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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: rejected by reviewer, closed by AirshipJungleman29 talk 14:48, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Al-Raid is published by Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, with a central focus on the Muslim community in India and their circumstances? Source: Ahmed, Farid Uddin (2019). "Arabic Journalism in India: its growth and development" (PDF). The Echo. 8 (1): 311. ISSN 2278-5264. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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Created by Owais Al Qarni (talk). Self-nominated at 05:34, 29 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Al-Raid; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

QPQ was not provided within a week of the nomination, although the nominator is no longer QPQ exempt as of this nomination. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No QPQ provided despite the nominator being pinged many times, so I am rejecting this nomination. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:48, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Advert Tag

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@Deb: I have nominated this article for DYK, so I need to address the advert tag. Can you identify which section is considered as an advertisement?–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 08:54, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've re-worded much of it, but there is still lots of promotional language. Avoid puffery by removing phrases such as "garnered international acclaim" and "pioneering force" and words like "refined", "applauds" and "boasts". Frankly, most of the "Approach and Execution" needs serious reconsideration. It seems entirely focused on the positive aspects of the magazine and does not comply with the neutral point of view policy. You should be careful to avoid concentrating on primary sources (those written by people with an interest in the magazine). If you have any close connection with the magazine, for example if you are a regular contributor, you must declare it in accordance with Wikipedia:COI. Deb (talk) 09:10, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Deb: Regarding the current version, it has undergone a copyedit by Melcous and me. Is this now the opportune moment to remove the Advert Tag?–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 02:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In what way is "trailblazer" less biased than "pioneering force"? If anything, it's worse. Deb (talk) 12:22, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Deb: The sentence is, "Abdul Samad, a researcher at the University of Madras, recognizes it as a trailblazer in Arabic journalism, notable for its bi-monthly publication frequency." Give me an alternative?–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 16:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Two problems here:

1. By saying he "recognizes it" as a trailblazer, you are reinforcing his subjective opinion and suggesting it is an absolute fact.

2. As almost no one who reads English Wikipedia can read the original Arabic, which you need to quote from in order to back up your statement, you should provide a direct translation. Please give us the precise Arabic word that you are translating as "trailblazer". Deb (talk) 16:23, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Deb: Now?–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 19:28, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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