Template:Did you know nominations/Heather C. Allen


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The result was: promoted by  Jolly  Ω   Janner  06:39, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Heather C. Allen

 * ... that, while studying interfacial phenomena, Heather C. Allen was surprised to find halides such as bromide close to the surface of water?
 * ALT1 ... that, while studying interfacial phenomena, Heather C. Allen discovered that halides such as bromide are located close to the surface of water?


 * Reviewed: Zhang Qinqiu

Created by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk). Self-nominated at 04:41, 18 December 2015 (UTC).


 * Move date looks like it was 18 December rather than 17 December, although that obviously still qualifies it for DYK. Prose portion of article is over 1500 characters. Hook is interesting, neutral, sourced to Ohio State University, verified by an inline citation, and is under 200 characters (I've rewritten it slightly to get rid of the ellipsis). Results from Earwig copyvio detector suggest no problems. QPQ has been met. But I'm not seeing anywhere in the source that says that Allen was "surprised" by her discovery. Unless the hook can be rewritten, this runs the risk of sounding like it's editorialising. A Thousand Doors (talk &#124; contribs) 11:17, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It was still the 17th in my time zone, though it may not have been in the server-land. The "surprised" part comes from the second article cited, which indicates that the discovery was new and unexpected, but if that sounds too glitzy, ALT1 may be a viable rephrase. Thanks! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:27, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT1 is backed up by the sources, so is good to go. The word "Surprisingly" should be removed from the article though, for the same reasons given above (i.e. MOS:OPED). Good work! A Thousand Doors (talk &#124; contribs) 16:28, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Rephrased to remove "Surprisingly". Thanks! Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:54, 21 December 2015 (UTC)