Template:Did you know nominations/Demob suit


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The result was: promoted by Fuebaey (talk) 23:17, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Demob suit

 * ... that after the end of the Second World War, newly demobilised soldiers in their demob suits (pictured) felt that they had swapped one uniform for another?
 * Reviewed: Mary Cannon.

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Self nominated at 15:09, 4 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol possible vote.svg It's new enough, and long enough, and spotchecked content seems free of close paraphrasing / copyvio. But the source used as the citation for the hook is not a reliable source. Xlibris is a self-publishing / print-on-demand press, and that doesn't meet the policy standards. I'm similarly suspect of the Dave Diss book; The Book Guild does some conventional publishing but also does some partner publishing and some pure print-on-demand work, and (as far as I can tell) does nothing to permit readers to distinguish between them. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 22:39, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. I added a ref to the Jobling book instead, which does support the hook fact. I moved Diss to behind a specific quote from his book. I agree it might be self-published but it's OK to quote him recounting his own experiences I think. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:31, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg That resolves the sourcing problems, I think. Agreed that your use of Diss is compliant with WP:SPS. Image meets all the image expectations as well. Once you QPQ, I'll be happy to pass. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 23:49, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:03, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * QPQ done. Philafrenzy (talk) 14:30, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg With the QPQ done, this is good to go! Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:28, 8 January 2015 (UTC)