Template:Did you know nominations/Melithaea ochracea
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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:51, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
Melithaea ochracea[edit]
- ... that the knotted fan coral (pictured) is used in the creation of jewellery?
- Reviewed: Rock Sand
Created/expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nom at 09:26, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- Lots that's good, but it seems a pity to be promoting coral jewellery. Indeed, of the references, one is a blog, one a trade magazine, and the last a completely unacceptable dealer that also sells looted (or fake) Gandharan art, 77.96.78.61 (talk) 09:55, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
- What you say may be true but my suggested hook only states that the coral is used in jewellery. Another, not very interesting, hook could be
- ALT1 ... that the knotted fan coral (pictured) grows in the South China Sea? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Date, size, and original hook all check out. Picture is under OTRS and seems fine. No copyright violations that I can see in the text. – Maky « talk » 12:10, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
- Lots that's good, but it seems a pity to be promoting coral jewellery. Indeed, of the references, one is a blog, one a trade magazine, and the last a completely unacceptable dealer that also sells looted (or fake) Gandharan art, 77.96.78.61 (talk) 09:55, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
