then why is it listed as Spanish Bulldog in the Bulldog breeds? I'm attempting to clean-up some of the dog articles, although it has not been the most fun I've ever had on WP. I welcome friendly collaboration. I fixed the lede for Dog breed yesterday. Oh, and if you've a mind, please join our dog project, and weigh-in on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Dogs the discussion "Time to establish guidelines". _Talk 📧 18:09, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello Atsme, I didn't go digging up references and trying to gauge their reliability, and in fact I would rather avoid articles on breeds because, well ummmm, because species are more interesting. I looked at the editing history of Alano Español and saw the cumulative work of fourteen years which you proposed to delete, for what advantage? I like the "Alano backed down in number at a dizzying speed and was terminated", by the way. What I am really saying is, I suppose, lets delete the startup companies trying for a free advert, and the BLPs of people who think they are more important than they are, but there is no need to delete an article that people have been working on for years about a type of dog that may or may not be a breed.

I have been doing some merging recently and have looked at the proposal to merge Anatolian Shepherd and Kangal Shepherd Dog, but decided that it would likely be difficult for the minimal benefit that would accrue, and everyone would probably be dissatisfied. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:53, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Queen parrotfish

On 10 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Queen parrotfish, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the queen parrotfish feeds on the algae it scrapes from corals and other surfaces, resulting in bioerosion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Queen parrotfish. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Queen parrotfish), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 02:01, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

TFA

Thank you today for the European hare, "a well-known and widespread mammal native to western Eurasia. It is the quintessential Lepus species and is known for its active breeding behavior; the source of the term 'mad as a March hare'."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Warming stripes

Hey, Cwmhiraeth! Back home now and able to give a chunk of time today so I'm starting to review stuff in queue, and I saw this hook is currently in a non-image slot in Queue 1. As nom I'm involved, but I was wondering if you'd be okay with using this in a later image slot? I thought it was a hook that particularly needed its image since it's about data visualization. No big deal if you just don't want it in an image slot, but I thought I'd ask. I asked Yoninah, who slotted it into this prep as she was doing some shuffling, and she's okay with it, but then I saw you had originally promoted so wanted to ask you too. Template:Did you know nominations/Warming stripes --valereee (talk) 12:49, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

@Valereee: Welcome back! I have no objection. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:54, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks much! --valereee (talk) 13:01, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Togo

On 12 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Togo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sahel bush sparrow, found in the Oti Valley Faunal Reserve, is one of 675 species of bird recorded in Togo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Togo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wildlife of Togo), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Oti Valley Faunal Reserve

On 12 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oti Valley Faunal Reserve, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sahel bush sparrow, found in the Oti Valley Faunal Reserve, is one of 675 species of bird recorded in Togo? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Oti Valley Faunal Reserve), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Sahel bush sparrow

On 12 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sahel bush sparrow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Sahel bush sparrow, found in the Oti Valley Faunal Reserve, is one of 675 species of bird recorded in Togo? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sahel bush sparrow), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ethiopian white-footed mouse

On 13 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethiopian white-footed mouse, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat are two of the most abundant rodents in the montane forests of Ethiopia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethiopian white-footed mouse. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ethiopian white-footed mouse), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat

On 13 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat are two of the most abundant rodents in the montane forests of Ethiopia? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Ping?

Template:Did you know nominations/Meryem Bekmez - when you closed that, why did I get a ping? Where did the credit go? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

I have no idea. I just treated it in the normal way and did not knowingly ping you. Pinging you now to test! @Gerda Arendt: Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:48, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

This ping worked. I had no idea why the writer credit got lost, but perhaps it's transferred o the prep? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:18, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you for your help with Witch-hunts in Nepal. It was featured at DYK yesterday and got almost 10,000 views! As the lead sentence was one of the things that always bothered me, your attention and improvement, especially there, was insanely awesome. Usedtobecool  ✨ 18:20, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

