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	::* Only the kite image was actually shot in India. And there are no plants, butterflies or other insects, trees, etc. And the Shola image, though I (hastily) chose it, strikes me as remarkably unrepresentative of typical Indian nature.		::* Only the kite image was actually shot in India. And there are no plants, butterflies or other insects, trees, etc. And the Shola image, though I (hastily) chose it, strikes me as remarkably unrepresentative of typical Indian nature.
	::* So I'm wondering what images you think should be shown on the ] page; it is the 15th most viewed page on en-wiki, so it's important to finally get this right. ] 14:24, 11 October 2011 (UTC)		::* So I'm wondering what images you think should be shown on the ] page; it is the 15th most viewed page on en-wiki, so it's important to finally get this right. ] 14:24, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
			:::I did notice ] and that seems to be more placeholders than text. No, I did mean the section in ]. Environment refers to both the abiotic and biotic components and given that the section is expected to give a country-wide scale of the topic, it seems like maps would add more value than a few images of what will surely never manage to capture the diversity of the topic. The data-ink ratio of a map would definitely be greater. I think the peacock/lotus/tiger could be included elsewhere in a different section. The charismatic megafauna (tiger,lion, elephant, rhino etc) that a lot of people tend to associate with India could be included as a montage (although again, they could be included in a thematic map of protected areas), but the text I think needs to be expanded to actually accomodate images and place them in context. I notice for instance that there is no climate section and there is merely a mention within the geology section. The current "environment" section seems to cover only biotic elements. ] (]) 14:45, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

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Nomination of Asian leaf turtle for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Asian leaf turtle is suitable for inclusion in Misplaced Pages according to Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Asian leaf turtle until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 07:17, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit of page for Kerguelen Petrel (Lugensa brevirostris)

The image you added to this page (Lugensa brevirostris, Procellariidae) is not correct and I would suggest removing it. The figure depicted is "Prion brevirostris," the name of which has been assigned to the Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur (or P. desolata). The Kerguelen Petrel is a uniform, ashy brown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmslouis (talk • contribs) 22:47, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. Removed the image. Shyamal (talk) 02:07, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

I have the correct image file for Lugensa, as well as examples for species in Pterodroma (brevipes ("torquata"), defilippiana, externa, heraldica {arminjoniana page}, incerta, sandwichensis ("phaeopygia"), phaeopygia, leucoptera), and examples for Thalassoica (Procellariidae) and Nycticryphes (Rostratulidae). However, it is very time consuming for me to upload these with the program that Wiki provides. If there is a way to pass them on to you I would like to. Is this something you would like to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmslouis (talk • contribs) 20:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

I see you have uploaded those images. If you can provide the link to the Biodiversity Heritage Library original, I can process the highest resolution JPEG2000 versions from there. Also for the "source" information of the image, the correct option is to indicate the title of the book, publication date and authors. Shyamal (talk) 02:45, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Class help: tracking student contributions

Hi Shyamal! My class is assigned to start their user accounts and talk on someone's talk page by Monday Sept. 26. We found that our college's wiki page is in need of serious cleanup and I imagine they will attempt their starter-editing there as well as on biology pages. Is there an easy way that I can set up to track my student's edits and wiki activities? Thanks in advance for all your help. Waterbug42 (talk) 12:16, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi, my name is Erinah Matovu. I am in Dr. Timpte's Biology class. Introducing myself to you is part of my assignment. How are you doing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by L3asiim3 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Student from GGC

My name is Wayne Thompson and I am a student at Georgia Gwinnett College. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and to become more familiar with the wiki editing features. I wanted to also thank you up front for all of your assistance.

Sincerely,

F.wayne.thompson.jr (talk) 19:49, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi! My name is Tookie Stalker and I am also a student at GGC. I also want to thank you for all of the help that I know you will be giving us. Tookie Stalker (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:23, 25 September 2011 (UTC).

Update on courses and ambassador needs

Hello, Ambassadors!

I wanted to give you one last update on where we are this term, before my role as Online Facilitator wraps up at the end of this week. Already, there are over 800 students in U.S. classes who have signed up on course pages this term. About 40 classes are active, and we're expecting that many more again once all the classes are up and running.

On a personal note, it's been a huge honor to work with so many great Wikipedians over the last 15 months. Thanks so much to everyone who jumped in and decided to give the ambassador concept a try, and double thanks those of you who were involved early on. Your ideas and insights and enthusiasm have been the foundation of the program, and they will be the keys the future of the program.

Courses looking for Online Ambassadors

Still waiting to get involved with a class this term, or ready to take on more? We have seven classes that are already active and need OA support, and eleven more that have course pages started but don't have active students yet. Please consider joining one or more of these pods!

Active courses that really need Online Ambassadors:

Courses that may be active soon that need Online Ambassadors:

--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 23:14, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Kudos

Sorry about the mistake with integrate vs. intergrade: thanks for fixing it. I thought you might want to know that I did discover a wikilink for it (Intergradation) which you may add to the article if you think it's useful. More importantly, I just want to give you some greatly-deserved thanks for all the nice work you've put into the bird articles. They are some of my favorite reading on WP! SteveStrummer (talk) 14:55, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the link and the appreciative note :) Shyamal (talk) 03:03, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Images at India#Environment

Hi, Shyamal. Please see User_talk:AshLin#Images_at_India.23Environment. Wondering if you have any suggestions/opinions. Regards. Saravask 06:56, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Environment is a rather large umbrella term, so not sure about what should be covered at the country scale. Perhaps it might help to include maps of protected areas overlaid on the vegetation classification and perhaps another on pollution levels in air, rivers, soil etc (if that data even exists). The text itself seems to be rather loose at the moment and images could be better decided if there was a clear basis for the structure and coverage within that section. Sorry if I am not making any concrete suggestions. Shyamal (talk) 07:30, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

I think you are talking about the Environment of India article. No, I am asking about the two "environment" images at India: the Shola pice and the peacock/lotus/brahminy kite rotation. The peafowl image is seemingly from a *German* zoo; the lotus is from a *South Australian* garden.
Only the kite image was actually shot *in* India. And there are no plants, butterflies or other insects, trees, etc. And the Shola image, though I (hastily) chose it, strikes me as remarkably unrepresentative of typical Indian nature.
So I'm wondering what images you think should be shown on the India page; it is the 15th most viewed page on en-wiki, so it's important to finally get this right. Saravask 14:24, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

I did notice Environment of India and that seems to be more placeholders than text. No, I did mean the section in India. Environment refers to both the abiotic and biotic components and given that the section is expected to give a country-wide scale of the topic, it seems like maps would add more value than a few images of what will surely never manage to capture the diversity of the topic. The data-ink ratio of a map would definitely be greater. I think the peacock/lotus/tiger could be included elsewhere in a different section. The charismatic megafauna (tiger,lion, elephant, rhino etc) that a lot of people tend to associate with India could be included as a montage (although again, they could be included in a thematic map of protected areas), but the text I think needs to be expanded to actually accomodate images and place them in context. I notice for instance that there is no climate section and there is merely a mention within the geology section. The current "environment" section seems to cover only biotic elements. Shyamal (talk) 14:45, 11 October 2011 (UTC)