Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Sibella Brown

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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:20, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Margaret Sibella Brown[edit]

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Margaret Sybella Brown with flowers and books

... that Margaret Sibella Brown was awarded an honorary M.A. from Acadia University at the age of 84? Source: "Brown received an honorary MA from Acadia University in 1950, when she was 84 years old. -- https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofnov4520nova/page/152
- ALT1:... that Margaret Sibella Brown was a member of the Moss Exchange Club? Source: "Miss Brown lived in Novia Scotia, Canada. She won an international reputation for her bryological studies" -- http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/learning/bryohistory/MEC_BBS%20Members.rtf

Reviewed: exempt from QPQ (but did Template:Did you know nominations/Qiu Bojun anyway)

Created by RoySmith (talk). Self-nominated at 03:26, 16 October 2018 (UTC).

Article is recent, long enough, sourced, all sources are online and the content was verified, image is properly licensed, no copyvio detected, neutral tone. I prefer the original hook (I doubt specifying May 16 adds value, I am also Ok with keeping it). QPQ remains to be done. Pinging the nominator: @RoySmith: --- Bammesk (talk) 02:05, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

This is only my third DYK, so I believe I'm QPQ exempt. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:17, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

I agree that dropping the May 16 bit improves the hook. Adjusted, above. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:19, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Nomination is good to go. Nomination is exempt from QPQ [1]. Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 17 October 2018 (UTC) . . . . Sidenote: @RoySmith: for your info I am neutral on mentioning the year 1950.

I'm actually liking the idea of not mentioning the date at all. What's interesting is how old the subject was, not what year it was on the calendar. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:56, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

I crossed out ALT1 for clarity. Bammesk (talk) 02:39, 19 October 2018 (UTC)