- 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 Yoninah (talk) 15:49, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
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Reverse arms
Rest on arms reversed. November 11, 1943
- ... that in some militaries the rest on arms reversed command (pictured) is used as a mark of respect at funerals and occasions of mourning? "the tradition of reversing and resting on arms – that is, leaning on a weapon held upside down – has been a mark of respect or mourning for centuries," (Australian War Museum)
- ALT1:... that the rest on arms reversed command (pictured) is said to have originated in Ancient Greece? "The tradition of reversing and resting on arms – that is, leaning on a weapon held upside down – has been a mark of respect or mourning for centuries, said to have originated with the ancient Greeks." (Australian War Museum)
- ALT2:... that there was confusion at the funeral of Queen Victoria as some soldiers had not been taught the reverse arms drill? "upon their arrival, however, it was quickly discovered that the troops had now idea what to do ... they had never been taught to reverse arms and the drill book was of no help in showing them how to do so ... muddling through, the captain in charge... (page 249)
- ALT3:... the rest on arms reversed drill command (pictured) was formerly known as "mourn arms"? (page 18)
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 21:11, 11 October 2019 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well written and sourced. Hook in article followed by citation of a reference containing the fact. QPQ done, image free and clear and no copyvio issues. All hooks ok..I like the proposed one best...had strongest impact. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:52, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
- This hook would be very appropriate on November 11, Remembrance Day (perhaps with "and occasions of mourning" added to ALT0?). The photo was actually taken on November 11, 1943 at a Shrine of Remembrance. RebeccaGreen (talk) 10:02, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
- Excellent suggestion. Fully support this - Dumelow (talk) 12:16, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
- Great! I've moved it to the special occasions area, and added those few words to ALT0. I've also added the date to the photo caption. Hope this is OK - if anyone objects, please say so! RebeccaGreen (talk) 12:44, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
- Excellent suggestion. Fully support this - Dumelow (talk) 12:16, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
