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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by SL93 (talk17:59, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that Gibbet Moor is where the last person was gibbeted alive in England? Priestley, Samantha (2020-03-30). The History of Gibbeting: Britain's Most Brutal Punishment. Pen and Sword History. ISBN 978-1-5267-5521-6.

Created by Douglal (talk). Self-nominated at 16:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi, I came by to promote this. The book ref needs page numbers. I'm wondering if the hook fact can be verified by another reliable source; this one seems kind of story-ish and doesn't explicitly state that it was the last gibbeting alive in England. Yoninah (talk) 08:48, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Yoninah Hi, thanks for your interest and advice. I have added the page numbers. The book's text states "This, then, was the last man to be gibbeted alive in England..." but goes on to acknowledge that it is based on local oral history and not on actual document records from the time. Therefore I have changed the hook to say 'supposed'. Unfortunately I don't have access to the author's bibliography to check her own sources. However the same account is given in Geoffrey Sadler's 2003 book Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths In & Around Chesterfield, which has listed sources. Douglal (talk) 09:35, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Douglal: Actually, DYK brings your new articles to an audience of thousands, rather than the handful of readers who come across them on a daily basis. But if you wish to withdraw this nomination, please let us know. BTW, the article could use some restructuring, with a proper lead that states the subject's notability and subsections which help the reader navigate all this prose. Yoninah (talk) 15:40, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi Yoninah. Yes I realise that but I'm more intersted in creating interesting articles than chasing an audience. DYK is all rather fiddly and I found it a bit tedious to be honest. I admire you all for sticking with it. I don't share your patience. Cheers, Douglal (talk) 15:48, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]