Maky

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Name: Alex Dunkel
Username: Maky — translation from Malagasy: "ring-tailed lemur"
formerly: "Visionholder"
Year of birth: 1976
Website: lemurwhospoke.org
Education:

B.S. Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution (UIUC, 1998)
M.S. Library & Information Science (UIUC, 2000)
A.S. Exotic Animal Training & Management (Moorpark College, 2008)

Residence: Simi Valley, CA
Edit Counts: enWiki CommonsWiki

If you want to understand me, you'll need to understand lemurs. My life is centered around these amazing strepsirrhine primates. I am working on an independent study of their behavior in my spare time, and, as you may have noticed, I write high-quality Wikipedia articles about them in order to expand my own knowledge and share with others. I am a graduate of the Exotic Animal Training & Management program at Moorpark College and dream of running a lemur conservation facility. I have been volunteering at zoos, conservation centers, and with outreach programs for many years. These places include the Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Barbara Zoo, America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, and many more. Most recently, I was a seasonal keeper at Zoo Atlanta and a full-time caretaker at a primate sanctuary in southern Texas.

I am currently taking a break from the exotic animal industry to get away from unnecessary oxytocin-induced drama and the unethical behavior that results. Someday I hope to return. But for now, I've coincidentally returned to the Moorpark area, where I'm training primates (juvenile Homo sapiens in indoor rock climbing). This also brings me closer to the Moorpark lemurs, the inspiration for my lemur passion. I plan to stay close to them for the remainder of their lives... probably another one to five years.

On Wikipedia, one of my goals is to update all of the lemur pages to the best of my ability. I have numerous contacts in the field of lemur research and conservation. I have been collaborating with a few researchers, and hope to make contact with more to further enrich the content of Wiki. I am always looking for high-quality, hi-resolution images, video, and audio of lemurs (all species), ideally from their natural habitat.

From October through December 2009, I volunteered with Azafady's Lemur Venture program in Madagascar, assisting with lemur research. Azafady's work is aimed at saving lemur species from extinction and helping impoverished Malagasy communities live healthier, sustainable lives. My participation with this organization was a very exciting opportunity for me.

Why lemurs?

When I decided to change careers from computer support and go back to the field of biology, in which I got my degree, I decided I wanted to work outdoors and do more manual work... ideally at a zoo! While participating in the Exotic Animal Training & Management program at America's Teaching Zoo, I managed to get assigned to work with a male ring-tailed lemur named Obi. (His stud book name is officially "Lenny.") Ironically, when I first arrived at the zoo, primates were the only animals I did not want to work with. I knew little about lemurs, and after watching them, I decided that since primates were a required animal assignment, lemurs wouldn't be too bad. Leading up to the time of animal assignments, I quickly went from simply preferring the lemurs to wanting to be assigned to the lemurs above all other animals at the zoo. My love for lemurs started there... and has continued to grow since.

Obi (left) and Janga (right) sunning together.

At the teaching zoo, the primate instructor encouraged the students to be mindful of their actions around their assigned primate because the animal would interpret the behaviors outside of human social context. Forming a close, professional bond with the animal was encouraged, and involved slowly developing trust. Until that time, the instructor did not think the behavioral precautions and the process of building a trust relationship had as much meaning for the zoo's two lemurs, especially since Obi was notoriously aggressive and Janga (formally "Mahajanga"), the other (female) ring-tailed lemur, wanted little to do with people. However, I took the opportunity as a challenge, and because Obi took a liking to me early on, I was able to build a very strong relationship in a matter of a couple weeks (rather than several months). Wanting to be treated as a member of the lemur troop, I began to mimic some of their vocalizations and behaviors when around them, trying to learn the proper context and general meaning.

Within a month, I was sunning with the lemurs when my busy schedule permitted. Although Janga was abnormally aggressive towards me, she too treated me like a lemur... a male lemur, who is supposed to be submissive. Needless to say, there was a lot of conflict between her and me, particularly during feeding (since I controlled the food). I can't explain the full details of the relationship I had with these two lemurs and the amazing behaviors I witnessed in only a couple of paragraphs, but I can say with confidence that I was treated as a troop member, especially by the end of the year-long assignment. I sunned with them, was groomed by them, took naps next to them, and was even greeted by them in traditional ring-tailed lemur fashion (with a nose touch). They even taught me how to say good-bye. From these experiences, I made the fateful decision to specialize on lemurs—a very job-limiting decision. However, I have no regrets. All of my volunteer and Wiki work is done out of respect for Obi and Janga. They were my teachers, friends, and troop.

