Talk:Harold Cottam

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Work still needing attention
I have expanded this article significantly from the stub over the last few days and added numerous sources.

At this time, the following work still needs attention:

Published Commentary/Analysis/Synthesis from Expert Sources
The following topics would be much stronger with secondary source perspectives + evaluations, preferably books:

1. Senate/British inquiries
 * whether Cottam/Bride withheld information or knowingly sent false information during the journey back for the purpose of selling their exclusive stories to the New York Times
 * whether they were actually too busy sending passenger lists and passenger messages to respond to journalists
 * whether Rostron had actually ordered them not to respond to reporters
 * what actually happened to Ismay's telegram

2. Why Dean may have hesitated in responding to Titanic's first CQD
 * brief discussion of CQD vs. SOS
 * Titanic as "unsinkable"

Need Secondary Sources
Facts in question - conflicting sources on times & days of messages (partially due to difference's in ships' time)
 * When did Bride come to help Cottam? Their testimonies conflict, as well as other sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C045:4390:D0D4:77E8:2B65:A4BA (talk) 04:10, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Early & later life biographical information - need more details with better sources. The sources included at the moment are from an online Titanic project with original research from interviews with family members + the poorly sourced "Encyclopedia Titanica." There was more information from these sources that I was reluctant to include because I cannot find supplementary evidence for it. Would prefer to have book sources for these.
 * Birth family
 * Education, especially British Telegraphy School
 * Meeting Jack Phillips and Harold Bride
 * Work after Titanic disaster, including other ships — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:30A:C045:4390:D0D4:77E8:2B65:A4BA (talk) 01:41, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Wife & family

Pictures
Several suitable photos exist online; it is a matter of finding one that is permissible to use and writing the fair use rationale for it.

1. Better profile picture. Either a better quality copy of this picture or a better picture from circa the same period.

2. Picture of Cottam's blue plaque in Lowdham.

3. Other pictures of Cottam, from early or later in life. Specifically, there are a few pictures of him at the British telegraphy school or using a telegraph in other circumstances. It is unknown whether any of these is available to use.

2602:30A:C045:4390:D0D4:77E8:2B65:A4BA (talk) 23:55, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

GA nomination
In May, this article was nominated to be recognised as a Good Article. Unfortunately, the nominator now seems to be retired. If anyone interested in the topic wants to adopt the article and shepherd it through the review process, please make a note on the review page. If there is no interest by the afternoon (British Summer Time) of Saturday 31 August, I will procedurally close the review. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 14:10, 29 August 2019 (UTC)