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Innocents

I just started an article on the Gang of Innocents itself. It's just a start for now but I'll see if I can add more later if you'd like to include it it the hook for Clubfoot George. Qrsdogg (talk) 19:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! If the article is promoted for April 1, I do not believe the link should be added to the hook, but for any other day,it probably should be added. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:39, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

I accidentally caused a bit of a controversy at DYK last night, so I figured I'd do something helpful there today. Qrsdogg (talk) 19:48, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

You and controversy? No, I just do not believe it. Don't you know that the only editor, who causes all controversies in the project is me :-)

Please do tell me what controversy you caused. Maybe it will make me feel a little bit better. :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 19:57, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

I guess hanging around with you has caused me to become more controversial? Well, what happened was I nominated a (previously deleted) new page for DYK after it was restored following some discussions. The new page was about a computer hacking group and was fairly well written (I thought so, at least) and pretty interesting. The group has an offensive sounding name, although the contents of the page made it clear they just took the name for shock value. A bunch of people at DYK saw the name of the group and were outraged and then I was accused of being disruptive for nominating it.

So that was my day yesterday, hopefully this will turn into a drama free day for everyone. Qrsdogg (talk) 20:07, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Oh, thank you for sharing your story with me! I am already feeling singled out a little bit less than I did last night :-) Would you still hang around with me after what happened to you yesterday?--Mbz1 (talk) 20:12, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Until the day I'm perma-banned! Qrsdogg (talk) 20:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, I am relieved!--Mbz1 (talk) 20:22, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Murder of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran

Hello! Your submission of Murder of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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) 23:24, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:A fire helicopter with helicopter bucket.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 29, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-03-29. howcheng {chat} 16:59, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind message

I've responded on my talk page. --NSH001 (talk) 21:18, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I read your response. Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:03, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Tidepool Sculpin74.101.15.191 (talk) 21:16, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello,

I am an artist making a series of camouflage fish paintings. I would like to make a painting from your tidepool sculpin photo which captures the camouflage trait so beautifully. I would not photocopy your work onto the canvas but use it as a reference.

Thank you for your consideration.

Kathleen Benton artist at youcanhireanartist . com

Pinocchio again

Does this this make sense to you? Was some other site linking to the page? I can't make any sense of all the spikes and valleys myself. Qrsdogg (talk) 17:52, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, isn't it what paradoxes are about :-), but you are right I do believe it was linked to from another website for some time.

Today I went to the beach, and saw a rare sight. There's 1856 shipwreck that is making appearances once in a while. Today it was seen as I have never seen it before. I was told that the last time it looked as it did today was in 1982. It was a challenge to take a good shot because of a stormy ocean. I was wet all over. I shall see what is going to happen to my camera :( Here's one ot the images I took today File:King Philip shipwreck on 3-28-2011.jpg--Mbz1 (talk) 02:02, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Great picture, it's pretty amazing about that shipwreck. Hope the camera is ok! Qrsdogg (talk) 02:16, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, there's always something at the beach. A few months ago a carcass of rare whale washed ashore. It was bitten all over by great white sharks File:A beachcomber is touching a dead whale washed ashore at Ocean beach edit 1.jpg BTW I found two teeth of great white shark at this beach..--Mbz1 (talk) 02:44, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Whenever I go to the beach I just see sand and waves and litter. I never run into whales or ancient shipwrecks or anything :( Qrsdogg (talk) 14:28, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

I often find something interesting on the beach, like fossil shells, petrified wale bones. One of my favorite finds are sandstone concretions. I have always liked rocks especially unusual ones, and always have been looking for those. Some of my finds are not so safe. For example, when I picked up one of Pele's hair I found on a trail in Hawaii, it got broken and entered my finger. When a park ranger tried to get it out, it got broken into few microscopic fragments inside my finger. It is actually quite fascinating. Those Pele's hair were laying there since 1959 eruption, and nothing happened to them, but pick one up and it gets broken. The nature is a wonderful thing to witness.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:53, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Ow, that sounds like quite the sliver! Qrsdogg (talk) 17:20, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Vesta picture

Thanks for uploading the Vesta asteroid picture (File:Asteroid Vesta.jpg). It is however a somewhat puzzling picture without an explanation below of the star sign which is annotated and an explanation of the two dotted lines to the right. JMK (talk) 17:01, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi JMK, I added the star signs to demonstrate how Vesta could be located in connection to Scorpius. Please take a look at this chart. The two dotted lines...well, I wish I were able to say it was an UFO, but it was a plane. In San Francisco it is quite impossible to take an image of an asteroid without getting some planes in the frame :-) My camera was set for a time exposure, that's why you see the lines. I added this info to the image's description. Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:13, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Use of images by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hello,

My name is Bill Butcher and I work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We would like to use some your images in a display we are constructing at Logan Airport in Boston to alert int'l travelers to the dangers of buying products made of protected species abroad.

