A fact from Theophilus Gates appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 July 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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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 97198 (talk) 10:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
... that Theophilus Gates started a nudist free-love Christian sect in the mid-19th century near Pottstown, Pennsylvania? Source: "Between 1837 and 1857, a group led by Theophilus Ransom Gates took hold of a few farm families in the Shenkel Valley. The sect never had more than 35 members and they followed the teachings presented in Gates’s pamphlet, The Battle-Axe. The Battle Axes, as the members of the group were known, favored nudity and cohabitation. As such, the name Free Love Valley soon became synonymous with this area of the township. Gates led the group until his death in 1846. He was succeeded by Hannah Williamson, a self-styled prophet.", from Area of North Coventry Got Its Unusual Name from This Rebellious Religious Sect That Lived There.
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Created by Staib (talk). Self-nominated at 14:57, 9 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]
Overall: Interesting article. QPQ not needed as this seems to be the nominator's third nomination. —Mx. Granger (talk·contribs) 09:36, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting article. QPQ not needed as this seems to be the nominator's third nomination. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 09:36, 10 July 2022 (UTC)