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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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by BlueMoonset (talk) 00:40, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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Frederick Strange

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Frederick Strange
Frederick Strange
  • ... that Frederick Strange (pictured) sought to replace John Gilbert as the premier natural history collector in the new Australian colonies, then met a similar fate?
    • ALT1: ... that an expedition by plant and animal collector Frederick Strange (pictured) resulted in the deaths of twelve people?
  • Comment: I went to stub this and link around to the taxa Strange had something to with—it's only tangentially related to my supposed focus—,but some spontaneous collaboration produced a short but interesting article with rich referencing [cheers again for @Oronsay: contribs]. The flaws are mine, and I haven't checked length or other criteria since my last nom, but there is a potential dyk here and I or any one else willing can get it ship-shape. P.S. I added an image, but that parameter has been sucked away by a bot?

Created by Cygnis insignis (talk) and Oronsay (talk). Nominated by Cygnis insignis (talk) at 15:52, 1 May 2021 (UTC).

  • Image added. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:35, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
    Thanks @Mandarax:, but the article is only getting more untidy as I work on and around it. I'm not sure it will be presentable and prefer to withdraw the nomination. Happy editing :) ~ cygnis insignis 11:06, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
    Cygnis insignis, are you sure you want to withdraw this? Many nominations hang around for a long time as people get things into shape. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 17:05, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
    Okay, cheers. I'm busy with some ferocious beasties for little while, made urgent by our processes, but will attempt to get this article ship-shape soon. I doubt the picture is going to be seen a desirable part of the dyk, but its nice to put a name to the face. ~ cygnis insignis 17:12, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
    BTW, alt 1 is not supported by the article, at least yet, a miserable business that needs more research. ~ cygnis insignis 17:15, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Striking both hooks: there is no mention of either John Gilbert (ALT0) or twelve deaths (ALT1) in the article even after the most recent revisions on 13 May. Cygnis insignis, do you think you'll be able to come up with a new hook that is supported by the article and its sources? Or would you prefer to withdraw the nomination? Please let us know. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:06, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Yes, but not anytime soon, it was an idle thought that I lost interest in. Sorry for any bother, please withdraw the nomination. ~ cygnis insignis 12:19, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
Noted. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:14, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
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