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Mailov brothers

 * ... that the first producers of caviar in Russia were the Mailov brothers, ethnic Armenians?
 * ALT1:... that the first company to produce caviar in Russia were the Mailov brothers, ethnic Armenians?
 * Reviewed: Karli-Eli

Created by Proudbolsahye (talk). Self nominated at 23:45, 19 February 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svgding to this website, caviar has been produced in Russia for a long time.--Carabinieri (talk) 05:10, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Im glad you raised this point. I believe the Mailov Brothers were the first caviar Company. Proudbolsahye (talk) 06:15, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * That's not what the current hook says.--Carabinieri (talk) 12:32, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
 * And now that the ALT hook has been offered, the article still says "producers". Hook, article, and source must all agree. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:51, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Issues fixed. Proudbolsahye (talk) 05:16, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The distinction between a mere group of people producing something for profit, as they have with caviar for centuries in Russia, and an actual company doing this is fairly subtle. I'd hate for the validity of a hook to rest on this distinction. Besides, the source the article cites doesn't make the distinction. --Carabinieri (talk) 22:07, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * ALT2: ... that due to their success in the caviar industry, the Russian Armenian Mailov brothers were known as the "Kings of fish roe"?


 * Symbol redirect vote4.png New ALT2 hook needs reviewing, and previous issues should be checked as well. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:21, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
 * There are still a few issues with this article:
 * It appears to use archives (one in the U.S., one in Armenia) as sources. Archive material is not considered verifiable, and using it also generally borders on original research. Therefore, archives shouldn't be used as sources on Wikipedia.
 * I don't read Russian, so I might be completely wrong, but the websites cited in footnotes 2 and 11 (the one in fn 2 is the source for the hook factoid) look like they might be self-published sources (see WP:SPS).
 * The article doesn't really say when the things described in it happened.
 * "Fish eggs" appears to be a translation from Russian. Usually, the word "roe" is used in English.
 * The article cites books without giving any page numbers.--Carabinieri (talk) 01:58, 10 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for raising these concerns.


 * The archives are of original sources from the Richard Hovhannisian's book The republic of Armenia (see: ref #9).
 * I replaced ref 2 with a reliable source from the Noev Kovcheg newspaper. Ref #11 is a reliable source. Scholars and academics that are interested in the history and culture of Baku contribute to the website. Its not just one person.
 * Fish eggs is replaced with Fish roe.
 * Added page numbers.
 * Added a year to the best of my abilities. Unfortunately, the sources don't provide much dates. Proudbolsahye (talk) 03:11, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Why don't you quote the book directly then? Citing sources you haven't actually read yourself isn't appropriate anyway.
 * This page seems to say that the website was created by some friends who used to work at the National Library of Medicine. The google translation of that page says: "We have no sponsors, we are our own masters, and as long as we have the power, we will work for the glory of our city." That doesn't sound like a reliable academic source.
 * Fish eggs should also be changed to roe in the hook.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:11, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Proudbolsahye (talk) 04:51, 10 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote4.png New reviewer needed. Previously mentioned issues should be rechecked. I've struck the original and ALT1 hooks per earlier concerns. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:37, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg for ALT2 with good faith being extended to the Russian language sources. I also agree with Carabinieri's earlier concerns about the "first producers of caviar in Russia" claim and, while certainly "punchier", is not referenced solidly enough to be the hook. I do think, however, that the book Portraits of Hope is a reliable enough of a reference to be used in the article. One further edit that Proudbolsahye may want to do is to clarify the distinction between the Mailoff/Mailov spelling since some of the sources do use the former spelling while the article uses the later.
 * I'm not as concerned about the US/Armenia Archive use since the citations provide enough details to assist with verification (even if it is more difficult than the convenience of an online link) and the claims that they are supporting are not controversial or exceptional anyways. The www.ourbaku.com link that Carabnieri previously noted as having concerns about has been removed and I have no further concerns myself with any of the other references. Seeing those issues addressed and the article passing all other DYK criteria for date, length, referencing with no signs of close paraphrasing or plagiarism, I would say that the article is good to go. AgneCheese/Wine 19:54, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Fixing the spacing in ALT2, and adding an initial "that" to it as well. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:03, 4 April 2013 (UTC)