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A fact from George M'Kinley appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Royal Navy officer George M'Kinley was blinded during a gun drill?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:28, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that George M'Kinley was commended by a court martial? Source: Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781848327795.
- ALT1:... that George M'Kinley was blinded during a gun drill? Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781848327795.
- ALT2:... that George M'Kinley co-operated with Spanish guerrillas to recapture the city of Santiago de Compostela? Source:Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781848327795.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Leyland

Created by Ykraps (talk). Self-nominated at 09:35, 7 July 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Ykraps, review follows; article moved to mainspace 7 July; article exceeds minimum length, is well written and cited inline to reliable sources throughout; I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing from O' Byrne, which is the only online source (and PD anyway), AGF on the remainder; hooks are interesting, mentioned in the article (I note the blinding was only temporary), I can verify ALT1 AGF on offline sourcing; I altered "save" to "recapture" in ALT2 as the French were already in possession of the city ("recapture" is the word you use in the article too), let me know if an issue; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me- Dumelow (talk) 05:48, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: Thanks for the review. I'm quite happy with the changes you've made and don't mind adding 'temporary' if you think it necessary. I just thought it was 'punchier' without. --Ykraps (talk) 08:20, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]