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Request to revisit the discussion. The initial hook has been struck, and two alternative hooks have been proposed. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:11, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

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Categorizing ship class articles

I've observed that the categorization of class articles and ship class categories for US Navy ships of the World War I and World War II eras is highly inconsistent, and I'm thinking of fixing it. One example is that in many cases the class articles are in, say, World War II cruisers of the United States, but the class categories are not. In some cases the reverse is true. Should both class articles and their class categories be in the appropriate parent categories? RobDuch (talk) 20:01, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

My answer would probably be yes, RobDuch, but perhaps there are issues I haven't considered. I suggest you ask at WT:SHIPS, where most issues of this kind are resolved. Gatoclass (talk) 11:51, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. RobDuch (talk) 15:23, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

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You should have gotten an email from me about this - can you please either fill out the linked form, or email me if you didn't get it? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:52, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/A Prank

Hi, I see you're very experienced at coming up with April Fools hooks. I feel this hook has a lot of potential; would you be able to suggest something that could make it an April Fools hook? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 13:10, 14 March 2016 (UTC)

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I did it as I noticed that there wasn't much movement going on with the decision so I was being bold and after all it only says "generally discouraged", not that you can't do it. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:23, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, The C of E, but one this occasion you haven't just promoted your own hook, you've chosen your own preferred hook over hooks nominated by others. Gatoclass (talk) 11:29, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

That's because that was the hook that was checked and passed by Silver Seren and agreed by Daniel Case. The others and succeeding comments did not use any overriding icons thus in my view the original review remains valid for the original hook to be promoted. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:33, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

The C of E, you know that there was a discussion about the appropriateness of the original hook. Notecardforfree agreed to allow the hook choice to be made by a "neutral, third party". You don't fit that description. Gatoclass (talk) 11:51, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Consensus was already there from 3 people (myself, SS and DC) who had commented that there was nothing wrong with the hook as passed. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:53, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

The C of E, you nominated the article, so your endorsement is discounted. Daniel Case did not endorse your hook. Silverseren initially endorsed it, but did not respond to Notecard's second and subsequent objections, indicating assent. Notecard said he would accept a hook selection by a "neutral, third party", an approach I endorse. You should reverse your promotion, and allow the hook to be selected by a neutral third party as proposed. Gatoclass (talk) 12:05, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

I have asked Cwmhiraeth if she would be prepared to give that 3rd party opinion. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 12:25, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

I basically agree with Notecardforfree. How about

• ALT6 ... that United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton involved a dinosaur that entered the United States illegally? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:47, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Not hooky enough IMO. Gatoclass (talk) 12:50, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

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• Hello, Kelly. You could have asked me about these images rather than spamming my talk page with messages. I believe these images are freely distributable, per the image use policy on the Navsource website which reads: Please show some respect and credit those who have contributed photos to this archive(*). Their names are listed next to the photo lInk. Copyrighted images will appear as © Name. (my emphasis).[1] None of the images I uploaded have the copyright symbol (©) next to the contributor's name. Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

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DYK Hook Removal

Hello there! So my nomination of Sam Pepper was recently removed from prep, to which I responded back in the current discussion of the removal in WT:DYK. I see that you were also involved in the discussion and I would like a response back to clear up the situation, as well as hopefully revive the removed hook. Thank you! Sekyaw (talk) 19:03, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, Sekyaw, I saw your comment yesterday but was unable to find time to respond to it, and I don't have time to discuss it right now either as I am about to log off. But the short answer to your query is that it isn't always easy to make a judgement call about what is a violation of BLP or not. In my view, if there are doubts about an article, it probably shouldn't be featured at DYK. And with regard to this one, the subject seems to be an average joe who has attempted to gain fame by pulling some silly pranks that have upset a lot of people. I'm really not sure Wikipedia should be immortalizing this guy's brief episode of poor judgement with a biography at all, let alone a spot on the main page. Gatoclass (talk) 19:20, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. You're the only one the actually responded, and I guess no one else will continue the discussion at WT:DYK, so I guess it's unfortunately closed. I still have my arguements, and I still feel that the hook had the potential to stay and get promoted, but I guess it isn't entirely up to me haha. Thanks once again :) Sekyaw (talk) 05:39, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

