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
DanCherek (
talk) 00:59, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
Created by
Eddie891 (
talk). Self-nominated at 16:25, 20 February 2021 (UTC).
ALT1 ... that Robert T. Kerlin was fired from
Virginia Military Institute because he questioned the death sentences of Negro farmers who had rioted against "Congo barbarity" at the hands of their overseers?
Eddie891 after reading the article and one of the sources, I think it would be more hook-worthy if you wrote a specific hook about why he was fired, what the activism was, etc.
— Maile (
talk) 19:58, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm fine with ALT1,
Maile66, thanks for suggesting it. I agree the specific is more hook-y, just wasn't sure the best way to phrase it.
Eddie891TalkWork 01:34, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Comment: For ALT1, "overseers" seems overstrong perhaps as sources say white landlords. Also "Congo barbarity" is the term Kerlin used to described the unjust treatment of the farmers, not what the farmers were rioting against.
gobonobo+c 05:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. A QPQ has been completed. The only issue is that the Literature section needs to be referenced. I would like to approve Gobonobo's ALT2, but I will wait to see if the nominator is fine with that.
SL93 (
talk) 00:24, 13 March 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
DanCherek (
talk) 00:59, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
Created by
Eddie891 (
talk). Self-nominated at 16:25, 20 February 2021 (UTC).
ALT1 ... that Robert T. Kerlin was fired from
Virginia Military Institute because he questioned the death sentences of Negro farmers who had rioted against "Congo barbarity" at the hands of their overseers?
Eddie891 after reading the article and one of the sources, I think it would be more hook-worthy if you wrote a specific hook about why he was fired, what the activism was, etc.
— Maile (
talk) 19:58, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm fine with ALT1,
Maile66, thanks for suggesting it. I agree the specific is more hook-y, just wasn't sure the best way to phrase it.
Eddie891TalkWork 01:34, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Comment: For ALT1, "overseers" seems overstrong perhaps as sources say white landlords. Also "Congo barbarity" is the term Kerlin used to described the unjust treatment of the farmers, not what the farmers were rioting against.
gobonobo+c 05:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. A QPQ has been completed. The only issue is that the Literature section needs to be referenced. I would like to approve Gobonobo's ALT2, but I will wait to see if the nominator is fine with that.
SL93 (
talk) 00:24, 13 March 2021 (UTC)