Template:Did you know nominations/Losh, Wilson and Bell

Losh, Wilson and Bell

 * Symbol possible vote.svg... that Losh, Wilson and Bell built the approaches for Newcastle's High Level Bridge (pictured)?
 * Reviewed: Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany

Created/expanded by Chiswick Chap (talk). Self nom at 13:28, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Article length, time, and sources all appear ok. Image is ok. I have two recommendations for changes in the hook: I recommend wiki-links to appropriate Newcastle article or adding the country in the hook; also recommend wiki-link for "approaches".Boneyard90 (talk) 05:16, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree that country should be included somehow, but if you add all those wiki-links will it be a bit overwhelming ? 81.108.168.38 (talk) 17:12, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Not at all. I've seen hooks where every word except "the" was linked in blue. In this case, there are enough towns and cities in the English-speaking world to necessitate clarification, and "approaches" seems to be either a technical or regional term. Either way, I've never heard of it/them (though I'm no bridge expert), so I must conclude that somewhere out there, there is probably someone else who wouldn't know what they are. Boneyard90 (talk) 17:20, 9 April 2012 (UTC)


 * ALT1 Symbol possible vote.svg... that Losh, Wilson and Bell built the approaches for Newcastle's (UK) High Level Bridge (pictured)?


 * Still looking for those "approaches". Boneyard90 (talk) 14:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)


 * ALT2... that Losh, Wilson and Bell was involved in the construction of Newcastle's (UK) High Level Bridge (pictured)? Symbol confirmed.svg
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That'll do. The reader will just have to figure out for himself what the "approaches" are, since the word isn't linked inthe article, and it seems the nominator hasn't been active since 3 April.Boneyard90 (talk) 16:12, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * ALT3 ... that Losh, Wilson and Bell was one of the contractors that built Newcastle's (UK) High Level Bridge (pictured) ?
 * ALT3 not approved.Boneyard90 (talk) 15:05, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I've removed "approaches" as too tricky, and said "subcontractor" instead, which is true and sufficient here; would be happy with ALT3 if others agree. Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:09, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol possible vote.svg Returned to queue due to allegation that article is a copy-paste job. --Orlady (talk) 18:32, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * More info here at Copyright problems - 2012 April 16 -- Esemono (talk) 04:14, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svgs guys, I've been away over Easter. No, the article wasn't copy-pasted, but I did include quite a few quotes from fully-cited out-of-copyright 19th century sources - since these caused concern I've paraphrased all but the bare minimum of them (title of report, praise for Wm Losh...) and emphasised the few that remain. Can we go with ALT3 or similar? Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:09, 20 April 2012 (UTC)


 * The issues with the article seem to be resolved. Now all we need is a hook that is clearly in the article and sourced (the hook about the bridge doesn't fully meet that requirement, as discussed above). Idea:
 * ... that during the 19th century, Losh, Wilson and Bell produced soda ash and iron at their facilities on the banks of the River Tyne? --Orlady (talk) 05:14, 21 April 2012 (UTC)


 * ALT4 Symbol possible vote.svg ... that in the 19th century, Losh, Wilson and Bell pioneered use of the Leblanc process to make soda ash and iron on the banks of the River Tyne? Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:09, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg I wanted to suggest a hook about the Leblanc process, but according to the article it was not first used there by the firm of Losh, Wilson, and Bell. Rather, it was first used there by a predecessor business: the partnership of John and William Losh with Archibald Dundonald. Also, they didn't "pioneer" the process -- they were the first to use it in England. Finally, regarding the hook wording, the Leblanc process is not used to produce iron. --Orlady (talk) 14:11, 21 April 2012 (UTC)


 * --- hmm, maybe we go with your hook then? Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:41, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * On further thought, maybe we could use something like this:
 * ALT5... that the 19th-century alkali works of Losh, Wilson and Bell was the first in England to use the Leblanc process to make soda ash? Symbol confirmed.svg
 * That hook avoids saying that Losh, Wilson and Bell pioneered the process... --Orlady (talk) 16:59, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Good, I'd like to go with that. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:53, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg We're good, then. ALT2 and ALT5 are both OK. ALT2 uses the image, but it's awfully vague. I prefer ALT5, but the person who moves this to prep can choose. --Orlady (talk) 23:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)