Template:Did you know nominations/Clay Webb

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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Narutolovehinata5 talk 05:29, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Clay Webb

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• ... that Clay Webb was named in a lawsuit concerning bullying that occurred when he was in high school?

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• ALT1: ... that Clay Webb once allegedly encouraged a minor to drink a bottle filled with Webb's semen? Source:
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• Comment: I think the secondary hook grabs your attention more, but I can understand if it is denied because of the vulgar nature concerning it.

Created by TarheelBornBred (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

TarheelBornBred (talk) 13:10, 6 August 2024 (UTC).

• ALT1 definitely breaches WP:DYKHOOKBLP, probably ALT0 also, and I'd question the WP:DUEness of that entire section per WP:SUSPECT.--Launchballer 22:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@TarheelBornBred: This needs a new hook.--Launchballer 22:01, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

• Maybe ALT2: ... that Clay Webb, a five-star recruit from the class of 2019, was named a preseason All-American in 2024? The interesting nature being that it took him from 2019 to 2024 which is an abnormally long stretch of time in college football already. Truthfully, I had the original hook in mind as the main selling point, but I can understand why it won't work. TarheelBornBred (talk) 16:35, 19 August 2024 (UTC).

Full review needed.--Launchballer 19:39, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

@TarheelBornBred: More of a comment for now rather than a review, but the issue with ALT2 is that it might not meet WP:DYKINT. A reader unfamiliar with college football and its intricacies may not get what "five-star recruit" and "All-American" are, especially if they are outside of America like the majority of readers. Ideally, a hook should be as understandable to as many people as possible without requiring too much context, and I don't think the hook meets that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:44, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Note that I have struck the original hook as the parts about the bullying are no longer in the article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:13, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

@TarheelBornBred: Please address the above.--Launchballer 20:44, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, this totally slipped my mind. Maybe to make it more understandable to readers unfamiliar with college football, the hook could be ALT 3: ...that Clay Webb, a top recruit for the college football class of 2019, was named a preseason candidate for a team of the best college football players in 2024? In my opinion this hook sounds a little more clear to those who might not understand college football. TarheelBornBred (talk) 23:38, 9 September 2024 (UTC).

It's more understandable, but probably still too technical for general readers. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

@TarheelBornBred: Please address the above.--Launchballer 10:44, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Honestly I don't know how to simplify the hook even more, maybe this nomination should be closed.TarheelBornBred (talk) 15:32, 19 September 2024 (UTC).

That might be for the best I'm afraid.--Launchballer 16:22, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

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