Template:Did you know nominations/Breakthrough Listen


 * 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 Allen3 talk 02:49, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Breakthrough Listen

 * ... that Breakthrough Listen is supported by Stephen Hawking (pictured) and has been described as the most comprehensive search for alien communications to date?


 * Reviewed: Benjamin Loxley

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self-nominated at 15:34, 24 July 2015 (UTC).


 * Starting review. w.carter -Talk  09:03, 11 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article started on 20 July and nominated on 24 July, so new enough, and at 2,991 characters when nominated long enough. Article has been expanded since. It is well written, interesting and neutral in tone. Sourced with inline citations from reliable sources. No copyvio detected (a list of names doesn't count). Hook is short enough, good and made from two cited facts in the text. As usual, I'm not too wild about refs in a lead, but it's not against policy. QPQ done + checked. Pictures have the right license. The DYK pic is not the article's main pic, but as lovely the telescope is, the proposed pic is more relevant for the hook and Hawkins always draws a crowd. However the pic does not render too well in small size, so I took the liberty of making a cropped version of it with a slight tweaking of the light just for the DYK as an alternative for the DYK promoter. Article good to go. w.carter -Talk  10:14, 11 August 2015 (UTC)