Template:Did you know nominations/Phisit Intharathat


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Montanabw (talk) 03:55, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Phisit Intharathat

 * ... that Phisit Intharathat was saved in the only successful rescue of POWs during the Second Indochina War?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cereal Killer Cafe
 * Comment: I pulled a complete rewrite on this article, but saved and relocated the images that were in it. I could not resist clarifying this dogged prisoner's quest for liberty. An extra fillip is that he was rescued in a raid of which the public is oblivious; indeed, it is a common (mistaken) belief that the only attempted rescue was the bust at Son Tay&mdash;Operation Ivory Coast. This article is my own little tribute to a gutsy guy.

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self nominated at 15:50, 17 December 2014 (UTC).
 * Addendum: If some kindly type would place one of the photos in text to this nom, it would make a great lead DYK.
 * Note: Unfortunately, as all three images in the article are non-free, none of them are eligible for DYK. Unless a free image can be found and added to the article, this cannot be a lead hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:09, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Sigh. So much for carrying over old graphics by a prior editor's hand when one rewrites an article. I should have double checked them. I will remove them.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:10, 2 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Georgejdorner, they just aren't eligible to be DYK lead images; those must be free images. To be included in the article, however, you just need to add an NFCC rationale to the image(s) you want to use in the article (each article requires its own rationale). I would be surprised if an article about Phisit couldn't justify at least one image of him, especially one that had already been properly used elsewhere! BlueMoonset (talk) 18:13, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not up for that.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:16, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually, since the images were there in the pre-expansion version of the article, they may be fine for inclusion there (though of course not on the Wikipedia main page). I'm pinging Crisco 1492 to see whether the rationales given are sufficient. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:19, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Not all of them. One for identification is fine, but the other two would have to be dropped. File:Pisidhi Indradat rescued by Lao troops near Ban Na Dene, January 1967.jpg is probably the best for this purpose. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:54, 3 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review still needed. Restored the one image to article per Crisco 1492 (thanks, Crisco!). BlueMoonset (talk) 09:01, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Expansion (2600->14000 as of December 17), length, and hook verified. This is a well-written article about a very-interesting topic and was a pleasure to read. The image concerns raised above have been addressed and there are no copyright concerns as far as I can see. The only suggestions I would have (long-term, not a problem for this) are perhaps adjust the tone slightly away from narrative and consider reducing reliance on primary sources. I understand the coverage in other sources may be extremely limited due to the nature of the raid. Excellent work. Astro interest (talk) 02:32, 6 February 2015 (UTC)