Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald Smelser


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:43, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Ronald Smelser

 * ... that Ronald Smelser is the author of The Myth of the Eastern Front, a book described by the military historian Jonathan House as a "tour de force of cultural historiography"?


 * ALT1: ... that Ronald Smelser' is the author of The Myth of the Eastern Front? Focused on the myth of the clean Wehrmacht and its impact of the popular perception of the Soviet-German war of 1941–45, the book was described by the military historian Jonathan House as a "tour de force of cultural historiography".
 * ALT2: ... that Ronald Smelser 2008 book, The Myth of the Eastern Front, focused on the myth of the clean Wehrmacht and was described as a "tour de force of cultural historiography"?

Improved to Good Article status by K.e.coffman (talk). Self-nominated at 01:48, 2 August 2018 (UTC).


 * I shortened the section as the details were not essential. Now returns "violation unlikely": . I proposed an additional hook. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:20, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Close paraphrasing issues have been resolved. While your ALT is more accessible, it's also 300 characters long. DYK submissions have a hard limit at 200 characters. Catrìona (talk) 07:21, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Shorter option added. It retains the myth of the clean Wehrmacht; hopefully it would be sufficient to peak someone's interest. The word count is at 190 words. K.e.coffman (talk) 23:40, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I think that would be good, but I'm going to request a second opinion from someone who isn't as familiar with the subject as I am to gauge suitability for a general audience. Catrìona (talk) 23:57, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't know anything about the subject and thought it was interesting enough (though I found myself clicking Myth of the clean Wehrmacht rather than Smelser). I'll leave it for to tick as I haven't done a full review. &rsaquo;  Mortee  talk 12:11, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg In that case, you're good to go. Catrìona (talk) 12:39, 27 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Just a question before I promote this : the hooks describe Smelser as the author of the book, but the book's article only describes him as a co-author. Is it common practice to refer to a book as a person's book even though there may have been multiple authors? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:01, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * it seemed unnecessary to call out the co-author, as it was going to make the hook more complicated. I.e. Smelser is still the author, even though that Edward J. Davies is the co-author (?). Hope this makes sense. K.e.coffman (talk) 05:12, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Noted. Restoring tick. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:43, 28 August 2018 (UTC)