Talk:Skinny pig

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No guinea pig breed catches colds. I do have a source for this information: http://www.guinealynx.info/uri.html

Landhermie 07:43, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Saying that they are more hypoallergenic than another breed of guinea is wrong. The allergies come from the hay, urine, or type of bedding.

Source: http://www.cavyspirit.com/allergies.htm

Landhermie 07:46, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is the gene defect behind this known?

From the phenotype it sounds like Foxn1, but has that been shown? I can't find anything on Pubmed. Sad mouse 15:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent changes

I wholesale reverted the recent major changes to the article for several reasons. First off, per the Manual of Style articles should have a lead section, and any header for it is undesirable. Second, the editor added unrefenced and controversial claims about the subject. The test for inclusion of material in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. The reliable sources we have now have show the genesis of the breed to be from where the article says it is, so that is what we should go with. If you have more reliable sources that contradict that origin, then we can acknowledge neutrally that the source material gives multiple stories. But do not add your own opinion without sourcing. Last, and most importantly, the editor added an image that is to be speedily deleted because it is a copyright violation. Please do not add unfree images without a proper fair-use rationale. Thank you, VanTucky ^Talk 21:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)