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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 16:13, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Die Geschichte der Abderiten

 * ... that in Die Geschichte der Abderiten, the German poet and writer Wieland satirises the petty-minded Philistinism of provincial German townspeople?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fort Templebreedy

Created by Prioryman (talk). Self-nominated at 12:14, 26 April 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Interesting piece, on good sources. I find the hook a bit too serious for a satire. Please try harder, along the lines ... that the satire Die Geschichte der Abderiten by Wieland portrays petty-minded provincial Germans in a fictional Greek town? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:00, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Not too bad, except that Abdera definitely wasn't a fictional town (and I've really gone off the alliteration, it sets my teeth on edge). Perhaps something like the following instead? Prioryman (talk) 21:27, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT2: ... that according to Christoph Martin Wieland's Die Geschichte der Abderiten, provincial Germans are just as petty and foolish as small-minded ancient Greeks?
 * Nice try, but reads as if Germans and Greeks are compared. I think we need the term satire somewhere. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:35, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * How about... Prioryman (talk) 06:18, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT3: ... that Christoph Martin Wieland's satire Die Geschichte der Abderiten suggests that small-minded ancient Greek frog-worshippers had much in common with modern provincial Germans?
 * That's good, only modern doesn't tell a reader unfamiliar with Wieland that it would mean his time. "Contemporary" is awkward, how about dropping "modern" - as it can be any time?
 * ALT4: ... that Christoph Martin Wieland's satire Die Geschichte der Abderiten suggests that small-minded ancient Greek frog-worshippers had much in common with provincial Germans? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg - offline sources accepted AGF, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep, I'm happy with that. Thanks. Prioryman (talk) 08:15, 30 April 2015 (UTC)