Talk:Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ

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 Amkgp (talk) 19:20, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that Rodney Scott's BBQ serves fried catfish?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Li Guangchang

Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Self-nominated at 14:34, 10 September 2020 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:52, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

• Why is this hooky? Because it's fried, not barbecued? Yoninah (talk) 21:22, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Yeahhh 🙈 Kingoflettuce (talk) 03:46, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Well, this is a menu item, not a hook. Could you suggest another hook angle please? Yoninah (talk) 11:04, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Rodney Scott was named "Best Chef Southeast" at the 2018 James Beard Foundation Awards? Kingoflettuce (talk) 13:28, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• First, I'm moving the page to the restaurant's proper name, Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ. Not sure why it was abbreviated. Second, I'd like to propose this surprising fact:
• ALT2: ... that Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ uses MSG in its spice rub, calling it a "flavor maker"? Yoninah (talk) 14:29, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Inre first pt, most if not all sources discussing the restaurant use the abbreviated name, so I thought that'd be fine Kingoflettuce (talk) 15:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Nice ALt2. Cwm may have the final say Kingoflettuce (talk) 15:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks. I'm going by the restaurant's logo for its official name. Pinging Cwmhiraeth to review ALT2. Yoninah (talk) 15:29, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• ALT2 looks fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:25, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Shameless!

This article, and especially the "Did You Know" plug, is just a shameless advertisement cranked out by a social media intern. The article belongs on their Facebook page. It is irrelevant enough to history, but Wikipedia does not "need to know" about a BBQ joint. Could a senior editor please flag the page with an "unimportant" tag? 2605:8D80:4C0:12C3:D4E4:F35B:E00B:1235 (talk) 02:33, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

I'm not a social media intern 😪Kingoflettuce (talk) 03:17, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Sounds like you are either a disgruntled former employee or rival BBQ joint "social media intern"! Go chill and get yourself some ribs 🤣🤣🤣Kingoflettuce (talk) 03:20, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Not Notable, Candidate for Deleting

Greetings Wikipedians! In my humble opinion, this restaurant doesn't merit an article in Wikipedia. It doesn't meet the "notability" standard. The fact that the owner was named "best chef" of something isn't enough. The fact that he uses MSG in his cooking doesn't merit a "Did You Know" mention on the home page either. MSG is commonplace, ubiquitous, available in any grocery store, included in countless recipes.... Cordially, Apprentice Editor BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 10:26, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Noted.... Cordially, Kingoflettuce (talk) 16:01, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

The line of people I just drove past on my way home would state otherwise. Not only has Rodney Scott won the James Beard award but he's been featured in quite a bit of media. He's notable (the food is good too.) Muttnick (talk) 18:43, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

On second reading, the restaurant could be said to have "extensive media coverage," which is one of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. So I'll concede the point. The "Did You Know..." about MSG still seems inappropriate, though. By the way, I'm an Apprentice Editor, not a Journeyman. I need 400 more edits before I can call myself a Journeyman... not that anyone cares, or even notices... Cordially, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 20:18, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

I vote for deletion as irrelevant also. If MSG is notable, then we need an entry for every single Ye Olde Hibachi Grille franchise in the country. If a bunch of local newspaper and Timeout reviews is sufficient, I can start articles on every little greasy spoon in my neighborhood. They've all won citations too, even if some of them are from the local health department. And then there's the hot dog grill at my local Quickymart, which actually IS notable for the number of times it's been written up in the police blotter for shootings. If a line outside the door adds notabiity, well, that's every single restaurant there is in this age of Covid. I concede that the James Beard award for the chef IS notable, but that just makes this restaurant a one line footnote in the article on Rodney Scott. Delete this article because it's irrelevant. And If you live in Charleson (I'm looking at you, Nick), you need to disclose your conflict of interest with your vote. By the way, how come no one mentions the restaurant's face mask policy?73.36.62.119 (talk) 20:50, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

I can't imagine how living in the same city as a restaurant is a conflict of interest. But if it was, my admission that I drove by it on the way to work should suffice. The line out the door reference was a joke by the way. Muttnick (talk) 22:52, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

You're more than welcome to write an article on ur local Quickymart hot dog grill. We need random IPs like you to run Wikipedia! Kingoflettuce (talk) 23:50, 27 September 2020 (UTC)