Template:Did you know nominations/Agriculture in Svalbard


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The result was: promoted by   HalfGig   talk  13:52, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Agriculture in Svalbard

 * ... that the Soviet Union practiced agriculture on Svalbard, an isolated Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean?
 * Comment: Only one prior DYK.
 * Comment: Only one prior DYK.

Created by Stamboliyski (talk). Self nominated at 17:35, 12 November 2014 (UTC).


 * How about this ALT1:


 * ... that Svalbard is the northernmost place where agriculture is practiced?
 * &mdash;innotata 06:27, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Eh, might as well withdraw the nomination if so. Without the USSR, it lacks the interesting edge. Stamboliyski (talk) 12:12, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I was suggesting it as an alternative, it's up to the admin who promotes it to choose which to use. I think the fact that it's the northernmost agriculture is a simple, very interesting fact; the strangeness of Soviet presence in Norway isn't so obviously remarkable. &mdash;innotata 04:18, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I would consider its proximity to the North Pole to be the most remarkable fact, actually. How about this hook:
 * ALT2: ... that the world's most northerly agriculture is practiced in Svalbard, only 800 miles (1,100 km) from the North Pole?
 * I've added some info to the article to support this hook. On the other substantive issues, the article's length is fine, its sourcing is good and its date is new enough. Once the hook is sorted it should be good to go. Prioryman (talk) 23:05, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
 * This works fine for me, with the added info. Stamboliyski (talk) 23:31, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg OK, that's great. We'll need another reviewer to approve the ALT2 hook. Prioryman (talk) 08:48, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg New enough at the time of nomination, long enough, certainly very interesting (bordering on the bizarre :)), within policy. Hook (ALT2) cited and interesting. Article is well referenced (off-line sources AGF) and well written. Should be good to go. Great work! Yakikaki (talk) 22:27, 6 December 2014 (UTC)