Template:Did you know nominations/Ostrich farming in the Philippines

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The result was: promoted by Orlady (talk) 04:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Ostrich farming in the Philippines

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... that ostrich farming in the Philippines is being supported by the Philippines Department of Agriculture as one of the solutions that will help prevent food security problem in Southeast Asia?

Reviewed: Schwester Selma
Comment: ALT2: ... that ostrich farming in the Philippines can help prevent the occurrence of food security problem in Southeast Asia?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nominated at 15:58, 28 December 2013 (UTC).

Age, article length, and QPQ all check out. No plagiarism or close paraphrasing issues are apparent. This is an interesting subject. I'm concerned that the piece depends too much on the website of one company, Philippine Ostrich & Crocodile Farms, Inc. That's a reliable source for some aspects of the company's history, but statements about the broader industry (like that this company was the first ostrich farm in the Philippines) need independent sources. So I'd like to see more sources found or the prose changed (shouldn't be too hard) to bring this in line with the WP:NPOV policy. Also I might like to change the hook a little. The source dates from the 2008 food crisis and mentions that specifically as a motivation. Unless another source exists showing this is an ongoing thing, the hook should probably be past tense. For example:

ALT3: ... that ostrich farming in the Philippines was promoted by the Philippines Department of Agriculture during the food crisis of 2008?

Post-dated sig: Lagrange 613 23:23, 11 January 2014‎ (UTC)

I've been trying to find other sources, just like you wanted, but so far no luck. Only able to add a sentence in article with a ref for another farm in Philippines. - AnakngAraw (talk) 01:39, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Here's a local government website that calls it "the first combined ostrich and crocodile farm in the Philippines." Lagrange 613 01:57, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Added that to the article. - AnakngAraw (talk) 00:59, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Now, how do we proceed from here on in relation to DYKship? - AnakngAraw (talk) 01:00, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I will take another look tomorrow (U.S. time). Lagrange 613 07:30, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

We're almost there. All that's needed now is for the article to accurately reflect the scope of the Department of Agriculture's promotion of ostrich farming. If it's an ongoing thing that has lasted after the food crisis, we need a source confirming that. Otherwise the article's text should reflect that the promotion was in response to the crisis. Either way it shouldn't take you too long. Lagrange 613 18:09, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

No response in over two weeks; creator has not edited since January 15. This will soon be closed as unsuccessful if action is not taken on the issues raised. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:15, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

I urge potential closers to exercise some patience. AnakngAraw is a valuable contributor with an irregular schedule, and this topic area is underrepresented on Wikipedia. Lagrange 613 17:51, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Rather than see this nomination expire I've made the change myself. I've done a bit of work on this article myself, so someone else might want to take over the review to ensure an independent look. Lagrange 613 03:54, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

New reviewer needed to conclude the review and check the hooks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:47, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

ALT3 hook looks like a good, catchy combination of 1 and 2. It is cited in the news article immediately following, with a reliable source. Looks good to go! Sionk (talk) 00:22, 6 February 2014 (UTC)