May we use some of your photos with attribution? Bill Butcher USFWS (talk) 03:01, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello Bill. Thank you for your message. Of course you may use my images for your display. I believe it would be an inconvenience for you to add attribution, so please do not bother about it. It's OK with me, if my images are used with no attribution. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:17, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Actually, take a look at the creative commons licensing. If he is using the pictures as downloaded from Wikipedia, then the fish and wildlife service would have to attribute Wikipedia. This might create another obstacle as I believe the copy right protections on "works of the US government" is a lower threshold than that of the Creative Commons licensing. CC licensing requires that the path back to Wikipedia be maintained and that you have to maintain the level of protection afforded by CC licensing, whereas the project described would considered a work of the US government and thus (as I understand it) public domain. You might want to have a copy right expert take a look at this OR provide Mbiz with a means to communicate with you directly. If Mbiz gives you permission and copies of the photos separate from Wikipedia, it would fall under a different umbrella (I believe.) {Plus, Mbiz, you need to soak them for royaltie$ or at least get attribution for your portfolio if you are thinking about becoming a professional photographer ;0) )---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 19:25, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

NOTE: You could ask abou this at WP:COPY or WP:REUSE. They might be able to answer questions about the US Gov using wikipedia photos and how that is affected by CC licensing/works of the US Gov.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 19:39, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

I believed that I have a right to allow reuse of my images to anybody without attributing it to wikipedia. Besides to tell you the truth for every image I am asked for permission to reuse it, there are at least 10 images of mine that are reused with no permission at all (and I am talking only about published images). A few years ago I got email from a complete stranger, who informed me, he saw my image at ... London Bridge and in London Tube. It was used to advertise Kleenex. Then I got email from a complete stranger from Switzerland, who wrote he saw my image on TV (their national news). In both situations those were my images used with no permission and not attributions at all! Honestly I have no energy to run after my images. I believe that, if an image is uploaded to the NET, it is as a bird, it is flying free. About attributions, I am getting 80,000 hits, when I google on my name. It is way too many. I'd like to have peace and quite. Becoming a professional photographer? No, it is not my cup of tea.

I'll ask Sansdtein about the rules of reusing images. He knows everything.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:12, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

I don't know everything, but this is my non-(US)-lawyer opinion: if you own the copyright to images you have uploaded as CC-BY or CC-BY-SA, you remain free to waive any requirements of these licenses, including the attribution requirement. Reuse of your images by the US government does not make them US government works, because they were not made by a government employee, and so you lose no rights by such reuse.  Sandstein  20:23, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, Sandstein. I believe you are right. Besides it is not the first time my images uploaded to Wikipedia are going to be used by US Government, NASA used some too, as well as State of California did. Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:43, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree, but I would believe that would need to be done directly between Mbiz and the US Fish and Wildlife. IF it is done via wikipedia, then there might be issues. Assuming that this is in fact the USF&W, I would suspect that they would want to get permission completely above board, not by cutting corners or taking short cuts.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 00:46, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Can we talk offline? If we can find a secure way to exchange email addresses, we can probably expedite this process. Let me know on my talk page what works for you. Bill Butcher USFWS (talk) 02:46, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Email enabled. Whenever you have a moment. Bill Butcher USFWS (talk) 15:38, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Recent edit

The source doesn't cite detainment camps as a reason for why the hoax was chosen for the city. It was just background information. Marcus Qwertyus 03:27, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

I copied information directly from the source, and put it in quotes, and before info I added there is "Mr Barhoumeh did not say why Jafr was chosen as the butt of the joke, but the area is notorious for a nearby military base that sometimes hosts US troops for joint training exercises. " The article states "Some have speculated". There's nothing wrong with that.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:29, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with saying it was speculated to originated due to the U.S. Military presence. I have a problem with you extending that to say that the detainees had something to do with it. There is a reason BBC news separated those two statements into two paragraphs. Marcus Qwertyus 03:51, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Murder of Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:04, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for La Pelegrina pearl