@Usedtobecool: Thank you. And congratulations on your article and its page-view statistics, which are particularly impressive when you realise that because we are currently running two DYK sets a day, it was only on the main page for twelve hours! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:52, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

I am over the moon, really! I was wondering if it had been 24 hours already, that explains that. I might tell my non-wikipedian friends it was actually 20,000, in that case Usedtobecool  ✨ 19:18, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Sebkha el Melah

Hello! Your submission of Sebkha el Melah at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! RunningOnBrains 21:28, 13 August 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Asplenium fontanum

Cwmhiraeth, this is waiting for a response from you to the reviewer's comments. Please return to your nomination at your earliest convenience. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:39, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Egaku

@Cwmhiraeth: Thanks for reviewing my article.  :-) Hanbud (talk) 03:21, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for African giant shrew

On 14 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article African giant shrew, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the African giant shrew was first described from a mummified specimen found in an ancient Egyptian tomb? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/African giant shrew. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, African giant shrew), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Ivory Coast

On 15 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Ivory Coast, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the brown-cheeked hornbill is among the eleven species of hornbill native to Ivory Coast? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Ivory Coast. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wildlife of Ivory Coast), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Brown-cheeked hornbill

On 15 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brown-cheeked hornbill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the brown-cheeked hornbill is among the eleven species of hornbill native to Ivory Coast? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Brown-cheeked hornbill), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Asplenium fontanum

Hello! Your submission of Asplenium fontanum at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 21:08, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Werner Müller (politician)

Cwmhiraeth, the QPQ you requested in your review has been submitted. Can you please check to make sure it (and everything else) is now okay here? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:59, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Assagny National Park

On 16 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Assagny National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among the many uses of Erythrophleum ivorense and Lannea welwitschii, trees growing in Assagny National Park, are rope-making, canoe-building and to poison fish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Assagny National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Assagny National Park), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:03, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Erythrophleum ivorense

On 16 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythrophleum ivorense, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among the many uses of Erythrophleum ivorense and Lannea welwitschii, trees growing in Assagny National Park, are rope-making, canoe-building and to poison fish? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythrophleum ivorense), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:03, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lannea welwitschii

On 16 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lannea welwitschii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that among the many uses of Erythrophleum ivorense and Lannea welwitschii, trees growing in Assagny National Park, are rope-making, canoe-building and to poison fish? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lannea welwitschii), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:03, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

Page moves

Thank you for your edits. Would ask one thing of you, though... please check talk pages before you move a page. There is an ongoing requested move discussion at Talk:Guy Lafleur (sculpture)#Requested move 3 August 2019 that must be closed as "moved" before those pages should be renamed. Thanks again for your consideration in this! Paine Ellsworth, ed.   09:53, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

@Paine Ellsworth: I realised that afterwards and stopped moving pages. I was really looking for any backlog of requests to move pages over redirects. Can you direct me to the place where these are listed? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:03, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

There are two sections at WP:RM that you can monitor, the technical requests section and the backlog section. It also helps to read the closing instructions. Also, take a look at {{Italic title}}, which will explain how to deal with titles that are in italics. Again, thank you – especially for wanting to work with the backlog! Sometimes it gets pretty backed up. Paine Ellsworth, ed.   10:52, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Should also mention to you a third section at WP:RM, the elapsed section. If you don't find any requests in the tech or backlog sections that you want to close, those requests in the elapsed section have been active for at least seven days and can also be closed. Paine Ellsworth, ed.   16:40, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Crimson seedcracker

On 17 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crimson seedcracker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the crimson seedcracker has two morphs, large-billed and small-billed, but this trait is not related to sex, age, body size, or location? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Crimson seedcracker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Crimson seedcracker), 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.

valereee (talk) 12:01, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Daniellia oliveri

Hello! Your submission of Daniellia oliveri at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:26, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wildlife of Mozambique

Hello! Your submission of Wildlife of Mozambique at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Marantochloa purpurea

