Template:Did you know nominations/Megan Phelps-Roper

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 21:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Megan Phelps-Roper

Megan Phelps-Roper
Megan Phelps-Roper
  • ... that Megan Phelps-Roper (pictured) announced her departure from the Westboro Baptist Church when the church planned to protest the funerals of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? Source: "The next month, the Sandy Hook massacre occurred...She knew her public silence would be interpreted as a tacit endorsement of Westboro’s message, so she tweeted an apology, explaining she’d left the church." ([1])

Improved to Good Article status by Z1720 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:19, 20 August 2021 (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

Image eligibility:

  • Freely licensed: Yes
  • Used in article: Yes
  • Clear at 100px: No - The full resolution image isn't clear, especially as the mic is at a higher resolution than her face, but I suppose that's the best image we have of her.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 14:08, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

I left out the image in promotion, because of its lack of clarity. theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (they/them) 21:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

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