Talk:George Frederick Cumming Smillie

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A fact from George Frederick Cumming Smillie appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 November 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a portrait engraver made the controversial decision to change a Sioux chief's war bonnet so that it would fit on the 1899 United States five-dollar silver certificate?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 08:08, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Smillie

... that a portrait engraver (pictured) made the controversial decision to change a Sioux chief's war bonnet so that it would fit on the 1899 United States five-dollar Silver Certificate?

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Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik
Comment: Could also use the image of the man File:George Frederick Cumming Smillie.jpg. Not sure I like his left accidental hand gesture in the image.

Moved to mainspace by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 157 past nominations.

Bruxton (talk) 22:06, 27 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough and long enough. Image is free, though a crop may help. Earwig shows 3.8%, which is good. Only comment I have (choppy prose) is not a DYK issue. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:18, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]