Template:Did you know nominations/Second Battle of Idlib


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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 19:51, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Second Battle of Idlib

 * ... that the Syrian city Idlib fell to the rebels on the battle that lasted four days in March 2015?


 * ALT1:... that thousands of Syrian civilians fled from Idlib to nearby towns and villages after the Second Battle of Idlib?
 * ALT2:... that after rebel victory in the Second Battle of Idlib, the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition has planned to move its headquarters from Istanbul, Turkey, to Idlib, Syria?
 * Reviewed: Benjamin Verbič
 * Comment: Failed ITN nomination; I need more ALTs if you have one

5x expanded by EkoGraf (talk) and KajMetz (talk). Nominated by George Ho (talk) at 20:50, 4 April 2015 (UTC).


 * ALT2, though it is long, it is eventually clearer and more specific.  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 07:56, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Don't you think that you have used a long quotation and it is not very specific to the event? One that begins from "it is not true..." and ends with "..forbidden for us to enter".  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 08:01, 2 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed, including length, newness, and all the other DYK criteria. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:57, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Notified the nominator.  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 17:28, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg New enough (as expanded), long enough, QPQ done, no copyvios found. I don't like ALT0 (second battle of what?), ALT1's a bit boring and although ALT2 is a bit long, is the best of a bad bunch. If you could condense it down slightly, that would be great.-- Laun  chba  ller  13:49, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * What do you have to say about the use of quotations? Our editors are obviously capable of paraphrasing and using a quote that is more specific to the event.  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 13:58, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Quotes of more than 40 words have to be placed in a quote box per WP:QUOTE, which I've done. Other than that, absolutely nothing.-- Laun  chba  ller  15:36, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Copy edited original and ALT2 hooks. George Ho (talk) 05:33, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I would pass this in next 12 hours. For now I would like to have opinion of .  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 11:46, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Better, but not great. One solution would be to reverse the hook, like so (though this would require another reviewer to approve it):
 * ALT3: ... that the Syrian National Coalition announced its relocation to Idlib just two days after the Second Battle of Idlib? (That's cutting it all the way down.)-- Laun  chba  ller  14:03, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Much better than others, would you agree with the ALT3?  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 14:09, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * This nomination has been present long enough. This doesn't matter much, although it helps fit in with other hooks in one set. George Ho (talk) 18:52, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg with ALT3.  Occult Zone  (Talk • Contributions • Log) 23:55, 14 May 2015 (UTC)