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I suggest removing the label of "wet market" in this sentence
According to articles published in July 2022 in Science, virus transmission into humans occurred through two spillover events in November 2019 and was likely due to live wildlife trade on the Huanan wet market in the city of Wuhan (Hubei, China).[412][413][414]
Wet market is a generic word that describes any market that sells perishable goods that was used as a bureaucratic term in Singapore. It has never been used in China, it only became commonly known/used when some journalists latched onto the term during covid because frankly, the phrase carries a lot of negative connotations with it.
Importantly, the sentence implies heavily that is the name of the market, as it is "the Huanan wet market" instead what it's name actually is Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market or 武汉华南海鲜批发市场 in the native language.
If you're going to label that market as a wet market, then all links to Costco or Whole Foods should also be with "wet market" labels. Morleyx42 (talk) 22:46, 6 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Not done*your logic...If you're going to label that market as a wet market, then all links to Costco or Whole Foods should also be with "wet market" labels, does not seem correct, IMO--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:35, 6 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
What wikipedia rule/guideline does "this doesn't seem correct" fall under?
Because it seems correct to me, and Wikipedia is big on accuracy. Besides, aside from the whole question of whether or not "wet market" is an appropriate label, "Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market" is more precise and accurate.
How about we be a little more WP:CIVIL and look at the Wikipedia article Wet market and also Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market and decide what would fit in the sentence better? While the lead in the article for Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market does not mention "Wet market" it is referred to as a wet market in the body. The citation for the sentence in question does use the phrase "Huanan wet market", but also specifically refers to "Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market" and that seems more precise to me. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 18:44, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Not done*your logic...If you're going to label that market as a wet market, then all links to Costco or Whole Foods should also be with "wet market" labels, does not seem correct, IMO--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 23:35, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
