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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 19:10, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Lufsig

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• ... that the translated name of a soft toy from IKEA sounds like profanity?

• Comment: third party nomination

Created by Chrishmt0423 (talk). Nominated by Ohconfucius (talk) at 02:11, 13 December 2013 (UTC).

• Article fine, hook fact okay but hook doesn't appeal to reader. Suggest rewriting to: ALT1: ... that the IKEA soft toy Lufsig sold out in Hong Kong within hours due to a Cantonese pun? Deryck C. 23:42, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

• Thanks Deryck. I agree that the alt suggested is probably better. -- Ohc ^¡digame! 01:20, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

• I think ALT1 is better.—Chris!_c/t 02:35, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
  • ALT1 good to go. Where the article name is a proper name, it is generally preferable to use article name in the hook so I wouldn't recommend ALT2. Deryck C. 23:39, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

• I suggest we keep profanities away from MainPage. ALT2: ... that the IKEA soft toy Lufsig has recently become an anti-government symbol in Hong Kong? --PFHLai (talk) 07:49, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
  • Yes we should avoid profanities from main page, therefore I suggested ALT1. "Lufsig" does not evoke any profanity in English so we should use the name directly. Deryck C. 23:39, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
    • But ALT1 is still referring to the profanity. --PFHLai (talk) 06:32, 15 December 2013 (UTC) ALT2 now tweaked to display the name. It was hidden to keep the hook short. --PFHLai (talk) 16:00, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
      • ALT1 doesn't refer to the actual profanity or the word "profanity", so we are keeping profanities away from Main Page. Readers have to go to the Lufsig page in order to see what the pun is about.—Chris!_c/t 22:55, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
        • I'd prefer that the pun be farther way from MainPage. Not a good way to promote HK culture. --PFHLai (talk) 00:48, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

• Since Deryck C. proposed ALT1, he can't also approve it. New reviewer needed for the two ALT hooks; I've struck the original one. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:31, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
• Date, length and hook all OK. Personally I don't see a problem with the original because it doesn't have a swear word in it and even if it did, WP:NOTCENSORED. I keep the strike only because it is unclear (translated from what?) Either of the Alts are fine. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 21:45, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

• If ALT1 is to be used, please consider adding the word "partially". There was also a toss towards a politician. --PFHLai (talk) 22:46, 31 December 2013 (UTC)