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Structure

Based on a rather quick reading, I would say that: 1) the "needs work" notes at the top are still valid; 2) the article would benefit greatly from restructuring. E.g.

Mythology
Legend
Modern sightings
Proposed natural explanations

I do think a mythologist, or at least an editor experienced in this area, is needed. I feel myth and legend are two separate fields, but I couldn't give a scholarly definition of them. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 14:11, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gibberish?

The last two paras of 'Reported Sightings', one of which is a quoted document, make no sense at all. I have no idea what the last editor was trying to say, but can it be reverted to an uncorrupted version? Chrismorey (talk) 16:46, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reported sightings

The cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans lists hundreds of reported sightings and describes tens of them in some detail. The selection given here is very limited and biased toward the oldest reports. Whatever one thinks of Heuvelmans' classification of sightings, or his contention that large oceanic species remain to be discovered (and I wouldn't bet against him) this section is woefully inadequate IMO.

The problem with classifying this article as Mythology is that eye-witnesses believed they were seeing corporeal unknown creatures. They may well have been wrong, and in many cases misidentified a known species, but they didn't believe the 'sea monsters' they saw to be mythical dragons. There may be a need for two articles, one on the mythology of marine monsters and another on currently-unidentified marine creatures. Chrismorey (talk) 16:55, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Great Sea-Centipede" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Great Sea-Centipede has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 July 3 § Great Sea-Centipede until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 20:08, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]