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
SL93 (
talk) 17:26, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Comment: An alternative picture could be
File:Stikine Delta.jpg, but it's less exciting imo.
Improved to Good Article status by
Shannon1 (
talk). Nominated by
LordPeterII (
talk) at 20:40, 13 October 2022 (UTC).
Substantial GA, on plenty of excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I like the original hook slightly better, for it's mentioning of the peoples. The image is licensed and spectacular. This article looks like a potential FA to me. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 10:20, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
@
Theleekycauldron: Ah, it's actually primarily in the other source,
this one: According to these legends, Great Glacier once spanned the entire width of the lower Stikine River on page 1. Combine that with At one place, there, in the river, the river flowed under a glacier from
the other source and it should give ALT1. But maybe ALT0 is actually more interesting, since it's not merely a legend. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 16:15, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
LordPeterII: hmm, then I think calling it a "tunnel" might be a little synth-y. ALT0 doesn't quite grab me – maybe it would if it mentioned a timeframe (to make it clear that it's an agreement thing, not a legal thing), but I'm not a huge fan, to be honest.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 21:25, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
Theleekycauldron: Well, then you have poor taste! (trying to be more confrontational :P) However, how about these modifications:
ALT0a: ... that the
Stikine and
Tahltan once agreed that navigation on parts of the Stikine River(pictured) was reserved for the former during summer, and for the latter during winter?
ALT1a: ... that according to
Tlingit legend, the Stikine River(pictured) once flowed under a glacier?
Can't exactly mention a timeframe other than "before Europeans" since I didn't see precise dates in the sources. ALT0a might make it clearer, although it's now a bit long. But if not, there's ALT1a. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 21:53, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
LordPeterII: ha! I can approve ALT1a :) As for ALT0a, did the Tlingit have exclusive use of that part of the river during summer, or were they just the only ones to make that trip?
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 21:59, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
Hmm idk... and frankly, ALT1a isn't bad, and less convoluted :) Let's just go with that one. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 22:04, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
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
SL93 (
talk) 17:26, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Comment: An alternative picture could be
File:Stikine Delta.jpg, but it's less exciting imo.
Improved to Good Article status by
Shannon1 (
talk). Nominated by
LordPeterII (
talk) at 20:40, 13 October 2022 (UTC).
Substantial GA, on plenty of excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I like the original hook slightly better, for it's mentioning of the peoples. The image is licensed and spectacular. This article looks like a potential FA to me. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 10:20, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
@
Theleekycauldron: Ah, it's actually primarily in the other source,
this one: According to these legends, Great Glacier once spanned the entire width of the lower Stikine River on page 1. Combine that with At one place, there, in the river, the river flowed under a glacier from
the other source and it should give ALT1. But maybe ALT0 is actually more interesting, since it's not merely a legend. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 16:15, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
LordPeterII: hmm, then I think calling it a "tunnel" might be a little synth-y. ALT0 doesn't quite grab me – maybe it would if it mentioned a timeframe (to make it clear that it's an agreement thing, not a legal thing), but I'm not a huge fan, to be honest.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 21:25, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
Theleekycauldron: Well, then you have poor taste! (trying to be more confrontational :P) However, how about these modifications:
ALT0a: ... that the
Stikine and
Tahltan once agreed that navigation on parts of the Stikine River(pictured) was reserved for the former during summer, and for the latter during winter?
ALT1a: ... that according to
Tlingit legend, the Stikine River(pictured) once flowed under a glacier?
Can't exactly mention a timeframe other than "before Europeans" since I didn't see precise dates in the sources. ALT0a might make it clearer, although it's now a bit long. But if not, there's ALT1a. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 21:53, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
@
LordPeterII: ha! I can approve ALT1a :) As for ALT0a, did the Tlingit have exclusive use of that part of the river during summer, or were they just the only ones to make that trip?
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 21:59, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
Hmm idk... and frankly, ALT1a isn't bad, and less convoluted :) Let's just go with that one. –
LordPeterII (
talk) 22:04, 29 October 2022 (UTC)