Talk:Idaho State Veterans Cemetery

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A fact from Idaho State Veterans Cemetery appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 August 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery faced criticism in 2014 when it did not allow a lesbian couple to be buried together?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.

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The result was: promoted by Hey man im josh talk 15:15, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Idaho was the last U.S. state to build a military cemetery, opening the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in 2004? Source: Feinberg, Teddy (2024-05-27). "Idaho veterans cemetery recognizes Memorial Day, pays tribute to those killed in action". The Idaho Press. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ALT1: ... that the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery faced criticism in 2014 when it didn't allow a lesbian couple to be buried together? Source: Leber, Jake (2015-07-12). "Gay veteran's burial battle laid to rest". KBOI-TV. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Yong
- Comment: Thanks for the review!

Created by Bsoyka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 02:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Not reviewing, but it would be wise to specify U.S. state (as opposed to just "state"). Bremps... 08:10, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Adjusted. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:36, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Article is new, long enough and neutral. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports very few text similarities, commenting "violation unlikely". Both hooks are well-formatted, and interesting. Their lengths are within limit. I cannot judge the fact of the first hook as "the last veteran cemetery" because I cannot access ref [1], and the ref [2] does not explicitly say as such. I AGF for this. The fact of ALT1 is accurate with the source given. QPQ was done. Good to go. I prefer ALT1 hook as being much eye-catching. CeeGee 10:18, 25 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Re: Discrimination criticism

It's not exactly clear what being buried together means. Do you mean that two coffins would be placed together in the same grave? If you could explain this just a bit, that would help the reader. It may seem obvious to the writer and editors, but to me, the layperson, I have no idea what it entails. Does the grave need to be made wider? Are the coffins placed side by side? How does it work? Viriditas (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:57, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Viriditas: Hey! Apologies for the confusion—I realize now that the article didn't specify that both women opted for cremated remains. I've edited the article to reflect that, so hopefully, it reads a little clearer now. I hope this helps, and thanks for the heads-up! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 23:11, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Viriditas (talk) 23:13, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]