Template:Did you know nominations/Trogloraptor
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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:51, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
Trogloraptor
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... that the recently discovered Trogloraptor (pictured) of Oregon belongs to an ancient family of cave-dwelling spiders with hook-like feet?
Created/expanded by Illia Connell (talk), Sarefo (talk), Obsidian Soul (talk). Nominated by Illia Connell (talk) at 03:33, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Image is now available here: file:Trogloraptor marchingtoni (Male).jpg
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- Still not sure what picture is best to use. See Commons:Category:Trogloraptor marchingtoni.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 04:16, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
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- ... that the recently discovered Trogloraptor of Oregon gave its name to an ancient family of cave-dwelling spiders with hook-like feet (pictured)?
- -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 09:25, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hm. Trogloraptor is a genus though, not a species.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 09:31, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Oops, yes, sorry. Fixed. Shouldn't the current contents of the article reside under the name of the species? -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 15:55, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Nope, per Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life#Article titles, in case of monotypy, the generic name is chosen as the article title. I think because it's sorta like the least common denominator - the highest rank still part of the binomen, and the most commonly used because of brevity (vs. trogloraptorid). I like the wording of your hook better, though the preceding "species" would have to be omitted, I guess. :P Piping Trogloraptor marchingtoni to Trogloraptor could also be an option, but I prefer the shorter Trogloraptor, less of a mouthful and more eye-catching. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 17:10, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Oops, yes, sorry. Fixed. Shouldn't the current contents of the article reside under the name of the species? -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 15:55, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Hm. Trogloraptor is a genus though, not a species.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 09:31, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- How about using this as the picture. The two suggested pics (above) are great for showing the animal, but are a bit ho-hum - just another spider. This one is very dramatic and there's something pleasing about using a hook to illustrate a DYK hook! Illia Connell (talk) 17:41, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- On a second thought, I like this one better too. -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 18:53, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
- Agree.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 11:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Alt1 hook fact and reference check. Article length, newness, references are good. No policy issues found. Raptorial hook image checks out. Good to go!--Kevmin § 02:31, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! To sum up, we thus have
- ... that the recently discovered Trogloraptor of Oregon gave its name to an ancient family of cave-dwelling spiders with hook-like feet (pictured)?
- -- Daniel Mietchen - WiR/OS (talk) 21:18, 31 August 2012 (UTC)