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Prep 4 -- please move hook from Prep 5 to here before promoting

Gatoclass, the hook in Prep 5, the one for Augusto Barbera that says "on this day", needs to be moved to Prep 4 now that it's going to be promoted late. Otherwise, it will run for several hours on the following day (UTC). Thanks, and sorry if this adds to your checking. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:49, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Okay. Gatoclass (talk) 02:52, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

It turns out that both of the Prep 5 hooks were special occasion hooks, and both needed moving, which I've just done. Hope that isn't a problem. I swapped out the second and quirky hooks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:57, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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In all conscience

So some Wikipedia officials ('Denisarona' and 'Gatoclass') really think these people (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Nahariya_attack) are 'militants'? So the word 'terrorist' is somehow too sensitive, is it? Let's just take a look here at the immorality of this fudge. Look at the heinous crimes these people committed. Ask yourselves, are these terrorist acts? There is only one answer. In all conscience. Shame on you for bowdlerlising this. So these Wikipedia 'officials', Denisarona and Gatoclass, are changing my edits to make these people appear to be what they are not. These criminals are NOT 'moderates', they are, for sure, with no shadow of a doubt, terrorists. Just read the details of their crimes. Thank you so much.86.147.116.3 (talk) 20:08, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your note. I appreciate that you are also a person of moral absolutes, but there is a Wikipedia 'protocol' here that means you/we can't quite call a spade a spade. But these were evil, filthy, terrorist acts, we can all see that. By the wya, I am not a 'sockpuppet'..some ISPs outside the US regularly swap IP addresses!86.163.88.90 (talk) 18:46, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Gran Alternativa 2016

Gatoclass, I was wondering whether you were satisfied with the nominator's solution to the sourcing issue that caused you to pull this promoted article. Please respond there when you get the chance. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:33, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

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FP of Christ Church Cathedral, Falkland Islands by Godot13

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DYK for Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists

On 7 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Iran has accused Israel of being behind the assassination of several Iranian nuclear scientists? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 13:37, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for all your work on this. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 16:34, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! You're welcome :) Gatoclass (talk) 16:52, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Fast 8

Not a week passes and we already have a DYK about Fast 8 on the front page.--Catlemur (talk) 16:39, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Well it says principle photography began on that film, so it passes WP:NOTFILM. Gatoclass (talk) 16:51, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Your scrawl

So you patronise as well as exhibit some sophistry. These were terrorist acts, and you know it. Why the equivocation? Enjoy your small victory of being some sort of wikipedia policeman.

Your scrawl: "Hello 86, I know there is quite a learning curve for new users on Wikipedia, but we have a policy on this, called WP:TERRORIST, which states that the word "terrorist" should not be used except in certain circumstances. Why? Well because, as the saying goes, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, and vice versa. In other words, these are loaded terms that often depend on one's political views. As Wikipedia strives to be neutral, we try to avoid such terms where possible" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.116.3 (talk) 19:35, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

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More Vandalism On Tommy Sotomayor Page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Sotomayor

As you can see here, these three accounts have been vandalizing the Tommy Sotomayor Wikipedia page again, this page was protected because of repeated vandalism, not the protection status is gone and the vandals are back:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/62.12.67.139

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2601:601:E00:309C:7CE5:D6AC:BFB1:2DE3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2607:FCC8:C7C6:4A00:1017:FC58:F62E:E066

If you could possibly block these accounts and IP addresses, thanks. Neptune's Trident (talk) 06:02, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Neptune's Trident, I don't have time to look into this now. I suggest you post your complaint to WP:AN/I. Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 13:13, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

