Talk:William Everett Potter

A fact from William Everett Potter appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the ferry General Joe Potter at Walt Disney World is named in honor of Major General William Everett Potter?

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The result was: promoted by Valereee (talk) 15:50, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Steamboat General Joe Potter at Walt Disney World

... that the General Joe Potter ferry at Walt Disney World (pictured) is named in honor of Major General William Everett Potter? Source: "One of the ferries that transports Walt Disney World guests across the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Magic Kingdom was later re-christened the General Joe Potter in his honor." [1]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Maurice Suckling

5x expanded by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:46, 23 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Hawkeye7 (talk), review follows: article more than 5x expanded from 21 December; article is cited inline throughout to reliable sources (a personal memoir is relied upon but this is co-authored by another and published by the US Army so should be reliable enough); I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spot check on some of the sources; image is freely licensed; a QPQ has been carried out; hook fact is interesting, mentioned in article and supported by source. I have only one query, is it actually a steamboat or just made to look like one? The source cited states only that it is a ferry - Dumelow (talk) 08:53, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to our article on Disney riverboats it is, but I have no objection to changing the hook to "ferry". Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:32, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed to "ferry" to match the article and source. All good - Dumelow (talk) 11:08, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]