Talk:Ken Selby

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A fact from Ken Selby appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 December 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ken Selby walked along U.S. Route 66 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa at the age of 73?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2025/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Selby.

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The result was: promoted by TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 03:51, 28 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

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... that Ken Selby walked from Oklahoma City to Tulsa along Route 66 at the age of 73?

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- ALT1: ... that at 73 years old, Ken Selby walked from Oklahoma City to Tulsa along Route 66? Source: Source
- ALT2: ... that Ken Selby worked as a junior high science teacher during the day to support his pizza business? Source: Source #1 Source 2
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Friedrich von Pernstein
- Comment: Expanded the article from two sentences. Alternative blurb ideas are welcome.

5x expanded by The Robot Parade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

The Robot Parade (talk) 04:05, 24 October 2025 (UTC).Reply

21x expansion one day prior to nom. Unlikely violation from Earwig. I prefer ALT2, as the distance between Tulsa and OKC is basically unknown to our non-American readers. ALT2 should also call him a middle school or secondary school teacher, as junior high is not an internationally-used term. Roast (talk) 18:23, 26 October 2025 (UTC)Reply