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A fact from Siege of Wark (1138) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that despite a truce, the siege of Wark continued?
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Overall: A splendid article, I have only some minor issues with some of the sentences which I don't understand (as a non-native speaker): who renounced his fealty to Stephen and declared for Matilda. Is this supposed to mean he declared fealty for Mathilda? Casualties were high among the attackers before David left two barons to blockade the castle. This can be read like casualties were high early because David did not think of leaving barons there earlier. It's probably supposed to mean because casualties were high, David "didn't try too hard" and only left some barons there to keep up the siege. Could you rephrase that? I don't have the sources so I'm unsure if I got it right. The fall of Wark, along with Norham and Alnwick castles, This isn't clear: Did the other two castles also fall, or were they instead conquered? Both options could be read here; please clarify.
Tbh not really a reason to block this, it will certainly pass, but I'd be happy if you could adress these minor issues :) --LordPeterII (talk) 13:21, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@LordPeterII: Thanks for pointing out those issues, and I can see the potential confusion. I've updated those sections now and hopefully they are clearer now, let me know what you think. CSJJ104 (talk) 15:53, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@CSJJ104: Yes, that's better. Approving. I prefer ALT1, but since both are accurate I won't strike ALT0 if the promoter prefers it. (btw please don't mind the new signature, it's still me) –LordPickleII (talk) 16:33, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]