Template:Did you know nominations/Breaking Bad (Better Call Saul)

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 Bruxton (talk) 02:21, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Breaking Bad (Better Call Saul)

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• ... that writer and director Thomas Schnauz for the Better Call Saul episode "Breaking Bad" filmed the cameos of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman seven months prior to main production of the episode? Source: [1]
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Improved to Good Article status by Dcdiehardfan (talk). Self-nominated at 03:43, 11 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Breaking Bad (Better Call Saul); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Article was promoted to "GA" status on 8 August, satisfying "newness" requirement. It is also long enough, neutrally written, and well sourced. Earwig indicates a 55% similarity score with [web.archive.org/web/20220802025439/https://www.tvguide.com/news/better-call-saul-season-6-episode-11-breaking-bad-thomas-schnauz-interview this] source. The similarity is due to some passages that are included in the Wikipedia article in quote marks and with attribution. (Promoter may want to have a second look at the quotes as I'm not a copyvio expert and am not sure if the extensive quotes qualify for being fetured on Main Page.) The hook is long at 193 characters but withing limits. The hook is mildly interesting and a bit wordy but passable. Hook fact supported by inline citation. Nominator appears to be exempt from QPQ due to lack of prior DYK notices. Cbl62 (talk) 14:11, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

  @Cbl62 and Dcdiehardfan: I see the Rolling Stone source claims the episode was filmed 6 or 7 months prior and the other source states 7 months. Not sure who has better information and I do not want it to end up at errors. Can we confirm actual or should we change the hook? Bruxton (talk) 15:12, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

  • @Bruxton and @Cbl62 I'll go ahead and fix the quote issue when I can. And I'll also see if I can get an alternate hook prepared. I think since there may be some clashing information , it's best to probably do an alternate hook. I'll come up with another one in a little bit, as I have some errands to attend to. Thank you both for the input. -Dcdiehardfan (talk)

Thanks, User:Dcdiehardfan. Ping me when you're done, and I'll have another look. Cbl62 (talk) 18:03, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cbl62 Ok, I reduced the quoted content. I also modified my hook slightly and replaced it with a different source that better substantiates the content, but in case that doesn't work, I think my alternate hook could perhaps be ... the production team recreated the interior of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's RV vehicles on a set from over 8,000 screenshots for their cameos in the Better Call Saul episode "Breaking Bad"? Source: [2] And I apologize if this is a bit messy as this is my first DYK nomination, so I'm learning the ropes here. -Dcdiehardfan (talk)

@Cbl62 and Dcdiehardfan: Looking closer the HR quotes the director, and giving the date is a point of accuracy. We probably have enough. I like the original hook better so I erased the April date, it is in the article and that is likely enough. Bruxton (talk) 20:26, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

I think it is ready to promote, just nowhere to put it. Long quotes alert Earwig (50%), but that is not unusual. Bruxton (talk) 20:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Good to go from my POV as well. Nice work, especially for a first DYK. I hope we see you here again! Cbl62 (talk) 20:41, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cbl62 and Bruxton: I did another edit to further reduce the quoted contents just to be on the safe side. I'm very thankful for you folks putting time into evaluating my DYK nomination and being so generous! I also look forward to doing more DYKs in the future! Thanks a lot! With that being said, do we need any more votes for the DYK to pass? -Dcdiehardfan (talk)

Just waiting now for an admin to promote it to a prep. That may take some time. Cbl62 (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2023 (UTC)