Template:Did you know nominations/William Goad


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The result was: promoted by sst  ✈  07:17, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

ALTe promoted

William Goad

 * ... that the British businessman William Goad fled to Thailand after police got suspicious of him raping children only to return five years, get caught using his credit card and be sentenced to life imprisonment?


 * ALT1:... the that British businessman William Goad sexually abused up to 3,500 boys over a 35-year period?
 * ALT2:... that the British businessman William Goad sexually abused up to 3,500 boys over a 35-year period and implored tactics such as giving them cash and employment in his businesses?
 * Reviewed: Caroline Stephen, Han Qing, Karimabad, Pakistan and 1964 Atlantic hurricane season

Created by Ark25 (talk) and Jolly Janner (talk). Nominated by Jolly Janner (talk) at 04:54, 17 December 2015 (UTC).



The issues with the article have been resolved. Most of the new hooks still feel wordy and unwieldy, and ALT3 misrepresents what a QC is ... but ALTe and ALTd are probably the best. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 00:24, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I believe I have rectified this issues with the article. The 3,500 figure, while covered by many varying sources, could not be found. I found a similar claim which will be listed below. Here are a couple of new hooks:  Jolly  Ω   Janner  23:57, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
 * ALTb ... that the British businessman William Goad fled to Thailand after police got suspicious of him raping children only to return five years later and be sentenced to life imprisonment?
 * ALTc ... that William Goad fled to Thailand after police got suspicious of him raping children only to return five years later, get caught using his credit card and be sentenced to life imprisonment?
 * ALTd ... that the British businessman William Goad fled to Thailand after police got suspicious of him raping children?
 * ALTe ... that the British child rapist William Goad fled to Thailand only to get caught using his credit card upon return and be sentenced to life imprisonment?
 * ALT3 ... that at William Goad's sentencing, a Queen's Counsel member said "It is believed there has been no single defendant with more victims that this man"?
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go with ALTd or ALTe.