Talk:Keith Sheen

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A fact from Keith Sheen appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that educationalist Keith Sheen learned how to kill rats with a frying pan at his first job?

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Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments3 people in discussion

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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:07, 5 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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... that at educationalist Keith Sheen's first job, he learned how to kill rats with a frying-pan? Source: "Dr Keith Sheen rose to occupy the most senior post in New Zealand education but he started his career in a one-teacher school near Gisborne killing rats with a frying-pan." also further on in same obituary "his daughter, Juliet, said family lore had it that rats were a problem at the school and he developed a good eye killing them with a frying pan."
"From rat-killing to top position in education". Staff reporter, Otago Daily Times. 16 May 1998. p. 9.
- ALT1: ... that educationalist Keith Sheen was an "immaculate disciplinarian" who was skilled at killing rats with a frying-pan? Source: As above for rat-killing, for 'immaculate disciplinarian', "An adherent of the iron hand in a velvet glove approach, "Doc Sheen" as he was known was an immaculate disciplinarian, who could command silence by just the raising of his hand and a stern stare." Isaacs, Clarke (7 June 1998). "Otago language teacher rose to top of profession". Sunday-Star Times.
- Reviewed: Armstead Otey Grubb

Moved to mainspace by DrThneed (talk). Self-nominated at 08:23, 31 August 2022 (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: Done.

Overall: Brilliant work, well done! I'd go with the first hook personally, but it's up to you! HenryTemplo (talk) 06:02, 4 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! I prefer the first too, but happy for the promoter to decide. Cheers, DrThneed (talk) 08:18, 4 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

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