In memory of Janga

On 27 November 2014, Janga was put down due to quality of life issues pertaining to her recently diagnosed diabetes. A later necropsy revealed masses on her liver and pancreas. She was 17 years old. (I published a small bit of her life and our history on my blog.) This special lemur was part my inspiration for writing the lemur articles that probably brought you to my page. She was my queen, and the pain of her loss will always feel fresh. Please think of her when you read my work, and also keep Obi in your heart.

Work in Progress:

Obi, a trusted member of Maky's lemur troop, scent marks the numerous lemur articles while Maky busily works on the re-writes.

I still plan to write all the sub-articles for the Lemur article, but they will take time. The list includes:

Likewise, the re-re-write of the Ring-tailed lemur article will also take time, especially given the number of highly detailed sources and extensive research I now have better access to. In fact, I will probably need to write sub-articles for this one as well. Furthermore, the subfossil lemur articles are the most likely for me to work on, since they will be relatively short and because I'm determined to make that my first featured topic. Otherwise, here is a list of the lemur articles that are scheduled to receive much-needed attention as I get back into the swing of things:

re-vamp Ring-tailed lemur (bringing it back up to FA standards)
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (world's smallest primate)
re-write popular and semi-developed articles:
species listed in the "Top 25 Most Endangered Primates"
subfossil lemur articles
1. ~~Archaeoindris~~ (largest extinct lemur) Done
2. Koala lemur
3. Archaeolemur
4. Palaeopropithecus
5. ~~Pachylemur~~ Done
6. Sloth lemur
7. Monkey lemur
species kept in captivity
1. most Eulemur
2. Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
3. ~~Giant mouse lemur~~ Done
re-vamp Ruffed lemur / Black-and-white ruffed lemur / Red ruffed lemur

Note: All lemur articles will eventually be developed and promoted to FA status. The articles above may also be written in a more random order for the sake of variety. As always, check back here for updates.

Project Memberships:

This user is a participant in WikiProject Primates.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Madagascar.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Mammals.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Tree of Life.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Evolutionary Biology.

This user is a member of WikiProject Paleontology.

This user is a member of
WikiProject Extinction.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Environment.

Other:

AS

This user has Asperger syndrome.

This user has reviewed 28 Good Article nominations on Wikipedia.

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This user is a WikiDragon: making massive, bold edits everywhere.

This user wants a WikiOtter.

I'm an awesome Wikipedian!

This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day.

This user has been awarded 10 Barnstars on Wikipedia.

Were this user to act in a foolish, trollish, or dickish way, they are open to being slapped with a large trout.

Current Activities/Goals

Featured Article Candidates

Future FACs

This user is currently trying to promote the article Dareka no Manazashi to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article The Garden of Words to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Hotarubi no Mori e to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Afrasia djijidae to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Pachylemur to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Bengal slow loris to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Bornean slow loris to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Hadropithecus to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Collared brown lemur to featured article status.

This user is currently trying to promote the article Sublingua to featured article status.

Good Article Nominations

Future GANs

Acknowledgments

Although I have put in countless hours into research, writing, and editing, the truth is that my best achievements could never have attained their high quality without the collaborative efforts of the following contributors:

Erik Patel
Derek Schuurman
Laurie Godfrey
Stephen D. Nash
Colin Groves
David Haring
Chris Mercer
Joseph Macedonia
Jill Lucena
Anthony Rylands
Anna Nekaris

I am indebted to them for sending me copious journal articles, photos, audio clips, and feedback. – Maky

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Achievements: DYKs, GAs, FAs, FLs, etc.

This user has written or expanded 57 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

This user has helped promote 44 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user helped promote 27 featured articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written or significantly contributed to 2 featured lists on Wikipedia.

