Template:Did you know nominations/Apocalypse Now (painting), Donald L. Bryant, Jr.

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The result was: promoted by Jolly Ω Janner 06:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

Apocalypse Now (painting), Donald L. Bryant, Jr.

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ALT0 ... ~~that because Donald L. Bryant Jr.’s wife allegedly couldn't live with a work that said ‘SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS', he sold the painting?"~~

ALT1 ... ~~that the phrase "SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS" allegedly drove Donald L. Bryant Jr. to sell the painting?~~

ALT2 ... that Donald L. Bryant Jr. did not 'SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS', but sold the painting in 2001?

Reviewed: Walter S. Graf and Ju Zheng
Comment: My first double DYK. Note that a thumbnail image of Apocalypse Now (wonderful as it might be) can't appear on the Wikipedia main page per fair use restrictions and DYK rules, but is permitted within its own article. Although somewhat inferential, ALT1 might be better than ALT0 because it leaves Bryant's (first) wife out of it, and I think "allegedly" is necessary in both hooks, because the anecdote is relayed by a third party.

But "hookier" by far is ALT2, suggested by Montanabw. I've struck the other two, because I'd be very happy if this one (or an ever better variation on it) ran. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 01:34, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Created by Vesuvius Dogg (talk) and 64.134.65.105 (talk). Nominated by Vesuvius Dogg (talk) at 04:47, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Bryant, classed as a stub, please fix that. Created on Jan 2 nom on Jan 3/new enough, 1600 char/long enough. Neutral. In-line citations. This sentence is a direct quote and needs to be marked as such or rephrased "In 2013, Bryant sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Marlon Brando for $23.7 million". Hook is great, under 200 char and verified with a citation immediately following. Apocalypse created on 31 December, nom on Jan 3/new enough, 2111 char/long enough. Neutral, in-line citations. No close paraphrasing. 2 QPQs done. No images. Please ping me when the minor changes are fixed. Totally enjoyed them both :) SusunW (talk) 04:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I added a bit, but @Vesuvius Dogg: should check my work. Prose looks to already be over 1500 before my edits, and so I tossed the stub tag. Montanabw^(talk) 05:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
SELL THE ADMINS SELL THE JIMBOS BUY THE FOO. Thanks Montanabw and SusunW.Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 09:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks to you both. No longer a stub, Bryant piece is 2024 char with no close paraphrasing. GTG SusunW (talk) 13:28, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Minor grammar fix. It's Donald L. Bryant, Jr., or (better) Donald L. Bryant Jr. but it's not written with only half of the commas for the appositive phrase. Cf. WP:JR. — LlywelynII 06:03, 8 January 2016 (UTC)