A fact from BOW counties appeared on Wikipedia's
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Did you know... that the BOW counties in Wisconsin were one of the regions of the U.S. that helped Joe Biden win the presidency in 2020?
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Awkwafaba: As long as we're clear that verifying for "copyvio free" and "sourcing matters" for DYK articles, not just for the hook itself, it's cool. (It's the "well sourced" part of
WP:DYKI...with more detailed guidelines at
WP:DYKCRIT) Thanks for your DYK submission and for participating in the QPQ process.
Cielquiparle (
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18:17, 18 September 2023 (UTC)reply
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Awkwafaba: I'm showing this at 1432 bytes readable prose size, just below the line, so it needs a little bit of increasing size-wise. No textual issues. The hook fact checks out. (Also, the 1996 data is incomplete.) A bit more prose is needed, and I'd like to see the 1996 lines filled out prior to approval.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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01:35, 22 September 2023 (UTC)reply
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Sammi Brie: that’s weird. DYK Check says “ DYK eligibility scan results: (See here for details.) Prose size (text only): 1727 characters (245 words) ‘readable prose size’”. As for 1996, the state only has county data for this century. I looked at
WOW counties for their source and it only has percentages unless you pay.
awkwafaba (
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02:23, 22 September 2023 (UTC)reply
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Sammi Brie: it is now over the threshold: Prose size (text only): 2044 characters (298 words) "readable prose size" VS. Prose size (text only): 1749 B (298 words) "readable prose size". I notice that the units are different, characters vs. B.
awkwafaba (
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13:51, 22 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Approving. The Reddit primary source is I think acceptable here because it's clearly before any article in print media (I found one from April 2020, not October, and have updated the article accordingly).
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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03:55, 24 September 2023 (UTC)reply