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Deniz Martinez commented on "Species with funny English names":
Couldn't find this species on EOL--check out its name LOL http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/cornuphallus_problematica.htm
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Deniz Martinez commented on "Species with funny English names":
Add request: Howdy, 'twas me that found the Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine...I have been doing a lot of curating of common names so I'm sure I'll be running into more fun! Cheers :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on Deniz Martinez's newsfeed:
@Cyndy Parr: Yeah, pretty much every single taxon I've visited has had at least one map in the media section, it's a pervasive problem, due to Wikipedia harvests I guess...I'll keep marking them as a I find them!
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Deniz Martinez commented on "Homonym Hunters":
http://eol.org/pages/44921/overview and http://eol.org/pages/111068/overview "Echinops"--one is a thistle, one is a tenrec!
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Deniz Martinez commented on "EOL Curators":
Lexicographers differentiate between "prescriptive" and "descriptive"--the former aims to dictate how words SHOULD be used, the latter to document how they ARE being used. I personally think of scientific names as the prescriptive, a standardized nomenclature, while common names are descriptive, the usage on the ground. EOL would be most useful if it would aim to be prescriptive with the scientific names and descriptive with the common names--that is, work to make sure all records have the correct scientific nomenclature identified and verified, and also to have as many common names documented as possible--and documented as they are used, whether or not they are perceived as "correct" scientifically. The idea of marking a "preferred" common name for a given language is certainly useful for noting what the most common common name currently is in order to aid with searching and communicating with the public and promoting conservation activities such, but should not necessarily be taken to be permanently prescriptive, as those preferences could and often do change over time as language itself changes. (One of my favorite illustrated plates is an 1880 print of an echidna and platypus, labeled "spiny ant-eater" and "duck mole"...LOL) Anyway...just my two cents, from an amateur linguist :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "High priority taxa without images":
@Cyndy Parr: Thanks! I just added a whole bunch of taxa that are without any images. Some of them actually do have Wikimedia images floating around, but they need to be put into galleries over there to get harvested...
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Deniz Martinez commented on "High priority taxa without images":
How do I add taxa to this collection? I am working on several that currently have 0 images. Thanks!
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:9092 - Milano - Museo storia naturale - Diorama - Bradypus trydactilus - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007.jpg":
This image appears in the media section for Cingulata, but it is clearly a sloth, not an armadillo. :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:Three-toed sloth.jpeg":
This image appears in the media section for Cingulata, but it is clearly a sloth, not an armadillo. :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:Bradypus torquatus BCN 2.jpg":
This image appears in the media section for Cingulata, but it is clearly a sloth, not an armadillo. :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:Bradypus.jpg":
This image appears in the media section for Cingulata, but it is clearly a sloth, not an armadillo. :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:MC Drei-Finger-Faultier.jpg":
This image appears in the media section for Cingulata, but it is clearly a sloth, not an armadillo. :)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "EOL Curators":
What (if anything) should be done with maps that are in the images section? I have run into lot of these. Is there a way to move them to the maps tab, or should a comment be left, or anything at all? Thanks!
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Deniz Martinez commented on "Image of Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum":
The giraffe that is the focus of this photo appears to be a Rothschild giraffe, different from the other giraffes in the background identified as Kordofan giraffes.
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Deniz Martinez commented on "":
This appears to be a fragmented entry that should be integrated with the main entry for the okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
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Deniz Martinez commented on "Cavia aperea":
This looks like a rock cavy, not a Brazilian guinea pig...the source says it was taken at the Bronx Zoo, and while I know they did have rock cavies at one time, I don't know of them ever having had this species...?
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Deniz Martinez commented on "EOL Discussion Group":
Hello! I am new to EOL and to curating, and have already run into my first problem. :) I found an image on WikiCommons that is not on the species page here on EOL, and am unsure how to fix it so that it harvests. Here is the link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuis_com%C3%BAn_(Cavia_aperea),_Tierpark_Hellabrunn,_M%C3%BAnich,_Alemania,_2012-06-17,_DD_01.JPG#filehistory I can see that there is obviously some incorrect info in the description (not an ostrich LOL!), but the license is good and it does link to its category page (just not the gallery). Thanks!
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Deniz Martinez commented on "File:Capybara-range.png":
This should be posted in the Maps section rather than the Media section.
