Talk:Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo

A fact from Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 December 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo had to be "made younger" to be eligible for elementary school?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:42, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo had to fake his age to be eligible for elementary school? Source: [1]: "Soetardjo pada waktu mau masuk ke ELS umurnya sudah 8 tahun, padahal syaratnya 6 tahun, karena itu umur Soetardjo terpaksa dimudakan 2 tahun."

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Comment: Also explains why some sources mention his birth year as 1892

Created by Juxlos (talk). Self-nominated at 17:04, 27 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Review: Is it new? This article was created on November 28 and I couldn’t find correlation between its content and other Wikipedia articles. Is it long enough? Meets this requirement without issue. Is it within policy? I find no obvious issues with neutrality or sourcing and no evidence of plagiarism from English-language sources.

On to the hook… It’s short enough, neutral and appealing. However, I find myself a bit stumped by how exactly he “reduced” his age. Was it by government sanction, fraudulent means, something else…? I believe that some clarification about the circumstances would be beneficial so that the general population can understand what is being said. QPQ was done. There is no image… Yet, the article has a PD image in the infobox. Illustrating the topic is not mandatory, but it helps the presentation.

Verdict?

For now… But, I’m inclined to give this a “Yes” as soon my question about the alteration of his official age is clarified. - Caribbean~H.Q. 06:19, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Caribbean H.Q.: Fraud, in a way, by claiming that he was born in 1892 to the government. Juxlos (talk) 07:58, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, can you can find a way to work that into an alternative hook? - Caribbean~H.Q. 08:56, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Caribbean H.Q.: maybe the revised original hook? Juxlos (talk) 16:12, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I didn’t notice that… Well then, this one is good to go.

- Caribbean~H.Q. 18:01, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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