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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by Launchballer talk 09:12, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Henry Bubb in September 1937

• ... that Henry Bubb (pictured) started as a loan clerk before becoming the president of Capitol Federal Savings Bank 15 years later? Source: "Henry A. Bubb". Kansas Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Comment: Thanks for the review!

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 23:51, 27 July 2024 (UTC).

• I will take this review. Dwkaminski (talk) 20:43, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - see comments below
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - hook says he started as loan clerk but source only states clerk
• Interesting: - Interesting but perhaps a slight rewrite? Current phrasing makes it seem like he went straight from clerk to president. Also leaves out his role as chairman. Something like "Henry Bubb started as a clerk and became/moved up/progressed to president and chairman of the board of Capitol Federal Savings Bank 15 years later"

Overall: Dwkaminski (talk) 20:46, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

• Sourcing:

• I can't view the ancestry.com page for reference #1 but AGF. Ancestry.com is allowed by WP:ELPEREN for official documents such as birth certificate
• I'm less forgiving on reference #2 - the reference quotes census but the link goes to Ancestry.com. Is it really necessary to state that "at some point he lived in Gallatin County, Montana"? Recommend to remove due to reliance on non WP:RS. The ksbf.org reference states that he moved to Topeka at an early age and Daily Gazette says Topeka was home since infancy.
• OK for usage of ancestry.com for marriage license for reference #4 and draft card for reference #5
• I can't view newspaper.com for reference #7 but AGF
• ksbf.org reference does not support "Bubb was the president of the United States Savings and Loan League from 1949 to 1950....and the University of Kansas (KU) Alumni Association " statements in career section
• "He was a member of.... (including as the board chairman)" not supported by New York Times reference and "the KU Athletic Board, and the Washburn University Board of Regents." not supported by KBHF ref.

• Plagiarism free:

• Earwing copyvio shows 12.3% - violation unlikely

Are we sure that this hook is interesting? It seems like quite a straightforward career progression. If he had started out as a casino dealer, that would be attention-grabbing. Surtsicna (talk) 16:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

• It's not every clerk that reaches the level of business success that Bubb achieved. Is it the most interesting fact in the world? No. Are there more interesting facts in the article? Not really - maybe the fact that he received a distinguished service citation from the U.S. Treasury for World War II War Bonds. Am I willing to reject this submission because it is not the most interesting fact? No. Dwkaminski (talk) 15:12, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• I've listed the review as maybe. See the comments above. No source given for loan clerk vs. clerk in the hook. Some other minor issues with sourcing that should be correctable. Please let me know if you have any questions. Dwkaminski (talk) 15:20, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

• @Bsoyka: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 23:46, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

@Z1720 and Dwkaminski: The nominator hasn't been active since August. Is anyone willing to adopt the nomination? If not, the nomination may have to be closed as abandoned. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

• The nominator is not currently active (apparently due to education matters according to their userpage) and no one has adopted the nomination. With no progress on the horizon, it is regrettably time to close the nomination as stale. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:54, 12 September 2024 (UTC)