- 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 LordPeterII (talk) 19:17, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
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James S. Rains
- ... that according to one historian, James S. Rains made a "significant contribution to the Confederate war effort" by getting drunk? Source: Shea 2009, p. 53
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Walnut Grove Dam
- Comment: Possibly a bit on the negative side for a biographical hook, but the subject has been dead for over 140 years and is primarily known for incompetence and drinking on the job, so I think it's okay here.
Improved to Good Article status by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 04:15, 19 October 2022 (UTC).
Hi Hog Farm, review follows: article promoted to GA 18 October; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; the vast majority of sources are offline, I don't have access to them but more than happy to assume in good faith that there is no overly close paraphrasing from them by this experienced and trustworthy editor; hook is interesting (I had assumed it was a Union officer initially, but I think that's part of its appeal that it keeps the reader guessing); hook is mentioned in article and cited inline (to an offline source); I don't think there is any problem with negativity given the time that has passed; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 09:20, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
