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A fact from John Buck Wilkin appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John Buck Wilkin was inspired to write "GTO" during a physics class?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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 Lightburst talk 18:11, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that John Buck Wilkin was inspired to write "GTO" during a physics class? Source: p.173; Ingrassia, Paul (2012). Engines of change : a history of the American dream in fifteen cars
- ALT1: ... that John Buck Wilkin appeared in Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie and its respective soundtrack? Source: Dennis Hopper’s Legendary ‘Last Movie’ Finally Gets a Soundtrack Album, Five Decades Later, Via Record Store Day
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

Created by GDuwen (talk). Self-nominated at 18:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Buck Wilkin; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Long enough. New enough. Dispassionate/neutral article with reliable inline citations throughout. The majority of the citations are available online. AGF on offline sources (books). Both hooks are cited; I find the main hook more interesting. QPQ done. GTG. Hybernator (talk) 03:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Hybernator and GDuwen: Someone ought to expand the GTO article since it is secondarily featured. Lightburst (talk) 18:11, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lightburst: That article could use an expansion for sure. I haven't been interested in Wilkin's early career more than I've been in his fascinating, yet obscure material that he put out on his two solo albums. "GTO" has been paying the bills for years for him I suppose, but he also had a career as a songwriter that enjoyed some success in the early 1970s that still gets enough recognition from niche enthusiasts.--GDuwenHoller! 20:09, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]