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A fact from Mona Williams (writer, born 1943) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 November 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Mona Williams(pictured) said her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand?
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... that Mona Williams(pictured) has told stories in New Zealand for over fifty years? Source: "Mona has performed at storytelling festivals, and at numerous schools over the past fifty years as part of Read NZ Te Pou Muramura's Writers in Schools programme." [1]
ALT1: ... that Mona Williams says her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand? Source: "Williams arrived with a degree from prestigious United States university Stanford. ... “When I came, I was stunned by the fact that my degree was regarded as fake,” she said. ... "I was told it was a ‘wanky Yankee’ degree, a bogus degree." [2]
Reviewing... new enough, long enough, both hooks okay and are in article followed by citations to references containing hook facts. QPQ provided. I wouldn't mind if someone who knows about copyright could check the image please .... though looks good to me. Will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 13:38, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
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...Sourced throughout, copyvio due to names, pass image as says free. Whispyhistory (talk) 07:38, 12 November 2023 (UTC)