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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 01:14, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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... that Archon of Pella, satrap of Babylonia, competed in horse races in the Isthmian and Pythian Games of 333–332 BC? Source: https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/riviste/axon/2020/2/decreto-e-dediche-onorarie-di-delfi-per-archon-di-/

5x expanded by MRichards01 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 04:16, 10 October 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Eberhard Panitz

@Casliber: Meets newness requirements, article just shy of 5× expansion at 2042 bytes (2085 needed to fully qualify). Willing to let it slide but I'm sure we can squeeze a few more words somewhere. Very slightly tweaked the hook to include the "BC". QPQ checks out. I can just about verify the hook fact in the cited article in Italian with machine translation, but the corresponding sentence in the article needs a citation directly after it. It's also not super interesting; perhaps we can mention his defeat to Dokimos somehow? (I am far from a scholar of ancient Greece but it's interesting how they're both Generals of Alexander the Great! Is their pitting against each other after Alexander's death not relevant?) DigitalIceAge (talk) 05:30, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review -Not my area of expertise but will have a go....might take some thinking about...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:56, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that Archon of Pella, satrap of Babylonia and a former general of Alexander the Great, competed in horse races in the Isthmian and Pythian Games of 333–332 BC?

@Casliber and DigitalIceAge: How does this sound? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:13, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I like it. Been meaning to get back to this.....had to do some adulting....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:41, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also just to clarify DigitalIceAge, the requirement is 1500 characters, not 2085 bytes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:47, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: I like it too. Re bytes: I'm referring to the post-expansion size. Before expansion: 417 prose bytes, so 2085 bytes needed for expansion. Currently: 2041 bytes DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:46, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Apologies for the misunderstanding! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:48, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Also no worries Casliber, take your time. DigitalIceAge (talk) 00:23, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As it's been another two weeks, pinging Cas Liber to see whether they expect to return soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:09, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just can it. I am not familiar with the are and have alot going on at present. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:20, 19 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. Closing as withdrawn. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:14, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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