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Clubfoot George

The DYK project (nominate) 16:05, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sayyida al Hurra

The DYK project (nominate) 16:05, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jafr alien invasion

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the DYK-credit, although I don't really deserve it. It was nice anyway! Happy Editing. Yazan (talk) 08:26, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mollie's Nipple

Hello! Your submission of Mollie's Nipple at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Canada Hky (talk) 00:22, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Article Suggestion

What do you think about starting an article on Mireya Mayor? She looks like your kind of woman! [1] Qrsdogg (talk) 18:21, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

She is my kind of woman, but I do not really like writing biography articles. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

BTW I wanted to ask you, if you see lots of sea foam at your beaches. A few days ago there was lots of sea foam in San Francisco. When I showed the images I took to my son, his first impression was that it was snow. I have never seen so much sea foam before. It is interesting how this thing works. The waves could be the same, but sometimes there is foam and sometimes there is not.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:31, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Wow, I can't recall seeing that much foam before myself. I wonder what the explanation is? Qrsdogg (talk) 18:37, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Foam comes from crushing plankton, but I went to the beach 2 days in a row, the tide was about the same, the waves were the same, but sea foam was absolutely different. So who knows, maybe I would ask a scientist about this.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:43, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Speaking of snow, I'm supposed to get 6 inches tomorrow. And no, that's no April Fools joke.

BTW, why don't you like writing biography articles? Qrsdogg (talk) 18:54, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

It is around 80 degrees, where I am. Everything is in bloom, and looks very pretty.

I cannot even explain why I do not like writing biographies, maybe because I find other stuff more interesting, maybe to avoid BLP. I did wrote a few biographies, but only for those people, who had really fascinating facts in their BIOs. BTW the article you worked on for April 1 is really good. IMO it is the best April 1 hook. --Mbz1 (talk) 19:03, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Interesting, I've written a few BLP's and have mostly avoided offending people. The one about the Russian I mentioned a while back was the most disputed, I guess. And I also had an edit war break out on an article about a lawyer, that led to a whole COI noticeboard thread and lots of reverts. So after that I was ready to give up BLP's for a while.

Thanks for the compliments about Thomas Jefferson Hogg, that one took a lot of work to build. The basic idea for the hook just hit me one day, but Steve Baker deserves some of the credit for the final hook though. Qrsdogg (talk) 19:37, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

I know you put lots of work for this article, even worked with offline sources. Yes, Steve came up with a good hook.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:44, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations on a successful April Fool's Day. Your pages got over 50,000 views today! Qrsdogg (talk) 01:44, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, and thank you for helping me out with two of those. --Mbz1 (talk) 02:51, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

You're very welcome. I'm already looking forward to next year :) Qrsdogg (talk) 03:46, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Looks like with tonight updates the pages I created were viewed 64,900 times unless I made a mistake in my calculation.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:38, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

incorrect photo ID

I believe that your picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Snowflake_moray,_Echidna_nebulosa_in_Kona_May_2010.jpg is incorrectly labeled. This is the light color phase of Gymnothorax eurostus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philiptdotcom (talk • contribs) 00:22, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your message, Philiptdotcom, but I believe you are mistaken. Of course the image was taken in a wild, but I believe my ID is correct. In a few hours or a day, I will get an expert opinion on the image.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:03, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

It is taking more time than I thought it will, I will get back to you, when I find out the ID of the eel.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:34, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi

You have been served.

I removed a diff [2] it was in Huldra's list of diffs, and it somehow got in to my final report, even though it makes little sense to me right now, sorry. Passionless -Talk 01:42, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma

Hello! Your submission of Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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) 14:29, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Diaulula sandiegensis picture

I am a graduate student researching the distribution of the nudibranch, Diaulula sandiegensis. I am interested to find out the location where you took the picture, displayed on wikipedia, of D. sandiegensis from the tidepools of California. May I use this picture for my study? Email address: jak40 at humboldt dot edu 208.106.46.107 (talk) 21:20, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Replied

I have replied at User talk:EdJohnston#The last appeal. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 02:21, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Dickshooter, Idaho

