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Wikispecies tools on the edit page[edit]
Some small requests:
- Could ==={{int:Synonyms}}=== be changed to ==={{int:Synonymy}}===, please? The latter is more accurate, better reflecting usage in publications
- Could {{VN|}} have spaces added to make it {{VN | }} to act as a reminder and so they don't need adding afterward? If VNs are completed without spaces, it can lead to rendering problems on some browsers (with these browsers treating it as a single immensely long word which won't line-break).
- Could {{BHLpage||}} be added to the list, please?
Thanks! - MPF (talk) 22:17, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
- We discussed about Synonyms/Synonymy here in December 2022 and preferred to stick to Synonyms for the time being. If the edit tools shall be changed to Synonymy, the tool for automatic creation of redirects needs to be re-programmed, too. --Thiotrix (talk) 13:52, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! Yes, 'for the time being' back then; I was thinking now might be a good time to review it, six months on? I would certainly prefer a change to 'Synonymy', and there appeared to be a (small) majority preferring it even back then (granted, very limited sample size!). I'd assume the tool for automatic creation of redirects can be updated suitably, or is a one-letter change a massive task? - MPF (talk) 16:41, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Also {{BA}}, {{HOT}}, {{HET}} needs to be added. Fagus (talk) 08:16, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- I think VN and BHL are non-controversial, sensible and should go ahead. As has been noted, Synonyms/Synonymy has wider ramifications, which first need to be worked through and assessed. Andyboorman (talk) 09:07, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! Agree with @Fagus: on adding {{BA}} [except isn't it {{BAS}} for basionym?], {{HOT}}, {{HET}} too. Also perhaps ([[protonym]]) would be useful. Would it be possible to have both 'Synonyms' and 'Synonymy'? Could add '[botany]' and '[zoology]' after them if it helps users understand why the two different headers? - MPF (talk) 13:27, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- I would prefer we looked at using synonymy also and adjusted anything needed accordingly. I had the same view last time. It is more in keeping with the codes and usage in the literature. Rest are fine. Cheers Scott Thomson (Faendalimas) talk 18:39, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks! Agree with @Fagus: on adding {{BA}} [except isn't it {{BAS}} for basionym?], {{HOT}}, {{HET}} too. Also perhaps ([[protonym]]) would be useful. Would it be possible to have both 'Synonyms' and 'Synonymy'? Could add '[botany]' and '[zoology]' after them if it helps users understand why the two different headers? - MPF (talk) 13:27, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
Any progress on this, please? I don't know how to edit the tools bar, so can't complete it myself - MPF (talk) 19:53, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Merger proposal[edit]
Carabus talyschensis and Carabus talychensis seem to be about the same species. The only difference is that one of the variants is a misspelling (see [1] [2]). Can we merge these if I am correct? --Ur frnd (talk) 20:08, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, Carabus talychensis is the original form in the protologue Google Books. Both spellings are about the one species. Anna Pavlova IFPNI Staff (talk) 11:20, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, merge. Unfortunately, the wikidata page and most of the interwiki links are at the incorrect spelling, and will need correcting too - MPF (talk) 22:31, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
- I have merged and fixed the Wikidata items. --Magnus Manske (talk) 07:50, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, merge. Unfortunately, the wikidata page and most of the interwiki links are at the incorrect spelling, and will need correcting too - MPF (talk) 22:31, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
I have merged at Carabus talychensis, but Wikidata is still using/ preferring talyschensis. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:22, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
What name?[edit]
Hello, I want to create a page for Sadie Mills [3], who is the author of some taxa, however she is sometimes called Sadie Mills, Victoria Mills, V. Sadie Mills, ect.... See also Q56973165. What is the name we should use here? Christian Ferrer (talk) 04:36, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- Victoria Sadie Mills, but with a note that she published under the other forms; and set up redirects accordingly. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:24, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. Christian Ferrer (talk) 04:31, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Announcing the new Elections Committee members[edit]
Hello there,
We are glad to announce the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee. The Elections Committee assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors.
Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,
RamzyM (WMF) 17:59, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
Wikimania 2023[edit]
Wikimania, the annual conference of the Wikimedia movement, takes place in Singapore and online from 16-19 August.
Registration is now open:
wikimania:Special:MyLanguage/2023:Registration
I am again convening a session on Wikispecies and Wikidata:
wikimania:2023:Program/Submissions/Wikispecies and Wikidata: Where next - VK87CE
following on from that in 2017.
Although the session proposal has been accepted, it has not yet been given a timeslot. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:19, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Lima bassi/bassii[edit]
There is a mess in the literature regarding these species. Lima bassi Hedley 1904 is a synonym of Lima benthonimbifer Iredale 1925. †Lima bassii Tenison-Woods 1877 is a separate species. However, "Lima bassi Tenison-Woods 1877" can be found in WoRMS and at least two publications (here, and here). As far as I can tell, "Lima bassii Tenison-Woods 1877" is the correct form (as in the original paper and PBDB). How should this be addressed here (particularly with regard to synonyms)? Ilawa-Kataka (talk) 20:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC)