Talk:Sachio Ashida

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. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 11:58, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Sachio Ashida rebuilt a guided missile computer and repurposed it for his experiments on brain tissue?

• Source: Dardenne, 1975

• • ALT1: ... that Sachio Ashida was sent to investigate the nuclear bombing at Hiroshima and later studied the effects of radiation on the central nervous system? Source: Dougherty, 1998 and Hall, 1985
  • ALT2: ... that Sachio Ashida received a medal from the Emperor of Japan after he interrupted a judo competition in Kansas? Source: Burley, 1998
  • ALT3: ... that after Sachio Ashida was sent to confirm to a nearby base that the surrender of Japan was official, he returned to find nine of his close friends had killed themselves? Source: Czarnecki, 1973
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edward R. Kone
  • Comment: Template:Did you know nominations/Forty hadith

Created by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 29 past nominations.

ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:27, 22 February 2026 (UTC).

• Really enjoyed this one. Article is new enough and long enough, it's well sourced, no copyvio issues and the language is neutral. QPQ has been completed. The hook is really interesting, though I have no access to the source. If it's not too much trouble please provide a quote, otherwise I will assume good faith.

• Hello, thanks for the kind words! Here's the quote for ALT0, but let me know if you want quotes for any others: "This man who rebuilt piece by piece (from reading books) a guided missile computer and converted it for use in his own psychology-related experiments on brain tissue, could be considered one of the few masters of judo in the United States." (As an aside, you can always apply for Newspapers.com access at the Wikipedia Library, if you didn't already know!) ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

I found a few issues in the article itself, once you address them we can move forward:

• "He also later worked on rebuilding an LGM-30 Minuteman missile computer as well." - "also" and "as well" are redundant.

• Yep, great catch. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• "After receiving a master's degree in 1958, Ashida ultimately earned his doctoral degree in experimental psychology in 1963 Arnold." - Maybe "under Arnold"?

• No doubt. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• "Shortly thereafter, he was selected to be the judo coach for the United States during its participation in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal." - Maybe make is more concise: "for the United States during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal."?

• You're WP:POSA natural. Great suggestion. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• "Ashida had been nominated by the consul at the Japanese consulate in Kansas City and a Japanese biochemistry professor at the University of Kansas, both of whom had been in attendance." - Maybe just "by the Japanese consul in Kansas City."?

• Same as above. Very good. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• "Their daughter Margaret was a STEM research administrator at the Battelle Memorial Institute and was an advocate for Asian Americans and women in STEM." - Since the previous sentence about Janet omitted "Their Daughter", I think it would be better to just begin the sentence with "Margaret".
• Sure thing. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
• I think Selected works needs some attention. His name was omitted from most of the articles, which I understand, but the style of leaving a blank line instead is not something I've seen elsewhere in Wikipedia. I think You can just state the other bibliographical data without the names of the authors, and in the case of collaboration maybe add (with (name of second author)). I'm open to correction if there's something I'm missing.

• This is standard practice as I understand it. You can see it in Good Articles: here, here, and here, for example. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

• The format of the References section is rather uncommon, based on what I've seen. Though the thing that stands out the most for me is the multiple pilcrows. Here too, please educate me if it's a misunderstanding on my part.

• Uncommon maybe, but it's consistent, I think. I use it mostly to help GA reviewers find stuff quickly, though I imagine it is of help to the average reader who becomes interested in the original sources. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

All in all - excellent article. I had a really good time reading it. TouchedWithFire (talk) 13:15, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Once again, thank you for the kind words and the review; I have fixed the above and hope you find it satisfactory. ThaesOfereode (talk) 13:39, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

ALT0 approved and good to go! Sorry for the delay, I didn't get any notice that you had responded and I forgot to check in. Thanks ThaesOfereode for the explanations about the references, and thank you for the kind words too! I'll certainly be checking out Wikipedia Library. Thanks once more and may our paths cross again! TouchedWithFire (talk) 07:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)