Template:Did you know nominations/Emma Baker (clinical pharmacologist)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 21:36, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Emma Baker (clinical pharmacologist)

• ... that Emma Baker is director of the UK's first bachelor's degree in clinical pharmacology? Baker is course director for the BSc in clinical pharmacology at St George’s, University of London, the first of its kind in the UK. BMJ 2020; [1]
  • ALT1:... that professor Emma Baker trained her pharmacology students to perform mass COVID-19 testing on their fellows so that they could go home for Christmas? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:33, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

• Reviewed: 1994 Football League Second Division play-off Final

Created by Whispyhistory (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 04:52, 27 March 2021 (UTC).

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Yes for main hook; no for ALT1 (source from MyLondon, which is owned by the same company that runs the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star, and other sources generally deemed unreliable) yes for ALT1
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Overall: Good to go for main hook. My only comment is that I would usually say "the director" instead of just "director", but either form is grammatically valid. ALT1 should not be used due to possible reliability issues given the publisher. RunningTiger123 (talk) 03:44, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

@RunningTiger123: The source is from one of Reach plc's local papers, not the tabloid-style nationals they also publish. It looks reliable to me, is well written, not controversial, and even has photographs from the subject supporting the reported story. Where a publisher produces a variety of different content, some reliable and some not, I think we can use our judgement on a case by case basis. The Times and The Sun have the same publisher but one is regarded as reliable and the other not. Philafrenzy (talk) 06:54, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

I suppose that's fair, but I still think the main hook is the one to go with – I personally find it more interesting, and the source is much stronger. ALT1 may technically be okay, but since we have a better alternative, we should go with that one. RunningTiger123 (talk) 14:16, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, but I think the Alt is much more interesting than the main hook. Could you approve both and someone else can decide? Philafrenzy (talk) 15:09, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Fine, I'm not going to get in a drawn-out argument over this. I'm still not a huge fan of the source, but whoever picks the hook can make the final decision. RunningTiger123 (talk) 15:32, 30 March 2021 (UTC)