Template:Did you know nominations/Lord Kitchener Wants You


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The result was: promoted by Montanabw (talk) 03:58, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Lord Kitchener Wants You

 * ... that Alfred Leete's famous Lord Kitchener Wants You poster (pictured) served as the basis for George Orwell's portrayal of Big Brother in his novel 1984?
 * ALT1:... that despite the current fame of Lord Kitchener Wants You (pictured), the most popular recruiting poster at the time showed a picture of Kitchener with a 30-word excerpt from one of his speeches?
 * ALT2:... that the use of Lord Kitchener's image in recruiting advertisements (pictured) was so ubiquitous Lady Asquith began referring to him as simply "the poster"?
 * Reviewed: Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard
 * Comment: I'd like this to run on September 5th. In a perfect world I'd've had this ready for the centenary of Britain's entry into World War I but here we are.

Improved to Good Article status by Chris troutman (talk). Self nominated at 17:11, 22 December 2014 (UTC).


 * I've struck ALT0 because the source doesn't state this as fact, just its own speculation. EEng (talk) 22:56, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I disagree and I reverted your change at the article. Lubin doesn't say he's speculating. Maybe you think he is. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 15:39, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Lubin says "But more likely the particular moustache Orwell had in mind belonged to" Kitchener. More likely, combined with the fact he cites to nothing, makes it speculation. EEng (talk) 15:54, 23 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:38, 24 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article was improved to GA and nominated within the required time frame. ALT2 is the most interesting fact, IMO, and has been verified by provided inline citation.  Image is in the public domain. --ThaddeusB (talk) 03:49, 6 February 2015 (UTC)