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September 24, 2023	Featured list candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 8, 2023.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that two days after the 2015 FIFA corruption case was covered in season 2 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, FIFA president Sepp Blatter resigned?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 21:47, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that the research team on season two of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver consisted of four people, which was three more than the previous season?~~ Source: Miller, Ross (February 4, 2015). "John Oliver Talks Net Neutrality, Salmon Cannons, and the Future of Last Week Tonight". The Verge. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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Moved to mainspace by MyCatIsAChonk (talk). Self-nominated at 00:30, 31 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (season 2); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

The article meets DYK requirements and a QPQ has been provided. The hook is cited inline and verified in the source. I'm not really a fan of the hook, it seems rather mundane. I would suggest making a hook about the "John Oliver effect" thing instead as it was the one that caught my attention the most and probably is the most fascinating part of the article really. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @Narutolovehinata5: How about:
  - ALT1: ... that two days after covering the 2015 FIFA corruption case in season two of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, then-President of FIFA Sepp Blatter resigned?
  - ALT2: ... that some episodes in season two of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were credited with influencing US legislature and culture, a phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect"?
  - ALT3: ... that in season two of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver and his team travelled to Russia to interview Edward Snowden?
- The hard part of writing hooks about the effect is that it makes it less about the season, and hence harder to incorporate the article into the hook- I tacked on ALT3 just in case. Thoughts? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:51, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you, those are much better. My personal preference is ALT2 but ALT1 is also good; both are verified and cited inline in the article, so I will leave it to the promoter. My only concern is minor: I'm not really sure if the link to John Oliver in ALT2 is necessary since I feel it may have too many blue links, but it's just me and the promoter can decide what to do with the link. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:56, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]