On 18 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marantochloa purpurea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the large leaves of Marantochloa purpurea are used for wrapping cola nuts to prevent them from becoming desiccated? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marantochloa purpurea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Marantochloa purpurea), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Anemonia sulcata

On 18 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anemonia sulcata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata is known as ortiguilla in southern Spain, where it is a popular seafood? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anemonia sulcata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Anemonia sulcata), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Correction to Equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt (New York City)

Not disputing your move to add (New York City) but would like to point out, and request, that 'Statue' was upper-cased until just before the Requested Move, when it was incorrectly lower-cased, and that the consensus (and guidelines) seems to be to recapitalize 'Statue' to its original upper casing because it's the real name of the statue. Please read the comments with this in mind, thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:04, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Agreed, there does seem to be a consensus to capitalise "statue". Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:30, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:33, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Help with GA icon

I thought that you might know the answer because of your experience. I passed Thuy Trang for Good Article status, but it's been several hours with no GA icon being placed on the article. I'm not sure if I did something wrong with closing the template. SL93 (talk) 18:16, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

@SL93: It looks to me as if you did things correctly. I suggest you leave it for 24 hours and if the bot hasn't added it by then, add it yourself. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:30, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Ok. Thank you. SL93 (talk) 18:34, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

Sorry for bugging you again, but the nominator also nominated it for DYK. The two things keeping it from being approved are a QPQ and if three non-feee images are too many for a GA. I can’t seem to find anything that states how many can be used. SL93 (talk) 19:57, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I'm not knowledgeable about image copyright matters. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 04:38, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Echinochloa pyramidalis

On 19 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Echinochloa pyramidalis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that antelope grass can recover quickly after wildfires even in the middle of the dry season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Echinochloa pyramidalis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Echinochloa pyramidalis), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Uganda at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 09:44, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Namib brush-tailed gerbil

On 19 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Namib brush-tailed gerbil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Namib brush-tailed gerbil uses ultrasonic whistles and foot drumming to communicate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Namib brush-tailed gerbil. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Namib brush-tailed gerbil), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lophira lanceolata

On 20 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lophira lanceolata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in Cameroon, edible caterpillars are cultivated on dwarf red ironwood leaves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lophira lanceolata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lophira lanceolata), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lesser seedcracker

On 20 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lesser seedcracker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lesser seedcracker enjoys rice and the large, hard seeds of carrycillo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lesser seedcracker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lesser seedcracker), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:03, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Olyra latifolia

On 20 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Olyra latifolia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lesser seedcracker enjoys rice and the large, hard seeds of carrycillo? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Olyra latifolia), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:03, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Greater Egyptian gerbil

On 21 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Greater Egyptian gerbil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite their names, the greater Egyptian gerbil and the lesser Egyptian gerbil are found across much of North Africa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greater Egyptian gerbil. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Greater Egyptian gerbil), 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, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lesser Egyptian gerbil

On 21 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lesser Egyptian gerbil, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite their names, the greater Egyptian gerbil and the lesser Egyptian gerbil are found across much of North Africa? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lesser Egyptian gerbil), 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, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Project Rover

Cwmhiraeth, as you were the sole reviewer on this nomination, you should not also be the person who promotes it to prep. If it's a timing issue, perhaps Yoninah would be willing to promote it, but for now you should pull it. Sorry. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:57, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

I was looking for a good image hook to complete the set and had forgotten that I had reviewed the nomination. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Could you promote this please, preferably to an image slot? It will look odd to the nominator that I promoted it and then promptly demoted it! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:11, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

 Done No problem. Yoninah (talk) 09:57, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Need an help on a page

There was a merging between two separate pages by a person Devendrakula Velalar Can you help me correct it back it's not Devendrakulam Mamallarnarashimavarman (talk) 08:56, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

