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| − | + | :''The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify this page.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|this nomination's talk page]], [[Talk:{{SUBPAGENAME}}|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'''.'' | |
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* ... that a 1942 letter addressed to "'''[[Margaret Cooper (Wren)|the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station]]'''" led to marriage in 1945? <small>Source: "After a brief encounter on a train platform in 1942, in which no names were exchanged, Margaret Cooper received a letter addressed to “the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley Station”. Her would-be suitor had made a mental note of the insignia on her shoulder, as well as a reference she had made to her country of origin, and had assumed correctly that there would not be too many Argentinian-born Wrens based near Bletchley. For the next three years they kept up a long-distance correspondence. Then they got married." (and [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-cooper-jm3ljlk3p] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)</small> | * ... that a 1942 letter addressed to "'''[[Margaret Cooper (Wren)|the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station]]'''" led to marriage in 1945? <small>Source: "After a brief encounter on a train platform in 1942, in which no names were exchanged, Margaret Cooper received a letter addressed to “the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley Station”. Her would-be suitor had made a mental note of the insignia on her shoulder, as well as a reference she had made to her country of origin, and had assumed correctly that there would not be too many Argentinian-born Wrens based near Bletchley. For the next three years they kept up a long-distance correspondence. Then they got married." (and [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-cooper-jm3ljlk3p] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)</small> | ||
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Margaret Cooper (Wren)|Margaret Cooper]]''' worked on [[bombes]] on [[Winston Churchill]]'s orders? <small>Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Margaret Cooper (Wren)|Margaret Cooper]]''' worked on [[bombes]] on [[Winston Churchill]]'s orders? <small>Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)</small> | ||
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:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Project Kingfisher; AUM-N-4 Diver; AUM-N-6 Puffin; SUM-N-2 Grebe|Project Kingfisher]] (3rd of 4 uses) | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Project Kingfisher; AUM-N-4 Diver; AUM-N-6 Puffin; SUM-N-2 Grebe|Project Kingfisher]] (3rd of 4 uses) | ||
<small>5x expanded by [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] ([[User talk:Edwardx|talk]]) and [[User:Philafrenzy|Philafrenzy]] ([[User talk:Philafrenzy|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] ([[User talk:Edwardx|talk]]) at 15:25, 5 January 2018 (UTC).</small> | <small>5x expanded by [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] ([[User talk:Edwardx|talk]]) and [[User:Philafrenzy|Philafrenzy]] ([[User talk:Philafrenzy|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:Edwardx|Edwardx]] ([[User talk:Edwardx|talk]]) at 15:25, 5 January 2018 (UTC).</small> | ||
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| − | + | :* [[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] - Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. I'm approving the original and ALT1, ALT2 seems to be stretching the facts a tad to much for my taste as the letter appears to have been a general one asking for volunteers, not an individually addressed one. [[User:Mifter|Mifter]] ([[User talk:Mifter|talk]]) 19:14, 5 January 2018 (UTC)</div></noinclude><!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> | |
Latest revision as of 20:59, 13 January 2018
- 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 Yoninah (talk) 20:59, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
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Margaret Cooper (Wren)
- ... that a 1942 letter addressed to "the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station" led to marriage in 1945? Source: "After a brief encounter on a train platform in 1942, in which no names were exchanged, Margaret Cooper received a letter addressed to “the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley Station”. Her would-be suitor had made a mental note of the insignia on her shoulder, as well as a reference she had made to her country of origin, and had assumed correctly that there would not be too many Argentinian-born Wrens based near Bletchley. For the next three years they kept up a long-distance correspondence. Then they got married." (and [1] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
- ALT1:... that Margaret Cooper worked on bombes on Winston Churchill's orders? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
** ALT2:... that Margaret Cooper was training to be a cook when Winston Churchill asked her to undertake unspecified secret war work?
- Reviewed: Project Kingfisher (3rd of 4 uses)
5x expanded by Edwardx (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Edwardx (talk) at 15:25, 5 January 2018 (UTC).