Template:Did you know nominations/Index, Washington

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... that the small town of Index, Washington, has a Wicca church and Buddhist monastery? Source: [https://www.heraldnet.com/news/pagan-church-finds-sacred-space-between-the-worlds-on-index-riverfront/ Everett Herald], [https://www.drbachinese.org/vbs/publish/543/vbs543p044.pdf Dharma Realm Buddhist Association]
ALT1: ... that the "town walls" of Index, Washington, have 402 climbing routes? Source: [https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/the-35-best-climbing-spots-in-america-w481605 Men's Journal]
Reviewed: Laki Tasi

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Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 256 past nominations.}}

Sounder Bruce 18:57, 13 May 2025 (UTC).

{{ping|SounderBruce}} The nomination will be closed within 24 hours if no QPQ is provided. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
{{ping|Narutolovehinata5}} Is this 24-hour rule outlined anywhere? I have not seen it being enforced on other nominations this strictly. Frankly it is far too short of a deadline and seems to encourage shoddy and quick reviews rather than proper vetting. Sounder Bruce 05:49, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

:::It's an application of WP:QPQ (emphasis mine): {{tq|Your QPQ review should be made before or at the time of your nomination. A nomination which doesn't include a QPQ (and is not from an exempt nominator) may be closed as "incomplete" without warning.}} You did not provide a QPQ at the time of the nomination, which makes it liable to be closed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:07, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

::::The rules need to be revised to reflect the common practice of not having a QPQ on hand at the time of nomination. With the difficulty in finding suitable nominations to review without committing to a potentially time-wasting set of interactions, I do not think it is wise to punish active contributors who would otherwise not make the 7-day nomination window and drop out of the process. Sounder Bruce 07:13, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

:::::It is a practice that DYK is actively discouraging now, especially with there being large backlogs and a need to encourage not just helping out backlogs but also weeding out unsuitable nominations. It may have been acceptable in the past to have a delay in providing a QPQ, but DYK has moved away from it now. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:15, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

16px Full review needed now that QPQ has been provided. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:20, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
:{{Reviewing}} this is a long article, so I might not post a full review until tomorrow. Flibirigit (talk) 22:17, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

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|comments = Thank you nominating this GA for DYK. Overall, the nomination has only minor concerns. The article achieved GA status on May 13, and was nominated for DYK the same day. Length is adequate, I found no plagiarism concerns, and the article is neutral in tone. I found a few sourcing concerns. Something is neeeded which specifically supports "smallest incorporated municipality in the county". Ideally this citation goes in the "Demographics" section instead of the introduction. There is one quote in the "Early 20th century" section that needs a citation as per WP:DYKCRIT. Both proposed hooks are interesting, and mentioned in the article. ALT0 needs a citation directly after the sentence which mentions the town has a Wicca church. ALT1 is properly cited and verfied. All images in the article are freely licensed on the Commons and could be used for a hoook. The nominated image does not depict the church, monastery, or rock walls, so it would not be clear or enahance the hook. I suggest changing the nominated image. The QPQ requirement is complete. Best wishes.

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