Talk:Killer badger

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A fact from Killer badger appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 July 2007.

[edit] Triple quadruple notes

What's the point of repeating four separate sources three times in an article that is less than 4k in size? It just looks silly. We might just as well just list the sources without the notes at the end of the article.

Peter ^Isotalo 19:20, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

This page is a topical and falls under two controversial topics (the paranormal and Iraq), and is part of a controversial project. Past experience has shown me that unless you cite cite and cite again such pages can quickly go from 4K to 40K with the extra 38K being made up of "fact and "Original Research" tags.

Seriously, people will do things like that.

perfectblue 07:17, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

I concur with Perfectblue97. An excess of sources is always preferable to an absence. This article is relatively recent and still has potential to grow into a more aesthetically appetizing ratio of content to sources. -- CheshireKatz 18:11, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

If only every article had this many sources. The amount of donkey work I've had to do because of those "citation" needed tags... Totnesmartin 18:57, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

If only every notable urban myth was covered this well by the mainstream media - perfectblue 20:04, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Please merge this into the Ratel page Willy turner 20:41, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger

The merger was completely invalid and has been reversed 1) 24 hours between the first and last comment with only half a dozen comments does not equal consensus. 2) The creator was not informed and so was unable to voice their opinion 2) the creating project was to informed and was not allowed to voice its opinion 3) The Killer Badger is not an article about the Ratel, it is merely an article in which the Ratel appears, it is an article about a paranormal urban myth and so should be kept seperate from the article about the flesh and blood creature. - perfectblue 17:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

It seems to me that this subject has enough sources to justify it's own article. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 01:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I also think the merge was closed prematurely. The current consensus seems to be with the split, so I have split it. If there are people who feel very strongly that it should be re-merged, then an RfC needs to be started. -Kieran 11:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ripps off your balls.

Has anyone heard the myth of honey badgers ripping of mens balls as they sleep? I heard it on Top Gear, when Hamster warns the other presenters of honey badgers claiming they tear off your nuts as you sleep. Is it part of a widespread urban legend, or did Hammond make it up himself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.201.145 (talk) 21:53, 6 April 2008 (UTC)