Talk:Geoffrey Holt (philanthropist)

A fact from Geoffrey Holt (philanthropist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 December 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Geoffrey Holt, an unassuming New Hampshire man who worked as a groundskeeper in a mobile home park where he resided, left $3.8 million to his small town after his death?

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On subject's notability[edit]

Per @Cabrils's suggestion, here are the WP:THREE best (in my view) sources that support general and people-specific criteria of notability:

1. The Associated Press, November 21, 2023 (archive)

2. The Washington Post, November 23, 2023 (archive)

3. The New York Times, November 23, 2023 (archive)

Regards - Yamfri /ˈjæm.friː/ ^(talk) 23:06, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:28, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Geoffrey Holt, an unassuming New Hampshire man who worked as a groundskeeper in a mobile home park where he resided, left $3.8 million to his small town after his death? Source: https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-town-gift-frugal-millionaire-holt-994a9448623c51db5036b85dd563fb24
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Created by Yamfri (talk). Self-nominated at 00:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Geoffrey Holt (philanthropist); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article was created 5 December. No apparent copyright issues. Hook is interesting and cited. QPQ not needed. Looks good. Thriley (talk) 20:27, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yamfri: I think a link to the town of Hinsdale, New Hampshire in the hook would be appropriate. What do you think? Thriley (talk) 20:28, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that Geoffrey Holt, an unassuming New Hampshire man who worked as a groundskeeper in a mobile home park where he resided, left $3.8 million to his small town after his death? Thriley (talk) 20:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Thriley: sure, why not. Thanks for the suggestion. Yamfri /ˈjæm.friː/ ^(talk) 22:20, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]