Talk:Arnaud Balard

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Did you know... that French deafblind artist Arnaud Balard created the Sign Union flag (pictured) in 2013 to promote the global unity of deaf people?

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After careful consideration, I am using a Blogspot site sentendre.blogspot.com as it quotes directly from the subject, adding valuable information about his life. A review of the site shows it is a reliable and irreplaceable resource for information about the international deaf community.

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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 11:47, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Sign Union flag

... that French deafblind artist Arnaud Balard created the Sign Union flag (pictured) in 2013 to promote the global unity of deaf people? Source: Deaf-Art (site published by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: "After completing two-year study of vexillology and experimenting with different designs, Balard designed the Sign Union Flag in 2013."
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- Comment: This is my second DYK, thanks in advance for your patience. I believe the image is OK to use based on the Italian Wikipedia discussions linked at the image's Wikimedia Commons page.

Created by Skvader (talk). Self-nominated at 21:59, 17 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new enough, long enough, written neutrally and has no copyvio issues. Citations seem adequate but I questions the reliability of some sources such as a Facebook post and other primary sources. Hook is good, interesting and sourced - not sure if this is an RS but lots of French language sources also cover this so I think this is fine ([1] [2]). Image looks good. QPQ not done but once completed I think it will be good to go. Vladimir.copic (talk) 12:10, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review @Vladimir.copic: I haven't done QPQ as this is only my second DYK, and the QPQ process states "If you have previously nominated fewer than five articles (whether self-nominated or otherwise), no QPQ is required." I recognize the traditionally unconventional quality of some of the sources used, but believe them to be reliable and that they provide valuable additions to the article. Skvader (talk) 22:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Then I'm happy with the nomination. @Skvader: I think it is good experience as well as a net positive to the community if you can do a QPQ though. Vladimir.copic (talk) 23:42, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]