Template:Did you know nominations/USS Albany (1846)

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:42, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

USS Albany (1846)

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• ... that the USS Albany (1846) sank off the coast of Venezuela in September 1853 with a crew of offspring of prominent political men: James Gerry, son of Elbridge Gerry, formerly Vice President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, grandson of the second president and nephew of the sixth, and Bennet Israel Riley, son of Brevet General Bennet C. Riley, former military governor of California during its statehood controversy? Navy Casualty Reports, 1776–1941, Lost and Wrecked Ships, Explosions and Steam Casualties, p. 5, Fold3 12-003. Accessed 3 November 2015.

Improved to Good Article status by Auntieruth55 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:11, 2 January 2017 (UTC).

• Comment only That hook is far above the 200 character limit. And the usual spelling is "Venezuela". Edwardx (talk) 20:03, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

• "far above?" maybe by 20. I shortened it. It is well under 200 now. And Venezuela is spelled in standard now. auntieruth (talk) 15:35, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

• @Auntieruth55: The character count is regarding the amount of letters/numbers/etc. in the nomination, rather than the number of words. As worded, the proposed hook is way over limit with 464 characters. See WP:DYKHOOK for more information. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:40, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

• @Northamerica1000: I've shortened it a little bit, but I cannot change the names of the articles to which it links. If this is unsatisfactory, then it doesn't need to go on DYK. auntieruth (talk) 14:54, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

• @Auntieruth55: Check out the alt suggestion below. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:57, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the USS Albany sank off the coast of Venezuela in 1853 with a crew of offspring of prominent political men?

• @Northamerica1000: I'm okay with it, although it's pretty boring. How about...

• ALT2:...when the USS Albany disappeared off the coast of Venezuela in 1853, its crew included the offspring of several prominent political men? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Auntieruth55 (talk • contribs) 22:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

• Full review needed now that ALT hooks have been proposed. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:59, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

• This article is a newly promoted GA and meets the length and timeliness criteria. Approving ALT2. The prominent crew members numbered three out of a full crew of nearly two hundred people, so ALT1 will not do. The article is neutral, and neither Earwig nor I detected any policy issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:52, 5 February 2017 (UTC)