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			:*] Article was new enough at time of nomination, and QPQ is done, but it is ''barely'' long enough (1,500 characters exactly). The article feels a bit stretched thin, with coverage not just about the poem, but also ancillary issues to get the total up to 1,500. This is a valid article topic, and Misplaced Pages is not censored, but the hook is very problematic (although its fact is verifiable). I think the poem title itself could be displayed on the main page, but there are other problems with the hook. Given the unambiguously pejorative use of the term "nigger", the use of the term in a link to Booker T. Washington is a severe violation of ] and common sense (particularly for something that will be featured on the main page). ] (]) 14:43, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
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... that "Niggers in the White House" (1902) was written after the President invited a nigger to the White House?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Official language
Comment: I am unable to correctly title this nomination myself, because of Misplaced Pages' fabulous blacklist. Created in a sandbox and moved to mainspace by a kind administrator.

Created by Bonkers The Clown (talk). Self nominated at 08:18, 26 August 2013 (UTC).

Article was new enough at time of nomination, and QPQ is done, but it is barely long enough (1,500 characters exactly). The article feels a bit stretched thin, with coverage not just about the poem, but also ancillary issues to get the total up to 1,500. This is a valid article topic, and Misplaced Pages is not censored, but the hook is very problematic (although its fact is verifiable). I think the poem title itself could be displayed on the main page, but there are other problems with the hook. Given the unambiguously pejorative use of the term "nigger", the use of the term in a link to Booker T. Washington is a severe violation of WP:NPOV and common sense (particularly for something that will be featured on the main page). IronGargoyle (talk) 14:43, 31 August 2013 (UTC)