Talk:Babel Proclamation

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by DanCherek (talk) 14:25, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that in 1918 the governor of Iowa banned speaking any language other than English in public? Source: [1]
  • ALT1:... that supporters of the 1918 Babel Proclamation, which banned speaking any language other than English in public, called English 'American' to avoid giving the impression it was a "borrowed" language? Source: [2]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Das Begräbnis

5x expanded by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:26, 3 March 2021 (UTC).

• Newness requirement satisfied by > 5x expansion from 400 characters to 4,000 characters. Article is long enough and appears policy compliant. Earwig detects no issues. Hooks are short enough, interesting, and supported by in-line citations. Subscription required for access to Iowa Heritage Illustrated but accuracy is assumed in good faith from established user/administrator. QPQ still needed. Cbl62 (talk) 18:07, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

• Hi, Cbl62, and thanks. I've qpq'd Template:Did you know nominations/Das Begräbnis Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:25, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

• Good to go. Cbl62 (talk) 22:32, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Babel Proclamation/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Tkbrett (talk · contribs) 19:49, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

After writing a couple of articles about anti-German sentiment, I'm excited to give this one a go. I'll do a review by Monday at the latest. Tkbrett (✉) 19:49, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box

Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Lead

• The proclamation was controversial: expand on this; the body mentions that the proclamation was popular among English speakers and unpopular among everyone else.
• Image is definitely PD.

Rise in anti-German sentiment

• Good.

Description

• Theodore Roosevelt needs to be introduced as "Former US President", or something along those lines.
• After World War I ended, the proclamation was repealed...: who repealed it? Harding?

Legacy

• An op-ed published in The Des Moines Register...: when?
• A hearing in the United States House of Representatives...: when?

References

• Checking against all of the sources, the article is well sourced.
• Copyvio score of 9.9% (violation unlikely).

Final comments and verdict

 On hold: Eddie891, a nice little article which only needs a few tweaks. I made some copy edits and slight rewordings as well. Tkbrett (✉) 00:54, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Tkbrett, I've attempted to institute your comments essentially directly. Let me know what you think. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 01:24, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

✓ Pass: all looks and reads good to me. Congrats on another! Tkbrett (✉) 01:57, 8 June 2021 (UTC)