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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:06, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

On the “Penguin” page history on Wikipedia, there have not been many edits made in 2016. Most edits of this year have been minor spacing or grammatical changes. The only major edit was under the etymology section discussing how penguins got their names. An entire section was removed that talked about the possible Welsh roots of the word “penguin.” The talk page of the article rates it at a class-C article. This means that the article has good point but there is a lot of important information (physiology) and possibly some irrelevant material. There are also many Discussion Topics on the talk page with users discussing how they plan to edit the page and to confirm with other users if the information they are introducing is factual and unbiased. The article as a whole has a lot of good information but at the same time there is a lot of speculation in many of the subsections. In the “Systematics and Evolution” section of the article there are a lot of guesses and uncertainties, most likely because there is ongoing debate on how many penguin species are alive today (the number ranges from 17-20). Also, in the “Distribution and Habitat” section, the article discusses penguins as an example Bergmann’s rule, but only as an assumption that scientists are still debating over.Mcb1011 (talk) 15:34, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Wow, seems like a good article with a lot of information. CharlieBrownCB5 (talk) 15:44, 11 March 2016 (UTC) CharlieBrownCB5 (talk) 15:44, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello Matt, thanks for evaluating the article on Penguins. It isn't clear to me yet whether you would like to contribute to this article for your Wiki work this semester or focus on a particular species. Please let me know in a comment on my talk page. Rico.schultz (talk) 18:43, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Matt, thanks for your updating of the article on Gentoo penguinsRico.schultz (talk) 02:12, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Matt, I see that you have posted references in your sandbox. Make sure that the references are properly cited (e.g. italicized species names) and that you provide links for each, to the DOI if not the journal.Rico.schultz (talk) 18:03, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Hey Matt, I took a look at your article draft, and my recommendation is to try to find at least one more source to use to add to your contribution regarding energy storage or oxygen consumption. CharlieBrownCB5 (talk) 23:06, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

@mcb1011: thanks for your helpful comments on Charlie's Rufous crowned sparrow contribution! Rico.schultz (talk) 13:18, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

You might take a look at Howard's Gentoo penguin contribution also! Rico.schultz (talk) 13:51, 29 April 2016 (UTC)