Template:Did you know nominations/W. Lair Thompson

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:40, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

W. Lair Thompson

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W. Lair Thompson

... that W. Lair Thompson (pictured), the ~~incumbent~~ President of the Oregon Senate, lost his re-election bid in 1916 by one vote?

Reviewed: Battle of Dumpu

Created by Orygun (talk). Self-nominated at 07:09, 13 February 2016 (UTC).

Article looks fairly-written, new and long enough and all cited with reliable sources. However, I think the lead could be a bit longer. edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī😎 19:49, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

What does length of article lead have to do with DYK nomination? This is 1,800 word article with a 100 word intro…that easily meets DYK criterion.--Orygun (talk) 20:48, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Well, OK. I would suggest, however, that the lead would at least also includes a brief sentence about his early life and college years. I know DYK articles aren't expected the same level of quality as good and featured articles, but I'm just saying. I guess I can give it a pass, though. Pretty good work! edtiorEهեইдအီးËეεઈדוארई電子ಇអ៊ី전자ഇī😎 21:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Comment I think we should drop "incumbent " from the hook, as it suggests he is the current incumbent; and his incumbency is implicit in "re-election bid". Edwardx (talk) 09:45, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Done--Orygun (talk) 03:19, 20 February 2016 (UTC)