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Reviewing...New enough, long enough, no copyvio issues, QPQ provided, reads well, interesting hooks (prefer proposed hook). Is there an image to go with proposed hook? Will read through and check references etc.
Whispyhistory (
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10:51, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
I've removed the image. It had been misidentified on Commons and is actually of an Austrian colour from the Battle of Vauchamps -
Dumelow (
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23:07, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Hi
Whispyhistory. The colour party suffered large numbers of killed and wounded during the action but the colours were preserved. I've reworded this sentence to try to avoid confusion, let me know if it still needs work. Thanks -
Dumelow (
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15:30, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
for proposed hook. Hook fact in article and followed by citation of a source that requires subscription. Thanks for clarifying @
Dumelow:... I understand. Maybe helpful to make that point clear in lead. It is clear that you put put a lot of effort in this article.
Whispyhistory (
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15:52, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
The Royal Arillery considers the guns themselves to be their 'colours". Were no guns captured during the Second World War or Korea?
A fact from List of British colours lost in battle appeared on Wikipedia's
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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the article's talk page or
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Reviewing...New enough, long enough, no copyvio issues, QPQ provided, reads well, interesting hooks (prefer proposed hook). Is there an image to go with proposed hook? Will read through and check references etc.
Whispyhistory (
talk)
10:51, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
I've removed the image. It had been misidentified on Commons and is actually of an Austrian colour from the Battle of Vauchamps -
Dumelow (
talk)
23:07, 29 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Hi
Whispyhistory. The colour party suffered large numbers of killed and wounded during the action but the colours were preserved. I've reworded this sentence to try to avoid confusion, let me know if it still needs work. Thanks -
Dumelow (
talk)
15:30, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
for proposed hook. Hook fact in article and followed by citation of a source that requires subscription. Thanks for clarifying @
Dumelow:... I understand. Maybe helpful to make that point clear in lead. It is clear that you put put a lot of effort in this article.
Whispyhistory (
talk)
15:52, 31 August 2020 (UTC)reply
The Royal Arillery considers the guns themselves to be their 'colours". Were no guns captured during the Second World War or Korea?