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Did you know nomination
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Created by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk). Self-nominated at 06:23, 24 July 2021 (UTC).reply
The articles were nominated within 7 days of creation, so they are new. All are longer than 1,500 characters (though
Bugulina turbinata narrowly so). Citations are abundant and all sources are accessible and confirm the content. I see no NPOV concerns nor can I imagine there being any. QPQ is done. The hook is short enough and supported by an inline citation in each an article, but I am not convinced that it is "interesting to a broad audience". There is, in my opinion, more to the articles than moss-like animals gently swaying in the water, though I cannot find anything captivating that unites all four. Here is a suggestion: ALT1: ... that moss animals Crisularia plumosa and Bugulina flabellata, which form a "turf" alongside Bicellariella ciliata and Bugulina turbinata, start lives as males and females, respectively, but later change sex? If this hook is acceptable to
Cwmhiraeth, it should be reviewed by another editor. If
Cwmhiraeth would like to suggest more alternatives, I will gladly review them. The visibility of B. turbinata's yellow embryos sounds nice, for example.
Surtsicna (
talk) 13:40, 1 August 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Surtsicna: I thought the idea of them forming a lawn-like turf quite interesting, and I created them as a bunch with that idea in mind. How about ALT2?
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 09:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Cwmhiraeth, I figured you wanted them together, but I doubt "turf" alone would be considered particularly riveting by "a broad audience". I do prefer ALT2 to the original because it is clear to the broad audience that the "turf" organisms are animals. (On a possibly related note, I confess to being professionally biased against actual lawns.) If ALT1 is factually correct and we only differ in preferences, I would suggest leaving the choice of hook to a third editor/another reviewer. The articles pass all the requirements with flying colours!
Surtsicna (
talk) 12:17, 2 August 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Surtsicna: I don't favour ALT1 because the bryozoan is really a colony with both male and female zooids. It is the zooids that change sex, not the whole colony.
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 05:13, 3 August 2021 (UTC)reply
This is not a review and I haven't checked the articles. The above comments say the nomination passes apart from what constitutes "interesting to a broad audience" - and someone else should choose the ALT. On that basis I approve ALT0.
Desertarun (
talk) 21:28, 24 August 2021 (UTC)reply
A fact from Bicellariella ciliata appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 August 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Bicellariella ciliata is within the scope of WikiProject Animals, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to
animals and
zoology. For more information, visit the
project page.AnimalsWikipedia:WikiProject AnimalsTemplate:WikiProject Animalsanimal articles
This article is part of WikiProject Marine life, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource on
marine life. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the
project page where you can join the project and/or contribute to the
discussion. This project is an offshoot of the WikiProject Tree of Life.Marine lifeWikipedia:WikiProject Marine lifeTemplate:WikiProject Marine lifeMarine life articles
Other: Add {{Portal|Marine life}} to related articles
Did you know nomination
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Created by
Cwmhiraeth (
talk). Self-nominated at 06:23, 24 July 2021 (UTC).reply
The articles were nominated within 7 days of creation, so they are new. All are longer than 1,500 characters (though
Bugulina turbinata narrowly so). Citations are abundant and all sources are accessible and confirm the content. I see no NPOV concerns nor can I imagine there being any. QPQ is done. The hook is short enough and supported by an inline citation in each an article, but I am not convinced that it is "interesting to a broad audience". There is, in my opinion, more to the articles than moss-like animals gently swaying in the water, though I cannot find anything captivating that unites all four. Here is a suggestion: ALT1: ... that moss animals Crisularia plumosa and Bugulina flabellata, which form a "turf" alongside Bicellariella ciliata and Bugulina turbinata, start lives as males and females, respectively, but later change sex? If this hook is acceptable to
Cwmhiraeth, it should be reviewed by another editor. If
Cwmhiraeth would like to suggest more alternatives, I will gladly review them. The visibility of B. turbinata's yellow embryos sounds nice, for example.
Surtsicna (
talk) 13:40, 1 August 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Surtsicna: I thought the idea of them forming a lawn-like turf quite interesting, and I created them as a bunch with that idea in mind. How about ALT2?
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 09:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Cwmhiraeth, I figured you wanted them together, but I doubt "turf" alone would be considered particularly riveting by "a broad audience". I do prefer ALT2 to the original because it is clear to the broad audience that the "turf" organisms are animals. (On a possibly related note, I confess to being professionally biased against actual lawns.) If ALT1 is factually correct and we only differ in preferences, I would suggest leaving the choice of hook to a third editor/another reviewer. The articles pass all the requirements with flying colours!
Surtsicna (
talk) 12:17, 2 August 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Surtsicna: I don't favour ALT1 because the bryozoan is really a colony with both male and female zooids. It is the zooids that change sex, not the whole colony.
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 05:13, 3 August 2021 (UTC)reply
This is not a review and I haven't checked the articles. The above comments say the nomination passes apart from what constitutes "interesting to a broad audience" - and someone else should choose the ALT. On that basis I approve ALT0.
Desertarun (
talk) 21:28, 24 August 2021 (UTC)reply