Talk:White House horseshoe pit

A fact from White House horseshoe pit appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that President George H. W. Bush was King of the Pit?

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Philroc (talk) 20:30, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Bush playing horseshoes in 1992

... that President George H. W. Bush was King of the Pit? Source: "The best horseshoe team was the Housemen, led by Ron Jones, a man with the swagger and physique of an NFL lineman. One evening before the big semifinals, the trash talking reached a crescendo, and the president (who was already out of the tournament) had had enough. He shed his suit coat to take on Ron mano-a-mano in a one-game grudge match to see who was the "King of the Pit." It lasted just 5 minutes, and the president won 21–0." Farewell to Our Horseshoe President, Brian Yablonski, National Review, 11 December 2018

Reviewed:Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Victoria Arcade, Ryde

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 23:40, 26 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Comment I don't know if its just me being daft @No Swan So Fine: but it seems to me that the nomination page was created on the 26th (article created on the 23rd) but placed on the DYK page on the 4th. Was this just an oversight? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:36, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, apologies. I got distracted after completing the template! No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:48, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

With that clarified, the review is as follows. Date and length fine. However the hook needs the inline citation and I'd be happier if the article was broken down into sections. Plus were you April Foolsing this @No Swan So Fine:? QPQ is done, with no close paraphrasing. Picture is fully licenced. Please ping me and I'll have another look once that's done. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 09:53, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've fixed your qualms. April 1 would be great! No Swan So Fine (talk) 10:13, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go for April Fools Day then. (might have to alter the picture caption to "The King of the Pit" or something!) The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:15, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]