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 Vaticidalprophet (talk) 00:35, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Contemporary portrait of Golescu

• ... that Wallachian statesman Radu Golescu (pictured), who agreed to work with Russian occupiers in 1806, was described by them as "immeasurably thirsty for wealth, and mean-spirited"? Source: Anonymous Russian report, quoted in Radu Rosetti, Arhiva senatorilor din Chișinău și ocupația rusească dela 1806—1812. IV: Amănunte asupra Țerii Românești dela 1808 la 1812, p. 199. Bucharest: Romanian Academy & Institutul de Arte Grafice Carol Göbl, 1909.
  • ALT1: ... that Wallachian boyar Radu Golescu (pictured) engaged in tax farming, leading the public to remember him with the pun Golescu golește ("Golescu empties", or "Golescu strips one bare")? Source: Constanța Vintilă-Ghițulescu, Evgheniți, ciocoi, mojici. Despre obrazele primei modernități românești (1750–1860), p. 61. Bucharest: Humanitas, 2015. ISBN 978-973-50-4881-5
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Incheon Station

Created by Dahn (talk). Self-nominated at 20:05, 12 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Radu Golescu; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

• Article: new enough (created about three days before the nomination), long enough, and is within policy. The inline citation is plentiful.

Hook: both are satisfactory. ALT1 is especially funny, and getting taxed is quite an experience appealing to a broad audience.

Other: QPQ confirmed. The picture of Golescu is slightly blurry under close scrutiny, but it shows well at small size and that's all we need.

Conclusion:. As I cannot access the sources or read Romanian, I pass this DYK with good faith, given the strong editing history of the nominator. Excellent article! --TheLonelyPather (talk) 19:39, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]