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A recreated Gutenberg press at the International Printing Museum in Carson, California
- ... that around 1473 a Dominican friar denounced the printing press (pictured) as a "whore" set against the "virgin" pen?
- Source: Lee, Alexander (1 August 2022), The War Against Printing, Engelsberg Ideas, retrieved 31 May 2026
- ALT1: ... that one study found cities that adopted the printing press (pictured) grew about 60% faster over the following century? Source: Dittmar, Jeremiah E. (2011), "Information Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press" (PDF), The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126 (3): 1133–1172, doi:10.1093/qje/qjr035
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- Comment: Newly promoted GA, so the prose and sourcing have just been reviewed in depth. Both hook sources are quick to check: Lee 2022 is free to read in full, and the 60% figure in Dittmar 2011 is stated in the free QJE abstract. The proposed lead image is CC-BY-2.0 with a passed Flickr review.
Improved to Good Article status by Metalicat (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Metalicat (talk) 22:13, 31 May 2026 (UTC).
Hiya! This article, reviewed on 30 may(is new enough) passed earwigs, obviously long enough, assuming its well sourced because it passed GA. No QPQ required. The 1st hook is very fun and interesting, but I would be nice if there was more context as to why the friar made this comparison. I will be posting my alternative hook for the 1st after my meds wear off(they make it harder to think). 🥤Spravato!🍒/🧋 01:23, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
- How about
- ... that around 1473 a Dominican friar denounced the printing press (pictured) as a "whore" set against the "virgin" pen for valuing profit over scholarship?
Or
- ... that around 1473 the Dominican friar Filippo de Strata, who accused printers of putting profit before accuracy, called the printing press (pictured) a "whore" against the "virgin" pen?
- Thanks, Spravato, that's a fair point, and no rush at all, please take whatever time you need. The first hook does give the image without the reason behind it, so I've added a couple of ALTs above that work the "why" in. Both facts, the metaphor and the complaint that printers put profit before accuracy and scholarship, are cited inline to Lee 2022 in the "Contemporary criticism" section. Equally happy to go with whatever hook you post when you're ready. Metalicat (talk) 08:40, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
I am approving of the hook “ that around 1473 a Dominican friar denounced the printing press (pictured) as a "whore" set against the "virgin" pen for valuing profit over scholarship?”. However I am new to DYK reviews and would like a 2nd opinion from someone more experienced