Template:Did you know nominations/Sonderkommando photographs


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 05:59, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Sonderkommando photographs

 * ... that the Sonderkommando photographs (pictured) of events around the Auschwitz gas chambers in 1944 were smuggled out of the camp in a toothpaste tube?
 * Reviewed: United States Lighthouse Society

Created by SlimVirgin (talk). Self nominated at 01:57, 1 September 2014 (UTC).


 * Once the self-nominator reviews the other noms, let's run it. Great hook, good article. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 04:00, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

(I'm assuming Oiyarbepsy's comment is just in support rather than purporting to be a review, so...) New enough; long enough; no close-paraphrasing, copyvio, or plagiarism from the sources I could check; neutral; citations where required; hook fact accurate and cited (I cut "images" as photographs can't be much else). The image is usable but I'm in two minds whether it is a good DYK image: it is blurry and indistinct at this size (but it is still fairly blurry and indistinct at full size) and it is the cropped version which is less powerful; I'll put the pressure on the prep-builder to decide. Ready, once the QPQ is done. Belle (talk) 10:58, 1 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Many thanks, Oiyarbepsy and Belle. I've restored "images" just to break up the sentence a little. SlimVirgin (talk) 18:51, 1 September 2014 (UTC)


 * , just noting that I removed "images" again. Now that "pictured" is added, that serves to break the sentence up a bit, so it doesn't need the extra clause. SlimVirgin (talk) 06:10, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
 * That's fine (you know I didn't think it was necessary anyway :)) Belle (talk) 07:21, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, I see you passed this as ready, but have left the question mark on it, which I think means it won't be promoted. SlimVirgin (talk) 22:10, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I was just waiting for you to complete the QPQ (which you've done; though you've reintroduced the horrible "headquartered" which will have all right-thinking British readers clawing at their eyes ... or tutting ... or raising an eyebrow slightly) Belle (talk) 10:22, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I think headquartered is okay in the UK. There are examples on Google Books of the British government using it (e.g. here). SlimVirgin (talk) 20:34, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
 * If we've reached the point of taking writing advice from government... [Nasional Cirriculum Skuad smasshes frew windo, threws smokk bom, snatshes Bell] Leeder: "Nuffin too sea hear, moov alonge." Belle (talk) 07:21, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Ready (see above). Belle (talk) 10:22, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and thanks again for the review. SlimVirgin (talk) 20:34, 3 September 2014 (UTC)