In [conveniently vague geographical region] #folklore, [half-remembered, likely inaccurate, certainly sensational claim].
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I saw a lot of this at the bird site. I see too much of it on the butterfly site. We can do better. We are honest folk; we *ought* to do better.
@folklore Perhaps we can develop #EthicalFolklore as a new curated hashtag.
@SimonRoyHughes @folklore it's also wildly prevalent when people write about crystals. "In ancient [culture] people believed that this crystal [random lore with no citation]". This drove me up the wall when I was doing my Gemstone Folklore blog posts.
@TarkabarkaHolgy @folklore Loose claims are at best tedious, but they can very quickly become harmful, or even dangerous, depending on what's being shared.