Template:Did you know nominations/R v R


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:32, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

R v R

 * ... that The Crown sued itself to see if a man can legally rape his wife? (He can't)
 * ALT1:... a man could not be found guilty of raping his wife in English law until the judgement of R v R?
 * Reviewed: Reich Harvest Thanksgiving Festival
 * Comment: The first is an April Fools Day hook (legal humour based on R means Regina in case law)

Converted from a redirect by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 18:07, 1 March 2016 (UTC).


 * The suggested hook is factually wrong (since the second R does not mean The Crown but is a means of anonymising the defendant to protect the victim; also no one was sued as it was a criminal case)) and running a rape-related 1st April joke hook would be a new low for DYK. No opinion yet on article or the alt hook. BencherliteTalk 18:39, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * OK, I have struck those, can you review the alt then?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 19:12, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I am not sufficiently active at DYK these days to be comfortable in reviewing at present. I simply saw this in my watchlist when it was added to the nominations list, and thought I would check it because I recognised the case name - and then I commented simply to save DYK from accidental error. Someone else can take this from here. I would simply add that I would have thought that there were many more (and better) sources out there this important case. BencherliteTalk 14:55, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg New review needed then.  The C of E  God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 14:59, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I will review this then.  MPJ  -US 22:19, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

- just to be sure I have the bases covered and the bots pick up the right status.  MPJ  -US 22:30, 7 March 2016 (UTC)