Template:Did you know nominations/Jacques Poitras
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 17:56, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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Jacques Poitras
- ... that journalist Jacques Poitras spent a month repeatedly crossing the "Imaginary Line" separating New Brunswick and Maine in order to publish a book about it?
- Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/imaginary-line-life-on-an-unfinished-border-by-jacques-poitras/article4251690/ (repeatedly crossed the book) AND https://theaquinian.net/jacques-poitras-new-book-sheds-light-new-brunswick-maine-border/ (mentions how long he spent)
Created by B3251 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.B3251 (talk) 01:30, 30 April 2024 (UTC).
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Not ready yet, nominator needs a QPQ. Also, how is the Aquinian reliable? 🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 22:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- The Aquinian is the St. Thomas University (STU)'s student newspaper. Per WP:RSSM as well as general consensus through discussions cited by WP:RSSM, using student media sparingly is generally fine; sometimes it is the only option for certain details/facts, such as in this instance for a general assumption of the subject's age, his connection to the University, and a small detail in the creation process of his book.
- I apologize if you find that The Aquinian seems disputed, but because WP:N and WP:GNG has already been established it should be alright using student media for small bits of the article, as this is an instance where better sources couldn't be found. (this only applies to articles whose subject is connected to the University of said student press, of course, in which this case Poitras is). If it helps, STU has a more "official" magazine where Poitras has a small mention here as a journalism professor, and is mentioned here in a third-party provincial newspaper interview with a STU journalism student.