Talk:Decoy-building spider

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On 1 September 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to Decoy spiders. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 1 September 2021 edit

Latest comment: 2 years ago8 comments7 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus to merge into Cyclosa. (closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 (talk) 16:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Decoy-building spider → Decoy spiders – The current name may mislead that the article is about a single specific spider, e.g. Jumping spider, rather than a behavior of multiple species. Also, "Decoy spider" is the WP:COMMONNAME. JETH888 message me 17:50, 1 September 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. ASUKITE 18:59, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

If moved it should probably be Decoy spider (singular) per WP:PLURAL. Crouch, Swale (talk) 07:04, 2 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
Skeptical: The suggested title makes it sound like the topic is the decoys that are built rather than the spiders that build them. On the other hand, I didn't find the phrase "decoy-building spider" in any of the cited sources. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 02:28, 3 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
When I looked into this a few weeks ago, my conclusion was that this is an invented descriptive term from a few pop-sci articles and is not used elsewhere. It's not an independent subject and the content should be merged into Cyclosa, where the discussed species are classified. I had planned to do this, but other things came up and in any case I won't while the discussion is active. — The Earwig (talk) 03:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
- Merging it into Cyclosa seems like a good idea. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 00:11, 8 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Note: WikiProject Spiders has been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 19:00, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

Merge into Cyclosa – we risk spreading a little used and poorly sourced name. Peter coxhead (talk) 20:08, 9 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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