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• Fast of the Firstborn - barely referenced. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:05, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Passover - not much better, lots of unreferenced paragraphs, nine [citation needed] tags. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:07, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Gabrielle d'Estrées - some referencing issues, and unattributed, unreferenced quote in the lead. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:20, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Frances Perkins - referencing issues, inline external links. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:21, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Hayley Westenra - a GA no less, has a curious "notable tours" section, much of which is unreferenced and not noted elsewhere in the article. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:24, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Again with MOS:YOU, the EMD F40PH hook should be reworded, to "that in Canada, ten dollars will buy an EMD F40PH diesel locomotive?" or somesuch third person wording. Perhaps since the catch is that the locomotive is on a bill the word "buy" shouldn't be used, so maybe "that in Canada, one can get an EMD F40PH diesel locomotive for ten dollars" would be better. I realize the hook is trying to be clever, but I really don't think jokes should come at the expense of encyclopedic tone. The Wicked Twisted Road (talk) 00:33, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think MOS:YOU can abide this idiomatic usage. DYK hooks are supposed to be catchy and fun, and this isn't a permanent part of the encyclopedia. Also, any use of "buy" would take us into factually misleading territory and should be avoided. Mackensen (talk) 00:58, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • I do agree that the priority should be to avoid factual errors, although the hook as it is now is deliberately misleading in a way, isn't it? It's a neat play on words, but I expect most people will take it literally, and if you read it like that it's not a true statement. But it's also possible I just have a poor sense of humor. The Wicked Twisted Road (talk) 01:59, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Christ taking leave of his Mother, second paragraph: "the painting is held at the National Gallery, London." Wouldn't "National Gallery in London" flow much better? — Kpalion^(talk) 08:42, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Anybody watching this? — Kpalion^(talk) 13:11, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • Nope, just the crickets. And yes, I would agree, because that piped link to incorporate London is unnecessary and inaccurate; it's not called the "Nation Gallery, London", it's just called the "National Gallery". The Rambling Man (talk) 14:52, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
      • Agreed; fixed. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 22:43, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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