Template:Did you know nominations/17776
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:24, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
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17776
[edit]- ... that a story about the state of American football in the year 17776 has been compared to the work of Don DeLillo, Italo Calvino, Thomas Pynchon, and robot trolls on Reddit? Sources: New Yorker: "To me, there is, among a mishmash of influences, a tonal echo of Don DeLillo's novel "End Zone," from 1972..." and "... has drawn comparison to the novels of Thomas Pynchon, Andrew Hussie's Web-comic opus "Homestuck," and a Reddit thread hijacked by robot trolls.", Quartz: "Part Italo Calvino, part Peter Heller, with humor seemingly from within the depths of reddit...",
Moved to mainspace by TenTonParasol (talk) and Maplestrip (talk). Nominated by Bobamnertiopsis (talk) at 18:51, 17 July 2017 (UTC).
- I wasn't in time to comment this on the talk page, but I'd say Homestuck would also be worth mentioning in this blurb, no? ~Mable (chat) 19:47, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
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| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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- Adequate sourcing:
- The Quartz source says that the story had been released at a pace of two chapters per day through July 8 (when the Quartz article was published), but this article uses that as a source to support the claim that the entire story was released "two chapters daily, over the course of ten days." However, the lede also notes that the finished story consists of twenty-five chapters. Two chapters per day for eleven days doesn't make twenty-five; this detail needs to be either clarified or omitted. - Neutral:
- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Overall: 
Article was new enough when nominated, is long enough, appears free from copyvio issues, and has good sourcing (as does the hook). The article and hook are interesting! The only issue is with the contradictory assertions about the pace at which the chapters were published; the nominator or creators could look into it and try to uncover the correct timeline, or the detail could simply be omitted (it doesn't seem terribly essential to me). If that can be addressed, the article will be ready for DYK! Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 18:47, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Bryanrutherford0:, I have adjusted the info about the pace in the article to be more in line with the source. I also concur with Maplestrip that Homestuck should be mentioned - quite a few of the sources mention comparisons to Homestuck, as does the series FAQ. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:24, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
- Hrm, I hate to be a stickler, but the source doesn't support that assertion, either (again, that source was written before the series ended and therefore couldn't say how many chapters it would eventually contain). I've adjusted the text to better reflect what's actually in the source. As for the hook, it's hard to work Homestuck into the grammar of the existing sentence, since the elements of the list are writers (not works). Also, maybe I'm getting old, but Homestuck doesn't exactly fit alongside DeLillo, Calvino and Pynchon, and the Reddit trolls are already filling the comedic role of "surprising thing at the end of a list of similar things." I don't see the need for another comparison. I'm approving the hook as-is, though without prejudice against someone else who feels strongly about it adding in Homestuck (if they can see a way to make the sentence still flow smoothly). This article is good to go for DYK!
-Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 22:54, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
- Could pipelink Homestuck with the name of the author, Andrew Hussie, if that's allowed? ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
- We could, but does Andrew Hussie have the same name recognition as the other three (and Reddit)? I don't think it fits. :/ Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 00:15, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
- Also, considering Homestuck and Andrew Hussie have their own articles, it would be misleading to pipe either to the other. Thanks for the review, Bryanrutherford0! BobAmnertiopsis∴ChatMe! 17:28, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
- We could, but does Andrew Hussie have the same name recognition as the other three (and Reddit)? I don't think it fits. :/ Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 00:15, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
- Could pipelink Homestuck with the name of the author, Andrew Hussie, if that's allowed? ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
- Hrm, I hate to be a stickler, but the source doesn't support that assertion, either (again, that source was written before the series ended and therefore couldn't say how many chapters it would eventually contain). I've adjusted the text to better reflect what's actually in the source. As for the hook, it's hard to work Homestuck into the grammar of the existing sentence, since the elements of the list are writers (not works). Also, maybe I'm getting old, but Homestuck doesn't exactly fit alongside DeLillo, Calvino and Pynchon, and the Reddit trolls are already filling the comedic role of "surprising thing at the end of a list of similar things." I don't see the need for another comparison. I'm approving the hook as-is, though without prejudice against someone else who feels strongly about it adding in Homestuck (if they can see a way to make the sentence still flow smoothly). This article is good to go for DYK!
