The narwhal wikipedia talk page is an abyssal mess

Oh the depths of wikipedia editing drama... Are narwhals possibly gay? Do narwhals share information about the quality of the water with their tusks? How much fun can one have making a simple edit on wikipedia? Too much... perhaps?

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Nweeia MT, Eichmiller FC, Hauschka PV, Donahue GA, Orr JR, Ferguson SH, Watt CA, Mead JG, Potter CW, Dietz R, Giuseppetti AA, Black SR, Trachtenberg AJ, Kuo WP. Sensory ability in the narwhal tooth organ system. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2014 Apr;297(4):599-617. doi: 10.1002/ar.22886. PMID: 24639076.
Broad, William (13 December 2005). "It's sensitive. Really". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
Carwardine, Mark. Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (DK Smithsonian Handbook). Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
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Murphy, David. "Researchers Probe Mystery of Narwhal Tusk." Nunatsiaq News, 1 Apr. 2014. =https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article...
Nat Geo WILD “Narwhals | World's Weirdest” Sep 5, 2012    • Narwhals | World's Weirdest  
Murphy, David. "Researchers Probe Mystery of Narwhal Tusk." Nunatsiaq News, 1 Apr. 2014. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article...


0:00 Intro
0:33 Part 1: Something FISHY on Wikipedia
1:28 Part 2: The Quora Celebrity - peak reliability
2:21 Part 3: Who edited wikipedia WRONG?
3:19 Part 4: So… is there a source afterall?
4:57 Part 5: A few weeks later… THE FINAL CITATION ARRIVES!
5:35 Part 6: The unexpected BATTLE for Wikipedia’s integrity and honor
7:19 Part 7: The Depths of Wikipedia… talk page
10:30 Bonus Facts!