Talk:Girmay Zahilay

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A fact from Girmay Zahilay appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 February 2020, and was viewed approximately 620 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Girmay Zahilay defeated a six-term incumbent on King County Council in Washington?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:34, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Girmay Zahilay defeated a six-term incumbent on the King County Council? Source: The Seattle Times
- ALT1:... that recently-elected councilman Girmay Zahilay and his opponent, Larry Gossett, attended the same high school? Source: The Seattle Times

Reviewed: Aldine Square, Chicago

Created by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 05:47, 9 January 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Hi SounderBruce, review follows: article created 9 January; article exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing; hooks are interesting, mentioned in the article and confirmed by the sources; just awaiting a QPQ on this one - Dumelow (talk) 10:48, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: QPQ has been added. Sounder Bruce 02:09, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks SounderBruce - Dumelow (talk) 11:07, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]