Oh, please, those comments have nothing to do with the place, and it's just nonsense. And you didn't provide any sourcing for the claims, anyway. Corvus cornix_talk 03:22, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Of course I provided the sourcing, and not just any sourcing, but the sourcing I found under scholar. Please see for yourself. IMO this info is important because some people could think it is related. Besides it is funny. I'd like to ask you to put sourced info back please.--Mbz1 (talk) 03:26, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Nope. If you replace it, I'll take it to WP:3O. Corvus cornix_talk 03:28, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

But do you agree it is sourced?--Mbz1 (talk) 03:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Not really. Corvus cornix_talk 03:32, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Could you please clarify what "not really" means? Were you able to read the page I linked to?--Mbz1 (talk) 03:35, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Images

Just a quick comment in regards to the airport thing a couple weeks back. Since you have taken great shots that were used without attribution before, you can start uploading images with a different licence if you feel comfortable with it. Keep it in mind since your images being used is something to be proud of with or without your name on them. I remember seeing one in particular (can;t find it at the moment) that was a simple release into the public domain. Of course, there is nothing wrong at all with expecting some acknowledgement. Best wishes to you.Cptnono (talk) 05:03, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words, Cptnono, and for your involvement on Gwen's talk page and AE. Best wishes to you too.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:23, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

BTW I tried to remember why I would not like to release my images in public domain, and now I did. A few years back, when I knew nothing about wikipedia my husband and me went to Praslin. There are peculiar-shaped nuts there, the nuts that could drive one nuts :-) I photoshoped 2 images I took in one, and the resulted image was used at one of the sites sponsored by NASA Here's this image. Then I got an email from an author, who asked for permission to use this image in her book. I was soooo happy. It was my first image that somebody wanted to use in a book. So I gave her permission, and in a few months she sent me the book. OMG! She used the image to say that God made those nuts to correspond humans and so on and so on. Ever since, if I am asked about use of my image I always ask for what purpose and how one is going to be used. Even now for every image they ask for permission, there are at least 10 they do not. If I am to release images in public domain, nobody would ever ask for permission. Not to say that even now I see people are using my images at Flickr as their own. I used to fight it, but I gave up. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 06:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Now that is my sort of humor! I don't think there is a license for "but promise not to use it for anything ridiculous".

I am sorry if your last comment at AE was not looked at (no offence to the admin but the time between your posting and the ban was quick). The admin was right that there was consensus. I would like it think that it could have bee swayed if people knew the whole story behind the block log. But you were already in a hole !vote wise and I doubt any admin would be wiling to go against that under the circumstances. My money is on you returning just fine. I am so sorry to hear that it is for long but you have a great track record content wise that many others in the topic area do not even come close to. You cannot event comment on that side of things here but I hope to see you expanding content within the disputed topic area sooner than later.Cptnono (talk) 06:44, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

That's OK. I needed this ban to improve my health and my sleep :-) So, when I said "thank you", to my banning administrator, it is what I meant. And consensus..., well, I think about consensus as about...well, see the image :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 14:44, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

consensus

Arbitration enforcement: topic ban from Palestine-Israel articles

Per Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement and Wikipedia:ARBPIA#Discretionary sanctions, you are topic banned from all articles and discussions related to Palestine, Israel, or the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly construed, for a period of one year (2012-04-07). This topic ban applies explicitly to all pages in all namespaces, with the sole exception of any arbitration enforcement discussion of an alleged violation. You may request that this ban be modified or lifted after a period of three months; a proven record of productive contributions in other topic areas will be considered in any request. - 2/0 (cont.) 05:27, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the notice. The most important thing I am not banned on using the word "trolling" :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 05:40, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Arbitration enforcement: interaction ban from Passionless

Per Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement and Wikipedia:ARBPIA#Discretionary sanctions, your requested interaction ban with Passionless (talk · contribs) is now in place. - 2/0 (cont.) 05:27, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:San francisco in fog with rays.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 9, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-04-09. howcheng {chat} 05:11, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

D---shooter

I just realized that I did a few searches for this term on my work computer. If I get fired it's your fault :) Qrsdogg (talk) 17:19, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually if you even did not feel like spelling out the name of my new article :-), it rather me, who's going to be not only fired, but bannaed from wikipedia :(--Mbz1 (talk) 18:41, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

