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The result was: promoted by
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Created by Lightburst ( talk). Self-nominated at 21:35, 25 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Beaver drop; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Article created on 25 February, and is well beyond the required minimum length. All sources are, as far as I can tell, reliable for the material they are cited for.
Earwig reveals no copyvio and I think the article falls on the right side of
WP:Close paraphrasing (though with less of a margin than I would prefer). There are no obvious neutrality issues. QPQ has been done. ALT1 is great, so let's go with that one. Some comments on the content:
decided to move 76 beavers because they help maintain wetlands, reduce erosion, and help create habitat for birds and fish.– well, no. According to the source, they decided to move them because they were causing problems for residents, and they decided that moving them was better than killing them because of the listed reasons. The list is also bordering on WP:Close paraphrasing, so I would rephrase it.
Time (magazine) article– it should either say "Time magazine article" or simply "Time article", but no parentheses.
fitted together like a suitcase– including the word "hinge" somewhere in the explanation would go a long way towards clarifying this.
with eight crates of beavers a pilot and a conservation officer.– missing comma.
In the following days 76 beavers were also parachuted into meadows.– also?
One beaver forced it's way [...] the beaver then jumped to it's death– its.
Ping Lightburst. TompaDompa ( talk) 23:35, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
I moved the citation to the lead second sentence along with 76
I have rewritten the section. Thank you for pointing out the issue
I removed the parethesis
I added the information about $ benefit
the article here mentions how the 2" elastic bands acted like hinges but I will make that clearer in the article by adding hinged and moving the sentence about the rubber bands right after.
I agree it would be nice - I have one and will have to see if I can add it without violating any piolicy
I added the comma
The actual text of the source is "August 14, 1948, as eight crates of beavers were loaded into a twin-engine Beechcraft Travel Air, alongside a pilot and a conservation officer. Over the next few days, 76 beavers parachuted into wilderness meadows."source
I made the correction
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap ( talk · contribs) 14:40, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Parachuting beavers proved to be more cost-effective and it decreased the beaver mortality rates more than other alternative methods of relocation. [10]- suggest "Parachuting proved to be more cost-effective, and it had a lower mortality rate than other methods of relocation.", and close up before the ref.
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![]() | A fact from Beaver drop appeared on Wikipedia's
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The result was: promoted by
Bruxton (
talk) 12:39, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
Created by Lightburst ( talk). Self-nominated at 21:35, 25 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Beaver drop; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Policy compliance:
Hook eligibility:
QPQ: Done. |
Overall:
Article created on 25 February, and is well beyond the required minimum length. All sources are, as far as I can tell, reliable for the material they are cited for.
Earwig reveals no copyvio and I think the article falls on the right side of
WP:Close paraphrasing (though with less of a margin than I would prefer). There are no obvious neutrality issues. QPQ has been done. ALT1 is great, so let's go with that one. Some comments on the content:
decided to move 76 beavers because they help maintain wetlands, reduce erosion, and help create habitat for birds and fish.– well, no. According to the source, they decided to move them because they were causing problems for residents, and they decided that moving them was better than killing them because of the listed reasons. The list is also bordering on WP:Close paraphrasing, so I would rephrase it.
Time (magazine) article– it should either say "Time magazine article" or simply "Time article", but no parentheses.
fitted together like a suitcase– including the word "hinge" somewhere in the explanation would go a long way towards clarifying this.
with eight crates of beavers a pilot and a conservation officer.– missing comma.
In the following days 76 beavers were also parachuted into meadows.– also?
One beaver forced it's way [...] the beaver then jumped to it's death– its.
Ping Lightburst. TompaDompa ( talk) 23:35, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
I moved the citation to the lead second sentence along with 76
I have rewritten the section. Thank you for pointing out the issue
I removed the parethesis
I added the information about $ benefit
the article here mentions how the 2" elastic bands acted like hinges but I will make that clearer in the article by adding hinged and moving the sentence about the rubber bands right after.
I agree it would be nice - I have one and will have to see if I can add it without violating any piolicy
I added the comma
The actual text of the source is "August 14, 1948, as eight crates of beavers were loaded into a twin-engine Beechcraft Travel Air, alongside a pilot and a conservation officer. Over the next few days, 76 beavers parachuted into wilderness meadows."source
I made the correction
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap ( talk · contribs) 14:40, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
Parachuting beavers proved to be more cost-effective and it decreased the beaver mortality rates more than other alternative methods of relocation. [10]- suggest "Parachuting proved to be more cost-effective, and it had a lower mortality rate than other methods of relocation.", and close up before the ref.