I am sorry, but this is not a subject I know anything about, and it does not seem to me that two pages have been merged. You will need to discuss this matter on the article's talk page or with the other editor involved. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:10, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Marahoué National Park

On 22 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marahoué National Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there are no longer any chimpanzees in Marahoué National Park? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marahoué National Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Marahoué National Park), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Erythrophleum couminga

On 22 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythrophleum couminga, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the toxic bark of a Madagascan tree species has been used as a poison in trials by ordeal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erythrophleum couminga. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythrophleum couminga), 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) 12:04, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Lumnitzera racemosa

On 23 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lumnitzera racemosa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the cannonball (pictured) and white-flowered black mangroves are among the ten species of mangrove listed as occurring in Mozambique? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Lumnitzera racemosa), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Xylocarpus granatum

On 23 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Xylocarpus granatum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the cannonball (pictured) and white-flowered black mangroves are among the ten species of mangrove listed as occurring in Mozambique? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Xylocarpus granatum), 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Spitzeln

You promoted Template:Did you know nominations/Spitzeln, but I don't think it was ever added to a prep area. SL93 (talk) 13:43, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Sorry. It was promoted to the main page for balance. SL93 (talk) 13:54, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

@SL93: That's OK. It would be very useful if you were to promote some hooks, especially older ones, because many of the approved hooks that have been around for a long time were originally reviewed by me, meaning that I cannot promote them. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:45, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

I went ahead and filled a prep area with older hooks. SL93 (talk) 16:26, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Since you have been reviewing older nominations, do you think you can review Template:Did you know nominations/Misty Talley? It's a less than 2,000 character article that I nominated which has been sitting there with no comments for a month now. SL93 (talk) 16:34, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Daniellia oliveri

On 24 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daniellia oliveri, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that strips of bark from the West African copal are used to make beehives, while the flowers are attractive to bees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daniellia oliveri. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Daniellia oliveri), 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.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:01, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Swamp musk shrew

On 24 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Swamp musk shrew, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the swamp musk shrew scrambles around among aquatic vegetation in the dark? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Swamp musk shrew. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Swamp musk shrew), 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) 12:01, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Insect article

Hi, why don't we do another insect article? Would make a nice change. I see several orders not yet at GA, the best of them probably Neuroptera (funky antlions, superb owlflies, pest-eating lacewings, oddly mantis-like mantidflies), or Strepsiptera (twisted-wing flies) if you fancy something a bit weird! Other than those, Web-spinners have been in the news. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:17, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

I was just thinking the same myself. What about Embioptera then? We were in Mexico some years ago and I saw a bush completely covered in webbing and I couldn't understand at the time what had formed it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:44, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

Great! Embio-web-spinners it is. Let's enjoy it! Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:54, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: What with an accumulation of visitors and problems with my computer, I an mot likely to get going on this till Thursday, or more likely the weekend, as it is the end of the round for the WikiCup and I will need to set up the next round. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:11, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

OK, no problem. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:30, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

On the fossils, does Foottit say that the 2016 fossil species from Myanmar are not Embioptera? If so, we should remove them; if not, we should adjust the statement that earlier specimens weren't Embioptera. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:48, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

The Myanmar specimens are Embiopterans according to Foottit. I guess there is some confusion with use of the word "earliest" for date of fossilisation as against date of discovery of the fossils. Knowledge evolves as new discoveries are made and new techniques invented. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:07, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Asplenium fontanum

On 27 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asplenium fontanum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite its reported disappearance from Britain and other European countries, the fountain spleenwort is still considered to have a stable population trend? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asplenium fontanum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Asplenium fontanum), 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, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ornithodoros moubata

On 27 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ornithodoros moubata, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the African hut tampan can transmit relapsing fever in humans and African swine fever in pigs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ornithodoros moubata. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ornithodoros moubata), 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) 12:02, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

Thanks for your support in my recent, albeit unsuccessful, RfA. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:31, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, how refreshing! I thought the arguments put forth by the opposers was unconvincing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:36, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Pollichia campestris

