Hi, my name is Cas Liber and I was the Banksia Study Group leader in the Australian Plants Society (aka Wildflower Society/SGAP) until 2016. I live in Sydney and have a head full of trivia. I have been an admin here for a while, since March 2007 after beingnominated by Spawn Man. I have nominated or co-nominated six other editors, Sabine's Sunbird, Cbl62, GrahamColm, Franamax,Ucucha and StringTheory11 to adminship. I was successful in the 2008 elections for the arbitration committee, however resigned in October 2009 after keeping quiet when I should have spoken up. Long story that. Maybe over a few beers sometime. In any case, resigning was made easier with the knowledge I was leaving a good crew in charge. I changed my mind and decided to run again in 2010, and was successful again, which led to a two year term on the arbitration committee until December 2012. Thought about rerunning, but ultimately didn't as (again) was content that there'd be the basis of a good crew around and I could focus on content and some other ideas, such as the Core Contest (which I coordinated for six runs—twice in 2012, once each in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), the Stub Contest (in December 2013, September 2014 and August 2015) and Take the lead! (January 2016). I think we're at a bit of a crossroads now.
I can vouch for the identity of the following editors I have met IRL, including Ta bu shi da yu, Anonymous Dissident, Witty lama,Angela, Tony1, Werdna, Enochlau, Alastair Haines (who I have known for 25 years), Tamsin, Wikiwookie, Nick-D, Noetica, Wm,One Salient Oversight, BenAveling, Jimbo, Privatemusings, Tim Starling, Andjam, Hesperian, Gnangarra, Moondyne, Cygnis insignis, iridescent, Roger Davies, Carcharoth, Cool Hand Luke, Jimfbleak. 99of9, Chuq, Lankiveil, Whiteghost.ink, Poyt448 andJohn Vandenberg as well as chatting to The_undertow, Orderinchaos, Durova and FT2 on the phone.
- I figure every bit helps.
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FA RECIPE
- add everything one can think of for comprehensiveness grounds, especiallycritique/commentary etc.
- ensure all referenced with inline reliable sources
- copyedit (ideally wait until all material added, but often tidying along the way is unavoidable)
- ask 1-2 uninvolved folks to take a squiz.
- GAN
- See if GAN reviewer suggested "bonus stuff" to work on before FAC
- Consider Peer Review if topic not familiar with bringing to FA level
- FAC and presto, one Featured Article...
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I have found working with a bunch of like minded folks on an article or wikiproject when it kicks into top gear one of the most inspiring things, the rapid-fire editing of an article gunning toward FA as writer's blocks are sequentially blasted out of the way is just amazing to witness via the diffs/hists. I am a bit of a slob — all my work on FAs has been the result of collaborations with two or more really good copyeditors and folk who are much more perfectionist than I am. Thanks guys.
On reviewing articles, the whole system works if we all review around three articles for every one we nominate. I appreciate thorough reviews (no, really) so don't be shy to nitpick extensively. We're all here to make the best articles possible.
- Major depressive disorder - quite a bit (mainpage-June 23, 2009 - 61.3k views)
- Vampire - quite a bit (mainpage-July 13, 2004) (before my time)
- Lion - quite a bit (mainpage-May 24, 2008 - 46.2k views)
- Amanita muscaria - quite a bit (mainpage-March 13, 2013 - 29289 views)
- Betelgeuse - quite a bit (mainpage-November 26, 2012 - 57.9k views)
- White stork - quite a bit (mainpage-September 23, 2012 - 12.2k views)
- American white ibis - quite a bit (ironic as it was one I'd never intended working on, but there you go...)
- Western jackdaw- quite a bit (mainpage-April 22, 2013 - 15.3k views)
- White-bellied sea eagle- quite a bit (mainpage-February 18, 2013 - 22k views)
- Gyromitra esculenta - quite a bit (mainpage-March 18, 2009 - 43.9k views)
- Banksia ericifolia - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-January 26, 2009 - 12.4k views)
- Banksia spinulosa - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-March 2, 2011 - 12.7k views)
- Banksia prionotes - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-June 2, 2010 - 14.9k views)
- Banksia marginata - quite a bit
- Banksia aemula - quite a bit (from stub I created)
- Banksia sphaerocarpa - quite a bit
- Banksia menziesii - quite a bit (mainpage-October 8, 2015 - 8001 views)
- Paxillus involutus - quite a bit
- Yellow-tailed black cockatoo - quite a bit
- Xerochrysum bracteatum - quite a bit (mainpage-December 11, 2014 - 7954 views)
- Red-capped robin - quite a bit (mainpage-December 25, 2011 - 2.0k views....is this an all-time low?)
