Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Harper (trader)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:36, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

Arthur Harper (trader)

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• ... that Arthur Harper is noted as the first man to enter the Yukon country seeking gold?

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Created by Rosiestep (talk), Parkwells (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 21:08, 30 June 2014 (UTC).

• Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used in general. But the hook's claim that he "is credited as the first European to enter the area for gold" is stated in the article, but it is not supported by any references. --Gronk Oz (talk) 02:41, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for your review. Here's ALT1, a direct quote from the Hudson Stuck (1917) source: *ALT1: ... that Arthur Harper was "the first man who ever came to the Yukon country seeking gold"? --Rosiestep (talk) 14:47, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

• That may be a quote from the book, but it is not referenced anywhere near the claim used in the hook. In fact, there is no reference in that whole paragraph. The URL supplied for that book does not allow me to view the contents of the book, so I cannot search it to find the reference for myself. If you add that reference, complete with which page number it comes from, then I don't see any other problems. --Gronk Oz (talk) 06:33, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

• @Gronk Oz: Sorry for my delay in responding. The hook claim, mentioned in the Lede, is repeated in the Legacy section, with an inline citation immediately after the claim, and the page number, 86, is included in the citation. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:47, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Now I see it - thanks for pointing that out. Just to be sure the bases are covered, I have copied that ref to the "Alaska" section where the claim is first made. I still can't see the text of the book, even though the book is said to be "public domain edition", but in the spirit of assuming good faith I will trust that it is there. As far as I can see, this DYK is ready to go... --Gronk Oz (talk) 04:13, 23 July 2014 (UTC)