Talk:Southern flying squirrel

message: There seems to be some disagreement over whether the information on keeping as pets is worthy of inclusion. It is certainly accurate, and a review of other articles on domesticated animals (such as the chinchilla) suggests to me that it is also appropriate. ---- Michael Hays 21:55, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: To expand on the comment below, Wikipedia does not prohibit external links to pages that contain advertising; its guidelines merely suggest that links "normally to be avoided" include those with "objectionable amounts of advertising." Therefore, the user quoted below has no right to dictate that advertising be expunged from an external page for it to be valid. Because the page in question presents an interesting illustrated article on Southern flying squirrels, links to another good illustrated flying squirrel article at the same site, and has minimal advertising--fewer ads, in fact, than the existing "Isidore of Seville" link--it should be restored.--75.19.99.51 17:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link Inconsistency 

message: :What exactly makes that statement a "ludicrous misinformation"? Flying squirrels are prone to calcium defiency, which can lead to osteomalacia, otherwise known as "rickets," which can be prevented with a properly supplemented diet. A squirrel can die within hours of exhibiting symptoms. I've seen it happen, and I daresay I've had more firsthand experience with these creatures than you. As for whether or not information on how to keep animals has a place on Wiki, I personally believe the information to be relevant, judging by other articles. However, I leave it to the Wikipedia community at large to decide, and if that is not the general consensus, I am more than happy to remove this section. Having said that, I appreciate your taking the time to respond to my concerns. ---- Michael Hays 02:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: First of all, if you had bothered to consult the history of the page, you would see that I am not the one who restored the info that you deleted. Although I do happen to agree with the person who restored it, since it was accurate. But whatever. Your ad hominem attacks are simply pathetic. I did not compare flying squirrels and chinchillas, I compared the articles. My "science" certainly is blinding. And shouldn't a disease that is found in captive flyers be relevant to a section on keeping flyers as pets? Call me crazy. I don't know where you get your idea that flying squirrels are owned by careless individuals, but I won't bother to argue it, because it's totally irrelevant. I guess I'll admit to wording one piece of information in a misleading way. So you have mentioned one problem that arises from misinterpretation, and you could have fixed that yourself with a small edit in the first place (instead, you chose to delete the whole section). Please, enlighten me as to the many other inaccuracies contained in the article, and I will be happy to discuss them – that is, if you can put on some big boy pants and handle things in a forthright manner. Now kindly quit blaming me for all your woes. —Michael Hays 23:55, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Look, friend, you seem to be taking this whole thing a little personally. I merely meant to cite the fact that osteomalacia is observed in captive flying squirrels, not how long it takes symptons to appear who how quickly they die. I think we can both agree at least that osteomalacia can be a problem in flyers. You have done nothing but nitpick on one sentence in this article so far, apart from calling the whole thing "silly" and "extraneous". A little civilized discourse could go a long way. I will say it again: please bring to light the inaccuracies present. What deeper issue do you take with this? Also, do not remove the link to FlyingSquirrels.com again, as it is a releveant link and removing it constitutes vandalism. —dustmite 21:08, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Do you in fact read my entire posts? I specifically said that I was citing the fact that osteomalacia occurs, not the time frame in which death can occur. That makes the paper relevant (yes, I have read it) and yes, osteomalacia is a very real threat to captive squirrels who do not have their diet supplemented correctly. Are you arguing that? The fact that it occurs is exactly why this kind of information is necessary. I won't bother to argue with you whether or not its "moral" to keep flyers as pets; that's beside the point. But as long as they are, this information serves a purpose. As for your contention that I have no background in science? Well, for someone who bemoans the evils of making assumptions, you've made a pretty big one (and incorrect, at that). —dustmite 22:12, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Faunistic 

message: As per your own direction, two offending links that contained commercial, for-profit advertising have been removed. Please respect the Wiki community. If you don't like this policy, and If the link is to a relevant and informative site that should otherwise be included, please consider mentioning it on the talk page and let neutral and independent Wikipedia editors decide whether to add it.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Advertising_and_conflicts_of_interest —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.95.123.158 (talk) 16:43, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No more link inconsistency 

message: I've never seen these in the wild, despite seeing normal squirrels all the time. However, my cat killed and brought one home. Is this likely?  I looked at it and all I could figure out was it was a dead flying squirrel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.157.23 (talk) 06:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  commonly not seen? 

message: "Parents leave their young 65 days after they are born. The young then become fully independent at around 120 days of age."
So what goes on in the interim? WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 23:56, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Flying squirrels -- the unknown days

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thread_title:  External links modified