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Pristimantis elegans is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the Colombian Andes, in the Cordillera Oriental, residing in páramos and cloud forests at elevations of 2,600–3,650 m (8,530–11,980 ft) above sea level. It is typically found in herbaceous vegetation and very small bushes. Pristimantis elegans is a stout-bodied frog, with males typically measuring 37–40 mm (1.5–1.6 in). Development is direct, without a free-living tadpole stage. Males of the species have a pulsed advertisement call, which is usually carried out at night, in vegetation. This Pristimantis elegans individual was photographed in Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Dodge Challenger

Thank you very much for the help! Akloki 12:14, 22 December 2006 (UTC)Akloki[reply]

Am I glad to be back?

Hi! This is the first thing that greeted me on my talk page today. How was your holidays?--Pinay06 (Talk•Email) 00:33, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for alerting me about the Exergoecology article.

SWAdair, thanks for alerting me to the copyright problem with Exergoecology. I am really not interested in the subject. I just saw it as an article that needed Wikifying. I have no intention of working on it any further. - mbeychok 17:43, 26 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Grassy Knoll

I read your comment. I'll have to take another look. Maybe I'm missing something, but he seems to be notable.

--Kevin Murray 05:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. I have to admit that at first glance the list of things he has worked on or is working on impressed me. It wasn't until I did a line-by-line comparison between the article and the notability guidelines that I determined he didn't make the grade. The bar is deliberately set high and he isn't quite there yet. He comes close, and may very well meet those guidelines within a year or two, but right now I think he just misses making the cut. SWAdair | Talk 05:25, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I went back and reviewed through why I opposed the deletion. I can't and won't dispute your allegation that someone may be manipulating Wikipedia as you say, but that is independent of the criteria supporting the notabilty of the person in question. Life is not always fair, but in this case these issues are independent, and I believe that your allegations at the AfD discussion are irrelevant and unrelated. Being nefarious and notable are not mutually exclusive. Sorry to be on the other side here, as I expect that our goals will generally be aligned.

--Kevin Murray 05:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Again, fair enough. I can live with that. :-) I appreciate your taking the time to review things. Happy editing! SWAdair | Talk 05:34, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Userpage

Hello! I wonder if I can "borrow" some of your userpage icons? I love the page. It's neat and "sanitized". Mine is more like me...hehehe--Pinay (talk•email) 05:37, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, of course. It is all covered under the GFDL. In fact, if you click "edit this page" on my userpage, you'll see where I've credited the users that I stole from. My page is mainly based off of an old version of User:Musical Linguist's page, with a few modifications that I pieced together from other pages. Feel free to use whatever you like. SWAdair | Talk 05:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I will do that. I'll pick and choose. Busy night huh? Me, i got a lot of catching up to do...--Pinay (talk•email) 06:02, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help with User:71.135.168.81

has vandalized several articles tonight including Lindsay Lohan, Jimmy Carter, etc.--Pinay (talk•email) 07:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He appears to have stopped, but I'll keep an eye out for him. If someone continues to vandalize past test4, you can report them at WP:AIV. I see you're using popups now. I think I'll give that a try, myself. SWAdair | Talk 08:26, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I installed it sometime ago. It's cool. And really helps a lot. I can work on my articles, then check my watchlist, and do some reverts every now and then. Yes, you should try it. It comes in handy esp. with all the work that you do here in Wiki. I also have Instaview which I also love, and AWB, but i still have to learn/practice how to use.--Pinay (talk•email) 16:52, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your Help!

