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 result was: promoted by
RoySmith (
talk) 22:43, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
... that in 1943, Bee Mansell(pictured) led a group of Indian women to the
House of Commons to request the release of
Gandhi from prison? Source: On February 24, 1943, Batlivala led a delegation of Indian women to the Central Lobby of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. They met several women MPs and put their case for the release of Mahatma Gandhi who had been imprisoned in India at the start of the Quit India Campaign.
[1]
Article is new and plenty long. There are citations in every paragraph, including for the hook fact. AGF as many of them require a subscription. Not sure why you're presenting her married name when her page is located at her birth name. Not that important an issue to me.
Copyvio says a violation is possible, but it's because of the direct quotations that are properly attributed. QPQ is done. Image appears to be public domain. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 00:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Thank you @
Muboshgu:... I used the shorter name to keep in-line with the character count limit... no other reason.
Whispyhistory (
talk) 06:40, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
You can use her common name. My calculation is that you're way fine on the character limit.
WP:DYKHOOK: no more than about 200 characters (including spaces and the question mark, but not including the ..., the space immediately following the ..., or any (pictured)). I calculate 124 characters in the hook at present. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 18:37, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
@
Whispyhistory and
Muboshgu: discussions on
WP:RSN indicate that scroll.in possibly isn't the most reliable for factual reporting – is there another source that backs up the hook's claim?
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 04:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Sure... will add and change a few references.
Whispyhistory (
talk) 05:27, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
ALT1... that in 1943, Bhicoo Batlivala(pictured) led a group of Indian women to the
House of Commons to request the release of
Gandhi from prison? On 24 February 1943 The Derby Daily Telegraph reported "Indian women in beautiful native robes went to the central lobby of the House of Commons today to ask for the release of Gandhi... Miss Bhatlivala... led the delegation"
[2](subscription required)Whispyhistory (
talk) 05:27, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
ALT1 approved, AGF on subscription source. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 16:24, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
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
RoySmith (
talk) 22:43, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
... that in 1943, Bee Mansell(pictured) led a group of Indian women to the
House of Commons to request the release of
Gandhi from prison? Source: On February 24, 1943, Batlivala led a delegation of Indian women to the Central Lobby of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. They met several women MPs and put their case for the release of Mahatma Gandhi who had been imprisoned in India at the start of the Quit India Campaign.
[1]
Article is new and plenty long. There are citations in every paragraph, including for the hook fact. AGF as many of them require a subscription. Not sure why you're presenting her married name when her page is located at her birth name. Not that important an issue to me.
Copyvio says a violation is possible, but it's because of the direct quotations that are properly attributed. QPQ is done. Image appears to be public domain. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 00:22, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Thank you @
Muboshgu:... I used the shorter name to keep in-line with the character count limit... no other reason.
Whispyhistory (
talk) 06:40, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
You can use her common name. My calculation is that you're way fine on the character limit.
WP:DYKHOOK: no more than about 200 characters (including spaces and the question mark, but not including the ..., the space immediately following the ..., or any (pictured)). I calculate 124 characters in the hook at present. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 18:37, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
@
Whispyhistory and
Muboshgu: discussions on
WP:RSN indicate that scroll.in possibly isn't the most reliable for factual reporting – is there another source that backs up the hook's claim?
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 04:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Sure... will add and change a few references.
Whispyhistory (
talk) 05:27, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
ALT1... that in 1943, Bhicoo Batlivala(pictured) led a group of Indian women to the
House of Commons to request the release of
Gandhi from prison? On 24 February 1943 The Derby Daily Telegraph reported "Indian women in beautiful native robes went to the central lobby of the House of Commons today to ask for the release of Gandhi... Miss Bhatlivala... led the delegation"
[2](subscription required)Whispyhistory (
talk) 05:27, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
ALT1 approved, AGF on subscription source. –
Muboshgu (
talk) 16:24, 8 September 2022 (UTC)