Template:Did you know nominations/Shortia galacifolia


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:58, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Shortia galacifolia

 * ... that known live specimens of Shortia galacifolia (pictured) were missing for 89 years?
 * ALT1 ... that specimens of Shortia galacifolia (pictured) were not found in the wild for 89 years?
 * Reviewed: Balanophora fungosa
 * Comment: 5x expanded on 4&5 Jan, 2015; to reviewer, hook is referring to fact no live specimen was known to have been found from 1788-1877.

5x expanded by HalfGig (talk). Self nominated at 22:31, 5 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg The plant did not really "go missing", it was just the fact that its original location was unknown. I suggest a better hook would be
 * ALT2 ... that Shortia galacifolia (pictured) was rediscovered nearly 100 years after its first sighting? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:23, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree that's best of the three hooks. I was trying to be "quirky".   HalfGig   talk  10:50, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Going for ALT2 then. There is a rule that one should not approve one's own hook, but this hook does not introduce any new facts so I think I am allowed to approve it. The article is new enough and long enough. The facts in the hook are reliably sourced and the image is suitably licensed. The article is neutral and I detected no policy issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:54, 7 January 2015 (UTC)