This user has a Triple Crown.

22 of this user's featured articles have appeared on Today's featured article.

This user has received 9 Four Awards.

This editor won the Quarter Million Award for bringing Lemur to Good Article status.

This editor won the Quarter Million Award for bringing Slow loris to Good Article status.

Today's Featured Article (TFA):

Today's Featured List (TFL):

The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates →1 October 2012

Media of the day (WikiCommons):

File:Lemur catta - scent marking 01.ogv →6 January 2011

Four Awards: (details)

Featured Articles (FA):

Featured Lists (FL):

Good Articles (GA):

In The News (ITN):

A new primate, the Lavasoa dwarf lemur, is discovered in Madagascar. (2 August 2013)
The oldest known primate skeleton, Archicebus, dating to 55 million years ago, is discovered in China. (5 June 2013)
The discovery of Saadanius hijazensis, a fossilised primate closely related to the common ancestor of the Old World monkeys and apes, is announced. (15 July 2010)

Did You Know (DYK):

... that biological anthropologist David Tab Rasmussen enjoyed working in the Neotropics because it allowed him to study both primates and birds, his two favorite subjects? →19 July 2015 (nomination)
... that although giant mouse lemurs (pictured) breed easily in captivity, a managed population of 62 individuals of the endangered species fell to only six within twenty years? →25 January 2015 (nomination)
... that English missionary James Sibree helped design and build approximately 50 churches in Madagascar in addition to writing books about the island's flora and fauna? →15 January 2015 (nomination)
... that the genera for fork-marked lemurs (pictured) and giant mouse lemurs were named after characters in the British comedy The Palace of Truth by W. S. Gilbert? →2 January 2015 (nomination)
... that the animated film The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai is a love story intended to convey the traditional Japanese meaning of "love", koi, or "lonely sadness"? →1 January 2015 (nomination)
... that Dareka no Manazashi, the 6-minute 40-second Japanese anime film directed by Makoto Shinkai, was screened alongside his other film, The Garden of Words? →29 November 2014 (nomination)
... that one of the founders of Lemurs' Park near Antananarivo is the grandson of Pierre Boiteau, the Founding Director of the Tsimbazaza Zoo? →9 October 2014 (nomination)
... that the Anosy mouse lemur and Marohita mouse lemur were described as new lemur species in March 2013, and the latter was listed as Endangered the year before? →4 April 2013 (nomination)
... that in 2013 the Bornean slow loris (Nycticebus menagensis) was split into three additional species: N. kayan, N. bancanus, and N. borneanus? →26 January 2013 (nomination)
... that American mammalogist and pathologist Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. published more than 160 papers during the course of his career? →20 January 2013 (nomination)
... that confused terminology and misconceptions about strepsirrhine anatomy and phylogeny were factors in the media hype over the "Ida" fossil (pictured)? →6 October 2012 (nomination)
... that the award-winning, romantic Japanese anime film, Hotarubi no Mori e, has been likened to the works of Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli? →22 September 2012 (nomination)
... that Archaeoindris, a recently extinct giant lemur from Madagascar, was the largest known lemur, comparable in size to a male gorilla? →27 August 2012 (nomination)
... that the identification of azibiids, a type of fossil primate including Azibius, as either strepsirrhine or haplorine weighs heavily on the African or Asian origins of primates? →7 July 2012 (nomination)
... that unlike its closest living relatives, lemurs and lorisoids, Djebelemur from Eocene Africa probably lacked a toothcomb? →6 July 2012 (nomination)
... that dental similarities in Afrotarsius, an African fossil primate, and Afrasia, a newly described fossil primate from Myanmar, add support to the hypothesis that simians first evolved in Asia? →19 June 2012 (nomination)
... that 57 million-year-old Altiatlasius from Morocco may be the oldest fossil primate yet found, despite a molecular estimate that places the last common ancestor of primates at 90 million years ago? →17 June 2012 (nomination)
... that Algeripithecus, a 46–50 million year old fossil primate, was once crucial for the African origins of simians (monkeys and apes), but now suggests African origins for lemurs and lorisoids? →14 June 2012 (nomination)
... that Plesiopithecus, a fossil primate from the late Eocene in Egypt, closely resembles the aye-aye of Madagascar and raises questions about the evolutionary history of lemurs? →9 June 2012 (nomination)
... that lemurs, lorises, and galagos have a special dental structure called a toothcomb, which they use to comb their fur during grooming? →19 March 2012 (nomination)
... that French paleontologist Charles Lamberton scathingly rebutted a theory claiming that some extinct, giant lemurs were aquatic and that one of them was an "arboreal-aquatic acrobat"? →23 February 2012 (nomination)
