Talk:Measles: A Dangerous Illness

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Did you know... that according to Roald Dahl, the measles vaccine is probably far safer than eating chocolate?

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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 SL93 (talk) 20:00, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Roald Dahl in 1988

... that in Roald Dahl's opinion (Dahl pictured) the risk of choking on chocolate is far greater than any serious effect of the measles vaccine? Source: Vaccine side effects..."risks as almost non-existent"..."The probability of a child choking to death on a chocolate bar is probably greater"[1]
- ALT1: ... that according to Roald Dahl (pictured), the measles vaccine is probably far safer than eating chocolate?
- Reviewed: Rosa (cow)
- Comment: alts welcome

Created by Whispyhistory (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 19:08, 4 February 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Hiya, @Whispyhistory and Philafrenzy! I'll take this one; Article is new enough, long enough, sourced (although I would give inline attribution to the last statement that uses ref 3), neutral, and plagiarism-free ("violation possible" from earwig, but the quote use is within policy). Hook is cited inline and interesting, and a QPQ has been done. Approving ALT1 as the less WP:EGGgy of the two hooks (i would modify it to "according to a letter by Roald Doahl", but six of one)—Nice work, you two! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 00:20, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT1a: ... that according to a letter by Roald Dahl (pictured), the measles vaccine is probably far safer than eating chocolate?
Thank you @Theleekycauldron:... see ALT1a. best Whispyhistory (talk) 04:57, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- looks good! I'll approve that one too. Oh, and the image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 05:22, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It think it would read better as "eating a chocolate bar" and be closer to the source too. Philafrenzy (talk) 08:55, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT1b: ... that according to a letter by Roald Dahl (author pictured), the measles vaccine is probably far safer than eating a chocolate bar?
- @Theleekycauldron:... please kindly check ALT1b. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 09:13, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - thumbs up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 09:17, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We might try "(author pictured)" as the letter isn't shown and we then don't repeat Dahl? Philafrenzy (talk) 09:31, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

tweaked it. Whispyhistory (talk) 09:39, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@SL93: could you slot this into P1? thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 12:35, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Theleekycauldro Are you sure? There is no image slot available in prep 1. SL93 (talk) 15:20, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Theleekycauldron SL93 (talk) 15:20, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your call, SL93, there are other nominations that I can't promote (Mirabel Madrigal works). On the other hand, we've got an unusually high image : hook ratio at the moment, and the image isn't directly relevant to the bolded article. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 19:33, 11 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]