Template:Did you know nominations/James Benjamin Parker


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 15:40, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

James Benjamin Parker

 * ... that after he tackled the assassin of William McKinley, former slave James Benjamin Parker declared, "Just think, Father Abe freed me, and now I saved his successor from death, provided that bullet he got into the president don't kill him"?
 * ALT1 ... that after he tackled the assassin of William McKinley, former slave James Benjamin Parker said, "Father Abe freed me, and now I saved his successor from death, provided that bullet...don't kill him"?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nirvana Upanishad
 * Comment: maybe hold for Black History Month (February) if we're doing anything for that ... otherwise, whenever

Created by LavaBaron (talk). Self-nominated at 06:32, 29 January 2016 (UTC).


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 * Georgejdorner, I deleted Czolgoz's name which I think brings it into length compliance. I wasn't sure if that handled the assessment status clarification you asked for or not? LavaBaron (talk) 20:51, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Good show, that; I had not thought of that excision. I originally tried to alter the Talk page templates to credit this as a Start class article, but did not succeed. A tetchy little technicality, but if you can get that done, you will be GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 02:25, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Georgejdorner, I might be mistaken but, as the article's author, I don't think I'm permitted to assess it as Start class or otherwise (though, you're right, it is definitely not much more than Start class, if that). LavaBaron (talk) 04:08, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Found a slightly different template and swapped it in so I could rate the article Start class. You are now GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 15:13, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg the character count is at 240, which is too long for a single-article hook. Placing it in the prep set as is will necessitate dropping another hook, which is not ideal. Perhaps you could end the quote after "death"? If not, another hook should be suggested. Yoninah (talk) 00:40, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I am a reviewer, not a nominator. The hook has already been shortened once by the author at my request. I would recommend that the author be allowed to trim their own hook.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:32, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree; sorry that wasn't clear. Pinging the page creator. Yoninah (talk) 19:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I've provided an alternate hook that is 200 characters in length. Simply ending the quote after "death" isn't a good solution since McKinley did, in fact, die and the unqualified quote would make Parker look like some kind-of grandstanding and clueless rube. LavaBaron (talk) 07:18, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That works! Thanks. Restoring tick per Georgejdorner's review. Yoninah (talk) 16:18, 4 February 2016 (UTC)