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420:"They went directly to the British Consulate Office, where they were married during a 10-minute ceremony performed by registrar Cecil Wheeler. As Gibraltar was a British colony, and Lennon was a British citizen, and they were able to go ahead at short notice......Within the hour Lennon and Ono had reboarded their aeroplane and were en route back to the Parisian hotel, the Plaza Athénée, where they had stayed on 16 March." 572: 462: 372: 271:. The chance that all these hotels were closed between 1932 and 1939 seems small, and the source for Gibraltar reads as if it was a contemporary claim, not a "at one time" claim. Changing it to "mainland Europe" would be original research. Best is to leave out this claim and to go for something more reliably sourced and less easily refuted. 263: 301:
gives the interesting potential hook "The elegant Rock Hotel has an impressive list of former guests, including Montgomery and Eisenhower while they were planning the invasion of North Africa." For this one as well, I couldn't find any other sources to support it though. But both are better than the
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existing by then. but a case could be made from 1932-1939 anyway. Malta below Valletta wouldn't have had a hotel I don't think and if the Hotel Phoenicia was the oldest from 1939... Anyway, I was also thinking a John and Yoko hook would've been more interesting. What is wrong with my signature?♦
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I'm not, I am involved with this editor in other articles and it wouldn't be good if I was the actual reviewer. However, that doesn't mean that my question isn't relevant and shouldn't be taken into consideration of course. (As for why my reply isn't correctly layouted and doesn't start on a new
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and is only about 30 years old. There might have been small bed and breakfast type places earlier than this but likelihood is that Rock was actually the southernmost notable hotel in Europe at the time in 1932, although the source is dated 1960 so it is technically false as phonicia Hotel was
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OK, I'll pick this one up, as the review is still outstanding. Date and length are OK. Sourcing is fine. No COI or promotional issues. I'd suggest turning the hook around (experience suggests that the bolded link should come first or as close to first as possible),
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This is untrue, Lennon & Ono were not married in the Rock Hotel, nor is there any evidence they went there at all. The wedding took place in the Registry Office, which now forms part of the Magistrates Court Complex, in Town Range, Gibraltar.
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Article is new enough and long enough. I prefer ALT3. There are no copyright issues with the text. The QPQ is done. The images have good copyright rationales for use on Knowledge. The article is formatted correctly. Clearly notable. Good to go.
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this as a hook. I didn't know Sean Connery got married here - twice. But the entire hook - which is under 200 characters - is sourced at the end of one sentence or another in the article. Cool hook. Too bad you can't run the
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Thank you! Your question, of course, will not be neglected. The referred hook comes from an offline book. The snippet view shows "The most southerly hotel in Europe, The Rock". I am not sure of how much this book
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No comment on other hooks, but this one truly isn't acceptable, due to the dubious (commercial) nature of the source, and the inaccuracy of the claim. Already in 1836, there were multiple hotels in Malta
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Good find, I think I'll start a few of those today. Yeah, I'll just remove it I think. I was thinking of the John and Yoko hook, can you confirm Fram that they did stay at the hotel?♦
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in Valletta is the oldest hotel in the city built in 1939, Rock predates it by 7 years. And Crete at that time would have been largely undeveloped to accomodate for tourists.
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In case this source sound dubious, there are a few more hooky points in the article. Lennon and Ono exchanging their wedding vows is quite interesting. §§
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or promotional concerns about the article under review.IP addresses and Victuallers are not allowed to do the reviews.
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Thanks the Spokesman source confirms it then, I had a job finding anything which specifically stated it.♦
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line, I suppose it has to do with something in Dr. Blofeld's signature, but I'm not certain about that).
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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below.
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and is included, together with a few others like the Hotel Angleterre, in the 1887 Baedeker
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Does this mean that in 1932 or later, there were no hotels in Malta, Crete, ...?
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/03/20/john-lennon-marries-yoko-ono/
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Though to be honest I think this would attract a lot more interest:
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Dr. Blofeld, are you the one who is suggesting this Alt1 hook?
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Fram, are you reviewing this hook? If not, i would like to. §§
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can be relied upon. Do you think he meant "mainland Europe"?
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Mainland Europe, yes,but it is possible entire Europe.
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Owen's commerce & travel and international register
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