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Per this AN thread, LavaBaron is given editing restrictions on DYK. Any hook nominated or reviewed by LavaBaron must be reviewed by a second editor before it may be promoted to the main page. The restrictions are reproduced below as follows:

1. A DYK article nomination or hook submitted by LavaBaron must be reviewed and accepted by 2 other editors before it may be promoted.
2. Any DYK nomination reviewed by LavaBaron must also be reviewed and accepted by 1 other editor before it may be promoted.
3. Any additional reviews by other editors, which are mandated by this restriction, shall count towards the QPQ of that editor.
4. (To balance the maths) For each article submitted by LavaBaron to DYK, 2 QPQ reviews by LavaBaron are required, at least 1 of which shall be a nomination that had not yet been accepted by another editor.
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QPQ

Hi Gatoclass. I thought I'd pop over her to discuss QPQ, the need for it and so on. The whole point of QPQ is that the reviews get done, ensuring that we don't have massive backlogs. User:Staceydolxx and I between us have reviewed more articles than we have nominated, and have spent time in both promoting and admin promoting. As long as the articles are being reviewed, I'm unsure about why it might be an issue. I'm certainly happy to discuss at a wider forum if you like? Worm^TT(talk) 14:05, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Worm That Turned, I decided to pass your article after your explanation but said I would need more time to think about the overall issue. It has occurred to me in the past that QPQ could be gamed in certain ways, and while I very much doubt either you or Stacey would attempt to game the system, it might set a problematic precedent. So, as I said, I need more time to think about this as a matter of principle. If I decide there are valid concerns, I will bring it up at WT:DYK and invite you to the discussion, if you are interested. Gatoclass (talk) 14:15, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Certainly. I can see how issues may arise, and if there's anything we can do to help out with your thoughts then feel free to discuss further here or at WT:DYK. You may notice that we have 4 nominations in at the moment, Stacey did all the QPQ reviews, so it might well come up again :) Worm^TT(talk) 14:25, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Persian Gulf Medal of Honor

	Persian Gulf Medal of Honor
	Hello dear Gatoclass, Persian Gulf Medal of Honor of Iran has been given you for your special services to wiki, specially the DYK in Wikipedia. thank you so much. The Stray Dog by Sadeq Hedayat 19:44, 13 August 2016 (UTC)

Well, that's an unexpected bonus. Thank you very much, TheStrayDog :)

DYK

Re David Dahl blurb, I think "waiting for it to heal" works very well. Good job. Sca (talk) 17:24, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

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Question

Sorry for the interruption, however, in the ANI thread open with reference to me right now, it seems there is a request for me to be blocked as I haven't responded to allegations set out in it. However, as per Ritchie333's advice and a previous commitment I made to him here, I said I would not reply in that thread which is the reason for my silence. I'm exceptionally concerned at this point as this is the same situation that resulted in the bad block to which I was recently subjected; immediately after I disengaged, demands were introduced that I start answering a variety of questions and my continued silence was used as casus belli to summon a blocking admin. Once I provided diffs in the block appeal it was immediately rescinded, but the damage to my block log was done. [2]
I would really like not to have to go through that again. Can I post my full and detailed defense on your wall and can you proxy re-post it to the AN thread? Then maybe I can continue posting to your wall and you can continue re-posting it as the debate evolves and expands over time? That way I will not violate the terms of my disengagement promise and I will also avoid being blocked for failure to respond.
Sorry for this intrusive request, but I'm at a loss of what else to do as, once again, I will be blocked if I reply and blocked if I don't reply. While I'm confident in my ability to respond satisfactorily to any question I'd rather do it in the initial discussion than in an appeal of the block it appears I'm being gently navigated into. LavaBaron (talk) 17:36, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

I have composed the itemization of diffs here, off-AN. I'm hoping this will maintain my commitment to disengage by not posting in the thread. LavaBaron (talk) 18:49, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