On 29 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pollichia campestris, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pollichia campestris was first described in 1789 by the Scottish botanist William Aiton in the publication Hortus Kewensis, a catalogue of all the plants then being cultivated at Kew Gardens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pollichia campestris. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pollichia campestris), 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.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ugandan kob

On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ugandan kob, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Uganda includes the Ugandan kob (pictured), the Uganda mangabey, and the Ugandan musk shrew? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ugandan kob), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:01, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Uganda mangabey

On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Uganda mangabey, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Uganda includes the Ugandan kob (pictured), the Uganda mangabey, and the Ugandan musk shrew? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Uganda mangabey), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Ugandan musk shrew

On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ugandan musk shrew, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Uganda includes the Ugandan kob (pictured), the Uganda mangabey, and the Ugandan musk shrew? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ugandan musk shrew), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Blue korhaan

On 30 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Blue korhaan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the blue korhaan favours habitats with short grass, dwarf shrubs, and termite mounds, but few trees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Blue korhaan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Blue korhaan), 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.

valereee (talk) 12:02, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

The Signpost: 30 August 2019

• News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings

• In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff

• In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism

• Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users

• Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes

• Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Misplaced Pages was censored

• Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Misplaced Pages

• Community view: Chinese Misplaced Pages and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong

• News from the WMF: Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year

• Recent research: Special issue on gender gap and gender bias research

• On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

DYK for Guineo-Congolian region

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Guineo-Congolian region, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guineo-Congolian region. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Guineo-Congolian region), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:01, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Brachystegia laurentii

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brachystegia laurentii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Brachystegia laurentii), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Julbernardia seretii

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julbernardia seretii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Julbernardia seretii), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Michelsonia

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Michelsonia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Michelsonia), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Gilbertiodendron dewevrei

On 31 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gilbertiodendron dewevrei), 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.

valereee (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Natal cycad and the dune false currant are among the 1,900 endemic plant species found in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Encephalartos natalensis

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Encephalartos natalensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Natal cycad and the dune false currant are among the 1,900 endemic plant species found in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Encephalartos natalensis), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Allophylus natalensis

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allophylus natalensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Natal cycad and the dune false currant are among the 1,900 endemic plant species found in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Allophylus natalensis), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Jebel ech Chambi

On 1 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jebel ech Chambi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jebel ech Chambi, the highest mountain in Tunisia, is one of the few places in which the Cuvier's gazelle survives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jebel ech Chambi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jebel ech Chambi), 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.

valereee (talk) 12:01, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

August 2019 Tree of Life Newsletter

• WP:TOLN

August 2019—Issue 005

Tree of Life

Welcome to the Tree of Life newsletter!

What's the relevance of WikiJournals to WP:TOL?

