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Review: February 18, 2025. (Reviewed version).

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https://archive.org/details/officialencyclop00trea/page/48/mode/2up Did Carlson also play for the Panthers that year?

A fact from Wes Carlson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 March 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Wes Carlson used a different last name than his father because of a schoolteacher's mistake?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wes Carlson.

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GA review

Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:16, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Wes Carlson/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs) 03:00, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 16:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do this one. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

"The official encyclopedia of football" should be written as "The Official Encyclopedia of Football" in both the text and the reference.
- Changed.
Shouldn't his time with the Detroit Panthers be listed in his infobox and the lead?
- I question if he really played for them – the encyclopedia seems to be the lone source listing him as playing for the Panthers and I was unable to find anything else to verify it.
He was commissioned in 1932 as an ensign.[2] He rose to be commanding officer for his Naval Reserve division before being called to active duty in 1940 to serve in World War II. --> He was commissioned in 1932 as an ensign and rose to be commanding officer for his Naval Reserve division before being called to active duty in 1940 to serve in World War II.
- Changed.
after surviving being damaged by a Japanese kamikaze attack --> after surviving damage from a Japanese kamikaze attack
- Changed.
other positions there. where? HQ?
- Changed to "at the headquarters".
References: all appear appropriate for what is being cited and are consistently formatted
- In Ref 13, you could link The Herald-Palladium since The Herald-Press merged with them.
  - Linked.
- Spot checks: #2, #3, #7, #9 and #11 all look good.

Nice work BeanieFan11! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:09, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007: BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:54, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:15, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 14:41, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Carlson, c. 1923

... that NFL player and military officer Wes Carlson (pictured) used a different last name from what he was was born with due to an elementary school teacher's misspelling?

Source: The Herald Palladium ("Carlson's father is Coast Guard Capt Sam J. Carlsen. Note difference in spelling. A grade school teacher spelled the son's name with an "o" and he has used that spelling ever since.")

ALT1: ... that Wes Carlson was a military officer for a ship named after an island he helped capture? Source: same ("he transferred to the Tarawa, a new carrier, and strangely, named for one of the islands that had been captured by Carlson's task force.")
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gerry Snyder
Comment: It looks like I'm slightly late. Hoping for an extension per WP:DYKG: The seven-day limit can be extended for a day or two upon request.

Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 306 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:25, 26 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

This article, promoted to GA on 18 Feb, is new enough for me, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. QPQ done. Both hooks in article, sourced, and the sources check out. I like ALT0, however this variant might be a little snappier:

ALT0a: ... that Wes Carlson used a different name than his father because of a grade school teacher's mistake?

In any case, good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 20:51, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I like your alt better. Maybe tweak it though to ALT0b ... that Wes Carlson used a different last name than his father because of a grade school teacher's mistake? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:18, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me Tenpop421 (talk) 01:34, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]