An image of Bruegels painting - The Triumph of Death
Life's ultimate inevitability... The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1562).

Hello fellow editors, I am Loopy30. When I originally picked this user name as a convenient account sign in, I did not realize that I would be then tagged as 'Loopy' on all Wikimedia correspondence henceforth. I try to contribute to Wikipedia when and where I can as I have many interests across various fields including natural sciences, geography, history, travel, space, and military technology. I am retired from full-time employment and am now back to school part-time for another degree, this time studying biology.

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“As buds give rise by growth to fresh buds, and these, if vigorous, branch out and overtop on all sides many a feebler branch, so by generation I believe it has been with the great Tree of Life, which fills with its dead and broken branches the crust of the earth, and covers the surface with its ever branching and beautiful ramifications.” – Darwin, 1859

Things to work on
* Ontario Provincial Parks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Ontario)
Typo patrol
  • abd
  • activly
  • agression
  • alined
  • alll
  • amoung
  • and and
  • aslo
  • assasinate
  • assasinated
  • athiest
  • Austrailia
  • boook
  • borned
  • busness
  • carreer
  • comissionor
  • competion
  • contributer
  • descibe
  • desparate
  • detial
  • dispise
  • divde
  • divded
  • divison
  • embarassment
  • encylopedia
  • familiy
  • Febuary
  • Feburary
  • feild
  • felllow
  • fiegn
  • foke
  • folllow
  • foregn
  • fourty
  • friend
  • goverment
  • governer
  • graet
  • greeing
  • illl
  • in in (got to Smoove = at about 8790 search results)
  • influencial
  • interchangably
  • interm
  • intrest
  • isseu
  • lenght
  • liason
  • loook
  • Marine Corp
  • Montreal Canadians (NHL team)
  • Morroco
  • occassionally
  • occured
  • occuring
  • offical
  • orgin
  • orginally
  • perfomance
  • politican
  • portrayed
  • Portugese
  • possesed
  • receive
  • responisble
  • ritten
  • seige
  • seperate
  • seperatly
  • teh
  • televsion
  • the the
  • theif
  • their
  • thot
  • unsuccesfully
  • visting
  • wery
  • wiht
  • warry
  • will
  • willlow
  • winy
  • wirry
Checklist of page edits for bird articles and families reviewed
* add page to watchlist
  • check talk page (does project box "need image"?)
  • add stub notice if applicable
  • reduce overlinking (countries, common words)
  • link bird description terms to Glossary of bird terms using template {{birdgloss|insert_term_here}}
  • update IUCN status
  • replace taxobox with species box (see Manipur bush quail)
  • check author has/hasn't got parentheses as required
  • check para title headings aligned with project
  • add all ssp.
  • check authors names of ssp and genus are in either "list of ornithologists" or "ornithologist articles needed"
  • generalize range in intro para, details below
  • confirm protonym and other synonyms are in taxo box
  • bullets in taxobox for synonyms
  • note and link to former genera for each synonym and for each ssp.
  • add date and ref to name or genus change
  • add common names for each ssp. (where they exist) and add redirect
  • check all ssp for trinomials from other genera/spp. and add re-direct
  • update other genera pages as "former sp"
  • add alternate names to text
  • create re-directs for all alternate names, synonyms, and common names for ssp.
  • re-directs for alternate caps, dashes, grey/gray, coloured/colored, Samoa/Samoan etc
  • check "what links here' for stray re-directs

- need to go back and check all former ssp for other binomial sp name, then create redirect if needed.
- find sub-family authorities?

