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Oxyeleotris colasi

Hi. Re your request for the paper on Oxyeleotris caeca, my French contact is still searching for it. In the meantime, he kindly but slightly randomly sent me the paper "Oxyeleotris colasi (Teleostei: Eleotridae), a new blind cave fish from Lengguru in West Papua, Indonesia". If you're interested, I can zap it over if you drop me an email? I note that Oxyeleotris colasi is a red link. I am not really a zoologist. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 15:53, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Hi @SunloungerFrog, thanks for looking into this. I think I found that paper on researchgate, so if it's that one then no need to email. They probably came across it as it is in the same journal, I think. O. caeca and O. colasi are likely convergent evolutions, possibly from the same related Oxyeleotris species. I think any frog surely has the power of a zoologist inside them? CMD (talk) 00:37, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

It is indeed that paper. any frog surely has the power of a zoologist inside them Ha, maybe you're right and I should give it a go! Anyway, I'll let you know if there is any further movement on the O. Caeca paper. Cheers, SunloungerFrog (talk) 06:24, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Back-and-forth on the GEOLAND talk page

I was going to respond to the person who you also appear to be having a back-and-forth with in the RFC on the GEOLAND talk page, but I then checked their talk-page and saw that they have an extensive track-record of bludgeoning that led to them having a community ban from making more than two responses in a talk-page per day (I'm not going to bother checking whether they are breaking this restriction in the present discussion). At that point I just said to myself "ah, so no point engaging further really". It's up to you whether it's worth it to you to continue engaging when the goal-posts continually shift (e.g., "no proof that people are arguing that individual buildings are notable" => "no proof that people are arguing that every settlement in a community is independently notable") and the argument generally is going in favour of not-fit-for-purpose anyway, but I wouldn't.

I used to think WP:BLUD just served as a tool for the majority to bash the minority over the head with for daring to argue with them, and the truth is I sometimes need to watch out myself for the way I tend to want to respond to everything, but in specific cases, I've got to grudgingly concede that it is a real problem and the solution is just to say "you know what? Fine. Be that way." and stop responding. FOARP (talk) 10:25, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, your words are helpful. I'm not so minded about bludgeoning if everything is taking place under my initial bullet point (that's two to tango, as you note I am responding), although I do wish I knew where the 'straw goat' terminology came from. A quick search finds me only the Gävle goat, although that's never a bad thing to look at again. CMD (talk) 12:09, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

I also renamed that moved discussion they did. The discussion clearly wasn't only about your concept of what the standard means. A whole bunch of people discussed there. FOARP (talk) 09:11, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

Your nomination of States and federal territories of Malaysia is on hold

Your good article nomination of the article States and federal territories of Malaysia has been placed on hold, as the article needs some changes. See the review page for more information. If these are addressed within 7 days, the nomination will pass; otherwise, it may fail. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 14:47, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Mikan (cat)

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mikan (cat), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mikan (cat)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 54,499 views (2,270.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Longjiaosun

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Longjiaosun, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Longjiaosun), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Jiji railway station

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jiji railway station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jiji railway station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Jiji line

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jiji line, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jiji line), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Nantou County

On 30 October 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nantou County, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mikan (pictured), the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mikan (cat). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nantou County), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Nicely done with your recent DYK edits. I read through your work, starting with Mikan (cat), and was fascinated. Your work is greatly appreciated. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 01:29, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Morogris! I hope to find similar topics in the future. CMD (talk) 02:51, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Guide to temporary accounts

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Temporary account IP viewer user right

How to enable IP Reveal

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Impact for administrators

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• Publicly linking a TA to another TA is allowed if "reasonably believed to be necessary". (e.g. ~2025-12345-67 and ~2025-12345-68 are likely the same person, so I am counting their reverts together toward 3RR, but not Hey ~2025-12345-68, you did some good editing as ~2025-12345-67)
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Useful tools for patrollers

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Videos

• How to use Special:IPContributions
• How automatic IP reveal works
• How to use IP Info
• How to use User Info

Further information and discussion

• For more information and discussion regarding this change, please see the announcement from the Wikimedia Foundation at Wikipedia:Village pump (WMF) § Temporary accounts rollout.

Most of this message was written by Mz7 (source). Thanks, 🎃 SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 02:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Your nomination of States and federal territories of Malaysia has passed

Your good article nomination of the article States and federal territories of Malaysia has passed; congratulations! See the review page for more information. If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of ZKang123 -- ZKang123 (talk) 10:08, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	This award is given to Chipmunkdavis for accumulating at least 7 points in the October 2025 GAN Backlog Drive. Your dedicated reviews contributed to the successful reduction of the backlog and helped improve the quality of articles. Here's our token of appreciation. Thank you for your time and efforts, and hopefully we'll see you soon again! Bgsu98 (Talk) 19:14, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

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State form question

Hello, why they forced "communist state" to government types to hundreds of articles where republic was there correctly used for 15 years? ThecentreCZ (talk) 18:39, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you are referring to here, although a government can be both communist and republican. CMD (talk) 21:08, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#RfC: Allowing use of AE for community topicwide restrictions

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ITN recognition for Tom Stoppard

On 4 December 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tom Stoppard, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 09:15, 4 December 2025 (UTC)