Template:Did you know nominations/Abdulbaset Sieda

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 22:10, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Abdulbaset Sieda[edit]

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... that Abdulbaset Sieda, the new head of the opposition Syrian National Council, used to be a university professor in Libya?

Comment: New nominator, <5 DYKs in the past

Created/expanded by Bender235 (talk), AndrewRT (talk). Nominated by AndrewRT (talk) at 21:27, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

This is a good article, but needs a little work. Duplication Detector found that the sentence in the lead He is considered an expert in ancient civilisations and author of a number of books on Syria's Kurdish minority. was duplicated in its entirety from the source cited. Normally, what is in a lead should be a recap of the article, and I don't find sentence supported in the article itself. If you removed the sentence entirely, that would eliminate the plagiarism issue, and the issue of the sentence not representing anything in the body of the article. Date and length check out. The hook is sourced. Remove the sentence in question, and this will pass. Maile66 (talk) 17:30, 15 June 2012 (UTC).

I think I've addressed these issues - see diff here. Is it too late to qualify now or does the clock run to the DYK nom date? AndrewRT(Talk) 21:01, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

This is good to go. The 5 day rule is the time between the article's creation or expansion, and the nomination. Copyvio taken care of, and no duplications found. Hook sourced. Date and length check out. Nice to have a positive article about Syria. Maile66 (talk) 21:29, 19 June 2012 (UTC)