Template:Did you know nominations/George Meade (merchant)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

George Meade (merchant) edit

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~~... that merchant George Meade was called "A Patriot of the Revolutionary Era", although his firm profited from both sides of the American Revolution?~~ Source: "Meade's firm was not the disinterested, patriotic benefactor of the American Revolution described in nineteenth-century accounts but engaged in speculative activities with both British and American investments." Klepp, American National Biography

Reviewed: James A. Doonan

Created by Kim Post (talk). Self-nominated at 10:31, 4 January 2019 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems: - There's a page move request on this article, so I guess the hook will need to wait until that's resolved.

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems: - Maybe the hook could clarify who called Meade "A Patriot of the Revolutionary Era?" Perhaps ALT1: ... that an early biographer of merchant George Meade called him "A Patriot of the Revolutionary Era", although Meade's firm profited from both sides of the American Revolution?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is my first DYK review, so I'd appreciate another set of eyes, if possible. Philepitta (talk)

@Philepitta: I see your point. But attributing it would make it sound less hooky, while also not fully capturing the point that this biography influenced the prevailing view of Meade for many years. Do you think it would work better without being a quote? For instance:

ALT1: ... that merchant George Meade was once considered a patriot of the American Revolution, but his firm actually profited from both sides?

Also, I don't think there's any rule against a nomination with a move request. After it's accepted the promoter can wait to actually put it in the queue—as things stand I expect the request to be closed soon with no move. Kim Post (talk) 04:06, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kim Post: I think either hook is fine, up to you which you prefer. Philepitta (talk) 02:23, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

@Philepitta: Let's go with ALT1 then; I've stricken the first hook. (Remember to use {{subst:DYKtick}} if you approve.) Kim Post (talk) 02:32, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. @Kim Post: I wikilinked American Revolution as in the original hook. Philepitta (talk) 02:46, 26 January 2019 (UTC)