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• Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.

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• Speedy deletion criterion A5 (transwikied articles) has been repealed following an unopposed proposal.

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• Following the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: {{Noping|Barkeep49}}, {{Noping|CaptainEek}}, {{Noping|GeneralNotability}}, {{Noping|Guerillero}}, {{Noping|L235}}, {{Noping|Moneytrees}}, {{Noping|Primefac}}, {{Noping|SilkTork}}.
• The 2021-22 Discretionary Sanctions Review has concluded with many changes to the discretionary sanctions procedure including a change of the name to "contentious topics". The changes are being implemented over the coming month.
• The arbitration case Stephen has been closed.

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== commons category is misplaced ==

your [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conus_milneedwardsi&diff=prev&oldid=442377885 edit], commons category is misplaced. placement info Template:Commons_category#Location. thank u. <_> jindam, vani (talk) 16:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

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Hello, thanks for all your work on references. I see hundreds of articles about species often have the same references and some (most?) seem added by you so hopefully you can help me understand: would it be ok to convert them to {{tl|cite journal}} usage? Sometimes the links break and it would be nice to automatically add links to archives, but that's hard if the citations aren't templated. For example doi:10.1111/zoj.12431 is currently broken (classic [https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/179/1/125/2870020 OUP]) but the citation would be still usable if we had added an archive. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055 is cited on over 800 articles and is also available at https://hal.science/hal-02458202 . Nemo 21:38, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

:: OK, I wouldn't mind if this can be done automatically by a bot. JoJan (talk) 14:33, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

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• The arbitration case Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 has been opened and the proposed decision is expected 24 February 2023.
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File:Information.svg A file that you uploaded or altered, :File:Ophrys-araneola1.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. --Minorax^«¦talk¦» 08:13, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi, please ensure that "United States" and other common words and terms are not linked in articles you edit. Tony (talk) 23:53, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

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Hiya! Sorry to bother you but I saw you in the recently active admins list and I thought I would see if you could help me with a burgeoning dispute (on a minor page, all things considered). User:TheWikiholic has twice reverted my edits on Forbes list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities. There is a small group of editors on that page that have continuously sought to list Michael Jackson's cause of death as homicide, which I argue contradicts the page on his death. I tagged the article for contradiction, but the user in question reverted the tag without engaging with me on the talk page. I know this is petty all things considered, but I thought it would give it a shot

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: I don't see how I can intervene in this dispute. The article Death of Michael Jackson states that the cause of his death was homocide and that his physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. JoJan (talk) 13:57, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

::Thanks for the quick response!

::Sorry for not being more clear, but the main issue with the argument is that homicide is not a cause of death, it is a manner of death (see [https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/forensicscauses.html here] for an explanation of the distinction). That's the reason it is listed as what it is on the page I referenced. RedPandaWatcher (talk) 14:17, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

In the future, please add attribution when copying from public domain sources: simply add the template {{tlx|PD-notice}} after your citation. I have done so for the above article. Please do this in the future so that our readers will be aware that you copied the prose rather than wrote it yourself, and that it's okay to copy verbatim. Thanks, — Diannaa (talk) 15:31, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

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• The Armenia-Azerbaijan 3 case has been closed.
• A case about World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been opened, with the first evidence phase closing 6 April 2023.

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Hi, I made some changes to a couple articles example Special:Diff/1151195681/1151210845. This is because cloudfront URLs are hosted at AWS and expire within a few hours see WP:AWSURL. Also I converted it to a {{tlx|cite journal}}. Feel free to copy to other articles. Thanks! -- GreenC 16:02, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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• The proposed decision in the World War II and the history of Jews in Poland case is expected 11 May 2023.

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• The Wikimedia Foundation annual plan 2023-2024 draft is open for comment and input through May 19. The final plan will be published in July 2023.

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• Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
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• Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

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• The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

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• Following a community referendum, the arbitration policy has been modified to remove the ability for users to appeal remedies to {{noping|Jimbo Wales}}.

