- 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 Allen3 talk 12:59, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Charles V Wall edit
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that the Charles V Wall (pictured) was built by Spain to keep invaders out of Gibraltar, but ended up being used by the British to keep the Spanish out?
Created/expanded by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by Prioryman (talk) at 11:54, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that the Charles V Wall (pictured) was built by Spain to keep the Barbary pirates out of Gibraltar, but ended up being used by the British to keep the Spanish out?
- Per the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/GibraltarPediA Options, Gibraltar-related articles are temporarily being reviewed by two individuals. In addition to the regular DYK criteria, at least one reviewer should also indicate whether they perceive any conflict of interest or promotional concerns about the article under review.IP addresses and Victuallers are not allowed to do the reviews.
- Review 1:
Date and length OK. However I'm not sure the hook is accurate to what the article says. The article says Barbary pirates which doesn't suggest invaders. It would be better if the hook said to keep out raiders or pirates. I also would want to enquire about this source, can you explain what makes it reliable? The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 07:48, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
- Both are excellent points. I have tweaked the hook to ALT1, and found more reliable sources that give more detail on the 1540 raid. It turns out the website is not accurate. The raid was by one of Barbarossa's captains, not by Barbarossa himself. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:02, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
- In that case wouldn't it just be more accurate to say Barbary pirates rather than "Ottoman raiders"? I've modified ALT1 (which is otherwise fine) to reflect this. Prioryman (talk) 16:31, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
Good to go to the amended hook. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 17:07, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
- Review 2:
- Article is new enough, long enough, and is free from copyright issues. It is fully referenced and I cannot find any promotional concerns in the article. Hook is supported by article text.
Gibraltar. Good to go. Thine Antique Pen (talk) 22:52, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
