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Okay to relocate first Cite?

In the articles very first page, would it be okay to move the cite from 'beat induction' to 'conclusively demonstrated'? When a seemingly technical term like 'Beat Induction' is shown as a link, people expect the link to lead to an explanation of that specific term. Additionally, the cited article is more relevant to proving the behavior exists in birds, rather than explaining it. Dstarfire (talk) 16:22, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fine to me. Go for it! :) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 21:35, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Snowball shakes a tail feather" ref is a dead link

McIlroy, Anne (April 1, 2009). "Snowball shakes a tail feather". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2009.

The url is given is https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090501.DANCING01ART2235//TPStory/Science.

Note the double //

The url now gives a 404, with or without a //.

All 3 of the Wayback Machine's snapshots are for 404s or internal server errors.

The archive.today snapshot is for a 404.

There is not an article written by Anne McIlroy published on April 1, 2009 according to The Globe and Mail.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/anne-mcilroy/

I've emailed the author to follow up Vasusrir429 (talk) 23:44, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]