Talk:Denis Garrett

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A fact from Denis Garrett appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 March 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the British mycologist Denis Garrett, "one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists", once bought plastic lavatory cisterns for his laboratory to use in experiments?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Denis Garrett.

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 19:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the British mycologist Denis Garrett, "one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists", once bought plastic lavatory cisterns for his laboratory to use in experiments? Source: Quotation: "His techniques were simple too; he was one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists." [1] p14. Lavatory cistern: "But all took comfort from the fact that we had been asked to use jam jars and not the substandard black lavatory cisterns that Garrett had bought some years earlier as ideal soil containers for glasshouse work. ... they are described as "soil containers made from a black plastic material and with a hole in the bottom for drainage;" [2] p33
- ALT1:... that Sally Smith said the British mycologist Denis Garrett "gave a real feel to the cold, dark, wet world below"? Source: "Dr Sally Smith (who was one of the first of his students to use modern techniques of radioactive tracers and chromatography for her work)... 'he had the ability to transpose above-ground ecological concepts to soil and express them in ways which gave a real feel to the cold, dark, wet world below. ...' Dr Smith further writes:" jstor, p183)

Reviewed: Alfred Woodford
Comment: Having read the low-hit hooks discussion, experimenting with deliberately mysterious in Alt1.

Moved to mainspace by Espresso Addict (talk). Self-nominated at 04:55, 11 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new, long enough, neutrally (and very well) written, properly sourced, and free of copyvio. (Earwig gave a few hits, but they were mostly for the names of the subject's publications, and one mirror site.) Hooks are hooky and interesting, properly sourced, and of the right length. Images are appropriately licensed (the main image is fair use, so can't be used with the hook, but it's not part of the nomination so not a problem). QPQ is done. Good to go. GirthSummit _(blether) 18:22, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Additional comment I'm no good at predicting which hooks will be hookier ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Either of these works for me. GirthSummit _(blether) 18:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]