Template:Did you know nominations/Charles P. Gross

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 00:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Charles P. Gross

  • ... that when Major General Charles P. Gross became the Chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia told him: "If you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"? Source: Offline, but you can see it here on Google books
    • ALT1:... that when Charles P. Gross became the Chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him: "If you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"? 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)

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:36, 24 September 2021 (UTC).

  • Hi Hawkeye7, review follows: article created 20 September; article is excellently written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't find any issue with overly close parpahrasing from the sources in a spotcheck; a QPQ has been carried out; hook fact checks out to source cited; the hook at 230 characters is over the maximum length, do you have any suggestions for an alternative? - Dumelow (talk) 06:24, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
    Provided a cut-down ALT1 hook. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:41, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:38, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
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