Template:Did you know nominations/History of Chincoteague, Virginia

History of Chincoteague, Virginia

 * ... that a book on horses precipitated the shift of Chincoteague, Virginia, from a fishing- to tourism-based economy?
 * Reviewed: Not required, not a self nom

Created by Wehwalt (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 13:05, 9 October 2013 (UTC).


 * Maybe ALT1 ... that the book Misty of Chincoteague helped shift the economy of Chincoteague Island, Virginia from fishing-based to tourism? --Wehwalt (talk) 13:11, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
 * or ALT2 ... that a major event in the history of Chincoteague, Virginia was the 1947 publication of a children's book about a local horse? --Wehwalt (talk) 22:37, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Article - moved to main space on 9 October, same day as nominated, so new enough; 30,941 characters of readable prose, so easily exceeds length requirement; neutral; at least one inline citation to every paragraph; all bar one refs are offline, so AGF on very experienced editor for copy vio etc (I enjoyed looking through the Scribner's Monthly though!); assessed as GA class.
 * QPQ not necessary as not a self nom; no image used for DYK.

This is an excellent article and really interesting - my query is with the hook(s). Maybe I've a totally dim head on this weekend but I've gone through the article a few times (to try not to make a total idiot of myself) and I just cannot find a sentence with an immediate inline cite as required by DYK. Can you help point me in the right direction, please? SagaciousPhil  -  Chat  09:26, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * The first two hooks are essentially a summary of #Misty and changes (1946–1962), whereas the third is in the first few paragraphs of said section. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:37, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for such a quick response. Doesn't it have to be a specific fact with an immediate inline cite - rather than the general impression?  SagaciousPhil   -  Chat  09:52, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Two or more facts from an article can be combined, and in some articles (often lists, but not always) a general overview is provided. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:15, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Crisco, much appreciated and I'm happy to be guided by your DYK experience on this. My own preference is for ALT2 (126 characters) because the nominated article is the first link but both other hooks are within length criteria. SagaciousPhil  -  Chat  10:54, 3 November 2013 (UTC)