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A fact from General Order No. 1 (Gulf War) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 September 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that General Order No. 1's broad definition of "sexually explicit" material led to a ban on bodybuilding magazines and underwear catalogues for U.S. personnel during the Gulf War?

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The result was: promoted by Vincent60030 (talk) 15:46, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Gulf War General Order No. 1 prohibited American soldiers to possess, manufacture, sell or consume alcohol for the first time? "for the first time US personnel were forbidden to possess, make, sell or consume 'any alcoholic beverage'" from: Borch, Frederic L. Judge Advocates in Combat: Army Lawyers in Military Operations from Vietnam to Haiti. Office of the Judge Advocate General and Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 131.
- ALT1:... that General Order No. 1's broad definition of "sexually explicit" material led to body-building magazines and underwear catalogues being outlawed for US personnel during the Gulf War? "introduction, possession, transfer, sale or display of any sexually explicit photograph, videotape, movie, drawing, book or magazine. For the purposes of this Order "sexually expicit" means any medium displaying the human anatomy in any unclothed or semi-clothed manner and which displays portions of the human torso ... by way of example, but not limitation, are body building magazines, swim-suit eidtions of periodicals, lingerie or underwear advertisements and catalogues" from: Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-16-041163-2.
- ALT2:... that during the Gulf War US military personnel were prohibited by General Order No. 1 from possessing photographs showing the unclothed human torso? Source per ALT1

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:13, 15 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

@Dumelow: This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. Approving ALT1 and ALT2 only. ALT0 needs to be rephrased so as to use "prohibited from" rather than "prohibited to". A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

First Prohibition of Alchohol?

I don't know what the source says, but on 1 June 1914, the Navy went dry, per General Order No. 99, so this wasn't the first prohibition of booze in the US military. --Lineagegeek (talk) 19:15, 16 August 2020 (UTC)--Lineagegeek (talk) 19:15, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lineagegeek, thanks for your input. The source says "for the first time US personnel were forbidden to possess, make, sell or consume 'any alcoholic beverage'". However the source (from the Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army) is focused on the US Army experience so I think it is probably referring specifically to Army personnel. I'll amend the article to state this - Dumelow (talk) 05:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]