Template:Did you know nominations/Metroxylon vitiense

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 11:03, 11 March 2013 (UTC).

Metroxylon vitiense

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... that the Peach Palm is being tested as a replacement to supply hearts of palm previously harvested from the Fiji Sago Palm, which became a threatened species due to Fiji's tourist industry?

ALT1:~~... that prior to its IUCN threatened listing, the Fiji Sago Palm was a source of superior roofing thatch and hearts of palm for Fiji's tourist hotels?~~
ALT2:~~... that the Fiji Sago Palm is not protected by national or international legislation despite its IUCN threatened status?~~
ALT3:... that despite it being considered a threatened species by the IUCN, the Fiji Sago Palm was still unprotected by Fijian regulations and international legislation, as of February 2013?
Reviewed: Centerless grinding
Comment: Drafted in user space before moving into existing article in main space.

Created/expanded by Tucoxn (talk). Self nom at 05:19, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Date, length, copyright of images (I corrected the author of the plate.) all checked.

original ALT checked. There is "currently in the midst of discussions", but the word "tested" would be probably also OK.
ALT1 is somehow misleading for me. It seems that it still is a source of hearts of palm.
ALT2 checked.

It seems that there is a copyright issue. Wikipedia articles must be written in the author's own words. Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing.

source: It says the use of sago palm thatching has become popular in Fiji's hotels because the leaves can last up to 10 years.
article: Growth in Fiji's tourism industry has resulted in increased use of Fiji Sago Palm leaves for thatching roofs, especially by hotels, because the leaves can last up to 10 years.

source: Despite its threatened status, M. vitiense is not currently protected by national or international legislation.
article: Despite its IUCN threatened status, M. vitiense has not been protected by national or international legislation as of February 2013.

source: All of these areas on Viti Levu and in the Rewa Delta are also areas where there has been high human population pressure.
article: The areas on Viti Levu and in the Rewa River Delta where M. vitiense has been historically common are also areas where there has recently been high human population pressure.

It seems, that sentences were copied from sources and just only very slightly modified. Everything seems OK, except of close paraphrasing. (Even if it will be corrected, I will not be able to check the whole text for possible copyright issues. If you still want to get it for DYK hook, another reviewer is needed.) --Snek01 (talk) 01:28, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

These and other possible close paraphrasing issues have been fixed. Looking for another reviewer.... Thanks Snek01! - ʈucoxn^talk 13:27, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

I'd say the paraphrasing still needs to be improved. Compare for example "Its fruit is rounded to elliptic/ovular in shape: 4.1 cm 5.8 cm (1.6 in 2.3 in) wide and 4.9 cm to 6.4 cm (1.9 in to 2.5 in) long. The epicarp is covered in 25 to 27 rows of scales that are 9 mm to 12 mm (3.5 in to 4.7 in) long at mid-fruit. The scales' color varies from green to golden yellow to dark brown to grey." with "Fruit rounded to elliptic/ovular, 41-58 cm (1.6-2.3 in) wide, 4.9-6.4 cm (1.9-2.5 in) long; epicarp covered in 25-27 rows of green to golden yellow to dark brown to grey...mid-fruit scales 9-12 mm (3.5-4.7 in) long", or "Its large buoyant fruit falls and lands under the parent tree" with "Its large buoyant seeds fall under the parent tree". Nikkimaria (talk) 03:24, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Responding to the above comment resulted in removing a significant amount of useful information. I used Dcoetzee's Duplication Detector to check on paraphrasing, verifying each of the sources listed in the References section. Please let me know if you find more bits that you believe need to be modified. - ʈucoxn^talk 01:57, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Better, at least in the sources I can access. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:50, 10 March 2013 (UTC)