Template:Did you know nominations/Blalock, Oregon


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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 17:15, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Blalock, Oregon

 * ... that Blalock, Oregon, was inundated by the backwaters from John Day Dam?
 * Reviewed: Francisco D'Andrade

Created by Valfontis (talk), 78.26 (talk). Nominated by 78.26 (talk) at 15:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Comment I didn't create it,, you did, but thanks for the nod. :)
 * Comment I may have created it but wrote most of it.   78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 17:35, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg This article is new enough and long enough. The hook is sourced to an offline book and is accepted in good faith. The article is neutral and I detected no close paraphrasing issues. The article and hook use the word "backwaters" which from my UK perspective means the quiet shallows at the edge of a river away from the main current. How about ALT1 instead? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:25, 28 January 2015 (UTC)


 * ALT1 ... that Blalock, Oregon, was inundated by the rising waters of the newly impounded Lake Umatilla?
 * Thank you for bringing this to attention. The problem is that I have my doubts that Lake Umatilla is mentioned by the source, and would therefore not be directly attributable.  Come to think of it, I never thought of that area as a lake, just part of the Columbia River.  I hope  will comment, as she has ready access to the cited source, I believe.   78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 14:49, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't think OGN mentions Lake Umatilla, so I believe the suggested hook is a bit of synthesis. If I have time today I'll try to think of something else. Off the top of my head, I think a more interesting hook would have to do with moving the cemetery (see the talk page), but I don't know how readily available the sources are to be able to add that to the article. Valfontis (talk) 14:56, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know anything about the geography of the region, but your hook states that Blalock was inundated as a result of the construction of the John Day Dam and our article on the dam states that Lake Umatilla is formed by the impoundment of the dam, so I don't see much synthesis there. How about


 * ALT2 ... that Blalock, Oregon, was inundated by rising waters after the John Day Dam was constructed? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:37, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, that works. 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 18:51, 28 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg New reviewer needed to check ALT2 hook; previous hooks have been struck due to issues raised. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:46, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg can't see OGN online but will accept in good faith. size and age ok. good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:08, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * The exact OGN quote (now, with more pathos!) is: "The flat land along the river suitable for agriculture was inundated in 1968 by the pool behind John Day Dam, and there is now little to recall Doctor Blalock's hopes." Valfontis (talk) 16:15, 19 February 2015 (UTC)