Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Zubian


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:17, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

HMS Zubian

 * ... that the choice of name for the British warship HMS Zubian, a combination of the warships HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian, caused confusion among the German Imperial Admiralty Staff?

Improved to Good Article status by Parsecboy (talk). Nominated by Wilhelmina Will (talk) at 04:46, 10 June 2014 (UTC).
 * Reviewed: Flag of Sierra Leone
 * Symbol question.svg Recent GA, adequately referenced with inline citations, mostly to offline sources (books, periodicals). Date and size ok. Checking for close paraphrasing to the one online source given did not reveal any problems. QPQ not needed (a qpq review is indeed given, and I have not evaluated that one). Hook is interesting; however the hook fact differs slightly from what the article says (with AGF'ed inline citation to offline periodical). The hook and article ought to be more in harmony (article says the "choice of name" caused confusion, while I read the hook as sayings that the construction itself (the "combining of the warships") confused). Current hook length is close to maximum allowable length (202 characters including the starting "... "). Oceanh (talk) 20:06, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I've condensed the hook and reworded it to "harmonize" better - it should be alright now. Spring in Wikipedia is lovely! Just avoid the articles on flowers... (talk) 17:13, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Thank you for the response. Hook facts are now found in the article, and cited with inline citations. AGF for offline sources. Hook length for revised hook is fine. Oceanh (talk) 20:59, 18 June 2014 (UTC)