Template:Did you know nominations/Beaver engineered dam in the Czech Republic
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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 21:36, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
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Beaver engineered dam in the Czech Republic
A Eurasian beaver with her kit
- ... that a family of beavers in the Czech Republic built a series of dams that completed a long delayed government project, restoring a wetland and saving approximately $1.2 million of taxpayer money?
- ALT1: ... that beavers in the Czech Republic built dams that saved the government $1.2 million? Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/09/beavers-complete-stalled-dam-save-czech-government-money/
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❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 08:53, 6 March 2025 (UTC).
Article is new enough, long enough, and well-sourced. Earwig flagged only proper nouns, quotes, and a couple of phrases that can't really be re-worked, and a spot check showed no issues. The image is freely licensed. QPQ not required. The hooks are interesting and sourced (I'll note that I added the required bold formatting to the target link in each). While ALT0 is under the character limit, it's only barely so, and I think ALT1 will drive more people to the article so I have a strong preference for it. @Raydann: kudos for a well-written article on a fascinating topic that I was unaware of. This is good to go. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:20, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
- DrOrinScrivello, thank you so much for reviewing the article and for the praise. I do agree with you as well, I think ALT1 would be a more suitable and interesting hook. Do I need to make any changes to the template to make ALT1 the main hook? Please let me know. Thanks again. ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 12:24, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Raydann: Nothing you have to do. The decision on which ALT to run is ultimately up to the promoter, but they will usually take reviewers' and nominators' preferences into account when choosing, which is why I mentioned it. Your hook is in the Approved queue so it's just a matter of waiting at this point (I will say that hooks w/ pictures take a little longer given the fact that there are fewer picture slots). DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:40, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- DrOrinScrivello, thank you so much for reviewing the article and for the praise. I do agree with you as well, I think ALT1 would be a more suitable and interesting hook. Do I need to make any changes to the template to make ALT1 the main hook? Please let me know. Thanks again. ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 12:24, 17 March 2025 (UTC)