Template:Did you know nominations/John Adamson (physician), Robert Adamson (photographer), Thomas Rodger
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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 16:41, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
John Adamson (physician), Robert Adamson (photographer), Thomas Rodger
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... that John Adamson produced the first calotype portrait in Scotland and was responsible for educating his younger brother Robert and Thomas Rodger in the process?
Reviewed John Fraser (botanist)
- Comment: Not sure if my expansion of Robert Adamson (photographer) qualifies too?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:32, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Created/expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 15:32, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
- Robert Adamson (photographer) was 3.8× expanded, from 738 prose characters to 2841; to be eligible with a 5× expansion would require an additional 849 characters. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:25, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Should be OK now?
Lengths and dates are OK for all three articles. I did not find evidence of plagiarism, and the articles are adequately footnoted. The hook fact is supported by sourcing. However, I found the hook wording very confusing, due to ambiguity of some of the words and a lack of context. Here is revised wording for the hook to clarify its meaning:
- ALT1 ... that John Adamson produced the first calotype portrait in Scotland and instructed both his younger brother Robert and Thomas Rodger in this photographic process? --Orlady (talk) 16:56, 2 August 2012 (UTC)