Template:Did you know nominations/Honors (horse)
- 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: rejected by BlueMoonset (talk) 01:32, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Withdrawn by nominator
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Honors (horse)
[edit]... that Honors is a horse that "has it all"?
- Reviewed: K. R. T. Girls
Created by White Arabian Filly (talk). Self-nominated at 15:49, 7 September 2016 (UTC).
This article is new enough and long enough. The hook fact is cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no close paraphrasing. However, thinking about the proposed hook, this statement was made by the horse's owner/trainer which makes it less impressive. Could you not find a hook from the controversial part of his career? Perhaps something starting "... that despite allegations of ... ?" Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:25, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
- I'd really rather not go there. This controversy is huge, and is made worse by the fact that the USDA refuses to release pictures of the scars he supposedly has; this has led to a lot of nasty anti-showing talk and pro-showing folks feeling like this horse is targeted because of his popularity. I think if such a hook went on the main page, it'd result in a lot of vandalism and aggravation. If you don't like this hook, the same source mentions that another, uninvolved trainer said Honors was one of the best he's ever seen. I could add that and use it for the hook. White Arabian Filly Neigh 21:12, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
- White Arabian Filly, I really don't think you can use a quote from the owner; it can't be a neutral hook under such circumstances. Why don't you try the other trainer who doesn't work the horse? The article does need to be neutral, so if there are others out there who are less enthusiastic about Honors, then you need to mention their assessment. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:57, 16 October 2016 UTC
- BlueMoonset, Can we just delete this page and forget about DYK for the article? My grandfather just died and I really don't have time to hash out another hook or deal with the drama that would arise from this being on the main page. This horse is either loved or hated, and I don't need to deal with that right now. I regret even nominating it now. I've already had trouble with a COI account on the article itself, and the trainer whose comment I was going to use doesn't have an article (he deserves one, but I haven't had time to write it.) I'd rather just scrap this attempt and get DYK later on something less controversial. White Arabian Filly Neigh 18:28, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
- White Arabian Filly, I'm very sorry to hear about your grandfather. You can certainly withdraw this nomination; I'll close it shortly per your request. I hope to see a new DYK nomination from you in the future. Incidentally, should you ever get Honors to the point that it is listed as a Good Article, you can always renominate it at that time. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:58, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks for your condolences. Yes, I have 5 GAs (one is now FA) and two of them were DYK after their promotion. I just don't think the alt hook wpuld work without that guy having an article, and while I intend to write him one, it might be a while. White Arabian Filly Neigh 20:41, 16 October 2016 (UTC)