- Flame robin - quite a bit (mainpage-May 17, 2013 11.8k views)
- Telopea speciosissima - quite a bit (mainpage-October 6, 2011 - 8.5k views)
- Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca - quite a bit
- Amanita phalloides - quite a bit (mainpage-September 13, 2007)
- Sirius - quite a bit (mainpage-July 2, 2010 - 45k views)
- Red-tailed black cockatoo - quite a bit (mainpage-May 4, 2012 - 15,436 views)
- Australian magpie - quite a bit (mainpage-September 20, 2010 - 23.2k views)
- Cockatoo - quite a bit (mainpage-May 16, 2012 - 25681 views)
- Redback spider - quite a bit (mainpage-December 19, 2013 - 49.7k views)
- Thopha saccata - quite a bit (mainpage-June 9, 2014 - 19,696 views)
- Banksia attenuata - quite a bit
- Banksia oblongifolia - quite a bit
- Tricholoma pardinum - quite a bit
- Noisy miner - quite a bit (mainpage-May 2, 2016 - 22929 views)
- Common raven - quite a bit (mainpage-December 10, 2013 - 34.4k views)
- Australian raven - quite a bit
- Emperor penguin - quite a bit (mainpage-August 18, 2009 - 44.1k views)
- Leo Minor - quite a bit (mainpage-July 21, 2014 - 30612 views)
- Triangulum Australe - quite a bit (joint mainpage with below - April 12, 2014 - 5021 views)
- Triangulum - quite a bit (joint mainpage with above -April 12, 2014 - 5931 views)
- Telescopium - quite a bit
- Microscopium - quite a bit
- Phoenix (constellation) - quite a bit (mainpage-January 1, 2014 - 10,394 views)
- Pavo (constellation) - quite a bit
- Lynx (constellation) - quite a bit
- Persoonia levis - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-February 24, 2013 - 5831 views)
- Persoonia lanceolata - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-March 7, 2014 7071 views)
- Persoonia linearis - quite a bit (from stub I created)
- Persoonia terminalis - quite a bit (from stub I created)
- Isopogon anethifolius - quite a bit
- Banksia violacea - quite a bit (mainpage-August 21, 2013 - - 6725 views)
- Banksia grossa - quite a bit
- Ficus rubiginosa - quite a bit
- Ficus obliqua - quite a bit (from stub I created) (mainpage-October 11, 2013 - 8629 views)
- Banksia integrifolia - quite a bit (mainpage-February 27, 2007)
- Black currawong - quite a bit (from a redirect)
- White-winged fairywren - quite a bit
- Splendid fairywren - quite a bit (mainpage-January 12, 2010 - 34.5k views)
- Superb fairywren - quite a bit (mainpage-March 10, 2010 - 18.7k views)
- Red-backed fairywren - quite a bit
- Red-winged fairywren - quite a bit (mainpage-September 14, 2015 - 9412 views)
- Variegated fairywren - quite a bit (mainpage-January 21, 2012 - 13.6k views)
- Blue-faced honeyeater - quite a bit (mainpage-October 15, 2013 - 10215 views)
- Tylopilus felleus - quite a bit (mainpage-March 12, 2015 - 9747 views)
- Willie wagtail - quite a bit (mainpage-September 9, 2014 - 9556 views)
- Frigatebird - quite a bit (mainpage-May 22, 2016)
- Smooth toadfish - quite a bit
- Isopogon anemonifolius - quite a bit
- Corona Borealis - quite a bit
- Corona Australis - quite a bit
- Canis Major - quite a bit (mainpage-January 4, 2015 - 12101 views)
- Canis Minor - quite a bit (mainpage-April 7 2013 - 9569 views)
- Pictor - quite a bit (mainpage February 28, 2016 - 12206 views)
- Pyxis - quite a bit
- Musca - quite a bit
- Grus (constellation) - quite a bit (mainpage-February 21, 2015 - 6537 views)
- Circinus - quite a bit
- Tucana - quite a bit (mainpage-June 2, 2015 - 13539 views)
- Ursa Minor - quite a bit (mainpage-January 10, 2016 - 27849 views)
- Norma (constellation) - quite a bit
- Antlia - quite a bit
- Pied currawong - quite a bit (from a redirect) (mainpage-March 22, 2011 12k views)
- Grey currawong - quite a bit (from a redirect)
