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... that in 1908, Island No. 2 was simultaneously deeded to two different people, and was the subject of "one of the most interesting documents ever placed on record in Napa County"? Source: "She Needs Money: Mrs. Marie E. Hanbury Mortgages Island No. 2 to Bank of Napa". Napa Weekly Journal. Napa, California. 1909-01-01. p. 1.
ALT1: ... that in 1908, Island No. 2 in California was simultaneously deeded to two different people?
@
JPxG: Article is new enough, long enough (i removed its stub classification), plagiarism-free, sourced, and neutral. I'd trim the hook to just the first clause—a quote indirectly saying your hook is interesting is just a little tacky. It is interesting and cited, though. By the way, if this hiram johnson is the same as future california governor
Hiram Johnson, I'd link that in the article, that's interesting. QPQ has been done, this is good to go once we work out the hook. Super interesting stuff!
theleekycauldron (
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23:02, 18 November 2021 (UTC)reply
This was a fun article to review :) I'm amazed how gossipy the Napa Weekly Journal was! Pass, two minor suggestions for improvement below. --
Cerebellum (
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16:26, 13 January 2022 (UTC)reply
Criteria
Prose: Article is well written and complies with the MOS.
References: Article is thoroughly referenced to high-quality sources. Great use of old newspapers to tell a fun story! I was concerned about the citations to maps in the last paragraph, I thought it might be OR. But after reading
WP:MAPCITE I am convinced by the argument that describing what a map shows is not OR. I recommend removing ref #2 from the lead, it's not necessary and doesn't really support the first sentence since it doesn't say the island is submerged, and on the map it's labeled "NRU Pond 2".
Coverage: Good, I recommend mentioning in the Geography section the size of the island.
Island No. 2 is a former
featured article candidate. Please view the links under Article milestones below to see why the nomination failed. For older candidates, please check the
archive.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Islands, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
islands on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject California, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
U.S. state of California on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CaliforniaWikipedia:WikiProject CaliforniaTemplate:WikiProject CaliforniaCalifornia articles
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.
... that in 1908, Island No. 2 was simultaneously deeded to two different people, and was the subject of "one of the most interesting documents ever placed on record in Napa County"? Source: "She Needs Money: Mrs. Marie E. Hanbury Mortgages Island No. 2 to Bank of Napa". Napa Weekly Journal. Napa, California. 1909-01-01. p. 1.
ALT1: ... that in 1908, Island No. 2 in California was simultaneously deeded to two different people?
@
JPxG: Article is new enough, long enough (i removed its stub classification), plagiarism-free, sourced, and neutral. I'd trim the hook to just the first clause—a quote indirectly saying your hook is interesting is just a little tacky. It is interesting and cited, though. By the way, if this hiram johnson is the same as future california governor
Hiram Johnson, I'd link that in the article, that's interesting. QPQ has been done, this is good to go once we work out the hook. Super interesting stuff!
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (
they/them)
23:02, 18 November 2021 (UTC)reply
This was a fun article to review :) I'm amazed how gossipy the Napa Weekly Journal was! Pass, two minor suggestions for improvement below. --
Cerebellum (
talk)
16:26, 13 January 2022 (UTC)reply
Criteria
Prose: Article is well written and complies with the MOS.
References: Article is thoroughly referenced to high-quality sources. Great use of old newspapers to tell a fun story! I was concerned about the citations to maps in the last paragraph, I thought it might be OR. But after reading
WP:MAPCITE I am convinced by the argument that describing what a map shows is not OR. I recommend removing ref #2 from the lead, it's not necessary and doesn't really support the first sentence since it doesn't say the island is submerged, and on the map it's labeled "NRU Pond 2".
Coverage: Good, I recommend mentioning in the Geography section the size of the island.