Talk:James Rumsey Monument/Archive 1
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Kavyansh.Singh in topic Did you know nomination
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Did you know nomination
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:14, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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James Rumsey Monument
- ... that former West Virginia state park, the James Rumsey Monument (pictured), commemorates American steamboat inventor James Rumsey? Source: Source 1 (former state park and commemorates): West Virginia State Park History Committee 1988, pp. 165–166. (offline); Source 2 (steamboat): Sutcliffe 2004, pp. 54–55.; Source 3 (steamboat): Turner 1930, pp. 81–83.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Baha al-Din Qaraqush
- Comment: As always, I welcome and encourage alternative hook suggestions. – West Virginian (talk) 15:41, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
Improved to Good Article status by West Virginian (talk). Self-nominated at 15:41, 6 March 2022 (UTC).
Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. I like the hook. It is simple and informative. Looks ready to go! Great work! Thriley (talk) 03:18, 7 March 2022 (UTC)- @West Virginian and Thriley: alternative hook suggestions?
- ALT1: ... that one early proponent of a tribute to James Rumsey wrote that he would be happy to "contribute to the erection of a snug little monument"?
- ALT1a: ... that one early proponent of the James Rumsey Monument wrote that he would be happy to "contribute to [its] erection"?
- ALT2: ... that the James Rumsey Monument was built on a spot known as "Crazy Rumsey's Walk"?
- ALT1: ... that one early proponent of a tribute to James Rumsey wrote that he would be happy to "contribute to the erection of a snug little monument"?
- I've got more, but I'm not inclined to share, so these for now. Cheers! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 20:40, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
- Theleekycauldron, thank you for suggesting these additional hooks! I approve of all three, in addition to the original, with a preference toward ALT1a. — West Virginian (talk) 21:44, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
- Excellent, thanks! If a reviewer approves 'em, someone else can promote :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Reviewer needed to check ALT1, ALT1a, and ALT2. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Approving Alt2. --evrik (talk) 13:20, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- Excellent, thanks! If a reviewer approves 'em, someone else can promote :D theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 21:45, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
- Theleekycauldron, thank you for suggesting these additional hooks! I approve of all three, in addition to the original, with a preference toward ALT1a. — West Virginian (talk) 21:44, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Promoting ALT2 to Prep 4 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:14, 8 April 2022 (UTC)