Template:Did you know nominations/John P. Metras

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The result was: promoted by Annwfwn talk 00:25, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

John P. Metras

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... that John P. Metras held all-night recruitment parties including a bathtub full of ice and beer?

Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-metras-1982/169964800/

Reviewed: Lichfield War Memorial and Carlton Colville Scouts Memorial
Comment: I volunteer two QPQ credits for one nomination, to help reduce the backlog of nominations without reviews.

Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 164 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 00:30, 13 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:

Very nice article! Passes the minimum phrase threshold, no signs of copyvio based on Earwig, and hook cited a reliable source that supports it. All good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)