Talk:American white ibis

message: *Nice work, it can't be A-class as we don't really have anA-class review on the birds wikiproject, but it is rapidly heading to GA status. I have taken the liberty of beginning a taxonomy section as we have them in other bird Featured Articles (I've worked on a few and it'd be great to see this get there). I'll jot specific queries/to do etc. below: Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:56, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Ben, I'll take another look now and do some fine tuning. Sorry about the page revert, you somehow chopped out many messages. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:33, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Update

message: Generally in bird articles, we've placed diet and foraging (i.e. methods of eating) under one subheader "Feeding" and left it in the "Behaviour" section. Often in these articles, there is no clear-cut right or wrong way to do things, and article order and choice of headings does vary (despite my best attempts to keep them conforming as much as possible!). I do think it is nearing GA status, so Ben, if you want to nominate that's fine. I will help out where I can. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:50, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Headings on food

message: So what is the process to get it nominated? benongyx (talk · contribs) 04:30, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh dear. The FAC nom will be removed. Long story but it is better to pass the GA hurdle first - once a GA then FA is indeed the goal. And I have experience at that. Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:17, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Refs need formatting too (I'd do it myself, but a bit busy at present) eg binomials not italicised, mixture of capitalised and uncapitalised styles for article titles; even if they follow the original, they should be changed to all lc style for consistency. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:32, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm, that's the new  template :(  - oh well, manual formatting here we come.... (sigh) Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:37, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: lots of lc, white ibis, great egret etc. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 19:32, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

text: Yeah, writing out the refs using  template is best I think. Italcising speciesand captialising all the words  in journal article titles. A boring job but it makes the whole thing look more book-worthy...Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:17, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  do you know the nomination process and who deems that it is a good article? benongyx (talk · contribs) 21:00, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Aha, I see what's happened - okay, part of the steepish learning curve :) - see Wikipedia:Good article nominations under "How to nominate a good article" -  basically, one places a  template at the top of the page. Any uninvolved editor can come and scrutinise it and offer cometns on what needs to be improved. Basically the reviewer will look at the Wikipedia:Good article criteria and judge whether the article fits them or more work needs to be done (there generally does!) and then we have seven days to fix them. Anyone can review as long as they haven't been involved in wirting the article to date. Once that is done, WP:FAC is the next goal. That is a lot tougher. For instance, another bird, Water Rail is there now if you want to just get a feel for what an article at that stage looks like and how detailed the critiques get. Don't worry though, this article is moulding together well...Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:56, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  i just placed it up for nomination. benongyx (talk · contribs) 20:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nomination 

message: I ran through the first few sections, and made minor changes. A couple of points
*distribution is treated twice in the lead, needs rationalising.
*Is Florida the highest density just in the US, or the entire range?
*text is a bit repetitive "the White Ibis does A... The White Ibis does B," — just needs a bit of tweaking for a better flow, Cas is good at that sort of thing Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:46, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a status section, may need expanding. Is there no proper culture for this conspicuous bird? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: at present, i cannot find any research paper to confirm that florida has the highest density in its entire range. no credible source. also with regards to the culture section, it was there long ago before i even came in to improve the whole article, so i left it there. i could not find any additional info on culture. benongyx (talk · contribs) 20:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: thoughts

message: * read this and this. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:09, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Cultural or historical

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Ibis have been observes as far north as Cape Charles, VA, an area rich in aquatic life as well as agriculture.  While their diet may consist mainly of crustaceans, they have been observed foraging in mowed grassy areas, consuming  grubs. (108.26.77.70 (talk) 22:01, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Cape Charles

message: Took some shots on a recent birding trip which were recently promoted to QI/FP on Commons. Not adding them directly since it's an FA with lots of images already. Putting them here for consideration. The current infobox image has the benefit of a nice background, but is pretty low resolution. Tough call. 
White ibis (10239).jpg
White ibis (10268) cropped.jpg
White ibis (10197).jpg
Pinging the FA nominator for input, . Thanks! — Rhododendrites talk \\ 01:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm. Each photo should add something unique visually/educationally to the article. Just got home. There are alot of photos of just an ibis that it might be a good idea to prune actually. Pondering...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:23, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos