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A fact from Limete Tower appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the foundation stone for the Limete Tower (pictured) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was laid by Julius Nyerere, then President of Tanzania?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Limete Tower.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 02:42, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Limete Tower

~~... that the Limete Tower (pictured) was planned to be built to 210 m (690 ft) in height, thereby becoming the tallest tower in the world? Source: http://www.alluringworld.com/limete-tower/~~

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Created by Jupitus Smart (talk). Self-nominated at 17:14, 19 June 2021 (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 eligibility:

Cited: - At least one of the sources (the one given in the hook) appears to be inaccurate or unclear.
Interesting: - The proposed hook is inaccurate or, at the very least, needs clarification. The source states That monument to Lumumba started being built in 1971 in a form of 210 meters tower, which actually was at that time the tallest in the world. Perhaps it would have been the tallest monument in the world, but if "tower" is used to refer to any sort of tower, it is wrong (List of tallest structures has a list of other structures that are taller and were built earlier, such as the Empire State Building which is 448.7 meters tall).

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Jupitus Smart: The article looks all right, but you should propose another hook. Unless there is something I missed, it is incorrect to say this was the tallest tower without any other clarification. Epicgenius (talk) 21:53, 19 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the foundation stone for the Limete Tower (pictured) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was laid by the then Tanzanian president, Julius Nyerere? Source: https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/09/28/actualite/culture/kinshasa-lechangeur-de-limete-abandonne-son-triste-sort

I have removed the claim to the tallest tower as it does not sit well with our List of tallest towers. Please look into the alternative hook proposed above, @Epicgenius:. Jupitus Smart 04:53, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jupitus Smart: ALT1 is better, but the part about Nyerere being the Tanzanian president isn't yet mentioned on the page itself. Personally, I found it interesting that a French-Tunisian architect and a Yugoslavian company made a monument in the DRC whose foundation stone was laid by the Tanzanian president. Maybe that can be incorporated into the hook. Epicgenius (talk) 14:40, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2: ... that the Limete Tower (pictured) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was designed by a French-Tunisian architect, constructed by a Yugoslavian company and had its foundation laid by the then Tanzanian president, Julius Nyerere? Source: https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/09/28/actualite/culture/kinshasa-lechangeur-de-limete-abandonne-son-triste-sort

So be it, @Epicgenius:. I have reworded the hook into ALT2 by incorporating its global credentials. Jupitus Smart 17:15, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 is good to go, followed by ALT1. I have struck ALT0 per above. Epicgenius (talk) 17:28, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

At 220 characters, ALT2 is too long. Schwede 66 19:59, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Schwede66: Please proceed with ALT1 then. Jupitus Smart 20:42, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm done with prep building for today. Schwede 66 21:00, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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