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The current WikiProject Mammals collaboration article is Polar bear.
Last month's winner was: none.
Feel free to cast your vote for next month's article

The monthly Mammal collaboration is a coordinated effort by WikiProject Mammals to improve Wikipedia's mammal-related content. Being a member of WikiProject Mammals is not a prerequisite for participation in this collaboration (nor, conversely, is participation here a requirement for membership in the WikiProject). All Wikipedians, regardless of their level of expertise in the subject area, are welcome to contribute. There are several mammals in particular that have very large articles because of their popularity and the volume of research devoted to them. These may be better worked on in a collaborative manner, rather than by a single editor, in attempting to reach Featured status.

Aside from the main benefit of creating better mammal articles on Wikipedia, it is hoped that a successful initiative will: a) Attract new editors to work on the Project; b) Improve the writing skills of existing editors; and c) Demonstrate the value of collaboration on Wikipedia. The ultimate goal of the Mammal Collaboration is to get at least one mammal or mammal-related article featured every couple of months. This is currently a draft to see how well it can work.

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[edit] Nomination procedure

Any user may nominate an article to be collaborated upon. Nominees should:

  • Be about any mammal or directly mammal-related topic (including prehistoric ones).
  • Need a significant amount of work in terms of content, organization, prose, etc.
  • Not be in any edit conflict or be under protection.

If you would like to nominate an article, please add it at the bottom of the list of nominees along with a short note describing why you think it should be chosen.

For Nominators:
Please use the following code when nominating an article.


===[[ARTICLE NAME]]===
''Nominated [[MONTH DAY]], [[YEAR]];''

Support:

# (sign with four tildes)

Comments:

* (put your reason for nomination, sign again)


For Voters:
Please use the following code when voting to support an article. Note that you are allowed to vote for more than one, though it will dilute your vote if you feel very strongly about one candidate. Finally, if you feel inclined, noting what material should be included or gotten rid of to satisfy comprehensiveness may be very valuable on the article's talk page.


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[edit] Nominations...

A list of past collaborations can be viewed here.

Please list nominees below using the code laid out in the above section. Newer nominees should be placed on the bottom of the list. Feel free to vote for as many nominees as you wish, but only once per nomination. Please only vote to indicate support, do not vote in the negative. If you like, add a comment in the comment's section under nomination, or on the collaboration talk page. Articles will remain on the list for 3 months, after which time the list will be blanked/refreshed and voting started anew. For the current collaboration, see the template at the top of the page.

The next Mammal collaboration will be chosen on March 15th.


