Talk:Obelisk Monument

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by BorgQueen (talk) 21:17, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Obelisk Monument, also known as Siege Monument in Srirangapatna.

... that Obelisk Monument (pictured), built in 1907 by the Wodeyars of Mysore, commemorates British General Harris and his soldiers who led the Siege of Srirangapatna (1799) against Tipu Sultan? Source: Ref 1. Obelisk, A Forgotten Monument At Srirangapatna, Ref 7 Srirangapatna, and Ref 8. Obelisk Monument, Srirangapatna: Edward, Prince of Wales. Royal Tour of India, 1921-1922
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Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 11:05, 30 January 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Obelisk Monument, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I'll begin my review now! -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 20:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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

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Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - There seems to be possible accidental plagiarism for the source from Star of Mysore; after running it through Earwig, I see that a number of statements within the article are very similar to those within the article (though, I do acknowledge the quote from the plaque). The most prominent two include ...as a mark of gratitude by the Wadiyars for getting back their throne... and ...the number of soldiers and officers wounded, killed or missing for the siege (5 April to 4th May 1799). The final... If another editor feels these are fine, then please correct me, but I was just hesitant about these phrases.

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: - Unsure about this; @Nvvchar: could you give me a review you've done?
Overall: See above; if the above things can be fixed, I'm all good to promote. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 20:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: @Nvvchar: Did you copy the content from Siege of Seringapatam (1799)? You did not attribute the copy as required, see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia and repair the attribution as described at WP:RIA. Also, that article has a citation needed template for the phrase " The Governor-General of India, Richard Wellesley, planned the opening of a breach in the walls of Seringapatam". Could you provide a quote [and add it to the sentence in the article] from either of the references: Windmer (2021) or Naravane (2014) - ref #2 and #3 which I assume verify that claim? — DaxServer (t · m · c) 22:44, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have addressed the issues mentioned by you. I have added an URL to Naravane's book. I have reworked the para related to the Governor-General of India, justifying his action with new reference. I have attributed ref to the text taken from the artcile Siege of Seringapatam (1799). I have also reworded the sentences related to the text in the plaque. I was under the impression that quotes need not to be paraphrased but only just quoted. I am searching for a suitable article in the DYK for review and will do it soon. I may be a little daffe because of my age (84). Thanks for the review. Nvvchar. 12:08, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I withdraw this nomination. Nvvchar. 13:21, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]