Template:Did you know nominations/Howard Bergerson

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:08, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Howard Bergerson edit

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... that at 1034 letters, Howard Bergerson's poem "Edna Waterfall" was once recognized as the world's longest English palindrome?

Reviewed: C. V. Narayanan Nair

Created by Psychonaut (talk). Self nominated at 09:36, 6 October 2014 (UTC).

... wonk u; Oy! did Howard Bergerson?

Any better attempts at a palindromic hook? .... and can I suggest that there should be some example palindromes in the article? Victuallers (talk)

I'd love for the hook itself to be palindromic, though making it coherent, interesting, and relevant would be fiendishly difficult, and unlike Bergerson I am not an acknowledged palindrome god. :) I'll consult my sources to see if any of Bergerson's shorter palindromes are famous enough to include. (The longer ones, like "Edna Waterfall", probably can't be quoted in full without running afoul of copyright.) —Psychonaut (talk) 16:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Created on 4 October, long enough, well referenced, fairly neutral, with no close paraphrasing. The hook is wonderful, in my opinion, and has two inline citations – I was able to verify the "longest palindrome" part, but I trust that the other source (which is paywalled) confirms that the poem was 1034 letters. Well done! 97198 (talk) 07:45, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! I don't think any of the online sources are paywalled, though—at least, I can access them without logging in. Are you referring to the Eckler article? If so, here's the part (on pages 82–83) which supports the claims in the article: "In the middle of the 1960s he finally got around to composing 'Edna Waterfall', a palindrome of 1034 letters which later was cited by Guinness as the longest palindromic creation in the English language." The poem is then reprinted, along with a couple paragraphs of commentary. —Psychonaut (talk) 08:15, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I was indeed talking about the Eckler article – I missed the download button and assumed it was only available to subscribers. Re-adding a green tick for any prep builders passing by. :) 97198 (talk) 05:54, 17 October 2014 (UTC)