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− | * ... that the '''[[Booker Washington Institute]]''' in [[Kakata]], [[Liberia]], is named after American educator [[Booker T. Washington]]? | + | * <s>... that the '''[[Booker Washington Institute]]''' in [[Kakata]], [[Liberia]], is named after American educator [[Booker T. Washington]]?</s> |
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:[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] nice article on good sources. Sorry, I find the hook boring, mentioning the name twice. How about mentioning Liberia's first agricultural and vocational school? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:32, 28 February 2014 (UTC) | :[[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] nice article on good sources. Sorry, I find the hook boring, mentioning the name twice. How about mentioning Liberia's first agricultural and vocational school? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:32, 28 February 2014 (UTC) | ||
− | :*ALT ... that [[Liberia]]'s first '''[[Booker Washington Institute|agricultural and vocational school]]''' is named after American educator [[Booker T. Washington]]? | + | :*'''ALT''': ... that [[Liberia]]'s first '''[[Booker Washington Institute|agricultural and vocational school]]''' is named after American educator [[Booker T. Washington]]? |
::How about this alt that covers both? I'm not that into such a specialized first, and I personally find it interesting that a school in another country is named after an American. It makes sense if you read the article and know Liberian history, but I suspect most readers do not about the interconnected histories. Plus had it run today, you would have a link to Booker T during America's Black History Month. [[User:Aboutmovies|Aboutmovies]] ([[User talk:Aboutmovies|talk]]) 17:36, 28 February 2014 (UTC) | ::How about this alt that covers both? I'm not that into such a specialized first, and I personally find it interesting that a school in another country is named after an American. It makes sense if you read the article and know Liberian history, but I suspect most readers do not about the interconnected histories. Plus had it run today, you would have a link to Booker T during America's Black History Month. [[User:Aboutmovies|Aboutmovies]] ([[User talk:Aboutmovies|talk]]) 17:36, 28 February 2014 (UTC) | ||
+ | :::[[File:Symbol voting keep.svg|16px]] Thank you, offline source accepted AGF ("first" is not so import, but "agriculture" and "school" are, - an institute could be anything), --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:38, 28 February 2014 (UTC) | ||
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Booker Washington Institute
... that the Booker Washington Institute in Kakata, Liberia, is named after American educator Booker T. Washington?
- Reviewed: Cari Lloyd [1] Aboutmovies (talk) 17:47, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nominated at 15:37, 24 February 2014 (UTC).
nice article on good sources. Sorry, I find the hook boring, mentioning the name twice. How about mentioning Liberia's first agricultural and vocational school? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
- ALT: ... that Liberia's first agricultural and vocational school is named after American educator Booker T. Washington?
- How about this alt that covers both? I'm not that into such a specialized first, and I personally find it interesting that a school in another country is named after an American. It makes sense if you read the article and know Liberian history, but I suspect most readers do not about the interconnected histories. Plus had it run today, you would have a link to Booker T during America's Black History Month. Aboutmovies (talk) 17:36, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, offline source accepted AGF ("first" is not so import, but "agriculture" and "school" are, - an institute could be anything), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:38, 28 February 2014 (UTC)