Template:Did you know nominations/Mildred Dilling


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:52, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Mildred Dilling

 * ... that when popular harpist Mildred Dilling received her first harp for her twelfth birthday, she was so excited that she had to lie down? Source:bio in the American Harp Journal, 8.2. It's not online but it is cited in this sourcebook
 * ALT1:... that the famous harpist Mildred Dilling was paid in carnations and a jar of pickles for her first harp performance? Source: this biographical sourcebook mentions it
 * ALT2:... that harpist Mildred Dilling performed for five U.S. presidents and gave Harpo Marx harp lessons for over 30 years? Source:both facts are from her bio in the American Harp Journal, 8.2. It's not online but it is cited in this sourcebook
 * Reviewed: APEC China 2001 (I reviewed the tangzhuang article for it)

Created by Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk). Self-nominated at 21:22, 18 January 2018 (UTC).


 * New enough, long enough (4x minimum size), very well cited with refs for most individual sentences. Meets other policy requirements. I think the proposed hook falls flat - what 12 year old doesn't get highly excited when they receive something significant? ALT1 is much more interesting. It is within length, properly cited in the article and verified in the source. I think the wording is a little awkward, and am proposing a slight change:
 * ALT1a:... that the famous harpist Mildred Dilling was paid with a dozen carnations and a jar of pickles for her first harp performance?
 * QPQ review done.
 * Symbol question.svg If you're OK with ALT1a it will be good to go. Should probably change to article to specify "a dozen carnations" if we go with that. MB 03:36, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

I disagree with the assessment of ALT0 - I thought it both funny and charming - so I've unstruck it. The set builder can decide which hook they prefer. Gatoclass (talk) 15:24, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with whichever hook, which is why I provided ALTs. I added "dozen carnations" to the article (it's also in the cited source). Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg With ALT0 or ALT1a. I have not reviewed ALT2. MB 22:26, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this, and added several tags to clarify facts/add citations. An infobox is also needed: Template:Infobox musical artist. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:51, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I provided the information you requested. I don't think infoboxes are required for DYK, but it does improve the page, and I added one. We will have some images of Dilling in a few days, but no need to hold up the nomination for it. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 17:56, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. Restoring tick per MB's review. Yoninah (talk) 23:50, 29 January 2018 (UTC)