Talk:Fish finder

Is this the ideal place for a project proposal? Should there be any information here about fish-finder sonars, which is what most people would come looking for under this heading? - FZ 18:08, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Any taxonomic keys probably should go on wikibooks; or better still there is probably software for this on the web. I did a little tidy, but this may best be a redirect to taxonomic key. Dunc_Harris|&#9786; 19:31, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * I made this page into a disambig; here's what was written before:


 * "a fish finder, or fish identifier, is a tool to use to identify what fish you saw or caught. occasionally you will see a fish that with your current knowledge you cannot identify. you try to describe it to people who might know more about the species in your area, and they may or may not have the answer. you look up fish at the library and the internet, but there is no simple way to get to your answer. there are pocket-sized tree finder booklets, and probably ones for birds too, that basically ask you twenty questions until you arrive at the description and picture of the species you are trying to identify. you don't have to be a rocket scientist to answer those questions. for example, are they leaves or needles? OK, then are the leaves symmetrical? OK, then do they have long stems? OK, then are the lobes pointy or not? OK, then are the edges serrated? OK, then you have either and ash or an elm. OK, then are the leaves deep or light green? OK, then is the trees bark flat or gnarly? OK, then it must be an elm, and here is a picture of the leaves and the bark, and even the leaves that are or have fallen before winter.
 * there is obviously a good reason, following this 20 questions model, to create a fish finder for the wikipedia. to start, i can think of some useful questions. was it in salt or fresh water? what color is the fish? what size is the fish? was it in a school? was it flat or rotund? was it long and skinny or roundish? were there other markings? was it on a reef or in the open water? and so on."


 * The project proposal in the second paragraph might be worth saving (and moving to the appropriate location), if anyone is particularly interested in fish. -Didactohedron 17:09, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)