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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 Yoninah (talk) 23:04, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Vinny Lauwers

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  • ... that the Australian around-the-world yachtsman, Vinny Lauwers circumnavigated solo with his mistress? Source: Bio
    • ALT1:...
  • Reviewed: no review, 3rd nom
  • Comment: Reviewer, pls click on "Show" beneath the photo in ref.

Created by JennyOz (talk). Self-nominated at 08:29, 26 January 2018 (UTC).

  • This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. No QPQ needed for this nomination. Good for the quirky spot I would have thought. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:58, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
Alt1 ... that the Australian yachtsman Vinny Lauwers, circumnavigated the world solo with his mistress?
Alt2 ... that the Australian yachtsman Vinny Lauwers, circumnavigated the globe solo with his mistress? Philafrenzy (talk) 20:42, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
  • Hi, I came by to promote this – actually, preferring Philafrenzy's ALT2, but think that "mistress" should be put in quotes. Otherwise, this might be better for April Fools Day. Yoninah (talk) 14:29, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
Now I think of it, "mistress" is a little problematical all round. Philafrenzy (talk) 14:37, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
I see it's his wording for his boat, so possibly none. However, it's one thing for him to joke about it and us to explain it in the article, it's another thing for us to say on the front page that a man went around the world with his mistress, even if it is in quotes. Perhaps I am worrying unnecessarily? Philafrenzy (talk) 19:21, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
  • @Philafrenzy: I think all the finger-pointing over at WT:DYK is making everyone second-guess themselves. The hook is a great quirky. Restoring tick per Cwmhiraeth's review. Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 5 February 2018 (UTC)