Template:Did you know nominations/Heather Dewey-Hagborg

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The result was: promoted by Carabinieri (talk) 14:09, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Heather Dewey-Hagborg edit

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  • ... that bio-hackers such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg (artwork pictured) can collect discarded hair, gum or cigarette butts, sequence the DNA and turn it into a 3-D sculpture?
  • ALT1:... that bio-hackers such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg (artwork pictured) can collect discarded hair, gum or cigarette butts, sequence the DNA and turn it into 3-D art?

5x expanded by SojoQ (talk). Self nominated at 11:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC).

  • This is the most fascinating article I've ever read on Wikipedia! 5x expansion verified. New enough, long enough, well-referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. Hook refs verified and cited inline. No QPQ necessary for first-time nominator. My only question is why you're referring to the subject as one of a group of bio-hackers. Wikipedia does not have any article on bio-hacking, to my knowledge. Why not just say:
  • ALT2: ... that information artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg collects discarded hair, gum, and cigarette butts, sequences the DNA, and turns it into a 3-D sculpture (pictured)? Yoninah (talk) 20:38, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Heather Dewey-Hagborg self-identifies as a "bio-hacker" but "information artist" can work just as well. Thoughts? SojoQ (talk) 23:19, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • So would you prefer:
  • ALT3: ... that bio-hacker Heather Dewey-Hagborg collects discarded hair, gum, and cigarette butts, sequences the DNA, and turns it into a 3-D sculpture (pictured)? Yoninah (talk) 23:28, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • I wonder which will draw people into the article more? Information artist might be "friendlier" and "bio-hacker" more provocative.SojoQ (talk) 23:35, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Let's be provocative. I just found the Biohacking article, so I'll link that. Since I just tightened the wording in the hook, I'm going ahead and approving it. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:42, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
  • Nice! Thanks so much!SojoQ (talk) 23:47, 7 October 2014 (UTC)