Talk:1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery
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 | A fact from 1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 June 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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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. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by GGOTCC (talk) 22:55, 25 May 2026 (UTC)
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Mother and Child by a Fountain by Pablo Picasso
- ... that the four paintings stolen in the 1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery (one pictured) were recovered on a pig farm? Source: https://people.com/worcester-art-museum-1972-heist-2-masked-men-4-masterpieces-11838338
Moved to mainspace by The Knowledge Pirate (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 18:59, 23 April 2026 (UTC).
- I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:23, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
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Policy compliance:
- Adequate sourcing:
- One source that failed verification (though this might help with replacing some of the unverified claims); everything else is otherwise fine. - Neutral:
- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Hook eligibility:
- Cited: - "The paintings were then discovered hidden on a pig farm in Rhode Island and returned to the museum in June — a little over a month after they were stolen." Wouldn't that mean it would be "recovered from a pig farm" (my emphasis)? Because the current wording could ambiguously imply that it was restored there, whereas the new wording would easily imply it was returned to the museum.
- Interesting:
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| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
Moved to namespace five days ago, size 6319 B. Image is PD in the US; not really a WP:DYKDIVERT issue since the hook is about the paintings so much as it is about the robbery. No WP:BLPCRIME issue since all five suspects were convicted. @The Knowledge Pirate: please address the issues before I can approve. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:58, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
- Miraclepine, would it be possible for the hook to read DYK "that the four paintings stolen from the 1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery were discovered hidden on a pig farm?" Your suggestions are just as good. Also, what was the source that failed verification? Was it about the movie not being made? I could just delete that paragraph altogether. The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 02:28, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- Nevermind. I see that claims that you said were unverified were actually mentioned in the BBC source. I removed your failed verification tag and replaced it with the BBC reference. The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 02:38, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- @The Knowledge Pirate: I've changed the article to match the "discovered hidden" part, and after a minor fix, I think your suggestion is reasonable. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:49, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- Nice. Are there any other issues I need to address? The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 03:50, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- Nope, I'd say the ALT0b you suggested is approved. Marking the below hook with a
pro forma green mark. - ALT0b: ... that the four paintings stolen in the 1972 Worcester Art Museum robbery (one pictured) were discovered hidden on a pig farm? Source: https://people.com/worcester-art-museum-1972-heist-2-masked-men-4-masterpieces-11838338
- ミラP@Miraclepine 03:54, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- Nope, I'd say the ALT0b you suggested is approved. Marking the below hook with a
- Nice. Are there any other issues I need to address? The Knowledge Pirate (talk) 03:50, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
- @The Knowledge Pirate: I've changed the article to match the "discovered hidden" part, and after a minor fix, I think your suggestion is reasonable. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:49, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
