User talk:Qwertzy2

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[edit] Images

Hi Qwertzy, and welcome! I notice you've been uploading some wonderful photographs. One minor point: you need to say explicitly that you took the photos, and you need to add a copyright tag. The easiest thing to do is just add

[[User:Qwertzy2]] took this photo. {{GFDL-self}}

to each image description page.

By the way, it would be wonderful if you'd put your pictures at the Wikimedia Commons. Images uploaded there can be used here in exactly the same way. The benefit is that other Wikimedia projects can use the images too, like the Wikipedias in other languages. You might want to check out Commons:Category:Plantae and its subcategories. Cheers, dbenbenn | talk 19:35, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RE:

OK. Thanks very much for the information.;-)

[edit] Taxoboxes

Hi Qwertzy - nice to see you're making a lot of good additions; a few points:

On taxoboxes, bulleting (* at the start of the line) and is not very good as it takes up too much space; most people use <br/> to start new lines in lists in taxoboxes. I've copied my plant box templates below, you're welcome to use them if you want:

Taxobox for a plant species
{{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = }} <br>{{Status****}}
{{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:FILENAME.JPG|240px]] | caption = }}
{{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
{{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
{{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[ophyta]]}}
{{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[opsida]]}}
{{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[ales]]}}
{{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[aceae]]}}
{{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[G]]''}}
{{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''G. s'''''}}
{{Taxobox_end_placement}}
{{Taxobox_section_binomial_botany | color = lightgreen| binomial_name = | author = }}
{{Taxobox_end}}
Taxobox for a higher plant group
{{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = }}
{{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:FILENAME.JPG|240px]] | caption = }}
{{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
{{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
{{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[ophyta]]}}
{{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[opsida]]}}
{{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[ales]]}}
{{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[aceae]]}}
{{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''G'''''}}
{{Taxobox_end_placement}}
{{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = }}
taxon1 <br/>
taxon2 <br/>
taxon3
{{Taxobox_end}}

On Ticodendron, generally, with a monotypic genus, the page is titled at the genus name (compare e.g. Ginkgo, Sciadopitys), for easier searching - mind if I move Ticodendron incognitum to Ticodendron?

Also I noticed you moved one or two pages from scientific name titles to common names; don't feel obliged to do so, quite a few people (myself included) prefer scientific name titles as they are very often better for category indexing and less confusing or open to controversy (given that so many plants have different common names used in different places, and/or common names that suggest they are wrongly classified)

Have you seen the Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life and its talk page Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tree of Life yet? - you might want to join the crowd in there and browse through them. - MPF 00:35, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RE

Well I just thought that Ticodendron incognitum is more "coherent" to other articles, as for monotypic taxons we often name the article the lowest taxon possible (in this case the species). But yes, I agree that moving it to Ticodendron is much more convenient. By the way, thanks very much for the information concerning the Tree of Life. THat's very useful !!Qwertzy2 07:58, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ranks in Taxobox_section_subdivision

Do we really need the ranks in the {{Taxobox_section_subdivision}}? In my opinion, they just take up space and look ugly. They don't add any information, because the ranks being discussed have already been given at the top of the section. I can see no indication at Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/taxobox usage that the rank should be included. In fact, omitting the (repeated) rank would probably help to prevent mistakes, like "subfamily" where "superfamily" is meant (c.f. shrimp). --Stemonitis 13:35, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RE

I think that if we indicate no rank at all in the taxobox_section_subdivision, it might look quite confusing and mind-boggling, especially if there are particularly many taxa. That's why I repeated it systematically at Shrimp. However, I would agree that omitting ranks helps preventing mistakes (er, and thanks very much for indicating my mistake...), so I will omit ranks at Shrimps. Does it still look reasonably "limpid" and "clear", in your opinion ?

[edit] Argentina (genus)

Hi Qwertzy2 - do you know what the circumscription of the genus Argentina is? Does it include just the two species listed, or all the species traditionally listed in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae? (e.g. REVISION OF POTENTILLA L. SECTION LEPTOSTYLAE and Flora of China: Potentilla sect. Leptostylae). Judging by the descriptions, I would say these would be in Argentina, but I can't find any evidence that the relevant combinations have been published. Do you know if they have been?

I'm also moving Argentina (genus) to Argentina (plant), as User:Circeus has just pointed out that there is also a genus of fish named Argentina which will need a page one day. - MPF 14:48, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

  • Hi MPS - Well I do not know exactly either. Based on your link, I also think the genus at least comprises those 3 species of Potentilla sect. Leptostylae, and most references on the Web do mention them. However I actually cannot find any reference mentioning the genus's exact circumscription. Qwertzy2 07:29, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Taxobox authorities

{{Taxobox authority}} is for animals only (it requires a date). For plants, use something like {{Taxobox authority new | authority = ([[Carolus Linnaus|L.]]) [[André Michaux|Michx.]]}}. ~~~~

If you don't know who a surname like "Pax" or "Miranda" is referring to, you should link to [[Pax (taxonomy)|]] or [[Miranda (taxonomy)|]], not to Pax or Miranda, which are not what you want! This makes it easier to find these references and replace them with proper links — in this case to Ferdinand Albin Pax and Faustino Miranda. (For abbreviations with a period it's OK to link to [[L.]] because that's unambiguous.) Alternatively, you can look up author surnames and abbreviations at the International Plant Names Index [1]. Gdr 09:14:31, 2005-08-12 (UTC)

[edit] Cactus

Thanks for all the Cactus :) --Darkfred Talk to me 12:43, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

You're welcomed ! :) Qwertzy2 12:46, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Move !

