Talk:The Lost Homestead

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Did you know... that The Lost Homestead describes how Kuldip Singh recovered her childhood "paradise", lost after India's partition, in an English country cottage?

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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 Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:11, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... ~~that a cottage in Sussex became Marina Wheeler's mother's paradise after the one she lost when India was partioned?~~ Source: Marina Wheeler...her mother, ‘Often I felt that here (in Sussex), with Charles, I had regained the paradise I lost in Sargodha.’ [1]
- ALT1... that Kuldip Singh recovered her childhood paradise, lost after India's partition, in an English country cottage? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:41, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- ALT2: ... that Kuldip Singh recounts the recovery of her childhood "paradise" in The Lost Homestead?
- ALT3: ... that in The Lost Homestead, Kuldip Singh recounts the recovery of her childhood "paradise", lost after India's partition, in an English country cottage?
- Reviewed: Gallos sculpture
- Comment: ~~I still need to tidy a lot and reference appropriately. Will amend this comment when done.~~ I prefer ALT1 Whispyhistory (talk) 14:29, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Created by Whispyhistory (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 18:24, 17 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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) 07:29, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Whispyhistory and Cwmhiraeth: hmm, I have a WP:EGG concern—i was under the impression when i clicked that I would be directed to the cottage, not to a book about the experience. Could the hook be rephrased? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 21:34, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have struck the first as it was not ideal. Do you have the same concerns about the Alt? I think it is rather good, linking childhood paradise to the book about the "paradise" that was her childhood homestead. I don't think anyone would be astonished by that link or find it jarring. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:43, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 should be OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 16:21, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @Cwmhiraeth and Philafrenzy: No, I'm sorry, I don't think it's quite right just yet? My thought when clicking the link childhood paradise isn't "it only makes sense that this article is going to be a book about said childhood paradise", because I don't see an indication in the hook that we're talking about a book. My thought when clicking it is "i'm going to go to an article about this childhood paradise; hmm, it's really strange that it's italicized". I've suggested an ALT2 and ALT3—while a little less grabby (sorry about that), neither run afoul of EGG. Does it work for both of you? I prefer ALT2. Thanks so much, i'm sorry about this theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 20:40, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I agree. I didn't promote ALT1 because I didn't want it to backfire on me. SL93 (talk) 20:45, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- ALT4: ... that The Lost Homestead describes how Kuldip Singh recovered her childhood "paradise", lost after India's partition, in an English country cottage? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:02, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'll take it; Cwmhiraeth? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 06:39, 2 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - Cwmhiraeth SL93 (talk) 03:50, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 4 should be fine. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:47, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting ALT4 to Prep 7 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:11, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]