Guest column by Thomas Shafee (Evolution and evolvability), Editor in Chief of WikiJournal of Science The Tree of Life WikiProject and its sprawling phylogeny of daughter projects is one of the largest and most active communities in Misplaced Pages. It encompasses approximately 570 Featured Articles and well over a thousand Good Articles (second only to military history). The WikiJournal of Science (one of three current journals in the user group) has a few aims that may closely align with the interests of the ToL community. Review of existing articles Firstly, WikiJSci can be a complementary system for FA review (getting external review, input, and validity). When an Misplaced Pages article is nominated (via WP:JAN), journal editors go out to non-Wikipedian academics and researchers who have published on the subject on the last five years and invite them to give feedback comments (e.g. Peripatric speciation and Baryonyx). The resulting changes can then be integrated back into the Misplaced Pages article. Attracting new articles and contributors Getting more editors involved in Misplaced Pages is always a high priority. WikiJSci can also be a way to encourage new people to contribute articles (especially on missing/stub/start topics). An example of an article that was written from scratch by a group of non-Wikipedians is Teladorsagia circumcincta. This not only resulted in a new Misplaced Pages page on an underdeveloped topic, but introduced the idea of Wikimedia contribution to a group of people who had previously never considered it. Images, videos, sound and galleries The journal can be a way to get multimedia content reviewed or encourage contribution. The same approach could be easily adapted to sounds (e.g. frog mating calls) or videos (e.g. starfish feet motion). It also allows for tracking of those images in new articles via Altmetric (this example has >200, which is bananas). There aren't any biology examples in WikiJSci yet, but the sister medical journal has published a few summary diagrams, photography, and image galleries. Examples include this gallery by Blausen Medical or the diagram of cell disassembly during apoptosis. Other projects For those interested in other Wikimedia sister projects, there's also broad scope for interactions with the WikiJournals. Perhaps peer reviewed teaching resources could be useful to sit alongside sets of Misplaced Pages articles and be integrated into Wikiversity courses (like this or this)? Can sections of Wikidata & Wikispecies be peer reviewed? What are the potential avenues for integration with WikiCite, WikiFactMine, Scholia, etc.? Currently, WikiJSci is aiming to be very flexible and try out different formats so long as they can be externally peer reviewed. For more info, see the 2019-06-30 Signpost article and the current sister project proposal.