Iandres 08:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, this is Iandres, a new comer to WIKEPEDIA. Thanks for your simple instruction on how to post reply to messages. I think I finally got it right. I observed that this WIKIPEDIA is not so USER FRIENDLY, specially because they used different and confusing HTML codes. thanks again. iandres

You're welcome. Here are a couple of useful links to help explain the basics of editing: the Introduction and the Tutorial. Once you get used to the syntax, it becomes second nature. Of course, it takes everyone a little while to learn. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I'm glad to see you've figured out the four tildes for the signature, but the custom here is to place those at the end of your text, so that your signature comes at the end of what you write instead of before it. Like this -- SWAdair | Talk 09:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Again, Thanks

So now I placed the 4 tildes where they should be :-) One last question can I simply click EDIT (the one beside the last message and not the one above the page) to send you a reply? I use Frontpage express to edit contents of my personal blog and webpage but this WIKIPEDIA is really different. I think it will take me quite sometime before I'll feel comfortable with their page making and page editing format. I tried to download the WIKEPEDIA editor program but what I got is a zipped file containing elements which I don't have any idea at all how to install. They should have placed a READ ME file along with it. I deleted the useless file out of disappointment. Why is WIKIPEDIA so user UNFRIENDLY? Thanks for your help. Time to log-out.

Iandres

(Iandres 09:19, 27 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

When you click EDIT to the right of a section header, that lets you edit that section on that page. In other words, if you are reading your own talk page and click EDIT, you will add your message to your own talk page. No one else will get a message that you've edited there (it acts like a message board instead of an instant messaging client). Usually that isn't a problem because if someone is engaged in a conversation with you, they'll check back after their last edit to see if you've added anything. If they're busy with something else it might be a while before they get a chance to check back, but they'll see it sooner or later. If you want to be sure a user gets the message at the earliest opportunity, then you should be sure to place your message on their talk page. Then, the next time they view a new page they'll get a notice telling them they have new messages. Actually, Wikipedia is quite user friendly once you get used to the syntax. A lot of things that would take long HTML commands can be done with short, simple and easy-to-remember wiki commands. The only difficult part is learning them the first time, but once you do you'll love the ease of the new options available to you. I find myself wishing other webpages and even e-mail offered the ease of wikisyntax. SWAdair | Talk 09:28, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki tools

How are you doing with popups? --Pinay (talk•email) 20:47, 28 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

O, and I just got approved for this --Pinay (talk•email) 04:47, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds interesting. I'll check it out later. Yeah, isn't popups cool? not too many pages to open anymore huh? Just click on rv and it will be reverted...I am still learning vandalproof. As a matter of fact, I had only used it once when I registered and still asking/waiting for support with it. Well...--Pinay (talk•email) 04:56, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Body odour

Hi, I thought I should inform you of the "subtle" vandalism on body odour. I am not sure whether I should use the admin intervention noticeboard or whatever, but I am telling you about it because I want to make sure the vandal doesn't revert and that the "the system" should sort of deal with this in one way or another. The guy is an unusual case of a registered user (albeit with about 10 contribs for years) committing blatant vandalism. Which grade of warning is relevant here, I don't know, and I don't feel like dealing with the issue myself either. Regards, --194.145.161.227 20:43, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Evolutionary medicine

Evolutionary medicine was challenged for AfD today by an ongoing contributor soon after I editied it for NPOV, and made some edits toward neutrality. I don't now enough about the subject to tell whether it is a notable field or not. Perhaps it should be merged to another subject.

Goood luck.

--Kevin Murray 01:48, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for the delay in responding. It took me 26 minutes just to check and then add a "Speedy Keep" to the AfD, what would normally have taken me about a minute and a half. The emergency department is keeping Security busy tonight. :-) The AfD was nominated by a SPA imposter. The established user who had edited the article is User:Evolu, and the nomination was by User:Evoluu. The imposter's only edits, other than recommending "Delete" on the Sharon Moalem AfD, have been an attempt to delete this article -- first by tagging it for speedy (obviously not a CSD) and then by AfD. SWAdair | Talk 02:35, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

help needed

Hi! May I bring this to your attention? It looks like we need your expertise on this--Pinay (talk•email) 08:51, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.--Pinay (talk•email) 09:19, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am not too confident to follow the process/instructions myself. BTW, The links here are pointing to U.S. now.--Pinay (talk•email) 09:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to say some links are now pointing to U.S. agencies instead of Philippines. --Pinay (talk•email) 09:37, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This was posted in WT:PINOY: - Please help me finish Portal:Government of the Philippines/Topics -- Kevin Ray 09:31, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi! How is naming conventions done? What are examples? Thanks. --Pinay (talk•email) 04:56, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I posted your comment in WT:PINOY. I hope they will pick up on it...--Pinay (talk•email) 04:35, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandalism to my page. (I didn't notice this earlier. :-)) --Nlu (talk) 15:39, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

