Talk:Plectus parvus

A fact from Plectus parvus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 September 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the tiny nematodes Panagrolaimus detritophagus and Plectus parvus were revived after more than 30,000 years frozen in permafrost?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Panagrolaimus detritophagus, Plectus parvus.

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Reference 3

Why is Reference 3 marked as a dead link? The url [1] works for me. Also, why was the authorship information and article name removed? the reference previously read "Weisberger, M. (2018). Worms Frozen for 42,000 Years in Siberian Permafrost Wriggle to Life. Retrieved from https://www.livescience.com/63187-siberian-permafrost-worms-revive.html" which is compliant with APA guidelines for citing websites. The reference currently reads "[https://www.livescience.com/63187-siberian-permafrost-worms-revive.html] {{dead link|date=September 2018}}" making it a bare URL that is not compliant with Rule D3. Why was this change made? --HighFlyingFish (talk) 21:28, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

With no explanation forthcoming I have restored the reference to its original form. --HighFlyingFish (talk) 01:09, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]