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
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The result was: promoted by
Mifter (
talk) 21:31, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
... that
Portsmouth's oldest known surviving burial ground, Point of Graves, is pointless? Source: "With the first burial here occurring in 1669, to being formally established in 1671, this historic burying ground is the oldest in Portsmouth and one of the oldest in New Hampshire."
Point of Graves Burial Ground Walking Tour; "Point of Graves is aptly named, because at one time it sat almost directly on a point of land that looked directly at the Piscataqua River."
Portsmouth Cemeteries; "The city’s oldest surviving burying ground is across next to Strawbery Banke and across from Strawbery Banke Museum."
WHAT'S NEW? Historic Portsmouth Cemeteries
ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. The hook is catchy and hook ref verified and cited inline. Images in article are freely licensed. QPQ done. I have moved the page to
Point of Graves Burial Ground as that appears to be the proper name. However, this will cause some repetition in the hook. Do you want:
I am good with either. Thanks for the suggestion. 7&6=thirteen (
☎) 23:43, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
Actually, if I pipe the link in ALT0, it does read better. ALT0 good to go.
Yoninah (
talk) 23:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
@
Yoninah:User:7&6=thirteen: Unfortunately, per
this discussion at WP:ERRORS I have pulled this one so that it can be clarified. The issues raised are (a) that it is not at all clear what "pointless" means, and (b)
Qwirkle thinks it is actually *still* on a point of land. I would also recommend including "New Hampshire" against Portsmouth, for clarity. Thanks —
Amakuru (
talk) 11:08, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for putting in the cue (after over a month's wait).
I was unaware of the discussion at WP:DYK errors.
I also thought that the ambiguity of "pointless" was what made it hooky, and it is supported by the sources. In fact, the river has moved. Putting in New Hampshire into the hook is certainly agreeable. @
Yoninah: any suggestions on how to get this back on point? 7&6=thirteen (
☎) 12:51, 15 December 2018 (UTC)