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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Lynn Arnold, the premier of South Australia from 1992 to 1993, participated in a student demonstration at the University of Saigon that was dispersed with tear gas?
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I removed the no refs box. I think the details of an SA premier are pretty much public knowledge and don't need detailed refs. Rocksong 03:51, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Ah, the old days of Wikipedia. — An anonymous username, not my real name 01:28, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

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Nominator: Pangalau (talk · contribs) 23:15, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Lynn Arnold/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: An anonymous username, not my real name (talk · contribs) 20:29, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

I'll review this. — An anonymous username, not my real name 20:29, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

General:

  • I'm seeing a lot of CS1 errors, though they might not be visible to you. Read more and learn how to fix them at Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service.
    • I have fixed all issues that I can possibly find.
  • Vietnam War does not appear to be linked in either the lead or the body. It seems an appropriate link to include.
    • Done!
  • Conversely, Asia-Pacific (linked in both the lead and body) seems like it would fall into the category of "major geographic features" that shouldn't be linked (MOS:OL). I would also strongly advise against linking Christian, social development theory, and Jesus (the first two of which don't even seem to quite match the context in which they are linked).
    • Done!
  • ASIO is not on the very short list of acronyms that do not need to be glossed at first mention (MOS:ACRO). Spell it out at the first use.
    • Done!
  • In 2022 he learned from a partial ASIO document that he had been spied on since his anti–Vietnam War activism, news that left him both reflective and upset. WP:POSA? I think that's an unsurprising reaction for an ageing anti-war activist to have to such a revelation.
    • I do agree with you on this. I have since removed the mentioned part of that sentence.
  • Any information about the names of his immediate family members? There are brief mentions of his father, a sister, and his parents collectively, but nothing more informative.
    • I was unable to find names of his family members but were able to find his parent's ethnicity.
  • his disapproval of the government's introduction of conscription. These links are indistinguishable from links to articles on the general concepts of government and conscription. I would suggest his disapproval of the government's introduction of conscription (I know it's approaching a sea of blue, but there is still the 's to separate everything — also note that the second link's target has been changed accordingly). There are a couple more instances where more words would help, specifically pertaining to elections.
    • Done!
  • Arnold resigned from politics on 20 September 1994 Can one ever resign from politics? I think "resigned from parliament" would come across as more objective and precise.
    • Done!
  • the Crawford Fund's Food for a More Secure World — I'm not seeing the need for italics here (admittedly, I'm not sure what exactly this is).
    • I have un-italics that event name.

Checks:

  • Refs 1b/8a check out.
  • Ref 9a checks out.
  • Refs 12/13 check out.
  • Ref 15... does not check out? I'm not seeing the date 14 December anywhere.
    • Additional references provided.
  • Ref 8h checks out.
  • Ref 22a checks out, I suppose. The source says the diploma was completed in 1994, but it doesn't say when. I guess we can reasonably assume he didn't earn it on summer holiday.
  • Ref 29b checks out.
  • Ref 29f checks out.

Other stuff:

  • I have concerns about the copyright status of the third image (the portrait of young Arnold). There's no indication on the source page that the licensing information is correct, and the user who submitted it apparently has a history of problematic uploads.
    • Image removed.
  • Other images are fine.
  • Earwig is good.
  • Article is sufficiently broad.
  • Article is stable.
  • Article is neutral.

Most of my concerns are minor, though a couple need to be addressed for this to pass. I'll leave you to your work. — An anonymous username, not my real name 01:26, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

@An anonymous username, not my real name: Hey! Thanks for the review. I don't know how to refer to you because of the long name but changes have been made to the issues you have brought up. Pangalau (talk) 07:50, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
Following a few more copyedits, I am now ready to pass this. Good work! — An anonymous username, not my real name 18:07, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

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 TarnishedPath (talk) 07:42, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

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Arnold in 2026
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Improved to Good Article status by Pangalau (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Pangalau (talk) 11:57, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

  • Article seems to be decent, no issues. Source checks out and the main hook is interesting and better than the alts in my opinion. Happy to pass this. Lankyant (talk) 22:17, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

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