Template:Did you know nominations/Hermitage cats


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Hermitage cats

 * ... that cats have lived at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg almost uninterrupted since the 18th century?



Created by WhisperToMe (talk). Self-nominated at 08:53, 2 July 2015 (UTC).


 * Comment - If need be I can modify the hook to mention that the cats died in World War II (all of the cited sources stated that the cats remained in the museum during all historical events except World War II! WhisperToMe (talk) 08:59, 2 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Alt1 ... that since the 18th century among the Hermitage Museum staff there have been four-legged employees? Sealle (talk) 09:49, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Interesting article. As the cats had died during WWII, please suggest a hook including this fact. In ALT1 hook the wording "four-legged employees" is not found in the articile and not verifiable by any reference.-- Nvvchar . 15:16, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll try something like:
 * " ALT2 ... that cats have lived at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg almost uninterrupted since the 18th century, except when the cats died in World War II?"
 * "Four legged employees" is just an interesting way of saying "cats" - it's common knowledge that cats have four legs. I don't think it's necessary to provide a new citation for that.
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 23:08, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I accept the above interpretation. The length of the article, date of posting, and hook reference conform to DYK rules. No copy vio noted. I have named your hook suggestion as  ALT2 which stands verified. I suppose that you have less than 5 DYKs to your credit and hence exempt from QPQ requirement. Article is now good to go.Symbol confirmed.svg. -- Nvvchar . 23:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)