User talk:FunkMonk

Hello, I'm seeking mentorship for my first FA nomination. I've been working extensively on Alicella gigantea, which just received the "Good Article" status today. I saw that mentorship was highly recommended, so I thought it would be good to reach out. I thought you would be perfect for this as you seem to have plenty of experience working on species articles. I know you usually work on vertebrates, but would you be interested?

Many thanks

AxonsArachnida (talk) 08:28, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'll have a read soon and add my thoughts on its talk page. FunkMonk (talk) 19:30, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated, thanks. AxonsArachnida (talk) 07:12, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've added some preliminary comments at the talk page. FunkMonk (talk) 14:30, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've made attempts to address them. AxonsArachnida (talk) 23:49, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, FunkMonk! The article you nominated, Proceratosaurus, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 19 August 2025. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 2025, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/August 2025. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be left there by user:JennyOz, who assists the coordinators by reviewing the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 12:25, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice! FunkMonk (talk) 04:35, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Thank you today for the article, "about the oldest known tyrannosauroid, though dramatically different from its later, more famous relatives like Tyrannosaurus in being quite small and with a crest beginning at the snout. While first named over a century ago, little was published about it until the last few decades, and we have summarised all of it here.", created in collaboration! - I have a FAC open, BWV 79, for 31 October, and another Bach cantata to offer for listening, 300 years old OTD, Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, setting a song of praise. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome! FunkMonk (talk) 07:34, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On top of my talk: birthday of a great violinist and Requiem for a great friend. We sang Paradisi gloria from the Stabat Mater in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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		Awarded for your very thorough and excellent FA mentorship feedback on the Alicella gigantea page. AxonsArachnida (talk) 04:09, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And you're welcome, I left a note at the FAC about free imagery in a source, which I was notified of on the palaeontology project Discord server. FunkMonk (talk) 04:12, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FM, how are things going? If, perchance, you are interested in reviewing something, could I interest you in my current FAC offering Siege of Utica? A straight forward - I think - 2,800 words from the Rome and Carthage era. It collected two swift reviews but since it seems to have slipped into that Sargasso Sea of nominations where it goes round and round but gets nowhere. If you were to rescue it I would be grateful. Obviously, if time or motivation do not permit that is not a problem. Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:27, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I was thinking of it, but you usually sail through FAC easily, so I thought I'd go for some more deserted nominations. But I'll take a look. And it's going alright, getting a bit more into the Wikipedia habit again, you? FunkMonk (talk) 22:01, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

True. I try to keep my own reviewing rate up, which I think helps. I think my last but one got 13 reviews, so it seems to be either feast or famine. Your having a look at it is much appreciated, although I am sure you will be horrified at its paucity of commas.

I had thought you were a bit busier, but it is hard to pick these things up. I have been back in the flow of things myself re FAC nominations these past 9 months after an 18-month break. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:31, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, by contrast, I don't think I've gotten that many concluded reviews in such a short time before as in my current FAC, but I guess it helps the article is my shortest nomination ever. Reviewing is still fun, but writing is becoming harder, so my last two FACs have either been a collaboration or a decade old GA... FunkMonk (talk) 15:29, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Me too re reviewing and writing. Hence my extended hiatus I guess. I set up a few topics to complete and that seems to have kept me motivated. This article is from one of them. Two FTs got approved last month, and I am hoping these two will join them before too long. One of which will involve a visit to the scary territory of Featured Lists. Hopefully it will all help to keep me interested. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:32, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good evening FM, this is where I try and push my luck. On the back of your support for Utica I have been able to nominate Siege of Brest (1342), a dinky article of fewer than 2,000 words. In the hope of pre-empting the glacial progress of its predecessor, is there any chance of your also giving this one a once over? It would be much appreciated. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I have a bunch of standing reviews I have to finish first, but it'll be next on my list. FunkMonk (talk) 01:04, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, FunkMonk! The article you nominated, Martinique macaw, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:12, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]