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Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower

The Mennonite tower
The Mennonite tower
  • ... that a blood riot led to a Mennonite tower (pictured)? From The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812 to 1919, pg 200: "Sergeant-Major Granville P. Blood of the 118th Battalion argued in self defence after leading a riot in Berlin, Ontario."; and [1]: "The tower was built in 1926 due to the efforts of W. H. Breithaupt, looking to commemorate the German-Pennsylvania Mennonites" and "Briethaupt was trying to just re-jig our history a little tiny bit because of all the troubles we went through in World War One."
    • ALT1:... that a blood riot led to a pioneer erection? From The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812 to 1919, pg 200: "Sergeant-Major Granville P. Blood of the 118th Battalion argued in self defence after leading a riot in Berlin, Ontario."; and [2]: "The tower was built in 1926 due to the efforts of W. H. Breithaupt, looking to commemorate the German-Pennsylvania Mennonites" and "Briethaupt was trying to just re-jig our history a little tiny bit because of all the troubles we went through in World War One."
    • ALT2:... that a blood riot about a name led to a Mennonite tower (pictured)? From The Apathetic and the Defiant: Case Studies of Canadian Mutiny and Disobedience, 1812 to 1919, pg 200: "Sergeant-Major Granville P. Blood of the 118th Battalion argued in self defence after leading a riot in Berlin, Ontario."; and [3]: "The tower was built in 1926 due to the efforts of W. H. Breithaupt, looking to commemorate the German-Pennsylvania Mennonites" and "Briethaupt was trying to just re-jig our history a little tiny bit because of all the troubles we went through in World War One."

Created by Mindmatrix (talk). Self-nominated at 18:46, 2 February 2017 (UTC).

  • 16px all hooks check out, personally I like ALT2. Also, length, date, copvio, refs, etc all check out. These would be good for quirky or lead with photo. HalfGig talk 23:19, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
  • I prefer ALT2 as well, so I'll strike the others. I think a more clever caption for the photo would be better than the current "The Mennonite tower". Mindmatrix 02:12, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
  • While the hook is fine, I'm not seeing what is April Fools-ish about it. Gatoclass (talk) 10:36, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
  • "blood riot" refers to a riot led by Major Blood, not widespread bloodshed in the streets. I'll admit it's not quirky in the typical sense, but it is a twist on the phrasing in the article. (These hooks would not be appropriate for a normal DYK.) Mindmatrix 15:17, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
  • I reviewed the new ALTs and they're fine. However, I don't think they're interesting, much less April Foolsy. What do you think about:
  • ALT5: ... that in 1926 a Mennonite tower (pictured) was built in the German capital of Canada?
  • ALT6: ... that ten years after the city of Berlin changed its name to Kitchener, a Mennonite tower (pictured) was built there? Yoninah (talk) 20:02, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
  • 16px Approving ALT5 as being possible for use on April Fool's Day, the hook facts being cited inline. Other parts of the review as per HalfGig. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:42, 31 March 2017 (UTC)