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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:47, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Pacu jawi

 * ... that in the traditional bull race of Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two bulls while they sprint across a muddy rice field (pictured)? Source: All of the sources basically describe the race this way
 * ALT1: ... that in the traditional cattle race of Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy rice field (pictured)? Source: All of the sources basically describe the race this way
 * Reviewed: Wildlife of Spain
 * Comment: I think the image is high quality (as well as many alternative images in commons:Category:Pacu jawi), and I think this will be very attractive as the picture hook (aka lead hook).

Created by HaEr48 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:29, 11 February 2019 (UTC). This will make a great picture hook but there's an immediate obvious problem – the picture doesn't show the jockey holding the tails of both bulls; he's holding the yoke instead. Looking at this source, perhaps the hook should focus on the biting of the tail, to get the animal to start running (pictured left). That source calls the animals "cows" so we need to clarify whether they are cows, bulls or both. Andrew D. (talk) 14:08, 18 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Re picture, indeed looking closer he's holding the yoke (at least his left hand). How about using either of these pictures (see right)? As for bulls or cows, I believe the problem is that the Indonesian language only has the gender-neutral word for cow and bull (sapi), and Indonesian writers writing in English (such as the author of that page you linked) often uses "cow" to refer to the species without realizing that it might be taken to mean the female cattle. The source that talks specifically about gender (cited in the article as Febrianti (2013)) says this: "Sapi yang ikut berpacu biasanya sapi jantan" (trans: "The cattles that joins the race are usually male cattles"; I read Indonesian but you can verify my translation with Google Translate). HaEr48 (talk) 06:42, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
 * what do you think now given my response above? HaEr48 (talk) 22:53, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * These are reasonable ideas but, first, the QPQ review still seems to be outstanding. Let's get that done before we get back into the details, please. Andrew D. (talk) 21:54, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. HaEr48 (talk) 22:16, 9 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed; previous reviewer has not responded to pings. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:29, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Review

Thanks for your follow up, I replaced the image to be consistent with the hook, and added ALT1 with cattle instead of bull to be on the safe side as you suggested. Please take another look. HaEr48 (talk) 16:00, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the updates which are acceptable. I still prefer the detail of the tail-biting but that's just a matter of taste... :) Andrew D. (talk) 16:22, 31 March 2019 (UTC)