... that prosimian primates like lemurs and slow lorises have a "second tongue" called a sublingua, which they use to clean their toothcomb? →23 February 2012 (nomination)
... that the name Pachylemur, now used for a type of extinct giant lemur, was first used as group name of primitive primates once considered intermediate between pachyderms and lemurs? →15 February 2012 (nomination)
... that Gerp's mouse lemur is a newly discovered mouse lemur species from Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico? →19 January 2012 (nomination)
... that Seacology has preserved 957,852 acres (3,876 km²; 1,497 sq mi) of marine habitat and 852,651 acres (3,451 km²; 1,332 sq mi) of terrestrial habitat since it was founded in 1991? →16 August 2011 (nomination)
... that the slow lorises that are illegally caught and traded as exotic pets have their front teeth cut out due to fear of their toxic bite? →30 March 2011
... that the small-toothed sportive lemur is the only sportive lemur to have evolved after dispersing across river corridors between western and eastern Madagascar? →15 March 2011
... that slow lorises and their conservation are threatened by the exotic pet trade and traditional medicine? →28 February 2011
... that Marojejy National Park (pictured) contains the last remaining mountain scrub in Madagascar to be unaltered by fire? →12 February 2011
... that the foremost authority on primate anatomy during the 20th century, William Charles Osman Hill, enjoyed drugstore ice cream and gardening with his wife, Yvonne? →5 February 2011
... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean slow loris was said to have the face of a bear, the hands of a monkey, and to move like a sloth? →28 January 2011
... that the Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam, India, is named after the only ape in India, the hoolock gibbon? →27 January 2011
... that the Javan slow loris is threatened by the exotic pet trade and was included in the 2008–2010 list of "The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates? →17 January 2011
... that the Bengal slow loris is found in numerous protected areas, yet is still threatened by poaching and illegal logging? →12 January 2011
... that the Mikea Forest, one of the largest remaining forest blocks in southwestern Madagascar, is yet to be protected? →9 January 2011
... that the Thomcord grape, a seedless hybrid of the Concord and Thompson Seedless grapes, underwent 17 years of testing before being declared ready for growers and gardeners? →8 January 2011
... that disagreements over the classification of fossil primates within the infraorder Tarsiiformes lie at the heart of the debate over early primate evolution and the origins of "higher primates"? →23 November 2010
... that all of the surviving individuals of the species listed in the The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, which include the silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), could fit into a single football stadium? →18 August 2010
... that as recently as 500 years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs, referred to as subfossil lemurs, that weighed between 10 and 200 kg (22 and 441 lb)? →12 June 2010
... that fossas (pictured) have lengthy mating sessions because the male's erect penis has backwards-pointing spines along most of its length? →6 June 2010
... that the list of lemur species promoted by the book Lemurs of Madagascar is not universally accepted by all lemur researchers? →11 May 2010
... that lemurs are primates that evolved and diversified on the island of Madagascar after arriving there at least 56 million years ago on a raft of vegetation? →7 April 2010
...that lemurs exhibit female social dominance? →5 April 2010
... that the sloth lemurs of the genus Mesopropithecus were once thought to be indriids due to the similarities between their skulls and those of living sifakas? →5 March 2010
... that the discovery of Babakotia radofilai, an extinct species of sloth lemur, helped to resolve the relationship between the indriids, sloth lemurs, and monkey lemurs? →5 March 2010
... that the extinct monkey lemurs, including Hadropithecus, were most closely related to modern indris and sifakas, as well as the extinct sloth lemurs? →28 February 2010
... that illegal logging in Madagascar has been an ongoing problem, which escalated after the 2009 Malagasy political crisis, threatening endangered species such as rosewood trees and lemurs? →22 February 2010
... that both Margot Marsh's mouse lemur and Arnhold's mouse lemur are separated from their closest relatives by species barriers? →31 July 2009
... that between 2000 and 2008, 39 new species of lemur were described in Madagascar, bringing the total number of recognized species and subspecies to 99? →13 May 2009
... that the gray mouse lemur is one of the smallest primates in the world, weighing only 60 grams (2.1 oz)? →8 April 2009
... that unlike most other lemurs, the collared brown lemurs do not demonstrate female dominance? →4 February 2009
... that experiments have indicated that ruffed lemurs can understand the outcome of simple arithmetic operations? →17 October 2008

