Template:Did you know nominations/Al-Wathiq
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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 11:13, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
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Al-Wathiq
... that the 9th-century Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq, whose five-year reign is considered by historians as unremarkable, gave his name to the 18th-century Gothic fantasy novel Vathek?Source: "...his brief reign was not distinguished by remarkable events" from the Encyclopaedia of Islam article, and being linked with the novel at Kennedy 2006, p. 231.
- Reviewed: George Harper (lawyer)
Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 16:31, 11 January 2021 (UTC).
Interesting enigmatic person, fine GA on good sources, no copyvio obvious. It may be my lack of English, but "gave his name" sounds like activity after death to me, no? Also waiting for qpq. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Gerda Arendt, QPQ is now done. On the "gave his name", it is not necessary to be an active, deliberate act by the namesake. For example, Amerigo Vespucci "gave his name" to America, but this was something done in his honour by Martin Waldseemüller, not intended by Vespucci himself. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 21:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
- thank you for explaining. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:49, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
Cplakidas I agree with Gerda Arendt's earlier statement. I don't think that one example will work for this particular case and I see how it could confuse readers. What about ALT1: ... that the 9th-century Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq, whose five-year reign is considered by historians as unremarkable, was heavily fictionalized in the 18th-century Gothic fantasy novel Vathek? SL93 (talk) 02:24, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi SL93, I like your suggestion, thanks a lot! Constantine ✍ 13:24, 24 January 2021 (UTC)::
- Gerda Arendt Would you be able to review the alt? SL93 (talk) 00:22, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- - yes --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt Would you be able to review the alt? SL93 (talk) 00:22, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi SL93, I like your suggestion, thanks a lot! Constantine ✍ 13:24, 24 January 2021 (UTC)::
- Hi Gerda Arendt, QPQ is now done. On the "gave his name", it is not necessary to be an active, deliberate act by the namesake. For example, Amerigo Vespucci "gave his name" to America, but this was something done in his honour by Martin Waldseemüller, not intended by Vespucci himself. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 21:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
