Talk:Erika Thompson

A fact from Erika Thompson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 April 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that beekeeper Erika Thompson uses her bare hands to scoop up bees?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 18:11, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that beekeeper Erika Thompson uses her bare hands to scoop up bees? Source: A typical video for the woman behind the popular TikTok account texasbeeworks shows her wearing dark clothing — jeans, a black shirt, a denim button-up — while scooping bees with her bare hands.
- ALT1: ~~... that beekeeper Erika Thompson keeps almost 50 beehives in her backyard?~~ Source: almost 50 beehives in her backyard
- ALT2: ... that beekeeper Erika Thompson has more than 11 million followers on TikTok? Source: "This Texas Beekeeper Has 11.2M Followers On TikTok & She's The Real Queen Bee"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cora Slocomb di Brazza

Created by Bruxton (talk). Self-nominated at 01:06, 26 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Erika Thompson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I'll review this one! Οἶδα (talk) 05:38, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article prose size (2421 characters excluding the infobox and references) and age (started 25-3-2023) are satisfactory, with no concerns regarding copyright or plagiarism. Earwig copyvio detector shows violation unlikely, and is mainly highlighting quotations. Reliable inline citations are used throughout. I like the first hook best. It is concise and will draw readers to the article. Οἶδα (talk) 06:12, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]