Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Josephson


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The result was: rejected by Oceanh (talk) 20:55, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Brian Josephson

 * ... that Brian Josephson was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work on supercurrent through a tunnel barrier?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nomination.

Improved to Good Article status by SlimVirgin (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 15:43, 4 June 2014 (UTC).


 * I had decided not to nominate this for DYK because it's an article about a living person that contains quite a bit of criticism. I think we should check with before going ahead. SlimVirgin (talk) 15:53, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comment. The suggested hook is most likeley uncontroversial. Regarding the article, one of the GA criteria is that the article shall be neutral ("it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each"), so I thought neutrality was "settled". I see that the article treats some controversial issues, but hopefully not in violation with the BLP policy. Of course, it is fine to check with involved parties. Oceanh (talk) 16:31, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, I do think the article is policy-compliant, but I wouldn't want to see it on the front page against the subject's wishes. SlimVirgin (talk) 17:12, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, we should respect the subject's wishes; it is no problem to withdraw the nomination if requested. But remember, it is just the hook that will appear on the front page (5 million views in 12 hours), while only a small fraction, those who are most interested, will read the article (normally a few thousand views). Oceanh (talk) 19:00, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
 * There's a fair amount of negative material on my bio page, and the proposed action would direct people to it. Hence I am unenthusiastic about the idea. --Brian Josephson (talk) 18:26, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg Thank you for your input. Nomination withdrawn. Oceanh (talk) 20:55, 7 June 2014 (UTC)