Talk:Badge of shame

Badge of shame was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
January 14, 2008	Good article nominee	Listed
May 6, 2008	Good article reassessment	Delisted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 10, 2007.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that U.S. soldiers considered the silver chevrons awarded for non-combat service in World War I a badge of shame?

Current status: Delisted good article

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