Talk:Moses Judah Hays

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A fact from Moses Judah Hays appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Moses Judah Hays leased a block of buildings to the Canadian Parliament after its seat was burned down in 1849?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 23:10, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Moses Judah Hays leased a block of buildings to the Canadian Parliament after its seat was burned down in 1849? Source: [1]
- ALT1: ... that Moses Judah Hays established Montreal's first municipal water system in 1832? Source: [2]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sheila Egoff

Created by Ploni (talk). Self-nominated at 00:32, 6 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

I'll review this oneParadise Chronicle (talk) 10:14, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: In the article it is mentioned that he sold the building with a loss which is unsourced. How a bout a year date for the water system hook?Paradise Chronicle (talk) 10:39, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And I noticed there are some difference on the info when he was appointed chief of police in the chronology of Jews and his biography. 1845 and 1854 are the options. Maybe you could find out what is correct?Paradise Chronicle (talk) 10:39, 6 September 2022 (UTC) Paradise Chronicle (talk) 10:34, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing! I went ahead and added a source for the first point, and edited ALT1 with a date. Regarding the year of his appointment: in his obituary in the Montreal Herald it mentions that he had been chief for seven years, confirming the 1854 date. –Ploni (talk) 12:53, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article is long and new enough, no copyvio issues, hooks and article are well sourced and I approve both hooks.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 06:24, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]