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Pieter Goos

 * ... that in 1666 Pieter Goos was the first known person to document Christmas Island on a map?

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Ipigott (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), and Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 11:04, 2 May 2013 (UTC).



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 * Not going to review, but the hook is a bit ambiguous, in the sense that it seems to imply that he was the first to document Christmas Island as Mony, which could mean that others had already documented the island on a map... Just not as "Mony". Sure, we know that's not true, so perhaps the hook could be slightly reworded to reduce ambiguity? But that's just my opinion. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 15:00, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Attractive and interesting article is new, long enough, has inline citations throughout, image is free. Could the concern about the hook be addressed using the wording in the article itself, i.e. 'was the first to map Christmas Island, which he labelled "Mony" in his 1666 map of the East Indies'? Once that's resolved, the article is good to go. NinaGreen (talk) 15:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * The original hook has been changed, and the name Goos gave the island on his map is no longer mentioned in the hook, which might be a bit confusing to Wikipedia users looking at the pictured map, where it is designated as 'Mony', not Christmas Island. Should 'Mony' be worked back into the hook? NinaGreen (talk) 16:59, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

The island is Christmas Island in question, that it was called Mony originally is irrelevant.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  19:57, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
 * If you drop the map image, it's irrelevant, but if you keep the map image, which shows Christmas Island as 'Mony', Wikipedia readers are going to be confused when they look from the hook to the map image. I would be. The hook mentions Christmas Island, but there's no Christmas Island on the accompanying map. NinaGreen (talk) 21:53, 3 May 2013 (UTC)


 * ^ Thanks, NinaGreen. My problem of understanding. Your suggestion for the ALT hook is very fine. I am posting it below for your acceptance.-- Nvvchar . 15:43, 4 May 2013 (UTC)


 * ALT 1 Hook ... that Pieter Goos was the first to map Christmas Island, which he labelled "Mony" in his 1666 map (pictured) of the East Indies?
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Great! Good to go with the ALT 1 hook. NinaGreen (talk) 23:03, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks.-- Nvvchar . 04:22, 5 May 2013 (UTC)