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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:20, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

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* ... that the ticking of the deathwatch beetle is thought to be an omen of an impending death?  

• • ALT1:... that the deathwatch beetle is preyed on by the steely blue beetle?

• Reviewed: Laura Cooper

Improved to Good Article status by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:55, 29 October 2019 (UTC).

• I'm currently working on reviewing this. Will follow up within the next 12 hours. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:48, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

• ALT2:... that the tapping sound of the deathwatch beetle has long been considered an omen of an impending death? SOURCE: [1] "...this species is associated with sleepless nights and the vigil kept beside the dying or the dead...The superstitious have even come to view the appearance or sound of a death-watch as the harbinger of impending doom!"

@Cwmhiraeth: You've done a great job with this. I have offered an ALT2 as I think the past tense is far better used to refer to the superstitious belief, rather than implying we still believe this as much today. In my experience of reading UK articles on this and other wood-boring pests, the word "tapping" is much more commonly used than "ticking". If you're ok with ALT2, I think we can say:

• The article achieved Good Article status in last 7 days: Y
• The article is long enough ( nearly a five-fold expansion, too) Y
• The main hook is interesting: Y
• The hook is referenced: Y
• The hook is below 200 characters: Y
• No (0%) copyvio found with Earwig's tool: Y
• The article follows most other important policies: Y
• QPQ: Y
• Article is good to go. Nick Moyes (talk) 16:05, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:05, 30 October 2019 (UTC)