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Colias croceus, also known as the clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites. Its breeding range is North Africa and southern Europe and eastwards through Turkey into the Middle East, but it occurs throughout much of Europe as a summer migrant, sometimes as far north as Scandinavia. In Asia, its range extends into central Siberia in the north and barely into India in the south, although it is not found in Central Asia. The species can live in any open area in the countryside, including downland, coastal cliffs and fields containing the caterpillar's host plants, at an elevation up to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above sea level. Colias croceus has a wingspan of 46–54 millimetres (1.8–2.1 in), with the upperside of its wing being golden to orange yellow with a broad black margin on all four wings and a black spot near the centre forewing. This mating pair was photographed in Pirin National Park, Bulgaria.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Natasha Yi vandalism

Hi there, remember the discussion about Natasha Yi's year of birth. So I check the article to Natasha Yi's article and I check the history on Natasha Yi's article and a different IP user is putting false information. I know I already found it's real source from AskMen.com. I am still not an administrator but I already revert edits to the correct year of birth. I found a different IP user by putting false information to 1981. The IP user's name is User:67.52.94.30. So the IP user is putting false information and disrupt the editing. So could you write a warning a different IP user the 67.52.94.30 not to change false year of birth. And remember to check the article of Natasha Yi all the time if you see a false year of birth on a different IP user kept on changing the wrong year of birth. The IP user that's User:67.52.94.30 kept on disrupt the edits the user will be blocked by editing. So I am letting to Thank You for resolving the issue from a long time ago, and I already talk to User:Matty on the same issue. So remember to write a warning not to make disruptive edits to a different IP user. So let me know if you write a warning to IP User:67.52.94.30 not to put false information. If there is problems on the article of Natasha Yi again to a IP user. I will let you know. Thanks for all your help and I will talk to you soon. Steam5 (talk) 05:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Roak here.

Hey man, do you want me to look for sources in spare time for the Shayne Lamas-carly thing? Can I ask you one thing, how's my editing? I did alot of work and I just want to know if im doing good or if I should just recess and read over some examples and stuff (like guidelines)? --Leslie Roak (talk) 23:58, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Hey Roak here. I need to talk to you about the policy thing. I read that the images of characters like Claudia Zacchara and Sami Brady in the articles are not good. Promotional images/ or images of the actors are not good. Like not good. So I looked at the Jasper Jacks article image in the infobox and that seems like a good example. It should be a screencap, right? So should I start looking for images to replace some of the wrong images I uploaded? Thanks dude. --Leslie Roak (talk) 22:32, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Promotional images aren't too bad as they are official images that tend to show actors in a flattering light rather than a random screenshot. As for policy, keep reading up and learning. Things like calling minors sexy and frivolously tagging articles for CSD are against policy and can result in a block. AniMate^draw 01:29, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Alright, gotcha man. --Leslie Roak (talk) 21:58, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Tara McPherson page deleted?

I noticed the artist Tara_McPherson had her page deleted on July 12th (it appears to have been deleted by you). It mentions something about an ambiguous copyright violation and references her Facebook page. I contacted the artist directly and she's just as confused about what this might mean as I am. As far as she knows, there is no copyright violation. Thank you for the clarification. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CoveringMedia (talk • contribs) 08:43, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

The copyright violation wasn't from a facebook page, though the person who nominated it for deletion cited that. The actual copyright violation was from this page from McPherson's website. It was a word for word copy, and even should she release the text we still couldn't use it since it is a primary source and would be self promoting. Recreating the page with reliable sources is definitely allowed and encouraged. AniMate^draw 17:05, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the clarification. I understand how the usage of primary sources could really get out of hand. Given that the policy does seem to give the option to use primary sources ("Deciding whether primary, secondary or tertiary sources are more suitable on any given occasion is a matter of common sense and good editorial judgment...",) couldn't it be argued that it would be better to keep the article intact with notes that it needs to be rewritten, as opposed to deleting it? I could understand if there were also a question of notability, but clearly that's not the case here. It should be noted that until I'd sent Ms. McPherson an email asking about the deletion, I'd never had contact with her, so I consider myself an impartial observer that appreciates her contributions to the arts, and not as a personal advocate.CoveringMedia (talk) 17:07, 18 July 2009 (EST)

