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	*] - just too many citations needed. ] (]) 19:55, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	*] - wow, just wow, an FA! The one and only source for her birth date ''implies'' she was born on 31 March ({{xt\|It is a coincidence that the month of March has happy or sad links with the three heroines that Himachal has sent to Bollywood. Priya lost her life on March 27th; Preity was born on 31st and Kangana on 20th of March.}}). ] (]) 20:12, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	:: ??? I think "Preity was born on 31st", when the whole part of the source quoted is talking about March, is pretty much statement of fact. "January" is stuff sneaky vandals do. ] ] ] 22:28, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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	* {{ping\|The Rambling Man}} If you need a "fast track" entry for tomorrow, I've got : "] - ''']''' sings the ] at the ]" - that's a GA. ] ] ] 22:39, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
			*'''... that of the 156 Conestoga wagons (pictured) brought to the Braddock Expedition of the French and Indian War, only one remained intact by the campaign's end?''' That's not what the article seems to say. "Only a few wagons of the Braddock Expedition ultimately remained, and they were returned to their original owners when the vehicles arrived at Wills Creek in Pennsylvania." and "In total, 156 wagons are thought to have been employed for the disastrous Braddock Expedition, the only wagon to survive intact being that of William Douglas." meaning that only one wagon survives ''until now'', but multiple survived the expedition (or else they couldn't have been sent back to their owners surely). ] (]) 09:06, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
	*:Very kind. Your fellow admin {{U\|Gatoclass}} has driven me away from DYK reviews, so I have more time to dedicate to OTD, I like the Cher option (just remember the fucking en-dash). ] (]) 22:44, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
			*:Also, surely it should be 'employed by' or 'taken on' the expedition 'during' the war, not 'brought to ... of'. ] ] 13:17, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
			*:Pinging nominator {{u\|PrimalMustelid}}. ] (]) 18:03, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
			:: Sorry, but that is not what the source says. It says (I quote):
			:: ''The number of Pennsylvania wagons that arrived back at Wills Creek has not been definitely established. For the service of their wagons, 30 owners received payment for a period greater than the 51 days, but of these, only 10 were paid for services beyond what appears to be July 20. Only the wagon of William Douglas, out of 146 wagons involved, seems to have survived the campaign intact. Inasmuch as the other owners were reimbursed for loss of their wagons, it is likely that those few that arrived back at Fort Cumberland were so badly damaged as to render them unserviceable, and therefore not worth driving back to eastern Pennsylvania.''
			:: In short, the writer is talking about the situation ''at the end of the campaign'', where only the one appears to have survived the campaign in serviceable condition, the others being too damaged to be worth retaining.
			:: Please note that I am about to log off so will not be able to respond further today. ] (]) 18:13, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
			:::So am I expected to emend the hook and/or article, or has the situation resolved itself? ] (]) 18:34, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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	re ]: perhaps it's my English, but I find "was partly named after" pedantic, especially as only that part (half) of the given name is shown. Not an error, just curious. --] (]) 12:10, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	:He was named after two doctors. ] (]) 19:27, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	:: Yes, but teach me logic: He was named after the first. He was named after the second. Both would be right to my understanding, while I have no idea what "partly named" means. ----] (]) 20:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	:::Part of his name comes from one source, and part of his name comes from the other. --]] 20:08, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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	*"... that Mildred Dilling was paid with a dozen carnations and a jar of pickles for her first harp performance?" The source (whose link I corrected) doesn't state that it was her "first harp performance", merely that it was her "first fee" for a performance. ] (]) 20:37, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
	*"Persoonia elliptica flowers, closeup" the caption needs the Latin name of the flowers to be in italics. ] (]) 20:41, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
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			"45 men have served in 46 presidencies". That's true now, but that text will still display on inauguration day. The extra presidency refers to President ], but Trump is about to enter the same status. So the number of men won't change, but the number of presidencies will. ], 46 will be wrong after ] or 1700 UTC, January 20. ] (]) 07:22, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
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... that of the 156 Conestoga wagons (pictured) brought to the Braddock Expedition of the French and Indian War, only one remained intact by the campaign's end? That's not what the article seems to say. "Only a few wagons of the Braddock Expedition ultimately remained, and they were returned to their original owners when the vehicles arrived at Wills Creek in Pennsylvania." and "In total, 156 wagons are thought to have been employed for the disastrous Braddock Expedition, the only wagon to survive intact being that of William Douglas." meaning that only one wagon survives until now, but multiple survived the expedition (or else they couldn't have been sent back to their owners surely). Fram (talk) 09:06, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Also, surely it should be 'employed by' or 'taken on' the expedition 'during' the war, not 'brought to ... of'. Modest Genius 13:17, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Pinging nominator PrimalMustelid. SL93 (talk) 18:03, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Sorry, but that is not what the source says. It says (I quote):

The number of Pennsylvania wagons that arrived back at Wills Creek has not been definitely established. For the service of their wagons, 30 owners received payment for a period greater than the 51 days, but of these, only 10 were paid for services beyond what appears to be July 20. Only the wagon of William Douglas, out of 146 wagons involved, seems to have survived the campaign intact. Inasmuch as the other owners were reimbursed for loss of their wagons, it is likely that those few that arrived back at Fort Cumberland were so badly damaged as to render them unserviceable, and therefore not worth driving back to eastern Pennsylvania.

In short, the writer is talking about the situation at the end of the campaign, where only the one appears to have survived the campaign in serviceable condition, the others being too damaged to be worth retaining.

Please note that I am about to log off so will not be able to respond further today. Gatoclass (talk) 18:13, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

So am I expected to emend the hook and/or article, or has the situation resolved itself? PrimalMustelid (talk) 18:34, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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"45 men have served in 46 presidencies". That's true now, but that text will still display on inauguration day. The extra presidency refers to President Grover Cleveland, but Trump is about to enter the same status. So the number of men won't change, but the number of presidencies will. Despite Martin Luther King day, 46 will be wrong after noon Eastern Time or 1700 UTC, January 20. Art LaPella (talk) 07:22, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

If someone remembers, this can be amended in real time on the day... — Amakuru (talk) 07:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

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