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A fact from Ben Roberts-Smith appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Ben Roberts-Smith's receipt of the Victoria Cross for Australia for gallantry in Afghanistan, makes him the most highly decorated service person currently in the Australian Defence Force?

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Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2024

Answered. TarnishedPath^talk 13:12, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Would it be possible to add ‘war criminal’ in the first paragraph? If you check the “Judgement” section, it states that a judge ruled that there was “substantial proof” that he had committed 4 murders (war crimes). The paragraph in question has 10 sources, providing evidence of the judge’s ruling and such. 2A02:C7C:573A:5E00:B19D:6EC6:1D73:4B56 (talk) 23:19, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. Please refer to Talk:Ben_Roberts-Smith#RFC:_War_criminal_in_first_sentence_of_the_lede. It's probably not appropriate to readdress this question until if and when the appeal is finalised and even then consensus might not move. TarnishedPath^talk 00:08, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I've listed this article for peer review because I'm seeking feedback on how it can be improved prior to nominating it as a good article.

Thanks, TarnishedPath^talk 10:18, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]