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Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Just today I was in my backyard and saw a turtle and ran to see it I did not know
what kind it was in `till I went on the internet but, before I did the spiny softshell
turtle went under the storm drain and set there for along time and then went in.
Thanks for all the info on the spiny softshell turtle without it
I would not have known what kind it was. lexi, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.55.20.9 (talk) 13:52, 10 May 2010 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 11 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
I changed the common name to spiny softshell, which is consistent with Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles & Crocodilians. Sixth Edition. and the Peterson's field guide for reptiles and amphibians. I didn't correct the incorrect capitalization even though it does not follow rules for capitalization as established by Scientific Style and Format (Council of Scientific Editors), Chicago Manual of Style (The University of Chicago Press), and the AP Stylebook 2004, which are the gold standards for format and style that Wikipedia continually ignore in its sloppy and inconsistent approach to names of organisms. One thing at a time. We'll see if my first, indisputably documented edit will stand. If it doesn't, I have little hope for the quality of information in Wikipedia. I was unable to delete the turtle from the article's title.
Full citation: Collins, Joseph T. and Travis W. Taggart. 2009 Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians. Sixth Edition. Publication of the Center for North American Herpetology, Lawrence. iv+44 pp —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lara Avara (talk • contribs) 18:55, 12 August 2010 (UTC)Reply
As of 2012 almost all Wikipedia turtle articles are in line with the recommondations of lower case (except proper nouns) for common names per WP:CAPS and subtopics, the specific names generally follow the IUCN naming, whom in the case of this article include the word turtle in it's name. Regards, SunCreator(talk) 14:09, 28 May 2012 (UTC)Reply
Download this publication here www.naherpetology.org/pdf_files/1246.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.7.220.158 (talk) 20:22, 12 August 2010 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia has it's own guidelines for capitalisation WP:CAPS. Regards, SunCreator(talk) 13:50, 28 May 2012 (UTC)Reply
