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Taxobox parameters
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Theroadislong (talk) 15:54, 15 April 2023 (UTC)Formatting synonym lists
Hi, have a look at Phyllostegia haliakalae where I have formatted the synonyms correctly.
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- Note that this has been improved and accepted now - see Hylaeus perkinsianus. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 14:49, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
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Synonyms, taxoboxes
Hi, we don't have articles on synonyms; create a redirect instead. Also, please note what I wrote above at #Taxobox parameters. Peter coxhead (talk) 06:36, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for telling! I will not make any synonym articles from now on.
- - JaliscoPine JaliscoPine (talk) 12:55, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
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KylieTastic (talk) 15:18, 10 June 2023 (UTC)Vernacular names for pines
Thank you for creating articles on the two species of pines recently. I would ask that you provide citations for the asserted vernacular names (Puerto Vallarta pine, Georgina's pine) that you included with them though, as they are not found in any of the literature you cite. If these are not names found in sources they must be removed, as Wikipedia can not create any new information (eg new common names), but can only ever report what is written elsewhere.--Kevmin § 14:16, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- Ok! Will do. JaliscoPine (talk) 16:13, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
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