Template:Did you know nominations/Arnaud Balard

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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 Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 11:47, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Arnaud Balard

Sign Union flag
Sign Union flag
  • ... that French deafblind artist Arnaud Balard created the Sign Union flag (pictured) in 2013 to promote the global unity of deaf people? Source: Deaf-Art (site published by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: "After completing two-year study of vexillology and experimenting with different designs, Balard designed the Sign Union Flag in 2013."
    • Reviewed: [[]]
    • Comment: This is my second DYK, thanks in advance for your patience. I believe the image is OK to use based on the Italian Wikipedia discussions linked at the image's Wikimedia Commons page.

Created by Skvader (talk). Self-nominated at 21:59, 17 April 2022 (UTC).

  • Article is new enough, long enough, written neutrally and has no copyvio issues. Citations seem adequate but I questions the reliability of some sources such as a Facebook post and other primary sources. Hook is good, interesting and sourced - not sure if this is an RS but lots of French language sources also cover this so I think this is fine ([1] [2]). Image looks good. QPQ not done but once completed I think it will be good to go. Vladimir.copic (talk) 12:10, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for the review @Vladimir.copic: I haven't done QPQ as this is only my second DYK, and the QPQ process states "If you have previously nominated fewer than five articles (whether self-nominated or otherwise), no QPQ is required." I recognize the traditionally unconventional quality of some of the sources used, but believe them to be reliable and that they provide valuable additions to the article. Skvader (talk) 22:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Then I'm happy with the nomination. @Skvader: I think it is good experience as well as a net positive to the community if you can do a QPQ though. Vladimir.copic (talk) 23:42, 24 April 2022 (UTC)