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A fact from Stanley Casson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 April 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the archaeologist Stanley Casson was almost captured – twice – during World War II?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stanley Casson.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that the archaeologist Stanley Casson was almost captured – twice – during World War II? Source: Myres, John L. (1945). "Stanley Casson 1889–1944". Annual of the British School at Athens. 41: 1–4. doi:10.1017/S0068245400004147. JSTOR 30096903.; "Obituary". The Ipswichian. 20 (11): 300–302. December 1944.
- ALT1: ... that the archaeologist Stanley Casson undertook only one excavation in more than twenty years working at the University of Oxford? Source: Myres, John L. (1945). "Stanley Casson 1889–1944". Annual of the British School at Athens. 41: 2. doi:10.1017/S0068245400004147. JSTOR 30096903.;
- ALT2: ... that Stanley Casson divided his wartime service in Macedonia between staff officer work and archaeological excavation? Source: Morgan, Catherine (2017). "The British Salonika Force, the British School at Athens, and the Archaic–Hellenistic Archaeology of Macedonia". In Shapland, Andrew; Stefani, Evangelia (eds.). Archaeology Behind the Battle Lines: The Macedonian Campaign (1915–19) and Its Legacy. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 121–180. ISBN 9781351978101.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Young (obstetrician)

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Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

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UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 18:30, 31 March 2024 (UTC).Reply

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:

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Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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Moved to mainspace on 31 March and long enough. Well sourced- AGF on offline sources. Only 1 QPQ needed, and it has been completed. Copyvio check is fine- the similarities noted are just titles of his publications. I think ALT0 is the most interesting. Riley1012 (talk) 17:50, 7 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

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