Template:Did you know nominations/Fountain of the Canals of the Pear Tree
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Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals
... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals was buried 8 metres (26 ft) deep and paved with a plaza?Source: "Just search the number "8" on any of the 3 sources"ALT1:... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals fueled Madrid's economy before it was buried for 200 years?"Caños del Peral Museum of Archaeology". ES Madrid. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2017-06-25.The fountain supplied the population of Madrid through a network of water carriers, one of the most important trades in the city
- QPQ: Jay Shah
- Comment: Lots of possible hooks here. This is a short review under 2,000 characters of prose. The sources are in Spanish.
Created by RTG (talk). Self-nominated at 01:22, 25 November 2019 (UTC).
- New enough, long enough and interesting. Hook needs some work. --evrik (talk) 17:40, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
ALT1a:... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals fueled Madrid's economy before it was buried in 1809 to prepare for the building of the Teatro Real?--evrik (talk) 22:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry evrik I want to suggest another variation but is nearly impossible to type on phone until Wednesday, ~ R.T.G 00:19, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
- That looks good I think:
ALT1b:... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals (pictured) fuelled Madrid's economy before being buried for 200 years, under the building of the Teatro Real in 1809?~ R.T.G 12:57, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
ALT1c:... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals supplied water to the population of Madrid through a system of water carriers before it was buried in 1809 to prepare for the building of the Teatro Real? --evrik (talk) 05:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
- I changed the title to "Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals" from "Fountain of the Canals of the Pear Tree" as it is a cleaner translation. As such, any hooks should be changed accordingly. Also, I'm not sure that the way ALT1a is phrased is entirely accurate... it didn't necessarily "fuel" Madrid's economy so much as supply water to many in Madrid. It definitely fueled the water carrier's trade, but saying more doesn't seem to be backed up by the ref here. So, for now, unfortunately giving this a . I think there are other interesting things to mention in an ALT2 hook though, such as the fact it is thought to have been one of the first Turkish Baths in Madrid. — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 03:33, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
- It’s late tonight, and I am on my phone, but I do remember one of the sources in Spanish using language that would have justified the words "fueled the economy," though it might have been the local economy of clothes washers and water carriers. Anyway I have put up another proposed hook if anybody wants to approve it.--evrik (talk) 05:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
- ALT3
... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals which fed Madrid's royal palace and guild of aguadores was disturbed in 2009 and made part of a museum, 200 years after its burial under the Plaza de Isabel II?(202 characters) ~ R.T.G 13:04, 13 December 2019 (UTC) - ALT3a
... that the Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals which fed Madrid's royal palace and supplied its guild of aguadores was rediscovered in 2009, 200 years after its burial under the Teatro Real?(184 characters) --evrik (talk) 18:18, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
- Both of the new hooks are a bit on the long side, would it be possible to make them a little more concise? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:08, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
- ALT3b
... that an historic spring which fed Madrid's royal palace and supplied its guild of aguadores was rediscovered in 2009, 200 years after its burial under the Teatro Real?(166 characters)
- @Narutolovehinata5: --evrik (talk) 16:10, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- That sounds a lot better. My main comment this time is that the hook uses "an historic" instead of "a historic", a construction which appears to have fallen out of favor in recent recent times. As this is more of an WP:ENGVAR issue, it might be a better idea to leave a decision on that to another reviewer. Courtesy ping to Coffee. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:11, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
- I think the use of "an historic" is correct here; it's relating to something Spanish, the English learnt there is typically British English and the letter 'h' is not vocalized in Spanish, so it is the form that would be preferred there anyway. Alt3 approved, with the suggestion that "aguadores" be italicized as a non-English word. Kingsif (talk) 02:10, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
- Returned from prep for a new hook. This has also been discussed at WT:DYK#Now Prep 3: Buried spring. Let's try something short and hooky. Yoninah (talk) 20:29, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
- @RTG:@Evrik: do you want to go together on a double hook at Template:Did you know nominations/Plaza de Isabel II? Yoninah (talk) 22:06, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
- Alt4... that the Plaza de Isabel II now stands where once stood an historic aqueduct and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal? Doménech Rico, Fernando [in Spanish] (2007). Los Trufaldines y el Teatro de los Caños del Peral (in Spanish). Editorial Fundamentos. p. 87.
- How about this / --evrik (talk) 00:24, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, though to remove the repetition, and add a different image:
- ALT4a:
... that the Plaza de Isabel II (pictured) now stands on the site of an historic aqueduct and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal?Yoninah (talk) 00:42, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- Regarding the two ALT4 variants: since this article is primarily about the fountain/spring rather than the aqueducts, shouldn't we be using "an historic spring" instead? Or maybe "an historic fountain"? BlueMoonset (talk) 18:44, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- It's a double hook, and right now it's focusing on the Plaza de Isabel II, which is also the image. We're still waiting for RTG to weigh in on whether he wants a double hook, and whether he likes the formulation. Yoninah (talk) 19:50, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- I think the fact it was buried 8 meters under for all the years and rediscovered recently is the hookiest thing about the fountains, however I'm not much of a tourist or know very much about Spain, so will defer happily enough to you more experienced contributors. I see the picture of the plaza as having more pop appeal than the aqueducts red bricks. And I agree with BlueMoonset that the spring and the fountains equally seem to have a richer history than the aqueduct. ~ R.T.G 23:39, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- ALT5: ... that the Plaza de Isabel II (pictured) now stands on the site where an historic fountain was buried in 1809, and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal?
- ALT5a:
... that the Plaza de Isabel II (pictured) now stands 8 metres (26 ft) above where an historic fountain was buried in 1809, and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal?—BlueMoonset (talk) 01:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- ALT4a: