User talk:Walkazo/Archive 14

Status: Life keeps me busy, but I always make time for the wiki, so if you have any questions or concerns or need help with anything, drop me a line and I'll see what I can do.

Please
stop your external links. It is a SMW page you were linking to, so why put an external link to an SMW page? The adress was http://www.mariowiki.com/, so dont do an external link next time. Use the wiki link for a wiki page. Unshy Guy (talk)


 * I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. - Walkazo 11:26, 21 November 2013 (EST)


 * He has a record of being pointless, just so you know.
 * Oh, I know. - Walkazo 21:18, 21 November 2013 (EST)

Changing username
So does that mean I can have one more change??

Crapfully yours, (for now)


 * Yep, you're allowed two name changes per year. - Walkazo 22:14, 26 November 2013 (EST)

Re:Autopatrol
Curious, but what exactly went wrong with the process? 20:00, 11 December 2013 (EST)

Re: Autopatrolled Rank

 * Sure will try. Your response on Baby Luigi's talk page already answered any questions I had, and yeah it's definitely being put to better use. Funny how removing the rank created to make patrolling edits easier makes it much easier for the administrative team. :D GBAToad (talk) 08:05, 12 December 2013 (EST)

Re: Autopatrolled Rank
Very well, I understand. To be honest, I'm not that active on the wiki anymore anyway, so that one occasional autopatrolled edit doesn't really make a difference. Thanks for your trust! 09:16, 12 December 2013 (EST)

Question
How do you know what the timestamp to put in for the new stub template is? Is it to do with what revision it is, or time of day?
 * Just use  and it automatically creates a timestamp giving the stub one week from that moment. As long as the template's placed on the stub the same day, that's all that needs to be done: the specific hour and minute don't matter. - Walkazo 20:37, 20 December 2013 (EST)

Proposal
I read your comments on my proposal, and I agree with you. I wasn't aware of the inconsistency and how the header text would look bare without such information on some articles. So I guess the best thing to do is to delete it. 06:20, 26 December 2013 (EST)
 * Done. Also, just so you know, you need to set up the signature stuff so that the raw coding isn't pasted onto pages. Help:Signature explains how to do it. - Walkazo 19:48, 26 December 2013 (EST)

Hello
‎193.202.110.184 is vandalizing my talk. Please block them.


 * I already did - that's why I logged in in the first place =) - Walkazo 17:41, 27 December 2013 (EST)


 * Thank you. I can only get so many insults =)


 * Don't think of it that way: it's just another kind of spam. - Walkazo 17:49, 27 December 2013 (EST)


 * Oh, I know- I'm the owner of my own wiki where more than 20 spammers appear a day.

Zakipaul
Hello again, Walkazo. The user Zakipaul keeps creating the same fanmade pages over and over again, even after receiving a warning and a last warning. Please keep an eye on him. Thank you.


 * I already blocked him. - Walkazo 19:22, 28 December 2013 (EST)


 * OK then, sorry for being too late.

TPP
Is it possible to move it?
 * Yeah, go ahead. It's early enough that you can still do it yourself. Don't bother archiving it on the proposal page or anything. - Walkazo 14:58, 2 January 2014 (EST)

chantalolive
that account was created a minute ago and the person created there talkpage advertising something indicating that they are a spammer

sorry my english no good but I dont want to create one account I just read the pages here

Whilst I'm not sure it's spam, it could just be a link to their personal website, as seen by the web blog. Though it is very odd that a lot of accounts are being created with names that could be actual names and so there may be a connection.


 * @anon: Thanks for the heads-up. It was their own talk page that they created so they indeed haven't broken any rules, but we'll keep an eye on the account to make sure it doesn't start spamming. - Walkazo 18:36, 2 January 2014 (EST)

i speak french the website is in french and it is advertizing e cigarets which are just as bad for your helth as real cigarets they are trying to advertize a product that is bad for you


 * And trying to pass it off as architecture and/or a blog about song lyrics. Yeah, this is not something we need on the wiki. I will block the account and delete the page. Thanks again for bringing all this to my attention. - Walkazo 19:05, 2 January 2014 (EST)

similar accounts
i also noticed on the creation log that some accounts with real names are being created do you think they are related in any way?

and please dont add the unsined because i dont no how to sign coments


 * I have to add the "unsigned" template, otherwise it's hard to keep track of conversations. If you add ~ to the end of your comments, that should create an automatic signature. Anyway, it is possible that those other accounts are indeed attempts to spam, but as long as they don't actually do anything after creation, it's nothing to worry about (and usually, if they were going to do something, they'd do it right away). - Walkazo 19:52, 2 January 2014 (EST)

i just created an account i don't know why thogh because i do not no where to start my english no good WooftheChomp (talk) 20:20, 2 January 2014 (EST)

spam
no need to worry someone alredy dealed with it WooftheChomp (talk) 20:38, 2 January 2014 (EST)

but i have a feeling that these accounts with real names are being created by the same person WooftheChomp (talk) 20:41, 2 January 2014 (EST) because another one was just created


 * Unfortunately, spam accounts like that are an inevitable part of the wiki experience, but it's nothing we can't handle. As for what you do with an account, you can use it to alert admins of problems or even undo bad edits yourself if you see trouble; if you know the name of an enemy in French, you can add it to the "Names in other languages" section; if you're reading and you see little mistakes here and there, you can fix them; and if you simply want to read and not edit, you can do that too: it's completely your choice. - Walkazo 23:25, 2 January 2014 (EST)

i guess i can only look for bad edits because every game i have playd it has the enemy and someone has alredy aded the french name so i dont no what enemys do not have there french name added, but since they are out there i coud ad them but i do not have the game they belong to WooftheChomp (talk) 11:34, 3 January 2014 (EST)
 * No worries: just do what you can - every little bit helps. - Walkazo 12:03, 3 January 2014 (EST)

Edit War
There's currently an edit war in the Mario Kart DS article. Can you handle it? 13:34, 4 January 2014 (EST)
 * I've already issued a warning to TVtrash to stop. Should he continue, please fully protect the page for one day.
 * I'm just alerting an admin about this, just in case he continues so we don't get flaked for it either, so the admin can do her job. 13:43, 4 January 2014 (EST)
 * Thanks for the heads-up. Hopefully the warning will be enough to stop him from making more edits. Protecting the page over a Trivia point is not something I wish to do. - Walkazo 13:49, 4 January 2014 (EST)

what is a edit war? WooftheChomp (talk) 13:54, 4 January 2014 (EST)
 * When users keep undoing each other's edits over and over. - Walkazo 13:58, 4 January 2014 (EST)

i am sory
but i can not comply with some of the rules here could you terminate my acount to get me out of this mess? WooftheChomp (talk) 16:02, 5 January 2014 (EST)
 * Accounts cannot be deleted, but you can simply log out and never log back in if you want. Or even keep your account but only use it to read without having to see the ads, and never edit. - Walkazo 17:50, 5 January 2014 (EST)

i just saw a ip who aded fake information to the clapper article, i guess i can only undo edits with to many policies for me to remember, so ill just read and undo bad edits WooftheChomp (talk) 17:52, 5 January 2014 (EST)


 * I'm happy to hear that you've decided not to leave: undoing vandalism is very helpful, and every little bit is appreciated! - Walkazo 17:55, 5 January 2014 (EST)

i was originaly thinking of leaving because all of my edits would get reverted due to my low fluency in english as well as my grades not being to good (i need an 80 average or higher), but if reverting vandal edits is helpful, i will stay WooftheChomp (talk) 17:57, 5 January 2014 (EST)

Possible idea
Can I ask your opinion on this idea? If a user keeps making poorly written articles and ignores other user comments about it is it possible for an admin to temporarily take away their article making privileges?
 * It's too complicated to start making protocols for revoking certain specific privileges. It's better to just stick with the regular Reminder > Warning > Last Warning > Block procedure, as with all "bad edits" situations. - - Walkazo 17:50, 5 January 2014 (EST)

Re: Talk page impersonations
The last few talk page edits are mostly nonsense/forum stuff, but they tried to paste someone's usernames instead of their own on a couple, which I undid (one of the names was LeftyGreenMario, who moved from that alias long ago. The other one, Baby Luigi, already warned them, but still. Think you might wanna ask what's up with that.

As for the redirect, I was working om phasing that out; no need for the character parenthesis wjen you can just link the name, so I've been hunting for red links on and off. Lord Grammaticus (talk) 18:43, 5 January 2014 (EST)


 * Doesn't matter: redirects shouldn't be deleted until after all the mainspace links have been updated (including on file pages and whatnot). As for the disruptive user, if they keep up that behaviour they'll get themselves blocked, simple as that. - Walkazo 18:47, 5 January 2014 (EST)


 * For what it's worth, the red links were the result of suppresion rather than outright deletion; it was a move after a settled TPP to be precise, and I don't have deletion rights, which I think moving requires. That having been clarified, I'll keep your advice in mind. Thank you! Lord Grammaticus (talk) 18:56, 5 January 2014 (EST)


 * No worries, I know what happened with the page, and was just speaking in general (as well as seeing things deleted prematurely I've also seen them labelled for deletion too soon, so it's something that users as well as sysops should keep in mind). Sorry if I sounded accusatory: that wasn't my intention. - Walkazo 20:12, 5 January 2014 (EST)


 * Don't worry, it's fine. c: Lord Grammaticus (talk) 03:55, 6 January 2014 (EST)

Information that should not be kept public
Hey there, I created my userpage today (and know proper grammar and all that now from school and tutoring) but I made defamatory remarks about another user because of anger, and I realized that that is not right and was wondering if you could remove the edit where I wrote the info defamatory towards someone. The Chain Chomp (talk) 21:34, 10 January 2014 (EST)
 * Just edit the page and remove that content yourself. The old revision, however, will not be hidden: it's not the sort of thing that needs or should be removed from the record. - Walkazo 00:00, 11 January 2014 (EST)

That Trivia about Iggy Koopa
What I tried to say about the point you edited is that when Iggy spins in his shell, the sound effect plays faster than usually. When normally with the Koopalings it is like "spin spin spin spin", Iggy's is more "spinspinspinspin". I used the word "frequency" because in its basics, "Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time." to quote Wikipedia. - SmokedChili (Talk) (Thoughts) 10.25, 14 January 2014 (EST)
 * Ah, okay: it's just that frequency is also involved in sound, and the point was a bit muddled, making it sound like someone (I don't check who specifically) trying to be unnecessarily fancy. I rewrote the point again to just say it's faster: simpler is better. - Walkazo 11:30, 14 January 2014 (EST)

Sorry
Thank you for that. I didn't know those weren't in the warning policy.

PS Is there anything else I could add to my Stone-Eye article I'm creating?


 * Okay. Sorry, no idea; I don't know much about the newer games. - Walkazo 14:39, 18 January 2014 (EST)

Question
This is dealing with emulator resolutions. While forced aspect ratio changes are obviously not allowed, can the same be said of images with resolutions exceeding what the console can normally output? For instance, a Gamecube game tends to be 640x480 pixels, but emulator screenshots can be 1,200 × 900 or even bigger. I was told at SmashWiki that overly big resolution sizes are not allowed. While I know we're not the SmashWiki, and I do think images with big resolutions, but with native aspect ratio sizes do not give any users false impressions (therefore, they're okay), I need to get a viewpoint from a more experienced user so I don't realize that I'm making an emulator-related mistake this entire time I started uploading. Thanks. 17:53, 21 January 2014 (EST)
 * I'm not speaking for Walkazo, but my 2 cents here is that normal users can't tell the difference, unlike forced-aspect ratios where they can. Resolution being higher than normal makes the game look even clearer and I think it's more reasonable to allow that than settle for a blurrier, less clear picture of an image. Not only do we want to be accurate, we want to be clear with our information, and if the said image isn't discernible unless you know the technical details of it, then I think it should be utterly fine to allow such in the wiki without imposing too strict restrictions depending on accurate images. I think restricting resolutions is a bit silly: normal users can't tell if the game doesn't do it and it makes our articles look fine. Hell, some of our images on the wiki rely on free look hack from the Dolphin Emulator, and getting the image and information across is the point rather if the game can handle it. 18:01, 21 January 2014 (EST)
 * I looked up the original discussion the admins had about larger-than-life images, and the main feeling was that using the true-to-life resolution was preferable, however unlike the ratio aspect changes, we weren't dead set against them, hence we went with "tolerate" for the rule. As well as wanting to be authentic with the images, another argument against the larger sizes was the desire to save space: if the smaller image is already clear, it's hard to justify quadrupling the file size for extra clarity, especially if regular users aren't even going to notice the difference. (Besides, how many folks just look at the previews when they go to file pages? How many might avoid the super-large resolutions just because they don't want to be mega-zoomed-in to the giant image? How many simply look at the screenshots when they're embedded in the articles or galleries and leave it at that?) The fact that larger images are clearer was a pro-"HD" argument voiced by one admin, but I dunno - to me, it still seems like moderation is the better course here. - Walkazo 19:09, 21 January 2014 (EST)
 * Okay... also, I think we should just leave it as it is; if there is a sudden policy change on resolutions of uploaded images, there will be so much unnecessary reuploads to fit it. Since we're responsible for 90% of the GCN Mario Party images, we have to essentially play everything again (and sometimes, the emulator speed is really slow, so it can be tedious). Most of the stuff we upload is to replace images taken from other sites or to replace lower quality images. There are some stuff we upload simply to a higher resolution, though, but we don't do that very often. 21:38, 21 January 2014 (EST)
 * Yeah, replacing images en masse for trivial reasons wouldn't a good use of time or effort at all. - Walkazo 22:22, 21 January 2014 (EST)

Changing my username
Change my username to IceBooGuy because 2/3 of my current username is my real name

Revision
This revision is inappropriate for children. Can you delete it? 20:13, 30 January 2014 (EST)
 * Sure, although I'm also of the mind that they're just words and kiddies probably see them all over the place anyway. Either way, it's all quite mindlessly stupid. - Walkazo 21:41, 30 January 2014 (EST)
 * This user is a sockpuppet of Cube guy, would you block him for infinite. 00:18, 1 February 2014 (EST)
 * Choose your wording better: you're making it sound like he's a vandal or something, but he wasn't sockpuppeting maliciously - he just didn't know better. You were also kinda abrasive when you spoke to him on his talk page, by the way; you might wanna watch that. - Walkazo 00:36, 1 February 2014 (EST)
 * I fixed the raw coding for my signature. Here we go: 06:11, 3 February 2014 (EST)
 * Fine. Can I help Mario with the proposal?  20:20, 9 February 2014 (EST)

You can try asking her, I did just that. 20:21, 9 February 2014 (EST)
 * Can I add this to all the profiles and stats?  20:31, 9 February 2014 (EST)
 * Hey, We have a sockpuppet  23:44, 14 February 2014 (EST)
 * Thanks. - Walkazo 23:47, 14 February 2014 (EST)
 * Now go on the website, and then delete the revisions.  23:50, 14 February 2014 (EST)
 * Yeah, I already looked at the revisions, and hiding them seemed unnecessary to me - it's not like vulgar stuff was plastered everywhere, and the links lead to Wikipedia images so it's not like it's porn or whatever. And don't tell me what to do. - Walkazo 00:00, 15 February 2014 (EST)
 * Another sockpuppet  00:09, 15 February 2014 (EST)

Please delete some of the edit summary. They are inappropriate. 00:24, 15 February 2014 (EST)
 * Okay. - Walkazo 00:28, 15 February 2014 (EST)
 * We have another sockpuppet. Ugghh.  00:38, 15 February 2014 (EST)


 * P.S: I finally have a email account in case I lose my password.
 * And another Mariobros1985's IP is on again.   15:50, 18 February 2014 (EST)
 * And responing to a comment YOU posted. Haven't you been told about egging on OR baiting banned users or something similar? 15:59, 18 February 2014 (EST)
 * And I'm asking to rename The Zombie Bros. to NoName3 since MDP took control of that account, and I would have to be renamed to The Zombie Bros. on March 26.  16:54, 18 February 2014 (EST)
 * Anyway, ask again on March 26 when you ask for the rename. If I rename it now, the name could easily be taken again with another sock. - Walkazo 17:04, 18 February 2014 (EST)

Mkwiifan226
Hi, there. has been swearing while making derogatory statements (in in edit summaries), which is incredibly rude. I've told him politely that he's been violating the rules, but the user is being arrogant and directed some swearing at me. Please resolve this, as I need to be taken seriously by this person. 13:51, 2 February 2014 (EST)
 * Can you please delete, like, every one of his edit summaries too? 13:59, 2 February 2014 (EST)
 * The mainspace stuff's been cleared up; I'm more inclined to leave the talk page alone just to not keep stirring it up. If the user uses further profanity or flames someone, let an admin know and they can either give a Last Warning or a block, depending on how bad it is. - Walkazo 15:50, 2 February 2014 (EST)

Help
I put a block notice on MKwiiGuy's talkpage but I can't get it to say 1 month, it keeps saying indefinitely for some reason -Demonic KB

PS. KB is short for King Boo
 * You use a capital L when you make the word "length". I fixed it so don't ask him. 06:51, 3 February 2014 (EST)
 * Ok. - Walkazo 18:31, 3 February 2014 (EST)

Moving
Oh sorry about that. I didn't know it was violation of a policy to move pages, I thought I was being helpful by moving the pages. 20:11, 9 February 2014 (EST)

Quick question
Should the Lists category be added to the character statistics pages? -- 22:04, 9 February 2014 (EST)


 * I'm inclined to say no, since they're not really lists in the strictest sense of the word and either way, I feel like that category would be more effective without subpage lists cluttering the few stand-alone list pages. - Walkazo 22:16, 9 February 2014 (EST)

Jhontan2
He's repeatedly adding false information to galleries; is there something you can do about it? 18:08, 13 February 2014 (EST)
 * If he does it again, give him a Last Warning, and if he does it even after that, he can be blocked. - Walkazo 18:56, 13 February 2014 (EST)
 * Last Warning has been issued and the user continues to do so.
 * Walkazo isn't on.  08:05, 15 February 2014 (EST)
 * I know, but seeing as Walkazo knows of this I assumed that she would be a relevant person to talk to, even if she isn't online.
 * Is it okay if I give him another last warning?  08:07, 15 February 2014 (EST)


 * No, that would be unconstitutional.
 * 08:08, 15 February 2014 (EST)

The user now seems to be uploading duplicates of the artwork from the game and putting them into the galleries.

