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Article size, again

@MaterialWorks: I noticed that you reverted my removal of the {{Very long}} tag. I acknowledge that you're aware of WP:SIZERULE (and that is what I meant to refer to in my edit summary, rather than WP:RPS). However, please note what the guideline also says: > 9,000 words / > 60 kB; Probably should be divided, although the scope of a topic can sometimes justify the added reading material. Per Template:Very long/doc, you were also required to open a discussion here when placing the tag, but did not do so.

This article currently has 57 kB of readable prose size and is a vital article, so arguably this is a topic for which the added reading material is justified. Hence, I have reverted back your edit. I'll admit that the article was overly detailed prior to last year (see Talk:American Museum of Natural History#Article size), but some of us trimmed many of the irrelevant details as part of the Team-B-Vital Improvement Drive last June. Epicgenius (talk) 23:32, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, upon further consideration, I think that the article will almost definitely need some splitting/pruning by the time I am done with the history section, which is not even a quarter complete. – Epicgenius (talk) 20:42, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In popular culture

I just removed most of this section, as it was poorly sourced and was acting as a cruft magnet. Anyone is free to add these entries back, provided they add a reliable secondary source and these entries aren't merely namedropping the museum, per MOS:POPCULT. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:47, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Level Mountain caribou

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but would it be possible to get a picture of the Level Mountain caribou? It's on the American Museum of Natural History website here. Volcanoguy 12:12, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy section

I don't believe that the controversy of Lorenzo Prendini's arrest is notable enough to warrant its own section, or even be included on the page at all. I think the museum has had other controversies that could be put in this section instead. Bklibcat67 (talk) 15:47, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1964 jewel heist

the 1964 heist, described as the largest in American history, is not even mentioned in passing in this article. Considering the media sensation it was back in the day it probably deserved its own article (see Jack Roland Murphy), but should at least be mentioned here somewhere (either History section or expanding the Controversy section to something like "Incidents") — jonas (talk) 19:42, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]