Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Holland (singer)
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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:14, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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Charles Holland (singer)
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Charles Holland, tenor
- ... that Laurie Anderson was inspired to write her song O Superman after listening to Charles Holland (pictured) sing Massenet's aria O Souverain? Source: https://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-12/news/mn-20094_1_charles-holland
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Created by Capmo (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.—capmo (talk) 05:51, 28 March 2024 (UTC).
A new hook may be needed here as if the reader is unfamiliar with the context or names involved, they might not find it interesting. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:14, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
Thank you, Narutolovehinata5. I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 10:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
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Overall: 
Thank you for this enjoyable article. Just one issue:
The paragraph beginning "However, since Holland's ..." needs a citation at the end.
When that issue is resolved, the nomination should be good to go.
Note: Earwig just picks up proper names, quotations, and common phrases. So there is no copyvio. Storye book (talk) 10:52, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- Frankly the hook is not interesting and probably should be changed to something else. If the person is unfamiliar with the titles of the songs or the singers involved, they won't get the point. Looking at the article, there might be some potential in the "he moved to Europe due to a lack of opportunities in America" angle. Also, per MOS:SURVIVEDBY, the last sentence of the personal life section would need to either be removed or rephrased. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:28, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5:. (1) I have removed the uncited sentence mentioning the names of his family. (2). If you have another hook in mind, please suggest an ALT1 for consideration. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 16:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that opera performer Charles Holland (pictured) spent much of his career in Europe as classical music opportunities for African Americans were limited?
- I was also considering a hook about the
"his voice failed him at times; his spirit never."
angle but I wasn't sure how to word it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:34, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I would approve ALT1 if you changed it to something like, "...that opera singer Charles Holland" or "... that tenor Charles Holland". If you do that, we learn something about him from the hook. If you don't do that, all we learn is that a lot of Americans of that era were racist, and we know that already, sadly.
- I strongly advise you not to offer a hook suggesting that Holland was a trash performer. That phrase is included in the article for balance, among a lot of material that suggests that he was normally a fine performer. So that phrase belongs in the article, but it does not belong in a hook. Storye book (talk) 07:50, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- I've made the adjustment to ALT1. Does it work now? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:30, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, Narutolovehinata5. I approve ALT1. Since both the creator and I think that ALT0 is interesting, and you are a lone voice in your opinion, I shall not strike ALT0. We can leave it up to the promoter. I have found the source that the creator used for the section with the missing citation, so I have added that in - it looks as if they just forgot to do it.
Good to go, with image and ALT 0 or 1. Storye book (talk) 14:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- I've made the adjustment to ALT1. Does it work now? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:30, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5:. (1) I have removed the uncited sentence mentioning the names of his family. (2). If you have another hook in mind, please suggest an ALT1 for consideration. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 16:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, Narutolovehinata5 and Storye book, for your suggestions. I'm not used to writing hooks, this is my very first DYK proposal. I suppose that Laurie Anderson is the person most famous in the "ALT 0" hook, followed by Jules Massenet, that's why I thought about including them both. I find it interesting that an aria was her inspiration to write a song. I've also provided refs to the passage about Holland's move to Europe: both obituaries agree that his lack of opportunities in the American operatic field was due to racial prejudice. His family is also cited in one of the obituaries, so I've reinstated the section about them, slightly modified to avoid MOS:SURVIVEDBY. Regards, —capmo (talk) 05:33, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you, capmo. The article looks fine.
- Confirming good to go, as above. Storye book (talk) 08:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC)