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A fact from Ben LaBolt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
Comment: Please hold until March, or else the hook will need to read "will be the first" as Kate Bedingfield is stepping down at the end of February and LaBolt is currently only WHCD designate.
Overall: While I admit I am a bit of a novice when it comes to reviewing, I do not see any problems here. The article is neutral, well-sourced, plagiarism-free, and long enough. The hook is also cited and seems to be backed by the source (AGF on paywalled information). I also agree that it should not be posted until it actually takes effect, but once it happens I see no issue with posting. Link20XX (talk) 03:47, 12 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
While I admit I am a bit of a novice when it comes to reviewing, I do not see any problems here. The article is neutral, well-sourced, plagiarism-free, and long enough. The hook is also cited and seems to be backed by the source (AGF on paywalled information). I also agree that it should not be posted until it actually takes effect, but once it happens I see no issue with posting. Link20XX (talk) 03:47, 12 February 2023 (UTC)