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 article's talk page or
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The result was: promoted by
Amkgp (
talk) 06:13, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
... that within 24 hours, 18.33 inches (46.6 cm) of rain fell in
Guam during Typhoon Alice, a record that was not surpassed until 1976? Source:
Weir, pg. 25
ALT1:... that two airmen were electrocuted when they were leaning against a doorknob during Typhoon Alice? Source:
Guam Daily News
Moved to mainspace by
Nova Crystallis (
talk). Self-nominated at 21:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC).
Drive-by comment: ALT0 gives no indication of how long this period was. I suggest this tweak:
ALT0a: ... that within 24 hours, 18.33 inches (46.6 cm) of rain fell in
Guam during Typhoon Alice, a record that was not surpassed for another 23 years?
Yoninah (
talk) 16:12, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
Full review: QPQ done. Article was mainspaced on 20 November and nominated the same day. Is long enough, suitably referenced, free of copyvio. Cites reliable sources. Both hooks verified, but I think that ALT0a is far more interesting. Looks good to go.
Eddie891TalkWork 23:06, 26 November 2020 (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
Amkgp (
talk) 06:13, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
... that within 24 hours, 18.33 inches (46.6 cm) of rain fell in
Guam during Typhoon Alice, a record that was not surpassed until 1976? Source:
Weir, pg. 25
ALT1:... that two airmen were electrocuted when they were leaning against a doorknob during Typhoon Alice? Source:
Guam Daily News
Moved to mainspace by
Nova Crystallis (
talk). Self-nominated at 21:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC).
Drive-by comment: ALT0 gives no indication of how long this period was. I suggest this tweak:
ALT0a: ... that within 24 hours, 18.33 inches (46.6 cm) of rain fell in
Guam during Typhoon Alice, a record that was not surpassed for another 23 years?
Yoninah (
talk) 16:12, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
Full review: QPQ done. Article was mainspaced on 20 November and nominated the same day. Is long enough, suitably referenced, free of copyvio. Cites reliable sources. Both hooks verified, but I think that ALT0a is far more interesting. Looks good to go.
Eddie891TalkWork 23:06, 26 November 2020 (UTC)