Talk:Night

Night is currently a Physics and astronomy good article nominee. Nominated by Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) at 02:48, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: Period of darkness

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Planning significant updates

I have nominated this article for the Core Contest. Large sections of it are completely un-sourced. My plan is to organize the article as below and begin rewriting according to reliable sources.

Astronomy
1. On Earth
2. Beyond Earth
Biology
Culture
1. History and technology
2. In art
3. In folklore

Feedback is welcome, and if others are interested in improving this article, feel free to {{ping}} me and I can post my bibliography as I take notes, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 18:03, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Night/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Rjjiii (talk · contribs) 02:48, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: ZKevinTheCat (talk · contribs) 14:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Starting the GA review. Good luck.

— ZKevinTheCat

Initial review

The article is overall well written. It is to-the-point, simple, and easily understandable. That being said, there are some things that need to be addressed:

The historical dangers of night are mentioned in the lead and history sections but are not concluded. What I mean by this is that it’s not explained how this differs from today, as most of what is mentioned is still somewhat true. Also, there should be more info about the origin of the fear of night (why humans are scared of the dark… ect). There is a lot of interesting info about it and it should definitely be included in this article.

“Gangs were uncommon except for housebreaking.” What does this mean? The link provided talks about animal training, which I suspect is probably not the intended destination. Please clarify this.
- Burglary not dog-training, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In the fungus section, it mentions that Nuerospora crassa, unlike other fungi, has a circadian rhythm but does not explain what this means. What specifically makes it different from a normal fungus?
- Reliance on a biological clock; most fungi respond directly to the environmental change, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In the plant section it says that “Cyanobacteria absorb DNA at a faster rate.” Absorb into what? How are they absorbing DNA? What are you talking about? This is very confusing and should be clarified, especially considering bacteria don’t even use DNA.
- From external sources, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You could also include an etymology section into the article. The word "night" has a long history. This isn't required, but would be nice. ZKevinTheCat (talk) 16:58, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added a section. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback! This weekend, I should have the time and access to sources to check out the points above. After I go through those, I'll draft etymology and get back to you, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 06:12, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Looking forward to your edits. ZKevinTheCat (talk) 16:55, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone through all but the first note. It's a good point, but I need to gather sources for it first. I'll ping when getting close to wrapping it up, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, sorry if I'm taking a bit. I'm recovering from surgery this week. I had optimistically thought this would give me free time to write, but has more so given me pain and painkillers.

I am nearly done drafting from sources to address the first note. I've also uploaded an image to illustrate the variability of Middle English spelling that results in our current word night. I'm not sure if it is helpful or distracting. Also, I still need to proofread, copy edit, and work a few lines into the lead. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 03:01, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]