Talk:Abingdon bun throwing

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A fact from Abingdon bun throwing appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that today, to mark the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, Abingdon Town Council throws thousands of currant buns from the roof of the County Hall (building pictured)?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abingdon bun throwing.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 01:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Abingdon County Hall

... that today, to mark the coronation of Charles III and Camilla, Abingdon Town Council will throw thousands of currant buns from the roof of the County Hall (building pictured)? Source: "Bun throwing in Abingdon is staged to celebrate major Royal occasions, and now it will return to mark the King's Coronation. There will be a bun throwing in the market place on Sunday, May 7 at 4pm as part of the weekend of Royal celebrations." from: Ffrench, Andrew (12 April 2023). "Bun throwing is back in Abingdon". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 13 April 2023. and "Bun throwings are held to mark a royal occasion and Councillors in full ceremonial robes climb to the top of the County Hall and throw several thousand currant buns down at the chanting crowds filling the Market Place below." from: "Bun throwing". Abingdon on Thames Town Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ALT1: ... that the town of Abingdon-on-Thames, England, marks significant royal occasions by throwing thousands of currant buns from the roof of its County Hall (pictured)? Source: as above
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?
- Comment: ALT0 to run on 7 May (NB this is the day following the coronation)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:56, 13 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Abingdon bun throwing; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I'll have a look at this piece of fun. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:52, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: You need to add (pictured) to ALT0. Which is the one I am inclined to recommend. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:03, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Gog the Mild (talk) 21:03, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review Gog, I've added the "pictured" - Dumelow (talk) 06:08, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]