Template:Did you know nominations/Limestone Corner
- 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 PFHLai (talk) 07:57, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
Limestone Corner edit
- ... that the Limestone Corner area (pictured) of Hadrian's Wall is not actually made from limestone?
Created/expanded by Sam.roebuck (talk). Nominated by Orlady (talk) at 04:34, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
The claim in the second sentence of the lead section ("most northerly point of the Roman Empire") is significant enough that it needs its own inline citation. Does the book that was used for the only citation noted in that paragraph also support that earlier sentence? The article is sourced almost entirely to that one book, but the book appears to meet RS, and I am trusting that the article's creator worked to avoid close paraphrasing. The "trig point" section needs references that are more precise (a specific page, not just a website), but more importantly it is sourced entirely to what appears to be someone's personal website, which does not meet RS criteria. However, that's just one section, so this concern doesn't disqualify the article for DYK. Otherwise, I see no real problems. The article is new enough, long enough, has references from at least two reliable sources. The hook is short enough and is "hooky", the hook fact is properly cited (offline source accepted in good faith), and there are no issues with the image. SJ Morg (talk) 10:54, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
I added sources in the lead for the items that SJ Morg questioned. --Orlady (talk) 03:57, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Looks good to go now. Although I am unable to check for close paraphrasing, and the article's creator hasn't commented, I am assuming he/she adhered to that editing rule. Thanks, Orlady, for the prompt response to my question about the lead, and for providing an additional reliable source. SJ Morg (talk) 09:22, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks for the nomination and help with this. Further to your additions, I've padded out the Trig Point section citations to individual pages (though Wikipedia would benefit from some more detailed content in the area of UK Trig Points and associated surveying). That isn't really my area of expertise, so hopefully someone with access to more detail will fill in. I've actively avoided close paraphrasing as best as I can. I have a number of sources I can use, but 'Handbook to the Roman Wall' is seen as a fairly definitive source, and so is the 'go to' book of choice.Sammy_r (talk) 10:51, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
