Template:Did you know nominations/Bruce by-election, April 1865

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:19, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Bruce by-election, April 1865

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... that two electors at the April 1865 Bruce by-election were nearly candidates? [1]
- ALT1:... that two electors who put forward candidates at the April 1865 Bruce by-election in New Zealand were nearly candidates themselves? [2]
- ALT2:... that two electors who put forward candidates were nearly candidates themselves at the April 1865 Bruce by-election in New Zealand? [3]
- ALT3:... that at the April 1865 Bruce by-election in New Zealand electors were nearly candidates themselves? [4]

Expanded by J947 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:15, 18 January 2017 (UTC).

Comment: @J947: I think 30 ALTs is excessive, especially since most are similar. Could you please select one or two with your preferred phrasing and strike or remove the rest. (Note: I am not reviewing this nomination, only offering a comment.) Mind matrix 19:45, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Y Selected three. J 947 19:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Comment: No QPQ needed. J 947 19:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:29, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

New enough and long enough, NPOV with inline citations. There are some issues of close paraphrasing, but the source material is in the public domain, so close paraphrasing isn't a copyright violation. Sometimes sentences have more than three citations, which seems like excessive citation, but better too many citations than too few (citations should document the best sources for information, not all the available sources). The information in the hook is supported by the in-line citation. I like the first hook and I approve them all. QPQ not required. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 20:28, 22 February 2017 (UTC)