Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Ernest Titterton


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Ernest Titterton

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Together with Mark Oliphant and Philip Baxter, he is one of the "Nuclear Knights" Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:55, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Support by Finnusertop
Overall, an excellent biography about a fascinating person. Below are some comments, all of which are mere suggestions instead of "no-go" items.

Cheers – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:21, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Wikilink "diurnal variation" (but not to diurnal variation which seems to be about biology)
 * ✅ Linked to diurnal cycle Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't know why you need two citations to cite the quotation: "nuclear power is the cheapest, cleanest and safest method of power production yet devised by man". If you really need to use "Nuclear Power and the Anti-Nuclear Movement: A Modern Social Problem", a page number and more metadata would be appreciated.
 * ✅ Added. There are actually two references, to a book and a paper. Split the two. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * "Ernie's erection" (quotation marks here, perhaps)
 * ✅ Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * "During his career, Titterton received a plethora of awards", this sounds a little hyperbolic, and the sources you cite verify only the two most notable ones. A couple of other expressions ("of course, physics", "final report was scathing") are on the brink of being NPOV and OR, but I happen to think it's just good writing.
 * ✅ Deleted. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * "if euthanasia were legal I should opt for it tomorrow", I tend to observe MOS:LWQ very closely; unless the person spoke or wrote in wikitext, wikilinks don't belong. Besides, euthanasia is a fairly common word.
 * ✅ I thought "diurnal" was. Unlinked. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your review. Much appreciated. Hawkeye7 (talk) 02:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I support the promotion of this article to A-class status. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:49, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Comments from AustralianRupert
Support: not a lot stood out to me. I have the following comments: AustralianRupert (talk) 14:21, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * this sentence is missing something: "His physics teacher, William Summerhayes, who cultivated Titterton's interest in science."
 * ✅ Deleted "who" Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * minor inconsistency in date presentation: "Retrieved August 29, 2016" v. "Retrieved 31 May 2017"
 * ✅ Corrected. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * "Brian Martin (1980). "Nuclear Knights". Rupert Public Interest Movement." Is this a book, or a website? If the former, it's format doesn't seem consistent with the other books.
 * ✅ Re-formatted to refer to the book. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * watch out for overlink: the duplicate link script reports quite a few examples in the article (although several seem to be false positives)
 * ✅ Unfortunately, the duplicate script seems to be broken; it no longer recognises the lead. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * "File:Philip Chapman and Ernest Titterton.jpg": probably needs an adjustment to the date listed on the image description page to indicate when the image was actually taken
 * ✅ Removed image. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:38, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Support Comments by Peacemaker67
I reviewed this article at GAN and couldn't find much to comment on then. I have reviewed the changes since then, and just have a few comments: That's me done. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:37, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * his support for nuclear power in the lead is mentioned twice, suggest amalgamating it into one sentence
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I think Queen Elizabeth's Grammar school should have a capital S for School, as it appears to be the formal name of the school
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * and entered to sixth form
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * leaving his father was unemployed
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * paid his tuition fees, and board and residence
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * £92 University scholarship, drop the capital U
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * This met with a lukewarm
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * suggest linking PhD
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * suggest dropping the the in "at the Bikini Atoll"
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * how was it that Oliphant could offer him the job? Perhaps include what role Oliphant was in at the time?
 * ✅ Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * suggest introducing the ANU initialisation at first mention
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * SS Oracades has an errant a
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * As a term in a foreign language, Bremsstrahlung really needs a part sentence describing what it is
 * ✅ Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * what is the EN tandem?
 * An electrostatic nuclear (EN) tandem accelerator Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * suggest "planning and conduct ing "
 * ✅ Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * the only query I have is whether sources (other than Waterford) have ever made comment on his involvement in the British nuclear tests
 * ✅ Oh sure. Added one by T. R. Ophel, author of A Tower of Strength: A History of the Department of Nuclear Physics, The Australian National University, 1950-1997'' Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:49, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Image review by Anotherclown

 * Images all seem to be available under acceptable creative commons licences or have an appropriate fair use rationale (no action req'd as far as I can tell). Anotherclown (talk) 05:44, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


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