Talk:Johnny Van Haeften

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A fact from Johnny Van Haeften appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 August 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that stamp collecting gave Johnny Van Haeften the eye for detail that is essential in dealing in old master Dutch paintings?

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 07:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Johnny Van Haeften's uncle was a polar explorer and his father-in-law was a spy, but he collects stamps?
- ALT1:... that stamp collecting gave Johnny Van Haeften the eye for detail that is essential in dealing in old master Dutch paintings?

Reviewed: Dame Paulet almshouse

Created/expanded by Edwardx (talk), Philafrenzy (talk), and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Edwardx (talk) at 21:46, 26 July 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

I'd approve ALT1, but not the main hook–the main hook seems rather pejorative, and could raise BLP issues. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 19:57, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]