User talk:Jkadavoor/Archive 2

Rila Monastery[edit]

Please stop vandalising the Rila Monastery page. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.211.114.7 (talk) 21:28, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Rila Monastery (Рилски манастир) - fresco 2.JPG; discuss on talk instead of hiding behind an IP. J Kadavoor J e e 02:31, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IP or not you aren't exactly revealing any identity... this is just an encyclopedia that people use to copy and paste when doing last minute homework 78.133.9.101 (talk) 09:18, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Butterflies[edit]

Well, I listened to your advice and laid on the ground for a decent period of time... and got some decent pictures! Of course, yours are much better. Mind if I ask what f number you use, to keep the butterflies in focus? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:00, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good attempt. It seems a bit front focused (see the leaf edge on left); will improve when get experienced. I've no SLR; but in my knowledge, F 7.1-8.0 for an SLR is the best choice for free hand. Can use smaller aperture, if on tripod. Keep trying! Isn't it fun? ;) J e e 12:24, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is, indeed, though next time I will wear long sleeves. Itchy grass + sunburn = arms complaining for the next two days. I noticed that some other insect pictures, such as File:Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg, use a low aperature of F 3.6 or so (shutter speed in the low hundreds). I'm taking that as meaning that I should play with manual mode while butterfly "hunting". Of course, a longer lens would be nice as well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 19:27, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cris, I usally return home with scratches everywhere as our place is blessed with Mimosa pudica. :)

File:Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg: It seems taken with E5 with 150mm lens, witch has a 2x sensor crop-factor (so 300mm effective f. length). Effective aperture also vary with crop factor. Moreover, western countries has very low light environment; so they are forced to use big aperture in hand held shots. Further, if we can place sensor flat to a flat subject (as it that view); no need of much DOF (But personally I don't like such perfect flat dorsal views). Some tips from a learner. Have a wonderful 2014 with lot of butterflies! J e e 02:40, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes I wish there was such little light. Going out around noon, here, is murder on the images. I had to reshoot at Gebang the other day because of how harsh it was (and I didn't have a filter). Yep, happy new year too. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic pictures; I'm not normally interested in bugs, but your picture have made me look twice. Giano 08:52, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you have a camera, you'll find it's fun to hunt these little guys down. I'm still trying to compete with Jkadavoor's stuff, although some of my recent photographs are decent (File:Unidentified dragonfly, Sukorambi Botanical Gardens, Jember 02.jpg, File:Unidentified butterfly, Sukorambi Botanical Gardens 02.jpg) I think I'm going to need a longer lens or a macro lens to get there. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:59, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco, the dragonfly is Neurothemis fulvia male and butterfly is Leptosia nina. Cute works, especially, the butterfly. (See User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Section_break and clarify the importance of Commons. :D) J e e 10:14, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Geez you're good. How's next time I ping you if I get some insects? I'll try and stop by Jimbo's page later. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:28, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome; and you may refer my Lepidoptera and Odonata galleries as we are sharing some geographical similarities. Just preparing for a journey; see you later. J e e 10:41, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cripes, those are beautiful. Alright, I'll put them in my cheat sheet (do you have any more)? Have a safe trip. I'm not too familiar with the legal aspects discussed in that section, though I agree Giano got the raw end. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:51, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Key lime[edit]

Hi Jee, I replied to you on my talk page and do not know whether you are watching that page. JonRichfield (talk) 17:57, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again Jee. I found your arguments compelling, so I have done the following:

Replaced the heading picture with one of yours (if I chose the wrong one, feel welcome to swap it for a better choice).

Removed the harvest picture and the slices picture as untrustworthy.

Refrained from selecting new pictures from Commons because several strike me as doubtful in the light of your remarks.

Put in a request to do something about the spelling of Citrus Citrus aurantiifolia in the category name.

I also request that you, as apparently competent in the matter, supply to Wikimedia commons, at your own early-ish leisure (if you have such a thing!) illustrations showing:

1 ripe key limes ready for harvest
2 yellow key limes, too ripe for commercial harvest
3 sliced key limes to show the appearance of the flesh as far as one can.

I would be perfectly happy if two or more of these subjects could be combined in one photo, but that I leave up to you.

Sorry to be importunate; if this would not be convenient, just let me know and I'll explore other avenues.

Cheers, Jon JonRichfield (talk) 17:47, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@JonRichfield:: Hi Jon, thanks for the understanding and helps; always appreciated. I will try to collect all the forms (ripe, flower, etc.), when I visit my homeland Kadavoor next time! J e e 18:12, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Much thanks sir! Till then, stay well! :) JonRichfield (talk) 18:46, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A good day for the insects[edit]

I just came back from Mangunan Orchard in Bantul, and there were a lot of nice insects. Still using my kit lens, but the results weren't bad

I quite honestly have no clue what this is, but it was really interesting
A hungry grasshopper
A huge grasshopper (I swear it was 10 cm long); do you think this would look better if I kept the leaf, like in this?
Mating grasshoppers
Not sure what it is, but I think it's cute.

