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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's
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Did you know?" column on
October 31, 2007. The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that the construction of
Tellico Dam on
Little Tennessee River in 1979 put several
18th century
Overhill Cherokee towns underwater? |
Interesting topic, but some style issues that should be addressed, as well as some statements that should have source citations
Detailed issues -
I've put the article nomination on hold for seven days to give folks a chance to address these issues. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to bring them up and I'll be happy to discuss my reasoning and try to find solutions. Ealdgyth | Talk 23:13, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Everything looks good but the Lede. It's still really short and doesn't summarize the main points of the article. Per WP:LEDE, it should summarize the article, and there is one large section (with many subheadings) that isn't adequately summarized, the History section. There is also no mention of the trails section, or the interesting fact that Tennessee got its name from one of the Overhill towns. Generally I'd expect to see at least half of the subsections in History mentioned in the lede (better would be all of them, but that might be too much detail). Also the section on the towns today isn't covered either. I find it helpful when I'm writing a lede to make sure that I put in a fact from each large paragraph in the article. That usually manages to bring out enough information to cover WP:LEDE. Ealdgyth | Talk 14:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC) I will be happy to give you a few days or a week to do this, so don't worry about a time limit. The idea is to improve the article, not have policy for policies sake. (Sorry for the disjointed replies this morning, I just got up and am still waiting on the morning caffeine.) Ealdgyth | Talk 14:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Looks GREAT! Promoting now! Ealdgyth | Talk 15:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
@ GenQuest: Tuskegee or Taskigi is a different town from Tuckasegee which was located south and east of where the current Eastern Cherokee Reservation or Qualla Boundary is and along the Tuckasegee River. At the bottom of most articles on the Cherokee I have included a nav point. This is a useful tool in directing you to linked articles on the Cherokee, including towns. -- Tsistunagiska ( talk) 15:48, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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Overhill Cherokee has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. | ||||||||||
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the "
Did you know?" column on
October 31, 2007. The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that the construction of
Tellico Dam on
Little Tennessee River in 1979 put several
18th century
Overhill Cherokee towns underwater? |
Interesting topic, but some style issues that should be addressed, as well as some statements that should have source citations
Detailed issues -
I've put the article nomination on hold for seven days to give folks a chance to address these issues. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to bring them up and I'll be happy to discuss my reasoning and try to find solutions. Ealdgyth | Talk 23:13, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Everything looks good but the Lede. It's still really short and doesn't summarize the main points of the article. Per WP:LEDE, it should summarize the article, and there is one large section (with many subheadings) that isn't adequately summarized, the History section. There is also no mention of the trails section, or the interesting fact that Tennessee got its name from one of the Overhill towns. Generally I'd expect to see at least half of the subsections in History mentioned in the lede (better would be all of them, but that might be too much detail). Also the section on the towns today isn't covered either. I find it helpful when I'm writing a lede to make sure that I put in a fact from each large paragraph in the article. That usually manages to bring out enough information to cover WP:LEDE. Ealdgyth | Talk 14:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC) I will be happy to give you a few days or a week to do this, so don't worry about a time limit. The idea is to improve the article, not have policy for policies sake. (Sorry for the disjointed replies this morning, I just got up and am still waiting on the morning caffeine.) Ealdgyth | Talk 14:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Looks GREAT! Promoting now! Ealdgyth | Talk 15:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
@ GenQuest: Tuskegee or Taskigi is a different town from Tuckasegee which was located south and east of where the current Eastern Cherokee Reservation or Qualla Boundary is and along the Tuckasegee River. At the bottom of most articles on the Cherokee I have included a nav point. This is a useful tool in directing you to linked articles on the Cherokee, including towns. -- Tsistunagiska ( talk) 15:48, 13 October 2020 (UTC)