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The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk) 20:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)reply
... 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).reply
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)reply
Thank you for that review. On your suggestion, I have removed the blog reference.
StonyBrook (
talk) 21:12, 21 January 2021 (UTC)reply
A fact from Bob Wells (vandweller) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 January 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The result was: promoted by
SL93 (
talk) 20:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)reply
... 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).reply
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)reply
Thank you for that review. On your suggestion, I have removed the blog reference.
StonyBrook (
talk) 21:12, 21 January 2021 (UTC)reply