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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 19:52, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

W. C. Renouf

  • ... that British civil servant in India, Winter Renouf, thought that farmers in the Punjab should grow Canadian wheat varieties?

5x expanded by Philafrenzy (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 22:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/W. C. Renouf; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • I'll review this. QPQ checks out, article length and newness of 5x expansion checks out. I don't see any issues with the article; it's well sourced and generally well put-together. The hook is interesting, but I feel it could be phrased a little more clearly; what about something along the lines of "...British Indian civil servant Winter Renouf advocated for Canadian wheat to be grown in Punjab?" Generalissima (talk) 04:33, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the review. I chose that wording because he was a Briton in India, not a British Indian. As for the remainder of the hook, in all honesty, I prefer the original which was carefully worded in order to avoid ambiguity. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:39, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
Just drop the "in India" phrase, it's obvious already from the mention of the Punjab. Gatoclass (talk) 14:23, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
I think I still prefer the original... but ALT1 ... that British civil servant, Winter Renouf, thought that farmers in the Punjab should grow Canadian wheat varieties? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:25, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

How about:

Yes, good. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:07, 23 January 2024 (UTC)


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.
Overall: ALT2 verified. Gatoclass (talk) 11:55, 24 January 2024 (UTC)