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A fact from Isaac Vincent appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 October 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that "Honest Ike" stole more than $200,000 from the Alabama treasury?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

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... that Isaac Vincent, nicknamed Honest Ike, stole over $200,000 from the Alabama treasury?

Source: "Alabama treasurer 'Honest Ike' stole $200,000 and fled the state in 1883". AL.com. August 7, 2019. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024.

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edward S. Harkness House

Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 01:39, 18 September 2024 (UTC).Reply

Just a suggestion, but I wonder if the hook would have more impact if it went: ... that "Honest Ike" stole over $200,000 from the Alabama treasury? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:41, 18 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Narutolovehinata5: That would be good. Jon698 (talk) 01:27, 19 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:01, 26 September 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:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Looks good. I think the proposed alt is really good. QPQ done. Looks good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:06, 26 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

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