Template:Did you know nominations/Dada Masiti

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The result was: rejected by  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:41, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
Paraphrasing

Dada Masiti edit

Created by Gobonobo (talk), Middayexpress (talk). Nominated by Gobonobo (talk) at 20:44, 12 June 2014 (UTC).

  • New, 2708 B, close paraphasing concerns. Biography has many verbatim phrases from [1].Redtigerxyz Talk 13:36, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Copyright violations fixed. Within policy. QPQ checked. Original -> The ref confirms the pilgrimage part; but does not comment on "importance", a subjective term. ALT1 "most prolific" needs a ref. Only ALT2 is approved.Redtigerxyz Talk 16:37, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
Middayexpress, After modifications, Original is also approved. ALT1 remains disapproved. "most revered" seems a ref.Redtigerxyz Talk 16:57, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
Approving all hooks after modifications. Redtigerxyz Talk 04:43, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
While the verbatim copying has been removed, a large section of the article is still closely paraphrased from the Dictionary of African Biography. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:40, 25 June 2014 (UTC)