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Dale D. Myers

 * ... that a meeting with Charles Lindbergh "did it" for Deputy Administrator of NASA Dale D. Myers (pictured)?
 * Reviewed: Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
 * Comment: Yes, I know a hook about his eye-patch would interesting as well but I've yet to find mentions in reliable sources. One (likely unreliable) source says that he began wearing it after a sports car accident.

5x expanded by Crisco 1492 (talk), PumpkinSky (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 14:30, 15 July 2013 (UTC).


 * Okay, the references for this cannot be checked without access to specific publications. Apart from that, everything seems in order, however, the hook is crap, what about
 * ALT1: ... that Dale D. Myers refused to accept the position of Deputy Administrator at NASA until president Ronald Reagan made a personal request? ~ R.T.G 17:45, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * The "specific publication" is online, so feel free to open. If you feel the hook is "crap", I beg to differ; readers will likely wonder "did what", which is interesting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:31, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Apologies for the bluntness. I just thought the hook was a bit lack lustre.  Being coached into your career by the president just seemed to be more enticing, and Reagan is a lot more recognizable perhaps than Lindbergh.  Would you prefer the hook "..lost his eye..." over "...was commissioned by the president..."?  Violence is a tragedy, whereas being endorsed is an honour.  Well you'll have my vote if you don't use the eye for a hook.  ~ R.T.G 01:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not going for any eye hooks, no. Leave the ALT up, so the promoter can have his or her choice — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:25, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ~ R.T.G 19:47, 16 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I was interested in promoting with ALT1, which I prefer to the original, but it needs an independent review; RTG can't approve it since RTG suggested it (per WP:DYKSG). BlueMoonset (talk) 14:15, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


 * REVIEW COMPLETED - The following has been checked in this review by Maile
 * QPQ done by Crisco 1492
 * Earwig @ Toolserver found no copyvio
 * Article created by Mike Peel on July 4, 2008
 * Pre-expansion size was a 2-sentence Stub of 292 characters
 * Expansion began on July 15, 2013 and is currently 3965 characters of readable prose
 * Every paragraph sourced online
 * Alt1 is interesting, and referenced online at the end of the appropriate sentence by Ref 10
 * Image is from NASA and licensed on Commons

Good 2 go — Maile  (talk) 21:01, 27 July 2013 (UTC)