[edit] Brown Rat (5 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. .Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Second choice. Marskell (talk) 10:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. Bobisbob (talk) 17:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  4. VanTucky 04:40, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
  5. Anaxial (talk) 19:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: topical and important animal....Cons: a more ambitious project definitely...cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I'm terrified of rodents. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Rodents also scare the #$%@ out of me (I have rat dreams). But they are the single largest order of mammal and we should consider topic balance. Capybara is another one to consider. Marskell (talk) 10:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Okay. Bobisbob (talk) 17:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • My first pick. Distribued globally, and needs more work than most of the articles listed. VanTucky 04:40, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
  • A widely known and economically important animal (in its own way). This one would be my second pick.Anaxial (talk) 19:14, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tiger (4 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. .Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. --Altaileopard. Looks good. Some more citations in the text would be nice... and I will expand the range a little more.
  4. -- Bobisbob (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Like lion was last year, large and a bit of a mess. A few have poked into it a bit but would really need a concerted push and a collaboration would facilitate this. Also instrumental in making a Big Cats Featured Topic. A con is we have a number of cat articles so it may be good to do something really different....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Visibility/importance. This article gets viewed over 200,000 times a month! --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Looks good to me. Bobisbob (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Woolly Mammoth (4 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. . Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. Bobisbob (talk) 22:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  4. Anaxial (talk) 19:16, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: no prehistoric mammals are featured....Cons: a more ambitious project as is currently a bit all over the place. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:32, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • We could probably interest User:Helioseus in this topic. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Okay, I think it deserves a spot. Bobisbob (talk) 22:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Primate (4 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. UtherSRG (talk) 12:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Bobisbob (talk) 17:14, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  4. Anaxial (talk) 19:16, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: Already been reviewed a few times, so there are plenty of comments. Every Wikipedian is a primate. :) - UtherSRG (talk) 12:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Sounds good. Bobisbob (talk) 17:14, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Perfect - this is the sort of article (i.e. possibly quite a big one) which a collaboration may be good for.cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:31, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mammal (3 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. .Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. VanTucky 04:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. Second choice. Kla’quot (talk | contribs) 10:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Obvious choice to lay the foundation of a portal, but may be a huge challenge first off if teh energy is lacking....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I've learned how to find the best sources for a species, but for the topic of mammal itself I'd be completely stumped. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • A key article that is often overlooked and needs basic improvements. VanTucky 04:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Walrus (3 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. . Third choice Kla’quot (talk | contribs) 07:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. . Bobisbob (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  3. I HAS A BUCKET! JayHenry (talk) 06:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: Already a Good Article. And doesn't everyone like the walrus? Kla’quot (talk | contribs) 07:20, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I agree. It's in very good shape. Bobisbob (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Although this one is extremely close. Might not even need a full collaboration. --JayHenry (talk) 06:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] California Sea Lion (2 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. What do you think? Bobisbob (talk) 03:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. .Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: Contains good and detailed information on the animal and has a fair amount of references for its size. Bobisbob (talk) 03:36, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Yeah, could be a goer. It is manageable and there is a good base of information there. We've got a few sea mammals on the go but that ain't no crime...cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • A few sea mammals, but none of the pinnipeds. Walrus is really close too. --JayHenry (t) 06:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Smilodon (2 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. . Bobisbob (talk) 22:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. JayHenry (talk) 06:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This one needs some cleanup. Bobisbob (talk) 22:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I really think lack of extinct mammals is the biggest gap in our coverage. --JayHenry (talk) 06:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Brown Bear (1 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. .Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: In pretty good shape, may not take a huge amount of work to push it over, and a topical and important animal....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Monkey (1 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. UtherSRG (talk) 12:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: Who doesn't love monkeys? :) - UtherSRG (talk) 12:23, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thompson's gazelle (1 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. Bobisbob (talk) 16:54, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  1. Pros: Looks in good shape to me. I think it needs a little more info. Bobisbob (talk) 18:42, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bottlenose Dolphin (1 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. Bobisbob (talk) 16:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  1. Pros: Looks good to me. Bobisbob (talk) 17:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plains Zebra (1 vote)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. Bobisbob (talk) 22:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  1. Anybody wannna add? Bobisbob (talk) 22:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Yak (2 votes)

Nominated 2008-02-01;

Support:

  1. An important animal with a poor article. The article covers both domestic and wild yaks, and the wild species is currently Vulnerable. Considering that it is of more import to Asia, improving this would also go a long way towards countering a Western systemic bias. VanTucky 20:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  2. Enoktalk 15:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Wow, what the heck? Everyone knows what a yak is, so why is this article so tiny? Enoktalk 15:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spotted Hyena (1 vote)

Nominated February 4, 2008;

Support:

  1. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Thought you might like to take a look at this one and consider working on it. It's at least one user's favourite animal. I don't currently write articles, so am ineligible to support the nomination. Samsara (talk • contribs) 18:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
  • well 'spotted' - this one is another well-developed article that should at least be at GA for a stable version. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Southern Elephant Seal (1 vote)

I've expanded it as much as I can be I feel it needs to be a little longer. Anybody interested? I don't think I can do more. Bobisbob (talk) 02:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dugong (1 vote)

Nominated February 11, 2008;

Support:

  1. Enoktalk 15:31, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Pros: Significant & fascinating species currently vulnerable to extinction. Already has many quality citations, although the final few sections could still use work. Enoktalk 15:31, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
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