Template:Did you know nominations/Hebetica sylviae
- 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) 20:44, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
| DYK toolbox |
|---|
Hebetica sylviae
Hebetica sylviae on white mulberry
- ... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered on accident and was then named after the discoverer's 2 year old daughter, who helped her discover it? Source: "She named the species Hebetica sylviae, after her daughter, Sylvie." in Murray State biology professor asks public to help map new insect species This Toddler Discovered a New Bug Species While Gardening with Her Mother at Yahoo! News
- ALT1: that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) is named after a 2 year old? "She named the species Hebetica sylviae, after her daughter, Sylvie." in Murray State biology professor asks public to help map new insect species "In the case of Sylvie, a then-2-year-old, and her mom, Dr. Laura Sullivan-Beckers, a biology professor, when Sylvie over-watered their backyard flower bed, the pair discovered a new bug species." Katie Kindelan writing for ABC Action News
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/That
- Comment: Oh god theres a new UI for DYK nominations, just when I started getting used to this thing. Welp, heres to hoping this works. I'm a bit short on energy at the moment so if someone can come up with a bit more of a charming hook that would be well appreciated!
Moved to mainspace by QuantumRealm (talk) and Ornithoptera (talk). Nominated by Ornithoptera (talk) at 08:50, 6 December 2021 (UTC).
- Comment very nice, and interesting. These facts aren't you everyday stuff.Leomk0403 (Don't shout here, Shout here!) 09:10, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- ALT2:
... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered by a two-year-old who overwatered her backyard, rescuing them from being wasp food?Source: [1] [2] Leomk0403 (Don't shout here, Shout here!) 01:42, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
- Comment: If I'm being totally honest, I feel like highlighting that Sylvie is Sullivan-Beckers' own daughter would be important here, and its quite adorable honestly, she's not just "a kid", I was kind of worried that ALT0 implied I made Sylvie sound like she was "an accident" by saying that she discovered it on accident, and then her discovery was named after her implicitly, which could be me over-reacting, I just wanted a better way of phrasing it. Appreciate your effort and thank you! However an alternative quote would be great! The circumstances regarding the discovery are absolutely amazing. Ornithoptera (talk) 01:32, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
- ALT3: ... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered after a two-year-old overwatered her backyard? Source: [1] I'm striking the latter part of ALT2 since I don't think it's appropriate to talk about "rescuing" something that was dead and buried. I'm also changing "discovered by" to "discovered after" since the two-year-old didn't understand the importance of what she was seeing -- her mother did. The rest of the hook is great, though, short and intriguing, so I'm preserving it and recreating it as ALT3 . Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 21:37, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
|---|
| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
|---|
|
| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
|---|
|
| Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px. |
|---|
|
| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
There may be an error in the template regarding a link to a completed QPQ. For now, I have to assume that one has not yet been done. Please link to a completed DYK review and let me know. All three hooks are sourced but my preference is for ALT3. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 21:37, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
- No error, Mary Mark Ockerbloom. Click the QPQ link and you'll find a completed review of (in my opinion) one of the greatest DYK hooks of all time. Since the QPQ was the only holdup, I'll take the liberty of adding a tick. {
ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 05:11, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, I get it now! I've updated the review template. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:42, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
- Comment to @Ezlev and Mary Mark Ockerbloom: does this ALT3a work?
- ALT3a: ... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered after a two-year-old named Sylvie overwatered her backyard?
- Adds more interest for the people who put it together at minimal cost to punchiness... I'll promote it if y'all are both on board. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 07:21, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
- Comment to @Ezlev and Mary Mark Ockerbloom: does this ALT3a work?
- A very nice modification, I also approve ALT3a. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:11, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
ALT3a to T:DYK/P6