Template:Did you know nominations/John P. Hermann
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The result was: promoted by Baldy Bill (sharpen the razor|see my reflection) 00:06, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
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John P. Hermann[edit]
- ... that John P. Hermann, retired from the University of Alabama, was an Old English professor and lifelong critic of the university's Greek system?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Take Back the Night
- Comment: I really want to say "racist Greek system" or "racially segregated Greek system" or "taxpayer-funded racist Greek system", but that might ruffle a few feathers.
Created by Drmies (talk). Self nominated at 17:48, 16 September 2013 (UTC).
Alt1... that John P. Hermann, retired from the University of Alabama, was a professor of Old English who criticized the university's Greek system for racist practices?LadyofShalott 20:02, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
- Sure--note my silent US English edit. You know Mandarax is going to swoop by and say... Drmies (talk) 20:19, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
I suppose you're expecting Mandarax to ask for an "allegedly", but I'll do it instead. We can't accuse people of racism on the main page – at least not in Wikipedia's voice. However, I do feel that mentioning the racism makes for a more interesting hook. My suggestion would be to incorporate into the article one of Hermann's quotes from the New Republic piece ("a racist structure", "taxpayer-supported segregation"), and then use that in the hook. But I don't feel strongly about it; if you'd rather just go with the original hook, let me know. DoctorKubla (talk) 19:54, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