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Article Re-writes and Page Creations

Page creations

This user has created 70 articles on Wikipedia.

This user has created 13 templates on Wikipedia.

This user has created 3 books on Wikipedia.

This user has created 4 different userboxes on Wikipedia.

Major edits

James Sibree ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Sibree&oldid=640939777 4 January 2015) – article creation
Fork-marked lemur (11 December 2014 – 24 December 2014) – article expansion
The Garden of Words (18 November 2014 – 2 December 2014) – article expansion
Dareka no Manazashi (7 October 2014 – 2 December 2014) – article creation and expansion (with help)
Lemurs' Park (19 September 2014 – 21 September 2014) – article expansion
Marohita mouse lemur (28 March 2013) – article creation
Anosy mouse lemur (28 March 2013) – article creation
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr. (10 January 2013 – 12 January 2013) – article creation
Nycticebus kayan‎ (13 December 2012 – 5 January 2013) – article creation and expansion (with help)
Nycticebus borneanus (13 December 2012 – 5 January 2013) – article creation and expansion
Nycticebus bancanus (13 December 2012 – 5 January 2013) – article creation and expansion
Strepsirrhini (27 September 2012 – 4 October 2012) – article expansion
Hotarubi no Mori e (30 August 2012) – article expansion
Archaeoindris (18 August 2012 – 21 August 2012) – article expansion
Afrasia djijidae (7 June 2012 – 10 June 2012) – collaborative re-write with Ucucha
Plesiopithecus (5 June 2012‎) – article creation
Djebelemur (3 June 2012 – 4 June 2012) – article creation
Altiatlasius (1 June 2012 – 3 June 2012) – article expansion
Azibiidae (30 May 2012 – 4 June 2012) – article creation
Azibius (30 May 2012 – 4 June 2012) – article creation
Algeripithecus (29 May 2012 – 3 June 2012) – article expansion
Toothcomb (10 March 2012) – article expansion
Charles Lamberton (12 February 2012) – article creation
Sublingua (7 February 2012) – article creation
Pachylemur (5 February 2012 – 6 February 2012) – collaborative re-write with Ucucha and Smokeybjb (illustrator)
Gerp's mouse lemur (8 January 2012) – article creation & (8 January 2012 – 12 January 2012) – article expansion
Seacology (3 August 2011) – article expansion
Virgin Islands dwarf sphaero (28 June 2011) – article expansion
Split Evolutionary history of lemurs (diff) and Taxonomy of lemurs (diff) – 27 March 2011
Slow loris (13 March 2011 – 16 March 2011) – collaborative re-write with Sasata, Jackhynes, and Rlendog (as part of WP:Mammals/Collaboration)
Small-toothed sportive lemur (7 March 2011) – article expansion
Conservation of slow lorises (23 February 2011) – article creation
Marojejy National Park (30 January 2011) – article expansion
William Charles Osman Hill (28 January 2011) – article creation
Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (22 January 2011)
Javan slow loris (9 January 2011) – article creation
Bengal slow loris (9 January 2011) – article expansion
Thomcord (2 January 2011) – article creation
The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates (04 August 2010) – list creation
Silky sifaka (26 May 2010 through 4 August 2010) – article expansion
Saadanius (15 July 2010) – article expansion
Subfossil lemur (9 June 2010) – article creation
Golden-crowned sifaka (31 May 2010 – 1 June 2010) – article expansion
Fossa (animal) (31 May 2010) – collaborative re-write with Sasata, UtherSRG, and Ucucha (as part of WP:Mammals/Collaboration)
Lemurs of Madagascar (book) (2 May 2010) – article creation and re-write
Evolutionary history of lemurs (30 March 2010) – article creation
Lemur (29 March 2010) – article expansion
Mesopropithecus (24 February 2010) – article creation
Babakotia (22 February 2010) – article creation
Hadropithecus (19 February 2010) – article creation
Illegal logging in Madagascar (10 February 2010) – article creation
List of lemur species (4 May 2009) – article creation
Gray mouse lemur (29 March 2009) – article expansion
Collared brown lemur (28 January 2009) – article expansion
Ruffed lemur (10 October 2008) – article expansion
Ring-tailed lemur (30 August 2008) – article expansion
Ring-tailed lemur (20 June 2008) – first complete re-write
Ring-tailed lemur vocalizations (20 June 2008 - article creation, with admin guidance)

