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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 this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk)
17:41, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that the one hundred
squatters at
Oval Mansions in London could watch
Test cricket for free from their roof? Source: Under "Kennington" in The London Encyclopaedia (2008) isbn=9781405049252 page=448
https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&dq and
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/for-the-oldest-squatters-in-town-eviction-is-just-not-cricket-1173558.html
- ALT1:... that Ian Dury and Gillian Wearing were amongst the 100 squatters living at Oval Mansions, a property which the owner forgot about for years? Source: Under "Kennington" in The London Encyclopaedia (2008) isbn=9781405049252 page=448 https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&dq and https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/sep/03/criminalising-squatters-hurts-british-music
Created by Mujinga ( talk). Self-nominated at 15:29, 14 June 2020 (UTC).
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New, long, & neutral enough. Good read. Both hooks check out, except that the period during which "the owner forgot about" the property appears to be at most 18 years, so "over a decade" would be better than "decades". Earwig finds nothing. Main hook GTG, guery re ALT1.
Johnbod (
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13:57, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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- @ Johnbod: Thanks for the review, good point on the hyperbole of "decades" on ALT1, I changed it to "years". Does that work? Mujinga ( talk) 20:14, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
- Pinging review Johnbod for follow-up. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 16:07, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
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Sorry, yes, both hooks GTG. More topical now cricket is back! Mild preference for the original hook.
Johnbod (
talk)
16:24, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
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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 this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk)
17:41, 13 July 2020 (UTC)
( )
- ... that the one hundred
squatters at
Oval Mansions in London could watch
Test cricket for free from their roof? Source: Under "Kennington" in The London Encyclopaedia (2008) isbn=9781405049252 page=448
https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&dq and
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/for-the-oldest-squatters-in-town-eviction-is-just-not-cricket-1173558.html
- ALT1:... that Ian Dury and Gillian Wearing were amongst the 100 squatters living at Oval Mansions, a property which the owner forgot about for years? Source: Under "Kennington" in The London Encyclopaedia (2008) isbn=9781405049252 page=448 https://books.google.com/books?id=wN_H-__MBpYC&dq and https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/sep/03/criminalising-squatters-hurts-british-music
Created by Mujinga ( talk). Self-nominated at 15:29, 14 June 2020 (UTC).
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New, long, & neutral enough. Good read. Both hooks check out, except that the period during which "the owner forgot about" the property appears to be at most 18 years, so "over a decade" would be better than "decades". Earwig finds nothing. Main hook GTG, guery re ALT1.
Johnbod (
talk)
13:57, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
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- @ Johnbod: Thanks for the review, good point on the hyperbole of "decades" on ALT1, I changed it to "years". Does that work? Mujinga ( talk) 20:14, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
- Pinging review Johnbod for follow-up. Thanks, Yoninah ( talk) 16:07, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
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Sorry, yes, both hooks GTG. More topical now cricket is back! Mild preference for the original hook.
Johnbod (
talk)
16:24, 13 July 2020 (UTC)