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Hi @JoJan Your {{diff2|1160110201|edit}} at Vitrea subrimata got picked up as a possible copyright violation on CopyPatrol [https://copypatrol.toolforge.org/en/?id=99981610]. [https://api.ithenticate.com/en_us/dv/20220511?lang=en_us&o=99981610 This] is the comparison with the source. Since you added the source as a reference I assume this is a case of close paraphrasing. It might be better to add it as a quote instead. Nobody (talk) 08:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

: The database AnimalBase "provides copyright-free open access to zoological works, and provides manually verified lists of names of zoological genera and species as a free resource for the public. The public use of AnimalBase data is not restricted or conditioned. Those who contribute voluntarily data or pictures to AnimalBase do this under the understanding of contributing to a free public resource. age authors). If you download content from AnimalBase please make sure that you attribute the source (in cases of downloaded books, the library, and in cases of downloaded pictures, the image authors). The legal term for this is CC BY-SA." [http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/search AnimalBase: copyright]

Since I have made that deep link to AnimalBase, I can't see any infringement on copyright. Furthermore, the description of species is very specific. Any alteration, and you may be describing another species. JoJan (talk) 12:51, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

:Hi JoJan, thanks for clarifying the copyright status of the source, I missed it when I checked the website earlier. I've marked the report as a false positive. Sorry for the trouble Nobody (talk) 13:00, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

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: I've deleted this unnecessary category. JoJan (talk) 12:32, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

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: I've deleted this unnecessary category. JoJan (talk) 12:30, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

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• Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

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• Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:45, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

The source for Zonites festae spells it as Zonites festai. Is this a mistake or not? 115.188.140.167 (talk) 08:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

: Thank you for noticing this. I've made the necessary changes and deleted Zonites festae. JoJan (talk) 08:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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• Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. ({{phab|T326065}})

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• Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
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Hi JoJan,

Thank you for your edits to Callostracon, where you have copied content from a CC-licensed source into the article, which is allowed.

However, please note that you must always add a relevant notice that the content is copied beyond simply citing it, using a template like {{tl|cc-notice}}; I have fixed it for you in the meantime.

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i want try to ban this link https://www.surahyaseenpdf.info/

do you know how to ban this link from wikipedia? or marking as spam and not to be add as reff?

https://www.surahyaseenpdf.info/ Parjiano (talk) 15:56, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

: Can you give me some more information ? As far as I can understand, you are referring to the article Ya-Sin and the edit contest between two users. In this case you better bring this to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents and explain your reasons. JoJan (talk) 12:52, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

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• Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

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Hi @JoJan, I have been following up on new species articles. I have been noticing a trend in your new articles. Often there is an empty external links section, see these edits [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aegista_congener&diff=prev&oldid=1224065373 here] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aegista_pyramidata&diff=prev&oldid=1224065265 here]. Is there a reason for this section?

Additionally, I have noticed that occasionally geographic categories are missing from your articles, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aegista_crassiuscula&diff=prev&oldid=1224066286 here] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aegista_congener&diff=prev&oldid=1224065430 here]. I have been adding them for a few days now, would it be possible for you to incorporate this in your article drafting process? Cheers, --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 01:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

:I have been removing those empty sections. I've also been making a series of edits that seem to be common to all of your new articles, JoJan. Please take a look at your recent new articles that I have edited and pick up these changes for future articles. Thanks! - UtherSRG (talk) 15:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

::You're asking for more citations and more footnotes, while that's all there is for these obscure species. JoJan (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

:::My changes are more than that. Don't add {{tl|taxonbar}} if there is no Wikidata item; or make the Wikidata item. Use {{tl|BioRef}} instead of a raw URL ref. Add the appropriate stub tag. Etc. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

:::And yes, ensure all assertions are sourced to a reference. There are plenty of articles you've made where you've asserted a piece of information, but have not indicated where that information comes from. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:24, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

:Following up, I have noticed that categories have improved. Thank you! Congrats on making it out of Aegista and beyond.

:Some other notes:

:*You occasionally miss adding periods in your distribution sections.

