Wikipedia talk:United States Education Program/Leaderboard

Comparing DYK and Feature Articles

My DYK article was a biography of Pierre Perrault, former Receiver General of Finances for Paris and amateur scientist. As the Receiver General of Finances, Perrault collected taxes from the citizens of Paris in the 17th century, including those of King Louis XIV. Unfortunately Perrault was forced into bankruptcy after King Louis XIV granted a remission for all taxes owed after 10 years, and Pierre could not deliver the money to the royal treasury. Soon after his dissolution from his government position, Perrault began working as an amateur scientist and developed theories on natural springs. Later on he posited the Hydrologic cycle which we are familiar with today. This article had 3 references and was revised over 20 times.

Bvandell22 (talk) 15:40, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Bad idea

Per my comment here, I think that this "leaderboard" gives all the wrong impression. --23:28, 6 December 2011 (UTC)