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Revision as of 05:39, 6 October 2012 by imported>Cbl62 (complete review -- pass)
Terry Plank
- ... that Terry Plank, awarded a 2012 MacArthur genius grant, grew up in a rock quarry and was the youngest member of the Delaware Mineralogical Society ....?
- Reviewed: Thompson-Starrett Co.
Created/expanded by Dmadeo (talk). Self nom at 05:18, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Article is new enough (created 10/3) and long enough. The hook fact is interesting, and there is reliable inline citation for the MacArthur genius grant. The other bits about growing up in a rock quarry and being the youngest member of the rock society are sourced to comments made by Plank in an interview published by Columbia (with which she is affiliated/employed). While some might quibble about the independence of the sourcing, I think we can take the award of a genius grant winner on the question of where she grew up. The article is well written and has in-line citations. I'm a little concerned that three of the four sources for the article lack independence (her personal CV, her home page, and the interview published on the Columbia web site), but I see that as something to be improved rather than a reason to reject the nomination. Spot-checking of sources reveals no evidence of copyright violation or plagiarism. QPQ is complete. No picture to review. Cbl62 (talk) 05:39, 6 October 2012 (UTC)