In this edit you claim that you moved the article. You did not move the article, you did a copy and paste. If I had deleted Night-blooming cereus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) as you requested, I would have thrown away over a year's history of edits, making it look as though you had written the whole article recently. That would have been wrong. In any case there was no need to delete that title - it is a perfectly valid redirect.

What you should have done was to mark Selenicereus grandiflorus (which at that time was just a redirect) with the message {{db|Admin - please move Night-blooming cereus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) on to this title ...}}.

Please use move in future, or get an admin to do it if the move is blocked. -- RHaworth 10:36, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Oops ! I am terribly sorry for that. Thanks for the explaination. Qwertzy2 14:46, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your vote, and HDI discussion underway ...

Hello! I hope you're well. I'd like to thank you for participating in the vote earlier to include the HDI in the country infobox/template. Yay!

After a lengthy gestation, a discussion piece has been prepared to help give form to the vote. If you've a preference for how and where this information should appear in the infobox, I'd appreciate it if you head on over there and comment. :)

After a decision is arrived at, if at all, I'm also hopeful to prevail upon you to add the values (if you're willing and comfortable) for a handful of countries; the more people doing it, the less time it will take to implement the vote and realise the fruits of our collective labour.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for your co-operation! E Pluribus Anthony 04:07, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Cyphostemma elephantopus.JPG

Thanks for uploading Image:Cyphostemma elephantopus.JPG. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, ie in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of image pages you have edited by going to "Your contributions" from your user page and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks so much. --Nv8200p (talk) 18:28, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Tiliacora triandra

Hi, I made this page but I'm not a botanist. Can you help with taxobox? Thanks, Badagnani 04:51, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I have added the taxobox and the appropriate category for the article. I have also rephrased the lead paragraph a little bit, just to make it sound more encyclopedic and, most importantly, not simply copy-pasted from another website... :-)Qwertzy2 23:01, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I did write that text myself, from my experience eating this food. Badagnani 23:11, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need taxobox

Hi, sorry to bother you again. I've just created an article on a Vietnamese herb called Limnophila aromatica and don't know enough to make a taxobox. Can you help? Badagnani 04:23, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peperomia Addict

Hi -- I just added a photo gallery to the Peperomia page, since you already have a photo in the Taxobox. I looked at the list of species with your name all over it... did you type all those things in yourself? Good Lord! Thanks for all the hard work... Sincerely, Nathan Beach 22:53, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh yeah I did type all those things in myself. You're welcomed !:-)Qwertzy2 17:27, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] D.C.

Hi Qwertzy2,

Can you help me to disambiguate D.C. in the taxobox on the page Strombocactus disciformis? What does it stand for?

Thanks, Ravn 17:08, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Found it, thanks. -- Ravn 17:16, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peperomia?

Hi Quertzy2, I noticed the photo you put in the taxobox for the Peperomia page does not appear to actually be a Peperomia. Peperomia spp. have characteristically minute flowers, without a developed corolla, which are borne on elongate spikes. They are almost universally cream, light green, or white-colored. No Peperomia has showy purple flowers with well delveoped petals.

I've replaced your image. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

Codiferous 03:09, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup Work

Hi, I'm doing some cleanup work. In June of 2005, you marked Habitats_of_Pachypodium_of_Southern_Continental_Africa_and_Madagascar as needing cleanup. Do you think it still needs it? Should the tag be removed?

Yeah I think the tag can be removed now. Great job ! Thanks.Qwertzy2 03:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Polyphaga

I see you've created and begun populating Category:Polyphaga. I'm not sure that this is a very useful category, however, since it includes all beetles except for fourteen families. In other words, it merely adds a level to the hierarchy without adding much information. I would rather see the current family-based categorisation continue until it becomes overloaded, which may not be for a long time. --Stemonitis 11:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] aloe boiteaui

Hello, J-Philippe Castillon from Reunion island. I'm looking for pictures of A. boiteaui and saw your "aloe boiteani!". It seems to me that this picture isn't A. boiteaui but certainly a Lomatophyllum (maybe citreum from the same region of Madagascar). Have you other pictures of this aloe, flowers if possible, and do you know where this plant comes from?. Maybe an email address, to discuss directly?

Thanks very much.

jp.castillon@wanadoo.fr

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