Template:Did you know nominations/John Fraser Hart

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The following 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 SL93 (talk) 00:15, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

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John Fraser Hart

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  • ... that geographer John Fraser Hart has taught more than 50,000 students in his 65 years of teaching? Source: "Hart has published 15 books and taught more than 50,000 students." (America's oldest workers: Why we refuse to retire! - CNN Money)
    • ALT1:... that geographer John Fraser Hart refuses to use a computer and has his secretary print out student emails so he can reply with his electric typewriter? Source: "Although Hart doesn’t use a computer to write e-mails, he does have an e-mail address which geography department secretary Margaret Rasmussen monitors. Rasmussen said she sorts through Hart’s e-mails, printing off important notes and then passing them along. Using his typewriter, Hart types a reply to each e-mail. Rasmussen then retypes his reply in an e-mail." (U prof. disdains the everyday e-trappings of modern life - The Minnesota Daily)
    • ALT2:... that geographer John Fraser Hart does not use a computer, preferring to type emails on his typewriter and have an assistant re-type them digitally? Source: "Although Hart doesn’t use a computer to write e-mails, he does have an e-mail address which geography department secretary Margaret Rasmussen monitors. Rasmussen said she sorts through Hart’s e-mails, printing off important notes and then passing them along. Using his typewriter, Hart types a reply to each e-mail. Rasmussen then retypes his reply in an e-mail." (U prof. disdains the everyday e-trappings of modern life - The Minnesota Daily)

Moved to mainspace by Silver seren (talk) and Thriley (talk). Nominated by Silver seren (talk) at 02:47, 12 April 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - Hook ALT1 reads somewhat negatively but is definitely more interesting? I prefer the main nominated hook for that reason, though the alternative can be re-worded.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The nomination is in order. I prefer the first hook -- the alternative hook would need revision to avoid negative wording IMO. How about something like this: "... that geographer John Fraser Hart does not use a computer, preferring to type emails on his typewriter and have an assistant re-type them digitally?" (w/ same source). - - mathmitch7 (talk/contribs) 15:09, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

That works for me, @Mathmitch7:. I didn't really mean it to be negative anyways, I just thought it was interesting. Your version sounds better anyways. SilverserenC 15:18, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
  • Great! I've modified the proposals -- both the main hook and ALT2 are now reviewed and ready for DYK. - - mathmitch7 (talk/contribs) 15:22, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
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