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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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

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The Level, Brighton

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  • ... that in 1814, 7,000 Brighton residents ate plum pudding and roast beef and played kiss-in-the-ring at The Level to celebrate Napoleon's defeat by the Allied powers?From Fines (2002) p26: "One momentous celebration was held in August 1814 to mark the overthrow of Napoleon. Roast beef and plum puddings were served to 7,000 people and a whole range of activities organised, such as dancing, 'foot-racing', blind-man's-buff, stoolball and 'kiss-in-the-ring'."
  • Reviewed: Pending: Hassocks will do this within the next 24 hours Template:Did you know nominations/Notarial Archives (Malta)
  • Comment: I haven't linked War of the Sixth Coalition, Napoleon or anything like that so the focus remains on the nominated article. "By the Allied powers" could be trimmed off. Article was started by Mujinga on 24th March and expanded a bit with new references by me today (30th). The vast feast is covered by Fines (2002) (ref [11]), Erredge (1862) (ref [12]) and also several other sources, but Fines also mentions kiss-in-the-ring and the various other entertainments.

Created by Mujinga (talk) and Hassocks5489 (talk). Nominated by Hassocks5489 (talk) at 23:08, 30 March 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - The article says A mass dinner of roast beef and plum puddings was served at 75 double rows of tables for more than 7,000 people. Were more than 7,000 people actually served?
QPQ: Done.

Overall: epicgenius (talk) 12:47, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Cheers @Epicgenius:. I've got a QPQ review underway now (Template:Did you know nominations/Notarial Archives (Malta)), which I aim to complete within a couple of hours. Erredge (1862) (ref [11]) states that at the tables were seated upwards of 7,000 persons; Fines (2002) (ref [12]) just states Roast beef and plum puddings were served to 7,000 people as a round figure. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 16:31, 2 April 2020 (UTC) — Review now completed at Template:Did you know nominations/Notarial Archives (Malta) (awaiting resolution of minor issues). Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 19:02, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
Looks good to go now. epicgenius (talk) 19:55, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
Great, thanks for the review Epicgenius! Mujinga (talk) 10:50, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
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