Template:Did you know nominations/Ernest William Moir
- 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 Yoninah (talk) 00:13, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
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Ernest William Moir
[edit]- ... that civil engineer Ernest William Moir invented the first medical airlock? [1][2][3]
Created by Jack1956 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:03, 3 December 2016 (UTC).
New enough. Long enough. Earwig and spot checking found no significant close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations or plagiarism. NPOV. QPQ done. Well cited article. Hook is good, but may be overstating the case. The cited text states, "pioneered the use of an airlock chamber for treating decompression sickness". I think we need a more explicit cited statement. Edwardx (talk) 14:41, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. I have added two references for Moir's patents for the airlock which show it was his invention. Of course, only the inventor of a product can apply for a patent. Jack1956 (talk) 15:08, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, Jack1956. Sorry to be a pedant, but DYK requires, "hook fact is accurate and cited with an inline citation in the article". At the moment, what we have is, "He is credited with inventing the first medical airlock" in the lead, but that is not cited. The hook fact needs to be repeated and cited in the body text. Moir may well have patented an airlock, but we need a secondary source that states that it was "the first medical airlock". Edwardx (talk) 13:51, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
- I have added two links that state that it was the first medical airlock and that he invented it. If this still isn't what's required I'm going to call it a day on this nomination. Jack1956 (talk) 10:22, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
Excellent. That was just what was needed. Once an issue like this with a hook is raised, it has to be properly resolved, or we will both be called out for it later on in the process. It's a great article and a great hook, and it would have been a shame to lose it. Edwardx (talk) 10:54, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
References
- ^ John L. Phillips, The Bends: Compressed Air in the History of Science, Diving, and Engineering, Yale University Press (1998) - Google Books p 103
- ^ James P. Delgado, Misadventures of a Civil War Submarine: Iron, Guns, and Pearls, Texas A&M University Press (2012) - Google Books p182
- ^ Centenary of the opening of the Blackwall Tunnel - Greenwich Peninsula History: The history of the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London