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The result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 05:44, 26 June 2017 (UTC)<br />
 
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* ... that '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' ''(pictured)'' played basketball for a team owned by the family of [[Muammar Gaddafi]] on the brink of the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?  <small>Source: "When US basketball player Alex Owumi signed a contract to play for a team in Benghazi, Libya, he had no idea that his employer was the the most feared man in the country. Nor did he guess the country was about to descend into war." ([http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25933297])</small>
 
* ... that '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' ''(pictured)'' played basketball for a team owned by the family of [[Muammar Gaddafi]] on the brink of the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?  <small>Source: "When US basketball player Alex Owumi signed a contract to play for a team in Benghazi, Libya, he had no idea that his employer was the the most feared man in the country. Nor did he guess the country was about to descend into war." ([http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25933297])</small>
 
** '''ALT1''':... that basketball player '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' ''(pictured)'' was trapped in a [[Benghazi]] apartment for weeks during the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?  <small>Source: [http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25933297]</small>
 
** '''ALT1''':... that basketball player '''[[Alex Owumi]]''' ''(pictured)'' was trapped in a [[Benghazi]] apartment for weeks during the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|Libyan Civil War]]?  <small>Source: [http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25933297]</small>
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:* ''Comment'': There are many different gripping hooks that could be used. Feel free to suggest more.
 
:* ''Comment'': There are many different gripping hooks that could be used. Feel free to suggest more.
 
<small>Created by [[User:TempleM|TempleM]] ([[User talk:TempleM|talk]]). Self-nominated at 23:07, 3 June 2017 (UTC).</small>
 
<small>Created by [[User:TempleM|TempleM]] ([[User talk:TempleM|talk]]). Self-nominated at 23:07, 3 June 2017 (UTC).</small>
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:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] The article is new, long enough at 51 000+ bytes and definitely interesting. I'm not quite happy with the wording of the hook, though, so I would suggest '''ALT2''' be used. Both options are well sourced, as is the article as a whole. There are also no license concerns regarding the image and it is of good enough quality to feature on the home page. QPQ has also been done. [[User:Liam E. Bekker|Liam E. Bekker]] ([[User talk:Liam E. Bekker|talk]]) 11:01, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 
:* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] The article is new, long enough at 51 000+ bytes and definitely interesting. I'm not quite happy with the wording of the hook, though, so I would suggest '''ALT2''' be used. Both options are well sourced, as is the article as a whole. There are also no license concerns regarding the image and it is of good enough quality to feature on the home page. QPQ has also been done. [[User:Liam E. Bekker|Liam E. Bekker]] ([[User talk:Liam E. Bekker|talk]]) 11:01, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 
::'''Comment:''' I forgot to check during the initial review - Earwig's raises some concern re copyvio but a check of it shows the concern relates to a quoted and referenced section of the body. Should be no problems there. [[User:Liam E. Bekker|Liam E. Bekker]] ([[User talk:Liam E. Bekker|talk]]) 11:05, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 
::'''Comment:''' I forgot to check during the initial review - Earwig's raises some concern re copyvio but a check of it shows the concern relates to a quoted and referenced section of the body. Should be no problems there. [[User:Liam E. Bekker|Liam E. Bekker]] ([[User talk:Liam E. Bekker|talk]]) 11:05, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
  
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 26 June 2017

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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:44, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Alex Owumi

Owumi in 2017
Owumi in 2017
  • ... that Alex Owumi (pictured) played basketball for a team owned by the family of Muammar Gaddafi on the brink of the Libyan Civil War? Source: "When US basketball player Alex Owumi signed a contract to play for a team in Benghazi, Libya, he had no idea that his employer was the the most feared man in the country. Nor did he guess the country was about to descend into war." ([1])
  • Reviewed: Neodiprion pinetum
  • Comment: There are many different gripping hooks that could be used. Feel free to suggest more.

Created by TempleM (talk). Self-nominated at 23:07, 3 June 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol confirmed.svg The article is new, long enough at 51 000+ bytes and definitely interesting. I'm not quite happy with the wording of the hook, though, so I would suggest ALT2 be used. Both options are well sourced, as is the article as a whole. There are also no license concerns regarding the image and it is of good enough quality to feature on the home page. QPQ has also been done. Liam E. Bekker (talk) 11:01, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
Comment: I forgot to check during the initial review - Earwig's raises some concern re copyvio but a check of it shows the concern relates to a quoted and referenced section of the body. Should be no problems there. Liam E. Bekker (talk) 11:05, 6 June 2017 (UTC)