Template:Did you know nominations/Emil Paleček

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:27, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Emil Paleček

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Paleček in 2016

• ... that in 1960, Emil Paleček (pictured) discovered electrochemistry in nucleic acids?
  • ALT1: ... that during the Cold War, Emil Paleček (pictured) was allowed to go to Harvard University to do research as he was not a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia?
  • ALT2: ... that aged 88, Emil Paleček (pictured) was still working the Saturday before his death in 2018?

• Reviewed: Sammy Ameobi

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:42, 4 November 2018 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, and adequately sourced. Hooks are interesting and cited inline; Czech language source AGF accepted for ALT0. Article is free from close paraphrasing. QPQ has been provided. Of the three hooks, the original is probably the best one. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 03:02, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

• Narutolovehinata5 you've not made any mention of checking the image. Please could you do so? Joseph2302 (talk) 22:39, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

The image looks okay and adequately licensed, but I'm not sure if it's main page-worthy. I'll leave that to the promoter. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 23:35, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

• @Joseph2302: Coming to promote this, I don't find any of the hooks satisfactory. "Electrochemistry" is a branch of chemistry and the statement is like saying "he found biology in a living organism". ALT1 is a non-sequitor and ALT2 gives no idea of why he is famous. Perhaps something about his research into how DNA can be used to diagnose genetic diseases? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:05, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

• Well ALT0 is interesting because it contradicted previous theories about it. Joseph2302 (talk) 07:23, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

• So say that in the hook. Yoninah (talk) 23:46, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

• ALT3: ... that in 1960, Emil Paleček (pictured) discovered electrochemistry in nucleic acids, which contradicted previous assumptions about nucleic acids?
• Although the objection seems hypocritical coming from the person who nominates loads of uninteresting plant/insect hooks.... Joseph2302 (talk) 12:01, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

• @Joseph2302: have you read WP:NPA lately? Yoninah (talk) 12:29, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

• Yes I'm not attacking the user. I'm questioning how interesting their hooks are (which is exactly what they're doing to me here). Joseph2302 (talk) 13:41, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

• ALT3 is better, thank you. But electrochemistry is a branch of science, not what he discovered in the molecules. Perhaps he discovered electric charges or chemical changes? Yoninah (talk) 00:14, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
• ALT3a: that in 1960, Emil Paleček (pictured) discovered electrochemical changes in nucleic acids, which contradicted previous assumptions about nucleic acids?
• @Yoninah and Cwmhiraeth: Is that better? It's supported by [1] Joseph2302 (talk) 15:25, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

• @Joseph2302: Thank you, I think it's better, but I'm running the source through Google Translate and it seems to be talking about electrochemical research, not electrochemical charges. Can you read the source in the original? I'm wondering if we should say here and in the article:
• ALT3b: ... that in 1960, Emil Paleček (pictured) discovered that nucleic acids could be analysed via electrochemical research, which contradicted previous assumptions about nucleic acids? Yoninah (talk) 15:39, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

• Yes ALT3b is correct as per the source it's talking about the research. I'm edited analyzed to analysed as the article is in British English. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:44, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

• Great. @Cwmhiraeth: could you approve ALT3b? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:54, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

It doesn't sound quite right to me. I suggest

• ALT3c: ... that in 1960, Emil Paleček (pictured) discovered that nucleic acids could be studied electrochemically, contradicting previous assumptions that DNA molecules were too large to have electrochemical properties? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:58, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

- Length, Date, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Foreign language refs (verified through machine translation) accepted AGF. The image appears to be freely licensed and taken by a Wikimedian. ALT3b and ALT3c approved. Best, Mifter (talk) 20:34, 29 December 2018 (UTC)