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Did you know... that an Alabama mayoral candidate received "his head on a platter", according to winning candidate Dave Thomas?
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New enough in mainspace and long enough. No QPQ necessary for fourth nomination. Hook fact checks out and is present in article—quite interesting! Article is neutral and good to go.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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21:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)reply
That said, I do note that the subject is running for election on May 24, so it may need to sit a bit before appearing.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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21:07, 17 April 2022 (UTC)reply
ALT0c: ... that Dave Thomas handed his opponent his "head on a platter" in an Alabama mayoral race?
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Sammi Brie: it's punchier, which is good, but now we have the same ambiguity problem as at the start—I read ALT0 and thought that Thomas handed Isley Thomas's head on a platter. Maybe:
ALT0d: ... that an Alabama mayoral candidate received "his head on a platter", according to winning candidate Dave Thomas?
New enough in mainspace and long enough. No QPQ necessary for fourth nomination. Hook fact checks out and is present in article—quite interesting! Article is neutral and good to go.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
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21:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