:*Some sections you create lack citations. I know that it is likely to be found in the very few sources that are listed, but it would be good to get those citations inline.

:*If possible/available could you Wikilink the authority name in the infobox? It could be useful to readers.

:As a very experienced editor, I am sure you know there are many valid ways to format references. Is there a reason you avoid citation templates? Using {{tl|Cite taxon}}, {{tl|Cite book}}, {{tl|Cite web}}, {{tl|Cite journal}}, etc. could be helpful towards standardising the information.

:I am sure @UtherSRG has some thoughts on this front.

:This must be hard work, thanks for taking it on. So many snails! Sincerely, --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 22:02, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

::Nope, you said it all, {{U|Classicwiki}}. {{ping|JoJan}} I know you can do better. Your reticence to improve is disappointing. - UtherSRG (talk) 23:02, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

:::I understand you remarks. I'm working in this project pretty much alone, and I thank the occasional collaborators. I'm already of an advanced age and I hope I still have some time left. Furthermore the time I can spend on my computer is limited, but I do what I can. Following all your remarks - justified as they are - would slow me down considerably. There are just so many templates and categories - this is not a piece of cake. Already I have to invest so much time in research for text in public domain and for images (photos or original drawings) in lots of museums and dedicated websites. If I have to follow all your recommendations, this would slow down the creation of new articles or the much needed expansion of already existing stubs. If just we had more collaborators.... JoJan (talk) 09:27, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

::::That's no excuse. Have a scrap book where you have all of the basics ready to just drop in the data. Or have a baseline article that has all of what we are talking about already implemented and use that as a reminder of what to do. There are ways of making it easier. You don't have to remember it all and type it from scratch. Do better. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

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::::I get what you are saying @JoJan. I agree that this is a tough undertaking and the research you are doing to prepare these articles must be arduous to comb through. It is amazing that you supply so many images to your articles.

::::You are not totally alone. As you can see we are trying to improve the articles, but usually they are routine edits that if incorporated into your drafting process, would require less maintenance work from us. However, there is only so much I can do when I see an unsourced statement. I do not have the expertise or the time (or access) to read every book/reference you incorporate into your articles.

::::On the collaboration front, how is WikiProject Gastropods going? Have you tried writing on the article Talk page and tagging new users in seeking help? You might be able to rustle up some new recruits by posting on WikiProject Tree of Life and related forums. WP:TEAMWORK has some ideas as well. Shake the tree and see what falls out.

::::Have you experimented with the new ref tools in the Wikipedia editing modules or over at Help:Citation tools lately? You might be surprised about how quick some of these tools can be. Of course, nothing is perfect and some adjustments will need to be made to the title or authors often, but if you already have that info, it can be pretty quick. Additionally, the Insert Template Wizard can be copy-paste. If it is a frequent source, consider making a master template in a userspace and adjusting the page numbers as necessary.

::::If that is not in cards, you might find a partner, by requesting help at WikiProject Reliability or WikiProject Citation cleanup.

::::As another user mentioned on your talk page a year or so ago, links break, and having untemplated citations make it difficult to archive. One way to look at this, is that you are setting up future malacologist and malacology-enthusiasts up for better success (and an easier time) in their curiosity and research endeavours if your referencing is parsable and inline. What is that old Greek(?) or Japenese(?) saying about planting trees so that future generations may enjoy the shade?

::::Tree platitudes aside, you are very experienced and may have considered/know all this. Again, thank you for your hard work and I look forward to the next gastro article. Wishing you good health, --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 02:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

:::::Thank you for your kind words and especially for the useful tips you provided. I must admit I hadn't noticed the "Cite" button in the toolbar before. It's incredibly handy, and I've already used it several times. Regarding finding new recruits, I've sent many invitations over the years. Occasionally, some individuals have started editing, but they often didn't continue. This is understandable, as contributing requires not only a good understanding of gastropod taxonomy but also a thorough knowledge of how to write on Wikipedia, with all its rules, templates, and categories. JoJan (talk) 09:21, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

