Talk:Binky (polar bear)/Archive 1

failed "good article" nomination

 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): There is a good deal of improvement needed here. As it stands, the article is now just a jumble of disconnected tidbits. b (MoS):  The article needs major work per the Manual of Style, especially needing sectioning.
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): Article sticks solely to the sensationalist bits covered by news media, rather than providing a comprehensive background and history of the animal and the events. b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * a (fair representation): Article fails to comprehensively and fairly cover the topic, giving undue weight to only some points of view. b (all significant views):
 * 1) It is stable.
 * 2) It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
 * a (tagged and captioned): b lack of images (does not in itself exclude GA):  c (non-free images have fair use rationales):
 * 1) Overall:
 * a Pass/Fail: Van Tucky  Talk 22:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * a Pass/Fail: Van Tucky  Talk 22:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments on new GA nomination
Google has now digitized a bunch of old papers, so I was able to flesh out Binky's pre-mauling life. Please understand that there's not too much out there about this bear - after all, he just paced around in a zoo for most of his life... :) Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:43, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for doing this, I still have my Binky t-shirt with the very photo that is used in the article printed on it. Where I am originally from in Ohio a polar bear mauled someone who did something stupid at the zoo and they put the bear down. That in a nutshell is why I live in Alaska, where the bear is not blamed for being a bear.Beeblebrox (talk) 18:55, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Wasn't Binky featured on the first When Animals Attack! special? I'll see if I can find a source for that, I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a segment on Binky on that oh-so-enlightening program. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

"in his cage" edits
I have reverted this twice, and it has just been added a third time. First off, Binky was not alone, there were two bears in the enclosure. Second, it was not a "cage" but a large outdoor enclosure. It just reads better the way it was written and is more factually accurate. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:08, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree that bears is more accurate. There were two bears, Binky and Nuka, not just one. If it's necessary, both bears could be named in the sentence.-- xanchester  (t)  08:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It's just been added back again, I'm off to WP:RFPP. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Lead to detailed
Most of it belongs to early life, or maybe a "background" section. That some zoo in Anchorage had an elephant that Jack Snyder had won in a contest is hardly relevant for the article overall and certainly does not belong in a summary of it. --mfb (talk) 22:48, 22 July 2019 (UTC)