Talk:John Giffard (police officer)

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A fact from John Giffard (police officer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John Giffard, of Chillington Hall, was described as "arguably Britain's most aristocratic policeman" in 2004?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:42, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Chillington Hall

... that John Giffard, of Chillington Hall (pictured), was described as "arguably Britain's most aristocratic policeman" in 2004? Source: Direct quote from: Leppard, David (28 November 2004). "Police squire in mire over hunting ban". The Times.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fritz Pleitgen

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:15, 19 September 2022 (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: Article meets all criteria for DYK. Hook is interesting and sourced and image meets all criteria for inclusion. Overall, good to go. JJonahJackalope (talk) 17:49, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]