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• The arbitration case Venezuelan politics has been closed.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/RaccaWurst This user should be blocked indefinitely, not for 1 week. Jdcomix (talk) 14:01, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

: Done JoJan (talk) 14:05, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

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• Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
• Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("{{noping|Cinderella157}} German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
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• Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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A tag has been placed on :Category:Dymares indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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:I've deleted this unnecessary category. JoJan (talk) 13:44, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

ln 2024 there was a horrable fire in our place.lt was about two(14:00-15:00)when that happen.our parents were not around by that time. We had to protect the herns so so as our previous car not to burn. Some herns has burn.

That fire was made by three man who looked after the cows. They were smoking when the fire burn the bushes after that they run away. No one has been founded by now to be questioned.

41.113.162.198 (talk) 15:51, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Hi. First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on your work on creating articles for lots of animal species. I'd want to let you know about Wikidata. Amongst many other things, it allows to link articles and categories and pages from Wikipedias in lots of languages and other projects within the scope of Wikimedia. If you do nothing about the new articles you create, a bot will eventually come and link them automatically. It's no big deal. However, there are already items on Wikidata for these species, some of them even with images. Linking the article you've recently created will allow to have links to that other version of Wikipedia and also to images in Wikimedia Commons if available. It's very simple. You can see [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q130366500&diff=2253113017&oldid=2253112702 here] an example of how I did it with Navarriella, which is now linked there. Do not hesitate to contact me if you require further assistance or you have any doubts - I'll be happy to help. :) And keep up the good work. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 07:59, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks for your kind words. But I cannot create a new item in Wikidata. My screen only shows "read" and "view history". Therefore I leave this to a bot. My hands are already full with the creation and expansion of articles in en.wikipedia and uploading new images to the Commons and keep the Commons up-to-date with all the changes in taxonomy. JoJan (talk) 08:24, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

::That's great. Keep up the excellent work! :) Alavense (talk) 09:06, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello, JoJan,

Please do not delete categories that are being discussed at WP:CFD. They are immune from CSD C1 tagging. And if you come across an empty category, that is not being discussed at CFD, please do not delete it but tag it CSD C1. This is made easier if you use Twinkle to tag pages. Empty categories are not immediately deleted, they sit for 7 days at :Category:Empty categories awaiting deletion in case they have been emptied out-of-process. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:46, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

:Also, this CFD wasn't a proposal to delete a category but to rename it so it shouldn't have been deleted. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi, I am User:Bookku, On Wikipedia I engage in, finding information and knowledge gap areas in Wikipedia and promoting expansion of related drafts and articles. Previously you seem to have attempted to update article Hagia Sophia. ((xtools))

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Hi JoJan. You have been listing [https://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001 this source] as Public Domain, but [https://catalogue.saeon.ac.za/records/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001 this page] shows that that's incorrect. It's acutally CC-by-SA 4.0. So the correct template to add is this one:

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: Thank you for bringing this to my attention. JoJan (talk) 07:29, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, JoJan,

Thank you for creating Conus demisgeraldoi.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

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Thank you for creating Conus cazalisoi.

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: Deleted. JoJan (talk) 16:27, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

::@JoJan, I don't believe G6 is the appropriate deletion in this case, which is why I think @Explicit initially reverted the deletion of this and the article mentioned above. It's unclear to me whether this is supposedly viewed as a hoax (which would be G3), or whether the species has been re-named, or what, but articles should not typically be G6 deleted after existing for 6 years as "Housekeeping and routine (non-controversial) cleanup: not-accepted name". Hey man im josh (talk) 17:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

:::Chiming in to agree, although arguably G7 would be reasonable, but again it's been six years so I think maybe some discussion would be beneficial. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 18:13, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

::::To me it sounds like a move / merge / redirect might be best. I'm no species expert, but if there were previously entries in the relevant taxon databases, it should signify something. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

:::::I concur. This should not have been deleted. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:41, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

