Talk:Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 18:57, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that after Warren Zevon received a terminal diagnosis of lung cancer, he learned to "enjoy every sandwich"? Source: The Ringer
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Burt Gustafson
  • Comment: There's a little creative licensing in how I've linked the article, but I thought that explaining the Letterman connection would get too complicated for a short DYK hook.

Created by The ed17 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:34, 2 November 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @The ed17: Good article. Hook is interesting, article is sourced, and the QPQ is done. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:50, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 06:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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Unusual to see an article on one interview on one late night talk show, but the sources show clear enduring notability and significance.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

   b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   b. (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   There's really no getting around this non-free image, and it has an NFCC.

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

   Only minor copy adjustments and this will be ready to go.

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Copy changes

• It is known for the humor that Zevon used throughout the interview, and for his quip that the terminal diagnosis was a reminder to "enjoy every sandwich". The comma is unneeded because there is only one subject in the whole sentence. See User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences. You can also use ", as well as" to keep the comma.
• Zevon hoped to promote the album on an episode the Late Show Missing an "of"
• The same outlet ranked the episode as one of the best late-night TV moments from 2002–2013, and separately at number five on a list of "most profound moments" in the Late Show with David Letterman's history. The comma isn't needed there either, but you can do "...2002–2013 and, separately, at...", which would probably be better.

Spot checks

I went ahead and found ProQuest IDs for each of the non-linked references: 4, 5, 8, and 12. All of them also check out on quote reproduction and accurate representation.

Hello Sammi Brie! I've made the requested changes and thank you for the suggested edits. I used both of them. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:27, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

On Friday, I actually found myself in a sandwich place with a big sign saying "Enjoy Every Sandwich". After just having done this, I'm not so sure that's a coinkydink... Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:56, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.