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Henry Dircks

 * ... that Henry Dircks created a better quality of ghost than those before him?
 * QPQ: Edgar Morales Pérez
 * Comment: Dircks' birthday is 26 August so it would be nice if it could appear on the Main Page on that date. violet/riga [talk] 12:23, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Violetriga (talk). Self nom at 12:23, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Everything checks out but the hook, which is a bit of a clunker, grammatically. Perhaps "invented a better ghost" would work. It would be nice if Pepper's ghost can be worked in the hook as well, and/or the idea that Pepper would have stolen Dircks's ghost. Drmies (talk) 03:05, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Well grammatically it's fine, albeit slightly dated in tone. Alternatives include:
 * ALT1 ... that Henry Dircks used his improved ghost to dispel the myths of others?
 * ALT2 ... that Henry Dircks created a ghost to prove that others could not?
 * ALT3 ... that Henry Dircks believed his ghost to be a triumph of enlightenment over superstition?
 * One of those should work, if not the initial suggestion. violet/riga [talk] 09:34, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I don't believe it's fine--"quality of" with a noun that would ordinarily take an article is clunky. But that's beside the point. I like ALT2 best--in fact, I like it a lot. OK, I really like it a lot. I hope you get lots of hits. Drmies (talk) 14:54, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * DYK volunteer, please note the editor's request to put this up on the subject's birthday, Aug 26. Drmies (talk) 14:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)