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BorderIrish
- ... that the 97-year-old 499 km Irish land border (pictured) discusses Brexit via Twitter as @BorderIrish (followed by Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar), in media interviews, and in its book, I Am the Border, So I Am?
Sources: The Guardian Irish Independent Tageblatt, BBC News Irish Times The Sunday Times
Created by Britishfinance (talk). Self-nominated at 12:25, 29 December 2019 (UTC).
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- Template:Reply to This is just a comment but in order to qualify for DYK, an article needs to be at least 1,500 characters and this article is currently 1,088. Cowlibob (talk) 12:50, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Template:U, I think I can expand some more - do you think that size aside, the DYK has merit? and is my DYK proposal properly structured? thanks again. Britishfinance (talk) 16:13, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Now at almost 2,000 characters. Still a small article, however, I thought the subject matter was timely (and entertaining) and its reception has been strong. Britishfinance (talk) 17:02, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Britishfinance, congratulations on having your first DYK on the Main Page yesterday, and for submitting this, your first self-nomination. I see that Cowlibob added a "?", but did you intend for your hook to also include everything beyond that (minus the sources, of course)? If so, it would be way over the 200-character limit. If you'd like, you can integrate part of that additional info into the existing hook, and/or create ALT hooks. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:55, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Template:U. DYK is all new to me so I am still finding my way in it. I would be open to any opinion/views you have on what is the best hook/ALT hooks from the above? I wasn't sure whether to go for a shorter one (e.g. of the 4 statements, just add the first and second) OR, whether more "substance" is needed? I thought the topic might be both interesting and entertaining (and it has gotten real coverage in RS, both as the Border and for its book). Please do re-structure in whatever way you think works, as it will help me to understand DYK. Thanks again. Britishfinance (talk) 21:02, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Template:U, I have tried to condense it down - don't know if this works better? thanks. Britishfinance (talk) 23:03, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- I've removed the sources from the middle of the hook, putting them all at the end. The hook, currently 222 characters, is a bit too long. You and/or whoever comes along to review it will have to decide what to cut or how to reword it within 200 characters. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 02:28, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Mandarax, just shortened it further. Britishfinance (talk) 09:09, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- It's 199 now. That included your removal of the km/mi conversion, which will probably end up getting added again, but a little leeway of a few characters over the limit is sometimes allowed. I'm hiding all of this preliminary text so it won't discourage reviewers who might otherwise think a review has already begun. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:39, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. The hook is still a bit diffuse, personally I would leave out the bit in brackets. I think this is your second DYK, so no QPQ needs to be done. There is really no need to hide the previous discussion! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:09, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
