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A fact from Ivan R. Gates appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Comment. I was only 99.9% sure the "Ivan Gates" referred to in most newspaper articles was this person. It was (very) remotely possible that there were two of the same uncommon name who just happened to be pilots in San Francisco, but then I found an obscure newspaper two newspapers, the Atlanta Constitution and the obscure Napa Daily Journal, that did specify that it was "Ivan R. Gates".Clarityfiend (talk) 02:12, 31 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Eureka! The New York Daily News obituary confirms that the barnstormer was the pioneering police pilot. The much clearer photo of him handling off the miscreant to his chief of police cinches it. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:36, 4 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Hook and subject are certainly interesting, article is new and long enough, sources check out and no copyvio detected. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 18:36, 6 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Clarityfiend: I'd suggest taking that concern up at template talk, but at the moment the documentation supports the previous version. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:10, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No it doesn't. As I stated in my comment, it specifically calls for "city, administrative region, country". You're the one who's ignoring the documentation. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:12, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it does. "Omit unnecessary or redundant details. For example, it is not necessary to state: New York City, New York, United States when New York City, U.S. conveys essentially the same information more concisely." is a direct quote from the documentation - NYC is specifically called out as an exception to the usual format. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:24, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That guideline is routinely ignored a fair chunk of the time (perhaps because it is iconsistent to not have both in the birth and death places). From List of people from New York City:
Hook and subject are certainly interesting, article is new and long enough, sources check out and no copyvio detected. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 18:36, 6 June 2021 (UTC)