Talk:Cathedral Cemetery

Did you know nomination

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 Crisco 1492 talk 02:29, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that Cathedral Cemetery was the first Catholic cemetery established in Philadelphia?

• Source: It was founded in 1849 by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and is the first catholic cemetery founded in Philadelphia. (guidetophilly.com)

• ALT1: ... that over 50 members of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry are interred at Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia? Source: The cemetery contains the burial of over 50 members of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, a volunteer regiment of Irish immigrants that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and other major battles of the American Civil War. (Keels - page 97)
• ALT2: ... that the funds from the sale of burial lots at Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia were used for the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul? Source: The cemetery was named Cathedral Cemetery since funds raised by the sale of burial lots were intended for the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. (Keels - page 91)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amer Ghalib

Created by Dwkaminski (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

Dwkaminski (talk) 19:55, 3 November 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

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

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article exceeds the 1,500-character minimum of readable prose. The information is succinct and informative, written in a neutral tone, with no apparent bias or promotional language. While the article is sourced adequately, it could benefit from a few more inline citations in the "Notable burials" section (Please note that all of the individuals listed can be verified via their respective Wikipedia pages, but citations linking to reliable secondary sources would strengthen the section). I checked for potential plagiarism or close paraphrasing using online tools, and the content seems original. I noticed the DYK submission currently lacks an image, the free image in the article would enhance the article's visual appeal and could engage readers more effectively. A nice read, all three hooks are valid and more or less interesting. For me it's good to go. el.ziade (talkallam) 13:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

ALT0 is not accurate. The infant Ann White was buried at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia) in 1765, almost a century before this cemetery was founded.[1][2][3]Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 02:17, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

@Rjjiii: Thanks for this catch. I've updated the wikipedia page to read "the first of 12 diocesan cemeteries built in the Philadelphia area". I think the other ALTs are fine so I will not propose an alternate to ALT0. Dwkaminski (talk) 14:22, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! No issues with the other two hooks, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 04:02, 25 November 2024 (UTC)