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Chupacabra was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
October 23, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Article is biased and nonsensical

This article is clearly written from a point of view of wanting to grant credence to this myth. There is no such thing as a chupacabra, but to read this article an ignorant reader would come away with the impression that it's a "maybe". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4040:B078:6C00:598:F4A9:9B82:4DEC (talk) 21:14, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry but you most likely didn't look up Dr. Phyllis Canion she found a dead one and has it taxidermeid in her living room with the rest of the body in her freezer. 162.72.131.169 (talk) 18:06, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scope

Is there a reason why this article hasn’t been converted into a better piece that discusses the topic from a sociological perspective? I mean, there are academic publications that link the depiction of the Chupacabras to social anxieties related to colonialism and neoliberalism in Puerto Rico and, later, to immigration and other issues relevant to other Latin American countries as the myth expanded abroad. It would be much closer to an encyclopedic article than the (tiny) current revision that, futilely, compiles ideas for/against its existence as an actual animal. Old School WWC Fan (talk) 03:54, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For God's sake, no. Wikipedia has too much edit-protected woke crap already.98.234.13.133 (talk) 22:36, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

request edit

El Chupacabra topic miss informs the region its from the Chupacabra is a Puerto Rican creature only we literally made it to scare tourist and the governor to advantage for him to win election by saying he will get a team to hunt it down if he wins 2603:9001:8B00:2049:C0E5:EADA:41CB:17F6 (talk) 06:38, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Popular Culture

This should be added...

Several times throughout the year, the Round Rock Express become the Round Rock Chupacabras in celebration of "Copa de la Diversión" which is a season-long event which embraces the culture and value of the local US Hispanic/Latino communities. 47.221.159.19 (talk) 01:07, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dexter's Laboratory, season 2, has an episode titled "Got your Goat", in which El Chupacabra is revealed to be "Charlie", one of Dexter's experiments that escaped his lab.98.234.13.133 (talk) 22:36, 9 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

School is the best everybody loves it.

In season 6 episode 18 of the show Bones titled "The Truth in the Myth", a murder of a fictional character named Lee Coleman occurs which was done to look like a chupacabra did the deed. The heart was ripped out, the bones smelled of sulfur, there were reptile scales and mammalian whiskers found on the body, and a goat was found tied to a tree nearby. Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628114/?ref_=ttpl_ov — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C50:7AF0:2C00:3953:DFBF:E9C:917A (talk) 20:57, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Jupa cabra" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Jupa cabra and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 February 2 § Jupa cabra until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TNstingray (talk) 13:36, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction in lead

The lead currently states that sightings first occurred both in 1995 and in the 1970s. Given that in the body, the same source is used for both claims, 1975 should probably be stated for the first sighting while 1995 should be the year for the name being coined, as the first section states. --2003:E5:1713:525A:FCDF:79F7:298E:4985 (talk) 10:11, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Old School WWC Fan 2600:100C:B07E:EDF5:2D68:48A:B3FB:AA41 (talk) 14:51, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was just about to start a section bringing up this very point. Either the 1995 statement should be changed or the 1970s should, but as it stands now, there's a contradiction. —The Sackinator (talk) 13:56, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It’s 1995, the description of a spiny chimera are from that year. The “Vampiro de Moca” was described as your average vampire or a large bat. Old School WWC Fan (talk) 15:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected Edit Request on 3 May 2023

Add to Pop Culture: In a 2013 episode of Phineas and Ferb called "la candace-cabra" The Boys Set Out To Prove The Existence of the Chupacabra. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3003160/ 3 May 2023 Leobnardo (talk) 07:38, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The infobox image…

Is very unlikely to be fair use. First, it has a watermark of “HowStuffWorks” dated 2001. But it was uploaded to Flickr in 2006, by a user whose name (Jeff Carter) is not linked to HSW at all. It’s much more likely that he just uploaded the image under a fake license. I believe that it would be better, given all the weight that is given to Tolentino in the prose as the first known source of a spiny chimera Chupacabras, to simply use her signed and dated drawing under a fair use rationale. For the reader it’s also the best way to compare her OG drawing to the character from Species. Old School WWC Fan (talk) 15:45, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The second signature there, Misael Negrón, is said to be among the “15 residents of Canovánas” who were there with Tolentino according to this contemporary article. So, two co-creators seem like a better source than the current file. Old School WWC Fan (talk) 16:14, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing

I was woundering if chupacabra are still alive and if they were even real? 69.178.45.111 (talk) 00:14, 15 July 2023 (UTC) And if you could please tell me the truth because this is part of a school project!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.178.45.111 (talk) 00:17, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They exist in our hearts. They are real in our heads — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4040:B078:6C00:598:F4A9:9B82:4DEC (talk) 21:21, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2023

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In the "Media" section, add the following;

In Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost, the 19th installment of Touhou Project, the character design of Chiyari Tenkajin was inspired by the chupacabra. Siskfh (talk) 15:22, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 15:36, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 August 2023

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Spelling mistake: change "explinations" to "explanations" in one of the captions. Easy to spot with a page search (ctrl+F/cmd+F) FroggyWatcher (talk) 14:22, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done M.Bitton (talk) 14:25, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did they go instinct throughout the whole country of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and United States. 67.82.128.39 (talk) 21:42, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They didn’t. They just are never seen. But maybe they are real 71.182.132.57 (talk) 18:41, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It could exist…who knows??? 71.182.132.57 (talk) 18:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Legendary/folklore

This is an urban legend at best...i feel like this needs a LOT more justification to classify it as "legendary" or "folklore" given it was first described in 1995. 98.116.179.160 (talk) 02:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The time perspective is important. Being reported in 1995 does not make a legend or folklore. "Urban legend" is much better, or why not "a series of possible hoaxes and rumors"? 2001:9B1:8826:0:98:128:186:92 (talk) 21:43, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit of possibly political content

The last entry in the list of media appearances lacks a source. It probably should be removed because of this, considering the current geopolitical situation.

The entry in question: "The Ukrainian news program TSN used to broadcast fake news about the Chupacabra when no interesting news were there to broadcast." 2001:9B1:8826:0:98:128:186:92 (talk) 21:32, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]