- do synonyms need authorities and year?
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  • 5.80.235.148 Perpetuated "Brazilian goose" hoax. Active Mar 2017. Reviewed up to 17 May 2018
  • 24.227.56.138 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 14 May 2012 - 09 Oct 2018. Perpetuated "Brazilian aardvark" hoax and other unconstructive edits. Reviewed up to 10 Oct 2018.
  • 27.147.206.59 adding military equipment false claims. Active 19 Jul-01 Oct 2017. Reviewed up to 17 May 2018
  • 31.128.108.20 adding military equipment false claims. Active 29 Jul-07 Aug. Reviewed up to 30 Sep 2017
  • 31.167.208.142 changing ages in bios and adding military equipment false claims. Active 17 Jul - 15 Aug. Reviewed up to 30 Sep 2017
  • 37.111.233.242 adding military equipment false claims. Active 29 Nov. Reviewed up to 29 Nov 2017
  • 41.222.181.188 adjusting building heights to false numbers. Active 02 Dec 2017. Reviewed 02 Dec 2017
  • 42.101.65.132 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 10-19 Dec 2018. Adding unsourced info to fauna articles. Changing fossil dates in taxobox
  • 50.203.99.102 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 01 Sep 2017 - 27 Sep 2019 multiple warnings and five blocks for adding unsourced info to fauna articles. 17 Dec 2018 blocked for six months.
  • 59.152.10.214 adding military equipment false claims. Active 25 Aug-16 D. Reviewed up to 15 Oct 2017
  • 66.87.73.52 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 23 Jun 2015 - 10 Feb 2018. Adding unsourced false info to fauna articles
  • 66.87.73.106 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 15 Nov 2016. Adding unsourced false info to fauna articles
  • 66.87.74.77 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 17 Jul 2015 - 09 Sep 2016. Adding unsourced false info to fauna articles
  • 78.15.189.72 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 01-08 Jun 2015. Adding unsourced false info to fauna articles
  • 79.18.184.39 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 10-11 Aug 2018. User:Borcker sock. Adding unconstructive and often irrelevant/nonesensical edits to global cooling and psychology articles. Reviewed up to 11 Oct 2018.
  • 79.18.185.41 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 11 Oct 2018. User:Borcker sock. Adding unconstructive and often irrelevant/nonesensical edits to global cooling and psychology articles. Reviewed up to 11 Oct 2018.
  • 79.18.185.181 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) Active 05 Jul 2018. User:Borcker sock. Adding unconstructive and often irrelevant/nonesensical edits to global cooling and psychology articles. Reviewed up to 11 Oct 2018.
  • 82.219.204.31 Introduced hoax bird species names. Active Jun 2015-12 Jun 2019. Reviewed up to 16 Mar 2018. 17 Mar 18 - blocked for 6 months; 12 Jun 19 - blocked for 3 years.
  • 103.7.249.203 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 25 Jan-18 July. Reviewed up to 18 July 2017
  • 103.7.249.204 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 11 Jun-21 July. Reviewed up to 23 July 2017
  • 103.30.28.230 Overlinking and format changes in bird and mammal articles. Active 25 May 2017-15 May 2018. Reviewed up to 15 May 2018
  • 103.41.245.25 Overlinking and format changes in bird articles. Active 16-24 Apr. Reviewed up to 23 March 2017
  • 103.49.202.131 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 3 Jun. Reviewed up to 17 July 2017
  • 103.59.36.94 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 12-20 July. Reviewed up to 20 July 2017
  • 103.83.15.155 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 23 Jun. Reviewed up to 18 July 2017
  • 103.88.232.78 Inflating military equipment inventories. Active 1 Oct. Reviewed up to 1 October 2017
  • 103.211.184.227 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 21-23 September. Reviewed up to 23 September 2017
  • 103.213.236.58 Overlinking and format changes in bird and bat articles. Active 12 May-1 Sep. Reviewed 30 Jun-1 Sep 2017 (still more to do)
  • 103.213.238.14 Overlinking and format changes in bird articles. Active 18 Mar-11 May. Reviewed 6-11 May 2017 (still more to do)
  • 104.220.24.220 Capitalizing species names. Active 8-9 July. Reviewed up to 17 July 2017
  • 107.215.53.37 Multiple warnings and blocks for introducing incorrect facts to fauna articles. Active 10 Apr 2014 - 05 Jan 2019. Reviewed up to 25 May 2018. Now blocked for two years until 07 Jan 2021.
  • [1] Confirmed sock of 107.215.53.37. Also blocked for two years until 07 Jan 2021.
  • 114.125.213.45 Changing original taxonomic author to Ananda Haikal. Active 26 Feb 2019. Reviewed up to 26 Feb 2019
  • 119.30.32.15 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 15 Oct. Reviewed up to 15 Oct 2017.
  • 119.30.32.40 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 3 Aug.
  • 119.30.32.84 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 11 Aug. Reviewed up to 11 Aug 2017.
  • 119.30.32.116 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 15 Apr 2015 - 7 Jul 2017. Reviewed up to 16 Sep 2017.
  • 119.30.35.160 Inflating military equipment inventories. Active 15 Aug 2015 and March - April 2017. Reviewed 01 Jan - 30 Sep 2017, LMG and BTR-80 edits.
  • 119.30.38.90 adding military equipment false claims. Active 28 Oct 2015 - 21 Jul 2017. Reviewed up to Reviewed up to 13 Sep 2017.
  • 119.30.38.132 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 1 August. Reviewed up to 2 August 2017
  • 119.30.39.90 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 29 August. Reviewed up to 29 August 2017
  • 119.30.39.99 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 29 July. Reviewed up to 29 July 2017
  • 119.30.39.207 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 4 August. Reviewed up to 5 August 2017
  • 119.30.39.214 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 30 August. Reviewed up to 30 August 2017
  • 119.30.45.132 adding military equipment false claims. Active . (still more to do)
  • 119.30.45.192 adding military equipment false claims. Active 5 Aug. Reviewed up to 5 Aug 2017
  • 119.30.45.221 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 19 July. Reviewed up to 19 July 2017
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  • 123.108.246.27 adding military equipment false claims. Active Jul 2015 - Jul 2017. Reviewed up to 14 Sep 2017.
  • 123.108.246.121 adding military equipment false claims. Active 8 Aug. Reviewed up to 08 Aug 2017
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  • 123.108.246.246 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 30 July 2017. Reviewed up to 30 July 2017
  • 124.6.238.133 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 29 Sep 2017. Reviewed up to 11 October 2017
  • 149.254.234.136 Introduced "Brazilian goose" hoax. Active Nov 2016. Reviewed up to 19 July 2017
  • 149.254.234.169 Perpetuated "Brazilian goose" hoax. Active Feb-Mar 2017. Reviewed up to 19 July 2017
  • 149.254.235.2 Perpetuated "Brazilian goose" hoax. Active 26 Sep 2017. Reviewed up to 26 Sep 2017
  • 166.182.85.64 Overlinking. Active 5 July. Reviewed up to 17 July 2017
  • 170.251.196.172 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 21 July. Reviewed up to 23 July 2017
  • 180.149.215.102 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 31 July. Reviewed up to 31 July 2017
  • 182.1.177.80 Changing original taxonomic author to Ananda Haikal. Active 25 Feb 2019. Reviewed up to 25 Feb 2019
  • 182.1.195.31 Changing original taxonomic author to Ananda Haikal. Active 26 Feb 2019. Reviewed up to 26 Feb 2019
  • 203.81.85.30 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 14 Feb 2013 - 08 Jun 2015. Reviewed MBT-2000 edit 01 Feb 2015

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  • Imphal2 Inflating military equipment inventories and adding false claims. Active 19 Jul 2013 - 22 Feb 2014.
  • CosmicCollectors adding test edits and then changing back to original. Active 02 Nov 2017 - 16 May 2018.

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