Here's wishing you more blessings and more success for the New Year 2007! --Pinay (talk•email) 01:54, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year

(Feliz Año Nuevo)

I wish you and your loved ones all the happiness in the world this coming year.

wrong wiki links?

I was browsing for ideas. And saw that the wiki links to this article point to wrong persons, and not the clergy. Check: this. --Pinay (talk•email) 05:05, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

For all the help, my gratitude!Pinay (talk•email) 05:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The award is well-deserved! --Pinay (talk•email) 05:53, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re the links, was interested in the statistics, that's all. LoL! Thank you for pointing that out, and for the additional resources. Will have to check them though I must admit they are too overwhelming for now...--Pinay (talk•email) 05:40, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How did I do with this one then? Angus purdy

Please look at this one Angus purdy. I am about to call it a night. Amateur vandal hunt ends soon. Ronbo76 07:33, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Hate to brag, but I was on an amateur vandal patrol tonight. Another editor on New Year's Eve gave me a good idea on how to spot self-published article and BS edits. I think I done good tonight. And, I even caught one on JFK just after I left you my message. Yee-haw! Ronbo76 07:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take any advice you have. I *hate* to see some of these bogus self-publishers. My resume reads as good or better (I can't even mention half the stuff I did in the military (if you know what I mean). Well, the witching hour is on me and time to hit the sack! I may ask some advice on some pages I tagged tonight. Here's a quickie: Curtis Newart. Please read the talkpage on this article. Ronbo76 08:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for all your help and advice. I nominated three other pages and they were all deleted. Working on another one right tonight. Ronbo76 03:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.

Just as I read the article on Speedy Deletion and the appeal of an article you answered my helpme. I did find out who deleted it and left a message on that admin's talkpage.

I don't know if I can create a stub but will take a shot. Trust me, I felt his article was worthy of AfD, I would be one of the first to also recommend Speedy Delete.

If I have to create the page (because the admin refuses), could I send you the finished article link and ask for your opinion of the finished article? Ronbo76 05:45, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And we have history. You helped me figure out the AfD process. I have 15 kills. Ronbo76 05:46, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe... it is good that you seek out vandalism and take the necessary steps to fix it, but adding content is also important. This will be a good opportunity for you to do that. You might want to work on the stub in your personal sandbox before creating it in the article space. That way you can be sure that it meets standards before putting it out there. When you have it ready, let me know and I'll take a look at it. It would also be helpful if you add a reference or two to the article so that it has reliable sources. SWAdair | Talk 05:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I do contribute too when the vandals are not running rampant. Here is one of my better contribs: KUVS. I still await word from the admin.

Ready to go live with stub article

You around? Ronbo76 07:40, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am now. Looks good. Seems to meet WP:BIO criteria "Multiple features in popular culture publications." That version should be safe from speedy deletion. Good job. SWAdair | Talk 08:14, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the inspiration

It was tough being on vandal patrol and creating the article. I got it done and created the discussion page as well. I have some plans for the page but I want to see it fully fleshed before one thought is implemented. Ronbo76 08:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know what you mean. I have several things I want to eventually get around to, but I need uninterrupted computer time to do them, and I can never count on that. I end up spending most of my time on vandalism patrol because frequent (real life) interruptions don't matter there. Occasionally I stop to help out on an article, making small "wikignome" edits. Trying to juggle everything and research/write/source an article is quite a challenge. You did a good job. SWAdair | Talk 08:23, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]