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The result was: '''rejected''' by [[User:Casliber|Cas Liber]] ([[User talk:Casliber|talk]] '''·''' [[Special:Contributions/Casliber|contribs]]) 02:37, 29 May 2017 (UTC)<br />
 
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* ... '''[[Operation Candid|plans were developed]]''' in 1962 to evacuate the British royal family in the event of nuclear war?
 
* ... '''[[Operation Candid|plans were developed]]''' in 1962 to evacuate the British royal family in the event of nuclear war?
 
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Operation Candid|in the event of nuclear war]]''' Queen Elizabeth II would have hidden on the royal yacht off the coast of Scotland?
 
** '''ALT1''':... that '''[[Operation Candid|in the event of nuclear war]]''' Queen Elizabeth II would have hidden on the royal yacht off the coast of Scotland?
 
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<small>Created by [[User:JeanPassepartout|JeanPassepartout]] ([[User talk:JeanPassepartout|talk]]). Self-nominated at 07:35, 3 April 2017 (UTC).</small>
 
<small>Created by [[User:JeanPassepartout|JeanPassepartout]] ([[User talk:JeanPassepartout|talk]]). Self-nominated at 07:35, 3 April 2017 (UTC).</small>
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:* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Article is new and long enough, no copyright problems, and this is the creator's first DYK nomination, so QPQ not necessary yet. Hook is interesting - I'd never heard of the name and only vaguely of the operation (I might be getting confused with something else) My concern is that some of the facts in the article do not appear to be in the sources given; for example the article mentions Balmoral Castle with a citation to the ''Daily Telegraph'' piece, but the castle is not mentioned in the source. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 16:42, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:* [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Article is new and long enough, no copyright problems, and this is the creator's first DYK nomination, so QPQ not necessary yet. Hook is interesting - I'd never heard of the name and only vaguely of the operation (I might be getting confused with something else) My concern is that some of the facts in the article do not appear to be in the sources given; for example the article mentions Balmoral Castle with a citation to the ''Daily Telegraph'' piece, but the castle is not mentioned in the source. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 16:42, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 
::*Added more references. [[User:JeanPassepartout|JeanPassepartout]] ([[User talk:JeanPassepartout|talk]]) 02:03, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 
::*Added more references. [[User:JeanPassepartout|JeanPassepartout]] ([[User talk:JeanPassepartout|talk]]) 02:03, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:::*I don't think [[Medium (website)|Medium]] is a reliable source - anyone can write anything about anyone on there. The National Archives source is okay as although it's hard to access if you're not near Kew, that doesn't deter the busloads of OAPs who turn up every Saturday to check the war records of their long lost relatives. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:19, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:::*I don't think [[Medium (website)|Medium]] is a reliable source - anyone can write anything about anyone on there. The National Archives source is okay as although it's hard to access if you're not near Kew, that doesn't deter the busloads of OAPs who turn up every Saturday to check the war records of their long lost relatives. [[User:Ritchie333|<b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b>]] [[User talk:Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk)</sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ritchie333|<sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)</sup>]] 09:19, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
::::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|16px]] No response after over a month and a half and talk-page pings. Have made one more talk-page ping in the hopes that this can finally be addressed. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 15:39, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 29 May 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: rejected by Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:37, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

Operation Candid

Created by JeanPassepartout (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 3 April 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Article is new and long enough, no copyright problems, and this is the creator's first DYK nomination, so QPQ not necessary yet. Hook is interesting - I'd never heard of the name and only vaguely of the operation (I might be getting confused with something else) My concern is that some of the facts in the article do not appear to be in the sources given; for example the article mentions Balmoral Castle with a citation to the Daily Telegraph piece, but the castle is not mentioned in the source. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:42, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
  • I don't think Medium is a reliable source - anyone can write anything about anyone on there. The National Archives source is okay as although it's hard to access if you're not near Kew, that doesn't deter the busloads of OAPs who turn up every Saturday to check the war records of their long lost relatives. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:19, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Symbol possible vote.svg No response after over a month and a half and talk-page pings. Have made one more talk-page ping in the hopes that this can finally be addressed. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:39, 26 May 2017 (UTC)