Template:Did you know nominations/Millennium yews

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:25, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Millennium yews

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A millennium yew, pictured in 2018

• ... that the Church of England expected to distribute a few hundred millennium yews but ended up sending out 8,000? "It was expected that a few hundred churches would take up the gift of a yew sapling but in the end more than 8,000 saplings were distributed" from "Yews for the Millennium". Alliance of Religions and Conservation.
  • ALT1:... that in 2000, the Church of England planted 8,000 cuttings taken from 60 ancient yews? " more than 8,000 saplings were distributed" from "Yews for the Millennium". Alliance of Religions and Conservation. and "Eventually, six-inch cuttings were taken from about 60 — some of which were estimated to be 2000 years old." from Davies, Madeline (17 October 2019). "Are the Millennium Yew trees casting their shade?". Church Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  • ALT2:... that in 2000, the Church of England gave away 136 yew tree cuttings in a ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral?"More than 1000 people attended a distribution service at St Paul’s Cathedral in which 136 yews were blessed." from Davies, Madeline (17 October 2019). "Are the Millennium Yew trees casting their shade?". Church Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  • ALT3:... that in 2000, yew trees were planted across England by bishops, celebrities and members of the Royal family?"these 'Millennium Yews' have been ceremoniously planted by bishops, vicars, celebrities and members of the Royal family" from: Bevan-Jones, Robert (2016). The Ancient Yew: A History of Taxus baccata. Windgather Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-911188-12-4.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:03, 29 May 2020 (UTC).

• Struck ALT3 as misleading—the source itself does not say that a full 2,000 yews were planted by "bishops, celebrities and members of the Royal family". Some were planted by less famous people.
• Should "millennium" be capitalized or not? There is a contradiction between ALT0 and the caption. buidhe 21:07, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi Buidhe , I've unstruck ALT3 - it says "in 2000..." (ie the year 2000) not that 2,000 yews were planted. I've decapitalised millennium in ALT0 - Dumelow (talk) 05:21, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Dumelow, adding a comma after 2000 in the alts would go a long way towards helping avert misreadings. buidhe 05:27, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Good idea, done - Dumelow (talk) 05:28, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

• This article is new enough and long enough. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline and any of the hooks could be used (I prefer ALT0), the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2020 (UTC)