Talk:Bernardo de Opuo

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif talk 03:25, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

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• ... that in 1551, a Sicilian soldier killed his own family in order to prevent them from being enslaved during an Ottoman attack?

• Source: "this soldato Siciliano ... it was not certain death that troubled him, but the plight of his wife and daughters. He knew only too well what would happen if they were dragged away to slavery in a foreign land. So, he stabbed them one after another and was soon afterwards killed himself while fighting the Turks." (Source: Bezzina, Joseph (2021). "Bernardo De Opuo: Fact or fiction?" (PDF). The Gozo Observer (44): 9–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2025.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/HNLMS Java (1921)

Converted from a redirect by Xwejnusgozo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

Xwejnusgozo (talk) 13:28, 19 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:00, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good and hook is interesting. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:09, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

• @Xwejnusgozo: Actually, just realized you still need to complete a QPQ. Let me know when you've done one and I'll approve. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:18, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Thanks for the review. I just completed the QPQ and added it above. Also, seeing this with fresh eyes today, may I also suggest a minor revision to the hook to also indicate the location where this occurred (although I'd still be happy with the previous hook as well)?

• ALT1 ... that during an Ottoman attack on Gozo in 1551, a Sicilian soldier killed his own family in order to prevent them from being enslaved?

Xwejnusgozo (talk) 19:28, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

• • With QPQ done, . That hook works as well. BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:50, 21 April 2025 (UTC)