Talk:Superstition in Great Britain

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A fact from Superstition in Great Britain appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that according to two surveys, knocking on wood and 'crossing fingers for good luck' are the most popular superstitions in Britain?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:45, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... Source: Express
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2015 Heze bombing

Created by Mhhossein (talk). Self-nominated at 07:23, 13 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing:
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Other problems:

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Cited:
Interesting:
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QPQ: - Not yet
Overall: all good! MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 15:20, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@MRN2electricboogaloo: Hi, welcome to the list of DYK reviewers (though I'm not sure if such a list exist! :) ). Perhaps the most important point raised by you is the sourcing issue. I have replaced the contents belonging to the Daily Express with a more reliable source. What about the following hook:

ALT1:... that Knocking on wood is the most popular superstition in Britain with 'crossing fingers for good luck' coming after it, according to two independent surveys in the UK?

Best. I will do the QPQ within the coming days. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:43, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mhhossein: Thanks! Barring the lack of QPQ, this article should be ready to go. I did make a couple minor edits, but I’m pretty sure that’s fine. MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 05:06, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mhhossein we're still waiting on the QPQ. Also, let me suggest a shorter variation:

ALT1a:... that according to two surveys, Knocking on wood and 'crossing fingers for good luck' are the most popular superstitions in Britain?

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:50, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I like your suggestion RoySmith. Btw, QPQ was provided some days ago. --Mhhossein ^talk 06:41, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]