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Since this info basically repeats that found on the
Gambian pouch rat article, we should pick either one place or the other to house a majority of the information. As per
WP:SS, if we merge the info here, a short paragraph would need to be left on the other article summarizing the topic. -
ΖαππερΝαππερBabelAlexandria 09:05, 21 March 2009 (UTC)reply
Agreed. prefer to merge there, but whichever. --
6th Happiness (
talk) 13:27, 21 March 2009 (UTC)reply
Dyslexic me, I meant, I prefer the details under 'working rat', with a link from Gambian Rat pointing to Working Rats, but again, whatever. (in the common sense, i think most people think of them as 'rats' just 'big ones'- they look ratty, rat is part of their name... We could also rename this working rodents but I think rat is fine)--
6th Happiness (
talk) 17:57, 21 March 2009 (UTC)reply
I prefer to merge to Gambian pouched rat as well. They are only "rats" in the broadest definition of the term. --
Aranae (
talk) 17:00, 21 March 2009 (UTC)reply
well the way that we have the lead written, i think it's clear we are talking about groups of animals commonly called rats, not specifically true rats (Rattus). Calling this article something like
Working large muroid rodent is unneccessarily complicated, but is essentially what i think the intent was. -
ΖαππερΝαππερBabelAlexandria 23:36, 21 March 2009 (UTC)reply
I oppose a merge. This page isn't just about Gambian pouch rats. That's just one type of working rats. All types of rats can be used as working rats. Just because labs are frequently used as working dogs doesn't mean that
working dog should be merged with
labrador retriever, for example. However, the page does need to be expanded. There is only more information on Gambian pouch rats, because that information was already on WP before the article was created. I'll try to expand on other types of working rats, for entertainment, laying cables, and therapy. In fact, all 3 of those most are done by non-Gambian pouch rats (aka most of tasks that working rats do). hmwithτ 12:54, 13 July 2009 (UTC)reply
I think information of Gambian pouch rats as working rats fits in this article better than the article on the breed. hmwithτ 14:50, 14 July 2009 (UTC)reply