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A fact from Foulden Maar appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 June 2019 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that a mining company wants to quarry the New Zealand
Miocene fossil site Foulden Maar for use in pig food?
Mike mentioned yesterday that the intention is to put this up for
Did you know and I spotted the same info on Facebook. This needs to be done within a week of article creation (i.e. soon). Let me know if you need a hand with that. I can nominate if you wish but don't really want to steal the thunder of those who have put the effort in writing this article. Schwede6621:14, 14 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Thanks! I had no idea of the time restriction on DYK nominations. I'll work on a nomination and check with the page creator whether she wants to nominate or is happy for me to do it. --
DrThneed (
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21:46, 14 May 2019 (UTC)reply
I've been holding off until the article got into a slightly better shape, but it looks like we're there now. So I reckon we nominate with a nice arresting hook like "…that a mining company wants to quarry the New Zealand
Miocene fossil site Foulden Maar for pig food?" —
Giantflightlessbirds (
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22:33, 14 May 2019 (UTC)reply
OK I just got through looking at the nomination template etc and I think that it's better if someone who has used it before does it!
DrThneed (
talk)
23:09, 14 May 2019 (UTC)reply
I had an attack of brave and nominated. I hope I did it right! I am assuming like pretty much everything else on Wikipedia things can be changed if I didn't...
DrThneed (
talk)
02:34, 16 May 2019 (UTC)reply
Otago University Press says this, in their blurb about a newly published book about the Foulden Maar:
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A paleontological site of international significance, Foulden Maar in Otago, New Zealand is home to an amazing record of life on Earth. Formed by a volcanic eruption 23 million years ago, the Maar’s undisturbed sedimentary layers are the resting places for countless rare, well-preserved fossils. The site is unsurpassed in the Southern Hemisphere as a scientific record of changing life and ecosystems at the beginning of the Miocene.
.I have re-assessed the article Importance as High, (based on the Wikproject importance scales) for Paleaontology, New Zealand, and Protected areas.--
Marshelec (
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04:29, 11 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Marshelec, in general, it's not advisable to assess importance for projects that you aren't an active member of. I can't see anyone objecting to your assessments; just saying that it's best to leave importance to project members. This restriction doesn't apply to class, as that should match across projects (noting that some projects don't use C-class). Schwede6619:27, 11 September 2022 (UTC)reply