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Contents 1 Newsletter for Wikiproject Aquarium Fishes 2 WikiProject Aquarium Fishes June 2007 Newsletter 3 WP:TOL template 4 An appreciation for your work on Aquarium Fishes 5 Image:WhiteCommonGoldfishRodsan18a.jpg 6 The Tireless Contributor Barnstar 7 Image:AquariumPetFishRodsan18c.jpg 8 Newsletter Done? 9 WikiProject Aquarium Fishes July 2007 Newsletter 10 The Amphibians and Reptiles Portal (P:AAR) 11 Please help-Lao language request 12 Portal:Thailand 13 Ocean sunfish 14 Energy portal review 15 Portal:Fishing 16 WikiProject Aquarium Fishes August 2007 Newsletter 17 Fishing Portal Nomination Page 18 Fish stubs, and catfiformes... 19 Request for comment on Category Redirect template 20 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:UTCC logo.gif 21 Fish Portal Image 22 Help Needed! 23 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Dusit Thani College logo.jpg 24 Your opinion 25 WikiProject Council roll call

[edit] Newsletter for Wikiproject Aquarium Fishes

Would you like my bot to deliver the Wikiproject Aquarium Fishes newsletter? It seems you usually do it manually. If you want it, just tell me if it's monthly, weekly, or something else, when it's usually delivered, the template the newsletter is on, and if it's subst'ed or not. --R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 18:31, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

And out of curiosity, why is it fishes. I thought the plural of fish was fish. --R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 19:45, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Because there were so many links on the page that had the delivery list, I copied it a subpage, and transcluded it, so it looks the same, but when you click the section edit button for the subscription section, it will go to a subpage. This makes it easier for the bot. --R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 20:01, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I've changed to directions (not actually how to do it, just how it's written) and added what the bot will sign with. Please check it. Then, if you want, I will run the bot immediately. --R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 20:13, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Done. --R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 20:52, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Aquarium Fishes June 2007 Newsletter

The Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Newsletter Issue VII - June 2007
News Please welcome our new members: Rodsan18 (talk · contribs), S.dedalus (talk · contribs), S234 (talk · contribs), Smcskim (talk · contribs), RobNS (talk · contribs), FireFly5 (talk · contribs) Articles recently created: Peckoltia, Hemiancistrus, Lesser spiny eel, Butterfly tail, Tosakin, Tamasaba, Meteor goldfish, Curled-gill goldfish, Egg-fish goldfish, Macrognathus, Bath treatment, Asian redtail catfish, Crystal eyed catfish, Horabagrus, Moonlight gourami, Snakeskin gourami, Farlowella, Farlowella acus, Freshwater aquarium, Striped Raphael catfish, Raphael catfish, Platydoras, Hikari (Company) Articles recently expanded or revised: Hypostomus, Chaca, Upside-down catfish, Chocolate gourami, Fish food, Ranchu, Hypostomus punctatus, Brachygobius, Fantail (goldfish), Pearlscale, Hyphessobrycon Glyptoperichthys has been merged due to its synonymy with Pterygoplichthys. Related articles have been edited to reflect this change. The Fish Portal has recently become a featured portal. Did you know... (Featured on the Main page): ...that the catfish genus Hemiancistrus currently includes species of two other undescribed genera? (May 10) ...that Horabagrus brachysoma, an endangered species of the genus Horabagrus, has been considered a potential flagship species for media attention to provide a focus for wildlife conservation of inland biodiversity? (May 23) ...that the snakeskin gourami is one of Thailand's five most important aquacultured freshwater species? (May 25) See or edit the current tasklist here	Discussions & Collaborations The article Fish diseases was renamed to Disease in ornamental fishes. Then Fish diseases was made a redirect to Fish article. User:Melanochromis started a discussion regarding the necessity of this move. See the discussion here
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[edit] WP:TOL template

Please keeo the discussion at the proposal page to avoid splitting things. I'm working on mock ups to show that the result is not actually "hierarchical" It's mostly to show potential relations for assesment. Circeus 20:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An appreciation for your work on Aquarium Fishes

		The Original Barnstar
		Just to let you know you're work on the Aquarium Fishes Wiki Project is appeciated. Neale Monks 17:49, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! --Melanochromis 20:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:WhiteCommonGoldfishRodsan18a.jpg

Dear Melanochromis. Thank you for pointing out the labelling error. I will do the necessary transfers (from common to comet goldfish). However, I need to know how I could change the image name (from: Whitecommongoldfish... to: Whitecometgolfish...). I can't seem to find a "move button"... Will appreciate it. Dragonbite 13:13, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Finally able to find time to re-upload this image under its correct image name. Just letting you know. Regards. Dragonbite 04:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Tireless Contributor Barnstar

And thank you for this award and reward. Best regards. Dragonbite 13:13, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:AquariumPetFishRodsan18c.jpg

Look very much like a cyprinodontiform to me, so that's the category I'm using for your image. Another possibility is Beloniformes (something related to ricefish) but this is much less likely. Will get back to you if I can identify the genus or species. Where did you get this one? --Melanochromis 07:19, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Hello Melanochromis. Thanks for the reply. The fish was about to be discarded by a friend, but fortunately that friend of mine learned I am keeping aquarium fish. So, I was requested to adopt it. It thrives in my tropical (gouramis) tank. This unidentified fish is a New Yorker. Conclusion to its identity? Dragonbite 12:26, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newsletter Done?

