Template:Did you know nominations/Oscar H. Banker

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 08:57, 14 March 2013 (UTC).

Oscar H. Banker

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... that the "father of the automatic transmission" was Oscar H. Banker, an ethnic Armenian?

Reviewed: Afghan Local Police

Created by Proudbolsahye (talk). Self nominated at 19:03, 28 February 2013 (UTC).

Article is new enough, long enough, pretty interesting actually. Hook is fine. Verified against online source. QPQ done. Can we have a sources for the last sentence? Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:24, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Issues fixed. Proudbolsahye (talk) 16:49, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
- Good to go.

The article itself appears to be OK except for a reference glitch, but why is it important to note that the subject was an "ethnic Armenian" stuff? Are ethnic Armenians otherwise unable to invent things? The assertion is completely unrelated to the rest of the hook and appears in almost every biography-related hook you submitted for DYK. Surtsicna (talk) 16:59, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

- - ALT: ... that Oscar H. Banker was the "father of the automatic transmission"? Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Armenian American inventor Oscar H. Banker is considered the "father of the automatic transmission"? Proudbolsahye (talk) 19:18, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Both alternative hooks are OK. Surtsicna (talk) 20:18, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

I personally like ALT1. It is more elaborate and flows better. Proudbolsahye (talk) 01:10, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

...and it describes him as Armenian. Surtsicna (talk) 08:49, 14 March 2013 (UTC)