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Twice user Mehmetkose ( talk · contribs) changed the properly sourced etymology: [1], [2]. With the second edit they called me nuts. I have reverted twice, explicitly pointing to the cited source, and explaining in my edit summary: [3]: "Source says: "ce qui dans ces trois langues veut dire: chat aux oreilles noires" (cat with black ears)" Comments welcome. - DVdm ( talk) 15:57, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Kara means black. Kulak means ear. Karakulak means black ears. Turks named the cat "black ears". The cat species' name is "black ears". The name is not "cat with black ears". Name of the cat is "black ears". All of you should get psychiatric observation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mehmetkose ( talk • contribs) 17:39, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
the name comes from "karakulak" it is a known fact and the animal itself called directly "karakulak" here in turkey it is its name! also the karrah-kulak or kara-coulac bastardizations look ridiculous or even disguisting if you wanna add something about pronounciation(it is not needed karakulak can be read by english speakers and pronounced just like the way it is pronounced in turkish but still) do it in brackets with the original word which is karakulak
User:BSRF : please read above thread, and also the source cited for spelling of names before your next attempt of making unsourced changes. – BhagyaMani ( talk) 09:51, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
Please do not modify it.
Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
Yesterday I added a photo of caracal Gregory into the article, but my edit was reverted by user:DVdm. He also asked me for "sources" on my talk page. Although I do not understand what kind of sources he needs for adding a photo of a caracal in the article about caracals, I added some text about the meme with sources about its significance. It was reverted by user:Certes who cited "consensus" from 2020 from the talk page. However, as it was correctly noted by user:Anaxial in the section " #The caracal as a meme" "if there were a reliable source demonstrating its cultural significance, such as a dedicated article in a major newspaper (say), then it might be appropriate to add it". I provided references to four indipendent articles in major newspapers which say that the floppa meme is very popular, so the "consensus" is not relevant today. So, I pointed out that fact to him and undid his revision; as far as I see User:Certes doesn't mind. However, user:DVdm reverted my edits without any arguments (meaningless comments like "No thanks" or "Unreliable" don't count as arguments), moreover he accused me of edit warring even though he was the one who started reverting my edits without reasoning. I ask all interested users to provide their opinions on this situation. If there won't be real arguments I will revert the information again. -- xvodolazx ( talk) 06:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
This time by user ThePlatypusofDoom: [7] and [8]. I don't think that https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/333844-meet-big-floppa qualifies as a reliable source. Comments from others are welcome. Pinging @ Anaxial, BhagyaMani, and Jts1882:. - DVdm ( talk) 16:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Should we mention the "Big Floppa" meme in the article? ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 16:57, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
In my opinion, if there is enough notability for the special article, there can be enough notability for mentioning it in this article. I have proposed an unobtrusive way to do it and I still think that it can be suitable for the article. Vodolaz ( talk) 19:43, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I thought it was mabey a good idea to appease both sides and added a further reading section that includes a link to the page of Floppa, I reckon its a good idea :) 8th of June 2022, ProgrammerinEZ — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProgrammerinEZ ( talk • contribs) 08:10, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Aw it got deleted damn, I'll see what I can do to perhaps properly fix it. ProgrammerinEZ ( talk) 08:53, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
In common with true lynxes, the caracal has a short tail (relative to most other cat species), although it is not as proportionately short as theirs. Drsruli ( talk) 05:27, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
The article says the name caracal is originated from Turkish. The name in Turkish is karakulak, not 'karrah-kulak' or 'kara-coulac'. These versions can be its pronunciations in English. As stated here, kara means black and kulak means ear. Thus the meaning of the name is 'black ear,' not 'cat with black ears'. Cat is kedi in Turkish. 'Cat with black ears' can be translated as kara kulaklı kedi. I made an edit on the article to reflect this but BhagyaMani reverted it twice. I'm a native speaker of Turkish by the way. BSRF ( talk) 15:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
The Caracal cat is often given the nickname “Floppa” as a meme sensation. Levyy24 ( talk) 19:39, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Africa, Vietnam, India and Pakistan 110.144.148.103 ( talk) 21:20, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
Caracals also prey on other small and even medium sized carnivores such as foxes, mongoose and jackals. Jackals were discovered within the stomach contents of some Caracals. 47.197.29.147 ( talk) 00:00, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
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Twice user Mehmetkose ( talk · contribs) changed the properly sourced etymology: [1], [2]. With the second edit they called me nuts. I have reverted twice, explicitly pointing to the cited source, and explaining in my edit summary: [3]: "Source says: "ce qui dans ces trois langues veut dire: chat aux oreilles noires" (cat with black ears)" Comments welcome. - DVdm ( talk) 15:57, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Kara means black. Kulak means ear. Karakulak means black ears. Turks named the cat "black ears". The cat species' name is "black ears". The name is not "cat with black ears". Name of the cat is "black ears". All of you should get psychiatric observation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mehmetkose ( talk • contribs) 17:39, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
the name comes from "karakulak" it is a known fact and the animal itself called directly "karakulak" here in turkey it is its name! also the karrah-kulak or kara-coulac bastardizations look ridiculous or even disguisting if you wanna add something about pronounciation(it is not needed karakulak can be read by english speakers and pronounced just like the way it is pronounced in turkish but still) do it in brackets with the original word which is karakulak
User:BSRF : please read above thread, and also the source cited for spelling of names before your next attempt of making unsourced changes. – BhagyaMani ( talk) 09:51, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
Please do not modify it.
Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
Yesterday I added a photo of caracal Gregory into the article, but my edit was reverted by user:DVdm. He also asked me for "sources" on my talk page. Although I do not understand what kind of sources he needs for adding a photo of a caracal in the article about caracals, I added some text about the meme with sources about its significance. It was reverted by user:Certes who cited "consensus" from 2020 from the talk page. However, as it was correctly noted by user:Anaxial in the section " #The caracal as a meme" "if there were a reliable source demonstrating its cultural significance, such as a dedicated article in a major newspaper (say), then it might be appropriate to add it". I provided references to four indipendent articles in major newspapers which say that the floppa meme is very popular, so the "consensus" is not relevant today. So, I pointed out that fact to him and undid his revision; as far as I see User:Certes doesn't mind. However, user:DVdm reverted my edits without any arguments (meaningless comments like "No thanks" or "Unreliable" don't count as arguments), moreover he accused me of edit warring even though he was the one who started reverting my edits without reasoning. I ask all interested users to provide their opinions on this situation. If there won't be real arguments I will revert the information again. -- xvodolazx ( talk) 06:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
This time by user ThePlatypusofDoom: [7] and [8]. I don't think that https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/333844-meet-big-floppa qualifies as a reliable source. Comments from others are welcome. Pinging @ Anaxial, BhagyaMani, and Jts1882:. - DVdm ( talk) 16:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Should we mention the "Big Floppa" meme in the article? ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 16:57, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
In my opinion, if there is enough notability for the special article, there can be enough notability for mentioning it in this article. I have proposed an unobtrusive way to do it and I still think that it can be suitable for the article. Vodolaz ( talk) 19:43, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I thought it was mabey a good idea to appease both sides and added a further reading section that includes a link to the page of Floppa, I reckon its a good idea :) 8th of June 2022, ProgrammerinEZ — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProgrammerinEZ ( talk • contribs) 08:10, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Aw it got deleted damn, I'll see what I can do to perhaps properly fix it. ProgrammerinEZ ( talk) 08:53, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
In common with true lynxes, the caracal has a short tail (relative to most other cat species), although it is not as proportionately short as theirs. Drsruli ( talk) 05:27, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
The article says the name caracal is originated from Turkish. The name in Turkish is karakulak, not 'karrah-kulak' or 'kara-coulac'. These versions can be its pronunciations in English. As stated here, kara means black and kulak means ear. Thus the meaning of the name is 'black ear,' not 'cat with black ears'. Cat is kedi in Turkish. 'Cat with black ears' can be translated as kara kulaklı kedi. I made an edit on the article to reflect this but BhagyaMani reverted it twice. I'm a native speaker of Turkish by the way. BSRF ( talk) 15:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
The Caracal cat is often given the nickname “Floppa” as a meme sensation. Levyy24 ( talk) 19:39, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Africa, Vietnam, India and Pakistan 110.144.148.103 ( talk) 21:20, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
Caracals also prey on other small and even medium sized carnivores such as foxes, mongoose and jackals. Jackals were discovered within the stomach contents of some Caracals. 47.197.29.147 ( talk) 00:00, 1 November 2023 (UTC)