Talk:The McLain Family Band
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Fourthords in topic "Tim" Owen
 | A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 30, 2020. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a young Ruth McLain Smith, member of The McLain Family Band (pictured), had been playing the Appalachian dulcimer for only two weeks when she performed at the White House on national television? |
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DYK nomination edit
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:27, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
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The McLain Family Band at the Carter Family Fold on January 7, 2017
- ... that The McLain Family Band (pictured), a bluegrass band from Hindman, Kentucky, has performed in all 50 US states and 63 total nations? Source: "Kentucky Monthly"
- ALT1:... that The McLain Family Band (pictured), a bluegrass band from Hindman, Kentucky, has been lauded not only by the music industry, but by multiple United States ambassadors? Source: "Bluegrass Unlimited. Vol. 48 no. 10. pp. 46–48" and "McAuliffe, Eugene V. (June 2, 1975), CU/ARTS: CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS: MCLAIN FAMILY BAND"
- ALT2:... that when a young Ruth McLain Smith—of The McLain Family Band (pictured)—performed the Appalachian dulcimer at the White House on national television, she had only been playing the instrument for two weeks? Source: "Kentucky Monthly"
- ALT3:... that The McLain Family Band (pictured) is the first bluegrass band to combine that genre of music with classical? Source: "Elizabethton Star. April 4, 2007. p. 6." and "East Tennessee State University. November 14, 2000."
5x expanded by Fourthords (talk). Self-nominated at 18:10, 16 March 2020 (UTC).
I personally find alt 2 to be most interesting hook of the ones presented as playing instruments takes months of practice. The source for alt 2 is both verified and reliable. If this alt is passed, I would suggest captioning the picture to show who is Ruth McLain. Article has been expanded fivefold. Erick (talk) 19:54, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for the review! Also, there's this photo of Ruth in the article that could be more apropos if ALT2 is preferred. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 20:02, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I think that would be great! Erick (talk) 13:18, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
Erick, can you please complete your review? There is no mention as to whether it was new enough when nominated, neutral, free of close paraphrasing/copyvio/plagiarism, and if the image was free and properly licensed (if the other image is to be used with ALT2, then it should be added to this page and also checked, and the "(pictured)" moved within the hook). Thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 14:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, it's still good to go. I checked, using a word counter, and it's been expanded five-folded. The article presented with a neutral point-of-view, backed with reliable sources, and doesn't have a major copyright issue on the text. The photograph for the alt is good to go as well. Erick (talk) 15:08, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, I think that would be great! Erick (talk) 13:18, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
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"Tim" Owen edit
According to the cited sources (Berea College and Daily News), the onetime member of the band was Tom Owen, not Tim Owen. To add "Tim" to the article, new sources need to be provided; to replace "Tom" would require sources specifically refuting the first two. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 16:24, 9 July 2021 (UTC)