Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Billy Mitchell (Chugach Mountains)
- The following discussion 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 Miyagawa (talk) 10:20, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
Mount Billy Mitchell (Chugach Mountains)[edit]
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- ... that Mount Billy Mitchell (pictured) was named for "Billy" Mitchell, who is often referred to as the "father of the United States Air Force"?
Created/expanded by DiverDave (talk). Self nom at 23:29, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
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- I have just reviewed the DYK nomination for Grand Casemates Square. DiverDave (talk) 03:14, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Date and length fine. Photo properly licensed. Particularly loved your mountain photo! Which leads to a suggestion. It's evident that you're familiar with the area and that you're comfortable with local history, so not quite everything is cited. One suggestion: how about using your photos as sources? For example, your mountain photo could be the source for the second half of your first paragraph. Similarly, your marker photo could be the source for your block quote. Your new ref #6 could be the source for 1st sentence (mention of gold rush) in section "Naming." Your mention of officers Brunnell and Gibbs needs citing, as do the 1st two sentences of "Climate." Sources are reliable and hook is correctly formatted and cited. One other little issue: some of your prose is very similar to the original sources. Two examples:
(1) "Construction of the telegraph cable portion of the WAMCATS system began in the summer of 1900." (yours)
(1) "Construction of the telegraph cable portion of the system began in the summer of 1900." (orig)
(2) "In May of 1900, the United States Congress appropriated nearly half a million dollars for the purpose of establishing a communications system ..." (yours)
(2) "In May of 1900, Congress appropriated nearly half a million dollars for the purpose of establishing a communications system ..." (orig)
Enjoyed your article and the sources. Appears that Mitchell was quite feisty, not exactly given to respecting authority. Anne (talk) 04:13, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