LavaBaron, I haven't seen any proposal to have you blocked. Are you talking about the proposed DYK ban? That appears to be failing - in which case, any more posts from you at this point, proxied or not, are only likely to be counterproductive. Gatoclass (talk) 05:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, sorry I overreacted. Once it started failing, there was a Hail Mary post from the OP for an 'uninvolved admin' to evaluate my comments for personal attacks. These were the signal words that were used last time moments before my bad block, so I freaked. Anyway, sorry for posting a WALLOFTEXT to your page. LavaBaron (talk) 01:42, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Your edit on Harrild & Sons

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DYK 5x

At Template:Did you know nominations/The Decline of the American Empire you commented my article was a little short of a genuine 5x expansion. My question is, how do you know? I would like to nominate The Barbarian Invasions and would like to know if it genuinely qualifies. Ribbet32 (talk) 23:14, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Ribbet32, you need a prose counting program. I use DYK check, but there are others available. I think you have to embed the code in a special user page, but have forgotten the details. Maile66 usually has a good grasp of technical issues, perhaps he can help. Gatoclass (talk) 07:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Ribbet32, DYKcheck is the same tool I use. DYKcheck is the information on it. If you install it, you will then see "DYK check" in the Tools in the left-hand sidebar. This is how you install it:

Click on User:Ribbet32/common.js. Copy and paste the below script, exactly as it is written including "importScript" in the edit window and then Save:

importScript('User:Shubinator/DYKcheck.js'); //DYKcheck tool

After you have it installed, pull up any article. Click on DYK check in the Tools sidebar. You will then see it quickly calculates DYK eligibility scan results, which includes all the basic details of who created the article and when, prose size, how old it is, whether or not it was expanded, etc. Good luck. This is a very useful tool. — Maile (talk) 11:34, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Maile66, I see mine is pasted into monobook.js rather than common.js. Does that make any difference? Gatoclass (talk) 11:50, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

It makes no difference whatsoever, except to say that maybe you use monobook skin. As long as it's in one of the .js - I use common.js because sometimes I change skins, and common.js seems to work with them all. — Maile (talk) 11:58, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Also, Ribbet32, in answer to your question about The Barbarian Invasions, it does not qualify for 5X expansion. I went into the History, clicked on 26 August 2016, the date right before you started expanding. Then I clicked on DYK check. It said the size on that date was 3840 characters (0 words) "readable prose size". 3840 x 5 = 19200. It's current size is 10153 characters (0 words) "readable prose size" — Maile (talk) 11:58, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi Gatoclass, thank you for your help. I opted to instead nominate Template:Did you know nominations/Léolo, which has an 8.75 times expansion, but it has not received a human reviewer in a week and I'm a little concerned it'll time out, if it hasn't already. Would you be very kind enough to take a look? Ribbet32 (talk) 04:19, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Ribbet32, sorry for the delay in responding, I got distracted and forgot about this post. I don't have time to review your nomination right now, but rest assured it won't go anywhere until it's been reviewed, as nominations do not "time out" at DYK. Gatoclass (talk) 13:45, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Barnstar

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Thanks :) Gatoclass (talk) 08:55, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

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Hello, I just wanted to take the time to apologize for my behavior in DYK. I was taking everything way too seriously and personally for no good reason. I greatly appreciate your feedback and I need to better at taking and responding to constructive criticism as that is the only way to further develop one's skills. I promise to be better in the future. Aoba47 (talk) 22:51, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

No need to apologize Aoba47, perhaps neither of us responded ideally in that thread. I suggest we just forget about it and move on ;) Gatoclass (talk) 10:51, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I look forward to working with you in the future. I hope you are having a wonderful day. :-) Aoba47 (talk) 15:38, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

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Mexican championship

Hi there, while the addition of "of its type" to the hook is true, it is actually the oldest still promoted wrestling championship anywhere in the world, adding "of its type" downgrades it unnessarily IMO.  MPJ-DK  16:16, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

