Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Duckham
- 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) 06:24, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
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Alexander Duckham
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Blériot Memorial in Kent, England.
- ... that Alexander Duckham, founder of Alexander Duckham & Co, was a friend of cross-channel aviator Louis Blériot, and he paid for the memorial marking where Blériot landed in 1909?
- Reviewed: Tommy Lawton
Created by Paul W (talk). Self-nominated at 15:12, 18 June 2016 (UTC).
I adjusted the wording of the hook only slightly, adding "he" for clarification. The article is long enough. It features inline citations. It is written from a neutral POV. However, not all paragraphs are cited. The first paragraph in "family" has no citation, and there are several sentences at the end of other paragraphs that have no citations either. In order to promote the article, that should be addressed. I think the wording in the hook should also be changed to say Duckham & Co. instead of just Duckhams oil company to match the wording in the article. There is close paraphrasing in this article that needs to be addressed as well.
- Article: he paid for the stone memorial in Dover that marks the spot where Blériot landed after his cross-channel flight in 1909
- First source listed after sentence: It was Duckham who paid for the stone memorial in Dover that marks the spot where Bleriot landed after his famous flight
- With the exception of a few introductory words, the main part of the sentence is exactly the same. Amgisseman(BYU) (talk) 22:05, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks Amgisseman. I have added further references, particularly addressing the family issue, and the Thames Wharf redevelopment, and have amended the apparent paraphrasing and to make the English Channel more explicit. Paul W (talk) 07:14, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
With the additional citations and minor edits, the article looks good to go. Amgisseman(BYU) (talk) 19:38, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks Amgisseman. I have added further references, particularly addressing the family issue, and the Thames Wharf redevelopment, and have amended the apparent paraphrasing and to make the English Channel more explicit. Paul W (talk) 07:14, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
