- 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: promoted by Allen3 talk 14:38, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
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George Washington (Ceracchi)[edit]
... that George Washington refused to pay $1,500 for the gift of a marble bust portrait (pictured) from the sculptor?
- Reviewed: Alan Carvalho
Created by Zeete (talk). Self nominated at 19:49, 12 March 2015 (UTC).
Improved to GA. 2435 characters long. Hook is interesting, almost comical, sourced and cited. QPQ has been done. Image is of fair use and it is used in the info box and is clear to see. — ₳aron 09:23, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
Fair use is not allowed for DYK images, though it is with a specific license for the article itself. I just took a look, and although the image is on Commons, it has been nominated for deletion there as not being public domain. The nomination should be placed on hold until the issue surrounding the image is settled. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:14, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
Image is now acceptable. Article checks out. GTG. Jack1956 (talk) 08:26, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Pulled from prep because the hook misstates what the source says, which is
- Even though GW explicitly informed Ceracchi that he would not accept it as a present, the bust remained in the presidential mansion until the spring of 1795, when GW had it returned after receiving a bill for $1,500 for it from the sculptor.
- In other words, GW wouldn't accept it as a gift (he set very high standards for the presidency -- he's the reason the president is not addressed as "Your Excllency" or "Your Highness", but rather "Mr. President" i.e. a first among equals, and that the president doesn't live in a palace but rather in the President's "House") and later, he didn't want to buy it either. "refused to pay for a gift" doesn't make any sense. Here's a thought:
- ALT1 ... that George Washington refused to accept a marble bust of himself (pictured) as a gift, and wouldn't pay $1,500 for it either?
- EEng (talk) 20:03, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
ALT1 needs a new reviewer. I'd do it, but I just revised the wording in the article that supports the hook, so it would be best to get a new set of eyes. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:50, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Great hook, @EEng:! ALT1 is verified and cited inline. The wording in the hook and article corroborates the source. No close paraphrasing seen. All other criteria checked per User:Calvin999's review. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 09:33, 21 April 2015 (UTC)