MPJ-DK, it doesn't "downgrade it unnecessarily", "its type" is professional wrestling championships, not Mexican professional wrestling championships. If you don't add "of its type", the hook is FAR too broad, as it covers championships of ANY type. Gatoclass (talk) 17:02, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

I have given the hook a tweak to accommodate your concern. Gatoclass (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

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Get Out and Push

With all that's wrong with DYK -- the jibberish hooks, the assertions completely defying common sense -- it's amazing the shit that gets fussed over [3]. You got it right: I chose bits exactly for its informality, and it was fine. TRM's idea that "sections" is "correct" is nonsense, because DYK isn't a railroad procedures manual. All that discussion over nothing. EEng 17:41, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

David Suhor

Yo Gatoclass, I see there was a quasi-kerfuffle about David Suhor appearing on the Main Page along with a ref to the Church of England and that you moved it to Halloween. But it doesn't appear there in the nominations page. Talk:David Suhor states it appeared in DYK on Oct. 4, but according to Wikipedia:Main Page history/2016 October 4, it did not. My own The Best Intentions was on DYK that day, and I did not notice a ref to a Satanic prayer there. Methinks David Suhor got lost in the jumble. Ribbet32 (talk) 02:37, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, Ribbet32. The reason the Suhor article got an appearance credit is because I neglected to remove the credit, here, when I moved the hook out of the set for that day. The Suhor hook is presumably not appearing on the nominations page now because it got moved back into prep since being returned. Gatoclass (talk) 08:26, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Queue 3

Hi, the lead hook is missing the word (pictured). I would also insert "the" before the name of the plant. Best, Yoninah (talk) 19:16, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK Nom

I did a copyvio check to ensure that there wasn't an issue - which source do you believe that there was close paraphrasing and I'll go back and re-edit. Dan arndt (talk) 15:10, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback - changes done. Dan arndt (talk) 05:16, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

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After you held up Template:Did you know nominations/Katharine Fuge because you didn't look closely at the source, would you please return to it? I'd appreciate if you'd let me know what was missing. I really thought the reference after the mentioning in the body of the article would be enough, - a very diligent listing even of which cantata on which volume of the BCP (Bach Cantata Pilgrimage). If not, what's needed? Reviewer Yoninah was obviously able to verify the fact. - I'd also appreciate a modification or explanation of "repeatedly" in your first comment there. It hurts, sorry. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:19, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt - yes I think it's probably okay to return to prep but I will have to take another look at it first, and haven't found time to do so yet. Gatoclass (talk) 13:25, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

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These are the University run by Govt. and i think these all are in see also tab. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IamRobinSharaya (talk • contribs) 07:54, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Moses Bensinger

Gatoclass, the final decision on this one has been left to you. Please stop by and make it as soon as possible. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:01, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/State aid

Gatoclass, you originally pulled this nomination from prep, and did a bit of cleanup to the original hook and gave a new version which I have just labeled ALT2.

The nomination has stalled, and I was wondering whether you could take a look and see whether the copyedit and subsequent fixes have gotten it to the point where it's ready for a new reviewer (and if not, what's left to do). Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:24, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/Tank steering systems

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Thank you for standing up for me in the DYK discussion today. I had to leave it in mid-flow as real life intruded. My whole purpose in bringing the matter up to start with was to try to avoid an embarrassing Christmas Day pull when someone noticed that the "peace" bit was incorrect. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:53, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

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Prep 6

Hi, per the discussion at WT:DYK, would you mind going ahead and shortening this hook:

• ... that Jessamyn Rodriguez earned a Master Baker certificate before founding a social enterprise teaching bread-making and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants?

to:

• ... that Jessamyn Rodriguez founded a social enterprise teaching bread-making and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants?

(Since it's my hook, I don't think I'm supposed to touch it while it's in prep.) Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 23:35, 27 December 2016 (UTC)