Talk:Charles Dinsmoor

Charles Dinsmoor was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
March 17, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed
February 25, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 25, 2008.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Charles Dinsmoor invented the endless chain tractor in 1886, forerunner of the continuous track vehicle?

Current status: Delisted good article

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Patent

The patent is in the public domain. The drawing from it, or a part, might be a good illustration for this article (better than the modern tracked vehicle photo used now). Google patents has it at this link. An example image showing how to tag this is at Image:Pinsetter patent 2973204 diagram excerpt crop.png... I would be happy to do this if it's thought useful. ++Lar: t/c 13:31, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Part of the drawing of the public domain patent illustrating the endless chain tractor would be better than my picture, I would have to agree. If you know where there is such a public domain picture and can put it into the article, please go ahead and then just remove my picture. The reference wording I took directly out of Scientific American of December 18, 1886. Don't know for sure if Dinsmoor's invention is "the one that counted", however it appears to me to be a "forerunner" - predecessor, one that appeared in advance of the continous track. --Doug Coldwell ^talk 21:33, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I gave you the link to the Google page on the patent. It has the drawing. Just zoom in and screen grab it, then use the other patent diagram as a reference on how to create the image on Commons. If you're still not clear on what to do, I'll check back in a while and see if I can help. Nice article. (if you plan to write about historic inventions or inventors, Google Patents is an invaluable resource. I've used it a fair bit and highly recommend it)... ++Lar: t/c 22:43, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for ideas. Put in the patent sketch instead of the picture. It better fits the article. Missed the sketch the first time I looked at the Patent. Google Patents will be a great source as I do write a lot on inventors as you can see from my DYKs on my Talk page. Interesting you happened to have picked the pinsetter as I used to work for Brunswick Corporation for many years. I was an Engineering technician that repaired Automatic scorers throughout the United States. Thanks again for help. --Doug Coldwell ^talk 23:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No mention

There is no mention of Dinsmore in Continuous_track, there are a number of other inventors credited, including some that vastly predate. Are we sure about this invention actually being the one that counted? ++Lar: t/c 13:35, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Charles Dinsmoor/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 21:40, 12 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man Thanks for taking.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 17:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Infobox header says "Frederick dinsmoor".

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"a nineteenth-century American" no need for century (that's a given based on his birth/death) and no need to link American.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"to the bar" link.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Could put some geographical context in the lead.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Ireland but are from" were?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"1834.[1] Dinsmoor's family genealogy.." His family...

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think his "ancestors" sentence belongs with these sentences.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"arrive in America, John Dinsmoor. John came to America" repetitive.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"from Londonderry, Ireland and" comma after Ireland.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"governor of New Hampshire"" link?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Congress" link?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

" Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr." these no longer use commas.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"New England" link.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Elk Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania has an article.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:50, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"became a student" where? How?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:39, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"... business for about eleven years in the same cities. The printing he did while teaching and attending school" merge.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:39, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"During the last three of this time he" years? And "of this time" is awkward phrasing.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:39, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"and was in that" -> "and held that"

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:53, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"he was twenty-two years old." do you mean he started a year-long course when he was 22?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"admitted to the bar of " link.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:26, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"assistant United States marshal" what does this mean? Is there a link?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"1860 census" link?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Dinsmoor has been" Dinsmoor was?

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Link Oddfellows.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"his health failed. The last five years of his life he had failing health " bit repetitive again, suggest a reword to merge to avoid the repeat.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

" (b. 10/17/1867)" write out in prose.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Link "patent No".

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

" of Stockton, California in" comma after Cali.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"after the subject of this article" not how we write things.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ref 9, en-dash in the year range in the title.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"1886" is not a helpful caption.

Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's all I have so it's on hold for now. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:39, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for review. I'll start on the issues tomorrow.--Doug Coldwell (talk)

@The Rambling Man: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:18, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I made a few tweaks. Passing. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:22, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment

This article is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]