Template:Did you know nominations/Funeral of Churchill

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:58, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Funeral of Churchill

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Funeral procession of Churchill

... that ... Great Britain's Operation Hope Not, which involved the cooperation of over 350 million people, was the codename for planning Winston Churchill's funeral (funeral procession pictured)? Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11377686/Winston-Churchills-funeral-was-12-years-in-the-planning.html - "350 million people across the globe watched on television. Nine military bands played, and the procession included troops from 18 military units. The logistics of this were mind-boggling. It took a full committee with military-style planning to implement what became known as “Operation Hope Not".
- ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Reviewed: Not needed
Comment: Help with alternative blurbs is welcome

Created by Chhandama (talk). Nominated by DannyS712 (talk) at 08:52, 5 January 2019 (UTC).

Y Article is long enough (10k characters), new enough (created on 30 December, nominated on 5 January). Copyvio of 33.8% is false positive, as it's only the quote which is being flagged (so no issue there). Article has recently been moved to Death and funeral of Winston Churchill, but that doesn't affect this DYK nom.
N I have some questions about the sources being used. As per Wikipedia:Potentially unreliable sources, "In general, tabloid newspapers, such as The Sun, Daily Mirror... should be used with caution, especially if they are making sensational claims." This Daily Mirror source is making sensationalist claims about a cover-up, which needs a better source from a properly reliable source. Also, the source used for the 90 cannons, [1], says that it was in Hyde Park, not St James's Park, so please can you clarify. As well, I've never seen St James's Park written as St Jame's Park, so not sure why it's written that way here.
Y Hook is short enough, interesting an the 350 million and Operation Hope Not codename are both sourced- I added the Telegraph source from this nom to the article, as DYK requires the source to be in the article
Y QPQ exempt, as the user has 1 previous DYK credit.
Overall, a nice article but with a couple of issues that need to be tidied up before I can approve this nomination. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:17, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
@Joseph2302: I work on that later today. --DannyS712 (talk) 15:15, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: Done --DannyS712 (talk) 05:24, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
Y Article is now within policy after being better sourced, and correction on Hyde Park
Y Image is public domain, good at low resolution, interesting, relevant and used in the article
Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. DannyS712 What do you think about it being a special occasion hook for 30 January (anniversary of the funeral)? Joseph2302 (talk) 21:11, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
@Joseph2302: I agree that that would be fitting. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 21:14, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Done Article is now in holding area for 30 January. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:17, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

I suggest tightening and tweaking the hook as follows:
ALT1: ... that Operation Hope Not, which involved the cooperation of more than 350 million people, was the codename for planning Winston Churchill's funeral (funeral procession pictured)? Yoninah (talk) 13:34, 15 January 2019 (UTC)