Template:Did you know nominations/Flaco (owl)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 19:46, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Flaco (owl)

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Flaco peeping in a window

• ... that North Carolina native Flaco, having lived in Central Park for almost a year after becoming homeless, has been accused of being a peeping tom? Source: Wall Street Journal, republished by MSN at https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/flaco-the-famous-new-york-city-owl-has-become-a-peeping-tom/ar-AA1lGkQA
  • ALT1: ... that North Carolina native Flaco, (pictured) having lived in Central Park for almost a year after becoming homeless, has been accused of being a peeping tom?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/We Work the Black Seam
  • Comment: Submitted on behalf of Rhododendrites, who should get the credit, but he tells me he's doesn't need the credit, so whatever. At Rhodo's suggestion, I've added ALT1 which includes an image. In some ways it adds to the hook, but I actually prefer it without because the image takes all the mystery out of it. Or am I just pushing click-bait?

Created by Rhododendrites (talk). Nominated by RoySmith (talk) at 00:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Flaco (owl); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: MSN is not a reliable source imo, but the underlying WSJ article is. No other concerns otherwise, interesting hook. Sohom (talk) 06:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)