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Greenpeace Lyng GM maize action is currently a Politics and government good article nominee. Nominated by JamJamSvn (talk) at 21:17, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

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Short description: 1999 direct action by Greenpeace

A fact from Greenpeace Lyng GM maize action appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that 28 Greenpeace activists partially cut down a field of genetically modified maize in a 1999 direct action in Lyng, Norfolk, but were acquitted of all charges?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 09:29, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Greenpeace partially cut down a field of genetically modified maize in a 1999 direct action in Lyng, Norfolk, but were acquitted of all charges? Source: "28 Greenpeace activists were acquitted of criminal damage after destroying a field of genetically-modified (GM) maize on a farm in Norfolk." [1]
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Created by JamJamSvn (talk). Self-nominated at 14:31, 16 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Greenpeace Lyng GM maize action; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New enough and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. Hook facts check out. Providing ALT0a that may be more specific and accurate (Greenpeace wasn't itself charged per the source) below. JamJamSvn, have you considered nominating this for Good Article status? This shows some promise. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:55, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT0a: ... that 28 Greenpeace activists partially cut down a field of genetically modified maize in a 1999 direct action in Lyng, Norfolk, but were acquitted of all charges?