Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Wells (vandweller)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 20:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Bob Wells (vandweller)

  • ... that Bob Wells has been called the "high priest" of vandwelling? Source: "Mr. Wells is, in many ways, the self-styled “high priest” of living in a van." medium.com [1]
    • ALT1:... that when Bob Wells first started living in a van, he regularly cried himself to sleep? Source: "At first, he couldn’t believe that he had fallen so low, and 'crying [him]self to sleep was a routine event.'" New York Post [2]
    • ALT2:... that Bob Wells created a Burning Man for retirees? Source: "Often called a Burning Man for retirees, the RTR is starting to skew younger, at least by anecdotal measures." The New York Times [3]

Created by StonyBrook (talk). Self-nominated at 21:28, 7 January 2021 (UTC).

  • Article is new enough, long enough, and without major outstanding issues (though I understand the use of Template:Rquote isn't recommended by the MOS). QPQ is done. The first hook is cited to a Medium blog post, which can't be considered a reliable source. If it can't otherwise be corroborated I suggest removing the sentence from the article. ALT1 and ALT2 check out fine. Will leave to promoter to decide. --Paul_012 (talk) 11:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for that review. On your suggestion, I have removed the blog reference. StonyBrook (talk) 21:12, 21 January 2021 (UTC)