I'm hoping to get a 50/250 lens later this month, so hopefully I can practice some more. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:41, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! I'm inviting Shyamal to look for IDs. J e e 15:49, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if these species can be found all the way out to India, mind you. It was fun hunting these, especially the "hungry grasshopper". Lying down right in the middle of the footpath, my camera about 20 cm from the grasshopper, and he was just walking around like he owned the place. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:59, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; I've a few of them. :) J e e 16:11, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I think I saw something like this earlier. Didn't get any pictures though. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:27, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The only with a somewhat definite answer is [File:Unidentified_insect_at_Mangunan_Orchard,_Dlingo,_Bantul,_Yogyakarta_12.jpg Aularches] most likely A. miliaris. The first looks like a bit of a compound leaf. The second (hungry grasshopper) is an Acridid (mating grasshoppers are also probably the same family). The last is a Coreid but nymphs may not be easy to tell. Shyamal (talk) 03:07, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... A. miliaris is a bit blue in those pictures. Mine was rather black. But I agree, very similar, definitely the same genus. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:15, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thinking about it, and Googling a bit, I've reckoned that you're probably right about A. miliaris and thus I've added File:Unidentified insect at Mangunan Orchard, Dlingo, Bantul, Yogyakarta 07.jpg to the article on the species (replacing File:AularchesMiliarisBNP.jpg, which has lighting issues... no offence intended, of course) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:51, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Potamarcha congener[edit]

Just a heads up, I've started the article if you want to continue it. I was going to write it, but my poor temple needs some serious work. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:05, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; will look into it. :) J e e 15:19, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did some search, and it is a juvenile male. You may replace that picture with a female (see the tail end). J e e 15:55, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Will have a look-see. Darn, and that was the one I thought had a good chance at FPC. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:00, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

One more female picture uploaded. See the difference. :( J e e 16:54, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy Easter[edit]

I know in Canada we'd give chocolate rabbits, but sadly I don't have any. Have some happy insects instead! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:36, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Crisco 1492:: Wow! Wonderful colours! We were with our parents and the kids of our siblings. Just back; but need more time to fully back to the rhythm. Hope you too enjoy the Easter in Asia. Thanks, J e e 05:11, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wasn't much of a holiday, really; teaching on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We did our travelling on Wednesday, to avoid the crowds. Sadly, the "expedition" was cut short when we realized I had a gaping hole in my pants from assuming various positions along the road while hunting bugs. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:26, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LOL. Take one ore two spare pants, next time. :) J e e 05:34, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely. I think it was soon after finding that beautiful green and yellow grasshopper... sigh. And, of course, since Merapi is a 20km drive I had to feel the wind going everywhere for half an hour (went by motorcycle). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:49, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Something's buzzing[edit]

How are you with bees and hoverflies? I saw two really cute ones earlier

A small green one
A big orange one

Of course, if you aren't sure I'll try and find something for bees... but I don't think I've ever seen a group for Indonesia. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:19, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco 1492; I think, the first one is this. :) J e e 12:11, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The second one seems to be a types of honeybee that we cultivated for making honey in home. J e e 12:15, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Apis cerana, perchance? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:36, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

May be. J e e 13:52, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've marked it as "possible Apis cerana". I like the green hoverfly better though. Such a cute feller (or lady)! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; that is a wonderful creature with textures all over her body. :) J e e 15:10, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Shame she never gave me her name :). BTW, I tentatively identified a dragonfly as Orthetrum sabina based on our previous discussions. The bulge before the tail isn't that visible, so I can't be sure of it. The tree certainly looks interesting as well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:52, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; that is monster from the dinosaur era, which also eat other dragonflies. :( J e e 17:20, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco 1492; Sankararaman Harihara Krishnan of Insect India confirmed this as a Megachilid of genus Megachile. J e e 07:37, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you right kindly, Jee. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:26, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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How is your alt, Jkadavoor on the birds? Hafspajen (talk) 16:41, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Hafspajen: Sorry I didn't get what you mean? Any link to the topic? J e e 16:50, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, maybe I was a bit cryptic. You didn't seems to got any ping, here, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wakatobi flowerpecker. Additional question. Hafspajen (talk) 01:23, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification[edit]

Hi Jee,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Rustic Cupha erymanthis by kadavoor.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on July 15, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-07-15. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:46, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer![edit]

Happy Halloween!

