Talk:Mongrel

message: The phrase 'hybrid vigor' was linked to 'hybrid'; I changed it to the more accurate 'heterosis' and expanded that stub.  I realize that although heterosis is the correct term, (Webster's Collegiate still refers 'hybrid vigor' to 'heterosis') hybrid vigor is probbly the more familiar one.  I bolded 'hybrid vigor' in the stub; is this sufficient to have it show up in the search engines?  Anyone have another idea?
:You forgot to sign again, Quill. :-)  You'll get used to it.  What you did is perfect so far; google *should* find that page (and the Mutt page) when you search for "hybrid vigor", although I tried it just now and it didn't seem to find the Mutt page, and it's had this text for quite a while. (There's definitely a delay of days to weeks.)  I'd be inclined to also create an article titled "hybrid vigor" and make it a redirect to heterosis. To make an article into redirect, in case you hadn't already figured it out, type
 #REDIRECT desired article name 
:Elf | Talk 02:47, 16 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: um...um...okay, well, maybe I can figure it out.  I'll give it a go in a couple of days--I'll be out in the country tomorrow, far from the nearest computer.  I think that's a good thing....  Quill 11:19, 16 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hybrid vigor 

message: Is this what happens when an article gets nominated for 'feature article'?  All kinds of unsubstantiated information gets thrown in? Interesting information gets tossed out?
This now needs a lot of help.
Quill 00:13, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I was pretty blown away, too.  I did a bunch of work and also some bandaging on things I didn't get to--e.g., changed "most pet experts" to "some pet experts" but in fact there are a whole lot of issues involved in whether someone gets a mixed breed or purebred and I don't particularly like this statement at all.  The whole dog sports thing got completely misconstrued somehow during someone's rewrite and I have my eye on that for later tonight.  I've been trying to update it to correct the info, replace some stuff that was good that vanished, and add more info that's useful (& correct) but I don't have a lot of time right now. Elf | Talk 00:56, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Understood.  If I don't go out of town, I'll help as well--or when I get back.  Quill 01:37, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  What the--?! 

message: Yes, sometimes small mixed-breed dogs, but also a breed type, if I'm not mistaken.  Quill 21:58, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, see UKC Curs and Feists page. I've been pondering what to do about that and not feeling ambitious.  Elf | Talk 22:17, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I never heard that, but it doesn't seem that Feists and Curs are breeds in the sense that, say, King Charles Spaniels or Bichon Frises are breeds.  If I knew more about it, I might add to this article something like, "not all dog fanciers are obsessed with bloodlines.  Breeds of hunting dogs in the South virtually boast of their mixed heritage and go by such names as Treeing Feists and Black Mouth Curs", but as I say, I don't know anything about it.  The United Kennel Club looks pretty interesting too.  Ortolan88 00:24, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Feists