This is the only warning you will receive for your Wikipediholism. If you edit Wikipedia again, you will be nominated for adminship. Qrsdogg (talk) 19:11, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

"even worse than banning!" Cannot agree more becoming an administrator is much worse than banning :-)

BTW I hope that administrators, who are monitoring my talk page would notice that I did not remove neither the template, nor the only warning :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 20:06, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Dickshooter

I appreciate the more cooperative nature of your edits this afternoon. I continue to try to improve the article where I can. My goal truly is to make it a better article. Based on where the article stands as of now, I'm prepared to withdraw my objection to the DYK nomination. Forgot to sign this earlier. Cbl62 (talk) 23:01, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. I guess the more message named "dickshooter" I get at my talk page, the sooner I get cite banned, which is fine :-)

On a more serious note. I'd like to thank you for fixing my typos, and helping me to improve the article. Withdrawing your DYK objection would be nice. Best wishes.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:08, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Dickshooter, Idaho

Why did you move Dickshooter, Idaho out of the state name? Corvus cornix_talk 20:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Unless it's a major city such as Los Angeles, any US city includes the state in its article title, accoridng to MOS. Corvus cornix_talk 21:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

But as it is written now it is not about any city, it is rather about a name given to 4 different places. That's why IMO it should be just Dickshooter versus Dickshooter, Idaho--Mbz1 (talk) 21:23, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Notice

Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Noleander/Workshop. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:23, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

dyk nom North Piddle

Hi. Came across North Piddle and nominated it for DYK. Canuckle (talk) 08:30, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I am glad you liked it.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:13, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

We've used your Wikipedia Commons picture

Hi-

We wanted to let you know that we've used one of your pictures in a project of ours: http://litpics.tumblr.com/post/4505799402/lit-graded-memory-selections-by-various-pic-mila

We created a computer program to generate random pairings of sentences from public domain texts and public domain / creative commons images. Some of the pictures we've selected come from the Wikipedia Commons. All the pictures we select ourselves, but the pairings and the text are random. Of these pairings that are generated, we only post the most interesting combinations.

We welcome any feedback about our site.

Thanks for sharing your pictures, Samantha and Patrick

blog: http://litpics.tumblr.com/ email: litpicsbloggmail twitter: http://twitter.com/litpics Litpics (talk) 02:57, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Devastation Trail

The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Gasteracantha mammosa?

hi,

i've been renaming the Japanese Gasteracantha mammosa to Thelacantha brevispina, as they were synonymized a few years ago. i've also proposed to rename your pictures of spiderlings, but would like to know where you found them, as G. mammosa is also a synonym for Gasteracantha cancriformis. see here for pics: Thelacantha brevispina thanks! --Sarefo (talk) 10:41, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The images were taken at the Big Island of Hawaii. Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 10:50, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

are you sure it's G. mammosa/G. cancriformis? how did you end up with G. mammosa? i'm asking because depending on where you got it from it could be a different species. cheers! --Sarefo (talk) 13:31, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

I do not really remember how I ended up with that particular ID. I guess I looked at some pictures, compared them to what I saw and made the ID, and, no, I am not 100% positive the ID I made was right. Sorry I could not be more helpful. Regards.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:27, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey Mila, great photos! Keep it up -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.11.227 (talk) 13:18, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mollie's Nipple

The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Allah Made Me Funny

Orlady (talk) 18:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lower Swell

Hello! Your submission of Lower Swell at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Viriditas (talk) 10:04, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Hamas school bus attack

Hi Mbz1, any chance you could arrange a photo for this new article of mine? Thanks, Jalapenos do exist (talk) 17:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I see is probably somewhere else, so I hope the following images helps: File:A wounded Israeli was treated by medics at the site Thursday.jpg and File:Negevbus 03.jpg. Broccolo (talk) 17:59, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Jalapenos do exist (talk) 18:12, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

You welcome. There is also File:Fatally wounded Israeli school boy.jpg. Broccolo (talk) 18:27, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for North Piddle

The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dickshooter, Idaho

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mukhayriq

The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Mila,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Bowling Balls Beach 2 edit.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 24, 2011. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2011-04-24. howcheng {chat} 18:20, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

•  Done. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:59, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Flock of Sanderlings

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Calidris alba at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California - 20101116.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Makeemlighter (talk) 23:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Summer Vacation?

