- 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 SL93 (talk) 08:39, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
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Vorombe
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fossil femurs of Vorombe
- ... that weighing on average around 650 kilograms (1,430 lb), the Madagascan fossil bird Vorombe (femur pictured) was the heaviest bird known? Source
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Created by Extrapolaris (talk) and Achat1999 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 09:00, 28 September 2018 (UTC).
This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The article is neutral and I detected no policy issues. The image is appropriately licensed but I don't think it adds much to the nomination. A QPQ has been done. @Casliber, Achat1999, and Extrapolaris: I think the hook, which deals with average, estimated weights, could be improved, how about:
- ALT1 ... that one specimen of Vorombe titan, an extinct elephant bird from Madagascar and the heaviest known bird, was estimated to weigh 860 kg (1,900 lb)? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:31, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
- A good suggestion, but it reads as the weight of the specimen. cygnis insignis 04:42, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
- Good point. How about:
- A good suggestion, but it reads as the weight of the specimen. cygnis insignis 04:42, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
- ALT2 ... that one individual Vorombe titan, an extinct elephant bird from Madagascar and the heaviest known bird species, was estimated to have weighed 860 kg (1,900 lb)? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
- Even better, I would have arrived from a different perspective and suggested, "…ALT3...that the heaviest bird, known from a specimen of the extinct Madagascan species Vorombe titan, was estimated to have weighed 860 kg (1,900 lb)? — cygnis insignis 11:25, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
- I have labelled your suggestion as ALT3, but I don't think it will do because this individual bird is estimated to have been larger than any other known specimen. I think it may be better to look at a different aspect such as
- ALT4 ... that Vorombe titan, an extinct elephant bird from Madagascar, shared its habitat with dwarf hippos, giant lemurs and giant tortoises?
- I think that is what it says, but now I like this one … punchier, and more likely to get the reader to click through. 16:20, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
- Even better, I would have arrived from a different perspective and suggested, "…ALT3...that the heaviest bird, known from a specimen of the extinct Madagascan species Vorombe titan, was estimated to have weighed 860 kg (1,900 lb)? — cygnis insignis 11:25, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
New reviewer needed for ALT4. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:56, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
ALT4 checks out: interesting to a broad audience, cited inline, and verified in the source. Rest of the review per Cwmhiraeth. GTG. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 01:50, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
