- 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.
The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:49, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
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KMG Ethiopia
edit- ... that through "community conversations", KMG Ethiopia organization helped reduce local support for female genital mutilation from 97% to 3% in less than a decade?
- ALT1:... that the founder and executive director of KMG Ethiopia is credited with almost single-handedly eradicating the practice of female genital mutilation in Ethiopia?
- Reviewed: Parliamentary War Memorial
Created by Moonriddengirl (talk). Self nominated at 12:22, 18 August 2014 (UTC). Referencing the Lancet adds force (and I don't think we need "Executive Director" -- overheavy):
- ALT2:... that The Lancet credits KMG Ethiopia's founder with "almost single-handedly" eradicating female genital mutilation in Ethiopia?
EEng (talk) 04:37, 19 August 2014 (UTC) P.S. I wonder if there's some human rights / women's right day this can be saved for...
- Well, EEng, in the US, August 26 is Women's Equality Day, as it's the day the 19th Amendment was certified to the US Constitution. September 11th is the Ethiopian New Year ([1]). Either of those would seem appropriate, although one of them is very soon. International Human Rights Day is not until December 10. I like your ALT2 hook better than either of the ones I proposed. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:54, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- I'd go with Sep. 11th, as the 19th Amendment is really a US thing. EEng (talk) 13:30, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- Works for me. I'm not sure that most people will get the significance, though, unless we do something to mark it out on the main page. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:46, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- I'd go with Sep. 11th, as the 19th Amendment is really a US thing. EEng (talk) 13:30, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Full review needed, and hopefully right away if this is to stand a chance of appearing on September 11. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:16, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
What makes NoteworthyNewsChannel a reliable source? The Huffington Post is also rather iffy. What about Ethiopiaid?--Carabinieri (talk) 10:05, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
- Carabinieri, Noteworthy News is a television program airing on Vietnamese satellite television channel Supreme Master, broadcasting since 2006 in Europe in English, French and German as well as Vietnamese. I would not rely on it for remarkable or biased things, but believe it is perfectly fine for the tiny bit of information it is sourcing in accordance with WP:CONTEXTMATTERS. They should have no bias towards the organization. EthiopiaAid is a registered charity in England that has operated for almost 25 years to address poverty, ill health and poor education in Ethiopia. I believe they have established expertise in the area, but didn't do a deep review of them. The few words they are used to support are not critical. In terms of Huffington Post, at least the last thing I see about it on RSN seems to come down to considerations of context. In this case, its reliability hinges on WP:ABOUTSELF as it is written by the founder of the organization, and I believe it conforms to that. It is being used to support what I believe are two unremarkable claims - (1) about the origin of the organization (given in more detail by the subject than covered in other sources, although verifiable as to broad outlines in others as well) and also (2) that she accepted an award she was given (very broadly sourced) on behalf of her colleagues. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 10:44, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for those clarifications. Article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, has no close paraphrasing (based on a quick spot check), etc. Just one small issue: the article states that "in 1999 female genital mutilation had 100% social support in the region", yet the source (the NYT) claims it was only at 97%. I think ALT2 works best.--Carabinieri (talk) 11:39, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
