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Tectonics of the Tian Shan
Created/expanded by CinColon (talk). Nominated by Graeme Bartlett (talk) at 21:11, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that the Tian Shan is a weak area of the Earth's crust in central Asia that has deformed with the collision of India with Asia?


 * Symbol question.svg The article is very solid and certainly meets DYK specifications for length, referencing, etc.. I think a more engaging hook is needed. The article itself is mainly written for geologists. That's fine, but my recommendation is that the lede paragraph of the article should also be rewritten to explain the article's significance to non-specialists before it's used for DYK. Easchiff (talk) 12:02, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
 * How about this alternative:
 * alt1-... that the Tian Shan is a key pace to study intracontinental deformation since it is tectonically active but far from any plate boundaries?
 * (this means it is unusual for mountains to form and earth quakes to be happening in the middle of a continent, but it is happening in the Tian Shan). Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:17, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Quick work on the hook and the lede! Both seem clearer to me. Here's a variation on your hook alt1 that tries to reduce technical terms further - hopefully without becoming inaccurate:
 * (alt2)... that the Tian Shan region is a key place to study mountain formation far from continental and tectonic plate boundaries? Easchiff (talk) 04:49, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I am happy with alt1-a. But should it be called alt2 instead? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 06:44, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Alt1-a renumbered, additional wikilinks added. Some last things for the lede: +Is there a reference that could be added to the lede as backup for the "key place" claim? +I suspect km got transmuted to m at one point. +I use the convert template for some Americans who don't speak metric. Easchiff (talk) 13:28, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I have added one citation that says this is a key area to study. Also changed that m to km.  This was written by an American!  Will using convert template help it past DYK? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:38, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. Very interesting article - and a hard-working nominator. Easchiff (talk) 01:06, 21 November 2011 (UTC)