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Former good articleAlexander Bain (inventor) was one of the Engineering and technology good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
September 8, 2021Good article nomineeListed
February 25, 2023Good article reassessmentDelisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Potassium ferrocyanide or ferricyanide?

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The Pantelegraph article states that it used paper impregnated with potassium ferricyanide, while this article mentions potassium ferrocyanide, a different chemical with a very similar-sounding name. Is there a written source on which chemical Bain actually used? Discoverator (talk) 09:35, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment

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This article is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Stopping there; the usual smorgasbord of copyvio, paraphrasing issues, changed meaning, failed verification, not to mention later removing the WP:ENGVAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk)

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