Talk:Ernie Ross

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A fact from Ernie Ross appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 November 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ernie Ross, the Member of Parliament for Dundee West, was nicknamed "the MP for Nablus West" due to his support of Palestinian nationalism?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernie Ross.

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:53, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Ernie Ross, the Member of Parliament for Dundee West, was nicknamed "the MP for Nablus West" due to his support of Palestinian nationalism? Source: The Almanac of British Politics; The Political Guide to Modern Scotland: People, Places and Power; The Times: "Inevitably, he was nicknamed the MP for Nablus."

Reviewed: Tonic Immobility
Comment: Eligible per Rule 1d, because it is only scheduled to appear in the "Recent Deaths" section of ITN and not as a bold link.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:30, 23 October 2021 (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 eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - I don't think it's immediately obvious what the joke is here—is there a way to make it clearer?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Just looking for some hook workshopping, but otherwise, we're good! Nice work! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:08, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]