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:::::*[[User:12george1|12george1]], you have sources that disagree with each other, and those same disagreements are in the article text: the contemporaneous report (FN2) states clearly that a particular building survived (which wasn't a lighthouse), and the source you've just pointed to (FN5) says nothing survived except the lighthouse. FN5 also says ten people died from the storm, while FN3 mentions the 15 people from a single family who died, and also later cites Dunn and Miller 1960 for a "considerable loss of life" statement. Not only do you have to reconcile these discrepancies in the article, but I frankly think the FN2 contemporaneous source is more trustworthy, as it's far more detailed, and renders the current hook untenable. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 18:17, 5 May 2014 (UTC) | :::::*[[User:12george1|12george1]], you have sources that disagree with each other, and those same disagreements are in the article text: the contemporaneous report (FN2) states clearly that a particular building survived (which wasn't a lighthouse), and the source you've just pointed to (FN5) says nothing survived except the lighthouse. FN5 also says ten people died from the storm, while FN3 mentions the 15 people from a single family who died, and also later cites Dunn and Miller 1960 for a "considerable loss of life" statement. Not only do you have to reconcile these discrepancies in the article, but I frankly think the FN2 contemporaneous source is more trustworthy, as it's far more detailed, and renders the current hook untenable. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 18:17, 5 May 2014 (UTC) | ||
− | + | ::::::*{{ping|BlueMoonset}}, should I add an alternate hook stating that the lighthouse and an office building remained standing?--[[User:12george1|12george1]] ([[User talk:12george1|talk]]) 18:37, 5 May 2014 (UTC) | |
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1901 Louisiana hurricane
- ... that a hurricane in Louisiana in 1901 destroyed everything in Port Eads, except the lighthouse?
- Reviewed: Vika Lusibaea
Created by 12george1 (talk). Self nominated at 15:23, 1 May 2014 (UTC).
I don't see that the hook fact is confirmed. The article and the source both say that the office building/small cabin used by the weather service "weathered the storm", so it survived as well. Indeed, I don't see anything in Alciatore's report in the source that indicates that sort of widespread destruction in Port Eads, and I can't find mention of the Port Eads lighthouse there. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:30, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
- I had it sourced by the wrong reference. Should be good now.--12george1 (talk) 16:10, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
- Template:Ping My bad, thanks for pointing out. I had to assume good faith based on the verification of the same fact mentioned here. Template:Ping It would be nice if you add page numbers for large PDF files. —Vensatry (ping) 16:53, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
- 12george1, you have sources that disagree with each other, and those same disagreements are in the article text: the contemporaneous report (FN2) states clearly that a particular building survived (which wasn't a lighthouse), and the source you've just pointed to (FN5) says nothing survived except the lighthouse. FN5 also says ten people died from the storm, while FN3 mentions the 15 people from a single family who died, and also later cites Dunn and Miller 1960 for a "considerable loss of life" statement. Not only do you have to reconcile these discrepancies in the article, but I frankly think the FN2 contemporaneous source is more trustworthy, as it's far more detailed, and renders the current hook untenable. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:17, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
- Template:Ping, should I add an alternate hook stating that the lighthouse and an office building remained standing?--12george1 (talk) 18:37, 5 May 2014 (UTC)