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A previous version of this article was deleted on 1 January 2011 due to copyright violations. The current article was started from scratch.

A fact from John David Duty appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 February 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John David Duty is the first person to be executed in the United States with pentobarbital, which is commonly used for animal euthanasia?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/February.

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I am confused...what is special is not the lede[edit]

Already this article needs to be rewritten.

1. What is notable about that lede? A convicted killer is sentenced to death for killing another inmate? And? What is notable about that? Nothing.

2. However the notability is contained in the second paragraph where it is said that he is the first person to be put to death in the US with animal tranqs.

So basically the intro needs a complete rewrite. The only thing notable about this killer is the manner of his death, not his tragic life story. Needs to be done again.109.155.75.2 (talk) 22:29, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. The lead section has been completely reorganized, incorporating some of your suggestions. KimChee (talk) 04:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]