Talk:Teun Toebes

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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 02:50, 1 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Teun Toebes in 2026

... that a 27-year-old Dutch nurse started living in a nursing home in 2020 to see what it's like living in one?

Source: A cognitively fit and healthy young man, he [Teun] has chosen to live on the dementia ward at Verpleeghuis Groenelaan (Green Lanes Nursing Home), ultimately just to see what it’s like. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/teun-tobes-nursing-home/

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Toribia Álvaro
- Comment: Please add a more interesting hook if this is not that interesting of a hook.

Moved to mainspace by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 11:50, 24 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

Well, he was 21 when he began living in the nursing home per the source in the article, not 27, so that needs to be reflected in the hook. I was also intrigued by his choice to live in the dementia ward. How is this DoNothingEveryday? ALT1 ... that a 21-year-old Dutch nurse (pictured) moved into the dementia ward of a nursing home to see what it was like living there? I'm also suggesting an image be added for the convenience of the promoters (the image is appropriately licensed and in the article). As for the rest of the DYK criteria, new enough, long enough, presentable, reliably sourced, QPQ done and no evidence of copyvio. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:33, 28 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello! @Dclemens1971, I may have made a slight error and didn't mentioned that he started living in a dementia nursing home in 2020, when he was then 21 years old. He is now currently 27 years old in 2026. I have rectified the error though, so no worries. As for ALT1, yeah I'm fine having that hook be suggested. Cheers! ꕥ= DoNothingEveryday =ꕥ 23:53, 28 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Asking for a second reviewer to look at ALT1 since I've introduced a couple new facts in it. Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:09, 29 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

WP:DAILYEXPRESS can sod off.--Laun chba ller 21:06, 29 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Citations have been cleaned up. This still needs an uninvolved reviewer to tick off ALT1, thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:34, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Approving ALT1. Image is a must-run.--Laun chba ller 13:28, 22 September 2026 (UTC)Reply