Template:Did you know nominations/Disabled Iranian Veterans

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 10:48, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Disabled Iranian Veterans

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• ... that the number of chemical warfare veterans of Iran due to Iraq's chemical attack during Iran-Iraq war can reach 90,000, equal to the death toll from toxic gases in World War I?

• ALT1 ... that the number of disabled Iranian war veterans related to Iraqi chemical weapons is rising, and estimated to rival that of all gas casualties in World War One?
• Reviewed: Auxiliary Nurse Midwif

Created by Mhhossein (talk). Self-nominated at 18:13, 24 January 2016 (UTC).

• Review by SteveStrummer

Eligibility

• 5x expansion since January 17,2016, within 7 days of nom
• Article is of sufficient size
• Article is NPOV, currently stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags

Sourcing

• Every paragraph sourced inline and online
• No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline source

Hook

• Added and verified an ALT1 hook which I believe is preferable.

• Pass. SteveStrummer (talk) 02:51, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

SteveStrummer: Thank you for reviewing the nomination. However I think mentioning "Iraq’s chemical weapons" will make the hook more accurate and comprehensive. Mhhossein (talk) 03:41, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

I see your point, and I've added the Iran–Iraq war wikilink to ALT1. Of course, both hooks are still verified and good to go. SteveStrummer (talk) 04:26, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you anyway, I forgot to say that I like your suggestion. I corrected the link to chemical weapons so that the users will be guided to the attributed section in the main article. Mhhossein (talk) 05:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)