A fact from Verraco of the bridge appeared on Wikipedia's
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Did you know... that an Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the
Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
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... that the Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the
Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
Comment would be better adding "prehistoric" or "Iron Age" before verraco. Also the article should explain these a bit at the start, rather than assuming readers know what they are. We don't.
Johnbod (
talk)
19:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Hi
Johnbod, thanks for the comment. I've rewritten parts of the lead and the beginning of the history section, hopefully providing a better explanation. I've also modified the hooks per your suggestion, and adding a bit more.
Alan Islas (
talk)
05:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)reply
This article is new enough and long enough. I am approving ALT0 and ALT2, and have struck ALT1 as less interesting. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done.
Cwmhiraeth (
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06:29, 17 August 2020 (UTC)reply
A fact from Verraco of the bridge appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 August 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that an Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the
Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Sculpture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Sculpture on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.SculptureWikipedia:WikiProject SculptureTemplate:WikiProject Sculpturesculpture articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Archaeology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Archaeology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ArchaeologyWikipedia:WikiProject ArchaeologyTemplate:WikiProject ArchaeologyArchaeology articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Spain, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Spain on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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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.
... that the Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the
Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
Comment would be better adding "prehistoric" or "Iron Age" before verraco. Also the article should explain these a bit at the start, rather than assuming readers know what they are. We don't.
Johnbod (
talk)
19:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Hi
Johnbod, thanks for the comment. I've rewritten parts of the lead and the beginning of the history section, hopefully providing a better explanation. I've also modified the hooks per your suggestion, and adding a bit more.
Alan Islas (
talk)
05:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)reply
This article is new enough and long enough. I am approving ALT0 and ALT2, and have struck ALT1 as less interesting. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done.
Cwmhiraeth (
talk)
06:29, 17 August 2020 (UTC)reply