The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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The result was: promoted by
PFHLai (
talk) 06:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
... that the only factors preventing the disqualification of Caractacus's(pictured) win in the 1862
Epsom Derby were the weight of his own
bridle and five minutes?
Created/expanded by
Froggerlaura (
talk). Self nom at 04:46, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
ALT1: ... that Caractacus(pictured) was ridden by a 16-year-old stable boy in the 1862
Epsom Derby?
Seems fine to me. Date and length are fine. Image is in the public domain. Hook is intriguing but a bit awkward. How about:
ALT2: ... that Caractacus(pictured), winner of the 1862
Epsom Derby, avoided disqualification because of the weight of his
bridle? -
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 07:06, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
ALT 2 is fine.
Froggerlaura (
talk) 13:18, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. 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
PFHLai (
talk) 06:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
... that the only factors preventing the disqualification of Caractacus's(pictured) win in the 1862
Epsom Derby were the weight of his own
bridle and five minutes?
Created/expanded by
Froggerlaura (
talk). Self nom at 04:46, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
ALT1: ... that Caractacus(pictured) was ridden by a 16-year-old stable boy in the 1862
Epsom Derby?
Seems fine to me. Date and length are fine. Image is in the public domain. Hook is intriguing but a bit awkward. How about:
ALT2: ... that Caractacus(pictured), winner of the 1862
Epsom Derby, avoided disqualification because of the weight of his
bridle? -
Cwmhiraeth (
talk) 07:06, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
ALT 2 is fine.
Froggerlaura (
talk) 13:18, 6 December 2011 (UTC)