Talk:South American coati

Latest comment: 2 years ago by DogsRNice in topic The "Brazilian Aardvark" problem

South American Coati

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I created this page because Nasua nasua was redirecting to "Coatimundi", which is a general article about all coatis of the genus Nasua. This article is specific to the species N. nasua, and is titled based on "Mammal Species of the World". Rlendog (talk) 21:03, 13 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Rlendog - thanks. How big are they? Autochthony asks, 1950z: 16 May 2010. 81.156.52.159 (talk) 19:50, 16 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

The "Brazilian Aardvark" problem

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Just removed the invented name "Brazilian Aardvark". It was a name created by a single person and has spread via circular reporting. It needs to be removed everytime it appears in the article. See the following for more info.

Wikipedia’s ‘Brazilian Aardvark’ Problem: When Lies Turn Into Feedback Loops, disinfo

Dger (talk) 23:20, 30 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Since its invented name has appeared in reputable sources, though, even though it's fraudulent, isn't the *hoax* surrounding the name, notable? --Special:Contributions/TheSands-12 01:40, 26 November 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheSands-12 (talkcontribs) Reply

Having something about this in the article itself could help break the feedback loop more than simply removing it DogsRNice (talk) 20:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)Reply