Template:Did you know nominations/Angola at the Lusophony Games

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The result was: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 03:17, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Angola at the Lusophony Games

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• ... that Angola participates in the Lusophony Games, a multi-sport event for Portuguese-speaking countries? Source: Angola competes at the Lusophony Games
  • ALT1:... that Angola are due to host the Lusophony Games in 2021? Source: 2021 Lusophony Games to be held in Luanda, Angola

• Reviewed: Craigievar Express

5x expanded by Yellow Dingo (talk). Self-nominated at 11:00, 25 October 2016 (UTC).

• Y Article is new enough (expansion started 25 October, nominated on same day), expanded enough (53 characters excluding table to 3871 characters), and article is within policy. I believe that sentences such as "The first Lusophony Games was" are grammatically correct in American English (in British English it would be "The first Lusophony Games were"), if not then please notify me.
• Y I strongly prefer ALT1, as it's shorter, and the Lusophony Games are explained in this article anyway. Hook is short enough, interesting, and supported by [1].
• Y QPQ done.
• Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 20:46, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: 11 November is Angolan Independence Day- might be an idea to run this nomination on that day? Yellow Dingo what do you think? Joseph2302 20:46, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
  • @Joseph2302: Thanks for the review. And yes, I've moved it to the special holding are for the Independence day. — Yellow Dingo (talk) 00:29, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Reopened, hook is unverifiable in reliable sources, as explained at WT:DYK#Prep 2 (Angola). Fram (talk) 10:20, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

• Some alt hooks:
  • ALT2:... that Angola has won at least one medal at every edition of the Lusophony Games?
  • ALT3:... that Angola won five gold medals at the 2014 Lusophony Games?
  • ALT4:... that Angola won 27 medals at the 2014 Lusophony Games?

— Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:18, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

• New reviewer for ALTs please. — Yellow Dingo (talk) 06:26, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 seems to be the most interesting to me, and easily cited throughout the body. Maury Markowitz (talk) 01:44, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

• New reviewer still needed for the remaining ALT hooks; this nomination is still not approved. Note that insufficiently reliable sourcing is what caused the original hooks to be struck and the nomination pulled from prep, so be sure the sources past muster. Also, Fram's comment from the DYK talk-page discussion stated, "Article needs correcting and thorough check", so please include that check in your review. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:57, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

• The nominator has retired, unfortunately: and the article remains sourced to things such as "topendsports" (the source which first caused trouble here) and "rssf.com", which both strike me as dodgy. Sorry and everything, but marking for closure. Vanamonde (talk) 16:02, 3 January 2017 (UTC)