Template:Did you know nominations/Gauss' Pythagorean right triangle proposal

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 02:05, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Gauss' Pythagorean right triangle proposal

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... that Carl Friedrich Gauss is credited with a proposal to signal aliens by drawing a massive representation of the Pythagorean theorem on the Siberian tundra using pine trees and fields of wheat?

Reviewed: Naya Din Nai Raat

Created/expanded by Fuhghettaboutit (talk). Self nom at 05:58, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

It looks good for formalities like length, prose, and also for interest and non-triviality. If the writer were not an administrator and experienced writer, then I should worry about checking the sources, which seems to require logging into JSTOR. Life is too short to bother for DYK, which is not GAN. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 16:53, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing Keifer. Many people will write something to the effect of "AGFing offline and paywall sources", but note that only one source (and one cited for a rather inconsequential part of the article) is at JSTOR. The source cited for the hook, as well as the one used for the majority of the content, are straightforward books sources linked to their relevant Google Books pages.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:52, 22 February 2012 (UTC)