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Did you know nomination

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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:17, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and retorted by asking why "God is not equally a myth?" Source: "He then declares that just before the age of five he was told that Santa Claus does not exist, and that he thereupon countered with the query as to 'why God is not equally a myth.'" (Joshi, S. T. (2010). I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft (First ed.). New York: Hippocampus Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9824296-7-9. OCLC 650504348.)
- ALT1:... that both of H. P. Lovecraft's parents were committed to Butler Hospital at different times? Source: Joshi, S. T. (2001). A Dreamer and a Visionary: H. P. Lovecraft in His Time. Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies. Vol. 26 (First ed.). Liverpool University Press. pp. 13–14, 121. ISBN 978-1-84631-299-1. JSTOR j.ctt5vjhg7. OCLC 276177497.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Stinson Jarvis

Improved to Good Article status by Susmuffin (talk). Self-nominated at 21:59, 19 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Both hooks are interesting, but I prefer the first hook. QPQ has not been done. Once it has been completed, the nomination will be all set. Congratulations on this absolutely superb article! Thriley (talk) 20:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

QPQ is done. All set. Again, great job on the article! Thriley (talk) 02:55, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

supply per the above review, this is not a review in and of itself. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 19:23, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Forgot to do that. Thriley (talk) 17:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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