Template:Did you know nominations/Fred. J. Wiseman
- 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 Bruxton talk 16:43, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
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Fred J. Wiseman
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Fred J. Wiseman
- ... that Fred J. Wiseman (pictured) delivered the world's first airmail by airplane? Source: "The first unofficial airmail flight... was made by Fred Wiseman from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, Calif., in a 12-minute flight on 17 February 1911." Robertson, Patrick (2011-11-11). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
- ALT1: ... that Fred J. Wiseman (pictured) delivered the world's first known airmail flight by airplane? Source: Same as above and also this reference.
- ALT2: ... that Fred J. Wiseman (pictured) delivered the world's first unofficial airmail flight by airplane? Source: Same as above
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Created by Darwin Naz (talk). Self-nominated at 23:28, 21 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Fred. J. Wiseman; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Article was expanded more than 5x and nominated for DYK on due time. It is long enough, neutral and BLP-compliant. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports a few text similarities and comments "violation unlikely". The hook, I prefer ALT2, is well-formatted and interesting. Its length is within limit. The cited sources for accuracy are offline. The image is included in the article, and is ©-free. QPQ was done. Good to go by AGF. CeeGee 12:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, CeeGee! Best regards, Darwin Naz (talk) 00:41, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: @CeeGee and Darwin Naz: Firsts have been problematic in the past - especially a worldwide first. I see a source for "first unofficial". I can't help but wonder if homing pigeon's were an early form of airmail. Or hot air balloons. It is something that may require more research so that it does not get questioned going forward. Bruxton (talk) 16:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- @CeeGee and Darwin Naz: my pings Bruxton (talk) 16:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Bruxton: Hi. Certainly, there were airmails delivered by hot air ballons and they were mentioned in some sources I was able to read. That is why it is indicated in the alternative hooks that the delivery was "by airplane". Darwin Naz (talk) 16:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- @CeeGee and Darwin Naz: Thanks for that, my mistake on the different airmail delivery systems. We can give it a go with ALT2.
- @Bruxton: Hi. Certainly, there were airmails delivered by hot air ballons and they were mentioned in some sources I was able to read. That is why it is indicated in the alternative hooks that the delivery was "by airplane". Darwin Naz (talk) 16:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- @CeeGee and Darwin Naz: my pings Bruxton (talk) 16:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: @CeeGee and Darwin Naz: Firsts have been problematic in the past - especially a worldwide first. I see a source for "first unofficial". I can't help but wonder if homing pigeon's were an early form of airmail. Or hot air balloons. It is something that may require more research so that it does not get questioned going forward. Bruxton (talk) 16:12, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
Bruxton (talk) 16:42, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- Great, thank you! Darwin Naz (talk) 23:34, 30 November 2023 (UTC)