Iggykoopa4
If he dare to continue removing content or removing comment, block him. 16:03, 16 February 2014 (EST)
 * And if you dare to continue telling me what to do... Asking nicely goes down a lot smoother. And anyway, depending on what is removed, the user would either get a block or a Last Warning. - Walkazo 16:21, 16 February 2014 (EST)

Delete
Could you please delete Featured Articles/N/Macho Grubba and Featured Articles/N2/Mario Party 9? They're formatted wrong for a featured article (the former so I can move the current nomination page to that) 16:24, 16 February 2014 (EST)
 * Done. - Walkazo 16:26, 16 February 2014 (EST)
 * Meh, just go ahead and delete the redirect page I've created to :PPPPP But thanks a lot anyway! 16:36, 16 February 2014 (EST)
 * 'K. - Walkazo 16:38, 16 February 2014 (EST)

Hi
The IP of the vandal seemed to be ‎98.111.164.150, so can that be blocked as well.
 * It was blocked automatically as part of the sock's block. - Walkazo 11:44, 17 February 2014 (EST)
 * Fair enough, I didn't see it come up in Recent Changes so I wasn't sure.

Demonic KB
Can you please delete his userpage? -- 17:03, 18 February 2014 (EST)

Speaking of sockpuppets
User:King Pikante is a sock that took one of KP's older aliases; the ljnk I gave still redirects to KP's page as a result, and I'd like the redirect deleted. I can't tag it for such myself, what with it still being a userpage and all. 17:14, 18 February 2014 (EST)

Image question
Hey, recently and  was uploaded to the wiki, they both seem of low quality, and in the case of the latter the colouration makes me think it may be fanmade. The user does have a history of uploading images and claiming that they are from that game and my searching for the images online yielded nothing so I was wondering whether you know if they're official and from that game, or fanmade / from a different game.
 * No idea where they're from, but they're not from any Super Mario World manual that I know of. They're probably fakes. I'll deal with it. - Walkazo 12:31, 22 February 2014 (EST)
 * Okay thanks, I assume the files will be deleted. Also the user is over the PI limit and hadn't selected any to delete, will three be deleted randomly after the week, or will he be allowed to pick them when he is unblocked?
 * I dunno. I'd say they can be deleted, but whether someone will remember to do so, I can't say. - Walkazo 12:37, 22 February 2014 (EST)

Delete these revisions
Pretty please delete all of this IP's edits?

17:54, 23 February 2014 (EST) thanks in advance


 * Done like dinner. - Walkazo 17:58, 23 February 2014 (EST)

How about these?

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Diddy_Kong&diff=prev&oldid=1631783 Reason: Uses an inappropriate body part

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Tap-Tap_the_Golden&diff=prev&oldid=1631790 Reason: A revision using the word used on the Sir Flap-a-lot page was deleted

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Grand_Tail_Goomba&diff=prev&oldid=1631795 Reason: Same as Diddy Kong

http://www.mariowiki.com/index.php?title=Chilly_Waters&diff=prev&oldid=1631803 Reason: Just plain vulgar

Is this okay?

18:07, 23 February 2014 (EST)


 * Done. Thanks for providing the direct links: that made my job nice and easy. - Walkazo 18:38, 23 February 2014 (EST)

Thanks for cleaning out the to be deleted category, I was about to ask someone but you came in first. 11:44, 25 February 2014 (EST)


 * Just doin' mah job. But anyway, don't worry about deletion backlogs: it does the wiki no harm to have stuff lying around, and an admin will get to it sooner or later when one of us has the time - there's no rush. - Walkazo 15:32, 26 February 2014 (EST)

More dumb requests
This and this need to be deleted for a move for the current nomination. I'd normally copy and paste it but I'm not that impatient. Sorry to pepper another request at you :P 18:29, 23 February 2014 (EST)
 * Baleeted. - Walkazo 18:39, 23 February 2014 (EST)
 * The system doesn't seem to recognize adding a space in "King K.Rool" makes a different article and refuses me to move the page. 18:43, 23 February 2014 (EST)
 * Oh fu I fudged up big time. It's UNFEATURE, not FEATURE -______________________________________________- 18:44, 23 February 2014 (EST)
 * Moving mistakes are the most annoying: I cringe so hard every time they happen to me, ugh... Just let me know if you need anything deleted again. - Walkazo 18:50, 23 February 2014 (EST)
 * Again, BIG apologies. Please delete -> this 18:55, 23 February 2014 (EST)

