Talk:Selwyn Ryan

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

Did you know... that political scientist Selwyn Ryan has been called "the author of record for the ... modern political history" of Trinidad and Tobago?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 14:49, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that political scientist Selwyn Ryan established scientific polling in Trinidad and Tobago through the St. Augustine Research Associates? Source: "With his expertise in political science, we pioneered scientific polling, first known as the Ryan Poll and later as the SARA Poll, acronym for St Augustine Research Associates." [1]
- ALT1: ... that political scientist Selwyn Ryan has been called "the author of record for the ... modern political history" of Trinidad and Tobago? Source: "In a 2016 column (reproduced in the book) I described Ryan as “the author of record for the nation’s modern political history” whose books are the “go-to” place for information and analysis on T&T’s post-Independence evolution" [2]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cultural genocide in the United States

Moved to mainspace by Guettarda (talk). Self-nominated at 03:50, 21 March 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Article is sourced, neutral, and meets DYK-relevant policies including avoidance of plagiarism. Hooks are short, sourced and neutral, and interesting enough – I prefer ALT1 but I'll leave it up to the promoter. Approved! ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 04:55, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted ALT1 to Prep 5. Z1720 (talk) 14:49, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]