- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
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Sampson Mathews
- ... that Colonel Sampson Mathews was called on by Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson to resist the January, 1781 Virginia invasion of turncoat Benedict Arnold during the American Revolutionary War?
- ALT1:... that Sampson Mathews was nicknamed the "master driver of cattle" for transporting over one hundred cattle 160 miles through the Allegheny mountains in 19 days in preparation for the Battle of Point Pleasant of Dunmore's War?
Improved to Good Article status by Newtack101 (talk). Self-nominated (talk) at 17:37, 24 April 2020 (UTC).
ALT1 has elements not expressly stated within the article that I could see. The issue here is that the time and distance aren't mentioned. This needs to be added to satisfy WP:DYKRULES 3a. Otherwise, it looks okay to me. --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:51, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- Hi TheSandDoctor, thanks for reviewing this submission. I'm not sure if I know what you mean by time and distance not being mentioned -- do you mean the DYK hook is missing these things, or the article itself? Either way, I'm happy to make changes. Thanks, Newtack101 (talk) 12:19, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Newtack101: The article. Sorry I wasn't clearer. --TheSandDoctor Talk 19:52, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
- TheSandDoctor Thanks. So, by time you mean January, and by distance you mean how far he had to march? Sorry, I'm struggling. Newtack101 (talk) 02:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Newtack101: "160 miles through the Allegheny mountains in 19 days". 160 miles and 19 days are not mentioned in the article that I could see. --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:34, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- TheSandDoctor Ohh, okay, I misinterpreted ALT1 as being the first of the two. My bad. The 160 miles in 19 days is in a direct quote towards the bottom of the Earl Life and Indian Wars section. "During nineteen entire days, this gallant band pressed forward descending from the height of the Allegheny mountains to the mouth of the Kenawha [sic], a distance of one hundred and sixty miles." Newtack101 (talk) 02:39, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) In that case,
good to go. Thanks @Newtack101: and apologies for the confusion. --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:42, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) In that case,
- TheSandDoctor Ohh, okay, I misinterpreted ALT1 as being the first of the two. My bad. The 160 miles in 19 days is in a direct quote towards the bottom of the Earl Life and Indian Wars section. "During nineteen entire days, this gallant band pressed forward descending from the height of the Allegheny mountains to the mouth of the Kenawha [sic], a distance of one hundred and sixty miles." Newtack101 (talk) 02:39, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Newtack101: "160 miles through the Allegheny mountains in 19 days". 160 miles and 19 days are not mentioned in the article that I could see. --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:34, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- TheSandDoctor Thanks. So, by time you mean January, and by distance you mean how far he had to march? Sorry, I'm struggling. Newtack101 (talk) 02:17, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Newtack101: The article. Sorry I wasn't clearer. --TheSandDoctor Talk 19:52, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
