Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of Margaret Thatcher, Houses of Parliament

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 06:46, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Statue of Margaret Thatcher, Houses of Parliament

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... that Margaret Thatcher joked that her statue in the Houses of Parliament should have been made of iron?

Reviewed: Delray Brooks
Comment: Perhaps for Women's History Month?

Created/expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

I did a light copy edit for style and grammar. However, the article does need some further attention before it can be exhibited on the Main Page. For instance, what does the line "It was unveiled in ordered in 2003 following a change in rules to allow the depiction of living Prime Ministers in Parliament under certain conditions." mean? On a different note, there are paraphrasing issues. Article: "It is located opposite the doors to the Commons Chamber, directly facing the statue of Sir Winston Churchill." ; Source: "The statue looks directly towards the doors to the Commons Chamber, facing the statue of Sir Winston Churchill." The presentation order is the same: "statue" - "doors to the Commons Chamber" - "facing the statue of Sir Winston Churchill". Needs rephrasing before it can pass, IMO. The rest of the text was elegantly paraphrased, so I'll assume that this is only an accidental slip from the nominator. --Eisfbnore ^talk 20:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Fixed both those points - the lead issues stemmed from when I rejigged the original order of it and I must have missed copying and pasting a couple of words. Also reworded the statue of Winston Churchill line and the order of structure of the line. Miyagawa (talk) 12:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

This now ticks all the boxes. I can't see any more copyedit/paraphrase issues, and the article is well-cited, including the hook. This is good to go. Moswento (talk | contribs) 16:28, 29 February 2012 (UTC)