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The Herald: Thanks, and wish you the same! J e e 12:24, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer![edit]

Happy Halloween!

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Hafspajen: Thanks, and wish you the same! J e e 02:15, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Caterpillars[edit]

Not as scary as the ghosts and whatnot above (unless you keep plants), but I was wondering if you knew what kinds of caterpillars these are. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:16, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco 1492: They must be of some moth (semilooper?); people at https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndianMoths/ may help you! J e e 03:39, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Except "Indonesia" usually means "can't help". :-( — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:32, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco 1492: :) But that moth group has admins outside India too. Or you can contact Roger C. Kendrick directly who is available in that FB group and in Flickr. J e e 08:47, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I guess I'll give it a try. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:53, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

POTD notification[edit]

Hi Jee,

Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon by kadavoor.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 11, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-12-11. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:18, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Cris. J e e 03:26, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A pleasure, as always. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:56, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Lucia's day[edit]

Happy Saint Lucia's day!

Good evening, Jee:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia!
13 December is the day when WE, the Swedes perplex the rest of the world by indeed showing up way too early in the morning dressed in white tunics, candles in their hair, singing and bringing saffron buns and breakfast in bed to nice people. Hope you have a bright day! Hafspajen (talk) 15:01, 13 December 2014 (UTC) [reply]

@Hafspajen: Wow! Interesting! Thanks for brightening my night. (Yes; here 10pm now.) J e e 16:30, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. The 12th or the 13th? Hafspajen (talk) 16:37, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

13th. :) J e e 16:39, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In that case - it's quite right - still.

Hafspajen (talk) 18:02, 13 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The male[edit]

Is that the big one? Usually it is the smaller one. Hafspajen (talk) 10:01, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Hafspajen: Male is the smaller one (in third picture). Edited the caption to avoid confusion. J e e 12:47, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How about this for an insect?-and this? -Hafspajen (talk) 05:42, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Hafspajen: The first one looks good. But scientific drawings are difficult to review; only subject experts can (not me) evaluate the accuracy. J e e 05:56, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, as a painting - ?Hafspajen (talk) 06:00, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Hafspajen: Sure! J e e 06:03, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

.Just added it today.Hafspajen (talk) 06:05, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Seasonal Greets![edit]

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015 !!!

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Thanks The Herald; wish you the same! J e e 15:05, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Washington Allston, American - Scene from Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" (Katharina and Petruchio) - Google Art Project.jpg

Hafspajen: Cool. Unfortunately Dcoetzee was blocked for some hidden reasons now. So no chances for more such uploads. :( J e e 16:13, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT?? Why? (Oh, and yes, thanks for helping Sminty...) Hafspajen (talk) 20:06, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it looks like it. Hafspajen (talk) 20:54, 20 December 2014 (UTC).[reply]

Best wishes for a happy holiday season[edit]

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Happy New Year Jkadavoor![edit]

Happy New Year!

Jkadavoor,
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Thanks Hafspajen; wish you the same!!! J e e 10:33, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alien collection

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Argiope pulchella[edit]

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this[edit]

Hafspajen (talk) 23:43, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; this is a custom in India. J e e 02:18, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I know ... Divali, lovely. I think this picture is nice. Hafspajen (talk) 05:15, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Valentine Greets!!![edit]

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POTD notification[edit]

Hi Jee,

Just to let you know that the Featured Pictures File:Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus by Kadavoor.JPG and File:Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus UP by Kadavoor.jpg are due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on March 25, 2015. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2015-03-25/1 and Template:POTD/2015-03-25/2. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:39, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Crisco ! J e e 06:45, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Taractrocera ceramas[edit]

An image created by you has been promoted to featured picture status Your image, File:Taractrocera ceramas Tamil Grass Dart by Jkadavoor.jpg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:01, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Armbrust. J e e 01:54, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ping[edit]

Could you have a look at Draft talk:Atlantic Horns (and possibly my talk page where you posted a ticket number if your memory needs refreshing)? It seems that a certain template is required. Peridon (talk) 16:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS Your sig didn't come up right when I c/ped your message. ??? Peridon (talk) 16:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I commented there. J e e 16:48, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_pariah_dog&diff=prev&oldid=652056582

What do you think about this edit? You told me something very different. Hafspajen (talk) 17:40, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hafspajen, I was away and missed this when came back. As far as I know, killing of stray dogs is prohibited by law in India now. J e e 06:40, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back, I was really missing you. Fp was missing you... Hafspajen (talk) 07:27, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't you going to nominate something? We have only art nowadays... We have no photos... Hafspajen (talk) 08:43, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hafspajen, I will be in low profile and partially away until Easter. J e e 09:41, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