Templates created
Template:Book bar - Template:DentalFormula - Template:IUCN2008 - Template:The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates nav - Template:LoM3 - Template:LoM3 Harvnb - Template:LoM3 Sfn - Template:LoM2 - Template:LoM2 Harvnb - Template:LoM1 - Template:LoM1 Harvnb - Template:Portal bar - Template:Subject bar

Pages created
Aframomum - Ankarana dwarf lemur - Anime Limited - Anosy mouse lemur - Arnhold's mouse lemur - Azibiidae - Azibius - Babakotia - BMC Evolutionary Biology - BIANCO - Bugtilemur - Cedrelopsis - Charles Lamberton - CoMix Wave Films - Conservation of slow lorises - Dareka no Manazashi - Dental pad - Djebelemur - Djebelemuridae - Edward E. Louis, Jr. - Gerp's mouse lemur - Grooming claw - Hadropithecus - Herbert F. Standing - Homalanthus nutans - Illegal logging in Madagascar - Intermembral index - International Primatological Society‎ - James Sibree - Jean-Jacques Petter - Karanisia - Kirindy Forest - Lemur (disambiguation) - Lemur Conservation Foundation - Evolutionary history of lemurs - Lemurs of Madagascar (book) - List of lemur species - Lycodon osmanhilli - Malagasy Academy - Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr. - Margot Marsh's mouse lemur - Marohita mouse lemur - Mesopropithecus - Mittermeier's sportive lemur - Multi-male group - Nycticebus bancanus - Nycticebus borneanus - Nycticebus kayan - One-male group‎ - Pachylemur - Pacific International Lines - Patasola magdalenae - Plesiopithecus - Oceanic dispersal‎ - Retinal summation - Samifin - Sivaladapidae - Subfossil lemur - Sublingua - Suspensory behavior - Taxonomy of lemurs - Thomcord - Tupaiidae - United Africa Feeder Line - Uncarina - Vertical clinging and leaping - William Charles Osman Hill - The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates

Books created
Book:Lemurs - Book:Slow loris - Book:Subfossil lemurs

Userboxes created
Template:User books created - Template:User Featured List Candidate - Template:User WikiProject Evolutionary biology - User:Maky/Userboxes/Ring-tailed_lemur

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Planned Topics & Books

The "Grand Design"

The following are the topics and books that I hope to eventually create on Wikipedia. This should give an idea for the size of my projects, as well as the time that will be involved. Ultimately, I hope to make the lemur section one of Wikipedia's crown jewels as well as one of the most comprehensive summaries of all current knowledge about these amazing primates.

Lemur

19 articles

List of lemur species

Anatomy and physiology of lemurs

Behavior of lemurs

Conservation of lemurs

Ecology of lemurs

Evolutionary history of lemurs

Taxonomy of lemurs

Lemurs of Madagascar (book)

Subfossil lemur ^(subtopic)

Monkey lemur

Cheirogaleidae ^(subtopic)

Indriidae ^(subtopic)

Lemuridae ^(subtopic)

Koala lemur

Sportive lemur ^(subtopic)

12 articles

Archaeoindris

Babakotia

Mesopropithecus

Palaeopropithecus

Monkey lemur

Archaeolemur

Hadropithecus

Pachylemur

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Awards

This editor is a Veteran Editor III and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star.

