Template:Did you know nominations/Jiddat al-Harasis

The following discussion 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 Allen3 ^talk 09:45, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Jiddat al-Harasis

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• ... that five oryx (pictured) from the San Diego Zoo were released into Oman's Jiddat al-Harasis desert after it had become extinct in the wild?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mediterranean pine vole

Created by Rosiestep (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 02:37, 24 September 2013 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook fact is well cited and the image is in the public domain. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:21, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

• Comment This article is very badly written, contradictory, confusing and hard to understand. it is also not in line with its sources, even where mostly copied and pasted. Please don't put it on the main page without a complete rewrite. --(AfadsBad (talk) 10:27, 2 October 2013 (UTC))

Also species and genera are to be italicized. I can't do anymore; the article is a disaster. --(AfadsBad (talk) 10:37, 2 October 2013 (UTC))

Rodents are not reptiles. --(AfadsBad (talk) 10:41, 2 October 2013 (UTC))

Article fails Wikipedia:Verifiability. --(AfadsBad (talk) 10:45, 2 October 2013 (UTC))

Too much misinformation to continue checking, an stands for anorthite, the feldpar end member, not ammonium nitrate in a lunar meteorite! If you don't knw, don't make stuff up! --(AfadsBad (talk) 00:04, 3 October 2013 (UTC))

Will fix it.--Nvvchar. 00:39, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Great; it is a useful article to have on Wikipedia. Other editors will help, let me know if you have any geology questions here or any other articles. --(AfadsBad (talk) 01:02, 4 October 2013 (UTC))

• Thanks. You may have to give an approval tick since cross was marked earlier.--Nvvchar. 05:02, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

• Okay, I will read it tomorrow, see if anything else needs cleaned up and let you know what, then Post here and Get it approved. --(AfadsBad (talk) 05:06, 4 October 2013 (UTC))

• Thanks, AfadsBad, for your nice note on my talkpage regarding the subsequent edits. I'm also glad this article is no longer considered a "disaster". --Rosiestep (talk) 16:34, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

• Good job, again, for a topic with limited English language sources. This will give Wikipedia readers a basic article with good information on what is actually an important and unique ecosystem. Thanks to everyone for the extra work. --(AfadsBad (talk) 20:23, 5 October 2013 (UTC))

Problems with science have been removed by nominators and other editors; a well done rewrite. No problems with Cwmhiraeth's initial assessment. --(AfadsBad (talk) 16:20, 5 October 2013 (UTC))