Template:Did you know nominations/John C. Young (college president)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 20:30, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

John C. Young (college president)

Portrait of John C. Young by John Sartain
Portrait of John C. Young by John Sartain

Created by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 02:55, 1 March 2022 (UTC).

  • I'll take this one. Just give me a little time. Dwkaminski (talk) 15:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Promoted to Good Article status 3 days after DYK nomination - OK
  • To me, Bibliography means publications that the person wrote. Can you edit this to Sources instead?
  • Why is "struggling" highlighted with quotes in the intro and career sections?
    • That is the exact word used by the source, I wanted to use quotations so as to avoid it looking like that was an opinionated word, so as not to violate NPOV. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 22:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Reference does not support "regarded as Centre's best president" in legacy section
    • The quote from the article is that he is regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, which appears in the reference in the following form: When Young died in office on June 23, 1857, Centre College lost one of its greatest presidents. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 22:00, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
      • Since reference states "one of the greatest" - can we change to "one of Centre's best" instead of "best"? Dwkaminski (talk) 23:41, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
        • Dwkaminski, apologies, as I might be confused, but I'm not sure what change you want to make; the article John C. Young (college president) references this twice, and uses the following wording:
          1. He is regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, as he... - located in the lead.
          2. Regarded as one of Centre's best presidents, Young's administration... - located at the start of the second paragraph of the "Legacy" header.
At no point do I assert that Young is Centre's best president, and the two sentences listed above are the only places where the word "best" appears in the article, at present. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:45, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
OK Dwkaminski (talk) 01:31, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
  • Fantastically referenced article. Love it! I like ALT1 best but let me know if you are open to slight rewording:
    • ALT6: ... that John C. Young (pictured) served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, for nearly 27 years, longer than any other president in the school's history? Source: William Weston, Centre College: A Bicentennial History, 1819–2019: "'P. Roush,' long a student favorite, was the third-longest serving Centre president, after only John C. Young and Thomas Spragens."
  • ALT6 and image approved. Great article and DYK submission! Dwkaminski (talk) 11:59, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words and for the through review, much appreciated! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 13:49, 15 March 2022 (UTC)


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Dwkaminski (talk) 19:22, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

ALT6 to T:DYK/P2 without image