Talk:Ruffe

Comments

Why do we need the names in other languages for this particular fish? That's not something we usually do (for the good reason that the linked articles in other languages should provide them, so there is no need). If there is a reason for including them, then it should appear in the article. If it's just a trend you'd like to start, it probably ought to be discussed in Talk:WikiProject Tree of Life. A lot of species handbooks do do this, but they don't have the possibility of linking through to native versions as wikipedia does - and nor do they recognise the very long list of languages that we do. seglea 06:33, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The reason why the languages are on this particular page is because it is a showcase for the use of {msg":..}. As to the use of these messages they do need to be discussed and I will start the discussions when the groundwork has been laid in the de: en: and nl: wikipedias. GerardM 09:34, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Eventually they may be removed, however we do use them in the nl: wikipedia though for fish. It also provides for a place to have all the vernacular names for an organism in one place. GerardM 09:34, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

The Ruffe is an example of the use of messages to display the names of the taxons. Therefore it is appreciated that this aspect of the taxobox is left as is. GerardM 05:49, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Ruffe
Photo: Ron Offermans Ruffe
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Genus: Gymnocephalus
Species
Gymnocephalus cernuus

UtherSRG has returned the taxobox to the standard we are currently using in en:Wikipedia. However GerardM had asked that it be kept as an example of the message format. I believe that Uther's action is right, because the non-standard version has been on the page for some weeks and no discussion has got going. So I have moved Gerard's version here to keep it available. Anyway it seems more appropriate for something that is being used as an example for discussion to be on the Talk page. Note that Uther's version still serves as a perfectly good example of the use of messages to facilitate translation between wikis. For similar reasons I am moving the "names in other languages" section here; for reasons stated above, I think this section is a bad precedent - though the information is valuable, Wikipedia has better ways of providing it. BTW wouldn't it be good if the "Other languages" links could automatically give the name of the article in the other languages? seglea 06:13, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Name in other languages

• Dutch name: pos
• German name: Kaulbarsch
• French name: grémille

 Roumanian name: ghibort

"We"

I believe that the use of "we" in the last section is unprofessional in an encyclopedia article. The section(s) should be rewritten. Caeruleancentaur (talk) 18:11, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

External Link to GLANSIS

I want to add a link to the Species Fact Sheet through GLANSIS. Please see below.

GLANSIS Species FactSheet

I've been asked to do this for many species, as upgrading the website broke a lot of links to other articles. Would people be upset if I did this? Thanks! Greatlakesavenger (talk) 16:22, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

File:Gymnocephalus cernuus Pärnu River Estonia 2010-01-06.jpg to appear as POTD

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Gymnocephalus cernuus Pärnu River Estonia 2010-01-06.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 16, 2013. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2013-04-16. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:44, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Picture of the day

The Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua) is a species of freshwater fish found in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. The aggressive fish is known to reproduce rapidly, leading to problems when it is introduced to foreign bodies of water.Photo: Tiit Hunt