Template:Did you know nominations/William A. Wilson (folklorist)
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:33, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
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William A. Wilson (folklorist)[edit]
- ... that folklorist William A. Wilson wrote that stories from Mormon folklore are psychologically true even if they are not factually true? Source: "The lore may or may not be factually true, but as Wilson points out, it is psychologically true because it communicates very real needs and touches on very real problems." pg. 369, article in Utah Historical Quarterly)
- ALT1:... that according to folklorist William A. Wilson, the persistence of Three Nephites stories in Mormon folklore shows that Mormons believe in a personal and benevolent God? Source: "Perhaps most important, the stories give evidence of a personal, loving and caring God, who sends his servants to succor the weary, protect the helpless, and encourage the wayward to mend their ways." (Dialogue article)
Created by Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk). Self-nominated at 21:28, 26 October 2017 (UTC).
Date, length and hook all OK. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 18:29, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
@Rachel Helps (BYU): if you're lifting phrases from the source, please put them in quotes. Yoninah (talk) 12:39, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
- Sorry, I wasn't sure if two two-word phrases needed quotes. Here it is with quotes. I wrote an ALT that paraphrases it a bit better. Thank you for the review, The C of E, could I trouble you to look at these new hooks?
- ... that folklorist William A. Wilson wrote that stories from Mormon folklore are "psychologically true" even if they are not "factually true"?
- ALT2:... that for folklorist William A. Wilson, stories from Mormon folklore reveal truths about Mormon problems, even if the stories never actually happened? Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 16:47, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. I think we should go with a combination of ALT1 and 2:
- ALT3: ... that folklorist William A. Wilson wrote that stories from Mormon folklore are "psychologically true" even if they never actually happened?
- Rest of review per The C of E. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:12, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
