Talk:Alfred Biliotti

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Alfred Biliotti, pictured in 1897

Expanded 5x on 22-07-2024.

... that Alfred Biliotti (pictured) negotiated the end of the siege of Kandanos during the Cretan Revolt in 1897?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 29–30. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

ALT1: ... that Alfred Biliotti (pictured) excavated the first known examples of Mycenaean painted pottery in 1868?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 13–14. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

ALT2: ... that Alfred Biliotti's (pictured) duties as a British diplomatic official included archaeological investigations and investigating war crimes?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 13–14. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020. (for excavations); * Rodogno, Davide (2011). Against Massacre: Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire, 1815–1914. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 214. doi:10.23943/princeton/9780691151335.001.0001. ISBN 9780691151335. (war crimes)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hendrik Wortman

Created by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 10:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

This seems like an interesting article, I'd be happy to take on the DYK review. It's quite a long article so it will take me a bit longer than usual, but I hope to be able to get back with a full review tomorrow. Best, Yakikaki (talk) 20:43, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, here is the review: the article is substantially more than a 5x expansion, done recently enough. QPQ has been done and the image is properly licensed. The article is within policy. The hooks are fine, supported by inline citations, though the original hook might possibly be a bit misleading since the source merely says that Biliotti negotiated the safe conduct of the besieged, not the surrender, but I guess that is implied. But in any case I would prefer ALT2, which is both the most "hooky" and also a good summary of important parts of Biliotti's career. In any case the article is good to go for DYK. It is a high quality, fascinating read, I'm happy to be able to promote content like this to a main page appearance. If you haven't thought of it already, I would highly recommend you nominate it for GA status. Yakikaki (talk) 18:43, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review and your kind words. On the first hook, it says that Biliotti negotiated the end of the siege -- that is correct, as you can hardly besiege a town with nobody in it. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 20:39, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]