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I am expecting to be busy for the next two to four weeks (approx). Snowman (talk) 09:39, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Snowman: Good luck with whatever's on your plate at the minute! We'll miss all your hard work—you're doing an amazing job with all those photo uploads! See you in a few weeks... MeegsC | Talk 10:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Snowman (talk) 12:41, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Snowman: I notice you tagged this list with an orphan tag last August, and I'm wondering why. (I'm working through some of the things on the latest cleanup listing this afternoon.) It's linked to as many other articles as any of our other lists are! Can you shed some light? Do you think we should have other ways to direct people to such lists? MeegsC | Talk 12:45, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anyway, it seems to be linked to some pages; allbeit, to other lists. I have removed the banner. Snowman (talk) 12:57, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for having a look. MeegsC | Talk 14:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your improvements to the article. It is rather confusing as to when to use "Barrow", and when to use "Barrow-in-Furness", and I spent some time wondering what the best course of action would be. However, Vickers' facility is generally known as the "Barrow works" which is the way I referred to it in the lead; and then when named within a quote, I left it in it's original form. I used "Barrow-in-Furness" at the first subsequent opportunity and then "Barrow" afterwards for simplicity, and because that is the common or everyday use form. I think the original photo description just mentioned "Barrow" as well, but that is neither here nor there IMHO. --Red Sunset 22:39, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have I messed it up? I have rephrased it like saying Whitley plant in Whitley, giving Barrow works and Barrow-in-Furness a mention in the introduction as two separate places because both are mentioned later. I think that is logical, but it is only a suggestion, and I will follow your recommendation. Snowman (talk) 22:57, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, not messed up. Think of how you would refer to Royal Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon – most people would simply say "Leamington" or "Stratford". I thought the town's name should be mentioned in full at the first instance, and then the familiar term thereafter. BTW, I particularly like the rearrangement and renaming of the last section. :-) --Red Sunset 18:24, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But, most readers are not locals. For simplicity I used the name as used for the wikipage of the town, except in the quotes where Barrow might refer to the works rather than the town. I usually see the word "Aftermath" as negative. Snowman (talk) 19:51, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia went read-only *(server crash I guess) so I am posting both to my talk and yours I hope not duplicating too much but in case it got lost.:

I did another couple of good long edits today. Keeps me busy. Every time I think of updating my user page I get confounded in an article and start editing it, and can be absorbed in it for hours. I am one of those that tends to make lots of small edits (though also some large ones) so there is a huge stream of edits. Ik now there are sandboxes etc but it is on purpose, each stands alone and then anyone can contest any particular one rather than just some massive edit. If you have any hints or help for setting up a user page I should be grateful. I can work it out for myself but it might be an easy short-cut if you could give me some hints.

I tried to post this before but failed. There are still technical workings of Wiki that elude me. The subbing is good fun and, I hope, valuable to others; I enjoy it.

I am guessing you will find this here.

SimonTrew (talk) 20:32, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Take your time, and look at others users pages to see what sort of things people write about them selves. It is not a home page. It belongs to the wiki, so that both readers and editors can know a little about editors. Generally, people do not put may specific identifying details. Snowman (talk) 21:30, 9 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On March 10, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thick-billed parrot, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 08:54, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A nice image. Although neither the new picture or the existing taxobox shows a particularly natural setting, gardens are in fact the best breeding habitat, so that's not a problem. More to the point, looking at the taxobox image I realised that it had some brown in the wings, and is not in fact a full adult male. I've put the new image into the taxobox and moved the old one into the text to show a plumage not previously depicted. Thanks, jimfbleak (talk) 16:27, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is something like you have to pay if more than six bars, or 10 seconds, or something like that-- it is very short. Do you want me to try to track it down? SimonTrew (talk) 19:43, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I do not want to pay anything. What are you refering too? Snowman (talk) 22:55, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dear have I gone wrong again? I thought you were having a discussion about the Performing Rights Society. Please excuse me I have not got used to the wikipedia etiquette for where I should put talk. BTW I didn't find it, I have sent them a request for information. SimonTrew (talk) 00:23, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps your were discussing this with another user. Snowman (talk) 13:46, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you could discuss changes first on the talk page? Regardless, thank you for your work on wikipedia. kilbad (talk) 12:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

May I refer you to WP:OWN. Snowman (talk) 12:08, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am certainly not telling you not to edit the article, but just asking if you could discuss changes first on the article talk page? kilbad (talk)

Above copied to talk page where discussion can be continued. Snowman (talk) 12:37, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On March 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eos (genus), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 09:42, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would be very grateful if you kept a special eye out for any pictures of Australian Magpies or Macaroni Penguins indulging in any behaviours if and when you are scouring Flickr some more. As both are highly visible creatures which have been much photographed, hopefully someone has ones of the former chasing bicycles and the latter doing some penguiny social behaviours (or a chick would be good too). I will keep my fingers crossed. Any which turn up in your travels will be greatly appreciated. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:12, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

At present, birdwatch.ph/ is reviewing the taxonomy and nomenclature of Philippine avifauna. We are doing this, myself, and a couple of others for the country Records Committee, of which I am a member, of Wild Bird Club of the Philippines. This time around, the review is taking quite a long time because there are so many taxonomic changes to be considered, especially after the publication of the Timaliidae section in HBW-12 with Collar's rearrangement, among others. Part of this is deciding if we (for WBC) will adopt the IOC indications, or not. We are still discussing.--Steve Pryor (talk) 12:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]