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
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The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk) 20:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
... that in 1781 Dutch Rear-Admiral
Willem Krul with a single war ship chose to fight a British fleet where he lost his life? Source: Botta, 1834, p. 332; Hannay, 1903, p. 153
Created by
Gwillhickers (
talk). Self-nominated at 20:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC).
Gwillhickers, article is new enough and long enough-- could you consider rephrasing the hook to something like "chose to fight a British fleet with a single war ship and lost his life"? I think that might flow better. But the hook is interesting. Earwigs suggests no copyvio. More importantly, perhaps, what makes
https://morethannelson.com/, genealogyonline, and geni.com reliable sources? How does Vlasity meet
WP:SCHOLARSHIP? QPQ has been done.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:24, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes, that does seem to flow a bit better. While I was at it I switched "chose" to 'determined' to emphasize his determination. Hope that works for you also. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 20:43, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
ALT1 : ... that in 1781 Dutch Rear-Admiral
Willem Krull determined to fight a British fleet with a single war ship and lost his life?
Gwillhickers Your explanations make sense, but I think GENi seems user generated and should probably be replaced, if possible.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I just found 4 sources that will cover the statements in question at
Netherlands Wikipedia, but they are written in Dutch. [add:] The Dutch article and citations can be translated with a google (or other)
Dutch to English translator. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 21:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
looks good then. Hook has been verified, though whether three ships exactly equals a 'fleet' is a bit subjective.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:34, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes, at first, 'fleet' does tend to suggest more than three, but what primarily defines a fleet is that they are a group of ships all under the same command with a single mission or purpose. In any case, many thanks for your patience and help. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 20:21, 29 January 2021 (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) 20:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
... that in 1781 Dutch Rear-Admiral
Willem Krul with a single war ship chose to fight a British fleet where he lost his life? Source: Botta, 1834, p. 332; Hannay, 1903, p. 153
Created by
Gwillhickers (
talk). Self-nominated at 20:01, 20 January 2021 (UTC).
Gwillhickers, article is new enough and long enough-- could you consider rephrasing the hook to something like "chose to fight a British fleet with a single war ship and lost his life"? I think that might flow better. But the hook is interesting. Earwigs suggests no copyvio. More importantly, perhaps, what makes
https://morethannelson.com/, genealogyonline, and geni.com reliable sources? How does Vlasity meet
WP:SCHOLARSHIP? QPQ has been done.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:24, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes, that does seem to flow a bit better. While I was at it I switched "chose" to 'determined' to emphasize his determination. Hope that works for you also. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 20:43, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
ALT1 : ... that in 1781 Dutch Rear-Admiral
Willem Krull determined to fight a British fleet with a single war ship and lost his life?
Gwillhickers Your explanations make sense, but I think GENi seems user generated and should probably be replaced, if possible.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I just found 4 sources that will cover the statements in question at
Netherlands Wikipedia, but they are written in Dutch. [add:] The Dutch article and citations can be translated with a google (or other)
Dutch to English translator. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 21:54, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
looks good then. Hook has been verified, though whether three ships exactly equals a 'fleet' is a bit subjective.
Eddie891TalkWork 15:34, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes, at first, 'fleet' does tend to suggest more than three, but what primarily defines a fleet is that they are a group of ships all under the same command with a single mission or purpose. In any case, many thanks for your patience and help. --
Gwillhickers (
talk) 20:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)