Template:Did you know nominations/Douglas W. Owsley

Douglas W. Owsley
Created/expanded by Cindamuse (talk). Self nom at 07:31, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that Douglas W. Owsley (pictured) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History has overseen the forensic examination of over 10,000 human remains from over an 8,000-year time span?


 * This is my first DYK nomination and as such, I would appreciate all input and any ideas about the hook. Thanks.
 * Fascinating article. I see that it's up for GA, as well it should be.  The hook comes out at 203 characters by my count, and the repetition of "over x-thousand" seems a bit klunky.  I think this is one of those counterintuitive cases where less information actually has more impact, and would suggest shortening the hook to:
 * ALT1 ... that Douglas W. Owsley (pictured) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History has overseen the forensic examination of over 10,000 human remains?
 * or even:
 * ALT2 ... that Douglas W. Owsley (pictured) of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has overseen the forensic examination of over 10,000 human remains?
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Length, sources, history, and references all check out.  Hook citations accepted in good faith.  Really good reading, thank you. - PKM (talk) 03:29, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The characters went over when someone added (pictured). That said, I like both alternate versions better. Either one works for me. I'm welcome to leave it to your discretion. Thanks for the feedback! Best regards,  Cind.  amuse (Cindy) 03:50, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * We usually don't count "(pictured)". --PFHLai (talk) 13:10, 19 February 2012 (UTC)