Talk:Sorbus arvonensis

A fact from Sorbus arvonensis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the critically endangered Menai Strait whitebeam has a population of roughly 30 individuals?

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This page should not be speedy deleted as an unambiguous copyright infringement, because... It is a valid species and I'm rewriting the article to remove the infringement now--Kev min § 23:09, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This page should not be speedy deleted because...

This page should not be speedily deleted because... It has since been rewritten with the removal of practically all information of use to any reader. FUCK YOU editors. Every time i try to add something useful it gets deleted or reverted. EAT SHIT. Its my last contribution. FUCK YOU FOR KILLING MY WILL TO HELP WIKIPEDIA. KISS MY FUCKING ARSE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashley Payne (talk • contribs) 23:41, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not attack other editors. The page is no longer tagged for speedy deletion because the infringing content has been removed; the current template is simply a request for an administrator to hide a few historical revisions which contained copyright content. Please don't copy copyright text from other websites into Wikipedia — instead, you should summarize information from reliable sources in your own words. DanCherek (talk) 23:48, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I will say the truth at all times: I was one of the earliest wikipedia users, 2004. This place has changed, and for the worse. I had already rewritten vs the source article and was in the process of adding more detail. I am so fed up with this bullshit I now choose to delete what I had drafted and quit altogether. No more contribs from me. I would wish you luck, but frankly, right now I am so fed up with this site killing my joy whenever I actually try to help, I wont care if Wikipedia encounters bad luck. Au revoir- after 17 years I am done.

Well, after you've made fewer than 90 edits over the last dozen years -- countless editors manage that in a single DAY -- I'm sure we will manage just fine without you. (Also, news flash: the policies on violating copyrights were written twenty years ago, long before you showed up.) Ravenswing 17:10, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:32, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the critically endangered Menai Strait whitebeam is known from only 30 individuals? IUCN population
- ALT1:... that the critically endangered Menai Strait whitebeam has roots submerged in sea water at high tide? National Botanic Garden of Wales.
- ALT2:... that the critically endangered Sorbus arvonensis is found in a 10 m (32.8 ft) strip along Menai Strait? IUCN

Reviewed: Hooded visorbearer
Comment: rescued from copyvio deletion, whole new article written

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 23:04, 6 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: great article, interesting hooks 2 and 3. The first hook is probably a bit too much on the plant jargon side to be understood by the mainstream. In an article I found it better explained. How about ...that the critically endangered Menai Strait whitebeams population only contains about 30 plants? If you prefer number 2 or 3 just let me know and I put a check on it. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 13:41, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I dont have any strong preferences for any of my hooks, though as a note, I dont think alt0 is jargony at all--Kev min § 14:50, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

- Ok, then go for it.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 20:46, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Modified ALT0 to T:DYK/P7

It's a tree

Only in the last section do we learn that this is a tree rather than a shrub or bush like the roses that most of us are probably more familiar with. Perhaps some words could be added to the lead to make this clearer. pburka (talk) 22:01, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]