Template:Did you know nominations/2007 Greensburg tornado
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 17:35, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
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2007 Greensburg tornado
- ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first EF5-rated tornado to hit the United States? Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267555392_Damage_survey_of_the_Greensburg_KS_tornado
- ALT1: ... that Greensburg, Kansas, after being hit by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, was rebuilt with the goal of making it a "green town"? Source: https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/assets/pdfs/53539.pdf
- ALT2: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado devastated Greensburg, Kansas, leaving 95% of the town damaged to some degree? Source: https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/assets/pdfs/53539.pdf
- ALT3: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was one of only nine EF5-rated tornadoes to touch down in the United States? Source: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html
- ALT4: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide? Source: https://www.greensburgks.org/community/pages/2007-ef5-tornado
- ALT5: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado had up to ten smaller tornadoes rotating around it? Source: https://data.cincinnati.com/tornado-archive/kansas/37297/
- ALT6: ... that after hitting Greensburg, Kansas, the 2007 Greensburg tornado looped around, almost hitting the town again? Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267555392_Damage_survey_of_the_Greensburg_KS_tornado
- ALT7: ... that Greensburg, a documentary series about recovery efforts following the 2007 Greensburg tornado, was created by Leonardo DiCaprio? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005072555/http://www.greensburgks.org/news/greensburg-season-3-to-air-on-planet-green/
- ALT8: ... that although the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first to be rated F5/EF5 in the United States in nine years, the next F5/EF5 tornado would occur in Canada a month later? Source: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html and https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/this-day-in-weather-history-june-22-2007-elie-manitoba-tornado
- ALT9: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first "incredible tornado" to hit the United States? Source: https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/how-damage-determines-a-tornados-rating-from-fujita-to-enhanced-fujita/#:~:text=EF%2D4%3A%20Devastating%20damage%20(,damage%20(Over%20200%20mph).
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Manhasset
- Comment: Damage Survey authors considered experts in their field (see Timothy P. Marshall).
EF5 13:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC).
Some issues present - article is a GA and well cited. Alt1 and Alt5 are the most interesting - I'd say use Alt1 as it's well cited and interesting, but Alt5 would also be good. The extended quote from Blagojevich shows up as a copyright violation, and I think it should be cut down as he was the governor of Illinois, not Kansas - the quote, including the in-text attribution, appears to be lifted directly from the cited source as well. I definitely don't think Blagojevich's prose text should be longer than George Bush's - governor of a non-neighboring state, vs president of the country. Apart from that copyvio concerns, everything else looks good from a spot check. Departure– (talk) 15:53, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Done. I prefer ALT5 as well, if not ALT0. EF5 15:57, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Aside from that, it still shows up as a possible violation, but this appears to be due to the tornado emergency text which is public domain, and also a few technical and extremely generic descriptions. Nothing too serious, nor anything requiring action.
Good to go! Departure– (talk) 16:04, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Aside from that, it still shows up as a possible violation, but this appears to be due to the tornado emergency text which is public domain, and also a few technical and extremely generic descriptions. Nothing too serious, nor anything requiring action.
