Talk:John R. Davis Jr.
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Cwmhiraeth in topic Did you know nomination
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 | A fact from John R. Davis Jr. appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that John R. Davis Jr., the United States Ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union, Solidarity, at his home? Source: "John R. Davis ... openly developed relations with the Solidarity leaders, hosting them in private meetings in his home."
- ALT1:... that Polish dictator Wojciech Jaruzelski claimed that John R. Davis Jr. was only hosting dinners with leaders of banned trade union Solidarity? Source: "the Polish leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, picked at his food and said the banned union no longer existed. It was just a bunch of people that John Davis was always having to dinner."
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- Reviewed: Wigwag (flag signals).
Created by Javert2113 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC).
Definitely new enough, long enough and notable. Source checks out and the article itself has no issues. Hook 1 appeals to a broader audience more than ALT1, so let's go with that. I think we're all set! --Sky Harbor (talk) 03:20, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
