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William Foley (artist)

 * ... that as a rifleman during during World War II, William Foley protected his sketches by keeping them inside of a mortar shell?
 * Reviewed: Transportation in Montana
 * Comment: Article started in userspace on 14 October 2013, moved to mainspace on 19 October 2013.

Created by I JethroBT (talk). Self nominated at 15:53, 19 October 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol possible vote.svg Size and date are fine. Appears neutral, with sufficient citations. No copyvio detected. The hook would be interesting if it were true; unfortunately, it apparently is not. The source says "All these drawings, I carried inside a cardboard tube that carried an 81 mm mortar shell". Unless I'm missing something, he's saying that the drawings were carried in a cardboard tube which either still contained or had previously contained a mortar shell. It doesn't say the drawings were in the shell. So the hook will have to be edited or replaced. (And the article also has to be edited to accurately reflect the source.)  M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  03:07, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Yowza. Sorry-- totally misread that one.  Here's a new hook:
 * ALT1: ... that as a World War II rifleman, William Foley protected his sketches during wartime by storing them in a cardboard tube that originally held a mortar shell?
 * Not quite as interesting, but I think it still works. The article has also been appropriately updated.  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 03:37, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Okay, ALT1 is good to go. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  04:10, 20 October 2013 (UTC)