Template:Did you know nominations/David Marchant (journalist)

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The result was: promoted by Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 12:27, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

David Marchant (journalist)

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• ... that investigative journalist David Marchant has been sued in five countries but won every case?

• Reviewed: Tartu Ülikool 350.

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Self-nominated at 19:18, 6 April 2015 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough. Hook is sourced. No copy vio noted. Ping me when you do the QPQ so that I can record the green tick.--Nvvchar. 04:01, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

• QPQ done. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:05, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

• I disagree with Nvvchar on the suitability of the hook. Quite apart from not having an inline citation, it is reliant on a statement made by Marchant himself. In fact most of the article depends on things he has said. Looking for a more acceptable hook with a reliable third party source, how about :

• ALT1 ... that investigative journalist David Marchant was responsible for exposing the Ponzi scheme at First International Bank of Grenada? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

• I think the original hook was sourced to ref 5 but I agree it is his say-so. I have struck it in favour of Alt1. Philafrenzy (talk) 06:43, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

• @Nvvchar: Someone else, perhaps Nvvchar, will be needed to approve ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:09, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

• Definitely. Everyone agrees with ALT1. GTG.--Nvvchar. 09:39, 25 April 2015 (UTC)