Please tell me when the current newsletter for WikiProject Aquarium Fishes is done so I know when to deliver it. I was going to do it today (the first pretty soon), but it seems a whole section is missing. --(Review Me) R ^ParlateContribs_@ (Let's Go Yankees!) 23:26, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Aquarium Fishes July 2007 Newsletter

The Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Newsletter Issue VIII - July 2007
News Please welcome our new member: Coldmachine (talk · contribs) Articles recently created: Chinese hillstream loach, Tire track eel, Acanthodoras, Bagrichthys, Trichogaster, Agamyxis, Oxydoras, Hyalobagrus, Leiarius, Balantiocheilos Articles recently expanded or revised: Brachygobius, Oranda, Ryukin, Bumblebee catfish, Bala shark Pseudoplatystoma has been expanded due to five more species being recognized or described. Upside-down catfish is now a disambiguation page as this name can refer to several fishes. The original content of the article is moved to Synodontis nigriventris Did you know... (Featured on the Main page): ...that Bagrichthys macracanthus, the black lancer, is the only species of Bagrichthys, a genus of catfishes, that is traded in the aquarium hobby? (June 14) The image to the right was featured as picture of the day on June 4. See or edit the current tasklist here	Discussions & Collaborations The article Rotting nose disease has been nominated for deletion. See discussions and vote here If you have any suggestion or need to discuss an issue related to fishkeeping, please feel free to post it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aquarium Fishes edit   The Fish Quiz The Fish Quiz is a friendly quiz competition designed to test your general knowledge of fish. The current game is Fish Quiz Tournament IV. You can read more and join the game here.
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[edit] The Amphibians and Reptiles Portal (P:AAR)

edit   The Amphibians and Reptiles Portal I'm glad to announce that The Amphibians and Reptiles Portal (P:AAR) has been created and is ready for you to use. This portal covers any subjects related to amphibians, reptiles, herpetology, as well as WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles. Purposes of the portal to act as the "main page" for editors interested in amphibians and reptiles. The portal page should contain all the common and useful links to relevant articles, lists, categories, as well as the project tasklist. As this portal is your tool, please feel free to organize, modify, or expand the Topics, Categories, Lists, and Tasklist sections of the portal as you see fit. to recognize works of AAR editors via the "Selected Article of the Month" and "Selected Picture of the Month." You can participate in this process by nominating and voting for articles and pictures that you think deserve to be presented for each month. Selected articles and pictures receive a recognition messagebox on talk pages. to lead potential AAR editors to WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles as well as to educate general readers. Feel free to add more items for the "Did you know..." section. Thank you for reading. If you have any questions, please leave them on the portal talk page or my user talk page. --Melanochromis

--Melanochromis 06:30, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Excellent work on the portal. Thanks. Shyamal 07:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Oops, I didn't know that. Yes, I've been one of the more prolific editors on Komodo dragon. bibliomaniac15 ^{BUY NOW!} 02:16, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please help-Lao language request

Hello! The Wikipedia:Graphic Lab is working on artwork related to Laos, and we need some help to get the proper Lao language text into the artwork. As Thai and Lao are closely-related languages, I ask you to please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphic_Lab/Images_to_improve#Scouting_in_Laos and see if you can help! Thanking you in advance, Chris 02:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Thailand

Re: Portal:Amphibians and Reptiles, very nice!

As the attendant of a (non-Siamese) cat in Thailand, I just wanted to say I appreciated the featured article selection for this month on Portal:Thailand.

Related to the Portal, one thing I was thinking about was to create another featured element to the portal: Featured lists, rather than listing the lists. It would be a great way to highlight some of the better Thailand-related lists and also encourage their improvement. Even if the lists themselves don't yet include images, it would be pretty straightforward to find Commons images to illustrate the highlighted list, such as national parks, shopping malls, etc. What do you think? — WiseKwai 11:23, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad you like the Portal:Amphibians and Reptiles. Feel free to use or expand it.

