Template:Did you know nominations/Hugh Bolton Jones

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 01:46, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Hugh Bolton Jones

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~~... that Hugh Bolton Jones's 1874 painting Summer in the Blue Ridge (pictured) was exhibited at the National Academy of Design and was highly praised?~~

Comment: Not a self-nom.

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 21:54, 27 August 2014 (UTC).

Article's good length, neutral, properly sourced, no issues, although I think the lead needs to be longer (and well, I've never seen an article written in a style like this before, so many line breaks). Only problem is that the hook seems a little, well, bland. Think you could find a more interesting and hooky fact? It's just that a good artist is bound to have highly praised works by nature, so how about:

ALT 1: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones was best known for his paintings (example pictured) of the flat countrysides of New England and New Jersey?

ViperSnake151 Talk 02:50, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

@ViperSnake151 I expanded the lead a bit. (The line breaks are because I have poor vision and coordination and find it easier to rearrange sentences that start on new lines). I am fine with both hooks above. Other possibles would be ALT2 and ALT3 below: Aymatth2 (talk) 02:15, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

ALT 2: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones exhibited paintings such as Summer in the Blue Ridge (pictured) at the National Academy of Design for sixty years?

ALT 3: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones exhibited at the National Academy of Design for sixty years?

New reviewer needed to complete review. (I don't see any mention of a close paraphrase check, so that should probably be included.) BlueMoonset (talk) 04:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

This article is new enough and long enough. Going for ALT1 which has an inline citation (ALT2 and ALT3 do not). The image is in the public domain and I detected no copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

, @Cwmhiraeth and Dr. Blofeld: How is the hook interesting? I find the hook very bland. Sorry for the inconvenience - NickGibson3900 ^Talk 07:30, 13 October 2014 (UTC) - Forgot to ping @Aymatth2: -NickGibson3900 ^Talk 07:57, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

The problem is that Jones's life seems to have been as placid as his paintings. I have over-cited a bit to support:

ALT 4: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones exhibited at the National Academy of Design for sixty years?

ALT 5: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones made his own frames?

ALT 6: ... that Hugh Bolton Jones exhibited Summer in the Blue Ridge (pictured) at the National Academy of Design in 1874?

ALT4 has a touch of mystery, perhaps, although the reader who clicks on the link may be disappointed. Aymatth2 (talk) 11:55, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

@Aymatth2: I'd say ALT 4 is the most interesting one. -- NickGibson3900 ^Talk 04:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
New reviewer needed for ALTs - NickGibson3900 ^Talk 04:34, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Repeating my tick for ALT4, ALT5 and ALT6, all of which have inline citations. I detected no neutrality or copyright issues. A hook being interesting is a very subjective judgement so I will leave actual choice of hook to the promotor. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:34, 18 October 2014 (UTC)