Template:Did you know nominations/Urodacus manicatus
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 23:50, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
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Urodacus manicatus[edit]
- ... that wild populations of the black rock scorpion are depleted due to collecting by the pet trade?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tripedalia cystophora (second article - Dioithona oculata)
Created by Casliber (talk). Self nominated at 20:40, 22 April 2014 (UTC).
- Review Only 1325 characters. Too short when table, citations, etc. are eliminated. Can't access the main citation (the one that presumably supports the hook line) as google books says that 'you have reached your maximum of views. As to that, however, I would WP:AGF. Otherwise new enough. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:08, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- Have added a bit - page size tool gives me 1791 B (292 words) "readable prose size" now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:13, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- I noticed. No concerns about plagiarism (clean check) or close paraphrasing. Long enough. New enough. My only (mild) reservation is the hook citation, and as to that I WP:AGF. There is also a certain ambiguity in the final phrase "might be depleted from collections for the pet trade?" Would it be better to use the phrase "collecting by the pet trade"? OR "are being depleted because of specimens taken for the pet trade" 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:28, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- Fair point - the source says, "Unfortunately, large numbers of these scorpions are being taken directly from the wild for commercial sale, which seems to be causing populations to dwindle and localised habitat destruction in some areas."
- I noticed. No concerns about plagiarism (clean check) or close paraphrasing. Long enough. New enough. My only (mild) reservation is the hook citation, and as to that I WP:AGF. There is also a certain ambiguity in the final phrase "might be depleted from collections for the pet trade?" Would it be better to use the phrase "collecting by the pet trade"? OR "are being depleted because of specimens taken for the pet trade" 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:28, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- Have added a bit - page size tool gives me 1791 B (292 words) "readable prose size" now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:13, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
I would go with the ALT. Nicely done! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:43, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- Can you find a picture? That might be good in the DYK, and would sex up the article, too. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:25, 22 April 2014 (UTC)