Talk:Robert Saunders Jr.

A fact from Robert Saunders Jr. appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that when Robert Saunders Jr.'s predecessor died, Saunders took his job but not his home?

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 07:38, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Robert Saunders Jr. is the only president of the College of William & Mary to have not lived in the President's House? "Only Robert Saunders, president in 1846–48, continued to occupy his house on Palace Green during his tenure." [1]
- ALT1:... that when Robert Saunders Jr.'s predecessor died, he took his job but not his home? "Only Robert Saunders, president in 1846–48, continued to occupy his house on Palace Green during his tenure." [2])

5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Self-nominated at 05:51, 1 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

I completely endorse this DYK with one minor question for User:Pbritti. In ALT1, I think it would be clearer to say "Saunders took his job" instead of "he took his job" because the antecedent of "he" is not clear. What do you think? Aside from this minor suggestion, the article is Good To Go. It has been expanded 7-fold. It is long enough and was nominated timely. It is neutral, clearly written and readable, and well sourced. Both hooks are interesting and well sourced. I tend to favor ALT1 because it is a little bit mysterious and intriguing - always good clickbait for a DYK - but both are fine. QPQ is not required because the author has had only four previous DYKs. (After this one QPQ will be required!) Please ping me with your thoughts about "he" vs. "Saunders". -- MelanieN (talk) 16:09, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I tend to agree with you on both the preference towards to ALT1 and the modification thereto. As such, I propose:

- ALT2:... that when Robert Saunders Jr.'s predecessor died, Saunders took his job but not his home?

Thanks for the review MelanieN and let me know if you need anything else on this. I'm still learning the ropes on reviewing other users' submissions, so I appreciate the clear explanations you and others have provided in your reasoning. ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:23, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Approved with ALT2. Nice work. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:21, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

non-free image?

Hey, @Pbritti! Do we know why this image isn't in the public domain? If it was painted before 1926, it should be. —valereee (talk) 13:01, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I haven’t a clue. I wasn’t the one who selected the image or added it to Wikimedia. I’m assuming it’s public domain but it appears to have been pulled from a William & Mary-owned site that isn’t public domain, leading to the erroneous labeling. ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:22, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]