Talk:Tonia Shand

A fact from Tonia Shand appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Tonia Shand became Australia's first woman high commissioner to Sri Lanka in 1988?

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 18:33, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in 1988 Tonia Shand became Australia's first woman High Commissioner to Sri Lanka? Source:"Diplomatic appointment – Sri Lanka and the Maldives". Parliament of Australia. 1988-04-13. Retrieved 2021-03-12.; Shand, Fiona (2020-07-31). "DFAT trailblazer diplomatically overcame limitations on women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ALT1:... that in 1983 Tonia Shand was the first woman appointed Chief of Protocol in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? Source: "Lady's first in protocol post". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 330. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 March 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Created by Oronsay (talk). Self-nominated at 21:00, 15 March 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: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: New article. No copyvios detected. Hook is interesting. ~~Can you clarify if the QPQ completed?~~ QPQ not applicable, first nomination. TJMSmith (talk) 04:28, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your review, @TJMSmith. This is my first ever DYK. My understanding is that I may submit 5 before I must complete QPQ. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Oronsay (talk) 03:45, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct. I thought that was the case but wanted to confirm I wasn't mistaken. Approving now. Welcome to DYK! TJMSmith (talk) 04:28, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oronsay, the source for the hook shows that she was named High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, but not that she was the first woman. Can you add a source for the latter to the article and ping me when you've done so? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 16:13, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@MeegsC: Thank you for your ping. I know we may not use Wikipedia articles as references otherwise I would refer you to the List of Australian High Commissioners to Sri Lanka, showing the list of men who preceded her. I have, however, added her obituary as reference. I was concerned that your copy editing had split the statement in the body of the article so have added more, with ref, to the lead. If this is insufficient, perhaps the second hook could be used instead? It is directly referenced. Oronsay (talk) 18:03, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Oronsay – that source will do nicely! MeegsC (talk) 18:18, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear that. Thanks, MeegsC Oronsay (talk) 19:26, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]