Template:Did you know nominations/Penny4NASA
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 14:09, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
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Penny4NASA
[edit]- ... that the Penny4NASA campaign, inspired by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, seeks to advance the mission of United States spaceflight programs?
Created by Nmillerche (talk). Self nominated at 01:19, 8 March 2014 (UTC).
- I added the astrophysicist link to help explain who is is, feel free to remove if it doesn't help. Sportfan5000 (talk) 18:04, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Comment I'm preparing to review, but would like to suggest an alternate hook, as support for the current one is vague.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 18:53, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that the Penny4NASA campaign, inspired by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, seeks to double NASA's funding to the level of one penny per taxpayer per dollar?
The article is long enough, free of close paraphrasing concerns per DD, new when nominated, cites sources according to rules, is neutral in tone, and so on. I'm worried about notability, though, since none of the sources seem to be secondary and independent. I can't find anything in the news about this organization other than a few letters to the editor. There's nothing in the DYK reviewing rules that forbids this, as far as I can see, though, so I'm not sure what to recommend. Perhaps a more experienced reviewer than I could take a look at things or offer advice?— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 19:09, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- DYK rules require an article to meet all the core policies, including notability. I share your concerns about this article; it's sourced to blogs, podcasts, government websites, YouTube, and Penny4NASA.org, and I can't find any better sources online. I don't think it's notable enough right now to sustain a stand-alone article, although some of this information could be merged into Neil deGrasse Tyson. If User:Nmillerche disagrees, the easiest way to settle the matter would be to AfD the article and see if it survives. DoctorKubla (talk) 17:37, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
Some of the information is stated in the Neil deGrasse Tyson article, but perhaps some of that could be expanded upon, provided due weight is applied. I do not disagree with your concerns. Sometimes the best way to gauge whether or not an article meets the required guidelines, especially if it has been in progress for quite a while, is to gain feedback from other editors. Nmillerche (talk) 18:52, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
- I cannot judge the notability of this article very easily from the sources currently used. Several are to the campaign website itself, which is fine for information (per WP:SPS) but of no value for determining notability. Others are to Youtube, giving me concerns that these violate WP:LINKVIO. Others are to podcasts such as Science for the People. I don't really see anything that immediately strikes me as a reliable, independent source. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:20, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
No response in a week. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:29, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
