Template:Did you know nominations/Xia Lin

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The result was: rejected by Yoninah (talk) 13:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Article doesn't meet WP:BIO

Xia Lin

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... that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei called Xia Lin's recent prison sentence "absurd"?

ALT1:... that Xia Lin, a Chinese human rights lawyer, was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison?
Reviewed: Grand Theatre, Perth

Created by Citobun (talk). Self-nominated at 15:00, 27 September 2016 (UTC).

The first hook is very hooky, but the article reads like a news story rather than a biography. The only mention of his personal life is his wife weeping outside the courtroom. Please add some biographical information so this can be considered a start-class article. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:59, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! I will work on it in the coming days. I will post here again when I think it is ready for another look. Citobun (talk) 15:04, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Citobun, it has been 19 days, and the work has not yet commenced. You need to give this priority; if the work is not well advanced within seven days, the nomination may be closed. I hope you will make progress by then. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:21, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

It has been another week without action, so I am marking this nomination for closure as unsuccessful. If Citobun does return prior to the closure and begins work on adding the biographical info, then the nomination could be extended; absent that, it will be closed. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:03, 3 November 2016 (UTC)