Template:Did you know nominations/Daphne Gail Fautin
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The result was: promoted by — Maile (talk) 20:43, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
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Daphne Gail Fautin[edit]
- ... that marine zoologist Daphne Gail Fautin, described as the world authority on sea anemones, lives and works in landlocked Lawrence, Kansas?
- Reviewed: Justina Ford, Edmund_Abel
Created by Crum375 (talk). Self nominated at 23:45, 20 May 2014 (UTC).
Nice little article. However, I notice that the hook fact, about Fautin living and working in Lawrence, isn't specifically mentioned in the article. I think that needs to be added somewhere. Otherwise, the length, date and hook are fine. The article is neutral, contains inline citations and is free from copyright violations. QPQ has been done. The image is free and used in the article, just a shame there isn't an image of the lady herself. - JuneGloom Talk 00:44, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- Is she commonly known by her full name? Most of the sources refer to her simply as Daphne Fautin, perhaps the article should be moved. Also I'm not sure the hook should say "the world authority on sea anemones" as a statement, since this is based on the opinion of one person. January (talk) 10:53, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
- Regarding the name, I have added a redirect for "Daphne G. Fautin" (in addition to the existing "Daphne Fautin" redirect), so she'd be easily found. Most citations I have seen include at least her middle initial, and in fact Google search count of "Daphne G. Fautin" clearly trounces "Daphne Fautin" (her name is uncommon enough on its own for the search results to be valid, but adding "anemone" to the Google search criteria makes that ratio even more lob-sided). Regarding the "world authority on anemones" being described as such by only one person, that one person is arguably the one person who should count most: professor J. Frederick Grassle of Rutgers University, who led the international Census of Marine Life effort, completed in 2010. This position would give him an excellent (arguably the best) perspective to make this declaration. Being selected to co-author Encyclopedia Britannica's entry on Cnidarians (the parent Phylum of Anemones) is another validation of the description by an unrelated encyclopedic entity. In addition, this is an informal description, not an official formal title, and the point is not controversial. If you have some pointer to anyone else competing for that informal title or doubting it, it would be very welcome. Crum375 (talk) 01:14, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not disputing the statement or questioning Fautin's credentials, but it is an opinion and should be presented as such. The way it's worded in the article is fine ("Fautin has been called "the world authority on [sea] anemones", by Prof. J. Frederick Grassle") but the hook says "the world authority on sea anemones" without attributing this statement. I think it would be more neutral if it was changed to "described as "the world authority on sea anemones" " or similar. January (talk) 08:22, 26 May 2014 (UTC)