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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:51, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Idiogramma elbakyanae

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Female I. elbakyanae
Female I. elbakyanae
Female I. elbakyanae (head)
Female I. elbakyanae (head)
  • ... that the wasp Idiogramma elbakyanae (pictured) was named by a Russian entomologist to honor Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, although she was insulted and shut down Russian access to Sci-Hub? Source: [1] "In a strange turn of events earlier this week, Elbakyan – who could not be reached for comment – blocked access to Sci-Hub for Russian users, citing disputes between the nation’s scientists and her. In a letter that pops up when Russian users attempt to access Sci-Hub, Elbakyan cites harassment from Russian ‘liberal opposition’. She also mentions one particular incident that prompted her decision: a parasitic insect species being named after her in a recent paper in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research." [2] "The species is named in honour of Alexandra Elbakyan (Kazakhstan/Russia), creator of the web-site Sci-Hub, in recognition of her contribution to making scientific knowledge available for all researchers." [3] "Alexandra Elbakyan posted a letter explaining that the shutdown stemmed from harassment by those claiming to be the 'liberal opposition' and from her annoyance at a Russian research team that named a parasitic wasp Idiogramma elbakyanae."

Created by Umimmak (talk). Self-nominated at 03:52, 29 November 2017 (UTC).

  • Size and date check out; a check with Earwig's tool indicates no copyplag concerns (with or without discounting the direct quote in the original Russian provided on the issue); images are Commons and appear to be appropriately licensed; hook is intersting and cites back it up. Would suggest ALT1 as the best balance of information and brevity. Good to go. - The Bushranger One ping only 05:20, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
  • Thanks, The Bushranger. Do you have an image preference or shall that be left up to the promoter? Umimmak (talk) 05:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
  • If the wings weren't cut off by the cropping of the top one, that'd be the clear choice IMHO, but as it is I'd say Promoter's Option. - The Bushranger One ping only 06:05, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
  • Yeah unfortunately the image source (File:Idiogramma_elbakyanae.jpg) didn't include the wings or antennae. It did include the ovipositor, but I had to crop it out to make a rectangle. Umimmak (talk) 06:50, 17 December 2017 (UTC)