Template talk:Did you know/Entoloma bloxamii

Entoloma bloxamii[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

... that the British Mycological Society have proposed changing the common name for Entoloma bloxamii from Bloxam's entoloma to the big blue pinkgill?

Reviewed: If you reviewed another article before listing this DYK nomination, put it here
Comment: yeah I know the image is blurry but it is an amazing colour and looks ok as a thumb. Feel free to substitute one of the others here.

Created by Casliber (talk), Pigsonthewing (talk). Self nom at 12:57, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Roman Amphitheatre Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:45, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Review (the newfangled structure seems not to be present here):

Date, size, hook fact ok. No copyvio found after a few Google spot checks, no structural, editorial or neutrality/stability problems. Would recommend the non-blurred File:2010-12-04 Entoloma bloxamii 2 60253.jpg from the article instead, and the image lacks a caption.

Frankly not a very gripping hook, but I suppose most mushrooms are rather boring and this one seems to be no exception. Good sourcing, except for:

the first reference link, [1], is broken or currently dead and should be checked again. Sandstein 16:14, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(alt 1) "... that the fungus Bloxam's entoloma was named after an English clergyman?". The first ref was taken on good faith from the source of the donated text, ARKive; see Wikipedia:GLAM/ARKive. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 17:22, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I like the ALT1...can go with that....will look at link.Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:43, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Image suitability, if applicable: I think it's unsuitable at 100px. What is it? I like ALT1. Article looks good. Nice. Tony (talk) 06:59, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Maybe crop this image to square size? But "what is it?" could be a good thing for this thumbnail, IMO. It certainly drew my eye and made me curious. Sharktopus ^talk 14:41, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - I know this photo isn't particularly good technically but blue is such an unusual colour in a mushroom...and its so blue! I think it is more intriguing than a technically better but less interestingly coloured specimen. Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:49, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - Not so much the technical quality of the pic, but the fact that it's hard to decipher what it is in such a small thumbnail, because of its unexpected colour and the fact that it's lying side-on. I do wish it could be 120px. This main-page insistence on 100px is becoming a real problem, and is so unnecessary. Up to you ... Tony (talk) 13:52, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - It could be substantially cropped though, as the blue mushroom only occupies part of the RHS of the pic. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:16, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded a square version. Not sure why the color looks a little less blue, all I did was crop it. Maybe somebody with better skills could do better than I did. Sharktopus ^talk 00:19, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's the word on the link? I tried and it won't work either. Image doesn't seem particularly interesting at 100px. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:47, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oops, forgot about this one. I can find another.~~ rejigged refs and removed deadlink. There are some alternative images. I just liked this one as it is blue. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:31, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. It is a nice image, but 100px doesn't do it justice. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:56, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]