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Original research / synthesis for rumors and folklore

@AmericanTruth: I'm afraid that the material you added about the rumor of the giant horseshoe crab falls under our no original research policy. That is, you have synthesized the original April Fools posting,^[1] with references to unreliable sources^[2]^[3]^[4] to determine that there is a wide-spread rumor.

Currently, there is no reliable source that itself talks about the specific rumor: instead, this is original research that does not belong in Wikipedia. We have to be very careful to attribute rumors and folklore only to reliable sources, otherwise we risk generating the rumors from the Wikipedia article itself. If you can find a reliable secondary source that documents the spread of this rumor, then we can restore it. I'll remove the rumor until you can find such sources. I would encourage you to read the links I've provided to our policies, which help explain why I'm removing the material. — hike395 (talk) 01:28, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Epstein, Skylar (2025-04-01). "Gigantic Horseshoe Crab Reported in Great South Bay » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News". www.fireislandnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
^ "Giant Great South Bay Horseshoe Crab". Cryptid Wiki. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
^ skytheanimalman (2025-04-01). "New cryptid just dropped". r/CryptidMemes. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.

— hike395 (talk) 01:28, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Epstein, Skylar (2025-04-01). "Gigantic Horseshoe Crab Reported in Great South Bay » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News". www.fireislandnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.

[2] "Giant Great South Bay Horseshoe Crab". Cryptid Wiki. Retrieved 2025-04-08.

[3] skytheanimalman (2025-04-01). "New cryptid just dropped". r/CryptidMemes. Retrieved 2025-04-08.

[4] "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.

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