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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 06:39, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Vatusila[edit]

• ... that the American malacologist Alan Solem named the genus Vatusila after a Fijian tribe which, in 1867, killed and cannibalized the missionary Thomas Baker? Source: "Vatusila is named after the Fijian tribe (located at the headwaters of the Sigatoka River) that killed and ate Rev. Thomas Baker, a Wesleyan missionary, on July 21, 1867." [1]
  • ALT1:... that the land snail genus Vatusila was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and eating a missionary in the 19th century?
  • ALT2:... that the land snail genus Vatusila was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and cannibalizing the missionary Thomas Baker in 1867?

• Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Romulea monadelpha

Created by Umimmak (talk). Self-nominated at 18:13, 20 February 2018 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and I prefer ALT1 because I am not keen on using "cannibalize" as a verb. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:43, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

• @Cwmhiraeth: I've struck ALT0 and ALT2; perhaps ALT3 could be an option for the promoter as well if they want that added info:

• ALT3:... that the land snail genus Vatusila was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and eating the missionary Thomas Baker in 1867?

Umimmak (talk) 09:27, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

• Thanks. Approving ALT3. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:59, 11 March 2018 (UTC)