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A fact from Keri Blakinger appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 July 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 17:41, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer the first hook ALT0 but it is worded awkwardly. I wonder if User:BlueMoonset and or User:Theleekycauldron might swoop in and give an opinion or help adjust - that way I can approve it. Back to the article now. Well written, great intro, great image, nice use of headings - very good bio. New and long enough, a QPQ is completed, correct inline citations. One exception: I cannot access citation #8, all I see is the the article's title. Other than that one, I can see the references are proper and there is not a copyright violation. Interesting woman - good article - bravo. Bruxton (talk) 15:16, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Any suggestions on hook changes by either of those pinged would be appreciated. As for ref 8, that's weird. I can't see the article either, but I could when I used it and you can see it on the Wayback Machine even as recently as a month ago. Not sure what they did with their website in the last month. SilverserenC 23:32, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
thanks for that link! Bruxton (talk) 00:27, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok no takers on the hook invitation, so maybe it is just me. Approving hook ATL1 as confirmed and interesting, perhaps more so than 0.. Bruxton (talk) 20:03, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think this hook maybe flows better? It would be nice to include that she finished her degree too. ALT2: ... that after Keri Blakinger left Cornell University to serve time in prison for possession of heroin, she returned to Cornell to finish her degree and then became a criminal justice reporter? Thriley (talk) 23:10, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe a mention of the specifics of her reporting? Or perhaps just to say that she does a lot of work on the United States prison system? Thriley (talk) 23:18, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Bruxton: is Thriley's ALT2 hook approved? If so, can you readd a green tick below? Thanks, Z1720 (talk) 17:29, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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I prefer the first hook ALT0 but it is worded awkwardly. I wonder if User:BlueMoonset and or User:Theleekycauldron might swoop in and give an opinion or help adjust - that way I can approve it. Back to the article now. Well written, great intro, great image, nice use of headings - very good bio. New and long enough, a QPQ is completed, correct inline citations. One exception: I cannot access citation #8, all I see is the the article's title. Other than that one, I can see the references are proper and there is not a copyright violation. Interesting woman - good article - bravo. Bruxton (talk) 15:16, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
