Template:Did you know nominations/Evans Bay Patent Slip

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 16:53, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Evans Bay Patent Slip

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... that the Evans Bay Patent Slip was built in 1871 using hundreds of tons of machinery that had sat on a beach for five years? Source: "However, in 1866 a British firm had sent hundreds of tonnes of machinery to Evans Bay, where it sat for five years until locals, backed by British investors, formed the Wellington Patent Slip Company (WPSCo)." https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/evans-bay-patent-slip
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Improved to Good Article status by Wainuiomartian (talk) and Marshelec (talk). Nominated by Wainuiomartian (talk) at 06:01, 26 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/Evans Bay Patent Slip, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

@Wainuiomartian: Promoted to GA status on Jan 26, new enough. Sufficient length and sourcing looks good. Hook is backed up by article and fairly interesting. This looks good to me, just waiting on QPQ. Kafoxe (talk) 16:15, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

@Kafoxe: thanks, it's my first DYK nomination so exempt from QPQ.

Ah, wasn't aware. On the other side of the coin, this is my first review. :) In that case, this is good to go. Kafoxe (talk) 21:33, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

@Wainuiomartian and Kafoxe: The article has some close paraphrasing problems. I haven't checked out the whole article, I just ran a quick comparison with this source and found the following:

Article: In 1866, Kennards sent hundreds of tons of machinery to Evans Bay, but there was a dispute, and the equipment sat there for five years until locals backed by British investors formed the Wellington Patent Slip Company (WPSCo). Source: In 1866 a British firm had sent hundreds of tonnes of machinery to Evans Bay, where it sat for five years until locals, backed by British investors, formed the Wellington Patent Slip Company (WPSCo).

Article: Ships of 2,000 tons or more could be winched up the slip, but without the expected big Panama liners, most ships were smaller and less profitable. Source: Ships of 2000 tons or more could be winched up along a rail track and into the WPSCo’s complex, but without the expected big Panama liners, most customers were smaller – and therefore less profitable.

Sojourner in the earth (talk) 12:30, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

@Sojourner in the earth and Kafoxe: Thanks for spotting that. I believe I have fixed those sections.Wainuiomartian (talk) 19:32, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll leave it to Kafoxe or another reviewer to check whether the article is good to go. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 19:48, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

I'll take a look. jengod (talk) 05:09, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

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Long enough, good articled recently enough, hook is interested and source-verified, NPOV, and earwig is happy. I did a spot check of three sources and didn't see any other instances of close paraphrasing. Good to go. jengod (talk) 05:40, 23 February 2023 (UTC)