Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State University School of Medicine

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The result was: promoted by sst✈ 14:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Washington State University School of Medicine

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• ... that the Washington State University School of Medicine was established this year after a 1917 law was amended that prohibited the awarding of medical degrees in Washington state by any university other than the University of Washington?

• ALT1:... that the Washington State University School of Medicine was established this year after amendment of a 1917 law that had given the University of Washington "sole authority" to offer medical education in the state?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amelia Bence

Created by LavaBaron (talk). Self-nominated at 11:10, 1 September 2015 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The article is neutral and I did not detect any copyright issues, but I do not think the hook satisfactory. The 1917 law authorised UW to award degrees in medicine but did not prohibit any other university from doing so as far as I can see from the source provided. If the 1917 statute actually prohibited the setting up of another medical college, you will need a better source to support that statement. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:50, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

• In addition, the hook, at 237 characters (spaces are included in the count) is too long. The maximum at DYK is 200 characters for single-article hooks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:22, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth, I've added a source that references a "1917 law that grants it [Univ of Washington] the sole authority to offer medical education." LavaBaron (talk) 18:13, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

• That's fine! I have tweaked ALT1 and it is still a few characters over 200, but I think allowance should be made for the fact that the article's title is rather long. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:09, 4 October 2015 (UTC)