August DYKs

Weebill Nanhaipotamon macau P. lutzii (yeast phase) Cannonball mangrove Ruspolia nitidula male Female kob and calf ... that falguera, a plant known from only one valley in Spain, is threatened by rock climbers and by road maintenance? (1 August) ... that Dioscorea chouardii is known from a single crag in the Pyrenees and has been monitored using scaffolding and telescopes? (3 August) ... that the tree Humbertia madagascariensis, whose durable timber is used in heavy construction, is a member of the morning glory family? (4 August) ... that the new pine knot-horn is a serious pest of maritime pine plantations? (5 August) ... that William Pope created "the first comprehensive, well executed pictorial record of Canadian birds"? (7 August) ... that fronds of the seaweed Halimeda tuna each consist of a single cell? (8 August) ... that Elongatoolithus, Macroolithus, and Nanhsiungoolithus were the first types of fossil eggs to be given names in the modern classification system? (9 August) ... that the maple Acer beckianum was described from a piece of petrified wood found near Vantage, Washington, in 1954? (10 August) ... that the queen parrotfish feeds on the algae it scrapes from corals and other surfaces, resulting in bioerosion? (11 August) ... that the weebill (pictured), measuring 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long, is Australia's smallest bird? (12 August) ... that sheep infected with the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta may suffer from protein deficiency? (12 August) ... that the Sahel bush sparrow, found in the Oti Valley Faunal Reserve, is one of 676 species of bird recorded in Togo? (13 August) ... that the Ethiopian white-footed mouse and the Ethiopian forest brush-furred rat are two of the most abundant rodents in the montane forests of Ethiopia? (13 August) ... that Dardanus deformis is one of at least 24 species of hermit crab that transfer sea anemones to a new shell? (14 August) ... that the ornate rainbowfish can survive in water as acidic as orange juice? (14 August) ... that the African giant shrew was first described from a mummified specimen found in an ancient Egyptian tomb? (15 August) ... that the brown-cheeked hornbill is among the eleven species of hornbill native to Ivory Coast? (15 August) ... that among the many uses of Erythrophleum ivorense and Lannea welwitschii, trees growing in Assagny National Park, are rope-making, canoe-building and to poison fish? (16 August) ... that the densely-populated territory of Macau is home to a recently discovered, endemic species of freshwater crab of the genus Nanhaipotamon (pictured)? (17 August) ... that the crimson seedcracker has two morphs, large-billed and small-billed, but this trait is not related to sex, age, body size, or location? (18 August) ... that the large leaves of Marantochloa purpurea are used for wrapping cola nuts to prevent them from becoming desiccated? (18 August) ... that the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata is known as ortiguilla in southern Spain, where it is a popular seafood? (19 August) ... that the Sorana bean is grown in such small quantities and is in such demand that it commands prices six to ten times higher than those of other cannellini beans? (19 August) ... that antelope grass can recover quickly after wildfires even in the middle of the dry season? (19 August) ... that the Namib brush-tailed gerbil uses ultrasonic whistles and foot drumming to communicate? (20 August) ... that deforestation in Brazil could be linked to higher rates of the severe fungal infection caused by P. lutzii (pictured), a neglected tropical disease? ... that in Cameroon, edible caterpillars are cultivated on dwarf red ironwood leaves? (20 August) ... that the lesser seedcracker enjoys rice and the large, hard seeds of carrycillo? (21 August) ... that despite their names, the greater Egyptian gerbil and the lesser Egyptian gerbil are found across much of North Africa? (21 August) ... that it is not known whether larvae of Deretaphrus beetles spin their cocoons from their mouths or anal glands? (22 August) ... that the toxic bark of a Madagascan tree species has been used as a poison in trials by ordeal? (23 August) ... that the cannonball (pictured) and white-flowered black mangroves are among the ten species of mangrove listed as occurring in Mozambique? (24 August) ... that strips of bark from the West African copal are used to make beehives, while the flowers are attractive to bees? (24 August) ... that the swamp musk shrew scrambles around among aquatic vegetation in the dark? (25 August) ... that the rock parrot often nests in the old burrows of seabirds? (26 August) ... that the bush cricket Ruspolia nitidula (pictured) is commonly eaten in Uganda, where the price per unit weight is periodically higher than that of beef? (26 August) ... that despite its reported disappearance from Britain and other European countries, the fountain spleenwort is still considered to have a stable population trend? (27 August) ... that the African hut tampan can transmit relapsing fever in humans and African swine fever in pigs? (28 August) ... that in 1946, entomologists E. B. Pinniger and Cynthia Longfield were the first to identify the dainty damselfly in Britain? (28 August) ... that the Argus tortoise beetle is named after the mythical Greek giant Argus Panoptes? (28 August) ... that Pollichia campestris was first described in 1789 by the Scottish botanist William Aiton in the publication Hortus Kewensis, a catalogue of all the plants then being cultivated at Kew Gardens? (30 August) ... that the wildlife of Uganda includes the Ugandan kob (pictured), the Uganda mangabey, and the Ugandan musk shrew? (30 August) ... that the blue korhaan favours habitats with short grass, dwarf shrubs, and termite mounds, but few trees? (31 August) ... that forests in the Guineo-Congolian region of Africa include patches dominated by a single species of tree, such as Brachystegia laurentii, Julbernardia seretii, Michelsonia microphylla, or Gilbertiodendron dewevrei? (31 August) Highlighted DYKs were submitted by this month's spotlighted editor, Cwmhiraeth

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WikiCup 2019 September newsletter

The fourth round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 454 points being required to qualify for the final round. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with over 400 points being eliminated, and all but two of the finalists having achieved an FA during the round. Casliber, our 2016 winner, was the highest point-scorer, followed by Enwebb and Lee Vilenski, who are both new to the competition. In fourth place was SounderBruce, a finalist last year. But all those points are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.

Round 4 saw the achievement of 11 featured articles. In addition, Adam Cuerden scored with 18 FPs, Lee Vilenski led the GA score with 8 GAs while Kosack performed 15 GA reviews. There were around 40 DYKs, 40 GARs and 31 GAs overall during round 4. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.

As we start round 5, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Misplaced Pages, and we hope you will join us again next year. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them (some people have fallen foul of this rule and the points have been removed).

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Please explain me who supported the nomination? One editor discusseed with the author and one was against. Both of them have no idea about the subject. The nomination belongs to the anti-Polish campaign by Icewhiz. Do you support the campaign?Xx236 (talk) 09:52, 2 September 2019 (UTC)