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A fact from Buford Dam appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Buford Dam (pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?

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The result was: promoted by CSJJ104 (talk) 18:45, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Buford Dam, showing the steep slope of grass

... that because of the steep slope and dangerous terrain at Buford Dam (pictured), sixteen goats known as the "Chew Crew" are used to maintain the grass? Source: https://patch.com/georgia/douglasville/goats-dam-cut-landscaping-costs-corps Quote: "Sixteen grazing goats, known as the “Chew Crew,” are in charge of trimming the treacherous terrain above Buford Dam, a site run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Madera Sugar Pine Company

Created by Aoidh (talk). Self-nominated at 00:49, 20 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Aoidh, review follows: article created 19 August and exceeds minimum length; I made a small number of edits to to the prose to improve readability, please review and change if I made any errors; sources look OK for the subject matter; article is cited inline throughout; I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hook is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited; image is used in the article and freely licensed; A QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Aoidh: Some punchier hooks :)
- ALT0a: ... that sixteen goats help maintain the Buford Dam?
- ALT0b: ... that the "Chew Crew" of the Buford Dam consists of sixteen goats?
- ALT0c: ... that the Buford Dam is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?
Sorry if you find them baa-a-a-ad! (cheesy, i know...) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 09:42, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't mind at all, I like them all. I really like the goats aspect of the dam and I thought it'd make a good hook, the wording itself doesn't matter. I do like ALT0c. - Aoidh (talk) 23:40, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]