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
Z1720 (
talk) 01:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
... that Orville Blackwood died in 1991 at
Broadmoor Hospital, where he was sent after using a toy gun to hold up a betting shop? Orville Blackwood was sent to Broadmoor Hospital in 1986 after he held up a betting shop with a toy gun. British Medical Journal:
[1]
Alt1 needs a review.
Kingsif (
talk) 18:11, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
My concern with the original hook is that his arrival at Broadmoor was at the end of long sequence events, not just because of the hold-up. The hook also suggests that using an imitation gun to carry out a robbery is a minor matter. It isn't and the courts don't regard it as such. Did his victims know it was a toy he had?
Philafrenzy (
talk) 22:01, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
ALT1 seems fine to me.
Joseph2302 (
talk) 22:43, 15 August 2021 (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
Z1720 (
talk) 01:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
... that Orville Blackwood died in 1991 at
Broadmoor Hospital, where he was sent after using a toy gun to hold up a betting shop? Orville Blackwood was sent to Broadmoor Hospital in 1986 after he held up a betting shop with a toy gun. British Medical Journal:
[1]
Alt1 needs a review.
Kingsif (
talk) 18:11, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
My concern with the original hook is that his arrival at Broadmoor was at the end of long sequence events, not just because of the hold-up. The hook also suggests that using an imitation gun to carry out a robbery is a minor matter. It isn't and the courts don't regard it as such. Did his victims know it was a toy he had?
Philafrenzy (
talk) 22:01, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
ALT1 seems fine to me.
Joseph2302 (
talk) 22:43, 15 August 2021 (UTC)