I find it pretty jarring that they use "hobbit" throughout this article as if that's the standard name for H. floresiensis, rather than a nickname mostly used i

I find it pretty jarring that they use "hobbit" throughout this article as if that's the standard name for H. floresiensis, rather than a nickname mostly used in the press. From a supposedly serious source I'd expect an explanation, e.g. "nicknamed 'hobbits' after the characters from Tolkien" or at the very least put it in quotes or with "so-called".