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A fact from Carl A. Schenck appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Sans the short lead, the article appears to be in good shape, so most of this are minor nitpicks.
First round, going up to the Biltmore Forest School section. I'll do the rest of the article in another update and then do spotchecks in a third
The lead needs expansion to better summarize the article.
Exact dates (including day and month) for birth and death should be sourced in the body..
17th-century shouldn't be hyphenated when it isn't being used as an adjective.
Would However, [his grandfather] be appropriate? I don't what the family was doing in the 1600s would really matter to what his grandfather did. Response That section was/is awkward. I reworded it; see if that makes more sense. Basically, his grandfather had a governmental position, which also appears to have been influential. I think it is important to mention that his family was prominent and wealthy. However, I can't combine that info the way I would like to because of original research restrictions.
Bythird formerly trained forester, do you mean "formally trained"?
Vanderbilt first hired Gifford Pinchot as the estate's forester.Response what is your suggestion for this?
@Rublamb: You can ignore those, I guess they were typos
I've done a few spotchecks to verify. I also ran it through Earwig. It came up with over 80% identicality for the Duke University thesis, but that's only because of the quotes, so that seems fine. I think it's okay to pass this article now. — VORTEX3427 (Talk!) 21:41, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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- Not done
Fabulous work, you've grown this sapling from an acorn into a mighty oak, with no wooden prose. Just the QPQ to do.
