Template:Did you know nominations/Dale D. Myers

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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 23:51, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Dale D. Myers

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... that a meeting with Charles Lindbergh "did it" for Deputy Administrator of NASA Dale D. Myers (pictured)?

Reviewed: Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
Comment: Yes, I know a hook about his eye-patch would interesting as well but I've yet to find mentions in reliable sources. One (likely unreliable) source says that he began wearing it after a sports car accident.

5x expanded by Crisco 1492 (talk), PumpkinSky (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 14:30, 15 July 2013 (UTC).

Okay, the references for this cannot be checked without access to specific publications. Apart from that, everything seems in order, however, the hook is crap, what about

ALT1: ... that Dale D. Myers refused to accept the position of Deputy Administrator at NASA until president Ronald Reagan made a personal request? ~ R.T.G 17:45, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

The "specific publication" is online, so feel free to open. If you feel the hook is "crap", I beg to differ; readers will likely wonder "did what", which is interesting. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:31, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Apologies for the bluntness. I just thought the hook was a bit lack lustre. Being coached into your career by the president just seemed to be more enticing, and Reagan is a lot more recognizable perhaps than Lindbergh. Would you prefer the hook "..lost his eye..." over "...was commissioned by the president..."? Violence is a tragedy, whereas being endorsed is an honour. Well you'll have my vote if you don't use the eye for a hook. ~ R.T.G 01:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

I'm not going for any eye hooks, no. Leave the ALT up, so the promoter can have his or her choice — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:25, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

~ R.T.G 19:47, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

I was interested in promoting with ALT1, which I prefer to the original, but it needs an independent review; RTG can't approve it since RTG suggested it (per WP:DYKSG#H2). BlueMoonset (talk) 14:15, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

REVIEW COMPLETED - The following has been checked in this review by Maile

QPQ done by Crisco 1492
Earwig @ Toolserver found no copyvio
Article created by Mike Peel on July 4, 2008
Pre-expansion size was a 2-sentence Stub of 292 characters
Expansion began on July 15, 2013 and is currently 3965 characters of readable prose
Every paragraph sourced online
Alt1 is interesting, and referenced online at the end of the appropriate sentence by Ref 10
Image is from NASA and licensed on Commons

Good 2 go — Maile (talk) 21:01, 27 July 2013 (UTC)