- Boletus edulis - quite a bit (mainpage-May 23, 2011 - 23k views)
- Caloboletus calopus - quite a bit (mainpage-August 25, 2015 8k views)
- Macaroni penguin - quite a bit (mainpage-December 3, 2011 25.8k views))
- Banksia coccinea - quite a bit
- Banksia scabrella - quite a bit (mainpage-August 16, 2016 19614 views)
- Banksia cuneata - quite a bit (mainpage-March 6, 2012 9745 views)
- Banksia verticillata - quite a bit
- Banksia paludosa - quite a bit (mainpage-February 17, 2015 - 10608 views)
- Banksia canei - quite a bit
- Entoloma sinuatum - quite a bit (mainpage-August 10, 2015 11543 views)
- Banksia aquilonia - quite a bit (mainpage-May 15, 2013 7746 views)
- Banksia sessilis - quite a bit
- Banksia ilicifolia - quite a bit (mainpage-November 7, 2012 - 6.2k views)
- Suillellus luridus - quite a bit (mainpage-June 20, 2014 - 9.1k views)
- Suillus luteus - quite a bit
- Suillus bovinus - quite a bit
- Acacia pycnantha - quite a bit
- Eta Carinae - quite a bit
- Pelican - quite a bit (mainpage-June 20, 2014 - 14083 views)
- turquoise parrot - quite a bit (mainpage-August 8, 2016 - 25077 views)
- Forest raven - quite a bit
- Boletus badius - quite a bit
- Boletus aereus - quite a bit
- Aleeta curvicosta - quite a bit (mainpage-March 10, 2014 11791 views)
- Adenanthos obovatus - quite a bit (mainpage-December 5, 2011 - 8.5k views)
- Adenanthos cuneatus - quite a bit
- Alloxylon flammeum - quite a bit (mainpage-March 22, 2014 5921 views)
- Lambertia formosa - quite a bit (mainpage-January 31, 2015 4394 views)
- Epacris impressa - quite a bit (mainpage-May 15, 2016 15555 views)
- Telopea oreades - quite a bit
- Telopea truncata - quite a bit (mainpage-February 10, 2016 13423 views))
- Amanita ocreata - quite a bit
- Omphalotus nidiformis - quite a bit
- Banksia dentata - quite a bit (mainpage-July 9, 2014 6293 views)
- Banksia speciosa - quite a bit
- Banksia lemanniana - quite a bit
- Banksia caleyi - quite a bit
- Brachychiton rupestris - quite a bit (mainpage-January 14, 2016 - 17810 views)
- Diplodocus - quite a bit (mainpage-May 26, 2007)
- Stegosaurus - quite a bit (mainpage-November 27, 2006)
- Triceratops - quite a bit (mainpage-March 21, 2007)
- Deinonychus - quite a bit (mainpage-May 28, 2011 26.1k views)
- Chalciporus piperatus - quite a bit
- Hydrus - quite a bit
- Imperator torosus - quite a bit
- Perseus (constellation) - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-February 11, 2014 15k views)
- Armillaria luteobubalina - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-September 29, 2012 6.6k views])
- Banksia brownii - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-December 24, 2006)
- Gorgosaurus - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-March 11, 2012 31.8k views)
- American goldfinch - a moderate-sized bit (mainpage-May 15, 2011)
- The Historian - a bit (mainpage-May 14, 2010 - 46k views)
- Parasaurolophus - a bit
- Iguanodon - a bit (mainpage-April 24, 2012 37.4k views)
- Elk - a bit (mainpage-December 14, 2010)
- Daspletosaurus - a bit
- Platypus - a bit
- Styracosaurus - a bit (mainpage-May 18, 2009 48.3k views)
- Banksia epica - a bit
- Compsognathus - a bit (mainpage-January 12, 2012 30.1k views)
- Archaeopteryx - a bit (mainpage-August 29, 2007)
- Hippopotamus - a bit (mainpage-June 27, 2009)
- Allosaurus - a bit (mainpage-August 26, 2010 61.1k views)
- California condor - a teeny bit
- Thescelosaurus - a teeny bit
- Tyrannosaurus - a teeny bit (mainpage-September 12, 2006)
- Sertraline - a teeny bit (mainpage-June 6, 2008)
- Bupropion - a teeny bit
- Blackbird - a teeny bit
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