Talk:Parkville, Summit County, Colorado

A fact from Parkville, Summit County, Colorado appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Parkville lost out on becoming the Colorado Territory's capital by eleven votes and is now a ghost town largely buried under mining waste?

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Here are some sources collected at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Colorado: [1], [2], [3], and [4] ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:15, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 02:03, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the territorial gold minted in Parkville, Colorado, was distrusted for its low quality? Source: "Colorado Gold!". Colorado Springs, CO: American Numismatic Association. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Money.org.
- ALT1: ... that the ghost town of Parkville, Colorado, was once the largest town in the region but lost out on remaining the seat of Summit County by eleven votes? Source: Miller, Ruth (November 6, 2002). "Parkville becomes Colorado ghost town". Colorado Community Media. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Bentley Hart

Created by Pbritti (talk) and Buaidh (talk). Nominated by Pbritti (talk) at 17:42, 6 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Parkville, Colorado; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[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 eligibility:

Cited: - * First proposed hook is a little weak: "distrusted for its low quality" is vague, and "low quality" is a bit of an extrapolation. The source says "inconsistent weights and fineness": I can't think of any reason not to quote (or more closely paraphrase) that short phrase in the article and hook.
Second proposed hook also has a problem. It says "remaining the seat of Summit County" (emphasis mine). The cited article does not indicate that it was ever the seat.
Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Jmabel | Talk ~~03:13, 7 March 2023 (UTC)~~ REVISED 21:12, 7 March 2023 (UTC), status changed to "yes"[reply]

@Jmabel: Thanks for the quick review and expect a response on those issues shortly! Apologies in advance if it isn't today UTC, but it should be. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:48, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel: Ok, so some fixes have been done.

ALT2: ... that the territorial gold minted in Parkville, Colorado, was lost public confidence due to their appearance varying weight? Same source as before
ALT3: ... that Parkville lost out on becoming the Colorado Territory's capital by eleven votes and is now a largely buried ghost town? Jessen, Kenneth (12 May 2018). "Largest town in Summit County buried". Loveland Reporter-Herald. Loveland, CO. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

I should also add that a QPQ was necessary for me (I've done quite a few DYKs). ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:04, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How about (slightly tighter & clearer):

ALT2A: ... that the territorial gold tokens minted in Parkville, Colorado lost public confidence due to their varying fineness and weight? Same source as before

I see no indication in the article or source that Parkville was a contender for Territorial capital; just for seat of Summit County. - Jmabel | Talk 20:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel: The territorial capital factoid is found in the second sentence of the third paragraph of the History section (Parkville would lose a 1861 vote to become the territorial capital by eleven votes) and is sourced to the Loveland Reporter-Herald article ("the town lost by only 11 votes to become Colorado’s territorial capitol."). I prefer your version in ALT2A, thank you for suggesting it! ~ Pbritti (talk) 20:34, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Got it. You are right. So either ALT2A or ALT3 would be acceptable. Do you have a preference? - Jmabel | Talk 20:40, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Or ALT3A: ... that Parkville lost out on becoming the Colorado Territory's capital by eleven votes and is now a ghost town largely buried under mining waste? (no change to reference) - Jmabel | Talk 20:45, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Jmabel: I'm cool with both your modified versions; if you approve those will be my preferences with ALT3A my favorite one! Thanks so much for your help and your patience! ~ Pbritti (talk) 20:54, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - for ALT3A - Jmabel | Talk 21:13, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]