Talk:Bern Shanks

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:16, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that Kenny Moore once went skiing with Bruce Babbitt and Bern Shanks?

• Source: https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/04/08/grandeur-and-torment

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Equatorial Guinea

Created by Chetsford (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 152 past nominations.

Chetsford (talk) 22:53, 22 October 2024 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced, copyright free, and presentable. However, the hook may fail WP:DYKINT. Additionally, I don't think the majority of viewers will click on the bolded article as that is last in the hook (per WP:DYKMAJOR) and that the first link may get the most views, so I suggest an alternative hook. JuniperChill (talk) 10:14, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

@JuniperChill and Chetsford: Trying some suggestions:

ALT1 ... that Bern Shanks described the results of a survey he commissioned on fish bycatch as "obscene"?

ALT2 ... that a columnist described Bern Shanks as "the most open and accessible state wildlife chief in memory"?

Other suggestions are welcome too. As for ALT1, I went with "commissioned" but I'm not sure if it's the best verb that fits the relevant information. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Those are all fine with me. Chetsford (talk) 01:13, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

then I can finally approve ALT1 and 2. JuniperChill (talk) 10:26, 30 November 2024 (UTC)