Template:Did you know nominations/Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya

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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:47, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya

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... that the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya was reputed to be a homicidal madman, and said to have personally executed 500 prisoners after a battle?

ALT1:... that the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya was reputed to have personally executed 500 prisoners after a battle?
ALT2:... that the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya founded the palace-city of Raqqada, just outside of Kairouan?
Reviewed: Fourth Fitna
Comment: Hook's language may seem outrageous, but the sources are even more unkind in their descriptions. It was a struggle to maintain neutral language in the article's content. ALT1 removes "homocidal madman", if that is found to be too strong. ALT2 if you really, really don't want to refer to any bloody stuff.

5x expanded by Walrasiad (talk). Self nom at 22:39, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

ALT1 is fine. Length after 5x expansion, date, and sourcing all check out. Good to go. --Al Ameer son (talk) 21:11, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't think any of the suggested hooks do justice to the man. He died over a thousand years ago, and we don't need to be delicate. I think the following are much better hooks:
ALT3: ... that the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya reportedly ordered the execution of 300 palace servants after finding a mislaid napkin at dinner?
ALT4: ... that after hearing accusations of a homosexual encounter among his bodyguards, the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya reportedly smashed one's head in with a mace, and ordered the others to be burned alive?
ALT5: ... that the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya reportedly held a reception for sixteen of his daughters who had escaped his execution order, greeted them, and then had them beheaded?
ALT6: ... that after the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya's mother gave him two female slaves, he reportedly sent her a note of thanks, accompanied by the girls' severed heads on a tray?
MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:48, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Any of these can be taken. I am rather indifferent between them. ALT1, ALT3 and ALT6 seem to me perhaps the punchier ones. Walrasiad (talk) 16:55, 22 August 2012 (UTC)