I know you've done quite a bit of travel over the years, but have you ever thought about Tourism in Somalia? Qrsdogg (talk) 03:05, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Sounds quite exotic, why not to say "hi" to a few pirates after all :-). I'll talk to my husband about this trip. The thing is he is not as adventures as I am. When I went cage diving with great white sharks, he simply did not go with me at all. I had hard time to make him to take a hot air balloon ride over Kenya's Masai Mara. He eventually agreed to go with me,but only after our driver Joseph said to him that, if he's not going to ride that ballot, he, Joseph, would take him to a game ride :-) At the same time my husband did not get scared of a charging Komodo dragon, of a bison in Yellowstone that we met on a narrow trail, and even of lions and hippos in Ngorongoro Crater, who watched him pushing a car that got stuck in the mud. So, maybe he would agree to go to Somalia after all. I'll let you know what we decide :-)--Mbz1 (talk) 03:42, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

I actually used to tease my parents by telling them I was going to vacation in Somalia, maybe someday...

It sounds like that husband of yours has taken a few risks in the past. You two must be impossible to beat when it comes to vacation stories around the dinner table :) Qrsdogg (talk) 03:58, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, there are lots of stories to tell about our trips. Some of them are really funny like a hike we took at Mahé, Seychelles to see a very, very rare tree Jellyfish tree. It was a horrible hike with no trails, but I was so exited, I thought in the end we will see a tree with the fruits as huge as jellyfishes... Oh well..., but the views were still very nice. Maybe one day I'll write a book about our trips, and then using this book as a source will write an article for Wikipedia... Well, maybe no, it would be a conflict of interest, would it be not? :-)

BTW about travel stories. Once somewhere in Papua New Guinea a woman told me, she saw a green flash. She was so exited about this that I started my hunt for that amazing green. I looked for it everywhere for a few years, but never seen one, until I realized that to see a green flash I simply need to take a 5 minutes drive from my home to see sunset over Pacific. It was funny.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:24, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

That would be pretty funny if you wrote and cited a book, oh well. I guess sometimes adventure can be found close to home. Qrsdogg (talk) 16:57, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lower Swell

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

I use photo

Hello!

I write for grateful to you for share your photo of Orcinus orca in wikipedia. I use that photo in my webswite Animalandia (http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/): a free software project.

You can visit your photo in Animalandia directly following this: http://herramientas.educa.madrid.org/animalandia/imagen.php?id=30008

Regards from Madrid Fernando Lisón (fernando.lison at educa.madrid dot org) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.50.225.43 (talk) 10:15, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Orphans' Decree

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Encyclopedia of Pleasure

The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Paloma Picasso

Category:Paloma Picasso, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:32, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello Mila and congratulations! Your photos are great! I want to inform you that I added one of your pictures to my homepage. I hope it is okay for you: www.starpage.de There please click on "Themen" and choose the link "Der grüne Sonnenblitz". Sorry, it's only in German language, but I think you'll like it nevertheless. Greetings from Peine (near Hanover in Germany), Gerd

P.S.: My mail is gerdatschiefer-abcdotde —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.20.23.230 (talk) 21:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Todros ben Judah Halevi Abulafia

Hi Mbz. I read over the article. I'd be happy to help out where I can. I see a problem, though, with the poems. The original poems are very old, but the translations are modern and subject to copyright. You may be able to quote a line or two from each poem, but more than that is probably a violation of Wikipedia's fair use guidelines. (See WP:FU#Text.) — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 05:32, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Ah Malik, as we would say it in Soviet Union "You are killing me with no knife :-)" (Do you understand what this expression means)? How one could write an article about a poet without providing a few good examples of his poetry?

OK, I guess I have no choice, tomorrow or in a worse case scenario the day after tomorrow I will re-work the article as you requested. I would remove the last section of it right now. BTW the first poem was published 70 years ago. Do you believe it is still copyrighted? Thanks for helping me out!--Mbz1 (talk) 06:07, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

I know, I hated to have to bring you bad news. Instead of deleting the whole poem, I think you can paraphrase the poem and quote bits and phrases. As far as what's subject to copyright and what isn't, the magic year is 1923. If a work was published before 1923 and its copyright was not renewed, it's in the public domain in the US.

By the way, the article is very interesting. Nice work. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 06:54, 7 May 2011 (UTC)