Template:Did you know nominations/Ted Meines

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The result was: promoted by Vanamonde (talk) 09:55, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Ted Meines[edit]

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... that a dead minister delivered sermons to full churches in the Netherlands during World War II?

Reviewed: Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh

Created by Crispulop (talk). Self-nominated at 15:24, 29 December 2016 (UTC).

Length and date ok. But the hook is odd, he was seemingly alive at the time he gave the sermons. The hook needs to be reworked. File:Luitenant_Generaal_Ted_Meines_2013.jpg can be added to the hook, it is on Commons. --Soman (talk) 16:18, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

The hook relates to this part of the article text: "In 1942 Meines was arrested, but was broken out by resistance members before he could be deported to a concentration camp. Afterwards Meines had to take another alias, and took that of deceased minister Sjoeke Nutma. Due to Meines still being wanted he was forced to also act like a minister. In this role Meines delivered sermons to full churches." I hope that clarifies things for you. Crispulop (talk) 13:29, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Ok, point taken. Personally I'd prefer a hook that is more clear on this, such as ALT1 ... that Ted Meines used the identity of a deceased priest to avoid arrest in the Netherlands during World War II? --Soman (talk) 09:02, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

I personally like the original hook especially because of the implied impossibility. But I'll leave the hook or ALT up to someone else. Crispulop (talk) 21:46, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Full review needed. The initial review above did not address all points of the WP:DYKRULES. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:46, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral, Earwig is happy and I found no policy issues either. I like the original hook best, for the quirky spot. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:14, 28 January 2017 (UTC)