A fact from Armstead Otey Grubb appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that former Lincoln University president Armstead Otey Grubb was robbed and murdered outside his home on campus in 1968? Source: Hennigan, Dave. (1968-12-07). "Professor Brutally Slain At Lincoln University." Intelligencer Journal. p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108601992. Young, James C., & Sama, Dominic A. (1968-12-07). "Lincoln U. Professor Is Slain on Campus; Two Youths Arrested." The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 29. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108600584
Other problems: - as his daughter is not notable in her own right and could still be alive I don't think her name should be in the article. I could not find her name in the cited source, although I could not see beyond the first page of the article.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Overall: Article is long enough, new enough, has 1% copyvio score and sources appear reliable. QPQ has been done, the hook is interesting, and cited in the article and supported by the source. and besides a minor quibble about unnecessarily naming a family member, is good to go. DrThneed (talk) 07:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review and the feedback, DrThneed. I take your point about the daughter and removed the extraneous information about her. I think mentioning that somone has a daughter, as well as her given name and approximate date of birth, is appropriate for a biography, but please let me know if you feel differently. Her name and age are mentioned on the second page of the clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108709368/the-philadelphia-inquirer/. Topshelver (talk) 01:30, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Topshelver, I agree it is appropriate to mention her and it is only the inclusion of her name I have a problem with (and thanks for the link to the second page, I couldn't figure how to get it without registering). However I still think you should remove her name, it harms the article not at all to remove it, and she is not notable in her own right, and potentially still living. DrThneed (talk) 02:08, 1 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- as his daughter is not notable in her own right and could still be alive I don't think her name should be in the article. I could not find her name in the cited source, although I could not see beyond the first page of the article.
Article is long enough, new enough, has 1% copyvio score and sources appear reliable. QPQ has been done, the hook is interesting, and cited in the article and supported by the source. and besides a minor quibble about unnecessarily naming a family member, is good to go. DrThneed (talk) 07:39, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks, Topshelver all good to go now. DrThneed (talk) 04:01, 1 September 2022 (UTC)