Template:Did you know nominations/Rapid strep test


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 16:10, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Rapid strep test

 * ... that the rapid strep test is widely used in clinics to assist in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis?


 * ALT1: (feel free to suggest different hooks, since I am not familiar with the subject)
 * Reviewed: Richard Roma

Improved to Good Article status by J Milburn (talk). Nominated by SSTflyer (talk) at 16:45, 2 October 2015 (UTC).


 * Article GA passed on Sept 27 and nominated for DYK on October 2.
 * Prose and character length of article is long enough
 * Interesting hook; sourced and cited.
 * QPQ completed.

— Calvin999 11:42, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this. I see the hook fact in the lead; would you mind pointing out where it appears with an inline cite in the article? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 00:49, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * thoughts? sst✈ 01:01, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * This article's really nothing to do with me- I have no opinion! Josh Milburn (talk) 07:14, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I think it's unlikely that we're going to find either the GA nominator (who was a two-edit IP where the nomination was the second edit) or the editor who was responsible for the major rewrite and expansion, Realitas (now Realitas~enwiki after account names were made unique across all the Wikimedia sites), whose sole Wikipedia edit was that expansion. I've changed the DYKmake from J Milburn to Realitas~enwiki. Since the GA reviewer didn't request a single change—and a significant fact in the lede that isn't in the body of the article is something that a GA review is supposed to point out and have fixed—that's also a dead end. Looks like this is all up to you to address, sst. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:07, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * OK then. ALT1: ... that rapid strep tests may help to limit the use of antibiotics in viral illnesses? sst✈ 04:55, 19 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Review needed of new ALT1 hook, and policy issues such as close paraphrasing and neutrality should also be checked since the original review doesn't mention them. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:01, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

New enough as a GA, long enough, within required policies, QPQ done, hook fact cited, and image is properly licenced. I am fine with the ALT1 hook except that I have a problem with the article title. None of the references use that term (although it did occur in the bibliography of one of them). Now I don't doubt that this is the common name for the test, and hence the proper title for the article, but it is a bit disconcerting that it cannot be verified by any of the refs. SpinningSpark 18:16, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I have butted in and added an extra reference to the article to alleviate your concerns. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:36, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Too many ads and animation on that site for my liking, but Symbol confirmed.svg passed. SpinningSpark 08:25, 4 November 2015 (UTC)