::::::{{Reply to|Hey man im josh|Amorymeltzer|UtherSRG}} Not only is the application of G6 entirely wrong, re-deleting the pages after my clear opposition to them is in violation of WP:WHEEL. Having a look into their deletion log, and looking at examples like Schwartziella scalariformis and Thais cingulifera, it seems that JoJan has been misapplying G6 for years. Their RFA was nearly twenty years ago, so they may be quite out of touch with current practices. ✗plicit 23:34, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

:::::::I've now restored the page. - UtherSRG (talk) 01:56, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

:::::::You're not wrong, but I do think this could have been said in a less bitey way. Hey man im josh (talk) 14:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

: It is still my opinion this article should be deleted, as Conus cazalisoi is now recognized as an unused combination, It was created by me in 2018 relying on WoRMS. In 2019 in the publication "Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells - 2018 update supplement" [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331555111_Illustrated_Catalog_of_the_Living_Cone_Shells_-_2018_update_supplement] it was stated that the original name was Africonus cazalisoi. This is, in turn, was recognized as a synonym of Conus (Kalloconus) trochulus Reeve, 1844, represented as Conus trochulus Reeve, 1844. This is how taxonomy works. The designation Conus cazalisoi was not a hoax. And merging or redirecting something that does not exist, is certainly wrong. One can discuss the reason for deleting, but in my opinion G6 or G7 seem appropriate. Therefore, if no one objects, I will delete this page again. JoJan (talk) 13:23, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

::That's fine and all, but that's not what G6 deletions are for. Neither G6 (non-controversial maintenance) or G7 (borderline in this case) seem appropriate. If you don't believe an article that was not solely edited by you no longer belongs on Wikipedia, we send it to AfD, even if only procedural. We typically don't just delete 6 year old articles like this. Please keep that in mind in the future, even though I'm confident your intentions were good and you were trying to save us from some bureaucracy. For all we know someone will come along and point us to a place where a redirect would make more sense or they shed some light that another person was not aware of. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:29, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

:::Alright folks, I know admin accountability is a thing, but I believe the efforts made were in good faith, and I think we should be approaching it as such. Let's give someone a chance to do better :) Hey man im josh (talk) 03:07, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

::And as an admin, you are held to a higher standard of behavior. Abusing your admin bit in this way could be cause to having your bit removed. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:04, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

::As I have already expressed, I oppose your misapplication of the speedy deletion criteria. WP:PROD would be the way to go about it. ✗plicit 00:14, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

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Hi JoJan,

Since you're an expert on gastropods in general, I thought I'd seek your help. In the genera section it lists Camaenid genera by distribution, and not by subfamily. However, because listing by taxonomy is standard practice across gastropod and other biological articles, I think genera should be listed by their subfamily and tribe, especially since some genera in subfamilies Bradybaeninae and Helicostylinae are not included, and it would make more sense (and be easier) to add them by subfamily instead of by distribution. Now, is it OK for me to do this on my own, or do I have to have a discussion about it?

Regards, Plant🌱man (talk) 18:23, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

: I agree, this is not the way we create articles in this project. You can recreate this article by listing the genera by subfamily and tribe. But it will be a lot of work. JoJan (talk) 15:07, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

::That’s fine, I was just wondering. Thanks! Plant🌱man (talk) 18:41, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

::Done! Plant🌱man (talk) 21:42, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

::: Well done ! JoJan (talk) 14:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

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:tag on the talk page of Setia (gastropod). Anyway I would have strongly objected , because the content of the article is duly documented. JoJan (talk) 14:21, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

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{{center|1=Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:18, 6 June 2025 (UTC)}}

Hello!

While looking at MolluscaBase I noticed that there were new subfamilies and genera of Streptaxidae since 2024, so either the page is outdated or the database is wrong. I have tried to update some parts of it, but I have little knowledge on gastropods and taxonomy.

You do seem to have that knowledge, so it'd be appreciated if you could help me out with this.

NOT Joe Biden 17:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

: I've updated the article JoJan (talk) 01:49, 16 June 2025 (UTC)