Template:Did you know nominations/KA2N Gorgon IIA


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:27, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

KA2N Gorgon IIA, CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC

 * ...that the United States Navy placed orders for the Gorgon IIA (pictured) and Gorgon IIC missiles with the Singer Manufacturing Company, better known for its sewing machines? "25 of each type was ordered from the Singer Manufacturing Co. (South Bend, Indiana)" ; "At one time, Singer was the best known and most widely used product in the world. It is said that Gandhi while in jail learned to sew on a Singer and exempted this sewing machine in his ban on western machinery...During World War II and using their wood working expertise, the plant produced wood parts for the Gorgon, a secret experimental radio-controlled projectile and primitive guided missile."
 * Reviewed: Epiactis lisbethae, Rhodes ferry wharf

Created by The Bushranger (talk). Self-nominated at 03:07, 6 December 2017 (UTC).


 * Reviewing -TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:44, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC: 2762 characters created by nominator on December 4, 2017 (new enough and long enough)--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:56, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * KA2N Gorgon IIA: 2607 characters created by nominator on December 5, 2017 (new enough and long enough)--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:56, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * QPQs in order.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:04, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Ordinarily, I would WP:AGF on the offline WP:ICs, but in this case, I believe firmly that the first half of the hook should pass based on AGF, but I question whether the sources actually say that Singer is "better known for its sewing machine" as the hook claims.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, neither article mentions sewing machines.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:25, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * The proposed image does appear in one of the articles and seems to be properly licensed.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:22, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * That's because, given it's the Singer Corporation, I was considering it a little WP:BLUE (like having to say "Chevrolet, a manufacturer of automobiles"), but you're right. Fortunately, I realised a revised search could find what I needed that I couldn't find before to directly cite that, and have added it to the articles, and to the sourcing above. - The Bushranger One ping only 06:29, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * O.K. that issue is resolved and it appears that the article is neutral. Most of the content is from offline sources and I WP:AGF on the propriety of the citations.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:00, 6 December 2017 (UTC)