Template:Did you know nominations/L'îlot de La Boisselle


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The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 07:40, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Closing; issues unaddressed and article still has close paraphrasing template on it

L'îlot de La Boisselle

 * ... that L'îlot de La Boisselle is a small French "islet" with a network of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) of tunnels underneath?
 * ALT1:... that L'îlot de La Boisselle is the site of a farm that was part of the Western Front in World War I?

Created/expanded by ViennaUK (talk). Self-nominated at 14:18, 10 November 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New enough, long enough, well referenced, neutrally written. Two paragraphs lack any cites at all, per Rule D2. There is also extensive close paraphrasing which needs to be rewritten in your own words:
 * Source: In October 1915, 179 Tunnelling Company began to sink a series of deep shafts in an attempt to forestall German miners who were steadily approaching beneath the British front line. At W Shaft they went down from 30 feet to 80 feet and began to drive two counter-mine tunnels towards the Germans. From the right-hand gallery the sounds of German digging grew steadily louder.
 * Article: In October 1915, the 179th Tunnelling Company began to sink a series of deep shafts in an attempt to forestall German miners who were approaching beneath the British front line. At W Shaft they went down from to and began to drive two counter-mine tunnels towards the Germans. From the right-hand gallery the sounds of German digging grew steadily louder.
 * Source: He estimated that the Germans were 15 yards away and ordered the chamber to be loaded with 6,000 pounds of explosive. This was completed by midnight on the 20-21 November.
 * Article: estimated that the Germans were 15 yards away and ordered the mine chamber to be loaded with of explosive. This was completed by midnight from 20–21 November.
 * Source: Both the right and left tunnels were collapsed: the German blow had detonated the British charge,
 * Article: Both the right and left tunnels were collapsed, and it was later found that the German blow had detonated the British charge.
 * Source: After the Battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the village suffered serious damage. A farmstead that existed on the present Glory Hole site was ruined.
 * Article: After the Battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), the village suffered serious damage. A farmstead that existed on the present site was ruined
 * Source: As a result of bloody and costly fighting for its occupation in late 1914, the ‘Granathof’, as the cluster of buildings became known, quickly attained a profound symbolic status with the French Breton and German troops.
 * Article: As a result of bloody and costly fighting for its occupation in late 1914, quickly attained a profound symbolic status with the French Breton and German troops.
 * Regarding the hooks, the first is a pretty straightforward "X = Y". Perhaps something could be added about the use of the tunnels. ALT1 also lacks "hook" value. Perhaps you could think of something else? No QPQ needed for nominator with less than 5 DYK credits. Yoninah (talk) 02:22, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg There hasn't been any response here in two weeks, and significant close paraphrasing warrants a more severe icon than the one used anyway. The nominator has made one edit elsewhere since this was posted; we'll need to have a response by the end of the year for this nomination to remain active. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:28, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg It is now 2017, and the close paraphrasing has not yet been addressed. Marking nomination for closure as unsuccessful; it still does not meet the DYK requirements. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)