In looking at the original article much of this is a bibliography. If the primary source material were still in question, perhaps the article could maintain the original opening paragraph, followed by the bibliography and remaining sections. This would at least keep Ms. McPherson's presence on Wikipedia, and also give someone time to rewrite the biography section.CoveringMedia (talk) 17:36, 18 July 2009 (EST)

I think a better idea is to start the article from scratch. If McPherson is notable, we should be able to easily find sources that discuss her besides her website. Ideally, a Wikipedia article isn't rewritten from plagiarism, it's written from a variety of sources by a variety of authors who don't have a conflict of interest. Unfortunately, the biography from her website isn't neutral and it is self-promotional. When I have some time I'll work on something, but the next few days are quite busy. AniMate^draw 00:47, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Carrie_Prejean#Breast_Implants_.28again.29

Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Talk:Carrie_Prejean#Breast_Implants_.28again.29. Thank you. Rico 03:18, 27 July 2009 (UTC) (Using {{Please see}})

I've given a statement on the article talk page. Unfortunately, I think there are two groups of people actively pushing their POVs on that page, and I have no desire to edit the article. Sorry, but between the rudeness shown to me by people who disagree with me and the rudeness shown to me by people who agree with me, I have no desire to edit in such an unpleasant atmosphere. AniMate^draw 03:49, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Page move

Can you undo our friend Leslie Roak's move of Port Charles to Port Charles (TV series)? It seems like an unnecessary disambiguation, as the TV series should be the primary topic over the fictional location.— TAnthony^Talk 17:19, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

To clarify, he then redirected Port Charles to Port Charles, New York (fictional city), not thinking about the fact that every link to it is meant to go to the series article. I fixed that, but ...17:24, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

I've undone the move. I can't believe this "new" user archived my talk page. AniMate^draw 19:48, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

LOL, I hadn't noticed he'd done that, but I was wondering why it was empty all of a sudden.— TAnthony^Talk 20:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

I love this guy. He's a 22 year old lawyer who attends the fictitious University of Malibu and gets married on a Tuesday and still finds time to edit every day surrounding his wedding. I can practically see it. "I now pronounce you man and wife." "Honey, I really need to go edit Carly Corinthos now." AniMate^draw 20:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Plus, not a lot of guys concerned with soap articles are marrying women. You and I should know!— TAnthony^Talk 20:34, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Dude, I thought you had a girl! AniMate^draw 20:40, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

LOL.— TAnthony^Talk 20:49, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

As an aside, I know how you feel about General Hospital articles, but if you can bear it, perhaps you'd like to contribute to a rewrite of the Claudia Zacchara character background. I'm running out the door, but the section (and likely the entire article) is a hot mess. Normally, "sexually lethal" would be my pet peeve (does that mean she has a poisonous puss?). However, describing her as "viscous" takes the cake. AniMate^draw 21:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry

Yo, i just wanted to help out the talk page (it was clutter) and I wanted to help you out so we can get over the anger over the images and the age things. So how's it going? --Leslie Roak (talk) 22:12, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

LOL

Dude, we have someone that seems to hate us mutually (TAnthony AniMate), I feel so close to you! — TAnthony^Talk 03:02, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Awesome. It's official. You complete me. AniMate^draw 06:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and we're the same person now too, see User talk:Clau5dia8 ;)— TAnthony^Talk 00:07, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Gee, I wonder who is responsible for User:TAnthony_AniMate? I'll likely work on getting together a sock investigation when I get back to LA. I guess Roak's two month honeymoon or whatever is off. Sad. AniMate^draw 06:21, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Liz Webb age

if she is 26 and jason is 35, ten years ago when they began a relationship, he'z like 25/26 and sh'es 15/16. thats gross. thats a lie. --Clau5dia8 (talk) 01:07, 31 July 2009 (UTC)