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[edit] Wikipedia:How to care for a pet cockatoo authors and history

• 2005-08-07 05:43:25 User:Kell (Fixed the parrotlet link)
• 2005-07-08 13:32:49 User:82.92.119.11 (This really needs to be in Wikibooks; it's good info but it's not an encyclopedia article)
• 2005-01-11 04:30:37 User:64.81.21.86 (→Some warnings - removed "egg laying birds" as there is no other kind :-) also added some explanation to the air quality warning)
• 2004-12-30 23:19:07 User:204.174.64.36 (→Some warnings)
• 2004-12-23 18:12:53 User:204.174.64.36 (→Some warnings)
• 2004-12-23 18:10:51 User:204.174.64.36 (→Some warnings)
• 2004-12-23 18:09:50 User:204.174.64.36 (→Some warnings)
• 2004-07-15 21:24:05 User:Joy Stovall (cleaned up links, added others)
• 2004-05-19 09:54:40 User:Sam Spade ('''Cockatoo care''')
• 2004-04-27 00:33:40 User:Alexina (found a list of Australian avian vets... can anyone find one for the UK or Canada, etc.?)
• 2004-04-27 00:30:10 User:Alexina (added external links)
• 2004-04-27 00:24:09 User:Alexina (changed refs to parrots, rather than cockatoos, as the advice is the same. Also clarified why vets suggest purchasing from a breeder.)
• 2004-04-27 00:17:54 User:Alexina
• 2004-04-07 17:10:04 User:SimonP (no longer on vfd)
• 2004-03-04 01:43:38 User:Everyking
• 2004-03-04 01:43:11 User:Everyking
• 2004-03-04 00:54:52 User:Dpbsmith (Move Tiel Talk to external links. Remove bittybirds external link, not much of an informational resource.)
• 2004-03-03 21:22:01 User:Timwi (VfD)
• 2003-10-21 22:25:02 User:64.68.115.166
• 2003-09-21 13:37:11 User:Tannin (A little more. Someone else want to take it from here?)
• 2003-09-21 13:35:48 User:Tannin (Trying to edit this up into a half-decent generalised form - pet owners please help)
• 2003-09-21 13:32:38 User:Tannin (Split off from cockatiel - should be possible to make this more generally useful)

[edit] From Wikipedia:Talk:How to care for a pet cockatoo

I wonder if this page should be renamed "How to care for a pet parrot." Cockatoos are a type of parrot, and the same recommendations would apply. Perhaps being broader would be better?

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• Do we really want this kind of article in Wikipedia? — Timwi 21:21, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Yes we do. There is a lot of information on that page. theresa knott 21:44, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Where is our general discussion on How-to articles? I think we should have one and divide the how-tos into the sort we want and the sort we don't want -- having the nono-howtos then as speedy deletions. — Sverdrup (talk) 21:54, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Please look into the page history. It is a logical part of the topic. What it really needs is linking from other places. (and further wikifying) Mikkalai 22:25, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Needs to be seriously cleaned up. Wikipedia is not the place for original research. "All parrots should be fed a diet of primarily pellets" according to whom? There need to be references added, and POV statements like this need to be attributed and cited. Anthony DiPierro 23:43, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete - advert for the site pretending to be a guide to cockatoos. - Texture 23:48, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • What on earth makes you think that ? have you read the page history? theresa knott 23:54, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Could be better, but it's a perfectly good article. Not obviously self-serving or self-promotional. The links should go in an External Links section, and something should be done about the brand names which are OK but only apply to ... what country? Not the U.S. Dpbsmith 00:50, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Move to Wikibooks. --mav 06:03, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Yes, move to wikibooks. Tuf-Kat 08:18, Mar 4, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep or merge back with cockatiel. Anthony DiPierro 13:16, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep and move to "How to care for a pet parrot" as none of the content is specific to cocaktoos rather than parrots in general. Needs some TLC after that.--zandperl 23:21, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)