Talk:Carol Shanahan

A fact from Carol Shanahan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 April 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Carol Shanahan bought Port Vale F.C. because she felt that "a loved one was held hostage and someone had to pay the ransom"?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:01, 19 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

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... that Carol Shanahan bought Port Vale F.C. because she felt that "a loved one was held hostage and someone had to pay the ransom"? Source
- ALT1:... that Carol Shanahan left school without any formal qualifications and went on to run three companies employing over 400 staff? Source

Reviewed: Kristin Goss

Created by EchetusXe (talk). Self-nominated at 17:02, 28 March 2020 (UTC).Reply

Date and length fine (excluding quote). My preference is for the original as alt1 is fairly standard for a lot of businesspeople. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing aside of the direct quote. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:52, 5 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Please provide a source for her birthdate. Yoninah (talk) 01:16, 19 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Done.Echetus Xe 13:12, 19 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. Restoring tick. Yoninah (talk) 19:02, 19 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

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