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Fix Wikipedia "Formicarium" Article
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drtrmiller
, Dec 12 2015 8:42 PM
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Posted December 12 2015 - 8:42 PM
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byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.
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Posted December 13 2015 - 7:11 AM
There seems to be a bit of misinformation there too.
Or just... weird information.
"Some owners shake their formicarium every few days so that the tunnels cave in, allowing them to observe their ants digging new tunnels. However, this practice can compromise the safety of the ants and may be considered a form of animal cruelty."
At least they're linking to the right forum.
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Posted December 13 2015 - 2:14 PM
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This is what I hate about Wikipedia, anyone can literally edit anything! Trust me I should now I did it in highschool, I put false information on some random page
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Posted December 13 2015 - 3:11 PM
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a few years back a kid going to my school wrote on our school's wikipedia entry that he was the king of rocky hill high school lol
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Posted December 13 2015 - 3:19 PM
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The point, is that "ant farm" also redirects to "formicarium," so it's likely that hundreds of thousands to millions of people peruse the article each year.
Edited by drtrmiller, December 13 2015 - 10:54 PM.
byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.
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Posted December 13 2015 - 5:30 PM
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They could have copied pasted that "...shake their formicarium every few days..." from some user instruction manuals. You would be surprised to find how some of the user instruction manuals are written these days.
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Posted December 14 2015 - 12:36 PM
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Why don't you fix it by yourself?
I fixed this error not long ago in Atta sexdens article: https://en.wikipedia...oldid=677333792
On another webpage the error is still there: http://animaldiversi...s/Atta_sexdens/(I sent an email to the admin in November).
Wikipedia is all about collaboration. But if you just complain about an article in a forum it won't improve at all...
Edited by Barristan, December 14 2015 - 12:41 PM.
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Posted December 23 2015 - 12:59 PM
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Saw something similar with the "Honeypot Ant" article today.
After talking to my friend about honeypot ants, he naturally found the Wikipedia article, and was excited to learn about all the different colors of honey pot ants—red, blue, yellow, green, etc. An anonymous user in New Jersey had edited the article in 2009 to say "These ants are also known to change colors. Some common colors are green, red, orange, yellow, and blue."
Took 6.5 years, during which people added additional colors and referred to the ants as Pikmin, but it's finally gone.
Edited by drtrmiller, December 23 2015 - 1:01 PM.
byFormica® is the manufacturer of the iconic nectar feeders and Sunburst Ant Nectar.
byFormica ant products always deliver consistent performance, convenience,
and reliability, making them among the most beloved ant foods and kit enjoyed by
ant keeping enthusiasts worldwide. For more information, visit www.byFormica.com.
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