User talk:Isfisk

Hi there, Isfisk! Welcome to Wikipedia. If you want, you can drop us a note at Wikipedia:New user log to introduce yourself.

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Happy editing! JOHN COLLISON (An Liúdr amán) 23:20, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

da: Primates

It's good to see that the da: site is adding new primate articles... I know 'cos I have all of the en: ones on my watchlist and I see you adding the interwiki links. If you ever see any new ones added at da: that we don't have here on en:, could you let me know? Thanks! - UtherSRG 19:03, Jan 6, 2005 (UTC)

Here you go

I award this Science barnstar to you for you splendid work on zoology-related articles.

You deserve it. Punkmorten 14:22, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tree frog image placement

Hi Isfisk,

Why do you keep changing the image placement in the Tree frog article? --liquidGhoul 11:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What browser do you use, and at what resolution? --liquidGhoul 13:19, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I just opened the page in Internet Explorer, and it came up like you said. The problem with your new formatting, is that in Firefox, it doesn't appear on the right, but randomly placed in the middle. So, I will have to research as to how to properly format it. --liquidGhoul 22:29, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

By the way, I created a user page for you (because the redlink on "Isfisk" in the Newpages list keeps triggering my "possible new user; check for possible vandalism" reflex). It's very plain, but you can of course change it to be whatever you like. DS 17:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image Tagging for Image:Brachycephalus_ephippium.jpg

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Image tagging on the Danish Wikipedia

Hi,

I assume that you are the same user as da:Bruger:Isfisk. If this is not the case then ignore the rest. On your Danish account you have uploaded a lot of images that has not been tagged. I would appreciate if you would take the time to look at your user talk page on that account and find the suitable tag for the images.

Thanks for your help. --Maitch 23:43, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Spea intermontana.jpg

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Greenbone

OK, but you got rid of my addition, Greenbone. Hve now re-added it. GrahamBould 07:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New species

It's great that you're adding species not yet in FishBase, but could you add references to the article when you do so? That way we have references for all the species we list, either indirectly via FishBase or directly for the new ones. See for example [1], [2], or [3]. Gdr 11:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect

Please do not redirect genus to species and it is unnecessary to put the same authority on Genus and binomial. --Stavenn 23:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Arthroleptis_tanneri.jpg

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Wikispecies?

Where you aware of Wikispecies? ShakespeareFan00 15:43, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Names

Hi Isfisk, I see you've had a bit to do with NZ lizards, I'm wondering if you know the current ruling on whether articles should have titles of the common name or the scientific name. Most I've seen are the common name, all fish articles (except if there isn't a common name of course) for example. I was about to Move some lizard names to common names, but thought I'd better talk to someone who knows the background. Cheers GrahamBould 19:01, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mixophyes

Hey Isfisk,

You recently added two species to the Mixophyes article. I can't find the paper anywhere, do you know which journal it is in? Thanks. --liquidGhoul 13:17, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, unfortunately, my uni hasn't bought that journal. Even though the guy who wrote the paper is a senior lecturer! --liquidGhoul 13:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dakshina

You recently added the new genus Dakshina to the Gondwanatheria article; however, the link to organismnames.com you gave does not seem to be working (though it was working a few days ago) and I have not been able to find any other reference. Could you please provide a reference to the journal where this new genus was described? Thanks, Ucucha 13:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just found it: it is in JVP 27(2). Ucucha 16:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Asko

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An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you

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If your page is deleted, you still have many options available. Good luck! travb (talk) 16:46, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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Peter Tertzakian - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
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A barnstar for you!

	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
	Yes, Metriorrhynchus beetles live! Bearian (talk) 17:51, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Comment

Does WP:SIGCOV apply to bio of career defending people on death row? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2012_December_17#Stephen_Aarons — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aar095 (talk • contribs) 07:47, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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No new mammal species until...

Please do not add new mammal species until they either:

Are accepted at both the IUCN Red List and the ASM's MDD.
Are accepted by only one of those but is supported in multiple additional sources.

Thanks! - UtherSRG (talk) 23:37, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]