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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 14:54, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
... that Christian "Chrigel" Maurer, eight-time winner of the X-Alps "hike-and-fly" paragliding endurance race, met his future wife Karin when they both won World Cup gold medals? Source: Google Translate excerpt from source article: "Double gold for Wilderswil paragliding dream couple Christian Maurer and Karin Appenzeller won the World Cup in La Réunion"
Also, caption in linked article: "Karin Appenzeller and Chrigel Maurer compete with the sun of Réunion." (Google translation from German, showing they definitely met during that final WC competition)
Y Article is new enough (created 19 June and nominated the same day), long enough (2,022 characters), and article is within policy
?Crum375 Which source explicitly says that they met at the Paragliding World Cup? The source listed describes them as "The golden paragliding dream couple", but as far as I can see, doesn't say how they met
Y Image is freely licenced (it's a derivative work of something that has correct free licence), in the article, is relevant, and looks good at low resolution
Y QPQ done
Overall, the article is fine for DYK, but question on sourcing for the hook needs resolving before I can approve this. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:41, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
@Joseph2302: The hook simply says they "met" when they both won their Gold Cups at that contest (in Reunion Island). It does not say it was their first ever meeting. Being called a "couple" at that point, they very likely met before at previous contests and other places. All we know, based on reliable sources, is that they met at that final contest (where the Gold Cup was awarded for the highest scores of the season, for men and women, and they each won the gold for their category). So you could say that it's a bit misleading, since some hook readers may assume it was their first ever meeting, but the hook is still factually correct, as anyone reading the sources (there are two articles) will realize they were both at the same contest and they both won their gold cups, and a few months later they got married. If you can suggest a tweak for the hook and/or a different quote from the source, let me know, but I think it's correct (albeit a bit sneaky, but I think within DYK tolerance). Thanks, Crum375 (talk) 18:53, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
@Joseph2302: I've added the caption text from this link under the hook above, and also added it as another source in the article. The photo clearly shows they met during that contest. Thanks, Crum375 (talk) 17:12, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Crum375 Thank you for clarifying- my German isn't great, so thank you for helping resolve this enquiry. As the hook is well sourced, everything looks fine now. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:34, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
Joseph2302 No problem, it's good to have some more backing for the hook. Much appreciated! Crum375 (talk) 10:47, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
Was going to promote this, @Joseph2302 and Crum375:, but I do feel that the word "met" definitely implies the usage of "make the acquaintance of (someone) for the first time". Is there any way you can rephrase this to avoid this confusion? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:33, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
I prefer the original hook, @AirshipJungleman29:, since a) it's a lot hookier, and b) it's absolutely factually correct. "Met" is just that, and "first time ever" might be a possible assumption by some readers, but is not stated in the hook or the article. So I think for DYK purposes it's acceptable, but I have added ALT1 in case the promoter strongly disagrees. Thanks, Crum375 (talk) 18:58, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
Overall: I'd recommend moving the second comma in ALT1 from "Karin" to "race", as the current positioning is grammatically confusing; the hook is good to go otherwise. Philroc (talk) 04:11, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
@Philroc: Thanks for the review. I've moved the comma in ALT1 per your suggestion. Thanks, Crum375 (talk) 18:27, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Good to go. Philroc (talk) 19:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Comment. Shouldn't the word "both" be changed to "each" in both hooks? "Both" could mean that they entered a doubles event as a pair. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:13, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
@Cielquiparle: Thank you for your comment. I agree with you that "both" may be a bit vague, but we do use plural "medals", implying that each of them individually got one. If the reader is curious about the details, the linked article says, "... where they both competed and won gold medals in their respective categories." I suppose we could say that here too, but I personally like hooks that are extra short, hence hookier. Crum375 (talk) 12:56, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Article is new enough (created 19 June and nominated the same day), long enough (2,022 characters), and article is within policy
Crum375 Which source explicitly says that they met at the Paragliding World Cup? The source listed describes them as "The golden paragliding dream couple", but as far as I can see, doesn't say how they met
Overall, the article is fine for DYK, but question on sourcing for the hook needs resolving before I can approve this. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:41, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
Crum375 Thank you for clarifying- my German isn't great, so thank you for helping resolve this enquiry. As the hook is well sourced, everything looks fine now. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:34, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
New reviewer needed for ALT1. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:35, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
I'd recommend moving the second comma in ALT1 from "Karin" to "race", as the current positioning is grammatically confusing; the hook is good to go otherwise. Philroc (talk) 04:11, 4 September 2023 (UTC)