Template:Did you know nominations/Lois Jones (scientist)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:59, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Lois Jones (scientist)

 * ... that Lois Jones led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969?



Created by Janstrugnell (talk) and Caroldevine24 (talk). Nominated by Evolution and evolvability (talk) at 00:39, 27 June 2016 (UTC).


 * Creation date is June 26 rather than June 20, so this nomination is in the wrong section, but still otherwise eligible. Subject seems notable, prose portion of article is obviously over 1500 characters. Nominator has fewer than five DYK nominations, so QPQ is not necessary. Hook is interesting, neutral and sourced by an inline citation to a reliable source but the first sentence of the "Career and impact" section needs a citation. Also, citation 3 needs a publisher, and citation 5 is a bare URL. I'm also not convinced that the second paragraph of the "Early life and education" section makes sense (what does "had a He'd tried" mean?). Once these small issues have been fixed, this should be good to go. A Thousand Doors (talk &#124; contribs) 16:09, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed the existing citations, and added ref to first sentence of "Career and impact". I've also bolstered that section with a couple of additional references. Thank you for your clear descriptions of the process and requirements. T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk 07:28, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Much better. Good to go! A Thousand Doors (talk &#124; contribs) 08:35, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg This text is copied verbatim from the sources:
 * Source: With Dr. Bull’s backing, Jones submitted a detailed research proposal to the National Science Foundation. Her proposal was funded -- provided that all of her team members were women. With some skepticism, the U.S. Navy agreed to take the research team to Antarctica. The team was very successful and returned to the Institute of Polar Studies to analyze their data and rock specimens and publish their findings.
 * Article: With Bull’s backing, Jones submitted a detailed research proposal to the National Science Foundation. Her proposal was funded—provided that all of her team members were women. With some skepticism, the U.S. Navy agreed to take the research team to Antarctica. The team was very successful and returned to the Institute of Polar Studies to analyze their data and rock specimens and publish their findings.
 * Source: Her goal was to collect bedrock samples and rock specimens from the river that flows into Lake Vanda.
 * Article: Jones wanted to go to Antarctica herself to collect more bedrock samples and rock specimens from the river that flows into Lake Vanda
 * Source: Her doctorate studies examined the responses of seafloor communities to changing climate in the late Cenozoic in the Southern Ocean.
 * Article: For her doctoral dissertation ... she examined the responses of seafloor communities to changing climate in the Southern Ocean
 * It appears to me that the last 2 paragraphs under Early life and education really belong at the beginning of the Career section. Moreover, most of the information in these paragraphs is repeated in the first sentences under Career; I suggest combining the information and getting rid of the copvio. Yoninah (talk) 19:58, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing that out. The copyvios had been addressed in a previous draft but accidentally reverted. has re-fixed it now (diff). T.Shafee(Evo&#65120;Evo)talk 01:13, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you for cleaning up the copyvios and also editing the article to make it read better. No more close paraphrasing seen. Rest of review per A Thousand Doors. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:58, 3 July 2016 (UTC)