Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas L. Martin
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
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Thomas L. Martin edit
- ... that "MARB" at Brigham Young University is named after renowned agronomist Thomas L. Martin ?
- ALT1:... that Thomas L. Martin refused a position at Cornell University that would require him to declare he was not Mormon?
- Reviewed: Manuel Espino Barrientos
Created by Amgisseman(BYU) (talk). Self-nominated at 21:37, 27 July 2016 (UTC).
Hm, not sure what to make of the whole paid editing thing so I'll just ignore it. I trust you.
Age and length are okay. I can't attest to much of the copyright concerns due to how much the article uses offline sources that I can't find on Google. But I hesitated a bit when seeing he was sick as a child and didn't walk until he was almost 6 years old (source: Martin was so sickly that he didn't walk until he was nearly six years old), but I suppose there's only so many ways to convey that information in words.
I feel like there's something to be said about the use of BYU vs Brigham Young University throughout the article, but that's nothing damning.
The university dedicated the Thomas L. Martin Building, known as the "MARB," after him. It sounds a bit awkward as is, could you rephrase?
The first proposed hook is good, and I'll AGF that the second is as well (the main online source says He was considered for a position at Cornell but was refused because of his religion, which is a bit different, could you transcribe the excerpt from the offline source?).
(disclaimer: It's been a while since I've reviewed a DYK, so another pair of eyes would be appreciated). →Σσς. (Sigma) 21:41, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for your review. I have made a few corrections. Here is the transcription of the source:
- "Thomas L. Martin finished his Ph.D in the spring of 1919. A member of his examination committee told him that he was needed badly at Cornell, but that he must sign a letter stating that he did not belong to the Mormon church if he were to be employed. Martin refused...." Amgisseman(BYU) (talk) 19:11, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
