Talk:1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

A fact from 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 December 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that NYPD officers stabbed and stomped on Barney the Dinosaur to cheers from a massive crowd?

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:47, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that NYPD officers stabbed and stomped on Barney the Dinosaur to cheers from a massive crowd? Source: Martin, Douglas (28 November 1997). "Macy's Parade of Balloons Gets One Thing It Doesn't Need: Wind". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Neumeister, Larry (29 November 1997). "Balloon accident spawns task force in New York". The San Francisco Examiner. Associated Press. p. A-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Crosbie
- Comment: I'd humbly suggest this as a potential April Fools' hook. Failing that: This might make a good quirky hook.^(?)

Created by Tamzin (talk). Self-nominated at 02:55, 20 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

- article is new enough, definitely long enough, QPQ is done. Hook is cited, article's in good shape. This hook's absolutely hilarious lmao - I'm not sure about April Fools, but this is definitely going to find itself in slot eight! Frzzl talk; contribs 21:18, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was on the fence regarding context within the hook. It is likely better for quirky the way it is written. Bruxton (talk) 15:47, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

EAS Video

Is the EAS Video really needed? It seems like it is only for entertainment purposes and/or as an ad for the video. Transitmatt (talk) 05:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]