Template:Did you know nominations/Hélio Gelli Pereira


 * 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: rejected by &mdash; Coffee //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 07:58, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Hélio Gelli Pereira

 * ... that Hélio Gelli Pereira, who first isolated the common cold virus, was described as having an "infectious good nature"? Source:
 * ALT1:... that Hélio Gelli Pereira, who was the first to isolate the common cold virus, didn't realise he had done so until years later? Source:

Created by GilbertoSilvaFan (talk). Self-nominated at 22:10, 31 December 2017 (UTC).


 * Thank you for reviewing this nomination! All three of the issues that you flagged were valid, and I think I have addressed all of them.
 * 1) Adequate sourcing: Red X - A few paragraphs in the Early work section need an inline citation.
 * I have added citations to all early work paragraphs.
 * 2) EarWig picked up a few similar phrases ("first five years of his life", " known internationally for his work on the viruses of vertebrates") that should be changed.
 * I have reworded these phrases that were too close to the original source material.
 * 3) Cited: Red X - First hook is fine, but the article should clarify that this was one description of his personality, rather than an "often cited" one.
 * I have removed this 'often cited' phrase from the article. Hopefully the first hook can now be used (instead of the second one).
 * Thank you again for reviewing this! GilbertoSilvaFan (talk) 16:26, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * There's still two paragraphs in the Early work section that lack inline citations. I would also suggest (but not require) merging some of these short paragraphs together to help with the flow of the text. The paraphrasing looks good now. The second hook (which needs a bit of rewording, perhaps "Hélio Gelli Pereira, who was the first to isolate the common cold virus,") will be good to go after you address the last two paragraphs.  Sounder Bruce  02:36, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for the reply. I have added citations to the Early Work section. I have merged the many short paragraphs to help with text flow.
 * Regarding the "didn't realise until years later" hook, I do not have a source for this statement (even though I know it to be true), so I think it should not be used. I hope that the first hook can be used instead?
 * Thanks again! GilbertoSilvaFan (talk) 14:43, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I mixed up the hooks. I meant to say that the first hook needed that change and that it would be good to go.  Sounder Bruce  02:59, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I mixed up the hooks. I meant to say that the first hook needed that change and that it would be good to go.  Sounder Bruce  02:59, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Anyway, this is good to go.  Sounder Bruce  02:59, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this, but I have a question about him being the one who "first isolated the common cold virus". If it's that significant, why isn't that fact in the lead? And was he really the first, or just in that lab? BTW the article reads a little like hagiography; it seems you have some relationship to the subject. Yoninah (talk) 00:38, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * This seems to have got stuck. How about ALT1? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ALT1 ... that Hélio Gelli Pereira, part of the team that first cultured the common cold virus, was described as having an "infectious good nature"?
 * I don't think the points that raised were addressed by . On a fresh read, the article does seem a bit...off, for lack of a better word.  Sounder  Bruce  08:15, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * There was a sourced sentence added on February 16, but that's all I can see. Yoninah, did that help any, or are we basically still where we were? Would a copyedit help? The GOCE isn't nearly as backed up as usual at the moment; one of us could make a request there. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:21, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * the new source was for another fact. Yes, I would recommend sending this to GOCE to get rid of the puffery. Yoninah (talk) 11:02, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I submitted a request at GOCE. With luck, the copyedit will be tackled within a couple of weeks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:41, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yoninah (talk) 17:59, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yoninah, SounderBruce, the Guild of Copy Editors copyedit has been completed much sooner than I expected, and extensive edits were made. Can you please take another look and see whether the article is sufficiently improved, or if issues remain. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:44, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The article reads a lot better now. There is one tag for a dubious date. My earlier questions about the veracity of him being the first to isolate the common cold virus still stand. Yoninah (talk) 20:53, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


 * This is no longer a new article by any means (regardless of nomination date, it took this process over 3 months without a complete resolution), and Yoninah's issues were never resolved. Closing this down unfortunately. &mdash; Coffee //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 07:58, 8 March 2018 (UTC)