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the Triple Crown upon Visionholder for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. Cirt (talk) 23:42, 10 December 2008 (UTC)	Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these prehensile-tailed Imperial triple crown jewels upon Visionholder for your contributions to lemur-related articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown upon Visionholder for your contributions to primate articles in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:24, 16 March 2010 (UTC)	I, Casliber, am pleased to award the coveted Alexander the Great edition triple laurel crown to VisionHolder for all his work on various mammal of Madagascar articles. This special award recognizes the rare editor who contributes at least 15 pieces of featured content, 15 good articles, and 15 "Did you know?" entries. Well done, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:29, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

User:Visionholder has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Visionholder's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Visionholder!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:27, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

vision of lemurs
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge on lemurs on the Main page, and for your determination to complete as much as you can of your full plate, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (21 May 2010)!

Gerda Arendt (talk) 13 August 2013 (UTC)

		The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Hi Maky, what a cool subject to be concentrating on and you get to do this at work and at home. Mr Attenborough would be proud of you. All those fancy lemurs in startling colours and sizes. I'm guessing there are enough left to get you to a hundred lemurs. .... What is the group name for lemurs? Maybe a lemma of lemurs?? Anyway - brilliant, well done, keep it up! Thanks from us all. Victuallers (talk) 16:23, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

		The Million Award
		For your contributions to bring Lemur (estimated annual readership: 341,872) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Bobnorwal (talk) 16:19, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

		The Million Award
		For your contributions to bring Slow loris (estimated annual readership: 422,702) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Bobnorwal (talk) 16:19, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

		The Socratic Barnstar
		To Maky, for your thoughtful comments on the taxonomy of primates. Axl ¤ [Talk] 14:31, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		Thanks for your contributions to bring Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.--and many more!--to Good Article status. Keep up the good work! Khazar2 (talk) 02:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

		The Good Article Barnstar
		Thanks Visionholder for helping to promote Sublingua to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give someone a pat on the back today. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 05:28, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	For your work on Pachylemur. Great job!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:16, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

		The Fauna Barnstar
		To Vision Holder, for the article "Slow loris". Axl ¤ [Talk] 15:51, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

		Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar
		For doing a wonderful job helping Kayz911 with a strong first draft of Nuclear policy of the United States, I award you the Wikipedia Ambassador Barnstar. Thanks! Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 11:13, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

		The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		For your many contributions to the Encyclopedia, including more than 25 D.Y.K. articles, the Project would like to thank you. Keep writing! The Interior (Talk) 17:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Thank you for showing me the ins and outs of bringing an article to GA and FA status, and helping me to become a better author and editor. Lemurbaby (talk) 18:10, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	For all the tireless work put into WikiProject Mammals! The Arbiter^★_★^★ 02:59, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

		The Excellent User Page Award
		For an awesome looking userpage, I hereby award you this barnstar. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:29, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Thanks for your involvement in WP:MAMMAL and the collaborations! Happy editing, The Arbiter^★_★^★ 00:17, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		For an elegant way to organise citations of books that consist chapters or contribs that also need to be cited - e.g. at Lemur --Philcha (talk) 22:36, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

		The Fauna Barnstar
		For your excellent continued work on lemurs, I award you this barnstar. Rlendog (talk) 15:06, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

		The Fauna Barnstar
		For truly amazing work with Lemur and Lemur evolutionary history. Improvement of broader, more fundamental articles like Lemur (rather than, say, a small subspecies of lemur) is a gigantic task. Great job! Staxringold _talk^contribs 01:03, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		Regarding the pass of Ring-tailed lemur at FAC, I award you this barnstar for the enormous volume of research and work that went into the article. And don't worry, I'll give the prose some massage if necessary. :) Congrats! —Ceran♦^(Sing) (It's snowing in NJ already!) 22:33, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

		The Mammal Barnstar
		For your work on lemurs, including getting WP:PRIMATE its first top importance Good Article, I hereby award the Mammal Barnstar to Visionholder Rlendog (talk) 02:43, 16 September 2008 (UTC)