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You wrote "Since you can't explain in your own words, I see no reason to unblock you"

What own words? What do mean?

• What questions should I answer You just decline the unblock request.

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Can you help me? I want to identify the issues that led to this page being deleted so that I can make appropriate amendments for resubmission. Aidanpwhite (talk) 14:24, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First, please read

WP:ANYBIO. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:28, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Referring to Gloveria arizonensis, are you sure this is correct? All the articles I've looked at use a singular. YorkshireExpat (talk) 15:32, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of them do, that doesn't mean that is correct. How many moths are in a species? One, or multitudes? Hint: It's not one. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another way to look at it: "Group of insect" is incorrect. "Group of insects" is correct. Swap out "Group" and put in "Species". - UtherSRG (talk) 16:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The majority of species articles (including ones where you've edited the short description: e.g. Pyrops sultana Hadropenaeus spinicaudatus) have leads that follow "species of" with a singular term. Higher taxa have leads that follow "genus of" with a plural term. Wikipedia:Short description#Examples gives two examples of "species of" followed by a singular term (and one example of a higher taxon with a plural term). All of the discussions at WikiProject Short Descriptions that mention "species" have it followed with a singular term.

While "fish" is usually both singular and plural, "fishes" is an acceptable plural form in English, but in only contexts referring to multiple species. "Species of fishes" would not be correct. Plantdrew (talk) 16:57, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to argue this grammatically but failing in my head. As a technical argument, I might offer that a species is described based on a holotype, a "single physical example", and therefore that one example is the species, therefore use the singular. YorkshireExpat (talk) 17:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert? —Trilletrollet [ Talk | Contribs ] 15:20, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You replaced a category with a less specific one. We don't do that. We place articles in the most specific categories as possible. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:55, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I know. But Kudnu is not an unambiguous member of Lepidosauromorpha ([1]), so it shouldn't be placed in that category. —Trilletrollet [ Talk | Contribs ] 19:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why wouldn't the category reflect what we have in the taxobox? If you want to move it out of the category, then you should probably open a discussion on the talk page about adjusting that *and* the taxobox. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:02, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy adminship anniversary! Hi UtherSRG! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:22, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]