Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Potts
- 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 BlueMoonset (talk) 07:23, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Elizabeth Potts[edit]
- ... that Elizabeth Potts from Manchester, England was the first and last woman legally executed in Nevada?
Created/expanded by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 03:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
- Reviewed: Daresbury (house)
Long enough, new enough, adequately sourced, and the interesting hook is supported by the reference cited in the lead. However, some of the article's wording seems too similar to the source, starting with the hook fact: "Elizabeth was the first and last woman legally executed in Nevada" in the article, versus "Elizabeth Potts was the first and last woman legally executed in Nevada" in the source. Additional writing attention is needed before this goes to the main page. --Orlady (talk) 04:59, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
- I have ce it, and hopefully addressed the issues; here's ALT1: ... that Elizabeth Potts from Manchester, England was the first woman hanged in Nevada, and the last woman legally executed in this U.S. state? --Rosiestep (talk) 18:58, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
I no longer have concerns about closeness to the sources, but I have done a lot of work on the article (and may still do more) and I no longer consider myself qualified to review it. However, I do wonder about the inclusion of details in the hook. I suggest that the hook should simply say this:
- ALT2: ... that Elizabeth Potts was the only woman ever legally executed in Nevada? --Orlady (talk) 21:31, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
