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The following discussion 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 PumpkinSky talk 22:21, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Wendy Moore

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Created/expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Self nom at 02:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that Wendy Moore's 2009 biography concerned Mary Eleanor Bowes, whose story inspired Thackeray's The Luck of Barry Lyndon?
  • New enough and long enough. However, the first two paragraphs of Career rely heavily on a primary source, and there is a general lack of secondary sources showing notability – most of the sources are only book reviews. More interviews like footnote #11, or other articles about her, would be great.
  • Footnote #2 is insufficient; this link could change at any time. You need to link directly to History Today and any of the other journals she wrote for.
  • The article is vague about when she was born and how old she was when she got her degree in the history of medicine. Are you able to provide a birthdate, place, maybe who her parents were?
  • Personally, I did not find any of the hooks interesting or catchy. Any other suggestions? Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Firstly, thank you for the review. I added some more sources to the article (including the fact that her first book is being adapted for television - note that it has not yet been sold, so country/channel is not available yet). There isn't a whole lot out there on her early career that wasn't copied directly from her website (see this for instance). I disagree about the hooks - I find all three interesting (and would have clicked on each one at the mainpage). My favorites are the first and third - anyone who has seen Barry Lyndon will be intrigued with the latter, while the full book title alone Wedlock: How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match will also pique interest. I'd be willing to hear a second opinion. Ruby 2010/2013 04:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your additional work on this article. I think it's in much better shape now for DYK. About the hook, we could go with ALT2, or with all the hoopla surrounding Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, you might consider:
  • ALT3: ... that Wedlock, a 2009 book by Wendy Moore, details the abusive second marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, the great-great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II? Yoninah (talk) 07:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
  • I hadn't considered the Queen connection. I like that hook, and am perfectly fine with using it. Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 15:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Thanks. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:32, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
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