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| Topic Started: Apr 22 2009, 03:33 PM (1,218 Views) | |
| Carlos | Apr 22 2009, 03:33 PM Post #1 |
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To those that have no idea of what this has to do with biology, this is mainly a critique to both Wikipedia (which is so out-dated on many prehistoric animal articles that it makes me wonder if the retards just want to annoy me, because every other article that isn't about non-dinosaurian prehistoric animals is updated). and to both David Peters and Peter Mihalda, two amateurs that study archosaurs and simply seem to be mad. To see more about these two idiots, see my critique on both these issues: Also, note that Dougal Dixon is a cunt because he is a geologist that thinks that knows anything about biology, when he always ends up commiting at least 30 inaccuracies in all of his books, even those that aren't about speculative evolution but about dinosaurs. Edited by Carlos, Nov 4 2017, 03:29 PM.
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| Giant Blue Anteater | Apr 22 2009, 04:15 PM Post #2 |
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Yeah, you'll have to admit that you cannot rely too much on Wikipedia, which is why while editing it, I listened to other people (Matt Martyniuk being one of them), and viewing other, more credible sources. But as a general reference, it is fairly reliable. The problem is may be that those articles do not have much attention payed to them, or that people are too lazy to update them. Britannica has some useful information too, but it isn't always up to date as well. But in terms of being up to date, Wikipedia generally beats Britannica. Yet some people insist that Wikipedia is a poor excuse for an encyclopedia, due to the fact that it is editable by everyone, and that it is easily vandalized, yet such edits are quickly reverted. I say those people are wrong. As for David Peters, I know that guy, who made such wildly unscientific reconstructions using a photomanipulation program (wether it be Photoshop, GIMP, or whatever program he used). I have actually have a book of his called "Strange Creatures", which introduced me to many species of prehistoric life when I was younger. But I first learned about his crazy reconstructions from a picture Nemo Ramjet made, which featured a Peterized Pteranodon. |
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| Carlos | Apr 22 2009, 04:33 PM Post #3 |
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Indeed, Wikipedia could be a reliable source if there constant updates. But there aren't. |
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| Viergacht | Apr 22 2009, 05:08 PM Post #4 |
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I have "Strange Creatures" too, and one on human evolution which is actually pretty good except for mentioning the aquatic theory. Got a link to those photo manips? I'm curious. |
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| Carlos | Apr 22 2009, 05:14 PM Post #5 |
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The actual manipulated photos I don't have, but I do know his reconstructions. Just to give an idea how they are, take a look at this: http://nemo-ramjet.deviantart.com/art/David-Peters-Pteranodon-79375032 The poor animal would hardly ever fly. And the bipedal gait is also impossible on Pteranodon |
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| Viergacht | Apr 22 2009, 05:42 PM Post #6 |
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Yeah, I remember seeing that a while back and thinking how crazy it looked. I didn't know Peters had lost his mind, that's rather sad.
Edited by Viergacht, Apr 22 2009, 05:43 PM.
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| Carlos | Apr 22 2009, 05:48 PM Post #7 |
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I wouldn't say he [simply] lost his mind; "becoming completly and totally insane to the point one might wonder if it is safe to keep him out of an asylum" is a better term. And don't forget the other evil Peter, Peter Mihalda (true name Jean Pierre D'Amour; his last name is ironic, because, knowing him as I do via his two posts on Tetrapod Zoology, he seems more prown to hate than to love), who believes that Megalosaurus is a prosauropod, for example. That guy makes David Peters look sane, but both just deserve to be euthanised |
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| Viergacht | Apr 22 2009, 07:49 PM Post #8 |
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If Megalosaurus is a prosauropod then I'm a tasmanian devil. |
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| Giant Blue Anteater | May 15 2009, 02:55 PM Post #9 |
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I have decided to bring up the updatedness issue to WikiProject Paleontology, and here is an excerpt.
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| Carlos | May 15 2009, 03:29 PM Post #10 |
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I don't know if I should laugh or cry. I kinda forgive them on sparassodonts and heterodontosaurs, but did they ever looked at the teeth of Istyodactylus!? They are like a tiger shark's, which are like knives, not the typical fish spearing things present in other pterosaurs! Honestly, do some research wikipedians! Also, I didn't got it why blogs can't be used a sources. If they are written by experts, like Darren Naish, then they are usefull, and they contain a lot more information than the wikipedians contain in their brains anyway |
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