Dear Walkazo
Go to hell. --Glowsquid (talk) 19:08, 23 February 2014 (EST)


 * Someone had to do it. - Walkazo 19:27, 23 February 2014 (EST)

Signature
This user's signature is too long, and although he fixed the image size, the length still hasn't been changed, and the sigfix warning was given a week ago, so when you get the chance, could you please change it to something shorter so it is not in violation? 17:28, 15 March 2014 (EDT)

You're back!
Lord know how much I've missed you. Never leave us again like that ye crazy bird lady. --Glowsquid (talk) 22:38, 18 March 2014 (EDT)


 * Aww, thanks! (I'm almost loathed to tell you that I'm going to be away next Friday through Sunday too.) - Walkazo 22:56, 18 March 2014 (EDT)


 * Sorry to butt in, but your trip seems very interesting and exciting. Bird watching is a hobby for me. What kind of birds did you see? Maybe the elegant golden-crowned crane? Maybe some gorgeous sunbirds? It's such a privilege to go out and the world and see such fantastic creatures in such faraway settings. I hope you found your trip to be a wonderful, memorable experience. 00:20, 19 March 2014 (EDT)


 * Haha, no worries: I love talking about birds too! We didn't see any cranes, sadly (nor Secretary Birds, to our dismay), but we saw a couple hundred other species, including about 50 or so in-hand, as the point of the trip was to band birds, not just watch 'em. Our focus was raptors, and we caught eagles, buzzards, chanting goshawks, falcons, little Shikra accipiters and even a few owls. It was weirdly rainy while we were there (like, flooding and bridges washing away rainy), so we didn't catch as many little birds as we had hoped, but we still got some cool stuff like kingfishers, shrikes, a nightjar and numerous flycatchers and finch-type birds - and we did catch one sunbird: the Southern Double-Collared Sunbird (here's a pic). We also saw Amethyst Sunbirds, and lots of stunning Rollers and Bee-eaters, plus old world vultures, storks, ibises, herons, Meyers Parrots, some waterbirds, and a pair of giant Kori Bustards. Overall, it was a pretty cool trip, although I won't be able to afford to do much of anything for quite a while, lol. - Walkazo 00:54, 19 March 2014 (EDT)


 * Oh my god, you actually got a hold of some birds of prey? You're banding them to track their movements, including hunting and nesting patterns, right? That sunbird is beautiful (and adorable). He reminds me of a hummingbird, lol, even though hummingbirds are exclusively American. Oh, it's okay that you didn't see any cranes nor Secretary Birds, because the other colorful (literally) variety birds there seem to make it up for it. Did you see any corvids? I wonder if you can single out any bird songs and calls or maybe they're all alien and exotic. It seems like you're in another world, but this world happens to be the birds' home sweet home. :) I'm sure that whatever money that went into this was ultimately worth it. 16:14, 23 March 2014 (EDT)


 * Yep - like this Black-Chested Snake Eagle (you can tell it's me holding it because of the fingernails, lol). Banded birds are rarely recovered, so it's mainly just getting an idea of the numbers, but we always hope that something like this cutie-pie Steppe Buzzard might get caught again when he's migrating or breeding up in Russia. Makes sense, since Sunbirds are the Old World answer to our hummingbirds: his long beak's for drinking nectar too, and I guess iridescent feathers just go hand-in-hand with that lifestyle for some reason, heh. Yep, we saw Pied Crows, Cape Crows (like our regular crows) and a White-Necked Raven. We all learned the African dove calls since they're pretty distinctive, as well as a couple other common songs and of course the cackling of the Spurfowls, but I'm not the greatest birder by ear on any continent: I know a few dozen Ontario species by heart and with practice I can remember a few more, but not nearly as many as some folks. Gimme visual IDs, anyday. - Walkazo 02:46, 24 March 2014 (EDT)