Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Brisbane

Matthew Brisbane
Created/expanded by Wee Curry Monster (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that Antarctic explorer Matthew Brisbane survived three antarctic shipwrecks but was murdered in the Falkland Islands in 1833?


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Everything looks good to me. It's long enough, properly sourced, the hook fact is in the article, the tone is good, et cetera. I'd say it's good to go. :) Futurist110 (talk) 00:59, 21 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg A very interesting and comprehensive article. Some concerns about the length of the quoted material, especially from the account of Brisbane's death. Although it should be out of copyright, it must be properly sourced, and it's a bit much to include, I think. Oddly, the reference links to Wikipedia's page for the letter "S"; this must be fixed and a correct source given. Another fix needs to be made to ref 33, which is a bare url. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:18, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Think I've fixed the link to the wikisource document. Copyright expired some time ago but if you consider it would be better as a narrative rather than I quote I can do so.   Reference 33 is the Argentine and Packet News, I added a link to a website which contains an extract.  I was slightly concerned about using it as an WP:SPS but after referring to the original its a verbatim extract.  Not sure what to do here, I could simply remove the link?  Wee Curry Monster talk 11:20, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Given the age of the sources, the amount of quoting is technically okay – but stylistically, I would agree with BlueMoonset that it's a bit much, so you might want to turn some of it into a narrative. I've done some cleanup on the references too. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:20, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * OK I'll tackle that later. Wee Curry Monster talk 17:24, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * And done, let me know what you think. Regards. Wee Curry Monster talk 21:17, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Much better in terms of style, AGF on the book sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:21, 23 September 2012 (UTC)