Re:List. That's an interesting idea and I think it might help motivate editors to improve the Thailand-related lists. Maybe the name "Selected list of the month" would be better than "Featured list" as most of the lists we are going to present won't be featured lists. The real problem is the monthly update. Do we have a lot of good lists? I'm a bit afraid by the fourth or fifth month we'd have ran out of lists of good quality especially if there're no new lists coming in. This is exactly the problem I had with Portal:Cambodia which ran out of good articles and pictures, and I ended using so-so stuff that I wasn't pround of. But we can give still it a try first anyway. I think it's worth trying. I will go ahead and set up the section soon, maybe today, if you don't mind. --Melanochromis 19:56, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

"Selected list" is a better word choice. If you're willing to set it up and try it, that would be awesome. I'll try to keep my eye out for lists that are worthy of promotion. — WiseKwai 12:07, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I have created the list and added to portal. We'll see if it works. --Melanochromis 07:35, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

I changed the code in the randomization enabled version to better match the main one, as well as added another article to the list. It looks okay to me now, but feel free to revert or fix if there are problems. Tim Shuba 06:40, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ocean sunfish

Wow, thanks for selecting Ocean sunfish as fish of the month for the Fish Portal! Cool. Fred Hsu 01:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Energy portal review

Hi Melanochromis! Knowing that you have an interest in a portal (as well in its redirect pages!) I wondered if you might like to comment on the one I've been working on - energy portal - which is now under consideration as a featured portal. As of today it has had remarkably few people contributing to the debate, compared to other candidates. If you have time perhaps you would like to take a look? The candidate page can be found here. Regards Gralo 00:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I already left my comment at the nomination page. --Melanochromis 06:16, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Fishing

Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that the fishing portal needs updates. I just took the liberty of updating it from May2007 to June2007 but this portal is still lagging one month behind though. I think the "July update" could probably go sometime mid-July as soon as there are nominations and votes for new articles. Cheers, --Melanochromis 03:52, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

• Sorry for my late reply... I really had a very bad health problem this past few weeks. Same reason why I was inactive from Wikipedia and other corporate things... Hope you understand. Your help and concern are very much appreciated. Thanks, more power, and good luck! Bu b0y2007 06:29, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Aquarium Fishes August 2007 Newsletter

The Aquarium Fishes WikiProject Newsletter Issue IX - August 2007

News Please welcome our new members: Ronnieadinata (talk · contribs), Lerdsuwa (talk · contribs), Peregrinebee (talk · contribs) Articles recently created: Pseudomystus, Scleromystax, List of Corydoras species, Bedotiidae, Bedotia, Dekeyseria, Leporacanthicus, Pseudacanthicus Articles recently expanded or revised: Callichthys callichthys, Serrasalminae, Black pacu, Piranha, Callichthyidae, Corydoras, Danionin, Sailfin molly, Yucatan molly, Hoplosternum littorale, Acanthicus The Banggai cardinalfish, threatened with extinction due to the aquarium trade, recently had its proposal for protection under CITES rejected. Brochis has, since 2003, been a synonym of Corydoras. Related articles have been edited to reflect this. The article "Rotting nose disease" has been identified as a hoax and has been deleted. Read more here. Did you know... (Featured on the Main page): ...that the wimple piranha is a specialized predator whose diet consists primarily of fish scales? (July 13) ...that catfish of the genus Dekeyseria are able to rapidly change their colouration to fit their mood or their surroundings? (July 22) ...that catfish of the genus Leporacanthicus are also known as vampire plecostomus because of the presence of very long teeth on their upper jaw? (July 28) See or edit the current tasklist here

Discussions & Collaborations From the live-bearing aquarium fish article: "Why is this article only about 'aquarium' fish? Are the only fish in the world that bear live young found in aquariums?" See more here Discussions related to the Green spotted puffer. See more here

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[edit] Fishing Portal Nomination Page

Hi there! It's nice to be contributing back here in Wikipedia (hopefully for good, this time around!)... Anyhow, I have added a new list of nominations in our Fishing Portal Nomination Page, if you have time to cast your vote or make a new nomination list please do not hesitate to visit the page. Thanks! Bu b0y2007 10:51, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fish stubs, and catfiformes...

Thanks for the kind words on the fish stubs; to be honest I was just about tearing my hair out with 'em, and there's one or two issues left to resolve ((in particular with the cichlids), but it's getting there. On the catfish/siluriformes category naming issue: I'd be equally happy with renaming Cat:siluriformes to Cat:catfish, if you want to nominate a rename in that direction, just so long as the stubcat(fish) and permcat aren't gratuitously inconsistent, as at present. Alai 16:05, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for comment on Category Redirect template

Because you are a member of WikiProject Categories, your input is invited on some proposed changes to the design of the {{Category redirect}} template. Please feel free to view the proposals and comment on the template talk page. --Russ (talk) 21:57, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:UTCC logo.gif

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[edit] Fish Portal Image

Hi! I was wondering if you would object to uploading the image you created for the fish portal logo onto commons. The reason I ask is that I'd like to add that to my user page there to show an image used as a picture of the month, as I have done on my user page on wikipedia. I could upload it to commons for you if you like. Please let me know. Cheers! --Jnpet (talk) 02:11, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help Needed!

Melanochromis, I created an animal quiz like your fish quiz and I need your help to improve it. For example, what should I award to the winners?--Mark Chung (talk) 02:47, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Dusit Thani College logo.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Dusit Thani College logo.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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[edit] Your opinion

I think those are Blood Parrot chichlids... do you thinks I'm right?Pro bug catcher (talk • contribs). 05:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)