Talk:Kalahari Meerkat Project/Archive 1

message: I changed Big Cy's name to Basil, because that was his name in KMP. I also said that on MM his name is Big Si, the correct spelling for it, NOT BIG CY! Also, I would change all the "dominate" male and females to "dominant" but I am out of time. -Cruise_meerkat not logged in
I know. I was going by what Meerkat Manor told me sorry and i know they call him Big.Si Big.Si cuz Basil is in the WW's. Kalahari meerkat Project
NOOO HIS NAME IS BIG CY  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.196.46.189 (talk) 22:25, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lazuli Changes 

message: Please Stop putting the following things: Rocket Dog as dominant female, J.D. as dominant male, Yousarrian as dominant male, and Starsky info. You have to go by what the KMP info gives you not Meerkat Manor.♥Mitchlover11 22:12, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starkies 

message: Rumors are flying once again, Ketamine is a male, people! To prove this, we should have the new KMP site in the article. http://friends.kalahari-meerkats.com Cruise meerkat 21:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn't this be in the article somewhere?! 

message: I removed Splinters from the groups list because KMP states that groups splinter frequently and it is quite common to spend a few weeks apart, such as the Whiskers did. Cruise meerkat 21:59, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splinters 

message: I removed lost groups, since they aren't under study. Also, Lazuli have not gone missing. Cruise meerkat 22:06, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Groups Under Study" 

message: Vivian(commandos) are down to 14 members!!! How did jim bob(hannibal) die?Mitchlover11 19:22, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vivian 

message: Is Padloper J.D. on Meerkat Manor?Mitchlover11 19:31, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Padloper 

message: 1.) Cyrano
2.) Captain Jack
3.) Bronco
4.) Mr. Dyanite
5.) and many more
--Mitchlover11--  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.26.217.145 (talk) 02:38, August 21, 2007 (UTC) 
Weren't they all from Vivian, though? Especially Cyrano, since he was apparently their dominant male for a while. Although, yes, Gattaca has suffered some recent losses.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.189.237.15 (talk) 14:00, August 25, 2007 (UTC) 
I say their names under the Gattaca.Mitchlover11 17:09, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meerkats from Gattaca that died 

message: Since we have a list of all the Meerkats should we add all the members on the list?Mitchlover11 04:14, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  All meerkats 

message: Their is a male named Houdini on the list of meerkats. I think he was in the Xhosa!.Mitchmeerkat 18:54, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Houdini 

message: Shadowflax is Houdini. The FKMP site proves that with their info on the dominants, but they say nothing about his stagename, Houdini. There really is no citation. Its "common sense", sort of. Cruise meerkat 02:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation - Houdini/Shadowflax 

message: On this site and KMP and FKMP site has said that the meerkat known as "Hannibal" on Meerkat Manor is "Jim Bob" of the Vivian tribe.  Is the Commmandos mob from the MM different from the Commandos mob identified here?  And in fact is the mob we know as Commandos from the show, actually the Vivian tribe?
Mr T 19:09, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusion over Commandos 

message: There's several images of certain meerkats. I have one of Eleusine, former leader of the Elveera. How do we add them to the article? Cruise meerkat 23:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding images to the article 

message: Risca dead.
Gattaca gone.
Punk and Rocket Dog gave birth.
New group Hoax.
Dominant changes in many groups.
New dominant male in Zappa.
Mitchmeerkat 22:35, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  August Report In 

message: I look at the sight and it says 15- strong groupMitchmeerkat 23:11, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aztecs have 15 members 

message: Now that we have more information on past groups that have died out, would it be possible to list more information than just a simple list? I won't lie: This thought came to me after the tragic loss of the Starsky and the consequential removal from the KMP article. But then, my thoughts went to Gattaca and Balrog, as they were on the reserve for quite some time. Would we forget about the Whiskers if they died out?
I think it's possible to put some information on those and other extinct groups, and any members if possible. It'd make sense for them to be listed in the Founded lists, too, as they were around at some point. Just putting this out there. 70.189.237.15 21:59, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Listing extinct groups? 

message: I think we should add Risca to the Whiskers list. She is a Whisker.Mitchmeerkat 22:33, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Risca 

message: I'm starting to think that commandos are the real commandos. Read the description. Mitchmeerkat 00:34, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vivian or Commandos 

message: It seems extremely redundant to have multiple lists of the groups of Meerkats.  Since this is an article about the project, I propose removing the entire Meerkat Group section, merging any major data into the table in Meerkat Groups Under Study.  I also recommend incorporating the Lost Groups section into the Meerkat Groups Under Study section since they were, presumably, once studied. Ditto the "Most recently known dominant males and females" section.  That info could fit in the table nicely.  Then renaming that section to either Meerkat Groups or Meerkat Groups in the Study. 
The Friends section is unnecessary and in bad form for a Wikipedia article.  A simple link in the external links would suffice.  The history section is in bad need of major work, as is the intro.  The Map section seems pointless without the actual map, which I suspect can not be included due to copyright, so the section should be removed and, if desired, a link to it added to the External Links section.  Also, it appears that all of the images are stolen from other sites without any verifiable information to show they can be used in the article.  They should be removed immediately since they are already tagged for deletion.  
Also, I've added a tag to the article for cleanup beyond just the need to cite references. AnmaFinotera 05:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I broadly agree (having arrived at the opinion independently) and I've removed a lot of clutter, and added a couple of references to the history section.  I don't think any information about the meerkat groups is necessary.  It's a study of meerkat ethology.  Although the meerkats and the groups are given names, this isn't for the purpose of making them into film stars or soap opera characters, as someone watching Meerkat Manor might be led to believe. --Tony Sidaway 21:09, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Improvements 

message: Yo
Their was an hour long special about some of the meerkats at the Kalahri. It should be added to this article.
24.26.199.123 16:00, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There needs to be a verifiable reference to back that up.  Do you have a link to the show page or some other reference to it? AnmaFinotera 16:02, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wild Kingdom