Talk:Gregory Gordon (lawyer)

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A fact from Gregory Gordon (lawyer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 June 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that American scholar of genocide Gregory Gordon believes that ordering war crimes or crimes against humanity should be criminalized, even if mass killing has not taken place?

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 07:41, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... ~~that American scholar of genocide Gregory Gordon supports criminalizing all forms of "atrocity speech"?~~ Source: https://www.lawfareblog.com/punishing-tomorrows-tweeting-goebbels
- ALT1:... that American scholar of genocide Gregory Gordon believes that ordering war crimes or crimes against humanity should be against the law, even if mass killing has not taken place? Source: same as above
- ALT2:... that American scholar of genocide Gregory Gordon supports the criminalization of incitement to commit war crimes? Source: https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/luclj43&div=12&id=&page=

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Workplace hazard controls for COVID-19

Created by Buidhe (talk). Self-nominated at 22:13, 10 May 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Article has been sufficiently expanded within the requisite timeframe. It is long enough, and neutrally written. I cannot detect any copyvios. All content is appropriately cited. QPQ is complete. Hooks look good. I would strongly prefer ALT1 or ALT2, as the original hook seems jargonish to me. I might suggest incorporating the "even if the crimes hadn't taken place" into a hook, but that's up to you. Two other suggestions; one, the lead is a bit short; and two, I'm wondering if the license in question is appropriate; a book cover will surely be covered by copyright, and would therefore usually be available for its own article under a NFUR but not otherwise? Vanamonde (Talk) 04:19, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. I've expanded the lead and incorporated your suggestion for ALT1 (For ALT2, the incitement to commit war crimes is currently legal under international law). The book cover is free because the image is the only thing copyrightable and it is released under a free license, while simple text does not rise to the threshold of originality (see Commons:Template:PD-textlogo) b uidhe 04:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; still good to go, for the record, with a slight preference for ALT1; thanks for clarifying the licensing issue. Vanamonde (Talk) 05:33, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]