h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Sad Story of the Stephens Island Wren - A10971371
Author: Matt James - (FR.UGVol.PRep.S) - U168592

Something I've been meaning to finish off for a while. Suggestions, comments etc. welcome

MJ

Hi MJ, good article, learn something everyday here!!

Couple of things


*But due to Tibbles*

'Due to Tibbles'

I don't think there's a need for footnote number 3 and the other 2 could perhaps be put in the main text.

[I personally don't like footnotes full stop but realise sometimes they may be needed]

Otherwise great.

ST

ST, glad to broaden the mind

Have updated duly. My style remains though

Looks ok to me MJ. A cracking little article I reckon.

ST

Quite proud of it already A joy to write, even though it is such a depressing subject matter underneath it all

this is excellent

Oh dear, is it going to make me ??

Only I'm just off to my lonely bed and I don't want to wet my pillow



marking to read in the AM.

Night night

Wow. If there was ever such a thing as a perfect entry I think this would be it. Genuinely touching, informative and interesting.

I know I shouldn't say this but the rum is forcing my hand: Tibbles, a cat that other cats would aspire to be.

Please take that Tibbles comment in context!

Thank you Roymondo

And yes, indeed, I'm sure Tibbles was diefied by her feline frineds

!

<> Two 't's needed in that one?

A lovely Entry!

I loathe cats, but this Entry made me laugh; nicely done.

My main concern would be the lack of apostrophe in Stephens Island, but I'll be happy to accept the antipodean bowlderism.

B

Great read!

will make edited for sure.

nighttime fixed, DDD

Glad everyone likes it. Touched a nerve with me when I first heard about it too

I've added an extra paragraph to the section headed The 'Lyall' Wren. I'm not sure if its necessary, but thought it was in interesting coincidence. Any thoughts?

interesting.

And you get bonus points for getting the Kakapo in!! (is that the parrot, or are there other Kakapo birds?)

MJ, I do believe you have outdone yourself with this one. I have learned something new, been entertained and saddened all at once. Fantastic entry.

W

Hi MJ, tis I again, just a few punctuation things to look at:-

*mile), and is the*

'mile) and is the'

*by Tibbles, and he soon*

'by Tibbles and he soon'

*at the time, and a duly*

'at the time and a duly'

*ten mating pairs, was actually extinct*

'ten mating pairs were actually extinct'

*its quick, and certainly*

'its quick and certainly'

*entertainment were, before becoming extinct like the Dodo*

'entertainment were, before becoming extinct, like the Dodo'
[had to add a comma for a change!]

*the Puffin, and fed upon*

'the Puffin and fed upon'

*entire country, but it was*

'entire country but it was'

*by Tibbles, and later*

'by Tibbles and later'

Thats it I think, and well done again on an excellent article.

ST.

>> or maybe the small birds were unwittingly named wrens in honour of this custom.


so is it not like other wrens ?

Different family to European wrens, probably named as such only because they approximated in looks to the small brown birds called wrens back 'home'.

Great entry, and a sad story.

It's a good example of the dangers of introduced species. I wonder if there's an article on that just to link to - not to make a lot of, it would spoil the light touch you've got here - but a note in passing might be relevant. Maybe.

The extra paragraph - you mean the wren hunting on St Stephen's day? It's such a coincidence (unless you're right about the name) that it earns its place in the story I think, and it's certainly curious.

Waz