Template:Did you know nominations/Violet Chipao

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:17, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Violet Chipao

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• ... that after Violet Chipao sent a wildlife trafficker to jail, the President of Malawi freed him, but he was rearrested because he'd tried to influence Judge Chipao?

• Source: after Yunhua’s shock pardon by former President Lazarus Chakwera in July 2025 .... led to his swift re-arrest by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on fresh bribery claims involving a High Court judge and prison staff

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Menches
• alt1 ... that Malawi's Director of Public Prosecutions has stopped two of Violet Chipao's cases where the accused was a serving government minister?
  • Comment: other alts are possible if this one is too complex. Feel free to create alts or to improve

Created by Victuallers (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 452 past nominations.

Victuallers (talk) 22:22, 29 March 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - n
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Victuallers The article was created on March 23 and nominated for DYK on March 29, which is in the seven-day period. It is long enough with 2954 characters (491 words) of readable prose size. The hooks are properly referenced. The article itself is neutral tone and no copyright violations or plagiarism has been found. The QPQ has been fullfilled. Below I point the two issues with the nomination.

The first issue is the use of social media (facebook and X) as references, which is not acceptable as its user-generated content. Reliable alternatives should be found or, if nothing is found, remove these statements. Second is that I don't find the hooks themselves to be interesting enough, as they appear to be nothing outside the ordinary activity of a judge. If possible, new, more eye-catching hooks should be proposed. NeoGaze (talk) 13:01, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review @NeoGaze:. I have removed X and Facebook however I understand that historically we have considered Facebook as an unreliable source.. and it is. However good sources do publish on Facebook - its not all "user-generated content". In several countries the leading media are using Facebook as their vehicle to publish news... as some trustworthy sources like the Malawi Judiciary. Mexico has been mentioned here for getting its news via Facebook and Malawi is another. Facebook pays media sources to supply its customers with news. See Free Basics for instance and Maravi Post. More eye-catching hooks are always welcome. (note I updated this) Victuallers (talk) 17:04, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

@Victuallers Thanks for the feedback. I searched on my own and I found better sources. The Facebook reference can be replaced with this source directly from the Malawi Judiciary. The X can be replaced with the newspaper's own website page. Once replaced, the sourcing issue can be considered fixed.

Now the issue of lack of interest is harder to fix. I'm going to propose a reformulation of Hook 2, as well as new hooks that I think will be more interesting to a general audience. I want your opinion on these. NeoGaze (talk) 18:50, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1b ... that judge Violet Chipao's cases involving Malawian government ministers were stopped by the Director of Public Prosecutions?
• ALT2 ...that the appointment of judge Violet Chipao, alongside five other women to the Malawian high court was lauded by feminists? Source:"Chakwera Gets Gender Activists Salute Over Appointments - 'Inspires Confidence to Malawi Women'". Nyasa Times. 28 Oct 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
• ALT3 ... that Malawian president Lazarus Chakwera appointed Violet Chipao to the high court after she was involved in a case that had allowed his election? Source:"Chakwera Gets Gender Activists Salute Over Appointments - 'Inspires Confidence to Malawi Women'". Nyasa Times. 28 Oct 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

@NeoGaze: Thank you - sorry for the delay. The first two alts you suggest are fine. I find it hooky that a judge is trying a government minister while they are still in office. Alt2 works for me too. alt3 isn't correct. Victuallers (talk) 08:22, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

@Victuallers Allright, sourcing issue has been fixed and I can approve both ALT1b and ALT2. NeoGaze (talk) 17:44, 21 April 2026 (UTC)