Talk:Len Hawkes

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A fact from Len Hawkes appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Chip Hawkes got his nickname after turning up to gigs while covered in wood shavings?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chip Hawkes.

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 20:43, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Chip Hawkes got his nickname after turning up to gigs while covered in wood shavings?
- Reviewed:
- Comment: QPQ forthcoming.

Created by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 19:01, 25 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Chip Hawkes; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:07, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Just need a QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:12, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11: Does this count?--Laun chba ller 07:59, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think that can count.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:41, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]