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I thought this entry would be improved by adding the explanation of collective Umwelt. -- David91 19:36, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
My apologies for alteration to the quote -- I should have been more attentive. We might want to find another quote that doesn't have incorrect English usage, however. Thesmothete 15:29, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
The tick is responding the the energy of the sun via its photosensitive skin, so the sun is another a carrier of significance. Also, would the tick not need to know something about the grass it is to climb? Would this be another carrier of significance, similar to the hairy topology of mammals? Dfarrell07 ( talk) 17:07, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
I am surprised this page hasn't already been under an edit war or lock-down due to the XKCD reference today, especially considering it is April Fools. I guess I basically just saying: "First!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.137.58.191 ( talk) 15:03, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
This magazine article quote suggests that this name is also given to an HCI technique:
Any more on that? Jodi.a.schneider ( talk) 20:08, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
I think the lead here leaves a lot to be desired and does not seem to conform very well to the guidelines in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section, specifically the following point: "If its subject is definable [which this one is], then the first sentence should give a concise definition: where possible, one that puts the article in context for the nonspecialist. Similarly, if the title is a specialized term, provide the context as early as possible."
What seems to stand in for a definition in the first sentence ("the 'biological foundations that lie at the very epicenter of the study of both communication and signification in the human [and non-human] animal'") does not seem like a definition to me, but rather a feature of the concept. If it is supposed to be a definition, it is certainly almost useless to a layperson. If one googles "Umwelt," one can easily find lots of simple definitions, whereas someone without any knowledge of the topic can read this lead and come away having no idea what the term is supposed to mean.
I may try to fix myself at some point in the future but if anyone else gets around to it first, I think it would be a significant improvement!
Emptybathtub ( talk) 23:42, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
Please fix: "contrating" should be changed to "contrasting." This spelling error was impossible to fix, which seems a serious problem with our code. 76.190.213.189 ( talk) 23:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)