Template:Did you know nominations/Ai-Khanoum

Improved to Good Article status by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 03:15, 18 October 2022 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... LordPeter2go (talk) 10:22, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Disk depicting Cybele, a votive sacrifice and a Bactrian sun god

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - okayish, but better ones possible

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed
  : - why none? :)
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px:

Overall: Earwig's picks up some similarity, but I checked and it's only (long) titles of sources, so no issue (we can't "rephrase" the title of a source). As for the hooks, I prefer ALT2 or ALT3; ALT0 and ALT1 are only about external circumstances, which are unusual, but don't highlight why this city was (is) so important. I know it's your choice, and there's no guarantee, but I still say this at a number of nominations: Why no picture? :) The GA reviewer specifically noted they were "Impressed by the number of images and maps that are included, which really benefit the article." I believe there might be a better angle for a hook about the site itself, ideally in combination with one of the several excellent pictures. How about e.g. the attached file, which is described as "a remarkable example of hybrid Greek and Oriental imagery that typified the arts of Hellenized Asia" in its file description? Heck, the average Wikipedia reader might not even know about Bactria or that Greeks were once in Afghanistan! There might be a hook angle about how the King of Afghanistan discovered an old Greek city there – ideally also with a mention of the art found and attached or other picture. Wanna give it try Onegreatjoke & AirshipJungleman29? –LordPeterII (talk) 15:58, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

King of Afghanistan in 1961, found this disc (pictured) which displays Ancient Greek deities in an Oriental style? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk

) 12:15, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29 and Onegreatjoke: Yeah ALT4 goes in the direction I meant. How about adapting it slightly to get

• ALT5: ... that artefacts from
  King of Afghanistan in 1961, include a "remarkable" disc (pictured) displaying "hybrid Greek and Oriental
  imagery"?

It's a little shorter but might still highlight some interesting things. –LordPeterII (talk) 18:30, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

... and I just realized I didn't follow the citation style (at least not in wiki code) used in the article otherwise, when I added a reference to the Met Museum. @AirshipJungleman29 I hope you can adjust that if it bothers you, I don't know how since I only ever use the "easy" way of citing. –LordPeterII (talk) 18:33, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Don't worry about the citation style—I'll have a look at that. I've made some slight alterations to the hook, but I think its satisfactory on my end. Thanks very much for your contributions, LordPeterII. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:05, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29: Thanks, yeah those fixes were needed :) Excellent, then I shall only

request another reviewer for ALT5. –LordPeterII (talk) 19:09, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

• General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral : Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed : Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Graearms (talk) 23:50, 9 November 2022 (UTC)