Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of Paul Kruger
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
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Statue of Paul Kruger[edit]
... that people chained themselves to the Statue of Paul Kruger (pictured) after green paint was thrown on it?
- Reviewed: 2015 Coupe de France Final
Moved to mainspace by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 09:06, 14 April 2015 (UTC).
Created by far within seven days, the prose all in all covers just above 1,500 characters (spaces not included). Content appears neutral, and the citations are valid. No apparent copyright violations etc. The nominator has reviewed another nomination. The image looks good, and is freely available. The wording of the hook is fine lenght-wise, but sounds a bit strange - may I propose an alternative? For example:- ALT1: ... that an activist chained herself to the Statue of Paul Kruger (pictured) to protect the monument after green paint was thrown on it? Stamboliyski (talk) 17:40, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Stamboliyski: I'm fine with that. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 22:53, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
We should be good to go, then. Stamboliyski (talk) 09:01, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
@Stamboliyski: per Rule H2, you cannot approve your own hook. Could another reviewer take a look at ALT1? Yoninah (talk) 14:16, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- Oh, right. Sorry for overlooking that. Stamboliyski (talk) 16:37, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- I guess I'll pick up the thread here. New enough, long enough, neutrally written, adequately referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. QPQ done. Image is freely licensed. The ALT1 hook, however, does not reflect the source, which is reporting that Bridges planned to chain herself to the statue. Do you have another source that confirms that that actually happened? Yoninah (talk) 20:02, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
- The Times source in the article has a picture showing her chained to one of the Boer soldiers on the statue. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 20:07, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