At least you could take a look around... things are going so very slow. Looks like everybody vanished somewhere. It's like Christmas. Nobody is around. Hafspajen (talk) 09:44, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

[Ticket#2015012610019796] File tagging File:Templo Odin.jpg(3)[edit]

Hi I'm Ernust. What I have to do to solve this problem? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ernust (talk • contribs) 00:00, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ernust, I just replied to info@asatru.es J e e 12:34, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Talk back[edit]

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PLEASE COMMENT[edit]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wikipedia (7th nomination)... Hafspajen (talk) 22:25, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Glassy Tiger Butterfly 2[edit]

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Thanks! Thanks Pine too. J e e 05:14, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

update[edit]

You were a big defender of User:Arctic Kangaroo, several years ago. You were critical of me.

My main point was that, while I acknowledged that contributing to a WMF project can be a terrific learning experience, we need to concentrate on what is best for the project, not what is best for contributors. In particular, it shouldn't matter whether participating provided excellent experience for a contributor, if the overall impact of their participation had a negative effect on the overall quality of the project.

AK closed almost 1000 AfC, when he indisputably wasn't experienced enough to close even a single AfC. That had, in my opinion, a terrible, terrible impact on en.wiki.

If I recall correctly, you volunteered yourself to continue to mentor him. I am requesting an update.

So, it is three years later. Presumably, he is no longer a minor. Are you satisfied that he did, eventually learn enough that his contributions are now, on the whole, positive?

For the record, I continued to think your criticisms of me were neither fair nor accurate.

P.S. In the three years since the first AK incident I have noticed your wiki-id in some other threads. When I have agreed with you, on those issues, I said so. I don't hold grudges that prevent me from recognizing when someone I have disagreed with, in the past, has made a good point. Geo Swan (talk) 13:00, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Geo Swan, thanks for the message. I'm basically a media contributor; not so active here. I just came here now seeing the email notification. Let me answer to your arguments:

I think his block here is not related to the issue in Commons. He was blocked by Floquenbeam who was later in Arbitration Committee too. I didn't followed that case; so no comments.
My previous contact with that user is purely on subject interest as we both contributed butterfly images. But he was in this project; not in Commons. His works are uploaded through this project. I tried to introduce him to Commons by nominating one of his best work in Featured Pictures of Commons. It was successful and I added to the Picture of the Day too. Unfortunately he terrified by the overwhelming publicity and tried that work get deleted. One admin tried to educate him about the copyright laws. But many random people stared attacking him and that DR ended up a mess. My attempt to negotiate didn't worked and the topic attracted wider discussion and even Legal Counsel involved. The final status is summarized at c:Commons_talk:Courtesy_deletions#Past_examples. He was later mentored by MichaelMaggs.
My stand: When there is a dispute from newcomers, always allow people who have previous contacts to handle it. Aggressive involvement of strangers is counterproductive as they (the newbies) are not going to trust them.
I respect rules; but much tolerate to errors and mistakes by newcomers.
Grudges: I think there is not such a word in my dictionary. And I don't see a problem for us to work together in many areas. Cheers, J e e 15:32, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update. Geo Swan (talk) 16:49, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lyriothemis acigastra[edit]

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Taxonomy help[edit]

Hi Jeevan. I saw you are member of group where I need some help. Could you help me to name this crab, shot on Adriatic sea, Istra coast, Croatia. Its common crab, many of them all around. I put decapoda for beginning.--PetarM (talk) 16:04, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hope Invertzoo or Lycaon can help. J e e 16:28, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to the Princess of Asturias Award[edit]

@Jkadavoor:

Dear Jeevan,

I am writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to participate in the ceremony for the Princess of Asturias Prize, awarded to Wikipedia in the category International Cooperation. [1]

The Spanish foundation representing the awards has asked that a small group representing the Wikimedia community take the stage to receive the award. The Wikimedia Foundation, following discussion, agrees you would be a wonderful representative of our movement and mission.

The ceremony will take place this October 23/24th, in Oviedo, Spain.

It would be an honor for the community of volunteers for all our projects, and for the Wikimedia Foundation, if you agreed to join Jimmy, Lila, Patricio, and two other Wikimedia volunteers on the stage to receive the prestigious award. The costs of your travel to Spain, and stay, will be covered by the Princess of Asturias Foundation.

If you have any questions, please ask. I hope we see you in October in Oviedo, Spain.

Yours, Katherine @Katherine (WMF):

from Samantha @SLien (WMF): on behalf of Katherine Maher

[1] http://www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/international-cooperation/

SLien (WMF) (talk) 17:35, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi SLien (WMF), thanks for the invitation. I was away for few days; just saw this now. Replied through mail. Thanks. J e e 03:52, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]