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Did you know... that Buford Dam(pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?
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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 CSJJ104 (talk) 18:45, 6 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
... that because of the steep slope and dangerous terrain at Buford Dam(pictured), sixteen goats known as the "Chew Crew" are used to maintain the grass? Source: https://patch.com/georgia/douglasville/goats-dam-cut-landscaping-costs-corps Quote: "Sixteen grazing goats, known as the “Chew Crew,” are in charge of trimming the treacherous terrain above Buford Dam, a site run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District."
Created by Aoidh (talk). Self-nominated at 00:49, 20 August 2022 (UTC).Reply
Hi Aoidh, review follows: article created 19 August and exceeds minimum length; I made a small number of edits to to the prose to improve readability, please review and change if I made any errors; sources look OK for the subject matter; article is cited inline throughout; I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hook is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited; image is used in the article and freely licensed; A QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:37, 20 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
ALT0a: ... that sixteen goats help maintain the Buford Dam?
ALT0b: ... that the "Chew Crew" of the Buford Dam consists of sixteen goats?
ALT0c: ... that the Buford Dam is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?
Sorry if you find them baa-a-a-ad! (cheesy, i know...) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 09:42, 3 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
I don't mind at all, I like them all. I really like the goats aspect of the dam and I thought it'd make a good hook, the wording itself doesn't matter. I do like ALT0c. - Aoidh (talk) 23:40, 3 September 2022 (UTC)Reply