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Barton Currie
... that Barton Currie wrote the comic novel Officer 666 (pictured), and a book about tractors?
- Reviewed: not a self-nom
Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Edwardx (talk) at 23:10, 2 September 2014 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. No QPQ needed for non-self-nom. Image is pd. The image is terrific, but the hook is a little flat. Would you like to expand on the Broadway and film adaptations of the novel? Alternately, you may find something else for the hook in material that I added to the Writing Career section. Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:42, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for your additions! I will take a look. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:31, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
- ALT1: ...that Barton Currie edited the Country Gentleman and the Ladies Home Journal, and hired Zane Grey to write for both?
- ALT2:
...that Barton Currie wrote newspaper articles, columns, a comic novel, a book on tractors, and a memoir? - ALT3:
...that in 1909 Barton Currie was the first newspaper man to send a story (from Labrador to New York) by wire to his editor?Drmies (talk) 18:53, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, Drmies. After more than a week waiting for a response from the page creator, I'm ready to go ahead with ALT1, which is verified, cited inline, and excellent. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 19:09, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
- Pulled from prep. Sorry, but there's something very seriously wrong here -- news stories were sent by wire since at least the US Civil War. Anyway, source seems to be saying he sent story by wireLESS (not by WIRE) but I can't really be sure. On top of that, whatever the source says, it's not really one of the highest reliability -- a newspaper recounting a historical event from many decades before. A scholarly source would be much, much better. EEng (talk) 06:33, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- I removed the disputed claim (which was not added by me). There's no reason why it shouldn't go ahead now as it stands? Philafrenzy (talk) 08:28, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
I deferred to Drmies' opinion that ALT3 was the better hook, but IMO it is not hooky for over-50's who know what a wire message is and therefore would not be "hooked" by the hook. I think we should go ahead with ALT1, which at least mentions a famous writer that over-50's may or may not have heard of. ALT1 is verified and cited inline. Yoninah (talk) 09:37, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Alt1 is good I think. Philafrenzy (talk) 09:40, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- May I meddle? How about:
- ALT4 ... that Ladies Home Journal editor Barton Currie authored The Tractor and Its Influence Upon the Agricultural Implement Industry, a book bibliomania, and the comic novel Officer 666?
- EEng (talk) 17:45, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, not everyone shares your fascination with tractors EE. Alt 1 is nicely constructed and quirky. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:34, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Now so much a tractor fascination as a tractor attraction. Anyway, I thought the range of his endeavors was amusing, but it was just a suggestion. EEng (talk) 21:06, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Indeed they are which is why we had the original hook. I am not sure why it was struck. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:54, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Now so much a tractor fascination as a tractor attraction. Anyway, I thought the range of his endeavors was amusing, but it was just a suggestion. EEng (talk) 21:06, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, not everyone shares your fascination with tractors EE. Alt 1 is nicely constructed and quirky. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:34, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
Re-highlighting approval for ALT1. Yoninah (talk) 11:57, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
