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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 12:46, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cryptogenic[edit]

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This belongs over at Wiktionary, I think. Hard to say. Minimal content, not likely to be any more relevant content to de-stub it. — This, that, and the other [talk] 10:54, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Oh, and... I created a minimal version at wiktionary a few months ago. It has barely been expanded since. — This, that, and the other [talk] 10:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary#Fixing bad articles/stubs gives guidance on this, as does User:Uncle G/Wikipedia triage#What to do. The bare adjective doesn't denote a subject. But the corresponding noun, cryptogenesis, or a noun phrase constructed from the adjective, cryptogenic species, would. If you want to write about the latter, this is a source to start with:
  • James T. Carlton (1996). "Biological invasions and cryptogenic species". Ecology. 77 (6): 1653–1655. doi:10.2307/2265767.
• And here's a source to carry on with:
  • G. J. Inglis; B. J. Hayden; W. A. Nelson (2006). "Are the Marine Biotas of Island Ecosystems More Vulnerable to Invasion?". In Rob Allen (ed.). Biological invasions in New Zealand. Springer. pp. 122–124. ((cite book)): Unknown parameter |isbn13= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• No deletion required. Uncle G (talk) 17:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per Uncle G. Plenty of scope for expansion of this article on a notable subject. JulesH (talk) 18:31, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, but move to Cryptogenesis. This term appears in technical literature and many Wikipedia articles, and enough reliable sources exist to write a good article on it. Wronkiew (talk) 23:30, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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